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09BEIRUT866	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT TO LESSEN POLITICAL [...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Souaid said that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and the Secretariat's leadership had agreed to decrease the coalition's political coordination activities to focus on grassroots mobilization. Lebanese public opinion is now more than ever with March 14, [...]	2009-07-30 13:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY

09BEIRUT868	PRESIDENT'S CABINET BLOC NEARLY SETTLED, BUT OTHER [...] (C) The President's ministerial bloc will contain five ministers and is nearly decided upon, according to presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi. Negotiation over portfolio distribution continues, but the issue of the blocking third is moot because it has been agreed that no "controversial" deci [...]	2009-07-30 13:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT873	HARIRI WELCOMES E.O. 13441 RENEWAL AND CRITICIZES [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri declared himself "quite happy" about renewal of the E.O. 13441 designation and did not consider it a barrier to cabinet formation. Lebanese negotiations with Israel are out of the question until "Israel solves [...]	2009-08-03 15:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNGA LE
09BEIRUT874	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS AGREE TO GIVE JUMBLATT [...] (C) March 14 coalition leaders in separate meetings revealed most were unsurprised by Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and MP Walid Jumblatt's reassessment of his alliance with the majority bloc, and all stressed their decision to leave space to allow Jumblatt to rejoin the coalition s [...]	2009-08-03 16:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT88	LEBANON: RIVALRY WITHIN THE PLO, PM'S LIAISON SAYS [...] (C) Highlighting that the Palestinian camps in Lebanon are "calm for now," the GOL's chief liaison for Palestinian issues, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) Khalil Makkawi, stressed that PM Sinoria had done a good job communicating with Palestinians during the Isr [...]	2009-01-21 17:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
09BEIRUT887	WILL HARIRI HEAD A MAJORITY GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) Despite Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt's August 5 comments pledging he would stand by Saad Hariri in the government formation process, Hariri will not in the end head a majority government, predicted caretaker Ministers Mohammed Chatah (Finance) and Ziad Baroud (In [...]	2009-08-06 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR MOPS LE SY
09BEIRUT898	MARADA LIEUTENANTS DEFEND MEMBERSHIP IN MARCH 8 [...] (C) The Marada Party's alliance with Hizballah in the March 8 Coalition is based on the premise that the Shia party cannot be disarmed by force and must be dealt with in the context of the root causes that feed it, asserted Marada party figures Raymond (Rony) Arayji and Richard (Richy) Haykal. [...]	2009-08-10 14:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT904	JUMBLATT ASSURES HARIRI HE WILL SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt on August 12 confirmed that his bloc remains within the "15" (majority) in the 15-10-5 Cabinet formula, reiterating what he told Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri the night before. Both Siniora and caretaker Minister of State Nassib Lah [...]	2009-08-12 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS SA
09BEIRUT905	LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...]	2009-08-13 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE
09BEIRUT906	LEBANON: HEALTH MINISTRY CONSIDERS SWINE FLU ITS PRIORITY, [...] (SBU) On August 4, Director General of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Walid Ammar told us he does not consider IPR a major priority for the MOPH. Instead of focusing on stricter rules on IPR for WTO accession to protect the interests of multinational pharmaceutical companies, Ammar asked [...]	2009-08-13 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN EINV ENRG ETRD KIPR KFLU PGOV LE
09BEIRUT91	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WORRIED HAMAS PLANS TO USE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 21, March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri expressed concern the past weeks' events in Gaza could lead to Hamas using Lebanon's Palestinian camps to confront Fatah and Israel. Hariri urged the new U.S. administration to "do something" about the Pales [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS
09BEIRUT92	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WITH HIZBALLAH: MAJOR [...] (C) In his January 21 meeting with Hizballah MP Mohamad Raad, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt reportedly expressed his fundamental disagreement with Hizballah over Hizballah's relationship with Syria, Hizballah's arms, and the Special Tribunal. As such, he was not interested in a political relati [...]	2009-01-22 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
09BEIRUT920	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR: DESPITE BOOMING ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) The Lebanese economy is booming, with tourists pouring in, hotel occupancy rates high, bank deposits rising, and growth set to beat all forecasts. Nonetheless, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador August 14 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri nee [...]	2009-08-17 13:53:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ECPS PGOV KCOR LE
09BEIRUT921	AOUN REJECTS HARIRI'S INVITATION, GEMAYEL [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun dismissed charges that he was obstructing progress on government formation and declared he would not accept Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's lunch invitation if the latter does not put an end to attacks by his allies on the FPM leader. Aoun [...]	2009-08-17 13:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT922	NASRALLAH ATTEMPTS TO EASE FEAR, BUT PUBLIC [...] (C) Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah asserted Hizballah would take defensive action against Israel, if Lebanon was attacked, and called for national unity in his August 14 speech commemorating the third anniversary of the July 2006 war between Hizballah and Israel. Attendees at the [...]	2009-08-17 14:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE IS
09BEIRUT933	LEBANON: HARIRI SEES NO END IN SIGHT TO POLITICAL [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri described Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun as a "disaster" and insisted that he had told the FPM leader several times he would not acquiesce to reappointing Aoun's son-in-law Gebran Bassil as Minister of Telecommunications. Hariri admitt [...]	2009-08-19 16:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT946	GOVERNMENT FORMATION DEADLOCKED OR DEAD END? [...] (C) Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea insisted that the most effective solution to the current political crisis would be for the Saudis to appeal to the Syrians to pressure Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun and Hizballah to break the current political deadlock. The LF le [...]	2009-08-21 17:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY SA
09BEIRUT957	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SAYS LEBANON STILL NEEDS [...] (SBU) The Lebanese economy is booming, with tourists pouring in, hotel occupancy rates high, bank deposits rising, and growth set to beat all forecasts. Nonetheless, Central Bank of Lebanon (CBL) Governor Riad Salameh told the Ambassador August 14 that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri need [...]	2009-08-26 06:24:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINT KFLU PGOV SOCI LE
09BEIRUT959	ACTIVE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT POLITICALLY AND [...] (C) Although press reports have speculated that Lebanese President Michel Sleiman considered calling into session the caretaker cabinet headed by caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, constitutional experts and other Embassy contacts say public conjecture on the issue is a mere political man [...]	2009-08-26 14:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT966	OPPOSITION CRITICIZES HARIRI'S NEGOTIATION TACTICS [...] (C) Although many speculate that cabinet formation is being held up by external Syrian or Iranian influence, opposition figures claim that the reason for the delay is Hariri's refusal to provide a counteroffer to General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement's original proposal on the ministri [...]	2009-08-27 14:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE SY
09BEIRUT972	JUMBLATT OBSESSED WITH AVERTING DRUZE-SHIA [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt's close advisors, as well as his Druze competition, believe that Jumblatt is obsessed with averting a Druze-Shia conflict. Contacts suggest that one-third of the Druze "like" Jumblatt personally and will follow (some say "obey") his lead; one-third support Jumbl [...]	2009-08-28 15:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT988	HARIRI WILL PRESENT CABINET PROPOSAL WITHOUT [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told the Ambassador September 3 that he intends to present a national unity government cabinet proposal to President Sleiman within the next ten days. He confirmed that that negotiations with opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun and his Free Patriot [...]	2009-09-03 15:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE
09BEIRUT99	LEBANON: POLITICAL WILL KEY TO FURTHER PROGRESS ON IPR [...] (SBU) Most Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) experts tell us current Lebanese legislation is generally adequate and WTO compliant, while Lebanon's biggest IPR problem is enforcement. IPR industry contacts say courts should impose more stringent fines on violators. IPR infringement in the pha [...]	2009-01-26 16:06:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV LE
09BELFAST14	TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN NORTHERN IRELAND BY DISSIDENT [...] (C) A March 7 gun attack by dissident republicans near Antrim which left two British soldiers dead, and injured four others, is the worst terrorist attack in Northern Ireland since the 1998 Omagh bombing. The attack was carried out by the Real IRA, a small dissident group formed by IRA member [...]	2009-03-09 14:03:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV UK EI
09BELFAST17	NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...]	2009-03-09 18:10:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EI UK
09BELFAST30	NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE BRIEF CONSULATE ON DISSIDENT KILLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Consul General and Management/Post Security Officer met with Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Leighton and briefly with Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde on March 9 for a briefing on the security situation following the March 7 the dissident republican attack, which left tw [...]	2009-05-01 15:05:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL EI UK
09BELFAST5	NORTHERN IRELAND LEADERS THANK SPECIAL ENVOY DOBRIANSKY [...] (C) Summary: On January 7-8, Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Ambassador Paula Dobriansky made farewell calls on Northern Ireland political leaders. Everyone paid tribute to the Special Envoy for her efforts during the past two years and praised the role the United States has played in brin [...]	2009-01-13 13:12:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UK EI
09BELFAST50	NORTHERN IRELAND DEVOLUTION DELAYED BUT ON TRACK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Northern Ireland's political leaders, together with HMG's Northern Ireland Office, are united in their conviction to move forward on the devolution of policing and justice. An attempt by hard-line unionist Jim Allister to siphon off support from First Minister Peter Robinson's [...]	2009-07-10 11:25:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SOCI UK EI
09BELFAST88	NORTHERN IRELAND FIRST MINISTER ROBINSON AND DEPUTY FIRST [...] (C/NF) Summary: Despite strong complaints regarding the behavior of the other and their respective parties, Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness both agree that the financial piece of devolving policing and justice powers is complete, and a [...]	2009-11-03 17:12:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR UK EI
09BELFAST9	ENSURING THE PEACE IN NORHTERN IRELAND: KEY USG OBJECTIVES [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a joint message from Embassies Dublin, London, and Consulate Belfast. It outlines key objectives for continuing USG involvement in Northern Ireland in order to ensure the completion of the successful peace process that began with the Good Friday Agreement. Finalizing t [...]	2009-02-20 18:25:00	Consulate Belfast	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ECON UK EI
09BELGRADE1004	SERBIA: RESETTLEMENT A RARE ROMA SUCCESS STORY [...] (U) In a well planned and coordinated effort, local authorities in Belgrade on August 31 resettled without incident approximately 160 Romani families living in an illegal settlement under the Gazela bridge in downtown Belgrade. The resettlement, executed on the eve of the new school year, cl [...]	2009-09-04 14:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE1010	SERBIA AND IMF - DECISION POSTPONED ON SECOND TRANCHE [...] (SBU) The IMF and Serbia postponed on September 1 any decision regarding the disbursement of Serbia's second tranche of IMF funds until at least late October. The IMF expects that this delay will give the government time to prepare its proposed 2010 budget and to show how Serbia intends to imple [...]	2009-09-09 10:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE1030	SERBIA: KRUPANJ A NATIONALIST VESTIGE OF CONTRADICTION AND [...] (SBU) Serbia's small western municipality of Krupanj highlights how economic destitution and the lack of a national vision have spawned a muddled relationship between citizens and nationalist parties in local government. All roads literally end in Krupanj as does, apparently, all logic. Thou [...]	2009-09-14 14:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE1032	SERBIA: AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 06:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA SR
09BELGRADE104	SERBIA: KOSOVO MINISTRY STATE SECRETARY IVANOVIC TOUR [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging February 3 meeting, Serbian Ministry for Kosovo State Secretary Oliver Ivanovic, a moderate Kosovo Serb, expressed conditional support for cooperation with the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA),characterized the recently-formed Kosovo Security Force (KSF) as "a group of wel [...]	2009-02-05 16:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KV SR
09BELGRADE1112	SERBIA: UPDATE ON DEFENSE AND SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) As the Serbian government begins its second year in office, it is inching closer to NATO at an almost imperceptible rate - naming an ambassador after months of delay and slowly implementing the Security Agreement - while searching for ways to increase its involvement in regional grouping [...]	2009-09-25 17:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL SR
09BELGRADE1136	SERBIA: JAT STRIKE ENDS, FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Flights of JAT Airways, the Serbian flag carrier, were grounded between September 30 and October 2 due to a strike by mechanics at JAT Tehnika, the former maintenance arm of the effectively bankrupt national airline. The cause of the strike was unpaid debts between the two state companie [...]	2009-10-05 07:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV SR
09BELGRADE12	GAS CRISIS BEGINS TO BITE SERBIA [...] With the cutoff of gas supplies from Serbia's sole gas import pipeline from Hungary on January 6, Serbia is effectively without natural gas until the end of the Russia-Ukraine dispute. Deliveries of gas to Serbia ended on January 6 as an Orthodox Christmas Eve present from Moscow. Most Serbi [...]	2009-01-08 13:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE125	ANOTHER FACE OF SERBIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Prime Minister Cvetkovic, the Ambassador underscored U.S. frustration with the Serbian the government's inflexible approach to Kosovo issues and proposed a new emphasis on economic issues in our bilateral relations. Cvetkovic expressed interest in me [...]	2009-02-10 12:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE1266	SERBIAN SOCCER FANS: HOOLIGANS OR GANGSTERS? [...] (SBU) The recent death of French national Brice Taton in Belgrade after being beaten by Serbian soccer hooligans has prompted Serbian authorities - and society - to reexamine the murky ties Serbia's two major soccer clubs (Partizan and Red Star) and their fan clubs have with organized crime. G [...]	2009-10-29 14:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KCOR KCRM KPRV PINR SNAR SR
09BELGRADE1284	SERBIA'S JUDICIAL REFORM PROCEEDS DESPITE CONTINUING [...] (SBU) Serbia's National Assembly passed in late 2008 an ambitious judicial reform package in line with requirements in the 2006 Constitution, and the government immediately began the process of implementing the new laws. The laws are intended to increase judicial independence and efficiency a [...]	2009-11-02 12:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE13	SERBIA: LOOKING FOR PROGRESS ON SIX POINTS [...] (SBU) Serbia's Ministry for Kosovo continues to expect the international community to foster progress on the Six Points. Without that progress, Serbia believes that it will be impossible to reassure Kosovo Serbs of their security and further cooperation with EULEX will stall. The Ministry's l [...]	2009-01-08 17:06:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SR KV
09BELGRADE1330	Serbia's Flying Circus: Opening JAT to Competition [...] (SBU) After an early October strike by aircraft maintenance firm JAT Tehnika that grounded JAT airline planes (Ref A),Serbia's civil aviation officials are picking up the pace to open the market to foreign competition and expand airport facilities. Foreign carriers, especially discount airlin [...]	2009-11-12 11:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV JAT SR
09BELGRADE1334	SERBIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On November 4, the Serbian government and the IMF reached agreement on the second review of the country's $4 billion Stand By Arrangement. The IMF concluded that Serbia had met most of the economic targets, except the fiscal deficit which they agreed to expand for 2009 to 4.5% of GDP an [...]	2009-11-13 07:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE137	SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. Both the office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffic [...]	2009-02-13 15:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
09BELGRADE138	SERBIA: FRESH CONTROVERSY OVER DRAFT VOJVODINA STATUTE [...] (SBU) The draft Vojvodina Statute, the governing legislation of the autonomous province, remains the subject of controversy and political manipulation. The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians have accused President Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) of stalling due to internal divisions, bringing the [...]	2009-02-13 16:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE1430	SERBIA'S FORGOTTEN EAST: DIGGING A DEEPER HOLE [...] (SBU) Bor, located in eastern Serbia's Timok region, is one of the poorest and most polluted cities in Serbia. Its economy is tied to the fortunes of RTB Bor, a bankrupt state-owned copper mining and smelting company. The company (which has expressed interest to purchase newer American equipme [...]	2009-12-02 14:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EMIN SR
09BELGRADE1478	SERBIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MAKES FIRST JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (SBU) The Serbian National Assembly November 30 confirmed the first round of judges and public prosecutor selections required by judicial reform legislation. The judge and prosecutors appointed to several high-profile positions are highly respected professionals. Rumors persist that there ar [...]	2009-12-11 09:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SR
09BELGRADE1512	SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) is the largest and most influential religious institution in Serbia. It also is the most privileged of the seven "traditional" religious communities recognized by the 2006 law on religion. Public opinion polls consistently demonstrate that the Church i [...]	2009-12-18 16:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF SR
09BELGRADE1534	FY 2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL SOLICITATION FOR INL LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a Response to Action Request that solicited and provided instructions for preparing criminal justice-related project proposals to be funded with FY 2009 INCLE, ESF, Support for Eastern European Democracy Act (SEED) and FREEDOM funds. The response encompasses proposals f [...]	2009-12-22 13:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS SNAR SR
09BELGRADE1566	SERBIA: PARLIAMENT PASSES 2010 BUDGET IN LINE WITH IMF PLAN [...] (SBU) The Serbian Parliament on December 21 adopted the government's 2010 budget, totaling nearly $11.5 billion in spending. While the 2010 budget is nearly a 7% increase from the 2009 budget in nominal terms, it is to be the start of a multi year budget reform process expected to decrease th [...]	2009-12-23 14:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE157	SERBIAN PARLIAMENT TAKES SMALL STEP TOWARD EFFICIENCY [...] (SBU) The ruling majority approved changes to Parliament's Rules of Procedure on February 17 that will limit the opposition's ability to block the legislative process by capping debate time and otherwise restricting members' ability to diverge from the agenda. Members of Parliament from Presid [...]	2009-02-23 07:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE17	NEW SERBIAN ANTI-TIP COORDINATOR DISCUSSES PLANS [...] (SBU) Serbia appointed a new Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Mitar Djuraskovic, in November. Djuraskovic, a police officer with anti-trafficking experience, quickly developed a plan for 2009, which includes improving the current anti-trafficking institutional framework and planning for the next [...]	2009-01-09 15:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM PHUM SR
09BELGRADE208	SERBIA: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WOES [...] (U) After intense negotiations and threat of worker protest, on February 11, the government, labor unions, and employers' union decided to postpone doling out $1.7 to $2.6 billion in allowances to workers during the economic crisis. In November, the three parties signed annexes to Serbia's new [...]	2009-03-12 11:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN SR
09BELGRADE21	Gas Crisis: EU Countries Come To Serbia's Aid [...] Heat is coming back to Serbia thanks to European assistance. On January 8, Hungary and Germany responded positively to Serbia's request for urgent gas deliveries. On January 9, Austria also agreed to supply Serbia with gas. Gas from Hungary started to flow in the late afternoon of January 8 [...]	2009-01-12 06:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD SR
09BELGRADE210	SERBIA: Serbia: How the Economic Crisis could Lead to a [...] (SBU) Politicians in Serbia are facing the increasingly sober reality that the global economic crisis will hit Serbia hard this year. After initially trying to duck under the economic crisis wave, the political leadership is now resigned to the fact that Serbia must address the economic challe [...]	2009-03-12 13:42:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL EFIN EINV PGOV SR
09BELGRADE212	SERBIA: TADIC TARGETS ORGANIZED CRIME [...] (SBU) President Tadic has declared that the Serbian government will take on entrenched organized crime groups in order to break their linkages with business and the state, and thereby enable Serbia to cope with the economic crisis. The message, which marks a distinct shift in the government's [...]	2009-03-12 16:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS KV SR
09BELGRADE236	SERBIA: MAYOR DJILAS OUTLINES BELGRADE'S PRIORITIES [...] Mayor Djilas told Ambassador his foremost priority was to implement social programs for Belgraders amid this tough economic period. Due to the financial crisis, infrastructure projects have slipped to second place on Djilas's priority list. Djilas believed both of these tasks would be diffic [...]	2009-03-19 06:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SR
09BELGRADE246	SERBIA: RUSSIANS STIR THE POT [...] (SBU) Russia's ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Konuzin has recently taken a much more aggressive approach to Kosovo by advocating partition during recent speeches and interviews and condemning the 1999 NATO bombardment. The takeover of Serbia's national oil industry by Russian giant Gazprom has [...]	2009-03-23 06:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RU KV SR
09BELGRADE251	SERBIA: UNCERTAIN RELATIONSHIP WITH GAZPROM [...] (SBU) Serbia's energy marriage with Gazprom centered on the sale of state oil firm NIS at the beginning of this year had a rocky start and Serbs are increasingly unsure how Gazprom's interests fit with Serbia's. Gazprom's initial actions since taking over NIS raise questions about the company' [...]	2009-03-24 06:30:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE276	SERBIA CONTINUES TO DELAY ADOPTION OF VOJVODINA STATUTE [...] (SBU) The Vojvodina Statute, the governing legislation for the Serbia's only remaining autonomous province (and one of the most prosperous parts of the country),remains off the National Assembly's agenda. The statute is foreseen in Serbia's Constitution, but nationalist groups continue to cr [...]	2009-03-30 15:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR
09BELGRADE306	SERBIA EAGER FOR EU VISA LIBERALIZATION BUT FACES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) The Serbian government is pursuing visa liberalization with the European Union with more coordination and momentum than any other policy goal, motivated by enormous public desire for visa-free travel to Europe. The government and Parliament have completed the vast majority of tasks list [...]	2009-04-10 07:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SR
09BELGRADE31	SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRIKES CONCILIATORY NOTE, BUT REPEATS SAME MESSAGE [...] (SBU) In an address to Serbian ambassadors gathered in Belgrade, Foreign Minister Jeremic called for cooperation based on international law during a time of shifting balances of power. He identified Kosovo, European integration, and the Western Balkans as Serbia's top foreign policy prioritie [...]	2009-01-12 15:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE348	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE349	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel request for assistance to Interior Ministry International Cooperation Bureau head Drazen Maravic on April 3. Maravic told us the Ministry was discussing increasing police involvement in European peacekeeping operations and Interior Minister Ivica Dacic had already co [...]	2009-04-24 13:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE352	SERBIA: GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP [...] (SBU) The Serbian government revised downward the budget to reflect the stark economic contraction and the requirements of the IMF to move ahead with an expanded $4 billion program. At its April 16 session the government adopted a rebalanced 2009 budget which included deep expenditure cuts in [...]	2009-04-24 13:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE356	SERBIA RESPONSE: DEVELOPING FOLLOW-UP DATA ON COESPU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT PKO SR
09BELGRADE357	SERBIA'S PRESIDENCY OF THE DECADE OF ROMA INCLUSION A MIXED [...] (SBU) As Serbia marked International Roma Day on April 8 in its capacity as president of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015, its record on addressing the plight of Europe's largest ethnic minority remained spotty at best. Continued reports of discrimination, hate speech, and physical viole [...]	2009-04-24 13:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO SR
09BELGRADE363	SERBIA: HIGH-FLYING BELGRADE MAYOR DJILAS BUILDS BRIDGES [...] (SBU) In an April 21 meeting, Belgrade Mayor Dragan Djilas - a strong candidate to be a future Prime Minister - shared with the Ambassador his achievements in his first seven months in office in both the infrastructure and social spheres, the political challenges he faces due to his efforts to [...]	2009-04-27 14:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SR
09BELGRADE383	SERBIA: 2009 BUDGET REBALANCE ADOPTED [...] The Serbian Parliament adopted a rebalanced 2009 budget on April 29. The rebalance reflected the deteriorating economic situation and adjusted for lower than projected 2009 revenues and expenditures, due to falling revenue collection by the government. The central government deficit increase [...]	2009-04-30 18:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE399	SERBIAN GOVERNMENT HUNTING FOR MLADIC [...] (C) The Serbian government continues to publicly emphasize its efforts to capture war crimes indictee Ratko Mladic, and Serbian officials responsible for cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) privately tell us the current government is very supportive [...]	2009-05-06 17:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWAC SR
09BELGRADE429	SERBIA: DELTA'S FINANCIAL WOES [...] (SBU) Six months after opening the region's third largest shopping mall in Montenegro, Delta Holdings, owned by controversial Serbian billionaire Miroslav Miskovic, has landed in financial turmoil amid the deepening economic crisis. Ambitious real estate projects are now on hold, payments to [...]	2009-05-19 11:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD SR
09BELGRADE433	SERBIA: LABOR PROTESTS INCLUDE HUNGER STRIKES AND [...] The desperate and radical acts of two workers' protests in Serbia drew considerable media attention in early May. A group of workers from the privately-owned Partizan Leather Company in central Serbia went on an 18-day hunger strike demanding back wages. The leader of the socially-owned Rask [...]	2009-05-20 07:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN SR
09BELGRADE436	MEDIA REACTION TO VPOTUS VISIT TO SERBIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 06:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL KPAO SR BK MW YI
09BELGRADE467	SERBIA: PATRIARCH REMAINS BUT SYNOD REVAMPED [...] (SBU) During its annual spring session from May 14-22, the Holy Assembly of Bishops (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) stood firm in its stance that ailing Patriarch Pavle should fulfill his lifetime appointment. The Sabor also confirmed that Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and [...]	2009-06-01 11:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
09BELGRADE506	SERBIA: VISA LIBERALIZATION MAY BE PRESSURE POINT [...] (C) The Government of Serbia,s overwhelming desire to secure visa liberalization with the EU is a pressure point that could facilitate Serbia,s cooperation on Kosovo issues. According to EU Special Representative in Belgrade Sorensen, the GoS had lost its footing on Kosovo as a result of the [...]	2009-06-12 13:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KVIR SR
09BELGRADE507	SERBIA: PRESEVO VALLEY ISLAMIC COMMUNITY RETAINS KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Despite strained relations between Belgrade and Pristina following Kosovo's February 2008 declaration of independence, the Islamic community in the South Serbian region of the Presevo Valley has been able to maintain its historically strong ties with the Kosovo Islamic Community. Accord [...]	2009-06-12 14:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF KV SR
09BELGRADE527	SERBIA ALREADY MISSING IMF TARGETS, REVISED ARRANGEMENT [...] (SBU) Just one month after approval of a $4 billion Stand By Arrangement with the IMF, it is already clear Serbia will be unable to meet the fiscal and GDP targets in the agreement and that a revised arrangement will be necessary by early fall. The National Bank of Serbia remains confident th [...]	2009-06-18 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE559	SERBIA ADOPTS NEW LAW ON POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) The Serbian Parliament on May 12 adopted a new Law on Political Parties, the first in what is expected to be a set of laws reforming the political and electoral system. The law provides more rigorous conditions for establishing political parties and will result in the disappearance of sm [...]	2009-06-22 08:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE569	SERBIA: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for input, post suggests the following areas of concern that the U.S. delegation might wish to raise during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM): -- Despite past HDIM interventions by the U.S. delegation and efforts at post, Serbia's res [...]	2009-06-24 09:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM SR
09BELGRADE59	SERBIA: EX-RADICALS ENTER LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE FIRST [...] (SBU) The local branch of the Serbian Progressive Party joined in forming the municipal government of Prijepolje and is positioned to install its local head as mayor of this multiethnic town in the Sandzak region of south-western Serbia. The agreement marks the first time that ex-Radical lead [...]	2009-01-21 13:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE607	SERBIA: GAZPROM DRILLING DEEPER INTO ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Russia's energy giant Gazprom continues to make inroads into Serbia's energy sector, six months after it secured a deal giving it a majority stake in Serbia's state-owned petroleum company NIS. Through Gazprom, Russia is now following through on investments in both oil and gas and is co [...]	2009-06-30 14:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN SR
09BELGRADE63	SERBIA: FRAGILE CALM IN NOVI PAZAR BELIES ENDURING [...] (SBU) The city leadership of Novi Pazar, situated in the heart of Serbia's southwestern predominantly Muslim Sandzak region, is actively confronting budget issues, encouraging religious conciliation, and seeking the attention of the government in Belgrade. The city's dueling Islamic communiti [...]	2009-01-22 10:00:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE633	SERBIA LARGELY IGNORES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MILOSEVIC'S [...] (SBU) The twentieth anniversary of Slobodan Milosevic's infamous speech at Gazimestan on the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo passed with little notice in Serbia, generating only a handful of press stories and one passing mention by President Tadic. Serbia's leaders appear to have mi [...]	2009-07-06 13:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS SR
09BELGRADE635	SERBIA: DINKIC ON POLITICS AND ECONOMICS [...] (SBU) In a June 30 meeting with Charge, Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister Mladjan Dinkic railed against an ongoing media witch hunt targeting him, which he said was manipulated by the ruling Democratic Party. President Tadic needed to take decisive action to publicly support him, o [...]	2009-07-06 13:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SR
09BELGRADE637	SERBIA: NEW GMO LAW NOT WTO COMPLIANT, GOVERNMENT PROMISES [...] (SBU) In May 2009, Serbia's parliament adopted a restrictive Genetically Modified Organisms law (GMO),which was not WTO compliant. The Charge expressed our concerns about the law to Serbia's Agriculture Minister Sasa Dragin (Democratic Party, DS) and to Economics Minister Mladjan Dinkic (G-17 [...]	2009-07-06 14:14:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD USTR WTO ECON AL SR
09BELGRADE667	SERBIA: PM PDAS COUNTRYMAN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE [...] (SBU) PDAS Thomas Countryman's July 8 visit was the first high-level visit following Vice President Biden's May visit to Belgrade. Though initial plans were for two meetings, the one day visit morphed into four ministerial level meetings, a TV interview in Serbian, and a small reception with [...]	2009-07-13 13:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SR
09BELGRADE697	SERBIA WELCOMES DECISION ON VISA LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) The Serbian government enthusiastically welcomed the European Commission's July 15 announcement that it would recommend visa liberalization for Serbia, as well as for Montenegro and Macedonia. President Tadic described the abolition of visas as the removal of the "last sanctions" on Ser [...]	2009-07-17 11:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KS SR
09BELGRADE719	SERBIA: JAGODINA MAYOR PALMA RAISES PROFILE ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Over the past year, Dragan Markovic "Palma," founder and president of United Serbia (JS),has emerged as an increasingly prominent voice on the national scene. Leveraging his success as mayor of Jagodina and developing his friendship with Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) President Ivica [...]	2009-07-22 14:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE725	SERBIA: PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO IMPACT [...] (SBU) A draft law on Planning and Construction currently under debate in Parliament could significantly impact future restitution claims. Although there are several necessary positive elements in the legislation, including streamlining the construction permitting procedure and rationalizing th [...]	2009-07-23 12:24:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR
09BELGRADE75	SERBIAN PARLIAMENT IN NEED OF REFORM [...] (SBU) Rather than serving as an effective counterweight to the executive branch, Serbia's parliament is so plagued by inefficiency and internal divisions that it has become an obstacle to the country's reform efforts and European Union aspirations. The governing coalition's narrow majority al [...]	2009-01-27 16:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE751	SERBIA: CIVIL AVIATION REFORM NOT TAKING OFF [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government's inability to pass key civil aviation legislation continues to stall the progress of Serbia's aviation industry. Without this legislation, the FAA Category 1 rating necessary for direct flights to the United States is still out of reach. Serbia's national carrier [...]	2009-07-27 09:48:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EINV SR
09BELGRADE759	SERBIA: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ADOPTED [...] (SBU) The Serbian Parliament on July 8 adopted a Law on Regional Development that envisages the establishment of seven statistical regions, whose borders would be defined by a separate government decision. The main purpose of the law is to reduce the disparity of economic development of certai [...]	2009-07-28 15:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE765	SERBIA IN THE WAKE OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDENâ€™S VISIT [...] (C) Vice President Biden's May 20 visit to Belgrade, during which he met with President Tadic, Prime Minister Cvetkovic, and Defense Minister Sutanovac, marked a "new beginning" in the bilateral relationship thanks to the core message that the United States recognized Serbia as an important regiona [...]	2009-07-29 13:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SR MARR PGOV
09BELGRADE799	SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...]	2009-08-05 12:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR
09BELGRADE801	SERBIA: VOTE ON PROPOSED LAW ON PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament delayed voting on the controversial draft law on Planning and Construction, postponing it until August 31, after the parliament's summer recess. The law continues to be controversial due to its potential to negatively affect future restitution claims, causing the ire [...]	2009-08-05 12:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR
09BELGRADE803	EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009 [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]	2009-08-05 12:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE805	EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009 [...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]	2009-08-05 12:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE823	SERBIA/MONTENEGRO: SOME PROGRESS, CORE DISAGREEMENTS [...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Podgorica and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although historic, linguistic, familial, and other ties closely intertwine the peoples of Montenegro and Serbia, relations between the governments remain clouded by disagreements [...]	2009-08-18 16:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MW SR

09BELGRADE836	ORGANIZED CRIME FIGHT IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) Top Serbian officials publicly announced a campaign against organized crime and appear to be committed to fight it. Serbia has had some regional cooperation successes, and officials talk about further initiatives. A series of recently enacted laws, and several additional contemplated la [...]	2009-08-11 13:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM SR
09BELGRADE839	(Jovanka Broz) Tito Speaks [...] (C) During a September 2 uninhibited one and a half hour conversation, former Yugoslav President Tito's widow, Jovanka Broz Tito dished to Charge on the Russians -- Tito never liked them, Slovenes -- they were never committed to the Yugoslav idea, and those who plotted and carried out her [...]	2009-09-03 13:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR
09BELGRADE845	SERBIA/TURKEY: TURKISH FM'S BELGRADE VISIT HERALDS NEW ERA [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Ankara. Summary ------- 2. (C) The late July visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu to Belgrade marked a significant step forward in the bilateral relationship between Serbia and Turkey. Amid agreements on deeper economic co [...]	2009-09-15 11:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU SR
09BELGRADE851	Serbia and China: Strengthening Relations, but Little [...] (C) Serbia is seeking closer ties to China as part of its recent emphasis on "four pillars" of foreign policy: the EU, U.S., Russia, and China. Other than China's support for Serbia on Kosovo, the relationship remains greatly imbalanced in China's favor. To highlight the importance of the rel [...]	2009-10-05 06:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EINV CH SR
09BELGRADE867	TRIUMPH OVER NEGATIVE IMAGES IN ULTRA-NATIONALIST HEARTLAND [...] (SBU) In a "tactical strike" on anti-American sentiment, the Embassy brought in a U.S. Navy band to play at the annual brass band festival in Guca, in Serbia's nationalist-leaning heartland. While the appearance of the band in the rowdy, beer-lubricated environment of this festival of traditio [...]	2009-08-14 08:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO SR
09BELGRADE872	TRIUMPH OVER NEGATIVE IMAGES IN ULTRA- NATIONALIST HEARTLAND [...] (SBU) In a "tactical strike" on anti-American sentiment, the Embassy brought in a U.S. Navy band to play at the annual brass band festival in Guca, in Serbia?s nationalist-leaning heartland. While the appearance of the band in the rowdy, beer-lubricated environment of this festival of tradit [...]	2009-08-14 12:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO SR
09BELGRADE934	SERBIA: WITNESS RELUCTANCE LEADS TO SLOW PROGRESS ON BYTYQI [...] (SBU) The trial of two Serbian police officers for illegal detention that led to the killings of three American citizens is nearing its end. The long-awaited testimony of the most senior police official still alive from that time gave weight to the defendants' argument that they were just followin [...]	2009-08-21 18:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE95	Serbia: Global Crisis Begins to Pinch [...] End of year 2008 statistics show a slowdown in economic activity across Serbia. Faced with these downward trends, the Finance Ministry will likely revise 2009 GDP growth estimates down from 3.5% to 2%. The dinar is steadily declining, registering a 34% loss against dollar since October 2008. [...]	2009-02-02 16:23:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
09BELGRADE98	SERBS AND RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) Serbia,s recent rhetoric about apparently strengthening their relationship with Russia is worrisome both for the harm it can do to Serbia itself, as well as for its destabilizing effect on Balkan integration into trans-Atlantic alliances. Serbian gratitude for Russia,s support for Serb [...]	2009-02-03 15:46:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR
09BELGRADE990	SERBIA USES IRAQI MIGS TO SHOW ITSELF AS A TRUSTED PARTNER [...] (SBU) Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac has confirmed press reports that Serbia has six or seven MiG 21's and 10 MiG 23's which Yugoslavia received in 1989 from the Iraqi Government for refurbishment. According to Sutanovac, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki went public with the MiG stor [...]	2009-09-02 11:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR PREL IZ SR
09BELGRADE998	SERBIA ADOPTS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA LAW [...] (SBU) The National Assembly of Serbia adopted a controversial Media Law on August 31, which President Tadic signed the same day. The Law was adopted by a narrow majority of 125 votes with the help of opposition leader Cedomir Jovanovic's Liberal Democratic Party, which conditioned its support on [...]	2009-09-03 12:02:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SR
09BELMOPAN111	BELMOPAN - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime throughout Belize continues to remain a problem and has steadily risen over the past two years. Major crimes in Belize (defined as murder, rape, robbery, burglary, theft and carnal knowledge) increased in 2008 by 8.1% from 2007. Most disturbing [...]	2009-03-20 21:13:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BH
09BELMOPAN123	2009/2010 BUDGET FOR BELIZE INTRODUCES NEW FUEL TAX [...] On March 6, 2009, Prime Minister Dean Barrow presented his second budget for FY 2009/2010 to the National Assembly. After projections of a budget surplus in 2008/2009, the new budget will result in a deficit of 1.7% for the next fiscal year. This turnaround reflects an increase in the governm [...]	2009-03-30 20:01:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV BH
09BELMOPAN229	BELIZE'S MONEY-GRAM MONEY LAUNDERING INVESTIGATIONS [...] Recent GOB investigations into money laundering operations conducted through a MoneyGram sub-agency in Belize have revealed identity theft through the fraudulent use of the Belize City Council's drivers license database during the period October 2007 to December 2008. 2. Money Exchange In [...]	2009-06-11 20:53:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN EINV BH
09BELMOPAN299	SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN BELIZE [...] Belize Electricity Limited (BEL),whose major shareholder is Fortis Inc. of Canada, is Belize's primary distributor of electricity. Since the beginning of the year, regulatory conflicts with the Public Utilities Commission continue to dominate BEL's focus. More recently, a shortage of supply [...]	2009-07-31 21:51:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV BH
09BELMOPAN314	CITRUS GREENING THREATENS BELIZE'S CITRUS INDUSTRY [...] In May 2009, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) confirmed the presence of citrus greening in Belize. This disease represents a serious threat to an industry which significantly contributes to the Belizean economy in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employment in the rural s [...]	2009-08-11 20:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EAGR PGOV BH
09BELMOPAN332	GOB ASSUMES CONTROL OF BELIZE TELEMEDIA LIMITED [...] On August 24, Prime Minister Dean Barrow first introduced the Belize Telecommunications Amendment Bill to the House of Representatives. The Bill was passed and certified by the Governor General August 25th. This Bill allows the Government of Belize to nationalize one of the largest private en [...]	2009-09-04 20:17:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV BH
