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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09TOKYO2866	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 08:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF

09TOKYO2904	MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR [...] (S) DCM met December 17 with Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae to deliver reftel demarche urging that the GOJ make clear to Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili during his December 20-24 Japan visit that Iran must comply with its UN Security Counci [...]	2009-12-18 09:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM ETRD JA IR
09TOKYO2920	WHY JAPAN ABSTAINS ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (C) Following its normal practice, Japan once again abstained on the Defamation of Religion resolution. According to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division Deputy Director Makoto Tanabe, Japan thinks that the Defamation of Religion resolution is "not a good resolution, but it is no [...]	2009-12-22 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC JA
09TOKYO305	JAPANESE POLICE SHOWCASE TIP EFFORTS, (BUT BEHIND [...] (C) Summary: Eager to showcase its anti-TIP efforts, the NPA (National Police Agency) recently hosted two TIP-related symposia, including the "5th Contact Point Meeting for Trafficking in Persons in Japan." Significantly, for the first time, Embassy Tokyo was invited to elaborate on U.S. anti [...]	2009-02-09 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PHUM JP
09TOKYO343	FM NAKASONE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, DPRK, PIRACY IN [...] (C) Summary: Bilateral cooperation on Afghanistan reconstruction and better coordination on DPRK issues dominated the discussion during FM Nakasone's meetings with ROK President Lee and FM Yu in Seoul February 10-11. Other key issues included efforts to combat piracy off the Horn of Africa, [...]	2009-02-13 07:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD JA KA
09TOKYO418	INTEREST IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT GROWS IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Japan's recent decision to accept some 90 Burmese refugees, makes it the first Asian nation to provide third country resettlement. This cable summarizes two recent symposia held in Japan on resettlement and the experiences of other countries in dealing with refugees. Although Jap [...]	2009-02-24 06:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREF PHUM PREL SMIG JA
09TOKYO50	ABDUCTEE GROUPS CALL FOR CONTINUED U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The abductee families look forward to continuing support from the United States "in whatever way it sees as right," Sakie Yokota and three other representatives of the two major abductee support groups told Ambassador Schieffer in a farewell call on January 8. The families expre [...]	2009-01-08 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV JA KN
09TOKYO537	MOFA PROVIDES MIXED ASSESSMENT OF JAPAN-CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone's trip to China, February 28-March 1, continued the overall goodwill generated by recent high-level bilateral exchanges but did not make progress on key disagreements. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi did not raise Taiwan and gener [...]	2009-03-11 02:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM KN KS TW CH JA
09TOKYO602	GREENPEACE RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CASE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Greenpeace International representatives met EMIN and EST Chief March 18 to express concern about the case of two Greenpeace Japan activists arrested in 2008. The Greenpeace representatives said the case raises human rights concerns regarding freedom of expression and claimed [...]	2009-03-18 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS IWC PHUM JA
09TOKYO640	JAPAN ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO656	JAPAN: DEFAMATION OF RELIGION REFERENDUM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Director Toshimune Saigusa of MOFA's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division. Saigusa said, "Japan is carefully considering this resolution. We will either vote no or abstain." But, added Saigusa, Japan has not y [...]	2009-03-24 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL UNGA JA
09TOKYO700	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON TRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-29 22:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM BM JA
09TOKYO745	BURMA WATCHERS STRESSING PRAGMATISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Tokyo interlocutors are looking for a pragmatic way forward on Burma, particularly as Rangoon plans for next year's national elections. MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Director Keichi Ono offered Embassy Tokyo general impressions on the political climate in Burma, Japa [...]	2009-04-02 08:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM JA BM
09TOKYO802	JAPAN ANNOUNCES USD 5 MILLION FOR PAKISTANI [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO885	DIET GROUP CALLS FOR SIX-PARTY RESUMPTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of Diet members that supports Japan-DPRK normalization has called for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks and, during a meeting with Embassy Tokyo Political Minister-Counselor, urged the United States to pursue bilateral discussions with the DPRK. The leader of th [...]	2009-04-17 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KN JA
09TORONTO106	FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED [...] (U) On May 22, an Ontario Superior Court sentenced the first man convicted in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to two and a half years in prison and 3 years probation. The Toronto-area man, who has already been in police custody for three years, was credited for time served and is expected to be r [...]	2009-05-22 20:51:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
09TORONTO12	Ontario and the Fight Against TIP: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A review of trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in Ontario shows that the anti-TIP effort here has shown real improvement from previously and is better than many abroad that our officers have observed. Still, the anti-TIP effort here still faces three problems that limit the eff [...]	2009-01-09 18:58:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09TORONTO149	Measuring Anti-Semitism in the GTA [...] (U) Summary: Law enforcement statistics on hate crimes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 2008 are becoming publicly available, with the Toronto Police Service (TPS) statistics already released, and York Regional Police statistics soon to follow. The statistics show that the Jewish communit [...]	2009-07-02 19:15:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV CA
09TORONTO47	Toronto Tamil Community Presents Letter of Concern [...] (U) During a March 3 Tamil protest in front of U.S. Consulate General Toronto, a representative of the Tamil community asked to meet the Consul General to present a letter of concern about Tamils in Sri Lanka. Due to the ongoing protest (which remained peaceful),and the fact that some members [...]	2009-03-06 20:40:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE CA
09TORONTO52	Toronto Tamils Turning Tiger? [...] (U) Summary: Canada is home to the largest Tamil population outside Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's domestic issues recently have been taking a more public stage in Canada, particularly in Toronto. Post has seen four large pro-Tamil demonstrations in downtown Toronto and in front of the Sri Lankan and [...]	2009-03-13 19:17:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM CE CA
09TORONTO80	RECENT CONVICTION ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HEIGHTENED COMMITMENT [...] (U) On April 16, a Toronto-area man was convicted of human trafficking, of gaining material benefit from human trafficking, and of other charges, making it the third such conviction in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The case also sets a precedent as the first conviction in Canada under a sect [...]	2009-04-21 17:33:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09TORONTO84	Toronto Tamil Demo: WTM-organized? [...] On April 23, 50-75 demonstrators gathered outside of the U.S. Consulate to call on the U.S. government to intervene on behalf of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Although it was a small gathering, it was the fifth held in front of the Consulate since January. 2. Just as the demonstration began, Sri La [...]	2009-04-23 20:45:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE CA
09TORONTO86	Pro-Tamil Protestors Stage Sit-In in front of U.S. [...] (U) A pro-Tamil Tiger demonstration that began Sunday April 26 carried over into Monday, with 500-1,000 plus protestors in front of the U.S. Consulate General. After spending the night outside on Sunday, protestors began a sit-in on the street early Monday morning, forcing police to cordon of [...]	2009-04-27 20:40:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE CASC CVIS CA
09TORONTO90	Police Arrest 15 in On-Going Pro-Tamil Tiger Rally [...] (U) On April 29, Police arrested 15 demonstrators at the Pro-Tamil Tiger rally that began on April 26 in front of the U.S. Consulate General. The arrests took place during two separate scuffles between police and groups of young men, occurring when the demonstrators began to spill over police [...]	2009-04-30 17:52:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CE CASC CVIS CA
09TRIPOLI1021	HRW RELEASES REPORT FROM TRIPOLI AT LIVELY MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-20 14:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI1024	HINTS OF MINOR PROGRESS IN THE SWISS-LIBYA STANDOFF REF: TRIPOLI 942 TRIPOLI 00001024 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 15:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM SZ LY
09TRIPOLI110	SENIOR MFA ADVISER OBEIDI ON BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 courtesy call on MFA Secretary for European Affairs Abdelati al-Obeidi, the Ambassador stressed that the U.S. remained committed to expanding the U.S.-Libya relationship and encouraged the GOL to make concrete progress on the bilateral agenda in the early months of the [...]	2009-02-09 09:42:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ABLD LY
09TRIPOLI133	THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY: GOL REACHES OUT TO THE NEW [...] (C) Summary: The GOL, anxious that the new U.S. administration could adopt markedly different policies towards Libya, has in the past several weeks taken a number of steps - a direct video conference (DVC) by Muammar al-Qadhafi with Georgetown University students, a New York Times editorial and a l [...]	2009-02-11 10:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET KPAO LY
09TRIPOLI14	AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (U)The Ambassador presented his credentials on January 11 to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Tripoli since 1972. In a brief, simple ceremony at the offices of the General People's Congress, Secretary of the General People's Congress Mu [...]	2009-01-11 15:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ODIP OPDC LY
09TRIPOLI154	LIBYA 2009 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Below is Embassy Tripoli's submission for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Responses are keyed to reftel questions: LIBYA'S TIP SITUATION --23A. International Organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commission for Refu [...]	2009-02-17 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC PREF PHUM PGOV SMIG
09TRIPOLI156	LIBYA'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER: LOOKING FOR SIGNALS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 10:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR PTER KPAO KPAL LY
09TRIPOLI17	AL-QADHAFI SUGGESTS LIBYAN ELECTIONS MAY BE IN THE OFFING [...] (C) At the end of a televised meeting on December 28 to discuss Libya's reaction to the commencement of Israeli military strikes against Gaza, Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi instructed that television and recording equipment be switched off and announced to the assembled group of political, military and [...]	2009-01-12 14:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI188	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforcement Training to be held in Tripoli, Libya March 9-20 (details reftel). POL/ECON, RSO, CONS and DA [...]	2009-02-26 15:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI189	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 24 LIBYANS FOR ATA TRAINING [...] (U) This cable supercedes ref A, providing additional data for the subject of paragraph 26. 2. (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 24 Libyan candidates for a DS/ATA-sponsored Border Enforce [...]	2009-02-26 16:07:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI19	"CRISIS" ON CHAD-LIBYA BORDER OVER WAYWARD UN CONVOY [...] (C) UN Resident Representative Brian Gleeson told the Ambassador on January 12 that a three-day "crisis" on the Chad-Libyan border had just been resolved. Five World Food Program (WFP) workers, accompanied by a group of 23 Chadian soldiers, got lost while en route to rendezvous at the border [...]	2009-01-12 15:28:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCIA LY CD
09TRIPOLI192	FOR ORDINARY LIBYANS, IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID REF: A) TRIPOLI 133, B) TRIPOLI 0001, C) TRIPOLI 0068, D) 08 TRIPOLI 699, E) TRIPOLI 186 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 13:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI KCOR KDEM ELAB PGOV PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI196	TWEAKING THE TIGERS' TAIL: SAIF AL-ISLAM OPENS NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN LIBYA REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 960, B) TRIPOLI 0022 TRIPOLI 00000196 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-01 16:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI208	LIBYA'S SUCCESSION MUDDLED AS THE AL-QADHAFI CHILDREN CONDUCT INTERNECINE WARFARE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON MARR MASS PHUM PINR LY
09TRIPOLI21	LIBYA ON ARAB LEAGUE EMERGENCY MINISTERIAL ON GAZA AND ARAB [...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed reftel points to MFA Secretary for Arab Affairs (A/S-equivalent) Muhammad Taher Siala on January 13, underscoring the importance of supporting the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, avoiding any diplomatic activity that undermines Egypt's efforts and calling for a responsibl [...]	2009-01-13 14:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL LY TS
09TRIPOLI22	REGIME-ORCHESTRATED ATTACKS AGAINST BERBERS IN YEFREN [...] (C) Summary. On December 24, individuals from the Revolutionary Committees (RevComm) and Libya al-Ghad (Libya of Tomorrow) descended on the predominately Amazigh (Berber) town of Yefren, attacking the homes of Berber leaders. The attacks - parts of which were filmed and posted on YouTube and oppos [...]	2009-01-13 14:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PROP LY
09TRIPOLI227	LIBYA RELEASES POLITICAL AND ISLAMIST PRISONERS BUT STILL [...] (C) The head of the Human Rights Society of Libya (HRSL),Muhammed Tarnesh, confirmed to the UK Embassy on March 13 that Jamal al-Haji and Faraj Humaid have been released from detention and are with their families. He did not provide information on the terms of their release or whether legal p [...]	2009-03-17 11:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER KIRF LY
09TRIPOLI251	EL-JAHMI'S HEALTH DETERIORATING, POSSIBLE TRANSFER ABROAD [...] (C) Summary: Detained regime critic Fathi el-Jahmi remains in Tripoli Medical Center, where his health has deteriorated. The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) is coordinating with el-Jahmi's family on his transfer to Switzerland for medical treatment as soon as he is stable enough to travel [...]	2009-03-26 11:45:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY
09TRIPOLI254	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:18:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF LY
09TRIPOLI260	UPDATE ON FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 15:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LY
09TRIPOLI273	NEARLY 400 RESCUED BUT 200 MISSING AT SEA IN MIGRANT SMUGGLING TRAGEDY REF: A. ROME 205 B. TRIPOLI 212 C. VALLETTA 143 TRIPOLI 00000273 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 16:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MARR SMIG KTIP EWWT LY
09TRIPOLI297	LEAHY VETTING: TWO FOR REGIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR RABAT [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and the Foreign Assistance Act, the following 2 Libyan candidates for an ISN/CATR-sponsored Conventional Arms and Regional Security Seminar to be held in Rabat, Morocco April 14-15 (ref A). POL/ECON, RS [...]	2009-04-09 07:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ASEC PTER LY
09TRIPOLI31	SENIOR REGIME FIGURES AMBIVALENT ABOUT U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for the Americas Ahmed Fituri recently expressed concern that Libya would miss a key window of opportunity for expanded cooperation and engagement with the U.S. because of limited human capacity and decision-making ability within the government and regime elites' lin [...]	2009-01-15 07:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MASS MARR LY
09TRIPOLI310	MUATASSIM'S WASHINGTON DEBUT: BURNISHING HIS IMAGE AND TESTING U.S. WATERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 12:23:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP MQADHAFI PREL PGOV MARR MASS PARM PHUM
09TRIPOLI34	UN ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS CONTACT GROUP WITH KEY LIBYAN [...] (C) Summary: UN officials have quietly begun a human rights contact group that consists of quasi-governmental organizations with strong ties to the al-Qadhafi regime (two of groups are chaired by children of al-Qadhafi). The goals are to build awareness of basic human/civil rights and expand the c [...]	2009-01-19 12:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI LY
09TRIPOLI359	STATE MEDIA PULLS THE PLUG ON SAIF AL-ISLAM'S SATELLITE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 16:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KMDR SOCI LY
09TRIPOLI362	MUSA KUSA SEEKS COOPERATION ON AFRICA, AL-QAEDA -- AND POTUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-03 06:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER LY SU CD
09TRIPOLI363	SLA/U CAN NEGOTIATE ONLY WITH ASSURANCES THAT JEM AND KHARTOUM WILL ALSO LAY DOWN ARMS REF: A. TRIPOLI 249 B. KHARTOUM 583 C. DOHA 283 D. TRIPOLI 362 TRIPOLI 00000363 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-03 15:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO SU CD LY
09TRIPOLI391	LIBYA TAKES BACK 500 ITALY-BOUND MIGRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 16:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PHUM PREL MARR PREF KTIP IT LY
09TRIPOLI40	LIBYA POSTPONES GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, WALKS BACK FROM WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND PRIVATIZATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A SESSION OF THE GENERAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (GPC),LIBYA'S SUPREME LEGISLATIVE BODY, THAT WAS TO HAVE CONVENED IN EARLY JANUARY TO REVEAL PLANS FOR PRIVATIZATION AND GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING, HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY/MARCH, OSTENSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND [...]	2009-01-22 12:41:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SCUL EPET PHUM KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI47	FATHI EL-JAHMI AND FAMILY DECIDE HE SHOULD TRAVEL TO SWITZERLAND FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (C) Summary: Detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi and his family have decided that they would like him to travel to Switzerland for medical treatment. The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) would pay for el-Jahmi's travel and medical expenses. The family needs to orchestrate several de [...]	2009-01-22 15:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI48	LATEST ROUND OF TALKS WITH IMPRISONED LIFG MEMBERS CONCLUDES, NEXT ROUND SCHEDULED FOR LATE FEBRUARY [...] (C) Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Human Rights Committee Director of the quasi-governmental Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF),told P/E Chief on January 22 that the latest round of talks with imprisoned members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG),which began in late December (ref A),had conc [...]	2009-01-22 15:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL PINR PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI483	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CONFIRMS RELEASE OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Chairman of the Qadhafi Development Foundation's (QDF) Human Rights Committee, confirmed to us that longtime political prisoner Dr. Muhammad Bousidra was released on June 14 and had returned to his family home in Benghazi. Opposition website Libya al-Youm reported o [...]	2009-06-17 12:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI485	HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 13:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY
09TRIPOLI487	THE KNIVES COME OUT? NATIONALIZATION OF SAIF AL-ISLAM'S MEDIA GROUP A BLOW TO WOULD-BE REFORMERS REF: A) TRIPOLI 359, B) 08 TRIPOLI 494, C) TRIPOLI 374, D) TRIPOLI 414 (NOTAL) CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 06:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM LY
09TRIPOLI49	GOL PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S PUBLIC MENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: A senior official with the MFA Americas Department demarched us to protest the Ambassador's remarks on human rights in a recently published interview in which he addressed the state of U.S.-Libya relations and the issues on which he intends to focus. The Ambassador's mention of the ca [...]	2009-01-23 15:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI494	FM KUSA NONCHALANT ON RETURN OF LIBYAN GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S/NF) During a June 21 meeting, Ambassador pressed FM Musa Kusa to establish a more direct mechanism to provide regular U.S. Embassy access to returned GTMO detainees and information on their legal status, saying the GOL's cooperation could improve prospects for the return of other Libyan detainee [...]	2009-06-22 06:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
09TRIPOLI57	LIBYA REITERATES REQUEST FOR RETURN OF LIBYAN DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY REF: A) TRIPOLI 47, B) STATE 6516 [...] (C) This message contains a guidance request - please see para 3. In a meeting on January 22 to discuss the case of detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi (ref A),Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Director of the Qadhafi Development Foundation's (QDF) Human Rights Committee passed P/E Chief a copy o [...]	2009-01-26 14:49:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
09TRIPOLI579	EU FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT HANGS ON ICC, TRADE, MIGRATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-19 15:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETRD EFIS EUN LY
09TRIPOLI583	BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000583 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 10:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09TRIPOLI584	BEYOND LOCKERBIE: WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE US-LIBYA RELATIONSHIP TRIPOLI 00000584 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) 1.(S/NF) Summary. Your visit to Libya will set the tone and agenda for the bilateral relationship over the next several months. Libyan officials seek clarification of the Administration's policy toward Libya, especially after their mishandling of the Fathi al-Jahmi case, and are unsure of the degree of engagement they can expect. They continue to complain that Libya has not been adequately "rewarded" for previous policy decisions to give up its WMD programs and support for terrorism, yet they are remiss in meeting key WMD deadlines. You can lay out the path toward increased engagement in the wake of the new Washington consensus and press for real progress. Potential deliverables from the visit include: a statement announcing the intention to engage in a Human Rights Dialogue and a Political-Military Dialogue with high-level State officials; Libya's signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement; formation of a visas working group to discuss bilateral visa problems; and setting a date to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). You can also privately raise the notion of establishing a Civil-Nuclear Dialogue, incumbent upon GOL signing of the HEU-LEU transfer agreement. The Libyans will be looking for a concept of how we envision conducting the human rights dialogue and assurances regarding the possibility of a meeting between POTUS and Qadhafi on the margins of UNGA. They will also continue to press for security assurances. End Summary. [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 15:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PHUM ETRD ABLD CVIS LY UN
09TRIPOLI590	THE CAST OF THE JAMAHIRIYA: BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR NEA AA/S FELTMAN'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 960; B) O8 TRIPOLI 993 TRIPOLI 00000590 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 17:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UNGA MARR LY ABLD
09TRIPOLI599	MOVING FORWARD ON THE BILATERAL AGENDA WITH LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS ABLD ETRD MASS PARM UNGA LY
09TRIPOLI602	UN WRAPS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CONTACT GROUP WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT GAINS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 09:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL LY
09TRIPOLI637	UN OFFICIAL SAYS LIBYA, ITALY SHIRKING HUMAN RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES REF: A. TRIPOLI 579 B. 08 STATE 112873 C. TRIPOLI 273 TRIPOLI 00000637 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, US Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 13:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PHUM PREL IT LY
09TRIPOLI638	PRODDING LIBYA TO ACTION ON TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES REF: A) TRIPOLI 599; B) TRIPOLI 632 TRIPOLI 00000638 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 15:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ABLD CVIS ETRD MASS PARM LY
09TRIPOLI639	PRODDING LIBYA TO ACTION ON TIME SENSITIVE ISSUES -- CORRECTED COPY REF: A) TRIPOLI 599; B) TRIPOLI 632; C) TRIPOLI 638 TRIPOLI 00000639 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 16:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ABLD CVIS ETRD MASS PARM LY
09TRIPOLI648	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S TRIP TO LIBYA [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Embassy Tripoli warmly welcomes your visit and believes it will be an important occasion to advance the bilateral relationship in several key areas. Following the signature of the U.S.-Libya Comprehensive Claims Settlement Agreement in October 2008, the United States and Lib [...]	2009-08-10 17:39:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI657	MFA REACTION TO PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-12 13:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV LY
09TRIPOLI661	CODEL MCCAIN RAISES MEGRAHI WITH LIBYAN LEADER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:37:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UK LY
09TRIPOLI662	CORRECTED COPY: CODEL MCCAIN RAISES MEGRAHI WITH LIBYAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 12:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UK LY
09TRIPOLI678	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LAYS OUT GOALS, BUT SAIF TO REMAIN OFFICIALLY OUTSIDE OF POLITICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 10:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER LY
09TRIPOLI694	BILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE HAS DIFFICULT START [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 15:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	LY PGOV PHUM PREL
09TRIPOLI748	HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE REBOUNDS AFTER DIFFICULT START REF: TRIPOLI 677 TRIPOLI 00000748 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 10:49:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI754	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1820 FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation on September 16. We will report any substantive response septel. CRETZ [...]	2009-09-17 17:24:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PHUM PREL UNSC LY KWMN
09TRIPOLI76	LIBYA: MEETING WITH RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES UNDER USG-GOL TRANSFER FRAMEWORK MOU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post visited two returned Guantanamo detainees to confirm their welfare and whereabouts and clarify the status of any pending legal action against them. Trials against both detainees have, according to their understanding, been completed. One said he was found guilty of terrorism- [...]	2009-02-02 08:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
09TRIPOLI763	UPDATE ON LIBYAN-SWISS CRISIS: SWISS CITIZENS BACK IN \ [...] (S/NF) Summary: Swiss Charge Stefano Lazarotto confirmed \ that the two Swiss citizens - held in Libya for more than a year \ - had been detained by GOL authorities on September 19 when they \ reported for medical tests, ostensibly in preparation for their \ departure. Lazarotto welcomed U.S. int [...]	2009-09-24 16:23:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM CASC LY SZ
09TRIPOLI817	LIBYAN MFA SEEKS PROGRESS ON POLITICAL-MILITARY ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 16:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PREL PARM PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI832	SWISS PONDERING TOUGH NEW MEASURES IN LIGHT OF LIBYAN INTRANSIGENCE REF: TRIPOLI 763 TRIPOLI 00000832 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: Swiss State Secretary Michael Ambuhl, in Tripoli for talks on the detained Swiss citizens, met the Ambassador October 19 to brief him on current state-of-play and seek U.S. views on the way forward. Ambuhl, clearly frustrated by the Libyans' unwillingness or inability to articulate a s [...]	2009-10-19 16:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY
09TRIPOLI872	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-01 11:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN LY
09TRIPOLI898	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LIBYA WILL FOLLOW ARAB GROUP ON GOLDSTONE REPORT RESOLUTION REF: STATE 112828 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 16:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LY UNGA
09TRIPOLI900	GOL RELEASES SWISS - BUT ONLY AS FAR AS THE SWISS EMBASSY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 16:39:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC LY SZ
09TRIPOLI901	SWISS THANK USG FOR INTERVENTION WITH LIBYA, REQUEST ADDITIONAL SUPPORT REF: A) TRIPOLI 763; B) TRIPOLI 900; C) TRIPOLI 832 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM SZ LY
09TRIPOLI910	SWISS IN LIBYA: CHARGE REQUESTS EU, US PRESENCE AT COURT HEARING REF: A) TRIPOLI 901; B) STATE 117546; C) TRIPOLI 832 TRIPOLI 00000910 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 09:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM SZ LY
09TRIPOLI911	LIBYA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) According to international organizations working in Libya on TIP-related programs, Libya is primarily a transit country for TIP victims. Libya currently has no legal or regulatory framework to separate victims of trafficking from the general migrant population. However, the GOL has take [...]	2009-11-16 15:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG LY
09TRIPOLI934	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LIGHT ARMS TRANSFERS INTO GUINEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 15:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS AU GV LY
09TRIPOLI942	LIBYAN IMMIGRATION COURT SENTENCES SWISS TO 16 MONTHS IN PRISON REF: A) TRIPOLI 900, B) TRIPOLI 901, C) TRIPOLI 910, D) BERN 504 TRIPOLI 00000942 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan A. Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 17:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM SZ LY
09TRIPOLI953	LIBYA REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (GPCFLIC; MFA-equivalent) on December 2 informing the Embassy of Libya's intention to seek membership on the UN Human Rights Council for the 2010-2013 term. Attached to t [...]	2009-12-09 08:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PHUM UNHRC LY
09TRIPOLI955	LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP REVISES JIHADIST IDEOLOGY REF: A) Tripoli 359; B) Tripoli 678 TRIPOLI 00000955 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 15:56:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KISL PHUM LY
09TRIPOLI961	LIBYAN CHANGE OF EID AL ADHA HOLIDAY PROMPTS RARE PUBLIC GRUMBLING TRIPOLI 00000961 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 09:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL SOCI LY
09TUNIS126	MOHAMED ABBOU PREVENTED FROM TRAVELING FOR THE 6TH [...] (C) On March 3, security forces prevented human rights activist Mohamed Abbou from traveling to the United Kingdom (UK) and Holland. This marks the sixth time since Abbou's release from prison in 2007 that authorities have prevented him from leaving the country. Abbou was to have met offi [...]	2009-03-05 15:52:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS140	TUNISIAN MFA, OPPOSITION GROUPS CONDEMN ICC [...] (C) Following the International Criminal Court's (ICC's)decision to issue an arrest warrant for the President of Sudan for war crimes, the GOT, opposition parties, and the press have mostly denounced the ICC's decision. The reactions incorporate some anti-American rhetoric and call for simi [...]	2009-03-10 16:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS174	TUNISIA ANGRY OVER FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S [...] (C) An interview of French Foreign Minister Kouchner in the French-language magazine Jeune Afrique has provoked an angry response from the GOT, which took offense at his assessment of Tunisia's record on democracy and human rights. Kouchner critiqued the human rights situation before praisi [...]	2009-03-26 16:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS188	INTERNAL DISSENT COULD IMPEDE OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) The efforts of the independent opposition Democratic Forum for Labor and Freedom (FDTL) to prepare for presidential and legislative elections in fall 2009 may be derailed by internal dissent. FDTL political bureau member and Editor-in-Chief of FDTL's Arabic weekly Mouatinoun Jelal Lahbi [...]	2009-03-31 13:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS214	STUDENT UNION UNDER PRESSURE AS STUDENTS ENTER [...] (C) Since February 9, several students have engaged in a prolonged hunger strike in front of the national headquarters of the General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) in Tunis. They are protesting their expulsion from their universities claiming the expulsions were politically motivated becau [...]	2009-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB TS

09TUNIS236	HUNGER STRIKE ENDS AND STUDENT UNION IS FORCED TO [...] (SBU) Doctors convinced the five university students on a hunger strike in front of the national student union (UGET) headquarters since February 11 to end their strike April 9. The press reported the students' health had deteriorated to the point that they could no longer stand or see. In th [...]	2009-04-16 17:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV TS
09TUNIS24	SCREWS TIGHTEN ON PRIVATE TUNISIAN TV STATION [...] (C) Summary: At a December 17 dinner with the Ambassador and again at at January 9 private meeting, the director general of Tunisia's first and only private broadcast and satellite TV station detailed ongoing government interference and a surprise tax judgement against the station of almost U [...]	2009-01-14 15:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	TS KPAO ECPS PGOV PREL PHUM PREF
09TUNIS256	CZECH PRESIDENT VISITS TUNISIA [...] (C/NF) During his April 15-17 visit to Tunis, Czech President Klaus met with the President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Culture and Heritage, Minister of Tourism, and members of parliament among others. The visit was used to finalize a commercial agreement and sign contr [...]	2009-04-23 15:10:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EZ TS
09TUNIS268	THEN AND NOW: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM IN TUNISIA [...] (C) The GOT frequently tells US Government representatives that it plans to expand freedom and human rights, but that progress must be made "step by step." The question is: just how many steps has the GOT taken over the last decade? In an effort to evaluate the situation then and now, this [...]	2009-04-28 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS270	FRENCH PM FILLON SIGNS EIGHT ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) French Prime Minister Francois Fillon wrapped up a 36-hour official visit to Tunisia on April 24, and then stayed on for a few days of personal travel. He brought with him an entourage of 100 people, including four ministers, 60 businessmen, and 10 university chancellors. He met with [...]	2009-04-30 10:21:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KNNP KPAO FR TS
09TUNIS287	JOURNALIST UNION LEADER COMES UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) The leadership of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT),the only legal journalists union, came under GOT pressure shortly after releasing the union's annual report on press freedom in Tunisia. SNJT President Neji Bghouri reportedly tried for over an hour to present the [...]	2009-05-13 10:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS289	TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE RECEPTION BANNED [...] (C) On May 15, security forces prevented the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) from holding its annual reception commemorating its anniversary. Several Embassies, including the US, French, Belgian, and Italian Embassies received phone calls from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noting that [...]	2009-05-13 17:38:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS306	AMBASSADOR VISITS JEWISH COMMUNITY IN DJERBA [...] (C) Leaders of the Jewish community on the southern island of Djerba were effusive about the support they received from the GOT when giving the Ambassador a tour of El Griba Synagogue, a local Jewish school, and a community center on May 13. The leadership of a school for disabled children [...]	2009-05-20 09:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KIRF TS
09TUNIS372	TUNISIAN CRITICIZES REGIME IN FORTHCOMING BOOK; [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX approached Ambassador and Pol/EconCouns XXXXXXXXXXXX to share with us XXXXXXXXXXXX the Ambassador gave him assurances that we would. XXXXXXXXXXXX shared a rare first-hand account of corruption from several years ago in which Ben Ali himself was described as asking for a 50 perc [...]	2009-06-16 18:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KCOR SOCI PREL TS
09TUNIS388	OPPOSITION PARTY GRANTED PUBLIC SPACE TO HOLD [...] (C) In an unprecedented political move, President Ben Ali granted access to a public hall for the Democratic Forum for Labor and Freedom (FDTL) opposition party to hold its first official national congress on May 28-30. FDTL founding member Dr. Mustapha Ben Jaafar was elected party Secretary [...]	2009-06-17 12:21:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS399	ICRC: TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IN MOI FACILITIES A [...] (S/NF) The International Red Cross Committee Regional (ICRC) Delegate Yves Arnoldy told the Ambassador ICRC priorities in Tunisia are overcrowding in general and treatment of prisoners in MOI facilities. The ICRC has a good working relationship with the Ministry of Justice, but the Ministry of [...]	2009-06-18 17:58:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PTER KDRG TS
09TUNIS407	GOT SEEKS RETURN OF TUNISIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Saying he was acting at the request of President Ben Ali, Foreign Minister Abdallah told the Ambassador late June 18 that the GOT would like the United States to return all Tunisian Guantanamo detainees to Tunisia. Sending Tunisians to third countries (Italy, Germany and most r [...]	2009-06-19 17:18:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PHUM PREL KDRG PTER TS
09TUNIS41	TUNISIANS ANGRY BUT ORDERLY OVER GAZA [...] (C) Tunisian protests about the situation in Gaza continue daily, including one in front of the US Embassy on January 16. The protests, which have varied in size and scale, have not generally been anti-American in focus. One opposition party has met with the Ambassador to discuss its conce [...]	2009-01-16 17:52:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS415	GOT ASKS EUROPEANS NOT TO TAKE TUNISIAN GUANTANAMO [...] (S/NF) A senior MFA official convoked the German, Italian and Spanish Chiefs of Mission June 19 to inform them the GOT wants the Tunisian detainees in Guantanamo Camp returned home. According to the European COMs, the implicit message was that their governments should not accept the US request [...]	2009-06-23 15:49:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KDRG PTER TS
09TUNIS464	ARMED GROUP ATTACKS HIGH-RANKING PDP DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: A Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) delegation led by Secretary General Maya Jribi attending a celebration of the release of a PDP member in Sidi Bouzid July 6 was attacked by a group armed with sticks, stones and knives. Two PDP members sustained minor injuries and the windows [...]	2009-07-13 17:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO TS
09TUNIS469	MOD MORJANE: NO SECURITY THREAT TO US MILITARY, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Kamel Morjane stressed the excellent bilateral military relations in the Ambassador's farewell call July 10 and said there was no threat to the US military from the reported plot involving two arrested Air Force officers (Reftels A and B). Specifically he: [...]	2009-07-15 11:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS472	ICRC SAYS A FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE NEEDS [...] (S/NF) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Tunisian Coordinator for Regional Protection Francesco Bruscoli (strictly protect) informed acting P/E Counselor July 14 on the margins of a reception that the ICRC had recently visited the two former Guantanamo detainees imprisoned i [...]	2009-07-15 16:20:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PTER KDRG TS
09TUNIS49	TUNISIAN PROTESTS CONTINUE DESPITE CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Even after Israel declared a ceasefire on January 17, independent opposition groups and the labor federation staged three separate protests on January 17 and 19 with GOT permission. The demonstrations were characterized by a heavy police presence, and security forces did not allow obser [...]	2009-01-21 16:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS492	TROUBLED TUNISIA: WHAT SHOULD WE DO? [...] (S/NF) By many measures, Tunisia should be a close US ally. But it is not. While we share some key values and the country has a strong record on development, Tunisia has big problems. President Ben Ali is aging, his regime is sclerotic and there is no clear successor. Many Tunisians are frustrated [...]	2009-07-17 16:19:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO MASS PHUM TS
09TUNIS494	TUNISIAN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR GETS JAIL TIME FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a case that attracted international media attention, university professor Khedija Arfaoui was sentenced to eight months in prison for posting a message about child abduction on her Facebook page. Subsequent to the sentencing, through a family member, the Tunisian Minister of J [...]	2009-07-17 17:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS525	CANADA DELIVERS AIDE-MEMOIRE ON 2009 TUNISIAN [...] (C) In a conversation with the DCM July 24, Canadian Ambassador Bruno Picard said that the Government of Canada (GOC) presented Tunisian Ambassador to Canada Mouldi Sakri July 23 with an Aide-Memoire detailing GOC concerns about "acts of violence, intimidation, harassment of people identified [...]	2009-07-28 16:53:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS547	FOREIGN MINISTER REPRIMANDS CANADIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Canadian Ambassador Bruno Picard told the Charge late July 30 that he was recently convoked by Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah to be reprimanded for the aide-memoire that Ottawa delivered on the upcoming Tunisian elections the previous week (reftel). Picard said that the conversation [...]	2009-08-03 16:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM TS CA
09TUNIS557	TUNISIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THREE MONTH COUNTDOWN [...] (C) Tunisian Presidential and Legislative elections (Chamber of Deputies) are scheduled for October 25. The outcome of the Presidential election is a foregone conclusion, and issimply a question of how large a win the GOT will declare for President Ben Ali. The President was been collecting [...]	2009-08-07 18:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TS
