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06YEREVAN1633	ARMENIA RATIFIES HAGUE CONVENTION ON INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION [...] SUMMARY: On November 14, President Kocharian signed into law the bill ratifying the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. The GOAM had worked toward ratification for several years, but relevant agencies were divided on whether to ratify first and then work on implementation or implement f [...]	2006-11-21 11:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	CACS PGOV PHUM KTIA KOCI KPAO AM

06YEREVAN1688	ARMENIAN NEWSPAPER PRESSES ALMOST STOP ROLLING [...] (U) Armenia's leading printing company announced on December 1 that it had run out of newsprint and would cease printing Armenian newspapers December 6. The company said it could no longer import paper due to Russia's closure of the Upper Lars checkpoint on the Georgian border, as well as the [...]	2006-12-07 12:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM OPRC KPAO AM
06YEREVAN169	EMBASSY YEREVAN EMPHASIZES STATE OF THE UNION [...] Embassy Yerevan took advantage of the public diplomacy opportunities provided by the President's State of the Union Address in a variety of events and formats. As a result, the Armenian media extensively covered the major foreign policy themes of the speech. Specifically, the Ambassador's F [...]	2006-02-06 13:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO AM
06YEREVAN1700	ARMENIA TV ARGUES ITS CASE [...] (SBU) MCC Country Director and PAO met with Armenia TV President Bagrat Sargsian and toured the company's facilities. Sargsian affirmed his belief in the TV channel's independence and promised to provide opposition candidates a platform to air their views in the lead-up to the May parliamenta [...]	2006-12-11 08:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID KPAO KDEM AM
06YEREVAN1717	MCC INITIAL DISBURSEMENT RECEIVES WIDE-SPREAD PUBLICITY [...] (U) On December 12, MCC, MCA-Armenia, and the U.S. Embassy held a press conference and reception to announce that Armenia had completed the requirements necessary to receive an Initial Disbursement of approximately USD 1.4 million of the Millennium Challenge Compact's USD 236 million. The pres [...]	2006-12-14 06:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN1745	POLITICAL BLOOD SPORT GOES COLLEGIATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 07:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM KDEM KPAO
06YEREVAN1748	POLITICAL BLOOD SPORT GOES COLLEGIATE [...] (U) Summary: The European Academy - a relatively new private college - has found itself at the center of a political skirmish. The Academy's Board of Trustees is chaired by former Parliament Speaker and current political wilderness-dweller Artur Baghdasarian. A recent court case brought aga [...]	2006-12-21 12:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM
06YEREVAN1750	CDA HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS LUNCH [...] (C) Lively discussion at a Human Rights Day lunch hosted by the Charge d'Affaires December 20 demonstrated that, while Armenia's most vocal human rights advocates agree that the upcoming parliamentary elections will not be free and fair, they do not fear airing their most damning complaints in [...]	2006-12-21 13:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV APER KPAO AM
06YEREVAN264	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA TO CONDEMN THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-23 11:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER IZ AM
06YEREVAN352	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION ON DAS BRYZA VISIT [...] Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza visited Armenia on March 6-8. As part of his visit, Bryza held a press conference on March 7 that received broad coverage from the print and broadcast media. The press reported on Bryza's comments on energy security, Nagorno- Karabakh, the d [...]	2006-03-09 13:34:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN395	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION ON FRIED VISIT [...] Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Eurasian Conflicts Steven Mann, visited Armenia March 15-16. As part of his visit, Fried held a press conference on March 16 that received broad coverage from the print and broadcast media. [...]	2006-03-20 08:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN481	ARMENIAN MPS REJECT PUBLIC TV'S CALL TO END [...] (SBU) At a March 4 press conference, National Assembly (NA) Speaker Artur Baghdasarian announced that NA leaders decided to reject calls by Chairman of Armenian Public TV and Public Radio Aleksan Harutiunian to abolish a law requiring Public TV to broadcast National Assembly sessions. Oppositi [...]	2006-04-04 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN532	USG ROLE IN WORLD BANK MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-13 11:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN KPAO AM
06YEREVAN724	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO OSCE MINSK GROUP VISIT [...] As part of an OSCE Minsk Group delegation, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried, Russian Deputy Foreign SIPDIS Minister Grigoriy Karasin, and French Ambassador Pierre Morel, accompanied by the three OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, visited Armenia on May 25. During the visit, the delegatio [...]	2006-05-26 12:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC AM KMDR KPAO
06YEREVAN830	REBEL A1-PLUS MEDIA OUTLET MAY BE FORCED OUT OF [...] (SBU) Independent media outlet A1-Plus is being forced to vacate its offices, which may result in the shut-down of its website and newspaper. The Ministry of Territorial Administration has offered a new set of offices to the news outlet, whose television station was forced off the air in 2002 [...]	2006-06-20 10:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM OPRC KMDR KPAO AM
06ZAGREB1293	CROATIAN MUFTI SHARES PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID MESSAGE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-25 12:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL KISL KPAO HR
06ZAGREB1314	CROATIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF PRIME MINISTER SANADER'S VISIT [...] Summary. Reporting on Croatian Prime Minister Sanader's visit to Washington was mainly positive in tone and grew more enthusiastic as the visit drew to an end, though a few commentaries wondered what concessions Croatia might have made to earn the top-level treatment that Sanader received in t [...]	2006-10-30 11:14:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PGOV PREL HR
06ZAGREB243	CROATIA RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to North America Desk Deputy Director Ankica Vlasic on February 23. Later that same day, the MFA GOC issued the following statement as reported by the Croatian news agency HINA. Begin Quote: It is with regret that (the Ministry) has received news of a bomb at [...]	2006-02-24 12:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ HR
06ZAGREB543	TRANSLATION OF COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, the 2005 Human Rights Report has been translated and posted on the Embassy Zagreb website. FRANK [...]	2006-04-27 14:40:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSPR HR HUMAN
06ZAGREB83	GOC CONSIDERING POINTS ON BELARUS ELECTIONS [...] Polcouns delivered points to North America department director January 18, who undertook to discuss them within the MFA and inform us of possible supportive GOC activities. DELAWIE [...]	2006-01-20 10:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KDEM PREL BO HR
06ZAGREB836	CROATIAN AND SERB PRESIDENTS STRIKE A NOTE OF [...] Summary. In a dramatic July 10 ceremony symbolic of post-war reconciliation, the Serbian and Croatian presidents, together with the Croatian Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, honored the 150th birthday of Nikola Tesla, the late scientist and American citizen born in Croatia of Ser [...]	2006-07-12 13:52:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL HR SR
07ABUDHABI1007	FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE REGARDING CONTINUED ARABSAT [...] (C) On June 18, Econchief expressed the USG's serious concern about the continued operation of Iraqi insurgent television "Al Zawraa" on ArabSat to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al-Haidan. Econchief stressed the need for immediate action to remove it from the air in Iraq. Econchief also underscored U [...]	2007-06-18 11:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER AE
07ABUDHABI1119	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...]	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1154	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE UAE: ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: This message updates the Mission's first Democracy Strategy dated May 2005 (Ref A). Despite progress made over the last two years in the area of democratic reform )- including the country's first limited election of half of the advisory Federal National Council (FNC) -) the UAE [...]	2007-07-11 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE
07ABUDHABI1458	FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...]	2007-08-30 15:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE
07ABUDHABI1555	UAE PRESS WELCOMES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) On September 17, most local English and Arabic dailies in the UAE cited the release of the 2007 U.S. International Religious Freedom (IRF) report prominently and in positive terms. Coverage generally highlighted the report's validation of UAE efforts to promote religious tolerance. The p [...]	2007-09-17 14:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF AE
07ABUDHABI1869	KEEPING THE FOCUS ON FREEDOM -- UAE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: This message reflects priorities in the U.S. Mission to the UAE's Democracy Strategy, originally designed in 2005 (ref J) and substantially updated in July, 2007 (ref F). It is designed to guide the practical application of resources, both programmatic and diplomatic, in pursui [...]	2007-11-08 13:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE
07ABUDHABI209	DEMARCHE ON ARABSAT BROADCASTING OF AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) On February 8 DCM expressed U.S. deep concern about "Al Zawraa" to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who was already well informed on the Iraqi pro-insurgency station's activity. Al Haidan took points on board but said the U.S. must deal with station owner Misha'an Al Juburi, member of Ira [...]	2007-02-11 06:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KPAL KPAO ETTC AE
07ABUDHABI273	NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] Post nominates Dr. Houriya Kazim to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Following is her information: Name: Dr. Houriya Kazim Title: Consultant General Surgeon (Breast Diseases),and Director of Well Woman Clinic. Tel: +971-04-332-7117 Fax: +971-04-3 [...]	2007-02-15 13:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KMPI PHUM PREL KPAO AE
07ABUJA2203	NIGERIA'S LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR FALLS ON HARD TIMES [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has produced three former Nigerian rulers, and scores of ministers, flag-grade officers, and high-level civil servants. Described in past USG reporting as the "cradle of the elite of the elite," NIPSS has played [...]	2007-10-18 13:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO NI
07ABUJA2546	NIGERIA COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY [...] Summary: The HIV infection rate in Nigeria is estimated to be 4.4% or 3.9 million inhabitants with the most vulnerable the 20-24 year age group along with an estimated 930,000 orphans. The USG is the largest bilateral donor at $304 million for 2007 and holds the donor coordination chairmanshi [...]	2007-12-11 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID KPAO SOCI PGOV NI
07ACCRA1821	GHANA UNDECIDED ON 1540 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 12:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP GH
07ACCRA947	HIGHLIGHTING MALARIA AWARENESS DAY IN GHANA - APRIL 25 [...] Ghana celebrated Africa malaria day on April 25, 2007 with a variety of activities supported by the Government of Ghana, health development partners including the USG mission as well the local NGO community and private sector. The events carried out are part of an ongoing effort to raise awar [...]	2007-05-02 07:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO
07ADDISABABA1534	ETHIOPIA: ADMIRAL FALLON AND PRIME MINISTER MELES [...] (S/NF) At the conclusion of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral William J. Fallon's discussion with Prime Minister Meles on May 11 (septel),Admiral Fallon and the Ambassador (note-taker) spoke in private with the Prime Minister as other participants left the room. Admiral Fallon [...]	2007-05-21 15:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS CASC KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA1652	ETHIOPIAN PATRIARCH A CRITICAL ALLY ON THE BATTLEFRONT [...] SUMMARY. The Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abuna Petros, and the Ambassador appeared at a public event on May 23 to advocate for HIV/AIDS victims to take antiretroviral treatment (ART),not just traditional holy water alone, as treatment for their disease. Hundreds of worshipper [...]	2007-05-30 07:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO EAID KHIV SOCI OEXC ET
07ADDISABABA2171	ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO [...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]	2007-07-12 07:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2176	ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH INVITATIONS TO [...] ACTION REQUEST: See paragraph 4. 2. On September 11, 2007, Ethiopia, which follows the Julian calendar, will celebrate the New Year and thus the Ethiopian Millennium. The GOE, NGOs, and many private organizations are planning large-scale celebrations (reftel) to mark the event and to focu [...]	2007-07-12 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP OPDC OVIP KPAO ET