09BELMOPAN348	BELIZE FM MEETS WITH NEW AMBASSADOR [...] AMB and DCM called on FM Wilfred Elrington on September 17, immediately in advance of AMB's presentation of credentials to the Governor General, Sir Colville Young. Ambassador Adalbert Tucker, Director for Foreign Trade and Alfonso Gahona, Office Director for the Americas were also present. [...]	2009-09-18 22:28:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BH
09BELMOPAN370	THE BELIZE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM [...] Summary. In Belize, mental health services are provided to citizens and residents through the Belize Mental Health Program (BMHP),which is coordinated and supervised by the Ministry of Health. The system is newly emerging, serves approximately 15,000 patients, and had its own approved, gover [...]	2009-10-06 17:22:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR BH
09BELMOPAN400	FRAUD SUMMARY - BELMOPAN [...] Per Reftel B, U.S. Embassy Belmopan provides the following information for the period March, 2009 - September, 2009: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Fraud encountered during visa and American Citizen Services interviews remains at moderately low levels. Post saw a slight increase in NIV fraud. Be [...]	2009-10-30 21:35:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BH
09BELMOPAN407	SHAKE UP IN THE PEOPLE'S UNITED PARTY [...] John Briceo, leader of the People's United Party (PUP) has recently proposed changes to Senators representing the opposition and to the party's executive committee. The expanded membership has been justified as a measure to bridge the division that has permeated the party since his assumption [...]	2009-11-05 16:25:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BH
09BELMOPAN486	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOB ABOUT BTL NATIONALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: On December 15 the Ambassador, DCM, and Econoff met with Financial Secretary Joseph Waight and Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) board member Alan Slusher. Waight and Slusher provided valuable information about the state of the economy, as well as information about the lead up to t [...]	2009-12-22 22:39:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV BH
09BELMOPAN49	BELIZE: COURTESY CALL ON FM WILFRED ELRINGTON [...] The CDA and PolOff met with FM Wilfred Elrington on January 27 to assure him that despite the expected gap between Ambassadors, there would be no diminution in the relationship or the range of exchanges between the GOB and the USG. Elrington said he understood and expected to carry on business [...]	2009-02-02 17:44:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BH
09BELMOPAN80	PREVIEWING BELIZE'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2009: UDP LIKELY [...] Summary: After a landslide victory in the 2008 general elections, the United Democratic Party (UDP) is now preparing for the 2009 municipal elections amidst criticism for lacking a clear policy agenda and a weakened economy. The new Peoples United Party(PUP) leadership has declared its deter [...]	2009-02-27 21:54:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI BH
09BELMOPAN87	LOW VOTER TURNOUT AS BELIZEANS GO TO THE POLLS FOR [...] Summary. Embassy observers visited the Belize City, Orange Walk, and Belmopan districts to observe the municipal elections today. These district elections were generally well-organized and calm, and media reports indicate the mood was similar throughout the country. Voter turnout has been e [...]	2009-03-04 22:44:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI BH
09BELMOPAN97	CABINET RESHUFFLE OR POLITICAL PAYBACK? [...] Summary: Less than one week after the incumbent United Democratic Party (UDP) won a landslide victory in municipal elections, the Prime Minister (PM) has reshuffled his cabinet. These changes involve the removal of one Minister -- Marcel Cardona, changed portfolios for three more, and the rest [...]	2009-03-13 17:14:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BH
09BERLIN1002	CDU AND CSU HOLD THE CARDS IN GERMANY'S COALITION [...] (C) With politicians returning from their annual summer vacation to face seven weeks of intense campaigning, speculation is rife about how Germany's coalition poker game will play out as the mainstream political parties jockey for position. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CD [...]	2009-08-14 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1007	H1N1 UPDATE: 12,120 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany increased by 627 new cases, bringing the total as of August 17 to 12,120. The majority of new infections occurred abroad. The German government plans to order enough vaccine for 80 percent of its population. END SUMMARY 2. [...]	2009-08-17 15:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN1015	GERMANY BACK ON TRACK TO RATIFY THE EU LISBON TREATY BY THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's Grand Coalition government should be able to revise the implementing legislation for the EU Lisbon Treaty as mandated by the German Constitutional Court before the September 27 Bundestag election. However, even if this happens, Germany may still not be in a position to [...]	2009-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EUN GM
09BERLIN1020	CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL RALLIES EAST GERMAN CDU [...] (U) Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union - CDU) used a high-level CDU gathering in Weimar on August 18 to rally eastern Germany's CDU for the upcoming state (August 30) and parliamentary elections (September 27). Merkel told her party that electoral success for Thuringian Min [...]	2009-08-21 14:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1054	MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GERMANY [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Japan) Outcome of Parliamentary Elections 3. (UN) Climate Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (Germany) Outcome of State Parliament Elections Â [...]	2009-08-31 11:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1066	NETANYAHU FEELS SOME HEAT IN BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu August 27, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier both stressed the importance of a freeze on settlement construction to achieve a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. This, despite attempts b [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GM IR
09BERLIN1068	GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS STEADY [...] SUMMARY. There were once again mixed signals from the German labor market in August. According to the Federal Employment Agency, the number of seasonally adjusted unemployed in Germany which reflects the overall trend in the labor market fell very slightly(by 1,000) in August; the rate, how [...]	2009-09-03 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN1093	MERKEL PAINTS HERSELF INTO A CORNER: WHY THE OPEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. No one could have predicted that the Opel rescue would take this long. The parties in the Grand Coalition government, the CDU/CSU and SPD alike, all had a strong interest in resolving the matter and preserving jobs well before the national elections on September 27. Opel itse [...]	2009-09-04 16:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD GM
09BERLIN1106	CHANCELLOR ANGELA "TEFLON" MERKEL TAKES LIMELIGHT [...] (C) Less than two weeks after her party suffered losses in two state elections, CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel found her fighting spirit before 8,000 party faithful at a September 6 election rally in Duesseldorf launching the "hot phase" of the CDU/CSU electoral campaign. The CDU has been shifting pa [...]	2009-09-09 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PREL PGOV
09BERLIN1107	GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 06:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1108	GERMANY: POLITICAL FALL-OUT OVER KUNDUZ AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chancellery is confident that Chancellor Merkel's policy statement to the Bundestag on September 8 has succeeded -- at least for now -- in settling the domestic political controversy surrounding the September 4 air strikes against two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz. Ironically, th [...]	2009-09-10 06:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN1112	(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]	2009-09-10 10:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1118	AMBASSADOR MURPHY'S INITIAL MEETING WITH GERMAN FM [...] (C) During a September 13 introductory call by Ambassador Murphy, Steinmeier emphasized his frustration at being unable to distance himself from Merkel in the election campaign. He stated his support for the Magna deal on Opel. He expressed his strong support for President Obama, and underli [...]	2009-09-10 16:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1132	GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. assessment of the situation of IDPs in Sri Lanka and the need to act quickly, but notes that the EU Council is currently not on track to take action until October. While agreeing that the EU should enhance its trade and investment with Georgia, Armenia a [...]	2009-09-11 19:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AF PK GM CE ZJ
09BERLIN114	GERMANY DIVES DEEPER INTO RECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After several years of strong growth and falling unemployment, the German economy is on the ropes. The German government has repeatedly revised its 2009 growth forecasts downward, and the Economics Ministry is now projecting that gross domestic product will shrink by 2.25 perc [...]	2009-01-29 10:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN1145	A/CFE: GERMANY FAVORS FLEXIBILITY TO NUDGE RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. On September 10 Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Conventional Arms Control Michael Banzhaf. Banzhaf took particular note of Antonov's redlines with regard to abolishment of flank regimes for Russia and non-implementation of the "existing" CFE Treaty. Ban [...]	2009-09-17 06:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN1148	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, U.S.-WILSON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Presidential Elections 3. (EU) Barroso Election 4. (Economic) U.S. Recession, Lehman Bros. 5. (U.S.) Issue of Race in America Â [...]	2009-09-17 11:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1151	MERKEL TARGETS BANKERS IN RUN-UP TO G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Days before national elections in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to the other side of the Atlantic to attend the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. This is a decision taken by a leader confident not only in her re-election prospects, but also in her mission to push through G [...]	2009-09-17 14:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN1158	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Missile Defense 3. (Afghanistan) Aftermath of Elections 4. (Lebanon) Formation of New Government Â [...]	2009-09-18 12:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1164	GERMANS MOSTLY POSITIVE ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S) SUMMARY. German reaction to the President's September 17 announcement has been mostly positive, with both Chancellor Merkel and FM Steinmeier issuing public statements welcoming the new U.S. approach on European missile defense and hoping this paves the way for greater cooperation on MD w [...]	2009-09-18 16:15:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR PREL NATO RU GM
09BERLIN1165	BERLIN EAC MEETING ON 18 SEP 2009 [...] (S/NF) On 18 September the Mission Germany EAC met in Berlin to discuss the current threat situation. This discussion centered on the two different but related threat streams currently of concern (see refs),i.e. the threat of a terrorist attack on Germany timed to impact their elections and [...]	2009-09-18 16:17:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
09BERLIN1169	NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]	2009-09-21 10:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN117	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels Â [...]	2009-01-29 12:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR
09BERLIN1173	MEDIA REACTION: Missile Defense, G20, Climate, UN, Mideast [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Missile Defense 3. G20 4. Climate Change 5. UN General Assembly 6. Mideast Peace Process 7. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 05:09:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1174	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Missile Defense, G20, Climate [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. Climate Change 4. G20 Summit 5. Missile Defense 6. UN-U.S. Relations 7. Mideast Peace Process 8. Travel Promotion Act 9. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1180	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, G20, UN CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. UN Climate Change Summit 4. Mideast Trilateral Summit 5. Obama Presidency 6. G20 Summit Â [...]	2009-09-23 15:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US IS XF
09BERLIN1185	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-UN, ECONOMIC, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-UN) President Obama's Speech 3. (Economic) G-20 Summit 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Ahmadinejad 5. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 6. (Mideast) Summit Meeting 7. (U.S.-UK) Relations 8. (Honduras) Zelaya in Brazilian Embassy [...]	2009-09-24 14:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR HO UK AF XF
09BERLIN1188	AGING GERMAN GREENS FACED WITH DISAPPOINTMENT OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Greens will likely achieve their best federal result ever in the September 27 Bundestag election, but they are unlikely to be satisfied with Sunday's results. After the election, a fight over leadership and the future course of the party may begin in earnest. The party is fac [...]	2009-09-24 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV
09BERLIN1192	MEDIA REACTION: G-20, UNGA, CHINA, HONDURAS, U.S.-TRAVEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Economic) G-20 Summit 3. (UNGA) Reaction to Obama Speech, Iran 4. (China) Climate Protection Proposals 5. (Honduras) Power Struggle 6. (U.S.) Travel Alert 7. (Germany) Bundestag Elections/Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-09-25 11:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US HO CH
09BERLIN1197	WESTERWELLE'S SURGE CLINCHES BLACK-YELLOW IN [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel achieved her goal of a solid parliamentary majority for her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP),but will have to contend with a self-confident FDP that is lik [...]	2009-09-28 11:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1199	MEDIA REACTION: GERMANY, IRAN, ECONOMIC, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Outcome of Bundestag Elections 3. (Iran) New Enrichment Plant 4. (Economic) Aftermath of G-20 Summit 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guantnamo 6. (Honduras) Escalation of the Situation Â [...]	2009-09-28 13:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR ECON US HO
09BERLIN120	IRAN: HERMES PROGRAM CUTS MAKE WAVES [...] (C) Summary: Media reports claiming a sudden, dramatic decision to reduce Hermes export guarantees for trade with Iran are overstated, German government officials tell us. Instead, the program has been wound down, with a 94% reduction since 2004, as part of Germany,s ongoing efforts to incre [...]	2009-01-30 15:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN1202	GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]	2009-09-28 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN1205	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY;Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran) Missile Tests 3. (Afghanistan) Elections, ISAF 4. (Germany) Aftermath of Bundestag Elections Â [...]	2009-09-30 06:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF GM
09BERLIN1206	MERKEL AND WESTERWELLE PLAN COALITION TALKS WHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel met on Monday, September 28 with her future Vice Chancellor and probable Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle to plan coalition negotiations, with the goal of having a new government in place for the November 9 20th anniversary festivities of the fall of the wal [...]	2009-09-30 06:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	GM PGOV
09BERLIN1207	GERMAN SPACE AGENCY SEEKING USG SUPPORT ON OPTICAL SATELLITE COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 06:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN121	IRAN: GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S.-IRAN DIALOGUE, WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German political establishment has enthusiastically greeted the Obama administration's new approach to Iran. Public statements from the Chancellor, Foreign Minister, and Bundestag members over the last three weeks have greeted USG statements regarding dialogue with Iran. Ge [...]	2009-01-30 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN1224	CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...]	2009-09-30 11:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM
09BERLIN1225	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]	2009-09-30 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1228	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GEORGIA-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Resumption of Talks 3. (Georgia-Russia) EU Report 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy Â [...]	2009-10-01 11:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR GG RS AF
09BERLIN1234	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU-IRELAND, OLYMPICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) German Role 4. (EU) Irish Vote on Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Chicago's Olympic Bid 6. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-10-02 14:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU US
09BERLIN1236	H1N1 UPDATE: 21,129 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 481 cases to a total of 21,129 on October 2. RKI and ECDC have confirmed the first H1N1 death in Germany. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the H1N1 vaccine will be delivered to Germany in the com [...]	2009-10-02 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1240	CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business-friendly government. The [...]	2009-10-05 05:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1241	A FEW GOOD MINISTERS: WHO MIGHT BE WHERE IN THE [...] (C//NF) Summary: The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) began coalition negotiations on October 5, and although personnel issues will be addressed last, speculation on the Cabinet make-up already is in full swing. German cabinet minister [...]	2009-10-05 12:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN1242	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, OLYMPICS, NIDEAST, EU; Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Olympics) Impact on Obama Administration 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 5. (Ireland) Aftermath of Irish Vote On Lisbon Treaty Â [...]	2009-10-05 13:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US XF EU
09BERLIN1243	CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S NEW COALITION: WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany's election of a center-right governing coalition, composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU),and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),was supposed to herald a shift to a more business- friendly government. [...]	2009-10-05 13:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1247	GERMAN CHOD EXPECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO TURN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. At a September 29 dinner hosted by Ambassador Murphy in honor of SACEUR ADM Stavridis, German Chief of Defense GEN Schneiderhan expressed concern that with the departure of many Social Democratic Party (SPD) leaders and parliamentarians who were reliable supporters of the Bund [...]	2009-10-06 05:58:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN125	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia Â [...]	2009-02-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF
09BERLIN1251	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Â [...]	2009-10-06 11:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1258	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK, AFGHANISTAN, IMF, ECONOMIC, HONDURAS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (DPRK) U.S. Relations 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting in Istanbul 5. (Economic) U.S. Labor Market Policy 6. (Honduras) Power Struggle 7. (Economic) Weakness of The Dollar 8. (U.S.) Obama A [...]	2009-10-07 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KN AF EFIN ELAB HO US EU
09BERLIN1259	DASD TOWNSEND'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend visited Berlin September 23-25 for the first annual bilateral defense consultations with the German MOD, and also had wide-ranging consultations with senior officials at the MFA and Chancellery. All were anxious about the current sta [...]	2009-10-07 15:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR GM
09BERLIN1263	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IMF, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategic Deliberations 3. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling for Berlusconi Â [...]	2009-10-08 11:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF EFIN EU IT
09BERLIN1270	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA-NOBEL, AFGHANISTAN, ITALY, UK, U.S.; [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Norway) President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize 3. (Afghanistan) Future U.S. Strategy 4. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling on Berlusconi 5. (UK) Tory Party Conference 6. (U.S.) Economic Development Â [...]	2009-10-09 12:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO US AF IT UK ECON
09BERLIN1274	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, RUSSIA-U.S., [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Bomb Attack 3. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 4. (Russia-U.S.) Clinton Visit 5. (Mideast) Aftermath of Goldstone Report 6. (U.S.) Nobel Peace Prize for Obama 7. (Turkey-Armenia) Rapprochement 8. (EU) Future of Lisbon Tr [...]	2009-10-13 15:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK AF RS XF US AM EU
09BERLIN1280	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, EU, U.S.; Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 3. (Afghanistan) Secret Increase in U.S. Forces 4. (EU) Ratification of Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Climate Protection Â [...]	2009-10-14 12:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO US AF EU
09BERLIN1281	GERMAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. During a friendly and frank discussion of Iran that the Ambassador hosted in honor of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on October 6, German parliamentarians, Chancellery and MFA officials, and senior think-tank researchers agreed that the international community was approaching an "end game" [...]	2009-10-14 13:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL PGOV IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1285	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, EU-TURKEY, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) British Role 3. (U.S.-Russia) Secretary Clinton in Moscow 4. (EU-Turkey) Progress Report 5. (EU) Future President 6. (U.S.) Future Role in the World 7. (China-Russia) Natural Resources Agreement Â [...]	2009-10-15 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF US EU TK RS
09BERLIN1292	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...]	2009-10-16 12:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU
09BERLIN1297	(S) GERMANY PLANNING TO RECALL COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: A. BERLIN 487 B. BERLIN 406 C. STATE 31434 BERLIN 00001297 001.2 OF 002 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: After they confirm the place of origin, Germany is planning to take back over one hundred boxes of Siemens industrial computers/equipment that were purchased by an entity associated with Iran's nuclear program and are currently in a secure storage facility in the UAE. Germany repor [...]	2009-10-19 15:50:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
09BERLIN1300	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Clinton Interview 3. (Iran) Bombings 4. (Sudan) New U.S. Strategy 5. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 6. (Pakistan) Government Offensive 7. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Talks Â [...]	2009-10-20 06:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO US IR SU AF PK
09BERLIN1304	H1N1 Update: 22,936 Cases; Concerns over Vaccine [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 7-13, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 942 cases to a total of 22,936. As of October 12, Germany is reporting new H1N1 cases on a weekly, rather than daily, basis. The Ministry of Health (BMG) announced that the H1N1 vaccination program will [...]	2009-10-20 06:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN1310	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, SUDAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Talks in Vienna 3. Afghanistan Election Fraud 4. New U.S. Policy on Sudan Â [...]	2009-10-20 12:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR AF SU
09BERLIN1314	GERMANY ON TEC: MORE MODEST AGENDA, READY TO DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The German government, worried that the Transatlantic Economic Cooperation (TEC) process may stall at the upcoming TEC meeting on October 26-27, is setting more modest goals. The German government has submitted five agenda items - on financial regulations, innovative techno [...]	2009-10-21 08:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM
09BERLIN1315	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghan Runoff Elections 3. VP Biden in Europe, Missile Defense Policy Shift 4. Iranian Nuclear Program 5. Climate Protection Â [...]	2009-10-21 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IR EZ PL
09BERLIN1319	GERMAN SPACE AGENCY FLOATS A MERGED GPS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A senior German Space Agency (DLR) official informally floated the idea of aligning the security aspects of the US Global Positioning System (GPS) and the European Galileo Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) under the framework of NATO within the next ten years. [...]	2009-10-22 10:15:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR UK GM
09BERLIN1320	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, VP BIDEN IN EUROPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Nuclear Program 3. VP Biden in New Europe 4. Guantanamo 5. Climate Protection 6. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-10-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF US PL IR GM
09BERLIN1327	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe Â [...]	2009-10-23 12:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN1332	GERMAN VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Germany is in broad agreement with U.S. points on Afghanistan/Pakistan, but officials expect no discussion on the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Pakistan during the October GAERC. Afghanistan discussions will center around adopting the Council's Action Plan, which, Germany believes, [...]	2009-10-23 16:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EAID PHUM ETRD AFDB PK GM
09BERLIN1339	EU SUMMIT DOMINATED BY CZECH DEMANDS; PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: German experts believe that EU leaders will spend much of the October 29-30 EU Summit coordinating with the Czechs over final steps needed to sign the Lisbon Treaty. Meanwhile, there seems little likelihood that the summit will produce actual candidates for the new positions of EU [...]	2009-10-26 16:50:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GM
09BERLIN1354	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, UN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iraq) New Violence 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (UN) Karadzic Trial 7. (Germany) Murder Trial Against Man Who Stabbed Muslim Woman 8. (Germany) New Coalition Agreeme [...]	2009-10-27 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ IR AF UN GM
09BERLIN1356	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GERMAN FM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) German Foreign Minister-Designate Guido Westerwelle (Free Democratic Party - FDP) and MFA State Minister-Designate Werner Hoyer (FDP) paid a brief introductory call on the Ambassador at the Embassy on October 27. Westerwelle was in a buoyant mood over FDP results in the election, and th [...]	2009-10-28 12:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL GM AF
09BERLIN1357	GERMANY SUPPORTS MODIFED CONSENSUS LANGUAGE IN ATT [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel points, MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told POL M/C that Germany would support the modified language on consensus proposed by the German Ambassador in Washington. Gottwald had initially given little thought to further coordination with the UK -- sp [...]	2009-10-28 13:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL UNGA MCAP GM
09BERLIN1358	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources Â [...]	2009-10-28 14:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF
09BERLIN1361	EMBASSY PRODUCING COUNTER RADICALIZATION VIDEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin is producing a counter radicalization video that highlights messages from Germany-based Muslim community leaders who reject extremism and promote tolerance and understanding among religions. Mission Germany recently organized ten days of filming by a U.S.-Indonesi [...]	2009-10-29 09:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL ASEC KPAO KHLS GM

09BERLIN1364	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN MIDEAST, IRAN, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Bomb Attack, U.S. Strategy 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll 4. (Mideast) Clinton Visit 5. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 6. (EU) Future President 7. (U.S.-Germany) Relations 8. (Environment) Climate Talks [...]	2009-10-29 13:15:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR EU GM KGHG
09BERLIN1371	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery Â [...]	2009-10-30 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1373	SCENESETTER: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: This meeting will be an opportunity to engage Merkel on achieving several common goals: success in Afghanistan, preventing a nuclear weaponized Iran, and dealing with climate change. You may also wish to discuss the closing of Guantanamo, engaging Russia productively, and advan [...]	2009-10-30 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MNUC GM
09BERLIN1377	SECURITY TAKES BACKSEAT AS NEW JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new Federal Justice Minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, has strong views on individual liberties and personal privacy that are likely to lead to complications with the USG concerning law enforcement security cooperation and data sharing. Leutheusser-Schnarrenb [...]	2009-11-02 07:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS KHLS GM
09BERLIN1381	MEDIA REACTION: GERMAN CHANCELLOR IN THE US, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. US-Germany/Climate 3. Afghan Presidential Elections 4. Secretary Clinton in the Mideast Â [...]	2009-11-02 13:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF XF
09BERLIN1387	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...]	2009-11-03 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US
09BERLIN1389	H1N1 Update: 29,907 Confirmed Cases; 4 New H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: From October 21-29, the number of confirmed H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 3,075 to a total of 29,907 cases. Four more H1N1 deaths have been reported for a total of 6 deaths in Germany. In an October 26 meeting, the Vice President of the Robert Koch Institute stated that we ar [...]	2009-11-03 14:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC GM
09BERLIN139	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION REGARDING ABKHAZ [...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on February 4, urging Germany to oppose a possible Russian call for Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal UNSC meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Silverberg agreed that now [...]	2009-02-04 09:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG GM
09BERLIN1392	SCENESETTER: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE'S [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Washington on the heels of Chancellor Merkel and one week after assuming his cabinet position. He is painfully conscious of being inexperienced; out of his element, he has clung to his scripts. However, his staff assured us that Wes [...]	2009-11-03 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG MNUC AF GM IR RS
09BERLIN1393	GERMANY'S NEW INTERIOR MINISTER FACES STEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's new federal interior minister, Thomas de Maiziere, is known for being a competent administrator who performed effectively over the past four years as the Chancellery Chief of Staff. De Maiziere is a close confidant of Chancellor Merkel, their professional relationship d [...]	2009-11-04 12:15:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1394	GERMANY VIEWS CURRENT DRAFT GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA NEA Division Director Boris Ruge and MFA Desk Officer, Human Rights Division, Georg Klussmann November 3 to deliver reftel points. Ruge had argued to Poloff separately before the joint meeting with Klussmann that Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas needs [...]	2009-11-04 15:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS KPAL GM
09BERLIN1395	GM DECISION NOT TO SELL OPEL GREETED BY SHOCK AND [...] (C) Summary: Just hours after Chancellor Merkel's historic November 3 address to a joint session of Congress, General Motors (GM) canceled its sale of Opel to Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna. The decision, which followed repeated assurances from GM that it was a done deal, came as a co [...]	2009-11-05 06:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ELAB PREL RU GM
09BERLIN1400	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-11-05 13:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN1402	SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SHIFT AGAINST OEF; BUNDESWEHR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Just weeks after suffering its worst Bundestag election results since the end of World War II, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is showing the first signs of a swing to the left on security policy. According to a senior SPD Bundestag staffer, the party will oppose the renewal of [...]	2009-11-05 14:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM
09BERLIN1403	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]	2009-11-05 16:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1409	MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process Â [...]	2009-11-06 13:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US
09BERLIN1413	GERMAN CHANCELLERY CLAIMS RACE FOR EU COUNCIL [...] (C) Chancellery EU Affairs Director Dirk Loelke told us November 6 that notwithstanding European press reports touting Belgian PM Rompuy and UK FM Miliband as the clear favorites to become the first European Council President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs under the Lisbon Trea [...]	2009-11-06 18:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
09BERLIN1414	GERMANY SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO FOR MAP AT DECEMBER [...] (C) Drawing on ref B, post outlined the U.S. position on NATO enlargement for the December 3-4 NATO foreign ministerial with MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Gunnar Denecke on November 2. Confirming what we had heard earlier from the Chancellery, Schlagheck said that Ge [...]	2009-11-09 06:40:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA GM UP GG MW BK
09BERLIN1415	NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]	2009-11-09 07:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1416	MEDIA REACTION: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Fall of the Wall Anniversary 3. Climate Change Copenhagen 4. Afghanistan 5. Health Care Reform Â [...]	2009-11-09 12:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF
09BERLIN142	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN TO MUNICH, [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]	2009-02-04 11:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1420	MEDIA REACTION: FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall 3. OEF Offensive in Kunduz 4. GM/Opel 5. Top EU Jobs Â [...]	2009-11-10 11:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1428	NEW GERMAN AF/PAK REP: POLITICIAN OR DIPLOMAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig told us November 9 that a decision would be taken by the new center-right government "relatively soon" on a German AF/PAK special representative. The coalition agreement between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian [...]	2009-11-10 17:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM AF PK
09BERLIN1429	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, ARMISTICE DAY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. Armistice Day 5. Muslims in Germany Â [...]	2009-11-12 11:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF CH JA FR EU GM
09BERLIN143	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (U) Mission Germany is delighted to welcome you to Munich for the 45th Munich Security Conference (MSC). The high profile U.S. delegation is eliciting extreme interest from the MSC's international participants, among them more than 70 heads of state or government, and foreign and defense min [...]	2009-02-04 11:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1433	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]	2009-11-12 17:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1434	MFA STATE MINISTER HOYER DEFENDS WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA State Minister Werner Hoyer strongly defended the new government's commitment to seek the withdrawal of all remaining nuclear weapons from Germany during a November 10 meeting with EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy, arguing that there was not one credible scenario in w [...]	2009-11-12 17:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO MNUC PARM GM RU AF
09BERLIN1435	ACTING MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER ON BOSNIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Acting MFA Political Director Emily Haber, who is the MFA's Special Envoy for Southeast Europe and Turkey, discussed follow-up to the Butmir Talks and the future of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia with EUR A/S Gordon during a November 10 meeting in Berlin. Haber w [...]	2009-11-12 17:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EUN PHUM GM TU BK
09BERLIN1436	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN ASIA, AFGHANISTAN, SWIFT, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama in Asia 3. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. US-EU SWIFT Agreement 5. President Medvedev's address to the nation 6. Turkish-Kurdish Conflict Â [...]	2009-11-13 12:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO JP CH AF GM XG US
09BERLIN144	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict Â [...]	2009-02-04 12:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT
09BERLIN1449	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-11-16 13:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR
09BERLIN1455	GERMANY: CAMPAIGN AGAINST NON-STRATEGIC NUKES TO [...] (C) Summary. On November 10 MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told the Ambassador that Germany would continue to engage with Belgium and the Netherlands in advance of a broader NATO discussion over the removal of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Germany. Gottwald insisted that tactical [...]	2009-11-17 08:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC MARR PARM NATO KNNP KACT GM
09BERLIN1456	GERMANY REVERSES COURSE ON BOSNIA OHR CLOSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite Germany's earlier support for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia, officials now say it should remain open until at least 2011. However, they believe the OHR is a damaged body that is barely able to perform the job it has been given. If t [...]	2009-11-17 10:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL BK GM
09BERLIN1458	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, FAO-SUMMIT, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process, Palestinian State 5. (Environment) FAO Summit Meeting 6. (EU) Future President Â [...]	2009-11-17 12:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG
09BERLIN1467	EUROPEANS TRACK U.S. ON EAST AFRICA BUT REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: During a German MFA experts level meeting in Berlin to discuss the challenges facing East Africa, it was clear the Europeans saw eye to eye with the United States on most Horn issues but differed on the advisability of sanctions against Eritrea. We agreed Ethiopia's role in the region [...]	2009-11-18 09:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER PHSA SENV DJ ER ET GM KE SO
09BERLIN1469	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Debate Over Troop Withdrawal 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Top Jobs 6. (Transparency International) New Ranking Â [...]	2009-11-18 11:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1471	GERMANY AND BUNDESWEHR TRANSFORMATION: COMMITTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. DefMin Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in his first speech to the new Bundestag on November 10 emphasized that the Bundeswehr must be "sleeker, even more efficient, and even more focused on out-of-area operations," indicating that the new MOD remains committed to developing a more mob [...]	2009-11-18 15:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
09BERLIN1480	FDP PRESSING FOR GERMANY TO END PARTICIPATION IN UNIFIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new center-right German government decided at a cabinet meeting on November 18 to seek a six-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for the German Navy's participation in the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) when the mandate comes up [...]	2009-11-23 07:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1481	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Environment) Copenhagen Summit 4. (Mideast) Israeli Settlements 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (U.S.-Asia) Future Relations 8. (EU) Top Jobs 9. (Economic) [...]	2009-11-23 07:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG XF US IR EU ETRD
09BERLIN1483	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference � [...]	2009-11-23 07:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG
09BERLIN1487	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership Â [...]	2009-11-23 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1499	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-11-24 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN1503	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]	2009-11-25 11:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1504	GREGOR GYSI - PIED PIPER OF THE LEFT [...] (C) Summary: Left Party Caucus Chief Gregor Gysi told the Ambassador during a November 23 meeting that he alone was responsible for building The Left as a national force. He is aiming for The Left to enter all state parliaments by 2013, after specifically targeting North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW [...]	2009-11-25 13:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF GM
09BERLIN1507	GERMANY WORRIES THAT HOLDING SECOND AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Both the German MFA and MOD reiterated that while Germany would rhetorically support the President's announcement next week of the U.S. way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, any additional German contributions would have to wait until the Afghan government made the necessary com [...]	2009-11-27 11:43:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EAID GM AF PK
09BERLIN1508	HEADS ROLL AT MOD WITH NEW REVELATIONS ON KUNDUZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Revelations that the German MOD failed to pass along or deliberately withheld reports about civilian casualties caused in the September 4 Kunduz air strike have reignited a political storm in Berlin, leading in quick succession to the resignations of the German Chief of Defense an [...]	2009-11-27 18:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV GM AF
09BERLIN1512	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Afghanistan) Upcoming Presidential Speech 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Train Derailment 5. (Switzerland) Ban to Build New Minarets 6. (Dubai) Financial Crisis 7. (China) Monetary Policy 8. (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial Â [...]	2009-11-30 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR RS SZ ZP CH GM
09BERLIN1515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU) Lisbon Treaty 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 6. (Honduras) Elections 7. (U.S.-Germany) Swift Agreement 8. (Switzerland) Swiss Ban on New Minarets [...]	2009-12-01 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF IR EU KGHG HO GM SZ
09BERLIN1520	ANNUAL MEETING OF ISAF RC-NORTH CHODS FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an annual conference hosted by Germany, ISAF RC-North CHODs and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed the deteriorating security situation in the north and the need for additional maneuver battalions and helicopters. While no major new contributions were an [...]	2009-12-02 09:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1521	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications Â [...]	2009-12-02 11:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP
09BERLIN1530	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, SWITZERLAND;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction to Obama Speech 3. (Switzerland) Ban on Minarets Â [...]	2009-12-03 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF SZ
09BERLIN1539	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE OBAMA, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Reaction To President Obama's Address 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 4. (U.S.) Obama Administration 5. (Russia) Putin Comments 6. (Economic) WTO Talks Â [...]	2009-12-04 12:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AG KGHG US RS ETRD
09BERLIN154	GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT TWICE AS HIGH AS EXPECTED IN JANUARY [...] Summary: The global economic crisis has hit the German labor market with the speed and power of a Tsunami, exceeding even the most pessimistic forecasts of many economists. German unemployment rose almost twice as much as forecast in January as the economic downturn spread to industries from [...]	2009-02-05 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN1548	GERMANY RENEWS CONSIDERATION OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate December 1 meetings with Ambassador Dan Fried, Special Envoy for Closure of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility (S/GC),the Ministry of the Interior, Foreign Ministry and Chancellery expressed a willingness to consider seven new cases of Guantanamo detainees for [...]	2009-12-07 07:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER GM
09BERLIN155	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...]	2009-02-06 11:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT
09BERLIN1553	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, COP15, GENERAL MOTORS;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories 2. Climate Change 3. Afghanistan 4. GM Plans to Restructure Opel Â [...]	2009-12-07 12:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG
09BERLIN1554	BUNDESTAG RENEWS ISAF MANDATE, BUT REAL DEBATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag extended the mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF for an additional year with a broad majority on December 3. While most opposition Social Democrats (SPD) supported the extension of the mandate, which was largely a roll-over of the previous one, the party pu [...]	2009-12-07 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1556	GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]	2009-12-07 16:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1559	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, German Strategy on Afghanistan, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Iranian Protests 5. U.S.-Turkish Relations Â [...]	2009-12-08 13:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR AF GM US TU
09BERLIN1561	GERMANY: OEF AND UNIFIL MANDATES EXTENDED, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bundestag on December 3 approved the extension of the mandates for Bundeswehr participation in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Maritime Task Force (MTF) of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). While the OEF mandate was extended for a full year, as per usual pra [...]	2009-12-08 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO EUN GM LE
09BERLIN1566	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, IRAQ, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change: EPA on CO2 3. Terror Attacks in Iraq 4. Bosworth in North Korea 5. Afghanistan: Gates Visit 6. Mideast: EU Ministerial on Jerusalem 7. Iranian Clashes Â [...]	2009-12-09 11:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR KN KGHG IZ XF
09BERLIN1569	GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...]	2009-12-10 10:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU
09BERLIN1571	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Nobel Peace Prize 4. Afghanistan 5. Iraq Terror Attacks 6. Greek Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-12-10 13:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF NO KGHG IZ GR
09BERLIN1574	MEDIA REACTION: Nobel Peace Prize, COP15, Finance;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Nobel Peace Prize 3. Climate Change 4. Levy on Bonuses Â [...]	2009-12-11 19:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO NO DA KGHG UK FR US
09BERLIN1577	NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]	2009-12-14 07:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN158	HEDGING YOUR BETS: GERMANY LEANS TOWARDS NABUCCO, [...] (C) Summary: Germany demonstrated its growing support for the Nabucco gas pipeline by sending Economics Ministry heavyweight State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach to last week's Nabucco Summit in Budapest. During and after the conference the German government expressed guarded optimism regarding N [...]	2009-02-06 15:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL UP EU RU TU GM
09BERLIN1580	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire Â [...]	2009-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN1587	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, ITALY, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Summit 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Italy) Aftermath of Attack on Berlusconi 5. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan/ zu Guttenberg 6. (Greece) Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-12-15 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR IT GM GR
09BERLIN159	MERKEL PROPOSES A WORLD ECONOMIC COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: What does German Chancellor Angela Merkel mean by a "World Economic Council"? The concept, first enunciated by the Chancellor in December 2008, is a moving target that has recently been eclipsed by a parallel proposal for a global "Economic Charter." At its root lies Merkel's [...]	2009-02-06 17:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN1590	S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN PUSHES FOR MORE DATA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Counterterrorism Coordinator Daniel Benjamin urged German interlocutors to support a variety of programs to increase U.S.-European and U.S.-German counterterrorism-related information sharing. Ambassador Benjamin specifically called on Germany to support the U.S.-EU agreement to [...]	2009-12-16 07:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KHLS KJUS GM
09BERLIN1591	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Guantanamo 4. Afghanistan/Sep 4 airstrikes 5. British arrest warrant against Livni Â [...]	2009-12-16 12:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US CU UK IS
09BERLIN1593	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]	2009-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1599	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow Â [...]	2009-12-18 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN1600	GERMAN TAX CUTS AND BUDGET DEFICIT: THE LAST HURRAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The German budget deficit looks set to reach 6 percent of GDP in 2010, thanks to a drop off in tax revenues, to a spike in crisis-related spending, and now, to the first tranche of tax cuts fulfilling the new coalition government,s pre-election campaign promises. EU and consti [...]	2009-12-18 12:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL GM
09BERLIN1601	ONGOING STRIFE OVER KUNDUZ AIR STRIKE ENSNARES ZU [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition parties smell blood after former Bundeswehr Inspector General Schneiderhan claimed in a newspaper interview this week that Defense Minister zu Guttenberg had "lied" in describing the circumstances of Schneiderhan's November 26 dismissal. While taking responsibilit [...]	2009-12-18 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1602	GERMAN-RUSSIAN BUSINESS: RIDING THE BEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: German firms are riding the Russian bear, but nobody wants to get off. Meanwhile, Russian firms are increasingly investing in Germany to gain access to German technology. Germany accepts this, even in seemingly sensitive sectors, as helpful to economic recovery. Germans see Ru [...]	2009-12-18 13:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL GM RS
09BERLIN1606	ADAPTED CFE: DRILLING DOWN ON GERMAN'S PROPOSALS [...] (S) Summary. Germany believes allies should de-link the 1999 Istanbul Commitments from Adapted CFE (A/CFE) talks in order to make headway with Russia. Germany also thinks allies should formalize NATO's prior assurances of restraint and begin a discussion on the meaning of "substantial forces" [...]	2009-12-18 16:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN1608	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, AFGHANISTAN, HEALTHCARE;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Healthcare Bill Â [...]	2009-12-21 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG US AF
09BERLIN1609	GERMANY'S NEW DEVELOPMENT MINISTER CONNECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dirk Niebel (FDP) was an odd pick as Germany's new Development Minister -- he had no experience in international development, and had previously suggested abolishing the Development Ministry. Now in charge, Niebel has big shoes to fill, following on the heels of Heidemarie Wie [...]	2009-12-21 16:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN161	MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns Â [...]	2009-02-09 12:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1612	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, OBAMA [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Iranian protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Obama Presidency Â [...]	2009-12-22 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR GM AF US
09BERLIN1617	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, CIA, SERBIAN EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Serbian EU Bid 3. Climate Change 4. Lithuania -- CIA Covert Prisons 5. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-12-23 16:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF GM KGHG US SR
09BERLIN1621	German COP-15 Reactions [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germans have expressed disappointment with the results of the COP-15 Summit in Copenhagen. Government officials have defended the outcome, but are also pointing fingers. Opposition leaders saw the summit as a clear failure and predictably took leaders to task. German media head [...]	2009-12-24 09:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND GM
09BERLIN1622	GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: MOD STAFF PUSHES FOR TROOP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The MOD staff is recommending that the German government seek an increase of 1,500 in the troop ceiling for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference. Publicly, Defense Minister zu Guttenberg has remained non-committal about any troop increase, whil [...]	2009-12-24 09:32:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
09BERLIN1626	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, IRAN, CHINA, U.S.;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) New Protestsn4 4. (China) Reaction to Jailing of Liu Xiabo 5. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-12-29 07:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG US IR CH
09BERLIN1628	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, TERRORISM, ISRAEL, GERMANY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) Clashes Between Regime and Opposition 4. (Terrorism) U.S.-Yemen 5. (Israel) New Settlements 6. (Afghanistan) London Conference Â [...]	2009-12-31 13:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR YM IS AF
09BERLIN1629	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, CHINA-UK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Aftermath of Failed Terrorist Attack, Debate in Germany 3. (Iran) Protests, Ahmadinejad Remarks 4. (U.S.-Russia) START talks, Putin Remarks 5. (China) Execution of British National 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan Conference � [...]	2009-12-31 13:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US IR RS UK AF
09BERLIN1630	MEDIA REACTION: US, US, US;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Impact of Failed Attack 3. (U.S.) Yemen, Guant namo 4. (Anti-Terrorism) Assessment of Passenger Screening 5. Look Back at 2009, Look Ahead to 2010 Â [...]	2009-12-31 13:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR CH GM US
09BERLIN181	GERMANY SEEKS U.S. PARTNER TO DEVELOP OPTICAL SPACE IMAGERY CAPABILITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR GM
09BERLIN183	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USAREUR FORCE [...] (S) Reftel requested Embassy Berlin's assessment of host nation sensitivity regarding USAREUR's plan to move troops currently stationed in Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr and to move or inactivate several smaller units at posts throughout the country. This message provides Embassy Berlin's assessme [...]	2009-02-13 10:56:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MARR PREL GM
09BERLIN184	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Obama, Economic Pakistan-India [...] Lead Stories Summary Editorials focused on today's Bundestag meeting on the government's economic stimulus package, on protectionist tendencies in the EU, and on reports that people use drugs to improve their performance on the job. ZDF-TV's early evening newscast Heute opened with the Co [...]	2009-02-13 11:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN187	GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]	2009-02-13 15:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN196	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Obama Clinton, [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-17 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM
09BERLIN209	A REVITALIZED NUCLEAR INDUSTRY MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany's current policy to phase out nuclear power by 2021 is coming under fire from leaders of the CDU/CSU and FDP, while Germany's nuclear industry is increasingly confident of winning an indefinite reprieve from the ban should a conservative/liberal coalition form the next go [...]	2009-02-19 15:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL GM RS TU UP
09BERLIN218	MEDIA REACTION: G20, CLINTON, GUANTANAMO, NATO, ECONOMICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Preparatory Meeting 3. Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 4. Guantnamo 5. France's Return to NATO's Structures 6. U.S. Budget Deficit, Efforts to Fight Financial Crisis 7. Former Chancellor Schroeder's meeting with President Ahmadinejad 8. Fo [...]	2009-02-23 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH FR IR IS XG
09BERLIN220	IRAN: FORMER CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-Chancellor and former SPD Chief Gerhard Schroeder's February 19-22 visit to Iran has come under fire not only from rival parties and Germany's Jewish community, but also from a senior SPD Bundestag member. The MFA (and with it, FM Steinmeier) has also distanced itself from t [...]	2009-02-23 15:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM IR
09BERLIN228	GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]	2009-02-24 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN236	BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]	2009-02-26 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN237	BERLIN MINI SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS GERMAN G-20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 22 gathering of European G-20 leaders in Berlin enabled Germany to help define the European agenda for financial reform at the London Summit in April. EU leaders signed onto Chancellor Merkel's idea for a "Charter for Sustainable Economic Activity" and vowed to comba [...]	2009-02-26 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN245	EUR PDAS RIES'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During EUR PDAS Ries's February 24-25 visit to Berlin, senior German officials warmly welcomed the commitment of the new U.S. Administration to partnership and consultation, and foresaw no major divergence between the U.S. and Germany on the key issues to be addressed at the Marc [...]	2009-02-27 14:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR MNUC MOPS NATO PGOV PHSA PREL PTER

09BERLIN250	GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT RISES AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS IN [...] Summary. After long resisting the effects of the global economic downturn, the German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November. German unemployment increased in February for a fourth straight month as falling exports and a deepening recession prompted companies to cut production [...]	2009-03-02 16:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN254	MISSION GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO INFO REQUEST IN [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Due to the deepening financial and economic crises, Germany is experiencing its worst recession since World War II. Its export-oriented manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry, has been hit particularly hard; new car orders fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter o [...]	2009-03-03 16:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN256	GERMANY - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are David Fisher (email: fisherdl@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2439) and Jacqueline Dadswel [...]	2009-03-04 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GM
09BERLIN257	MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN259	GERMANY LARGELY IN LINE WITH THE U.S. ON WAY AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares the U.S. view on the way ahead in Afghanistan as outlined in reftels, and supports the deployment of additional U.S. forces to the south and east of the country as necessary to carry out the clear-hold-build strategy. While Germany almost certainly will not commit [...]	2009-03-04 17:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ECON AF GM
09BERLIN276	MEDIA REACTION: KOREA, AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN IRELAND, HUMAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korea 3. Western Strategy on Afghanistan, Elections 4. Northern Ireland Attacks 5. Human Rights 6. Financial Crisis 7. Stem Cell Research 8. Iran Â [...]	2009-03-10 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN AF UK IR
09BERLIN286	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems Â [...]	2009-03-12 11:46:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY
09BERLIN291	GERMANY INTENTLY FOCUSED ON BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany shares our concerns about recent backsliding in Bosnia & Herzegovina (B&H),and is engaged regularly with Bosnian leaders at the highest level to press them to fulfill the "Five Plus Two Agenda." Foreign Office contacts stressed that B&H's future is "clearly" in the Euro- [...]	2009-03-12 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM BK
09BERLIN293	GERMANY HARDENING ITS LINE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cluster munitions (CM) experts at the MFA are pessimistic about the chances for success at the upcoming CCW meetings on the issue in Geneva, and indicated a hardening of Germany's stance in the negotiations. Contacts emphasized that Germany would most likely only support a second [...]	2009-03-12 15:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
09BERLIN303	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MARCH 16-17 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects a full agenda at the EU General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) next week, with extensive discussion of the implications of the economic crisis on the eastern neighbors, recent developments in Sudan, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. Germany is highly conc [...]	2009-03-13 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR PGOV GM BO UP MD SU GZ IS
09BERLIN305	GERMAN BUSINESSES "DUSTING OFF IRAQ FILE" [...] (C) Summary: German Cabinet level efforts to resurrect Germany's historically strong business ties with Iraq, recent political and security developments in Iraq, and declining export opportunities elsewhere have boosted German businesses' interest in re-entering the Iraqi market. In a March [...]	2009-03-13 17:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EINV EFIN GM IZ
09BERLIN312	GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a discussion of G-20 themes with Ministry of Finance contacts, Embassy learned that the German government still believes strengthening financial sector regulation is the best way to restore confidence in the markets, and should thus be the primary focus of the April 2 London S [...]	2009-03-16 18:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN324	MEDIA REACTION: AIG, EU, PAKISTAN, NATO, KOREA, POPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. AIG Controversy 3. EU Summit 4. Financial Crisis 5. U.S. Strikes in Pakistan 6. French Return to NATO Command 7. Climate Protection 8. North Korean Missile Test 9. Papal Visit to Africa Â [...]	2009-03-19 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM XG US KN PK FR VT
09BERLIN326	GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge Koenig delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on March 18, in a joint demarche with Japanese Ambassador Takahiro Shinyo and Pakistani Ambassador Shahid Ahmad Kamal. Silberberg said the German MFA will be represented at the April 17 Donors Confe [...]	2009-03-20 11:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK GM
09BERLIN328	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany Â [...]	2009-03-20 12:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ
09BERLIN329	GERMANY TO STAY MUM ON MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 12:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GM
09BERLIN336	INDUSTRY SAYS GERMAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTING TOUGH [...] (C) Summary: German officials are exerting stronger moral pressure on industry to discourage business with Iran beyond those measures specifically stipulated in sanctions regimes, according to industry contacts. German government officials have reportedly emphasized the undesirability of L [...]	2009-03-20 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG PREL EFIN ETTC KMVP IZ IR GM
09BERLIN339	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch Â [...]	2009-03-23 12:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN
09BERLIN34	STEINMEIER'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-page open letter from German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to President-elect Barack Obama was published over the weekend of January 10-11 in Der Spiegel magazine. Steinmeier wrote that an incoming American president has never stimulated "so much hope and confidence," and he [...]	2009-01-12 16:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN GM MNUC NATO PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BERLIN340	GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IRANIAN-GERMAN COMMUNITY REACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government, senior Bundestag members, and prominent members of Germany's Iranian community have responded positively to President Obama's Now Ruz message to the Iranian people and government. Chancellor Merkel noted that the message reflected a European desire for a [...]	2009-03-23 15:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN344	MEDIA REACTION: ECONOMY, AFGHANISTAN, ISRAEL, IRAQ-TURKEY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Bailout Plan 3. U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. U.S. Budget Draft 5. Obama on AIG Bonuses 6. New Israeli Government 7. Turkish President Gul Visits Iraq 8. 10th Anniversary of NATO Intervention 9. Future NATO Secretary General 10. R [...]	2009-03-24 12:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IS IZ TU RS SF DA CH
09BERLIN345	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S BILATERAL MEETING [...] (S/NF) Chancellor Merkel will be focused on a productive, substantive meeting when you visit Baden-Baden April 3. Germany holds the greatest untapped potential in Europe for our transatlantic agenda; unlocking it will take sustained effort by the Administration, and the payoff will not be imm [...]	2009-03-24 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	GM MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL
09BERLIN354	MERKEL'S G-20 SUMMIT AGENDA: A CLOSER LOOK [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Partly out of conviction, and partly out of political expediency, Chancellor Merkel has positioned herself as champion of fiscal restraint and financial reform in the G-20. She is firmly convinced that lax financial oversight and regulation were root causes of the current cris [...]	2009-03-25 16:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN359	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY STERN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Stern, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be complimentary, congratulatory, and understanding of the broad challenges the Administration is facing si [...]	2009-03-27 05:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP GM
09BERLIN366	GERMANY CALLS FOR TRANSATLANTIC COORDINATION, CARE [...] (C) MFA Near East Division chief Boris Ruge told Poloff March 27 that Germany agrees with reftel points but he stressed the need for the EU and the United States to exercise care and to coordinate when responding or reacting to any Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Ruge cautioned against [...]	2009-03-27 14:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG GM EUN
09BERLIN369	PRELIMINARY GERMAN RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Steinmeier has responded positively to the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategy, praising it for its emphasis on civilian assistance and development. While German officials had some initial misgivings about the planned creation of a NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A) [...]	2009-03-27 18:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO MOPS AF PK GM
09BERLIN372	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference Â [...]	2009-03-30 12:05:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN379	GERMANY: DOWNBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany views Ukraine as a significant partner, but Berlin is frustrated with the continued inability of President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko to work together. Contacts hope that the current economic crisis will force the two to stop "squabbling" and focus on the [...]	2009-03-31 15:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN380	GERMAN UNEMPLOYMENT UP FOR FIFTH [...] Summary. The usual seasonal labor upswing failed to materialize this year as the global economic crisis tightened its grip on the German labor market. For the first time in three years, unemployment rose in March. The German labor market has deteriorated quickly since November as falling [...]	2009-03-31 15:15:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PGOV GM
09BERLIN382	GERMANY: SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSED AF/PAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials have been uniformly positive about the new U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan strategy and largely supportive of our proposed deliverables for the NATO and U.S.-EU summits. The Germans are committed to covering almost all of the outstanding requirements in the north of Afghanis [...]	2009-03-31 19:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN384	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial Â [...]	2009-04-01 12:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN390	Chancellor Merkel Clarifies Her Stance on the [...] Summary. Chancellor Merkel confounded critics and pledged to stand by Opel in a speech at the firm's Ruesselsheim plant on March 31. Her remarks were greeted by a standing ovation from the workers and widespread positive comment by the media. While ruling out direct government investment, t [...]	2009-04-02 05:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB GM
09BERLIN402	MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates Â [...]	2009-04-03 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS
09BERLIN403	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...]	2009-04-03 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN406	(S) GERMANY TAKING ACTION ON SHIPMENT OF SIEMENS COMPUTERS TO UNSCR LISTED IRANIAN ENTITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 17:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK GM
09BERLIN407	Scenesetter for CODEL Bingaman [...] (U) SUMMARY: Senator Bingaman, Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit and looks forward to supporting a mix of productive meetings. You will find your German interlocutors to be understanding of the broad challenges the US is facing simultaneously; they await robust US engagement on clima [...]	2009-04-06 07:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON SENV ENRG TRGY PREL GM KGHG
09BERLIN414	FINANCIAL CRISIS AND EASTERN EUROPE: PRIMARILY A [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German government is concerned about deteriorating conditions in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries due to the financial crisis, but does not consider the potential for economic spill-over from east to west to be substantial. Of greater concern are the possible pol [...]	2009-04-07 11:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN418	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...]	2009-04-08 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE
09BERLIN422	MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...]	2009-04-09 12:51:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN429	GALILEO IDENTITY CRISIS: A FERRARI BUILT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Galileo, the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),is in the midst of a 3.4 billion euro identity crisis as political advocates downplay Galileo's advertised role as a pillar of Europe's national security and instead spotlight the system,s civil and economic [...]	2009-04-09 16:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN430	GALILEO PUBLIC REGULATED SERVICE MAY REQUIRE [...] SUMMARY: (C) The Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) is presumably critical for the EU as a pillar for national security and as the nucleus of Galileo's business model, but PRS appears to be stalling out. PRS faces four obstacles: 1) a conflict between civilian control and military end-us [...]	2009-04-09 16:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN NL GM
09BERLIN431	NEW U.S. AF/PAK STRATEGY GENERATES GOOD WILL, BUT [...] (S) SUMMARY. The new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan has been warmly received in Germany and has engendered considerable good will, but it has thus far yielded only a few additional commitments from Berlin -- the chief of which is a contribution of 50 million Euros to the Afghan Nat [...]	2009-04-10 10:25:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL MARR ECON EAID NATO EU AF PK UN GM
09BERLIN433	GERMANY'S ECONOMICS MINISTRY BULLISH ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg plans to lead a large business delegation on a visit Baghdad and Erbil in early July although a precise date has not been confirmed. Econ Ministry staff told Econ Counselor that zu Guttenberg sees Iraq also as a European responsibi [...]	2009-04-14 05:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD IZ GM
09BERLIN443	MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled Â [...]	2009-04-15 12:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN448	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts Â [...]	2009-04-16 12:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN464	STEINMEIER LAUNCHES LEFT-LEANING PLATFORM FOR A [...] (C) Summary: Five months before Germany's September 27 national elections, Foreign Minister and Chancellor Candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier unveiled his Social Democratic Party's (SPD) 57-page campaign platform that focuses on bolstering the "social market economy" as Germany faces its worst [...]	2009-04-21 12:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM
09BERLIN473	GERMAN GAS COMPANY WILL REVIEW IRAN PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: Bayerngas is reviewing its project to help build natural gas vehicle fueling stations in Iran. Reacting to German and Israeli newspapers reporting Bayerngas' intent to set up such stations in Iran, the German Ministry of Economics contacted Bayerngas. While company representati [...]	2009-04-24 06:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IS IR GM
09BERLIN48	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union Â [...]	2009-01-14 12:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	XF IS GZ RS UP US EU
09BERLIN485	MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU, IRAQ, OBAMA, TALIBAN, CIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Outbreak of Swine Flu in Mexico 3. Secretary Clinton in Baghdad 4. President Obama's First 100 Days 5. Pakistan's Fight against the Taliban 6. CIA/Rule of Law 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks 8. Turkish Reaction to Obama Remarks on Armenia 9. [...]	2009-04-27 13:11:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ PK SF IC
09BERLIN487	(S) M/V SABALAN: GERMANY SAYS COMPUTERS ARE SAFE IN THE UAE FOR NOW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 14:52:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK CH GM
09BERLIN494	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN495	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 3 CONFIRMED, SEVERAL NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed today three cases of Influenza-A-Virus A/H1N1 in Germany. Two of the cases were reportedly confirmed in Bavaria and one case in Hamburg. One man from near Regensburg (Bavaria),and two females--one from Kulmbach (Bavaria) and one from [...]	2009-04-29 13:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN512	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 8 CONFIRMED, FIRST HUMAN-TO- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed five new cases of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany over the weekend, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. One man from Bavaria and a couple from Brandenburg tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu- l [...]	2009-05-05 05:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN514	A/S FRIED INITIATES GERMAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings April 29, A/S Fried presented MFA State Secretary Silberberg and Chancellery National Security Advisor Heusgen with information on nine Uighur detainees and requested that the German government review the cases as a prelude to a formal U.S. request to rese [...]	2009-05-05 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN GM
09BERLIN518	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 9 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) confirmed another case of A/H1N1 Influenza in Germany, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to nine. One man from Saxony- Anhalt tested positive for H1N1 after returning from Mexico with flu-like symptoms. The German government announce [...]	2009-05-06 05:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN548	GERMANS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings on April 30, 2009, David Lipton of the NSC and Eric Meyer of the Treasury Department shared concerns about Ukraine's deteriorating public finances and shaky banking sector with senior officials from the German Ministries of Economics, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as we [...]	2009-05-12 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL GM
09BERLIN567	MEDIA REACTION: COUNTERTERRORISM, TALIBAN, BURMA, POPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary. 1 2. Detainee Photos and Military Tribunals. 1 3. Pakistani Fight against the Taliban.. 2 4. Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Arrest 3 5. Papal Visit 4 to the Mideast 6. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Aqaba. 4 7. U.S.-German Efforts to Save Opel 5 Â [...]	2009-05-15 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US PK BM IS XF
09BERLIN569	Turmoil in the German Auto Industry - Opel's Fate Hangs in [...] (SBU) Summary. GM subsidiary Opel is in danger of going under, and is desperately looking for a new investor. Six potential investors have submitted proposals, including Fiat, and Canadian parts maker Magna and its Russian partners. It is difficult to envisage Opel's survival without German [...]	2009-05-18 05:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN57	MEDIA REACTION: [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape Â [...]	2009-01-15 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	GZ IS RS UP AF US
09BERLIN580	GERMAN VIEWS ON THEMES FOR THE MAY 29 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany agrees that more forces are needed for counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia, but feels it is already doing its fair share; others with the requisite capability who are not yet contributing should answer the call. Germany welcomes the planned NATO counterpirac [...]	2009-05-18 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON POL EUN GM
09BERLIN589	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, GITMO, BALKANS, SRI LANKA, BURMA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. VP Biden in Bosnia and Herzegovina 5. End of Sri Lankan Civil War 6. Burmese Trial against Aung San Suu Kyi 7. U.S.-Russian Disarmament Talks Â [...]	2009-05-19 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS BK CE BM RS
09BERLIN59	GERMANY,S ABOUT FACE: STEEP DOWNTURN PROMPTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Fresh reports indicating a steep plunge in exports and a sudden rise in unemployment have shocked the German coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, and pushed it into crisis mode. On January 12, the coalition agreed 50 billion euros worth of new stimulus measures [...]	2009-01-15 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN594	FDP AND WESTERWELLE CAN ALMOST TASTE POWER AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The liberal Free Democratic (FDP) Party overwhelmingly re-elected Guido Westerwelle as party chair during its May 15-17 party convention on a platform aimed to return the FDP to power after eleven years in the opposition. In his speech, Westerwelle appealed to the middle class wit [...]	2009-05-20 08:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL ECON
09BERLIN603	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Germany warmly welcomes your visit to Germany for the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Of the larger European Union member states, Germany holds the greatest untapped potential for our transatlantic agenda, but much will have to be settled at the ballot box this [...]	2009-05-20 17:04:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN GM OVIP PGOV PREL
09BERLIN605	Opel Rescue Effort Enters Critical Stage [...] (SBU) Summary. Opel's "rescue" enters a critical stage as the government's 6:00 pm May 20 deadline for investor bids looms. In preparation, the federal government, the German states where Opel factories are located, and several state- owned banks agreed in principle on May 19 on a roughly 1.5 [...]	2009-05-22 05:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN621	GERMAN VIEWS ON FRENCH REINTEGRATION INTO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Germans say they welcome French reintegration into the NATO military command structure as an historic event and a symbolically important political accomplishment. They also hope it will lead to some concrete benefits, like improved NATO-EU relations. When pressed, however, t [...]	2009-05-22 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN FR GM
09BERLIN631	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-26 11:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN637	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, SUPREME COURT, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Threat 3. Supreme Court Nomination 4. Israeli Settlements 5. Climate Protection 6. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-27 11:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN US IS XF FR AE
09BERLIN644	U.S. CRITICIZED FOR BREAKDOWN OF OPEL RESCUE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: May 27 negotiations in Berlin aimed at deciding a rescue strategy for General Motors (GM) subsidiary Opel ended without an agreement. The meeting did yield one noteworthy development: the number of remaining suitors for Opel appears to have narrowed from four to just two -- Fiat [...]	2009-05-28 18:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN655	GERMAN GENERAL SAYS NO THANKS TO GALILEO; ESA NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the 3rd Annual Space Systems and Security Conference in Potsdam, Germany, a senior German officer firmly stated that his country does not anticipate being a customer of the European Galileo Guidance Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Separately, a European Space Agency (E [...]	2009-06-02 16:03:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA GM
09BERLIN665	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CAIRO SPEECH, GITMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS in Riyadh 3. Presidential Speech in Cairo 4. POTUS Visit to Germany 5. Guantnamo Prisoners 6. Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre 7. European Parliament Elections 8. UK Government Crisis Â [...]	2009-06-04 13:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM SA EG XF US CH XG UK
09BERLIN672	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: AN 11-CASE SPIKE, 49 TOTAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 49 on June 5 as eleven more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The states of Lower-Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate reported their first infections. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 5, the National Reference Cen [...]	2009-06-05 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN683	SPD SUFFERS ANOTHER PAINFUL LOSS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (U) The SPD made a disappointing showing in the June 7 European Parliament elections garnering just 20.8 percent of the vote. Coming just weeks after the decisive defeat of its presidential candidate, these results cast doubt on its ability to rebound before the September 27 national electio [...]	2009-06-09 11:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM PINR
09BERLIN693	GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]	2009-06-10 12:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN695	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: ANOTHER SPIKE IN CASES, 86 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 86 on June 10, as twenty more people were confirmed to be infected with the new virus. The four suspected military cases at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were confirmed positive. RKI says the growth of cases in Germany does not rep [...]	2009-06-10 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN697	GERMAN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT RULES AGAINST MONSANTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On May 28, 2009, a higher Administrative Court in Lueneburg, Germany rejected Monsanto's appeal to lift the MON 810 biotech corn cultivation and marketing ban imposed by the German Agricultural Ministry. The decision upheld an earlier lower Administrative Court's ruling on Ma [...]	2009-06-10 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO GM
09BERLIN702	GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON [...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]	2009-06-11 13:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN703	GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]	2009-06-11 14:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN707	GERMANY'S BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE [...] Summary: This report is in response to reftel and overviews the German government's broadband initiative, a component of Germany's economic stimulus package. The broadband strategy, approved by the Cabinet in February 2009, seeks to accelerate telecommunication and internet connectivity, close [...]	2009-06-12 14:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON
09BERLIN713	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe Â [...]	2009-06-15 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN715	STEINMEIER TAKE TWO: FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) SPD Foreign Minister and Chancellor-candidate Frank Walter Steinmeier injected life into the SPD's flagging electoral campaign in his rousing June 14 party convention speech. Steinmeier reinforced his determination to become "the chancellor of all Germans" and called upon the party faith [...]	2009-06-16 06:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN725	MEDIA REACTION: Iran U.S.-Iran Iran-Internet [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Aftermath of Presidential Elections 3. (U.S.-Iran) Obama Reaction 4. (Iran) Effect of the Internet 5. (U.S.) Guantnamo Prisoners 6. (Georgia) Unomig Mission 7. (Economic) BRIC Countries Meeting Â [...]	2009-06-17 12:27:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN729	GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Statistics from the first quarter indicate that Germany's efforts to discourage business with Iran are hammering German exports to that country. The German government, however, is under increasing pressure from German industry for its efforts and faces criticism in the press as [...]	2009-06-18 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR GM
09BERLIN731	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: BOTH SIDES ATTEMPTING TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A key Germany-based Iranian exile opposition figure, who claims to have access to the camps of presidential candidates Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, noted June 18 that both sides of the now-divided political elite are trying to keep the situation under control for [...]	2009-06-18 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM IR GM
09BERLIN735	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 229 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 229 on June 18, as thirty-four further infections were confirmed. First case of H1N1 confirmed in Bremen. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its pres [...]	2009-06-19 05:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN738	H1N1 - MISSION GERMANY'S READINESS AND PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany has had spike of H1N1 cases throughout the country, resulting in an average daily increase in new cases of over ten percent over the past two weeks. We review the country's outbreak status daily and are implementing measures consistent with Mission tripwire two. This ca [...]	2009-06-19 09:59:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN744	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 251 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 251 on June 19, as twenty-two further infections were confirmed. The majority of newly confirmed cases occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 19, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robe [...]	2009-06-19 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN747	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 278 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 278 on June 22, as twenty-seven new infections were confirmed. The fourth H1N1 infection in Berlin was confirmed over the weekend. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 22, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Ins [...]	2009-06-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN751	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FRANCE, SOMALIA, CLONE MEAT [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Iranian Elections 3. Western Reactions to Iran 4. French President Sarkozy's State of the Union 5. Somalia 6. Clone Meat Â [...]	2009-06-23 12:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR FR SO US
09BERLIN754	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 301 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 301 on June 23, as twenty-three new infections were confirmed. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On June 23, the National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced in its press briefing 23 new laboratory-confi [...]	2009-06-23 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN758	MERKEL'S CHARTER GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM G-20 SHERPAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One of Chancellor Merkel's highest priority global economic initiatives got a boost from G-20 Sherpas at a meeting in Berlin on June 12, 2009. The Chancellor's top economic advisors presented her vision for a Charter for Sustainable Activity, which is Merkel's contribution to [...]	2009-06-24 10:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GM OECD PREL WTRO IO
09BERLIN759	GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY CONTINUES TO MARGINALIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's radical Left Party launched its electoral campaign manifesto at its June 20-21 national party convention in Berlin with a palette of predictable pacifist foreign policy and anti-capitalist domestic appeals that almost guarantee it will continue to remain on the political [...]	2009-06-24 14:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN762	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 332 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 cases in Germany rose to 332 on June 24, as thirty-one new infections were confirmed. State Health Ministers are meeting today in Thuringia to discuss H1N1 situation. Chancellor Merkel visited the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on June 23 and assured that the cou [...]	2009-06-24 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN765	ASTRIUM GERMANY PLANS TO CORNER WORLD SPACE RADAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EADS Astrium Friedrichshafen and their daughter company, Infoterra GmbH, are actively marketing their space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, imagery derived products, and even complete spacecraft to the US market with the strategic goal of securing funding to devel [...]	2009-06-25 13:57:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA IT RS CH GM