09TUNIS569	PDP TO BOYCOTT CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL [...] (C) In an internal meeting August 2, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) decided to boycott the presentation of its candidate for the October presidential elections to the Constitutional Council as required by the electoral calendar. The PDP still intends to have party president Nejib Cheb [...]	2009-08-14 10:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS61	GOT IMPEDES TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE MEETING [...] (C) On January 23, the GOT prevented Abdelhamid Amine, Secretary General of the newly formed Organization for Coordination between Human Rights Leagues in the Maghreb from entering Tunisia. The following day, security forces blocked the meeting Amine had been invited to attend with the Tuni [...]	2009-01-27 16:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS626	TUNISIA: RULING PARTY HIJACKS PRESS SYNDICATE [...] (C) A pro-government faction within the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) held an alternate special congress and elected a "new leadership" August 15 which immediately issued a statement supporting President Ben Ali's candidacy in the upcoming October elections. Independent un [...]	2009-08-27 15:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS64	TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS FACE CHOICE BETWEEN [...] (C) Since the beginning of the year, several journalists have reported that they are under increased pressure to toe the party line because 2009 is a presidential election year in Tunisia. Despite being faced with threats of physical violence, incarceration or unemployment many journalists h [...]	2009-01-30 17:38:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS643	PDP WITHDRAWS FROM OCTOBER 2009 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) At an August 25 press conference, the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced its withdrawal from the October 25 Presidential elections. PDP president Nejib Chebbi stated that he will not run for president in the October elections, nor will the party field any other candidate for pre [...]	2009-09-01 16:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS644	CODEL MEEKS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) During their August 27-30 visit to Tunisia, CODEL Meeks (led by Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY),including Representatives Mel Watt (D-NC),Jack Kingston (R-GA),Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX),and Marcia Fudge (D-OH)) discussed Tunisia's record on human rights and democracy with senior Tun [...]	2009-09-01 16:23:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PREL PHUM TS
09TUNIS671	STAFFDEL HOGREFE DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (C) A Congressional staff delegation (Staffdel) led by Hans Hogrefe of the House International Relations Committee met with leaders of several prominent Tunisian human rights advocacy groups during an August 31-September 1 visit. The Tunisian civil society groups asserted that torture remains [...]	2009-09-09 16:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV OREP TS
09TUNIS677	PRESS SYNDICATE LEADER BEATEN BY POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: Tunisian Police beat Neji B'ghouri, President of the National Journalists' Syndicate (SNTJ),as he attempted to access the union's headquarters on September 8. That same day, a court ruled in favor of a pro-government faction claiming leadership of the union, and ordered the evict [...]	2009-09-11 09:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS694	BEN ALI'S DOWNHILL BATTLE FOR REELECTION [...] (C) As the October 25 elections approach, posters lauding President (and candidate) Ben Ali are becoming increasingly ubiquitous across Tunisia. Ben Ali's key election themes are security, stability, and economic prosperity. Ben Ali technically faces three opponents, and a fourth might still [...]	2009-09-18 16:54:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB TS
09TUNIS725	TUNISIA ELECTIONS UPDATE: REGIME TIGHTENS THE NOOSE [...] (C) The ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) continued to solidify its political lock on elected offices with just over three weeks left before the October 25 presidential and legislative elections. The ruling party's list of legislative candidates released September 26 revealed a str [...]	2009-10-01 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS74	GAFSA APPEALS COURT REDUCES UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) On February 4, the Court of Appeals in Gafsa reduced the sentences of most of the 38 people involved in the Redeyef unemployment protests who were convicted on December 11 on charges ranging from destroying public property to leading an armed rebellion. Witness testimony yielded several [...]	2009-02-05 16:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM KPAO TS
09TUNIS741	TUNISIA PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT: SFAX AND SOUSSE [...] (C) Meetings with opposition leaders and ordinary Tunisians in Sfax and Sousse, Tunisia's second and third largest cities, indicate a high degree of apathy with respect to the October 25 presidential and legislative elections. Opposition figures from the Tajdid ("Renewal") party complained of [...]	2009-10-05 13:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS746	PREELECTION APATHY, ALIENATION, AND TALES OF [...] (C) On a visit to Tunisia's southeast, Poloff found citizens generally apathetic about the upcoming elections. Most expressed resignation and said they would vote for Ben Ali - "he has been there forever and will stay until we have all gone." Most Tunisian voters we encountered could name nei [...]	2009-10-06 17:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ELAB TS
09TUNIS758	TUNISIAN JUSTICE MINISTER ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 06:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG TS
09TUNIS76	TUNISIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) The information on Tunisia in the Department of Labor's 2007 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor remains accurate, to the best of Post's knowledge. The Government of Tunisia (GOT) did not respond to Post's requests for information about its activities in this area during 2008. [...]	2009-02-10 09:32:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TS
09TUNIS775	TUNISIAN MFA PIQUED AT SOURCING OF TIP REPORT, BUT [...] (C) During an otherwise cordial courtesy call on October 13, Saida Chtoui, Secretary of State for Asia and the Americas (one of two deputies to Foreign Minister Abdallah ) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, complained to the Ambassador about Tunisia's placement on the Trafficking in Persons R [...]	2009-10-19 17:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KTIP KWMN AORC TS
09TUNIS780	ELECTIONS 2009: DOWN AND OUT IN CENTRAL TUNISIA [...] (C) As in recent pre-election visits to Tunisia's second and third largest cities, and a trip to Tunisia's south, poloff's mid-October visit to the central Tunisian interior revealed overall public indifference and resignation toward the presidential and legislative elections set for October [...]	2009-10-20 17:10:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TS
09TUNIS788	U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 16:23:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN
09TUNIS789	REACTING TO THE OCTOBER 25 TUNISIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Tunisia will hold presidential and legislative elections on October 25. In this carefully engineered, non-competitive process, President Ben Ali and the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally will win by large margins. No credible independent observers, foreign or domestic, have been in [...]	2009-10-23 17:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TS
09TUNIS791	TUNISIAN ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1900 [...] (C) On October 25, during Tunisia's first national elections in five years, polling stations opened at 0800 and closed at 1800 local time. Ten (unaccredited) Embassy observation teams dispatched to various parts of the country reported a generally orderly process and an apparently light turn [...]	2009-10-25 17:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS792	BEN ALI, RULING PARTY CLAIM CRUSHING [...] (C) Official election results were announced in the early morning of October 26. As widely expected, President Ben Ali crushed his opponents, with 89 percent of the vote, and the ruling party received the maximum number of seats allowed by this year's voting rules (75 percent). Elections offi [...]	2009-10-26 11:35:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS796	TUNISIA ELECTIONS: FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked the Ambassador on October 28 to express Tunisia's surprise and disappointment at the Department spokesman's October 26 remarks on Tunisia's elections. Abdallah specifically rejected as "false" the notion that international observers had not been [...]	2009-10-29 16:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS800	BISHOP OF TUNIS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Underlining the October 26 release of the Department's 2009 International Religious Freedom Report, the Ambassador used the occasion of an October 27 meeting with Monsignor Maroun Lahham, (Roman Catholic) Bishop of Tunis, to seek the prelate's views on religious freedom in Tunisia. Lahha [...]	2009-10-30 16:37:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TS
09TUNIS801	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: TUNISIA PRESSING HARD TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph ten. 2. (SBU) Summary: A senior Foreign Ministry official convoked the Ambassador on October 30 to press for U.S. support for a Tunisian proposal before the UNGA Third Committee to designate 2010 "The Year of Youth" and organize an inter [...]	2009-10-30 16:57:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SCUL TS UN
09TUNIS803	TUNISIAN GOV'T STEPPING UP ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Following a series of assaults at Tunis Airport in early October (reftel),the last two weeks have seen, according to civil society sources, further government action against independent journalists. A journalist related to poloff how he was briefly abducted, bound, and beaten [...]	2009-11-02 15:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS807	DEMARCHE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS TS
09TUNIS830	TUNISIA AND UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (C) The Ambassador explained U.S. opposition to no-vote actions, and requested Tunisian support (or at least abstention) on pending human rights resolutions concerning Iran, Burma, and North Korea in a November 12 meeting with Mokhtar Chaouachi, the MFA's Director-General for UN and Internatio [...]	2009-11-13 16:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TS UN
09TUNIS831	TUNISIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) During the year, no reports of instances of trafficking have come to the attention of the Embassy, UNHCR, or the IOM. As of mid-November, the Tunisian Government has not taken any action this year on modifying its laws covering prostitution or child labor to specifically criminalize t [...]	2009-11-13 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM TS
09TUNIS834	TUNISIA: BEN ALI, SWORN IN, HOLDING GRUDGES AND [...] (C) President Ben Ali was sworn in for a fifth five year term on November 12. In a speech following the ceremony, Ben Ali pledged to redouble efforts to generate employment, economic opportunity, and development, and insisted his government welcomed constructive criticism. His upbeat message [...]	2009-11-13 17:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS
09TUNIS850	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTRY ON TIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 16:31:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN TS
09TUNIS851	PRESSING FOR TUNISIAN VOTES AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (C) Following up on our November 18 demarche (ref a),in three separate one-on-one discussions on November 19 the Ambassador urged Tunisia to abstain from voting for anti-Israel resolutions currently circulating in the UNGA Third Committee. The Ambassador spoke with Elyes Kasri, MFA Director- [...]	2009-11-19 16:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
09TUNIS855	TUNISIA: JOURNALIST TRIED, INDEPENDENT PAPERS PUT [...] (C) The trial of Tunisian independent journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, charged with assaulting a woman in a late October incident his supporters insist was manufactured by a government seeking revenge for writings scathingly critical of Ben Ali and his government (ref C),was held in Tunis on Nove [...]	2009-11-20 16:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TS
09TUNIS886	TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is in response to the Department's request for Post to organize activities and initiatives in honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) on November 25 and the "16-day Campaign." To commemorate this day, Embassy Tunis has h [...]	2009-12-02 06:42:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM TS
09TUNIS889	PLACEMENT OF OP-ED ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE [...] (U) Per paragraph four of Ref. A, post adapted S/GWI's suggested op-ed for relevance to Tunisia, condensing it and noting that "Tunisia has a long tradition of protecting women's rights for which it can be justifiably proud, but violence is a global problem and it requires international solutio [...]	2009-12-03 06:39:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM TS
09TUNIS930	TUNISIAN POLITICAL PARTIES: THE "LOYALS" AND THE [...] (C) In recent calls on leaders of most of Tunisia's "opposition" parties, the Ambassador heard widely varying views and assessments of national political life. Several leaders of parties loyal to the government heaped slavish praise on President Ben Ali for his purported wisdom, prudence, and [...]	2009-12-24 11:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TS
09TUNIS95	TUNISIA - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] This cable responds to taskers in Refs B and C. Post POC for TIP related issues is Laura Byergo, (Tel) 216-71-107-306, (Fax) 216-71-107-053. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hr FE-MC, 2 hrs FE-OC, 2 hrs FS-01, 25 hrs FS-02. 2. Begin TIP responses. Paragraphs below are keyed to the quest [...]	2009-02-20 08:21:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09TUNIS99	GOT FRIENDS?: FACEBOOK POPULAR, DESPITE DOMESTIC [...] (S) As one of the few social networking sites where Tunisians, especially Tunisian youth, can publicly gather and discuss issues ranging from sports to politics, Facebook has become extremely popular. Tunisian users grew by about 70,000 to 294,242 in the past month. Some people use the sit [...]	2009-02-20 17:52:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
09ULAANBAATAR132	RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on the afternoon of May 13 for a half-day of meetings with Mongolian government officials. In addition to Putin's hour-long private meeting with Mongolian Prime Minister S. Bayar, Mongolian and Russian officials held [...]	2009-05-15 08:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM KCOR KMCA SOCI MG
09ULAANBAATAR309	UNGA Demarche Delivered to Mongolian Government [...] (SBU) Ambassador Baatar, Director of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),stated that countries should not be singled out in the UNGA for Human Rights abuses. Rather, he argued, the Third Committee session is a forum for discussing the [...]	2009-10-26 09:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN
09ULAANBAATAR319	MONGOLIA RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche as requested in reftel to Ms. Gerelmaa, Second Secretary with the International Organizations Department (IOD) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Gerelmaa noted the political sensitivity to the GOM of certain international human rights issues and pro [...]	2009-11-04 04:57:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS MG
09UNROME29	ONE BILLION NOT SERVED: HOW THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] According to separate studies published in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),there are approximately one billion hungry, or "food insecure," people in the world. Both organizations have since predicted that this number wil [...]	2009-04-22 16:28:00	UN Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR SOCI PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME40	FAO COUNCIL APPROVES NOVEMBER FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT, REVIEWS [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or distribution outside the USG. Summary: ------- 2. (SBU) During the 136th session of FAO Council, from June 15-19, members debated the merits of a proposal from Director General Diouf to host a Heads-of-State [...]	2009-06-24 11:46:00	UN Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME55	COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY REFORM PROCESS GENERALLY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified for USG only. Please handle accordingly. -------- Summary -------- 2. (SBU) The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Bureau convened on September 4 the final negotiating session of its "Contact Group" - a group comprising F [...]	2009-09-09 10:13:00	UN Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PHUM EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA146	Human Trafficking Back on UNODC's Agenda [...] (SBU) Following a busy and difficult year for anti-human trafficking issues in Vienna in 2008, the UN Office on Drugs and Crme (UNODC) is taking measures to improve and focus its activities. UNODC has formulated a draft thematic program to fight human trafficking and consolidated the UN.GIFT [...]	2009-04-06 15:42:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM UN KTIP
09UNVIEVIENNA187	Anti-Human Trafficking Working Group Prepares [...] On April 15-16 Vienna-based delegates and anti-human trafficking government experts from several countries gathered in Vienna to participate in a working group designed to assist the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) [...]	2009-04-27 15:30:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN
09UNVIEVIENNA205	UNODC Briefs on TIP Report for Secretary General [...] UNODC Executive Director Costa and John Sandage, Deputy Director of UNODC's Division of Treaty Affairs, briefed member states on UNODC's report to the UN General Assembly, in advance of the May 13th thematic debate on trafficking in persons. The paper, entitled "Improving the coordination of e [...]	2009-05-07 06:52:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN PREF SMIG KCRM KTIP UN
09UNVIEVIENNA33	UNODC:Costa Welcomes Renewed Focus on Multilateral [...] (SBU) In a candid January 27 review of upcoming priorities, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa described for Ambassador his interest in finding ways to better address the "transmission belt" of organized crime and smuggling that moves illegal drugs from producers to the markets. Costa expl [...]	2009-01-29 11:52:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV PREL AF KWMN PHUM SMIG
09UNVIEVIENNA38	FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] Per Reftel instructions, Mission sent inquiries to the following UN bodies in Vienna and has received their responses. ------ UNIDO ------ 2. The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) provided UNVIE with a 2008 list of NGOs with consultative or observer status. [...]	2009-01-30 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI UN
09USEUBRUSSELS414	EU/CHINA: FERRERO-WALDNER WILLING TO RAISE GAO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner plans to visit China during the week of March 30, and may be willing to raise the case of political prisoner Gao Zhisheng if asked by the United States to do so, acc [...]	2009-03-23 18:02:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS590	FERRERO-WALDNER RAISED GAO ZHISHENG WITH CHINESE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV
09USEUBRUSSELS628	EU ON SRI LANKA IMF LOAN [...] (C) On April 29, Poloff shared reftel points with EU presidency, Council Secretariat, and Commission officials responsible for relations with Sri Lanka. While IMF representation is a member state competency, the EU Council Secretariat has asked member states to communicate their position on S [...]	2009-04-30 16:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON KDEM PHUM CE EUN
09USEUBRUSSELS814	EU/BURMA SANCTIONS: HOW U.S. CAN HELP [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 6 and 12. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY: EU ministers will discuss options for the EU Burma sanctions policy at the June 15 GAERC. No final decision is expected before a verdict is issued in the current Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) trial. Bank designations are [...]	2009-06-12 11:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN PGOV ETRD EMIN PHUM KDEM BM EUN FR
09USNATO114	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. The Issue --------- 2. (C/NF) Although Belarus signed a security of information agreement with NATO many years ago as a member of the Alliance's Partnership for Peace (PfP),the U.S. has blocked the certification of the agreement. [...]	2009-03-20 15:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09USNATO359	SECGEN WRITES KARZAI ABOUT SHIA LAW CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO MOPS MCAP AF
09USNATO427	BOSNIA APPLIES FOR NATO MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) During an October 2 visit to NATO Headquarters, Zeljko Komsic, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),delivered a letter to NATO Secretary General Rasmussen formally applying for BiH's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan. Rasmussen distributed the letter to [...]	2009-10-05 12:09:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO PGOV MCAP PHUM PINS PNAT BK
09USNATO446	NATO SYG CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA ON NOBEL [...] (U) On October 9, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement congratulating President Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement (which can be found on the NATO website) has been reproduced below: BEGIN TEXT 09 Oct. 2009 Pre [...]	2009-10-09 14:05:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO OPRC PHUM
09USOSCE187	CHARGE FULLER MEETS KAZAKHSTAN DFM ZHIGALOV [...] (C) In an August 20 meeting with Charge d'Affaires Fuller, Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov reiterated his country's priorities in anticipation of its 2010 role as OSCE Chair-in-Office (CIO),including focusing on frozen conflicts, the Corfu process, energy, transportati [...]	2009-08-20 15:34:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF KZ OSCE PHUM PREL
09USOSCE292	OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 9 - 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Staff in the OSCE Secretariat's Conflict Prevention Center (CPC) told PolOff December 8 that Special Representative Christopoulos and Special Representative-designate Nurgaliev intend to visit Tbilisi and Tskhinvali December 14 and 15 to revisit the idea of establishing a small team to s [...]	2009-12-24 11:40:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ
09USOSCE59	OSCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USOSCE has encouraged the OSCE's Office of Democratic and Human Rights (ODIHR) to respond positively to Afghanistan's request for OSCE assistance to its August 20 presidential and provincial counc [...]	2009-03-23 15:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER AF OSCE
09USOSCE89	U.S.-EU SPRING CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE: DETERMINING [...] (U) The EU hosted on March 6 a U.S. delegation, headed by USOSCE Charge Kyle Scott and EUR/RPM Office Director Bruce Turner, for the semi-annual U.S.-EU "COSCE" consultations on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The discussions ranged over a variety of topics con [...]	2009-04-08 13:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN
09USOSCE95	THE OSCE'S ROLE IN ADVANCING U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As efforts to press the reset button in our relations with Russia proceed, the OSCE can be a valuable forum to channel Russia's desire for a larger role in discussion of broad European security themes. With the London summit commitment to start a dialogue on security and stabilit [...]	2009-04-14 10:46:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PHUM PREL RS XG
09USUNNEWYORK1008	UNGA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary on November 4th and 5th to discuss the Report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the report on the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report). A draft resolution endorsing the report passed with 118 for, 18 against [...]	2009-11-09 21:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN UNGA IS
09USUNNEWYORK1016	CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In various UN and USUN meetings recently on Guinea-Bissau, UN officials have discussed the challenges facing both the country and the follow-on UN mission there. In the Security Council on November 5, UN Peacebuilding Su [...]	2009-11-12 15:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09USUNNEWYORK1032	UNMIN BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 20:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NP
09USUNNEWYORK1038	PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...]	2009-11-16 20:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1042	MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA NUTRITION ADVISOR [...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Nutrition Advisor Mark Phelan for November 19-20, 2009, to meet with the UNICEF Emergency Nutrition Team. This meeting will take place at the United Nations in New York. 2. Mr. Phelan holds a Top Secret security clearance. 3. Doug Merca [...]	2009-11-17 00:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK1044	THIRD COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL DEVELPOMENT, ADVANCEMENT OF [...] SUMMARY: The 64th UNGA Third Committee began October 5th with the discussion of Social Development. Speakers centered on women, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants, and indigenous peoples as related to reducing poverty and achieving social development. On October 12th, t [...]	2009-11-17 18:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1045	THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay, told the UN Third Committee of her priorities for the upcoming year and justified the controversial Goldstone Report on human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. END SUMMARY. 2. Following are summary points of the High Commissioner for Hu [...]	2009-11-17 18:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA MY
09USUNNEWYORK1046	UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on November 2 - 3. The Commissioner General of UNRWA opened the debate [...]	2009-11-17 19:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KPAL PHUM PREL PREF KWBG
09USUNNEWYORK1048	UN THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, [...] SUMMARY: On October 29 and November 10th the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly took action on five resolutions, adopting all by consensus, and defeating an amendment to the Violence against women resolution which related to foreign occupation. The resolutions on the situations of huma [...]	2009-11-17 20:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1049	GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES U.N. SUPPORT FOR NEW OR RESTORED [...] On November 9, the General Assembly debated Agenda Item 11: Support by the U.N. system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies. Qatar introduced resolution A/64/L.12 which was later adopted by consensus without vote. 2. The interventions from [...]	2009-11-17 21:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1058	GEORGIA: RUSSIA READY TO ACCEPT CONTINUING UN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Following Ref A discussion with Undersecretary-General (U/SYG) LeRoy and Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Mulet, Quad Ambassadors have sounded out Russian views on a replacement for UN Representative to the Geneva Talks an [...]	2009-11-19 23:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK1065	DPRK: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON SANCTIONS EXPERT PANEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") briefed the Council about the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, in particular noting its actions to respond to alleged sanctions violations and support the establishment of the Pa [...]	2009-11-23 20:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1066	AMBASSADOR WOLFF AND INDIAN DEPUTY PERMREP PURI [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff and a team from USUN met on November 18 with Indian Mission counterparts as a follow-up from the August 26 meeting to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. Topics covered included Security Council reform, the Comprehensive Conve [...]	2009-11-23 20:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK1067	UNSC LAUDS COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION, CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 18, Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the status of the piracy problem off the coast of Somalia, emphasizing that the international community must build regional capacity and address root causes in conjunction with its s [...]	2009-11-23 23:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK1072	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES [...] SUMMARY. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) High Representative Valentin Inzko told the Security Council that BiH had made very limited progress in its effort to complete the agenda necessary for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),citing actions by Republika Srpska that unde [...]	2009-11-25 19:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BK
09USUNNEWYORK1083	ISRAELI PRACTICES IN THE WEST BANK, GAZA AND GOLAN [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 9 - 10 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (aka the Special Committee). The deb [...]	2009-12-01 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAL IS

09USUNNEWYORK1084	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI [...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp, Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large, Diane Orentlicher, Special Advisor Todd Anderson, and Special Assistant Heather Samuelson to attend the ICTY and ICTR President's and Prosecutor's briefings to the UN [...]	2009-12-02 17:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KJUS UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK1090	UN THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On November 19 and 20 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly took action on 20 resolutions, adopting 14 by consensus and 6 by vote. Two resolutions, the Right to Food and the Rights of the Child, as the U.S. joined consensus for the first time, drew applause from the Third Com [...]	2009-12-03 15:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1091	THIRD COMMITTEE SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: As part of the annual discussion of human rights issues in the UN General Assembly, numerous Special Rapporteurs on thematic issues made presentations to the UNGA Third Committee. Below are summaries of the hour-long presentations by the Special Rapporteurs for Right to Health, Right [...]	2009-12-03 15:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1092	THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE RIGHT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: On November 12, the UNGA Third Committee took action on 16 draft resolutions, adopting 10 by consensus and 6 by vote. Despite efforts to persuade the OIC to reconsider running their resolution on Defamation of Religion, the OIC moved the resolution quickly to a vote, which was adopted [...]	2009-12-03 15:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1093	STATEMENTS BY HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS [...] SUMMARY: As part of the annual discussion of human rights issues in the UN General Assembly, numerous Special Rapporteurs on thematic issues made presentations to the UNGA Third Committee. Below are summaries of the hour-long presentations by the Special Rapporteurs for Torture, Myanmar, DPRK, [...]	2009-12-03 15:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1097	UN U/SYG PASCOE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 3 meeting with Under-Secretary-General Pascoe, DAS Marciel conveyed reftel points, stressing the opportunity for the UN to leverage the Burmese Generals' desire for having the elections recognized as "legitimate" and speak out publicly on the need for dialogue ( [...]	2009-12-04 23:11:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM
09USUNNEWYORK111	DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: AMBASSADOR RICE'S PHONE [...] (C) Summary: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Pillay told Ambassador Rice Feb. 9 that Iran and Syria inserted anti-Israeli language in the draft outcome document of the Durban Review Conference, but the rest of the OIC (including Egypt and Palestine) wants to "knock it out" and the Afri [...]	2009-02-10 16:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09USUNNEWYORK1110	MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID ALONZO FULGHAM (ACTING [...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Steve Pierce (A/COO) for December 10-11, 2009, to discuss with senior USUN officials future cooperation with the UN in New York. 2. Laurie Phipps, ECOSOC Section, will be the POC at USUN. Ms. Phipps' office pho [...]	2009-12-09 20:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UN
09USUNNEWYORK1126	UN THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY, [...] SUMMARY: On November 23 and 24 the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly took action on the remaining 11 resolutions on the Committee's agenda, adopting 7 by consensus and 4 by vote. In an unusual usage of Third Committee rules of procedure, the Durban Review Conference resolution had to b [...]	2009-12-17 15:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1131	UNGA; REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH [...] (U) Gerald Scott has returned to advise the U.S. Delegation to the General Assembly on African affairs for the ninth year in succession. Following are his views of this 64th General Assembly and the performance of Delegations representing Africa Bureau states. Introduction and Summary --- [...]	2009-12-18 16:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PINR PINS PREL UNGA XY ZF ZU
09USUNNEWYORK1133	WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's speech was the high point of the UNGA's opening session. WHA and other delegations warmly welcomed his call for a "new era of engagement." One of the most striking expressions of this sentiment came later in the session when the Third Committee erupted into appl [...]	2009-12-18 17:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM
09USUNNEWYORK114	SYG BAN BRIEFS ON AU SUMMIT, IRAQ, GAZA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on his recent travels in February 9 consultations. Ban recounted his personal intervention on the Muhajeria crisis in Darfur, described a long list of challenges in Afghanistan and relayed a new sense of optimism in Iraq in the [...]	2009-02-11 01:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK
09USUNNEWYORK1141	UNGA64: EU AND EFTA MEMBER STATES WELCOME AND [...] (U) The EU-27 responded to new U.S. flexibility at UNGA64 by collaborating pragmatically on our top priorities, and by providing essential voting support. Ably led by Sweden's EU presidency, EU member states shared the burden on lobbying the G-77 regarding human rights resolutions. They stood firm [...]	2009-12-21 11:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA US XG XT
09USUNNEWYORK1146	GA PLENARY: ANNUAL DEBATE: THE SITUATION IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The General Assembly met from November 30 - December 2 on the "Question of Palestine" and "Situation in the Middle East." The debate on the Question of Palestine included speeches from the President of the General Assembly, 42 countries and the Palestine Observer Mission. Most [...]	2009-12-22 15:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK1151	PARAGUAY PR DOS SANTOS COURTESY CALL WITH RICE [...] (C) During a December 9 courtesy call with Ambassador Rice, Paraguayan PermRep Jose Antonio dos Santos said that Paraguay's priorities at the UN include peacekeeping and human rights issues. He commented that multilateralism is the "only way a small country like Paraguay can be heard." Within [...]	2009-12-23 19:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA XM
09USUNNEWYORK1153	RICE AND KOUCHNER DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, GUINEA, [...] (S) SUMMARY. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Ambassador Rice that France would not send additional troops to Afghanistan in the near term, but would take another look at its troop contributions following the outcome of the January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan. Kouchner [...]	2009-12-23 20:29:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER
09USUNNEWYORK1155	SECURITY COUNCIL LAUDS BURUNDI'S PROGRESS, CALLS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 10 Security Council briefing on the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB),Executive Representative and BINUB head Mahmoud gave a positive account of the status of both the peace process and electoral preparations, and underscored that BINUB will co [...]	2009-12-23 21:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF
09USUNNEWYORK1156	NORWAY PREVIEWS PM,S TOPICS FOR POTUS MEETING; [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 8 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Larsen previewed the topics that Prime Minister Stoltenberg will raise with President Obama during his upcoming visit to Oslo - an action plan for UN Millennium Development Goals Four and [...]	2009-12-23 21:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UN AF CG SU
09USUNNEWYORK1159	MONUC EXTENDED 5 MONTHS; MANDATE CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council unanimously renewed MONUC's mandate on December 23 for 5 months, with the intention to further extend it an additional 12 months. During Council consultations on December 16, SRSG Doss said the "Kimia II" operations against the FDLR would end in December, an [...]	2009-12-24 17:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM XA UNSC CG RW
09USUNNEWYORK1160	UN HOLDS ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL [...] At the December 8-9, 2009 high-level United Nations (U.N.) conference convened in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),57 donors and private sector companies pledged contributions totaling $424 million for 2010. This amount marks an increase of more than 10 percent from th [...]	2009-12-24 18:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF UN
09USUNNEWYORK129	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PR [...] (C) Summary. In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, Egyptian PR Abdelaziz discussed Egypt's efforts to improve the atmosphere of the Durban conference; urged that the Security Council defer the imminent ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir; agreed that UN peacekeeping operat [...]	2009-02-12 19:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PHUM EG SU
09USUNNEWYORK13	UN PREVIEWS PLANNED SUPPORT TO AMISOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two meetings on January 6, UN Under Secretary-General Malcorra and Department of Field Support (DFS) staff briefed USUN on the status of UN planning to implement the Secretary-General's proposed measures to strengthen the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). DFS is coor [...]	2009-01-09 20:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK132	UN/DPRK SANCTIONS: 1718 SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: On February 12, following a routine briefing of the 1718 Democratic People,s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee (an essentially inactive committee),the Russian delegation highlighted the Six Party Talks as a means by which to continue diplomatic negotiations on North Korean [...]	2009-02-12 23:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK134	FY2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to reftel requests regarding the annual Section 102 (g) Foreign Relations Authorization Act pedophilia certification regarding UN agencies and their affiliated NGOs. As requested, Mission requested required confirmations from the following UN agencies: ECOS [...]	2009-02-13 18:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK141	AU/ARAB LEAGUE LOBBY UNSC FOR ICC DEFERRAL FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union and Arab League leaders met informally with Security Council members on February 12 to press their case for deferral of the ICC case against Sudan President Bashir. AU Commissioner Lamamra told Council members that the AU is making progress with the Government of [...]	2009-02-17 13:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU
09USUNNEWYORK149	UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] Summary and comment: At its regular session January 19-28, ECOSOC's Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for 21 US. NGOs. Action on the Democracy Coalition Project's application was deferred until the Committee's next session in May. The [...]	2009-02-18 17:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM USUN
09USUNNEWYORK150	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH ROK PR PARK [...] (C) In Ambassador Rice's initial call with Republic of Korea PermRep Park on February 17, the latter discussed shared priorities and possibilities for further coordination on issues such as DPRK, G-20 coordination, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),disarmament, the environmental summit and [...]	2009-02-18 19:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN
09USUNNEWYORK151	UNAMID CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ICC DECISION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 17 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy emphasized that adequately equipping troops already on the ground in Darfur should become a priority. Le Roy also briefed the Council on the agr [...]	2009-02-18 21:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC SU
09USUNNEWYORK163	GAMBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON BURMA AND THE [...] (C) Summary: During a February 18 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Special Advisor Gambari outlined the main challenges to progress in Burma, including a fundamental division of the international community on the issue. He reviewed his goals for his recent visit and added that for different reas [...]	2009-02-20 01:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK164	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: USG HOLMES BRIEFS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, briefed the Security Council on the current humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 17 following his visit to the country. He described a new dynamic created by recent coopera [...]	2009-02-20 13:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC CG RW
09USUNNEWYORK170	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary: In a February 23 meeting with Ambassador Rice, High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay said of the Durban Review Conference, that although she was disappointed with the addition of unhelpful text in the draft outcome document and the politicized language used by some [...]	2009-02-24 19:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK182	AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH U/SYG [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe told Ambassador Rice during a February 23 introductory meeting, that he was trying to change the culture of the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) from one of "writing talking points for internal meetings" to solving problems through goo [...]	2009-02-27 02:07:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC IO
09USUNNEWYORK183	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CANADIAN PERMREP MCNEE [...] (C) Summary. During an introductory meeting on February 18, Canadian PermRep McNee reviewed Canada's priorities with Ambassador Rice, including strengthening the UN mission in Afghanistan, ensuring UN responsiveness to peacekeeping operations' needs, and Security Council reform. He noted tha [...]	2009-02-27 02:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
09USUNNEWYORK184	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MAURA NICHOLSON [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 02:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK189	AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]	2009-02-27 16:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK192	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH SRI LANKA PR PALIHAKKARA [...] (C) Summary: During a February 26 meeting with Sri Lankan PR Palihakkara, Ambassador Rice urged his government to grant NGOs and USAID complete and full access to civilians in IDP camps. Palihakkara acknowledged that "there had been a problem," and said the visit of UN U/SYG for Humanitarian [...]	2009-02-27 18:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE UNHCR
09USUNNEWYORK196	AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH U/SYG [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe told Ambassador Rice during a February 23 introductory meeting, that he was trying to change the culture of the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) from one of "writing talking points for internal meetings" to solving problems through goo [...]	2009-02-27 23:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC IO
09USUNNEWYORK197	DPRK: RUSSIA AND JAPAN CONSIDER MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador Wolff, Russian Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov and Japanese Perm Rep Takasu offered different approaches to responding to a possible Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch. Dolgov said that Moscow had sought to discourage the DPRK from this [...]	2009-02-27 23:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK199	U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON HIS [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council February 27 on the situation in northern Sri Lanka and his recent visit there. He said civilians in the LTTE-controlled area are in "very great danger" and there are strong anecdotal reports that they are b [...]	2009-02-28 00:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PREF CE