07ADDISABABA2781	A Sufi and a Wahabi Sit Down to Lunch... [...] (U) Amb. Yamamoto hosted two groups of Ethiopian Muslim leaders to pre-Ramadan lunches. The first group included the Mufti and moderate Sufi leaders allied with the Addis Ababa Islamic Council (AAIC),while the second group was composed of Wahabi Muslim leaders. While the lunches aimed to ope [...]	2007-09-10 14:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL KPAO SCUL ET
07ADDISABABA2945	IFTAR with Addis Ababa's poorest [...] Ambassador and Political Specialist have quietly and without publicity visited three mosques during the past two weeks, meeting with clerics and distributing food to some of Addis Ababa's poorest people during the Iftar breaking of the fast at sunset. While these "Iftars for the Poor" have bee [...]	2007-10-01 14:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL ET
07ADDISABABA3154	ETHIOPIA: PM'S SPECIAL ADVISOR LASHES OUT AT VOA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Voice of America's Horn of Africa Service Chief Fred Cooper, former Information Minister and current Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Bereket Simon implied that local accreditation of VOA stringers may be another casualty (see ref A) among U.S. interests re [...]	2007-10-25 04:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM KDEM PGOV ET
07AITTAIPEI1	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S NEW YEAR SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-03 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1008	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 3 on the joint statement issued at the conclusion of the May 1, 2007 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting with a special focus on its non-mention of the Taiwan issue, in contrast to the statement issued af [...]	2007-05-03 22:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1018	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY MEETING, [...] Summary: Almost all major Chinese-language papers in Taiwan gave front-page coverage to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who is listed by "Time Magazine" as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. The English-language dailies, however, all gave front-page coverage to AIT [...]	2007-05-06 22:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI102	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 13-16 to the scandal-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group, of which the chairman and his wife have fled to the United States, and on the political impact this incident has produced. [...]	2007-01-16 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1024	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY MEETING, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 5-7 on the first stage of the DPP presidential primary Sunday, in which former Premier Frank Hsieh emerged as the winner, defeating Premier Su Tseng-chang by a margin of 15,855 votes; on New York Yankees pitcher Wang Ch [...]	2007-05-07 22:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1034	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 8 on a DPP press conference Monday, in which all the party's presidential contenders vowed to support former Premier Frank Hsieh as the party's presidential candidate for the 2008 presidential election. The pro-status [...]	2007-05-08 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1043	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-09 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1052	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage May 10 on the 2008 presidential election; and on a scandal over a local TV network allegedly falsifying information in a documentary on the 2-28 Incident of 1947. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran an exclusiv [...]	2007-05-10 09:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1062	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major dailies focused their front-page news coverage May 11 on a DPP plan to set up a task force next Wednesday to draft a "Resolution on Making Taiwan a Normal Country," to replace the DPP's "Resolution on Taiwan's Future." The other focus on their front pages is former Pre [...]	2007-05-11 06:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1072	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S BID IN THE WORLD HEALTH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major dailies focused their front-page news coverage May 12-14 on the crash of an air force F-5F fighter jet in Hsinchu County while carrying out a preliminary action for the 23rd Hankuang Exercise. The other focus is Premier Su Tseng-chang's resignation from his position. [...]	2007-05-14 06:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1091	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1107	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, TAIWAN POLITICAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage May 16 on Taiwan's setback in its bid to join the World Health Organization (WHO); on the new cabinet to be headed by Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung; on the island's Han Kuang No. 23 milit [...]	2007-05-16 23:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1116	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1125	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave front-page coverage May 18 to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-Ming, whose steady performance Wednesday helped his team defeat the Chicago White Sox. News coverage also focused on the DPP's primary results for the year-end legislati [...]	2007-05-18 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1135	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 19-21 on the Chen Shui-bian Administration's move to rename Chiang Kai-shek Memorial hall to "National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall" amid clashes Saturday; on the cabinet shuffle; and on China's decision last Friday t [...]	2007-05-21 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1147	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ON CROSS-STRAIT TRADE, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage May 22 on the cabinet shuffle; on the dispute between the central government and the Taipei city government over the renaming of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to "National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall;" and [...]	2007-05-22 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1156	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ON CROSS-STRAIT TRADE RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1165	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 24 on the assassination of a Taipei County councilor Wednesday and on the sentencing of a person involved in a derailment case in southern Taiwan in 2006. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the mass-c [...]	2007-05-24 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1175	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ON CROSS-STRAIT TRADE RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-25 09:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1182	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 26-29 on the 2008 presidential election; on the Pentagon's release of its "Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2007" report Saturday; on a female Taiwan cadet who graduated from West Point on May 26; and on [...]	2007-05-29 09:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1195	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINA'S MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 30 on President Chen Shui-bian's remarks at the video conference with the National Press Club (NPC) Tuesday; on the 2008 presidential election; and on other local issues. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a bann [...]	2007-05-30 23:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1199	MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 31 news coverage on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential elections; on a visiting U.S. West Point cadet who was allegedly involved in non-consensual sex; on the plunge of China's stock prices Wednesday followi [...]	2007-05-31 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI120	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 17 on the scandal-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group, of which the chairman and his wife have fled to the United States, news coverage also centered on the KMT's timetable for primaries for the 2008 pres [...]	2007-01-17 06:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1210	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 1 on the KMT ticket for the 2008 presidential election, following Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's declining to become the running mate of Ma Ying-jeou on Thursday; on the DPP's disputes over its legislative primary [...]	2007-06-01 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1227	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 2-4 on U.S. law enforcement's announcement Sunday of its having foiled an alleged terrorist plot to bomb the JFK Airport; and on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 presidential election. The pro-independe [...]	2007-06-04 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1250	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ON CROSS-STRAIT TRADE RELATIONS, [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential election stays in the limelight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on June 5 also focused on Taiwan's economic developments, the current status of Taiwan's tobacco business, and the ill-gotten party assets of the KMT. In terms of editorials and commentaries, [...]	2007-06-05 08:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1269	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1285	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 7 on the 2008 presidential election; on the government's proposed minimum wage hike starting July 1 and its impact on local businesses; on a car accident involving a local singer; and on an alleged corruption scandal i [...]	2007-06-07 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1294	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SEVERING DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH COSTA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 8 on Taiwan's cutting diplomatic ties with Costa Rica after the latter decided to establish relations with China; on former President Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan's Yasukuni Shrine Thursday; on the cooperation between [...]	2007-06-08 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1314	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-11 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1381	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 16-18 on the Taipei District Court's decision to detain Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang Sunday night for alleged involvement in a string of embezzlement cases and financial crimes; on the Kaohsiung District [...]	2007-06-18 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1396	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 19-20 on President Chen Shui-bian's proposal to hold a referendum on the island's UN bid under the name Taiwan and the U.S. State Department's statement Monday, which opposes such an initiative; on the 2008 presidentia [...]	2007-06-20 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1413	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 21 on the DPP administration's determination to push for a referendum on Taiwan's UN bid under the name "Taiwan" despite the U.S. State Department's reiteration Tuesday of its opposition to such an initiative; on the 2 [...]	2007-06-21 06:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1429	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 22 on the release of a convicted "rice bomber" Thursday after President Chen Shui-bian granted him a special pardon; on the Basic Competence Test for junior high school students island-wide; on the 2008 presidential el [...]	2007-06-22 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1443	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 23-25 on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Saturday his decision to select former premier Vincent Siew as his running mate in next year's presidential election; on the KMT party congress on Sunday; [...]	2007-06-25 07:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1452	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-26 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1466	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-27 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI148	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1501	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-ROK FTA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 30-July 2 on the 2008 presidential election; on Hong Kong's commemorating a decade of Chinese rule; on the island-wide university entrance exam; and on a Taiwan High Court ruling last Friday, which handed down the deat [...]	2007-07-02 22:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1512	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1523	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS; CROSS-STRAIT [...] U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations "China and U.S. Close Ranks on Taiwan" Commentator Frank Ching said in the pro-status quo, English-language "China Post" [circulation: 30,000] (07/04): "China and the United States have closed ranks in opposing the latest antic by Taiwan's leader Chen Shui-bi [...]	2007-07-05 22:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1535	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TIP REPORT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 7-9 on the legislators' elections and the presidential election in Taiwan, which are scheduled to be held in January and March, 2008, respectively. The centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" ran the results of its latest [...]	