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05TAIPEI4207	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] The third quarter of 2005 saw several noteworthy developments in cross-Strait relations on the following topics: --Travel Agent Association of Taiwan to coordinate discussions on tourism. --Ministry of Economic Affairs recommended liberalization of export controls on semiconductor manufactu [...]	2005-10-17 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EFIN ETTC PREL CH TW

05TAIPEI4249	CAL PASSES AGAIN ON BOEING LAUNCH CUSTOMER DEAL [...] (C) China Airlines has deferred decision on Boeing's offer to sell it up to 24 of its new 747 Advanced model under special terms as a launch customer. Boeing's Taiwan representative blamed lack of focus among the members of the Board of Directors and lack of support from the board's Chairman. [...]	2005-10-19 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4305	Port of Kaohsiung Sixth Container Terminal Faces [...] (U) Summary. The planned development of Kaohsiung's Sixth Container Terminal (Ref A) is facing major obstacles due to weak investor interest in the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project. Additionally, in the wake of the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit corruption scandal (Ref B-F) and the financial pr [...]	2005-10-24 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
05TAIPEI4330	TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request. See para 6. 2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang),Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),requested a meeting with AIT October 24 to relay TIPO's intention to abolish the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (ACC) and to request U.S. comments. T [...]	2005-10-25 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TW
05TAIPEI4337	TAIWAN TO ABOLISH THE ANTI-PIRACY COMMITTEE [...] This is an action request. See para 6. 2. Jack Lu (Wen-hsiang),Deputy Director General of the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO),requested a meeting with AIT October 24 to relay TIPO's intention to abolish the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee (ACC) and to request U.S. comments. T [...]	2005-10-26 01:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TW
05TAIPEI4396	MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATIONS FACE DECEMBER DEADLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Medical device manufacturers continue to face administrative difficulties in securing registration documents from the Department of Health (DOH),but are optimistic that registration will be completed for almost all products by the December 20 deadline. DOH has a timeline for [...]	2005-10-28 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TW
05TAIPEI4423	NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION BILL PASSES, [...] (C) Summary: A bill to create a National Communications Commission (NCC) was approved by Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on October 25. The bill establishes a two-step process to select 13 commissioners who will have oversight for Taiwan's telecommunications and broadcasting policy. What was [...]	2005-11-01 23:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4480	TAIWAN BOFT: G10 WANTS TOUGHER AGR PROTECTIONS [...] (C) BOFT Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs Jack Hsiao spoke with AIT about Taiwan's response to the US request for additional pressure on the EU to improve their agriculture offer at the WTO on November 2. Hsiao appreciated the US position but noted that Taiwan and the rest of the G- [...]	2005-11-04 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD TW WTO
05TAIPEI458	TAIWAN'S PROPOSED IPR COURT CONSIDERS EXCLUDING [...] Summary: The Judicial Yuan committee charged with establishing an intellectual property court met January 20 to discuss whether to include all types of cases: administrative, civil and criminal, or to exclude criminal cases. Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) representatives made a [...]	2005-02-03 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD TW IPR
05TAIPEI4685	TAIWAN DOH AGREES TO REGULAR MEETINGS WITH PHRMA [...] (U) Summary: Country managers from PhRMA companies joined AIT in a meeting with Department of Health (DOH) Deputy Minister Chen Shih-chung to discuss pharmaceutical pricing issues and the DOH proposal to extend National Health Insurance (NHI) reimbursement caps (commonly refered to as the "g [...]	2005-11-23 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4686	MOEA DM CHEN RESPONDS TO DOHA DEMARCHE, BEEF, TYCO [...] (C) Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Steve Chen (Ruey-long). He took the occassion to raise Taiwan's continued ban on U.S. beef, the status of Tyco thermistor cases, Taiwan's opening to some types of chocolate imports from China and proposed [...]	2005-11-23 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TW
05TAIPEI4697	TAIWAN: 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. trade deficit with Taiwan was $12.9 billion in 2004, a decrease of $1.3 billion from $14.2 billion in 2003. U.S. goods exports in 2004 were $21.7 billion, up 24.6 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Taiwan were $34.6 billion, up 9.6 percent. Taiwan is cu [...]	2005-11-25 02:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTDB TW
05TAIPEI4764	TAIWAN ISSUES TAMIFLU COMPULSORY LICENSE, BUT DOES [...] Summary: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Jack Lu announced late November 25 that Taiwan would grant the Taiwan Department of Health (DOH) a restricted license to produce Tamiflu, despite the fact that negotiations between DOH and patent-holder Roche were on- [...]	2005-11-30 22:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR TW ESTH IPR
05TAIPEI478	TRAGIC DEATH WON'T LEAD TO HEALTH CARE REFORMS [...] Summary: The tragic death of a four year-old abuse victim, refused treatment in Taipei and instead transferred more than two hours away to a hospital in Taichung, has raised calls for reforms to the Taiwan health care system. The Department of Health disputes accusations that the victim's la [...]	2005-02-03 23:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4815	KAOHSIUNG KMRT SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE COLLAPSES [...] SUMMARY. Beset by scandals involving foreign labor and shady financing, Kaohsiung's Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT) subway construction came to another standstill on December 5, this time due to a major cave- in at one of the construction sites. As with three previous cave-ins, this incident was [...]	2005-12-07 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
05TAIPEI4851	CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION - THE WAY [...] (C) Over the past two decades, Taiwan has gradually lifted many restrictions on cross-Strait economic relations resulting in the PRC becoming Taiwan's largest trade partner and top investment destination. However, many restrictions remain, and many liberalization proposals continue to languis [...]	2005-12-12 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAIR EWWT EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
05TAIPEI4868	AIT DIRECTOR HOSTS DINNER FOR WCIT 2006 [...] As requested reftel, AIT Director hosted a dinner December 9, 2005, in Taipei for representatives from the World Congress on Information Technology 2006 with guests from the Taiwan authorities and information technology industry. Taiwan participants included Minister of State Lin Feng-ching, [...]	2005-12-13 08:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD TW
05TAIPEI4882	TAIWAN'S PLAN TO CUT HEALTH COSTS WORRIES PHRMA [...] Summary: In the first of what are promised to be regular bimonthly meetings between Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI),AIT, and local heads of U.S. pharmaceutical companies, BNHI explained in detail its current proposal to expand a pilot reimbursement cap program. Makers of [...]	2005-12-14 23:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW ESTH
05TAIPEI4922	CAL DISAPPOINTS BOEING AGAIN ON 747-ADVANCED [...] (C) Summary: China Airlines (CAL) surprised Boeing by failing to move forward on a proposal to purchase at least ten planes as a launch customer for the 747-Advanced aircraft during a visit by a senior Boeing executive, which Boeing expected to culminate with the signing of a contract. Boeing [...]	2005-12-20 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP TW
05TAIPEI4927	TAIWAN POLICE NAB COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS [...] Summary: Taiwan law enforcement has had two significant counterfeit pharmaceutical cases leading to arrests and seizures in December. In the first case, Taiwan's IPR Police busted a ring selling counterfeit drugs on the internet, arresting two and seizing 5000 pills of counterfeit medicines [...]	2005-12-20 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD TBIO SOCI TW ESTH IPR
05TAIPEI4936	MEDICAL DEVICE REGISTRATION DEADLINE LEAVES 25% [...] Summary: The December 20 deadline for medical device registration passed with only about 75% of medical devices currently in use in Taiwan receiving licenses. Those that have not yet received licenses are primarily in-vitro diagnostic devices. In most cases, the Department of Health (DOH) h [...]	2005-12-21 22:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW ESTH
05TAIPEI5046	CHT NETWORK MIGRATION PLANS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains business confidential information and is not for internet publication. 2. (U) Summary: Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) continues to make plans for implementing its Next Generation Network (NGN) project, but has postponed the timeline and [...]	2005-12-30 06:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD TW
05TAIPEI539	MOEA MAY LOOSEN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RULES [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with AIT/T econoff, Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Executive Secretary Huang Chin-tan and his deputy Emile Chang gave an update on Taiwan's investment control regulations for semiconductor manufacturing investment in the PRC. Huang said that based in pa [...]	2005-02-04 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ECON ETRD TW CH
05TAIPEI555	PREMIER PROMISES ACTION ON SPECIAL BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary: During a February 14 meeting with the Director, Premier Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) promised a pragmatic approach to domestic, cross-Strait, and economic issues during his tenure in office. The Director highlighted a number of pressing issues in the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, includi [...]	2005-02-14 10:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV CH TW
05TAIPEI673	MINI-LINKS - SMALL IMPACT, BIG DREAMS [...] (C) On a recent trip to Kinmen, econoff observed that the "mini-links" connecting the Taiwan-controlled islands of Kinmen and Matsu directly with the Mainland are bringing only limited benefit to the local economy. Most passenger travel via the mini-links consists of Taiwan businessmen with i [...]	2005-02-18 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EWWT ETRD CH TW
05TAIPEI710	BUSINESS AND POLITICS BLEND IN TAIWAN UMC CASE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan government charges that United Microelectroncis Corporation (UMC) violated Taiwan regulations in its relations with China chipmaker He Jian have shaken business and political circles in Taiwan. The ensuing public debate has included allegations of political revenge, delibe [...]	2005-02-23 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ECON ETRD TW CH
05TAIPEI772	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL DOWNGRADE? [...] (C) Summary and action request: Taiwan Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director Peter Ho called with an &urgent8 request for AIT to find out if there was any truth to the claim made by legislators on February 23 that the U.S. has doubts about Taiwan's ability to control exports of sensitive high [...]	2005-02-24 10:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ECON ETRD TW CH
05TAIPEI860	TAIWAN REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON WHO, OTHER [...] (C) Summary. MOFA International Organizations Director-General John Chen expressed appreciation to the Director February 24 for U.S. assistance on Taiwan participation in WHO International Health Regulations (IHR). Chen, however, requested further U.S. help to modify the terms of the PRC-WHO [...]	2005-03-02 06:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KIPR KDEM TW IPR
05TAIPEI954	UNEASY RIDER: GETTING HARLEY-DAVIDSON INTO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A representative from Harley-Davidson met with AIT March 1 to discuss how best to overcome a Taiwan regulation requiring heat shields on motorcycle exhaust systems. Harley-Davidson believes complying with this regulation will negatively impact the look, sound and feel of their [...]	2005-03-07 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD TW
05TBILISI3167	WORLD SUMMIT ON INFORMATION SOCIETY: GEORGIA [...] Per reftel, Post delivered the message to the Chairman of the Georgian National Communication Commission, Dimitri Kitoshvili, on November 3. Post delivered the demarche including the talking points and background information on the U.S. position for the World Summit on the Information Society [...]	2005-12-05 06:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC GG
05TBILISI3200	GEORGIA'S FINANCIAL POLICE: THE IRS WITH GUNS? [...] Summary. Recent business establishment closings by the Financial Police (FP) have prompted a renewed effort by local business and NGO leaders to encourage the Georgian Government to be transparent in their tax collection and enforcement efforts. Many in the business and NGO communities conten [...]	2005-12-08 12:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV KCRM GG
05TEGUCIGALPA1009	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 11, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Lobby." "The presidents of the Central American region and Dominican Republic started their tour to promote CAFTA. Their first stop was Miami, where they met with Jeb Bush." "The countries whose congr [...]	2005-05-12 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1031	ONE HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR GROUP PANICKING IN [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 7. 2. (C) Following publication here of reports of the CAFTA Presidents' 05/12/05 CNN interview, in which they indicated there is no "Plan B" if the U.S. Congress fails to ratify CAFTA, EconChief received a worried phone call from a prominent [...]	2005-05-13 22:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1039	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 16, 2005 [...] On 05/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Our productive capacity and CAFTA." "A lot of people don't know about the Central American Economic Integration because it has been handled behind closed doors, the same reason why only t [...]	2005-05-16 20:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1041	Scenesetter for CoDel Nelson May 29-30 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Nelson to Honduras May 29-30. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, over three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There will be national el [...]	2005-05-16 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1091	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 20, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 5/20 by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez, entitled "With or without CAFTA, Honduras lives." "The Caribbean Basin Initiative is a preliminary step in the long road towards CAFTA-DR, characterized essentially as a space for free investment, which [...]	2005-05-20 19:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1179	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 01, 2005 [...] On 06/01 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" ran an op-ed by Walter Astie-Burgos, Mexican Ambassador in Honduras, entitled "CAFTA-DR's opposition." "In the last weeks, CAFTA-DR's opposition in the U.S. Congress has intensified. In a certain way history repeats itself because the [...]	2005-06-02 14:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1180	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 31, 2005 [...] On 05/31 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Carlos Aguiluz Umana entitled "Doubts about CAFTA." "Economic globalization is an irreversible fact, but it will bring consequences to the national economy, some negative and others positive, with the hope th [...]	2005-06-02 14:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA119	Honduran Market Access Priorities for WTO Services [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel: Sector Priority Openness ------ -------- -------- Legal services 5 L Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services [...]	2005-01-19 13:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD HO WTO
05TEGUCIGALPA1204	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Grace period." "President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for CAFTA-DR's ratification as a measure to give the U.S economy and regional democracy a major boost." "Congresses in Costa Rica, Dominican Repu [...]	2005-06-06 20:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1215	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 06, 2005 [...] On 06/04 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Espinal Irias entitled "Mysterious opposition to CAFTA." "Has there ever been solidarity among workers in the world?" "CAFTA-DR's approval has generated a mysterious alliance against the commercial ins [...]	2005-06-07 22:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1290	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 16, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/16, titled "North-South." "In the North American view, Latin America is actually divided into two blocks, with different objectives and point of views concerning the continental future and also a different political conceptualizati [...]	2005-06-17 13:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1309	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 17, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Melvin Martinez in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/17, titled "The Necessary Latin Americanism." "The greatest Latin American thinkers and statesmen clearly understood that the integration of the Latin American countries was a fundamental precondition for the develop [...]	2005-06-20 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1317	HONDURAN STEEL: A FRONT FOR CUBAN MONEY TRANSFERS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 5, 2005, Mr. Antonio Kattn, owner of Honduran steel company Aceros Alfa, told ECONOFFS that he is facing unfair competition from Cuban government-owned competitor, Aceros Centro Caribe. According to Mr. Kattan, Aceros Centro Caribe is importing production inputs (steel bi [...]	2005-06-21 16:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KJUS PINR ETRD CU CO HO MONY NT
05TEGUCIGALPA1331	MEDIA REACTION ON OAS AND NICARAGUA, JUNE 21, 2005 [...] Op-ed in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/21, titled "OAS in Nicaragua." "The Secretary General of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, returned to Washington from Managua without being able to do anything special to resolve the conflict between the executive and the judicial branches [...]	2005-06-22 15:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1371	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 27, 2005 [...] On 06/25 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Final Round." "Once Bush sent CAFTA-DR for legislative ratification the two North American chambers of Congress have 90 days to approve or reject it." "The approval requires a simple majority in both [...]	2005-06-28 15:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1535	USITC CARRIBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY [...] Post submits the following report in response to reftel request for the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) report on the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA),as required by section 215(a) of the CBERA. 2. Summary: The positive role that the Caribbean Basin Initiative (C [...]	2005-07-27 14:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV EIND KTEX HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1546	One Maquila Improves Working Conditions in [...] Summary: In a June 22 press conference, the U.S. NGO National Labor Committee's (NLC's) Director Charles Kernaghan alleged mistreatment of workers in a Honduran maquila that supplies Reebok's NBA and NFL jerseys, a charge that the GOH and Honduran businesses quickly denied, pointing to union [...]	2005-07-27 22:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1553	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 27, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" entitled "At Stake." For the Bush administration, more than a commercial treaty that will have little immediate effect on the North American economy, what is at stake [in the vote on CAFTA] is the President's image in Latin American na [...]	2005-07-29 14:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1565	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 28, 2005 [...] On 07/28 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Segisfredo Infante entitled "Lack of Productivity versus FTA." "The Economic capacity of Honduras is so small that it runs the risk of appearing ridiculous when compared to the growing possibilities of an intens [...]	2005-07-29 17:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1566	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 25, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 7/23, titled "Reforms." "Despite President Bush's renewed efforts to obtain CAFTA-DR approval the picture is still not clear and the possibility of a set-back exists for the North American president." "A similar situation seems to [...]	2005-07-29 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1577	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JULY 29, 2005 [...] On 07/29 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Tight." "In a tight vote, 217 vs. 215, the United States House of Representatives approved the Free Trade Agreement for Central America and the Dominican Republic. The Bush administration barely succ [...]	2005-08-01 14:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1596	U.S. RATIFICATION OF CAFTA PLEASES HONDURAS [...] A jubilant President Ricardo Maduro addressed the nation live the evening of Wednesday, July 27, immediately following the U.S. House of Representatives ratification of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Maduro, flanked by Minister of Trade and Commerce Irving Guerrero, emphasi [...]	2005-08-02 13:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1614	MUSICAL CHAIRS: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT IN HONDURAN [...] (SBU) Summary: With Honduran national elections approaching on November 27, the Maduro administration has been shaken up in recent months by a number of high-level cabinet changes. Turn-around in cabinet positions, whether due to scandal or less scintillating circumstances, will affect the [...]	2005-08-03 22:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KCRM PHUM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1631	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 3, 2005 [...] On 08/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "There's No Turning Back." "In a White House ceremony attended by the Secretary General of the Organization of American States and various ambassadors, U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Free Trade [...]	2005-08-04 22:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1640	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2005 [...] On 08/04, the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" published an editorial titled "CAFTA: A Turning Point." "There's no doubt that when it enters into force January of next year, the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement with the United States will be a turning point [...]	2005-08-05 21:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1685	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 10, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Pablo Rodas-Martini in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/10, entitled "Rebel Countries against CAFTA-DR." "There has been a lot of commotion these days about the split decision made by the House of Representatives on CAFTA-DR, approved by hardly a two-vote difference. [...]	2005-08-12 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1691	CURRENT DIALOGUE WITH TAIWANESE REPS IN HONDURAS [...] (S) In response to reftel, here are Post's answers: - The Embassy currently has mainly limited contact with Taiwanese representatives, usually friendly interaction at events where the diplomatic corps is invited to attend. Taiwanese Ambassador You Tien-der is a regular attendee of these events [...]	2005-08-12 23:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL ECON ETRD ETTC PHUM TW CH HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1694	Honduran National Party Presidential Candidate Pepe [...] (SBU) Summary: Addressing the AmCham, Nationalist Party Presidential candidate Pepe Lobo offered few innovative or exciting nostrums for economic growth, but neither did he abandon the free-market, fiscally responsible path blazed by the incumbent administration. Clearly uncomfortable with e [...]	2005-08-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1708	HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY CONTINUES TO STYMIE [...] (C) Summary: Despite the professed GOH expectation that CAFTA will encourage increased U.S. investment into Honduras, the Ministry of Environment and Natural resources (SERNA) continues to make many such investments difficult or impossible. This is the first in a series of cables detailing th [...]	2005-08-16 19:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1743	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 19, 2005 [...] On 8/19, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Juan Ramon Martinez entitled "CAFTA and Future Vision." "Since Hurricane Mitch Honduras has become more dependent on external countries and doesn't trust in its own strengths." "The recently signed treaty has to [...]	2005-08-22 23:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1744	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 22, 2005 [...] Op-ed by Ilsa Diaz Zelaya in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 8/15, entitled "CAFTA-DR Shouldn't Be Feared." "In 1983 the U.S. government decided to benefit Central American and Caribbean agricultural workers and exporters through an initiative that has allowed the free trade of [...]	2005-08-22 23:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1745	Honduran Fiscal Policy: Academicians Present Tax [...] Summary. A recent seminar on the importance of tax reforms raised a number of interesting themes, but GOH officials present limited their remarks to exhortations for discipline and calls for increased tax revenue. Featured academic speakers said there must be improved tax collection, a more [...]	2005-08-22 23:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1752	U.S. ratification of CAFTA spurs potential [...] (U) Per reftel request, post reports increased investment and trade momentum, stemming from CAFTA ratification in Honduras and the U.S. Since the U.S. Congress ratified CAFTA implementing legislation on July 27, several key Honduran business organizations report an increase in companies inter [...]	2005-08-23 22:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1774	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] On 8/25 San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Fausto Leonardo Henriquez entitled "CAFTA Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S.A." "The economic agreement of July 28, 2005 has created several debates, discussions, and protests all over; the final phase in the No [...]	2005-08-25 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1820	New Investment Since U.S. CAFTA ratification [...] (U) Per reftel Managua 02472, post reports increased investment and trade momentum in Honduras, stemming from CAFTA ratification in Honduras and the U.S. Since the U.S. Congress ratified CAFTA implementing legislation on July 27, several key Honduran business organizations report an increase [...]	2005-09-02 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1825	HONDURAS CSI MOVING AHEAD [...] Following a week-long visit to review progress, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS/CBP) team reports that GOH support for the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program remains strong and preparations at Puerto Cortes continue to move forward. Team leader Mark Reich and Jacob Aguilar bri [...]	2005-09-02 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV PINS KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA183	CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...]	2005-01-28 18:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV
05TEGUCIGALPA1833	CHINESE ACTIVITY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This cable is a response to reftel request for updates on Chinese activity in Latin America and the Caribbean. Honduras has no significant public or private sector ties to the People,s Republic of China (PRC). Data indicate a limited but growing trade relationship between Hond [...]	2005-09-07 13:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ECON PGOV EAGR ELAB CH TW HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1842	HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR BONUS PAYMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In an attempt to mitigate the impact on Honduran workers of Friday's sharp increases in fuel and consumables prices, President Maduro has proposed that businesses with fewer than 20 employees pay bonuses of 1000 lempiras (about USD 53),with larger businesses to pay 2000 lempira [...]	2005-09-08 16:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV SENV KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1847	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 06, 2005 [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Victor Narvaez Bonilla entitled "The Well-known CAFTA." "For the first time we will talk about the Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Central America, and Dominican Republic, the well-known CAFTA; we will see [...]	2005-09-08 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1878	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/11, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by J. E. Mejia Ucles entitled "Reflections on CAFTA." "CAFTA-DR's ratification is still pending. This commercial mechanism has a false perception of opportunities and challenges. This perception has caused some sec [...]	2005-09-13 16:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1967	U.S. Owned Firm Agregados Maya Claims Conspiracy [...] (SBU) Summary: Citing intransigence and possible misconduct by Government of Honduras municipal, mining, and environmental officials, Agregados Maya, a construction aggregates (sand and gravel) mining company owned by American citizen Kevin Ericsson Yohn, claims they have been unable to protec [...]	2005-09-26 17:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2041	CHEESED OFF: FDA CITES POOR FOOD SAFETY IN HONDURAN [...] Summary: FDA dairy inspectors finishing a three-week inspection visit to seven Honduran dairy plants expressed concern over a lack of standardized safety procedures in the production of quesillo, a locally popular soft white cheese. Although the seven plants had been specially selected by GOH [...]	2005-10-04 13:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2060	HONDURAS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHICAL [...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered the talking points associated with the U.S. position on the Geographical Indications (GIs) debate in the WTO to Minister of Industry and Commerce Irving Guerrero and Chief Commercial Negotiator Melvin Redondo. 2. Redondo agreed that the discussion o [...]	2005-10-05 18:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR WTO
05TEGUCIGALPA2086	Scenesetter for Secretary Gutierrez Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of Secretary Gutierrez to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on October 18-20. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, with less than four months remaining in his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries [...]	2005-10-07 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ETRD ECON PGOV SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2092	HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY'S LETTER ON UNESCO [...] This is an action cable for IO/UNESCO and IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. PolChief delivered ref A letter from Secretary Rice (under cover letter from the Charge) and demarche/non-paper on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Acting Foreign Minister Juan Alberto Lara Bueso the [...]	2005-10-11 14:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN
05TEGUCIGALPA2154	HONDURAS GIVEN SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S LETTER ON [...] This is an action cable for IO/T. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post delivered ref B letter from Secretary Gutierrez (under cover letter from the Charge) on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions to Minister of Trade and Industry Irving Guerrero on October 14. Post delivered ref A dip [...]	2005-10-20 14:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD SCUL SOCI AORC KJUS HO UNESCO UN
05TEGUCIGALPA2169	HONDURAS: WTO AG PROPOSAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On October 19, Post delivered reftel talking points and USTR fact sheets to GOH Minister of Agriculture Mariano Jimenez and to Melvin Redondo, Chief of Commercial Negotiations at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Redondo plans to discuss the proposal with his agricultural specialists as [...]	2005-10-20 22:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON HO WTRO
05TEGUCIGALPA2172	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agenda to support the eradic [...]	2005-10-21 21:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2174	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 21, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Reciprocity." "Who knows what happened to the Nicaraguan government, which, after all the support that the Hondurans have given to Mr. Enrique during the entire political crisis, it seems sometimes that [...]	2005-10-21 21:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2185	OPIC-BACKED U.S. INVESTOR'S USD 11 MILLION HOUSIN [...] (C) Summary: The OPIC-supported Altos de Zambrano housing project has been stalled for nearly six months in SERNA. Post does not find Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources' (SERNA) justifications for the delay credible, and fears that political pressures and/or personal interests of [...]	2005-10-26 22:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD SENV ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2191	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, OCTOBER 26, 2005 [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Thunder and lightning." "The subjects that will cause disagreements in the Summit of Americas, which will take place in the first week of November of this year, are the agricultural subsidies and the Fre [...]	2005-10-27 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2195	Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: During an October 19 meeting in San Pedro Sula, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Honduran Trade Minister Guerrero concurred that Honduras is well on its way towards CAFTA implementation, having passed several key laws and proposed others. IPR protections remain a source of concern fo [...]	2005-10-27 18:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2217	Honduras: Readout of Secretary Gutierrez [...] Summary: On October 19, Secretary Gutierrez met with President Ricardo Maduro in a closed session. The Secretary encouraged Maduro to attend the Summit of the Americas, and to quickly comply with any outstanding CAFTA requirements to expedite entry into force. Maduro welcomed the Secretary' [...]	2005-10-31 22:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EINV EIND KTEX PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2223	Honduras and Nicaragua Re-Open Borders For Cargo [...] Honduran truck drivers opened the Honduran - Nicaraguan border for cargo transport Friday, October 21, after blockading several key highways for approximately 48 hours. The blockage was in response to a similar move by Nicaraguan truckers a day earlier. Following a formal note of protest from [...]	2005-10-31 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EINV ECON ETRD HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2243	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTAA, NOVEMBER [...] On 10/21 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Mar De Plata." "The presidents who will meet at the Summit of the Americas will discuss Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA),the subject that will steal all the attention, unemployment and poverty. Th [...]	2005-11-02 16:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2285	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND PRESIDENT BUSH, [...] On 11/03 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "Condemned." "We have realized that the President of the United Stated is being universally condemned and we wonder how must he feel when he is rejected in his own country and in the rest of the world. [...]	2005-11-07 16:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2291	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA, NOVEMBER 07, 2005 [...] On 11/05 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Train." "The long awaited Summit of Mar del Plata is taking place, however despite attempts to reach an agreement about FTAA, they may decide to delay document issuance by 30 or 60 days because of t [...]	2005-11-07 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA23	Scenesetter for CoDel Weller's January 16-18 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Weller to Honduras January 16-18. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, almost three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were [...]	2005-01-04 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2309	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] On 11/10 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzales entitled "Honduras and the Possibility of a Central American Refinery." "The Central American Integration System (SICA) is duplicating efforts by negotiating with Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia to [...]	2005-11-10 22:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2314	HONDURAS GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACTS IF IT IS [...] (C) During Ambassador's November 8 introductory courtesy call following his presentation of credentials, President Ricardo Maduro raised with Ambassador his grave concerns that the USG is preparing to issue a Presidential Proclamation that does not include Honduras certifying which countries ar [...]	2005-11-14 13:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2332	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND FTA, NOVEMBER [...] On 11/16 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily, "La Tribuna," published an op-ed by Jorge Valladares Valladares entitled, "Mercosur said no to FTAA." "In the Fourth Summit of the Americas, the most fruitful exchanges took place in the negotiation rooms after the official presidential speeches. [...]	2005-11-17 13:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD ENRG KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2339	HONDURAS OFFERS SUPPORT ON WTO; SEEKS USG HELP ON [...] (C) Summary: Following a meeting with Ambassador and EconChief, GOH officials agreed on the need to keep expectations high for the Hong Kong negotiating round of the WTO Doha Development Agenda. In return, the GOH seeks a clear USG position opposing any EU effort at those talks to further sta [...]	2005-11-17 17:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2383	HONDURAS NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2006 [...] The following is in response to reftel request for update to the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Honduras was $565 million in 2004, an increase of $78 million from $486 million in 2003. U.S. goods exp [...]	2005-11-23 22:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2390	USDA Finds No Fault with Honduran Meat Inspections [...] This is an action request: please see para 7. 2. Summary: USDA inspectors have found the GOH beef plant inspection system to be sound and noted no serious health violations in the two Honduran plants that currently export to the U.S. Inspectors were favorably impressed with the exhaustiv [...]	2005-11-25 22:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EIND ETRD AMED HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2400	MEDIA REACTION ON FTAA AND ALBA, NOVEMBER 28, 2005 [...] On 11/27 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Rigoberto Gomez Madrid, PhD in social sciences, entitled "FTAA versus ALBA: An Ideological Polarization?" "Mr. Eduardo Galeano, who received a PhD `honoris causa' from the National Pedagogic University, declared t [...]	2005-11-29 13:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2433	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND USAID, NOVEMBER 28, [...] On 12/01, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Raul Reina Cleaves entitled "No More Studies." "The majority of donations, aid and loans that Honduras receives include an elaboration of studies of which the majority are not needed. The country is a Highly In [...]	2005-12-02 13:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2454	HONDURAS: READY AND EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Honduras urgently seeks USTR concurrence to move forward with CAFTA legislative changes as soon as possible. All draft legislation has been submitted to the USG for review, and Honduras, political will to implement USTR suggestions to these drafts is palpable. These bills must [...]	2005-12-06 22:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO

05TEGUCIGALPA2480	WASHINGTON COMES TO HONDURAS: U/S HUGHES AND WHA [...] (SBU) Summary: In his first official meeting with a senior foreign official since winning the Honduran presidency, President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with U/S Karen Hughes on December 7 in San Pedro Sula. The cordial half-hour meeting included WHA A/S Tom Shannon and the Amb [...]	2005-12-08 22:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KCRM ETRD SMIG PINR KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2505	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 14, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bomb Race." "After congressmen took a break to dedicate their time to the political campaign, the legislative session began with a great number of delayed legislations that weren't discussed before elec [...]	2005-12-14 20:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA2544	MEDIA REACTION ON MAR DE PLATA AND VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 22:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PREL ETRD KSUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2604	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/14 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Predicament." "The Minister of Industry announced that CAFTA wouldn't be implemented on January 1, 2006, as expected, because we aren't ready for it. The official said that the process suffered several [...]	2005-12-30 17:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA263	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: LOBO IN DEAD HEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than three weeks before the February 20 national primary elections, President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe Lobo, who has long trailed Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor, drew close or even with Pastor in three recent national polls. Lobo and Pastor's battle has become increasi [...]	2005-02-04 20:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA331	HONDURAS: ONEROUS PORT FEES COULD THREATEN [...] (C) Summary: In December 2004, the GOH National Congress approved legislation obligating the government to pay a hefty per-container fee of USD 18 for empty containers and USD 37 for loaded containers for x-ray scanning. The law dictates that the Ministry of Finance pay these fees to the servi [...]	2005-02-11 20:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA336	Honduras Response: WTO Non-Agricultural Market [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-11 20:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD HO WTO
05TEGUCIGALPA363	HONDURAS: PORT FEES: THE HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOH has recently approved a USD 55 per container fee for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes (Ref A). This fee, if passed on to port users, would nearly double port costs, rendering the port uncompetitive and resulting in trade and investment diversion away from Honduras (Ref B). [...]	2005-02-14 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA364	HONDURAN LABOR LEADERS' OPPOSITION TO CAFTA: MORE [...] (U) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with EmbOffs and WHA/PPC Labor Advisor, leaders of Honduras' three major labor confederations explained the reasons for their opposition to CAFTA. Their complaints were wide-ranging, including insufficient protection for labor rights in the agreement, "fin [...]	2005-02-14 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV EAGR SENV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA366	HONDURAS: POST SUPPORTS CUSTOMS SERVICE REQUEST [...] This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. On February 10, Post received a written request, dated January 31, 2005, from Customs Director Arquimedez Jimenez for technical assistance to improve various facets of the Honduran Customs Service. Jimenez specifically cites CAFTA implementa [...]	2005-02-15 13:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON KCOR ETRD PGOV PINR KMCA KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA390	Scenesetter for CoDel Taylor's February 22-24 Visit [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Taylor to Honduras February 22-24. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were sever [...]	2005-02-17 12:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA393	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: LOBO SET TO BEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: With only days remaining before the February 20 national primary elections, and the official campaigns closed, President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo leads Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor by eight to 18 percent in four February national polls, the most recent taken during t [...]	2005-02-17 17:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA399	HONDURAS: PORT FEE IMPLEMENTATION SUSPENDED [...] (U) Summary: A united private sector has succeeded in temporarily halting the entry into force of a contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, citing the potential economic damage that the contracted fee of USD 55 per container would do to Honduran competitiveness. The respite is temporar [...]	2005-02-18 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA404	HONDURAS: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 20:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV HO OPIC USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA410	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES UPDATE 1: , EXIT [...] (C) Early private exit polling shows Nationalist Party candidate President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo with a solid lead over Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor. As noted in reftel, Lobo's extremely successful campaign strategy and "Work and Public Security" slogan appears to have enabled hi [...]	2005-02-20 21:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA411	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES UPDATE 2: [...] (U) Sitting President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo Sosa is on his way to a decisive landslide victory in the February 20 Nationalist Party primary leading his chief opponent, Miguel Pastor, Mayor of Tegucigalpa, with almost two-thirds of the vote. With 18.5 percent of the precincts repor [...]	2005-02-21 02:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA417	HONDURAS: INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: There have been no significant moves in the past year by the GOH to either strengthen or weaken the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Honduras. Honduran legislation regarding IPR is largely in compliance with the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspect [...]	2005-02-22 20:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD HO
05TEGUCIGALPA444	HONDURAS: FEAR OF DECERTIFICATION KEEPS TEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, EconOff met with Vice Minister of Agriculture German Perez to discuss the findings of the December 2004 verification visit conducted by personnel of the Department of State and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Perez was pleased to learn that the verifica [...]	2005-02-28 15:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA45	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA AND TPS, JANUARY 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 1/3, entitled "CAFTA with the U.S." "The year we have just begun brings several challenges for all Hondurans, and one of them is the ratification of CAFTA, an agreement with the biggest world power and our most important trading pa [...]	2005-01-07 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA454	With Primary Elections Over, CAFTA-DR Goes to [...] (SBU) Summary: With national primary elections over, the Maduro administration is pushing for a quick ratification of CAFTA-DR by the Honduran Congress. According to the Congressman in charge of the CAFTA-DR special commission, CAFTA-DR is on the legislative agenda for the afternoon of Tuesd [...]	2005-03-01 13:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA467	CABEI Request for Meeting with Secretary Snow [...] This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. On February 25, Post received the following letter from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI),requesting a meeting between CABEI Executive President Harry Brautigam and Secretary of Treasury Snow on the margins of the up [...]	2005-03-01 20:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA483	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/3, entitled "CAFTA CA-USA." "Congress is about to discuss and approve CAFTA next week, despite the strong opposition of some organizations part of the Popular Block (Bloque Popular),as well as other peasant and civil society organi [...]	2005-03-03 20:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA493	HONDURAS RATIFIES CAFTA [...] At approximately 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, the National Congress of Honduras ratified the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The vote count has not been finalized, but Congressman Jose Toribio Aguilera, member of the CAFTA Committee, told EconChief that the vote was only f [...]	2005-03-04 14:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA497	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA498	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA499	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA500	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 4, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/4, entitled "RATIFICATION." "Congress approved CAFTA, cutting off at the knees the strong polemic debate about this important issue." "Somehow the strong criticism of CAFTA served to help add benefit to the commercial trade langu [...]	2005-03-07 13:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA536	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MARCH 9, 2005 [...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 3/7, titled "Getting Ready To Compete." "CAFTA, which was approved by Congress last Thursday, may not be the panacea that will solve all Honduras' economic problems, as it has been presented by its boldest promoters, but it cannot b [...]	2005-03-09 20:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA544	HONDURAS: MINFIN HINTS AT PORT FEES COMPROMISE [...] (C) On the margins of another meeting on March 4, EconChief raised the port x-ray scanning fees question (ref A) with Minister of Finance William Chong Wong, Vice Minister of Finance for Revenues Donald Dubon, Director of the Tax Service (the DEI) Jose Manuel Carcamo, and Director of Customs A [...]	2005-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA546	HONDURAS: PORT FEE NOT SUSPENDED AFTER ALL; [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to alleged assurances made by President Maduro on February 11 that he would suspend publication and entry into force of the controversial new contract for x-ray scanning at Puerto Cortes, the contract was published in the official Gaceta on February 15. The question of [...]	2005-03-10 14:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA557	A COALITION OF GROUPS PROTEST AGAINST HONDURAN [...] Summary - On March 8, several groups protested against the CAFTA resolution which was passed by the Honduran congress on March 3. The protesters blocked roads in various locations outside of the capital. At approximately 1645 hours, more than 800 demonstrators protested in front of the Congres [...]	2005-03-11 20:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV ETRD ELAB PREL HO KSAC