09USUNNEWYORK200	UN PEACEKEEPING: AMBASSADOR RICE ADDRESSES C-34 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Special Committee for Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) opened its annual session with a general debate on February 23-24. Ambassador Rice addressed the C-34 on February 24, delivering a message that the U.S. is ready to consider fresh peacekeeping approaches in cooperation [...]	2009-02-28 00:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK201	AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]	2009-03-02 20:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI EU UN
09USUNNEWYORK202	AMBASSADOR RICE AND UN DPKO USG LE ROY DISCUSS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping USG Le Roy told Ambassador Rice on February 26 that India planned to withdraw its troops from MONUC. He asked for U.S. assistance in encouraging DRC President Kabila to support Indian troops, to help ave [...]	2009-03-03 01:22:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN SU XA AF
09USUNNEWYORK203	DEPARTING SOUTH AFRICAN PR KUMALO AND RICE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Rice's introductory meeting with South African PermRep Dumisani Kumalo on February 25, Kumalo said the Human Rights Council would "die" without U.S. participation. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Rice said bilateral relations had not gone as well as hoped and the U.S. wanted to [...]	2009-03-03 01:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC SF
09USUNNEWYORK208	KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU MEETS AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, asked Ambassador Rice on March 2 to help Kosovo obtain recognition from additional states, particularly from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan and OIC members; and to help ensure that like-minded states, including non-European states, s [...]	2009-03-04 22:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICJ UNSC SR KV
09USUNNEWYORK209	UN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (SBU) At the request of Burkina Faso, the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) briefed the Security Council on March 3 on the events surrounding the assassinations of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Vieira and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. DPA Deputy Director for Africa J [...]	2009-03-04 22:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC PU SG XY
09USUNNEWYORK257	GEORGIA: PERMREP SEEKS US VIEWS ON FUTURE OF UNOMIG [...] (C) Summary. Georgian Permrep Alexander Lomaia told Ambassador DiCarlo on March 12 that Georgia would like to see the UN presence in Georgia/Abkhazia continue. It should include a peacekeeping force to patrol a demilitarized zone, an executive policing component, and a concrete mechanism for [...]	2009-03-13 18:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK281	UN SAYS EUFOR-MINURCAT TRANSITION ON TRACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary-General Mulet told the Security Council on March 17 that the EUFOR-MINURCAT transfer of authority (TOR) had proceeded smoothly, with many EUFOR troops rehatting or otherwise remaining in place as MINURCAT built its strength. He warned that some MINURCAT need [...]	2009-03-19 09:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CD CT
09USUNNEWYORK283	AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Francis Deng, the UN's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on March 16 to discuss current activities of his office and priorities for the future. Deng explained his efforts to engage three important constituencies on the work of his office in order [...]	2009-03-19 13:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK288	AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 18 introductory meeting, Norwegian PermRep Morten Wetland told Ambassador Rice Norway's key issues are Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Horn of Africa, as well as climate change, the financial crisis, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),and peacekeeping gene [...]	2009-03-19 20:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON
09USUNNEWYORK29	IMPROVING IDP SERVICES IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Severine Rey in the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in response to an inquiry we made prior to receiving reftel, told us Jan. 15 OCHA is looking closely at the humanitarian situation in Pakistan, including the NWFP, and has decided to strengthen its presence in [...]	2009-01-16 20:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PK PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK296	CHARGE DINGER CONSULTS WITH UN ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. Charge to Rangoon Larry Dinger met with UN Special Advisor Gambari and representatives from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Open Society Institute (OSI) during h [...]	2009-03-23 18:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK303	SOMALIA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL: "BACK FROM THE BRINK" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Council Members largely sidestepped the much-discussed issue of a UNPKO and instead pledged support for Somalia's new unity government in a March 20 Council debate on Somalia. Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ould-Abdallah and Somali Transitional Fe [...]	2009-03-24 19:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC ER SO
09USUNNEWYORK306	(C) ICCâ€™S OCAMPO ON SUDAN: GO AFTER BASHIRâ€™S MONEY [...] (C) International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told Ambassadors Rice and Wolff on March 20 that Sudanese President Bashir needed to be isolated. Ocampo suggested if Bashir's stash of money were disclosed (he put the figure at possibly $9 billion),it would change Sudanese public opi [...]	2009-03-24 22:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SU XW
09USUNNEWYORK315	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK316	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CARI ENAV [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 13:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK323	MEETING WITH UN OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS ON KHMER [...] (SBU) On March 26, Legoffs met with U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Peter Taksoe-Jensen and U.N. Senior Officer Huw Llewellyn and delivered the points contained in Reftel. 2. (C) Taksoe-Jensen reported on the status of the negotiations on the anti-corruption mechanism fo [...]	2009-03-27 18:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM CB
09USUNNEWYORK324	U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed members of the Security Council on the situation in northern Sri Lanka. He said the situation there was worsening and civilian casualties remained "tragically and unacceptably high." The "informal interactive disc [...]	2009-03-27 19:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CE MOPS PREF PHUM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK327	UN DEMOCRACY FUND EXPERTS GROUP DISCUSSES SHORT [...] (C) Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Secretariat offered Advisory Board members an overview of the "short list" of third round project applications during a March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group, explaining that the sole project in Venezuela was not included in the short list bec [...]	2009-03-27 22:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK339	UN ON DEFENDING AUTHORITIES OF THE TRIPARTITE CORE [...] (C) On March 30 PolCouns met with Tamrat Samuel, head of the UN's Asia and Pacific Division, and made reftel points about the Burmese government imposing restrictions on the authorities of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG). Samuel was grateful for our update of the situation and appreciative of [...]	2009-03-31 23:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09USUNNEWYORK340	UN/OCHA DEMARCHE REQUEST - NEXT STEPS ON SRI LANKA [...] (C) On March 31, Ambassador DiCarlo raised reftel points with U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes, after speaking over the weekend with A/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs Catherine Bragg. Regarding the proposed Secretary-General,s statement on Sri Lanka, Holmes said the UN is working on a [...]	2009-03-31 23:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
09USUNNEWYORK342	UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG Holmes briefed the Security Council on the results of the recently-completed joint UN and Government of Sudan (GoS) assessment of humanitarian gaps in Darfur. Holmes told the Council that the assessment revealed the extent of the gaps in humanitarian services [...]	2009-04-01 13:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK35	OCHA OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] Mission officers met January 21 with Rashid Khalikov, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in New York, to discuss concerns over the current UN response to the growing needs of populations displaced by conflict in Pakistan. Khalikov will travel to Pakistan [...]	2009-01-21 21:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK PREF WFP
09USUNNEWYORK351	COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW) 2009 SESSION [...] (U) Summary and Action Request. The Commission on the Status of Women held its annual two-week session from March 2-13, 2009. The new positions of the U.S. were well received, Agreed Conclusions were adopted by consensus, an annual resolution on Palestinian women was adopted by a vote of 30-3 [...]	2009-04-03 16:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK355	DPRK: SECURITY COUNCIL, KEY PLAYERS RESPOND TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 5 bilateral meeting, Amb. Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that in response to the recent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) missile launch the United States will seek a Security Council resolution that includes real consequences for the DPRK's actions. She [...]	2009-04-06 17:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK359	UN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING CONCLUDES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Special Committee for Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) concluded its annual session on March 20 by adopting a consensus report on schedule for the first time since 2006. The report contains specific language regarding the protection of civilians and broadly as [...]	2009-04-07 18:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK36	GAMBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR DICARLO ON BURMA [...] (C) In a 20 January meeting, Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador DiCarlo that Secretary-General Ban is considering travel to Burma after the ASEAN Summit. Gambari said he is being sent to Burma 31 January - 3 February to "get everybody's bottom line and to see what, if anything, is [...]	2009-01-22 00:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK373	THAI PERMREP DISCUSSES BURMA [...] (C) Summary: In an April 6 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Thai PermRep Pramudwinai urged intensified engagement with the Burmese regime and said the regime is awaiting the outcome of the U.S. policy review of Burma. He said Burma would be more comfortable with the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) [...]	2009-04-08 22:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BU
09USUNNEWYORK380	AMB. RICE MEETS AU PERM REP [...] (C) In an April 9 courtesy call, Amb. Rice discussed a range of security and political issues with Amb. Lila Ratsifandrihamanana, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the UN. Amb. Rice advised against the planned May visit of a high-level AU delegation to Washington and New York to disc [...]	2009-04-10 01:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC SO SU
09USUNNEWYORK384	GEORGIA: USUN DELIVERS USG PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Per Ref A instructions, Deputy PolCouns and Poloff shared the USG preliminary response to the UN Non-Paper on the future UN presence in Georgia (Ref B) with DPKO Director for Europe and Latin America, David Harland. Harland acknowledged U.S. views on the dimensions of the propose [...]	2009-04-10 12:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK385	GEORGIA: EUSR PIERRE MOREL BRIEFS USUN ON GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUSR for Georgia Pierre Morel told Ambassador DiCarlo on April 3 he thought the UN needed a "substantial" mandate in Abkhazia, with symmetrical security zones on both sides of the administrative boundary of Abkhazia. Morel thought Georgia SRSG Verbeke would complete his report by [...]	2009-04-10 13:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK393	AMBASSADOR RICE SPEAKS WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON [...] (C) Ambassador Rice spoke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon via telephone on April 10 to urge the appointment of a special envoy for Sri Lanka given the growing risks to civilians caught between the government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) military forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LT [...]	2009-04-13 23:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CE EAID PHUM PREF PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK396	AMB RICE MEETS WITH HAITIAN PM PIERRE LOUIS [...] (C) Summary. Haitian Prime Minister Pierre Louis said prospects for the upcoming donor conference "look good," during her April 13 meeting with Ambassador Rice. Pierre Louis pressed for U.S. support in Haiti's fight against illicit drugs and said that she expects a low turnout but no trouble [...]	2009-04-14 22:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV HA
09USUNNEWYORK401	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REVIEWS DESIGNATION PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, the DPRK Sanctions Committee considered the Security Council's request that the Committee "adjust" sanctions measures through the designation of goods and entities in response to the DPRK's recent missile launch. Turkish Perm Rep Ilkin noted that the Council requested [...]	2009-04-16 14:37:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK407	DPRK: U.S. EXPERTS MAKE CASE FOR SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 20, visiting U.S. experts briefed the DPRK Sanctions Committee on the U.S. proposal to designate new entities and goods for sanctions. The experts made a detailed and compelling case for why the U.S.-proposed items met the designation criteria in UNSCR 1718 and were an a [...]	2009-04-21 15:10:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK412	DPRK: RUSSIA/CHINA LACK FULL INSTRUCTIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee was largely unable to discuss proposals for new designations because some key delegations (namely, Russia and China) lacked complete instructions from their capitals. The Russian delegate supported one element of the [...]	2009-04-22 20:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KN PHUM ETTC MCAP
09USUNNEWYORK413	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH JOHN HOLMES [...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew met with Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes in New York. Lew and Holmes discussed a wide range of humanitarian concerns including Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The meeting als [...]	2009-04-22 22:49:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM UNAUS AF IZ PK SU CE
09USUNNEWYORK414	HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF DONORS ON THE HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary - Meeting in New York April 16 to address the increasingly complex operating environment for aid agencies in Sudan, 17 donors from North America, Europe and Asia gave their general support to the UN Track III approach outlined in the document "Towards a more predictable, accountable [...]	2009-04-22 22:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PHUM PREL UN SU
09USUNNEWYORK415	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE PLEDGES AND [...] (U) In response to Ref A regarding pledges and contributions made to the Special Court for Sierra Leone (the Court) since its inception, the Mission refers to Refs B and C, which set forth amounts paid by country and by year. The Court's Liaison Office in New York has advised the Mission th [...]	2009-04-23 13:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SL SOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK416	DPRK SANCTIONS COMMITTEE MAKES MINIMAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee made some minimal progress in considering new sanctions designations, as was requested by the Security Council on April 13 after the DPRK missile launch. The Committee is nearing consensus on updating the Missile Tec [...]	2009-04-23 13:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KN PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP
09USUNNEWYORK418	NEW UN WOMEN'S MECHANISM PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary and action request. Members of the General Assembly voiced measured support for continuing deliberations on the creation of a new "entity" to deal with women's empowerment and gender equality that would be a hybrid between a full-fledged Fund (such as UNICEF or UNDP) and an offic [...]	2009-04-23 17:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM UN KWMN
09USUNNEWYORK422	DPRK: CHINA YIELDS ON U.S. SANCTIONS PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Perm Rep Zhang told Amb. Rice on April 23 that China could support U.S. proposals in the DPRK Sanctions Committee to update a technical annex of banned goods and to designate three high-value entities. He said this decision, which he portrayed a major concession from Chin [...]	2009-04-23 22:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK423	GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian Foreign Minister Vashadze outlined for Ambassadors Rice and DiCarlo the elements Georgia would like to see in a new UN mandate. He acknowledged that the eventual mandate would be something less robust that the Georgian proposed elements, but suggested that it was import [...]	2009-04-23 22:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK424	VIJAY NAMBIAR BRIEFS THE COUNCIL ON SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 22, the Security Council met in an "informal interactive discussion" format to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka. The Secretary-General,s chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, briefed on his recent visit to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Ambassador also briefed on behal [...]	2009-04-23 22:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09USUNNEWYORK425	AMB. RICE TALKS AFRICA WITH FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice discussed a range of African issues with Bruno Joubert, French President Sarkozy's chief diplomatic advisor on Africa, in a meeting on April 16. Joubert said that the international community should continue to support Qatar-brokered peace talks on Darfur for a few [...]	2009-04-23 22:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER UNSC KPKO SO SU ER DJ
09USUNNEWYORK426	DPRK: RUSSIA/CHINA PRESSED ON DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate phone calls on April 21, Amb. Rice told her Chinese and Russian counterparts that the United States expected the DPRK Sanctions Committee to approve a "serious, credible" package of new designations by the April 24 deadline requested by the Security Council. Russian Pe [...]	2009-04-24 00:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK428	APRIL 25 UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board met April 21 to finalize its recommendations for third round projects to fund for approximately $20 million, consistent with the short list discussed during the March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group (reftel). India and Germany anno [...]	2009-04-24 13:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK43	U/SYG LE ROY DISCUSSES ICC INDICTMENT WITH P-3 [...] (C) Summary: U/SYG Le Roy met with UK-France-U.S. (P-3) ambassadors on January 21 to discuss the International Criminal Court's (ICC) pending decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Bashir. The P-3 ambassadors confirmed that their countries' positions on Article 16 ha [...]	2009-01-23 21:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK
09USUNNEWYORK430	A/S BRIMMER MEETS WITH USYG FOR FIELD SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Brimmer paid a courtesy call on UN Undersecretary-General Susana Malcorra, head of the UN's Department of Field Support (DFS) on April 16. Malcorra briefed on difficulties faced by UN operations, ongoing efforts on reform, and the importance of U.S. support. [...]	2009-04-24 15:51:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MARR MASS SO
09USUNNEWYORK435	GEORGIA: QUAD AMBASSADORS DELIVER NON-PAPER TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps of the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (Quad) delivered Ref A non-paper to U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and SRSG for Georgia Johan Verbeke on April 24. The Ambassadors argued for robust and ambitious recommendation [...]	2009-04-27 14:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC GG
09USUNNEWYORK437	AMB. RICE'S LUNCH WITH THE UN SENIOR AFRICANS GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ibrahim Gambari, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, welcomed Amb. Rice as guest of honor at the annual lunch of the UN Senior Africans Group on April 16. Gambari invited Amb. Rice to take advantage of the resources of the group, which brings ambassadors from African missi [...]	2009-04-27 22:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC XA
09USUNNEWYORK441	DPRK SANCTIONS COMMITTEE DESIGNATES GOODS, ENTITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") agreed on April 24 to designate explicitly three high-value entities to be subject to targeted sanctions and to update a technical list of items to be banned from transfer to/from the DPRK. By completing this task, the Committee suc [...]	2009-04-29 21:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK443	SOMALIA: NEW YORK STATE OF PLAY ON 1863 RENEWAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In P3 consultations on April 29, the UK said that it intends to circulate its draft resolution on Somalia (ref) to the full Council by May 6 and that it plans to schedule a vote for May 22 in order to allow the Fifth Committee four days to consider AMISOM support before the end [...]	2009-04-30 14:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM MARR KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK448	AMB VERVEER AND DEPUTY SG MIGIRO DISCUSS WOMEN AT THE UN [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and UN Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro met April 28 at the UN for a cordial discussion of the need to move forward on reforming the UN's gender architecture, the importance of Security Council Resolutions 1325 [...]	2009-05-01 19:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI EAID KWMN UN
09USUNNEWYORK449	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA @ 60 Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. 2. Her point of contact will be Amy Schedlbauer, Poli [...]	2009-05-01 21:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK451	AMB RICE DISCUSSES WOMEN'S ISSUES WITH STEPHEN LEWIS [...] (SBU) Former Canadian ambassador Stephen Lewis spoke to Ambassador Rice April 27 on the need for a new UN agency on women's affairs, and to plead for U.S. support to move quickly to establish the new agency. Lewis, through his previous positions as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Canadian [...]	2009-05-04 20:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI EAID KWMN ZI UN
09USUNNEWYORK464	U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFS ON THE "HORROR" OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council met on April 30 in an "informal interactive" format to consider the situation in Sri Lanka. U/SYG Holmes briefed on his latest visit there, and Sri Lankan PR Palihakkara briefed on the government,s position. Following the meeting, the Mexican Presidency br [...]	2009-05-07 00:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09USUNNEWYORK465	SECURITY COUNCIL RECEIVES BRIEFING ON NEPAL/UNMIN, [...] (U) Summary: On May 5, the Security Council received a briefing on Nepal/UNMIN from Karin Landgren, the Secretary-General,s Representative in Nepal and head of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). Landgren emphasized that the recent political crisis that led to the resignation of the Prime Minist [...]	2009-05-07 00:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NP PHUM KDEM
09USUNNEWYORK483	SWEDISH POLITICAL DIRECTOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING EU [...] (SBU) Swedish Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told Ambassador Rice on May 6 that Sweden's priority during its upcoming EU presidency would be to prepare to address EU institutional issues under the assumption that the Lisbon Treaty would be fully ratified by the end of the year. Lyrvall thou [...]	2009-05-12 01:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC EUN
09USUNNEWYORK492	UK: MILIBAND DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Ambassador Rice discussed the Middle East, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka on the margins of a May 11 Security Council Ministerial on the Middle East. Miliband was pleased with U.S. support for the Middle East peace process a [...]	2009-05-13 00:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UK
09USUNNEWYORK494	SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSS SRI LANKA WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the UK and French Foreign Ministers hosted a meeting with like-minded Security Council members to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka. OCHA and four NGOs (Caritas, Save the Children, Oxfam and Human Rights Watch) also participated. The Austrian and Costa Rican Foreig [...]	2009-05-13 00:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE UNSC

09USUNNEWYORK496	U.S. ELECTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States won election to the UN Human Rights Council on May 12 with 167 votes cast in our favor during secret balloting, with a vote count that was among the highest the United States has ever received in a vote in the General Assembly. Also elected by the General Ass [...]	2009-05-13 09:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC UNGA PREL
09USUNNEWYORK499	DPRK SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS TO COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13, the chair of the Security Council's Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") briefed the Council about the Committee's activities over the last ninety days. He noted its recent designation of entities and goods in response to [...]	2009-05-13 22:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK503	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). With USUN Adviser Michael Gordon, Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA Finance Steering Committee meeting on May 19 and participate in an UNRWA @ 60 Ste [...]	2009-05-14 17:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK506	SOMALIA: UNSC BACKS UK DRAFT, DEFERS UNPKO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security Council members welcomed the UK's draft resolution on UN support to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) with only a few members advocating a rapid transfer to a UN peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Security Council consultations on May 13. In a briefing prece [...]	2009-05-14 21:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK508	SECURITY COUNCIL REACTS OFFICIALLY TO SITUATION IN [...] (U) The UK, France and Austria circulated a draft Security Council press statement on Sri Lanka in the evening of May 12, and formally introduced the text in Council consultations under other matters May 13. They stressed that the Security Council must react in a formal way to the situation in [...]	2009-05-14 21:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC CE PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK514	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE VFM HE YAFEI [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial meeting on May 14, Ambassador Rice and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei agreed to work together to maximize commonalties and minimize disagreements on UN issues. The two also agreed to increase cooperation on African issues. He Yafei said the North Korean [...]	2009-05-18 18:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH
09USUNNEWYORK528	PAKISTAN MISSION COMPLAINS ABOUT UN ROLE IN [...] (C) The Pakistani Mission to the UN has demarched the UK, French and U.S. Missions regarding Pakistan,s concern over a potential UN role in the Bangladesh war crimes process. Pakistan requests that all three countries jointly demarche Bangladesh asking for the government to refrain from "press [...]	2009-05-22 21:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM BG
09USUNNEWYORK529	UNSC ACHIEVES BURMA PRESS STATEMENT [...] (SBU) During consultations on May 22, the Security Council debated the U.S.-drafted press statement on Burma to reach Council consensus. Ambassador DiCarlo underlined international concern with developments around ASSK and highlighted clear member support for a timely, substantive statement f [...]	2009-05-22 21:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK530	UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...]	2009-05-26 00:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP UNSC KN
09USUNNEWYORK534	AMBASSADOR RICE PUSHES UN TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice contacted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark to register major concerns over the UN's insufficient capacity to manage humanitarian coordination re [...]	2009-05-27 15:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM UN PTER PREF PK
09USUNNEWYORK538	GEORGIA: MAY 27 UNSC CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Georgia SRSG Johan Verbeke told the Security Council on May 27 that a credible security regime, adhered to by all sides, needs to be the core of any future UN presence in Abkhazia, Georgia. Verbeke said that the Council's call in Res. 1866 for paragraph 2(a) of the former Mosco [...]	2009-05-28 22:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK545	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on May 28 met with UN Secretary-General Ban ki Moon to discuss a range of subjects, including the humanitarian situation in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, particularly regarding how the UN can and should deal with the destabilizing effects of large numbers of internally d [...]	2009-06-01 16:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CE KN PK CF UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK554	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN MISSION REFUSES TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At a meeting of French, German, U.K., U.S., Russian and Croatian PRs/DPRs on June 2, Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin refused to engage on a German draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Churkin said he had received emphatic i [...]	2009-06-02 22:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK555	BAN KI-MOON BRIEFS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON PAKISTAN, [...] (SBU) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly during a June 1 briefing on his recent travels, that he was considering appointing a senior-level envoy to coordinate delivery of humanitarian assistance to the 2.4 million people who have been displaced in the Swat Valley in Pakist [...]	2009-06-02 22:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK568	EIGHTH UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The annual UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) concluded its two-week session on May 29. U.S. engagement as an observer delegation was warmly welcomed this year, although there are some issues of concern to us, including the adoption of language that mimics the auth [...]	2009-06-05 23:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK569	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH UNIFEM EXECUTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Executive Director, Ines Alberdi, on Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Ms. Alberdi congratulated the U.S. on their new administration and the new possibilities it presents for gender issues. Alberdi and her staff [...]	2009-06-05 23:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNSC SO SU
09USUNNEWYORK570	GEORGIA: RUSSIA INSISTS ON NEW 'POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian Permrep Churkin continued to resist substantive negotiations, on June 5, on a draft resolution to extend UNOMIG beyond June 15. Churkin insisted that Western partners needed to present a draft resolution within Moscow's preferred "political framework" before he would engag [...]	2009-06-06 01:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK571	UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, the Secretary-General briefed members of the Security Council on his recent visit to Sri Lanka as well as on UN assistance to IDPs. The briefing was in an "informal interactive" format, which included the participation of Sri Lankan Permanent Representative Palihakka [...]	2009-06-06 02:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CE
09USUNNEWYORK580	GEORGIA: MARGINAL PROGRESS ON UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin acknowledged to France, Germany, U.K., U.S., and Croatia Permreps on June 9 that Russian forces would be subject to any security regime that would serve as the basis for a revised UNOMIG mandate. Churkin also said Russia would n [...]	2009-06-10 14:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK583	GEORGIA: RUSSIA AND WESTERN FRIENDS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref A and B instructions, USUN has maintained close unity with the Quad in negotiations over extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). At a June 10 negotiating session among Croatia, France, Germany, Russia, U.K., and U.S. Per [...]	2009-06-11 02:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK587	UNDERSECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS UNSC ON SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In his June 11 briefing to the Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator John Holmes reiterated his assessment that the decision of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to expel 13 aid agencies and close 3 national non-governme [...]	2009-06-12 14:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
09USUNNEWYORK591	FM YODA: BURKINA FASO WILL ABSTAIN FROM BLOCKING A [...] (SBU) Burkinabe Foreign Minister Yoda called Ambassador Rice on June 10 to request U.S. views on the mandate renewal of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Sudan. Ambassador Rice stressed the U.S. wants a robust new mandate for the Rapporteur, noting Sudan need not fear a rapporteur if [...]	2009-06-13 00:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC XY UV SU
09USUNNEWYORK592	DPRK: COUNCIL VOTES TO IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn the May 25 nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and impose new sanctions. All Council members delivered statements that were generally supportive of the text and condemned t [...]	2009-06-13 02:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK595	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VETO FORCES EXPIRATION OF UNOMIG [...] (C) The Russian Federation vetoed a two-week technical rollover of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on June 15, 2009, after several attempts by the Quad to reach compromise with Russia on the terms of a substantive resolution. Per Reftel instructions, USUN had consulted [...]	2009-06-16 02:11:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK602	DPRK: U.S./JAPAN SHARE THOUGHTS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that the United States is now focused on implementing the new sanctions imposed on the DPRK in resolution 1874. She explained that in the highly-likely event of a future DPRK provocation, Washington would prefer not to engage in a tit [...]	2009-06-18 11:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK605	KOSOVO: SRSG ZANNIER UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council on June 17 that UNMIK's nearly completed reconfiguration is "timely and necessary" due to UNMIK's "limited capacity" to perform administrative functions in Kosovo. Zannier, along with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, n [...]	2009-06-18 23:44:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNMIK UNSC SR KS
09USUNNEWYORK61	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY CZECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice discussed ways to strengthen EU - U.S. cooperation in the UN context with Czech Permrep Ambassador Martin Palous January 28, including institutionalizing both high-level and working level contacts, in order to promote agreement on issues of common concern. Amba [...]	2009-01-29 14:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM ECON PARM UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK612	DPRK: U.S. PROPOSES NEW SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) The United States proposed on June 19 a package of new sanctions designations (individuals, entities and goods) to the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee. Resolution 1874, adopted June 12 in response to the May DPRK nuclear test, tasked the Committee with making such designat [...]	2009-06-22 23:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK620	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE FM YANG [...] (C) Summary. During a June 24 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Yang commented on the excellent U.S.-China working relationship including at the UN and praised the smooth transition of the Obama administration. Yang agreed on the need to build positive, cooperative, comprehensive relations for t [...]	2009-06-25 11:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC IZ KN SU
09USUNNEWYORK622	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH UNHCHR PILLAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 18:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KUNR KWBG SU CE SF QA IN XF
09USUNNEWYORK625	DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-06-26 00:58:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK626	LIBERIA SANCTIONS: COUNCIL CONSIDERS EXPERT [...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Uganda Perm Rep, reporting on behalf of chair of the Liberia Sanctions Committee ("1521 Committee") briefed the Committee on the Panel of Expert's (POE) midterm report. Ambassador DiCarlo thanked the POE for recommendations on strengthening the efficacy of the sanctions [...]	2009-06-26 01:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM USNC LI KCRM
09USUNNEWYORK632	UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...]	2009-06-27 00:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN
09USUNNEWYORK638	ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...]	2009-06-29 16:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU
09USUNNEWYORK641	ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS: AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Turkish PermRep Ilkin and Spanish PermRep Yanez-Barnuevo requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge U.S. backing for the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC). They explained that the initiative for the AOC came from their governme [...]	2009-06-30 20:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU
09USUNNEWYORK644	SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members, senior Secretariat officials, and major troop contributing countries debated the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) in a full-day session on June 29. UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy said in his open [...]	2009-07-01 23:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK645	UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...]	2009-07-02 00:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO
09USUNNEWYORK65	SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members and invited speakers considered in lengthy January 22-23 sessions the state of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Participants agreed that a decade of dramatic expansion in UN peacekeeping efforts leaves the Council overdue for a systematic stockta [...]	2009-01-30 01:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK650	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON DESIGNATIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") discussed key tasks to implement resolution 1874, including sanctions designations, a draft Program of Work for the Committee and the composition of a Panel of Experts to assist the Committee in monitoring and improving the impleme [...]	2009-07-02 21:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK652	SPECIAL ENVOY OBASANJO SHARES VIEWS ON DRC, SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Obasanjo met with Ambassador Rice on June 29 and the P5 Belgium on June 30. He told Rice that neither Rwanda nor the DRC wanted to shelter former CNDP leader Nkunda. He suggested implementing greater incentives to encourage FDLR combatants [...]	2009-07-07 02:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC RW SU GC XA
09USUNNEWYORK654	DPRK: COUNCIL RESPONDS TO JULY 4 MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6, the Security Council discussed how best to respond to the July 4 launch of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Most Council members supported a Japanese proposal that the Council President (currently Ugandan [...]	2009-07-07 11:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK661	DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATIONS STALEMATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") continued its work to implement key tasks in Resolution 1874, including making new sanctions designations by July 12, drafting a Program of Work to guide the Committee's work, and helping to establish a Panel of Expert [...]	2009-07-09 14:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK664	EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF YUGOSLAV AND [...] The Security Council on July 7 adopted (15-0-0) two resolutions (1877 and 1878) to authorize the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to extend the terms of some of their permanent judges until 2010. Resolut [...]	2009-07-09 16:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ICTY PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK670	GAMBARI CONVENES THE NINTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, Special Advisor Gambari convened the ninth Group of Friends of Burma meeting on behalf of Secretary-General Ban. Gambari reviewed Ban's schedule of meetings during the trip as well as his brief visit to the Delta and speech to the diplomatic corps and others. Gamba [...]	2009-07-09 23:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK671	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") considered on July 9 moving forward with new sanctions designations in light of the fact that key delegations -- particularly, Russia and China -- were still without instructions to respond to the U.S./Japan/France/UK designation pro [...]	2009-07-10 00:50:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK679	SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]	2009-07-13 10:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK684	GEORGIA: WESTERN FRIENDS DISCUSS FUTURE OF UN WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps from the expanded Western Friends group (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and EU Council Secretariat) informally discussed the future of UN involvement in Georgia post-UNOMIG in a July 9 meeting with A/SYG Mulet (DPKO),A/SYG Fernan [...]	2009-07-13 22:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK685	ACTION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5 below. 2. (SBU) Following the Security Council's debate on Somalia July 9, Council members are now considering whether to move forward on the question of sanctioning Eritrea for undermining the Djibouti Peace Process. The Council [...]	2009-07-14 11:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK689	BAN BRIEFS THE UNSC ON JULY 3-4 TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. In an open session of the Security Council on July 13, Secretary-General Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" in the regime's refusal to allow a visit with Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). However, he added that he was able to convey key recommendations, including the release of all [...]	2009-07-14 22:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK693	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SCHWARTZ MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Eric Schwartz, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) visited New York on July 13 for meetings with the United Nations and USUN/New York. In talks with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, Schwartz reviewed the [...]	2009-07-15 20:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK694	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE APPROVES AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee has approved and submitted to the Security Council a Program of Work, as was requested from the Committee in resolution 1874. Modeled on similar documents in other sanctions regimes, the Program of Work provides for increased Committee activities wit [...]	2009-07-16 10:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK701	DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE MAKES NEW SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") unanimously approved a package of new sanctions designations, which included five entities, five individuals, and two technical items linked to DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The Committee acted in res [...]	2009-07-18 00:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK703	SYG BAN'S CONVERSATION WITH RAUL CASTRO AT NAM [...] (C) Summary. At the request of Secretary-General Ban, Department of Political Affairs Under Secretary-General Pascoe provided Ambassador Wolff with a readout of Ban's conversation with Cuban President Raul Castro on July 17 on the margins of Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Th [...]	2009-07-20 15:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CU