2007-07-09 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1549	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S.' TAIWAN POLICY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage July 11 on the legislators' elections and the presidential election slated for early 2008. Almost all papers also reported in the first few pages that footwear prices in Taiwan will go up by 30 percent after the [...]	2007-07-11 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI155	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 20-22 on the brawl at the Legislative Yuan's final session last Friday, which resulted in failure to pass the FY 2007 budget for the Central Government and other bills; on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group; [...]	2007-01-22 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1560	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-12 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-16 08:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1599	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential election continued to remain in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on July 17 also focused on a nationwide amnesty, under which around 10,000 inmates were released Monday. The pro-unification "United Daily News" ran a news story on page four wit [...]	2007-07-17 09:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI16	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS PROCUREMENT BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 07:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1610	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDUM ON UN BID, NORTH KOREA, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused July 18 news coverage on the 2008 presidential election, on the aftermath of a nationwide amnesty implemented Monday, and on a business scandal involving senior financial officials. The pro-unification "United Daily News" front-paged an [...]	2007-07-18 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1623	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI164	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 07:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1649	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 21-23 on the 2008 presidential poll, on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States, on the Legislative Yuan's passage of the National Annuity Law last Friday, and on the final debut of "Harry Po [...]	2007-07-23 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1659	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 24 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States, on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's special mayoral fund case, on Taiwan's planned Double Ten Day parade in October, and on a local ass [...]	2007-07-24 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1669	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 25 on Taiwan's failed attempt to join the United Nations; on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States; on Taiwan's rising stock market index; and on a financial scandal allegedly involving a D [...]	2007-07-25 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1685	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26 on the Taiwan government's fuel subsidy plan to fight soaring oil prices; on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States; on a graft scandal allegedly involving a DPP legislator; and on Afghan [...]	2007-07-26 23:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1690	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 27 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's trip to the United States, on Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations, on the plunging Taiwan stock price index Thursday, and on a local teenager who killed his father Thu [...]	2007-07-29 23:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1694	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 28-30 on the tumbling of Taiwan's stock price index, which fell 4.2% last Friday; on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's visit to the United States; on Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations; on Japanese Prime Mi [...]	2007-07-30 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1702	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: As DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's U.S. trip and Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations remain in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on July 31 focused on the rising oil prices and on the 2008 presidential poll. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's l [...]	2007-07-31 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1718	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 1 on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's special mayoral fund case; on the corruption case of the Kaohsiung MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit) project, in which three former Kaohsiung City Government officials un [...]	2007-08-01 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

07AITTAIPEI1730	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 3 on Taiwan's stock index, which suffered its biggest decline in more than three years Wednesday; on rising oil and consumer prices; on the DPP's "Normal Country Resolution" draft; and on Taiwan's bid to join the Uni [...]	2007-08-02 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1734	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-03 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1756	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 4-6 on next year's legislators' and presidential elections, on Taiwan's UN bid, on the joint efforts by Taiwan and the United States in successfully capturing five illegal Chinese immigrants at the Los Angeles Intern [...]	2007-08-06 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1789	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies August 9 focused their news coverage on the meeting of Randall Schriver, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and President Shui-bian; on a ruling by the U.S. immigration court to release fugitive T [...]	2007-08-09 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI182	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 24 on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group; on the government's move Tuesday to publicize the names of certain non-performing borrowers; on the Donald Keyser case; and on the Presidential Office Allowance for S [...]	2007-01-24 08:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1830	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage August 11-13 on the arrangement for President Chen Shui-bian to stop over Anchorage, Alaska, when he visits Central America August 20; DPP Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's announcement that he will ask former Prem [...]	2007-08-13 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1837	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage August 14 on the indictment of media baron Gary Wang on charges of embezzling more than USD 1 billion in corporate funds, and on the remarks of former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton, in which he stated that Taiw [...]	2007-08-14 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1866	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 16 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's formal announcement Wednesday that former Premier Su Tseng-chang will be his running mate in the 2008 presidential election; on the UN referendum; and on the Taiwan gove [...]	2007-08-16 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1880	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CHINESE PRODUCT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 17 on Typhoon Sepat, which is expected to hit Taiwan later today; on the plunge of Taiwan's stock price index Thursday; on the strong backlash from local pig farmers over the government's decision to lift the ban on [...]	2007-08-17 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1891	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 18-20 on Typhoon Sepat, which hit Taiwan Saturday morning and caused severe damage to Taiwan's agriculture; on the Taiwan government's controversial decision on the use of ractopamine in pork; on the 2008 Taiwan pres [...]	2007-08-20 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1907	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 21 to a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner, which burst into flames shortly after landing at Okinawa's Naha international airport Monday. Coverage also focused on the surge of Taiwan's stock price index Monday [...]	2007-08-21 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1921	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage August 21 to a China Airlines Boeing 737-800 airliner, which burst into flames shortly after landing at Okinawa's Naha international airport Monday. Coverage also focused on the surge of Taiwan's stock price index Monday [...]	2007-08-22 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI193	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, DONALD [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 25 on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group, and on the controversial Presidential Office Allowance for State Affairs case. Taiwan's papers gave moderate, straightforward news coverage to U.S. Presid [...]	2007-01-25 08:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1932	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 23 on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Central America; on his recent interview with the BBC on Taiwan's current status; on the 2008 presidential poll; and on a corruption case concerning a renovation project of th [...]	2007-08-23 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1945	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 24 on the investigation into the explosion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa Monday; on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Central America; and on Taiwan's general economic situation. In addition, two Chi [...]	2007-08-24 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1954	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 25-27 on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Central America; on the 2008 presidential election; on the investigation into the explosion of a China Airlines passenger jet in Okinawa last Monday; and on the future pros [...]	2007-08-27 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1972	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage August 28 on President Chen Shui-bian's visit to Central America; on the DPP's final draft version of its "Normal Country Resolution" Monday; and on the possible development of casino tourism in Taiwan. The pro-independenc [...]	2007-08-28 22:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1988	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies August 29 gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's exclusive interview with the Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV on Taiwan's UN referendum Monday. Both the centrist, KMT-leaning [...]	2007-08-29 10:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1993	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM AND PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies August 30 devoted much space again to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's remarks on Taiwan's UN referendum as well as President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Latin America, with an emphasis on his transit in Alaska and his [...]	2007-08-30 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI201	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 07:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2012	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the aftermath of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's TV interview on Taiwan's UN referendum, news coverage on August 31 also focused on the DPP Central Executive Committee's passage of the party's "normal c [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2022	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage September 1-4 to the remarks by White House National Security Council senior director for Asian affairs Dennis Wilder last Friday that neither Taiwan nor the Republic of China is a s [...]	2007-09-04 23:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2030	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 5 on Taiwan's UN referendum; on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's comment last week on the political bias of Taiwan's judiciary; on the upcoming APEC summit; and on a Taiwan business tycoon who donated N [...]	2007-09-05 23:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2034	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage September 6 on the UN referendum; on the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao today; and on the 2008 presidential poll. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner [...]	2007-09-06 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2067	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN AND BUSH-HU MEETING [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 7 to the meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao at APEC Thursday, and to President Chen Shui-bian's videoconference with the American Enterprise Institute Thursday on [...]	2007-09-07 23:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2080	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2082	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2096	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 12 on the UN referendum, on the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference held in Annapolis Tuesday, on the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan's first draft "Telecommunication Broadcasting Management Law." T [...]	