05TEGUCIGALPA623	HONDURAS: MARITIME SECURITY COORDINATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post maintains extensive contacts with the GOH and the private sector on all issues relating to maritime security and the efficient and safe functioning of Honduras' ports. Coordination at Post among agencies is excellent and is conducted on an as-needed basis. The GOH has demo [...]	2005-03-21 12:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD PGOV KSTC PARM PREL PTER ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA642	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TEXTILE DATA: HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: The Honduran textile and apparel sector is increasingly concerned that it is about to lose out to China as a supplier to the U.S. market. While the elimination of quotas on January 1, 2005 has not yet translated into factory closings and job losses, such an impact is widely expec [...]	2005-03-22 19:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX ELAB PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA646	EMBASSY SUPPORTS CSI FOR HONDURAS [...] Post strongly supports the Government of Honduras, request to be included in the next tranche of countries invited to join the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The GOH has shown an awareness of the importance of maritime security and demonstrated the political will to take the necessary s [...]	2005-03-28 12:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA698	Scenesetter for CoDel Kolbe April 14-16 Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the visit of CoDel Kolbe to Honduras April 14-16. Honduran President Ricardo Maduro, three years through his constitutionally-mandated single four-year term, faces a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. However, there were several p [...]	2005-04-01 15:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA708	Central America: Progress on a Customs Union; A [...] Summary: The Central American customs union is on its way, slowly but surely. On Wednesday March 9 of this year, Honduras and Guatemala consolidated the process of customs unification by signing a bilateral agreement at El Florido, a border crossing between the two countries in the Department [...]	2005-04-02 00:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETRD ELTN ECON EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA727	HONDURAN CARDINAL OSCAR RODRIGUEZ - A WORTHY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga is likely to be a formidable force during the conclave to select the next Pope. He is a savvy political player and accomplished media communicator, whose moral compass has repeatedly guided his public policy interventions in Hon [...]	2005-04-05 20:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF PHUM ETRD KCRM SOCI HO VA
05TEGUCIGALPA730	HONDURAN TRADE MINISTRY ON FTAA: WHAT'S IN IT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOffs delivered reftel talking points to the Honduran Vice Minister of Trade Irving Guerrero on March 29. In response, Guerrero strongly questioned the value that Honduras will receive from the FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas) and even voiced concern that a successful [...]	2005-04-05 20:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA733	HONDURAS: U.S. PRODUCER SAYS BANANA TALKS WITH EU [...] (SBU) On April 1, EconChief spoke with Gerry Brunelle, Country Manager for U.S. firm Dole (a large banana producer in Honduras) about the ongoing negotiations with the EU over banana tariffs. The EU is seeking tariffs as high as 230 Euros, while Latin producers, including Honduras, continue to [...]	2005-04-06 13:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD HO
05TEGUCIGALPA74	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JANUARY 11, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" on 1/11, entitled "CAFTA cannot wait" "Such an important issue as the ratification of CAFTA has been put off by Congress until after the primary elections of February 20. According to President Maduro, the textile maquila industry, t [...]	2005-01-12 19:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA741	HONDURAS' TRADE PRIORITIES: CAFTA-DR [...] (SBU) With CAFTA-DR approved by the Honduran Congress, Honduran trade officials are turning their focus to the job of implementing the agreement and channeling Trade Capacity Building (TCB) support to the vulnerable groups who will need assistance adjusting to a climate of freer trade. A seco [...]	2005-04-06 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA752	HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO AND ZELAYA'S TICKETS [...] (U) With vote counting (and re-counting) over, the official results are now final: President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo Sosa won the February 20 Nationalist Party primary, beating his chief opponent, Mayor of Tegucigalpa Miguel Pastor 62.3 to 34.9 percent. Liberal Party candidate Mel Ze [...]	2005-04-07 22:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA757	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, APRIL 6, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 4/6, titled "CAFTA CA-USA-DR." "In Central America, the ratification of CAFTA by the region's congresses seems to be certain, despite the tenacious opposition of some popular sectors, especially labor unions. El Salvador, Honduras an [...]	2005-04-08 13:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD ELAB HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA765	Congressional Staffers Visit Honduras, Question [...] (SBU) Summary: Five U.S. Congressional staffers, representing House Democrats, visited Honduras in late March, on a trip aimed at building support for CAFTA-DR among undecided U.S. Congressmen. The visit, which was organized by the GOH and funded by the Honduran private sector, involved visit [...]	2005-04-08 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA769	HONDURAN PORT FEE REDUCTION AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary: Following a public exchange of vitriol earlier this year over port fees -- in which accusations of fraud, deception, graft, tax evasion, smuggling, and unconstitutionality were repeatedly hurled (detailed reftels) -- the GOH and private sector sat down last month to work out a mu [...]	2005-04-11 14:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO
05TEGUCIGALPA813	Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 9-12 Percent [...] After typically contentious and drawn-out negotiations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 12 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2005 on March 19. The increase is retroactive to January 1, reverting to typical form after last year' [...]	2005-04-19 14:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA874	HONDURAS IMPORT REGULATIONS FOR USED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [...] This cable is in response to reftel, which requested an update on the feasibility of exporting used medical equipment to Honduras. 2. According to the Honduran Customs and Tax Division, there are no quotas for the importation of remanufactured, rebuilt, and/or used medical equipment to Ho [...]	2005-04-26 15:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA891	BILLBOARD EXPANSION IN HONDURAS [...] This cable is in response to reftel request for Post's comments on Honduras' billboard industry. 2. Post is not aware of any specific developments that may hinder investment in the billboard sector in Honduras. Billboards continue to be a strong medium for reaching customers and deliverin [...]	2005-04-27 13:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA934	Honduran CAFTA Outreach to Environmental and Small [...] Summary: On April 15th and 18th, the Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted events entitled, "Getting Ready to Take Advantage of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement)," and "CAFTA Environmental Chapter Implementation and Environmental Cooperation Agreement." The first seminar educated [...]	2005-05-04 17:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA948	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Moral." "A few hours before the Salvadoran president met with Condoleeza Rice, he announced that Central American presidents would meet with Bush in Washington to negotiate the approval of CAFTA." "It [...]	2005-05-05 17:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA957	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 05, 2005 [...] On 05/03 the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statement by Melvin Redondo, CAFTA negotiator who said, "Central American and Dominican Republic presidents will visit certain U.S. communities in which there is still some opposition to CAFTA." "With the non-appro [...]	2005-05-05 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA990	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 09, 2005 [...] On 05/07 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Customs Union and CAFTA." "Juan Manuel Villasuso, Costa Rican economist, published in the newspaper `La Republica' the following: `Last's week Central American Customs Union is clearly a [...]	2005-05-09 22:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA994	MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 10, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "The Decision." "The presidents of Central America decided to travel to the U.S. to beg Congress to approve CAFTA as quickly as possible." "Never in history of mankind was there a higher [...]	2005-05-10 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TELAVIV1246	POST'S SUBMISSION SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary. The attached evaluation of protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Israel focuses on areas of specific concern as detailed in reftel B. Post's policy recommendation is being transmitted septel. End Summary. -------------------- Optical Media Piracy ----------- [...]	2005-03-02 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV1271	(C) IPR: ISRAEL TO PURSUE LEGISLATION ON PATENTS [...] (C) Minister of Industry and Trade Ehud Olmert called the Ambassador March 3 to say that the government will push ahead with pending legislation on patents and IPR. Since the legislation is attached to the budget bill, Olmert expected it to be adopted on March 16. In conveying this message, [...]	2005-03-03 13:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IS KIPR ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV1429	(C) GOI MOVING AHEAD WITH DATA EXCLUSIVITY [...] (C) This is an action request message. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Post has received a clear message from Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (MOITL) that the GOI intends to move ahead this week to have the Knesset consider the data exclusivity legislation as pa [...]	2005-03-10 15:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2205	JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN AMERICANS OFFER FUND FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Senator Carl Levin and Michigan State community leaders met with several Palestinian business leaders to discuss investment opportunities in Gaza. Senator Levin told the group that the aim of his proposed Michigan Fund for Peace and Development, which totals 200,000 U [...]	2005-04-08 13:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2338	GOI TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary. On April 13 local research-based pharmaceutical representatives expressed concern about GOI intentions on the issue of patent term extension legislation. The representatives said that they considered the patent-term extension (PTE) roll-back as direct compensation to the generi [...]	2005-04-14 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2749	LABELING SETTLEMENT GOODS: NOT ALL IS SETTLED [...] (C) Summary. The agreement between the EU and the GOI on labeling requirements for goods produced outside of Green Line Israel came into force on February 1, 2005. The agreement calls for identification on customs shipping documents of the city of origin for all products shipped from Israel [...]	2005-05-03 11:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV380	GAZAN ECONOMY DISRUPTED BY KARNI CLOSURE [...] (SBU) Summary: The closure at Karni terminal, which has been in effect since the January 13 attack that killed six Israeli employees, has caused the agriculture, furniture, and garment sectors within Gaza to lose some USD four million and to lay off over 1,000 workers. In the Gazan marketpla [...]	2005-01-21 15:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG ECON ETRD IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV4246	(C) ISRAEL WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED OFFER FOR [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftels to Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor staff. Yoram Zara (Director Multilateral Agreements Division); Yair Shiran (Director International Agreements and Trade Policy) and Ami Levin (Multilateral Trade Division, and POC for North America) all stated that Israel [...]	2005-07-07 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV4419	RAMON DESCRIBES DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting, Minister without Portfolio Haim Ramon described disengagement coordination priorities for Assistant Secretary Welch, Ambassador Kurtzer, and Lt. General Ward. Ramon expressed his desire to coordinate $50 million in USG assistance for improving passages with [...]	2005-07-19 04:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAID ETRD KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV4728	(C) ISRAEL CONSIDERS WITHDRAWING FROM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Labor (MOITL) is considering withdrawing from the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) if the GOI is unable to maintain offsets at the current level. MOITL staff claim that economic analysis and industry advocacy have made it clear that cost [...]	2005-07-29 13:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV4819	DISENGAGEMENT COORDINATION: THE CUSTOMS UNION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 11:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5077	SECOND MEETING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL QIZ COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The second meeting of the Egypt-Israel Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) committee met on August 14 in Jerusalem. The GOE claimed that more than USD 61 million worth of QIZ products have been sent to the U.S. during the period under review, consisting of at least USD 8.6 million [...]	2005-08-16 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5104	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES DISENGAGEMENT AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch, Ambassador Kurtzer and General Ward met with Minister of Defense Mofaz and his key staff on August 16 to review the status of settler evacuation from Gaza, and to discuss the status of an Israel-Egyptian protocol on troop deployments along Egypt's border with Gaza. A/ [...]	2005-08-18 07:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC KWBG KPAL PINS ETRD IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5105	EIVAL GILADY ON GAZA DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Brigadier General (res) Eival Gilady, a special advisor to PM Sharon on disengagement, met August 16 with Assistant Secretary (A/S) Welch and Ambassador Kurtzer to discuss progress in Gaza disengagement. Gilady said that the Prime Minister's disengagement plan was proceeding more [...]	2005-08-18 07:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL ETRD EG IS KBTS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5797	GAZA CROSSINGS: GOI TIGHTENS INSPECTIONS OF GOODS [...] (U) This cable was cleared with ConGen Jerusalem 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to last week's unrestricted flow of people and goods through the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border, the GOI recently implemented additional measures regulating the flow of goods through the Karni crossin [...]	2005-09-23 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6006	ISRAEL MOVES AHEAD WITH PATENT TERM EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary. The proposed Patent Term Extension (PTE) Revision which passed an initial reading in the Knesset in July 2005, could become law as early as November 2005 and is almost certainly assured a quick approval. Debate is expected to resume in the Knesset Judicial Committee on October 1 [...]	2005-10-07 08:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6279	VPM OLMERT PREDICTS HIS OWN POLITICAL FUTURE, AND [...] (C) Summary: During an October 31 introductory meeting Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (who also is acting Minister of Finance and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor) told the Ambassador that the Israeli economy was performing well, and that his challenge was to figure out how to spend a r [...]	2005-11-03 07:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN KIPR IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV6516	ISRAEL/WBG: EU ENVOY ADVOCATES "SOFT" OPENING FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Mark Otte advised that the GOI and PA were close to a final agreement on re-opening the Rafah crossing. The only major obstacle remaining was the lack of agreement on how [...]	2005-11-16 10:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EU IS KPAL KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6797	GOI-PA CONTACTS ON CONVOYS FROZEN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Major General Yossef Mishlev, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) advised that the GOI has a plan for re-establishing bus convoys between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The "pilot plan" proposes a single [...]	2005-12-06 16:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN ETRD PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6970	SUMMARY OF ISRAELI MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEMINAR ON [...] On December 1, 2005, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) held an export control seminar for the local high-tech and defense industries. The seminar, "Export Controls for Category 6 Technologies of the Wassenaar Arrangement," attracted over 200 participants, among them many Israeli hi- tech exporter [...]	2005-12-16 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETTC ETRD IS MILITARY RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV71	GOI RESPONSE TO DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE [...] (S) Ambassador Kurtzer delivered points in reftel to Vice PM and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert on January 4, 2005. Olmert objected to the language used in the demarche, but he accepted the principle that if the data exclusivity legislation is withheld from passage by the [...]	2005-01-05 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON ETRD KIPR IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE LABOR COMMERCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7102	ISRAELI AVIAN FLU-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY [...] SUMMARY: On October 13, 2005 Israel banned all imports of poultry products from Turkey following a reported case of AI there. Israel currently bans the import of poultry and poultry products from areas where AI cases have been confirmed - Southeast Asia, Croatia, Russia, and Romania. The su [...]	2005-12-30 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ECONOMY FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05THEHAGUE2041	SYRIA/LEBANON/NETHERLANDS: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER [...] (C) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with Angelique Eijpe (MFA, Senior Policy Officer, Middle East Department) on July 22. Eijpe appreciated the points, noting that the Netherlands is actively following the border blockage and had already raised similar points bilaterally with the Syrian go [...]	2005-07-22 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EG ETRD JO NL PGOV PREL SY
05THEHAGUE2580	NETHERLANDS: IDENTIFICATIONN OF COMMERCIAL SOURCES [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. In response to reftel, Post identified three possible Dutch sources of vegetarian MREs. The companies have confirmed that they produce MREs for private and public organizations. However, they were unable to confirm current stocks of vegetar [...]	2005-09-23 05:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT NL BEXP KS JA XG
05THEHAGUE2584	NETHERLANDS: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (U) On September 21, POLOFF delivered ref A points to Monique Korzelius, Deputy Head of the International Cultural Policy Division at the Dutch MFA. 2. (C) Korzelius confirmed, per ref B, that the Dutch endorse the EU's position advocating passage of the draft Convention. She said she was [...]	2005-09-23 12:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL ETRD NL UNESCO
05THEHAGUE2758	NETHERLANDS: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL [...] (U) On October 7, Post delivered ref A letter on USG concerns regarding the draft UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to Dutch FM Bot. On the same day, Charge and POLCOUNS delivered ref a demarche points, along with a copy of the letter, [...]	2005-10-12 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC SCUL ETRD NL UNESCO BHUM
05THEHAGUE2897	PUSHING THE DUTCH TO HELP ON WTO/AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) On October 24, Charge called Helen van Dongen, Deputy Director of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),to urge continued Dutch activism within the EU for an improved market access offer ahead of the October 27 Five Interested Parties (FIPs) meeting in Geneva. Van Dongen sai [...]	2005-10-25 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NL WTRO EUN KPAO
05THEHAGUE2912	ROTTERDAM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary. The sprawling port of Rotterdam and its substantial petroleum refining and storage facilities is critical to the European economy. The Dutch government considers the port one of seven "critical infrastructure" sectors in the Netherlands, and considerable public and private secto [...]	2005-10-26 15:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC KHLS
05THEHAGUE3010	NETHERLANDS/CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: NO PLANS TO [...] On November 3 Econoff raised reftel points with Ms. Prachee Brandenburg, Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Transport. Brandenburg said the GONL had no immediate plans to ratify the convention or protocol. 2. Brandenburg explained that The Netherlands had participated in the negotiations [...]	2005-11-04 13:08:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD NL
05THEHAGUE3055	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...]	2005-11-09 19:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS
05THEHAGUE3121	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the November 21-22 GAERC, the Dutch will advocate for a "non-binding regime for civ-mil coordination" that favors development of national capacities and express concern on Iran. While the Dutch are proud of EU involvement in the Iraqi elections, they do not advocate for a [...]	2005-11-18 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ETRD SR SY UP YI NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3191	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends the President continue suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act with regard to the Netherlands. Renewed suspension of the LIBERTAD Act for the Netherlands is in the national interest and will expedite a transition to dem [...]	2005-11-28 17:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU NL
05TOKYO1458	CHARGE DISCUSES BSE, DOMESTIC POLITICS WITH LDP'S [...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with the Charge March 9, LDP Diet members Hidenao Nakagawa and Hiroshige Seko agree that the process for resuming the importation of U.S. beef should be accelerated and that Japan's consumers should be allowed to make their own choices. Nakagawa expects the Diet to pa [...]	2005-03-14 05:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ETRD JA
05TORONTO2609	Canada Asks U.S. to Change Rule on Insurance [...] During a September 26 financial services roundtable discussion with Consulate and embassy officials, leaders of the Canadian insurance industry advised that the Government of Canada would soon request changes to the U.S. policy on the certification of insurance coverage for cross-border motor [...]	2005-10-06 11:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
05TORONTO2704	ONTARIO COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ontario Community and Social Services Minister Pupatello emphasized the importance the Ontario Government places on relations with the United States during an October 13 courtesy call the Consul General paid on her. Pupatello digressed from issues associated with her portfolio [...]	2005-10-17 10:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELTN ENRG PGOV SENV CA US
05TORONTO2804	Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program Benefits [...] Summary: Seasonal Mexican Workers form the backbone of Ontario's multi-million dollar greenhouse farming sector. Mexico's bilateral agreement with Canada defines its sole official guest worker program. The program has expanded over the past thirty years throughout Canada, but workers are conc [...]	2005-10-25 11:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM CA MX
05TORONTO2805	Update on Plans for New Detroit River Crossing [...] (U) Action request contained in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a closed-door session on October 19, 2005 in Detroit, the Corradino Group described to U.S. federal and state government officials the status of the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study of potential new border cross [...]	2005-10-25 14:44:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PBTS PREL CA
05TORONTO3086	Bringing Order to the Border: Detroit- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRO: The Detroit-Windsor border crossings are preparing for a large increase in the volume of passenger traffic heading for special events in Detroit in January and February. Earlier concerns about processing times for buses entering the U.S. for special events (reftel) a [...]	2005-11-28 15:41:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PBTS PGOV PREL CA
05TUNIS1257	EVE OF TIFA COUNCIL: WHERE DOES TUNISIA STAND ON [...] (C) Summary. Tunisia has taken the fundamental decision to liberalize its economy after decades of state-control, but progress has been deliberate and mostly limited to sectors that do not threaten the GOT's prerogative or ultimate "sovereignty". The GOT justifies its approach in terms of mi [...]	2005-06-06 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA
05TUNIS1484	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 7, 2005 [...] (U) During the Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce's (TACC) recent conference on Free Trade, June 29-30, Tunisian Minister of Commerce Mondher Zenaidi, said that the GOT will continue integration with the world economy to support Tunisia's socio-economic development. Zenaidi noted that an F [...]	2005-07-07 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR TS ENIV
05TUNIS1495	USTR NOVELLI ADVANCES US-TUNISIA TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant Trade Representative Catherine Novelli, in Tunis June 14-15 for the second TIFA Council meeting, firmly emphasized to Minister of Development and International Cooperation Jouini that the U.S. wants to expand our free trade community and is working at a modest pace, b [...]	2005-07-08 06:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA
05TUNIS869	TUNISIA'S PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: THE GOT BEGINS TO [...] On April 15, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the Ambassador's call on the Minister of Public Health on April 7 to discuss "data exclusivity" concerns under Special 301 review. 2. Post's unofficial translation of the note follows. [...]	2005-04-27 16:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV TS
05VANCOUVER1503	BRITISH COLUMBIA IS GLOBAL LEADER IN FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY [...] Summary. British Columbia (BC) has the world's largest concentration of fuel cell and hydrogen technology research and expertise. CG and DPO recently visited Ballard Power Systems, a private company, as well as the National Research Council Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, and Fuel [...]	2005-11-29 21:02:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG CA EIND
05VIENNA1234	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE ON CORN GLUTEN FEED [...] FAS/Vienna delivered talking points on April 14, 2005 to Dr. Reinhard Blauensteiner, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, and to Dr. Berhard Jank, Federal Ministry for Health and Women. Dr. Jank is the Austrian representative who will participate in th [...]	2005-04-14 13:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA1312	AUSTRIANS SKEPTICAL AFTER 10 YEARS OF EU [...] A recent poll by the Austrian Association for European Politics (OGE) revealed that the Austrian public remains highly skeptical of the EU. A significant majority of Austrians do not believe EU membership has brought the benefits they expected, such as higher growth, lower inflation, and red [...]	2005-04-21 06:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN ECON ETRD AU EUN
05VIENNA1359	GOA: OECD MEMBERSHIP FOR RUSSIA PREMATURE [...] (C) During an April 22 meeting with Econ Unit Chief, Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Chancellery, stated the GoA agreed that it was premature to discuss Russian OECD membership. The GoA position, according to Magloth, tracked closely with USG views (reftel). [...]	2005-04-25 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD AU OECD NATO
05VIENNA138	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]	2005-01-14 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR

05VIENNA1593	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) On May 12, Econ Unit Chief deliverd reftel talking points to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Affairs Division. Habermayer said the GoA shared USG concerns that most initial offers lacked ambition. Habermayer admitted that the EU's initial serv [...]	2005-05-13 14:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD AU WTO
05VIENNA1704	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY: AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) On May 20 Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Helge Plank, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Affairs Services Unit. Plank acknowledged that the GoA shared USG concerns with language on "cultural goods and services" in the current convention draft. He [...]	2005-05-23 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA1826	AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Over the past six months, Austria continued to criticize Cuba's human rights record in international fora, including in the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) (ref B). On April 14, 2005 Austria co-sponsored the USG's CHR resolution on the situation of human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) [...]	2005-06-03 11:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU AU
05VIENNA1917	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS REFERENCE TO IPR AT U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel points to the GoA's COTRA delegation in Brussels and followed up June 8 with Gabriela Habermayer, Austria's 133 Committee representative. Habermayer agreed that U.S.-EU cooperation on IPR, especially in the developing world, was an area of positive collaboration tha [...]	2005-06-09 09:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN AU
05VIENNA2024	WCO FRAMEWORK - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points to the Austrian equivalent of a customs director general, Wolfgang Nolz, Section Chief of the Taxation and Customs Section in the Ministry of Finance. We followed up with Alfred Nepf from the Department for Customs Policy and International Customs Relation [...]	2005-06-17 09:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AU CTM
05VIENNA2118	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR - [...] Post discussed reftel questions with Martin Lukanowicz, Director of the Business Analysis Division in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulator (RTR). 2. With regard to fixed line service in Austria, Lukanowicz stated that there are no licensing fees, no capitalization or bonding [...]	2005-06-24 11:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2195	FAO/WHO CODEX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, FAS/Vienna delivered talking points and Dr. Karen Hulebak's CV to Dr. Erhard Hoebaus, Austrian FAO/WHO Codex Contact Point, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water. 2. Dr. Hoebaus plans to attend the Codex session scheduled for July 4-9. Dr. Hoebaus knows Dr. H [...]	2005-06-29 12:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AORC AU FAO
05VIENNA2380	U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel talking points on July 11 to Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Affairs Division and to Hans Kordik, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's EU Coordination and Planning Division. Kordik promised to provide comments at a later d [...]	2005-07-15 06:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA2397	OECD DEMARCHE ON WORKING PARTY FOR GOVERNANCE [...] Post conveyed reftel talking points on June 29 to Ulrike Magloth, Director of International Economic Affairs in the Federal Chancellery. On July 14, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Magloth to discuss the USG proposal. The GoA, according to Magloth, supported OECD reform that would make t [...]	2005-07-15 14:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD AMGT AU OECD
05VIENNA2530	AUSTRIA: TELECOMS UPDATE [...] tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Western Wireless is for sale following Alltel's takeover of Western Wireless. Interest in tele.ring has dropped noticeably after the Lower Austrian state government imposed a new tax on mobile phone masts effective January 1, 2006 [...]	2005-07-27 14:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2544	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE [...] (C) On July 28, Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Ralph Scheide, Chief of the MFA's Near Eastern and Africa Division (DAS-equivalent). Scheide said that the GoA fully supported UNSCRs 1559 and 1595, and expected Syria to implement the resolutions. Scheide agreed that Sy [...]	2005-07-28 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY AU
05VIENNA2696	AUSTRIAN SUBSIDIARY OF WESTERN WIRELESS SOLD [...] On August 9, T-Mobile, a subsidiary of the German Telekom's T-Mobile group, bought tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Alltel/Western Wireless, for Euro 1.3 billion. With the purchase of tele.ring, T-Mobile solidified its place as the number two mobile pho [...]	2005-08-11 06:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2716	U.S.-E.U. WINE NEGOTIATIONS: AUSTRIAN POSITION [...] Summary: On August 11, Dr. Rudolf Schmid, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Wine Department, provided written comments in response to reftel talking points. The response noted that Austria supported the European Commission in all previous proceedings of the U.S.-EU wine negotiati [...]	2005-08-12 10:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA2994	AMBASSADOR BROWN'S MEETING WITH FONMIN PLASSNIK, [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Plassnik in advance of her September 9 meeting with the Secretary in Washington to review topics that are expected to be discussed. These included: -- Hurricane Katrina: The Ambassador thanked the Minister for Austria,s offers of a Di [...]	2005-09-08 09:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD CVIS AU
05VIENNA3246	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ilona Hoyos, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's head of UNESCO affairs. We reviewed U.S. concerns about the text of the preliminary draft convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, a [...]	2005-09-29 15:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL ETRD AU UNESCO
05VIENNA327	EU RICE DEMARCHE [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the EU Rice talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts, Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU- Coordination and Planning),Ministry of Agriculture and Gabriela Habermayer, Hea [...]	2005-02-04 13:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3322	URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL [...] Charge delivered the Secretary's letter on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and presented ref (a) demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johnanes Kyrle on October 7. (The Austrian Foreign Minister and State Secretary were out of the country.) Emil Brix, the Austrian MFA' [...]	2005-10-07 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM AU UNESCO
05VIENNA335	AUSTRIAN HEALTH CARE REFORM: SMALL STEP TOWARDS [...] (SBU) On January 1, the GoA launched the first steps of a comprehensive health care reform. The reform aims to slow exploding costs, which now represent 9% of GDP. The reform includes the establishment of centralized Health Care Agencies, which should reduce the complex regional bureaucrati [...]	2005-02-04 16:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD ECON BEXP AU
05VIENNA3375	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- SEC. [...] Charge transmitted ref (a) letter and talking points from Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Austrian Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein on October 14. The Economics Ministry undertook to consider the letter as Austria prepared its position for votes the following week. (Note: Per refs (b) [...]	2005-10-14 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3397	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION -- FOLLOW-UP [...] Following up on delivery of Secretary Gutierrez's letter on Friday, October 14 (ref a),EconPolCouns and Senior Commercial Officer met on October 18 with Gabriela Habermayer, head of the Multilateral Trade Affairs Division of the Austrian Ministry for Economics and Labor. 2. Haber [...]	2005-10-19 08:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3398	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Post delivered ref (a) points on October 17 to key trade officials in the Ministries of Economics and Agriculture. In a preliminary discussion on October 17, the Economics Ministry's Multilateral Trade Division head, Gabriela Habermayer, told us she would ensure that the Austrian delegat [...]	2005-10-19 08:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AU WTRO
05VIENNA3407	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE -- URGENT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Upon receipt of ref (a),Embassy formally delivered the diplomatic note on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention to the Austrian government, via the Foreign Ministry. EconPolCouns and Econ Unit Chief concurrently delivered copies of the diplomatic note and ref (a) talking po [...]	2005-10-19 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3442	DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EU'S AGRICULTURAL MARKET [...] In response to ref (a),Charge delivered our request for Austria's support to key Austrian officials. 2. On Friday, October 21, Charge urged Agriculture Minister Josef Proell to support reductions in tariffs to a zone between the U.S. and the G-20 positions. Proell, who was going [...]	2005-10-24 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3489	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on October 28. 2. (C) Riecken made the following comments on our points: -- On Iran, there will be a conclusion calling on the need to maintain contact with civil society. The conclusion will [...]	2005-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL IZ SY EAGR ETRD AU EUN
05VIENNA3496	AUSTRIAN REACTION TO THE ECJ BIOTECH RULING [...] Following the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling against the state of Upper Austria's complete ban against GMOs, the state government is considering alternative strategies to keep Upper Austria "biotech free." Upper Austria will look to "best practices" from other Austria [...]	2005-10-31 11:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON XG AU
05VIENNA3586	WTO -- DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EUROPEAN [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires presented ref (a) demarche on November 3 to Josef Mayer, the Under Secretary-level Chief of the Austrian Economics Ministry's Trade Section. Charge and Agriculture Counselor delivered ref (a) demarche on November 4 to Werner Wutscher, Secretary General (Deputy Minister) of t [...]	2005-11-08 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EU AU
05VIENNA3594	WSIS - AUSTRIA BACKS EU POSITION, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoA backs the EU position on Internet governance, but stresses the private sector predominance. The GoA does not aim at a change of the existing Internet governance structure, but seeks a problem solving mechanism in form of a "public private partnership." END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2005-11-09 13:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC AU
05VIENNA3614	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: OECD SEC GEN SELECTION [...] (SBU) Charge presented reftel points on November 10 to Ulrike Magloth, the Director for International Economic Affairs in the Chancellery (Prime Minister's office). Magloth has responsibility for OECD affairs in the Austrian government. 2. (C) Magloth said Jose Angel Gurria had vi [...]	2005-11-10 15:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN AU OECD
05VIENNA3615	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON OECD/ACTION STATEMENT ON [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on November 9 to Thomas Wieser of the Austrian Finance Ministry, Rudolf Scholten of the Austrian Control Bank, and Ulrike Magloth of the Chancellery (Prime Minsiter's office). Charge followed up on November 10 with Magloth, whom the others identified as [...]	2005-11-10 16:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PREL AU EXIM
05VIENNA364	DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU [...] Per reftel, Embassy Vienna delivered the wood packaging materials talking points to our contacts at the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Economics. Embassy Vienna's primary contacts; Hans Kordik, Head of Division III (EU-Coordination and Planning),Minis [...]	2005-02-08 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD AU
05VIENNA3672	AUSTRIA ON THE NOVEMBER 21 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Correspondent, on November 17 concerning the November 21 meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC). Riecken had the following substantive comme [...]	2005-11-17 17:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ KPAL PREL AU EUN
05VIENNA3679	STEYR-MANNLICHER PLANS TO PHASE OUT ASSAULT [...] According to press reports, Steyr-Mannlicher GmbH plans to phase out production of military weapons at its Austrian facility. Steyr-Mannlicher will also reportedly divest its Malaysia-based production during the first quarter of 2006 and sell its weapons production technology. The [...]	2005-11-18 15:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC EIND ECON AU
05VIENNA3709	CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: AUSTRIA TO WAIT FOR EU [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post discussed Cape Town Convention demarche with Helmut Tichy, Head of the MFA's International Law Unit, and with Martin Adensamer, Head of the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) International Civil Law Department. Tichy told us that the MFA would proceed with ratifi [...]	2005-11-22 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA AU
05VIENNA3746	AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (C) Andreas Melan, the MFA's Latin America DAS-equivalent, told us November 23 that Austria continues to promote human rights and democracy issues bilaterally and in international fora. He stressed that the GoA based its Cuba policy on the EU's two points of focus: intensifying contacts with [...]	2005-11-28 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU AU
05VIENNA3775	CAPE TOWN CONVENTION: MORE FROM AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) On November 25, the Austrian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) followed-up ref A demarche with a letter, explaining that the EU and its members have decided to ratify the convention jointly, because of shared competencies. According to the MoJ, Spain is currently blocking joint ratification be [...]	2005-12-01 08:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA AU
05VIENNA3818	AUSTRIAN ECONOMIC CHAMBER OPENS SECOND OFFICE IN [...] The Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) opened a second office in Iraq on December 1 to promote trade and investment opportunities for Austrian companies in northern Iraq. The office is in the Kurdish town of Erbil, which the WKO believes is the center of the most promising commercial potential [...]	2005-12-06 10:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL AU IQ
05VIENNA3840	WTO TRADE TALKS: AUSTRIA UNITED AGAINST FURTHER [...] (SBU) Austria's Agriculture and Economics Ministers have announced that the GoA is "totally united" behind the current EU position on agricultural market access. The Minister of Agriculture, Josef Proell, and the influential Austrian farm lobby have engaged in an intensive public relations ca [...]	2005-12-09 13:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PREL AU WTRO
05VIENNA3876	REACH DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON SENV AU BEXP
05VIENNA3975	DON'T INVEST IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Acting A/S-equivalent for Bi- and Multilateral Economic Relations and International Financial Institutions Hans Kogler on December 23. We followed up with Kogler on December 29. Kogler told us he had only recently assumed his duties as Di [...]	2005-12-30 15:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY AU EUN
05VIENNA402	AUSTRIAN REACTION TO MERCURY DEMARCHE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points and background to Thomas Jakl, the head of the Chemicals Department in the Ministry for Agriculture and Environment, and to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Environment and Sustainable Development bureau on February 4. EmbOff followed up with J [...]	2005-02-10 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL AU
05VIENNA534	WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS SECTORS (NAMA): [...] All non-agricultural Austrian manufacturers and industries are mandatory members of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO). The WKO is in the best position to comment on which sectors are interested in sectoral tariff liberalization negotiations. WKO WTO Specialist Susanne Schrott to [...]	2005-02-24 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AU WTO
05VIENNA535	AUSTRIA: SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] This message provides post's response to ref a request for input to the annual Special 301 review of host country IPR protection practices. According to ref b, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has requested that the USG place Austria, as well as eight other EU member st [...]	2005-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD AU
05VIENNA546	EU COMMISSION GMO CO-EXISTENCE SYMPOSIUM IN [...] Summary: The EU Commission hosted a Symposium on Co- Existence of GMO Seeds and Agricultural Production at the ParkHotel in Vienna, Austria, February 22-23, 2005. More than 100 EU biotech experts and policymakers attended the symposium. Participants said that most Member States h [...]	2005-02-25 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO AU
05VIENNA74	WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: PRIORITIES FOR U.S. [...] Per reftel request, following is a ranking of service sectors in terms of market access priorities (1 is top priority) for U.S. service providers in Austria, as well as post's assessment of the current level of market openness for each sector (high, medium, low): Sectors with rank of 1 --- [...]	2005-01-10 15:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AU WTO
05VIENNA983	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY, FIRST HALF OF 2006 - [...] (SBU) This message provides an informal, first outline of the GoA's planned work program and a calendar of events for Austria's EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. We developed this information from public sources and personal contacts. This outline reflects a preliminary phase of plan [...]	2005-03-25 09:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN EFIN ETRD AU EUN
05VILNIUS1284	LITHUANIA HAS NO AI-RELATED IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON [...] The Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) told us that Lithuania has no AI-related ban on the import of U.S. poultry products. Lithuania does, however, maintain a ban on imports of U.S. poultry due to an ongoing dispute between the United States and EU over anti-microbial treatm [...]	2005-12-08 09:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR LH
05VILNIUS165	LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Lithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR),but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persistent weaknesses in its enforcement system. A local industry association estimates that the rate of piracy for recorded music, films, and games dropped to 40 p [...]	2005-02-22 12:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD LH