09USUNNEWYORK704	SYG BAN TALKS TO DPRK KIM YONG-NAM AT NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) On July 17, UN Secretary-General Ban's Chef de Cabinet Kim Won-soo provided Ambassador Wolff a readout of Ban's brief conversation with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea Kim Yong-nam, on the margins of the Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-She [...]	2009-07-20 15:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PREL KN
09USUNNEWYORK709	SOMALIA: MONITORING GROUP PROPOSES 11 TARGETS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") has received a list (see para 4) of eleven possible targets for the first round of targeted sanctions under resolution 1844. This list, which includes three Eritreans, was prepared by the UN Somalia sanctions Monitoring Group (M [...]	2009-07-21 16:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPKO SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK710	P3 MEETS WITH DJIBOUTIAN PERMREP ON DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY: (C) In a July 20 meeting, the P3 met with Djiboutian Permanent Representative Olhaye to discuss Djibouti's draft resolution calling for sanctioning those who led the drive to invade and occupy Djiboutian territory. Olhaye dismissed the P3's proposal to use the existing Somalia Sanct [...]	2009-07-21 21:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC ER DJ
09USUNNEWYORK713	U/SYG PASCOE UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] Summary: (SBU) In July 21 consultations on the Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute, U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council that Eritrea has failed to comply with UNSC Resolution 1862, which calls on Eritrea to recognize the dispute, accept mediation and withdraw its forces. Council members unan [...]	2009-07-22 11:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC DJ
09USUNNEWYORK718	DPRK: EXPERT PANEL DELAYED BY SQUABBLE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A squabble over geographical representation has delayed the establishment of a seven-member UN Panel of Experts (POE) to help monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions imposed on the DPRK. Costa Rica and Mexico appear likely to block the POE's approval in the DPRK Sanct [...]	2009-07-24 00:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK722	SOMALIA: INCHING CLOSER TO SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 21, the Somalia Sanctions Monitoring Group (MG),a UN team mandated to monitor and report on compliance with the Somalia arms embargo and resolution 1844, briefed the Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") on a proposed list of nine individuals, including three rank [...]	2009-07-24 16:39:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK723	SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER OMAAR POSITIVE ON THE TFG, FRUSTRATED BY ERITREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 16:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK741	SOMALIA: SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH URGES INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 28, SRSG for Somalia Ould-Abdallah called for the international community to continue its support for the TFG and AMISOM, reporting that while insurgent attempts to overthrow the Somali government have failed, the security situation remains fragile. African Union Commi [...]	2009-08-03 11:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK742	DPRK: U.S. COORDINATOR PRESSES 1874 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 30, Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. Coordinator for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874 briefed the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") about U.S. efforts to implement sanctions on North Korea. He urged the Commi [...]	2009-08-04 11:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK743	AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA STRATEGIZES ON SOMALIA, [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 11:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER
09USUNNEWYORK744	RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...]	2009-08-04 14:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA
09USUNNEWYORK752	UNGA 64: TANZANIA INVITES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) Tanzanian PermRep Augustine Mahiga requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice following up on the May 21 meeting between Tanzanian President Kikwete and President Obama, and conveyed Kikwete's hopes that President Obama would participate in two high-level events contemplated on the margins [...]	2009-08-06 19:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM ECON EAID KWMN UNGA TZ
09USUNNEWYORK753	BAN CONVENES THE TENTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 5, Secretary-General Ban convened the tenth meeting of the Group of Friends of Burma to report on his meeting with Burmese Permanent Representative Swe and to seek support for a unified public message from the group on the need for Burmese authorities to respond to th [...]	2009-08-07 18:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK758	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI [...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer Shaun Coughlin on August 11 and 12. The purpose is to hold meetings with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen as well as NGOs including Open Society Justice Initiative an [...]	2009-08-10 21:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KJUS EAP UN
09USUNNEWYORK759	DPRK: COMMITTEE BLESSES PANEL OF EXPERTS SLATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") blessed a seven-person slate for the Panel of Experts (POE),a newly-established body under UNSCR 1874 charged with helping the Committee monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions on the DPRK. The Secretary-Ge [...]	2009-08-10 23:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK762	STATE OF PLAY ON UN BURMA STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In Security Council consultations on August 11, most Council members broadly condemned the conviction and sentencing of Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). A clear majority supported the P-3 drafted statement introduced by the U.S., with the [...]	2009-08-12 23:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
09USUNNEWYORK764	SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...]	2009-08-12 21:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK765	SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE [...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...]	2009-08-12 21:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI
09USUNNEWYORK770	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]	2009-08-14 22:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK772	ETHIOPIAN CHARGE EAGER TO SANCTION ERITREA; AGREES [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 09:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK775	DPRK: UAE REPORTS SANCTIONS VIOLATION TO 1718 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported to the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") a possible violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The UAE reports having stopped a vessel loaded with containers of arms being shipped from North Korea to [...]	2009-08-17 21:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK778	DPRK: AUSTRALIA "EXCITED" ABOUT OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian mission approached USUN to discuss Australia's role in an apparent violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea involving an Australian-based shipping firm. The Australians noted that Canberra authorities were aware that the UAE had discovered arms apparently [...]	2009-08-19 22:18:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK780	DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged v [...]	2009-08-20 19:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK781	DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged vess [...]	2009-08-20 19:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK786	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ACTIVE WORK PERIOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The acting chair of the Security Council's Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council about the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, emphasizing its work to implement tasks contained in resolution 1874: new sanctions des [...]	2009-08-24 23:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK809	GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...]	2009-09-01 22:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK812	DPRK: PANEL OF EXPERTS ALMOST UP AND RUNNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The newly-created UN Panel of Experts (POE) for North Korea is on track to be operational by mid- to late-September, somewhat later than planned. As a result of various delays -- namely political wrangling and logistics snags -- none of the seven experts has yet arrived in New Yo [...]	2009-09-02 16:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK813	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PR VIOTTI [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Brazilian PermRep Viotti listed peacekeeping and peacebuilding as priorities for Brazil, in particular the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and peacebuilding activities in Guinea-Bissau. Viotti noted the importance of [...]	2009-09-02 20:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PHUM PREL BM
09USUNNEWYORK816	SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN ROLE ON [...] (U) USUN Poloffs and USUN Deputy Legal Advisor delivered reftel points on June 3 to Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Somalia Chief Walid Musa Abdelkarim and UN Political Affairs Officers G. Justin Jepson and Kiyoshi Matsukawa. 2. (SBU) DPA Somalia Chief Abdelkarim was extremely [...]	2009-09-03 22:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SO XA KCRM UNSC PHUM PHSA EWWT
09USUNNEWYORK817	AMBASSADOR RICE AND INDIAN PR PURI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and a team from USUN met on August 26 with Indian Mission counterparts as the first step to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. The new Indian ambassador arrived with instructions to strengthen the U.S.-India relationship at th [...]	2009-09-04 12:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK819	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/OFDA TO HOLD [...] The U.S. Mission grants clearance to the following individuals from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) for travel to New York to meet with officials from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),UNICEF AND New York-based humanitarian NGOs for annual [...]	2009-09-04 13:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK82	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 introductory call on Australian PermRep Hill, Ambassador Rice reviewed her top priorities and solicited close partnership with the Australian Mission. Ambassador Hill shared views on candidates to replace the UNDP Administrator, worried that the ultimate decision [...]	2009-02-03 15:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNDP KGHG PARM PHUM KDEM AS XV
09USUNNEWYORK822	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA @ 60 Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 8 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of contact w [...]	2009-09-08 12:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK832	UNGA: GEORGIAN IDP RESOLUTION PASSES AFTER RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After rejecting a Russian Federation "no-action" motion by a vote of 29 in favor, 64 opposed, and 50 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Georgia-sponsored resolution calling for the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia by a vote of 47 in fa [...]	2009-09-11 15:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KPRM UNGA RS GG
09USUNNEWYORK833	DPRK: COUNCIL REFERS LETTER TO 1718 COMMITTEEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 9, the Security Council agreed to refer a letter recently received from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee"). Ambassador Rice pointed to the letter's contents -- including its rejection of res [...]	2009-09-14 11:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK835	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA at 60 Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2009 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of [...]	2009-09-15 14:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF
09USUNNEWYORK836	THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES SECURITY COUNCIL [...] On September 9, the General Assembly (GA),by two oral decisions, endorsed the recommendations of the Secretary-General that were previously endorsed by the Security Council in its resolutions 1877 and 1878 (reported in reference B). The GA's decisions endorsing the Security Council resoluti [...]	2009-09-15 14:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ICTY PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK838	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON SYG'S REPORT ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 9 the Security Council held an open debate on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Former President Bill Clinton, addressing the Council in his capacity as UN Special Envoy to Haiti, called for projecting a "more posi [...]	2009-09-15 23:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC HA
09USUNNEWYORK841	DPRK: COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PANEL REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the UN Secretariat briefed the Council on the establishment of the DPRK Panel of Experts (POE),a body mandated in UNSCR 1874 to help monitor and improve the implementation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The Secretariat explained that only two POE membe [...]	2009-09-16 15:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK846	64TH UNGA GENERAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Committee (GC) met September 16 to inscribe items on the agenda of the 64th UNGA, which opened September 15, and to allocate them to the Main Committees or Plenary. The meeting went smoothly. Taiwan was not an issue this year, and there were no other major issues. [...]	2009-09-18 20:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA PHUM CN
09USUNNEWYORK85	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory call by Ambassador Rice, New Zealand PermRep Rosemary Banks lobbied for U.S. support for former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's candidacy to become Administrator of the UN Development Program. Banks also urged the U.S. to join the UN Human Rights Counc [...]	2009-02-03 15:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KGHG KUNR PHUM PREL NZ
09USUNNEWYORK850	THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SEPTEMBER 16 LUNCH WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion during the monthly Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, hosted by Ambassador Rice in her capacity as Security Council President, Ban updated Permreps on UN activities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and [...]	2009-09-21 20:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK892	SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]	2009-10-12 15:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK893	SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...]	2009-10-13 20:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK894	UNSC BRIEFED ON SITUATION IN SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Pascoe and UNSOA Director of Field Support Boyd reported to the Security Council on October 8 that the TFG has persevered in spite of the challenging security situation, and urged the international community to continue its political and financial suppor [...]	2009-10-13 20:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR PHUM SO
09USUNNEWYORK910	BURMA, BURUNDI, COLOMBIA AND UGANDA ADDRESS SC [...] (SBU) The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WGCAAC) held a formal meeting chaired by Mexican Permanent Representative Claude Heller on October 12 to adopt the group's conclusions on Burma and to discuss the Secretary General's reports on children and armed conflict [...]	2009-10-14 19:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI UNSC BM CO BY UG
09USUNNEWYORK916	THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...]	2009-10-15 21:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU

09USUNNEWYORK935	MISSSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/OFDA STAFF [...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Hydrometorological Hazard Advisor Ayse Sezin Tokar, USAID/DCHA/OFDA Geographic Information Systems Coordinator Nate Smith, and USAID/DCHA/OFDA Information Management Coordinator Rhonda Davis Stewart for October 26-28, 2009, to participate in the [...]	2009-10-22 10:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK94	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...]	2009-02-04 22:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK
09USUNNEWYORK946	RICE MEETS WITH INDIAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Rice on October 16, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor raised India's hope that the U.S. would continue working with India on the convention on counterterrorism. The two also discussed the Goldstone Report, Security Council refo [...]	2009-10-26 20:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PHUM UNSC IN
09USUNNEWYORK952	MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA Deputy Assistant Administrator Jon Brause for November 2-3, 2009, to participate in the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Board, hosted by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs. This meeting will take place at the U [...]	2009-10-27 20:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK969	NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...]	2009-10-30 18:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER SC
09USUNNEWYORK975	THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] SUMMARY: Addressing the Committee for the first time as Special Rapporteur on human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya said the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),adopted by the General Assembly two years ago, provided a clear normative framew [...]	2009-11-02 14:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA BH MY WS VE CO
09USUNNEWYORK986	SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...]	2009-11-03 22:26:00	USUN New York	SECRET	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK990	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PANEL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") met on October 30 with the newly-established Panel of Experts (POE),a team of UN contractors mandated with helping monitor and improve UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. POE members introduced themselves and [...]	2009-11-03 23:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK999	GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]	2009-11-06 20:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VALLETTA103	MALTA ORGANIZES TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR POLICE [...] Summary. On February 23 and 24, Maltese police and social workers underwent training on preventing, identifying and protecting victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). In the workshop, with more than 80 individuals in attendance, Maltese officials who had participated in a 'train-the-trainers [...]	2009-02-27 13:32:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KFRD PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF MT
09VALLETTA141	MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:44:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT
09VALLETTA160	MALTA'S ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURNS PROGRAM SENDS [...] (U) On April 2 Charge' met Ives De Barro, a former Maltese Ambassador to Cairo who is now heading Malta's Assited Voluntary Returns (AVR) program for irregular migrants. Under the AVR program, immigrants who willingly leave Malta are flow at GoM expense back to their home countries and given 5 [...]	2009-04-08 07:06:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MT
09VALLETTA19	MALTA: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] Post contacted Joseph Cole, MFA Director for Global Affairs, who is coordinating the effort to review Malta's human rights situation. Cole told us he had reached out to a number of non-governmental organizations requesting their contribution to the report. 2. Post checked with the National [...]	2009-01-12 16:03:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC MT
09VALLETTA250	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 14:52:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PRF MT
09VALLETTA251	MALTESE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO INFORMAL MOSQUES CLOSED [...] (C) In a May 20 meeting with Charge' and acting DCM, Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Chairman Austin Walker gave his perspective on the closure last month of two informal mosques in the seaside towns of Sliema and Bugibba. Walker explained that in both instances, Maltese citizen [...]	2009-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MT
09VALLETTA253	MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] In a June 8 meeting with Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charge' delivered reftel demarche on Pakistan's diplaced persons, emphasizing that we hoped that, in addition to being supportive of broader EU efforts, we hoped Malta itself would be able to contribute [...]	2009-06-08 14:32:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM MT PREF
09VALLETTA476	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF [...] (SBU) On October 23 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. priorities of the 64th UN General Assembly Third Committee to Malta's Minster of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. FM Borg listened closely to the points but was non-committal. 2. (SBU) On October 27, U [...]	2009-10-27 17:27:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA MT
09VALLETTA487	MALTA'S RESPONSE RE THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 3 to MFA Americas Desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasqualie, and spoke on November 4 to MFA Asia (NEA) Director Patrick Mifsud. 2. (C) Mifsud advised that Malta expected to follow a collective EU position on the Goldstone Report and [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PRESL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MT
09VALLETTA488	MALTA: BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BO PREL EUN PHUM
09VANCOUVER196	PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF [...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...]	2009-08-01 00:08:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC
09VANCOUVER244	CANADIANS DETAIN SHIPLOAD OF TAMILS [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian Navy and Customs and Border Service Agency (CBSA) officials stopped and detained an aging freighter attempting to transport 76 men, mostly Tamils, into Canada. The action took place on October 17, although the vessel had been tracked from earlier in the week thanks to [...]	2009-10-22 03:22:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PHUM PREF CE PTER
09VATICAN100	SMALL STEPS, NOT GIANT LEAPS, IN CATHOLIC-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a high-ranking Russian Orthodox leader to Rome last week signaled some improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations, and more progress is likely at a conference between leaders of both faiths in Cyprus in October. Nevertheless, Cardinal Kasper predicts that a meeting b [...]	2009-09-25 16:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RS VT
09VATICAN101	PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...]	2009-10-01 12:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT
09VATICAN11	CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO [...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]	2009-01-27 16:52:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
09VATICAN111	VATICAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 5 post shared with the Vatican's point person on UNGA matters, Monsignor Osvaldo Neves, ref. demarche points. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]	2009-11-05 16:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN113	THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM? [...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...]	2009-11-09 12:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT
09VATICAN118	VATICAN: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCH DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 18 post shared demarche points with Vatican point officials on UNGA and Middle East matters, Monsignor Alberto Ortega and Monsignor Osvaldo Neves. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]	2009-11-18 15:07:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF IS VT
09VATICAN122	AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN123	AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN127	(S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT [...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...]	2009-12-04 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT
09VATICAN128	(C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN [...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...]	2009-12-07 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT
09VATICAN13	POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 21:24:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN130	OUTREACH TO VATICAN ON UGANDA BILL CRIMINALIZING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 15:58:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN132	POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE [...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...]	2009-12-16 12:08:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PHUM EAID VT
09VATICAN133	(C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN, [...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...]	2009-12-16 15:49:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA
09VATICAN134	AN INVENTORY OF THE VATICAN'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican is a leader or partner in many inter-religious dialogues, primarily with the "Abrahamic" religions - Islam, Judaism, and of course, other Christians. Vatican leaders are also beginning to reach out to Asian faiths. This cable describes the Vatican's primary, organized dia [...]	2009-12-18 11:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN135	INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A VIEW FROM THE VATICAN [...] (U) In an era of growing contacts and conflicts between faith communities, interfaith dialogue -- to increase understanding and in pursuit of concrete objectives -- is increasingly important. The Holy See is an active proponent and participant in a wide range of these dialogues, in order to [...]	2009-12-18 11:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN136	VATICAN ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) The Holy See's legal attachi to the United Nations issued a statement December 10 putting the Holy See on record as opposed to "grave violations of human rights against homosexual persons," in particular the use of the death penalty. Father Philip Bene made his remarks following a pane [...]	2009-12-18 12:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN137	PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATING WITH THE VATICAN ON INTERFAITH [...] (U) Catholics and the organized Catholic Church are present in virtually every country of the world, and the Holy See is second only to the United States in terms of relations with other states. Given this near-universal presence and the Vatican's critical role in interfaith dialogues, Embassy [...]	2009-12-18 12:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KIRF VT
09VATICAN14	POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 21:24:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN16	EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL [...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...]	2009-01-29 10:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT
09VATICAN23	VATICAN DISAPPOINTED WITH NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican is disturbed by the Frente Sandinista use of religious symbols for political purposes (reftel) and supports the Nicaraguan bishops' position on the issue. Vatican officials are also concerned about deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, and hop [...]	2009-02-09 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF NI VT
09VATICAN26	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22 [...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...]	2009-02-13 17:01:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT
09VATICAN27	POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]	2009-02-18 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN28	THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE [...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...]	2009-02-20 16:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
09VATICAN29	CORRECTED COPY: POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]	2009-02-25 13:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN31	PAPAL STATEMENTS AND NORTHERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and poloff met on February 27 with the Vatican's point person on Sri Lanka, Monsignor Joseph Murphy, to discuss the situation in that country and ongoing efforts to press the LTTE to allow the departure of civilians from conflict zones. Murphy strongly supports the efforts [...]	2009-02-27 18:29:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PTER KIRF CE VT
09VATICAN33	VATICAN CITY STATE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post point of contact for 2009 TIP Report is Political Specialist Mark Bakermans (bakermansm@state.gov ); 011.39.06.4674.3432; 011.39.06.5730.0682(fax). 2. (U) Hours spent in preparation of information: 4 3. (SBU) Reporting questions, following requesting cable numbering: --2 [...]	2009-03-02 17:13:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09VATICAN38	HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...]	2009-03-13 17:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT
09VATICAN41	IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...]	2009-03-17 18:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
09VATICAN42	VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL KIRF PHUM VT SA
09VATICAN43	VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS [...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...]	2009-03-24 13:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT
09VATICAN47	(C) VATICAN WILL APPEAL TO IRAN TO RELEASE SABERI [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, on March 31. Coppola, who had not previously heard of the case, listened attentively. He asked several questions about the USG interest in the case, including whether the USG m [...]	2009-03-31 14:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KJUS PREL PHUM KIRF IR VT
09VATICAN55	POPE ADDRESSES GLOBAL ISSUES IN EASTER MESSAGE [...] Pope Benedict XVI called for a rediscovery of the grounds for hope during his Easter day message to "the city of Rome and the world" (urbi et orbi). Reflecting on his recent visit to Cameroon and Angola, the pontiff - who turns 82 on April 16 - said Africa suffers disproportionately for war, [...]	2009-04-15 10:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT
09VATICAN58	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S. [...] (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, a [...]	2009-04-17 17:23:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN60	VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND [...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...]	2009-04-24 17:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT
09VATICAN61	(C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...]	2009-04-24 19:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT
09VATICAN62	LUKASHENKA MEETS POPE IN ROME [...] (U) President Lukashenka of Belarus met the Pope on Monday, April 27. Lukashenka had requested the meeting. Other than confirming the meeting took place, the Holy See has not issued yet any other information about it. 2. (C) In anticipation of the Papal private audience, ADCM reached ou [...]	2009-04-27 11:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN64	VATICAN ADDRESSED HUMAN RIGHTS WITH LUKASHENKA [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on relations with Belarus, Monsignor Julio Murat, told ADCM on April 29 that human rights were discussed during the meetings that President Lukashenka had with the Pope and Secretary of State Bertone on April 27 (reftel). Murat added that most of the conversatio [...]	2009-04-30 20:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN86	VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...]	2009-08-07 15:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT
09VATICAN9	NEW MEDIA, ETERNAL MESSAGE: THE HOLY SEE AND THE WEB [...] (U) Summary: Pope Benedict XVI is now on YouTube. This new channel, the result of collaboration between the Vatican and Google, is the Holy See's latest foray into the world of new media. Concerns persist at the Holy See over the digital divide and web content, but the Vatican's commitment [...]	2009-01-26 17:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECPS PHUM VT PGOV KPAO
09VIENNA1026	AUSTRIA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH: STRUGGLING THROUGH CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Catholic Church has had a number of high-profile clashes with the Vatican in 2009. Cardinal Schoenborn, Archbishop of Vienna and head of the Austrian Bishops' Conference, publicly criticized the Pope's decision in January to rescind the excommunication of a bishop who [...]	2009-08-12 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VN AU
09VIENNA1029	GOA LEADERS CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 11:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BM AU
09VIENNA1064	IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU [...] The Charge and Poloff met August 17 with IOM Vienna Head Andreas Hallbach and other IOM staff. Hallbach informed the Charge about the IOM's intention to invite Secretary Clinton and Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Luis CdeBaca to the upcoming EU Ministerial Conference "Towards Global EU Action A [...]	2009-08-21 07:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
09VIENNA1096	BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA [...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...]	2009-08-28 14:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HR AU
09VIENNA1172	AUSTRIA: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1197	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 06:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO KWMN PHUM PREL CG AU
09VIENNA1201	RESULTS OF AUSTRIAN APPROACH TO IRAN ON SIX AMCITS [...] (C) Further to reftels, on Sept. 18 MFA Middle East Director Friedrich Stift reported to Econ/Pol Counselor on the results of an approach by Austrian Ambassador to Iran, Michael Postl, to unidentified contacts in the Iranian Foreign Ministry. 2. (C) Postl reported the following: -- Kian [...]	2009-09-18 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1219	FURTHER INFORMATION FROM AUSTRIA ON AMCITS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 10:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA124	GOA ADDRESSES CONTROVERSY OVER ISLAMIC INSTRUCTORS [...] (C) Summary: The GOA and Austria's official Islamic Faith Community (IFC) announced on February 2 a program designed to improve Islamic education in public schools and end the controversy sparked by a recent study indicating that many Islamic instructors hold views inconsistent with democracy [...]	2009-02-05 12:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA1243	AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON DETAINED/IMPRISONED AMCITS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR CASC PREL PROP PTER IR AU
09VIENNA1245	AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON AMCIT HIKERS DETAINED IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 09:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1333	AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 06:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU
09VIENNA1384	GOA Nominates Science Minister Hahn as EU Commissioner [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1413	GOA SHARES USG CONCERNS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, WILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 10:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL AU
09VIENNA1419	AUSTRIA: ASYLUM REFORMS DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE DEPORTATION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Parliament on October 21 adopted a set of reforms designed to facilitate the detention and deportation of unsuccessful asylum applicants. Many asylum seekers apply in Austria after passing through another EU country, and the reforms are designed in large part to exped [...]	2009-11-05 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1426	AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION STUDY SHOWS TURKS LAGGING [...] (U) Summary: A recent study by the Interior Ministry indicates that Turks in Austria are lagging behind other immigrants in terms of integration. According to the study, Turks feel less integrated than other immigrants, believe they face more discrimination, and tend to identify themselves as [...]	2009-11-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1427	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 13:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BO PREL EUN PHUM AU
09VIENNA1478	New Leadership in Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) As a result of the dispute between the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute (VWI) and the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG) over access to the IKG's archives, which had triggered the resignation of the VWI leadership in August (reftel),the VWI elected a new board in early November. Law historian Georg [...]	2009-11-20 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1529	DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA KN AU
09VIENNA157	AUSTRIA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 23. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A [...]	2009-02-13 12:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
09VIENNA1577	EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH [...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...]	2009-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
09VIENNA1593	AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN WOULD RAISE GERMAN LANGUAGE [...] (U) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),on December 15 officially released a summary of a national integration plan primarily designed to strengthen German language requirements for immigrants. Fekter said the plan would be submitted for cabinet approva [...]	2009-12-21 06:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1604	Agreement on Financing of Jewish Cemetery Renovation and [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 14:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1616	AUSTRIA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM FOR POLICE [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Interior announced on December 10 (Human Rights Day) a project designed to increase the diversity of the Austrian police force and promote respect for human rights. Law enforcement authorities, facing rising crime, drew criticism during 2009 for their handling of [...]	2009-12-29 16:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AU
09VIENNA182	MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...]	2009-02-19 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV
09VIENNA186	Terrorist Abuse of Charitable Sector - [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Austria's Finance Ministry (Elisabeth Ottawa, terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative, Financial Markets Directorate) and Interior Ministry (Sabine Klinglmair, head of the International Affairs Department),soliciting views on charities [...]	2009-02-20 08:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID AU
09VIENNA190	AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS ON MAURITANIA, BUT SUPPORTS THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 11:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENNA193	AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT [...] Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald, MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity, Austria would respect the independence of the Internationa [...]	2009-02-20 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA251	GOA CONTINUES TO OPPOSE ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA279	SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE: DETAILS ON AUSTRIA'S [...] Per reftel, Post sought clarification on Austrian assistance to Palestinians -- specifically GoA pledges made on March 2 in Sharm al-Sheikh -- from the Middle East desk officer at the Department for Development Assistance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lydia Saadat. Saadat confirmed tha [...]	2009-03-11 10:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PHUM KPAL KWGB EUN AU
09VIENNA314	MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 09:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN AU
09VIENNA317	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Name: Walter Feichtinger DOB: November 13, [...]	2009-03-19 10:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA362	RIGHT WING PARTY RUNNING ANTI-MUSLIM VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: Austria's right wing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is utilizing an anti-Muslim message to fuel its campaign to unseat Vienna's Social Democratic (SPO) Mayor Michael Haupl. The FPO has posted placards around town associating Haupl with "mosques and minarets" and asserting that F [...]	2009-03-27 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA381	TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA AVOIDS [...] (C) Summary: The international movement of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen is represented in Austria by a cultural foundation, a high school, and a newspaper. While Gulenists in Austria are openly critical of the Turkish secular state, they avoid controversies over Muslim integration [...]	2009-03-30 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU AU
09VIENNA403	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD name for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Probst First name: Christian D [...]	2009-04-02 15:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA404	AUSTRIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 06:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN AU
09VIENNA449	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: MEDICAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Schachner First name: Stefan Fr [...]	2009-04-15 13:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA503	CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA [...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...]	2009-04-28 06:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU
09VIENNA543	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Possegger First name: Guenter D [...]	2009-05-07 07:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR AU

09VIENNA592	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ALOIS DOHR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of [...]	2009-05-18 15:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA603	AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES "ANTI-SEMITISM" IN [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Faymann on May 18 denounced Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) as a "hatemonger" and said the FPO was trying to stir up anti-Semitism with a campaign ad promising to veto EU membership for Israel (and Turkey). Leaders from [...]	2009-05-20 07:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA604	AUSTRIA: NO RELIEF FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN'S IDPS; WILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK PREF AU
09VIENNA655	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ERNST ALBRECHT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Albrecht First name: Ernst Date [...]	2009-06-04 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA66	AUSTRIA: US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (SBU) On January 16, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche in separate farewell calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger and MFA Secretary General Kyrle. 2. (SBU) FM Spindelegger and SG Kyrle listened carefully to reftel points and expressed appreciation for the information. Both st [...]	2009-01-16 17:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS
09VIENNA671	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: SCHUCK, THIEL, [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Schuck First name: Thomas Date [...]	2009-06-08 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA687	A Definite "Maybe" from Austria on Pakistan's IDPs [...] Post delivered ref A demarche June 8 to the MFA Head of Humanitarian Aid, Gerhard Weinberger, and to the MFA Political Director, Stefan Lehne. Weinberger said that the GOA working level had been considering a contribution for Pakistan's IDPs, but it would be several weeks before a decision was [...]	2009-06-09 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF EC PK AU
09VIENNA688	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: COMBINED [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Gabmayer First name: Peter Date [...]	2009-06-09 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA70	Austrian Muslim and Jewish Responses to Israeli Military [...] The Israeli military action in Gaza has triggered a controversy between the Austrian Jewish and Islamic communities due to their support for Israel and the Palestinians, respectively. In recent weeks, the Jewish Community (IKG) publicly lobbied for support of the Israeli military action, whil [...]	2009-01-21 07:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA763	Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies [...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...]	2009-06-23 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC
09VIENNA77	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIANS TO ATTEND AFB [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last Name: KLUG First Name: Sebastian [...]	2009-01-21 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09VIENNA840	AUSTRIA RECONSIDERS REJECTION OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Two sources in recent weeks have reported that the GoA is reconsidering its rejection of Guantanamo detainees for resettlement. In a July 2 meeting with Charge, Bernhard Wrabetz Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, reported that the GoA was taking another look at its position. He pl [...]	2009-07-09 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AU
09VIENNA868	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-14-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Raab First name: Helmut Date of [...]	2009-07-15 10:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA878	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-16-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Furtner First name: David Date [...]	2009-07-17 07:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA917	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-23-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Worgotter First name: Caroline [...]	2009-07-23 10:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA97	AUSTRIA REITERATES FIRM "NO" ON GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL AU
09VIENNA974	AUSTRIAN MPs TO INVESTIGATE ESPIONAGE CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Austrian Parliament on July 14 decided to establish an investigative committee to look into a series of espionage allegations implicating MPs, Austrian intelligence officials, and Kazakh authorities. The committee will begin deliberations August 26 and is expecte [...]	2009-08-03 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU
09VIENNA987	Dispute Threatens Future of Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) Summary: The entire seven-member board of the Vienna Simon Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI) resigned in late July in a dispute over access to the archives of Vienna's official Jewish Community. VWI board members assert that the Jewish Community reneged on an earlier promise [...]	2009-08-04 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENTIANE138	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 07:24:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM LA BM
09VIENTIANE168	INFORMING LAO MFA: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 08:37:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE184	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 08:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE227	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: URGING AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (SBU) A/DCM met with MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth May 14 to deliver subject demarche. Neither DDG Kham-Inh nor his Director General had been available earlier in the week. By the time the meeting took place, media reports had begun to circulate that Aung [...]	2009-05-13 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE291	Lao Government Issues Long-Awaited Decree on Associations [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister's Office has officially released the text of the new decree on the formation of non-profit associations in Laos, opening the door for Lao-run civil society organizations to register legally. Issued on April 29th, the decree will permit the formation of non-pro [...]	2009-06-18 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL LA
09VIENTIANE293	IRF VISITS PROVINCIAL LAOS TO GAUGE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In May, DRL Office of International Religious Freedom (DRL/IRF) officer traveled with PolOff through three northern provinces - Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, and Luang Namtha - to assess religious freedom conditions. Predictably, the further away the officers traveled from Vientiane [...]	2009-06-19 05:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI LA
09VIENTIANE312	GOL TO CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) On June 29, Assistant Foreign Minister (and ASEAN Senior Official for Laos) Alounkeo Kittikhoun told Ambassador that Laos will, of course, carry out its obligations under UNSCR 1874, including a report to the Security Council on what actions Laos has taken. Ambassador delivered the points [...]	2009-06-30 10:40:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE PHUM KN BM LA
09VIENTIANE335	STAFFDEL LEE: GOL SHOWS OFF HMONG RESETTLEMENT SITE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials accompanied House Foreign Affairs Committee professional staff member Jessica Lee and Ambassador to the Phalak village Hmong resettlement site. Phalak is used to settle Lao Hmong who return from detainment in Thailand but d [...]	2009-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREF PREL SOCI TH
09VIENTIANE389	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...]	2009-08-07 10:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE399	LAOS REACTION TO ASSK VERDICT [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs ASEAN Department's Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth told Poloff that the ASEAN Charter's principle of non-interference in internal affairs of member countries precluded ASEAN from engaging Burma on the outcome of the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). [...]	2009-08-17 10:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE406	SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...]	2009-08-20 10:58:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE424	UPDATE - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSON EFFORTS IN LAOS [...] The GOL, limited by resource constraints, continues to encourage anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts by the international organizations and NGOs. The UN helps coordinate anti-trafficking efforts with donor partners, and several UN agencies and NGOs provide training, education, outreach [...]	2009-09-01 08:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ECON KTIP LA
09VIENTIANE458	LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA" [...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]	2009-09-23 10:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09VIENTIANE509	LAOS TAKES NOTE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UNGA THIRD [...] (C) On October 26, Poloff briefed Saleumxay Kommasith, Director General, Department of International Organizations, MFA, on USG priorities for UNGA's Third Committee session, per reftel. 2. (C) Saleumxay explained that the GOL generally does not favor country-specific resolutions on human r [...]	2009-10-26 11:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LA
09VIENTIANE594	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...]	2009-12-30 11:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE71	NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary. Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for human trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a transit and receiving country, with some domestic trafficking victims in the commercial sex trade. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victim [...]	2009-02-13 10:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09VILNIUS115	DRAFTING JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION LAW, [...] (U) The GOL on February 24 published its latest proposal to resolve the long-festering issue of restitution of communal Jewish property seized by the Nazi and Soviet occupiers of Lithuania. The draft calls for the government to pay 113 million LTL (about USD 42 million) in installments from 2 [...]	2009-02-26 12:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS121	LITHUANIA APPLAUDS U.S. DECISION ON UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS155	BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? [...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]	2009-03-24 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS174	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...]	2009-04-02 07:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS187	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 09:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS381	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES VETO TO PASS LAW THAT COULD [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's parliament overrode a presidential veto and passed amendments to a law on protecting minors from harmful effects of public information. The law has drawn complaints from Lithuanian and international human-rights organizations that said the amendments could make it illegal [...]	2009-07-14 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS391	LITHUANIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOL on July 15 approved a plan for compensation of communal Jewish property expropriated by the Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes. The compensation plan calls for the government to pay 128 million litas (about 52.2 million USD) to a foundation to be determined by the GOL. T [...]	2009-07-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS434	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH EU STANCE ON AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 05:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS479	GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC [...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...]	2009-09-11 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI
09VILNIUS490	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PHASED, [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Head of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Director Gediminas Varvuolis and Strategic and Transatlantic Relations Division Head Jonas Daniliauskas on September 17, shortly before the President's announcement (we later follo [...]	2009-09-18 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS494	LEGAL FLAWS COULD DERAIL JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (C) Legal deficiencies identified by parliamentary lawyers have called into doubt the prospects of a draft law on Jewish property compensation. The draft law would require the Lithuanian government to pay more than 50 million USD in compensation for Jewish communal property seized by Nazi and [...]	2009-09-24 08:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS495	LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) ... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 VILNIUS 000495 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO SUBJECT: LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS Classified By: CDA Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). Â [...]	2009-09-24 13:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA: DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 08:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...]	2009-10-26 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS571	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...]	2009-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH
09VILNIUS580	LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...]	2009-11-03 15:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH
09VILNIUS593	PM'S CHANCELLOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister's Chancellor Deividas Matulionis said November 5 that Lithuania remains committed to leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, puts a high priority on NATO contingency planning for defense of the Baltic states, and has seen positiv [...]	2009-11-06 15:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MOPS LH
09VILNIUS602	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS DOUBLE ROLLOVER FOR BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LH BY
09VILNIUS624	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's small Jewish community, largely elderly and impoverished, lives among a homogeneous ethnic Lithuanian population, significant elements of which accept anti-Semitic stereotypes and blame the Jews for fighting alongside Soviet soldiers during World War II, Jewish lead [...]	2009-11-23 10:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL SOCI LH
09VILNIUS634	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN-AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs told Ambassador Derse that Lithuania remains committed to development efforts and its PRT leadership in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, despite financial straitQd difficulties in attracting foreign donors. He also obl [...]	2009-11-25 15:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS LH
09VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA: OUTREACH FOR DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI LH
09VILNIUS655	LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...]	2009-12-07 06:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS702	JEWISH LEADER CALLS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Vilnius, the director general of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) told Ambassador Derse that the GOL's current proposal to compensate Jews for the expropriation of communal Jewish property by Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes remained unaccept [...]	2009-12-22 11:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS704	PARLIAMENT AXES RESTRICTIONS ON INFO ABOUT [...] The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on December 22 again amended a law to protect minors from harmful effects of public information, this time to remove restrictions on information concerning homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations. The law, when amended earlier this year to include thos [...]	2009-12-22 15:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS708	LITHUANIA: ENGAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination, including pay inequality, are among the major women's issues in Lithuania. The Embassy maintains a regular dialogue with the GOL and a variety of NGOs regarding women's issues, and has recently supported pro [...]	2009-12-23 13:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PHUM LH
09VILNIUS74	GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY FAILS TO CONDEMN [...] (U) Summary: Anti-Semitic vandalism still occurs frequently in Lithuania without drawing public condemnation from the GOL despite its responsibility to do so as an OSCE member state. Lithuania is scheduled to take the OSCE chair in 2011. End summary. 2. (U) In January 2009 alone, at least [...]	2009-02-04 11:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE KDEM LH
09VILNIUS99	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...]	2009-02-19 13:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
09VLADIVOSTOK105	VLADIVSOTOK MAYOR ACQUIRES ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, BLOW TO PRESS [...] Summary: (U) The editorial staff of Moskovskiy Komsomolets vo Vladivostoke (MKV),one of the most aggressive independent newspapers in Primorskiy Kray, has received a note that Moscow owners of Moskovskiy Komsomolets (MK) have sold the franchise for publishing the Vladivostok edition to a comp [...]	2009-10-23 03:04:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK107	SENIOR COP LANGUISHES IN JAIL FOR WORK ON US-FUNDED [...] This is an Action Cable. See para 8. 2. Summary. Aleksandr Astafyev, anti-corruption crusading militia colonel and long term U.S. Consulate contact, is still in jail after his arrest last June on trumped up charges. There has been no progress in his case. Now on his second lawyer, neith [...]	2009-10-27 02:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK117	CORRUPTION FIGHTER ASTAFYEV REPORTEDLY TO ACCEPT PLEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 06:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK12	DCM DONS A YARMULKE IN BIROBIDJAN [...] A highlight of DCM Eric Rubin's trip to the Russian Far East was a February 5 visit to the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO),Birobidjan. The Jewish Autonomous Region was established in May 1934 as a homeland for Soviet Jews. It was a social experiment that some historians contend [...]	2009-02-11 05:00:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK13	AMCIT RABBI ORDERED DEPORTED FOR VISA VIOLATION [...] On February 12, a district court in Vladivostok declared American citizen Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein to be in violation of his visa status and ordered him to leave the country. The rabbi had been in Russia for several months on a cultural visa and had been working at the Jewish Religious and C [...]	2009-02-12 18:25:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC KIRF PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK2	REGIONAL MEDIA TAKES A HIT IN PRIMORIYE [...] Summary: (U) On January 1, Vladivostok's citizens learned that OTV Prim, the region's largest television company with two million viewers, stopped broadcasting. OTV Prim is known locally as "the Governor's TV." Several days later, Sergey Bulakh, an Editor-in-Chief of the only daily newspape [...]	2009-01-16 04:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK65	CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS CHILD VICTIMS OF FASCISM, BLASTS [...] The international conference "The Second World War in the Eyes of Children: Former Prisoners of Fascist Concentration Camps" was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on April 3. The event was attended by about two hundred participants, including former concentration camp prisoners and visitors from the U [...]	2009-06-08 07:00:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK79	ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADER DETAINED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Authorities have arrested long-time consulate contact Colonel Aleksandr Astafyev, the Director of Witness Protection Center and deputy head of the Primorye UVD. He was arrested in his office on June 16 on fraud charges, and is currently in pre-trial detention. Astafyev is a close POL/ECON co [...]	2009-07-16 05:10:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK82	WIFE OF JAILED ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHTER SPEAKS [...] Consulate FSN met with Natalya Astafyeva, ex-wife of currently detained anti-corruption fighter Aleksandr Astafyev, on July 23 to discuss her ex-husband's case. She informed FSN that a special commission has been sent from MVD headquarters in Moscow to Vladivostok to investigate Astafyev's cas [...]	2009-07-27 01:22:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK83	JAILED CORRUPTION FIGHTER'S LAWYER SPEAKS [...] Polof and FSN met on July 27 with Yaroslav Gerin, the lawyer for jailed anti-corruption investigator Aleksandr Astafyev, who gave an update on his client's case (reftel). He stated that he was denied access to Astafiev on two occasions despite the constitutional guarantee allowing lawyer/cli [...]	2009-07-30 02:12:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RS
09WARSAW1018	IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...]	2009-09-30 16:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL
09WARSAW1028	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Warsaw is an opportunity to reset relations with Poland, a loyal ally. Poles have long aspired to building a special relationship with the U.S., on par with what we have with the UK, but they believe the U.S. has not always shown the same enthusiasm. To an extent, many Poles [...]	2009-10-05 11:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON PL
09WARSAW1069	FM SIKORSKI PITCHES U.S.-POLISH TEAMWORK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Sikorski told visiting DRL A/S Posner that it is in the U.S. and Polish "national DNA" to share the benefits of liberty with the world. He said that together, U.S. resources and Poland's transformational experience could reinvigorate the Community of Democracies (CD). Sikorsk [...]	2009-10-19 12:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV PL
09WARSAW1087	POLISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland largely shares U.S. views on the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan and the Middle East. Poland supports a sustained EU operational presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as visa liberalization regimes for both Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poland appreciates [...]	2009-10-26 15:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW1096	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES, OFFERS A FEW [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Poland will support UNGA Third Committee country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Although some states argue that the resolutions cross into the domain of the UN Human Rights Council, MFA UN and Huma [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PL
09WARSAW1113	GAMBLING SCANDAL SHOWS LIMITS OF GOP'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent "Gamble-gate" scandal reminded Poles that the Tusk Government has failed to make good on anti-corruption pledges, including a vow to create a "shield" against abuse of privatization and public tenders. Nor has the government passed promised laws to curb undue business [...]	2009-11-03 09:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM PHUM PL
09WARSAW1120	POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...]	2009-11-04 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL
09WARSAW113	POLAND - PRIME MINISTER TO FUND TIP VICTIMS SHELTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Following front-page media coverage about the potential closure of Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance for victims of trafficking in Poland (reftel),Prime Minister Tusk offered public assurances January 13 that the GoP would provide the funds necessary to kee [...]	2009-02-02 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW1137	POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...]	2009-11-10 15:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL
09WARSAW1163	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]	2009-11-24 17:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1164	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]	2009-11-25 07:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1197	POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 7-8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points December 3 to MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, who responded with a summary of Poland's positions for this first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). With a view to establishing the EU as a global actor, Poland endorses all activities aimed at strengtheni [...]	2009-12-07 18:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN PL
09WARSAW1198	POLES WELCOME U.S. APPROACH ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The GOP appreciates the U.S. approach to the December 7 meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, per reftel, as well as Washington's broader engagement strategy with North Korea. Urszula Rasnowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said she hoped that such recent developments would stim [...]	2009-12-07 18:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA KN PL
09WARSAW1222	GOP ENGAGEMENT DE-ESCALATES STANDOFF WITH CHECHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish border guards December 15 stopped a train carrying more than 150 mostly Chechen refugees en route to Dresden, Germany. The refugees said they were on their way to Strasbourg to protest poor conditions for refugees in Poland. However, they did not have permission to travel [...]	2009-12-17 18:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PL
09WARSAW18	Poland/TIP - Continued Forward Progress, But ... [...] (SBU) Summary. Poland has continued to make strides in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Poland ratified the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings on November 17. It will enter into force on March 1, 2009. The Polish government and Interna [...]	2009-01-08 12:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW181	POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST [...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...]	2009-02-18 15:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL
09WARSAW182	POLAND MONITORING U.S. IMPACT ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) The Polish government was surprised by the USG decision to participate in the Durban Review working group in Geneva. Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of United Nations and Human Rights, asked whether the U.S. has a plan coordinated with some of the key countries, a [...]	2009-02-18 16:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PL PREL
09WARSAW186	POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL
09WARSAW192	ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: AN UP-CLOSE LOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Poland's Jewish community, as well as Jewish and Catholic religious leaders and community activists, question the utility of two recent attitude surveys suggesting a rise in anti-Semitism in Poland. More accurate indicators are the low incidence of anti-Semitic violen [...]	2009-02-19 16:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW217	POLAND - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poland is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The majority of victims were trafficked to work in the sex industry, but Poland is increasingly becoming a destination country for forced labor. Government officials at the hig [...]	2009-02-27 15:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09WARSAW231	POLAND - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, DURBAN REVIEW, HRR [...] (C) Summary. The GoP is pleased with the USG decision to be an active observer at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Poland intends to run for a seat on the HRC in 2010. The GoP will remain part of the Durban Review process despite having little hope for the draft text. The Country Report on Hum [...]	2009-03-03 09:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW24	POLAND/TIP - LACK OF FUNDS IMPERILS POLAND'S ONLY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP AND DRL. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although Poland continues to make strides in combating trafficking in persons (reftel),a funding shortage could prompt the NGO LaStrada to close Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance to T [...]	2009-01-08 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PL
09WARSAW257	POLAND AND ODIHR - NEW MATERIAL TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, the Polish Ministry of Education and the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a set of teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The materials are specifically aimed at middle-school age (gymnazium) students. Discussions are underw [...]	2009-03-10 14:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW258	POLAND/GERMANY - WHO'S AFRAID OF ERIKA STEINBACH, [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Tusk and PM-Advisor Bartoszewski have been criticized by the opposition and media commentators for failing to communicate the extent of Polish opposition to the establishment of a German documentation center for expellees. In the view of these critics, the withdrawal of German [...]	2009-03-10 15:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GM PL
09WARSAW261	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S MARCH 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Minister Grzegorz Schetyna is interested in expanding cooperation with the new Obama administration. Your meeting with Schetyna is an opportunity to extend already strong U.S.-Polish security cooperation to other spheres, including countert [...]	2009-03-11 10:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KJUS KCRM PL
09WARSAW277	POLAND - NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 13:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PL
09WARSAW328	POLAND: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador David Peleg lamented Polish disengagement from Mideast peacekeeping missions due to the focus on Afghanistan and suggested that the Poles should keep a more open mind about the incoming Israeli government. In his view, Prime Minister Tusk may have l [...]	2009-03-27 15:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS XF PL
09WARSAW33	FORMER POLISH PM KACZYNSKI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, a subdued and reflective Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- former Prime Minister and current chair of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party -- characterized the U.S.-Georgia charter as an important development given Georgia's precarious politic [...]	2009-01-12 16:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PL
09WARSAW339	YOUR MEETING WITH POLAND'S LEADERSHIP IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Your April 5 meeting with Poland's leadership (which is likely to be both President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk) is much anticipated in Warsaw. If you meet with them together, which I expect to be the case, it will be the first time these two political rivals have met jo [...]	2009-03-31 08:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PHUM MARR ECON ENRG CVIS PGOV PL

09WARSAW345	POLAND'S "TRUTH-TELLER" CANDIDATE FOR COE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's candidate for Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General has done it all. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz has served as prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, and parliamentary speaker; he has also run twice for president. A moderate social democrat, he is one of t [...]	2009-04-01 07:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM COE PL
09WARSAW361	POLISH VIEWS ON U.S. HRC CANDIDACY, DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) As reported ref B, the Polish MFA positively assesses U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). When discussing the U.S.-announced candidacy for the HRC (ref A),the acting deputy director of the MFA's Department for United Nations and Human Rights, Jerzy Baurski, said the GO [...]	2009-04-03 16:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW377	POLAND: SNAPSHOT OF BIALYSTOK, NEAR THE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local and regional officials in Poland's northeastern Podlaskie Province -- located along the Belarusian border -- told us April 1-3 that residents still viewed the U.S. as Poland's main security guarantor but have been shifting their focus towards the EU over the past five years. [...]	2009-04-09 13:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON SOCI PL BO
09WARSAW383	Mission Poland and International Roma Day [...] (U) Mission Poland maintains regular contact with the various Romani and government leaders on Roma issues. We celebrated International Roma Day at the largest known event taking place in the country on April 8. We also posted Secretary Clinton's video clip and message on our website with a P [...]	2009-04-10 11:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER PHUM KPAO PL
09WARSAW394	POLAND/BELARUS - IS DIALOGUE WORKING? [...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 2 conference on EU-Belarus relations, panel participants representing the GOP, parliament, and think-tanks agreed that the EU's earlier policy of isolation failed, but disagreed on the extent to which the EU and Poland should "conditionalize" dialogue with Belarus. MP [...]	2009-04-14 09:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM BY PL
09WARSAW428	BELARUSIAN VISA APPLICANTS SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) As the post responsible for processing IVs for Belarusians, and one of the posts designated for Belarusian NIV interviews, Embassy Warsaw regularly interacts with Belarusians of all walks of life. We took the opportunity to ask several Belarusian IV and NIV applicants about their views on [...]	2009-04-23 13:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	BY CVIS ECON PHUM PL PREL SOCI
09WARSAW431	POLISH VIEWS ON APRIL EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA's EU Correspondent defended the Czech Presidency's decision to invite Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 Eastern Partnership, and predicted that Lukashenka would indeed attend. Poland will use the release of the Commission's report on the European Neighb [...]	2009-04-24 09:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW443	RIGHT-WING RADICALS CONTROL POLISH PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piotr Farfal, a former skinhead affiliated with the nationalistic League of Polish Families (LPR) , remains in control of Polish Public Television (TVP) -- opinions remain divided on just how long he will manage to stay in office. Barring a serious Farfal misstep, the only mecha [...]	2009-04-29 14:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW456	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Post received the following Diplomatic Note response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to ref A diplomatic note announcing United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland presents [...]	2009-04-30 15:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW500	POLISH VIEWS ON MAY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares U.S. views on Russia with respect to both concerns and opportunities. Although differences remain, the improved tone of Polish-Russian relations bodes well for U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations. Poland will press for more EU-U.S. coordination on Georgia, Moldo [...]	2009-05-14 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW511	PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000 [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW512	PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000 [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW525	POLAND'S ROMA: MIXED REACTION TO EU REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mixed reactions to the recent EU Agency for Fundamental Rights report, which concludes that Poland's Roma suffer some of the worst discrimination in Europe, reflect strong rivalry and division among the Roma groups themselves, particularly where access to state and EU funding i [...]	2009-05-26 13:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW538	LETTER OF THANKS AND MEETING REQUEST FOR SECRETARY [...] Embassy Warsaw received a letter from Stanislaw Stankiewicz, President of the International Romani Union in Poland, addressed to Secretary Clinton expressing thanks for her Roma Day statement and requesting a meeting. The original letter will be sent by pouch to S/ES-CR. 2. Post received t [...]	2009-05-29 13:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PHUM PL
09WARSAW553	POLAND - THE STRUGGLE FOR SOLIDARITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. June 4 celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of free elections were supposed to highlight Poland's prominent role in toppling communism in Europe in 1989. Instead, plans for a media extravaganza in Gdansk have devolved into competing events in multiple cities amid mutual ch [...]	2009-06-03 06:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB PL
09WARSAW562	POLAND CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR MI-17 HELICOPTERS [...] (C) Poland will consider the request for additional air support for Pakistan and get back to us within a few days. Maciej Falkowski of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Warsaw understood the urgent need but pointed out that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) had the lead on such o [...]	2009-06-03 15:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PARM PHUM PL PK
09WARSAW563	POLES HOST DALAI LAMA, RILE CHINESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jie Chi warned Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski on May 26 that Polish support for the Dalai Lama could impede the improvement of bilateral ties. The Chinese appear to be holding off on senior visits to Poland this year. The Polish government beli [...]	2009-06-03 15:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL CH
09WARSAW584	POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...]	2009-06-09 11:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL
09WARSAW596	POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...]	2009-06-12 10:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW62	POLAND/GAERC - JANUARY 26-27 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GAERC would focus on the situation in Gaza and implications for the Middle East Peace Process. EU ministers will discuss possible EU monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border and humanitarian assistance. [...]	2009-01-20 12:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN BO UP SU EG IS PL
09WARSAW626	WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]	2009-06-17 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WARSAW660	POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...]	2009-06-26 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW695	CODEL NELSON: POLAND EXPECTS THE U.S. TO HONOR ITS [...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poland expects the United States to honor commitments made in August 2008 agreements on Missile Defense (MD) and security cooperation. Foreign policy advisors to President Kaczysnki and PM Tu [...]	2009-07-06 14:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW702	POLAND LIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED [...] (C) Warsaw will support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) and will likely support the U.S. position on the Dynamic Christian World Mission Foundation (DCWMF). Elzbieta Gryzio of the MFA's UN and Human Rights Department told us Poland generally supported the [...]	2009-07-07 13:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW704	CODEL NELSON: POLISH FM PRESSES FOR RESPONSE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sikorski told Senator Nelson the GoP still hoped the Missile Defense (MD) agreement would be implemented, and said he was awaiting clarity regarding Patriot missiles. He said the Patriots should be deployed as originally intended -- not as a "sales promotion" [...]	2009-07-08 13:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW710	POLISH JUDICIARY BRACES FOR NEEDED REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Amid growing criticism of Poland's judicial system, Justice Minister Czuma has focused on the inefficiency of the EU's most expensive court system, on a per capita basis. Czuma has also sought to take on the perceived lack of integrity among Polish prosecutors and judges -- tho [...]	2009-07-09 11:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL PINR PHUM KCRM PL
09WARSAW763	POLISH VIEWS ON 27-28 JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of this month's meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland intended to: -- Advocate for the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia; -- Support tougher sanctions agai [...]	2009-07-23 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR GG PL
09WARSAW78	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON SEJM SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting, Sejm (lower house of parliament) Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski asked about the possible timing of an Administration decision on Missile Defense and expressed confidence that the U.S.-Polish relationship would continue to flourish. Komorowski expressed regr [...]	2009-01-23 16:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PL
09WARSAW782	POLISH PARLIAMENTARY LEADER: "COMMUNICATION" KEY [...] (C) Newly elected Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Andrzej Halicki (Civic Platform, PO) told the Ambassador July 28 that communication between the U.S. and Poland was key to maintaining excellent bilateral relations. His remark came in the context of prospective ratification of [...]	2009-07-29 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR PL
09WARSAW788	POLAND'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Polish government and non-governmental organizations actively engage in activities which aim at preventing torture and protecting victims both in country and abroad. The GOP's initiative on counter-torture activities notwithstanding, allegations about the existence of CIA secret [...]	2009-07-31 12:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PL
09WARSAW805	GAY RIGHTS IN POLAND: LONG ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The greater part of Polish society remains negatively disposed toward homosexuality. Mainstream and extremist media, the educational system, and the Catholic Church all contribute in some form to homophobia in Polish society. Gays and lesbians face discrimination in the educa [...]	2009-08-07 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PL
09WARSAW833	POLAND TO CONSIDER NATIONAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (C) The Polish government will consider issuing a national statement condemning this week's conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Danuta Bolimowska of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said Poland had strongly endorsed the EU's statement but thought a separate statement would convey more fu [...]	2009-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM PL
09WARSAW854	POLISH PROPERTY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoP is unlikely to introduce promised private property compensation -- including to Holocaust survivors -- any time soon. Ambassador Maciej Kozlowski, the MFA's liaison to the Jewish community, continues to repeat the surprising argument that Polish compensation legislation [...]	2009-08-20 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW860	POLAND - LACK OF VISION IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since taking office in November 2007, the Tusk Government has been faulted by the opposition, NGOs, and the media for not making the fight against corruption a top priority. Recent surveys suggest Poles are as concerned as ever about corruption, despite notable progress over the [...]	2009-08-21 12:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KCOR PL
09WARSAW912	POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...]	2009-09-04 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR
09WARSAW931	POLAND INTERESTED IN COORDINATED APPROACH TO SRI [...] (C) Anna Krzak-Danel, Sri Lanka desk officer in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, welcomed reftel points on IDP freedom of movement and said they would be helpful in developing Poland's position for the upcoming EU debate. To this end, Krzak-Danel said Sri Lanka had fallen off next week's G [...]	2009-09-10 15:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE PL
09WARSAW934	POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...]	2009-09-11 10:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL
09WARSAW950	SCENESETTER FOR JUSTICE SCALIA'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 [...] (SBU) Mr. Justice, Mission Poland warmly welcomes your September 23-25 visit to Warsaw. Your trip comes on the heels of ceremonies in Gdansk marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II -- one of many important commemorations this year, including the 20th anniversary of 1989 e [...]	2009-09-15 14:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PL
09WELLINGTON135	NEW ZEALAND AID FOR PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF NZ PK
09WELLINGTON157	NEW ZEALAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On Tuesday June 16 (New Zealand time),Charge' and Econoff delivered the pre-release copy of the 2009 TIP Report to Peter Rider, Director for UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth (UNHRC) and Paul Roberts, Policy Officer UNHRC at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The [...]	2009-06-16 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON159	LABOUR WINS RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S OLD SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, the Labour Party's David Shearer easily won the by-election contest for the Mt. Albert seat in Auckland, recently vacated by former Prime Minister Helen Clark. Shearer, a former high ranking UN official, effortlessly defeated his nearest rival, the governing Nationa [...]	2009-06-16 04:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON211	NEW ZEALAND DEMARCHE RESPONSE - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 03:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UN NZ
09WELLINGTON299	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, MFAT's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division Deputy Director and encouraged GNZ to support USG's position during the November 4 UNGA Goldstone Report debate. Mr. McBryde met separately with MFAT's Middle East Division [...]	2009-11-04 07:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09WELLINGTON31	GOVERNMENT DISCUSSES ECONOMIC RISK TO MAORI [...] (SBU) Summary. The New Zealand Government recently sponsored an Economic Workshop dedicated to finding a response to the risk created by the worsening economic climate to indigenous Maori. Among New Zealanders, Maori remain particularly susceptible to the economic downturn as many work in low- [...]	2009-02-05 04:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON317	Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]	2009-12-07 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP
09WELLINGTON36	NZ NATIONAL DAY UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONS WITH MAORI [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 6, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key joined Maori leaders at Waitangi, the site of the signing of the country's founding document, to commemorate New Zealand's National Day. In recent years, this traditional event has been characterized by hostility by Maori activ [...]	2009-02-13 03:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON38	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 03:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 18:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WELLINGTON42	FORMER PM HELEN CLARK'S LEGACY IN ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Summary. In a wide-ranging historical look at New Zealand's evolving foreign policy towards Asia over the last half century before a select group hosted by the Asia Forum, former PM Clark discussed her legacy. She characterized New Zealand's emphasis post-World War II as security orient [...]	2009-02-19 19:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON47	PM KEY's BUSY AND POPULAR FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (SBU) Summary. The first 100 days on the new National-led Government have been active and largely well received by the New Zealand media and public. The Government has kept its campaign promises pushing through tax relief and tougher law and order measures, starting to reform the bureaucracy, [...]	2009-02-25 04:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WINDHOEK11	NAMIBIA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] Summary: The worst forms of child labor are taking place in Namibia. Evidence suggests that it is most prevalent in the agriculture and livestock, domestic service, charcoal production, and commercial sex industry sectors. Three cases were reported and investigated during the reporting period [...]	2009-01-16 10:49:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI WA USAID