09BERLIN777	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE BILL, OBAMA-MERKEL MEETING, [...] Lead Stories 2. U.S. Climate Policy 3. Chancellor Merkel In Washington 4. NATO-Russia Council 5. Iranian Protests 5. U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Lead Stories All major media led with stories on the CDU/CSU election platform. Most weekend media focused on the death of Michae [...]	2009-06-29 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS IZ
09BERLIN784	MEDIA REACTION: [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraqi Cities 3. Partial Recount of Iranian Votes 4. Honduras Coup 5. Outcome of Argentinean Elections 6. IRENA 7. Madoff Trial Â [...]	2009-06-30 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ IR HO AR
09BERLIN791	GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]	2009-07-01 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN793	CDU AND CSU RALLY AROUND MERKEL, ELECTION PLATFORM [...] (C) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) rallied behind Chancellor Merkel (CDU) as their lead candidate and showed strong unity in their joint "election platform" at their June 29 congress in Berlin. In her speech, Chancellor Merk [...]	2009-07-01 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN800	GERMANY REVIEWING UNSCR 1874 BANKING PROVISIONS [...] (SBU) German Finance Ministry Officer Kristina Wogatzki confirmed to Econoff that her ministry is already aware of the reftel request and that the GOG is reviewing the next steps through its interagency process. When informed that the Embassy had also delivered reftel points to the German M [...]	2009-07-02 08:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JP KN GM
09BERLIN803	MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]	2009-07-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG

09BERLIN807	USNATO AMBASSADOR DAALDER'S MEETINGS AT THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On July 1 in Berlin, USNATO Ambassador Daalder had wide-ranging meetings with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel. Heusgen asked for help in getting the memo between SHAPE and CSTC-A that would enable Germany to fol [...]	2009-07-03 16:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO GM
09BERLIN835	GERMANY: STEADFAST DESPITE DETERIORATING SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the deteriorating security situation and rising death toll in northern Afghanistan, the German government has shown no signs of wavering from its military commitment there. Polls shows that more than 60% of the German public favors the immediate withdrawal of the Bundeswe [...]	2009-07-10 08:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN840	GERMAN FISCAL POLICY: SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While most countries are busy trying to pull their economies out of the worst recession in decades, Germany is already focusing on next steps. Chancellor Merkel's government has set the country on a course intended to reduce its budget deficit to almost zero by 2016, despite a [...]	2009-07-10 17:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL GM
09BERLIN845	ISLAM CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH MARKS FROM [...] (C) The Islam Conference ended with its fourth and final meeting on June 25 with supporters and critics of the conference representing a diverse Muslim community calling for its continuation, citing the importance of the dialogue that was begun. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU),who initiat [...]	2009-07-13 16:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL
09BERLIN851	FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]	2009-07-14 15:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN864	JEHOVAH,S WITNESSES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SECURING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany have almost reached the finish line in their efforts to become a "corporation under public law" in all of Germany's 16 federal states. Eleven federal states (Bavaria, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Thuringia, [...]	2009-07-16 13:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GM KIRF PGOV PREL PHUM
09BERLIN869	GERMANY HESITANT ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN EUMM [...] (C) Poloff followed-up with MFA Deputy Head of Division for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse regarding possible U.S. participation in the EUMM (ref a). Although Germany wishes to keep the U.S. "engaged in Georgia," the MFA is hesitant to accept U.S. involvement in the mission. [...]	2009-07-17 14:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN879	STAYING AHEAD OF PROLIFERATORS REVOLVES AROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the global financial crisis adds pressure to stimulate growth through increased exports despite the ever increasing threat from proliferation/terrorism, the question of how to effectively administer national export control measures has never been more important or for that m [...]	2009-07-21 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ETRD KOMC PARM PGOV PINR BR UK IR GM
09BERLIN881	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN882	German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...]	2009-07-21 20:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET
09BERLIN886	GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]	2009-07-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN89	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-23 19:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN891	GERMANY: REACTIONS TO CAIRO SPEECH AND PLANS FOR ONGOING [...] (U) Summary: Mission Germany conducted a range of activities to highlight President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech and to solicit feedback from local Muslim communities. Per reftel request, post provides preliminary feedback on our ongoing outreach efforts within Germany, including feedback from [...]	2009-07-23 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PREL SCUL GM
09BERLIN897	OPEL SALE COLLIDES WITH POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Always be prepared for the unexpected: that might be the moral of the story in the German Opel deal so far. Just as the independent new GM-Europe trust fund was expected to announce its decision on the complex sale of 55 percent of General Motors' (GM's) holdings in the car m [...]	2009-07-27 05:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB GM
09BERLIN90	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-26 05:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN903	H1N1 UPDATE: 3,810 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 461 cases to a total of 3,810 on July 28. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Information available to German companies on pandemic planning. RKI warns of "H1N1 parties". END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-07-28 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN905	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election Â [...]	2009-07-29 11:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN906	H1N1 UPDATE: 4,445 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 635 cases to a total of 4,445 on July 29. The majority of new infections occurred abroad, mainly during travel to Spain. Germany's statutory health insurance agencies are examining raising insurance premiums to pay for the widesprea [...]	2009-07-29 13:31:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERLIN909	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, U.S.-IRAQ, IRAQ, NIGERIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Summit in Washington 3. (U.S.-Iraq) Gates on Troop Withdrawal 4. (Iraq) Storming of Camp Ashraf 5. (Nigeria) Islamic Militants 6. (Spain) ETA Bomb Attack Â [...]	2009-07-30 11:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG
09BERLIN94	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY, GITMO, MIDEAST, CHINA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S. Foreign Policy 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. U.S. Policy on Middle East 5. U.S.-China Relations 6. U.S. Economic Policy 7. Aftermath Of Markelov trial 8. U.S. Stem Cell Research: Â [...]	2009-01-26 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS RS CH
09BERLIN946	WILL A CREDIT CRUNCH IMPEDE GERMANY'S RECOVERY? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A heated debate is again raging over whether or not the German economy is experiencing a credit crunch. Politicians and businesses complain how hard loans are to get, and claim that tighter credit threatens recovery in Europe's largest economy. Others say overall credit vo [...]	2009-08-05 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN970	NEW GERMAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT WIDEN LATITUDE TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. While the German MOD is playing down recent changes to the rules-of-engagement (ROE) "pocket card" that is issued to all German soldiers in Afghanistan, those changes, in fact, are fairly substantive and significant. While the previous card clearly viewed the use of force as t [...]	2009-08-10 12:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL MOPS NATO GM
09BERLIN985	CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]	2009-08-11 14:42:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERLIN988	CONTROVERSIAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION ENTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, significant amendments to the German Criminal Code entered into force that criminalize a range of terrorism-related preparatory actions such as participating in terrorist training or acquiring weapons/bombs with the intent to commit attacks that endanger the German st [...]	2009-08-13 07:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM GM
09BERN104	SWISS-LIBYAN RELATIONS: SWITZERLAND IN REBUFF [...] (S) Summary: In a March 10 meeting, the Swiss MFA Director for Security Policy, Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, updated Charge on the status of the ongoing crisis in Swiss-Libyan relations triggered last July when Geneva cantonal police temporarily arrested Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libyan lead [...]	2009-03-11 11:50:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV SZ
09BERN129	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NESTLE: FORGET THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Nestle, the world's largest food company, worries more about the planet's growing fresh water shortage than the current financial crisis, which it sees as only a bump in the road in the firm's long-term development. Nestle estimates the upper limit on sustainable global fresh water withd [...]	2009-03-24 16:29:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SZ TBIO
09BERN222	SWISS-ORIGIN DIGITAL MAGNETIC COMPASSES SOUGHT BY [...] (S) Embassy passed reftel points to Swiss Economics Department dual use office head Juergen Boehler on May 19. Boehler thanked us for the information and said that the Swiss Government would immediately look into the matter. Boehler noted that Swiss Customs had instituted recently a policy of [...]	2009-05-19 13:37:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	IR SZ PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA
09BERN23	UPDATE OF SWISS RESPONSE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Summary. Switzerland's economic outlook has steadily declined over the past three months with negative growth forecasts, increased unemployment, and industrial sectors starting to show the signs of stress. Despite the economic downturn, bank lending practices have not been impacted. The GO [...]	2009-01-13 10:18:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON SZ
09BERN241	SWITZERLAND SUPPORTS RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR THE [...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Ambassador Andrea Semadeni, Special Envoy for the Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and Esther Keimer, FDFA program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, told poloff on June 4 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland was in favor of renewing t [...]	2009-06-05 10:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL SZ
09BERN243	SWITZERLAND NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IAEA BUDGET INCREASE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel message on June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that the GoS has a general policy of advocating [...]	2009-06-05 16:51:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SZ
09BERN273	SWITZERLAND SHUTTING DOWN COLENCO'S BUSINESS WITH [...] (S) Summary: Swiss Minister for Economics and Trade Doris Leuthard called CDA in to advise that the Swiss Federal Councilors had decided in a special session to shut down Swedish firm Colenco's commercial activities in Iran. The Minister also reaffirmed the commitment of the Swiss government to [...]	2009-07-01 19:11:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	IR MNUC PARM PHUM PREL PTER KWAC ECON ETRD
09BERN363	SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN COMMENTS ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leu emphasized that Switzerland, in its capacity as Protecting Power for the USG in Iran, continues to press for access and information about U.S. citizens detained or missing in Iran. Regarding the recent case of the three U.S. hikers (Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and [...]	2009-09-01 09:37:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	CASC PREL PHUM PGOV KNNP SZ IR
09BERN504	SWITZERLAND OPTING FOR PRESSURE (VICE FURTHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Swiss government is opting for pressure -- rather than further negotiations -- in efforts to obtain the freedom of the two Swiss citizens who have not been allowed to depart Libya since the summer of 2008 (reftels). According to Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud (strictly prot [...]	2009-11-24 15:22:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM AORC LY SZ
09BERN505	IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]	2009-11-24 16:52:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN513	SWISS VOTERS STUN GOVERNMENT BY APPROVING "MINARET [...] (SBU) In a November 29 nationwide vote, Swiss voters stunned the Swiss government by approving an initiative by rightwing politicians to ban the construction of new minarets in Switzerland (reftel). Subsequent analysis by Swiss commentators suggests that polling data prior to the vote was sk [...]	2009-11-30 15:19:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SZ
09BERN62	LIECHTENSTEIN ELECTIONS: CONSERVATIVES WIN [...] (U) In an outcome that surprised Liechtenstein's political class, the conservative Fatherland Union (VU) party won an absolute majority of parliamentary (Landtag) seats in the February 8 elections. With 47,6 percent of the votes, the VU surged back from the historic low of 38,2 percent reached [...]	2009-02-09 13:16:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN LS
09BERN64	SWISS VOTE TO EXTEND FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS WITH [...] In a nationwide referendum held February 8, nearly 60 percent of the Swiss electorate voted in favor of maintaining an existing agreement with 25 EU states allowing for the free movement of persons, while also extending that agreement to include the newest EU member states, Bulgaria and Roman [...]	2009-02-10 09:01:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PGOV SZ
09BERN93	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 16:35:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB SZ
09BISHKEK1061	LOSING PARADISE: KYRGYZ BIOSPHERE RESERVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Sary Chelek Biosphere Reserve in Jalalabad Oblast, once home to a number of species found only in the Central Asian mountains. Hunting, fishing, and grazing are officially prohibited, but years of official indifference have resulted in a biosphere reserve [...]	2009-09-18 10:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV KG
09BISHKEK1065	LUNCH WITH MAX: SOUP TO NUTS [...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging lunch, Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev, and Kyrgyz FM Sarbaev argued that the $20 million Economic Development Fund needs to be a new kind of assistance, targeted strategically toward the development of the country and its integration into the world econom [...]	2009-09-22 11:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1076	KYRGYZSTAN: SECRETARIAT GROWING IN INFLUENCE [...] (C) On September 23 at an Embassy-hosted function, former BBC correspondent and current speechwriter for President Bakiyev, Sultan Jumagulov, told EmbOffs that the Presidential Secretariat will soon become a key institution in defining the Kyrgyz Government's domestic and foreign policy. The [...]	2009-09-28 09:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK109	FORMER KYRGYZ OFFICIALS PLAN "NEW OPPOSITION" [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told us that she, former Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and other "like-minded individuals," both in and out of government, planned to form a "new opposition." Ibraimova said that despite fearing for her safety since she was dismissed in mid-Ja [...]	2009-02-05 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK110	Media Reaction to Kyrgyz President's Announced Intent to [...] (SBU) Summary: Most media reaction has been broadly supportive of President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement of his intention to close Manas Air Base. Some internet news services and independent newspapers have carried interviews with opposition politicians critical of the proposal. Interne [...]	2009-02-06 06:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK1125	FRENCH AND SPANISH LEAVE MANAS TRANSIT CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within a couple of days of each other, both the French and Spanish contingents vacated the Manas Transit Center due to their inability to conclude agreements with the Government of Kyrgyzstan extending authorization for the presence of their military personnel. With the loss of t [...]	2009-10-14 10:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK113	NATO COMS UNANIMOUS: NEGOTIATE FOR MANAS! [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met separately with the three NATO COMs resident in Bishkek February 5 to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Uncannily playing to their national stereotypes, they were nevertheless unanimous in their advice to negotiate hard with the Kyrgyz to keep the Base open [...]	2009-02-06 11:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1144	DANIYAR USENOV APPOINTED AS NEW KYRGYZ PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the announcement of widespread government reforms by President Bakiyev and the subsequent resignation of the Government, President Bakiyev signed an order appointing Daniyar Usenov as Prime Minister on October 21. While the extent and impact of the planned governme [...]	2009-10-21 11:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1145	REORGANIZATION, THEN REFORM: KYRGYZSTAN'S NEXT [...] (C) Summary: In a friendly meeting with the Ambassador, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the President's Secretariat and one of the designers of the ongoing restructuring of the Kyrgyz Government described the purpose and expected impact of the changes. She said that all policy making will be [...]	2009-10-22 13:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1147	DOOR TO MANAS MAY BE OPENING FOR FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on an unsuccessful meeting between the French Charge and Foreign Minister Sarbayev, French Special Representative Thierry Mariani appears to have tempted the Kyrgyz back to the Manas negotiating table with the offer of a Paris visit for President Bakiyev and the upgra [...]	2009-10-23 09:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG FR SP
09BISHKEK1169	DAS KROL'S DISCUSSIONS WITH KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: The delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol which visited Kyrgyzstan October 26-28 met with civil society, the political opposition, and political analysts at the Ambassador's home. It also visited the southern city of Osh. Over lunch, members of civil society [...]	2009-10-29 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1182	FRENCH ON MANAS: SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing French Ambassador Alain Couanon told the Ambassador that Special Representative Thierry Mariani's recent proposals for renegotiating an agreement for French troops at Manas Transit Center have little chance of winning French political approval. Couanon suggested that [...]	2009-11-04 08:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG FR
09BISHKEK1193	EMBASSY FSNS RELEASED TO HOUSE ARREST BUT CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: The two arrested RSO local employees were released to house arrest but the criminal case against them continues. A meeting with Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev appears to have generated movement on the part of the government to resolve the issue. Following the Bakiyev me [...]	2009-11-09 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1199	MAXIM BAKIYEV'S INFLUENCE BECOMES OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 29, President Bakiyev appointed his son, Maxim Bakiyev, as the head of the newly created Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation. While it has been evident for some time that Maxim Bakiyev has significant political influence in the Kyrgyz government ( [...]	2009-11-13 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK120	PROMINENT KYRGYZ COMMENT ON MANAS CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The future of Manas Air Base has been topic number one following President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement that he would close the Base. In addition to the intense media coverage (Reftel),many prominent Kyrgyz have spoken publicly, both in support of Bakiyev's position, as [...]	2009-02-09 11:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK121	FORMER KYRGYZ VICE PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS TO OUST [...] (C) Summary. In a February 9 meeting with DCM, former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova (protect) discussed her plans to create an opposition to the Bakiyev regime. She claimed that she and former Presidency Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov have widespread support among the Ak Jol Presidentia [...]	2009-02-10 09:53:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK123	FRENCH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS; BELIEVE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: French Charges from Bishkek and Astana briefed the Ambassador on their February 9 meetings with Kyrgyz officials to protest Kyrgyzstan's plans to close Manas Air Base. They told Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov that Kyrgyzstan was hurting the global anti-terrorism coalition by [...]	2009-02-10 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK124	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEPUTY COMMENTS ON MANAS AND [...] (C) Summary. According to a Kyrgyz opposition deputy, the $2 billion Russian assistance package is the latest step in a concerted Russian campaign to control Kyrgyzstan. It will give Moscow control of the country's defense and energy/water industries and make Kyrgyz President Bakiyev behol [...]	2009-02-10 10:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1298	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Janybek (Janysh) Bakiyev, Chairman of the State Security Service and brother of the President, to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations and hear more about his Service. A welcoming and talkative Bakiyev briefed the Ambassador on his Service's operations and t [...]	2009-12-17 05:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK130	UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR IN BISHKEK: CLOSING MANAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Solovei to gauge the CIS reaction to the potential closure of Manas Air Base. Solovei claimed that his CIS colleagues do not believe that the Air Base will leave Kyrgyzstan, nor do they want it to leave. Rather, the [...]	2009-02-11 10:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1302	OPPOSITION BELIEVES GOVERNMENT REFORMS WILL LEAD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Roza Otunbayeva, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) Parliamentary faction. Otunbayeva was uniformly negative (as expected) with regards to the recently announced Government reforms and [...]	2009-12-18 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK131	MANAS, MOSCOW, AND MONEY: A PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. As we consider our options regarding Manas Air Base, Embassy Bishkek proposes one course of action that could allow us to retain access until 2011, in return for a commitment to close the Base that year. This would require both approaching Moscow and offering a significant com [...]	2009-02-12 10:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1338	KYRGYZSTAN: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Following is Embassy Bishkek's submission for the 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. 2. Begin Text: Kyrgyz Republic The Kyrgyz Republic is not a regional financial center. The Kyrgyz Republic adopted a ne [...]	2009-12-30 08:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK138	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER: BAKIYEV NOW [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met newly minted Presidential Adviser Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Imanaliyev claimed that Bakiyev had made the deal with the Russians to close the Base partly for the money but also because he is so enthralled with Medvedev. Bakiyev [...]	2009-02-17 09:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK139	KYRYGZ MFA WESTERN COUNTRIES DIRECTOR TARRED BY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Chief Kanat Tursunkulov, has become embroiled in a scandal involving cigarette smuggling through the Kyrgyz Embassy in London's diplomatic pouch. He confided to DCM that he was detained by the intelligence service for two days, and [...]	2009-02-17 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK144	GROWING DEFICIT CHALLENGES 2009 KYRGYZ STATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed the 2009 Kyrgyz budget into law on January 21, 2009. The 2009 budget law projects a 5.9% increase in revenues and 4% rise in expenditures over 2008 budget levels, with revenues reaching $1.115 billion and expenditures reaching $1.202 b [...]	2009-02-18 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV KG
09BISHKEK150	KYRGYZ NOTIFY EMBASSY OF NULLIFICATION OF MANAS [...] (C) Summary: On February 20, President Bakiyev signed the law terminating the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz agreement on Manas Air Base, and Foreign Minister Sarbayev delivered to the Ambassador official notification of the decision to terminate the agreement. Sarbayev expressed regret at the "misunderst [...]	2009-02-20 11:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK151	BRITISH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS [...] (C) Astana-based British Ambassador Paul Brummell and FCO Central Asia Department Head Martin Fenner briefed the Ambassador on the results of their February 19 demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova in support of Manas Air Base. Brummell and Fenner said they tried to strike [...]	2009-02-20 12:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK152	KYRGYZ FACE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Despite Kyrgyz official forecasts of 6% economic growth in 2009, independent experts anticipate low or negative growth this year. Tax revenues are falling because of the economic slowdown and a substantial decrease in value added tax, and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance is prepa [...]	2009-02-23 07:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI KG
09BISHKEK156	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STEPPING UP HARASSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few months, pressure on the opposition has increased, in some cases carried out directly by the government, and in other cases through anonymous or hired agents. In late January, a newspaper published sexual photos of opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev, and subse [...]	2009-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK157	(C) KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S SON'S ALLEGED INTERESTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A Kyrgyz government official, who claimed to be a confidant of President Bakiyev's influential son Maxim, suggested working through Maxim to reverse President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas Air Base. The official said that Maxim made many key decisions, which were later endo [...]	2009-02-23 10:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK164	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS; KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Ambassador presented reftel A demarche in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev, Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev. Sarbayev had no comment, but clearly briefed Usenov, who was ready with a response. Usenov said that [...]	2009-02-25 12:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK165	KYRGYZ, IN REVERSAL, SAY THEY CAN NOW DISCUSS [...] (C) Late evening of February 25, Foreign Minister Sarbayev telephoned the Ambassador. He stated that he was speaking "with the sanction of the President." He asked her to convey to the Department the urgent message that "We can discuss the presence of U.S. military personnel at Manas if a [...]	2009-02-25 16:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK170	BENEFICIARIES OF RUSSIAN AID TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: In early February, Russian President Medvedev pledged a $150 million grant, forgiveness of $193 million in Kyrgyz debt (in exchange for a 48% stake in a military goods manufacturer),a $300 million low interest loan and $1.7 billion in financing for a Soviet-era hydroelectric pr [...]	2009-02-26 11:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK174	CHINESE TELL AMBASSADOR THERE IS NO MANAS-LINKED [...] (C) At a February 26 farewell dinner for departing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian, Zhang approached the Ambassador with a "special message from Beijing to Washington." Zhang claimed that after their reftel A discussion about the Kyrgyz claim that China had offered the Kyrgyz $3 billion for [...]	2009-02-27 13:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK175	AMBASSADOR TO REVIEW MANAS PROPOSAL WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev informed the Ambassador February 27 that he had arranged a meeting for the Ambassador on March 2 with President Bakiyev for a discussion about Manas Air Base. Bakiyev, Sarbayev said, is well aware of the U.S. proposal and subsequent demarche, and [...]	2009-02-27 15:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV MARR PINR KG
09BISHKEK180	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES NEGOTIATIONS ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a warm and cordial meeting, President Bakiyev told the Ambassador he wants to continue to support coalition efforts in Afghanistan. He said the U.S. should "absolutely" send out a team to negotiate a new agreement for Manas Air Base; he was prepared to negotiate [...]	2009-03-02 13:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK181	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR AGREE ON DANGERS [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting to discuss the future of Manas Air Base (Ref A),President Bakiyev raised with the Ambassador his deep concerns about the spread of religious extremism in Kyrgyzstan. "Ten years ago, the problem was only in the south," Bakiyev claimed, "but now it is everywhere." [...]	2009-03-03 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KG
09BISHKEK185	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PROPOSED U.S. [...] (C) Summary. On March 5, Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev Ref (A) instructions offering to send a U.S. negotiating team in late March to discuss Manas Air Base. Sarbayev welcomed the offer, but noted he would be out of the country March 24-27, probably returning some time o [...]	2009-03-05 10:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK186	KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR LAMENTS OWN AID [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador Vlasov told the Ambassador March 4 about his concern that the $2.3 billion Russian aid package to the Kyrgyz Republic might be undermined by the corruption of Kyrgyz officials. He added that based on his March 4 conversation with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudino [...]	2009-03-05 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK203	FORMER KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER, NOW IN OPPOSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister and current head of the opposition "For Justice" movement Alykbek Jekshenkulov was arrested on March 9 on suspicion of involvement in a 2007 murder of a Turkish businessman. Kyrgyz authorities claimed a ballistics test showed that the bullet from the murd [...]	2009-03-11 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK211	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 02:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK224	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK225	KYRGYZSTAN 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Bishkek's 2009 Trafficking in Persons report. The report follows the response format outlined in reftel. U.S. Embassy Bishkek trafficking point of contact: Valerie J. Chittenden, Consul Tel: (996-312) 551-241 x 4441 Fax: (996-312) 551-264 Email: ChittendenVJ@stat [...]	2009-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC KG
09BISHKEK226	KYRGYZ INSIDER PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy that she is certain the Ministry of Internal Affairs is covering up the true circumstances of the March 13 killing of Medet Sadyrkulov (Ref A). She said that Sadyrkulov had gone to Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 12 to raise mo [...]	2009-03-16 10:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK235	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United People's Movement (UPM),a new opposition umbrella organization, plans to hold nationwide protests beginning on March 27. Opposition leaders warn against government provocation during the protests, and the government promises to deal firmly with even "a minor violati [...]	2009-03-19 11:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK236	IBRAIMOVA ASSERTS SHE IS UNIFYING THE KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy March 19 that she and other opposition leaders have decided to form a "unified group" to oppose President Bakiyev in the upcoming presidential elections, and that she would stand as the group's presidential candidate. Ibraim [...]	2009-03-19 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK254	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP SAYS GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO [...] (C) Summary. Opposition MP Bakyt Beshimov told the DCM that the government was prepared to use "extreme violence" against the opposition, and he was concerned that Kyrgyz security forces would provoke incidents during the opposition's planned nationwide demonstrations on March 27 (Ref A). Be [...]	2009-03-26 12:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK259	URGENT REQUIRMENT TO RESTORE 64K IVG LINE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 08:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ACOA ANET KG
09BISHKEK286	Kyrgyzstan: Attacks Spread Fear Among Journalists [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the past month, four journalists have been attacked in Kyrgyzstan. Opposition newspapers and the public speculate that the attacks were intended to intimidate the press in the run-up to the March 27 opposition protests and early presidential elections this year. One paper, [...]	2009-04-01 10:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK288	KYRGYZ POLITICAL SCIENTIST DESCRIBES OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with long-time Embassy contact and political insider Valentin Bogatyrev on March 31 to discuss the current political situation in the country. Bogatyrev was convinced that former Presidential Administration Head Sadyrkulov had been murdered, either because he presen [...]	2009-04-02 10:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK298	PUTATIVE KYRGYZ CONSENSUS OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy April 1 that she was disavowing any involvement with the United People's Movement (UPM),an alliance of opposition parties and political figures. She said that the UPM's leaders were driven only by "narrow personal interest, [...]	2009-04-03 15:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK346	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION STICKING TOGETHER BUT GOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff held separate meetings April 8 with Ata Meken Party and Social Democrat Party representatives. Both men sounded common themes: The alliance of opposition parties within the United People's Movement (UPM) is holding, for now, in spite of ongoing internal struggles over wh [...]	2009-04-15 04:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK361	WORLD BANK PUTS IN DOUBT KYRGYZ ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Asian Development Bank (ADB) decision to suspend funding the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) electricity transmission project, World Bank officials have unilaterally attempted to delay Kyrgyz participation in CASA. The World Bank now envisions Tajikistan alone fu [...]	2009-04-16 10:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK382	AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On April 15, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the Country Representative for USAID. Similar to previous meetings with the heads of the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI) [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KG
09BISHKEK396	KYRGYZSTAN: BISHKEK HOSTS ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Six agencies from the UN, Europe, and NATO have joined together to form the Environmental and Security Initiative (ENVSEC),which has 33 projects in Central Asia. The stated goal of ENVSEC is to assist Central Asian countries to address environmental and security risks. Any envir [...]	2009-04-27 05:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EPET ECON SENV KG
09BISHKEK428	ARAL SEA SUMMIT A SUCCESS, SAYS KAZAKH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakh Ambassador Bakyt Ospanov called on the Ambassador April 30 to give her a readout of the April 28 Aral Sea Summit in Almaty. Ospanov termed the summit a success, and confirmed press reports that Kazakh President Nazarbayev had rebuked President Bakiyev for trying to widen [...]	2009-05-04 09:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KZ KG
09BISHKEK44	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT CHANGES SEE USENOV RETURN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Signaling a shake-up at the top levels of the administration, Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov resigned January 8. Sadyrkulov also served as the head of the government's coordinating committee for the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. Vice Prime Minist [...]	2009-01-13 12:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK442	KYRGYZSTAN: INTERETHNIC HOSTILITIES AGAINST KURDS [...] (C) Summary: The alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl sparked a riot, pitting ethnic Russians and Kyrgyz against ethnic Kurds, in the northern Kyrgyz village of Petrovka April 26. The melee quickly attracted the attention of President Bakiyev and other officials, who traded charges with opposit [...]	2009-05-07 10:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK458	STAFFDEL HELWIG VISITS SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two staff members from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Poloff held meetings in Osh, Kyrgyzstan on May 5-6. Opposition party officials raised concerns about the state of democracy in Kyrgyzstan as the country prepares [...]	2009-05-12 08:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KG
09BISHKEK47	RUSSIA OFFERS KYRGYZSTAN $2.5 BILLION TO SHUT DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Kyrgyz officials told the Ambassador January 14 that Russia had offered the Kyrgyz government over $2 billion to close Manas Air Base, and the Kyrgyz will "probably accept" the offer because the government desperately needs the money. Chief of Staff Usenov said that Presi [...]	2009-01-14 12:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK470	KYRGYZSTAN FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER - MARCH 2009 [...] Country Conditions: Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic of five million people, is a country in transition. Corruption pervades almost all aspects of life and business in the Kyrgyz Republic. Kyrgyzstan was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world in a recent Forbes magazin [...]	2009-05-15 10:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KG

09BISHKEK482	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a lunch in Talas on May 14 with local members of government and civil society and Talas-based Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV). The discussion was lively with members of two local NGOs in particular complaining of problems with Islamic religious extremism, lac [...]	2009-05-18 11:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK487	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TALAS GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Talas Oblast Governor Beishenbek Bolotbekov provided the Ambassador on May 14 with an exceptionally positive review of local economic and political conditions in his region. He said preparations for the July 23 Presidential election were proceeding smoothly. Bolotbekov also hi [...]	2009-05-19 11:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK488	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS TALAS BORDER POST [...] (U) On May 15, the Ambassador opened the U.S.-funded "Green Border Post" at the Chon Kapka port of entry in Talas Oblast on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border. The Chon Kapka Green Border Post is a portable, container-like module that replaces a railroad car previously used as the headquarters [...]	2009-05-19 12:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK494	FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PM PLANS TO QUIT POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Former Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova, who had earlier harbored Presidential ambitions (Ref B),told the Embassy that she was now looking to leave Kyrgyzstan for a period, possibly to work for an international organization. She said that opposition candidates Alm [...]	2009-05-22 03:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK499	CONTINUED KYRGYZ VIOLATIONS OF VISA RECIPROCITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 2009, post learned that the Kyrgyz government increased the cost of all visas issued to foreigners, resulting in U.S. citizens paying approximately $270 for a one-year, multiple entry Kyrgyz visa, which is now only available in country. At a May 22 meeting with the Consula [...]	2009-05-22 08:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD KREC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK517	KYRGYZ INSIDER SEES MERCANTILE INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary: According to a Kyrgyz White House official, "mercantile" personal financial interests dominate virtually all policy-making among the Kyrgyz political elite. The official, Sapar Isakov (strictly protect),who was close to former Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov, said [...]	2009-05-28 11:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK557	TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]	2009-06-03 10:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK558	TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]	2009-06-03 10:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK56	KYRGYZ PRESS BUZZING ABOUT REPORTED DEAL TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the Russian newspaper "Vremja Novostei" published an article entitled "(Kyrgyz President) Bakiyev is Bringing an Expensive Present to Moscow." The article said that President Bakiyev and the Russian government had worked out a deal in which Bakiyev would close Ma [...]	2009-01-15 12:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK563	KYRGYZ SPORTS: ANOTHER FIEFDOM OF THE FIRST FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Kyrgyz insiders, the world of sports in Kyrgyzstan is highly politicized. President Bakiyev and his family are patrons of various sports programs, particularly boxing and fighting, which then serve as sources of loyal supporters and enforcers. Bakiyev family member [...]	2009-06-05 08:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KG
09BISHKEK598	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER SHOWCASES KAMBARATA HYDRO [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 5 MFA-sponsored tour for the diplomatic corps of the Toktogul reservoir and Kambarata 2 hydroelectric power station construction project, the Ambassador observed ongoing work to complete the Kyrgyz-financed project. However, the Russian Ambassador cautioned Fore [...]	2009-06-10 04:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK62	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NO "OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held separate meetings January 19 with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Prime Minister Chudinov. In both meetings, Petraeus briefed on the dramatic improvement in the security situation in Iraq, the increase in security incidents in A [...]	2009-01-21 05:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK651	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK656	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CANDIDATES REGISTERED; CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission has approved six candidates for the July 23 presidential election. The candidates, including incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and leading opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, can begin campaigning June 18. Th [...]	2009-06-18 10:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK657	MANAS UPDATE: PRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 8. Meeting with "Delegation" ------------------------- 2. (S) Charge, Manas Commander Col. Holt, and a "delegation" of officers from the Embassy and Base met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and Defense Minister Kalyev June 18 at the A [...]	2009-06-18 10:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK662	Kyrgyz Election: Campaigning Officially Begins [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the six registered candidates held campaign events on June 18, the first day of the campaign season. President Bakiyev opened his campaign with a speech in Talas to about 5,000 government workers -- minus some potential troublemakers, while the opposition UPM released [...]	2009-06-22 02:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK663	Kyrgyz Election Campaigning Officially Begins [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the six registered candidates held campaign events on June 18, the first day of the campaign season. President Bakiyev opened his campaign with a speech in Talas to about 5,000 government workers -- minus some potential troublemakers, while the opposition UPM released [...]	2009-06-22 05:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK67	HOW TO KEEP MANAS AIR BASE [...] (S) SUMMARY. General Petraeus's timely and successful visit has bought us a month's time to put together a package of incentives to secure Kyrgyz support for Manas Air Base. The package needs to be significant, given Russia's strategy of applying political pressure while offering a $2 billio [...]	2009-01-23 04:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK675	RESTRICTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Six months have passed since Kyrgyzstan adopted a restrictive law on religious organizations (reftel). An embassy survey of government officials and religious leaders revealed that the new law has only been partially implemented. Government officials said that a working group h [...]	2009-06-24 11:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KIRF KG