2007-09-12 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2109	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English language dailies on September 13th gave significant reporting and editorial coverage to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Christensen's speech, which was delivered at the U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference in Annapolis Tuesday, Sep [...]	2007-09-13 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2117	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Thomas Christensen's speech on Taiwan's UN referendum Monday remained in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on September 13 also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's interview with the "Wall [...]	2007-09-14 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI212	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE TEST, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 27-29 on the debt-ridden Rebar Asia Pacific Group; on possible Blue and Green candidates for the 2008 presidential elections; on President Chen Shui-bian's remarks at the "Transformation in New Democracies" forum l [...]	2007-01-29 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2124	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage on September 15-17 to the two large-scale rallies launched by the ruling DPP and opposition KMT in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, on Taiwan's UN bid. News coverage also focused on the crash of a Thai passenger pla [...]	2007-09-17 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2140	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 18-19 on Typhoon Wipha, which hit Taiwan Tuesday; on the island's UN referendum and the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, which is set to convene in New York today; and on an American citizen who was arrest [...]	2007-09-19 22:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2150	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 20 on the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, in which Taiwan's UN bid was blocked for the 15th consecutive year Wednesday; on the Federal Reserve's announcement Tuesday to cut its benchmark interest rate; an [...]	2007-09-20 10:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2163	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As Taiwan's UN bid remained in the spotlight of the Taiwan media, news coverage on September 21 also focused on the Olympic torch relay route issue, and on the legislative and presidential elections next year. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," citing the results of a recent opini [...]	2007-09-21 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2176	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN BID, OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 22-24 to a Supreme Prosecutors' Office decision last Friday to indict DPP Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and National Security Council Secretary-General Mark Chen on charges of corruption [...]	2007-09-24 07:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2186	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN BID, ARMS PROCUREMENTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 25-26 on the aftermath of a Taipei District Court's decision Monday to detain an agent and a former agent of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau on suspicion of spying for China; on the 2008 presidential [...]	2007-09-26 10:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI220	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-30 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2205	MEDIA REACTION: THE DPP'S "NORMAL COUNTRY RESOLUTION" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27 on the police crackdown of peaceful anti-government protesters in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday; on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution;" and on DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun's announcement of his resigna [...]	2007-09-27 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2241	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, TAIWAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 29-October 1 on the DPP's controversial "normal country resolution," which was subsequently passed during the party's national congress Sunday, rejecting an amendment proposed by outgoing Chairman Yu Shyi-kun; on [...]	2007-10-01 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2272	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on the inter-Korean summit Tuesday; on speculations about who will head the DPP now; and on the soaring commodity prices. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Tim [...]	2007-10-03 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2280	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4 on Taiwan's UN bid, on the 2008 presidential election, and on a decision reached by the DPP Central Standing Committee Wednesday to ask President Chen Shui-bian to re-assume the party chairmanship. In terms of ed [...]	2007-10-04 07:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2298	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 5 on Typhoon Krosa, which is expected to hit Taiwan over the weekend; on the Double Ten Day celebrations; on Taiwan's UN referendum; and on Chen Chi-li, a former criminal gang leader in Taiwan known for his alleged [...]	2007-10-05 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2305	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 9 on Typhoon Krosa, which swept through the island over the weekend; on the military parade on Oct. 10, the first in 16 years; and on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's absence from public appearances for the [...]	2007-10-09 08:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2311	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 10-11 to the National Day celebrations all over the island, news coverage also focused on Taiwan's UN referendum and the severe damage caused by Typhoon Krosa, which pounded Taiwan over the weekend. The pro- [...]	2007-10-11 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2319	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2338	MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2342	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage October 16 to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China currently being held in Beijing, in which Chinese President Hu Jintao called for a peace agreement with Taiwan and a termination of cross-Strait hos [...]	2007-10-16 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2349	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 10:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2368	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN REFERENDA ON UN BID AND US-TAIWAN [...] Summary: News coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 19 centered on the dispute over the arrangements for issuing referendum ballots during the 2008 legislative and presidential elections; YouTube's launching a site in traditional Chinese characters; and the returning of t [...]	2007-10-20 06:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2373	MEDIA REACTION: US TAIWAN POLICY AND TAIWAN REFERENDUM ON [...] Summary: News coverage in Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 20-22 ranged over a variety of topics, including Taiwan's arms and alleged nuclear arms development, US arms sales to Taiwan, and the dispute between the Taipei city government and the central government over a torch rel [...]	2007-10-22 09:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2381	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-23 07:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2390	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2393	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN REFERENDUM ON UN MEMBERSHIP [...] Summary: News coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies October 25 focused on American Institute in Taiwan Director Stephen Young's remarks that the United States does not support Taiwan's bid for UN membership. Two other topics were the resignation of Jaw Shaw-kong, chairman and pr [...]	2007-10-25 08:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2418	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S LAUNCH OF LUNAR EXPLORER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI243	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 09:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2436	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 10:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2441	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDUM ON UN MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2451	MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2456	MEDIA REACTION: US CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2474	Media Reaction: U.S.-Taiwan Relations [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 10-13 on AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference Friday, in which he emphasized that "the UN referendum is neither necessary nor helpful"; on some newly-produced portable hard drives in Taiwan which we [...]	2007-11-14 02:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2500	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 17-19 on a Taiwan High Court verdict last Friday, which ruled in favor of DPP Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu on an appeal of the nullification of her election last December; on a Central Election Committee decision Frida [...]	2007-11-19 10:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2509	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 09:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI252	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN POLITICS, WAR IN IRAQ, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 1 on former President Lee Teng-hui, who made an about-face move by saying Wednesday that he has never advocated Taiwan independence; and on the rezoning of electoral districts for the year-end Legislative Yuan elec [...]	2007-02-01 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2523	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. TAIWAN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2550	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 1-3 on the controversy over the voting system for the January legislative elections; on China's refusal to allow the USS Kitty Hawk and its supporting vessels to dock in Hong Kong in late November; and on the 2008 [...]	2007-12-03 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2561	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 4 on the 2008 legislative elections; on Eastern Multimedia Group Chairman Gary Wang, who is now in custody for embezzlement and whose funds were frozen by the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office Monday; and on the [...]	2007-12-04 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2574	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 6 on the clashes at the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) Wednesday over whether the inscription, which contains characters associated with Chiang Kai-shek, should [...]	2007-12-06 22:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2585	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 8-10 on the removal of the old inscription and the debut of the new inscription -- "Liberty Square" -- on the main arch of the Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall (formerly known as the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall) ov [...]	2007-12-10 09:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2593	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 11 on the abrupt closing of the largest health club chain in Taiwan; on the protest against President Chen Shui-bian during a ceremony celebrating International Human Rights Day; on AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's [...]	2007-12-11 11:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2601	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 12 to AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's press briefing Tuesday, in which he severely criticized Taiwan's UN referendum and urged President Chen Shui-bian to keep his [...]	2007-12-13 01:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2606	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 13 on an Austrian base jumper who jumped from the Taipei 101 skyscraper Tuesday; on the 2008 presidential election and the UN referendum; and on the aftermath of the abrupt closing of the largest health club chain [...]	2007-12-13 22:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2614	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2619	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage December 15-18 to the exposure of the contents of a conversation between AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt and KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on December 8. The p [...]	2007-12-18 23:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2623	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 19 on the controversy over the "one-step" and "two-step" voting formats for the 2008 legislative elections; on the arrest of a former Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau operative Tuesday who has allegedly thr [...]	2007-12-19 09:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2630	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, SOUTH KOREAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 20 on Lee Myung-bak's victory in South Korea's presidential election Wednesday; on Taiwan's Central Election Commission's insistence on the "one-step" voting format for the 2008 legislative election; and on the con [...]	2007-12-20 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2637	MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 21 on the Legislative Yuan ratifying the government's 2008 budget and the amendment to Taiwan's National Communications Commission Act on Thursday; the controversy over the voting format in the legislative election [...]	