05VILNIUS317	LITHUANIAN STAKEHOLDERS TARGET STANDARDS AND [...] Lithuanians identified differing standards and regulations as the greatest impediments to transatlantic trade in two recent Embassy-sponsored stakeholders' roundtables. The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, reporting on the events, encouraged elimination of U.S.-EU tariff barriers and mutual [...]	2005-03-24 14:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON BEXP KPAO LH
05VILNIUS453	LITHUANIA: ADVANCE NOTICE OF IPR WATCH LISTING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-02 13:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD LH
05VILNIUS528	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY: WHY 2004 WAS SUCH A GOOD [...] Final 2004 figures confirm that Lithuania's economy remains on a roll. High growth, low inflation, and expanding foreign investment still characterize the economy. Surging domestic consumption fed Lithuania's growth, but also contributed to a growing current account deficit and upward pressur [...]	2005-05-23 05:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD LH
05VILNIUS781	WHO WILL WALK OFF WITH THE BALTICS' ONLY OIL REFINERY? [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RS LH
05VILNIUS88	AG MINISTER PRUNSKIENE: MORE EU MEANS ROOM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agricultural Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 25, painted a picture of an EU branded agricultural policy for Lithuania and pledged to focus her efforts on rural development. She praised U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on agricultural and rural de [...]	2005-01-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD ENRG PHUM LH
05WARSAW1117	Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...] (SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by customs and police authorities to curb IPR violations in the optical disc area. It is clear that copyright and trademark protection is significantly better than se [...]	2005-03-02 08:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW1122	Poland: 2005 Special 301 Submission - Gradual [...] (SBU) Poland's efforts to improve its IPR protection continued through the fourth quarter of 2004, with increased activities by customs and police authorities to curb IPR violations in the optical disc area. It is clear that copyright and trademark protection is significantly better than sev [...]	2005-03-02 09:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW1205	POLISH OPPOSITION LEADER LAYS OUT PROSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Jan Rokita, the head of Poland's leading opposition party (PO - Platforma Obywatelska/Civic Platform),and the man expected to be the country's next Prime Minister outlined the key planks of his economic policy at a March 1 meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce. Rokita said [...]	2005-03-03 14:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW13	Further Press Stories on Alleged Polish Bribery [...] (U) Summary: Polish papers continue to follow allegations that a shadowy Polish tycoon, Marek Dochnal, bribed a parliamentarian related to the privatization sale of a steel mill. There are also allegations that Dochnal was involved in the campaign by Russian companies to buy shares in Poland' [...]	2005-01-03 14:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PARM PREL PL
05WARSAW1371	Poland: Debate on Film Act Heating Up [...] (SBU) Legislation being drafted by the Polish Parliament (Sejm) to impose a tax on foreign broadcasts into Poland is being hotly debated in the government. Sejm deputies want to use the collected revenue to subsidize the domestic film industry. Although the Ministry of Culture sees no prob [...]	2005-03-11 10:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN KIPR PL
05WARSAW1895	Poland to Host Visegrad Meeting of Environment [...] (U) On April 7-8, the Polish Minister of Environment will host his counterparts from Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics in Krakow. MinEnvironment officials report that the primary focus of the agenda will be to coordinate their approaches to a variety of environmental issues within the [...]	2005-04-05 13:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PL EUN
05WARSAW206	Poland Pleasantly Surprised at Upturn in [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish and Russian firms had feared that Poland's EU accession would disrupt trade, in part because the EU required Poland to abrogate its bilateral trade agreement with Russia. Despite problems in some sectors, trade has expanded significantly. Polish exports were up more [...]	2005-01-11 13:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EPET PREL PL
05WARSAW2496	Poland Continues to Chip Away at its Budget Deficit [...] (U) In early June, the Ministry of Finance released its initial assumptions for the 2006 budget, officially kicking off the six month budget drafting season. The Ministry of Finance purposely proposed conservative estimates for growth (4%) and inflation (1.5%). Finance also set the budget de [...]	2005-06-09 08:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PL
05WARSAW3178	POLAND: U.S. PROVIDER SEEKS TO OFFER VOICE [...] (SBU) California TOK, a Delaware-registered firm, is making ambitious plans to enter the Polish telecoms market with inexpensive international voice services. Although the service will rely on an individual customer's existing broadband connection, the company eschews labeling its service v [...]	2005-08-23 11:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PL ECCP
05WARSAW3249	Poland: Economic Relations with Ukraine [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Ukraine is Poland's second largest CIS trade partner, after the Russian Federation (due mainly to energy imports). Improving trade statistics demonstrate the increasing significance of Ukraine to the Polish economy, with [...]	2005-08-31 13:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL EINV PL
05WARSAW3286	POLAND: FRENCH WANT MORE TELECOMS STOCK [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 09:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PL ECCP
05WARSAW3300	POLAND: PROBLEMS WITH SAUDI WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Sara Riley from the U.K. Embassy regarding the WTO accession of Saudi Arabia. Riley noted concerns with regard to certain EU member states, including Poland, stemming from dual fuel pricing regimes (one for domestic, one for export). According to Riley, the Poles are [...]	2005-09-07 13:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PL SA WTO
05WARSAW3361	POLAND: Government Announces Antipiracy Strategy [...] (U) During the September 13, Council of Ministers meeting in Warsaw, the interagency group approved a strategy for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) piracy. The report focuses several strategic goals and emphasizes the importance of the "public-private sector partnership" to achiev [...]	2005-09-14 15:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW985	BOEING CEO MEETS WITH POLISH MINISTER OF TREASURY [...] (SBU) Boeing CEO, Harry Stonecipher, met with the Polish Minister of State Treasury, Jacek Socha, on February 18, to discuss Boeing's activities in Poland. The meeting centered on LOT's tender for long-haul aircraft and also touched on Boeing's plans to cooperate with Polish companies for tool [...]	2005-02-24 13:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EFIN PREL PL
05WELLINGTON118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HODGEN, MURPHY, STEWART, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Government Delegation of Donald Hodgen, DOC; James Murphy, USTR; Susan Stewart, Treasury; Gail Davis, Treasury, and Robert Tobiassen, Treasury, to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from February 27 - March 8, 2005. [...]	2005-02-10 17:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA BEXP ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON119	NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA DELAY STARTUP OF JOINT [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand and Australia have agreed to delay the startup of a joint agency to regulate therapeutic products in both countries, after encountering difficulty in lining up political backing for legislation necessary to set up the agency. In New Zealand's case, that difficulty pa [...]	2005-02-10 23:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON125	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP [...] Poloff provided reftel demarche points to Lesley Woudberg, Environment Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Woudberg stated that the GONZ would support the partnership concept advocated in the US draft resolution. She noted that the GONZ advocates a bilateral or national [...]	2005-02-14 01:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON154	YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Although both the pharmaceutical and music-recording industries urge that New Zealand be placed on the Special 301 List, the Embassy recommends that New Zealand not be listed. The country's overall record is well above that of countries typically on the 301 list. As in past years, the Em [...]	2005-02-22 05:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON161	SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW -- NEW ZEALAND [...] (U) Is there a ratio between rates charged for termination of fixed networks and rates charged for termination on mobile networks that reflects the disparate costs of the different networks? The New Zealand government is unable to provide such a ratio. While fixed network termination rates [...]	2005-02-23 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON243	NEW ZEALAND: INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND [...] In response to reftel, following are details and a few observations on how post handles maritime security issues in New Zealand. 2. Post and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attach, based in Singapore, work closely to coordinate our approaches to the New Zealand government [...]	2005-03-23 04:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ASEC ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER NZ ADM
05WELLINGTON334	NEW ZEALAND: PROPOSAL FOR 2005 IPR TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-26 03:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON EFIN ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON342	IN SEVERAL WAYS, LABOUR GOVERNMENT BETRAYS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Never entirely content with the market-opening reforms that New Zealand's Labour government spearheaded in the mid-1980s, the leaders of today's Labour government have rolled back several of those reforms. Over the last four years, the government has intervened in the ene [...]	2005-04-29 03:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON375	NEW ZEALAND: REVISED OFFER FOR WTO SERVICES [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche May 4 to the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On May 9, Brian Wilson, senior negotiator for services and deputy director in MFAT's Trade Negotiations Division, reported to us that a proposed revised offer for the WTO services negot [...]	2005-05-10 04:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD NZ WTO
05WELLINGTON385	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] (U) This message contains an action suggestion, at para 5. 2. (U) Post shared reftel demarche with the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). The Division takes the lead at MFAT on all bilateral and multilateral disarmament-related issues. 3. (U) [...]	2005-05-13 04:57:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN NZ APECO
05WELLINGTON397	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON NEGOTIATIONS AT UNESCO [...] Poloff provided reftel demarche points to James Hartley, Legal Advisor, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),who, along with Jane Kominik from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, will attend the negotiations in Paris on the UNESCO convention on cultural diversity. In Hartley's [...]	2005-05-19 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON409	MINISTER SUTTON'S INVITATION TO USDA SECRETARY [...] (SBU/NF) Aides to New Zealand Agriculture Minister Sutton have reiterated to us their hope that Secretary Johanns will visit New Zealand, noting that a potential August/September visit, timed to a Quint Ministerial in Australia, would be viewed as "supportive." Minister Sutton would welcome t [...]	2005-05-24 01:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON418	WTO: NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT PLAYS DOWN CRISIS OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although New Zealand's WTO Ambassador Tim Groser has resigned to run as an opposition party candidate in general elections later this year, the Government will finance his stay in Geneva as WTO Agriculture Committee Chair until the summer break. This will allow Groser to partic [...]	2005-05-27 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PGOV PREL NZ USTR
05WELLINGTON427	NEW ZEALAND POLICIES AND ACTIONS TAKEN WITH REGARD [...] (C) The Government of New Zealand formalized diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2001, with its Ambassador resident in Mexico City accredited to Havana. Cuba's Ambassador to New Zealand is resident in Jakarta and cross-accredited to Wellington. According to Mike Shaw, Policy Officer, Americas [...]	2005-06-01 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL NZ CU
05WELLINGTON441	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON45	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC USTR
05WELLINGTON461	NEW ZEALAND MOVES CLOSER TO CUTTING MOBILE [...] Summary: New Zealand's two mobile-phone service providers are a step closer to being ordered to lower the fees they charge to complete calls into the country on their networks -- fees that are among the highest of OECD nations. The Commerce Commission on June 9 issued its final report on its [...]	2005-06-12 18:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON489	NEW ZEALAND POSITION AT CODEX COMMISSION MEETING [...] New Zealand will participate in the 28TH session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in Rome, July 4- 9. The New Zealand delegation will be headed by Andrew Mckenzie,Executive Director of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority(NZFSA). The delegation will also include Steve Hathaway, D [...]	2005-06-22 04:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON491	NEW ZEALAND - RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LICENSING [...] (SBU) Wellington Charge spoke about reftel questions to Kester Gordon, Senior Advisor, Telecommunications and Postal Policy Group for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. We received the following responses on June 22, 2005: 2. (U) With regards to the first question on fee as [...]	2005-06-23 00:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EU NZ
05WELLINGTON538	LAWSUIT MAY DELAY DECISION ON MOBILE TERMINATION [...] New Zealand's two mobile-phone service providers have gone to court to challenge the Commerce Commission's recommendation that the government begin regulating land-to- mobile phone charges. The court case throws into uncertainty what had been an expected decision by the Minister of Communica [...]	2005-07-12 01:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON577	NEW ZEALAND AIMING TO STEM SALE OF PRESCRIPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: With selected medicines much cheaper in New Zealand than in the United States, efforts are under way to impede the ability of Americans to purchase prescription drugs from New Zealand. The New Zealand Ministry of Health is tightening the law to prevent doctors from prescribing m [...]	2005-07-29 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR NZ
05WELLINGTON616	NEW ZEALAND WATCHDOG TOLD TO RECONSIDER CURBS ON [...] (U) New Zealand's communications minister wants a review of a Commerce Commission recommendation that would reduce the high fees that mobile phone companies charge to terminate calls on their networks. 2. (U) Communications Minister Cunliffe on August 9 asked that the commission reconsider [...]	2005-08-12 05:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON618	NEW ZEALAND POSITION AT CODEX AD HOC TASK FORCE [...] Summary: New Zealand will participate in the fifth Session of the Codex Ad-Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology (Task Force) in Chiba, Japan September 19-23, 2005. New Zealand will be generally supportive of U.S. positions. New Zealand agrees with the United S [...]	2005-08-15 03:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON637	New Zealand on U.S. APEC Radioactive Sources [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 01:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN APEC IAEA
05WELLINGTON647	NEW ZEALAND ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-23 23:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NZ UNESCO WTO
05WELLINGTON667	VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND OF USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] Summary: During his visit to New Zealand, Secretary of Agriculture Johanns emphasized the U.S. commitment to an ambitious outcome to the WTO, including the reduction of global trade distortions in agriculture. The Secretary told Prime Minister Clark, Agriculture Minister Sutton, and others th [...]	2005-08-31 08:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON724	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTINA LIN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Supply Chain Security Specialists Christina Lin and Jay Im to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about the 17th of October 2005 to on or about the 21st of October 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct Customs Trade Partn [...]	2005-09-20 01:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON736	NEW ZEALAND UNABLE TO RESPOND TO UNESCO CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 05:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON740	NEW ZEALAND: COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF MRES [...] Per reftel, following is information on three companies in New Zealand that supply ration packs or "retort meals." The packs are similar to MREs, but do not include a heating source. The pouched meals can be eaten cold, but normally would be heated in boiling water or opened and heated over a [...]	2005-09-23 03:44:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT EAID ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON765	NEW ZEALAND PRIORITIES AT PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM [...] (C) New Zealand,s principal priority for the leaders' meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is finalizing the Pacific Plan, in which New Zealand is seeking support of a process of regional integration and cooperation and movement away from patron-client relationships between developed and [...]	2005-10-03 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIS SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON809	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRAXTON, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officials Sherri Braxton, Douglas Palmeri, and Matthew Wolf to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 28 - November 3, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Customs Asia Pacific Enfo [...]	2005-10-18 00:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON810	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEISSMAN AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE officials Kimberly Weissman and Matthew Coughlin to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about November 3 to on or about November 9, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to staff the U.S. visit booth at the ACI Conference Trade S [...]	2005-10-18 18:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON816	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]	2005-10-20 02:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
05WELLINGTON836	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MATTHES AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Justin Matthes and Louritha Green to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about October 30 to on or about November 2, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Regional Movement Alert List meeting. 2. (U) [...]	2005-10-26 04:30:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ

05WELLINGTON838	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE LEFFLER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Jason Leffler and Jeremy Luczkowski to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 20-23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validations for APJ [...]	2005-10-26 22:54:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON839	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE KNOPP AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Raymond Knopp and Arlene Villalba to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from on or about November 19 - 23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validat [...]	2005-10-26 23:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON840	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE STAJCAR [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ICE Officials Daniel Stajcar and Anthony Orosz to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on or about November 18-23, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct customs trade partnership against terrorism C-TPAT validations for Sampco, [...]	2005-10-26 23:01:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON849	NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY FACES BUMPY ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) After enjoying five years of strong economic growth, New Zealanders are awakening to the sober reality that the party may be over. The sign posts for a rough patch ahead have multiplied in recent weeks. Yawning deficits have appeared in the country's trade balance and current account. [...]	2005-10-28 02:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON860	NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON INFANT FORMULA STANDARDS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-03 22:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD NZ FDA
05WELLINGTON861	NEW ZEALAND TRADE MINISTER TOUTS FTA TO AMERICAN [...] Summary: In a meeting with visiting American Farm Bureau Federation representatives, New Zealand Minister of Trade Phil Goff pitched his country's case for free-trade negotiations with the United States. Goff asserted that a free-trade agreement would benefit both countries and that U.S. agri [...]	2005-11-04 03:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON870	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JASON LEFFLER [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials Jason Leffler, supply chain specialist, and Jeremy Luczkowski, program officer, to travel to Auckland, New Zealand, from on or about November 15 to on or about November 26, 2005. The pur [...]	2005-11-07 22:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ETRD AMGT NZ
05WELLINGTON876	NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON OECD SEC GEN SELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 23:11:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN NZ OECD
05WELLINGTON899	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRUCE ROMANO [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Bruce Romano, associate chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, to travel to Rotorua, New Zealand, from November 19-25, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Spectrum [...]	2005-11-20 23:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECPS ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON943	NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON TRIPS-CBD ISSUE [...] (U) New Zealand will support the U.S. government's position in Hong Kong to block any attempt to include a negotiating mandate on the relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in the ministerial declaration. 2. (U) Post delivered reftel talkin [...]	2005-12-08 03:18:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KIPR NZ WTO
05WELLINGTON985	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 02:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR NZ
05WELLINGTON987	2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is post's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. We also note that the section on "Biotechnology Food Approval" should be consistent with the NTE on Australia. 3 [...]	2005-12-21 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NZ
05YEREVAN1074	U.S. INVESTORS WIN IMPORTANT VICTORY AGAINST GOAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On June 16, Armenia's court of appeals ruled in favor of a group of American investors who have been trying, for over two years, to collect USD 2 million in taxes that they had overpaid to the [...]	2005-06-20 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD AM
05YEREVAN1169	ARMENIAN IMPORTER SPELLS OUT THE CASE AGAINST [...] (SBU) In a rare kiss-and-tell affront to Armenia's powerful Customs Service, a major Armenian coffee importer has gone to press and publicly described corruption in the service, alleging that Customs is trying to push them out of business because they refuse to continue paying bribes to govern [...]	2005-07-01 11:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID AM
05YEREVAN1531	RAILROAD ISOLATION AN URGENT GOAM CONCERN [...] (C) Top Armenian government officials continue to voice their deep concern about plans to build a railroad which would further isolate Armenia and exclude it from the process of regional economic integration. This concern has been echoed by the Armenian-American community and has found reson [...]	2005-08-24 12:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TU GA AM AJ
05YEREVAN1550	ARMENIA: EXPLOITIVE CHILD LABOR REMAINS RARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In March 2005, the Armenian National Assembly adopted and President Robert Kocharian signed legislation that established the State Labor Inspectorate, a new government agency responsible for [...]	2005-08-25 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM USAID GTIP ILO
05YEREVAN1703	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOAM SUPPORTS UNESCO CULTURAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 08:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL ETRD AM UNESCO
05YEREVAN1795	ARMENIA: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES INTERNATIONAL LABOR [...] Per reftels, Post provides the following update regarding exploitive child labor: -- On October 3, the Armenian National Assembly ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Minimum Age Convention 138. Armenpress News Agency quoted Labor and Social Affairs Minister Aghvan Vardanyan, w [...]	2005-10-05 08:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM USAID GTIP ILO
05YEREVAN1806	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO/DOHA TALKING POINTS [...] (SBU) On October 4 we delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran Davtyan. Davtyan said free trade is a GOAM priority and that the average tariff rate in Armenia is three percent. This average reflects the total amount collected under a streamlined tari [...]	2005-10-06 15:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL AM WTRO
05YEREVAN1807	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 02:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AM
05YEREVAN1818	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 05:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL UNESCO BHUM
05YEREVAN1844	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY GUTIERREZ LETTER AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 11:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SCUL AM UNESCO
05YEREVAN1881	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SCUL AM UNESCO
05YEREVAN1899	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING THE WORLD CUSTOMS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD AM
05YEREVAN1921	NO GOAM POSITION YET: WORLD SUMMIT ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 09:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC AM
05YEREVAN1968	ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for October 2005. Major headlines include: -- Synopsys Inc. signs agreement to acquire HPL Technologies Inc.; -- Vanadzor Chemical Factory reopens; -- Armenia becomes 64th member of the Asian Development Bank; [...]	2005-11-07 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN1986	MONOPOLY CONTROL OF JET FUEL IMPORTS UNDERMINING [...] (SBU) Armenia is currently suffering from a severe jet fuel shortage which is undermining the profitability of the aviation sector and may have a long-term negative impact on Armenia's competitiveness. According to Executive Director of Armenia International Airports (AIA) Juan Pablo Gechijyan [...]	2005-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD AM
05YEREVAN2095	ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for November 2005. Major headlines include: -- Alcatel agrees to support the Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation; -- EBRD to expand financing program for Armenian banks; -- IMF approves USD 4.7 mln disbur [...]	2005-12-01 10:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN2118	IRANIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S VISIT TO ARMENIA - [...] (C) Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Pattah is currently visiting Armenia to inaugurate the country's first wind power plant and to tour the Fifth Unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Station. In September, the Iranian Government (GOI) agreed to provide USD 150 million to complete construction of t [...]	2005-12-07 14:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD IR AM
05YEREVAN2158	RUSSIA CONTINUES TO PLAY A WINNING HAND [...] (SBU) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov visited Yerevan December 2-3 to commemorate the end of the Year of Russia in Armenia announced by President Putin during his visit in March 2005 (ref A). While the Year of Russia in Armenia was mostly show, marked by a steady stream of high-level v [...]	2005-12-13 13:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD RS AM
05YEREVAN2217	ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for December 2005. Major headlines include: -- Japanese Bank for International Cooperation approves extension of loan for electrical transmission station upgrade; -- Russian Prime Minister Fradkov inaugurates th [...]	2005-12-23 08:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN857	ARMENIA'S SOUTHERN PROVINCE: DEAD END? [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's Southern region of Syunik is a narrow swath of remote mountainous land, bound by the closed historical borders with Azerbaijan to the East and West, and stretching South [...]	2005-05-16 05:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KHDP PHUM PGOV PREF ETRD AM IR
05YEREVAN884	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche talking points to relevant GOAM offices May 17 per reftel instructions. Initial reaction from the GOAM indicated that the Cultural Diversity Convention had not yet appeared on the radar screens of the offices in question. As a relatively new member of the WTO, t [...]	2005-05-18 12:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL AM UNESCO
05ZAGREB1199	PATENT LINKAGE IN CROATIA -- TOUGH BUT [...] WE APPROACHED THE HEADS OF THE CROATIAN DRUG AGENCY AND THE STATE INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE THAT LACK OF PATENT LINKAGE IN THE DRUG REGISTRATION PROCESS PLAYED IN CROATIA'S REMAINING ON THE SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST. WE SHARED THE DOCUMENT DRAFTED BY USPTO (REF A) [...]	2005-07-19 15:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR HR
05ZAGREB1413	CROATIAN BAR ATTEMPTS TO BROADEN [...] SUMMARY: An attempt to restrict access to the Croatian market for legal services was brought to post's attention by a multinational (including U.S.) law firm. The law firm registered a branch in Croatia in October 2004. In January 2005, the Croatian Bar Association (HOK) published a circula [...]	2005-08-29 13:22:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN ETRD HR
05ZAGREB1819	WSIS: CROATIA OF ITS OWN MIND, BUT WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the GOC supports evolutionary change in internet management and the use of existing institutions to continue the dialogue about internet governance, Croatia will most likely support the eventual EU position at the WSIS. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Deputy State Secreta [...]	2005-11-14 11:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC
05ZAGREB1963	DEMARCHES DELIVERED - MARITIME SECURITY AND [...] POLOFF and EXBS Advisor delivered reftel points to Capt Tomislav Miletic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Sea and Transport. Miletic welcomed the briefing on U.S. initiatives and looked forward to continuing dialogue on the whole range of maritime security issues. Miletic al [...]	2005-12-19 12:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN KCIP PTER
05ZAGREB510	DRAFT GMO LAW BRINGS ANTI-BIOTECH FEELINGS BACK TO [...] (SBU) A proposal to consolidate Croatia's restrictive legislative framework for the introduction of genetically modified seeds has brought public outrage at the thought of GMOs in Croatia back to the surface. While Parliament seems set to institutionalize a precautionary principle approach fo [...]	2005-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV ETRD PGOV HR
06ABIDJAN1069	USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: FACTORS [...] Per reftel instructions, post is making inquiries with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the Ministry of the Environment, and industry sources for available publications and will advise when we have a response, probably by early October. Please refer to ABIDJAN 3 [...]	2006-09-22 16:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IV
06ABIDJAN1093	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]	2006-09-29 16:39:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1094	COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR [...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]	2006-09-29 16:39:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1133	COTE D'IVOIRE: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] (U) Per REF A request, Post provides the following information on Cote d'Ivoire's textile and apparel production sector. 2. (U) The National Statistical Institute's (INS) Division of National Accounts (INSAE) provided the following statistics on total industrial production and total text [...]	2006-10-06 17:27:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX IV
06ABIDJAN1134	COTE D'IVOIRE: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] Per reftel B instructions, post has compiled information on the below industries. Please refer to Ref C for information on the Stock Market Exchange with regard to the request for information on financial services. Included in this cable is information on the banking sector. 2. Banking: [...]	2006-10-06 18:26:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IV
06ABIDJAN1190	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The Economic Section and the Foreign Commercial Section at Post jointly monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. The Section's two Economic Officers determine responsibilities for specific cases as they emerge, working in concert with the regional FCS Officer [...]	2006-10-25 09:45:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
06ABIDJAN1206	PREPARATION OF 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] TRADE SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit with Cote d,Ivoire was $1.1 billion in 2005, an increase of $477 million from $597 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $124 million, up 4.9 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Cote d,Ivoire were $1.2 billion, up 6 [...]	2006-10-30 12:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1263	IVORIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CRIES FOWL AS GOVERNMENT [...] On November 2, 2006, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries announced a plan to slash the tariff on poultry imports by 50% (from 22.5% to 11.5%). The announcement followed the October 31 Council of Ministers, which recommended taking &all necessary measures to supply the poultry mark [...]	2006-11-13 16:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND ELAB EAGR IV
06ABIDJAN1400	COTE D'IVOIRE - UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 11:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV
06ABIDJAN1404	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK, SOLENTA DHL [...] Econ Chief visited Solenta DHL at Abidjan airport as requested in reftel to inquire into application number D366138 registered on 10/26/2006 (OEA/532 M.Hames/Doris Johnson) for a attitude inertial sensor, model 7003360-946. 2. Econ Chief spoke to Business Development Manager Helen Bergoun [...]	2006-12-21 10:22:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC IV
06ABIDJAN758	LATEST ON CORA DE COMSTAR U.S. BUSINESS DISPUTE [...] (SBU) The Ivoirian Telecommunications Agency (ATCI) announced last week that it had revoked Cora de Comstar's cell phone license because of non-use of the license by Cora. The unexpected decision follows the signing of a draft, non-binding agreement in February 2006 between Western Wireless an [...]	2006-07-14 16:32:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IV EINV
06ABIDJAN819	CORA INVESTMENT DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION? [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation of representatives of Cora shareholders and the Ivoirian government expressed strong optimism to the Ambassador July 26 that the Cora dispute is very close to a final resolution. They will meet with the Prime Minister about this July 27. The Ambassador welc [...]	2006-07-26 15:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL IV
06ABUDHABI1104	LABOR UNIONS WILL NOT ALLOW FOREIGNERS TO VOTE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 8. 2. (C)Summary: On March 15, Econchief and Econoff met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji U/S of Labor in the Ministry of Labor Affairs (MOL) and Mohammed Al Zaabi Director of International Relations to discuss recent labor developments. An amendm [...]	2006-03-22 08:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI1227	AUSTRALIA-UAE FTA: NATURAL RESOURCES A CONCERN [...] (C) On March 29, Australia's lead Australia-UAE negotiator Stephen Deady (First A/S Trade Development Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) gave EconChief a quick update on the results of the March 27-29 negotiating round. He described the week as "reasonable," but with no breakt [...]	2006-03-29 10:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON AS AE
06ABUDHABI1340	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S TREATMENT [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report urging the UAEG to take immediate steps to end abusive labor practices. The report focuses heavily on the plight of foreign construction workers who often end up in &debt bondage.8 HRW also urged the UAEG to expand its staff [...]	2006-04-05 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI135	UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 12:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC
06ABUDHABI1472	TREASURY U/S QUARLES VISIT TO UAE [...] (C) Summary. During Treasury Under Secretary Quarles' March 22 meetings, his interlocutors stressed their belief that the U.S. - UAE relationship was strong and that government investors in the UAE would continue to invest in U.S. assets, despite DP World. Over ninety-eight percent of the Ce [...]	2006-04-15 12:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1723	MINISTER OF LABOR PROVIDES UPDATES ON THE LABOR LAW [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador and Econoff met with UAE Labor Minister Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka,abi to discuss labor issues, including the strengthening of labor laws in the UAE. Al Ka,abi updated Ambassador on the proposed amendment to the labor law permitting a labor association, r [...]	2006-04-29 10:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI1772	UAEG FTA CONCERNS POST-DUBAI PORTS WORLD [...] (C) Summary. The UAEG views the upcoming investment chapter talks as crucial to the success of an FTA, especially in light of the recent Dubai Ports World episode. On April 22, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told visiting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security an [...]	2006-05-01 10:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EPET EFIN AE
06ABUDHABI191	UAEG RE-DRAWS ITS BORDER WITH SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Ratcheting up its public stance on the border issue, the UAEG,s 2006 Yearbook includes a map of the UAE with re-drawn borders with Saudi Arabia. In a departure from earlier yearbooks, the map (both hard copy and internet version) shows the UAE's territory extending to Qatar. The book dev [...]	2006-01-23 13:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD ECON SA AE
06ABUDHABI192	READOUT ON WASHINGTON FTA INVESTMENT DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: We have reached out to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and Ministry of Finance and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority contacts to get their thoughts on the January 16-17 Washington discussions on the investment chapter of the FTA and to urge them to keep up forward momen [...]	2006-01-23 13:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN TC
06ABUDHABI2016	UAE FTA: UAEG OFFICIALS RAISE CONCERNS< BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 14, during the UAE-Korean Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum held in Abu Dhabi, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Governmental Sector Development and the head of the UAE Telecommunications Supreme Committee, told the English language daily Gulf [...]	2006-05-16 09:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECPS ECIN ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2045	UAE CHANGES WEEKEND TO FRIDAY-SATURDAY [...] (U) The UAE announced on May 17 that beginning September 1, 2006, all schools and government offices will move from a Thursday-Friday weekend to a Friday-Saturday weekend. Although the Cabinet decision applies only to federal and government organizations and public and private schools, many UA [...]	2006-05-17 10:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2284	UAE PRESS HIGHLIGHTS MBR'S REMARKS ON FTA [...] U) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UA Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Duba gave a wide ranging interview to the pan-Arab pper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat on Saturday June 3, which as carried in most UAE Arabic and English languag papers the same day. MbR covered a number of tpic [...]	2006-06-05 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2347	PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 3, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino met with Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Governmental Sector Development, to discuss transportation and development issues. Al-Mansouri discussed the expansion of the UAE's civil aviation sector. He al [...]	2006-06-07 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT EAIR ECON ETRD PREL AE
06ABUDHABI235	UAE MINSTATE FINANCE KHIRBASH ON JAN 30-FEB 1 FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash on January 25 to discuss the upcoming January 30-February 1 London FTA negotiating round. She stressed our interest in working with the UAE to conclude an FTA that addressed its concerns but was also consistent with the principle th [...]	2006-01-25 12:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN CVIS AE
06ABUDHABI2420	U/S ECONOMY ON BOYCOTT, FTA [...] (SBU) On June 12, Econchief and Econoff met with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh to discuss the U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations and to try to resolve outstanding Arab League Boycott issues. Ambassador will meet with Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi on June 14 to fol [...]	2006-06-12 11:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KBCT KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI2455	UPDATE ON UAE AGENCY AND COMPANY LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE's Federal Supreme Council(rulers of the seven emirates)is reviewing amendments to the UAE's law on Commercial Agencies (Agency Law). These amendments include: (1)requiring mutual consent to renew an agency agreement, (2)limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period [...]	2006-06-14 11:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2461	SHEIKHA LUBNA ON FTA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador and Econchief that she was facing increasing local opposition to the FTA. She stressed the importance of continuing with discussions/negotiations on the investment chapter of the FTA as "a critical path" to [...]	2006-06-14 11:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KBCT AE
06ABUDHABI2465	UAE - SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION AND FORUM [...] (C) Summary: The UAE and Syria held a joint economic commission meeting on June 10 and the Second Syria-UAE Economic Forum from June 10-11, both in Damascus (ref a). On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador that the UAE held these joint economic commissions regu [...]	2006-06-14 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV SY AE
06ABUDHABI249	UAEG PRESENTS UAE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) On January 24, 2006, Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jalil delivered to Econ Chief a diplomatic note containing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding visas and the U.S. - UAE Free Trade Agreeme [...]	2006-01-25 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2510	UAE MINECON UPSET OVER NEGATIVE PORTRAYLS OF UAE [...] (C) In a June 17 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi expressed great frustration with the website www.portsforus.org that claims Dubai Ports World and the "Emir" of Dubai continue to execute control over U.S. ports from which it had agreed to divest itself. [...]	2006-06-18 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD EINV PREL OVIP AE
06ABUDHABI2542	NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE ADIA'S UAE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 13, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed established the Abu Dhabi Investment Council to take over the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's (ADIA) stake in UAE-based investments, such as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. ADIA will concentrate on its considerable overseas investm [...]	2006-06-20 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2561	UAE AMENDS COMMERCIAL AGENCY LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Gulf News reported that UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan amended several provisions of the Commercial Agencies Law. These amendments include: (1) limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period, (2) requiring mutual consent to renew an agency [...]	2006-06-21 11:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2563	TEXTILES INDUSTRY: PESSIMISTIC DESPITE RISING TRADE [...] SUMMARY: Officials from the UAE Ministry of Economy, two textile factories in the UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone (ATRACO Industrial and Carolina Fabric LTD) and one garment factory in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Garment Factory (ADGF) are pessimistic about current and future prospects of the UAE textile an [...]	2006-06-21 11:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD TC
06ABUDHABI2680	DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS [...] Econchief delivered demarche to MinEcon WTO Legal Advisor Issa Baddour on June 26. Baddour said that believed that MinEcon Undersecretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the ministry's number two) would be attending the meeting rather than MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi. Baddour concurred that Ministers [...]	2006-06-27 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON
06ABUDHABI2774	UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, Econoff met with Mohammed Al-Zaabi, Director of International Relations, at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Al-Zaabi explained that foreign workers are "temporary" workers, not "immigrant" workers and stressed to Econo [...]	2006-07-05 11:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI286	UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (U) Summary: On January 22, Econoffs met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji, Undersecretary for Labor Affairs, at the Ministry of Labor to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Dr. Al Khazraji explained the procedures for filing a labor complaint and for changing sponsorship and also dis [...]	2006-01-29 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2881	UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Since the April 6 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B) there has been limited substantive movement in our reform strategy (ref G). Planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council (FNC) continues to progress and has sparked an [...]	2006-07-12 12:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2913	UAE STATEMENTS RE INCREASING RESERVES OF EUROS - [...] (C) The UAE Central Bank is unlikely to move 10 percent of UAE reserves from dollars to Euros in the near future, despite Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi's July 14 public comments to the Financial Times indicating the UAE would move 10 percent of its $29 billion foreign exchange reserves. Th [...]	2006-07-17 09:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI305	UAE RETALIATES AGAINST DANISH CARTOONS [...] (U) The UAEG has condemned Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten's September 30 publication of twelve offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad. UAE Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, Mohammad Nakhira Al Daheri alleged in the UAE press that the publication of the cartoons cou [...]	2006-01-31 07:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI3127	TFLE01: STATUS OF UAE INVESTMENT IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary: Prior to the most recent outbreak of hostilities in Lebanon, UAE-based companies had an estimated US $2.3 billion invested in-country, largely in Beirut's real estate and luxury services sectors. While most UAE-owned properties have not been damaged by Israeli air strikes, inves [...]	2006-08-01 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON EFIN LE AE