09WINDHOEK213	SADC TRIBUNAL RULES AGAIN IN FAVOR OF ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS [...] (U) This report was coordinated with Embassy Harare. 2. (U) On June 6, the SADC Tribunal again sided with the Zimbabwean farmers who are seeking an order to stop the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) from expropriating their farms. The court ruled unanimously that the GOZ was in contempt of th [...]	2009-06-09 15:10:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL WA ZI
09WINDHOEK315	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KP CHAIR EXPLAINS HIS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Ambassador Mathieu delivered demarche (reftel A) to Kimberley Process Chair Bernhard Esau September 2. Esau, who is also Namibia's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, characterized his mid August trip to Zimbabwe as a bilateral mission, not as an official KP Chair visit. The trip result [...]	2009-09-03 15:37:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI WA
09WINDHOEK326	REFUGEES IN NAMIBIA: IMPENDING FOOD CRISIS AMIDST DURABLE [...] (U) The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GRN's Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration (MHAI) made a joint presentation to representatives from the diplomatic community in Windhoek on September 4 concerning durable solutions for the integration or resettlement of 800 [...]	2009-09-10 14:53:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM WA
09WINDHOEK374	NAMIBIA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the AGOA Eligibility Review submission for Namibia. Responses are keyed to paragraph 3 of reftel. End Summary. Country: NAMIBIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. (SBU) Country Background Summary: Namibia has a population of approximately 2.1 million (proj [...]	2009-10-14 12:30:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WA
09WINDHOEK424	SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...]	2009-11-20 07:19:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA
09WINDHOEK433	NAMIBIAN ELECTION PRIMER [...] Summary. Namibia will hold its fourth National Assembly and Presidential elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties are contesting 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates will contest the presidency. The ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) p [...]	2009-11-25 13:12:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM WA
09WINDHOEK439	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DECEMBER VOTE ON DEFAMATION OF [...] On December 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Michael Ndivayele, the new director for multilateral affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Building on an earlier discussion on the subject of religious defamation with Ndiavyele's predecessor, Poloff pointed to Namibia's voting record [...]	2009-12-02 14:45:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM UNAUS WA
09WINDHOEK514	Namibia: Human Rights Trends Pertaining to Sexual [...] (SBU) Legislation: Namibia has no legislation that criminalizes same-sex relationships and none is being contemplated that would target gays or lesbians. Article 10 of the Namibian constitution prohibits any form of discrimination. Sodomy -- defined as sexual intercourse between two [...]	2009-12-30 10:04:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM WA PGOV
09WINDHOEK52	2009 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT ON [...] (U) Response to 23 A: The Government of Namibia (GRN) does not gather statistics on trafficking in persons (TIP). The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MEGCW) keeps statistics on the number of women who are victims of domestic violence. The Women and Child Protection Unit of the p [...]	2009-02-12 16:49:00	Embassy Windhoek	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF WA
09WINDHOEK85	NAMIBIA: KP CHAIR ON ZIMBABWE'S ILLICIT DIAMONDS [...] (C) On March 6, econoff delivered reftel A demarche to Vicky Dan, assistant to the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Bernhardt Esau. The KP Chair's visit to Zimbabwe from March 14-18 will go forward with a mainly Namibian contingent, without members from civil society, but perhaps representatives [...]	2009-03-06 12:53:00	Embassy Windhoek	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EMIN ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL ECON WA
09YAOUNDE1026	CAMEROON: GRC ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] (C) On December 2, Poloff delivered ref A demarche on the upcoming UN General Assembly(UNGA) vote on the "combating defamation of religions" resolution to Prosper Bomba, Director of UN and Multilateral Affairs at Cameroon,s Ministry of External Relations. Poloff thanked Cameroon for its recen [...]	2009-12-03 16:03:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA CM
09YAOUNDE1062	CAMEROON'S PRIME MINISTER ON ECONOMY AND GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Philemon Yang said the Cameroonian economy was improving, with renewed focus on the energy an agriculture sectors. He appreciated recent productive meetings with Boeing and Lufthansa Consulting to revive the national airl [...]	2009-12-17 14:30:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAIR ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SENV
09YAOUNDE111	CAMEROON: USG SENDS MESSAGE ON ELECTION AGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's decision not to attend the public swearing-in of the controversial leadership of Cameroon's elections agency (ELECAM) has caught the attention of the press, civil society, and the Government of Cameron (GRC). The Ambassador had briefed the Prime Minister and c [...]	2009-02-02 15:59:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID CM
09YAOUNDE152	CAMEROON: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Summary: The Government of the Republic of Cameroon (GRC) acknowledges that Cameroon is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficked women and children. In 2005, the National Assembly passed Anti-Child Trafficking legislation. A number of sections of the penal code apply to tra [...]	2009-02-16 09:50:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CM
09YAOUNDE175	CAMEROON'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES DIPLOMATS [...] (U) On February 19, Cameroonian Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi summoned the diplomatic corps to the Foreign Ministry to present the government's views on the newly established Electoral Commission (Elections Cameroon - ELECAM). He detailed reasons why the international community should [...]	2009-02-20 13:04:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE224	POPE'S UPCOMING VISIT TO CAMEROON DRAWS MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY : Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cameroon March 17-20, for both a state visit and to conduct internal meetings with church officials from around Africa. This visit has met with mixed local press, including some criticism of the trip,s cost and church fundraising efforts. The Pope's [...]	2009-03-05 16:09:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	CM PGOV PREL VT PHUM KIRF
09YAOUNDE237	CAMEROON: JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES REFORM PRIORITIES IN [...] (SBU) The Government of Cameroon (GRC) acknowledges the persistence of significant human rights violations in Cameroon, but is committed to stepping up investigations and punishment of violators, according to Amadou Ali, the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice. Ambassador, accompanie [...]	2009-03-10 14:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CM
09YAOUNDE24	CAMEROON: CPDM SECRETARY GENERAL ON CURRENT [...] (C) On January 8, Ambassador hosted a lunch for Rene Sadi, Secretary General of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party and Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency. Sadi thought the newly created Electoral Commission (ELECAM) could function independently, contrary to [...]	2009-01-12 13:18:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE28	CAMEROON'S ELECAM: VIEWS FROM THE EU, [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 8, Ambassador hosted a meeting of the "8 6", an informal group of resident Chiefs of Mission which meets periodically. The group discussed the implications and possible responses to President Biya's recent creation of a new Electoral Commission (ELECAM) packed with [...]	2009-01-13 16:34:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE286	CAMEROON GIVES POPE ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME, AMID [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Pope's March 17-20 day visit to Cameroon went smoothly, drawing large, enthusiastic crowds. The Pope drew criticism for his pre-arrival comments to the international press about condom usage. Government efforts to clean up the city (including the destruction of many illegal [...]	2009-03-26 15:32:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO CM VT PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM
09YAOUNDE321	CAMEROON'S SOUTH WEST GOVERNOR TALKS BAKASSI, SCNC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 10 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, Governor of the South West Region Louis Eyeya Zanga said his region was blessed with fertile land and good forest resources but had too few roads. The priority in Bakassi (which is in his region) is security and roads, he said. The [...]	2009-04-06 16:52:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CM MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE36	EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN CAMEROON ARGUES FOR [...] (SBU) European Commission Ambassadors based in Cameroon decided in a January 13 meeting to seek a freeze of support to the recently created, seriously flawed Electoral Commission ELECAM (reftels). According to Claude Bochu, Political Advisor to the European Commission in Cameroon, the Europ [...]	2009-01-14 16:14:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM EC PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE366	WOMEN'S MONTH IN CAMEROON HIGHLIGHTS GAPS [...] (U) Summary. Amidst much celebration and fanfare, Cameroon celebrated International Women's Month and Day March 8, perhaps raising general awareness of some problems faced by Cameroonian women, but revealing troubling shortcomings in the vision and activities of the Ministry of Women's Empow [...]	2009-04-21 15:47:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SCUL SOCI KWMN PGOV CM
09YAOUNDE376	CATHOLIC CHURCH FIGHTS TIP IN CAMEROON'S NORTH WEST [...] (U) Summary: An April 14 conference in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon's North West Region, highlighted the Catholic Church's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),with apparent success. The regional branch of the Justice and Peace Committee (JPC) of the Episcopal Conference of Came [...]	2009-04-23 08:57:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PGOV PHUM ELAB CM
09YAOUNDE38	Human Rights Outreach in Cameroon [...] Summary: Recent post human rights engagement has included a human rights discussion with the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, two workshops on trafficking in persons, and a well-attended human rights roundtable to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human [...]	2009-01-15 07:58:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE381	CAMEROON: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (U) On April 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Prosper Boumba, Director of the Office of the United Nations in the Ministry of External Relations. Boumba expressed his satisfaction at the USG decision and stated that the Foreign Ministry has already instructed its mission to vote in fav [...]	2009-04-23 12:03:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CM
09YAOUNDE39	Human Rights Outreach in Cameroon [...] Summary: Recent post human rights engagement has included a human rights discussion with the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, two workshops on trafficking in persons, and a well-attended human rights roundtable to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human [...]	2009-01-15 08:57:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE480	CAMEROON'S JUSTICE MINISTER ON BIYA'S PLANS, [...] (C) Summary. Amadou Ali, Cameroon's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice and one of the country's senior political leaders, professes he still does not know whether or not President Biya will run for reelection in 2011, but he insists Biya will step aside before another term expires, [...]	2009-05-29 09:33:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL PGOV PHUM OSEC CM
09YAOUNDE581	Cameroon's Separatist SCNC Still Pushing its Cause [...] (U) The Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) is an Anglophone separatist movement whose ultimate goal is a return to the two-state Federation which existed pre-1972. The movement has used violence in the past and has recently internationalized its campaign by lobbying in Washington, New [...]	2009-06-29 15:49:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR CVIS CM
09YAOUNDE643	CAMEROON'S NEW PRIME MINISTER - FOCUS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: On July 16, Ambassador made an initial courtesy call on Philemon Yang, named Cameroon's new Prime Minister in a June 30 Cabinet shuffle (ref A). Yang said his priority would be the economy. He praised the independence of members of the Electoral Commission, saying the 2011 pr [...]	2009-07-24 09:57:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM SOCI CM
09YAOUNDE691	CAMEROONIAN MINISTERS ON RECENT NIGERIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: A senior Cameroonian Minister told Ambassador that about 5,000 Nigerians crossed into Cameroon as a result of the recent Boko Haram-related violence in Nigeria and that the governor of one of the affected Nigerian states had contacted him to inform him of the capture and death [...]	2009-08-11 17:25:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM NI PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
09YAOUNDE705	Cameroonian University Students Decry Corruption and [...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroonian university students are frustrated with corruption, political influence, educational neglect, and perceived discrimination related to bilingualism within Cameroon's education system. They are generally afraid to discuss their problems, especially politics, but have o [...]	2009-08-18 11:09:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON PGOV CVIS PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE71	CAMEROON'S SECRETARY GENERAL AT PRESIDENCY ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting with Ambassador, Secretary General of the Presidency and Minister of State Laurent Esso defended President Biya's decisions in naming the Electoral Commission (ELECAM). He forcefully criticized the political opposition and elements of the international [...]	2009-01-22 15:38:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE72	PRIME MINISTER INONI ON ELECAM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently expressed concerns about ELECAM to Prime Minister Ephriam Inoni. Inoni lamented Biya's choice of individuals to serve as ELECAM's General Manager and members of the board, but admitted that they were included among the list of 143 names he submitted to [...]	2009-01-22 15:39:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE724	IS CAMEROON FAILING? [...] (C) Summary: Several recent surveys, including the just published Foreign Policy Magazine 2008 Failed States Index, suggest that Cameroon is a failing state. These assessments are supported by recent events which have strengthened authoritarianism, heightened political uncertainty, and inc [...]	2009-08-25 16:39:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON EFIN KCOR MCAP PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09YAOUNDE73	MINISTER MARAFA: PRESIDENT BIYA NEVER LIKED ELECAM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had dinner on January 10 with Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Marafa Hamidou Yaya, a longtime political insider whose ministry used to oversee the Organization of Elections Cameroon (ONEL),the predecessor to Elections Cameroon (ELECAM [...]	2009-01-22 15:39:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE74	ALIEN SMUGGLING CASE EMBROILS PARLIAMENTARIANS, [...] (U) Summary. Post is investigating allegations--reported in the independent press--that Samuel Azuu Fonkam, recently named to head Cameroon's new elections agency (ELECAM),abused his former position as the Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly to provide official cover for mala [...]	2009-01-22 16:15:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR CVIS KFRP PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE792	CAMEROON'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION FLOUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: In post's first-ever meeting with an official from Cameroon's Electoral Commission (Elections Cameroon, or ELECAM),Director General Mohaman Sani Tanimou told Pol/Econ Chief he is in the process of hiring staff and believes he has adequate legal authority. However, he lacks th [...]	2009-09-18 13:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM
09YAOUNDE793	CAMEROON'S ELECTORAL COMMISSION FLOUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: In post's first-ever meeting with an official from Cameroon's Electoral Commission (Elections Cameroon, or ELECAM),Director General Mohaman Sani Tanimou told Pol/Econ Chief he is in the process of hiring staff and believes he has adequate legal authority. However, he lacks th [...]	2009-09-18 13:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM
09YAOUNDE825	A VISIT TO CAMEROON'S PRISONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Yaounde's Political Specialist recently visited the prisons of Douala New Bell, in the Littoral Region, and Buea and Kumba in the South West Region. These three prisons often top the headlines because of violence, revolts, and escape attempts. Douala's prison is dismal [...]	2009-09-28 15:03:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CASC CM
09YAOUNDE827	The Cameroonian Diaspora [...] Post offers the following in responses to reftel request: A. There are several different diaspora groups scattered over the U.S., France, and other European countries. Some of the more significant groups in the U.S. include: the Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM),a civil society [...]	2009-09-29 15:50:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09YAOUNDE841	FRAUD SUMMARY - CAMEROON [...] Cameroon, population 18 million, is a unitary republic dominated by a strong presidency and highly entrenched bureaucracy. The primary languages are French and English, with numerous dialects amongst its more than 200 tribal and ethnic groups. Embassy Yaounde also processes visa applications ( [...]	2009-10-05 15:45:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM ASEC CM
09YAOUNDE867	CAMEROON'S DISORGANIZED OPPOSITION SDF [...] (C) Uncertainty over prospective presidential candidates, problems with internal party discipline, and a divisive corruption issue threaten the status of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) as Cameroon's largest opposition group. Adding to Cameroon's political uncertainty are promises of demon [...]	2009-10-14 15:41:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM
09YAOUNDE87	CAMEROON'S PM SHRUGS OFF CRITICISM OF ELECAM [...] (C) On January 27, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Iphriam Inoni to discuss Cameroon's new Electoral Commission, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM). Ambassador clarified that unlike in her January 15 conversation with him (reftel),this time she was representing USG views and not coming in her [...]	2009-01-27 16:53:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM PGOV PHUM PREL
09YAOUNDE896	CAMEROON: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, with a 2008 nominal GDP of about $23.7 billion, is the largest economy in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It is enjoying its fourteenth consecutive year of GDP growth, currently projected at 2.4 percent for 2009. It has a popula [...]	2009-10-22 06:54:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE956	Cameroon: AU Verdict Rejects Secessionism, Vindicates [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent African Union decision dismissed anglophone Cameroonian secessionism while acknowledging serious human rights violations committed against secessionist anglophones by the government of Cameroon. Though a blow to the cause of anglophone independence, the AU's findings wil [...]	2009-11-09 15:52:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS CMGT PHUM PGOV ASEC CM
09YAOUNDE971	RETHINKING OUR APPROACH TO CAMEROON [...] (C) Summary: Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who recently celebrated his 27th year in office, has delivered little in the way of democratization, good governance, economic reforms, or investments in people - all key USG goals. The government here values its relationship with the United St [...]	2009-11-13 14:29:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM EAID ECON FR KCOR MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09YEKATERINBURG46	PILORAMA ROCKS THE GHOSTS OF THE GULAG [...] (U) Summary: Frequent showers during the weekend of July 25-27 did not dampen the spirits of an estimated crowd of 6,000 to 9,000 people who attended the 5th annual Pilorama Civic Forum held on the site of the Perm-36 Memorial Museum, located 90 kilometers from Perm. From Friday evening thro [...]	2009-07-28 13:31:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SCUL RS
09YEKATERINBURG54	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: YEKATERINBURG VISIT OF DRL [...] (U) Introduction: Susan Corke, DRL's EUR team leader, visited Yekaterinburg July 26-28, meeting with local human rights activists and sitting in on a blogger's class conducted by the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations. Her visit provided an excellent opportunity to catch up on local [...]	2009-08-07 09:23:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS

09YEKATERINBURG55	UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF ANDREY SOKOLOV [...] (U) This is an action request for DRL. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Pol/Econ officer met with the lawyer representing arrested prisoners' rights activist Alexey Sokolov (see ref A) on August 5 for an update on the case. The court allowed Sokolov's release on bail on July 31 but he was rearres [...]	2009-08-10 10:21:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
09YEKATERINBURG56	MINORITY RELIGIONS IN THE URALS - WALK SOFTLY AND YOU WILL [...] Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Summary: In recent weeks, consulate officers have met with representatives of three "minority" religions operating in the Urals: Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Evangelical Lutherans. Jehovah's Witnesses appear to experi [...]	2009-08-10 10:39:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RS
09YEKATERINBURG61	YEKATERINBURG OUTREACH TO MUSLIMS EXPANDS - IFTAR 2009 [...] The U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg observed the end of Ramadan by hosting an Iftar for 40 prominent Muslim religious leaders, business people, politicians, diplomats, journalists, teachers, and NGO activists on September 15, 2009 at the Consul General's residence. The Consulate's gue [...]	2009-10-02 06:16:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PHUM RS
09YEKATERINBURG70	SOKOLOV HEARING POSTPONED [...] (SBU) On October 28, Vice Consul and Pol/Econ assistant attended a procedural hearing at Sverdlovsk regional court for imprisoned human rights activist Aleksey Sokolov. A former prisoner turned activist, Sokolov was arrested on May 13 in the run-up to the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Or [...]	2009-10-30 12:56:00	Consulate Yekaterinburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS SOCI
09YEREVAN106	OPPOSITION BUSINESSMAN'S COMPANY SOLD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two months after first putting it up for auction, the GOAM on February 16 finally found a buyer for the Bjni mineral water company, seized last fall from fugitive opposition oligarch Khachatur Sukiasian. This was the second attempt to auction off the firm. The first auct [...]	2009-02-18 12:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN107	PROPOSED LAW THREATENS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 17:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF AM
09YEREVAN126	EVIDENCE OF POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ASYLUM CLAIM - [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Evidence has come to light during a Visa 92 following-to-join interview that suggests Ms. Jemma HOVHANNISYAN, Alien Registration Number 98824551 submitted a fraudulent claim for asylum. As per 9 FAM Appendix O, 1207.2-5(A),Post is reporting these details to CA/VO/F/P, CA/FP [...]	2009-02-23 13:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD PHUM PREF AM
09YEREVAN135	ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN137	AMBASSADOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WAY AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: For nearly a year, this embassy has urged a tough, measured line on Armenia's Millennium Challenge Compact, seeking to maximize the incentive value of MCC to galvanize Armenian action to correct it's Ruling Justly performance. We sense that some in Washington have lost patience [...]	2009-02-25 17:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN138	POLITICS AND IMPUNITY IN THE SCHOOLYARD [...] (SBU) The oppositional newspaper Haykakan Zhamanak reported that on February 24 the teenage son of Gagik "Chorni (Black) Gago" Beglarian -- the district chairman of Yerevan's Central ("Kentron") district -- called in his father's bodyguards to deal with a schoolmate, with whom he had had a braw [...]	2009-02-26 10:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC KCRM AM
09YEREVAN145	PRESIDENT INVITES EU ENVOY BACK FOR SENSITIVE TALKS [...] (C) Peter Semneby, the EU's Special Representative to the South Caucasus, provided the Ambassador a read-out of his conversations with President Sargsian and opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian. Semneby is trying to facilitate a dialogue between the president and the opposition that could [...]	2009-02-27 11:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AJ AM
09YEREVAN148	CALM EXPECTED, BUT CLASHES POSSIBLE, ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An opposition-organized rally and march planned for Sunday, March 1, to commemorate the violent political clashes one year ago, is expected to proceed calmly. Although the demonstration is proceeding without municipal approval, we do not perceive that either side has motives to [...]	2009-02-27 14:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC AM
09YEREVAN149	BANNED OPPOSITION RALLY PROCEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT [...] (C) The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) and Heritage Party attracted an estimated 10-15,000 people to a rally on the grounds of the Matenaderan manuscript museum March 1 to commemorate the anniversary of last year's political violence. ANC organizers then led the demonstrators in [...]	2009-03-02 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC KDEM AM
09YEREVAN161	PRESIDENT APPOINTS MAYORAL CANDIDATE TO BE YEREVAN [...] (U) The government publicized on March 4 that President Sargsian had appointed Gagik Beglarian, the announced Republican Party mayoral candidate, to be Yerevan mayor effective immediately. Beglarian replaces longtime Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian. The municipal election will be held May 31 [...]	2009-03-05 16:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN186	MEDIA REACTION: HRR REPORT LARGELY MISUNDERSTOOD [...] Armenian media devoted considerable coverage to the Department's Human Rights Report. Most of the articles focused on the angry reaction of pro-government politicians. Editorial comment was scarcer, and some came much later. The nature of the editorials had mostly to do with the publication [...]	2009-03-17 12:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR KDEM AM
09YEREVAN192	MCC - ECONOMIC ADVISOR URGES ANALYTICAL APPROACH [...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Vahram Nercissiantz told Ambassador that the MCC compact's close linkage to political indicators is problematic, and using assistance programs as a political cudgel usually backfires. Nercissiantz urged that the USG make its case to the GOAM on democracy indic [...]	2009-03-20 11:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN197	CIVIL SOCIETY REPS TALK TO AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met March 18 with civil society representatives to discuss Armenia's immediate concerns, particularly in light of the MCC Board's announcement to continue to keep a hold on its road projects in Armenia. Those assembled pointed to human and political rights as well as t [...]	2009-03-20 16:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN2	CARC DIRECTOR HEARS PESSIMISM ON DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) During his December 7-10 visit to Yerevan, EUR-CARC Director Baxter Hunt met with civil society leaders, members of parliament, heads of various think tanks, business leaders, senior officials, and representatives of the political opposition to discuss a wide range of domestic and foreign [...]	2009-01-05 10:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID ELAB ECON KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN201	SPEAKER LEANS FORWARD ON MARCH 1 DETAINEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Without revealing specifics, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian seemed to signal dramatic new moves on releasing March 1 (and election-related) detainees in the upcoming weeks, now that the parliament has enacted the criminal code revisions negotiated with PACE. He indica [...]	2009-03-23 08:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM COE GG TU AJ RU AM
09YEREVAN211	13 UNIVERSITIES FAIL TO MAKE THE GRADE [...] Summary: On February 26, the Armenian Ministry of Education and Science (MOES) revoked the operating licenses of 9 private universities and sanctioned 4 others due to their failure to meet basic requirements stipulated in the Law on Education. Affected private university representatives comp [...]	2009-03-25 07:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN219	PROFESSORS ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION; JOURNALIST BEATEN [...] Summary: On March 13, local youth NGO Miasin staged an initiative designed to publically denounce corruption in Armenia's universities. The group placed photos of allegedly crooked professors in several highly trafficked areas of the city. Reactions were mixed, but passionate. The pro-gover [...]	2009-03-27 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN222	GOAM CREATES HIGH SCHOOLS; ADDS TWO YEARS OF SCHOOLING [...] Summary: The Government of Armenia has announced the opening of 150 high schools by the end of 2011. This new development is an incremental expansion of a 2008-09 pilot program which aims to improve educational quality and create a 12-year educational system roughly modeled on the U.S. exper [...]	2009-03-27 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN228	SEMI-ANNUAL FRAUD SUMMARY (SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2009)- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Armenia remains a high-fraud post. While consular staff members periodically uncover fraud rings and other organized plots, post's interviewing officers deal with small-scale fraud every day. Due to widespread document fraud, including birth and marriage certificates as well a [...]	2009-03-30 14:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PHUM KFRD KCRM AM
09YEREVAN239	AUTHORITIES DROP SOME CHARGES AGAINST LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revised Criminal Code articles -- redrafted at the behest of PACE co-rapporteurs -- went into effect March 24. At the April 1 session of the "Trial of Seven," prosecutors withdrew the Article 300 charge of "usurpation of state power" while leaving in place slightly-reduced charges [...]	2009-04-02 15:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS COE AM
09YEREVAN246	ARMENIA: NO CHILD LABOR PROBLEM IN PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 14:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI AM
09YEREVAN257	EU-ARMENIA PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION DOCUMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armenian and European parliamentarians agreed to a "Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee meeting" (text below) on April 8. The text lists 41 points of interest in EU-Armenia relations, and is remarkable for its [...]	2009-04-15 10:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM EU AJ TU AM
09YEREVAN259	GOAM USES NEW NRM FOR LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (SBU) On March 17, Armenian police reported their launching of an investigation into a major labor trafficking case involving the forced labor of Armenian men in Russia. According to police, three suspected traffickers recruited and transferred eight male victims to a remote village in Russia' [...]	2009-04-16 13:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM HSTC RU AM
09YEREVAN26	PACE RAPPORTEURS FORESHADOW COMPROMISE TO POSTPONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PACE rapporteurs John Prescott and Georges Colombier debriefed the CoE member state ambassadors (and a few other invited diplomatic representatives) January 15 on the results of their meetings in Yerevan. They revealed that they had reached agreement with the GOAM on a proposal t [...]	2009-01-16 15:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM COE AM
09YEREVAN261	PRESIDENT SARGSIAN ON DEMOCRATIZATION, MILLENNIUM [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting with the Ambassador, President Sargsian said he would not take action to free March 1 detainees before the trials of the final (and most prominent) seven defendants are concluded. Once the judicial process is over -- Sargsian left no doubt that all would be convicted [...]	2009-04-16 14:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL AM
09YEREVAN263	ARMENIAN TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS [...] (SBU) On April 2 a Yerevan court sentenced an ex-convict to seven years in prison for trafficking. This individual was found guilty of forcing Armenian boys into panhandling (reftel),after being prosecuted under a trafficking charge. According to the prosecutor who tried the case, the court' [...]	2009-04-17 12:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM
09YEREVAN269	EUR DAS BRYZA DRUMS UP POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Matt Bryza held discussions with two opposition parties and the semi-governmental/nationalistic Dashnaks April 17, in a bid to build support -- or defuse possible opposition -- for possible negotiated settlements with Turkey or Azerbaijan. All three parties voiced strong [...]	2009-04-22 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ TU AM
09YEREVAN27	ARMENIAN JUDGE SEEKS LEGAL PRECEDENT TO REMOVE [...] (C) The judge who heads the criminal division of Armenia's Cassation Court sought the Embassy Regional Legal Adviser (RLA) office's help January 15 in obtaining Armenian translations of European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) case law pertaining to cases in which defendants have waived or forf [...]	2009-01-16 15:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS COE AM
09YEREVAN272	ARMENIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-23 15:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AM
09YEREVAN273	DE FACTO NAGORNO-KARABAKH AUTHORITIES SEND LETTER [...] The Embassy received the following letter in English from the "Foreign Minister" of the self-proclaimed "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" addressed to DRL A/S Stewart regarding the latest State Department human rights report. 2. VERBATIM TEXT OF "NKR" LETTER (AS RECEIVED): Dear Ambassador S [...]	2009-04-23 15:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PBTS OPDC AJ AM
09YEREVAN286	MEDIA REACTION: Armenia - Turkey Negotiations, the Long [...] (SBU) Both print and TV media extensively covered the April 23 joint "road map" statement by Turkish, Armenian and Swiss foreign ministries on the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations. President Sargsian and FM Nalbandian made strong public statements of support for the proposal, which w [...]	2009-04-30 07:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO KMDR KDEM AM
09YEREVAN288	SCENESETTER FOR FM NALBANDIAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Your meeting is an opportunity to offer balanced encouragement and cautions to the Armenian government: encouragement for its moves on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),cautions about continuing failings on democracy and human rights, as well as export control. President Sarg [...]	2009-04-30 15:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN299	SPEAKER PROMISES DOMESTIC BREAKTHROUGHS IN JUNE [...] (C) On April 27 EUR DAS Matthew Brzya met with National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian to discuss progress on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. Abrahamian said he fully supported President Sargsian's move to normalize ties, and would actively promote its benefits to Arm [...]	2009-05-06 12:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EAID AZ TU AM
09YEREVAN305	MAYOR ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF CLEAN YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) During the Ambassador's courtesy call on Yerevan's newly-appointed mayor and mayoral candidate, Gagik Beglarian maintained he would run a clean election campaign and that the May 31 Yerevan municipal election would be free and fair. Beglarian said he has no reason to resort to dirty trick [...]	2009-05-11 08:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN306	LTP CALLS SARGSIAN TRAITOR ON "GENOCIDE" RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under the shadow of a heavy police presence, the opposition led by ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) held its second rally of the year on May 1. LTP accused President Sargsian of being willing to pay any price -- even denial of the "genocide" -- to remain in power, as evid [...]	2009-05-11 09:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TU AJ AM
09YEREVAN307	KOCHARIAN ON MCC: "THE BIGGEST BLUFF EVER" [...] (C) On May 8 the Ambassador called on ex-President Robert Kocharian to solicit his views on Armenia's recent joint statement with Turkey, and learn of his plans for Yerevan's upcoming May 31 municipal election that will decide the city's next mayor (septel). During the wide-ranging discussion, [...]	2009-05-11 12:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN308	KOCHARIAN: "U.S. INTERFERES IN ARMENIA'S [...] (C) The Ambassador called May 8 on ex-President Robert Kocharian to hear his views on Armenia's recent joint statement with Turkey regarding normalization of relations (septel),and learn of his plans for Yerevan's upcoming May 31 municipal election that will decide the capital's next mayor. [...]	2009-05-11 12:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
09YEREVAN314	ARMENIANS CONVEY GEORGIA CONCERNS TO VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Tefft met with the Armenian MFA and Armenia's top religious leader during a visit April 27 to discuss regional issues. Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian emphasized Armenia's desire for good relations with Georgia, but also relayed Armeni [...]	2009-05-12 14:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF GG AM
09YEREVAN329	ONE OUT, SIX TO GO: AUTHORITIES RELEASE A "TRIAL [...] (SBU) On May 13 Shant Harutyunian, one of the prominent "Trial of Seven" political detainees before that case was broken up on April 1, 2009, was released from prison where he had been detained since his arrest on April 10, 2008. The court dropped the charges after finding that Harutyunian was [...]	2009-05-15 14:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN331	ARMENIAN POLICE CHIEF DEFENDS POLICE ACTIONS [...] (C) On May 8 Armenia's Chief of Police, Major General Alik Sargsian, assured the Ambassador that the police would do all they can to ensure that the upcoming Yerevan municipal election is free and fair. Sargsian vowed the police would exercise impartiality and restraint in the face of provoca [...]	2009-05-15 15:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KJUS KCRM SNAR CASC AM
09YEREVAN334	"OPPOSITION" DASHNAKS CONFIDENT ABOUT MAYORAL [...] (C) The leadership of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun (Dashnaks) told the Ambassador that they are confident of their chances in the upcoming May 31 municipal election that will determine Yerevan's next mayor. They said that in spite of having recently exited the ruling [...]	2009-05-18 09:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN338	YEREVAN'S MAYORAL RACE: VIOLENCE AND POTENTIAL FRAUD [...] (SBU) Yerevan's milestone municipal election, which will determine the city's first-ever elected mayor, is at the midpoint. Campaigning began on May 2. Six parties and one party bloc are contesting the proportional representation-based election. Violence has marred the start of the campaign, [...]	2009-05-18 11:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN341	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT WEIGHS IN ON YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) On May 8, Armenia's Constitutional Court agreed with the arguments of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) in its appeal that voters without actual registration in a locality should not be included on voter lists during local elections. This decision flies in the face of alleg [...]	2009-05-19 13:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN345	STAFFERS SAY PRESIDENT SARGSIAN TO OUTLINE PROCESS [...] (C) During a May 20 lunch with DCM, Presidential Chief of Staff Vigen Sargsian and presidential advisor (and son-in-law) Misha Minasian promised that President Sargsian would make a "major announcement" on May 28 that will outline a way forward toward the release of all March 1 detainees. The [...]	2009-05-20 13:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN346	LTP ASSAILS SARGSIAN ON RECENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) In his first major campaign rally for the Yerevan mayoral election, ex-President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) sidestepped discussion of local issues and instead assailed President Sargsian on recent foreign policy developments. LTP called President Sargsian's rapprochement initiative with [...]	2009-05-20 15:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN355	MAYORAL CANDIDATES GUARDED IN AMBASSADOR'S CALLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14-15 the Ambassador met separately with two ruling coalition mayoral candidates: Prosperous Armenia (PA) candidate (and Health Minister) Harutyun Kushkian, and Rule of Law (OY) candidate and parliamentary faction leader Heghine Bisharian. Kushkian said his party and its [...]	2009-05-26 11:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN363	MEDIA WATCHDOG NOTES IMPROVED ELECTION COVERAGE [...] (SBU) From April 16 to May 15, the Yerevan Press Club (YPC) monitored TV coverage of the mayoral election campaign, and found that Armenia's leading seven TV stations were more objective and neutral than they were in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. In spite of the more neutral co [...]	2009-05-27 14:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KPAO AM
09YEREVAN364	CEC HEAD ACCREDITS EMBASSY FOR YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) During his May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Garegin Azarian, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC),granted the Embassy the nine accreditations we had requested. Azarian defended the measures that the CEC has put in place for a free and fair election, but admitted "there is [...]	2009-05-29 04:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN368	PRESIDENT SARGSIAN HINTS AT POSSIBLE AMNESTY [...] (C) In response to a journalist's question on May 28, President Sargsian said he is prepared to declare an amnesty "if the public has determined that there is such a need." The amnesty would presumably apply to most if not all of those in prison on charges related to the 2008 presidential elec [...]	2009-05-29 14:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL AM
09YEREVAN369	WHAT TO EXPECT IN MILESTONE YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) In the first elections to Yerevan's new municipal council and mayor on Sunday May 31, voters are generally apathetic, but the country's main political forces are aware of the stakes of the vote and preparing for a hard-fought election. In an election of firsts, this is shaping up as a ten [...]	2009-05-29 14:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN370	RAFFI HOVANNISIAN PESSIMISTIC ON YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the opposition Heritage Party, Raffi Hovannisian, told the Ambassador that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia was resorting to fraud to win the Yerevan election. He predicted the Armenian National Congress led by ex-President Levon [...]	2009-05-29 14:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN372	WIDESPREAD FRAUD OBSERVED/REPORTED IN YEREVAN [...] (C) Systematic fraud, both confirmed and reported, marred the first election of Yerevan's mayor and its new city council on May 31. Ballot-stuffing, bussed-in voters, intimidation and violence against precinct members, political party proxies, media, and observers figured prominently. With 52 [...]	2009-06-01 16:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN376	RAFFI HOVANNISIAN ON TURKEY-ARMENIA RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Armenia's first foreign minister and current leader of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovannisian told the Ambassador that inflammatory statements by Turkey's prime minister were "fraying Armenia's nerves." He said he was concerned that Armenian authorities were not responding to the remarks. H [...]	2009-06-02 08:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TU AJ AM