2007-12-21 05:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2643	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE'S STATEMENT ON TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 22-26 news coverage on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's criticism of Taiwan's referendum on a bid to enter the UN under the name of "Taiwan" as "provocative," and President Chen Shui-bian's response. Meanwhile, where the m [...]	2007-12-26 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2648	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE'S STATEMENT ON TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 27 on Taiwan's Central Election Commission (CEC)'s retreat from insistence on the "one-step" voting format at the upcoming legislative election; and on the alleged vote-buying cases in various legislative precincts [...]	2007-12-27 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2653	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their December 28 news coverage on the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and on the expected second verdict of former Taipei mayor Ma Ying-jeou's special allowance case. In terms of editorials and commenta [...]	2007-12-28 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2663	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, PAKISTAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 29-31 news coverage on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who was cleared of corruption charges by the Taiwan High Court last Friday, thus ensuring his candidacy in the March presidential race. Coverage also centered on t [...]	2007-12-31 11:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI272	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S POLITICAL ISSUES, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave front-page coverage February 2 to Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng and his wife, who reportedly boarded a Singapore Airlines flight from Los Angeles and stopped over in Singapore today en route to Myanmar (Burma). Coverage also focus [...]	2007-02-02 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI283	MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG'S CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage February 3-5 to Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, who is now held in custody at the San Pedro Processing Center after having been refused admission to Singapore and returned to Los Angeles. News c [...]	2007-02-05 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI284	MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG'S CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage February 3-5 to Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, and his wife, who are now both held in custody at the San Pedro Processing Center after having been refused admission to Singapore and returned to [...]	2007-02-05 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI287	MEDIA REACTION: WANG YOU-THENG CASE, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused its coverage February 6 on an unexpected personnel reshuffle in the Presidential Office Monday evening, and on Wang You-theng, founder of the debt-ridden Rebar Group, who is now in custody in California after having been refused admissio [...]	2007-02-06 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI295	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 7 on the DPP's government's recent move to remove the statues of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds and parks around the island and its plan to remove military guards and MPs stationed at Chiang [...]	2007-02-07 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI313	MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS, CHINA'S ANTI-SATELLITE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused February 8 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who proactively visited the Taiwan High Prosecutor's Office Wednesday to further explain his role in the alleged misuse of a special allowance during his tenure as Taipei mayor; on the DPP's propo [...]	2007-02-08 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI323	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, U.S. ARMS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 9 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who told the press Thursday that he will resign if indicted for the mayoral allowance case during his tenure as Taipei mayor; on the DPP government's name change campaign, and on ot [...]	2007-02-09 05:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI33	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI334	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage February 10-12 on the DPP government's name change campaign, on the 2008 presidential elections, and on other local political issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" front-paged a banner headline February 11 that said "S [...]	2007-02-12 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI354	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 13 on the DPP government's name change campaign and the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner headline on page two that read "Bian Steps on the Red Line Again to Pa [...]	2007-02-13 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI367	MEDIA REACTION: INDICTMENT OF KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: The Taiwan dailies gave significant reporting and editorial coverage February 14 on the indictment of KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Tuesday evening his decision to resign from the party chairmanship but run in the 2008 presidential election. The pro-unification "United Dail [...]	2007-02-14 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI386	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN, FORMER KMT [...] Summary: The focus of coverage in Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies February 15 was the aftermath of the indictment on corruption charges of former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, who announced Tuesday evening that he would resign as party chairman but run for president next year; and on the [...]	2007-02-15 07:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI401	MEDIA REACTION: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage February 16 on the ruling by the Taipei District Court in former PFP Chairman James Soong's slander suit against President Chen Shui-bian, who had claimed that Soong met with China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin in [...]	2007-02-16 04:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI417	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused coverage February 17-23 on the death of Hsu Tsai-li, the mayor of Keelung who was embroiled in a corruption scandal; and the efforts by cross-Strait officials in charge of arrangements for the 2008 Olympic Games for routing the Olympic t [...]	2007-02-23 08:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI431	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN'S NAME CHANGE CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: With the week-long Lunar New Year holidays coming to an end, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 24-26 on possible candidates vying for the 2008 presidential elections, and on the upcoming sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident. In te [...]	2007-02-26 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI448	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage February 27 on the upcoming sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident, and on the 2008 presidential elections. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed piece in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" disc [...]	2007-02-27 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI465	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS, SIXTIETH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 28 - March 1 on the sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident, on the sudden tumble of China's stock market Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-status quo "China Times" carried the results of [...]	2007-03-01 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI48	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage January 6-8 on the insolvency crises involving The Chinese Bank and the Enterprise Bank of Hualien. Coverage also focused on legislative elections in 2007, the pairing of possible candidates as running mates in the 2008 p [...]	2007-01-08 22:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI481	MEDIA REACTION: TUMBLE OF CHINA'S STOCK MARKET [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 2 on the plunge of Taiwan's stock market Thursday, following declines in global markets from Wednesday, and on the 2008 presidential elections. Several papers also editorialized on the recent tumble of China's stock [...]	2007-03-02 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

07AITTAIPEI509	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Several major Chinese-language dailies in Taiwan gave front-page coverage March 5 to President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks made at a banquet Sunday evening marking the 25th anniversary of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) -- namely, Taiwan wa [...]	2007-03-05 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: On March 6, the impact generated by President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday continued to receive considerable coverage in the Taiwan media. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a front-page banner headline that said "Bian's Call for Taiwan Independence [...]	2007-03-06 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI521	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 7 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's "Four Wants and One Without" remarks Sunday, on Vice President Annette Lu's announcement to run for the DPP's presidential primary Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential [...]	2007-03-07 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI530	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 8 on the pairing between possible candidates vying for the 2008 presidential elections; on Vice President Annette Lu, who on Wednesday demanded a written apology from the Associated Press and CNN for using "Scum of th [...]	2007-03-08 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI549	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "FOUR WANTS" [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential elections stayed in the spotlight of Taiwan's media, news coverage on March 9 also focused on the Rebar Group financial scandal, in which a total of 107 defendants were indicted and Rebar founder Wang You-theng was recommended for a 30-year prison sentence and [...]	2007-03-09 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI555	MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...]	2007-03-12 08:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI560	MEDIA REACTION: AP AND CNN INCIDENT WITH VP ANNETTE LU; [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 10-12 focused their coverage on a KMT decision to revoke the party membership of National Defense Minister Lee Jye for agreeing to remove statues of late KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek from military compounds. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the [...]	2007-03-13 03:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI579	MEDIA REACTION: THE REPORT OF VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU BY [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 14 focused their coverage on the second round of negotiations chaired by President Chen Shui-bian, in which the four DPP bigwigs agreed to accept negotiations; participate in debates; and not withdraw from the party or run on their own if they are not nomina [...]	2007-03-14 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI59	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI595	MEDIA REACTION: President Chen's "Four Wants"; Six-Party [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 15 focused their coverage on local banks' disclosure of the names of defaulters whose bad debts exceed NT$100 million [US$3.07 million], in accordance with the regulation of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). 2. In terms of editorials and commen [...]	2007-03-15 09:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI611	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's newspapers March 16 focused their coverage on the raids led by Taichung prosecutors at the Veutron Corporation's offices in Taipei and Hsinchu Thursday to investigate an alleged insider trading case. The other focus today is President Chen Shui-bian's announcement that, sta [...]	2007-03-16 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI622	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 17-19 on the DPP government's decision to appoint Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu as the new TECRO chief; on the drafting of a constitution for a "Second Republic"; and on the 2008 presidential elections. [...]	2007-03-19 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI630	MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI639	MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 21 on the 2008 presidential election, on the government's new language policy, and on local murder and kidnap cases. Several papers carried the remarks by President Chen Shui-bian and AIT Taipei Director Stephen Youn [...]	2007-03-21 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI654	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI671	MEDIA REACTION: JOSEPH WU'S APPOINTMENT AS NEW TECRO CHIEF [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI688	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ, JAPAN'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused new coverage March 24-26 on a TV debate held Saturday among three DPP presidential hopefuls vying for the party's presidential candidacy in 2008; on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise; and [...]	