06ABUDHABI313	UAE NEGOTIATOR BULLISH ON ONGOING FTA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) The fourth round of FTA talks between the US and the UAE began January 30 in London. The UAE's lead negotiator, Mohammad Khalfan bin Kharbash, Minister of State for Financial and Industrial Affairs, told UAE English-language daily Gulf News the negotiations have made remarkable progress [...]	2006-01-31 12:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI3685	EB A/S SULLIVAN'S MEETINGS IN THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Sulivan held a series of bilateral meetings with AE officials and U.S. business representatives o September 11. ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair Bin Yousef xplained that Abu Dhabi was increasing its oil poduction capacity to 4 million barrels per day ovr the next five to seven years. [...]	2006-09-18 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET EINV ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI371	RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS TACKLE CARTOON CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE Government ushered in the Islamic New Year February 1 with an evening of preaching that emphasized religious tolerance and moderation. However, the UAE's unified Friday sermon that preachers delivered two days later castigated the Danish media for publishing a cartoon of [...]	2006-02-06 11:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KDEM PREL KPAO ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI3820	UAE TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SLOWDOWN DUE TO INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE textile industry continues to decline due to increased international competition brought on by the elimination of the worldwide textile quotas. Two textile factories in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Emirates Textiles LTD. and Carolina Fabrics LTD.) and one garment factory in A [...]	2006-10-01 05:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI3871	DP WORLD VP ON STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 2, DP World Senior Vice President (Commercial) Michael Moore told Ambassador that the company planned to conduct an Initial Public Offering (IPO) though the time frame had not been finalized. He confirmed that the five short-listed candidates to buy its U.S. assets wer [...]	2006-10-04 08:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT EINV PREL ETRD EFIN AE
06ABUDHABI3903	UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: During the summer months since the July submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B),planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council(FNC)moved forward with the establishment of an "electoral college" and a National Election Commiss [...]	2006-10-09 04:06:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI3929	UAE OFFICIALS ON GCC COMMON MARKET AND CURRENCY [...] (C/NF) Econchief briefly discussed the prospects for the GCC common market (scheduled to be established by 2007) and the GCC monetary union (scheduled for 2010) with MinEcon U/S Abdullah Al-Saleh and Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi on October 8 and 9. In response to econchief's [...]	2006-10-10 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EFIN ECON PREL GCC AE
06ABUDHABI4007	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE [...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...]	2006-10-17 12:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE
06ABUDHABI408	TREASURY U/S LEVEY MEETS WITH ADIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. On January 24, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials to discuss security of assets and tax issues in the context of ongoing U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations. ADIA of [...]	2006-02-08 08:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI424	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) It is difficult to determine the exact level of activity with regard to ratification of the UNESCO convention in the UAE, because the UAE does not generally publicize its efforts on treaty ratification, until the treaty has either been ratified -- or at the very least has received cabinet [...]	2006-02-14 18:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL AE UNESCO
06ABUDHABI4290	US BUSINESS IN UAE HURT BY HIGH HOUSING COST AND U.S. TAX [...] U.S. businesses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have approached both the Embassy and Consulate General to express concern about the negative impact of recent changes in the U.S. tax code on the amount of housing assistance that can be excluded from taxable income. Under the revised regulations, U.S. re [...]	2006-11-15 12:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI430	ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a new UAE federal cabinet is likely to be made soon after the 40-day mourning period for the late UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum has passed. Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) appears [...]	2006-02-08 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI4414	A/S BOHIGIAN HEARS ABOUT FTA, EXPORT CONTROLS AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, A/S Bohigian urged Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and ADIA officials to re-energize FTA negotiations. Sheikha Lubna said that she and MinState Finance Dr. Khirbash would be contacting AUSTR Donnelly about having him come to the UAE to try and move dis [...]	2006-12-05 11:55:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON KBCT EINV AE
06ABUDHABI4510	FTA WITH UAE ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: On November 7, MinState Finance Kharbash and MinEcon Al-Qasimi told AUSTR Donnelly that given the time constraints imposed by the expiration of U.S. Trade Promotion Authority (TPA),the UAE did not believe that an FTA with the United States could be completed before TPA expired. [...]	2006-12-19 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV AE
06ABUDHABI452	MOVING THE FTA FORWARD-- NATURAL RESOURCES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The issue of ownership of natural resources is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to moving FTA negotiations with the UAE forward. Senior UAE officials, including Abu Dhabi Ruling Family Member, Sheikh Abdullah, have stressed t [...]	2006-02-08 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EPET AE FTA
06ABUDHABI453	NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: The UAE leadership announced a ministerial reshuffle late February 9. The reshuffle preserves key U.S. Mission interlocutors, especially Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),who becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs. The UAE's new Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al [...]	2006-02-10 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV ETRD KISL KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI46	UAE RETAINS CONTROL OF TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent decisions by the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) indicate the UAEG intends to maintain its control over the telecom market for the short and mid-term, despite the UAE's WTO obligations to liberalize. In December of 2005, TRA announced the name of the [...]	2006-01-04 08:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN TINT AE
06ABUDHABI575	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) It is difficult to determine the exact level of activity with regard to ratification of the UNESCO convention in the UAE, because the UAE does not generally publicize its efforts on treaty ratification, until the treaty has either been ratified -- or at the very least has received cabinet [...]	2006-02-15 15:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL AE UNESCO
06ABUDHABI578	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON FTA, DUBAI PORTS, ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador met with new UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (AbZ) on February 15. ABZ raised strong concerns about negative U.S. press related to the Dubai Ports World's purchase of container operations [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EAID AE
06ABUDHABI650	BAD US PRESS ABOUT DP WORLD RAISES UAE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Negative press and Congressional reaction to DP World's acquisition of P&O's U.S. port facilities continues to concern UAE interlocutors. Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi said she was concerned that this served as a warning of the likely response that bringing a U.S. [...]	2006-02-23 04:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD PREL AE

06ABUDHABI715	UAE SUSPENDS OPERATIONS OF BOUT FRONT COMPANY [...] (U) Summary. The Embassy notified the UAEG on 14 February that Irbis Air, a small air service operating out of Sharjah Internatioanl Airport, was a UN designated front company for international arms trafficker Viktor Bout. One week later, on February 21, the UAE closed the Irbis office and sus [...]	2006-02-27 10:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM SOCI ETRD PREL PTER LI AE
06ABUDHABI72	UAE TALKS FTA WITH A/S WAYNE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and Abu Dhabi ruling family member in Dubai January 6. They discussed the Free Trade Agreement negoti [...]	2006-01-08 08:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN AE FTA
06ABUDHABI730	INTERAGENCY TEAM WORKS WITH UAEG TO ADDRESS ARAB [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (SBU) Summary: A USDOC/State anti-boycott compliance team visited the UAE from February 18 to 21 for meetings with UAEG officials and U.S. businesses. MinEcon A/US Abdullah Al-Saleh stressed that the UAEG does not implement the [...]	2006-02-27 15:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT KMPI ETRD ECON IS AE
06ABUDHABI849	SHEIKHA LUBNA ON PRIMARY BOYCOT AND FTA ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: On March 5, in response to a question from CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi agreed that the UAE would lift its Arab League primary boycott of Israel if the UAE had an FTA with the U.S.. It is [...]	2006-03-06 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KBCT KMPI ETRD IS AE
06ABUDHABI864	UAE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AMENDS LABOR LAW [...] (U) On March 6, the UAE press reported that the Cabinet of Ministers Legislative Committee approved an amendment to the UAE's labor law (Federal Law Number 8 of 1980),which added an article authorizing the Minster of Labor to issue a ministerial decree authorizing labor unions. The amendment [...]	2006-03-07 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI956	FORMER SECDEF COHEN URGES REFORM, BACKS POTUS ON [...] (U) Speaking at a conference on reform in the Arab world March 12 in Abu Dhabi, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen called on Arabs to be "loving critics" of their countries and region as this approach would help transform the Middle East in a positive way. Cohen urged Arab lead [...]	2006-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMPI KDEM ETRD AE
06ABUJA1428	TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRIKE IMPACT [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL continued on June 9 to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. The workers went on strike June 4 over salaries overdue since February. A union official said the strike would continue until all outstanding wages, totaling 4 [...]	2006-06-09 14:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1447	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE CONTINUES JUNE 12 [...] Summary. The strike at state-owned NITEL over unpaid wages continued on June 12, with no sign of an imminent resolution. The labor action also continued to have significant effects on communications and business in Nigeria. Internet access remained almost impossible, and many local and inte [...]	2006-06-13 06:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA1462	IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PHONE OUTAGES [...] Nigeria is experiencing severe telecommunications problems due to a strike at the national telephone company, NITEL (reftels). As of June 13, the problem has been compounded by lack of service in Abuja on the MTN cellular phone network. (MTN is the cell phone provider used by Embassy Abuja [...]	2006-06-13 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ELAB ETRD ECON PGOV CASC NI
06ABUJA1505	THE CHARGE MAKES COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] On June 7, 2006, The Charge' called on Minister of Environment Chief Helen Esuene in response to her April 6 letter to the Ambassador requesting U.S. collaboration on proposed agricultural anti-desertification projects in 11 northern states. AgAttache accompanied the Charge'. Permanent Secreta [...]	2006-06-15 06:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PARM TBIO ETRD NI
06ABUJA1517	NIGERIA TELECOM STRIKE ENDS BRIEFLY, RESUMES [...] Summary. The strike shutting down NITEL ended the evening of June 13, then resumed the afternoon of June 14 as NITEL workers again walked off the job. A new union, the National Association of Telecommunications Employees, termed as inadequate the GON's offer of 1.7 billion naira (about $13.3 [...]	2006-06-16 06:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ELAB ECON ETRD EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA225	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE CRISIS HIDES POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent hostage incident in Delta State was a political conflict masquerading as a criminal incident. Its resolution, although fortunate, does not address the underlying political issues. Consequently, more such events are likely in the future. The government response demons [...]	2006-01-31 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI HOSTAGES
06ABUJA2397	THE SECOND IMF REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S PSI [...] Summary: On September 7, 2006, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review team debriefed the international community on the second review of Nigeria's Policy Support Instrument (PSI). They said the GON's commitment to the PSI was still very strong, but passage of key legislative and civil se [...]	2006-09-13 10:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON PINR NI
06ABUJA2725	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - NIGERIA [...] (U) Country: Nigeria Current AGOA Status: Eligible 2. (U) Country Background Summary: Estimated population of 140 million. 2005 GNI was $74.2 billion; 2005 GNI per capita was $560. (World Bank 2006 Data) Nigeria completed civilian-run national and state elections in 2003 that were marr [...]	2006-10-13 13:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AGOA ECON NI
06ABUJA2803	NIGERIA: 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 National Trade Estimate. Trade Summary ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nigeria was $22.6 billion in 2005, an increase of $7.9 billion from $14.7 billion in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $1.6 billion, up 3.9 pe [...]	2006-10-26 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NI
06ABUJA3130	ECOWAS DONORS' MEETING HIGHTLIGHTS PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: Development partners of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met November 20-21 in Abuja for a progress report on the organization's initiatives. While peace and security issues remain central to ECOWAS's work, transforming the ECOWAS Secretariat into a Commissio [...]	2006-12-06 16:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD EINV EAID PREL NI ECOWAS
06ABUJA854	NIGERIA'S IMPORT BAN ON TEXTILES: DEMARCHE [...] Summary. As requested reftel, Embassy Abuja presented demarche on textile bans and Milliken's potential order to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce. The ministry officials informed Embassy officials that it would be difficult to grant an exception for Milliken because the GON has just star [...]	2006-04-20 08:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KTEX NI
06ABUJA962	ECOWAS: STUMBLING TOWARD CONVERGENCE [...] Summary. After years of false starts, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is taking concrete steps toward a customs and monetary union. The former French colonies minus Guinea already have both, and the others are trying to follow suit. The customs union and common extern [...]	2006-04-27 17:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECIN EFIN NI
06ACCRA1236	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID ETRD EAIR EMIN GH
06ACCRA1899	GHANA: TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] During a July 19-23 visit to Ghana, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florie Liser, Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance Holly Vineyard and SIPDIS accompanying USG officials engaged with GOG officials and members of Ghana's private sector to discuss strategi [...]	2006-08-18 12:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV ETRD KMCA PGOV PREL GH
06ACCRA2321	Textile and Apparel Sector: Statistics and Projection of [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-02 15:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD KTEX GH
06ACCRA2693	2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT: GHANA [...] Ghana is a market-based economy with relatively few barriers to trade and investment. The U.S. goods trade surplus with Ghana was $179 million in 2005, an increase of $15 million from $164 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $338 million, up 9.0 percent from the previous year. [...]	2006-11-08 10:06:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN
06ACCRA2824	CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-25 14:46:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD
06ACCRA2905	GMO RICE: GOG WOULD WELCOME PUBLIC FORUM TO [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Bridgewater met with GoG Minister of Food and Agriculture Ernest Debrah on November 28, 2006 to address GoG concerns about American rice imports to Ghana. The Minister indicated many of the explanations he had received about the August shipment, which contained trace amount [...]	2006-12-06 09:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD NI GH
06ACCRA3064	CHIEF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ON BUSINESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 12:01:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ETRD EINV GH
06ACCRA413	GHANA: SECGEN SELECTION AND UNESCO CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, on February 14, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations Edwin Adjei told PolOff that the Government of Ghana (GOG) has not seen any African candidate emerge for UN Secretary General and has no favorite at this time. Also, the GOG is not poised to ratify [...]	2006-02-15 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL GH UNESCO
06ACCRA829	USAID CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] USAID sponsored a conference and technology fair in Accra, March 30-31, 2006, to disseminate research highlighting the opportunities and issues for increased remittances and trade into and within West Africa. The conference goal was to discuss ways for the private sector to access more of the [...]	2006-04-11 08:47:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN GH
06ACCRA830	GHANA GOVERNMENT FORMALLY REQUESTS TO HOST 2007 [...] Minister for Private Sector Development Kwamena Bartels recently asked Ambassador Bridgewater to transmit to USTR the Ghana government's formal request to host the 2007 AGOA Forum in Accra. Please direct questions/comments to EconOffs Chris Landberg (233-21-775-348, ext. 4253; landbergca@state [...]	2006-04-11 08:47:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA GH
06ACCRA833	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bridgewater met March 24 with Finance Minister Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu to press for action on a number of pending issues: 1) the Minister's participation in USAID's March 30 remittance conference; 2) terrorism finance prenotifications (Ref A); 3) status of the money laundering law [...]	2006-04-11 09:06:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL ELAB ENRG KTFN GH
06ACCRA836	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY - MARCH 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic events and activities in Ghana for February and March 2006. The issues covered are: -- Dole subsidiary inaugurates one million tree banana farm -- Communications Minister's comments on future of Westel -- ADM plans construction of a cocoa processin [...]	2006-04-11 11:36:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EAGR ECPS EAID ETRD GH
06ACCRA96	GHANA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per Ref A, Post is pleased to provide below the 2006 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ghana. This report revises and updates the ICS submitted December 22, 2004 (Ref B). P Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Polic [...]	2006-01-13 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG BEXP ETRD EINV PREL PGOV GH
06ADANA268	ADANA COMPANY BLAZES TRAIL FOR TURKISH ORGANIC FOOD [...] (U) Despite reduced demand this year for Turkish citrus, one Adana-based company has successfully entered the European organic foods market with produce from farms in the region. Pan Tarim's director, Zeynep Oztekin, cited two main challenges: convincing local growers to endure the difficultie [...]	2006-12-28 09:52:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD
06ADANA42	TURKEY: SOME ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMERGING IN EASTERN MED ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The adaptability of the business community along Turkey's eastern Mediterranean coast to new opportunities created by the changes and growth in Turkey's economy contrasts with the rest of the region's traditional agricultural and industrial communities. These coastal businesses [...]	2006-02-23 10:21:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU ADANA
06ADDISABABA1464	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes at a critical time for Ethiopia as the country works to strengthen democracy, promote economic reforms, and reduce poverty. Ethiopia is a strong partner in the global war on terrorism. The USG is currently leading diplomatic efforts to implement the lon [...]	2006-05-25 05:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1954	ETHIOPIA: TRADE MINISTER CONFIDENT OF SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Trade and Industry Minister Girma Birru assured the Charge on July 13 that the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) is fully committed to WTO accession and plans to submit the Memorandum on the Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) no later than the end of August. Minister Girma stressed that th [...]	2006-07-18 06:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA2002	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT JULY 17 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. World Bank Writes off Ethiopia's 3.61bn Debt -------------------------------------------- 2. The International Development Association (IDA) [...]	2006-07-21 05:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2073	ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS GATHERING DISCUSS INTERNAL AND CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 16-18, the UN's Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Activities (UN OCHA) convened approximately 300 pastoralists from about 15 West and East African countries, as part of UN OCHA's DFID-funded Pastoralist Communications Initiative. The meeting provided a platform [...]	2006-07-26 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREF ET EAGR OPIC
06ADDISABABA209	ETHIOPIA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Requested information about the worst forms of child labor in Ethiopia follows and is organized per reftel instructions. 2. A. LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROSCRIBING THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR Ethiopia's Labor Proclamation (42/93) prohibits children below the age of 14 from working. [...]	2006-01-24 14:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
06ADDISABABA2133	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 07 2006 [...] On July 21, Ambassador Huddleston hosted a meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Group, a newly formed group of leading local women entrepreneurs, government officials, members of parliament, and representatives from civil society, international organizations, and diplomatic missions. The group, [...]	2006-08-07 06:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2280	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 15 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- TIP Officer Visits Addis 2. INL/G/TIP officer Rachel Yousey visited Ethiopia August 9-15 to meet with the GOE, NGOs [...]	2006-08-17 13:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2391	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT AUGUST 30 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Strategic Plan for National Electoral Board Complete 2. (U) On August 24, UNDP-funded consultant Hannah Roberts tol [...]	2006-08-31 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON ET
06ADDISABABA2594	TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE IS NOT CURRENTLY AN ISSUE WITH ETHIOPIA, SINCE IT IS NEITHER A MEMBER OF THE WTO NOR A PARTY TO ANY OTHER TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES. POST IS ACTIVE,HOWEVER, IN PROMOTING ETHIOPIA'S USE OF AGOA OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE ITS EXPORTS, AS WELL AS MONITORING [...]	2006-09-25 06:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD
06ADDISABABA2650	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 29 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- Kidnapped Red Cross Workers Released Â [...]	2006-10-02 05:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KFLU ET
06ADDISABABA2683	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM AU CHAIRMAN NGUESSO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV ETRD ET
06ADDISABABA2812	ETHIOPIA: BI-WEEKLY REPORT OCTOBER 13 2006 [...] The following reports compiled over the last two weeks illustrate the variety of economic, political, and social developments occurring in Ethiopia. POLITICAL --------- President Girma Outlines Commitment to Good Governance at Opening of Parliament 2. President Girma Wolde-Giorgis ad [...]	2006-10-17 16:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON PREF KHIV ET
06ADDISABABA3225	ETHIOPIA'S BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS: ADDIS CHAMBER [...] The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce will hold its 11th Addis Chamber International Trade Fair (ACITF) February 22-28, 2007. ACITF is the largest, most important trade fair in Ethiopia attracting over 260 local and foreign exhibitors. In 2006, post displayed a new, modern, and professionally- [...]	2006-12-07 12:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD EIND ET
06ADDISABABA323	AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit held January 23 and 24 in Khartoum highlighted the AU Commission's efforts to "do the right thing" in terms of promoting continental good governance and human rights, as well as social progress, but also produced member state division. Long negotia [...]	2006-02-02 12:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD SU AU
06ADDISABABA3248	ETHIOPIA'S BIENNIEL SURVEY OF COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY [...] Per reftel, post has completed and submitted the Bienniel Survey of the State Department's Commercial Diplomacy Program by email to EB/CBA'S Denae Goelitz and Dennis Winstead. WILGUS [...]	2006-12-11 08:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ETRD EIND ET
06ADDISABABA3293	ETHIOPIA: WTO ACCESSION LEAPS FORWARD WITH MFTR [...] Summary. Ethiopia reached a significant milestone in its bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) when the GOE submitted the Memorandum of Foreign Trade Regime (MFTR) to the WTO Secretariat on (date). From application to membership, WTO Accession comprises three major phases: fact fin [...]	2006-12-14 12:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA3313	ETHIOPIA: NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO GIPA PROGRAM [...] The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office nominates two candidates for participation in USPTO's February 2007 Global Intellectual Property Academy for Advanced Patent Law and Procedure: -- Temesgen Maru, Patent Search and Examination Expert, and -- Mekonnen Haile Woldemariam, Patent Admini [...]	2006-12-18 12:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR AORC EFIN OTRA ET
06ADDISABABA3387	ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...]	2006-12-26 11:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
06AITTAIPEI1016	Officials Assert Kaohsiung's MRT Subway to Start Operation [...] Summary. Besieged with scandals involving shady financing and a standstill of repeated cave-in incidents, officials responsible for the construction of Kaohsiung's mass rapid transit system (KMRT) remain optimistic, asserting that from a technical standpoint the construction of the subway can [...]	2006-03-27 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI1071	AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN TAIWAN'S FTA VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a March 17 meeting with Taiwan Minister without Portfolio Ho Mei-yueh, Taipei American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) representatives expressed disappointment that Ho advocated strongly for a US/Taiwan FTA but was unable to offer specifics on an FTA's economic benefits. [...]	2006-03-29 12:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI1090	Port of Kaohsiung Resumes Work on Tender for the [...] Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau (KHB) recently resumed preparing a tender for construction of Kaohsiung's Sixth Container Terminal project, which had been suspended for nearly four months. KHB had originally planned to begin tendering invitations to prospective investors in October 2005 (Ref B),but [...]	2006-03-30 08:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI1115	TAIPEI AMCHAM SHARES BUSINESS CONCERNS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an initial meeting with Director Young on March 28, AmCham leaders provided AIT Director with a sneak preview of their White Paper for 2006. AmCham has seen little progress this year and expects to hit the same themes as last year's paper. AmCham members see the Chen [...]	2006-03-31 04:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI1140	AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Dr. Hu Sheng-cheng painted a rosy picture of Taiwan's economy for AIT Director Young in a March 29 courtesy call. Concerns about hollowing out or becoming uncompetitive are unfounded, according to Hu. Taiw [...]	2006-03-31 11:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW
06AITTAIPEI1152	Boeing-CAL Sale Awaits Presidential Office Signal [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing continues to discuss the sale of ten 747-8 aircraft with China Airlines (CAL). CAL recently suggested that Boeing should get the State Department or National Security Council to express support for the sale. Boeing representatives explained to CAL that nine U.S. Senators [...]	2006-04-03 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI1160	MORRIS CHANG'S REMARKS TO AIT DIR [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC) Morris Chang waxed philosophical the need to preserve Taiwan's middle class and democratic values, and was critical of President Chen's unnecessary provocations of the PRC during a March 31 courtesy call. Chang [...]	2006-04-03 23:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI1289	POTENTIAL TAIWAN TIFA DISCUSSION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: With meetings between Deputy USTR Bhatia and Taiwan officials scheduled for the week of May 22, 2006, AIT/T would like to begin engaging with Taiwan trade officials on specific objectives for discussions under our Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In that spirit, [...]	2006-04-12 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI1444	DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 24 introductory call on Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Minister, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young raised U.S. concerns over Taiwan's sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) import requirements and Taiwan's advocacy of protection for so-called sensitive agricul [...]	2006-04-26 23:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI1528	TAIWAN CONSIDERS ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CHINESE [...] Summary: Taiwan is simultaneously pursuing anti-dumping and safeguard investigations on towel imports from China. The Ministry of Finance must announce its decision on preliminary anti-dumping measures by May 29. Taiwan's ITC has recommended a 65% tariff on Chinese towel imports, the Minister [...]	2006-05-03 10:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI1730	BNHI DECLINES TO DELAY PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE CUTS [...] Summary. AmCham Pharmaceutical Committee members and AIT/T met with Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) officials on May 15, 2006 as part of regular bimonthly consultations between U.S. industry and BNHI. AmCham members shared points that will be raised in its soon to be released Whit [...]	2006-05-19 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI2037	RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA: TAIWAN [...] REFTEL TALING POINTS DELIVERED TO TAIWAN AUTHORITIES ON JUNE 12. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE, RECEIVED TODAY (JUNE 14),IS COPIED BELOW AND EMAILED SEPARATELY TO USDA. 2. TAIWAN SUGAR CORPORATION'S RESPONSE: "WE CAN SHIP 13,647 METRIC TONS OF CANE RAW UNDER OUR FY 2006 ALLOCATION A [...]	2006-06-14 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI2570	TAIWAN PHARMACEUTICALS: MIXED PROGRESS [...] Summary. On July 27, AIT and International Research-based Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IRPMA) met with Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) officials for the third time since the May 25-26 TIFA talks to discuss main issues related to the Price Volume Survey (PVS): g [...]	2006-08-01 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI2612	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN'S AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In his August 1 meeting with Taiwan's Council of Agriculture (COA) Chairman, Mr. Su Chia-chyuan, Director Young gained a commitment to finalize the documents establishing the Consultative Committee on Agriculture (CCA) by the end of October, reiterated the primacy of science-bas [...]	2006-08-03 07:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI2678	VP TSAI ON TRADE, CROSS-STRAIT, CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE AIT DIRECTOR MET WITH TAIWAN VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL (NSC) SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN, AND THE NEWLY APPOINTED SIPDIS MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (MOEA) STEVE CHEN (RUEY-LONG) ON AUGUST 8 TO DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES IN PREPARATION FOR THE VISIT [...]	2006-08-08 11:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PREL CH TW
06AITTAIPEI2947	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - DRUGS - SHORT TERM [...] As part of TIFA follow-up meetings, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and delegation discussed pharmaceutical issues with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) as well as local representatives of U.S. pharmaceutical firms. Thes [...]	2006-08-24 09:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND TW
06AITTAIPEI2962	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW-UP: PROGRESS AND HIGH LEVEL [...] Taiwan rolled out the red carpet for Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Eric Altbach and the U.S. trade delegation visit to Taipei August 17-21 to follow-up the May TIFA talks. Taiwan was eager to reaffirm its commitment to the TIFA process and report on actions taken since the May T [...]	2006-08-25 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EIND EINT ETRD KTEX TW
06AITTAIPEI3016	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. Official reaction to both the discovery of trace levels of biotech rice in the U.S. and our response to Taiwan's audit of U.S. beef packing plants has been as good as could have been expected. In TIFA follow-up talks, however, the Council of Agriculture (COA) sought to downgrade the [...]	2006-09-01 03:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI3275	TAIWAN TIFA FOLLOW UP - PHARMACEUTICALS IN FLUX [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 14. Over the past five months the U.S. and Taiwan have held three sets of consultations in an effort to resolve differences over pharmaceutical pricing policies. In May, Taiwan agreed to a three-month delay in announcing mandatory price cuts and m [...]	2006-09-22 02:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND TW
06AITTAIPEI3276	Taiwan to Set up Trade Representative Office [...] Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) will set up a Taiwan Trade Representative (TTR) Office, likely in December 2006. The TTR will be responsible for all trade negotiations and is modeled on USTR, according to Connie Chang, a special aide to former Economic Minister Morgan Huang. 2. The TTR will [...]	2006-09-22 05:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI3381	ICCAT CHAIR WEIGHS TAIWAN'S PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International Commission on Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) Chairman William Hogarth and advisors met with Taiwan officials on September 22 to discuss Taiwan's progress in meeting ICCAT recommendations to reduce its fishing capacity. Taiwan officials presented data to supp [...]	2006-09-29 09:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS ETRD SENV ICCAT TW
06AITTAIPEI3384	TAIWAN PHARMACEUTICALS: PVS RESULTS ANNOUCED, [...] On September 28, the Bureau of National Health Insurance announced the results of the fifth Price Volume Survey, with price cuts effective November 1. Pricing information for individual companies will be sent out Monday, October 2, and companies will have two weeks to ppeal. BNHI President [...]	2006-10-02 03:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND TW
06AITTAIPEI3880	POLITICS STILL LOOMS OVER TAIWAN IMPORTS OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of USDA Deputy Undersecretary Lambert's visit, Taiwan Minister of Health Hou Sheng-mou complained to AIT Director Young about politically motivated criticism of DOH and its decision-making process to reopen Taiwan's market to U.S. beef. Hou sought the Director's sup [...]	2006-11-17 01:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI4051	Taiwan: Chiropractors Face Market Access Restrictions [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. Summary ------- 2. Summary. After years of tolerating U.S.-trained chiropractors practicing in Taiwan, officials have moved to prevent such activities. Motivated largely by resistance in Taiwan's medical community, officials have raid [...]	2006-12-05 03:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI4052	TAIWAN REGAINS ICCAT FISHING QUOTA [...] SUMMARY. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) meeting 11/17-26 in Dubrovnik Croatia, restored to Taiwan the full tuna quota it had previously enjoyed and agreed Taiwan could maintain its non-member status in the organization. In the year since the 2 [...]	2006-12-05 03:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD ECON ICCAT TW
06AITTAIPEI4068	LETTER TO TAIWAN REGARDING FISHING CAPACITY AND US [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 01:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD SENV
06AITTAIPEI428	TAIWAN INVITES COMMENTS FROM DRUG COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY. Joseph Damond VP International Affairs of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA) met with Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) and Dept of Health (DOH) officials Jan 19-20 to discuss PHRMA market access concerns in Taiwan. They discussed separation of p [...]	2006-02-12 01:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KPRP KTDB TW
06AITTAIPEI797	CHINESE TAIPEI WILL SUPPORT US REQUEST ON ONLINE [...] AIT delivered reftel talking points and passed reftel draft text of the collective agreement to counterparts at Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on March 8. BOFT Deputy Director, Multilateral Trade Affairs Office, Amelia Day responded March 10 that Chinese Taipei would be willing to c [...]	2006-03-12 22:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ETRD
06AITTAIPEI869	TAIWAN WELCOMES TIFA MEETING [...] AIT Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points proposing a US-Taiwan TIFA Joint Council meeting to Vice Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen (Ruey-long) on March 16. Chen immediately agreed to the conditions of coordinating and agreeing on the substance of any public announcement/press poi [...]	2006-03-16 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI900	TAIWAN PUSHING FOR FTA [...] Summary: (C) Taiwan has stepped up its campaign for a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. While Taiwan often cites economic rationales, its primary motivation continues to be its political desire to trumpet an FTA as a sign of its independence from China. US business interests would want an [...]	2006-03-17 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI941	TAIWAN PREMIER EXPERIENCING SAME LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Premier Su Tseng-chang outlined his Cabinet's priorities during a brief courtesy call by AIT Acting Director Keegan March 9. There were no surprises in his list, headlined by pocket-book issues, but the meeting underscored that the legislative gridlock between the ruling and [...]	2006-03-21 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06AITTAIPEI987	PREMIER EMPHASIZES TAIWAN'S DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang highlighted Taiwan's status as a developing democracy during an initial courtesy call March 22 by AIT Director Young. Su was responsive and expansive on topics raised by the Director, reiterating and highlighting the need to maintain social order, reaffirming [...]	2006-03-24 07:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW
06ALGIERS1299	DEMARCHE ON ALGERIA'S WTO ACCESSION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador, accompanied by PolEC Chief, delivered reftel demarche July 11 to MFA Americas Director General Selmane. Reviewing reftel points and leaving a non-paper in French and English at the end of the discussion, Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. support for Algerian WTO accession, [...]	2006-07-15 12:25:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO AG
06ALGIERS1331	DEMARCHE ON WTO ACCESSION DELIVERED TO ALGERIAN [...] (SBU) PolEC Chief delivered Ref A demarche July 17 to Ministry of Commerce Director General for Foreign Trade Cherif Zaaf, who serves concurrently as Algeria's WTO coordinator. Ambassador previously delivered the same demarche to MFA Americas Director General Selmane (Ref B). Leaving behind n [...]	2006-07-18 09:59:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO AG
06ALGIERS2189	GOVERNMENT ISLAMIST PARTY SEES CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) Summary: A top official in the moderate Islamist Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP) party, a member of the governing coalition, told us Algeria did not yet have the same societal consensus to support WTO accession and other economic reforms aimed at attracting investment as it did on [...]	2006-12-26 16:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETRD KDEM KISL AG
06ALGIERS451	PUTIN VISIT RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL DEBT [...] (C) Russian President Putin's March 10 visit to Algeria, the first by a Russian president, has produced a substantial debt forgiveness package, some commercial and investment agreements, and talk about a possible energy clearing house deal. But the details of the debt forgiveness package and [...]	2006-03-15 18:53:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS AG
06ALGIERS454	NEA A/S WELCH AND PM OUYAHIA'S DISCUSSION OF WTO [...] (SBU) During a March 14 meeting with Prime Minister Ouyahia on other issues (septel),NEA A/S Welch affirmed U.S. support for Algeria's reform process and WTO accession bid. Ouyahia expressed appreciation for U.S. support of its economic modernization efforts, including U.S. technical support [...]	2006-03-18 06:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV AG
06ALGIERS498	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 DISCUSSION OF WESTERN [...] (C) In his March 14 meeting with NEA A/S David Welch, PM Ouyahia said principles mattered in the world, and Algeria looked to the UN to stick by its principles on the Western Sahara, whose situation was a result of decolonization. Welch said the U.S. did not want to discard the UN process, bu [...]	2006-03-21 07:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EINV ETRD AG WI
06ALGIERS570	BECHTEL POISED TO PREVAIL IN BID PROCESS FOR [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. BIDS UNSEALED IN FULLY TRANSPARENT PROCESS ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In full view of the Algerian media, public and diplomats representing the home countries of firms bidding to build [...]	2006-03-29 17:00:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP ELTN ETRD AG
06ALGIERS817	IRAN OPENS FIRST-ANNUAL TRADE PAVILION IN ALGIERS [...] The Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Mining (CCIMI) opened May 2 its first-annual industrial and technology show in Algiers. The show, entitled IranExpo 2006, comes on the heels of an agreement signed in January 2005 between CCIMI and the Algerian Chamber of Commerce to expand trade [...]	2006-05-06 14:04:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON IR AG
06ALMATY1401	KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY MINISTER ON CPC EXPANSION, BTC- [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan and Russia reached agreement on CPC expansion during President Nazarbayev's recent visit to Moscow, according to Energy Minister Izmukhambetov, but it remained to be seen whether the agreement would hold. Four very substantial issues remain to be resolved in the BTC [...]	2006-04-18 04:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ
06ALMATY1403	KAZAKHSTAN: FM TOKAYEV ON VIP VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA is carefully reviewing a list of potential activities related to the upcoming VIP visit and will work to ensure implementation of the most feasible ideas, according to FM Tokayev. The MFA is also pursuing the idea of hosting a TIFA Council meeting as discussed with A/S [...]	2006-04-18 05:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ
06ALMATY1404	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Kelimbetov reports that the GOK has almost finished its review of the draft MOU on the Program for Economic Development; he will push for completion before the upcoming VIP visit to Astana. Kelimbetov said that the Kazakhstani government [...]	2006-04-18 05:25:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ
06ALMATY1644	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER MEETS WITH ENERGY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan plans to build a nuclear power plant in order to address energy deficits in the south and to expand uranium production, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Izmukhambetov told Assistant Secretary Boucher and Special Assistant to the President Millard. As oil prod [...]	2006-05-10 01:10:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ
06ALMATY168	TIME TO MOVE KAZAKHSTAN OFF JACKSON-VANIK LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post believes the time is right to remove Kazakhstan from the Jackson-Vanik list, thus eliminating a legal obstacle to Kazakhstan's WTO accession. President Nazarbayev identified WTO accession as a top economic goal in his January 11 inauguration speech. We believe that the GO [...]	2006-01-18 07:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KZ ETRD PREL WTO ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1729	KAZAKHSTAN 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION [...] (U) Summary: IPR Committee officials expressed deep gratitude for Kazakhstan's removal from the Special 301 Watchlist, were receptive to U.S. recommendations, and requested U.S. expertise in implementing further reforms. End summary. 2. (U) POEC Chief notified Nurgaysha Sakhipova, Deputy C [...]	2006-05-16 11:44:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KZ
06ALMATY215	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (U) Participants in Secretary Johanns' January 11 Meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mynbayev in Astana: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, and A [...]	2006-01-23 09:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY3271	BOUCHER AND AITZHANOVA DISCUSS STATUS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 9 meeting in Astana, Assistant Secretary Boucher and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aitzhanova discussed the timing of the next round of bilateral World Trade Organization negotiations, next steps on Kazakhstan's negotiations with Working Party members, [...]	2006-09-18 06:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON KZ
06ALMATY3273	BOUCHER TO DZHAKSYBEKOV: CONCRETE PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 8 meeting with Presidential Administration head Dzhaksybekov, Assistant Secretary Boucher outlined U.S. hopes for President Nazarbayev's upcoming visit to Washington, pressing on the importance of showing concrete progress on democratic reform. In the context of [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ETRD MOPS AF KZ

06ALMATY3274	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Masimov expressed concern regarding the pace of bilateral WTO negotiations with the U.S. during a September 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher and requested a sign of U.S. support for SIPDIS Kazakhstan's early accession during President Nazarbayev [...]	2006-09-18 07:13:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ECON EINV ENRG AF KZ
06ALMATY960	SECRETARY BODMAN'S MARCH 14 MEETINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Bodman conducted a full day of meetings with Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) officials and energy sector representatives in Astana on March 14, on the eve of the Secretary's G8 energy meetings in Moscow. (Secretary Bodman's meeting with President Nazarbayev is reported [...]	2006-03-16 01:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06AMMAN1019	JORDAN FOCUSING ON PHARMACEUTICAL IPR ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered ref (A) points from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) Director General Salah Mawajdeh February 12, noting they answered ref (B) request for the USG assessment of pharmaceutical IPR protection in Jorda [...]	2006-02-12 17:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR KTIA BEXP PGOV ECON EIND JO
06AMMAN1199	JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART IV - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite good intentions on the part of the Government of Jordan (GoJ) and support from the USAID program, enforcement of intellectual property rights is hampered on several fronts, notably by the overlapping jurisdiction of key government agencies, the lack of clear IPR mission d [...]	2006-02-20 17:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR KTIA PGOV ECON JO
06AMMAN1305	YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's leadership has endorsed a vision of intellectual property rights that remains one of the strongest in the Arab world, best captured by Microsoft Corporation's commitment to doing business here. The Government of Jordan (GoJ) is no less committed to IPR protection today, [...]	2006-02-22 09:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR ECON KTIA PGOV JO
06AMMAN1513	Jordan and EU Declare Reciprocal Liberalization [...] Summary: Jordan and the EU declared reciprocal liberalization measures in agricultural trade on February 28. The change liberalizes some categories of agricultural products ahead of schedule. However, some Jordanian producers and exporters report that the benefits of the agreement will st [...]	2006-03-02 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JO
06AMMAN1896	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) contacts, a senior trade official said March 12 that while Jordan was still in the early stages of handling geographical indications (GIs),the Government of Jordan (GoJ) was inclined to endorse the "easies [...]	2006-03-14 14:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR JO WTRO