09BISHKEK68	Kyrgyz Media Reaction to CENTCOM CDR Petraeus's Visit [...] (SBU) Summary: General Petraeus's January 17-20 visit to Kyrgyzstan has been front-page news this week. Media reaction to the General's visit and his January 19 press conference has been closely intertwined with rumors in the press that the Government of Kyrgyzstan plans to expel Manas Air Bas [...]	2009-01-23 06:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
09BISHKEK692	LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK693	LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK715	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]	2009-07-06 10:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK716	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PROFILES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) On June 18, the official campaign period began for the July 23 Kyrgyz presidential election. There are six registered candidates: incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, opposition politicians Almazbek Atambayev and Temir Sariyev, well-known psychiatrist Jenishbek Nazaraliyev, NGO leader [...]	2009-07-06 10:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG
09BISHKEK79	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE KYRGYZ [...] This cable provides Embassy Bishkek's submission of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the Kyrgyz Republic. 2. Begin text: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The Kyrgyz Republic has a liberal investment regime on paper with a broad base of commercial l [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR KG
09BISHKEK80	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CONTINUES GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev continued his government shake-up, dismissing several cabinet, administration, and local officials on January 23. Among the cabinet changes, Minister of Education Boljurova and Minister of Agriculture Nogoyev were fired. Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, who ga [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK801	U/S BURNS LAUNCHES NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a group of high-level U.S. officials met Prime Minister Chudinov and other senior Kyrgyz officials on July 11, shortly after meeting with President Bakiyev. On July 12, the U.S. delegation met with a group of election focused [...]	2009-07-22 05:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK82	KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ON MANAS AIR BASE CLOSURE RUMORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, owner of the AKIpress news agency and well-connected political observer Marat Tazibekov discussed the current political state of play and the latest rumors about Manas Air Base with the Ambassador. Tazibekov said that recent rumors about the possible closure of the [...]	2009-01-29 07:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KG
09BISHKEK852	AMBASSADOR ATTENDS KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador attended President Bakiyev's inauguration for his second term on August 2. The full-day ceremony was a study in contrasts. The morning event was tightly scripted and wholly professional, but the President appeared in poor health, prompting another round of rumors a [...]	2009-08-03 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK880	KYRGYZSTAN APPROVES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met August 5 with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss several topics, including the approval for construction projects at the Manas Transit Center, his trip to the U.S. and the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC). A relaxed Sarbayev gave the Ambassador the long-a [...]	2009-08-05 11:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK885	KYRGYZSTAN'S JEWISH COMMUNITY: THE LONG HISTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Long gone are the days of a robust and vibrant Jewish community in Kyrgyzstan. Like in many former Soviet republics, most of the Jewish population has immigrated to Israel, Canada, or the United States. However, the Jewish community members who have chosen to remain, approxima [...]	2009-08-06 09:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK907	FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IBRAIMOVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova briefed Pol/Econ Chief August 5 on the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan, her recent trip to the U.S., and the issue of political asylum for a local mid-level opposition member. Ibraimova is well known to the Embassy and in M [...]	2009-08-12 08:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK923	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS BATKEN BORDER POST, [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, the Ambassador opened a U.S.-funded border post along the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border in the volatile southern Batken Oblast. During the event, a senior Border Service officer discussed the conflict in Afghanistan with the Ambassador and suggested that the West [...]	2009-08-14 03:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK927	AMBASSADOR AND KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to review the upcoming visit of U.S. Central Command's General David Petraeus to Kyrgyzstan. The Ambassador provided an outline of the goals for the visit. Sarbayev said that he looked forward to having a good [...]	2009-08-17 01:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK947	GENERAL PETRAEUS REVIEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held a joint meeting August 17 with Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Sarbayev and First Deputy Minister of Defense Zhaparov, and a separate meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziyev. In both meetings, Petraeus of [...]	2009-08-25 03:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK969	KYRGYZSTAN: UPDATE ON HYATT HOTEL'S DISPUTE WITH [...] (SBU) The following is an update to the dispute between a U.S. based hotel chain and the City of Bishkek (refs). a. Claimant A b. 2008 c. Claimant A, a major U.S.-based hotel chain, operates a hotel in Bishkek on approximately two hectares leased from the City of Bishkek. In July 2 [...]	2009-09-03 10:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ECON KG
09BISHKEK97	KYRGYZ EX-FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA IS KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Karabayev confirmed to the Ambassador that he lost his job because of his opposition to closing Manas Air Base. Karabayev said that at this point, the only possibility to keep the Base open would be for the U.S. to negotiate directly with Russia, or "pray [...]	2009-02-03 10:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK986	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS WITH FM BAKIYEV 9/11 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev met September 9 to discuss the details of the 9/11 visit of President Bakiyev to the Transit Center. The Ambassador began by expressing satisfaction at the successful return the night before of USG weapons seized more than a year ago. She [...]	2009-09-09 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK990	AMBASSADOR VISITS KYRGYZSTAN,S LARGEST GOLD MINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 24-25, Ambassador visited the majority Canadian-owned Kumtor gold mine. Located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul approximately two hours away from Bishkek, the Kumtor mine is the largest foreign investment in Kyrgyzstan, with total investment valued close to [...]	2009-09-10 09:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KG
09BOGOTA1027	JUSTICE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS PROPOSE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1047	MARCH HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Bogota's Superior Court issued the first conviction of a participant under the Justice and Peace Law. Fliers calling for "social cleansing" have appeared in over 20 cities. The Supreme Court reopened the case of retired General Rito Alejo del Rio for alleged paramilitary collaboration in [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1120	GOC PROCEEDS WITH PRIVATIZATION OF PROTECTION [...] (C) The Ministry of Interior and Justice (MOIJ) is privatizing its protection program, which covers nearly 11,000 at risk human rights defenders, unionists, journalists and other threatened individuals. Program Director Rafael Bustamante told us a well-established security company has been c [...]	2009-04-03 15:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1208	COLOMBIA: PROPOSED ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE CONTINUED [...] (C) The Colombian Supreme Court's recent denial of seven U.S. extradition requests marked the Court's shift to a more restrictive interpretation of Colombia's constitutional limits on extradition. The shift reflects a longstanding debate in Colombian judicial circles, a nationalist backlash [...]	2009-04-08 21:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1252	NEW INTELLIGENCE LAW CREATES UNIFIED FRAMEWORK AND [...] (C) The Colombian Congress recently passed Law 1288 which sets up a unified legal framework for domestic intelligence gathering, establishes a Joint Intelligence Council to facilitate intelligence sharing, and creates a congressional intelligence oversight committee. GOC officials say the law [...]	2009-04-16 17:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1270	COLOMBIA SKIRTING RECESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombia's economy has slowed dramatically as a result of falling international demand for exports, a decline in investment, and weak domestic consumption. GDP growth for 2008 fell to 2.5 percent after reaching a high of 7.5 percent in 2007. The final quarter of 2008 registered [...]	2009-04-17 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1294	COLOMBIA AND BRAZIL MOVING AHEAD ON JOINT SECURITY [...] (C) The GOC is reaching out to Brazil and Peru to raise its regional profile and improve trade and security relations with its neighbors. Colombian and Brazil recently concluded an agreement to jointly monitor each other's airspace to combat illegal armed groups (the FARC) and narco-traffickin [...]	2009-04-20 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
09BOGOTA1364	GOC CELEBRATES DON MARIO'S ARREST, BUT CONCERNS [...] (C) GOC officials celebrated the April 15 arrests of major narcotraffickers Daniel Rendon Herrera (aka "Don Mario") and Jose Leonardo Munoz (alias "Douglas"),noting that the detentions will disrupt drug flows in northern Colombia and send an important message to the public that no one is invi [...]	2009-04-27 22:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1377	COLOMBIA: FOREIGN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES [...] SUMMARY. Internet usage has grown to 40 percent of the Colombian population in the last ten years, with internet subscriptions rising at an annual rate of 75 percent. Over 73 percent of internet subscribers use broadband. Despite the growth, Colombia's subscription penetration average rema [...]	2009-04-28 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON CO EINT EINV ETTC
09BOGOTA1431	COLOMBIAN-VENEZUELA TRADE SLUMPS AS TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following two years of banner growth for Colombian exports to Venezuela, 2009 will likely see a significant contraction in bilateral trade due to the global downturn. The GOC continues to be frustrated in its attempts to engage Venezuela on some sort of agreement to govern bil [...]	2009-05-05 17:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL CO
09BOGOTA1442	APRIL HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] The Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) asked for a 60-year sentence against ex-Senator Alvaro Garcia Romero for his role in facilitating paramilitary massacres, and charged former Cesar Governor Alvaro Araujo Noguera and his son, ex-Senator Alvaro Araujo Castro, for conspiring with paramilitaries t [...]	2009-05-05 20:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA1467	COLOMBIA TRANSFORMING PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN LARGEST CITIES [...] Summary: Encouraged by the successful implementation of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system - locally known as TransMilenio - in Bogota, the GOC has launched an ambitious program to bring BRT to seven of Colombia's largest cities. While delays and cost overruns have complicated the effort, an e [...]	2009-05-08 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN SENV SOCI KGHG PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1499	COLOMBIA-CHILE FTA ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's FTA with Chile, signed in 2006, entered into force on May 11, 2009. While the immediate impact will be minimal, the Agreement covers areas -- investment, intellectual property and agriculture -- not included in the two countries' previous trade accord. The entry-into [...]	2009-05-12 18:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CO
09BOGOTA1534	FARC DESERTIONS SLOW, BUT MILITARY REGAINS [...] (C) FARC desertions dropped nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2009, slowing for the first time since 2005. Kills and captures also fell. Still, some military officials believe that FARC desertions are starting to "cut to the bone," citing the defections of more senior members. The Colombia [...]	2009-05-14 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER MARR PHUM SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1539	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your trip to Colombia will allow you the opportunity to see the incredible progress Colombia has made from a near failed state to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America over the last decade. Despite Colombia's significant progress, USG support remains critica [...]	2009-05-15 14:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1552	CODHES REPORT SPARKS RENEWED DEBATE ON [...] (U) A local human rights group--the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES)--recently reported a 24.5 percent increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2008. CODHES attributed the increase to GOC efforts to expand security, competition among illegal armed groups inclu [...]	2009-05-15 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI CO
09BOGOTA156	PRIVATE TV CHANNELS RENEW LICENSES; THIRD CHANNEL [...] SUMMARY: Private television channels Cadena Radial Colombiana (Caracol) and Radio Cadena Nacional de Colombia (RCN) and the National Television Commission (CNTV),after much debate, have reached an agreement to renew their license for another ten years. The agreement, signed one day before the [...]	2009-01-16 21:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV SCUL ECON KPAO CO
09BOGOTA1582	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of the USNS Comfort and her crew to Colombia from June 6-17. The humanitarian and medical services you will provide will be welcomed by the Government of Colombia (GOC) and by the people of Tumaco, Narino -- one of the poorest areas of Colombia. Your visit [...]	2009-05-19 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER OIIP SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1595	ERADICATION OF COCA -- GOOD NEWS FROM MANY FRONTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the last year numerous surveys, studies, and serious field reports have come out touting the success of eradication in reducing the amount of cocaine produced, the funding available to narcoterrorists, the amount of coca leaf available, and the amount of coca under cultivati [...]	2009-05-20 20:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1596	DCM HIGHLIGHTS U.S. ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV CO SCUL SNAR PHUM PTER
09BOGOTA1618	DAS REVELATIONS KEEP COMING [...] (C) The DAS scandal returned to the headlines on May 13 with media reports that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) had spied on leading opposition figures in the 2006 elections and that a former DAS official linked high-ranking GOC officials to the illegal surveillance of Supreme [...]	2009-05-22 17:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA168	COLOMBIA'S NEW S&T LAW HIGHLIGHTS PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008 the Colombian Congress approved a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Law, with the intention for STI to become a major driver of Colombian productivity and long-term economic stability. The law increases GOC funding available for STI activities and resea [...]	2009-01-21 15:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPL KCIS PGOV EINV CO
09BOGOTA1690	GOC STRUGGLES TO COUNTER ILLEGAL MINING [...] SUMMARY: Illegal mining is on the increase in Colombia, fueled by growing global markets, improved security in rural areas, and the difficulty of Colombia's law enforcement apparatus to effectively counter the well-heeled miners. Gold, platinum, and mercury extraction is most prevalent in th [...]	2009-05-26 21:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN SENV EIND ENRG ELAB CO
09BOGOTA1746	COLOMBIA: FY09 JULIA TAFT REFUGEE FUND NOMINATION [...] (U) Post is pleased to nominate local Catholic charity Pastoral Social for a $20,000 USD grant from the Julia Taft Refugee Fund for a micro-credit/small grants program for a group of internally displaced persons (IDP) in Medellin, Colombia. Filling A Gap ------------- 2. (U) During a rece [...]	2009-05-29 21:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CO
09BOGOTA1750	COLOMBIA: NARCOTICS MAJOR 2010 REQUEST FOR REPORT CARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Though Colombia remains a major producer and trafficker of illicit narcotics, the Government of Colombia (GOC) continues as an unwavering ally in the fight against both narcotics production and trafficking. Our core bilateral counternarcotics eradication and interdiction program [...]	2009-06-01 11:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA1813	BANANA-SECTOR NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDE POSITIVELY [...] (U) A strike that paralyzed banana exports for 13 days concluded on May 20 with an agreement to increase workers' salaries by 8% in the first year of a new collective bargaining agreement, and by the change in the local Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the second. Approximately 18,000 workers p [...]	2009-06-04 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1814	MCC MEETS WITH CROSS SECTION OF COLOMBIANS ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. During its initial visit to Colombia, a delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) explained the organization's mission and procedures to Colombian Government, civil society, and business communities. The delegation's interlocutors in Bogota and Cali identified i [...]	2009-06-04 19:15:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1829	THE INFORMAL COLOMBIAN ECONOMY - WHY IS IT SO [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several years of strong economic growth and economic liberalization, much of Colombia's economic activity continues to fall in the informal, unregulated and untaxed sector. Estimates of the size of the informal economy range from 48 to 60 percent of GDP, depending on how [...]	2009-06-08 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA1853	U PARTY MOVES AHEAD ON URIBE REELECTION--BUT ALSO [...] (C) President Uribe's allies remain focused on changing the Constitution to allow the president to run for a third term, but U party President Restrepo told us former-Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos would be the party's candidate if Uribe does not run. The bill to change the Constitution t [...]	2009-06-09 22:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1861	AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE [...] (C) The Afro-Colombian Caucus, which consists of ten legislators from nine political parties, has five of its members investigated or jailed for alleged corruption or ties to illegal armed groups. The Caucus has succeeded in highlighting Afro-Colombian issues, but has not been effective in [...]	2009-06-10 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1867	COLOMBIA CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 DEATH [...] SUMMARY. The GOC reported its first H1N1 death, a 24 year-old woman from Bogota, on June 9. Media reports indicated that the deceased received negligent medical care, prompting the Ministry of Social Protection (MSP) to broaden its criteria that determine which patients undergo examinations [...]	2009-06-10 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL KFLO KSAF KPAO KFLU
09BOGOTA1987	CLIMATE TO REMAIN PRIORITY UNDER NEW ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The environmental and economic costs of climate change have resulted in increased GOC efforts to adapt to its potential impacts. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) is most concerned with the effects of climate on Colombia's high mountain areas, Caribbean Coast, and its health [...]	2009-06-19 16:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2001	SCENESETTER FOR URIBE VISIT: RELATIONSHIP IN [...] (C) President Uribe will use his visit to reaffirm our strong bilateral ties. He will seek a timeline for approval of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and will want continued U.S. help against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and drug trafficking organizations. Ur [...]	2009-06-22 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID SNAR PGOV PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2016	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 18:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2017	GOC SCRAMBLES TO DEAL WITH GROWING BUDGET WOES [...] SUMMARY. (U) After several years of steady growth, the global economic crisis is hitting GOC coffers and generating a newly projected 2009 central government deficit of $7 billion (3.7% of GDP),and a 2010 estimate of $11 billion (4.3% of GDP). With continuing obligations in infrastructure, [...]	2009-06-23 19:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CO
09BOGOTA2019	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 20:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2046	NEW FRONTIERS NEXT DOOR: GROWING ECONOMIC LINKS [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. accounts for 70% of Colombia's export market, and the Andean region, especially Venezuela, accounts for almost all of the remaining 30%. With a marked drop in U.S. consumer demand and increased difficulty in receiving payment for exports to Venezuela, Colombia is looking to [...]	2009-06-25 20:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN CO BR
09BOGOTA2062	URABA SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Local security officialstold us major drug trafficker Daniel Rendon's (Don Mario's) capture has not affected local crime rates, and that narcotrafficking remains an enormous problem. The FARC, ELN, and criminal groups grow coca in the region's national parks, ship drugs out through the G [...]	2009-06-26 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
09BOGOTA2088	FISCALIA CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOACHA CASES [...] (U) The Fiscalia has formally charged 75 individuals--72 army and 3 civilians--for the 'false positive' murders of thirteen Soacha residents. In courtroom statements, prosecutors have attributed the motive to the military's informal bodycount system. Victims' families report receiving thre [...]	2009-07-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2127	COLOMBIA: HAS RECESSION ARRIVED? [...] SUMMARY. The GOC recently released its first quarter growth figure, negative 0.06 percent, sparking a debate among economic cognizanti over whether or not Colombia was in recession. Regardless, the relatively modest downturn was viewed as a positive sign, given that most forecasts predicted [...]	2009-07-06 12:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EFIN EIND EINT EINV EMIN CO
09BOGOTA2156	URIBE PICKS FOR TOP PROSECUTOR FACE COURT SCRUTINY [...] (C) President Uribe nominated former Colombian Permanent Representative to the OAS Camilo Ospina, former Council of State magistrate Juan Angel Palacio, and long-time Uribe associate Virginia Uribe Betancur to replace Mario Iguaran as Prosecutor General. The Supreme Court will question all thre [...]	2009-07-08 19:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2186	PORT DEMONSTRATIONS TURNOUT LOW, STRIKE NOT VIABLE [...] (U) Port laborers in Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Buenaventura marched July 3 to protest the GOC's alleged failure to meet its November 2008 promises. Low turnout and widespread fear of reprisals forced labor leaders to realize a planned strike July 13 was not viable. Ministry of Social Pro [...]	2009-07-09 21:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2223	LOWER TAX REVENUES PUT GOC IN FISCAL SQUEEZE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 21:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID ECIN EFIN CO
09BOGOTA2329	COCA CULTIVATION IN COLOMBIAN NATIONAL PARKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOC National Parks Unit (NPU) insists that coca -- despite its presence in 15 parks -- is less of a concern than invasion of licit crops and that manual eradication is effective at controlling cultivation. Coca exists in an estimated 30 percent of parks, which make up 11 p [...]	2009-07-23 17:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SNAR EAID ECON CO
09BOGOTA2359	URIBE AUTHORIZES CORDOBA PARTICIPATION, OPENS DOOR [...] (C) President Uribe reversed his previous position and announced on July 8 that Senator Piedad Cordoba was authorized to participate in Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage releases, with the stipulation that the FARC's remaining 24 uniformed hostages be released simultaneousl [...]	2009-07-24 23:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINS BR EC CO VT
09BOGOTA2376	COLOMBIA DCA NEGOTIATIONS -- EMBASSY IDEAS FOR [...] (C) The GOC expects positive signals soon on Track II issues as DCA negotiations wrap up. They have repeatedly stated that satisfaction on Track II is a precondition for closing out the DCA. Embassy recommends positive responses without additional commitments, specifically a U.S. Air Force-t [...]	2009-07-27 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA2489	BIOFUELS: US EXPERT URGES COLOMBIA TO LOOK TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB),Embassy Bogota hosted the visit of Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels Director Charlotte Opal September 3-5 to inform local biofuels producers and policymakers about the ongoing international dialogue [...]	2009-08-05 17:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2563	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE (AUGUST 20-23) [...] (SBU) We welcome the return of House Democracy Assistance Commission Chairman David Price and delegation to Colombia. Your visit comes as a regional debate over a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement has heated up and amidst significant political developments, as Congress exerts greater [...]	2009-08-13 16:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2583	COLOMBIAN MEDIA OVERVIEW, 2008/2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the past year (July 08-July 09) Colombian media coverage of the U.S. has remained positive. The most important development has been that private television channels Cadena Radial Colombiana (Caracol) and Radio Cadena Nacional de Colombia (RCN) reached an agreement in January [...]	2009-08-17 17:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC ECPS PGOV KMDR KPAO CO
09BOGOTA2585	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS PITCHES FTA PASSAGE [...] (C) On August 6, Colombian Vice President Santos encouraged Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to the Ambassador and members of a fact-finding mission led by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Santos warned that failure to pass the [...]	2009-08-17 19:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI USTR CO
09BOGOTA2627	WILL COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA TRADE SURVIVE THE RHETORIC? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Venezuela's July 28 decision to freeze diplomatic relations with Colombia has put the Colombian business community on edge and complicated bilateral trade discussions. While Colombian exports to Venezuela for the first half of 2009 had remained resilient in the face of an overa [...]	2009-08-21 13:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2716	GOC INQUIRES ABOUT COLOMBIA'S MCC ELIGIBILITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Post received a joint letter from Finance Minister Zuluaga, National Planning Department Director Esteban Piedrahita, and Presidential Agency for Social Action Acting Director Alzate inquiring about Colombia's continued MCC elig [...]	2009-08-25 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL CO
09BOGOTA276	AGRICULTURE SECTOR BRACING FOR TUMULTUOUS 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Local experts expect the agriculture sector, which employs 24 percent of Colombia's population, to weather the 2009 economic slowdown with modest growth, insulated from the worst of the global financial credit crisis by the sector's dedicated credit institutions. Their greate [...]	2009-01-28 18:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO CO
09BOGOTA2833	CONGRESS APPROVES REELECTION REFERENDUM, BUT [...] (SBU) The Colombian Congress has approved legislation for a referendum on a third term for President Alvaro Uribe in May 2010, with the September 2 affirmative vote in the House of Representatives. After presidential signature, the Constitutional Court -- thought to be supportive of Uribe -- [...]	2009-09-03 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2836	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with the country directors of the UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) separately to discuss the status of Colombia's conflict and several related human rights themes. Christian Salazar of the UNHCHR noted a [...]	2009-09-03 17:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MASS MCAP MOPS KTIA CO
09BOGOTA2873	TWO MEMBERS OF THE AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS ARRESTED [...] (C) On August 30, three members of the House of Representatives were arrested for paramilitary ties. Two of them, Edgar Eulises Torres and Odin Sanchez, were prominent members of the Afro-Colombian Caucus. This brings the total number of legislators that have been arrested for parapolitical [...]	2009-09-04 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2907	MOD SILVA CALLS AMBASSADOR FOR PRE-UNASUR MEETING [...] (S/NF) Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva called the Ambassador for a meeting on August 26 in advance of the August 28 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit. Silva described Brazilian Defense Minister Jobim's August 25-26 trip to Bogota as useful. Silva said Jobim had made an [...]	2009-09-09 16:58:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS MCAP PGOV KTIA CO
09BOGOTA2908	VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	CO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM
09BOGOTA2923	CODEL PRICE: COLOMBIANS EMPHASIZE DEFENSE COOPERATION, FREE [...] (U) The House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited Colombia from August 20-23. Led by Chairman David Price, HDAC met with President Uribe and Colombian Congressional leadership, including the Senate and House Foreign Affairs committees. President Uribe highlighted the successes of Pl [...]	2009-09-11 14:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2929	NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team sprayed 5,868 hectares (ha) and, with 73,084 ha sprayed so far this year, is on track to reach the 100,000 ha calendar goal. Phase III of the GOC's 2009 manual eradication campaign began in early August; total manual coca eradication through August [...]	2009-09-11 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA294	COLOMBIA INCREASES FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite accounting for less than 0.3 percent of global emissions, the Colombian Ministry of Environment (MOE) has placed increasing priority on climate change issues due to growing concerns of the impact on Colombia,s glaciers, coastal plains, and biodiversity. The MOE has inc [...]	2009-01-29 16:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV CO

09BOGOTA2951	COLOMBIA: ANALYSTS AND OFFICIALS REVISE UPWARDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Vice Minister Natalia Salazar told EconOffs on September 9 that the GOC expects 2009 GDP growth rate to be positive at around 0.5 percent, due primarily to an increase in public infrastructure projects. This complements Colombian analysts' reports which, as of Septembe [...]	2009-09-15 17:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2958	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP TARGETED [...] (C) Ambassador Brownfield visited the prominent Colombian human rights NGO, the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) on September 4 to launch the Embassy's new human rights strategy. CCJ Director Gustavo Gallon attributed responsibility for illegal intelligence collection by the Administrati [...]	2009-09-15 21:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2961	MILITARY'S MOMENTUM SLOWS: COLOMBIA CONFLICT [...] (C) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) demobilizations continued to decline in the second quarter of 2009, as did FARC kills and captures by the Colombian military. National Liberation Army (ELN) demobilizations remained higher. FARC Secretariat member Jorge Briceno (alias "Mono J [...]	2009-09-16 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	MOPS MCAP PTER MARR ASEC SNAR CO
09BOGOTA298	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PROMPTS CUTS TO COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary. Reacting to a projected economic slowdown in 2009, the Government of Colombia (GOC) plans to cut the national budget by $1.4 billion, including a proposed $190 million reduction to the defense budget. The proposal would reduce future expenditures on ammunition, rifles, communicat [...]	2009-01-29 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MASS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA3035	Uribe Informs Ambassador of DAS Investigation Developments [...] (S/NF) President Alvaro Uribe emphasized to the Ambassador and DCM on September 21 that he is determined to get to the bottom of the scandals surrounding the Administrative Department of Security (DAS) (see reftels). New evidence indicates that the orders for improper wiretaps, including of an [...]	2009-09-22 13:34:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM PINR ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3045	SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR KERLIKOWSKE [...] (SBU) Embassy Bogota warmly welcomes the visit of R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Your visit comes as Colombia faces new challenges from narcotrafficking groups as well as some political uncertainty. The Colombian Congress has just approved a referend [...]	2009-09-23 23:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3047	URIBE'S PARTY WINS BIG IN POLITICAL MUSICAL CHAIRS [...] President Uribe's "U" party consolidated its Congressional base as part of a political reform that gave members until September 14 to change parties. While the changes left the balance of power between Uribe's coalition and the opposition in the Congress unchanged, the "U" and Conservative Par [...]	2009-09-23 23:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA305	GOC PRIVATIZATION OF PROTECTION PROGRAM [...] (U) Interior and Justice Minister (MOIJ) Fabio Valencia announced January 26 that the GOC-funded and administered protection program for at-risk individuals, including unionists and human rights defenders, will be contracted out to a private security firm starting January, 2010. The body guar [...]	2009-01-30 20:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
09BOGOTA3128	FRAUD SUMMARY - COLOMBIA [...] This country fraud summary from the Bogota Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) covers the period from February 2009 to August 2009. --------------------- A. Country Conditions --------------------- 2. Despite improving security and positive, but slower economic growth in Colombia du [...]	2009-09-30 19:15:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD CO
09BOGOTA3145	CRITICS CHARGE URIBE THIRD TERM BAD FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe's approval ratings remain steady at around 70% and he is expected to secure approval from the Constitutional Court for a referendum on reelection. Critics from across the ideological spectrum argue that a third term for President Uribe would further erode the quality [...]	2009-10-08 16:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM CO
09BOGOTA3267	COLOMBIA: GOVERNMENT SHOWS DECLINE IN NEW DISPLACEMENTS, [...] (U) The Colombian Government's (GOC) national registry of internally displaced persons (IDPs) shows a 10% decline in displacements in 2008. Social Action (Accion Social),the GOC's development agency charged with IDP assistance coordination, has registered only 86,397 new displacements through [...]	2009-10-27 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER CO
09BOGOTA3269	JUAN MANUEL SANTOS DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS WITH [...] (C) Former Minister of Defense and pre-candidate for President Juan Manuel Santos told Ambassador October 23 he believes President Alvaro Uribe is leaning toward reelection but may fail to fulfill the legal and electoral steps to achieve it. While promoting the third term for Uribe, Santos is [...]	2009-10-27 23:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM CO EC VE
09BOGOTA3305	Court Orders Further Investigation Into Santo Domingo [...] (C) The Twelfth Circuit Trial Judge of Bogota convicted two pilots of murder on September 24 for their involvement in the 1998 bombing of the village of Santo Domingo, Arauca that left 17 dead. The presiding judge ordered an investigation into then Major Sergio Garzon Velez, now a Colonel and t [...]	2009-11-03 19:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS MOPS MASS CO
09BOGOTA3347	COLOMBIA'S CLOUDY ELECTIONS PANORAMA [...] (SBU) As the May 30, 2010 presidential election draws nearer, campaigns have begun and the field of candidates is slowly being whittled down. However, the potential referendum to allow President Uribe to run for a third term combined with missing electoral rules of the game (especially regardi [...]	2009-11-12 14:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PINR OAS CO
09BOGOTA3375	PROSECUTOR SINKS CASE AGAINST CORRUPT ADMIRAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) and the Inspector General's Office (Procuraduria) unexpectedly reversed course and called for all charges to be dropped in the case against retired Rear Admiral GarbrielArangoBacci for alleged links with narco-trafficking. In addition, b [...]	2009-11-13 20:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3421	COLOMBIANS SEE UBIQUITOUS VENEZUELAN THREAT [...] (C/NF) Colombian officials and observers are increasingly concerned about the long-term threat Venezuela poses to their country. Experts inside and outside the government worry that any small incident along the tense border could spark a costly confrontation, given the decrease in communication and [...]	2009-11-20 16:41:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KJUS ETRD OAS CO VE
09BOGOTA3422	LAW OF EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY UNLIKELY THIS TERM [...] (SBU) The bill of Equality and Opportunity for Afro-Colombians will most likely not pass this legislative term. Members from the Afro-Colombian Caucus told us that due to the pre-electoral campaign season passing any piece of legislation was difficult. Moreover, the Vice President's Office tol [...]	2009-10-29 14:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA3435	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD'S DEC 2-6 VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and Cartagena is an opportunity to reassure the Colombians of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. Colombians have begun to perceive our decision not to be baited by Venezuela's bellicose rhetoric and trade freeze as [...]	2009-11-24 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3437	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL FRASER'S NOV 30 - DEC 1 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Your return to Colombia is an opportunity to reassure the Colombians of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. Colombians have begun to perceive our decision not to be baited by Venezuela's bellicose rhetoric, violence against Colombians along the b [...]	2009-11-25 18:21:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3441	XXXXXXXXXXXX TO AMBASSADOR: GOC ANGRY AT USG SILENCE ON VENEZUELA; PROBLEMS WITHIN MOD; NO NEW PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (S/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX told the Ambassador on November 24 that President Uribe was angry with the USG for its lack of response to Venezuela's aggressions towards Colombia. XXXXXXXXXXXX also said the GOC was interpreting the cancelation of Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg's December 1-3 v [...]	2009-11-25 20:06:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC MOPS PHUM KJUS PINR VE CO
09BOGOTA3445	COLOMBIA'S PLANNED TROOP DEPLOYMENTS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador discussed the Government of Colombia's (GOC) plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan with Defense Minister Gabriel Silva Lujan on November 12 per ref A. MOD Silva suggested that the GOC is waiting to publicly announce its decision to send troops to Afghanistan until the USG [...]	2009-11-25 20:30:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV CO AF
09BOGOTA3483	COLOMBIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY SOURS ON ISRAELI DEFENSE FIRM [...] (S/NF) General Oscar Naranjo, Director of the Colombian National Police (CNP),told the Ambassador on November 24 that Defense Minister Gabriel Silva was souring on the Defense Ministry's relationship with Israel. Naranjo said that the CNP's relationship with retired Israeli Major General Yisr [...]	2009-12-01 20:59:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER IS PE PM CO
09BOGOTA3489	COLOMBIA TO BE SUPPORTIVE IN COPENHAGEN; PROPOSES FORESTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Carlos Costa told the Deputy Chief of Mission that Colombia would support U.S. efforts at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Minister welcomed the close coordination and openness of U.S. negotiators and indicated the USG could count on Col [...]	2009-12-01 23:10:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UN CO
09BOGOTA3519	DAS DIRECTOR: ILLEGALITY OF SURVEILLANCE UNCLEAR [...] (C) In a meeting with Polcouns November 13, Administrative Department of Security (DAS) Director Felipe Munoz said that allegations against his agency of illegal surveillance were exaggerated in some cases. Nevertheless, he emphasized that DAS is cooperating with Colombian judicial authorities [...]	2009-12-07 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3533	EMBASSY BOGOTA WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Embassy Bogota nominates Claudia Maria Mejia Duque, Executive Director and co-founder of women's rights NGO Sisma Mujer, for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Mejia's organization has empowered women to address and overcome the impact of sexual violence [...]	2009-12-11 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3571	Colombia: Follow Up Response on Previous ACE Finalists [...] Summary. Per reftel, Post contacted the following finalists of the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE): Occidental, SURevolution, General Motors. All three companies are still working in Colombia and continuing their corporate social responsibility programs since being [...]	2009-12-17 19:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV
09BOGOTA3577	COLOMBIA'S LEFT STRUGGLES FOR POLITICAL SPACE [...] (SBU) During eight years of an extremely popular center-right Uribe Administration, Colombia's political left has struggled to define itself, its opposition role, and ways to influence national institutions of power. The left has been fractured, changing, and not united by shared objectives or [...]	2009-12-18 14:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON SNAR PHUM CO VE
09BOGOTA3582	OCTOBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (U) At a senior level coordinating meeting, Diego Molano, civilian lead of the National Consolidation Plan (PNC),set goals for consolidation and attempted to reinvigorate the interagency coordinating mechanism. The military is still playing a large role in Montes de Maria. USAID held 11 town [...]	2009-11-10 21:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA3595	FARC AND ELN ANNOUNCE NON-AGGRESSION PACT [...] (C) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) issued a joint communique in mid-December announcing non-aggression pact between the two organizations. Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva said that the pact shows the organizations are in a weakened st [...]	2009-12-22 13:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3617	FARC KILL GOVERNOR OF CAQUETA [...] (SBU) On December 22, security officials recovered the body of the governor of Caqueta Department, who had been kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) the night before (reftel). President Uribe condemned the murder, said that rescue teams would now turn to capturing the per [...]	2009-12-23 21:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS PHUM ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3635	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL (JANUARY 7-10) [...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Cartagena and Monteria is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. President Uribe's final decision on whether to push for r [...]	2009-12-31 19:52:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM MOPS OREP CO
09BOGOTA3670	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3672	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 17:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09BOGOTA3702	Comments on Draft Report on Audit of Overseas Laptop [...] Following is Embassy Bogota comments on the draft report and information on actions taken for the seven recommendations (Nos. 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15) that require Post's attention per Ref A. 2. OIG Recommendation 2. OIG recommends that Embassies Bogota, Mexico City, Rome, and Vienn [...]	2009-11-20 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASIG AINF
09BOGOTA378	PRESIDENTS URIBE AND CHAVEZ MEET, ANNOUNCE JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' first visit to Colombia since the March 2007 diplomatic row over the GOC killing of FARC Secretariat member Raul Reyes (Ref A),President Uribe and he announced the creation of a USD 200 million joint fund and consultative commission to help busines [...]	2009-02-05 14:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL VE CO
09BOGOTA3814	POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENT IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice President Santos extolled Colombia's entry as an "Engaged Government" in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) program at a plenary meeting on November 18. Santos remarked that Colombia is a great example of the VPs process and offered to support othe [...]	2009-12-01 23:19:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ENRG PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3968	NOVEMBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Embassy activated the Northern Band (Bajo Cauca in northern Antioquia) as the fourth Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) priority zone. Montes de Maria will remain a part of CSDI but requires less coordinated action from USG agencies due to progress on the ground. Gener [...]	2009-12-11 15:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA3984	CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS: FOR PUBLIC GOOD OR PUBLIC VOTES? [...] (U) Summary. Colombia's conditional cash transfer program, called "Familias en Accion", receives notable support and praise from the international financial institutions. The World Bank highlights that Familias en Accion significantly contributes to poverty alleviation and equity of opportun [...]	2009-12-14 14:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PREL CO