2007-03-26 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI691	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, DPRK, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 27 on the 2008 presidential elections, on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed p [...]	2007-03-27 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI71	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S TRIP TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI712	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAN [...] Summary: As the 2008 presidential elections and the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise continued to receive considerable coverage in the Taiwan media on March 28, news coverage also focused on Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng's planned trip to [...]	2007-03-28 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI723	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI735	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI742	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news coverage March 31 - April 2 to the National Communications Commission's penalty on TVBS, a famous cable television network in Taiwan, for the network's violation of news ethics and principles of reporting by helping to shoo [...]	2007-04-02 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI761	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S.-ROK FREE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies all gave significant coverage April 4 to the crash of a military helicopter in Kaohsiung County Tuesday afternoon, in which eight soldiers were killed. News coverage also focused on the first trial hearing on former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's [...]	2007-04-04 09:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI767	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 5-6 on the military helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon, on the Executive Yuan's plan to lift the ban on gambling on horse and car racing in central and southern Taiwan, and on the year-end legislators' elections and 2 [...]	2007-04-06 08:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI777	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 7-9 on the suspicion that China's "Internet army" may have hacked into home computers of senior officials from Taiwan's University of National Defense, planted a Trojan Horse virus, and gained access to classified inf [...]	2007-04-09 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI789	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 10 to the Executive Yuan's disciplinary action against the National Communications Commission (NCC) Monday by suspending two of its commissioners pending an investigation. News coverage also focused on the 2008 pr [...]	2007-04-10 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI79	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage January 11 on the probe into the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group, and on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua. The pro-independence "Liberty Times, [...]	2007-01-11 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI804	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, CHINA-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage April 11 on the dispute between the Executive Yuan and the National Communications Council; on the 2008 presidential elections; and on other local political issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a col [...]	2007-04-11 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI823	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] Summary: While Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage to an accident that happened at the Kaohsiung Zoo Wednesday evening, news coverage on April 12 also focused on the battle over the ownership of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, one of the island's four terrestrial [...]	2007-04-12 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI839	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, U.S.-ROK FREE TRADE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 13 on the human trafficking problem in Taiwan, on the Taipei prosecutors' raid of a local major mobile phone manufacturing company Thursday for alleged insider trading of company shares; on Taiwan's attempt to join th [...]	2007-04-13 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI851	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 14-16 on the 2008 presidential elections and other local issues. The latest poll conducted by the pro-status quo "China Times" Sunday showed that former Premier Frank Hsieh leads the four party hopefuls as the favore [...]	2007-04-16 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI863	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Several of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 17 to the mass shooting in a U.S. college Monday, while the others continued to focus on the 2008 presidential elections and other local political issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an edi [...]	2007-04-17 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI887	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus April 20news coverage on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; on the 2008 presidential elections; and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "Unit [...]	2007-04-22 22:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI895	MEDIA REACTION: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING INCIDENT, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage from April 21-23 on the year-end legislators' elections and the 2008 presidential election; on the Virginia Tech shooting incident and its aftermath; and on other local political and social issues. On April 22, [...]	2007-04-23 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI915	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. CROSS-STRAIT POLICY [...] Summary: All major Chinese-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant coverage on April 25 to President Chen Shui-bian's call Tuesday for a plan to grant sentence commutations to many prison inmates island-wide. News coverage also focused on the year-end legislative elections and the 2008 pr [...]	2007-04-25 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI927	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage April 26 to New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who played in his first Major League Baseball game Wednesday after a leg injury in the pre-season. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presidential elections, on t [...]	2007-04-26 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI943	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: All Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant coverage on April 27 to the Taiwan authority's announcement Thursday evening that they were rejecting China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presi [...]	2007-04-27 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI954	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENSIVE WEAPONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage from April 28-30 on the Taiwan authority's decision to reject China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay; on the 3rd KMT-Communist Party of China forum held in Beijing on Sunday; and on the year-end legislative [...]	2007-04-30 22:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI968	MEDIA REACTION: THE OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY ISSUE; ABE'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 1 on an interchange of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that melted and collapsed onto another highway ramp Sunday after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and caught fire. The other focus today is Vice Premier Tsai [...]	2007-05-01 08:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI98	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 12 to the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group. News coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua a [...]	2007-01-15 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI997	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 2 on Taiwan government's restoration of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia; the resignation of Minister of Labor Affairs Lee Ying-yuan out of his stated dissatisfaction with Premier Su Tseng-chang's delayed announcem [...]	2007-05-02 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1472	ALGERIA ANTI-EXTREMIST MESSAGING: BIG GOA ROLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian communication efforts to counter Al-Qaeda and religious extremism are serious and based on the premise that greater state involvement in religious life will prevent a return to the turmoil of 1990s. GOA messaging tactics are focused primarily through the Ministry of Reli [...]	2007-10-10 13:49:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PTER PREL AG
07ALGIERS1527	LOCAL ELECTIONS 2007: A CONFUSED AND UNEVEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The road to the November 29 elections for Algeria's city councils and provincial (state) legislatures is fraught with confusion, a lack of transparency and allegations of injustice surrounding the candidate lists proposed by the competing parties. Senior political leaders echo th [...]	2007-10-19 12:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1559	LOCAL ELECTIONS 2007: THE HEAVY HAND OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the same time as Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni is making public statements about the government's commitment to a fair and neutral electoral process to urge greater turnout, the role of his ministry in micro-managing slates of candidates from all parties has been significant. [...]	2007-10-25 10:58:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1560	UPDATED ALGERIA DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Securing a wider democratic opening in Algeria is a challenge. Many Algerian young people call the political leadership the "Jurassics" because so many leaders from the President down are entrenched politicos from the same generation that took over after independence in 1962. We [...]	2007-10-25 11:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KPAO PGOV PREL AG
07ALGIERS1633	ALGIERS BOOK FAIR: GRAPPLING WITH FREEDOM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a very visible way, Algeria is wrestling with the parameters of its political space, attempting to find the balance between freedom of expression and protecting against extremist ideology. At this year's annual international book fair in Algiers, the government banned over a [...]	2007-11-07 16:41:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG
07ALGIERS1763	ALGIERS MEPI UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Progress continued slowly but steadily in MEPI programs and initiatives in Algeria during the period of July 1 through October 31. MEPI programs remain a key element of our effort to fulfill the political, economic and education reform goals in our Mission Strategic Plan. During thi [...]	2007-12-09 15:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AG
07ALGIERS465	ALGERIAN JOURNALISTS GUILTY OF DEFAMING QADHAFI [...] (U) Ruling after a rehearing of the case, on April 4 an Algiers court found editor Ali Fodil and reporter Naila Berahal of the Arabic-language daily Echourouk El-Youmi guilty of defaming Libyan President Moammar Qadhafi and gave each a six-month suspended sentence. The court also fined the ne [...]	2007-04-04 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG LY
07ALGIERS9	ALGERIA 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-06 15:15:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KPAO AEMR KCRM AG
07AMMAN1186	INDEPENDENT TV IN JORDAN SLOW TO LAUNCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ATV, JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TELEVISION BROADCAST CHANNEL, HAS YET TO GO ON THE AIR MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER ITS INITIAL LAUNCH DATE WAS ANNOUNCED. WHILE ATV NEWS AND PROGRAMMING STAFF CONTINUE TO CONDUCT REAL-TIME PRACTICE PROGRAMS FOR THEIR EVENTUAL DEBUT ON THE AIR, STATION [...]	2007-03-15 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR
07AMMAN1335	JAZZ QUARTET "THE SOUND MERCHANTS" THRILL JORDANIAN [...] SUMMARY: THE AMERICAN JAZZ ENSEMBLE "ALVIN ATKINSON AND THE SOUND MERCHANTS" PERFORMED THREE CONCERTS TO FULL-CAPACITY CROWDS DURING A VISIT TO JORDAN LAST WEEK, ENTHRALLING MORE THAN 1350 YOUNG JORDANIANS AT EACH PERFORMANCE. FROM MARCH 13 TO MARCH 18, THE JAZZ QUARTET COMPLETED A FAR-REACH [...]	2007-03-26 11:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN1875	UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 05:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP NO EU JO
07AMMAN2062	Request for Speaker to Address E-Commerce Entrepreneurship [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Speaker program addressing E-commerce. 2. TIME FRAME: Fourth Quarter, FY-07; 3-day program. 3. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: Amman requests a speaker to address the topic of E-commerce. Ideally, we would like a successful entrepreneur who has started or greatly expa [...]	2007-05-15 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN2063	Request for Speaker to Address U.S. Foreign Policy [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Speaker program addressing U.S. foreign policy 2. TIME FRAME: Fourth Quarter, FY-07; 3-day program. 3. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM: PA Amman would like to program an expert in U.S. foreign policy for three days of talks and media interviews. Educated Jordanians ar [...]	2007-05-15 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN2537	GOJ BRIEFED ON 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns briefed Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister's private office, and separately Dr. Waleed Al-Saadi, Senior Advisor to the Foreign Minister on Human Rights, on the Jordan portion of Trafficking in Persons report on June 12. They agreed to review the report and pr [...]	2007-06-13 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO KCRM JO