06AMMAN2648	HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS SHOWCASES ANOTHER GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's $330 million pharmaceutical industry is a bright spot in the nation's industrial development and one of the front-runner sectors in the leadership's strategy of export-led economic growth. Hikma Pharmaceuticals and its parent, the Hikma Group, is the shining star amon [...]	2006-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TSPL KIPR TBIO JO
06AMMAN303	JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...]	2006-01-17 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR
06AMMAN3257	JORDAN LAUNCHES MAJOR ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a highly-publicized report criticizing the labor conditions of foreign workers in Jordan's garment industry, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) and the association representing the sector are launching a swift campaign to strengthen the enforcement of Jordan's labor la [...]	2006-05-08 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO
06AMMAN3327	JORDAN'S INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ON QIZ LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Sharif Zu'bi told visiting Commerce Department official Peter Hale that he expects the GoJ to take further actions within the next days against several garment manufacturing companies accused of violating foreign workers' labor rights. Thes [...]	2006-05-11 05:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR ELAB JO IZ
06AMMAN3551	JORDAN RELEASES INITIAL REPORT ON ALLEGED LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 18, Minister of Labor Bassem Salem released the Ministry of Labor's (MOL) initial report of its actions regarding alleged labor abuses in the Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) garment industry (Ref C). The MOL report indicates serious problems with QIZ factories' underp [...]	2006-05-18 17:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD KTEX ECON PGOV JO
06AMMAN3955	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS FOR WINES AND SPIRITS: [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO JO
06AMMAN4063	JORDAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR WCO CHAIRMANSHIP; [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry informed Embassy via diplomatic note June 4 that Jordan is nominating Customs Director General Ala'a Batayneh for the World Customs Organization chairmanship in the WCO election being held in Brussels at the end of the month. The GoJ seeks U.S. support for the nomi [...]	2006-06-07 10:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD AORC EFIN PINR JO
06AMMAN4527	Jordan: Post Supports Start of S&T Agreement Negotiations [...] Summary: Embassy Amman supports beginning negotiations on a Science and Technology Agreement between the United States and Jordan. It is Post's view that successful conclusion of this agreement will promote U.S. social, political and economic interests in Jordan. End summary. ------------ [...]	2006-06-20 12:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV KTIA TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
06AMMAN4653	JORDAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN DOHA ROUND FOR MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a letter to the Ambassador received June 18, Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade sought U.S. government support on two positions the GoJ has staked out with other groups of developing nations in the WTO Doha Round of trade negotiations. The key issues for Jordan are pr [...]	2006-06-22 16:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KTEX PREL JO
06AMMAN5566	MINISTERS PROMISE ACTION ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador raised continuing USG concerns about the QIZ labor situation with the King's top aide and relevant ministers, in each case without aides present. GoJ leadership understands the importance of the problem but there was divergence on how different GoJ elements perceived [...]	2006-07-25 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO
06AMMAN5595	UPDATE ON GOJ STEPS TO ADDRESS QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that in early 2007 should begin assisting with capacity building in the Ministry of Labor (MOL) and enhance a program of corporate social responsibility in the Qualifying Industrial Zones. The MOL appo [...]	2006-07-25 13:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO
06AMMAN5952	Jordan Lifts Its Temporary Ban on US Beef [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan resumed imports of US beef after the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) endorsed the recommendations of the Higher Committee (HC) for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) to adopt the new World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) risk-based code on BSE. END SUMM [...]	2006-08-07 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD JO
06AMMAN629	JORDAN LEADERS START THEIR ENGINES IN WORLD [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's address to leading U.S. garment industry CEOs February 3 in Washington marks a turning point in Jordan's rapid entry into this sector in the global market. With apparel exports topping $1 billion in 2005, Jordan has arrived on the world garments scene and will w [...]	2006-01-26 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BTIO KTIA ELAB KTEX ECON ELTN PGOV JO
06AMMAN664	Jordan: Points on SAICM Chemicals Management [...] Econ Counselor and ESTH Officer made reftel talking points to Ministry of Environment Director of Chemicals and Waste Management Dr. Mohammed Khashashneh. Dr. Khashashneh and Ms. Abeer Zairah (phonetic) from the Ministry of Industry and Trade will represent Jordan at the February 4-6 Dubai U [...]	2006-01-29 08:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD PREL EAID ECON JO
06AMMAN6707	UNANNOUNCED, PRIME MINISTER TOURS QIZ FACTORIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister (PM) Ma'ruf al-Bakhit made unannounced visits on August 23 to four Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) factories, including two "bad" factories chosen by the Ministry of Labor (MoL). According to an MoL contact, the PM was "surprised" by the working conditions, inclu [...]	2006-08-30 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO
06AMMAN6886	WHERE HAVE ALL THE BANGLADESHIS GONE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an attempt to stem labor violations in Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs),the Ministry of Labor (MoL) took an informal decision in late May to halt all approvals of work permits for Bangladeshis and overturn any previous approvals for Bangladeshis who had not yet tra [...]	2006-09-07 03:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ELAB ETRD PHUM GTIP KTEX JO IN BG
06AMMAN7687	First-Ever Labor Forum Held During U.S.-Jordan Free Trade [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted its the first-ever Labor Forum as part of the U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee 2006 meetings. Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Zu'bi stressed that the GOJ would have "zero tolerance" for labor violations, while at the same time r [...]	2006-10-10 06:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD EAID PHUM JO
06AMMAN7726	Jordan Welcomes S&T Engagements with Business Flavor [...] Summary: Jordanian officials, academics and businessmen welcomed progress on two major, parallel S&T projects during late-September meetings with USG and private Americans: the private-sector focused Jordan Science and Technology Initiative (JSTI),and the government-to-government Science and [...]	2006-10-10 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL BEXP SENV KTIA TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
06AMMAN7727	New Environment Law Creates Incentive Fund, Ranger Force [...] Summary: The Ministry of Environment has a new basic law, a new enforcement corps of environmental rangers, a new "Environmental Fund" to provide economic incentives for environmental protection, and has been fundamentally reorganized. QIZs are a priority area for enforcement. End summary. [...]	2006-10-10 12:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
06AMMAN7734	NGOs, Chamber Satisfied with Progress on Environmental [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders from two of Jordan's largest environmental NGOs and from the Jordan Chamber of Industry are satisfied with the transparency and engagement of the GOJ on environmental policy issues. One major NGO noted its pleasure at the creation of the "Environmental Rangers" enforcem [...]	2006-10-10 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAID PGOV JO
06AMMAN7750	LABOR MINISTER ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's Labor Minister Basem Salem reports that his Ministry has intervened directly to prevent Jordanian garment factory management from sending foreign workers back to their home countries without due process. The Minister issued a letter September 22 stating that no worker [...]	2006-10-11 06:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EAID PHUM JO
06AMMAN7789	JORDAN'S GROUP OF ELEVEN INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan joined ten other countries on the margin's of last month's UN General Assembly to launch a "Group of Eleven." Nine lower middle income countries joined Croatia and Pakistan to form a group dedicated to advance mutual interests in the global economic, investment and trade [...]	2006-10-12 05:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD ECON EAID JO
06AMMAN7810	Jordan Seeks Help in Defining WTO Environmental Goods and [...] (U) Summary: DAUSTR Jennifer Prescott and Jordanian trade officials discussed ways to define environmental goods and services on the margins of the U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee meetings. Jordan requested technical assistance. End summary. ------------------------------------------- Poten [...]	2006-10-12 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAID PREL JO
06AMMAN7831	FTA Sparks Strengthened Environmental Protection in Jordan [...] (U) Summary: During the environment session of the September 17 Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Joint Committee meeting, Jordanian Minister of Environment Khaled Irani noted that Jordan has made major strides in strengthening environmental protection since the U.S.-Jordan FTA was ratified in 2001. [...]	2006-10-13 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD PREL EAID KMPI KTIA JO
06AMMAN8318	MINISTERS REMAIN ENGAGED ON LABOR PROBLEM; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Labor (MoL) Salem and Minister of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Zu'bi offered the Ambassador varying interpretations of the labor challenges Jordan faces in the QIZ sector. Both agreed the issue needs constant attention. With both ministers, the Ambassador covered the fo [...]	2006-11-07 16:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX BG JO
06AMMAN8341	QIZ MANAGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT GOJ LABOR CRACKDOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. garment buyer representatives, QIZ estate owners, and factory operators have started to complain in recent weeks about the state of Jordan's QIZ industry. Contacts say they are losing revenue as costs rise and machines sit idle with no workers available. Some owners have h [...]	2006-11-08 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG
06AMMAN8486	UPDATE ON THE DAMAN PROGRAM AND WHAT COMES AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's long-running DAMAN pre-inspection program is set to expire September 2007. According to the head of the Jordan Institute of Standards and Metrology (JISM),DAMAN's contractor will have built or upgraded by the end of the program four labs to test the safety of four cat [...]	2006-11-19 09:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD JO
06AMMAN8656	JORDAN'S MINISTER OF LABOR RE-APPOINTED AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Labor Basem Salem was re-appointed in the cabinet re-shuffle announced November 22 (reftel). Salem intends to re-double efforts to address labor problems in Jordan. Salem feels that Jordan's policy decision to readily admit its labor problems has been well receiv [...]	2006-12-03 05:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG
06AMMAN866	JORDAN BATTLES GROWING DEFICITS; LESS THAN MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 31, global credit rating agency Moody's lowered its outlook for Jordan's sovereign rating - not the rating itself - from stable to negative. Utilizing 2003 as a benchmark, Moody's cited "ongoing deterioration" in the country's external balance of payments and fiscal [...]	2006-02-06 20:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON ENRG EINV JO
06AMMAN8967	WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: UPDATE [...] (SBU) In response to ref A, Post has contacted appropriate ministries and NGOs in order to update Ref B reporting on the worst forms of child labor in Jordan, and the efforts in place to combat them. The bulk of the information reported in Ref b remains accurate, and the worst forms of child [...]	2006-12-18 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PREL JO
06ANKARA1105	THE ALLEGED OVERVALUATION OF THE TURKISH LIRA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TU
06ANKARA1392	TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE SLOWS TO A TRICKLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: fuel shipments from Turkey to SOMO in Iraq remain suspended for lack of implementation of the February 15 agreement between GOI and GOT to resolve persistent arrears. In combination with the imposition of new truck licensing regulations, particularly onerous for older trucks, [...]	2006-03-15 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1496	TURKEY: TRADE MINISTER SEEKS TO END WTO RICE CASE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Trade Minister Tuzmen told Ambassador March 21 that he will present a letter to USTR Portman on March 27 agreeing to abolish the tariff quota system and licensing requirement. Separately, post receive by anonymous fax an internal memo from Tuzmen to other GOT Ministers a [...]	2006-03-22 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1524	AI Continues to Plague Turkish Poultry Sector [...] (U) Summary. The AI outbreak continues to plague the poultry sector in Turkey albeit at a reduced pace. AI has been confirmed in 151 locations in 28 provinces throughout Turkey, according to the most recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Poultry consumption remain [...]	2006-03-23 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA1568	TURKEY-SYRIA FTA: NARROW SCOPE AND MODEST [...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials and businessmen do not share the SARG's optimism about the recently-approved Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement. Turkish officials tell us that Turkey's FTAs are dictated by European Customs Union requirements, and business contacts tell us that Syria [...]	2006-03-24 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD POL ECON TU SY
06ANKARA1742	PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED REGIONAL IPR TRAINING [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassies, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, and Tirana and Consulate Thessaloniki. 2. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded regional IPR training. IPR: A REGIONAL PROBLEM ----------------------- 3. (SBU) Accordin [...]	2006-03-31 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
06ANKARA1743	TURKEY: PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED IPR TRAINING [...] (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded IPR training in Turkey. 2. (SBU) While Turkey's IPR regime improved significantly in 2005, gaps in protection, particularly in enforcement, remain. Turkey will most likely remain on the Special 301 Priority Watc [...]	2006-03-31 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
06ANKARA1744	TURKEY: WTO PANEL CONTINUES AND MEDIA ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: A March 31 article in "Referans" (Turkey's business paper of record) reports that the Ministry of Agriculture will begin issuing control certificates for rice imports on April 1. Upon hearing about the decision, Turkish domestic producers sharply criticized the GOT for this de [...]	2006-03-31 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTO TU
06ANKARA1898	TURKEY: DANISH COMPANY COULD BE FIRST TO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Istanbul-based U.S. pharmaceutical company reps, a Danish pharmaceutical company may be the first to have a generic application approved in Turkey for a product approved in the EU after January 1, 2001 and in Turkey after January 1, 2005, for which they believe the [...]	2006-04-07 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR TU
06ANKARA20	Avian Influenza Situation in Turkey - No Human Cases [...] Summary. On December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006, a total of seven people, five of which were children, from the Eastern part of Turkey were hospitalized with bird flu-like symptoms. One child died late in the evening of January 1, 2006. On January 2, test results showed that the child d [...]	2006-01-03 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
06ANKARA2069	Turkish Agriculture Import Policies [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey is a major market for U.S. bulk commodities and other raw materials important to the domestic processing sectors. Nonetheless, Turkey continues to restrict trade in food and agricultural products with a host of tariff and non-tariff barriers. In addition to excessively [...]	2006-04-17 10:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA264	TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: FM GUL SIGNS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority in early January and signed separate agreements with the PA in Ramallah and with Israel in Jerusalem, giving a Turkish consortium organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) [...]	2006-01-24 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV IS TU
06ANKARA2902	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 2. (U) On April 28, we received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA announcing the "Expo Gateway to Iraq" trade fair to be held in Gaziantep, Turkey June 7-11. In its note, the MFA requested that we "make a demarche to the Multinat [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA319	TURKEY NATURAL GAS CRISIS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) On January 21, Iran cut its daily natural gas shipment to Turkey from almost 30 million cubic meters to 5- 10 million cm (some daily fluctuation). Coming on the heels of the Russian-Ukraine gas face-off, the current gas crisis in Georgia, and cold weather and concerns in Europe, the cut [...]	2006-01-27 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA327	US and GOT Discuss Bilateral Ag Issues [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 24, U.S. and Turkish officials met on the margins of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Ankara to discuss bilateral trade issues at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Eur [...]	2006-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3636	BUSINESS SEMINARS SET FOR FIVE TURKISH CITIES [...] (SBU) U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials visited Turkey June 12-16 to settle the final details of a five-city series of trade outreach seminars aimed at small and medium-sized Turkish firms. The Chamber will implement the one-day long seminars jointly with Turkey's leading business associatio [...]	2006-06-20 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD KPAO TU
06ANKARA3712	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to increase electricity exports from Turkey to northern Iraq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up compe [...]	2006-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3716	TURKEY'S KARTET PERSEVERES IN IRAQ ELECTRICITY EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Kartet Company seeks U.S. support in its quest to incrase electricity exports from Turkey to northern raq from 250 MW to 1200 MW. Kartet says this has been blocked by Turkish energy regulator EMRA, which has called for competition, but has been unable to stir up competi [...]	2006-06-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD OPIC TU IZ
06ANKARA3774	TURKEY MAINLY INTERESTED IN TEXTILE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) To ensure wide distribution among concerned Turkish agencies, we provided a copy of ref A letter containing an updated U.S. request in WTO services negotiations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and hand-delivered to Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Multi [...]	2006-06-27 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	WTRO ETRD ECON TU
06ANKARA3821	GOT DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN "TRNC" DECISION TO BLOCK [...] (SBU) We discussed reftel points on June 28 with Engin Solakoglu, MFA Cyprus Department chief of section. Solakoglu told us the GOT played no role in the decision by Turkish Cypriot authorities to cancel a deal to export Turkish Cypriot potatoes to Europe through the Greek Cypriot port of Lim [...]	2006-06-29 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY TU
06ANKARA3895	CSI VISIT FIRMS UP TURKISH SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM [...] Summary: Representatives from DHS, DOE, USCG and post visited Izmir June 14-16 to assess the port's suitability for participation in the DHS Container Security Initiative (CSI). The two-day visit included meetings with Turkish officials from Customs, Foreign Trade, the Coast Guard, the Marit [...]	2006-07-03 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EWWT PTER KTIA TU
06ANKARA4084	SOME FUEL TRUCKS MOVING AGAIN FROM TURKEY TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: We understand from U.S. military channels that, as of late in the day July 12, fuel tankers are once again moving from Turkey into Iraq over the Habur Gate. Also on July 12, Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade (UFT) Director General of Agreements Sevket Ilgac explained to us the c [...]	2006-07-12 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4085	IRAQ/TURKEY: ZEBARI VISIT SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary: GOT sources and the Iraqi Embassy here characterized Iraqi FonMin Zebari's July 3-5 visit as very positive. The Turkish MFA told us Zebari said Iraq will get tough on the PKK, and that Turkey and Iraq had agreed in principle on a deal to open two additional border gates. While so [...]	2006-07-12 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4235	PUK REPRESENTATIVE GALALI DISCUSSES PKK AND KIRKUK [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Turkey representative Bahros Galali told us he will immediately urge President Talabani and KRG President Barzani to take public steps against the PKK as a way to prevent a Turkish cross-border operation (CBO) into northern Iraq and to also send an [...]	2006-07-20 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4258	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR PROGRESS [...] (C) We discussed the PKK issue July 21 with GOT Deputy Iraq Coordinator Fazli Corman. We emphasized the importance of continuing to work together to combat the PKK and underscored that the USG is engaged on the issue. We asked Corman about Turkey's recent contacts with the GOI on combatting [...]	2006-07-24 02:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA4290	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES IRAQ AND PKK WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials emphasized to visiting EUR DAS Bryza that Turkey was pleased with US-Turkey cooperation in Iraq and noted Turkey's interest in cooperating with Iraq to develop Iraq's energy resources. However, they also stressed that it was time for the Iraqi Government to ta [...]	2006-07-25 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA445	COUNTRY LEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT STIRITI, TODD [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Robert Stiriti, Todd Horton and Lisa Wainwright for February 5-7, 2006. The purpose of the visit will be to meet with Turkish officials regarding the planning of a CSI assessment of the Port of Izmir, Turkey. 2. Point of contact for the visit at [...]	2006-02-03 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD OTRA TU
06ANKARA4707	TURKEY VIEWS ON HABUR GATE, FUEL TRADE TO SOMO, [...] (C) Summary. Although the smuggling investigation that had impeded Turkish fuel shipments to Iraq is over and construction of the new customs facility at Habur is nearly complete, Turkish trade officials observe that Iraqi demand for fuel from Iraq appears to be declining. At the same time [...]	2006-08-11 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA479	FOURTH TIFA RENEWS DIALOGUE FOR EXPANDING TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council held January 24 in Ankara was an opportunity for the U.S. and Turkey to discuss ways to revive our bilateral trade relationship in an open and positive dialogue. Along with the specifi [...]	2006-02-06 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
06ANKARA4822	TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR ON IRAQ FUEL AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol updated Ambassador on recent Iraq-related developments, including visits to Istanbul by Iraqi VP Hashimi and seven Iraqi Turkmen parliamentarians, the latter of which was designed to promote unity and common purpose among Turkmen across [...]	2006-08-18 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG ETRD XF TU IZ
06ANKARA5093	TURKEY (NOT SURPRISINGLY) HOPES TO SAVE GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish officials lost no time responding to news that the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program was up for review (ref a). State Minister for Foreign Trade Kursad Tuzmen's letters to USTR Schwab and Secretary Gutierrez were highly publicized in local media. MFA offi [...]	2006-09-01 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TU
06ANKARA5335	TURKEY: PHRMA INDUSTRY DATA EXCLUSIVITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: According to PhRMA company representatives in Turkey, an August 3 Turkish MOH letter to the EU has specifically acknowledged data protection for 22 of the 67 molecules for which data exclusivity (DE) had been ambiguous under Turkey's new DE regulations (ref A). The remaining 45 [...]	2006-09-15 04:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR EUN TU
06ANKARA5401	REMOVING TURKEY'S GSP BENEFITS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) Progress has been made and is still being made in opening Turkish markets to U.S. exports and resolving long standing problems like inadequate intellectual property protection. Reducing Turkey's access to GSP benefits would deprive us of one of the few instruments we have to work with [...]	2006-09-18 07:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TU
06ANKARA5511	LETTER FROM FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER TUZMEN TO USTR SCHWAB [...] On September 19, we received the following letter from State Minister for Foreign Trade, Kursad Tuzmen, to USTR Schwab regarding Turkey's Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits. The letter provides a number of arguments for Turkey's retention of GSP. As stated in refs A and B, this [...]	2006-09-20 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TU
06ANKARA5641	TURKEY: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The following describes how Post is organized to monitor compliance with trade agreements and our efforts to monitor and respond to trade barrier complaints. Answers are keyed to correspond to reftel questions. 2. (A) Our Economic Section cooperates closely with Foreign Agricultural Servic [...]	2006-09-28 06:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR TU
06ANKARA5734	TURKEY'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY SMARTING FROM INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: While overall Turkish exports of textiles and apparel continue to increase slightly (3 percent to date in 2006 and 7.25 percent in 2005),government and industry officials present a bleak picture of the sectors' future. Most notably, Turkish exports to the U.S. fell by 23 perce [...]	2006-10-02 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KTEX ECON TU
06ANKARA5844	TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC MEETING IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The next meeting of the Turkish-Iraqi JEC will take place November 8-9 in Ankara. An issue-packed agenda (emailed to Baghdad/ECON) will focus on all aspects of the bilateral economic relationship, including a potential "preferential agreement" for bilateral trade and investment [...]	2006-10-06 12:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON IZ TU
06ANKARA5899	Agricultural Counselor Meeting with Mehdi Eker, Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 10 meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA),AgCouns and Minister Mehdi Eker discussed key topics regarding agricultural cooperation. Minister Eker thanked USDA for hosting him last month in Washington, and said he looked forward to Secretar [...]	2006-10-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TU
06ANKARA5993	WILL TURKEY REALLY BOYCOTT FRENCH COMPANIES IN THE WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The lower house of the French parliament's October 12 decision to make denial of the Armenian "genocide" illegal elicited strong reactions from Turkey's business leaders and politicians (ref A). Although most politicians, including PM Erdogan, urged public caution until the Fre [...]	2006-10-17 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TU
06ANKARA6068	TURKEY'S SIDE OF THE STORY: TURKEY-GEORGIA FTA [...] (C) Summary: According to Turkish trade officials, a Turkey-Georgia preferential trade agreement (ref A) is still being negotiated and includes a very limited list of agricultural and industrial goods. While in theory Turkey's participation in a customs union agreement with the EU could comp [...]	2006-10-20 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD TU GG
06ANKARA6122	TURKISH REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IDEAS [...] (SBU) Guven Sak, the multitasking guru behind the Turkish-Israeli-Palestinian effort to develop the Erez Industrial Zone in northern Gaza, is widening his sights to new areas for economic and business cooperation between Turkey and its less developed neighbors. Backed by TOBB, the powerful n [...]	2006-10-26 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BEXP PREL TU
06ANKARA6352	TURKEY-SYRIA FTA TO ENTER INTO FORCE [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat officials confirmed a November 6 Anatolian News Agency report that the Turkey-Syria "free trade" agreement signed in December 2004 will come into force January 1, 2007. The agreement was also published in the Official Gazette, [...]	2006-11-07 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL TU SY
06ANKARA6457	CSI IN TURKEY PRESENTS A "BINDING" IMPASSE [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Two days of meeting with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) officials in Ankara failed to find a solution to contradicting views about the legal nature of an agreement that would implement the Co [...]	2006-11-20 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD KTIA TU
06ANKARA6487	TURKISH FUEL FLOWING TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish exports of fuel products to Iraq have resumed and should accelerate following another round of meetings in Ankara in which SOMO and the Turkish government agreed to intensify cooperation against fuel smuggling. Otherwise, SOMO payments to Turkish companies under the S [...]	2006-11-22 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD IZ TU
06ANKARA65	TURKEY WORRIES ABOUT RELIANCE ON RUSSIA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey did not experience any recent reduction in supplies from Russia via Ukraine, but relying on Russia for 65% of its natural gas -- more than most EU countries -- Turkey watched the Russia-Ukraine gas face-off with great concern. According to Turkey's pipeline company BO [...]	2006-01-05 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA6500	Scenesetter for CODEL Shays' Nov. 27-29 Visit to Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey broadly agrees with U.S. goals in Iraq and tangibly supports our military effort there. However, Turkish concerns about Iraq's stability and future, as well as the PKK issue, complicate the relationship. Turkey has generally good intentions in promoting Middle East peace [...]	2006-11-24 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR LE SY AM EUN
06ANKARA6505	TURKEY CONTINUES TO SEEK WTO RICE SETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) We met November 22 with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat Director General Sevket Ilgac to discuss ways to improve cooperation on IPR issues in advance of the regular Special 301 cycle (reftel). Ilgac appreciated the demarche and instructed his staff to work with the embassy on the various [...]	2006-11-27 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO TU
06ANKARA6526	TURKEY-IRAQ JEC FORMULATES ECONOMIC ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 15 - 17 meeting of the Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Committee (JEC),Turkey laid out what it called a roadmap for long-term economic cooperation and integration with its Iraqi neighbors. Turkish Foreign Trade Officials continue to emphasize Turkey's interest in expa [...]	2006-11-29 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6611	TURKEY: PHRMA IPR ISSUES IN EU PROGRESS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The November EU Commission Progress Report on Turkey's accession process included language about the slow movement of pharmaceutical IPR reforms. While U.S. pharmaceutical companies in Turkey have not received any new information from the Ministry of Health regarding the MOH's [...]	2006-12-07 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR EUN TU
06ANKARA6652	TURKEY: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Turkey continues its efforts to eliminate all forms of child labor, increasing access to basic and vocational education to improve the prospects of children currently working, and withdrawing them from employment while they are children. Post provided in September 2005 detailed information r [...]	2006-12-14 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TU
06ANKARA6663	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey has sought to increase electricity linkages with all its neighbors, including Iraq, but is committed to joining the EU electricity grid (UCTE),so faces technical constraints on connections to non UCTE countries. The recent Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Commission identifie [...]	2006-12-15 10:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD TU IZ
06ANKARA6697	TURKISH COMPANIES AND SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has a lopsided trade relationship with Iran, with two-way trade consisting mostly of Turkish oil and gas imports. This situation leads Turkish officials to continue to push for more exports to Iran. Turkish Government officials show no signs of linking the issue of the Iran [...]	2006-12-19 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ETTC ETRD EINV TU IR
06ANKARA67	Ministry of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 4 meeting, Ministry of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Nebi Celik and other Turkish government officials to discussed the WTO rice case. Celik stressed that Turkey hopes to resolve this issue before it goes to panel. He also made clear that policy changes canno [...]	2006-01-05 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
06ANKARA704	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION NOT ON [...] (SBU) The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is not currently on the Turkish legislative agenda. Our contacts at the Turkish Parliamentary Offices to whom we mentioned it had not heard of the Convention and did not anticipate its being p [...]	2006-02-15 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL TU UNESCO
06ANKARA721	TURKEY/IRAQ: IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS SEEK [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol informed DCM February 14 that Iraqi PM Jafari has been invited to Ankara and is expected to come after formation of the new government. At the same time, Moqtada al-Sadr and the [...]	2006-02-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PREF ETRD IZ IR TU
06ANKARA854	Special 301 - Recommendation to Downgrade [...] (SBU) Over the past year, the GOT has continued to improve intellectual property protection, especially for copyright owners. Turkish courts began rendering increasingly deterrent sentences for copyright infringers in a more expedited manner. An expanded data exclusivity regulation provides [...]	2006-02-22 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
06ANTANANARIVO1425	PRESIDENT OFFERS LITTLE IN RESPONSE TO SEABOARD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points (Ref A) about Seaboard's investment difficulty in Madagascar to President Ravalomanana December 19. The President interrupted the short demarche to blame the whole problem on Seaboard's Madagascar Director Armando Lopez. He claimed Lopez botched a deal in Angol [...]	2006-12-20 12:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD KTDB PGOV AGOA MA
06ASHGABAT1071	LITTLE CHANGE IN COMPANY AND GRANT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES [...] A decree announced September 9 abolished the independent office charged with approving and registering foreign investment, grants and company listings, and transferred its functions to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. To date the shift has had little discernable impact on USAID or Public D [...]	2006-10-12 06:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX
06ASHGABAT1094	FORCED GAIETY AND DOG-EARED ENGLISH BOOKS IN MARY WELAYAT [...] (U) Emboff and P/E Assistant traveled to Mary Welayat (province) September 21-22 as part of mission trips to Turkmenistan's welayats to learn about education and cotton. The short, host government-structured trip consisted of visits to School #1, School #15 and to Mary's Agricultural Joint-St [...]	2006-10-20 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
06ASHGABAT1104	NIYAZOV HOPES TO FIX THE COTTON FAILURE BY ADMINISTATIVE [...] (SBU) Presiding over an October 6 Cabinet of Ministers meeting attended by provincial governors, agricultural officials and defense and law enforcement ministers, President Niyazov criticized this year's poor cotton harvest and set the stage for potential firings of the welayat hakims (provinci [...]	2006-10-23 10:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT1154	TWO SIDES TO THE STORY - EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA IN BALKAN [...] (SBU) PAO Andrew Paul and P/E Assistant Murad Ovez-Mamedov visited Education Department officials and schools in Turkmenbashy and Balkanabat cities in Balkan Welayat September 18 and 19. Discussions with officials and teachers reflected a strict "party-line" on school curricula and English lan [...]	2006-11-07 13:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX KPAO ECON
06ASHGABAT1210	STAGE ONE OF TURKMENISTAN'S NEW ETRAP ELECTIONS [...] (U) The initial stages of Turkmenistan's first ever etrap and city halk maslahaty (peoples council) elections suggest a process that, while perhaps more a theatrical exercise than a substantive political process, is progressive in tone and provides a snapshot of grassroots level political expe [...]	2006-11-24 03:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON

06ASHGABAT1222	Niyazov Makes Massive Purges over Agriculture Fiasco; [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan's President Niyazov on November 27, conducted a massive purge of high-ranking officials, rivaling, if not surpassing, the oil and gas purge of December 2005 (ref a). Responding to allegations by Minister of Agriculture Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev during an October 25 meeting (ref [...]	2006-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT134	EMBASSY ASHGABAT HOLDS AVIAN FLU TOWN HALL [...] On January 25, 2006 the Embassy organized a town hall meeting for resident American citizens in Turkmenistan to discuss concerns regarding avian flu. Approximately 40 Americans (including Embassy and Peace Corps staff) attended the event. 2. Ambassador informed the audience that although [...]	2006-01-26 06:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAGR ETRD CMGT KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT141	WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE L [...]	2006-01-27 13:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT207	TURKMENISTAN: 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) The 2006 Special 301 review process was announced to the Government of Turkmenistan via diplomatic note on February 1. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including the following paragraph on Turkmenistan in the 2006 Special 301 report: [...]	2006-02-16 13:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX
06ASHGABAT213	GOTX PUBLISHES AI ARTICLE [...] (U) THE GOTX INCREASED EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL AI PLAN DURING A FEBRUARY 14-16 WHO-SPONSORED WORKSHOP. THE GOTX ALSO TOOK THE UNPRECEDENTED STEP OF PUBLISHING A FRONT-PAGE ARTICLE AND AIRING A RADIO NEWS STORY ON AI. THE ARTICLE FOCUSED ON THE GOTX'S SELF-PROCLAIMED PROACTIVE MEASURES [...]	2006-02-21 11:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT231	PHARMACEUTICALS IN TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC, [...] A pharmaceuticals availability crisis in the mid- 1990's caused the GOTX to let private business into the national medicine distribution system. Largely as a result of the ensuing private-sector activity, supplies soon reached near-saturation levels. Subsequently, the GOTX began to secure a [...]	2006-02-24 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TX
06ASHGABAT234	WHO RECOMMENDS VIROLOGICAL REFERENCE LAB AND [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. WHO RECOMMENDATION ------------------ 2. (SBU) FOLLOWING THE FEBRUARY 14-16 SEMINAR ON AI (REF A),WHO REPRESENTATIVES VISITED THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY'S (MOHMI) ASHGABAT SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL [...]	2006-02-24 11:41:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT253	TURKMENISTAN REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 13:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT267	GOTX Agencies Ordered to Self-Finance School [...] (U) By October 2007 there will be 20 new schools and 20 new kindergartens in Ashgabat, according to presidential decree. Government agencies that have been building residential buildings with "increased comfort and improved design" apartments for their staff are now ordered to build and sel [...]	2006-03-09 12:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TNGD TX
06ASHGABAT270	NIYAZOV ORDERS WEEKLY UPDATES ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. MINISTER REPORTS TO PRESIDENT ----------------------------- 2. (U) AT THE MARCH 3 CABINET MEETING, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) GURBANGULY BERDIMUHA [...]	2006-03-10 13:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT309	WHAT'S IN A NAME? NEW GOTX COTTON COMMISSION [...] (SBU) President Niyazov recently created five commissions under each of the provincial governors' offices to administer cotton sales on the international market. While GOTX officials view the creation of the commission as a positive step, farmers remain pessimistic. GOTX officials say that [...]	2006-03-22 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV EIND TX
06ASHGABAT315	IP ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN TURKMENISTAN FY 2006 [...] Turkmenistan is on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List. Education on basic IPR concepts and law enforcement training is requisite to the permanent removal of Turkmenistan from this List. Embassy Ashgabat enthusiastically submits the following project proposal per ref A in order to develop the G [...]	2006-03-23 10:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX
06ASHGABAT321	TURKMENISTAN BANS POULTRY SALES IN PROVINCES [...] PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. 2. POL/ECON OFFICER WAS FORCED TO TAKE A RUSSIAN AND TURKMEN LANGUAGE FLYER WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF AI DURING HER TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES FLIGHT TO ISTANBUL ON MARCH 14. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION DISSEMINATED ON THE RE [...]	2006-03-28 05:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT361	SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICIALS BRIEFED DCM ON AI [...] (U) PER REFTEL C, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. ON APRIL 5, THE DCM MET WITH SENIOR VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE GOTX'S EFFORTS IN FIGHTING AI. CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER OF TURKMENISTAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE STATE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT MURAD GOCHMURADOV, [...]	2006-04-07 04:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT366	NIYAZOV CENTRALIZES CONTROL OVER OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) In mid-December 2005, President Niyazov announced a reorganization of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector, stripping operational freedom from state petroleum enterprises. The restructuring centralizes the president's control over the Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Ministry ( [...]	2006-04-10 12:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT385	WHO EXPERTS ASSIST IN TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (U) PER REFTEL B, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) AND THE WHO CO-SPONSORED A SEMINAR ON LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PREVENTION OF AVIAN FLU APRIL 4-7. THE SEMINAR GATHERED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEES O [...]	2006-04-14 09:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT389	IN FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION TURKMENBASHY TRUSTS [...] (SBU) Foreign companies are primarily responsible for transforming Ashgabat into Niyazov's white city. The GOTX and construction companies claim that contracts are awarded on the basis of open tenders. In reality, Niyazov makes the decisions and many of the most important projects are awarded [...]	2006-04-17 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL TNGD TX
06ASHGABAT432	NIYAZOV IN THE OIL AND GAS WEEDS [...] (SBU) Shortcomings and proposed solutions in the oil and gas industry were raised by President Niyazov during an April 20 oil and gas industry meeting in Turkmenbashy city. Niyazov reviewed the oil and gas industry's performance and production targets for the year, and reprimanded experts for [...]	2006-04-25 06:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TX PGOV
06ASHGABAT450	Turkmenistan Agrees to Energize Afghanistan [...] (U) The Afghan power delegation headed by Afghanistan Power and Water Resources Minister, the former Governor of Herat, Muhammad Ismail signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with President Niyazov for delivery of an additional 330 MW of electricity per year on April 24 in Ashgabat. The [...]	2006-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT478	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SIGNS KABUL DECLARATION [...] (U) AT AN APRIL 17-20 REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN KABUL DEDICATED TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AND ORGANIZED BY USAID AND WHO, TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY (MOHMI) BASHIM SOPIYEV SIGNED A REGIONAL DECLARATION TO FIGHT AGAINST CHOLERA, HIV/AIDS, MALARIA, POLIO, TUBERCULOS [...]	2006-05-03 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT528	AVIAN FLU: WHO SHARES ASSESSMENT RESULTS; WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITED ASHGABAT APRIL 2-14 TO CONDUCT TWO SEMINARS AND ASSESS AI PREPAREDNESS AT GOTX FACILITIES. THE ASSESSMENT TEAM'S UNPUBLISHED FINDINGS, RELAYED TO EMBASSY STAFF BY WHO'S LIAISON OFFICER IN A [...]	2006-05-17 10:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT532	UKRAINE'S INTERBUDMONTAZH OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) GENERAL DIRECTOR OF UKRAINIAN COMPANY INTERBUDMONTAZH VADIM SULIM TOLD POL/ECON OFF ON MAY 11 THAT THE COMPANY HAD NO PART IN THE TURKMENISTAN-UKRAINE BARTER FOR GAS AGREEMENTS AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR, DESPITE MULTIPLE PRESS REPORTS TO THE CONTRARY. INTERBUDMONTAZH [...]	2006-05-19 03:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET UP TX
06ASHGABAT620	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN'S BAN ON IMPORTED LIVE [...] (SBU) THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) IMPOSED AN IMPORT BAN ON LIVE BIRDS AND EGGS ON JANUARY 22. THE BAN DAMAGED LOCAL POULTRY BUSINESSES, WHICH PREVIOUSLY IMPORTED EGGS AND CHICKENS FROM IRAN AND TURKEY. A STATE VETERINARY SERVICE OFFICIAL TOLD POL/ECON ASST THAT THE GOTX PLANS TO LIFT THE B [...]	2006-06-12 11:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT659	INDIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: CHALLENGES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During two conversations with the new Indian Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Binaya Srikanta Pradahan on June 15 and June 21, PolOff discussed the declining state of economic relations between India and Turkmenistan, various educational, cultural and other programs -- in [...]	2006-06-23 03:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL ETRD TX IN
06ASHGABAT682	AVIAN FLU: TURKMENISTAN SEEMINGLY ACTIVE ON AI [...] (U) DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER ANNAMURAD ORAZOV, DEPUTY HEAD OF STATE VETERINARY SERVICE HUDAIBERDY MUHAMMEDOV AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF DESERTS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF NATURE PROTECTION REPRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN AT THE JUNE 12-13 INTERNATIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERE [...]	2006-06-28 11:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Pakistani Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Dr. Ali Ahmad Arian on June 30 and talked about the bilateral relationship between Turkmenistan and Pakistan, including their declining trade relations, Trans-Afghan Pipeline feasibility, educational exchanges, an [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK TX KPAO ETRD EPET ZK PGOV
06ASHGABAT721	Afghan-Turkmen Relations: Mutually Beneficial [...] (SBU) During a July 6 meeting with PolOff, Afghanistan Depuy Chief of Mission Rooz M. Noor discussed bilateral trade, transport routes, political relations, future joint projects and the general state of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan bilateral relations. END SUMMARY Afghan Trade with Turkmenist [...]	2006-07-07 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG TX AF ETRD PGOV SOCI ZK
06ASHGABAT741	AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKMENISTAN NEUTRAL ON [...] (U) ON JULY 3 THE EMBASSY RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) IN RESPONSE TO THE EMBASSY'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S CURRENT RESTRICTIONS ON POULTRY IMPORTS. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY REPORTED THAT THE STATE EPIDEMIOLOGICA [...]	2006-07-13 06:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT804	THE JULY 24-25 STATE VISIT OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad was clearly in control, with President Niyazov playing only a secondary role, during the Iranian President,s July 24-25 state visit to Turkmenistan. Notwithstanding the local state media's assertions that the visit centered on developing economic links -- th [...]	2006-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENGR ETRD PARM IR TX UNSC