09YEREVAN378	ARMENIA AND THE JUNE 10 MCC BOARD MEETING [...] (C) Despite modest progress in several areas mentioned by the Secretary in her letter to President Sargsian concerning Armenia's continued MCC eligibility, Armenia continues to fall short of what is required to merit restarting the rural roads portion of Armenia's MCC program. Although there i [...]	2009-06-02 16:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV AM
09YEREVAN382	LTP REFUSES SEATS ON CITY COUNCIL; PRESIDENT HAILS ELECTION [...] (SBU) At the peaceful yet heavily policed post-election June 1 rally held by the Armenian National Congress (ANC),Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) denounced Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election as the "ugliest election in Armenia's history." He announced that the ANC would not occupy the projected 13 [...]	2009-06-04 11:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN386	RFE/RL'S ROSY VIEW OF THEIR STATUS IN ARMENIA [...] (C) RFE/RL Prague representative Nenad Pejic traveled to Armenia from May 20-21 to review Radio Liberty's coverage related to Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. Pejic sought feedback from Armenia's political parties and explained to them the election guidelines under which Radio Liberty's r [...]	2009-06-05 13:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO AM
09YEREVAN388	YEREVAN'S TROUBLED POST-ELECTION WEEK [...] (SBU) Allegations of fraud, denials that they had an impact on the outcome, arrests, and political maneuvering all marked the fracas that followed Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election through Friday, June 5. NGOs and opposition parties cried foul, citing massive irregularities during the vote an [...]	2009-06-08 14:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN390	ARMENIAN NGOS DECRY ELECTION FRAUD [...] (SBU) The independent "It's Your Choice" (IYC) NGO, which claimed to have deployed observers in each of Yerevan's 439 polling places, cited ballot stuffing, multiple and illegal voting, voter intimidation, presence of unauthorized personnel, and other procedural violations in its preliminary r [...]	2009-06-08 14:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN391	FM NALBANDIAN WARNS ON MCC [...] (C) On June 5, Foreign Minister Nalbandian asked Ambassador to send a personal message to Washington on his behalf regarding MCC. He stated that not resuming funding for the roads project risked sending "a very wrong message from Washington" given the Turkey-Armenia negotiations, the Nag [...]	2009-06-09 10:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	POGV PHUM PREL ASEC AM
09YEREVAN395	CEC ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS FOR YEREVAN ELECTION [...] (SBU) During a June 7 extraordinary session, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the final results of Yerevan's May 31 mayoral election, confirming the preliminary results that it had released on June 1. The CEC found that the recounts it conducted after Election Day did not reveal [...]	2009-06-10 13:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN398	PRESIDENT DISBANDS MARCH 1 FACT-FINDING GROUP [...] (SBU) Without explaining his decision, President Sargsian on June 8 disbanded the bipartisan fact-finding group of experts he had established last October to examine the violence surrounding Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election. The decision came on the heels of a June 3 statement by [...]	2009-06-11 05:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN403	OPPOSITION OLIGARCH'S ATTORNEYS FACE INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Three Armenian defense attorneys are under criminal investigation for their conduct while representing two defendants in a tax evasion prosecution involving a business owned by a leading opposition figure. The attorneys refused to participate in the trial after they discovered that the tri [...]	2009-06-12 12:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN41	ARMENIA: NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA OF CHILD [...] (SBU) There have been no changes with respect to child labor or worst forms of child labor in Armenia during the reporting period. Armenia has adopted all international agreements on children's rights, and there have been no new legal changes in this area. On October 30, 2008, UNICEF officiall [...]	2009-01-22 13:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM
09YEREVAN418	OUTRAGED GOAM REACTION ON MCC DECISION NOT TO FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Nalbandian expressed dismay that MCC had chosen not to fund the roads portion of the MCC compact. He said that the U.S. did not understand the political blow this represented; the opposition would use this for their own ends and wrongly interpret the MCC decision as a lack of [...]	2009-06-17 10:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	POGV PHUM PREL ASEC AM
09YEREVAN422	EUR A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) Meeting with EUR A/S Philip Gordon on June 9, former Armenian Foreign Minister and current leader of the opposition Raffi Hovannisian characterized the results of the recent elections for Yerevan Mayor and City Council as a "failed post-Soviet" election that shows the challenge Armenia fa [...]	2009-06-18 05:30:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AJ AM
09YEREVAN424	ARMENIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS GLOOMY ON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Philip Gordon met with four of Armenia's civil society leaders to learn their views on the current state of human rights and democratization in Armenia. The leaders offered a gloomy assessment, recounting their experiences with Yer [...]	2009-06-18 05:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN429	CURIOUS STATISTICS FROM YEREVAN'S MAYORAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Analysis of the results of the May 31 Mayoral Election in Yerevan displays a curious pattern: voter turnout was highest in the Territorial Electoral Commissions (TECs) most ridden with allegations of fraud. This is most apparent in the results of TECs 7 and 8, which comprise the troubled [...]	2009-06-18 14:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN43	WORLD BANK ROAD FUNDING THREATENS TO UNDERMINE MCC [...] This is an action request. Please see para 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Ambassador advised World Bank Resident Representative Aristomene Varoudakis that a portion of a new World Bank credit facility intended to finance a package of rural roads originally designed by the Millenium Challenge [...]	2009-01-23 07:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID AM
09YEREVAN431	TWO GOVERNMENT LOYALISTS JAILED FOR ELECTORAL FRAUD [...] (SBU) On June 16, two pro-government loyalists were sentenced to three years in prison for electoral fraud during Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. Both of the men were found guilty of ballot-stuffing at a voting precinct in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district, the site of widespread fraud [...]	2009-06-19 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN434	SARGSIAN SETS OCTOBER AS DEADLINE FOR TURKEY [...] (C) In their first meeting, President Sargsian told A/S Gordon that October 2009 was his deadline for the GOT to respond concretely to his rapprochement initiative. On resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict, Sargsian stated Armenia was ready to move forward, but Azerbaijan's leadership [...]	2009-06-19 13:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TU AJ AM
09YEREVAN440	TEXT OF AMNESTY DECLARED BY ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] Enclosed is post's unofficial translation of the text of the proposed amnesty that Armenia's President Serzh Sargsian sent to Hovik Abrahamian, the Speaker of Armenia's National Assembly (parliament),requesting parliament to consider an amnesty that would affect some but not all of the approxi [...]	2009-06-22 14:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN441	AMNESTY DECLARED, BUT NOT ALL MARCH 1 DETAINEES [...] (C) On June 19, sixteen months to the day following Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election, Armenia's parliament declared a wide-ranging amnesty that will result in the release of approximately 32 of the roughly 48 oppositionists still in jail for their election-related activities suppo [...]	2009-06-22 22:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN451	ELECTION FRAUD WHISTLEBLOWER STILL IN JAIL [...] (SBU) While the recent amnesty resulted in the quick "catch-and-release" of three government loyalists convicted for vote-rigging during Yerevan's May 31 municipal election, a human rights activist who blew the whistle on electoral fraud remains in jail. After having filed an election-related [...]	2009-06-25 21:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS AM
09YEREVAN463	UPDATE ON AMNESTY DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA [...] (SBU) According to official sources, 215 prisoners had been amnestied and released as of June 29. Four of them were the individuals convicted for pro-ruling-party election fraud during Yerevan's May 31 municipal election. According to the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC),28 of its [...]	2009-06-29 19:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN47	ARMENIA'S HEAD OF POLICE TALKS REFORM [...] (C) In a December 30 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, Maj Gen Alik Sargsian, Chief of the Republic of Armenia Police, expressed a strong wish for reform within the police system and an interest in further cooperation with the USG. His ideas for reform, however, centered mainly on i [...]	2009-01-23 12:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC KJUS AM
09YEREVAN474	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG VISIT [...] (S/NF) You are coming to Armenia at a pivotal moment. Delighted by the visit of the rare high-level USG visitor, President Sargsian will use the opportunity to appeal for U.S. acknowledgement and support for his foreign policy risk-taking. On Turkey-Armenia, Sargsian has stayed the course, bu [...]	2009-07-08 13:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS TU AJ IR
09YEREVAN5	Government of Armenia Considering Full Scholarships for [...] Summary: In summer 2008, the Prime Minister's office announced a proposal for a scholarship program offering funding to Armenian citizens and Diaspora Armenians for university studies abroad. The program, still in its nascent stages, encompasses a potentially wide range of scholarship opportu [...]	2009-01-07 09:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO SCUL AM
09YEREVAN505	NATIONALISTS UP THE STAKES AHEAD OF PRESIDENTS' [...] (C) By calling for Foreign Minister Nalbandian's resignation, Armenia's nationalist Dashnak party has increased the stakes for Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict set for July 17 in Moscow. The hard-line party held a widely-publicized conference in Stepanakert, [...]	2009-07-16 15:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU AJ AM
09YEREVAN51	CONSCRIPT SOLDIER IMPRISONED FOR RETRACTING TESTIMONY [...] (SBU) Yerevan district court sentenced 18-year-old Karen Hayrapetian to one year in prison on perjury charges for retracting his incriminating testimony against opposition Member of Parliament Myasnik Malkhasian and his driver Arman Shahinian, who were arrested following the March 1-2 postelect [...]	2009-01-27 04:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AM
09YEREVAN517	POLICY CHANGE TOWARDS MINORITY FAITHS IN ARMENIA? [...] (C) On July 16, Father Ktrij Devejian (please protect AMCIT),the foreign press secretary of the "Catholicosate of All Armenians Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin," briefed the Ambassador on recent church developments. According to Fr. Ktrij, CatQS"QakQEQor of individual Armenian Church clerics. [...]	2009-07-23 06:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AM
09YEREVAN518	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PUBLIC COUNCIL WITH CHAIR MANUKIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Armenian Public Council, created by the GOAM to serve as an interface between government bodies and the public, will review and advise parliament on every draft law prior to legislative consideration, council chairman and former Prime Minister Vazgen Manukian told the Ambassa [...]	2009-07-24 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GE AM
09YEREVAN523	CRIMINAL CASES OVER TEARGAS USE LATE BUT WELCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Armenia's Prosecutor General (PG) has launched criminal proceedings against four police officers accused of improperly using teargas against opposition protesters in the March 1-2, 2008 crackdown on post-election demonstrations that left ten persons dead. Though a welcome devel [...]	2009-07-29 05:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN525	PERPETRATORS OFF THE HOOK, AS GOAM DROPS THE CASE AROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One year after the incident, Yerevan police have terminated the criminal investigation into the May 21, 2008 assault on prominent human rights activist Mikael Danielian of the Armenian Helsinki Association (reftel). From the start, police showed little interest in investigating [...]	2009-07-29 18:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
09YEREVAN528	OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION DEMARCHE - ARMENIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 13:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE
09YEREVAN59	IMPLAUSIBLE TRIAL OF FORMER DEPUTY [...] (C) At the latest court hearing in the trial of Armenia's former Deputy Prosecutor-General, a senior police officer acknowledged that the high-ranking law enforcement official did not put up any resistance during his arrest. The admission contradicts the charge leveled against Gagik Jhangiria [...]	2009-02-02 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN597	AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARMENIA'S DISJOINTED OPPOSITION? [...] (C) Growing public skepticism and unease with President Sargsian's handling of Turkey-Armenia negotiations and talks on Nagorno-Karabakh have created an opportunity for Armenia's opposition forces to rally around their common opposition to the President on these issues. The three main oppositi [...]	2009-08-31 11:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM EAID KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
09YEREVAN645	YOUTH ACTIVIST PERSECUTED FOR REPORTING ABUSE OF SPECIAL [...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's Office has pressed charges of "false crime reporting" against an environmental activist who went public with reports about instances of sexual and other abuse at a state-run boarding school for children with special needs. The activist and local human rights moni [...]	2009-09-16 13:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN664	AMBASSADOR RAISES REMAINING MARCH 1, 2008 [...] (U) The Ambassador joined Prosecutor General Agvan Hovsepian August 16 at the signing ceremony for amendments to the USG-GOAM Letter of Agreement on justice sector assistance. These amendments serve as an agreement on the projects to be implemented under the current year's budget for INL ass [...]	2009-09-23 13:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KFIN SNAR AM
09YEREVAN673	PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION RELEASES CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) On September 16, after more than a 15-month-long inquiry that the political opposition boycotted, the Ad hoc Parliamentary Commission on the March 1, 2008 events released its long-awaited report into the violence that followed Armenia's disputed 2008 presidential election. The 138-page r [...]	2009-09-28 14:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM AM
09YEREVAN696	ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT STRIPS SEATS OF OPPOSITION MPS [...] (SBU) On September 17, Hovik Abrahamian, Speaker of Armenia's National Assembly (parliament),stripped the parliamentary seats of opposition MPs Hakob Hakobian, Miasnik Malkhasian, and Sasun Mikaelian, invoking a clause in Armenia's constitution that MPs shall automatically lose their seats if [...]	2009-10-01 14:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN700	ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES RESTRICTIVE [...] (SBU) On September 23 the GOAM approved proposed changes to the Law on Public Organizations (NGO law) which, if adopted by the Parliament, threaten to restrict significantly the rights of NGOs and increase government control of their finances. There were no public discussions held with the NGO [...]	2009-10-02 13:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AM
09YEREVAN71	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GIVES PARTY LINE ON DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador accompanied EUR DAS Bryza for an introductory meeting with National Assembly Chairman Hovik Abrahamian January 20. Abrahamian affirmed President Sargsian's determination to reach a peaceful Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) settlement through the Minsk Group negotiations. He rev [...]	2009-02-05 16:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM
09YEREVAN752	DECEMBER BY-ELECTIONS TO BE DISAPPOINTING NON-EVENT [...] (C) The Ambassador and Garegin Azarian, the head of Armenia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC),discussed ways to address the systemic fraud that mars Armenia's elections. The Ambassador presented a three-page nonpaper outlining concrete steps the Mission believes the CEC could take to make [...]	2009-10-26 10:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AM
09YEREVAN753	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ARAGATSOTN MARZ ASSESSES [...] (SBU) NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERNET. HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Yovanovitch's September 15 trip to Aragatsotn Marz, one of the nation's poorer regions, included visits to USG assistance project sites as well as meetings with Governor Sargis Sahakian, Ashtarak Mayor Gagik [...]	2009-10-26 12:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN757	DAS KAIDANOW PRESSES ARMENIA ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN [...] (C) In meetings with senior GOAM officials, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow encouraged further progress on democracy and human rights issues, stressing the unnecessary harm to the GOAM's reputation from continued detention of political prisoners. Kaidanow cautioned that restricting NGO activities can cre [...]	2009-10-27 07:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN758	DAS KAIDANOW MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Turkey-Armenia relations and the recently signed Protocols dominated the conversation between EUR DAS Kaidanow in her meetings with a former Armenian President and the Dashnak Political Party. Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian wants more attention paid to the problems of democratic fre [...]	2009-10-27 07:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OVIP KDEM TU AM

09YEREVAN771	ADVANCING HR/ROL AGENDA WITH THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepian on October 28 in an attempt to advance Post's human rights and rule of law agenda. The specific goals of the meeting were to acknowledge the PG's recent intervention in the release of two civil society activists--that Post ha [...]	2009-11-02 10:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS KTIP TU AM
09YEREVAN772	NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassies Baku and Yerevan, and an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reported in reftels, the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) societies are in no mood at present to swallow the tough compromises that will be necessary for r [...]	2009-11-02 12:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD EU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU RU
09YEREVAN790	ARMENIAN BLOGGERS AIM TO DIVERSIFY MEDIA, BOLSTER CIVIL [...] Armenians who engage in serious discussions in the blogosphere are still a rather elite, western-oriented group, although many ordinary Armenians use Russian-language social networking and other sites which can include a less informed debate of the issues. Internet penetration is still rather [...]	2009-11-10 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AM KMDR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL
09YEREVAN792	ARMENIAN DEPUTY FM NON-COMMITTAL ON UNGA IRAN VOTES [...] (C) Charge raised reftel points on upcoming UNGA votes on Iran with Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian on November 13. CDA strongly urged that the GOAM reverse its established patttern of supporting Iran in these votes. At the least, the Government should instruct its representative to absta [...]	2009-11-13 14:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA IR AM
09YEREVAN807	BY-ELECTIONS IN THREE ARMENIAN CONSTITUENCIES [...] (SBU) In three upcoming by-elections for the National Assembly, none will have genuine electoral competition. Authorities have barred oppositionist Nikol Pashinian from running in the upcoming race in Yerevan's Kentron district on a technicality. In the other two districts, pro-governmental ca [...]	2009-11-20 11:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
09YEREVAN830	ARMENIAN YEZIDIS: POVERTY, EDUCATION, AND ETHNIC [...] (U) In September and October 2009, Embassy officers met with members of the ethnic Yezidi community, Armenia's largest minority group. Ethnic identity, education, and endemic poverty are the main issues that confront the Yezidis. There is a dispute in the Yezidi community as to whether Yezidis [...]	2009-12-03 09:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF
09YEREVAN831	JUSTICE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES CONCERNS ON NGO LAW, [...] (C) On November 23 the Ambassador met with Armenia's Justice Minister Gevorg Danielian to discuss U.S. concerns on the draft NGO law and renew U.S. calls for the release of the remaining political detainees. Danielian told the Ambassador that the GOAM is addressing Washington's concerns on the [...]	2009-12-04 08:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN845	USDOJ AND ARMENIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL [...] (SBU) Officials of the U.S. Department of Justice / Office of International Affairs (OIA) and Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) met with high-level GOAM officials to recognize the extensive informal cooperation in criminal matters between the U.S. and [...]	2009-12-09 07:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN848	FIRST WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA [...] On December 8, Ambassador Yovanovitch launched the first women's mentoring program in Armenia for female students of the American University of Armenia (AUA) and local Armenian women leaders. Mentors and mentees were introduced to each other and learned about the concept and objectives of the [...]	2009-12-10 07:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO SCUL SOCI AM
09YEREVAN859	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES EDUCATION MINISTER ON [...] (C) On December 9 the Ambassador met with Minister of Education Armen Ashotian and raised the case of the environmental youth activist Mariam Sukhudian who, after blowing the whistle on abuses in a state-run boarding school for special needs children, found herself charged with reporting a fal [...]	2009-12-11 14:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN865	DEPUTY PM DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING, INVITES AMB [...] (C) On November 25 Ambassador Yovanovitch met with Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgian to discuss Armenia's current anti-trafficking efforts. The Ambassador emphasized that Armenia needed to continue the positive momentum it had achieved with its improved ranking last year, and that now was [...]	2009-12-15 06:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KTIP KWMN TU AM
09YEREVAN868	EMBASSY ACTIVITIES MARKING INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Yerevan marked International Human Rights Day by presenting an investigative journalist an award, and United Nations Anti-Corruption Day by highlighting ongoing efforts to increase transparency and limit graft. Prime Minister Sargsian continues to champion reform, yet st [...]	2009-12-16 10:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AM
09YEREVAN95	DEPUTY PM OUTLINES BEEFED UP ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Gevorgian evinced detailed knowledge of Armenia's TIP situation in a private lunch with the Ambassador, and outlined a very encouraging program of intensified work on the issue. The government has re-launched criminal cases to investigate the notorious Zakharyants [...]	2009-02-13 14:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KTIP AM
09ZAGREB113	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 12:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HR
09ZAGREB210	CROATIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HRC [...] This is an Action Request - see para 3. 2. Poloff delivered reftel demarches on April 14 to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material, including the diplomatic note. She stated that Croatia is inclined to support our candidacy fo [...]	2009-04-20 13:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB246	CROATIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-07 06:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB25	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA [...] Summary: Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent. Most reported abuses occur in the entertainment, hospitality, retail, industrial construct [...]	2009-01-15 15:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR
09ZAGREB254	CROATIAN MP BRANIMIR GLAVAS AND CO-DEFENDANTS [...] (U) The Zagreb County Court on May 8 found Croatian MP Branimir Glavas and his five co-defendants guilty of war crimes for the killings of over a dozen ethnic Serb civilians in 1991 in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek. Glavas received a sentence of ten years, while his co-defendants receiv [...]	2009-05-08 14:33:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC HR
09ZAGREB268	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 14, 2009 [...] (U) GOVERNMENT HOLDS SEMINAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND PRESENTS NEW NATIONAL PLAN: The head of the Government's Office for Human Rights and National Coordinator for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons, Luka Maderic, held a two-day seminar this week in coordination with the Ministry [...]	2009-05-14 13:42:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM HR
09ZAGREB301	FY 2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES - CROATIA PROJECTS [...] (U) Post is pleased to propose its submission for project funding through the Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees FY 2009. Our two-part project aims to provide assistance to aid in the reintegration and sustainable return of primarily ethnic Serb returnees in disadvantaged and isolated regions of C [...]	2009-05-28 12:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB385	OSCE HDIM: NO ISSUES TO RAISE FOR CROATIA [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post believes the Government of Croatia generally respects the human rights of its citizens. Basic freedoms such as democratic elections, freedom of religion, and freedom of press exist within the country. Corruption and transparency are problematic areas for the g [...]	2009-06-24 12:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM
09ZAGREB430	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 08:27:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB469	ZAGREB WEEKLY REPORT- JULY 30 [...] (U) DEADLY TRAIN CRASH LEADS TO CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION: Six people were killed (four Croatians and two foreigners) and 55 injured on July 24 after a train derailed outside of Split. No AmCits were among the killed or injured, although many casualties were tourists. The initial stage of an on [...]	2009-07-31 08:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EIND KCRM KCOR HR
09ZAGREB573	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOLLOW-UP 1820 UNSCR [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 08:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPKO PREL CG KWMN HR
09ZAGREB619	CROATIA: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 14:30:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR
09ZAGREB637	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGRARDING 64TH UNGA, THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:46:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN HR
09ZAGREB651	CROATIA- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 3 November to Vesna Vukovic, head of the MFA's UN office. She expressed her appreciation for receiving the material and indicated that Croatia would coordinate its position with the US via its mission in New York. She noted that Croatia shares the US po [...]	2009-11-04 14:12:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL HR
09ZAGREB684	ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT- NOVEMBER 20,2009 [...] (U) PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, WITH 12 CANDIDATES: The State Electoral Commission (DIP) announced on November 18, 2009 that 12 candidates had met all constitutional requirements, including submitting more than 10,000 valid signatures, to be included on the first round presiden [...]	2009-11-20 13:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON HR UK
09ZAGREB80	CROATIA PROBABLY WILL SUPPORT US REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 09:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW HR
09ZAGREB81	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report for 2008. Croatia has previously been ranked as a Tier 1 country. Post believes that Croatia has maintained its efforts to meet Tier 1 status, and post strongly recommends retaining the Tier 1 ranking for 2008. The [...]	2009-02-13 12:39:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ZAGREB96	POINTS DELIVERED REGARDING U.S. PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 09:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC HR
10ABIDJAN182	Cote d'Ivoire: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] (U) Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two funding requests for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative. Post's first choice is a project submitted by an Ivoirian NGO, the Feminine Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEFCI). CEFCI plans [...]	2010-02-22 15:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN PHUM AID IV
10ABIDJAN53	Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...]	2010-02-03 15:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV
10ABIDJAN72	COTE D'IVOIRE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UNOCI EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (U) Per ref A, post consulted with the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire's (UNOCI) Conduct and Discipline Office, the Ministry of Family, and Save the Children UK on whether UNOCI is effectively preventing sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. [...]	2010-01-15 17:45:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KWMN KPKO
10ABIDJAN79	COTE D'IVOIRE: GOLDSTONE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-24 17:47:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM UNGA IV
10ABUDHABI11	Abu Dhabi Sheikh Issa Acquitted in Torture Trial [...] (SBU) Summary. Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half-brother of UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed, was acquitted January 10 of all charges stemming from the 2004 videotaped torture of an Afghan trader. The court exonerated Sheikh Issa and a uniformed security guard who appeared in the infamous [...]	2010-01-11 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR CASC AE
10ABUDHABI262	KUDOS FOR LEAHY VETTING [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AE
10ABUDHABI284	UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...]	2010-02-25 14:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG
10ABUDHABI43	Case Closed: No Appeal of Sheikh Issa Torture Trial Verdict [...] (SBU) Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's January 10 acquittal will stand, as Abu Dhabi prosecutors declined to appeal the verdict before a 15-day filing deadline expired January 26. Post reported this expected outcome (ref A) in the case against Sheikh Issa, who was filmed torturing an Afghan m [...]	2010-01-27 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AE
10ABUDHABI65	UAE Labor Minister Ready to Scrap Sponsorship System [...] (C) The UAE cabinet is considering a Ministry of Labor proposal to eliminate the current employment sponsorship system for expatriates, according to February 5 local media reports. No details have been released publicly, but it is believed Minister of Labor Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash pitch [...]	2010-02-08 09:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP AE
10ABUDHABI71	UAE Announces New Shelters for Trafficking Victims [...] (U) On February 6, the UAE announced it would open new shelters by mid-2010 in the northern emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) exclusively for human trafficking victims. The expansion plan comes shortly after two major sex trafficking cases appeared, one in Abu Dhabi and one in RAK. [...]	2010-02-10 13:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM AE
10ABUJA213	NIGERIA: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW UP AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (C) PolOffs delivered demarches (refs a and b) to Foreign Ministry International Organizations Director Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim February 24. Ibrahim accepted U.S. points on the upcoming vote in New York, but told us he could "not see a way to change Nigeria's vote on Goldstone." Due to the im [...]	2010-02-26 14:04:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UNGA NI
10ABUJA37	LOW TURNOUT AT PROTEST AGAINST NIGERIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. One day after the GON publicly denied a press report that President Yar'Adua had died, a small, lackluster group of demonstrators in Abuja demanded better governance and clarity on Yar'Adua's condition. Local media, meanwhile, continue to report mounting pressure on Yar'Adua to [...]	2010-01-12 17:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AA
10ABUJA56	UPDATE ON VIOLENCE IN JOS [...] (SBU) Violence continued for a fourth day in Jos, but at a reduced level, at least for now, according to Mission contacts and press reports. After widespread violence overnight, contacts report relative calm the morning of January 20, punctuated by periodic bursts of gunfire. Vice President [...]	2010-01-20 14:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NI
10ABUJA81	TENSE CALM REIGNS IN JOS [...] (SBU) A tense calm reigned over Jos city as of January 22. The state government continues to impose a night-time curfew. Violence has largely ended within the city limits, but may continue at some surrounding locations. Unconfirmed reports estimate over 300 deaths. The International Committ [...]	2010-01-22 17:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM CASC SOCI KCRM NI
10ACCRA132	GHANA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following information on forced labor and exploitive child labor in the production of goods, as well as current information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in Ghana. POC for this report is Raymond Stephens (StephensRW@state.g [...]	2010-02-13 09:48:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP GH
10ACCRA151	Police arrest opposition radio commentator for on-air [...] (SBU) Summary: Following comments during a radio broadcast suggesting that former President Rawlings deliberately set fire to his home, police arrested opposition politician Nana Darkwa Baafi on February 18, 2010. Baafi's arrest has resulted in a media backlash, with journalists accusing the g [...]	2010-02-24 14:53:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GH
10ACCRA29	SITE VISIT TO LEGAL RESOURCES CENTER, GHANA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Per reftel, Poloff and Democracy and Human Rights Program Coordinator (DHRC) conducted a site visit December 17 at the Legal Resources Center (LRC) to assess the Center's progress in implementing its $400,000 two year G/TIP funded project. Six months after signing its grant agree [...]	2010-01-12 16:31:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN GH
10ACCRA73	RULING PARTY STRIVES TO REGAIN UNITY AT NATIONAL CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing sharp divisions between senior members of the party, Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) took steps at its National Conference to restore unity and incorporate dissident faction into the party leadership. After publicly criticizing President Mills' governmen [...]	2010-01-22 13:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
10ACCRA82	Mills Cabinet Re-shuffle Seeks to Incorporate Critics, [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, one week after concluding a contentious ruling party Congress, President Mills announced a major cabinet re-shuffle in an attempt to energize his National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The action represents an attempt to address the concerns of vocal NDC c [...]	2010-01-27 11:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
10ADDISABABA102	ELECTORAL BOARD FURTHER RESTRICTING ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Summary: National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairman Merga told the Ethiopian Partners Group (EPG) the NEBE itself will conduct all voter education for the 2010 elections, leaving no role for civil society organizations in that process although they may be allowed to formally obs [...]	2010-01-24 08:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
10ADDISABABA130	ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI [...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),and were re [...]	2010-01-27 13:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET
10ADDISABABA187	AU SUMMIT: AHTISSARI URGES TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook Political Officer Lauren Ladenson AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (no [...]	2010-02-03 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM XA FI
10ADDISABABA188	AU SUMMIT -- LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF UPBEAT [...] (U) January 30, 2010, 5:25 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle Special Advisor Nicole Goldin AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) [...]	2010-02-03 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM XA
10ADDISABABA189	AU SUMMIT: NIGERIA FM SAYS CONSTITUTION SACRED, WILL SIGN [...] (U) January 31, 2010, 3:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Maria Otero Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Ambassador Michael Battle AF Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetake [...]	2010-02-03 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV XA
10ADDISABABA191	AU SUMMIT: KIKWETE WILLING TO DO MORE ON SOMALIA [...] (U) February 2, 2010, 5:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Tanzania President J [...]	2010-02-04 04:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM XA
10ADDISABABA250	ETHIOPIA: REFUGEES SHOT OUTSIDE KEBRIBEYAH AND MY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since December 21, there have been three separate incidents involving Government of Ethiopia (GoE) security personnel near Kebribeyah and My Ayni refugee camps. On December 21, police arrested eight Somali refugees in Kebribeyah camp near Jijiga and three were subsequently fo [...]	2010-02-08 10:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM ET SO
10ADDISABABA278	AU SUMMIT: NEW AU CHAIR MALAWI PLANS FOOD SECURITY PUSH [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook USAU Acting DCM Joel Maybury AU Desk Officer Ryan Bowles (notetaker) Malawi President Bingu wa [...]	2010-02-11 04:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM XA
10ADDISABABA279	AU Summit - European Union's Manservisi Reaffirms [...] (U) February 1, 2010, 10:30 a.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2. (U) Participants: United States Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson NSC Senior Director Michelle Gavin USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Earl Gast USAU Ambassador Michael Battle Special Assistant Akunna Cook AU Desk [...]	2010-02-11 04:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
10ADDISABABA291	ETHIOPIA: FORMER ONLF LEADER URGES U.S. MEDIATION [...] (C) According to a former leader from the early days of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),Ismael Sheikh Abdi, continued conflict between the ONLF and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has resulted in the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia's Somali region over the pa [...]	2010-02-11 14:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC SO ET
10ADDISABABA293	Ethiopia: Information on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-12 04:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI ET
10ADDISABABA294	ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES RECOUNT FURTHER [...] (C) Summary: Two senior ethnic Oromo leaders from the opposition coalition Forum report being physically abused by police, militia and civilian agents of the ruling party during a recent visit to Western Oromia to register candidates for the May elections. The two leaders have not filed for [...]	2010-02-12 04:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
10ADDISABABA338	EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Addis Ababa is pleased to submit the following seven proposals for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) for the FY 2010 Small Grants Initiative. The mission's submissions are submitted in priority rank order. 2. First-Ranked Proposal: KMG-Ethio [...]	2010-02-18 13:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY ET
10ADDISABABA370	ENVIRONMENTAL ALLEGATIONS GENERATE PROTESTS, MASS ARRESTS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-22 13:35:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ET KDEM PGOV PHUM SENV
10ADDISABABA371	FORUM PR CHAIR ON CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TIGRAY [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Tigrayan and opposition coalition "Forum" leader Gebru Asrat told Poloffs the Forum is taking its campaign message directly to the people to obviate distortion of that message through state run media. Gebru described the Forum's political platform as advancing freedom, promoting [...]	2010-02-22 13:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET
10ADDISABABA396	GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 15:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
10ADDISABABA49	POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON ALLOCATION OF AIRTIME FOR ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-12 14:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
10ADDISABABA53	ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION ALLEGES HARASSMENT OF CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-14 04:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
10ALGIERS161	Same-Sex Domestic Partner Accreditation - Algeria [...] Post notes that Algerian law prohibits homosexual relations and that the issue is a public taboo, in large part because of the strong Muslim prohibition against homosexuality as well as strongly conservative social mores. Discussions with other western embassies in Algiers, some of which have [...]	2010-02-21 17:28:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PHUM AG
10ALGIERS37	ALGERIAN INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RETREAT [...] Algerian MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security Benchaa Dani briefed ambassadors January 10 on GOA plans to hold a "retreat" in Algiers February 19 - 21 for informal consultations in the framework of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the work and [...]	2010-01-11 17:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM UNHRC AG
10AMMAN220	WOMEN'S ACTIVISTS ASK FOR JORDAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) On January 10, the Embassy organized a dinner in honor of visiting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Michael Posner and Director of Policy Planning Anne-Marie Slaughter. Invitees included a number of Jordanian women's rights activists, who suggested key pri [...]	2010-01-24 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO
10AMMAN274	JORDAN: SCENESETTER AND INPUT FOR FTA LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor cooperation between the U.S. Jordan has been strong and productive over the past several years. Effective engagement, backed with targeted assistance, has produced significant results, such as improved labor conditions in the garment sector, enhanced efforts to combat traf [...]	2010-01-28 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD JO
10AMMAN283	JORDAN: A/S POSNER HOSTS ROUNDTABLE WITH MEDIA ON [...] Post organized an on-the-record media roundtable January 11 with visiting DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner. The Assistant Secretary's remarks during the hour-long meeting with local media representatives received excellent coverage in the local newspapers published on January 13 and in [...]	2010-02-01 11:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN305	JORDAN: COLUMNIST MISCHARACTERIZES U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 2, Fahd Al-Khitan, a columnist and managing editor of Arabic daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm, wrote a bizarre column entitled, "Jordanian-American understandings on the limits of reform." Khitan referred to visits by several U.S. officials over the past several weeks, including NEA DAS [...]	2010-02-03 10:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