07AMMAN2605	JORDANIAN MEDIA PROFESSIONALS SAY NEW LAW POSITIVE BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Parliament passed a new law in April giving citizens the right to access information held by government bodies. The law is currently pending endorsement by King Abdullah. The law's supporters point to the mass enfranchisement of a new democratic right, while detractors [...]	2007-06-18 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR KMPI
07AMMAN2757	GOJ PUBLICLY RESPONDS TO 2007 TIP REPORT; PLANS TO [...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Labor Basim Al-Salim downplayed the recently released Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report in an interview with Jordanian daily Al-Ghad published June 21. He did not deny the report's contents, but said the ministry "previously addressed" many issues raised in the repor [...]	2007-06-26 13:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO JO
07AMMAN3209	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN JORDAN [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Amman consistently advances the freedom agenda in Jordan through: frequent interaction with and support of civil society; engagement with the media; and a multitude of USAID, MEPI and Embassy-sponsored programming. Civil society leaders, democracy promoters and human righ [...]	2007-07-30 13:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI KPAO SCUL PGOV XF JO
07AMMAN3260	Ozomatli's Music and Message Attract Thousands of [...] SUMMARY: The three-time Grammy award-winning Los Angeles-based Latino funk and hip-hop band "Ozomatli" performed a series of concerts to highly-receptive audiences during a visit to Jordan last week, captivating more than 3000 young Jordanians during their tour of the Kingdom. Ozomatli thril [...]	2007-08-02 12:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3729	American Basketball Clinics and English Language Programs [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Amman recently concluded its first Youth Enrichment Program. Under the auspices of this R initiative, PA Amman hosted two basketball and English-language camps in August for more than 200 underprivileged Jordanian boys and girls from several different regions of the country. [...]	2007-09-05 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
07AMMAN3797	CREDIBLE MUSLIM VOICES IN JORDAN [...] (S) Per reftel, the Embassy has identified the persons listed in paragraph 2 as credible Muslim voices. While the persons identified in this message would not approve of all or even many U.S. foreign policies, they do share a general position that terrorism and violent extremism are contrary t [...]	2007-09-12 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KPAO KISL JO
07AMMAN3949	American Foreign Policy Scholar Walter Russell Mead [...] SUMMARY: During a two-day speaker's program September 3-4, Council on Foreign Relations scholar Walter Russell Mead adroitly discussed many U.S. foreign policy issues, and disabused his influential audiences of several misperceptions they held concerning the motives and processes behind the f [...]	2007-09-25 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL JO
07AMMAN4015	FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES [...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]	2007-09-27 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07AMMAN4324	NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO
07AMMAN4325	Jordanian Media Accused of Publication Offenses [...] (U) Summary: Two newspaper editors accused of publication offenses were recently questioned by Jordanian prosecutors. If indicted, they would be the first such cases since the amendment of the main press law passed by parliament in the spring which eliminated some categories of forbidden subj [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PGOV
07AMMAN4409	King Abdullah Publicly Declares His Optimism About [...] Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah has publicly expressed his full support and hope about the Annapolis conference on three different occasions recently. The first came following his October 18 meeting with the Secretary in London, followed by statements he made October 28 in Bahrain and October [...]	2007-11-01 07:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4442	First Lady's Visit to Jordan Gives Boost to [...] Summary: First Lady Laura Bush's October 25-26 visit to Jordan generated tremendous goodwill among Jordanian officials and garnered extensive, positive coverage in the local and regional media. Her meeting with King Abdullah and her visit to the King Hussein Cancer Center to promote the Breas [...]	2007-11-01 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4736	Jordan Media Reaction to the Annapolis Meeting [...] "Annapolis: Before and After" Columnist Samih Ma'aitah in the independent, pro-business Arabic daily Al-Ghad commented November 29, "There is no need to fear that the Annapolis meeting will waste Arab and Palestinian rights. The meeting was not required to resolve the Palestinian issue but t [...]	2007-11-29 16:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR
07AMMAN4777	Coordinated Programming for 60th Anniversary of [...] As mentioned in Reftel, Embassy Amman has begun planning several high-impact events to commemorate 60 years of U.S.-Jordanian diplomatic relations. (While actual U.S. diplomatic recognition came in January 1949, we intend to begin our celebratory events in the summer 2008.) Given Embassy Tel [...]	2007-12-05 10:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO IS KPAO KMDR PREL
07ANKARA13	TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA1499	Conference Supports Innovation in Turkey [...] (SBU) Summary. An AmCham-organized, Embassy-supported conference on "Innovation" highlighted to Turkish business and policy leaders how business-friendly policies can promote economic development and job creation. The conference completes one of the actions agreed to during the February mee [...]	2007-06-13 08:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR KPAO TU
07ANKARA16	TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Turkey and Iraq held their second bilateral water dialogue in 2006 in Ankara on December 14. Like the earlier May 24 meeting, delegations repeated long-held positions and quibbled over the agenda and language. The two sides agreed to meet again, and the Iraqis again proposed [...]	2007-01-05 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA1992	TURKISH PUBLIC OPINION: WHAT IT MEANS AND WHAT WE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This year's Pew poll confirmed what many already knew -- Turks are angry about US policies. Negative opinion has increased over the past four years, exacerbated by the situation in Iraq and perceived US inaction toward the PKK. Negative Turkish public opinion has gone beyond pol [...]	2007-08-03 06:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA2059	GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] Reftel raised important issues concerning coordination between post Public Affairs Section (PAS) and Management/ICASS sections in support of public diplomacy programs and activities. PAS Turkey does receive adequate ICASS support -- when questions or issues arise, they are worked out in a co [...]	2007-08-13 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP AMGT KICA KPAO TU
07ANKARA2475	ANKARA NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) Personal Information: Full legal name of nominee - Rojbin Tugan Job title/Association - Lawyer Date of Birth - May 30, 1971 Country of Birth - Turkey Citizenship - Turkish Republic Address - Bulak Mahallesi, Cumhuriyet Cad., Tugan Apt. 3rd Floor, Hakkari Telephone - +90 (0438) 211-6963 [...]	2007-10-05 06:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA258	INROADS SLOW FOR LIBERTARIAN THINK TANK IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Association for Liberal Thinking (ALT),is an Ankara-based think tank established in 1994 to promote classical liberal (i.e. libertarian) thought in Turkey. In an effort to maintain autonomy, ALT has no direct links to any political party or movement, receives minimal fundi [...]	2007-02-07 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM KPAO SOCI TU
07ANKARA2626	Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable [...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...]	2007-10-24 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU
07ANKARA283	Cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Poultry in [...] (U) Summary. In a press release, the Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed that 170 birds died of Avian Influenza (AI) on a small farm in the village of Bogazkoy in the province of Batman. On Feb. 9, MARA confirmed that the birds were indeed infected with the H5N1 strain of AI. All precau [...]	2007-02-09 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU
07ANKARA318	Nomination for Woman of Courage Award - Nebahat Akkoc, [...] (U) The following is Mission Turkey's nomination for the Secretary's "Woman of Courage" awards. SIPDIS 2. (U) Nominee: Nebahat Akkoc, President and founder of KA-MER (Women's Center),Turkey. Age: 54. Contact addresses: Ali Emiri 4. Sk. Diskale Apt No:2/4 Yenisehir, Diyarbakir, Turkey; [...]	2007-02-14 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TU
07ANKARA325	SUCCESS STORY - AFGHAN-TURKISH COUNTERNAROCTICS TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Post organized an INL-funded, DEA-run counternarcotics training program for Afghan and Turkish counternarcotics supervisory agents in Ankara January 29-February 2. The course advanced multiple USG goals at very modest cost: bringing together Afghan and Turkish officials to enha [...]	2007-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EAID KPAO TU
07ANKARA482	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] As of February 28, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been detected in 12 locations of four districts in Batman province, including one area with wild birds, and in six locations of two districts in Diyarbakir province. There have been a total of 283 dead birds with confirmed cases of H5N [...]	2007-03-05 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
07ANKARA528	English Language Fellow Program in Turkey [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The English Language Fellow (ELF) Program has proven to be a valuable public diplomacy tool for reaching younger and broader audiences across Turkey, at a time when US foreign policies are viewed with suspicion by Turkish opinion leaders and citizens. ELF access to educators, off [...]	2007-03-08 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL TU
07ANKARA737	TURKEY WWF AND TRILATERAL WATER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The Turkish MFA was pleased with the kick-off planning meeting for the 2009 World Water Forum (WWF) conference in Istanbul (ref A) and the subsequent "River Basin Management" Conference in Antalya. On the margins of the latter, Turkish, Iraqi, and Syrian ministers restarted tr [...]	2007-04-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA906	Drowning in Tea Leaves - Turkish Press Coverage of the [...] Summary: As the Turkish Presidential election begins officially, the media's coverage leading up to the election has been obsessed with "will he or won't he," playing a guessing game rather than conducting any serious analysis of what it would mean for the country, should PM Erdogan become pr [...]	2007-04-17 10:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV KPAO TU
07ANKARA974	Turkey: FY 2008 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] M. Gunden Cinar, Turk Telecom Privatization Coordinator, Privatization Administration European Regional Project, NEW Election Year Politics for Journalists (2 weeks) (March 3 - March 14, 2008) 2. Nagehan Alci, Reporter and Columnist, Aksam daily European Regional Project, Trade and Ec [...]	2007-04-26 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL TU
07ANTANANARIVO1099	MADAGASCAR NOMINATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Per reftel, Post nominates the following two candidates from Madagascar for the International Women of Courage Award. 2. Dr. Mathilde Rabary is the National President of the non-governmental organization (NGO) "S.O.S. to Human Rights Victims," Coordinator of the Mifohaza Center, and a form [...]	2007-10-26 08:39:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO MA
07ANTANANARIVO236	AMERICAN WEEK IN MAHAJANGA IS A HIT [...] SUMMARY: From February 27 - March 1, 40 Mission personnel and numerous partners hosted American Week in Mahajanga, a city on Madagascar's northwestern coast with a sizeable Muslim population. Well over 5,000 local citizens visited our exhibit booths, attended an Embassy-sponsored basketball to [...]	2007-03-09 10:23:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMCA KPAO EAID PHUM PINR AMGT ASOC MA
07ANTANANARIVO717	MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: SSH/DHRF SUCCESS [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) and Democracy and Human Rights Funds (DHRF) provide direct, inexpensive, and meaningful assistance to projects throughout Madagascar and the Comoros. They generate tremendous positive publicity and good will for the United States. From women [...]	2007-07-20 09:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KPAO MA CN