09BOGOTA413	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 16-18 VISIT OF CHAIRWOMAN [...] (SBU) We welcome your visit as the first major CODEL to Colombia during the Obama administration. In ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America. Colombia has made major progress in its fight ag [...]	2009-02-09 16:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PREL SNAR PTER ETRD CO
09BOGOTA420	SMELL THE ROSES: CLEANER DIESEL IMPROVES AIR [...] SUMMARY. Due to tighter Ministry of Environment (MOE) regulations and clean diesel measures taken by state oil company Ecopetrol, Bogota's air quality -- historically among the poorest in Latin America -- is the best that it has been in the last twelve years. Both the MOE and Ecopetrol publ [...]	2009-02-09 22:38:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON CO
09BOGOTA43	CENTRAL BANK AND AGRICULTURE MINISTRY CONFLICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To counter inflation, the Colombian Central Bank has publicly urged the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) to reduce agricultural tariffs and increase food product imports. The MOA states that they are receptive to imports, but do not believe tariff reductions are necessary amid a [...]	2009-01-09 16:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO CO
09BOGOTA434	SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST KIDNAPPING EXTRADITION [...] (SBU) The Colombian Supreme Court ruled on February 5 against the extradition of FARC member Alexander Farfan, ("Enrique Gafas") for the kidnapping of three Americans. This is the Court's seventh denial of U.S. extradition requests related to hostages or terrorism since August. In a confusi [...]	2009-02-11 20:18:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA435	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 18-22 CAPSTONE VISIT TO [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of the CAPSTONE fellows to Colombia, which comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. In ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America. Colombia has [...]	2009-02-11 20:20:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR EAID PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PREF CO
09BOGOTA437	REVISION: COLOMBIA-2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is a revised copy of the 2009 Colombia Investment Climate Statement (ref B). Please note minor changes in paragraphs 11 (Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications sections),41, 48, 51 and 71. Post will submit text via email to EEB/IFD/OIA and include in the 2009 Country Commercial Guid [...]	2009-02-11 20:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN KIPR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA478	NATIONAL POLICE SPEARHEAD RECORD YEAR OF DRUG SEIZURES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Colombian Public Forces set new records for seizures of cocaine (including base),marijuana, and drug labs in 2008. Colombian Public Forces seized 245 metric tons of cocaine and base, 258 metric tons (MTs) of marijuana, and 695 kilos of heroin this past year. They also de [...]	2009-02-17 16:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER CO
09BOGOTA526	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 4-5 VISIT TO COLOMBIA OF [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Admiral Mullen to Colombia, which comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. As you know from previous visits, in ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in [...]	2009-02-19 18:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM MOPS MCAP ECON CO
09BOGOTA558	EU-ANDEAN FTA TALKS REAWAKEN AFTER TEN-MONTH COMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The European Union and Colombia, Peru and Ecuador held their first round of free trade negotiations since the EU and the Andean Community abandoned the "bloc-to-bloc" format (which had included Bolivia) last year. Colombia and EU officials characterized the round as a success, [...]	2009-02-20 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN KIPR CO
09BOGOTA59	DECEMBER 2008: HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] The civilian Prosecutor General's Office announced investigations against four former generals for alleged previous ties to now-demobilized paramilitaries. On December 20, the FARC kidnapped ten men from Arrayanes (Meta). The Southern Bloc of the FARC admitted to the December 7 "mistake" ki [...]	2009-01-09 21:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA614	MONTES DE MARIA: RIPE FOR CONSOLIDATION [...] (SBU) GOC security efforts--coupled with the paramilitary demobilization process--have transformed the Montes de Maria region on Colombia's Caribbean Coast from the FARC's major stronghold in the north and an important paramilitary zone into an area ripe for consolidation and post-conflict ass [...]	2009-02-25 14:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
09BOGOTA688	URIBE RESTRICTS DAS INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN [...] (C) President Uribe stripped authority from the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) to conduct wiretaps after press revelations that the DAS had illegally spied on domestic political figures. All DAS monitoring must now be done under the control of the Colombian National Police (CNP). [...]	2009-03-02 15:54:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA7	COLOMBIAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A [...] SUMMARY. After four years of averaging over 5 percent growth capped by a record 7.5 percent expansion in 2007, Colombia's economy slowed significantly in 2008 under the combined pressure of currency appreciation and high interest rates in the first semester, and the cratering of commodity pri [...]	2009-01-05 18:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA715	PRESIDENT URIBE APPROVES THE "STRATEGIC LEAP" [...] (C) On February 19, President Uribe approved a comprehensive plan known as the "Strategic Leap," designed to achieve irreversibility in the GOC's fight against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other criminal groups before his term ends in 2010. The plan calls for the deci [...]	2009-03-02 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP MASS MARR CO
09BOGOTA732	DISPUTE OVER MINING IN NATIONAL PARKS HEATS UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A long-running internal GOC dispute over mining within/around Colombia's national parks and forest reserves boiled over into public after the Ministry of Environment (MOE) alleged February 22 that industrial mining occurs in or near 15 parks, threatening critical biodiversity. [...]	2009-03-04 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN SENV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA765	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (COLOMBIA) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following two proposals, one to be managed by the Economic Section and the other by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Each of these proposals is geared toward advancing critical USG interests by creating the capacity to translate Colombian successes in counter- [...]	2009-03-05 21:56:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER KCIS
09BOGOTA766	ECOPETROL BUYS BACK CARTAGENA REFINERY; LOOKS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Marking the end of a troubled three-year partnership, on March 3 state-owned hydrocarbons company Ecopetrol repurchased Swiss-owned Glencore's 51 percent stake in the Cartagena refinery for USD 549 million. Glencore, which took a USD 109 million loss from the price it paid Ecop [...]	2009-03-05 22:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV CO
09BOGOTA776	COLOMBIAN MILITARY OFFENSIVE GETS RESULTS [...] (SBU) The military scored several recent victories against the FARC, ending a lull of several months in which some questioned whether the GOC may have lost the initiative. On February 27, the Army's 5th Division captured "Negro Antonio," the deputy commander of the FARC's "Antonio Narino" urb [...]	2009-03-06 20:25:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA817	TOURISM IN COLOMBIA: RECENT GROWTH UNDER THREAT [...] SUMMARY: Colombia's tourist industry continued its rapid growth in 2008, increasing 16 percent, but local stakeholders fear the global financial crisis threatens recent gains. Tourism leaders worry the crisis will negatively affect both the number of tourists visiting Colombia as well as the [...]	2009-03-11 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV CO
09BOGOTA849	SUBJECT: URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER CONTINUES [...] (C) The recent scandal involving the Department of Administrative Security's (DAS) surveillance of several Supreme Court justices has exacerbated the already tense relations between the Court and the GOC. The dispute, originally centered on longstanding turf battles between the Supreme and Co [...]	2009-03-13 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA852	DON MARIO CONSOLIDATES POWER AS GOC INTENSIFIES [...] (C) GOC officials believe that leading narcotrafficker Daniel Rendon Herrera (aka "Don Mario") has consolidated control over most narcotrafficking in Antioquia and Choco, and has ALSO made major inroads in northeast Colombia. Rendon may also be starting to expand southward to gain access to tr [...]	2009-03-16 13:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA856	NEW EMBASSY BRANCH OFFICE OPENS IN CARTAGENA; RECEIVES [...] Summary: The Ambassador inaugurated a new Embassy Branch Office (EBO) in Cartagena on March 3 with an opening ceremony that included the participation of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero, the Governor of Bolivar, Joaco Hernando Berrio, and the Mayor of Cartagena, Judith [...]	2009-03-16 15:23:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV CASC SNAR CO
09BOGOTA958	COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL AIRLINE: BRACING FOR THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Amid worsening economic conditions, Colombia's national airline, Avianca, is re-assessing its routes and frequencies for 2009. The company has already postponed planned route additions and fleet acquisitions. Meanwhile, Avianca still expects to receive 13 new Airbus planes in [...]	2009-03-19 18:14:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON PGOV ETRD EFIN CO
09BOGOTA970	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the first Cabinet Secretary of the new administration to visit Colombia, you trip comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. Evidenced by its hosting of the Inter-American Development Bank's 50th Annual Meeting in Medellin, Colombia has progressed from a [...]	2009-03-20 18:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA974	URIBE DEPLOYS TRUSTED LIEUTENANTS FOR REELECTION [...] (C) President Uribe has not said he intends to seek a third term in office, but his allies--with his support--are pushing hard for a constitutional change that would give him the option. Uribe has deployed trusted lieutenants to consolidate his control over coalition political parties and blo [...]	2009-03-20 22:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CO
09BOGOTA981	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 6-8 VISIT OF CODEL HOYER AND [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and delegation to Colombia. Your visit comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. As many members of the delegation know from previous visits, in ten years Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and ter [...]	2009-03-24 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD KJUS PHUM PTER CO
09BRASILIA102	BRAZIL: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GANG TAKEN DOWN IN [...] (U) Summary: On the week of 11 January, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) arrested five persons (four Brazilians, one man and three women, and a Swiss man) who were suspected of trafficking women to Switzerland for prostitution. The four-year-old DPF operation, which was conducted jointly wit [...]	2009-01-23 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG PHUM BR
09BRASILIA1059	SECC STERN'S VISIT TO BRAZIL HIGHLIGHTS AREAS OF POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Envoy Todd Stern's visit to Brazil provided a valuable opportunity for him to meet with a variety of Brazilian counterparts and hear the range of views within Brazil regarding the on-going climate change negotiations. Stern's conversations highlighted a strong Brazilian [...]	2009-08-26 13:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1076	WHA DAS MCMULLEN,S CLEARS THE AIR ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher McMullen,s visit to Brazil and briefings to GOB officials on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) helped ease Brazilian concerns over the issue and spurred new dialog aimed at greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation [...]	2009-08-27 20:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1092	HIGH LEVEL ENERGY DICUSSIONS IN BRAZIL REVEAL OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-level U.S. policy makers explored opportunities for bilateral energy cooperation with Brazil, ranging from oil exploration to civilian nuclear power, in multiple meetings during the week of August 4 - 8. White House National Security Advisor General Jones discussed with the [...]	2009-08-31 17:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV SENV PREL MNUC BR NI
09BRASILIA1093	BRAZILIAN VIEWS OF 2009 UNGA [...] Brazil's priorities for this year's UNGA are little different than in previous years: UNSC reform, Haiti and stability in Latin America. With recent controversy in the region surrounding the announcement of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement, Ministry for External Relations (MRE [...]	2009-08-31 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA BR
09BRASILIA1098	BRAZIL'S CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM FIVE YEARS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A little more than five years into its existence, Brazil's conditional cash transfer program Bolsa Familia (PBF) continues to stir debate over its effectiveness. PBF aims to alleviate poverty both by providing for beneficiaries' short-run basic needs and by creating conditions [...]	2009-09-01 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR
09BRASILIA1100	QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBMARINE PURCHASE COULD IMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim has made modernization of the armed forces one of his top priorities, particularly in terms of the acquisition of advanced military equipment. One the key acquisition initiatives has been the purchase of submarines from France, leadi [...]	2009-09-02 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASC BR
09BRASILIA1104	DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUE IN BRAZIL: WAITING ON OBAMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a broad off-the-record discussion of U.S.-Brazil foreign policy issues hosted by the CDA as part of U/S McHale's Diplomatic Dialogue Initiative (ref A),the select group of invited Brazilian opinion leaders were unanimous in stressing that, although they have been pleased wi [...]	2009-09-03 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV SCUL ECON PREL BR
09BRASILIA1113	AUGUST 4-5 VISIT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4-5 visit to Brasilia dominated by Brazilian concerns over USG intentions and the regional implications of expanded U.S. access to Colombian military bases, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones assured senior GOB officials that President Obama desires a tr [...]	2009-09-04 21:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD EFIN KNNP XM XF IR BR
09BRASILIA1114	BRAZIL: AMAZON DEFORESTATION RATE SET TO BE THE LOWEST IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The rate of deforestation of the Amazon Forest decreased 46% for the August 2008-July 2009 annual period compared to the previous 12-month period based on preliminary data released by the Brazilian National Space Research Institute (INPE). The results of high-resolution satell [...]	2009-09-08 10:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1120	BRAZIL: POTENTIAL FOR WORKING CLOSER WITH BRAZIL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Biotechnology and genetic resources are issues that have divided the Brazilian ministries, with the Agriculture Ministry vigorously supporting increased use of biotechnology and freer flow of genetic resources, and until recently, the Environment Ministry expressing skepticism [...]	2009-09-08 14:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ECON KSCA KIPR EAID ETRD BR
09BRASILIA1124	LULA FAVORS FRENCH FIGHTERS -- SITUATION SERIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise announcement during the September 7 visit of French President Sarkozy, President Lula said Brazil would begin negotiations to purchase French-made Rafale fighter aircraft. The President,s step short circuited the Brazilian Air Force,s technical evaluation proces [...]	2009-09-09 10:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1127	LULA'S ALLIANCE WITH PMDB: MORE TROUBLE THAN IT'S [...] (C) The last couple of months have added new challenges to President Lula's bid to put his Casa Civil Minister Dilma Rousseff into the Planalto Palace as his successor in 2011. By leveraging his support for corruption-tainted Senate President Jose Sarney to reinforce a core electoral alliance [...]	2009-09-10 14:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BR
09BRASILIA1129	BRAZIL: SCENE SETTER, USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK VISIT TO SAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic and trade ties. Excellent opportunities for increased bilateral trade cooperation exist, including issues raised in the recent CEO Forum. Brazil has also prioritized concl [...]	2009-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIRP ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1130	BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE: "EVERYTHING'S CONFUSED" [...] (C) The period following President Lula's surprise September 7 announcement that he wanted to negotiate with France for the purchase of Rafale aircraft has seen a dizzying series of turnabouts, a remarkable variety of rumors and little in the way of solid information. It is clear that the G [...]	2009-09-11 10:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1131	BRAZIL: UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recommendation to proceed with creation of a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) is being considered at the highest levels of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). The Environment Ministry, the environmental community, and the Embassy have been urgi [...]	2009-09-11 10:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1136	BRAZIL: "WE WILL HAVE AN AMBITIOUS NUMBER" FOR EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will go to Copenhagen with an ambitious emissions reductions number as part of the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),according to the Minister of External Relations Celso Amorim. In an early September inte [...]	2009-09-11 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1140	KEEPING LIT BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA'S FLICKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials raised Bolivia,s nascent interest in trilateral counternarcotics cooperation with the United States and Brazil during a late August meeting with U.S. officials. In follow-up discussions with PolOffs, Itamaraty,s Head of the Departm [...]	2009-09-14 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR BR BO
09BRASILIA1141	BRAZIL: VIEWS ON PROPOSED NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - INTERESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil is interested in discussing further the proposals for nuclear fuel banks. In particular, it has concerns about possibly restricting a country's right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and also about under what criteria a country could draw on [...]	2009-09-14 19:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1149	BRAZIL NO LONGER SEEKS TO SEND LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL A, on September 11 Science Counselor and Science Officer discussed with Brazil's Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Acting Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Fabio Simao Alves the proposal to transfer of low-level radioactive items fro [...]	2009-09-15 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1167	JOINT ACTION PLAN TO ELIMINATE RACISM (JAPER) [...] Summary: In a September 8-9 technical meeting of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER) in Brasilia, the USG and GOB agreed on the following: -- an agenda for the October 22-23 Steering Group Meeting in Salvador featuring high-level [...]	2009-09-17 21:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL BR
09BRASILIA1184	BRAZIL SHARES UPDATE ON SITUATION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of Mexico and Central America Division First Secretary Renato de Avila Viana told Poloff on September 22 at 14:00 EDT that, with power and water cut off and 70 pro-Zelaya protesters now also trapped on the compound, the situation [...]	2009-09-23 10:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1186	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is concerned about Iran's and Syria's nuclear activities and wants all parties to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to answer the outstanding questions. The GOB does not see the latest IAEA reports on these countries as closin [...]	2009-09-23 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL BR
09BRASILIA1188	BRAZILIAN UNDERSECRETARY TALKS AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. In his September 21 introductory lunch with the Charge D'Affaires, Ambassador Piragibe Tarrago, the recently named Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under-Secretary for the newly created Middle Eastern and African Affairs portfolio, provided insight into Brazil's evolving dev [...]	2009-09-23 18:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON IS
09BRASILIA1195	BRAZIL REQUESTS MORE HELP IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of Mexico and Central America Division First Secretary Renato de Avila Viana told Poloff on September 24 that while the immediate threat to the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras has diminished, the GOB needs assistance getting their p [...]	2009-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1206	BRAZIL: POLICE PUBLICLY ADMIT AL QAEDA'S PRESENCE; [...] (U) Summary: The head of the Brazilian Federal Police,s (DPF) intelligence division admitted publicly during a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, hearing on terrorism July 7 that an individual arrested in April on hate crimes-related charges was in fact linked to al Qaeda (AQ),the first time a Br [...]	2009-10-01 15:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR
09BRASILIA1210	BRAZIL LACKS STRATEGY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil, which had pinned much of its hope for a quick resolution of the Honduras crisis on the success of an OAS or Costa Rica President Arias, mission to Tegucigalpa, now seems at a loss of how to protect its Embassy in Tegucigalpa and negotiate itself out of the standstill in Ho [...]	2009-10-02 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1228	BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN [...] (C) Post delivered the reftel message October 5 to Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao was well informed on the issue but was curious about the details of the proposal to provide fuel for the Teheran Research React [...]	2009-10-06 20:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1239	HANDLING VISA REQUEST FROM BRAZILIAN INVOLVED IN [...] (U) This is an action request--see paras 2 and 10. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Consulate General Sao Paulo on October 6 issued a visa to Paulo de Tarso Venceslau, who after the fact was identified in Brazilian media as one of the kidnappers of the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil in 1969, s [...]	2009-10-15 17:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER CVIS BR
09BRASILIA1254	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based. There exists a solid foundation of scientific and technological (S&T) ties, which offers excellent opportunities for increasing bilateral - and possible trilateral - cooperation. The bilatera [...]	2009-10-22 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BR
09BRASILIA1261	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]	2009-10-23 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1264	BRAZIL: URIBE ALLAYS LULA'S CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian President Lula is now comfortable with the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),following a successful meeting and visit to Sao Paulo by Colombian President Uribe on October 19, according to Colombian Ambassador in Brasilia Tony Jozame. On October 21 Jozame [...]	2009-10-26 20:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1265	BRAZIL: MEETING OF BILATERAL PROTECTED AREAS WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Protected Areas Working Group on September 10 highlighted existing areas of cooperation and identified possibilities for future activities. These new possibilities include assistance with preparing economic studies on concessions, developing [...]	2009-10-27 13:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA127	NEW U.S. SPINY LOBSTER RULE APPLAUDED BY BRAZILIAN GOVT; [...] (SBU) On January 28, ESTH Counselor briefed the Director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Environment Division, Fernando Coimbra, about the new U.S import regulation for Caribbean Spiny Lobster (REFTEL). Coimbra said that the Brazilian Government also was concerned about [...]	2009-02-02 19:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV CITES BR
09BRASILIA1271	BRAZIL: SMALL VICTORY IN THE 40 YEAR STRUGGLE FOR A BTT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies' Constitutional Committee (CCJ) approved the Tax Information and Exchange Act (TIEA) with the United States. The TIEA, which the Government of Brazil (GOB) considers an important pre-element of progress toward a Bilateral Tax Tre [...]	2009-10-29 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BR
09BRASILIA1272	BRAZIL: STAFFDEL MEECHAM - IFI/MDBs REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from both the Government of Brazil (GOB) and international financial institutions (IFIs) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) operating in Brazil described for Carl Meacham, Senator Lugar's senior foreign policy advisor on Latin America, a shift from national lev [...]	2009-10-29 13:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON BR

09BRASILIA1300	BRAZIL ON AHMADINEJAD, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND [...] (U) Paragraphs 2 and 8 contain Mission Brazil action request. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's November 23 visit approaching, President Lula has not adopted a position on the IAEA (P5 1) Geneva proposal or the Iran nuclear program as a whole [...]	2009-11-06 12:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF KNNP CVIS BR IR
09BRASILIA1308	BRAZIL'S CLIMATE POSITION IS IN FLUX AND COULD STRENGTHEN; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is finalizing its position for the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen. Despite earlier signals that it might announce an economy-wide emissions reduction target, President [...]	2009-11-09 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1321	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...]	2009-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR
09BRASILIA1360	BRAZIL ON U.S.-BOLIVIA DIALOGUE, ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY. In a meeting November 19 with PolCouns, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) South America 1 (Southern Cone) Department head Minister Joao Luiz Pereira Pinto (protect) described Brazil-Bolivia relations as frustrating and indicated a continuing interest in trilateral counte [...]	2009-11-24 18:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR AR BR BL PY
09BRASILIA1381	BRAZIL: LATEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE OFFER AND PRE-COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, the Government of Brazil (GOB) unveiled its position for the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen. The GOB has announced that it will seek to reduce its economy-wide greenhouse gas emissio [...]	2009-11-30 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1382	BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...]	2009-12-01 10:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA1383	BRAZIL: BLACKOUT -CAUSES AND IMPLICATIONS [...] (S)SUMMARY: On November 10 at 22:13, Brazil experienced a blackout that plunged 18 of Brazil's 27 states into darkness for periods ranging from 20 minutes to 6 hours. A government commission is investigating, with a draft report and recommendations expected mid-December. GOB has recently begu [...]	2009-12-01 11:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ENRG ECON KSEC ECIP EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA1402	BRAZIL: U/S MACHADO ON GOB'S CLIMATE POSITION GOING INTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of External Relations Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and her deputy, Special Ambassador for Climate Change Sergio Serra, told Charge that Brazil is more optimistic about the outcome for the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Co [...]	2009-12-04 11:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EFIN EAGR EAID BR
09BRASILIA1407	Brazil: Center-Left Presidential Candidates Compete for [...] (SBU) Summary. While the gap between front-running presidential candidates Jose Serra (PSDB) and Dilma Rousseff (PT) appears to be tightening, parties within President Lula's PT-led governing alliance are quietly considering other options besides supporting Dilma. Ciro Gomes (PSB) entered [...]	2009-12-09 11:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
09BRASILIA141	BRAZIL: AUTOMOBILE SECTOR MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of Brazil, in addressing the global economic downturn's negative impact on its automotive sector, has implemented several measures aimed at freeing up credit lines, stimulating domestic demand and protecting domestic production. Reduced industrial product taxes on [...]	2009-02-04 13:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09BRASILIA1411	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF WHA [...] (C) Mission Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia. It is more than a courtesy to say that your trip comes at a significant time for U.S.-Brazil relations. A promising start with the new U.S. Administration is beginning to ebb as high-level initiatives have been delayed and Brazil ha [...]	2009-12-10 16:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BR
09BRASILIA142	ANTARCTIC TREATY: BRAZIL UNLIKELY TO APPROVE 2003 ATCM [...] (SBU) On January 29 and again on February 3, ESTH Counselor met with key officials in the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) to press for Brazil to approve by early April the 2003 Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Measure 1, which would create the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (REF [...]	2009-02-04 13:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TPHY SENV AORC KSCA PREL BR
09BRASILIA1426	BRAZIL: NEW LEADERSHIP GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CREATING A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) on November 30 informed the U.S. Government (USG) that it wants to establish a debt-for-forest program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). The GOB submitted specific changes it wanted to make in the proposed text of an agreement cr [...]	2009-12-08 12:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1429	Brazil: DEM, Corruption, and the Decline of the Right [...] (C) Summary. Federal District (Brasilia) Governor Jose Arruda, caught on camera accepting bribes in late November, continues in office to fight the charges against him, ensuring a drawn-out and damaging scandal for the DemC3cratas (DEM),Brazil's leading center-right opposition party. The [...]	2009-12-18 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BR
09BRASILIA1439	2016 Rio Olympics - The Future is Now [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilians greeted the October 1 announcement that the 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro with an outpouring of national pride, a party on Copacabana beach and a sense of relief that the country is gaining some long overdue recognition as a regional and interna [...]	2009-12-24 13:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR KOLY ASEC PGOV
09BRASILIA1447	WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...]	2009-12-29 17:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
09BRASILIA1460	BRAZIL: AMAZON FUND AND OTHER FUNDS TO PROTECT THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Amazon Fund created in August 2008 and funded by a US$1 billion pledge from Norway has just announced its first block of approved projects to help monitor and reduce deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region. Brazil also has now passed a law that will establish a National Cl [...]	2009-12-15 15:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KGHG EAGR EFIN NO BR
09BRASILIA1468	Trafficking in Persons and Child Sex Exploitation in the [...] Summary: The state of Goias, which surrounds Brasilia, has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in Brazil; it also has a number of officials in the state with a strong commitment to dealing with the problem. In light of impending direct flights between Brasilia and Atlanta, whi [...]	2009-12-15 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI KTIP BR
09BRASILIA1476	Brazil approves Venezuela's entry into Mercosul [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Brazilian Senate approved the Protocol to admit Venezuela as a member to the Southern Cone trade bloc Mercosul (Mercosur). The issue now moves to Paraguay for ratification by its Congress. In Brazil, there was some debate and political maneuvering to delay [...]	2009-12-16 21:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EINT BR PA VE PREL
09BRASILIA1486	BRAZIL: AECIO NEVES WITHDRAWS FROM PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (SBU) In a press conference on December 17, Minas Gerais governor A????cio Neves officially terminated his "pre-candidacy" for the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) nomination in Brazil's 2010 Presidential elections, effectively leaving the PSDB field to Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra. [...]	2009-12-18 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
09BRASILIA1498	BRAZIL: USTR/MRE BCM POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, led the U.S. delegation during a positive and productive meeting of the Bilateral Consultative M [...]	2009-12-21 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1500	BRAZIL: AUSTR VISIT TO RECIFE HIGHLIGHTS PURSUIT OF [...] (SBU) On December 10 and 11, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, visited Recife (in the Northeastern state of Pernambuco) to discuss the economic potential of Bra [...]	2009-12-21 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1516	BRAZIL IS PROUD OF ITS AMBITIOUS APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) expressed disappointment and frustration with the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen. President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva principally blamed the position of the United Sta [...]	2009-12-23 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EFIN EAID EAGR BR
09BRASILIA1540	BRAZIL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The Brazilian government continues to cooperate in countering terrorism and related activities that could contribute to the facilitation of attacks in the region or elsewhere-to include investigating potential terrorism financing, document forgery networks, and other illicit activity. Opera [...]	2009-12-31 13:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV BR
09BRASILIA156	COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: MAKING THE 3 PLUS 1 [...] (C) Summary: The 3 Plus 1 Mechanism on Security in the Triborder Area (TBA) of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay remains, six years after its initial plenary session, the only instrument available to discuss counterterrorism (CT) with regional partners at the policy level. Given the likelihood t [...]	2009-02-06 15:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA AR BR
09BRASILIA167	PMDB WINS TOP CONGRESS POSTS, COULD GET 2010 VEEP [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) consolidated its position as kingmaker for the 2010 presidential election after winning the presidencies of both houses of Congress on February 2. While the PMDB will remain faithful to President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...]	2009-02-10 12:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
09BRASILIA177	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 1: [...] (C) Summary. As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself under the influence of four powerful personalities whose ideologies are shaping its foreign policy priorities [...]	2009-02-11 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA178	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 117 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-02-12 13:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA180	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 2: [...] (C) Summary: As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself in a difficult transition, with new institutional challenges. Itamaraty is struggling to meet President Lula's [...]	2009-02-12 20:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA188	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION, THE BALKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's position on Kosovo recognition has not changed: the GOB would prefer a clear UN consensus in favor of Kosovo independence. Serbia is lobbying Brazil and other key UN members to file briefs at the ICJ in its favor. The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Bosnia have rec [...]	2009-02-13 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NATO RS AL BK KV MK BR
09BRASILIA190	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 3: [...] (C) As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself facing unaccustomed inter-agency competition. Still Brazil's most prestigious ministry and the unquestioned lead on fo [...]	2009-02-13 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
09BRASILIA198	PUBLIC LAUNCH OF THE U.S/BRAZIL JOINT ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Following the March 2008 signing of the US/Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPR),Brazilian Racial Equality Minister Edson Santos and WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon held the first steering committee meeting and [...]	2009-02-17 11:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ELAB BR
09BRASILIA201	KEY BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES POSSIBLE WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 4, Othon Pinheiro, Director-President of Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A., briefed the Ambassador on a new concept for indirect monitoring rather than intrusive inspections as a way to provide the IAEA with assurances about the nature of Brazil's nuclear activities. This [...]	2009-02-17 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY ETTC AR BR
09BRASILIA202	BRAZIL'S REVISED CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATING TEAM AND VIEWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian climate change negotiating team for 2009 is significantly different than the one for 2008. Most importantly, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Policy Everton Vargas (who is going to Germany) will be replaced as head of the team by Ambassado [...]	2009-02-17 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EAGR EFIN ECON BR
09BRASILIA216	BRAZIL FX2 COMPETITION: THE BIDS ARE IN; NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the February 2 submission of bids for Brazil's FX2 fighter competition, the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) will begin the process of technical evaluation. The U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet, submitted a proposal that complied with Brazilian technical requiremen [...]	2009-02-20 18:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR ETTC
09BRASILIA224	BRAZIL: U/S FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Everton Vargas told Ambassador Sobel that when FM Celso Amorim meets the Secretary next week, he will want to stress the importance of building on the progress [...]	2009-02-21 19:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM ENRG BR
09BRASILIA229	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The CJCS visit to Brazil comes at an important time for our strategic partnership. With Nelson Jobim as Defense Minister, Brazil has, for the first time, effective civilian leadership and a mandate to modernize its armed forces. With a new defense strategy published in Decembe [...]	2009-02-26 10:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS BR PREL
09BRASILIA231	CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT [...] Please find below answers for Brazil to questions in reftel questions at para nine. Per ref b, in general only new information not in ref C is provided below. 2. A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor. -What laws have been promulgated on child labor in the co [...]	2009-02-26 12:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB BR
09BRASILIA233	BRAZIL: STATE TACKLING CHILD AND SLAVE LABOR, TIP: [...] (U) Summary: The Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao ranks among the jurisdictions in Brazil with the highest incidence of domestic child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP). As one of Brazil's poorest states, resource constraints, coupled with neglect by state governme [...]	2009-02-26 21:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA234	BRAZIL: DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE TIP CASES; BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Socioeconomic conditions in the state of Para are among the worst in Brazil, and as a result, the state acts as a source for slave and domestic child labor and trafficking in persons cases. Belem international airport is a major transit point for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ne [...]	2009-02-26 22:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA244	BRAZIL: TWO NEW PRAGMATIC STEPS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL AMAZON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brazil (GOB) plans to take two steps - each quite pragmatic - to address the serious problem of settlers illegally clearing the Amazon Forest and the challenge of settlers occupying public land in the Amazon: The first measure - currently a proposal - would r [...]	2009-02-27 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EINV EAGR KSCA BR
09BRASILIA250	BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) (U) The Full Inventory of TIP Legislation: Laws prohibiting trafficking are contained in the Brazilian Penal Code, Articles 231, 231-A, 206, and 207, and the Statute of Children and Adolescents. In addition, Article 149 of the Brazilian penal code prohibits "reducing someone to a condi [...]	2009-03-02 11:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA251	BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...]	2009-03-02 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA252	BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil continued to be a source country for internationally and domestically trafficked women, children, and men, and a destination country for forced factory labor in metropolitan cities. Brazil was not a significant Trafficking in Persons (TIP) transit country. Forced or sl [...]	2009-03-02 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA254	BRAZIL: 2009 Special 301 Recommendation [...] (U) Per reftel A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the 2009 Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Brazil be maintained on the Special 301 Watch List. GoB actions demonstrate a strong, inter-agency commitment to anti-piracy policy and consumer ed [...]	2009-03-02 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
09BRASILIA270	BRAZIL: ENORMOUS AMAZONAS STATE PLANS AMBITIOUS APPROACH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. By December of this year, the State of Amazonas - which contains nearly half of the remaining Brazilian Amazon Forest - plans to announce its own climate change plan and state-wide target for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To accomplish this goal Governor Eduardo Bra [...]	2009-03-10 11:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA TSPL EAID ENRG NOAA NASA BR
09BRASILIA273	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADOR MORALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6, USG Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales met with a team from the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) led by Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Vera Machado and including Brazilian Summit Coordinator Carlos D [...]	2009-03-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENGR PREL ETRD EFIN EAGR
09BRASILIA28	WORKING WITH BRAZIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE - AN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil has a central role in the climate change arena, not only because it controls 70% of the Amazon rainforest, but also because it plays a pivotal role in the on-going UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. USG efforts to have India and China assume [...]	2009-01-08 13:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN BR
09BRASILIA288	Message from Ambassador Clifford Sobel to Acting FAA [...] (SBU) I strongly recommend that FAA HQ Flight Standards Office work cooperatively with ANAC to select technical consultation dates to take place after the May ICAO inspection rather than March 16-17 as currently proposed. Insisting that consultations happen March 16-17 or not at all risks unde [...]	2009-03-11 17:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BR
09BRASILIA290	BRAZIL: SPACE COOPERATION POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) Technology Director Marco Antonio Chamon sees many opportunities for cooperation with the USG and with U.S. space businesses. Brazil is open to supplying for free the USG with the remote sensing information from the Brazil- [...]	2009-03-11 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA ETTC SENV ECON KSCA BR
09BRASILIA310	Supporting Educational Improvements in Brazil: Public [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several international comparative measures demonstrate that Brazil's education system lags behind that of most of its Latin American neighbors, global competitors such as the BRIC countries, and more developed countries, which is causing a shortage of skilled labor and could be [...]	2009-03-13 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL ECON PREL PGOV BR
09BRASILIA312	Perceptions of President Obama, as Reflected in the [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Brazil, there is a great deal of public and media interest in President Barack Obama, going back to his emergence as the Democratic frontrunner in the middle stages of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Obama's electoral victory and inauguration were covered very positively b [...]	2009-03-13 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO BR
09BRASILIA34	BRAZIL,S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY--STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. On December 18, President Lula signed the National Defense Strategy, concluding a fifteen month drafting exercise. The document was principally drafted by Minister for Strategic Planning Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and it provides a security policy framework tha [...]	2009-01-09 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR
09BRASILIA349	BRAZIL: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BROAD INDIAN LAND [...] Summary. In a landmark Indian land rights case, the Supreme Court on March 19 reached a final decision in favor of sweeping land rights for Indians on the Raposa Serra do Sol (RSS) reservation in Roraima state (reftel). Non-indigenous rice growers will have to abandon their plantations insid [...]	2009-03-20 20:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BR
09BRASILIA35	BRAZIL,S DEFENSE STRATEGY -- MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ref a reported on the strategic aspects of Brazil,s new Defense Strategy document, signed by President Lula on December 18. While the main purpose of the strategy as written by the Minister for Strategic Planning, was to place Brazil,s military and defense sector in the framewo [...]	2009-01-09 17:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR
09BRASILIA368	ARRESTS MADE IN PIRACY OF U.S. MILTARY SATELLITE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) executed 20 search and seizure warrants on March 18, 2009, concluding a 3 year investigation related to the piracy of U.S. military satellite frequencies. The operation's success was supported by U.S. Department of Defense-provided sa [...]	2009-03-25 14:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS MARR PINR BR
09BRASILIA391	BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...]	2009-03-28 00:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BR
09BRASILIA397	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...]	2009-03-31 20:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA398	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL HOYER APRIL 8-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...]	2009-03-31 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA399	SENATOR CORKER LOOKS INTO CHALLENGES OF DEFORESTATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator Robert Corker visited the State of Amazonas on March 20-21 and learned about the extensive deforestation problem in Brazil and efforts to address it. Governor Eduardo Braga explained his state's innovative program to pay forest dwellers a monthly payment to protect the [...]	2009-03-31 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP SENV EAID EAGR KGHG BR
09BRASILIA400	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 118 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-03-31 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA401	BRAZIL'S ENTHUSIATIC, THOUGH COMPLICATED, APPROACH TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil has constructed a complex regime to govern access to and benefit sharing of genetic resources. Provisional Measure No. 2186-16 and its implementing rules and regulations establish the requirements in this field. The intended purpose for collecting the genetic resources [...]	2009-03-31 20:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR TBIO KPAO BR
09BRASILIA405	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL PASTOR APRIL 4-10 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as ever, with a strong bilateral relationship and important economic ties. Brazi [...]	2009-03-31 21:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA422	PROMOTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Brazil views Dinah Shelton very favorably but may have to vote for another candidate to repay obligations incurred in another election. Counselor Marcia Adorno, head of the Ministry of Exterior Relations's Division of Human Rights, told poloff on April 2 that she was familiar with Dinah [...]	2009-04-06 16:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC
09BRASILIA445	CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...]	2009-04-13 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR
09BRASILIA449	BRAZILIAN CITY'S SOCIAL INCLUSION PROGRAMS MAY BECOME [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 11:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON PREL SOCI BR
09BRASILIA477	BRAZIL: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's visit to Brasilia on March 26, reciprocating Foreign Minister Amorim's November 2008 visit to Tehran, served as a preview to a planned visit to Brasilia by Iranian president Ahmadinejad that the media is reporting will happen May 5-6. During his [...]	2009-04-15 21:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA507	BRAZIL ON THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Overcoming some earlier concerns, Brazil has embraced the Major Economies Forum (MEF) process. Brazil will send its chief negotiator, Ambassador Vera Machado, the Ministry of External Relat [...]	2009-04-24 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON KSCA BR
09BRASILIA516	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS MRE POLITICAL UNDER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met April 24, with Brazilian Under Secretary for Political Affairs Amb. Vera Machado on the eve of her departure for her first trip to Washington since taking over the position. In addition to leading the delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF),Machado will [...]	2009-04-27 20:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV SNAR SCUL UNSC KSUM BR
09BRASILIA526	U.S. FOREST SERVICE EXPLORES EXPANDED COLLABORATION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of experts from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) identified and prioritized a range of areas for two-way cooperation with Brazilian counterparts during their April 14-17 visit to Brazil. Officials from the young Brazilian Forest Service, the Brazilian Agricultural Researc [...]	2009-04-29 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA EAID KGHG EAGR BR
09BRASILIA533	AFTER 23 YEARS, BRAZIL RESUMES WORK ON ANGRA III NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. More than two decades after halting construction of Brazil's third nuclear reactor at Angra dos Reis, the Brazilian Government has resumed work. The estimated cost for completing the construction of Angra III has jumped from USD 1.8 billion in 1986 to USD 3.3 billion. The go [...]	2009-04-30 14:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG TRGY FCS BR
09BRASILIA552	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #6 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the swine flu outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. There are no confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil, which is most likely due to the fact that Brazil does not yet have the necessary materials to begin testing. T [...]	2009-05-05 20:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA599	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION: BRAZIL MAY SOFTEN ON IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. It appears that an internal turf battle between Brazil's Defense and External Relations Ministries led to Defense Minister Nelson Jobim's refusal to cooperate with the IAEA's request to interview a Brazilian scientist over his book on nuclear weapons. Minister Jobim now recognize [...]	2009-05-11 21:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP TRGY ETTC IAEA BR AR
09BRASILIA600	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #10 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. NEW REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of the morning of May 11 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting eight confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil. The eight cases are spread throughout [...]	2009-05-11 21:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA606	CONFERENCES HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent conferences in Rio de Janeiro highlighted both the successes and obstacles remaining in health cooperation between the United States and Brazil. Current bilateral cooperation programs that have staff actually working within Government of Brazil (GOB) health agencies [...]	2009-05-13 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA NIH CDC BR
09BRASILIA618	BRAZIL: CONFERENCE ON FINANCE FOR REDUCING DEFORESTATION - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An international conference, April 1-4, hosted by the Governor of Mato Grosso Blairo Maggi and the NGO Forest Trends, and co-funded by USAID, highlighted how far Brazil has come in recognizing its problem with massive, ongoing deforestation of the Amazon Forest. The conference [...]	2009-05-18 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG KSCA EAID EFIN ENRG BR
09BRASILIA625	CHILD LABOR IN BRAZIL - ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON DOL [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Labor Organization (ILO) office in Brasilia (protect) told poloffs on May 7 week that the profile of child labor in Brazil has shifted in recent years and is now predominantly an urban phenomenon. The ILO child labor expert stressed that Brazilian authorities [...]	2009-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB SOCI BR
09BRASILIA634	BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE: ENDGAME STRATEGY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. With two months remaining before the Government of Brazil decides on a next generation fighter aircraft, the U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet is still perceived by many Brazilians in and outside the GOB as a likely second or even third-place finis [...]	2009-05-19 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS ETTC BR
09BRASILIA654	BRAZIL: Treasury DAS Nancy Lee - G20 follow-up, political [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private and public sector interlocutors in Brasilia and Sao Paulo told U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Lee that Brazil's economic downturn may be bottoming out. Bankers, however, were unwilling to predict when investment levels would trend higher, which [...]	2009-05-22 17:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL BR
09BRASILIA667	BRAZIL POSTPONES OPENING PYONGYANG EMBASSY OVER [...] (U) Summary. In response to the May 25 DPRK nuclear test, Brazil is indefinitely postponing sending its Ambassador-designate to Pyongyang to open the Brazilian embassy (reftels). The Ministry of External Relations (MRE) issued an uncharacteristically strong note in which it "vehemently con [...]	2009-05-26 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MNUC MCAP KN BR ZN
09BRASILIA671	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL THOMPSON MAY 27-28 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is accelerating and being given added weight with the rapid growth of Brazil's regional and global eco [...]	2009-05-27 15:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PTER KCRM SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN
09BRASILIA68	BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION, [...] (C) The Brazilian Air Force's FX2 fighter competition is between the United States and France, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told Ambassador Sobel on January 8. However, Brazil's defense relationship with the French is prospering because of French President Sarkozy's personal relationships an [...]	2009-01-15 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG BR
09BRASILIA694	NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES "GENERIC" [...] (C) Summary and comment. Brazilian diplomatic sources assert that the May 9-13 visit of the North Korean Foreign Minister to Brazil had only a "generic political significance," the Koreans were not well prepared to discuss energy, one of their top priorities, and there was little substance t [...]	2009-06-04 10:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG BR KN
09BRASILIA697	BRAZIL: OPPORTUNITY TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. There are signs that within the Brazilian government there is increasing pressure to take a more pro-active role in the ongoing international climate change negotiations. To make progress in this area, Vice Minister for the Environment Izabella Teixeira in recent meetings with t [...]	2009-06-04 14:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG EFIN ECON BR
09BRASILIA709	Brazil: Initial Reactions on Cairo Speech [...] (U) Summary: In Brazil, President Obama's address to Muslims worldwide has drawn praise for its even-handed approach to the issues of religion and politics in the Middle East from government, congressional, academic contacts and from members of the Brazilian Middle Eastern and Muslim communitie [...]	2009-06-04 22:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KPAO PREL PGOV ECON BR
09BRASILIA714	BRAZIL: RECOVERED SPACE-OBJECT SAFELY RETURNED TO U.S. AIR [...] (SBU) On June 2, 2009, Post received from the U.S. Air Force confirmation that a piece of an Atlas rocket that had broken off and landed in Brazil had completed its journey and arrived safely on May 27 at the USAF's Aerospace Materials Laboratory in El Segundo, California, for scientific anal [...]	2009-06-05 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA SENV KSCA BR
09BRASILIA725	BRAZIL - WARMING UP TO A COMPROMISE ON AMENDING NSG [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is positive movement in Brazil's position regarding the proposed non-proliferation initiative at the Nuclear Suppliers Group concerning transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment and technology, according to the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Director of the Divisi [...]	2009-06-08 17:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY NSG AR BR
09BRASILIA730	DEFENSE MINISTER JOBIM ON BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE [...] (C) During his late May visit to the U.S., Brazilian MOD Jobim expressed greater confidence in the U.S. as a possible source for the purchase of Brazil's next generation fighter. Despite a long laundry list of past export control difficulties that Jobim delivered to DepSecDef Lynn, Jobim sai [...]	2009-06-08 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL ETTC BR
09BRASILIA743	BRAZIL EMBARKS ON PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relatively new Brazilian Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio),the agency responsible for national parks and protected area system, has launched a program to improve its park management. It seeks to introduce public use plans for its parks, and the [...]	2009-06-10 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KSCA EAID KGHG EAGR BR
09BRASILIA76	Brazil Civil Aviation: OPEN SKIES NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The president of Brazil's Agency for Civil Aviation Regulation (ANAC),Solange Paiva Vieira, has agreed to launch dialogues leading towards Open Skies (OS) negotiations with the US in 2009. During a recent meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Vieira commented that an OS agreement would [...]	2009-01-16 18:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON BR
09BRASILIA766	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. MICHAEL FROMAN, DEPUTY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based, with growing economic ties. Through the financial crisis, Brazil has played a constructive role in the G20 and has also prioritized concluding the Doha round of World Trade Organization (WTO) n [...]	2009-06-17 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA78	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 116 [...] The following is number 116 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2009-01-16 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA791	HOW SICK IS DILMA ROUSSEFF? [...] (C) Summary. Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's choice to succeed him as president in January 2011, cast doubt over her viability as a presidential candidate when doctors discovered in March that she has lymphatic cancer. Observers say the Presidential Palace is being transparent about her con [...]	2009-06-19 21:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BR
09BRASILIA795	INFLUENCING BRAZIL'S LEADERS TO BUY U.S. FIGHTERS [...] (C) With the June 10 submission of Boeing's best and final offer for Brazil's four billion dollar FX2 fighter competition, it is now up to Brazil's government to decide on an aircraft. A decision from the National Defense Council (President Lula and key Ministers) is expected at the beginni [...]	2009-06-22 16:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BR
09BRASILIA799	BRAZILIAN SENATE IN TUMULT OVER INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Senate is facing some tumult over internal management irregularities, and Senate President Jose Sarney has become the target of a media-driven campaign to force him out of the presidency. President Lula spoke in defense of Sarney but did not rein in senators from t [...]	2009-06-22 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BR
09BRASILIA807	CHILD LABOR IN BRAZIL - ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON DOL [...] (SBU) Summary. Child labor specialist Renato Mendes (strictly protect) at the ILO Brazil office said child labor continues to be a problem in the footwear and pineapple industries, has largely been eliminated from sisal and cotton, and the situation in the rice industry is unclear. A signi [...]	2009-06-24 20:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EAGR SOCI KCRM BR
09BRASILIA809	BRAZIL - DEPUTY NATL SECURITY ADVISOR FROMAN DISCUSSES CEO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Brazil (GOB) meetings with Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman in Brasilia June 18-19 focused on CEO Forum, G8 and G20 preparations, Major Economies Forum (MEF) and Doha. Casa Civil head Minister Dilma Rousseff and Mi [...]	2009-06-25 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG SENV KGHG EINV BR
09BRASILIA828	BRAZIL'S TAX COLLECTION AGENCY NOT A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNER [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 24 Brazilian-industry sponsored conference highlighted that Brazil's recent record of concluding bilateral tax treaties (BTT) lags far behind that of other Latin American and BRIC countries, and the Brazilian revenue collection agency responsible for tax treaty negotiatio [...]	2009-06-29 11:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BR
09BRASILIA862	BRAZIL - DEPUTY ENERGY MIN ZIMMERMAN OUTLINES EXCELLENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 18 meeting, Brazil's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy Marcio Zimmerman outlined for Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman the areas of expansion and possible cooperation in the Brazilian energy sector - hydropower, biofu [...]	2009-07-09 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV KGHG ETRD EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA872	BRAZIL: CALIFORNIA'S AND OTHERS' INITIATIVES TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. California is leading a group of states in the United States, Brazil and Indonesia, which are parties to a November 2008 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),in developing the specifications for credit grade international offsets for avoiding deforestation under California's cap- [...]	2009-07-13 14:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON KSCA EAID ENRG BR

09BRASILIA896	Brazil: Liberalization, Possibility of Expanded Frequencies [...] (SBU) Summary: The president of Brazil's Agency for Civil Aviation Regulation (ANAC),Solange Paiva Vieira, provided a detailed update of Brazil's civil aviation sector during a July 8 dinner hosted by Ambassador Sobel that was also attended by several of Brazil's leading investment bankers. V [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON BR
09BRASILIA905	Brazil's 2010 Presidential Election: Early Snapshot [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2010 presidential election in Brazil, fifteen months out, currently looks like a two person contest between Minister Dilma Rousseff and Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra. Although Serra maintains his lead in the polls, Rousseff's steady rise in public opinion has some analysts [...]	2009-07-20 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
09BRASILIA92	BRAZIL'S STRATEGIC PLANNING MINISTER ON BUILDING BLOCKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following on his early January trip to Washington, Brazilian Strategic Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger laid out the elements for a broader, more robust bilateral relationship with the Obama Administration. These include cooperation in the areas of defense security, [...]	2009-01-22 18:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG SENV MARR KGHG EFIN BR
09BRASILIA928	BRAZIL: NO AGREEMENT WITH IRANIAN EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) was quick to dismiss claims made in Istoe magazine titled "Secret Agreement between Brazil and Iran," which reported on a memorandum of agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and Iran aimed at promot [...]	2009-07-24 10:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL BR
09BRASILIA946	BRAZIL SCENESETTER: DR. TODD STERN, SPECIAL ENVOY FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of its relatively clean energy matrix, Brazil is a major greenhouse gas emitter primarily due to massive, ongoing deforestation. The Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) has pursued a cautious, defensive approach in international climate change negotiations, steering [...]	2009-07-31 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL BR
09BRASILIA947	KEY BRAZILIAN NEGOTIATOR SEEKS MODEST, SHORT-TERM, CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) leads the Brazilian delegation to the ongoing climate change negotiations. The key MRE negotiator on the delegation is Luiz Figueiredo Machado, who is also a Vice-Chair of one of the working groups under the UN Framework Convention on C [...]	2009-07-31 13:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON KSCA BR
09BRASILIA95	BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Brazilian Presidential Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia told Ambassador Sobel that the GOB is very optimistic about relations with the Obama Administration. He stressed that President Lula is eager to meet President Obama. Energy, clim [...]	2009-01-22 20:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KSUM ENRG EFIN BR CU OAS
09BRASILIA953	BRAZIL'S LULA GETS INTENSE RE: U.S.-BRAZIL [...] (S/NF) In a July 27 farewell call on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, bookended by warm personal discussions with Barbara and me, Lula reflected at length and with great intensity on Brazil's role in the region and its implications for U.S.-Brazil relations. He believes the Uni [...]	2009-07-31 21:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS BR US
09BRASILIA960	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 4-6 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been in recent decades, the result of the cordial personal connection already established between President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which is building on [...]	2009-08-04 12:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL BR
09BRATISLAVA115	FINALLY, A SHORT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SEASON [...] (U) On March 6, the official presidential campaign was launched by seven candidates. Out of the seven, only two -- incumbent President Ivan Gasparovic and SDKU Deputy Chairwoman Iveta Radicova -- are genuine contenders. The first round of voting will be held on March 21. If no candidate earn [...]	2009-03-06 15:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA118	THE DIRTY TALE OF THE PEZINOK DUMP: "A CLOSED [...] (U) Here follows, in five acts, a tale of deception, conflict of interest, probable corruption, and -- last but not least -- impressive civic organization and commitment. Unfortunately for the Slovak citizens involved, absent an unlikely deus-ex-machina resolution their years-long struggle to [...]	2009-03-09 10:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA127	EUR DAS GARBER'S MARCH 13 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Garber met with MFA Director General for Political Affairs Igor Slobodnik March 12 to discuss the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on Slovakia, Afghanistan, the Balkans, energy security, and Russia. Slo [...]	2009-03-16 08:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EPET KV RU LO
09BRATISLAVA142	DEMARCHE TO SLOVAK GOVERNMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed U.S. views on the need for strict adherence to national laws regarding the issuance of security clearances to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on March 18. Queried by Slobodnik, Charge acknowledged that U.S. concerns had been generated by press reports regardi [...]	2009-03-20 15:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA143	SLOVAK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: GASPAROVIC AND RADICOVA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Incumbent President Ivan Gasparovic and center-right opposition candidate Iveta Radicova have advanced to the second round of the Slovak presidential elections. Gasparovic took 46.7 percent of the vote in the March 21 first round, with Radicova receiving 38 percent in the seven- [...]	2009-03-22 09:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA148	GASPAROVIC AND FRIENDS PLAY THE NATIONALIST CARD [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. After opposition candidate Iveta Radicova's better-than-expected showing in the first round of Slovak presidential elections March 21 (ref A),incumbent President Gasparovic and his supporters wasted no time playing the nationalist (read: anti-Hungarian) card in [...]	2009-03-27 16:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA149	SLOVAKIA BUYS BACK TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (U) The Slovak Government last night announced that it had concluded the buyback of its 49 percent share in the Transpetrol oil pipeline at a cost of $240 million. The purchase from Yukos Finance, one of the remnants of bankrupt Yukos Oil, was finalized and signed on March 26 in London betwee [...]	2009-03-27 19:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA161	SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...]	2009-04-07 10:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA165	SLOVAKIA'S SLUMP HITS HOME [...] (C) The National Bank of Slovakia's new forecast for -2.4 percent growth is beginning to sink in with both the government and opposition. The official budget assumption is now off by 7 percent, and the government is saying it will re-open the budget in a few weeks. The deficit implications o [...]	2009-04-09 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LO
09BRATISLAVA169	GASPAROVIC'S RE-ELECTION: TAKING HIM AT HIS WORD [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: While the Slovak presidency is largely ceremonial, the incumbent can make life comfortable (or difficult) for the Prime Minister and the ruling coalition. The relationship between former Prime Minister Meciar and then-President Kovac was the most conflictual in Sl [...]	2009-04-15 07:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA190	GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, ASAD, ROMA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered President Obama's congratulatory letter to newly reelected Slovak President Gasparovic on April 22. In the course of their subsequent hour-long discussion, Gasparovic voiced worries about the Slovak economy, underscored his continued personal commitment to Slovak [...]	2009-04-24 13:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO OPDC LO
09BRATISLAVA191	PRIME MINISTER FICO RESPONDS TO EU PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: After months of investigations, broad media coverage and multiple inquiries from the European Commission, Prime Minister Fico has ordered the cancellation of an illegal 119.5 million Euro tender let by the Construction Ministry (a Slovak National Party ministry). [...]	2009-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA195	SLOVAKIA: CORRUPTION IN SALE OF CO2 PERMITS [...] (C) In complaints to major media outlets, SDKU Deputy Chairman and former Finance Minister Ivan Miklos and SDKU MP Pavol Freso have accused the Ministry of Environment (MinEnv) of underselling 10-15 million tons in carbon emissions permits, resulting in losses of EUR 33-60 million. Assigned t [...]	2009-04-29 06:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV SENV PREL ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA20	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON GEORGIA [...] (C) In a January 2 farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador foreshadowed reftel points, emphasizing the U.S. desire for a united Georgia, but acknowledging that we were engaged in a long-term process. Kubis welcomed U.S. willingness to solicit European thinking, and [...]	2009-01-13 11:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO GG
09BRATISLAVA212	U.S. COMPANY DENIED GAS EXPLORATION LICENSE IN [...] (C) U.S. energy company Aspect Energy has recently been refused licenses to explore for natural gas in southern Slovakia. The denials, based on what the company considers flimsy bases, follow two years of a lengthy and nontransparent process at the Ministry of Environment. While the exact rea [...]	2009-05-13 14:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EMIN KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA215	DISTURBING INCIDENTS PROMPT COMPARISONS TO [...] (C) An alleged attempted poisoning of a judge's wife, repeated unlawful entries into the offices of Slovakia's premier watchdog NGO, and an 80-man strong police action against a Franciscan monastery led by a priest who was outspoken in his support for opposition presidential candidate Iveta Ra [...]	2009-05-18 16:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA232	LAJCAK CALLS IN CHARGE OVER EMBASSY'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Slovak FM Lajcak called in Charge May 27 to relay President Gasparovic's extreme displeasure over Embassy Bratislava's recent public statements in which we expressed regret at the demise of the Special Court for anti-corruption cases. Lajcak said Gasparovic felt U.S. comments (a [...]	2009-05-28 15:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA238	INTERBLUE CO2 PERMITS CONTRACT PUBLISHED, SANS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA241	INTERBLUE CO2 PERMITS CONTRACT PUBLISHED, SANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Environment Minister Viliam Turksy (Slovak National Party - SNS) published the controversial contract arranging for the sale of CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (ref A and B),but critical information including the price and number of permits sold was deleted [...]	2009-06-04 06:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA243	KOSICE TORTURE CASE: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] Summary: We met recently with the Slovak Police and the General Prosecutor's Office for an official update on the police actions in response to the flagrant human rights abuses by the Kosice police involved in the torture of six Roma children in March. According to the police, the six culpabl [...]	2009-06-05 13:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA248	JUSTICE MINISTER HARABIN POISED TO BECOME SUPREME [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Slovak Judicial Council will elect a new Supreme Court Chairman on June 22. It appears virtually certain that Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, to whom half of the members of the Judicial Council are subordinate or otherwise beholden, will win. Justice and the [...]	2009-06-09 13:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA25	BRATISLAVA - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME / SAFETY REPORT [...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: The Slovak Republic has a medium rate of crime. Although violent crime is not unheard of, it is relatively uncommon. Visitors are urged to exercise precautions practiced in any large city such as using the Buddy System; instead of walking alone at night, [...]	2009-01-14 09:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSAC
09BRATISLAVA250	GAERC: SLOVAK AND U.S. POSITIONS "NEVER CLOSER" [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff discussed ref points on the June 15-16 GAERC meeting with European Correspondent Albin Otruba on June 9. Otruba enthusiastically declared the U.S. and Slovak positions on GAERC issues are now closer than ever before. Otruba spoke at length about the President's speech in [...]	2009-06-10 15:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA256	HARABIN DEMANDS $1.1 MILLION FROM MEDIA AS [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin is demanding a total of over $1.1 million from four major Slovak media outlets for supposed damage to his reputation that they caused by reporting his links to a known drug dealer. In almost identical letters to the four companies, Harabin threatens [...]	2009-06-12 15:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE LO
09BRATISLAVA257	ROMA PLENIPOTENTIARY RESIGNS [...] Summary: Anina Botosova, the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Affairs, announced her resignation on June 10. The day before her resignation, Botosova was accused of allocating 22,000 euros to an NGO which she formerly headed, and was criticized for posthumously honoring her father, the lat [...]	2009-06-15 08:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA281	STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Two members abstained. Harabin, whose re [...]	2009-06-22 15:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA282	STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Two members abstained. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Har [...]	2009-06-22 16:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA289	CHIEF JUSTICE HARABIN'S TERM: "1825 DAYS OF DARKNESS"? [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: In a matter of weeks, significant negative developments have taken place in the Slovak judiciary. It will take some time to assess fully the ramifications of the June 22 election of Stefan Harabin as Chief Justice and the June 18 vote by the Slovak Parliament to e [...]	2009-06-26 13:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUST LO
09BRATISLAVA3	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEPARTING SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Obsitnik paid a farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis on January 2, expressing appreciation for Kubis,s personal efforts (in sometimes trying circumstances) and Slovakia,s support on a variety of issues important to the United States ) particularly [...]	2009-01-06 17:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA303	NEW DOUBTS ON INTEGRITY OF SLOVAK SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Following months of revelations drawn from archival files that the head of the Slovak National Security Office, Frantisek Blanarik, collaborated with the Communist-era Czechoslovak intelligence services, new information has come to light casting further do [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA31	SLOVAKIA GAS CRISIS UPDATE, JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) The Slovak government has quickly backed away from last week's announcement that it plans to re-start the recently closed nuclear reactor at Jaslovske Bohunice. Experts have told us there is virtually no need to restart the plant because of the gas crisis. Gas reserves are reportedly ad [...]	2009-01-15 15:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA314	VETERAN JUDGE DEMOTED FOR UNWILLINGNESS TO BOW TO HARABIN'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, a disciplinary senate ruled that veteran judge Anna Benesova be removed from her position at the Bratislava Regional Court and placed at the lower-level Bratislava District Court. Benesova was sanctioned by the senate for allegedly banning the recording of court [...]	2009-07-16 15:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS LO
09BRATISLAVA316	SLOVAKIA: DESPITE CRISIS, NO BUDGET REVISION IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) Though there has been no formal budget revision since the scale of the economic crisis became clear some six months ago, senior government officials are beginning to admit that Slovakia's budget deficit is likely to reach at least 6 percent this year. Revenues are sharply down, and despi [...]	2009-07-17 13:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA320	SLOVAK LANGUAGE: "THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US TOGETHER"? [...] Summary: On June 30, the Slovak Parliament passed the now-infamous Amendment to the State Language Act. Seventy-nine of the 136 parliamentarians voted in favor of the amendment, which Culture Minister Madaric promoted as an attempt to protect the national language and "unite society," despite [...]	2009-07-20 15:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA322	EBRD FINANCING IMPROVES PROSPECT OF LONG-PROMISED HIGHWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD approved EUR 250 million in financing for the 52-kilometer R1 express highway connecting Nitra to Tekovske Nemce, one of three sections of an east-west highway project organized under a public-private partnership (PPP) concept. The EBRD's decision is a critical milestone, [...]	2009-07-21 13:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CH LO
09BRATISLAVA324	FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK ON HUNGARY AND FICO'S DESIRE TO [...] (C) Summary: During a July 20 dinner with the Charge, Foreign Minister Lajcak lamented the timing but defended the substance of the recently-passed amendments to the Slovak language law. He hoped to defuse the current "overreaction" by working quietly with Hungarian officials and the OSCE's [...]	2009-07-22 14:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA333	THE BUZZ: MOSQUITO INFESTATION GETS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After weeks of rain and days of sun, a mosquito infestation of seemingly Biblical proportions descended on Slovakia in July. While the conversation about the infestation has been mostly confined to idle chatter among residents, the discussion was elevated to the political arena [...]	2009-07-28 14:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO TBIO SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA363	DOES THE ROMA PLENIPOTENTIARY HELP OR HURT THE ROMA? [...] Summary: According to some Roma activists, the government's Roma Plenipotentiary is the only government post in Slovakia that pays attention to the Roma issue. However, many of them believe that since the post's competencies have been reduced and diluted over time, it is now mostly a figurehea [...]	2009-08-17 15:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA367	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Charge met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 18 for nearly an hour. Fico had originally asked the Charge to stop by to discuss the case of Aspect Energy, an American firm whose efforts to explore for natural gas in Slovakia have been subject to a s [...]	2009-08-20 15:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF LO
09BRATISLAVA368	THE EXTREMISM PARADOX [...] (C) Summary: Extremism is on the rise in Slovakia, and the Government's ability and willingness to combat it, despite a newly-passed extremism amendment to the Penal code, remains an open question. While the amendment supposedly strengthens the government's hand, many experts believe it is a [...]	2009-08-21 09:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA369	FICO FIRES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, BUT IT'S NO CLEANUP [...] (C) On Wednesday, PM Robert Fico fired his Minister of Environment over a public procurement scandal involving the disposal of coal ash. At the press conference announcing the dismissal, he said that he would take the ministry away from junior coalition partner, which has caused the governmen [...]	2009-08-21 09:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL ECON KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA397	MALINOVA CASE: THREE YEARS, MORE LIES, NO PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary. After "deliberating" for over a year, the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Bratislava's Comenius University, Peter Labas, issued the long-awaited expert opinion in the Hedviga Malinova case on September 8. Malinova is the ethnic Hungarian who was allegedly assaulted by two skinheads [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA401	FICO/BAJNAI MEETING: PROGRESS WITH RESERVATIONS [...] (SBU) Following last week's Fico/Bajnai meeting, the reactions across the Slovak political scene indicate that while the meeting may be the start of a beautiful relationship, we're not quite there yet. Fico used the joint press conference to score a few points against Hungarian nationalists, d [...]	2009-09-18 08:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM HU LO
09BRATISLAVA406	SLOVAKIA: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FM LAJCAK [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Eddins met with Foreign Minister Lajcak on September 18, prior to Lajcak's departure for the U.S. Lajcak reviewed his recent trips to Moscow and Minsk. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, Slovak-Hungarian relations, the Balkans, and Guantanamo detainees. [...]	2009-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO HU BH
09BRATISLAVA413	THE PURGE OF THE SLOVAK JUDICIARY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Negative trends in the Slovak judiciary (refs a-j) have intensified and accelerated since the June election of former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to the position of Chief Justice of the Slovak Supreme Court. On what seems to be a daily basis, experience [...]	2009-09-25 16:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA422	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRATISLAVA [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Slovakia joined the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in November 2008, and the majority of former B visa travelers are now traveling under VWP. Although Slovakia had one of the best-performing economies in Europe in recent years, it has been severely affected by the global economi [...]	2009-09-30 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC LO
09BRATISLAVA425	SLOVAKIA'S BUDGET SEASON BEGINS [...] (U) The draft 2010 budget was approved by the Slovak Cabinet on 30 September; it now goes forward to further negotiation before passage in final form at year end. The budget reduces the deficit to 5.5% of GDP through a series of spending cuts aimed at ministries that do not directly touch the [...]	2009-10-02 06:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA426	SLOVAK JUDICIARY: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES [...] (U) Within a week of the Justice Ministry's suspension of Judge Jana Dubovcova for expressing her views (ref a),a sea change has taken place within the judiciary. Prior to this watershed event, the number of judges willing to speak publicly about problems in the judiciary numbered about [...]	2009-10-02 13:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA427	SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOS welcomes USG greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and strongly agrees on the need to include all major economies in an eventual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreement at Copenhagen. Slovakia understands the domestic political realitie [...]	2009-10-02 15:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LO
09BRATISLAVA43	ASYLUM POLICY IN SLOVAKIA NOT REFUGEE FRIENDLY [...] SUMMARY: On October 24, the Slovak parliament harmonized existing asylum law with EU directive 15 by establishing a system in which the Ministry of Justice provides free legal aid to asylum seekers. The amendment, and overall conservative GOS policy towards asylum seekers and recognized refu [...]	2009-01-22 16:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA447	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]	2009-10-16 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA449	ORBAN IN SLOVAKIA: FOMENTS FEARS ABOUT INTENTIONS [...] Summary: Victor Orban, Chairman of Hungary's Fidesz (Hungarian Civic Union) party was a guest speaker at the Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) convention on Saturday, October 17, in Rimavska Sobota, Eastern Slovakia. Orban provoked the consternation of many in Slovakia by alluding to autonomy f [...]	2009-10-21 13:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HU LO
09BRATISLAVA45	SLOVAKIA - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Slovakia's once troubled economy has been transformed in the last ten years into a business friendly market-model, which led the region with GDP growth of 7.1 percent (est.) in 2008. Comprehensive structural reforms adopted by the Slovak government in the first several years of this decade led [...]	2009-01-26 15:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR LO
09BRATISLAVA452	SLOVAK CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR LOBBIES FOR THIRD TERM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: After vigorous behind-the-scenes lobbying by Ivan Sramko, Governor of Slovakia's Central Bank, the government has submitted a proposal to Parliament that would allow him to seek a third term in office and slash the Bank's board from 11 members to five. This move is widely seen as [...]	2009-10-23 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA453	SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...]	2009-10-24 07:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA455	ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRATISLAVA46	GAS CRISIS MAY PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) In Ambassador Obsitnik's farewell calls on Slovak PM Robert Fico and FM Jan Kubis (septel),both men brought up the possibility of joining the Nabucco consortium as a hedge against future crises. The Slovak leadership gave us their frank views of the respective roles the Ukrainians and Ru [...]	2009-01-27 11:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA460	MEDIA, MADARIC, AND MOOLAH [...] (U) Within the SMER (Direction)-led coalition government, Minister of Culture Marek Madaric has spearheaded an unprecedentedly prolific legislative agenda for the Ministry of Culture, introducing and passing eight laws during his tenure. Several of the laws, including the "press law" (ref: Bra [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM OIIP KPAO LO
09BRATISLAVA464	SLOVAKIA MOVES TO PROTECT "STRATEGIC ENTERPRISES" [...] (SBU) The Slovak Cabinet last week approved a controversial proposal by Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek to enable the government to nationalize distressed companies, starting with the Novacke Chemicke Zavody (NCZ) chemical factory. The measure would allow the GoS to nationalize designated [...]	2009-11-03 13:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV LO
09BRATISLAVA466	THE 1989 DIVIDE IS GROWING [...] (C) Summary. Divisions between the Slovak protagonists of the Velvet Revolution and the current leadership are growing sharper as 20th anniversary commemorations approach. A flood of retrospectives are giving rise to reflections about the past, but also on the extent to which the aspirations [...]	2009-11-04 16:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA47	SLOVAK JUSTICE IS SUFFERING UNDER JUSTICE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 13:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA470	SLOVAKIA AGREES TO RESETTLE THREE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary: In a November 4 meeting with Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to accept three Guantanamo detainees for resettlement in Slovakia. After further discussion of details and logistics with Foreign Minister Lajcak and Interior Min [...]	2009-11-06 16:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LO HU PHUM
09BRATISLAVA472	"THE PRIVATIZATION OF JUSTICE IN SLOVAKIA" [...] (SBU) The effects of Stefan Harabin's consolidation of judicial power can be seen in several recent administrative decisions on promotions and public disclosure, and in court rulings on civil cases. This cable outlines a specific instance of each of these three phenomena. Slavomir Cimerman, a [...]	2009-11-09 14:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA474	SLOVAKIA: FICO'S FAILURE TO RESOLVE INTERBLUE CO2 TRADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A failure to resolve the Interblue CO2 permit scandal has prompted widespread suspicion that PM Robert Fico's Smer political party was deeply involved in the corrupt sale, which may ultimately cost Slovakia hundreds of millions of Euros in lost revenue. Although Fico has tried--wi [...]	2009-11-10 09:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR SENV ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA475	SLOVAKIA H1N1 UPDATE: 29 NEW CASES IN PAST WEEK, 1 DEATH [...] (U) The Slovak Health Ministry released its latest figures on November 9, showing 29 new cases of H1N1 flu diagnosed in the previous week, bringing the total number of cases in Slovakia to 200 since the spring. A 48 year-old woman became the first person with a confirmed H1N1 infection to die i [...]	2009-11-10 14:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO
09BRATISLAVA484	SLOVAKIA PAINTED RED: FICO'S SMER STEAMROLLS OPPOSITION IN [...] Summary: The 2009 regional elections were a smashing victory for PM Robert Fico's ruling party, SMER ("Direction"). In four of the eight regions, SMER-supported regional governor or "zupan" candidates won over 50 percent of the vote and do not require a run-off; in the remaining four regions, [...]	2009-11-19 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA489	SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES THE VELVET REVOLUTION: SNAPSHOTS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 14:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA492	SLOVAKIA ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: MACEDONIA AND BOSNIA SHOULD [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 09:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA509	SLOVAK GOVERNMENT TURNING OUT THE LIGHTS ON SOLAR POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The enthusiastic solar energy "gold rush" in Slovakia has hit a series of speed bumps in recent weeks and now faces an uncertain future, as the Slovak government's weak commitment to renewable energy has been further undermined by outright opposition from several important player [...]	2009-12-09 14:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA526	THE FUTURE OF SLOVAKIA'S SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY GROWS EVEN [...] (SBU) Fears about a lack of transparency and openness in Slovakia's renewable energy industry were realized last week, as the government-owned power grid operator (SEPS) approved a list of solar power projects and announced that nothing further will be approvedQat least two years. The applicat [...]	2009-12-22 14:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA535	SLOVAK TRUCKERS THREATEN BLOCKADE OVER TOLLS [...] Slovak truckers are threatening to block gas stations nationwide to protest the new electronic toll system that is to be activated on January 1. Dissident members of the national trucking association are trying to force the government to reduce prices for installation of dashboard tolling equi [...]	2009-12-31 14:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN LO
09BRATISLAVA54	SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...]	2009-01-30 10:27:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO
09BRATISLAVA55	OPPOSITION SCORES ANOTHER GOAL (AGAINST ITSELF!) [...] (U) In a press conference on January 27 announcing a new initiative "Slovakia: You Can Do It!" in support of civic activism and political change -- represented first and foremost by support for opposition candidate Iveta Radicova -- former Justice Minister and Christian Democratic (MP) Daniel [...]	2009-02-02 07:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA70	FICO'S ROLE MODEL: VLADIMIR PUTIN? [...] (C) Name this leader: He consolidated power and popularity during a period of unprecedented economic growth. As a hedge against any current or future challengers, he attacks the opposition and media relentlessly. He accuses NGOs of seeking to undermine the government and has supported legislati [...]	2009-02-09 08:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO RU
09BRATISLAVA85	SLOVAKIA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The MOI, local police, NGOs, and IOM are the best sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. Though the numbers vary from source to source, they are generally reliable. IOM estimates between 150 to 200 individua [...]	2009-02-18 07:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
09BRATISLAVA97	CODEL Cardin Advances Human Rights Agenda in Bratislava [...] SUMMARY: During a one-day trip to Bratislava, Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) met with newly appointed Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak, former Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora, and members of the Jewish and Roma communities. Throughout his meeting [...]	2009-02-25 16:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM LO
09BRAZZAVILLE172	(C) ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: DISARRY ON ALL SIDES [...] 1.(C) Summary: Congo(B) will hold a Presidential election on July 12 for a seven-year Presidential term. With the filing deadline June 12, only Mathias Dzon has filed formal papers as a candidate from the opposition. In the non-Sassou camp, it is difficult to determine which of the pos [...]	2009-06-05 15:41:00	Embassy Brazzaville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CF
09BRAZZAVILLE180	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the [...]	2009-06-12 12:45:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE181	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Full scale NIV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. On 18 February, the Consular Section issued its first NIV. This was the first NIV issued in the Republic of the Congo in 12 years. Prior to the opening of the New Embassy Compound on 20 January, consular service [...]	2009-06-12 13:34:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE206	CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE, 7 JULY [...] (SBU) President Sassou-Nguesso is dominating the campaign. In Brazzaville, his commercials flood television and the radio. Pro-Sassou rallies, as yet without the candidate, occur almost every day and draw hundreds of people, often drawn by popular musicians hired from Kinshasa. Sassou T-shirts [...]	2009-07-08 15:29:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CF
09BRAZZAVILLE207	CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE: CAMPAIGN UPDATE, 8 JULY [...] (SBU) The Opposition Front on July 7 held its biggest rally in Brazzaville so far outside the Massamba-Debat Stadium not far from the Embassy. Police estimated the crowd to number 700-800, while FSN poloff who was present put the figure at about 1,000. Although all three Front candidates were pre [...]	2009-07-08 15:37:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CF
09BRAZZAVILLE23	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JANUARY 22, 2009 [...] As we noted last week, the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville has now opened in the new embassy compound. Our address is: Boulevard Maya Maya Brazzaville, Republic of Congo The main embassy number is (country code 242) 612-2000. We will be updating our website information over the next severa [...]	2009-01-26 14:28:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD CF
09BRAZZAVILLE275	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRAZZAVILLE [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. For the first time in 12 years, full scale NIV, IV and ACS consular services are now available at Embassy Brazzaville. NIV and ACS operations went live with the opening of the New Embassy Compound in February 2009. IV operations resumed in la [...]	2009-09-28 18:09:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CF
09BRAZZAVILLE285	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - OCTOBER 1, 2009 [...] (U) President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a large delegation of sixty arrived in New York on September 17. Sassou, First Lady Antoinette, the Foreign Minister, the Minster of Forestry, the Minister of the Environment and 25 others travelled on a chartered plane via Cape Verde. 2. (U) In hi [...]	2009-10-01 12:56:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL CF
09BRAZZAVILLE329	UPDATE-OVER 20,000 DISPLACED BY VIOLENCE IN DRC INTO [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 14:51:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CF CG EAID PREF PREL PHUM
09BRAZZAVILLE331	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: NOVEMBER 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 09:03:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD
09BRAZZAVILLE337	(SBU) CONGO(B) GOVERNMENT UNEASY OVER EVENTS IN NORTHERN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 15:10:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV PREL PREF CF CG
09BRAZZAVILLE345	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 10, 2009 [...] (U) According to the GROC, there are now 77,488 displaced persons in camps spread along the Congo-Brazzaville bank of the Oubangui River, primarily in the Likouala region. Reports on both sides of the border indicate that what began as an ethnic conflict has now evolved into an organized rebel [...]	2009-12-10 10:42:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CF EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD
09BRAZZAVILLE349	(SBU) EUROPEAN UNION ASSESSES SUPPORT TO NATIONAL PARKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 07:15:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID CF CT CG CM GB
09BRAZZAVILLE362	REFUGEE UPDATE - 88,000 DRC REFUGEES IN THE LIKOUALA REGION [...] (U) Over the last two months, 87,789 DRC refugees have crossed the Ubangui River into the Likouala region of the Congo in order to flee fighting in the Equateur province of DRC. DCM and RefCoord visited five of the approximately 60 refugee sites between December 17 and 19. The refugees are sp [...]	2009-12-23 11:28:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV UNHCR WFP CT CM CG CF
09BRAZZAVILLE368	(SBU) BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF: DECEMBER 31, 2009: BUDGET, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 11:23:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN PREL CF CH ELAB PINS

09BRAZZAVILLE80	EU/USA/UNDP MEET WITH MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17, at the initiative of the European Union, the EU (commission and presidency (Belgium) plus the resident chiefs of mission of France and Italy),the UNDP resrep/resident coordinator, and the U.S. Ambassador met with Minister of Territorial Administration Raymond Mboul [...]	2009-03-19 10:27:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CF
09BRIDGETOWN114	ANTIGUA: UPHEAVAL ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Antiguan PM Spencer's February 17 announcement of March 12 as the date for parliamentary elections was almost immediately overshadowed by an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission of action being taken against U.S.-Antiguan citizen Sir Allen Stanford for "massive, on-going fraud [...]	2009-02-18 21:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN126	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. ------------------------------------- PARA 23 - THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A. What is (are) the [...]	2009-02-25 20:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
09BRIDGETOWN132	INSIDE CRICKET: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS POLITICAL [...] (C) A long-time member of the ruling St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP),Dwyer Astaphan, recently resigned from the Douglas administration, opening the door for the Concerned Citizen Movement (CCM) -- a Nevis-based party -- to play a kingmaker's role, possibly in coalition with the oppos [...]	2009-02-26 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN136	THE STANFORD SAGA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] (SBU) The Eastern Caribbean is still bracing itself for the full impact of fraud allegations against Texas billionaire and financier, R. Allen Stanford. Some effects from the fall-out have already been felt across the region, most notably in Antigua and Barbuda, where Stanford was the largest [...]	2009-02-27 17:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCRM EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN144	COLLAPSE OF TRINIDAD,S CL FINANCIAL GROUP RIPPLES [...] (C) The collapse and subsequent bailout of the CLICO Group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the Caribbean, is a cause of serious concern in Barbados. CLICO holds a wide range of assets in Barbados including the Barbados National Bank, which Prime Minister Thompson is now seeking [...]	2009-03-04 19:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN146	DOMINICA'S LABOR UNIONS STRUGGLING AMID ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Dominica,s labor union leaders were surprisingly upbeat in recent meetings, believing that Dominica,s isolation and small economy with a strong agricultural base will limit the impact of the global financial crisis on the nation,s economy. Cruise ship arrivals are holding steady at cl [...]	2009-03-05 15:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ESSO KHIV PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN155	IMF SHIFTS COURSE ON ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PROJECT [...] (C) Following a January 30-February 12 Article IV consultation visit to St. Vincent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report in which it termed the construction of a costly new international airport a step in the right direction for the country's tourism development. This conclus [...]	2009-03-06 20:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN162	EASTERN CARIBBEAN: TOURISM ECONOMY WAITING FOR THE [...] (SBU) Governments across the Eastern Caribbean continue to put on a brave face about the effects of the global economic recession; however, sources in the business community paint a different picture. Local tourism associations and hoteliers are very concerned about the depth and duration of [...]	2009-03-11 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN171	ANTIGUA RETURNS UPP TO POWER; ALP HEADS TO COURT [...] (C) Antigua and Barbuda's ruling United Progressive Party(UPP) won a closely contested election March 12, taking nine of the 17 seats and retaining its majority in parliament, but losing three previously-held seats in an election marred by delays and technical difficulties. Among the seats l [...]	2009-03-19 14:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ST XL
09BRIDGETOWN180	Cuban Dissident Blasts Cuban Racism, Sparking Vigorous [...] (SBU) A rare public presentation by a critic of Cuba sponsored by the University of the West Indies drew big crowds, sparked a heated debate, and evoked a hysterical (in both senses of the word) response from the Cuban Ambassador in Barbados. Afro-Cuban dissident Carlos Moore highlighted the p [...]	2009-03-24 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN195	EASTERN CARIBBEAN PLANS FOR SOA (C-AL9-00153) [...] (C) Eastern Caribbean Prime Ministers all plan to lead their delegations to the Summit of the Americas. All seven Eastern Caribbean countries believe that the Summit provides an opportune moment to engage the new U.S. Administration to address what they see as a potentially devastating blow [...]	2009-03-30 16:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN216	CARIBBEAN WORKERS: DOWN, BUT NOT OUT [...] (U) A recent survey of labor contacts throughout our region revealed an upswing in unemployment and poverty, but also a surprising degree of optimism for the months ahead. Labor leaders report that the impact of the global recession has so far not led to feared high levels of job losses. Whil [...]	2009-04-06 19:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ESSO PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN27	ST. VINCENT OPPOSITION - MORE HARD TIMES AHEAD [...] (C) Former St. Vincent Ambassador to the UN and cabinet minister under previous Mitchell administrations, Jonathan Peters, announced his return to politics in St. Vincent in a January 13 meeting at the Embassy. Peters has an ambitious plan both to take control of the opposition New Democratic [...]	2009-01-15 17:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN282	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO BARBADOS [...] (SBU) Your visit, on the heels of Barbados Prime Minister Thompson's meeting with the President at the Summit of the Americas, provides opportunities to follow-up on the President,s conversations on regional stability and security and to demonstrate to the people of the region our continuing [...]	2009-05-13 21:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN314	ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S VISIT TO BARBADOS SETS [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder's May 21-24 visit to Barbados generated enormous goodwill both in Barbados and more broadly among CARICOM Attorneys General. The visit, which received glowing press in Barbados, charted a positive agenda for judicial and law enforcement cooperation between t [...]	2009-05-28 15:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL KJUS MASS XL
09BRIDGETOWN315	BARBADOS PM TELLS AG HOLDER RAUL CASTRO WANTS TO [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, who met with Raul Castro one on one for two hours in mid-May, told Attorney General Holder that he was "impressed by the degree to which Raul Castro is interested in working with the United States." Given Barbados' long-standing good relations with [...]	2009-05-28 16:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN329	BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...]	2009-06-04 19:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XL
09BRIDGETOWN331	BARBADOS RECORDS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) Barbados' acting health minister confirmed on June 3 the first recorded case of swine flu. The case was confirmed by the Caribbean Epidemiology Research Centre in Trinidad (CAREC). The Barbados public health office announced that a 19-year-old Barbadian man tested positive for the H1N1 str [...]	2009-06-04 22:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU XL
09BRIDGETOWN346	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON EVERYONE'S FRONT BURNER IN [...] (C) Having been granted rights to develop a geothermal reservoir by the Government of Nevis, West Indies Power claims it is 18 months away from generating sufficient power to meet the energy needs of Nevis, and more than 2 years away from exporting power to St. Kitts. Large potential customers [...]	2009-06-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN407	CHAVEZ LAVISHES ATTENTION ON DOMINICA AFTER ST. [...] (C) On June 12th, the 18 member states of Venezuela's PetroCaribe agreement held their 6th annual summit on the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis; President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was the headliner. Citing the dynamic nature of oil prices and the global economy, St. Kitts PM Denzil Dougl [...]	2009-07-02 20:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN417	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS OPPOSITION LEADERS ANTICIPATE [...] (C) Opposition leaders from the People's Action Movement (PAM) on St. Kitts are renouncing their U.S. citizenship in anticipation of possible elections in July. Using the out of control crime wave and the government's lack of action as corner stone of a PAM campaign, leaders are confident they [...]	2009-07-08 19:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN425	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ELECTIONS: WAITING FOR THE [...] (C) Michael Morton, Chairman of the largest private sector entity on St. Kitts and Nevis and a strong opposition party supporter, told emboffs in a recent meeting that he believes Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and the St. Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKLP) did not call elections as expected on [...]	2009-07-15 14:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN448	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS HOSTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) In an effort to get a grip on escalating, gang-related violent crime in the Eastern Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis hosted the first Regional Conference on Youth Crime and Violence Prevention on June 22-23. The conference sought to define the scope of the problem, establish why the violence [...]	2009-07-22 18:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM ECON SOCI PREL PGOV XL
09BRIDGETOWN462	ANTIGUA, ST. VINCENT EAGER TO RENEW TALKS ON PSI [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (SBU) In separate meetings July 20 and July 23-24, senior government officials in both St. Vincent and Antigua signaled their readiness to engage with USG experts to conclude shipboarding agreements under the Proliferation Security Initiative. [...]	2009-07-29 20:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN471	ALBA'S ALLURE TO ANTIGUA ET AL [...] (c) Three of the seven Eastern Caribbean countries are now members of both ALBA and PetroCaribe. While this has raised eyebrows among political pundits in the region and beyond, the three island nations that have joined - Dominica, St. Vincent, and most recently, Antigua - are doing what they [...]	2009-08-04 12:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN487	DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR [...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]	2009-08-11 19:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN489	DUE DILIGENCE ON NOMINEES FOR THE 2009 AWARD FOR [...] (U) This cable provides Embassy Bridgetown's response to reftel due diligence request concerning ACE Nominee Monroe College. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Septel will address questions regarding Discovery Works in St. Vincent. 2. (SBU) Request for Bridgetown: Provide backgrou [...]	2009-08-11 20:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV
09BRIDGETOWN5	DOMINICA: AMATEURISH PM'S OFFICE BOTCHES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Despite repeated confirmation the day prior to the Ambassador's planned December 17 farewell calls on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Foreign Minister Vince Henderson, both were no-shows [...]	2009-01-05 18:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC XL
09BRIDGETOWN507	GRENADA REPLACES CONTROVERSIAL AG IN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Grenada's year-old Government announced a cabinet reshuffle on 31 July, the centerpiece of which was the formal sacking of a controversial Attorney General. The reshuffle also resulted in the creation of two new ministries and the division of several others. According to the Senior Ad [...]	2009-08-20 15:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN555	SSI SPEAKER ELECTRIFIES EASTERN CARIBBEAN SMALL [...] (U) Strategic Speaker Chuck Mills made a series of presentations and met with government officials, local chambers of commerce and small business associations during his week-long trip to Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia. His talk on small business development and entrepreneurship was well-re [...]	2009-09-14 20:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP ECON EFIN EINV XL
09BRIDGETOWN615	ST. VINCENT SET TO LAUNCH MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Vincentians are preparing for what will likely be a hotly contested vote in a November 25 referendum on a new constitution. The proposed constitution, which would turn the multi-island nation into a presidential republic, has been touted by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as essential fo [...]	2009-10-06 12:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN623	GRENADA EAGER TO DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY -- BUT [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Energy and Environment Officials, senior officials from GRENLEC, the American-owned private utility company in Grenada, and the President of Grensol, a solar power provider, to assess the state of play of alternative energy development in Grenada. The consensus [...]	2009-10-08 14:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OECS ENRG EINV ETRD ECON SENV XL
09BRIDGETOWN625	LABOUR UNIONS STRUGGLING IN GRENADA AS RECESSION [...] (U) Labor unions are struggling in Grenada as the global recession is deeply affecting their members. Unemployment is estimated by the government at over 30 percent, but so far, large scale layoffs have been averted. Labor, the government and the business community are engaged in negotiating [...]	2009-10-08 17:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OECS ELAB ECON XL
09BRIDGETOWN653	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN654	YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN655	YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN656	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN658	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN659	YOUNG MEN IN GRENADA NOT MAKING THE GRADE [...] (U) Throughout the Eastern Caribbean young men are in crisis. Few are pursuing higher education and many are facing difficulties finding gainful employment. By contrast, young women in the Caribbean are moving rapidly ahead of their male counterparts: nearly 70 percent of college students i [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN660	SOUTHCOM ASSESSMENTS ON ST.LUCIA HOSPITAL [...] (C) The three assessments prepared by SOUTHCOM on the effects of the fire at St. Jude's hospital in St. Lucia were completed and delivered to Prime Minister King October 2. These assessments, encompassing the entire Medical infrastructure of southern St. Lucia, provided a roadmap for rebuildi [...]	2009-10-16 21:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SL XL
09BRIDGETOWN690	VINCENTIAN NATIONAL DAY EVENTS SHARPEN BATTLE [...] (SBU) St. Vincent's November 25 constitutional referendum was the main focus of discussion with government and NGO interlocutors, and the main point of Independence Day remarks made by Prime Minister Gonsalves, during the October 27 festivities marking the country's 30th anniversary of indepen [...]	2009-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN735	GONSALVES DEFENDS TIES WITH VENEZUELA, BUT WELCOMES DEEPER [...] (C) In a three-hour marathon meeting with the Charge October 26, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves outlined his efforts to combat drug trafficking and crime and his need for new assets and expanded U.S. support. He defended his close ties to Venezuela through ALBA and PetroCaribe, but [...]	2009-11-19 20:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN741	PM PONDERS ELECTIONS AFTER FAILED REDISTRICTING BID [...] (C) With no date yet set for St. Kitts and Nevis General elections, the constitutional deadline of March, 2010 is looming Larger, leaving the government with ever-more restricted room to maneuver. After an apparent opposition legal victory stemming from accusations of gerrymandering by the ru [...]	2009-12-04 18:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST XL
09BRIDGETOWN745	Dominica Election Primer: The Bolivarian Candidate [...] (C) With high unemployment and government corruption dominating election debates, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has decided to take a gamble on his political career, betting that he can ride a wave of financial support from China and Venezuela to overcome his government's poor sho [...]	2009-12-04 21:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON XL VE
09BRIDGETOWN749	The Last of the Caribs [...] (C) Dominica's Carib territory - one of the last vestiges of indigenous Carib culture in the Hemisphere -- is rapidly losing its cultural identity due to increasing government encroachment, the breakdown of public institutions, and the high rate of poverty and social ills within the Carib comm [...]	2009-12-07 19:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EAID ECON KWMN XL
09BRIDGETOWN759	St. Kitts Shooting for Number One [...] (C) Summary. The per capita murder rate in St. Kitts is on pace to be among the highest in the world for the second year in a row. The country has set a new record for gun murders, despite new gun legislation and a national crackdown on illegal fire arms. A poorly trained police force sore [...]	2009-12-15 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV KCRM EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN761	Dominican PM's Boasts of Assistance Refuted by Anguilla and [...] (C) In what is seen as a significant pre-election mistake, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced at a political rally that his government had extended USD$13.5 million in loans to Anguilla and Antigua to help its "downtrodden" fellow members of the Organization of Eastern Caribb [...]	2009-12-16 19:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM XL
09BRIDGETOWN771	Dominica's General Election Creates a Nearly One Party State [...] (C) Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won a landslide victory, capturing 18 of the 21 constituencies, with the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) relegated to only 3 seats. The final vote tally was 61 percent for the DLP, 35 percent for the UWP and 4 percent for the remaining [...]	2009-12-22 22:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM OAS XL
09BRIDGETOWN774	ST. VINCENT REJECTS NEW CONSTITUTION: VOTERS DASH PM [...] (SBU) Vincentians voted convincingly November 25 to reject a constitutional referendum that would have significantly changed St. Vincent's structure of governance. The surprisingly sharp 56-44 percent defeat set Prime Minister Gonsalves on his heels and dashed his plans to follow the referendu [...]	2009-12-02 12:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN78	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONTENDS FOR PER CAPITA MURDER [...] (C) The small twin island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis is number two, sandwiched between Colombia and South Africa, on the list of nations with the most murders per capita. The spike in killings, now receiving attention in the international press, has the potential to further damage a touris [...]	2009-02-05 20:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL XL SOCI
09BRIDGETOWN786	International Efforts Keep Drug Trafficking at Bay in [...] (SBU) A consistent presence of counter-drug assets from the international community throughout the summer had a noticeable impact on suppressing trafficking activity in the Eastern Caribbean. Most countries in the region continue to lack financial and human resources to adequately address the [...]	2009-12-04 19:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL
09BRIDGETOWN99	ANTIGUA,S RULING PARTY FAVORED TO WIN ELECTION; [...] (C). Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer dissolved parliament February 9 to launch what will be a hotly contested election season. Spencer did not announce an election date, but hinted he will do so soon, with an election date expected by the end of March. The ruling United Progressive [...]	2009-02-12 10:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST CN XL
09BRUSSELS1	AMBASSADOR VISITS PRAGUE TO DISCUSS CZECH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency, which takes over on January 1, wants the new American president to meet the EU-27 heads of state in early April in Prague to discuss climate change and the Middle East. Czech FonMin Schwarzenberg is considering a trip to Washington in early February to mee [...]	2009-01-01 09:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SENV EFIN ECON ETTC IR EZ
09BRUSSELS101	(C) EU LIFTS MEK SANCTIONS; SECRETARIAT REQUESTS [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 11-12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S//NF) At the January 26 EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC),EU-27 Foreign Ministers approved as an "A-point" (no discussion) the de-listing of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) as a terr [...]	2009-01-27 06:26:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC
09BRUSSELS1011	GOVERNMENTS IN WALLONIA AND BRUSSELS IN PLACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS1012	INTERVIEW OF BELGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER PIETER DE CREM [...] Embassy wishes to provide Department with the text of the following interview of Belgian Defense Minister Pieter De Crem, which appeared in the Dutch-language Belgian magazine, Humo, on July 14, 2009. 2. Begin text of interview: Q: As Defense Minister, you let our country fight along in [...]	2009-07-23 15:54:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS AF BE
09BRUSSELS1016	BELGIUM: COOPERATION URGED ON UNHRC [...] (U) Summary. With the U.S. a new member, and Belgium now president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the time for coordination and consensus building is now, according to Belgian MFA human rights officer Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux opposes wholesale changes to the UNHRC syst [...]	2009-07-24 11:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1021	EU AND TREASURY ON IRAN, DPRK, CFT, BURMA, SUDAN, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: In eleven separate meetings with various EU and Member State officials on June 16-17, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen pressed for robust EU implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on North Korea and Iran ( [...]	2009-07-27 04:56:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC PINR
09BRUSSELS1023	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Brussels warmly welcomes the visit of Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Holbrooke and his meeting with newly appointed Belgian Foreign Minister Yves Leterme. Since a change of government in late 2007, Belgium has gone from regarding its military as "an [...]	2009-07-27 10:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS EAID AF BE
09BRUSSELS1028	EEB/ODF Director Nutter's Development Meetings with EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 09:57:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1029	EEB/ODF DIRECTOR NUTTER'S DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7-8, the Director of the Office of Development Finance (ODF) within State's Economic, Energy, and Business Bureau (EEB) held consultations with European Commission and European Union (EU) member states' development officials to discuss U.S.-EU development issues, includin [...]	2009-07-28 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON SOCI EIND ETRD SENV TPHY TSPL EUN
09BRUSSELS1032	IN A REPEAT OF 2008, DIVISIONS EXIST BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary. As it prepares for Copenhagen, the EU is reliving many of the arguments that plagued it during negotiations of the Climate and Energy Package last year. At a recent EU Energy and Environment Ministers meeting, Poland is leading what appears to be the same group of Central and Eastern E [...]	2009-07-28 14:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1033	EU GENERALLY POSITIVE ON U.S. CLIMATE POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Several EU officials are pleased with the direction the United States is taking in its climate policy, but some (notably Germany and France) are looking for more. However, on several other issues related to the UN negotiation process, the EU is far from a consolidated position. [...]	2009-07-28 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1047	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S JULY 28 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met on July 28 with Yves Leterme, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke urged the GOB to ensure that the Belgian public understands how important operations in Afghanistan are to Belgian, Euro [...]	2009-07-30 15:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF BE
09BRUSSELS1056	BELGIUM: THREE REGIONAL INVESTMENT AGENCIES WORK TO ATTRACT [...] (U) THIS REPORT IS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT USE ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) BelgiumQs three regions -- Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels -- compete among each other and against neighboring countries for foreign direct investment (FDI) projects. Emb [...]	2009-07-31 15:26:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1058	IRAN, PSI, AND THE EU: IS IT TIME TO LET THE EU [...] (S//NF) Summary/Comment: The EU,s growing role in European maritime security and non-proliferation policy makes it increasingly in our interest to enlist the EU in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). New EU initiatives and a formal EU role in PSI could help compel stronger action [...]	2009-07-31 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC IR EUN EWWT KNNP
09BRUSSELS107	FLEMISH AND FRANCOPHONE LIBERAL PARTIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During her January 14 visit to Brussels, EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen met with representatives of the francophone and the Flemish liberal parties. She spoke with Koert Debeuf, Director of the Flemish Open VLD's Liberal Studies Center and Corentin de Salle, Counselor at the fra [...]	2009-01-27 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1120	BELGIUM: CLOSER COORDINATION WITH U.S. AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting with Charge and Embassy political officers, the new Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Sub-Saharan Africa sought greater coordination and cooperation among donor countries active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He ex [...]	2009-08-12 15:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE RW CG EU
09BRUSSELS1127	EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 27, EUPOL Political Advisor Jean-Baptiste Valmary and a staffer had met with USEU political officers to provide an update on the EU civilian police mission to Afghanistan, focusing on its training activiti [...]	2009-08-13 12:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1130	BELGIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN WITH SENATE [...] (C) Summary: On August 10, two staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Douglas Frantz and Fulton Armstrong, met with a delegation of Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities shared by Belgium, the United [...]	2009-08-13 13:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAID BE AF
09BRUSSELS1140	THE MANY SIDES OF DATA PRIVACY: MANAGING RISING TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: European privacy and data protection concerns continue to jeopardize our commercial, law enforcement, intelligence and foreign policy objectives. Data privacy is an area of growing complexity and touches ever more U.S. interests, from the visa waiver program to e-commerce. We [...]	2009-08-17 12:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT BEXP KJUS KTFN TINT PREL ETTC EUN
09BRUSSELS1153	UNSURPRISINGLY, GALILEO ALREADY LATE AND OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A late June communication released with little fanfare by the European Commission to the European Parliament and Council, explained current cost overruns and delays in deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. At the moment, complete deployment of all 30 satellite [...]	2009-08-19 12:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH EAIR ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS TSPA EINV
09BRUSSELS1163	ENERGY CHARTER TREATY SECRETARIAT REACTION TO [...] (SBU) On August 19, 2009 Econ Officer met with a contact at the Energy Charter Secretariat to discuss Russia's rejection of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The Russians have informally informed the Secretariat of their decision, but have not yet formally notified the ECT repository in Portug [...]	2009-08-20 15:25:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
09BRUSSELS1164	BELGOIM: FINANCIAL SECTOR SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY (AUGUST 28-30) [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1168	KEY EU STATES SEEK GRADUAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE EVOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Officials from the Swedish EU Presidency, Germany and France told USEU in July they favor gradual, modest evolution in Internet governance, and said a June European Commission call for major changes in and internationalization of Internet governance was "extreme" and "goes too f [...]	2009-08-21 12:53:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT ECPS ETRD ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS1183	USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is sk [...]	2009-08-26 12:27:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK
09BRUSSELS1188	SCENESETTER FOR S/E HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Your visit will develop further the already close U.S. - Belgium strategic dialogue that has developed over the past year. MFA contacts will be excited to discuss the new Administration's developing perspective and policies on Africa, especially the Great Lakes region. Secretary Clinton [...]	2009-08-27 13:57:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09BRUSSELS1193	EU SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KANJORSKI [...] (SBU) I would like to welcome you and the members of your Delegation to Brussels. You are arriving at a time when the change in U.S. Administration and the press of global events have pushed U.S.-EU cooperation to new heights across a range of economic and political issues. The EU and its Mem [...]	2009-08-28 11:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG SENV KHGH KJUS KTFN EUN
09BRUSSELS1202	USEU SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW [...] (SBU) You are visiting Brussels at an ideal time to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan with the EU. Already a major contributor of development and humanitarian assistance, the EU is in the midst of writing a new Af/Pak strategy paper for release in October. Although European public opinion is [...]	2009-09-01 10:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EUN AF PK IK
09BRUSSELS1213	BELGIUM DECIDES TO TAKE ONE GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 4 that Belgium "has accepted the request of the United States to resettle an ex-detainee from Guantanamo." The detainee, who was not named, is to receive an entry visa and resident status with the right to a work permit. Before [...]	2009-09-04 14:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BE
09BRUSSELS1249	BELGIUM WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENTS ON [...] (C) On September 8, Poloff met with Luc Liebaut, Director of the Department of South-East Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Liebaut said that Belgium will not participate in oral arguments on Kosovo's declaration of independence in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Liebaut sa [...]	2009-09-16 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV BE
09BRUSSELS125	BELGIUM AND THE DRC: RELATIONS RENEWED BUT [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolIntern met January 28 with Belgian MFA Africa contacts to discuss the restoration of Belgium - DR Congo relations, mineral extraction issues, and the arrest of Laurent Nkunda. The PMs of Belgium and the DRC issued a statement January 24 that reestablished relations. [...]	2009-01-28 18:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG RW BE
09BRUSSELS1255	S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Belgians said the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi were the top priorities o [...]	2009-09-17 16:06:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS1258	BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (U) PolEconOff and PolEconIntern met September 16 with Future MFA DG for UN Relations Marie Louise Vanherk to discuss reftel UNGA Priorities. Vanherk welcomed the information and provided a preview of the expected Belgian priorities as well as remarks on U.S. priorities. Belgian Priorities [...]	2009-09-18 07:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS1270	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSHCER TO EU: BE READY TO [...] (C//NF) Summary: Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's September 1 visit to Brussels was an important opportunity to reinforce to the EU that Iran has until September 24, between the start of UNGA and the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh, to respond to the U.S. and P5 1 offers to negotiate on the nucl [...]	2009-09-21 14:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL XF IR EUN
09BRUSSELS1271	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...]	2009-09-21 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC
09BRUSSELS1277	EU/DPRK SANCTIONS: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE [...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//NF) European Union contacts expect to formalize any unilateral DPRK sanctions over the next several weeks. The deadline for the Swedish Presidency's call for proposals has now passed, but key EU members are s [...]	2009-09-22 11:44:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KNNP EFIN KCRM KHLS UNSC PINR FR UK EUN
09BRUSSELS1279	BELGIUM: NO MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES FOR NOW, BUT [...] (S) Summary: At his September 17 meeting with Franciskus Van Daele, Chief of Staff of the Belgian Foreign Minister, the U.S. Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC),Daniel Fried, thanked Van Daele for agreeing to take one Guantanamo detainee, Al Janko, for resettlement. He said that other [...]	2009-09-22 16:36:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF BE
09BRUSSELS1282	EU MOVES TOWARD JOINT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR REFUGEES [...] EU ministers in the September 21 Justice and Home Affairs Council broadly supported the idea of setting up a joint resettlement program for refugees from non-EU countries aimed at closer political and practical cooperation among Member States. The program would target particularly vulnerable [...]	2009-09-23 12:29:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
09BRUSSELS1288	SPECIL ENVOY FRIED BRIEFS PSC ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Through assembled PSC representatives, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried expressed gratitude for EU and Member State cooperation in resettling Guantanamo detainees. He updated the PSC ambassadors on precise numbers transferred or poised for resettlement, and he u [...]	2009-09-24 14:22:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1301	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS131	CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
09BRUSSELS1310	MICROSOFT: CLOSE TO FINAL DEAL WITH EU TO END COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. John Vassallo, Microsoft (MS) VP for EU Affairs, told Charge Sept. 24 that the company "is very close" to concluding an overarching deal with the European Commission on three antitrust issues: 1) the Commission's case against Microsoft's tying of Internet Explorer to Windows; 2) [...]	2009-09-29 13:46:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINT ECPS ETRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1315	S/E WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND [...] (U) This is a corrected version of canceled BRUSSELS 1255. 2. (C) Summary: Great Lakes Special Envoy Howard Wolpe visited Brussels August 31 to September 1 to meet with Belgian MFA and Development contacts during a six nation visit to reestablish a transatlantic dialogue on Africa. The Bel [...]	2009-09-30 06:06:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID EFIN MARR MOPS PHUM SOCI KWMN
09BRUSSELS1319	EU DAIRY FARMERS SEEK TO REVERSE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU dairy farmer protests are rapidly escalating into a widening milk delivery strike. The crisis in the EU dairy industry is due to decreased demand as a consequence of the economic crisis. Production of dairy products in the EU has been regulated/managed/protected since the mi [...]	2009-09-30 11:09:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EUN
09BRUSSELS132	AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...]	2009-01-29 16:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID
09BRUSSELS133	WORKING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See paragraphs 2 and 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: On January 22, USEU facilitated a videoconference with representatives of the European Commission to discuss the Critical Maritime Routes initiative, which is designed to provide capacity building support t [...]	2009-01-29 17:13:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID PHSA PTER XI XO XW ZR EUN
09BRUSSELS1330	CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 15:36:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09BRUSSELS1334	CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]	2009-10-01 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL

09BRUSSELS1338	JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...]	2009-10-02 09:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN

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