10AMMAN307	UNHCR IRAQI REFUGEE ASSISTANCE RESPONSE PLAN [...] Summary: (SBU) While coordinating the 2010 Regional Refugee Assistance Response Plan (RRP),UNHCR in Amman, Beirut, Cairo, and Damascus improved the organization of all the regional Iraqi refugee activities. The RRP performs the function of a management mechanism previous filled by the Coun [...]	2010-02-03 10:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF JO SY
10AMMAN311	JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SENTENCES PERPETRATOR [...] On January 28, Jordan's honor crime tribunal sentenced a 19-year-old man to ten years in prison for murdering his 20-year-old sister in April 2009. The court originally handed down a full 15-year murder sentence but immediately reduced the sentence to ten years when the victim's father dropp [...]	2010-02-03 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KJUS JO
10AMMAN314	JORDAN: GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH [...] (S/NF) Summary: In meetings with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tamara Wittes January 26-28, government officials, representatives of civil society, and alumni of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs discussed the challenges of democratic reform and sought further U.S. assistance [...]	2010-02-04 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN JO
10AMMAN326	JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]	2010-02-07 10:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10AMMAN335	JORDAN: MINISTER OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SMARTING [...] (S) Summary: A recent conversation between visiting NEA DAS Tamara Wittes and Minister of Social Development (MoSD) Hala Latouf underscored the contradictions in the Jordanian approach to freedom of expression. In response to a question, Latouf said that she supported a recent ruling by Jor [...]	2010-02-09 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI JO
10AMMAN351	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES ALREADY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. With GOJ assurances that parliamentary elections will take place in the final quarter of 2010, prospective candidates have already started planning campaigns to enter the next legislature, despite current ambiguity about the content of the new electoral law. In separate meeti [...]	2010-02-10 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
10AMMAN383	JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR [...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...]	2010-02-11 13:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO
10AMMAN392	JORDAN: AFTER "MINISTRY OF INJUSTICE" COMMENT, [...] (C) On February 1, the local media, including electronic websites, reported that Rana Hajaya, Jordan's only female mayor, had been jailed for contempt of court during a legal dispute involving her family members. Hajaya was sentenced to one week imprisonment without bail, but was released the [...]	2010-02-16 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI KDEM KWMN JO
10AMMAN455	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan continued to demonstrate a strong commitment and made steady progress to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). The primary achievement was the completion of a strong legal framework to prevent and prosecute TIP, which included the passage of a compreh [...]	2010-02-25 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10AMMAN456	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-25 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB PHUM KWMN SMIG JO
10AMMAN461	JORDAN: A/S POSNER'S FOCUS ON DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),pressed the Jordanian government during his January 10-11 visit to move forward on the implementation of a number of high-priority political and human rights reforms. This cable describes A/S Posner [...]	2010-02-28 08:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KPAL KWMN PREL PGOV PHUM JO
10ANKARA107	CIVILIAN COURT JURISDICTION OVER THE MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting on a petition filed by the staunchly secularist opposition Republican People's Party (CHP),Turkey's Constitutional Court January 21 overturned the June 26,2009 law that sought to establish civilian courts' jurisdiction over military personnel accused of crimes against sta [...]	2010-01-22 16:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MARR TU
10ANKARA147	IN SOUTHEAST, DESPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]	2010-01-29 05:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA148	IN SOUTHEAST, DISPARATE KURDISH VOICES BLAME AKP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adana Deputy PO, Ankara PolOff, and Washington DeskOff met with politicians, businessmen, intellectuals and local government officials in southeast Turkey to discuss the Kurdish issue. These disparate Kurdish voices were almost unanimous in faulting the ruling Justice and Develo [...]	2010-01-29 07:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA162	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ON DTP, MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on January 29, President of Turkey's Constitutional Court, Hasim Kilic, claimed that the controversial decisions to close down the Democratic Society Party (DTP) and to overturn a law allowing military officials to be tried in civilian courts were "ve [...]	2010-02-02 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR TU
10ANKARA189	Iranians Seek Global Support Not Nuclear Pressure [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of President Obama's State of the Union Address on January 27, 2010, CONOFFs surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants to assess their reaction to US pressure regarding Iran's nuclear program. Although applicants voiced strong supp [...]	2010-02-04 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
10ANKARA209	TURKEY: USMISSION GENEVA CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. USMission Geneva Charge d'Affaires Griffiths and Deputy Legal Adviser Mansfield visited Ankara February 1 to discuss the defamation of religions resolution and draft treaty being planned by the OIC in the UN Human Rights Council. They met with Turkey's Ambassador for Human Rights [...]	2010-02-09 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF UN TU AORC
10ANKARA226	TURKEY: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 09:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL TU
10ANKARA227	TURKEY: RAISING ONGOING BAHAI PERSECUTION [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-11 09:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PINS PREL IR TU
10ANKARA285	MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...]	2010-02-22 09:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL
10ANKARA296	MFA COMPLAINS ABOUT IRF REPORT'S REFERENCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10 we were summoned to the MFA where Department Head for Human Rights Yonca Ozceri conveyed MFA concerns and objections to language in the State Department's 2009 International Religious Freedom Report regarding "security training" offered to "minority religious commun [...]	2010-02-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU
10ANKARA299	No Foreseeable Relief For Iranian Domestic Woes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian Immigrant Visa (IV) and Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) applicants regarding the political, economic, and social conditions since the February 11 Revolution Day demonstrations. Applicants expressed mixed views about the effectiveness of the Iranian opposition [...]	2010-02-24 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
10ANKARA307	TURKEY: BDP TAKES THE HIGH ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 23 meeting, Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Co-Chairman Selahattin Demirtas struck a surprisingly moderate tone while outlining the goals and methods for the party. The conversation with Demirtas and other BDP leaders notably lacked any discussion of the PKK or its [...]	2010-02-25 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TU
10ANKARA35	Iranians Pine For Relief As GOI Tightens Grip [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants from mid-December to early January 2009 to gain insight into Iran's current economic and political climate. Applicants report a bleak economic outlook due to continued corruption and mismanageme [...]	2010-01-08 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
10ANKARA36	TURKEY:EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) This is a joint Embassy Ankara, Consulate General Istanbul, and Consulate Adana cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The U.S. Mission in Turkey has worked tirelessly during the past year to promote awareness and empowerment on women's issues. From managing grants and programs to socia [...]	2010-01-08 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN XG PHUM
10ANKARA71	DIYARBAKIR SEES LITTLE HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Recent arrests of Kurdish politicians and community leaders have created a climate of tension among Kurds in Diyarbakir. Kurdish businesspeople and NGO employees worry that they too could be arrested regardless of their political beliefs and lack of ties to the PKK. Contacts tol [...]	2010-01-15 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM OSCE PREL TU

10ANKARA88	TURKEY: CODEL HASTINGS HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 4-6 visit to Ankara, U.S. Representative Hastings (D-Florida) met with leaders of government, the Turkish General Staff and human rights organizations to discuss Turkey-US relations and regional developments. With the TGS, Rep. Hasting underscored the importance [...]	2010-01-20 07:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OREP TU
10ANTANANARIVO105	MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis, which began in December 2008, has severely diminished the government's ability to address a wide range of social problems, including child labor and forced labor. The most recent reliable data specific to this subject remains the 2007 national su [...]	2010-02-25 04:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MA
10AQNA272	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-26 09:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
10ASHGABAT100	TURKMENISTAN: COMMUNING WITH TURKMEN PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Given the strict "no unofficial contact" rule the government imposes on all its officials, lunch invitations, and even informal conversations, between Turkmen officials and their foreign counterparts almost never happen. In a rare divergence, however, Post's recent Crime Scene Investigati [...]	2010-01-21 14:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX KTIP
10ASHGABAT117	TURKMENISTAN: FREE AT LAST -- TASP STUDENTS ABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkmen American Scholarship Program students, who had been prevented since July 2009 from leaving the country for any reason, simply because they either had been enrolled at or planned to enroll at the American University in Central Asia, are now free to leave Turkmenistan. [...]	2010-01-25 16:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT118	TURKMENISTAN: TRANSITING IRANIANS: HOW THEY VIEW [...] (C) The process of canvassing Iranians waiting at the Turkmen-Uzbek border is not exactly scientific. Nevertheless, chatting with truckers at various points throughout the border town of Farap is as close as one might get, outside of Iran, to a Masshad "street." Most come from Masshad or other town [...]	2010-01-26 06:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT131	TURKMENISTAN: NEW LAW ON STATE MIGRATION SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late 2009, the Turkmen Government adopted a law governing the State Migration Service. Previously, the Migration Service's responsibilities were spelled out in a presidential resolution. The law provides a lega [...]	2010-01-27 13:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT133	TURKMENISTAN: TEACHERS' NGO SUBSUMED BY ACADEMY OF [...] (C) On January 25, poloff met with the Director of the Turan Mugallym Association Jamila Sarjayeva to discuss the group's recent activities. Last year, the group decided to discontinue its efforts to become a registered NGO after its applications had been rejected seven times since 2007 (ref [...]	2010-01-28 12:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT136	TURKMENISTAN: STEPPED UP PRESSURE AGAINST COUPLE [...] (C) On January 27, local RFE/RL journalist Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev informed poloff that security officials detained Bazargeldy Berdiyev on January 26. Berdiyev, a former businessman, and his wife have been seeking compensation from the government for illegal seizure of their property and tort [...]	2010-01-29 08:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT149	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS BEGIN TO [...] (C) Despite numerous email inquiries from Iranians to the Consular Section asking about applying for visas in Turkmenistan -- many who make appointments are ultimately no-shows -- it appears that the cumbersome Turkmen visa process still prevents most potential applicants from getting across t [...]	2010-02-01 14:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PGOV PHUM TX CVIS
10ASHGABAT152	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN VISA APPLICANTS BEGIN TO [...] (C) Despite numerous email inquiries from Iranians to the Consular Section asking about applying for visas in Turkmenistan -- many who make appointments are ultimately no-shows -- it appears that the cumbersome Turkmen visa process still prevents most potential applicants from getting across t [...]	2010-02-02 05:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM TX CVIS
10ASHGABAT16	TURKMENISTAN: A HARBINGER OF THE TOUGH CHOICE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, those affected most by government efforts to eliminate dual citizenship have been individuals holding both Turkmen and Russian passports, currently being unable to obtain new Turkmen passport [...]	2010-01-06 10:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SMIG TX
10ASHGABAT175	TURKMENISTAN'S TRAVEL BLACKLIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOTX keeps an officially "nonexistent" blacklist of activists, journalists, students, and others that are not allowed to leave Turkmenistan for any reason. By enforcing the blacklist at all exit points, the GOTX can block exit to anyone that it believes represents a threat or [...]	2010-02-06 09:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI TX
10ASHGABAT179	WAHABIS IN TURKMENISTAN? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite GOTX claims to the contrary, there are credible reports of presence of fundamentalist Islam in Turkmenistan, although the number of adherents currently seems to be fairly small. Using the term "Wahabis" to describe these groups, an Embassy contact recently told PAO about [...]	2010-02-08 12:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PGOV PTER TX
10ASHGABAT182	TURKMENISTAN: IDHR ACKNOWLEDGES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of Turkmenistan's Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) met with the EUR/ACE Central Asia Assistance Review team on February 3 and discussed IDHR's recent activities. Former IDHR director Shirin Ahmedova, elected to the parliament just days before, was not prese [...]	2010-02-08 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT186	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2010-02-09 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT187	TURKMEN CITIZENSHIP: THE LAW AND REALITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's citizenship law stipulates that Turkmen citizenship can be acquired either by birth or through completion of an application process. However, during the past five years, Turkmenistan has not granted citizenship to anyone who was not born in the country. The Stat [...]	2010-02-10 11:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM TX
10ASHGABAT189	IRAN: UNESCO REPORTS ARREST OF TWO JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The Tehran Cluster Office of UNESCO informed Iran Watcher by email today that two journalists, employed by their office a part of a school journalism project, were detained upon arrival at a Tehran school. (Our contact was writing from his UNESCO account as Gmail has been blocked in Iran fo [...]	2010-02-10 12:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL UNESCO
10ASHGABAT20	TURKMENISTAN: GOOD INTENTIONS BUT SCANT PROGRESS [...] (C) In a January 6 conversation with Poloff, Tahyr Seidov, IOM's Senior Program Assistant for Turkmenistan, said that despite a "real willingness" on the part of many officials to confront Turkmenistan's human trafficking problem, factors like denial and an overall "lack of preparedness" made [...]	2010-01-06 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PHUM PREL PGOV TK TX
10ASHGABAT202	TURKMENISTAN: NEW WOMEN'S COATS INTENDED TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) In January, the Turkmen Government introduced a new unwritten dress code for female government officials, secondary school students and university students, to be worn at official government events. Although it has not been [...]	2010-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SCUL SOCI PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT203	REPORT OF TURKMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIM SELLING HIS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) According to a relative of a local Embassy employee, a desperate Turkmen trafficking victim in Turkey sold his kidney in order to obtain money to return home. The family of the young man from Mary province reported that he w [...]	2010-02-12 08:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KMCA
10ASHGABAT219	TURKMENISTAN: BAPTISTS UNDER PRESSURE IN VILLAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four Baptist leaders of nonregistered church groups in rural Lebap Province described interfaith tension and official harrassment in their respective villages. According to the pastors, there is growing Baptist presence, but local officials and Muslim leaders are actively discour [...]	2010-02-17 11:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT226	COMFORTABLE IRANIANS COPE BY ACCOMMODATING [...] (C) Iran Watcher met this week with two young Iranians from Esfahan, Azadeh and her brother Mohamad. They had traveled to Ashgabat for Azadeh's U.S. visa interview, and spoke about living, and coping, in Iran. Azadeh, who is 29 and single, manages a tour company in Esfahan that arranges fore [...]	2010-02-18 12:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL
10ASHGABAT231	TURKMENISTAN: HARE KRISHNA LEADER VISITS AFTER [...] (C) On February 22, poloff met with visiting Hare Krishna spiritual leader Govinder Swami to discuss the situation of religious freedom in Turkmenistan. Based in India, Govinder Swami is responsible for Hare Krishna groups in Central Asia, Tatarstan and Mauritius. He spends a few months each [...]	2010-02-23 06:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT241	DISAGREEMENT AMONG EU EMBASSIES REGARDING HUMAN [...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Radu Horumba (protect) met with Charge February 24 to share his concern about the EU human rights approach in Turkmenistan. Romania is representing the Spanish presidency, since there is no Spanish embassy in Ashgabat. Madrid has asked that there be a push to open a [...]	2010-02-25 09:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN TX
10ASHGABAT245	DRUG ADDICTION IN IRAN: THE SUCCESS OF TWELVE-STEP [...] (C) An Iranian specialist in the treatment of drug addiction spoke to Iran Watcher this week about medical and legal approaches to the problem in Iran. xxxxxxxxxxxx (please protect),xxxxxxxxxxxx contrasted Turkmenstan's punitie and abstinence-based, rather than treatment-oriented, stance towards d [...]	2010-02-25 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM SNAR PREL TX
10ASHGABAT31	TURKMENISTAN: BAPTIST CHURCH REMAINS ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baptist church in Ashgabat held Christmas services last month at which it distributed a large number of Turkmen language Bibles. Despite occasional access to religious literature such as these Bibles, officials continue to target church members upon arrival at the airport, [...]	2010-01-07 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT34	TURKMENISTAN: OUTDOOR ADVERTISING TIGHTLY CONTROLLED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Outdoor advertising in Ashgabat is a potentially lucrative sector, but not all advertising companies can break into the closely-guarded market. The Ashgabat municipality functions as the sole proprietor of advertis [...]	2010-01-08 11:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PHUM BBSR PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT39	TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL EVANGELICAL ORGANIZATION [...] (C) On January 6, poloff met with Murad Kerimi, the leader of the Ashgabat-based unregistered Protestant religious group "Word of Love" Church and the unregistered "Turkmen Golden Age" ("TAA" for Turkmen Altyn Asyr) humanitarian organization. Regarding TAA, Kerimi explained that its efforts s [...]	2010-01-08 11:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT42	CONTINUED INTERNET CENSORSHIP IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmentelecom provides the only dial-up and A/DSL internet service in Turkmenistan. It controls and monitors access and reportedly blocks certain sites. Recently, the media reported that YouTube and other sites were added [...]	2010-01-08 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	TINT SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM TX
10ASHGABAT43	TURKMENISTAN: UK-PROMOTED REVISIONS ON JUVENILE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The UK has been working with the Turkmenistan government on a penal reform project. One element of the project was a 2008 trip by Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Director Shirin Akhmedova to the UK. Another part has [...]	2010-01-09 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS TX
10ASHGABAT48	TURKMENISTAN: EVANGELICAL GROUP MAINTAINS LOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. A small group of local evangelical Protestants manages to practice its beliefs without hindrance by the government, due primarily to the group's extremely low profile. The group eschews denominational ties, traditional church trappings, and links with foreign churches, consider [...]	2010-01-13 12:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV KISL PHUM TX
10ASHGABAT57	TURKMENISTAN'S ONLY HOMEGROWN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government publishes a monthly magazine for women named Zenan Kalby (Women's Soul). Despite having the largest circulation of any Turkmen periodical, the magazine's highly politicized content lacks [...]	2010-01-14 13:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL SOCI KWMN KDEM PGOV PHUM TX
10ASHGABAT75	TURKMENISTAN: UPS AND DOWNS OF TWO CHARISMATIC [...] (C) On January 18, poloff met with the leader of the unregistered Turkmenbashy-based Word of Life group, Timur Muradov, during his visit to Ashgabat (Ref A). A member of an unregistered group of the same name in Ashgabat, Batyr, also attended the meeting (Ref B). Muradov participated at the [...]	2010-01-19 13:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PGOV TX
10ASHGABAT91	IRAN: MASSHAD RESIDENTS HOPEFUL THAT "OBAMA IS [...] (C) In a conversation with Iran Watcher this week, Ghandeem Gurbanov, a prominent Persian language scholar in Ashgabat, recounted his impressions following a recent visit to northern Iran. He was in Mashhad for several days in December to receive an award for his translation from Farsi to Tur [...]	2010-01-20 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT92	TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON HAITI ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-20 13:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HA UN TX
10ASHGABAT93	TURKMENISTAN: CSI COMES TO ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen forensic specialists and police detectives participated in a basic Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) training course in Ashgabat last week. During the training, participants learned everything from how to lift [...]	2010-01-20 14:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL TX
10ASHGABAT96	TURKMENISTAN: IS AMNESTY FOR IMPRISONED [...] (C) Embassy local staff member has learned that Seyitbay Kandimov, a Niyazov-era Deputy Chairman for Finance and Central Bank Chairman, recently had his prison sentence reduced by three years. Kandimov has been in the Owadan-Depe prison since May 2002. It was not clear when Kandimov is now [...]	2010-01-21 12:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
10ASMARA16	16 MONTHS UNDERGROUND FOR "THE WRONG RELIGION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Selam Reta (please protect),spent 16 months of her life in an underground cell at the Wi'a prison and was subjected to daily physical torture for being a member of the Berhane Hiwet Evangelical Church, a banned religious group. Selam was released after 16 months only after develo [...]	2010-01-25 11:46:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI ER
10ASMARA46	MINISTER OF EDUCATION SAYS LOCAL STAFF SPIES FOR [...] (C) All public school teachers in Asmara were summoned on February 19 for a briefing on the recently passed UNSCR 1907, according to two reliable embassy sources. During the briefing, Minister of Education Semere Russom stated that Eritrea's chief enemy is the United States, and that the U.S. [...]	2010-02-23 09:34:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER
10ASMARA47	NEPOTISM REIGNS AT ASMARA PALACE HOTEL [...] (C) Management of the Eritrean government-owned Asmara Palace Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental Hotel) has started arresting employees for bad performance or because of favoritism, according to a reliable embassy source. The goverment (GSE) took over management of the Asmara Palace in Octo [...]	2010-02-23 10:08:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ER
10ASTANA109	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS CASE TO SUPREME COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vitaliy Voronov, lawyer for imprisoned human-rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis filed on January 27 a motion to request the Supreme Court review the case. The court has one month to decide whether to accept the case and an additional month to issue a decision. Cautiously optimisti [...]	2010-01-28 10:33:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KZ
10ASTANA122	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH EVOKES DEBATE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a viewing of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech on Internet Freedom, a roundtable discussion by Kazakhstani Internet activists on January 22 in Almaty revealed broad agreement that Kazakhstani a [...]	2010-01-29 10:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM KZ
10ASTANA184	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Timur Kulibayev, the President's influential son-in-law and Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samryk Kazyna, sued four independent newspapers for publishing articles alleging that he received major kick-backs from the Chinese for oil contracts signed in 2003-05. The [...]	2010-02-12 09:33:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
10ASTANA186	KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE HEAD TAKES ADVANTAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Alexandre Keltchewsky, Head of the OSCE Center in Astana, told the Charge d'Affaires during a luncheon on February 1 that the OSCE and Kazakhstan have politely differed over words and perceptions, a te [...]	2010-02-12 10:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KZ
10ASTANA2	KAZAKHSTAN EXPRESSES PIQUE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 31 meeting (reftel),Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov raised concerns about the human-rights certification process. He told the Ambassador that Kazakhstan is ready to refuse al [...]	2010-01-05 06:37:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID UZ KZ
10ASTANA20	KAZAKHSTAN: NDN AND OVERFLIGHT ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a January 11 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov told the Ambassador that the Kazakhstani government still is discussing U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (ref A). He communicated his plan to p [...]	2010-01-11 10:10:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PARM MARR MNUC KNNP IR AF RS
10ASTANA248	KAZAKHSTAN: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Post nominates three projects, in order of priority, for funding consideration under the small grants initiative of the Office of Global Women's Issues. A brief summary and budget for each project follows below. PROJECT 1: GENDER ISSUES IN THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS A) NGO: Central As [...]	2010-02-21 02:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN KTIP KZ
10ASTANA255	KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...]	2010-02-22 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ
10ASTANA271	KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26 [...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...]	2010-02-26 08:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR
10ASTANA272	KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS UNDERSTANDABLY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited internationally known human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis at the minimum-security penal colony in Ust-Kamenogorsk on February 24. Zhovtis summarized his view of the possibilities for the resolution of his case, including the Supreme Court, an amnesty, or parol [...]	2010-02-26 09:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ
10ASTANA275	KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF JUSTICE PRAISES COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Rashid Tusupbekov to discuss ongoing legal reforms and the possibility of a general amnesty that could include jailed prominent Kazakhstani human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis. Tusupbekov praised cooperation with the [...]	2010-02-26 10:00:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SNAR KDEM KTIP KZ
10ASTANA54	KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN INVITES AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded via diplomatic note an invitation from Kazakhstani Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to U.S. Special Representative Richard Holbrooke to participate in the Second Tran [...]	2010-01-20 10:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE AF KZ
10ASTANA56	KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN DEPUTY CHAIR LAYS OUT HIS PRIORITIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently-appointed Deputy Chairman of President Nazarbayev's ruling Nur Otan party (Nazarbayev is the Chairman) told the Ambassador on January 19 that Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship is a sign of its growing in [...]	2010-01-21 04:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM OSCE KZ
10ASTANA68	KAZAKHSTAN: VIGNETTES OF PUBLIC OPINION: RBK [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On January 23 in Almaty, the Ambassador was the key-note speaker at the founding session of Kazakhstan's chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO),an international group for CEOs of mid-level (or larger) companies who must meet stringent international standards [...]	2010-01-25 06:49:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID KPAO WTO RS KZ
10ASTANA82	KAZAKHSTAN: APPRECIATION MIXED WITH CONCERN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov noted the Kazakhstani government's appreciation for Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake's recent remarks on Kazakhstan at the National Press Club in Washington and Special [...]	2010-01-26 04:06:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ
10ASUNCION138	PARAGUAY'S 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REVIEW [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel A questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake f [...]	2010-02-17 15:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV ELAB PREL KPAO KCRM KFRD ASEC KWMN
10ASUNCION31	PARAGUAY RAISES PROFILE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Leading daily newspaper ABC Color ran a full-page article on trafficking in persons (TIP) January 11. The article focused on Ciudad del Este (CdE) and cited the penal code, explained "what is trafficking in persons," and described two ongoing prosecutions. The new penal code increas [...]	2010-01-15 11:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PGOV PREL KPAO PA AR
10ASUNCION39	RELEASE OF KIDNAP VICTIM BOOSTS LUGO ADMINISTRATION [...] (U) The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) released wealthy cattle rancher Fidel Zavala Serrati January 18 after 94 days in captivity. EPP members seized Zavala at gunpoint from his rural ranch October 15 (reftel C). To comply with the EPP's three pre-release demands, the Zavala family paid [...]	2010-01-19 18:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR PA CO BR
10ATHENS139	Greeks on Goldstone Report Follow-Up [...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed Ref points on U.S. positions on the upcoming UNGA vote on the Goldstone Report with Stelios Gavriil, MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Gavriil stated that Greece intended to abstain in the upcoming vote. 2. (C) According t [...]	2010-02-25 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA GR
10ATHENS18	Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Greece closely integrates women's issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, commercial outreach, and partnerships with [...]	2010-01-08 17:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN KTIP GR
10ATHENS21	Greek Engagement with Cuba [...] (C) On January 13, Poloff raised REF A points with Anastopoulos Chanos, Second Secretary in the MFA A8 Directorate for South America and the Caribbean. Econoff also raised points with Ioannis Klonias, MFA B5 Directorate for Economic Relations with Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa [...]	2010-01-14 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI CU GR
10ATHENS220	STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL ALIEN MIGRATION IN GREECE [...] SUMMARY: The number of illegal migrants entering Greece has decreased in 2009 from a record high in 2008, but it remained near the high end of an alien migration surge that began around 2000. The number of illegal migrants arrested in 2009 has dropped to 126,000 from 146,000 in 2008 - a 14 pe [...]	2010-02-16 14:12:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PHUM GR
10ATHENS25	Muslim Engagement in Greece [...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission Greece has a multifaceted Muslim outreach strategy encompassing public diplomacy programming, human rights and religious freedom advocacy, outr [...]	2010-01-19 15:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO GR
10ATHENS41	MFA TALKS TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA interlocutors were wary of Turkish motives in the Aegean yet intent on finding ways to improve relations in a January 19 meeting. While they attributed some of the positive gestures from Turkey toward the tail-end of 2009 as posturing in advance of the December 2009 European [...]	2010-01-27 14:41:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS GR TU CY
10ATHENS5	GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]	2010-01-05 11:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR
10ATHENS87	GREECE: PRESSURING IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard discussed reftel points with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos February 8, on the eve of the PM's February 9 trip to Paris. The Ambassador urged Greece to join voices with the United States, the EU, and the international community to let [...]	2010-02-09 15:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR GR
10BAGHDAD104	ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past six months, the Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR),the MOD's Human Rights Directorate, and Parliament have conducted inspections, revealing serious allegations of human rights violations at a military facility (Camp Honor in the International Zone) closely linked to the [...]	2010-01-14 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD105	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI)Security Forces, who have been nominated to participate [...]	2010-01-14 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD122	IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL ISSUES VERDICT IN HALABJA [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, 2010, the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) announced its verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al Majid (a.k.a. &Chemical Ali8),and Iraqi army officers Sultan Hashim, Sabir Al Douri, and Farhan Mutlak Saleh for the March 16, 1988 chemical attack on the Northeastern Iraqi ci [...]	2010-01-19 10:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC IZ
10BAGHDAD154	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...]	2010-01-22 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD155	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in the Human Resources (HR) Course scheduled [...]	2010-01-22 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD179	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...]	2010-01-25 04:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD18	PRT DIYALA: MUQDADIYA PUBLIC MARKET RISES FROM THE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Before near destruction in clashes between Coalition Forces, Al Qaeda, and militias in 2006 and 2007, the Aruba Suq in Muqdadiya Qada (district) was the largest market in Diyala Province, and the third largest in Iraq. The abse [...]	2010-01-03 17:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF EAID IZ
10BAGHDAD199	USF-I DETAINEE UPDATE: ONLY LOW-THREAT DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary. The transfers of U.S.-held detainees and the two remaining U.S.-run theater internment facilities (TIFs) to the GOI appear to be on track. However, rather than continuing to release 300 detainees per month, as in November and December of 2009, United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I) [...]	2010-01-26 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PINS PTER CASC IZ XP
10BAGHDAD20	PUBLIC OUTRAGE OVER BLACKWATER DECISION GENERATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public outrage has erupted within Iraq over the decision of U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina to dismiss the charges brought against Blackwater employees for their role in the deaths of 17 Iraqis on September 16, 2007. GOI spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh condemned the decision on Januar [...]	2010-01-04 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ASEC IZ
10BAGHDAD201	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ENGLISH LANGUAGE [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the English Language Training and Basic American Langua [...]	2010-01-27 06:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD215	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to participate in the C-130 Refresher Simulator Course schedu [...]	2010-01-28 06:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD221	PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...]	2010-01-28 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD23	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED ATA TRAINING [...] This is an expedited action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated to participate in the ATA/VIP Protection Course. All applicants are officers at the Ministry [...]	2010-01-05 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD247	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL SHAMI [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Orthopedics Surgery and Rehabilitation Observership [...]	2010-01-31 15:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD248	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KAREEM [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Defense Language Combined Logistics Captains Career [...]	2010-01-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD249	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated to participate in the Defense Language Institute/Infantry Advanced Leader [...]	2010-01-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD250	DIYALA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS OF IDP RETURNS INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A January 24 visit to Diyala province demonstrated that a GOI-led initiative to create conditions for return is reaching returnee populations and appears to be having a positive effect on populations that are considering coming back. The Government of Iraq (GOI) is enthusiastic [...]	2010-01-31 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD272	UNAMI TRIES TO ENERGIZE KIRKUK PROPERTY DISPUTE [...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: The dispute over property claims in Kirkuk is a major obstacle to ethnic and political reconciliation. There are nearly 42,000 pending claims for property confiscated during the Saddam era, which are complicated by post-2003 cancellations of a [...]	2010-02-02 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD279	RRT ERBIL: KRG MOVES TO AMEND PRESS LAW RAISE [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) authorities and other sources confirm that the government will propose amendments to the region's 2008 press law in a bid to regulate electronic media, provide greater protection against perceived inv [...]	2010-02-02 17:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
10BAGHDAD281	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING IN USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Security Forces, Ministry of Interior (MOI) who have been nominated to participate in site visits to observe IG [...]	2010-02-03 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD283	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH ON IRAQ UNIVERSAL [...] (C) On February 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim. Selim stated that she will lead Iraq's delegation to Geneva for the Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on February 16. She noted that the final list of delegates is not yet [...]	2010-02-03 15:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN IZ
10BAGHDAD286	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from Ministry of Interior (MOI)who have been nominated to participate in the Vehicle Maintenance Training and Study Course dur [...]	2010-02-04 06:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD295	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the General Surgery Observationship course during the [...]	2010-02-04 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD299	PRT KIRKUK: NEWEST MEMBERS OF KIRKUK'S BAR [...] This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team message. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January, 21 and 23, 2010, the Kirkuk Jurist Union (KJU) hosted a successful two-day workshop on practical skills for the legal practice in Iraq. The two-day event also included a tour of Kirkuk's primary detentio [...]	2010-02-05 01:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ
10BAGHDAD30	GOI LEADERS REQUEST USG APPEAL OF BLACKWATER [...] No summary [...]	2010-01-05 16:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IZ KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
10BAGHDAD300	PRT KIRKUK: FIRST ELECTION IN FIVE YEARS SPURS [...] (U) This a PRT Kirkuk cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Despite voter cynicism, ethnic tension, uncertainty about the province's future status, and electoral list fraud allegations, there is intense interest in Kirkuk in the national elections. Provincial leaders predict voter turnout of 80 percent or [...]	2010-02-05 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD306	VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...]	2010-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ
10BAGHDAD311	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR KASSIM [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Basic American Language Instructor Course during [...]	2010-02-07 05:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD312	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ABADI [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following individual from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been invited by the American Enterprise Institute to a reception and dinner h [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD313	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Patrol Boat Training during the period 12 April [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD314	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Human Resources Training during the period 22 M [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD315	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING, USA [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who have been nominated to attend the Senior Executive Seminar during the period 29 M [...]	2010-02-07 06:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
10BAGHDAD316	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOHAMMED [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute Advance Leaders'Course [...]	2010-02-07 06:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL

10BAGHDAD318	VIOLENCE AGAINST IRAQI CHRISTIANS DROPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a recent up-tick in violence against Christians living in Ninewa over the past two months, a new report by an Iraqi NGO indicates that the number of Iraqi Christians killed has dropped by 82 percent since 2007. In addition, top officials at the non-Muslim Endowment report [...]	2010-02-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF PTER PHUM IZ

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