06ASHGABAT884	VINTAGE -- BUT SUBDUED -- NIYAZOV ON TRANS-CASPIAN [...] (C) During an August 14 two-hour meeting with SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Steven Mann, Turkmenistan's President Niyazov expressed interest in multiple gas pipelines but failed to endorse the practical steps involved. Niyazov supported a new trans)Caspian line, but stated [...]	2006-08-18 10:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET ETRD IR KZ PGOV PREL RS TX
06ASHGABAT932	GAZPROM SIGNS $100/TCM DEAL FOR TURKMENISTAN'S NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) Local Turkmen media reported that visiting Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller initialed an agreement September 5 with President Niyazov to purchase natural gas for $100 per thousand cubic meters (tcm). According to the terms of the contract, Turkmenistan will supply 162 billion cubic meters [...]	2006-09-05 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ETRD PREL TX
06ASHGABAT953	Turkmenistan Imports Eggs Before Chickens [...] (SBU) The largest private poultry producer in Turkmenistan, Altyn Hilal, resumed direct market sales of chicken at local markets on September 5, after an involuntary five-month hiatus. The government's covert January 22 ban on imported poultry products had forced Altyn Hilal company owner Ahme [...]	2006-09-12 06:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT984	U.S. Company Loses Heart over Dispute that Attracts Turkmen [...] (SBU) Amcom, a US company with a long-standing contract dispute with "Turkmendokun" State Company over carbon black (a pigment commonly used in automobile tires) supplies, advised embassy not to advocate on its behalf. As Turkmenistan President Niyazov reportedly was made aware of Amcom's con [...]	2006-09-18 09:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO ETRD EINV KIDE TX
06ASHGABAT995	Diminishing Chicken and Egg Stocks Put Pressure on [...] (SBU) In the wake of the legal case against the largest egg-producing farm in Turkmenistan and lingering prohibitions on imports due to avian influenza concerns, supplies of chicken and eggs have dramatically diminished in local markets. The subsequent increase in chicken and egg prices is put [...]	2006-09-22 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASMARA250	FROM ROCKS TO RICHES: MINERAL WEALTH IN ERITREA [...] (U) Summary: Biblical tales of wealth from the Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty and stories of old Italian gold mines shape the dreams and expectations of miners in Eritrea. Presently, five foreign companies are in various stages of exploration, some having made significant finds of gold, silve [...]	2006-03-14 08:31:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ER
06ASMARA515	FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...]	2006-06-15 13:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON ER
06ASMARA517	FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...]	2006-06-15 14:37:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON ER
06ASMARA794	ERITREA: TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In response to reftel, post provides the short narrative below. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the economy of Eritrea and nearly all of the industries. It shares almost no information on the textile industry, (or other industries) publicly. To the best of post's [...]	2006-10-03 04:19:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX ER
06ASMARA836	ERITREA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following response. The GSE strictly controls the economy of Eritrea. Information is difficult to obtain. The government does not encourage private sector growth and nearly all trade is conducted by the GSE or the government's political party owned [...]	2006-10-12 07:57:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ER
06ASMARA847	ERITREA: AGOA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Holly Holzer, Tel: 291-1-12-00-04, Fax: 291-1-12-75-84, email: holzerhc@state.gov 2. (SBU) Post's response is keyed to outline provided by AF/EPS. Begin text: Country Background Summary: Eritrea's economic policy continues to be built on a [...]	2006-10-13 09:17:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AGOA ECON ETRD ER
06ASMARA851	ERITREA: BLUE LANTERN REPORT [...] To date, Post has not participated in the Blue Lantern program. Should a request be initiated, post will respond. The Government of Eritrea (GSE) strictly controls the economy of Eritrea. Information is difficult to obtain. Nearly all trade is conducted by the GSE or the government's political [...]	2006-10-16 07:24:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ER
06ASTANA149	AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the view of Kazakhstani working-level Industry & Trade officials, the newly announced Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) is an acknowledgement of Ukraine's refusal to take part. While the creation of the cust [...]	2006-09-28 08:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KZ BO RS UZ UP
06ASTANA150	KAZAKHSTAN'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: UPDATED STATISTICS [...] (U) The following data for Kazakhstan in 2005, provided by Lubov Khudova, representative of the Kazakhstani Association of Light Industry Enterprises, and sources from the National Statistics Agency, responds to the questions in reftel. -- Industrial production: $38.6 billion -- Total te [...]	2006-09-29 04:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX KZ
06ASTANA21	KAZAKHSTAN'S CHIEF WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATOR SPEAKS ON [...] (U) Summary: In a February 2 meeting, Deputy Trade Minister and Kazakhstan's chief WTO accession negotiator Zhanar Aitzhanova briefed Ambassador Ordway on the status of economic reforms tied to accession and the Ministry's current views on economic policy. End summary. WTO Accession [...]	2006-03-28 11:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KZ
06ASTANA351	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW TRANSPORT MINISTER FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) On October 30, Ambassador Ordway met the new Minister of Transport and Communications Serik Akhmetov. Akhmetov expressed an intention to continue developing transport infrastructure to capitalize on Kazakhstan's advantageous geographic position as a natural land bridge between China and [...]	2006-10-31 02:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR KZ
06ASTANA42	KAZAKHSTAN: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER MEETS WITH TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 5 meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher and Elisabeth Millard of the NSC, Minister of SIPDIS Transport and Communications Mamin discussed the new $26 billion Transportation Strategy, ambitious plans for Air Astana, and ideas for infrastructure projects aimed t [...]	2006-05-10 16:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAIR KZ AF TI UZ KG TX ZK
06ASTANA631	PARLIAMENTARY HEARINGS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S WTO ACCESSION [...] Summary: Kazakhstan's Parliament held an Open Hearing on WTO Accession on October 20, in which key ministers summarized outstanding WTO issues and outlined the potential benefits and drawbacks of WTO accession. Both the ministers and parliamentarians passionately defended Kazakhstan's agricu [...]	2006-11-22 01:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD WTO PREL KZ
06ASTANA891	KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: In accordance with Ref A, this telegram provides updated data on Kazakhstan's compliance with international norms on the prevention of the worst forms of child labor. This cable updates Refs B and C. This information is provided to assist in the determination of Kazakhstan's con [...]	2006-12-20 06:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID KZ
06ASTANA899	KAZAKHSTAN: SAMRUK'S NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN DEALS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, Sir Richard Harry Evans, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Samruk State Holding Company, discussed with the Ambassador his uphill battle in establishing proper corporate oversight over the Samruk companies, working with the GOK, and plan [...]	2006-12-20 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EAIR ETRD EPET KZ
06ASUNCION1028	PARAGUAY: MCC COUNTRY SELECTION AND DELIVERY OF [...] (SBU) The USAID director delivered the MCC Scorecard and talking points to Minister Carlos Walde, President Duarte,s Economic Advisor on Wednesday, October 4. Paraguay,s "performance" against the MCA median on each of the indicator areas related to ruling justly, economic freedom, and investi [...]	2006-10-11 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC PA
06ASUNCION1040	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 7 [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Remittances Hit USD 650 Million -- Paraguayan Export Share to US the Lowest in the Region -- SENAD Money Approved -- Paraguay's Securities Exchange Growing REMITTANCES HIT USD 650 MILLION 2. (U) The InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) announced this week that Paragua [...]	2006-10-13 15:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PA
06ASUNCION731	PARAGUAY: SENATOR CORNYN VISITS TRI-BORDER REGION [...] SUMMARY: Senator John Cornyn-R Texas visited the tri-border area of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina on July 1-3. In Brazil, Cornyn met with Brazilian Revenue officials to discuss their challenges in dealing with contraband and illicit goods transported over the Friendship Bridge that connects [...]	2006-07-17 11:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV PREL ETRD PTER EFIN PA
06ASUNCION732	PARAGUAY - RAPID GROWTH OF MAQUILA SECTOR [...] Exports from Paraguayan maquilas (low-tax, export-oriented manufacturing or service businesses) are growing rapidly. From 2006 through 2007, the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) expects to receive over USD 40 million in additional foreign investment in the sector. Paraguay s [...]	2006-07-17 11:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV BEXP KMCA PA
06ASUNCION766	PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In a July 24 meeting with Foreign Minister Rachid, the Ambassador expressed concern over Mercosur,s apparent ideological shift. Rachid agreed, and placed great hope that Mexico will join as an associate member to bring needed &responsibility8 to the bloc, although she credited Lula with b [...]	2006-07-27 16:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PINR MARR PGOV XR VE PA
06ASUNCION903	NEW PARAGUAYAN FOREIGN MINISTER GETS DOWN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cason met August 25 with Paraguay,s new Foreign Minister, Ruben Ramirez Lezcano Among the topics were discussed access to U.S. markets, visa reciprocity, Cuban refugees, U.S. military exercises and the upcoming UNGA meeting. President Duarte and FM Ramirez will bot [...]	2006-09-06 14:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS ECON UNGA ETRD PINR PGOV MARR PY
06ASUNCION931	PARAGUAY "VALE LA PENA" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met August 31 with Paraguay's new Minster of Tourism, Liz Rosanna Cramer Campos. They discussed marketing strategies to attract tourists to Paraguay, American Airlines and the Tourism Law, the problematic airline situation in Paraguay and visas for American citizens. [...]	2006-09-12 18:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD CVIS PINR PA
06ASUNCION983	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT'S REELECTION OBSESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Duarte's obsession with reelection served as backdrop for the opposition's rejection of several of his significant initiatives before Congress. Neither side is keen on reaching a reconciliation with municipal elections only two months away. Our agenda hangs in the ba [...]	2006-09-25 20:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON ETRD MARR KCRM SNAR PA
06ATHENS1099	LIBERTAD ACT: GREEK STANCE ON CUBA [...] (C) Vassilios Konstantineas, Expert Minister Counselor at the MFA Latin American Directorate, confirmed on April 27 that the GoG remains unaware of any substantial investments in Cuba by Greek nationals. The GoG does not maintain a comprehensive list of investments in Cuba by its nationals, a [...]	2006-04-27 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU GR
06ATHENS1630	SHOPPING AROUND THE SPECIAL 301 ACTION PLAN SHOWS [...] (C) Since receipt of the Action Plan for IPR in Greece in April, Mission elements have discussed it with MFA, MinFin, and Ministry of Culture. We have made it clear to all that Greece dodged a bullet this year, but that it won't be able to do so a second time without significant improvements [...]	2006-06-23 14:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ECON ETRD GR
06ATHENS1669	GREECE DEFERS TO BRUSSELS ON DOHA, ASKS FOR "LOW [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Geneva Trade Ministerial (reftel),Econ Counselor briefed the U.S. position to officials at the Ministries of National Economy and Agriculture. The officials stressed that the GoG position on Doha will follow the EU consensus, except perhaps on the expansio [...]	2006-06-29 14:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD GR
06ATHENS1849	ROLLING OUT IPR ACTION PLAN TO JUSTICE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission continues to present the USG's IPR Action Plan for Greece to GOG officials in the Ministry of Justice and in the Office of the Prime Minister. These discussions have yielded the following results: -- the P.M.'s Economic Advisor agreed that resolving IPR- related issues [...]	2006-07-17 12:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD GR
06ATHENS1881	IP COORDINATORS ADVANCE U.S. AGENDA IN GREECE [...] (U) Summary: Department of Commerce Senior Advisor to the U.S. Intellectual Property Coordinator, Wayne Paugh, and David Brener, on detail to the IP Coordinator's office from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, met with senior Greek Government officials over two days, July 14- 15, to di [...]	2006-07-19 13:44:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD GR
06ATHENS350	FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR [...] (U) Greece would like to be considered among the Posts eligible to receive allocation in FY 06 on biotech projects. Post proposes the organization of an Education Seminar to educate and influence participants resulting in greater acceptance of biotech products that will pave the way for the sa [...]	2006-02-07 08:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GR BIOTECH
06ATHENS406	H5N1 CONFIRMED IN GREEK BIRDS; UNCONFIRMED HUMAN [...] (U) This is a Joint Athens-Thessaloniki Cable 2. (U) SUMMARY: On 11 February, the European Commission's laboratory in Weybridge U.K. confirmed the presence of H5N1 Avian Influenza in Greece after the three samples sent from migratory swans on 9 February tested positive for the virus (reft [...]	2006-02-13 15:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD GR ECON AVIANFLU
06ATHENS422	GREECE AVIAN FLU UPDATE; ALL H5N1 HUMAN TESTING [...] (U) Testing on the two men admitted to Agios Nickolaus hospital in Thessaloniki over the weekend has proven negative in both cases, although both men will continue to be monitored after discharge. All other suspected cases have also tested negative. The GoG, provincial and local authorities [...]	2006-02-14 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON GR AVIANFLU
06ATHENS423	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: [...] (U) The Convention for the Protection and Promotion of Diversity of Cultural Expressions was submitted to the Greek Parliament on January 26, 2006. At this time it is not foreseen that the bill will be scheduled for debate in Parliament before the end of February. Ratification could occur [...]	2006-02-14 13:54:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL
06ATHENS725	GREECE DECIDES 30 NEW F-16S ARE ENOUGH [...] (U) On March 15, the Greek Foreign Affairs and Defense cabinet committee ("KYSEA") decided not to exercise an option to augment its July 2005 decision to acquire 30 F-16 Block 52 aircraft (reftel) by an additional 10 planes. Doing so would have cost USD 536 million (i.e., USD 39.8 million pe [...]	2006-03-17 04:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ETRD GR FMS
06BAGHDAD1244	BEGINNING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1283	OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES [...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...]	2006-04-20 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
06BAGHDAD1286	CAUTIOUS BEGINNINGS TO FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Evidence on the ground indicates that the GOI intends to reform -- and eventually eliminate -- its Public Distribution System (PDS),a $3 billion subsidy program that fails in its mission of ensuring food security for all Iraqis. The Embassy PDS Reform Team (chaired by Embassy [...]	2006-04-20 10:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR KDEM KPRV PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1382	OFFICIAL ORDER TO CLOSE IRAQ'S BORDERS TO [...] Summary: Post has received a copy of the official March 22, 2006 correspondence from the Cabinet of Ministers to all Ministries directing them "to prohibit entrance of chicken, table egg, and hatching egg to Iraq till further notice." Imports for the Multi- national Forces are excluded. Th [...]	2006-04-27 14:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD1554	CABINET NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, MISSING [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister-designate Nuri al-Maliki told reporters May 9 that he might take all the time allotted to form his cabinet. He told the Ambassador May 8 that he would bend to the Kurds' insistence that Barham Salah become DPM but considered it an uncooperative beginning to their [...]	2006-05-10 06:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT ECON ENRG EPET ETRD KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2004	NEW TRADE MINISTER STRONG ON PDS REFORM AND TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 5, new Minister of Trade Abd al-Falah al-Sudani shared with Ambassador his strong support for reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS),reduction of corruption in the ministry, and economic policies favorable to international trade and to Iraq's accession into the W [...]	2006-06-14 04:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID KCOR PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2031	NEW AGRICULTURE MINISTER EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Satterfield and Embassy staff met on June 5 with new Agriculture Minister Yuarib Nadhim Al-Abudi and members of his staff. Al-Abudi, a Shi'a with Sadrist affiliation, told us that he looks forward to an improved relationship with the Embassy and a joint effort to rebuild Ir [...]	2006-06-15 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KFPC PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2044	FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM AND WTO ACCESSION GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Adnan J. Shareefi, Ministry of Trade Chief of Staff, told us June 14 that Trade Minister Al-Sudani would like to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS) by distributing only the most critical food ration items and gradually monetizing the PDS, hopefully starting later this [...]	2006-06-16 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2065	MODERATE ISLAMIST CABINET CONTENDER URGES USG TO [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Emboffs, moderate Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) said that the present Sadrist Minister of Transportation, Karim Mahdi Salih, may be forced to resign and that he is a possible candidate to replace him. Dabbagh claimed to be undecided as [...]	2006-06-19 09:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PNAT ECON EAIR ELTN ETRD KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD210	MINISTER OF FINANCE ALLAWI ADDRESSES FUEL IMPORT [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) Summary: Minister of Finance (MoF) Ali Allawi said that he has a green light from the Council of Ministers to offer the Turks a plan by which Iraq will pay off its arrears over a 12-month period, at an interest rate of 3%-4%. He said Iraq will commit to keeping its 2006 impor [...]	2006-01-25 20:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD2375	MESOPOTAMIA SEED AND IRAQ'S PRIVATIZATION CONUNDRUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Mesopotamia State Company for Seeds (MESO) exemplifies the GOI's main challenges in privatizing its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). MESO employs a large number of unskilled workers who would be displaced by any privatization effort; it heavily relies on subsidized inputs; [...]	2006-07-06 16:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ELAB ETRD IZ KIPR
06BAGHDAD2380	TRADE MINISTER FIGHTING FOOD SUBSIDY CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Trade Minister Al-Sudani told us on July 3 that he is ready to install electronic tracking systems in the Ministry of Trade's (MoT) trucks and warehouses to fight corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS). He said he would like Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih's Econo [...]	2006-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD KCOR PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD2381	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's visit to Iraq provides an opportunity to press the GOI for action on economic reform that would fundamentally change the investment climate (particularly in the hydrocarbon sector),open the country to international trade, and dismantle the remna [...]	2006-07-07 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD KBCT KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD241	DPM CHALABI ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi said he intends to continue to push substantive reform of the Public Distribution System (PDS) while simultaneously reinvigorating Iraq's struggling agricultural sector in order to better meet domestic demand and re [...]	2006-01-28 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2534	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visits to Iraq for the launch of the International Compact on July 20 provide an opportunity to fundamentally change Iraq's foreign relationships by helping it overcome the political divisions in the international community that arose prior to and during the war and have su [...]	2006-07-17 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2667	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first meetings with Iraqi energy officials on July 18, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met with Minister for Electricity (MOE) Karim Wahid al-Hasan, Prime Minister (PM) Nuri al-Malaki, and Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Saleh. Secretary Bodman said that [...]	2006-07-25 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2668	GOI TELLS SECRETARY BODMAN THEY ARE PUSHING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of separate meetings July 18, Prime Minister Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and Minister of Oil (MoO) Shahristani stressed to visiting U.S. Energy Secretary Bodman that the GOI intends to adopt foreign investor-friendly hydrocarbon legislation by year's end. [...]	2006-07-25 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2716	MIM DEPUTY MINISTER LOOKS BACK TO THE FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 meeting Deputy Minister Sami Araji of the Ministry of Industry & Minerals (MIM) said that a new investment law should pass the Council of Representatives (CoR) in September or October of this year. He also said a draft privatization law is waiting for Council of Min [...]	2006-07-31 10:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KPRV POL PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD2892	GOI PROPOSES PROTECTING AGRO-PRODUCTS UNDER [...] (C) Summary. The GOI,s Tariff Steering Committee is drafting a comprehensive tariff schedule that calls for an average tariff on agricultural products of 16.9 percent; some products have been targeted for higher duties to stimulate sectoral growth. A preliminary assessment suggests that ta [...]	2006-08-10 02:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD2958	FAREWELL CALL ON MINISTER OF OIL SHAHRISTANI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 10 farewell call with Economic Minister Counselor, Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani discussed hydrocarbon legislation, the Baghdad Security Plan, fuel import liberalization and import issues with Iran and Turkey, energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia and Jordan, [...]	2006-08-14 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD3005	PDS ISSUES TO WATCH CLOSELY, TARIFF AND WTO [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD3031	IRAQ: FIRST USG WORKING MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 13, IRMO, USDA, USAID, and Econoff met with new Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Yaarub Nadhum Al-Obodi; the Deputy Minister, Dr. Subhi Al-Jumaily; and the Director General for Planning, Mr. Sabah This meeting was only the second between post officials and the minister, [...]	2006-08-21 03:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD USTR IZ PREL FAS
06BAGHDAD359	CHALABI BULLISH ON FUEL PRICING, DOWNCAST ON [...] (C/REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi told the Ambassador on February 5 that a letter issued by PM Ja'fari empowering Chalabi to oversee fuel supplies to Baghdad was wholly inadequate to the task of restoring domestic refined product supplies and exports. The Ambassador foll [...]	2006-02-07 10:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD MOPS MARR PGOV PREL PTER
06BAGHDAD400	DPM REQUESTS ECONOMIC ADVICE ON AVIAN FLU RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: EconMinCouns on February 8 accepted Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways's invitation to discuss Avian Influenza (AI) economic issues. EconMinCouns suggested to DPM Shaways that the current all-encompassing ban on poultry imports might encourage Iraqi farmers to sell questionable [...]	2006-02-09 18:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4301	TELECOMS: CHAIRMAN ADBULLAH SALEH SAYS CMC TO KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairman Abdullah Saleh of the Essential Services Committee in the Council of Representatives reported that his committee has been actively developing three telecommunications laws. Under the proposed CMC Law, the agency would retain the responsibility for allocating and regulat [...]	2006-11-20 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD IZ
06BAGHDAD4476	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI FERTILIZER PLANT BACK IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Bayji fertilizer plant, one of two large-scale petrochemical production sites in Iraq, resumed production at 45 percent of total capacity on November 21. The plant has operated only 15 days out of the entire 2006 calendar ye [...]	2006-12-07 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IR IZ PTER SENV
06BAGHDAD4576	SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS AT IRAQI PORTS OF ENTRY [...] (C) Summary. The GOI is plagued by what seems a never ending stream of problems involving imports of vitally needed goods from petroleum products to grain. Smugglers, including terrorists and militias, seem to have little difficulty bringing people and weapons into the country. The Ports of [...]	2006-12-16 12:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETLN EWWT EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4591	GOI MINISTRY OF FINANCE TARIFF STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met with three members of the Ministry of Finance Tariff Steering Committee on December 7, 2006, and were told that the GOI needs USG assistance to finalize its tariff legislation. On the GOI's plans for the reconstruction levy, the committee members said that a proposal [...]	2006-12-17 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
06BAGHDAD4607	GOI TRADE MINISTER ON TARIFFS, WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Trade Dr. Abdul Falah al-Soudani told Commercial Counselor and Emboffs on December 13 that while he is not in favor of high tariffs, he does not agree with maintaining one level of tariff rates for all products. He raised the idea that the GOI should provide incenti [...]	2006-12-18 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD4692	GAINING SUPPORT FOR ERBIL AGRICULTURAL PROJECT [...] Summary. During December 11-14 Multi-National Forces-Iraq Civil Military Office (MNF-I CMO) and Econoff traveled to Erbil to discuss construction of facilities for honey production and a farmers' market in northern Iraq with Multi-National Division-North East (MND-NE) at Camp Zaytun. The grou [...]	2006-12-24 12:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR IZ
06BAGHDAD861	IRAQIS TREADING CAUTIOUSLY ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT [...] (C) Econoff on March 15 met with Hikmat M. Abdullah, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director of the Arab League Boycott Office within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to discuss removal of the Arab League Boycott (ALB) from Iraqi law. Hikmat said Iraqi officials understand the negative e [...]	2006-03-17 12:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KBCT PGOV PREL IS IZ
06BAKU1042	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 11 introductory meeting with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO accession, the GOAJ's transparency and anticorruption efforts and the importance of non-oil sector development and effective management of oil revenues. She [...]	2006-07-17 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET PREL AJ IR RU
06BAKU1147	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT NATIONAL BANK OF [...] SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's July 28 introductory call on National Baku of Azerbaijan (NBA) President Elman Rustamov, Rustamov said Azerbaijan's year-to-date growth hovered around 40%, while inflation over the last six months was nearly six percent. Rustamov reviewed the progress that A [...]	2006-08-03 10:15:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPRT PREL AJ IR RU

06BAKU1176	AZERBAIJAN: RAISING THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE AND PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 12. 2. (C) It is strongly in the U.S. interest of securing Azerbaijan as a reliable regional and global partner on critical U.S. interests, including security, energy and human rights, to support economic reform as an essential part of our broad [...]	2006-08-10 07:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID AJ IR RU
06BAKU1242	UPDATE ON CASPIAN DELIMITATION: NOTHING NEW IN [...] (U) On 10 August, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative for Caspian Issues Mehdi Safari traveled to Baku for discussions with the GOAJ on the legal status of the Caspian Sea and the possibility of holding the next conference of littoral states in Baku. In addition, accord [...]	2006-08-22 05:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IR PBTS PGOV PREL AJ TX
06BAKU1260	PRESIDENT ALIYEV LAYS OUT STRATEGIC VISION FOR [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 office call and subsequent dinner, President Aliyev laid out for SFRC Chairman Lugar his strategic vision for Azerbaijan's sustainable development, including plans for infrastructure improvements, investment in the non-oil sectors, poverty reduction and environmen [...]	2006-08-24 12:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AMGT ABLD AJ
06BAKU1269	AZERBAIJAN: SEPTEMBER 2007 BAKU CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Copenhagen Business School Professor and Director for the Copenhagen Consensus Center Bjorn Lomborg and UNDP Head Marco Borsotti briefed Ambassador Derse August 24 on the planned September 2007 Baku Consensus conference organized by Lomborg. The Baku Consensus will be modeled on the May [...]	2006-08-28 04:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN ETRD AJ
06BAKU1295	AID COUNTRY COORDINATOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT [...] (SBU) USAID COUNTRY COORDINATOR PAID AN INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE OIL FUND (SOFAZ),SHAHMAR MOVSUMOV, AUGUST 7. MOVSUMOV OUTLINED THE PLANNED INTERNAL REORGANIZATION OF SOFAZ BASED ON A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD BE COMPLETED BY MID-FALL. HE ALSO DISCUSSED THE [...]	2006-08-31 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EPET PREL AJ IR RU
06BAKU1395	AZERBAIJAN: TDA VISIT/PROGRESS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Executive Director of the State Oil Fund Shahmar Movsumov, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and the Chairman of the State Protection Fund over the course of his visit to Azerbaijan September 10-13, Trade and Development Agency Regional Director Dan Stein dis [...]	2006-09-22 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG PREL AJ
06BAKU1475	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During her September 28 introductory call on Customs Committee Chairman Aydin Aliyev, the Ambassador reviewed Customs' critical role in Azerbaijan's economic development and its important role in WTO, emphasizing that WTO membership sends a strong positive signal to U.S. business [...]	2006-10-11 05:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC ECON PGOV PREL PINR AJ
06BAKU1481	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR PETER ALLGEIER, [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Peter Allgeier to travel to Baku 15-18 October 2006 on a PD-sponsored Speaker program to conduct public outreach, in addition to meetings with the GOAJ on WTO accession. Control officer will be Public Diplomacy Officer Li [...]	2006-10-12 08:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OVIP OTRA ETRD ASEC AJ
06BAKU1531	WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner October 15 with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, representatives from four international financial institutions agreed that economic reform was critical for Azerbaijan's future and that the WTO accession process could advance the [...]	2006-10-20 06:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL AJ ETRD
06BAKU1564	WTO AMBASSADOR ALLGEIER DISCUSSES WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 17 lunch meeting with visiting U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization Peter Allgeier, key Members of Parliament (MPs) agreed that when considering potential WTO accession, the most important point to consider is that Azerbaijan possesses the political will [...]	2006-10-30 06:09:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD AJ
06BAKU1582	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES U.S.-AJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with a visiting German Marshall Fund delegation that included six Congressional staff, President Aliyev applauded U.S.-Azerbaijani relations as "developing very successfully" across many areas, and "entering a new phase." Underscoring that Azerbaijan is a [...]	2006-10-31 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD ECON GG RU IR AJ
06BAKU1614	BOEING NEGOTIATIONS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a November 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Boeing's Sales Director for Europe and Central Asia Serdar Gurz said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the sale of five Boeing airplanes to Azerbaijan. He said that AZAL's Director General Janhangir Askerov is following Boeing's ac [...]	2006-11-06 15:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PGOV PREL ETRD AJ
06BAKU1656	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON STATE SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, the Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund (SPF) Salim Muslumov briefed the Ambassador on Azerbaijan's reformed pension system and the SPF's efforts to provide greater pension benefits to citizens from Azerbaijan's new oil wealth, as [...]	2006-11-14 13:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PREL AJ
06BAKU1682	EB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his trip to Azerbaijan November 7-11, J. Frank Mermoud, the Department of State's Special Representative for Business and Commercial Affairs, met with Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) ministers and officials to discuss economic reform, World Trade Organization (WTO) member [...]	2006-11-17 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL AJ
06BAKU1692	BAKU HOSTS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development hosted an investment conference for Islamic Development Bank members November 8-9 in Baku. The event included a trade exhibition, large-group presentations on potential investment projects, and sector-specific break-out sessions fo [...]	2006-11-20 15:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KISL AJ
06BAKU1719	POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AZERBAIJAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 30 - November 1 trip to Azerbaijan's southern regions, the Ambassador met with a broad range of contacts, including representatives from local government, civil society, and a variety of businesses. The southern regions are experiencing some growth and investmen [...]	2006-11-28 06:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO ECON ETRD AJ
06BAKU1721	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SEEKS BILATERAL "PERMANENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on November 23 (see septel for discussion of energy issues),President Aliyev, recalling his discussion with U.S. government officials in Istanbul last July about an intensified bilater [...]	2006-11-28 06:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU1798	AZERBAIJAN: IMF REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS REVENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The IMF Resident Representative provided an overview of Azerbaijan's macroeconomic environment at a November 30 meeting of the Friends of Azerbaijan Revenue Management Group. Azerbaijan's GDP is projected to grow by 32 percent in 2006, while the non-oil sector fiscal deficit has [...]	2006-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL AJ
06BAKU1799	GOAJ PREPARING FOR SUCCESSFUL INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) Following up on her November 30 meeting with President Aliyev (REF A),Ambassador Derse met separately with Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov and Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev to discuss the February 2007 inaugural U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission and to [...]	2006-12-11 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR ETRD EINV AJ
06BAKU1800	2007 STATE BUDGET FORESEES 60 PERCENT INCREASE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the 2007 State Budget on November 28. Compared to the 2006 budget, the 2007 budget plans for a 57 percent increase in revenues, a 60 percent increase in expenditures, and a small budget deficit. Government revenues are expected to total USD 6.1 [...]	2006-12-11 06:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD AJ EINV
06BAKU267	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES STRONG RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his introductory call on new Chairman of the State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev, Ambassador Harnish pressed for details of the agency,s future plans and possible internal reforms. Aliyev extolled on the value of his recent trip to the U.S. and noted that he would like to cre [...]	2006-02-21 09:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC ECON PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU407	MANAGING AZERBAIJAN,S LOOMING ECONOMIC STORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan faces a massive economic challenge over the near-term. With oil revenue projected to reach USD 42 billion by 2010, Azerbaijan has the opportunity to transform from a cash-poor developing nation into an economically confident regional leader. While the GOAJ in theory h [...]	2006-03-15 13:03:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD PREL PGOV AJ
06BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Harnish traveled to Ismailly and Sheki March 9 and 10 to open a Regional Information Center and a renovated pre-school and boarding school funded by the U.S. During the trip, the Ambassador met with local government officials and discussed economic and political deve [...]	2006-03-22 13:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL PGOV KFLU AJ
06BAKU531	AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXCLAVE OF [...] (C) Summary: During a March 28-29 trip to Nakhchivan, local officials provided a glowing review of economic growth and investment opportunities in the isolated exclave. According to Nakhchivan Ministry of Economic Development statistics, GDP grew by 27 percent in 2005, with a 57 percent incr [...]	2006-04-06 10:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD BEXP KFLU AJ
06BAKU675	AZERBAIJANI STATE AIRLINE AZAL RENEWS REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (SBU) Based on a recent visit by Embassy EconOff, the Azerbaijani Civil Aviation Authority (AZAL) has renewed its interest in holding Open Skies negotiations with the U.S. Previous attempts to arrange Open Skies negotiations with AZAL are d [...]	2006-05-03 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD AJ
06BAKU684	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "VERY SATISFIED" WITH VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, President Aliyev said he was "very satisfied" with his U.S. visit, especially his meeting with President Bush. The comprehensive agenda reflected the "real partnership" between the U.S and Azerbaijan, and laid the groundwork for an expanded relationship. He [...]	2006-05-05 17:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD EPET KDEM PINR AJ
06BAKU685	PRESIDENT ALIYEV "VERY SATISFIED" WITH VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting, President Aliyev said he was "very satisfied" with his U.S. visit, especially his meeting with President Bush. The comprehensive agenda reflected the "real partnership" between the U.S and Azerbaijan, and laid the groundwork for an expanded relationship. He [...]	2006-05-05 17:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ETRD KDEM PINR AJ
06BAKU695	EB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 4 the Department's Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud met with new Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov to discuss improving the business climate, working more closely with the private sector and managing fiscal and budgetary constraints [...]	2006-05-11 07:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EPET EFIN EAID AJ
06BAKU715	MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS MORE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Department's Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud and Charge met May 4 with Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev. Babayev expressed a strong interest in purchasing U.S. products and having more U.S. products, [...]	2006-05-15 13:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ETRD KDEM PINR AJ
06BAKU731	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting DCM paid a courtesy call on Presidential Economic Counselor Vahid Akhundov May 15 to discuss economic and financial developments in Azerbaijan. Akhundov, in his current position since the early 1990s, discussed the Government of Azerbaijan's efforts to manage its oil revenu [...]	2006-05-18 09:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR AJ
06BAKU735	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Baku, Frank Mermoud, State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, and Charge met with representatives of Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) and members of the State Customs Committee. The meetings focused on follow-up from the [...]	2006-05-18 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD AJ EAIR SNAR
06BAKU811	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S REPUBLIC DAY ADDRESS NOTES [...] (U) Summary: In his May 26 Republic Day address President Aliyev underscored that the booming economy would positively impact the life of ordinary citizens as the GOAJ forcefully addressed the country's socio-economic problems. Aliyev made similar remarks to the nation May 29 when oil from the [...]	2006-06-02 06:54:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET PREL PGOV PINR AJ
06BAKU980	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan would need U.S. help to secure access to European gas markets and develop a new Trans-Caspian gas pipeline. Noting the dangers of over-reliance on the energy sector, the Ambassador urg [...]	2006-07-06 13:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG EPET ETRD IZ AJ
06BAKU989	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her July 7 introductory meeting with Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev, Ambassador Derse raised the importance of WTO membership, development of the non-oil sector, energy security and development of the banking sector. Babayev noted that he was not satisfied with [...]	2006-07-10 16:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EPET AJ IR RU ABLD
06BAKU992	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 4 introductory call, Prime Minister Rasizade urged the U.S. to consider the root causes of terrorism. The Ambassador responded that U.S. policy focuses on eliminating terrorism by giving people hope in the future, and urged Azerbaijan, as Chair of the [...]	2006-07-11 08:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON KISL IR AJ
06BAKU993	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During her July 7 introductory call on Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, the Ambassador reviewed U.S. priorities for the bilateral relationship -- global security, energy security, and political and economic reform -- emphasizing that continued reform is essential for [...]	2006-07-11 08:25:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ETRD KDEM PHUM AM AJ
06BAMAKO1417	GRAMMY WINNER JOINS CALL FOR MALI TO DEFEND IPR [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 12:11:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ML
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN496	BRUNEI: WAIT AND SEE ON EAS, PREFERS APEC [...] (C) Foreign Minister II Lim Jock Seng, in a wide-ranging conversation with Ambassador and DCM (septels) on September 21, told us that Brunei had very limited expectations for the East Asia Summit (EAS). Lim said that in shaping the EAS agenda, China was deferring to ASEAN to take the lead. AS [...]	2006-09-28 07:34:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN497	HEART OF BORNEO: UPDATE ON BRUNEIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GOB) remains solidly behind the Heart of Borneo (HOB) project, a WWF initiative that aims to establish a tropical forest conservation area consisting of 85,000 square miles of contiguous protected zones across the three countries that share the world' [...]	2006-09-28 08:21:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SENV ID MY BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN553	IMI: BRUNEI INVITATION FOR ITS AIRPORT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] The Department of Civil Aviation under the Ministry of Communications is inviting all interested parties to participate in its Airport National Development Plan projects. This announcement was made at the Information Day briefing organized by the Department of Civil Aviation on October 17. [...]	2006-10-30 08:25:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN560	BRUNEI BFIF FY06 PROGRAM OUTCOMES REPORT [...] Per reftels, the following is the program outcomes report for Embassy's FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection - Monthly rental charges ------------------------------------------ The stand alone computer for the Partnership Pilot IT Connection was installed [...]	2006-11-02 00:10:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN581	BRUNEI FY06 BFIF FUND - EXPENDITURE [...] Per reftels, the following is the actual expenditure for Embassy's reporting FY06 BFIF grant. Project A: Partnership Pilot IT Connection ------------------------------------------ (E-speed installation and rental charges for one year May 2006 to April 2007) Budget: USD1,500 Expend [...]	2006-11-14 04:15:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BEXP BTIO EINV ETRD AFIN BX
06BANGKOK1050	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Piracy rates of intellectual property in Thailand remain high and few dramatic steps were taken during 2005 that would predict significant reductions in those rates in the near future. Nevertheless, legislative developments and enforcement actions for the ye [...]	2006-02-22 06:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
06BANGKOK1119	THAILAND'S FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and Iran in 2005 showcased a growing mutual engagement between the countries. The previous year saw several high-level exchanges, particularly visits to Iran by Thailand,s Energy Minister, Foreig [...]	2006-02-24 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV ETRD TH IR
06BANGKOK115	THAI TELECOM SECTOR REFORM: NTC ISSUES LICENSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s telecom sector has long been defined by the co-existence of its state owned enterprises TOT and CAT, and several private companies doing business under concessions granted by the state owned enterprises (SOEs). While the concessions brought competition into the Thai [...]	2006-01-06 12:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON TH
06BANGKOK1170	THAI PM APPROVES "INTERIM" RESUMPTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. MFA informed the Ambassador that Thai PM Thaksin has agreed to resume AER-covered services investments in exchange for US willingness to renegotiate the language in the proposed State/MFA exchange of letters. The renegotiation aims to provide the RTG with greater "legal comf [...]	2006-02-27 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD TH US FTA
06BANGKOK1204	FTA ON HOLD AS THAI PM ANNOUNCES SNAP ELECTION [...] (SBU) On February 27, Commerce Permanent Secretary and Chief FTA Negotiator Karun Kittisataporn informed us that, in view of the Prime Minister's February 24 announcement of the dissolution of Parliament and a snap election on April 2, the RTG would not be able to conduct most FTA-related wor [...]	2006-02-28 08:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV TH
06BANGKOK1317	THAILAND'S POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE FTA [...] (C) With Prime Minister Thaksin's February 24 dissolution of the Parliament and the calling of elections, our FTA with Thailand is on hold. That may not be all bad: the FTA was the one American component of the increasingly vociferous anti-Thaksin campaign here, and the negotiations hiatus [...]	2006-03-03 03:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD TH US FTA
06BANGKOK1372	CHINESE INVESTMENT IN THAILAND (C-AL5-01054) [...] (SBU) Summary: Well known as a destination of foreign investment, China is becoming a foreign investor in its own right and is seeking out investment opportunities in Thailand. Encouraged by a friendly business atmosphere and a stable environment for investment, Chinese investors see Thai [...]	2006-03-06 09:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PINR CH TH
06BANGKOK1428	THAI SHRIMPERS PROTEST CONTINUOUS BOND [...] On March 8, approximately 100 shrimp farmers and hatchery operators representing eight Thai shrimp farming associations converged on the U.S. Embassy to protest ongoing anti-dumping duties that were placed on shrimp imports from Thailand in 2005. The protestors expressed their opposition to [...]	2006-03-08 08:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTO TH
06BANGKOK1549	SHIN CORP DEAL IS LEGAL, SO WHAT? [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 00:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TH
06BANGKOK1776	MANAGING OUR TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has resumed routinely issuing approvals for US investments under the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),so US investors again enjoy preferential, better than MFN access to the Thai market. The extension of AER benefits is conditional, and its legal status is [...]	2006-03-23 08:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD TH
06BANGKOK3079	TREATY OF AMITY AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS (AER): [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-23 02:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD TH
06BANGKOK3354	DELAY IN FTA TALKS LIKELY TO HIT US EXPORTS [...] (C) Summary. There is a growing possibility that US-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations will be indefinitely postponed. The sizable opportunity costs for US commerce of the FTA's failure have been documented in several econometric studies of the FTA's likely effects: foregone U [...]	2006-06-05 00:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON TH
06BANGKOK3435	THAI TELECOM ROUNDUP: MERGE OR DIE? [...] SUMMARY: The takeover of Thailand's two leading mobile phone providers by foreign companies and the political crisis unleashed by the prime minister's family's sale of its stake in Shin Corporation to Temasek of Singapore has fundamentally altered the context of both the telecom business and r [...]	2006-06-07 08:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECPS EINT TH
06BANGKOK3792	THAI MARKET ACCESS POSITIONS IN THE WTO [...] Econoff met with Ms. Sirinart Chaiman, Director of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and delivered talking points on WTO market access negotiations per reftels. Sirinart reiterated the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) commitment to the WTO negotiations and a successful conclusion of the Doha roun [...]	2006-06-27 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO ETRD ECON TH
06BANGKOK3828	CREDIT TIGHTENTING IN THAILAND [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid will be visiting the US July 9-14 to fly the Thai flag for investment. The slowing of the Thai economy is being exacerbated in the short term by a reduction in credit availability and lack of liquidity in the stock exchange. Becaus [...]	2006-06-28 10:55:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TH
06BANGKOK4093	OPPOSITION SEEKING USG SUPPORT IN CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Thai Department of Special Investigations (DSI, similar to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation) told us on July 7 that it will soon submit evidence of corruption to the RTG National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) in the purchase of fire fighting equipment by the Ba [...]	2006-07-11 03:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ETRD PGOV TH
06BANGKOK4343	PRICE CONTROLS IN THAILAND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 03:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV TH
06BANGKOK4685	THAILAND AND THE END OF GSP: WHO LOSES, WHO WINS? [...] Summary: Thai manufacturers exporting to the U.S. under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program predict that if GSP benefits are redirected from Thailand, the primary beneficiary would be China rather than other GSP users. China competes fiercely with Thai exports and is already q [...]	2006-08-02 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK4888	A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]	2006-08-10 05:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK4896	EDUCATION AND SUPPLYING THE SKILLS FOR THE LABOR FORCE [...] Summary. Businesses, especially international companies, in Thailand suffer from a lack of important skills among their workforce as a result of an antiquated and ineffective education system. Lack of English proficiency and critical thinking skills, as well as a lack of career preparation i [...]	2006-08-10 06:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK4914	A NEW CHINESE EXPORT [...] Summary: Emerging as the sixth largest source of engineering contractors in the world, China's construction industry is seeking to increase exports of these services to Thailand. An experienced Chinese industry executive spoke candidly regarding his company's difficulties in navigating the di [...]	2006-08-11 03:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH CH
06BANGKOK492	WITH TEMPORARY PATCH, THAILAND RESUMES APPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25 MFA PermSec KRIT told the Ambassador that, in exchange for the US willingness to consider new language that would provide "greater comfort" for Thailand in the event of a WTO challenge to its provision of better-than-MFN treatment of US services investors, Thail [...]	2006-01-26 06:05:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV TH
06BANGKOK53	MFA DELIVERS INTERIM RESPONSE ON AER [...] On January 4, MFA DG Nongnuth Phetcharatana called in Charge to deliver a non-paper described as an "interim response" on the status of the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations (AER),and the RTG's declining to withdraw their notice of termination of the treaty as described in reftel. The t [...]	2006-01-04 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN TH
06BANGKOK538	THAILAND'S DEAL OF THE CENTURY: TEMASEK BUYS OUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, 2006, Singapore,s Temasek Holdings announced the largest corporate takeover in Thailand,s history: the 73.3 billion baht (USD 3 billion) purchase of the 49.6 percent stake in Thailand,s Shin Corp Plc (Shin) held by members of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,s f [...]	2006-01-27 10:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV ECON SN TH
06BANGKOK5406	THAILAND REJECTS ASEAN-KOREA FTA [...] (U) Thailand declined to join its nine ASEAN neighbors in the signing of the ASEAN-Korea FTA in Kuala Lumpur last week. Mr. Sarig Ubolbarn of the Department of Trade Negotiations explained that the RTG had yet to reach agreement with Korea on opening Korea's market to Thailand's rice exports. [...]	2006-09-01 09:23:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK5424	FOREIGN INVESTORS LEERY AS SHIN INVESTIGATION WIDENS [...] Summary: The Ministry of Commerce is wrapping up an investigation into possible illegal foreign ownership structures arranged for the sale by Prime Minister Thaksin of telecommunications giant Shin Corporation, an investigation which at least in theory could have far-reaching effects on forei [...]	2006-09-05 06:25:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN TH
06BANGKOK5497	COMMERCE UPDATES ON INVESTIGATION INTO NOMINEES [...] On September 7, Embassy Economic and Commercial Counselors met with Mr. Yanyong Phuangrach, the Commerce Ministry's Deputy Permanent Secretary for Internal Trade, to be briefed on that Ministry's ongoing investigation into the sale of telecom operator ShinCorp to Singapore's Temasek (reftel). [...]	2006-09-07 08:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN TH
06BANGKOK551	MEGAPROJECTS CONFERENCE PRODUCES MORE SMOKE THAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Led by Prime Minister Thaksin, the RTG hosted a conference to inform international companies and the Bangkok diplomatic corps about the "megaprojects" infrastructure development program. [...]	2006-01-30 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN TH
06BANGKOK5706	WHAT IS THE "SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY"? [...] (SBU) Summary: Much has been written about a "Sufficiency Economy" this year due to the King's championing the idea in his birthday speech last December and the perceived "capitalist excesses" of the Thaksin administration. The Sufficiency Economy's Buddhist-like principles, promoting hard wo [...]	2006-09-15 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI SENV TH
06BANGKOK5741	EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...]	2006-09-18 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV TH
06BANGKOK5742	EU PROPOSING WTO ARGUMENT AGAINST THAI TELECOM REGS [...] This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the EU Mission to Bangkok, called representatives from the Australian, Singapore, Japanese, Norwegian and US embassies for a meeting on September 18 seeking joint or coordinated a [...]	2006-09-18 09:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECPS EINV TH
06BANGKOK6039	THAILAND TRADE AGREEMENT AND COMPLIANCE [...] Thailand's trade relationship with the U.S. is guided primarily by each country's commitments in the World Trade Organization. Negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement began in 2004 but have been delayed due to continuing political troubles in Thailand, and its completion before expira [...]	2006-10-03 02:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TH
06BANGKOK6696	THAILAND SETS PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF FTA WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Thai Government looks to be moving ahead with the complete-but-unsigned Japan-Thailand FTA. Assuming no big problems crop up during the planned public hearings and legislative review, we believe the FTA with Japan will be signed in early 2007. The signing of the FTA with J [...]	2006-11-06 08:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL ECON TH JA
06BANGKOK6702	THAILAND'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA: DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. economic sanctions against North Korea have met with high-level acceptance from Thai authorities who are moving toward implementing the Security Council resolution. Thailand's unusual position as a top trading partner of North Korea gives it a potentially large role in he [...]	2006-11-06 09:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PINR MARR MASS KN TH
06BANGKOK689	WHY IS THIS FTA TAKING SO LONG? [...] (C) Summary: Our answer to the question of why this FTA is taking so long is four lacks: lack of adequate preparation in Thailand for the FTA talks; lack of experience among Thai negotiators in negotiating a comprehensive FTA with a major trading partner; lack of strong and effective leade [...]	2006-02-06 03:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ELAB TH
06BANGKOK712	PROPOSED FACT SHEET ON FTA AND MEDICINES PRICES [...] This is an action request -- para 4. 2. As noted in reftel, the issue of the proposed US-Thailand FTA and that agreement's potential effect on medicines pricing -- particularly for drugs used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS -- in Thailand has emerged as the single most controversial part of [...]	2006-02-07 03:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD TH
06BANGKOK7133	THAILAND PREPARING COMPULSORY LICENSE FOR HIV/AIDS DRUG [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Contacts at the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) told Embassy that the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) may announce on December 1 that they plan to pursue a compulsory license for efavirenz, an antiretroviral used to tre [...]	2006-11-28 23:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
06BANGKOK7208	THAILAND SAYS EAS STATEMENT NON-CONTROVERSIAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 07:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TH
06BANGKOK7335	NEXT STEPS FOR THAILAND'S COMPULSORY LICENSE BID [...] (C) Summary: On November 29, the RTG Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) issued a statement announcing a compulsory license (CL) on efavirenz, a Merck-patented medicine used to treat HIV/AIDS patients. The Ministry's statement cited the high price of the drug as a barrier to access to effective HIV dr [...]	2006-12-10 05:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR TH
06BANGKOK7397	EAP DAS JOHN'S MEETING WITH DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Democrat Party (DP) Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva suggested to EAP DAS John that the USG should continue pressing the RTG for a return to democratic governance, without appearing to alienate Thailand. In a December 8 meeting with DAS John, Abhisit noted the RTG appeared to have made little use [...]	2006-12-14 05:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD KJUS KDEM TH
06BANGKOK747	THAI GOVERNMENT PROMISES REINSTATEMENT OF AER [...] On February 8 Commerce Vice Minister Uttama Savanayana informed us that his ministry has accepted MFA's proposal for an interim solution to the Amity and Economic Relations (AER) issue. (As detailed in reftel, o/a January 1 the RTG stopped approving AER-covered services investment application [...]	2006-02-08 06:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD TH
06BANGKOK7499	BURMESE TRAFFICKING CASE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON MIGRANT LABOR [...] (U) Summary: RTG officials are dealing with the aftermath of a labor trafficking raid that has raised questions about the RTG's capacity to effectively monitor labor conditions among Burmese migrant workers, especially in the seafood processing industry in Samut Sakhon. Poverty in Burma and a [...]	2006-12-20 07:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD KCRM KWMN SMIG PHUM TH
06BANGKOK7512	THAILAND EXPECTS TO RATIFY UNESCO CONVENTION, BUT NOT [...] On December 20, Econoff met with Ms. Angsana Sihapitak, Director of the Development Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the office with responsibility for UNESCO issues, and provided talking points on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions as per reftel. 2. Ms. Ang [...]	2006-12-20 10:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SCUL UNESCO TH
06BANGKOK7650	NEW INVESTMENT REGULATIONS PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 28 a committee assigned by the Minister of Commerce to advise him about changes to the Foreign Business Act (FBA - the law which governs the ability of foreign firms to conduct business in Thailand's services and other sensitive sectors) submitted its report. Although [...]	2006-12-29 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV TH
06BANGKOK944	THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 05:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BANGKOK969	THAILAND - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 01:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV TH
06BANJUL121	THE GAMBIA: RAPPROCHEMENT WITH SENEGAL CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Judging from reported official Senegalese/Gambian contacts of late, the two countries' rapprochement process following their August/October 2005 crisis over transport and border issues continues to advance (ref a provides background on the crisis). Building on Gambian President Jammeh's [...]	2006-02-27 17:55:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT GA SG
06BANJUL191	GAMBIAN CIVAIR: AIRLINE NEGOTIATIONS AND A NEW DIRECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Gambian government continues its efforts to attract a commercial air carrier that will provide direct flights to the United States. Negotiations with North American Airlines (NAA),acquired by World Air Holdings in 2005, have progressed quickly and there is a possibility for a [...]	2006-03-29 12:09:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA OPIC PINR ETRD EINV GA
06BANJUL24	THE GAMBIA: READOUT ON CONSULTATIONS WITH SENEGAL [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Taal provided upbeat readout on the December 28-29 session of the Senegalese/Gambian Joint Consultative Committee (JCC),explaining the decision to place the Gambia River bridge project under the auspices of the "Gambia River Basin Development Organizati [...]	2006-01-11 17:27:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ELTN EWWT SG GA
06BANJUL29	FORMER CIVAIR DIR REPORTS GOTG WILL CHARGE [...] (C/NF) On January 9, former Director General of Civil Aviation Maimuna Taal reported to GSO that President Jammeh had instructed Justice Department officials to prosecute her for economic crimes committed while at the helm of the Gambian Civil Aviation Authority. In previous reporting (ref A) [...]	2006-01-13 17:27:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR KTIA PIRN ETRD EINV XY GA
06BANJUL31	THE GAMBIA: PROSPECTS FOR THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Our assessment of prospects in 2006 for our overall Gambian relationship is guarded, as the recent slippage in the GOTG's record on human rights and democracy has reinforced President Jammeh's reputation for erratic behavior and overshadowed his government's achievements. Given the import [...]	2006-01-17 12:04:00	Embassy Banjul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD
06BANJUL382	THE GAMBIA: TSA AND USCG SECURITY ASSESSEMENT VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The port and airport of Banjul were reviewed by visitors from USCG and TSA in early June. Gambian officials welcomed the visits and were open to all recommendations for improvements to enhance security. Both the port and airport received overall favorable reviews and are judged t [...]	2006-06-15 17:51:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	FAA PTER ASEC OTRA EWWT ETRD GA EAIR ECON
06BANJUL396	THE GAMBIA: SCENE-SETTER FOR VCI PDAS FORD'S AND [...] (C) VCI PDAS Ford and AF DAS Thomas-Greenfield will visit The Gambia against the backdrop of the AU Summit -- for which the GOTG is feverishly preparing -- but also against the backdrop of markedly negative human rights trend in this country, as highlighted by abuses following the coup plot t [...]	2006-06-22 09:47:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID MASS KMCA PTER PINS EINV ETRD
06BANJUL524	GAMBIA: MESSAGE ELIVERED ON U.S. GENETICALLY [...] (C) Charge delivered Reftel message to Dr. Badara Loum, Permanent Secretary of the Gambian Department of State for Agriculture. Dr. Loum was previously unaware of Secretary Johann's announcement and was pleased that we had brought the information regarding the discovery of trace amounts of GE [...]	2006-08-23 12:12:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO GA
06BANJUL620	THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH'S RE-ELECTION AND OUR BILATERAL [...] (C) Following President Jammeh's re-election September 22, there are no indications as yet of any major policy or personnel changes in the offing, but he seemed as volatile and rough-hewn as ever in his post-election press conference. The shortcomings in the electoral process highlighted the [...]	2006-10-04 16:39:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO EPET EINV ETRD
06BANJUL68	THE GAMBIA: U.S. FIRM'S INTEREST IN LEASING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-08 12:06:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ETRD KTIA PIRN EINV GA GH
06BANJUL763	THE GAMBIA: THE BUDGET, BACKLOG, AND BANK LOANS [...] The Department of Finance disclosed budget figures for 2006 and estimates for 2007 before the National Assembly on December 6, with poverty reduction and consolidation of fiscal policy as the key highlights for the coming fiscal year. Secretary of State for Finance, Musa Bala Gaye, admitted [...]	2006-12-20 17:55:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV KMCA IMF GA
06BASRAH118	SOUTH OIL COMPANY INCREASES OUTPUT [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the South Oil Company (SOC),Jabbar al-Ueibi, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) on July 13 and reported that SOC's crude oil production has risen from 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) at the end of 2005 to slightly more than 2 million bpd at [...]	2006-07-16 06:41:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ

06BASRAH129	POLITICS AND POLLUTION -- UPDATE ON THE IRAQI PORT [...] (C) Summary. On August 2, the assistant to the director general of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA),Captain Hussein Mohammed Abdullah, met with the Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) to discuss issues regarding the Iraqi Port Authority. Hussein described the permeation of politics in the IPA an [...]	2006-08-03 10:29:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IZ ZP
06BASRAH175	BASRAH'S DATE PALMS PROJECT OFFERS JOBS, POSSIBILITY OF [...] (U) This cable was cleared by PRT Basrah. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Basrah provincial government has begun implementation of a $10 million project to restore the date palm plantations of Basrah, creating 2,000 immediate jobs. The director of the Basrah Date Palm Research Center, Mohammed A. H [...]	2006-12-02 20:02:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD ETRA IZ
06BASRAH24	INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SECURITY ARE CASUALTIES AS BADR AND [...] (C) Summary: On February 20, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Captain Hussain M. Abdallah, the Director General of the Iraqi Port Authority (IPA). Captain Hussain described Umm Qasr port operations as being at full capacity. He acknowledge [...]	2006-02-22 06:58:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID ETRD EINV IZ
06BASRAH45	SOUTH OIL COMPANY - TOO MANY RUMORS AND NOT ENOUGH [...] Summary: On March 29, Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff met with General Manager of South Oil Company (SOC) Jabbar Ali Husayn Al Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO). Al Lu'aybi refuted concerns of oil smuggling through the SOC terminal and questioned a report he had receive [...]	2006-04-03 16:03:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG EINV IZ
06BASRAH69	SOUTH OIL COMPANY CHIEF PESSIMISTIC, BUT COMMITTED TO A [...] (C) On May 4, Regional Coordinator (RC),Deputy RC and Poloff met with South Oil Company (SOC) General Manager Jabbar Ali Husayn al-Lu'aybi at the Regional Embassy Office (REO) as part of an ongoing dialogue. Looking visibly tired, Jabbar started the meeting on a positive note and confirmed re [...]	2006-05-06 15:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV PGOV IZ
06BASRAH86	BASRAH PC MEMBER: SECURITY PROBLEMS IN BASRAH IMPEDES [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the Basrah Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) and Poloff met with Munathil Abd Khanjar, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and head of the Economic Committee. Munathil provided a bleak picture of economic development in Basrah, saying that deteriorating security por [...]	2006-05-27 14:34:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD IZ
06BASRAH88	BASRAH ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting, Dr. Wathib Al Amood, Basrah Provincial Council (BPC) member and member of the Reconstruction Committee, told Poloff that electricity availability in Basrah had declined from "three on, three off," to "two on, four off" since the beginning of May. With temperatures in t [...]	2006-05-29 11:28:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IZ
06BASRAH92	BASRAH FUEL MARKET THRIVES ON SMUGGLING [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with Poloff, petroleum and security officials in Basrah painted a stark picture of Basrah's fuel market and the black market in petroleum products. Smuggling is relatively easy because of Iraq's porous borders. There does not appear to be any organized cart [...]	2006-06-03 15:54:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINS ECON EPET ETRD ENRG IZ
06BEIJING10748	TAO PRESS BRIEFING: MAINLAND BLASTS TAIWAN [...] The Taiwan Security Report exposed the Taiwan leaders' stubborn support for Taiwan independence and damaged cross-Strait peace, Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Spokesperson Li Weiyi asserted at the regular May 31 TAO press briefing. A TAO economic affairs official reported that the authorities h [...]	2006-05-31 10:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING11498	STAFFDEL BEUTEL TALKS PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: House Small Business Committee Special Counsel, Rich Beutel, held meetings with Madame Zhu Lilan, Chief Commissioner of the National People's Congress' Commission for Education, Science, Culture and Health, and Mr. An Qinghu, Director-General of China Trademark Office (CTMO). [...]	2006-06-07 22:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO PREL OREP CH
06BEIJING11499	(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDR [...]	2006-06-07 23:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING11706	CHINA ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW ALMOST READY FOR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-09 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV CH
06BEIJING11711	MOLSS Seeks More Inspectors, Training to Improve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Director of the Inspection Division of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security's Legal Affairs Department is aware of and trying to remedy the problem of too few labor inspectors in China; his goal is to double the total number of inspectors so that each inspector is res [...]	2006-06-09 08:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING11761	World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Yu Xiaoqing, Lead Social Protection Specialist and Team Leader for a World Bank Migrant Skills and Employment Project requested by the Chinese Government, asks whether USDOL would be able to participate in the World Bank team designing the project, perhaps th [...]	2006-06-11 07:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING12273	Legal Aid Attorneys Chronicle Advances, [...] (U) Summary: Labor Intern, accompanied by Labor Officer, met with the Director and Staff attorneys of the Peking University Women's Legal Aid Clinic June 9, 2006. The attorneys said that, in their opinion, China?s current legal system and labor law enforcement mechanisms are better than the [...]	2006-06-14 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ETRD PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING12788	(SBU) U.S. EXPORT CONTROLS: U/S MCCORMICK'S [...] (U) This cable is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; please protect accordingly. Not for internet release, dissemination or publication. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick briefed National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC [...]	2006-06-19 06:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ECON ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING12988	VOIP IN CHINA - NOT UNTIL CHINA's TELECOM [...] (SBU) Summary: Enthusiasm in China for Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was evidenced by over 1,400 registered attendees at a June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing. While VoIP technology is mature and software like Skype is but a download away, China's VoIP companies are face [...]	2006-06-20 03:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING13684	VOIP: A CASE STUDY OF CHINA'S INTERNECINE PROFIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In an informal interview during the June 14-16 China VoIP Conference & Expo in Beijing with Dr. Kan Kaili, Director of the Policy and Development Institute of Information Industries at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, he likened the profit wars between China's [...]	2006-06-28 00:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING14062	WHITE PAPER ON RFID TECHNOLOGY RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent release of the "White Paper on China's Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology and Policy" has raised questions within both industry and government as to which path China will choose as it tries to develop yet another standard with world-wide trade implicati [...]	2006-07-05 05:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING15110	3G: NO LICENCES IN SIGHT BUT PLENTY OF ENTHUSIAM [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent conference in Beijing brought together an enthusiastic international group of academics and software and hardware vendors who agree that China is ready for 3G, although it is still unclear what the "killer application" will be. The key challenge the industry faces is [...]	2006-07-20 06:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECPS PGOV ASEC WTRO CH
06BEIJING15779	COMMERCE U/S LAVIN MEETS NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG, [...] (SBU)Summary: Franklin L. Lavin, Department of Commerce Under Secretary (U/S) for International Trade on July 28, 2006 held separate meetings with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang and State-owned Asset Supervisory and Administration Commission (SA [...]	2006-08-01 08:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON WTRO KIPR CH TW
06BEIJING17238	RMB FLEXIBILITY: VIEWS OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING [...] (C) Summary: People's Bank of China (PBOC) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Fan Gang told Finatt and Econoff on August 3 that the Chinese government could reduce the RMB's modest undervaluation while stemming speculative inflows by signaling to financial markets that the RMB would appr [...]	2006-08-21 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV
06BEIJING18460	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USDOC AND USDOD [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 00:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL
06BEIJING18541	GOVERNANCE ISSUES MEET FEVERISH INVESTMENT [...] (C) THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE THAT EXCESSIVE INVESTMENT AND CREDIT GROWTH POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE ECONOMY, BUT OUR CONTACTS SUGGEST THAT FOUR GOVERNANCE ISSUES STAND IN THE WAY OF A BOLD RESPONSE. FIRST, PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S EMPHASIS ON FORGING INTERNAL CONSENSUS, EVEN AMONG [...]	2006-09-01 10:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH
06BEIJING18542	CHINA CAUTIOUS ON ASEAN+6 TRADE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CHINA IS REACTING CAUTIOUSLY TO JAPAN'S PROPOSALS FOR AN ASEAN 6 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND OTHER EFFORTS TO INCREASE REGIONAL INTEGRATION. FURTHER DECISIONS ON SUCH STEPS COULD COME AT DECEMBER'S EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, BUT CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO LET ASEAN TAKE THE LEAD, FOREIGN MINIST [...]	2006-09-01 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD XE JA CH
06BEIJING18558	MOFCOM DELIVERS LETTER FROM VICE-PREMIER WU YI FOR [...] (U) Embassy's Commercial MinisteruCounselor (SCO) and Export Control Officer (ECO) were summoned to a hasty meeting with Mdme. WANG Qinhua, Director-General, Department of Mechanical, Electronic and High Technology Industries, Ministry of Commmerce (MOFCOM). The purpose of this meeting was fo [...]	2006-09-04 22:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC OTRA PREL
06BEIJING19030	China Pushes SCO Economic Agenda at Western China [...] (SBU) Sumary: Zhang Deguang, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),exhorted his central Asian counterparts at a September 2 event in Urumqi to quickly conclude three key economic agreements on customs, transportation and protection of foreign investment. These ar [...]	2006-09-08 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL PTER CH ZK
06BEIJING19278	CHINA: NEW MERGER RULES SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) released new regulations governing foreign acquisitions of domestic enterprises. Local observers were pleased that the regulations allow for equity swaps but are concerned with vague language that appears to give MOFCOM considerab [...]	2006-09-13 00:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON EINV PGOV CH
06BEIJING19682	PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D360560 XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT [...] Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of XIAMEN CHANGELIGHT CO. LTD, No. 124 Chuang Ye Building, Pioneering Park, Xiamen, Chi [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING19683	PRE-LICENSE CHECK: D357208 DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (U) REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check (PLC) to be conducted at the facilities of the DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER OF CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (CGS),No. 4 [...]	2006-09-18 06:45:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20070	PRE-LICENSE CHECK D355915 ZHEJIANG HESHENG [...] REFTEL requested a Pre-License Check end-use visit to determine the reliability of ZHEJIANG HESHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD (a/k/a HE SHENG CHEMICAL) to receive controlled United States goods and technology. BIS license application D355915 lists ZHEJIANG HE SHENG CHEMICAL CO. LTD as the potential ult [...]	2006-09-21 05:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20073	POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: D321423 AND D321151 [...] (U) REFTEL A requested a Post-Shipment Verification (PSV) end-use check to be conducted at the CHINA OCEAN MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (COMRA) in order to determine that COMRA is in possession of commodities shipped against USDOC license applications D321523, D32115 [...]	2006-09-21 07:46:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	BEXP CH ETRD ETTC PREL
06BEIJING20678	XINHUA REBUFFS CRITICISM, STANDS BY REGULATIONS [...] (C) New regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China aim to create a healthy media climate, state-run Xinhua News Agency staffer Wang Hongyu told Emboffs September 27. Wang said Xinhua had three motives in introducing the rules, namely a) st [...]	2006-09-27 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD KPAO CH
06BEIJING20796	REASONS BEHIND THE LIMITED RESPONSE TO FEVERISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Several contacts have pointed out reasons they believe that China will not or should not pursue bold action in the near term to deal with high rates of investment and credit growth. A private sector economist emphasized Premier Wen Jiabao's desire for officials -- including regul [...]	2006-09-28 02:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV CH
06BEIJING20974	INTERAGENCY INSIGHTS FROM NDRC FINANCE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The recently-promoted National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) Director General in charge of financial affairs (protect) offered candid and even critical comments about the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the People's Bank of China (PBOC),and the internal workings of the NDRC itself. He f [...]	2006-09-29 08:44:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN EINV KPAO CH
06BEIJING21160	SED: PAULSON-BO XILAI MEETING [...] (SBU) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson met with Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai on September 21 to outline U.S. goals and expectations for the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED). Secretary Paulson emphasized the need for currency SIPDIS flexibility and asked for Chinese support in reinvigoratin [...]	2006-10-06 03:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH
06BEIJING22299	CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2006: RHETORIC BUT FEW RESULTS [...] (C) Central China Expo 2006, held in Changsha, Hunan Province in late September, officially launched the Central Government's Central China Rising initiative to balance geographical development by bolstering economic prospects in the region's six provinces. Although the Expo had high-level su [...]	2006-10-20 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK
06BEIJING22628	ASEAN-CHINA MEETING HOPES TO CHART COURSE TO FTA, [...] (C) Summary: The October 30-31 ASEAN-China Prime Ministers' meeting in Guangxi Province will celebrate 15 years of China's special dialogue partnership with ASEAN and chart the course for the next 15 years, including implementation of an ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement. MFA officials plannin [...]	2006-10-25 10:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ASEAN CH
06BEIJING23549	CHINA/CENTRAL ASIA - URUMQI HIGH LEVEL FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary: At the fourth session of the Central, West and South Asia Regional Economic Cooperation High- Level Forum held in Urumqi, Xinjiang on September 2, 2006, participants effused about the future of regional cooperation and economic integration. The Executive Director of the Sunbr [...]	2006-11-06 23:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL PTER EFIN CH ZK RS TU PK
06BEIJING23631	ASEAN-CHINA SUMMIT MEMORIALIZES COOPERATION; TEES [...] (C) Heads of state from all ten ASEAN member countries attended the largely ceremonial October 30-31 ASEAN-China 15-year anniversary Summit hosted by Premier Wen Jiabao in China's Guangxi Province. The leaders signed a joint statement pledging to enhance strategic cooperation, to support a nu [...]	2006-11-07 13:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EAIR EAID KWMN CH
06BEIJING23789	NOVEMBER 15 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: ARRESTS ON [...] Key points made at the November 15 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- Two Taiwan businesspeople have been detained in Hunan Province for spying. -- The spokesman deflected questions about China's view of the indictment of Chen Shui-bian's wife, Wu Shu-chen, and the quest [...]	2006-11-15 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CH TW
06BEIJING23797	WUHAN RIPE FOR GROWTH, SAY U.S. BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Wuhan's economy continues to grow rapidly, and the city's investment climate is increasingly attractive to foreign enterprises, according to Wuhan- based U.S. business representatives. Extensive infrastructure, a strong industrial base, low labor costs, and a helpful local government sp [...]	2006-11-16 03:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
06BEIJING23811	CHINA/ENERGY: SENATOR CANTWELL, NDRC VICE-CHAIRMAN ZHANG [...] (SBU) United States Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice-Chairman Zhang Guobao met to discuss a broad range of bilateral energy issues on Monday November 13, 2006. Senator Cantwell invited Zhang to travel to Washington State for bilateral energ [...]	2006-11-16 07:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING23905	(C) GETTING RICH IN ZHENGZHOU: CPPCC MEMBER ON [...] (C) A member of the National Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who is also one of China's wealthiest businessmen, shared his personal perspective on economic development in Zhengzhou, Henan Province during Econoff's recent visit to the city. He noted th [...]	2006-11-20 05:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
06BEIJING23938	CHINA/ENERGY: SENIOR DIRECTOR HUNTER, NDRC VICE-CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) NSC Senior Director Roszell Hunter and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice-Chairman Zhang Xiaoqiang met to discuss energy and environmental issues relating to the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on November 16, 2006. Senior Director Hunter stated Washington wants cr [...]	2006-11-20 09:48:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING24029	XINHUA TO PRESS AHEAD WITH RULES RESTRICTING [...] (C) The Xinhua News Agency plans to move ahead with State Council-mandated regulations restricting foreign wire services' distribution of news and financial data in China, Xinhua Foreign Affairs Office Deputy Director General Zhou Zongmin told Emboffs November 22. The Foreign Information Adm [...]	2006-11-24 06:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO CH
06BEIJING24165	NOVEMBER 29 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: 1992 CONSENSUS, [...] Key points at the November 29 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: --The spokesman declined to comment on Taiwan's internal politics and Ma Ying-jeou's 2008 candidacy, noting that the "1992 consensus" should serve as the basis for cross-Strait negotiations. -- Cross-Strait tr [...]	2006-11-29 10:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING24258	CHINA/COAL: VISIT TO SHANXI PROVINCE MINE BRINGS ISSUES TO [...] (SBU) Coal is likely to provide 65 to 70 percent of China's energy needs for at least the next 20 years, according to industry estimates, yet the sector itself faces widespread challenges related to transportation, industry restructuring, profitability, and safety. All of these problems were o [...]	2006-12-04 03:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV TRGY CH
06BEIJING24344	MFA BRIEFING ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT, CHINA-ASEAN [...] On December 6, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai held a special press briefing outlining Premier Wen Jiabao?s upcoming planned state visit to the Philippines and Chinese participation in ASEAN- related events in Cebu from December 11-15. Wen will attend the East Asia Summit, China-ASEAN [...]	2006-12-06 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD CH RP JA KS KN
06BEIJING24418	CHINA'S CENTRAL ECONOMIC WORK CONFERENCE CONCLUDES [...] (SBU) Summary: A National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Macroeconomic Policy expert told econoff December 8 that the concluding emphasis of the Central Economic Work Conference was on continued economic expansion that promotes stability while at the same time conserving resources an [...]	2006-12-08 11:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV
06BEIJING24496	DECEMBER 13 TAO PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN MAYORAL [...] Key points at the December 13 Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) press briefing were: -- The spokesman declined to comment on Taiwan's internal politics, including the recent mayoral elections and calls for the KMT change its name to "Taiwan Kuomintang." -- TAO welcomes any person, party or organ [...]	2006-12-13 12:39:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ECON CH TW
06BEIJING3471	TAIWAN: TAO SPOKESPERSON REPEATS TAO DIRECTOR'S [...] Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) spokesperson Li Wei reiterated TAO Director Chen Yunlin's February 22 warning that the abolition of the National Unification Council and the National Unification Guidelines would severely damage cross-Straits relations, responding to Taiwan reporters' questions dur [...]	2006-02-24 09:58:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD CH TW
06BEIJING4557	JAPANESE ECONOMIC OFFICERS ON MINISTER NIKAI [...] (C) Summary. EconMinCouns and Econoff met with Japanese Embassy Economic Counselor Nishimiya and First Secretary Ishikawa to discuss Trade Minister Nikai,s February 21-23 visit to Beijing (ref A) and other issues. Nikai met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, Ministry of [...]	2006-03-10 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO KIPR PREL EFIN CH JA
06BEIJING5079	(C) WTO AFFAIRS DG ON AUSTRALIA FTA, DOHA ROUND, [...] (C) Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) World Trade Organization (WTO) Department Director-General ZHANG Xiangchen will travel with Premier Wen Jiabao to Australia on April 1, and then to Geneva for a WTO Trade Policy Review meeting on China. He described domestic pressures which could limit Chin [...]	2006-03-17 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV EINV CH AS
06BEIJING5362	PRC-PACIFIC ISLAND CONFERENCE: BUSINESS AND AID, [...] (C) PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will use the first visit by a PRC Premier to a Pacific Island nation to launch a China-Fiji co-hosted economic development and cooperation conference on April 5, according to a MOFCOM American and Oceanian Affairs Division Director. MOFCOM Minister Bo Xilai will joi [...]	2006-03-23 22:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06BEIJING5529	PART 1 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 meeting with Vice Premier Wu Yi, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) strongly urged near-term reform of China,s exchange rate policy as a key step to promote a successful April visit to the United States and to preclude Congressional action on [...]	2006-03-24 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING5530	PART 2 OF 2: CODEL GRAHAM-SCHUMER MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-24 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN WTRO PGOV OREP CH
06BEIJING5618	DOE OLYMPIC RADIATION SECURITY WORKSHOP IN BEIJING [...] (SBU) The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in conjunction with the China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations (CICIR),held an Olympic Radiation Security Workshop on February 28. DOE officers made two presentations titled: "The DOE's Emerge [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KNNP MNUC ENRG ECON ETRD BTIO RGY
06BEIJING5699	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez emphasized to Premier Wen Jiabao in March 28 meeting that the next several weeks provide an opportunity for China to demonstrate that the U.S. policy of engagement can lead to tangible benefits to the peoples of both the United States and [...]	2006-03-28 15:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING5967	JCCT: COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) On March 28, 2006 Vice Premier Wu Yi and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez met to discuss the seventeenth SIPDIS meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) scheduled for April 11, 2006. While press representatives remained in the room, VP Wu Yi asked the Secretary wh [...]	2006-03-30 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KIPR BEXP EFIN PREL CH
06BEIJING6074	SPECIAL MFA PRESS CONFERENCE ON PREMIER WEN TRAVEL [...] Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Cambodia from April 1-8, MFA Director Generals for Asian Affairs and for American and Oceanian Affairs told the local and international press corps on March 24. This will be a trip of firsts: the first visit by a PRC Premier to A [...]	2006-03-31 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW
06BEIJING696	NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSSES PROMOTING [...] (SBU) Congressional U.S.-China Working Group Representatives Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney discussed bilateral relations, Taiwan and economic issues with National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo on January 10 at the Great Hall of the People. Representative Kirk outlined the Worki [...]	2006-01-13 06:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EFIN KIPR CH
06BEIJING7118	U.S.-CHINA LATIN AMERICA SUBDIALOGUE: A/S [...] (C) China attaches great importance to U.S.-China bilateral cooperation on Western Hemispheric affairs, MFA Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Zeng Gang told A/S Shannon at the commencement of the first U.S.-China Subdialogue on Latin America under the U.S.-China Senior/ [...]	2006-04-14 12:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON CH
06BEIJING7229	WHA A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH BEIJING BASED LATIN [...] (C) Summary: During a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Randt for visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Beijing-based Ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru discussed their bilateral relations with China and its influence in Latin America. Most agreed China is primarily [...]	2006-04-17 08:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV CH XM VE CU TW
06BEIJING7349	WHA A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA WITH [...] (SBU) Over dinner with Chinese businessmen and academics on April 13, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon explained that the United States is launching consultations with China on Latin America as part of a broader dialogue. The Chinese executives explained that their firms operate in La [...]	2006-04-18 09:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EIND ETRD CH CU TW VE XM
06BEIJING7924	Safety Watchdogs Make Improvements in Mine Safety [...] (SBU) Summary: The State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS),Ministry of Labor and Social Security and All-China Federation of Trade Unions have deployed over 50,000 mass safety supervisors in China's coal mines, according to the Deputy Director General of the Mine Safety Department of SAW [...]	2006-04-26 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EMIN PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING7927	Safety Watchdogs Make Improvements in Mine Safety [...] (SBU) Summary: The State Administration for Work Safety (SAWS),Ministry of Labor and Social Security and All-China Federation of Trade Unions have deployed over 50,000 mass safety supervisors in China's coal mines, according to the Deputy Director General of the Mine Safety Department of SAW [...]	2006-04-26 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD EMIN PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIJING9501	CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering twenty-seven countries, according to MOFCOM officials. These twenty- seven countries represent 18 percent of China's imports and 11 [...]	2006-05-18 06:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA
06BEIJING9677	Will Draft Labor Contract Law Improve Conditions [...] (SBU) Summary: The draft Labor Contract Law (LCL),considered by the National People's Congress (NPC) at its March session and published for comment through April 20 by the NPC Standing Committee, gives workers increased protections by providing fixed-term contract protections for workers who [...]	2006-05-21 22:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV CH
06BEIRUT1470	MGLE01: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. On May 9, Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met with Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to discuss the health of the Lebanese economy and the prospects of PM Siniora's economic reform program. Salameh began the meeting by briefing the Ambassador on two recent reports by t [...]	2006-05-10 10:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE
06BEIRUT2091	MGLE01: ECONOMY AND TRADE MINISTER HADDAD [...] (C) Summary. On June 20, the Ambassador and Econ/Commercial Officer met Minister of Economy and Trade (MOET) Sami Haddad to discuss trade and intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. The Ambassador told Haddad that he would like to see a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) si [...]	2006-06-23 12:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR LE
06BEIRUT2487	TFLE01: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING OIL [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. BACKGROUND: Lebanon is currently facing a humanitarian crisis with more than 700,000 Lebanese now displaced from their homes. Humanitarian supplies are arriving and negotiations are being made for a humanitarian corridor to help d [...]	2006-07-27 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EPET LE SY
06BEIRUT2526	TFLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY HEADS CALL FOR BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Leading Lebanese business and industry associations have asked Embassy Beirut for the immediate establishment of safe commercial corridors for passage of imports and exports. Lebanese business leaders stressed the need for industry leaders to have "a sense that this war will never happen [...]	2006-08-03 14:05:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS LE MOPS PGOV PREL SY EFIN ECON ETRD EINV
06BEIRUT677	MGLE01: SYRIAN ACCOUNTS COMFORTABLE IN LEBANESE [...] On March 6, the Daily Star, a Lebanese English daily, reported that Syrian newspapers have claimed in recent editions that USD 3 billion in bank deposits were withdrawn from Lebanese banks by Syrian depositors in recent weeks due to political tensions between Syria and Lebanon. On March 4, t [...]	2006-03-07 08:43:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE
06BEIRUT741	MGLE01: LEBANESE INDUSTRY LAUNCHES PROMOTIONAL [...] On March 8, the Lebanese Industrialists Association (LIA) in conjunction with Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel launched a campaign to promote Lebanese industry. Bumper stickers, billboards and a clever ad campaign aimed at Lebanese youth will send this simple message to the Lebanese: "Love [...]	2006-03-10 13:02:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV LE
06BEIRUT742	MGLE01: EUROMENA PRIVATE EQUITY FUND LAUNCHED [...] On March 10, the Capital Trust Group, a private equity firm headquartered in London with offices in New York, launched the EuroMena Fund at an official signing ceremony in Beirut. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, the Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB),told the gathering that the [...]	2006-03-10 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE
06BEIRUT743	MGLE01: LEBANESE VIEWS OF SYRIA AND IRAN [...] On March 6, the Iranian Bank Saderat public relations department announced that Bank Saderat and the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) are to establish a jointly-run bank. Currently, there are no further details as to how Bank Saderat's five branches in Lebanon and the two branches of the Commer [...]	2006-03-10 13:13:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV KIPR LE SY
06BEIRUT811	MGLE01: A BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW OF LEBANESE-IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 15, Econoff met with Mohamed Maktabi, the owner of a chain of high-end Persian carpet stores in Lebanon and the Gulf and a frequent traveler to Tehran, to discuss Lebanese-Iranian commercial relations. Maktabi told us he had noticed "no changes on the ground" regarding [...]	2006-03-16 09:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV LE IR
06BELGRADE1147	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: JUNE 2006 [...] Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, the current members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),announced that they expect that Montenegro, together with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Macedonia, and Serbia, will join CEFTA by the end of the year. Draft Law on Optical Dis [...]	2006-07-18 15:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW
06BELGRADE1814	SERBIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The following information is in response to reftel A request for information on Embassy Belgrade's efforts to monitor agreements and respond to trade barrier complaints. 2. Background: Serbia is not currently a member of WTO or OECD, nor does it have a bilateral investment treaty or a free [...]	2006-11-03 14:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ETRD KIPR SR WTO
06BELGRADE1974	CEFTA - SERBIA SEEKS COMPROMISE ON CIGARETTES; [...] (SBU) In order to break an impasse on the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA),the Government of Serbia (GOS) has offered a concession to Croatia on cigarette duties. In a November 30 letter, Serbia's chief negotiator offered to lower the overall level of protectio [...]	2006-12-06 14:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL HR SR
06BELGRADE220	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR
06BELGRADE321	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...]	2006-03-02 07:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR
06BELGRADE343	SERBIA ANNOUNCES FIRST CASE OF H5 AVIAN FLU [...] The Serbian Ministry of Agriculture announced on March, 2 that a case of Avian Influenza was found in a dead swan in a canal in the Backi Monostor area in Sombor (near the Hungarian border). Following lab tests conducted by the Veterinary Scientific Institute in Novi Sad and the Veterinary In [...]	2006-03-03 16:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT TBIO ASEC CASC ETRD EAGR EAID KFLU RO WHO
06BELGRADE568	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MARCH 2006 [...] (U) Public debt rose 4.5 percent in 2005, to Euros 704.4 million. As a share of GDP, public declined from 45.7 percent in 2004 to 42.7 percent. Seventy-seven percent of the debt was inherited from the former Yugoslavia. For 2006, the Finance Ministry plans to repay Euros 151.6 million of the [...]	2006-04-12 09:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR
06BELGRADE711	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: APRIL 2006 [...] Montenegro's public debt at the end of 2005 amounted to Euros 700 million or 43 percent of gross domestic product (GDP),which according to the Ministry of Finance is below the maximum allowed level in the EU. In 2002, public debt was 88 percent of GDP. According to Maastricht criteria, the to [...]	2006-05-08 07:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR
06BELGRADE904	MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: MAY 2006 [...] On June 3, the Parliament of Montenegro adopted a Declaration of Independence, following the May 21 referendum on independence from Serbia. The two economies were already distinct, stemming from Montenegro's adoption of the deutsche mark in 1999, and later the Euro. The distinction is reflecte [...]	2006-06-07 08:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW
06BELIZE147	BELIZE: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (the Convention) has not been included on the agenda for cabinet discussion or the next meeting of the Belizean National Assembly. [...]	2006-02-14 21:21:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL UNESCO BH
06BELIZE506	BELIZE: DEMARCHE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA [...] Per reftel, post delivered demarche to Ambassador Amalia Mai, CEO of Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nancy Namis, Director General of the Belize Directorate for Foreign Trade. Post will report any substantive GOB response. DIETER [...]	2006-06-07 19:12:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BB GY GJ JM NS TD WTRO BH
06BERLIN1342	Merkel Previews German EU Presidency Agenda [...] SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel highlighted energy coordination, deregulation, and research investment as key priorities for Germany's EU Presidency next year in two Berlin speeches on May 9 and May 11. However, she described the politically sensitive issue of the EU Constitution as requiring "f [...]	2006-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EFIN PGOV ECON PREL EUN GM
06BERLIN1495	GERMAN-IRAN TRADE: CHILL IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Increased international pressure on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities may already be affecting Germany's trade with Iran, despite record numbers for 2005. Germany enjoys a substantial trade surplus with Iran, but officials and business people report German businesses [...]	2006-06-02 14:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ETRD ETTC GM MNUC PREL IR
06BERLIN1651	GERMANY'S 2007 EU PRESIDENCY: THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany expects to coordinate an ambitious energy initiative for the country's 2007 EU Presidency in the first half of 2007. Germany's EU Presidency will include a kind of "Lisbon Agenda" action plan for EU energy efficiency, use of renewables, and internal market coordination. [...]	2006-06-16 04:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD PGOV SENV EINV PREL EUN GM
06BERLIN1803	Germany and the Airbus Management Squabble [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressures on Airbus to re-design its A350 and to resolve production problems with the jumbo A380 have focused German official and press attention on shortcomings in the current Franco-German management of Airbus. Inquiries into insider trading of Airbus shares have increased pre [...]	2006-06-28 14:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM
06BERLIN1806	GERMAN OFFICIAL REACTIONS TO REACH DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: Discussions with working-level officials at Germany's Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Environment revealed continued support for the EU Council's December 13, 2005 version of REACH, in contrast to meetings U.S. officials had with State Minister Hildegard Mueller [...]	2006-06-28 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON BEXP GM
06BERLIN2397	DEMARCHE ON WTO DISPUTE ON CHINA IPR: GERMANY [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Knut Bruenjes, Deputy Director General for Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Economics and Technology, August 11, 2006. Bruenjes said German officials are aware of the seriousness of the IPR violations involving trademarks and copyrights occurring in [...]	2006-08-18 14:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD AORC WTRO GM
06BERLIN3045	IRAQ/US/UK JOINT DEMARCHE ON IRAQ COMPACT; [...] (C) Iraqi Embassy Counselor Qais Naif Abboud and Attache Bashar F. Al-Bander, UK Embassy Poloff Neil Holland, and Global Affairs Officer jointly delivered ref demarche October 16 to MFA Iraq Working Group Chief Ruediger Lotz and two of his staff including desk officer Christofer Burger. Abboud [...]	2006-10-19 18:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN IZ GM
06BERLIN3076	GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...]	2006-10-23 16:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR
06BERLIN3156	GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER SCHMIDT TRAVELING TO U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Minister of Health Ulla Schmidt travels to New York and Washington October 29 - November 4 to meet with pharmaceutical companies, consumer groups, and attend a Commonwealth Fund symposium on health care policy. The trip is billed by the Ministry of Health as another opportuni [...]	2006-10-30 14:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND EINV PGOV SOCI GM ELAB
06BERLIN3477	A GOOD TWO WEEKS: BOEING COMPLETES OVER $10 [...] (SBU) Summary: Boeing reports it is winning orders from Germany's two largest air carriers, Lufthansa and Air Berlin, worth almost $11 billion. Air Berlin and Boeing announced November 28 they were finalizing a deal for 85 Boeing 737-type aircraft worth $5.1 billion. The order would represen [...]	2006-12-11 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ETRD GM
06BERLIN3518	GERMANY HONING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Chancellor and other senior German officials continue to note Germany's economic agenda for its EU presidency includes promoting a more highly integrated transatlantic market place, while at the same time reiterating support for a successfully concluded Doha Development Agenda [...]	2006-12-15 15:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL GM

06BERLIN3558	GERMANY SUPPORTS NARROW SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with German government officials and business associations show continued willingness to support targeted sanctions concerning Iran's nuclear and missile programs, but at the same time reflect little enthusiasm for pursuing broader sanctions against Iran. Official [...]	2006-12-21 10:50:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ETRD GM MNUC PREL IR
06BERN1553	FM CALMY-REY LASHES OUT AT THE UNITED STATES, EU \ [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 08:46:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SZ
06BERN1593	(CORRECTED COPY) SWISS FOREIGN MINISTER \ [...] (C) Charge Urban met with Swiss Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey \ this afternoon at the FM's invitation. The FM wished to \ clarify remarks she made about the U.S. during her August 21 \ speech to the Swiss ambassadors conference in Bern. Asked to \ speak first, the Charge noted concerns in Washington [...]	2006-08-29 17:54:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SZ
06BERN2142	CUBA AND TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: SWITZERLAND [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 15:59:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ
06BERN828	SWISS ECONOMICS/TRADE MINISTER JOSEPH DEISS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise announcement, Swiss Economics and Trade Minister Joseph Deiss announced on April 27 that, effective July 31, he would resign his position as Economics and Trade Minister and step down from the seven-member Federal Council, where he is the Christian Democratic Party' [...]	2006-04-27 11:06:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO PGOV SZ
06BERN898	SWITZERLAND & LIECHTENSTEIN: ASSESSING OUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 15:15:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SZ VE
06BISHKEK1451	STRAIGHT TALK FROM LOCAL KYRGYZ IN NARYN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 5-6 trip to the coldest region in Kyrgyzstan, Country Desk Officer and Poloff met with various NGO representatives and Naryn government officials about the current state of the region's economy and civil society. Local government officials were candid in voic [...]	2006-10-13 12:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG
06BOGOTA10236	A/S SULLIVAN ASSURES TRADE CONFEDERATIONS ON FTA [...] (C) In a cordial 40 minute meeting on October 25, EB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan said the U.S. shared labor leaders' goal of poverty reduction in Colombia, and explained the FTA would be instrumental toward this end. The presidents of the CUT (555,000 workers),the CTC (55,000 worker [...]	2006-11-02 22:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD CO
06BOGOTA10317	U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 5:00 pm. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns Ambassador William Wood Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Assistant Secretary Patterson HeideBronke John Creamer (notetaker) Colombia President Alvaro Uribe Minster of Defense Juan Manuel San [...]	2006-11-07 12:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD SNAR CO
06BOGOTA10323	U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 24 MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (U) October 24, 2006; 430PM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Attorney Advisor Patricia Pugh, L Political Co [...]	2006-11-07 15:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER KJUS CO
06BOGOTA10462	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington for November 13-14 meetings with executive and legislative branch officials in the wake of a highly successful visit to Colombia by U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns. Uribe will emphasize the importance to Colombia of ratification of the U.S [...]	2006-11-09 20:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SNAR EAID ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA11300	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW ILO PERMANENT [...] (SBU) In a cordial meeting on December 14, Marcelo Castro, the newly-appointed International Labor Organization (ILO) permanent representative to Colombia, said he wanted to maintain a cooperative relationship with the GOC, labor, and employer groups. Castro explained his mandate was to suppor [...]	2006-12-18 20:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV CO
06BOGOTA11405	URIBE CONGRESSIONAL COALITION MOVES TOWARDS AN [...] (C) Summary. In November, President Uribe's U Party elected Senator Carlos Garcia as its new president. Garcia is an effective deal maker with an independent streak. Uribe and Garcia succeeded in passing key legislation late in the recent Congressional term. But four dissidents in the U [...]	2006-12-21 20:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA1582	COLOMBIA: CULTURAL CONVENTION NOT ON CONGRESSIONAL [...] (SBU) The GOC voted to adopt the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in October, but has since made no effort to secure the required Congressional approval. The Convention is not currently on the legislative agenda; Congress is out of se [...]	2006-02-21 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD SCUL PREL CO
06BOGOTA1858	POLO'S SAMUEL MORENO ON ELECTORAL POLITICS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Polo DemocraticoAlternativo (Polo) President Samuel Moreno predicted his party would get up to 17 Senate seats in the March 12 congressional elections. He said the Polo would use anti-free trade rhetoric to win votes, and argued that Uribe would have a reduced majority in Cong [...]	2006-03-01 20:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD
06BOGOTA1948	YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST RECOMMENDATION [...] Summary. Post recommends that Colombia remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2006. While data protection for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals remained in effect, Colombia continued to face high levels of copyright piracy in 2005. Colombia has the legal tools necessary to combat pir [...]	2006-03-03 21:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA2030	VALLE GOVERNOR PREDICTS URIBE VICTORY, CRITICIZES [...] (C) Prominent moderate leftist Governor of Valle del Cauca Department, Angelino Garzon, predicted to poloffs that Uribe would win reelection on the first ballot. Garzon will vote for the Polo DemocraticoAlternativo candidate out of loyalty rather than conviction. He criticized national Polo [...]	2006-03-07 18:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA2295	URIBE'S ELECTORAL STRENGTH CONFIRMED BY RESULTS OF [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe handily attained majorities in both houses of Congress in elections on March 12, reaffirming his commanding position heading into the Presidential elections on May 28. Prospects are excellent for eventual Congressional passage of the FTA and maintaining continue [...]	2006-03-14 17:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD KJUS CO
06BOGOTA2500	VIOLENCE AGAINST TRADE UNIONISTS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Violence against trade unionists has diminished significantly, but it remains a problem. Labor leaders now express greater concern with alleged violations of worker's rights, such as the right to organize and collectively bargain, than with violence against workers. So far, Colombian o [...]	2006-03-21 15:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PTER PHUM ETRD CO
06BOGOTA2936	COLOMBIAN TELECOM SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (Summary) The telecommunications sector is a major contributor to Colombia's recent economic expansion. Telecom sector growth and investment have been substantial in recent years, driven by a sizeable increase in the mobile services market, but Colombia needs to do more to augment internet s [...]	2006-03-31 22:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ECPS CO
06BOGOTA3049	DRUMMOND HAS MAJORITY STAKE IN NEW RAIL CONCESSION [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. based Drummond Co. recently purchased a controlling share of a new rail concession linking Colombia's coal belt in Cesar with the northern coast ports of Cienaga and Santa Marta, resolving one of Colombia's most serious trade irritants. Drummond and other coal companie [...]	2006-04-06 13:44:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG EMIN CO
06BOGOTA3444	PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGERS ON RELATIONS WITH U.S., [...] (U) Summary: Presidential challengers Gaviria, Serpa, Mockus, and Leyva held a televised (one channel) debate on April 6. All save Mockus lamented an asymmetrical U.S.-Colombia relationship and criticized the FTA. The responses on our extradition relationship were more complex. All support [...]	2006-04-19 14:20:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD KJUS CO
06BOGOTA4055	TWO DAY TRANSIT STRIKE PARALYZES BOGOTA [...] (U) On May 2-3, associations representing Bogota,s private bus owners launched a surprise strike, effectively grounding approximately 95 percent of the city's private buses and stranding over 4 million residents. The striking owners demanded changes to the transition regime involving the city [...]	2006-05-05 23:20:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD ELAB CO
06BOGOTA4066	COLOMBIA'S FRUSTRATION WITH FTA DELAYS [...] (C) Summary: The GOC is concerned over what it perceives as bad faith negotiating on the part of mid-level USTR officials. While senior Colombia trade officials have generally been reserved in public statements about the status of the FTA final texts, recent press reports indicate the GOC is [...]	2006-05-08 16:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL CO FTA USTR
06BOGOTA4616	CAMPAIGN SEASON INFLUENCES GOVERNMENT-LABOR [...] (C) On April 19th, perhaps influenced by political reasons, an alliance of Colombia's three major trade confederations and a pensioner's group announced a suspension of dialogue with the GOC over lack of GOC action on an alleged trade unionist "hit list," a World Bank report calling for loweri [...]	2006-05-24 22:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD CO
06BOGOTA4686	DRUMMOND COAL STRIKE [...] (C) On May 22, approximately 4,000 coal workers from Drummond, Inc. in Cesar Department began to strike (reftel),joining 300 workers already on strike at nearby Swiss coal mining company Glencore. According to Drummond, the strike is capitalizing on the timing of the May 28 Presidential election [...]	2006-05-26 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ELAB PGOV PHUM CO
06BOGOTA4754	COLOMBIA: LOCAL READ OUT ON A/S SHANNON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Representatives from the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean Embassies in Colombia said Assistant Secretary Shannon's visit to Asia to discuss Latin America was a success. All indicated their governments' willingness to continue the dialogue and look forward to future meetings. The Chin [...]	2006-05-30 19:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	OTRA PREL ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA4894	A/S SHANNON MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe on May 26. Shannon emphasized U.S. policy in the region was based on cooperation, not confrontation; promoted democratic institutions and values; and addressed poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. Shannon said European offi [...]	2006-06-01 20:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ETRD ENRG SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5458	THE STATE OF COLOMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC LEFT [...] (C) Summary: While the leftist Polo Party's Carlos Gaviria attained some 22 percent of the vote in the May 28 Presidential election (up from its ten percent total in March Congressional contests),much of his vote was a protest against Uribe and not necessarily an endorsement of the Polo. T [...]	2006-06-15 18:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD ELAB CO VE
06BOGOTA5515	A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO [...] (C) A/S Thomas Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on May 25. They exchanged views on Colombia's increasingly active regional diplomacy, Brazil's attitude toward Bolivia and Venezuela, Chavez's disruptive approach on the world stage, and relations with Chile. [...]	2006-06-16 22:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5571	COLOMBIA ATPDEA-RELATED ACTIVITY 2005 [...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - related investment in Colombia during 2005. 2. Over the past decade, ATPDEA has provided significant economic benefits to [...]	2006-06-21 14:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA ASEC CO
06BOGOTA576	COLOMBIANS HOPE TO CLOSE USATPA NEGOTIATIONS ASAP [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Trade Minister Botero and Chief Trade negotiator Gomez on January 20 to urge rapid Colombian movement toward agreement of a final text. Botero and Gomez indicated a clear determination to reach agreement, but more than any other time, indicated concern ov [...]	2006-01-23 19:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN EAGR CO FTA
06BOGOTA6257	SENATOR CORNYN'S MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with President Uribe July 4 to discuss Colombia,s counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts. Uribe thanked Cornyn for his support, and asked for his help in passing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia. He said drug eradication must ra [...]	2006-07-11 22:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR CASC CO
06BOGOTA6487	GOC, LABOR (EVEN THE ELN?) SUPPORT ILO ACCORD: [...] (C) The GOC believes the Tripartite ILO Agreement (reftel) can help assuage concerns of U.S. Members of Congress opposed to the FTA over perceptions of unfavorable labor conditions in Colombia. Union leaders also maintain a positive view of the accord, and even the ELN has privately praised [...]	2006-07-18 15:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV ETRD CO
06BOGOTA6759	COLOMBIA'S COMPREHENSIVE TAX REFORM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of President Uribe,s decisive electoral victory, the GOC presented its comprehensive tax reform bill to Congress on July 20. The revenue neutral reform includes an overall reduction in the income tax (including reduced marginal rates),offset by a significant expans [...]	2006-07-26 20:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV CO
06BOGOTA7645	SECRETARIES PAULSON, GUTIERREZ MEET WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Uribe proposed that U.S. and Colombian trade associations meet as soon as possible to resolve a Colombian limit on imports of U.S. beef due to concerns about Mad Cow Disease. The Colombians urged the U.S. to seek approval of the FTA by Congress before ATPDEA provisions [...]	2006-08-22 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV CO XR CU
06BOGOTA8108	URIBE'S CONGRESSIONAL COALITION FRAGILE, BUT [...] (C) President Uribe begins his second term with a fragile majority in Congress, which will require him to devote substantial time and political capital to domestic politics. Uribe insiders say the next 9-12 months will be critical for his legislative agenda, as jockeying for the 2007 local ele [...]	2006-09-05 18:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON ETRD CO
06BOGOTA8650	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR COLOMBIA [...] Summary: At the invitation of the DCM, Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Committee met on September 7 with GOC agencies responsible for monitoring and first response to a potential AI outbreak. While the GOC's AI policy planning and monitoring regime appears on track, operational contingencies are l [...]	2006-09-20 14:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL CO
06BOGOTA9120	COAL IN COLOMBIA -- ENJOYING A POST-STRIKE BOOM [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 19:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN ETRD CO
06BOGOTA9274	COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER BOTERO ON U.S. TPA, [...] (C) GOC Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce Jorge Botero told visiting WHA official Matthew Rooney that on October 11 the Andean Community (CAN) will authorize Colombia to regulate beef imports in accord with its commitment to the USG. The Colombians will await resolution of the beef i [...]	2006-10-06 21:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON CO
06BOGOTA9727	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Post welcomes the October 24-26 visit to Colombia of U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation. Uribe remains the country's dominant political figure, with approval ratings close to 70 percent. His congressional coalition controls both houses of Congress but is incr [...]	2006-10-19 17:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON
06BRASILIA1061	BRAZIL'S MANAUS FREE TRADE ZONE [...] (SBU) Charge, Econoff and Commercial Specialist met with a number of entities in the Manaus Free Zone May 14-16, including Whirlpool Brazil, the Manaus Free Zone Administration (SUFRAMA),the Amazon State Industries Federation (FIEAM) and the Center for Business Development (CIDE),all of which [...]	2006-06-01 10:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAIR EINV ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1089	BRAZIL TO PRODUCE PAPER ON TECHNICAL BILATERAL [...] Science Counselor met on June 1 with Paulo Rogerio Goncalves, Director of International Relations for Brazil's Ministry of Science and Technology. Goncalves said that Minister of Science and Technology Rezende had asked his scientists to quickly develop a non-paper to address how Brazil envisi [...]	2006-06-02 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KSCA EINV ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA117	CODEL MCCONNELL MEETS BRAZILIAN POLICYMAKERS [...] (SBU) Introduction. During a January 9 stop in Brasilia, a congressional delegation led by Senator Mitch McConnell met with Brazilian government leaders. The meetings were positive and covered a range of issues, including trade, the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission to Haiti, Venezuela's entry i [...]	2006-01-19 12:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BR
06BRASILIA1181	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commerce Exchange Dialogue talks (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with gove [...]	2006-06-13 12:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1188	U.S.-Brazil IPR Discussions at the Bilateral Commercial [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6, Secretary Gutierrez inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septel). At that event, US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Deputy Steven Pinkos conducted an IPR Breakout session with officials from INPI (Brazil's Patent Institute [...]	2006-06-14 13:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD BR
06BRASILIA1192	AMEMBASSY BRASILIA NOMINATES SAMBAZON FOR THE SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Based upon its innovative approach to development and export, Charge d'Affaires nominates the U.S. small/medium-sized firm SAMBAZON for the Secretary's 2006 Corporate Excellence Award. 2. (U) Begin Text of Award Nomination Established in 2000, SAMBAZON (short for Saving and Managing [...]	2006-06-14 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP ELAB ETRD SENV BR
06BRASILIA1193	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. After Secretary Gutierrez's June 5-6 discussions in Rio de Janeiro at the Association of American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America (AACLA) annual meeting and the bilateral U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue (septels),he traveled to Brasilia for sessions with government polic [...]	2006-06-14 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV EPET KTFN BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1204	AMEMBASSY BRASILIA NOMINATES CITIGROUP BRAZIL FOR THE [...] (U) Based upon its innovative approach to development and export, Charge d'Affaires nominates the U.S. multinational firm Citigroup Brasil for the Secretary's 2006 Corporate Excellence Award. 2. (U) Begin Text of Award Nomination With over 220,000 checking accounts, US$ 1.5 billion in [...]	2006-06-16 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ELAB ETRD BR
06BRASILIA1231	The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6 in Rio de Janeiro, Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez and Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Furlan launched the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue. The Dialogue was launched as a follow up on commitments made in the Joint Declaration issued on the occasion of Pre [...]	2006-06-20 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1237	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO REACH INTERVENTION DEMARCHE [...] Scioff delivered reftel and talking points to Raphael Azeredo and Otavio Trindade of the MFA's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development on June 16. Azeredo declared that the GoB, possessing a highly developed chemical industry, was immensely concerned with investing in R&D [...]	2006-06-21 13:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ECON KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1240	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. During Secretary Gutierrez's June 4 - 8 policy visit to Brazil, the Secretary and his team - OPIC President Robert Mosbacher Jr., USDOC A/S David Bohigian, State DAS Patrick Duddy, US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Steve Pinkos, Charge Phil Chicola, TDA, Western Hem [...]	2006-06-21 13:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1245	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. During Secretary Gutierrez's June 4 - 8 policy visit to Brazil, the Secretary and his team - OPIC President Robert Mosbacher Jr., USDOC A/S David Bohigian, State DAS Patrick Duddy, US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Steve Pinkos, Charge Phil Chicola, TDA, Western Hem [...]	2006-06-21 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR EINV ENRG BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1440	PROSPECTS FOR BRAZIL'S MERCOSUL PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently, Econoffs met with Julio Laranjeiras, Counselor for Mercosul at the Ministry of External Relations to discuss Brazil's ambitious and hopeful integration agenda during its 5-month tenure as Mercosul pro tempore president starting August 1. Brazil plans to, among other th [...]	2006-07-17 15:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1461	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006 [...] Brazil's main sugarcane-producing center, in the southwest region of the country, exported a record 428 million liters of ethanol in June 2006, in contrast to 268 million liters of ethanol over the same period last year. Most of the region's exports went to the United States, which has been im [...]	2006-07-19 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1480	THE VEGETABLE OIL REVOLUTION - FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE CAR [...] Summary: Brazilian energy parastatal Petrobras recently publicized the development of a new diesel fuel, H-Bio, further bolstering Brazil's already prominent position in the world of biofuels. A hydrogenated synthesis of petroleum and vegetable oil, Petrobras is touting the social, environment [...]	2006-07-24 11:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1514	SOYBEAN BOYCOTT IN THE AMAZON REGION: [...] Summary: Multinational soy traders agreed to a two-year moratorium on the purchase of soybeans from newly deforested land starting in the 2006-07 crop season. A remarkable feature is that even soybeans grown on land legally cleared during this period on farms in the Amazon forest zone will not [...]	2006-07-28 16:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1581	BRAZIL'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL COURT [...] Despite being or potentially because of being one of the leading Brazilian-states in terms of environmental damages, Para (PA) has created the first Special Environmental Court in the country. The court, located in Para's capital, Belem, will try small-scale environmental crimes; those that c [...]	2006-08-04 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1624	USTDA DIRECTOR TRAVELS TO BRAZIL, MEETS WITH MINISTER OF [...] Summary. (U) In a mid-July three-day visit to Brazil, USTDA Director Thelma Askey met with government leaders, industry officials and businessmen in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Brasilia. In addition, Ms. Askey signed four grants, totaling nearly US$2 million, in support of priority Brazil [...]	2006-08-09 18:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR EIND BR
06BRASILIA1638	BRAZILIAN NGO FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE CLIMATE FOR DOING [...] (U) Summary. In a series of recent events, the Brazilian Competitiveness Movement (MBC),a local NGO, has sought to create greater awareness of the barriers to doing business in Brazil and the need to improve the local investment climate. Specifically, MBC has explored the possibility of lin [...]	2006-08-10 17:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON EIND BR
06BRASILIA1651	FEDERAL POLICE ARREST 49 FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING [...] Brazilian Federal Police together with the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA) arrested 49 of a total 54 people accused of being part of an illegal logging ring. Among those apprehended were 16 IBAMA state officials and 33 timber industry entrepreneurs. Similar [...]	2006-08-11 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1655	MIXED SIGNALS ON LOCAL CURRENCY-DENOMINATED TRADE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the local press, on July 20 Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega met with Argentine Economy Minister Felisa Miceli on the margins of the Mercosul Summit meeting to discuss ways to conduct trade between the two countries in local currency (reais/pesos) instead o [...]	2006-08-11 17:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN BR
06BRASILIA1702	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce Luiz Furlan. The wide-ranging session touched upon a variety of topics, including the upcoming Commercial Dialogue meeting in Washington during the fall between U [...]	2006-08-16 16:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR EFIN SENV BR
06BRASILIA1706	BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT REACT TO THREAT TO GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. During recent days, both local policymakers and entrepreneurs have begun to marshal arguments in favor of Brazil retaining eligibility for GSP benefits should that legislation be renewed by the U.S. Congress. Economic and trade officials have raised the issue with the Ambassad [...]	2006-08-16 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRASILIA1708	MERCURY PARTNER FOR UNEP SUBMISSION - BRAZILIAN RESPONSE [...] Post delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Drummond of the MFA's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. Drummond noted that the Ministry of Environment (MMA) is responsible for mercury activities in Brazil and surmised that the MMA would most likely submit a list [...]	2006-08-17 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD TSPL UNEP BR
06BRASILIA1725	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles highlighted to the Ambassador during their August 9 introductory meeting the importance he places on achieving formal Central Bank independence, which he sees as a key part of consolidating Brazil's current success in fighting inflation. [...]	2006-08-18 11:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR
06BRASILIA1781	Brazil: Copyright Piracy Six Months Later [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2006, a USG interagency community closed U.S. industry's petition, based upon lax enforcement of copyright piracy, to strip Brazil of GSP eligibility. Since then, both the Brazilian government and U.S. firms report advances in terms of seizures and law enforcement. [...]	2006-08-24 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR KCRM ETRD BR
06BRASILIA1854	BRAZIL: OAS CULTURAL DIVERSITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff made reftel points to Marcelo Dantas, Director of the Division of Multilateral Cultural Agreements and Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dantas told Econoff that he would be "quite frank." According to Dantas, the Braz [...]	2006-09-01 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OAS PREL BR
06BRASILIA1857	Moving Forward the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue [...] Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On September 1, Marcela Carvalho, the Commercial Dialogue Coordinator for the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Commerce (MDIC),met with Econ Counselor to report on the Ministry's internal meeting on Dialogue issues earlier in the week. Carval [...]	2006-09-02 14:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1865	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's August 18 initial call on Finance Minister Guido Mantega, the two discussed Brazil's economy, ethanol, and mechanisms for bilateral economic engagement, including the Treasury-Fazenda Group for Growth meetings. Mantega raised the USG's review of Generalized [...]	2006-09-05 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1933	USG PRESENTS ETHANOL COOPERATION STRATEGY TO BRAZIL'S MFA [...] (U) Greg Manuel of the Department of State and Sarah Ladislaw from the Department of Energy (DoE),accompanied by Matthew Golden and Morgan Perkins from Mission Brazil, met with the MFA's U/S Patriota and Minister Antonio Simoes, on September 5, to discuss bilateral, biofuel cooperation. The m [...]	2006-09-13 23:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1934	ETHANOL FORUM - PREPARATORY MEETING OUTCOMES [...] (U) Summary: Brazil hosted the first preparatory meeting to the Ethanol Forum on September 5 in Brasilia. Five delegations attended including India, South Africa, China, the EU, the U.S. and Brazil. The USG delegation was headed by State's Greg Manuel and included Sarah Ladislaw from the Depar [...]	2006-09-13 23:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1935	USG TALKS ETHANOL WITH THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Greg Manuel of the Department of State (DoS) and Sarah Ladislaw of the Department of Energy (DoE) accompanied by Morgan Perkins and Matthew Golden of Mission Brazil met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 5. [...]	2006-09-13 23:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1937	BRAZIL CLAIMS AMAZON DESTRUCTION IS DECLINING [...] The rate of deforestation of the Amazon is slowing according to preliminary estimates announced by the Government of Brazil (GoB). According to the data from the Ministry of Environment (MMA),the country's deforestation rate has likely declined 11 % when compared to 2004-2005 figures. This w [...]	2006-09-14 15:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1973	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FURTHER DISCUSSES BIOFUELS WITH DILMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Special Assistant, met with President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, on September 12 to discuss biofuels issues. Rousseff said the U.S. and Brazil need to move quickly on biofuels, but first must work through their [...]	2006-09-18 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1992	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND OTHER TOPICS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Commercial Counselor, met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 14 to discuss biofuels issues. The meeting quickly boiled over to cover a range of topics and poten [...]	2006-09-19 18:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA206	CHARGE ENGAGES SAO PAULO PRIVATE SECTOR ON TRADE [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary data. 2. (SBU) Summary. During his January 16-18 economic theme meetings in Sao Paulo, Charge discussed a wide variety of trade, financial and investment issues with key private sector officials. Embassy and Consulate representatives met with [...]	2006-01-27 11:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KIPR ECON PREL PINR BR
06BRASILIA2066	REPORT ON BRAZIL WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored with their Brazilian counterpart, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO),a workshop entitled, "Measurements and Standards for Biofuels: Enabling a Transition from [...]	2006-09-28 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO TSPA SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2083	BRAZIL: NEW ONLINE PATENT AND TRADEMARK REGISTRATION [...] Summary: The GoB's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has adopted an electronic system designed to reduce bureaucracy in the country's patent and trademark registration process. This new "e-marcas" system, launched on September 1, should enable patent and trademark requesters to [...]	2006-09-29 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2099	BRAZIL: SECOND QUARTER GDP GROWTH DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy expanded by a scant 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006, a result below most analysts' expectations, due primarily to poor results in industrial production and investment. According to Central Bank survey data, the market now expects 2006 GDP growth barely [...]	2006-10-02 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA2103	BRAZILIAN CUSTOMS MOVING FORWARD ON PLAN TO REFORM AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with DHS and Embassy officers, leadership at Brazilian Customs outlined the challenges they face in modernizing their agency and the strategies they have formulated to accomplish this task. GOB managers seek to reform the culture of their organizatio [...]	2006-10-03 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON EIND BR
06BRASILIA2228	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION DEMARCHE [...] Scioff delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Trindade of the Ministry of External Relation's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. In response to the points, Trindade stated that the GoB would take the USG's request under consideration, but pointed out that Brazi [...]	2006-10-25 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD BR
06BRASILIA2233	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SOBEL, ACCOMPANIED BY EMBASSY AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNSELORS, MET WITH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUIS CARLOS PINTO GUEDES ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO DISCUSS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BRAZIL'S RAPID RISE AS A WORLD AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POWER, U.S. [...]	2006-10-25 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2314	The October 17 Meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On October 17, a USG delegation met with the Brazilian interagency economic players in a session of the two countries' Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting. The wide-ranging agenda covered a variety of issues, including WTO matters (the Doha Round, [...]	2006-11-05 12:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ENRG WTRO BEXP BR
06BRASILIA2319	IBAMA RESPONSIBLE FOR TOPPLING TWO MORE MAJOR ILLEGAL [...] Ibama, Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency, has executed two major operations against illegal logging in the month of September. The first one, a three-week long operation, code named Guariba, confiscated 8,500 cubic meters of sawn wood and logs in the state of Mato Grosso. Operation Guar [...]	2006-11-06 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2325	U.S.FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROVIDES TRAINING AGAINST [...] Summary: A team of four officers from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, provided Brazilian Federal Police with a training course to prevent and combat illegal wildlife trafficking over the two week period of October 16-27, 2006. T [...]	2006-11-06 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA235	Brazil: Demarche on SAICM Issues [...] (SBU) On January 31, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to (Jose) Rafael Azeredo, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's Division on Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development and the Brazilian head of delegation to the final negotiations of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals [...]	2006-02-02 10:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV BR
06BRASILIA2486	BRAZILIAN REPRESENTATION AT METHANE MARKETS STEERING [...] The Ministry of Science and Technology has informed post that due to the lack of funds, GOB Science Advisor Newton Paciornik will only be able to represent Brazil at the Methane Markets Steering Committee Meeting on December 14-15 in Rome, if that organization finances his travel and lodging e [...]	2006-11-24 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2487	EU DELEGATION SEEKS EMBASSY SUPPORT ON REGULATION OF [...] (U) Action Request - paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On November 24, EU Econ Counselor Fabian Delcross contacted Emboff to enlist USG support in persuading the GOB to proceed with plans to tighten up current regulations governing the import of generic agrochemicals. According to Delcross, the nat [...]	2006-11-24 23:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EIND BR
06BRASILIA2489	BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA TO DISCUSS HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS [...] The Government of Brazil (GoB) is promoting a project to build two hydroelectric power plants at an estimated cost of US$ 20 billion, close to the border with Bolivia on the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin state of Rondonia. The Madeira River is a main tributary of the Amazon River and it or [...]	2006-11-27 16:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2589	Brazilian Regulatory Agency Contemplates Increasing [...] (SBU) Summary. ANVISA, Brazil's FDA-equivalent, has published new regulations which require importers of medical devices to provide the agency with detailed foreign economic pricing data, along with it product registration or re-registration dossier, as a condition for market access. Compani [...]	2006-12-11 20:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA2606	BRAZIL - REGULATORY AGENCY FORGING AHEAD WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met December 12 with representatives of Brazil's National Sanitary Vigilance Agency (ANVISA, an FDA-like agency) to clarify the scope of new requirements for commercial and pricing information for approval of medical device sales and urge that the GoB take into account [...]	2006-12-14 18:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA2626	BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...]	2006-12-18 14:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA271	INTERFARMA BRIEFS CHARGE ON DIFFICULTIES IN DOING BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip by Charge to Sao Paulo, officials from Interfarma - the local industry group representing international pharmaeuticals firms - described the challenges member companies face in operating in Brazil. Chief among Interfarma complaints was that the high tax b [...]	2006-02-07 15:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD TBIO ECON BR
06BRASILIA362	BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA AGREE ON A TRADE SAFEGUARDS MECHANISM; [...] (SBU) Summary. Tensions between Brazil and Argentina over access to each other's markets continue. In early February, Brazil and Argentina finalized their long-running negotiations on a bilateral trade safeguards mechanism should excessive exports from one country endanger an industry in the o [...]	2006-02-21 16:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND BR
06BRASILIA367	BRAZIL'S SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] (U) Per ref A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary. Brazil made significant strides last year in improving the protection of copyrights and intellectual property related to biotechnology - key areas of concern in previous Special [...]	2006-02-21 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA418	BRAZIL: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] (SBU) Currently, ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is not on the Brazilian Congress' agenda. With the attention of the legislative branch diverted to the ongoing influence peddling scandal and the upcoming October [...]	2006-03-03 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL UNESCO BR
06BRASILIA476	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-10 20:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA497	NOTIFICATION OF POSTPONEMENT IN N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING [...] Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that as of March 2, 2006, the conclusion of the anti-dumping investigation of n-Butanol exported to Brazil from South Africa and the U.S. has been postponed [...]	2006-03-13 18:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA498	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-13 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR

06BRASILIA603	BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...]	2006-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH

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