07ASHGABAT1009	TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SUPPLIES READING MATERIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) If you want to know about the United States, there probably is no better source than the Embassy's Public Diplomacy Section. Apparently, the people in charge of the preparations for President Berdimuhamedov's trip to UNGA rea [...]	2007-09-24 09:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1018	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation's August 20-25, 2007 visit to Turkmenistan, headed by Michael Cromartie, received positive state and international media. However, state media avoided any frank discussion of religious freedom issues with [...]	2007-09-25 07:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1037	TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF EDUCATION GRANTS FLEX RECRUITMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The Ministry of Education (MOE) has approved the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) recruitment for 2007/2008, which will begin September 30. The surprise early approval is a break from the past and signals a possible chan [...]	2007-09-27 03:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1048	TUKRMNEISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE OFFICIALS SHOW REMARKABLE NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a distinctive change over previous visits to Ahal in post's provincial reporting program, PAO was warmly welcomed and treated to a new level of hospitality and openness, particularly by a high-ranking alumnus of t [...]	2007-09-28 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1053	TURKMENISTAN PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH NEW YORK TRIP; [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Foreign Minister Meredov, President Berdimuhamedov left New York with a strongly positive reaction to his bilateral, business, and UN meetings. Meredov said the president asked him to thank the United States for its high level of professionalism in organization and [...]	2007-10-01 07:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET SCUL KPAO KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT1068	TURKMENISTAN'S MARY PROVINCE: FARMERS PRO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farmers in Mary expressed their disgruntlement with the government cotton-growing and state-controlled purchasing system, and argued that farming private land would make farmers more prosperous, during a recent post visit to the province. Turkish factories appear to be provid [...]	2007-10-03 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCISZX KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1072	TUKRMENISTAN: ASHGABAT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FEATURED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State Television channel "TV4" October 3 ran a positive feature on Ashgabat International School that highlighted the school's American curriculum and international staff and students. In his interview, the school [...]	2007-10-04 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASCH KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1083	TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA UNSURE OF ITSELF WHILE THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. State media gave minor coverage to the U.S. CENTCOM visit, headed by the Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff, September 27-28. However, it had been believed that the visit would not be covered at all, according to working level sta [...]	2007-10-09 03:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1089	TURKMENISTAN'S BALKAN PROVINCE: ALUMNI KEEPING THE FLAME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Meetings with FLEX alumni during a recent trip to Balkan province demonstrated the considerable thirst for greater exposure to the world beyond Turkmenistan's borders. Emboff also met a blind pastor of a still-un [...]	2007-10-09 13:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1108	TURKMENISTAN: MORE OPEN STATE MEDIA REFLECT GOVERNMMENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has observed steps towards a more open and informative state news media in Turkmenistan. Since the death of former President Niyazov, state media have slowly become more open to coverage of U.S. Government vis [...]	2007-10-15 10:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1115	TURKMENISTAN: LEBAP PROVINCE: CORNERSTONE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Lebap province, officials from the provincial governor's office concerned with the cotton harvest provided provincial harvest statistics and answered some questions about growing cotton in [...]	2007-10-15 12:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI KPAO TX

07ASHGABAT1118	TURKMENISTAN AND U.S. PRESIDENTS' UNGA PHOTO-OP: [...] (U) On September 29, Turkmenistan's two largest state dailies, "Neutral Turkmenistan" (Russian, circ. 39,851) and "Turkmenistan" (Turkmen, circ. 29,091) highlighted President Berdimuhamedov's photo-op handshake with President Bush during UNGA in New York with a front-page, above-the-fold, thr [...]	2007-10-16 06:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1143	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1144	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1179	TURKMENISTAN: POSITIVE TRENDS IN STATE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: October's state media coverage of U.S. embassy events showed further improvement and suggests Turkmenistan is moving away from the exclusive cult-of-personality policies of the former President Niyazov era. In Tur [...]	2007-11-01 06:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PROP SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1188	TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The President of Turkmenistan told State media and cultural officials that they must improve their profession. The President emphasized the need for developing creativity, learning from contemporary world practices [...]	2007-11-05 04:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1196	ALBUQUERQUE-ASHGABAT SISTER CITY PROGRAM ILLUSTRATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of Albuquerque's Sister City Foundation found their visit to be productive, and more significantly a major step forward in their relationship with the Ashgabat Mayor's office. The delegation attended multiple Independence Day events and conducted successful outre [...]	2007-11-06 05:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1202	TURKMENISTAN'S 2007 HRR TO UNDERGO LOCAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO APER TX
07ASHGABAT1223	TURKMENISTAN: STATE TV REQUESTS U.S. EXPERTS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See para nine below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had an especially productive and open meeting with a Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting official that demonstrated a firm commitment and deisre for tangible movement on President Berdimuhamedov's recent ca [...]	2007-11-09 13:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP EAID SCUL KPAO KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT123	CAMPAIGN TRAIL: MARY WELAYAT STRESSES UNITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) CAO and POL/ECON LES met with Mary Welayat officials on January 18 to assess activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections (Niyazov was the sole candidate in the 1992 election). City and welayat (provincial) officials maintained a consistent line o [...]	2007-01-26 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX TNGD KPAO
07ASHGABAT1269	TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN WARMLY COVERED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman's November 14-15 visit to Turkmenistan received broad coverage in both state and international media. Bodman's remarks at Turkmenistan's International Oil and Gas Exhibition conference (TIOGE),and his meetings with Turkmenistan's preside [...]	2007-11-23 11:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT1326	TURKMENISTAN: JAZZ CD RELEASE A HUGE SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy hosted an event "releasing" a free compact disk, with songs by the joint Turkmen-American Jazz group supported by the performing arts initiative program in July 2007. [...]	2007-12-05 14:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL PINR KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1358	TURKMENISTAN CONFIRMATION FOR ADVISER NINA AFANASYEVA [...] Post confirms the participation of Turkmenabat American Corner Adviser Nina Afanasyeva in the May - June 2008 U.S. based training program for overseas educational advisers. NOMINATION ---------- 2. NUMBER OF VISITORS/CONTACTS THE CENTER HAS ANNUALLY (PHONE, FAX, E-MAIL AND WEB, IF APPLI [...]	2007-12-14 12:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1361	TURKMENISTAN: REQUEST FOR ECA SPORTS PROJECTS [...] Post has witnessed a slow and gradual opening of Turkmenistan since February 2007. Under President Berdimuhamedov, physical education was re-introduced into secondary schools and universities. Berdimuhamedov also frequently emphasizes the value of cultural exchanges. Post believes that in th [...]	2007-12-17 04:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PCUL PINR KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1379	TURKMENISTAN: DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISIT HIGHLIGHTED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Turkmenistan December 6-9, 2007. State media highlighted her meetings at Turkmenistan's ministries and government agencies. "Reuters" gave accurate coverage of the visit, focusing on a [...]	2007-12-19 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT145	COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETING WITH CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Assistance coordinator Tom Adams and Central Elections Commission Chairman Myrat Garryev discussed Turkmenistan's February 11 presidential elections in an hour-long meeting January 31. Garryev, who was mostly affable and responsive, began to bristle when Adams offered USG technical assis [...]	2007-02-06 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX TNGD KPAO
07ASHGABAT150	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF CULTURE OPEN TO COOPERATION -- [...] (U) In the first meeting between the embassy and the Minister of Culture in over a year, Minister Enebay Atayeva proved herself a seasoned apparatchik but nervous about appearing too open in this time of political transition. Though she dominated the meeting with rhetoric of cultural national [...]	2007-02-06 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PINR TX
07ASHGABAT168	U.S. ASSISTANCE TEAMS VISIT TO MARY WELAYAT [...] (U) Throughout official and unofficial site meetings, Mary Province (Welayat) displayed a first-class welcome and openness to a visiting eight-member USG group including five members of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams's assistance delegation on February 2. The day began with a cordial meeting at th [...]	2007-02-08 14:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PINR PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT176	CONFIDENCE AND SINCERE CONCERN FOR A "LEGITIMATE" VOTING [...] (U) Ahal Welayat (province) officials appeared well-prepared, sincere, and uncharacteristically inquisitive about America during PAO's visit concerning preparations for Turkmenistan's first ever multi-candidate election for the presidency. Despite the controlled nature of the transition and e [...]	2007-02-09 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
07ASHGABAT177	PRE-ELECTIONS MEETINGS IN TURKMENABAT: THE SAME, YET [...] (SBU) On January 23, Charge d'Affaires a.i. Jennifer Brush, ConOff, and PolEcon LES visited Turkmenabat, the capital of Lebap Welayat (Province),to observe activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections. During her courtesy call with local officials, t [...]	2007-02-09 13:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
07ASHGABAT193	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA MAKES RARE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF U.S [...] (U) The presidential campaign in Turkmenistan overshadowed most other news in January. State media omitted coverage of a working visit by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Evan A. Feigenbaum on January 10-14. However, pro-government website TURKMENI [...]	2007-02-14 09:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT21	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-05 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT215	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION EDGES BLINDLY FORWARD ALONG APPROVED [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's discussion with the Ministry of Education one day after the inauguration of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov revealed the ministry's grudging acceptance of the president's stated intention to reform higher education and extend the years of secondar [...]	2007-02-20 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TX CVIS KPAO
07ASHGABAT216	MODEST VICTORIES TO ACHIEVE COVERAGE OF A/S BOUCHER VISIT [...] (U) Local and international media provided relatively accurate and full coverage of the Ashgabat portions of the visit of Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher. However, host SIPDIS government efforts to ban local and international coverage of his appearance at the [...]	2007-02-21 11:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT22	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-08 04:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT241	OPENING OF ASHGABAT INTERNET CAFES -- SYMBOLIC OR A REAL [...] (U) Turkmenistan State news outlets and international news outlets widely reported the opening of two state-run Internet cafes in Ashgabat soon after the inauguration of new president Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov on February 14. The new Internet cafes represent a small step towards fulfilling B [...]	2007-02-28 13:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON CH
07ASHGABAT257	POST OUTREACH IN TURKMENISTAN'S UNCERTAIN JANUARY [...] (U) Post outreach in January 2007 took place in an atmosphere of uncertainty because of the recent death of President Saparmurat Niyazov. In addition to regular post programming and post's annual Alumni Reunion, post hosted a number of official visits by U.S. Government officials, including D [...]	2007-03-05 12:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT301	TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT LIMITS COVERAGE OF POST EVENTS IN [...] (U) State media gave broad positive coverage on Assistant Secretary Richard A. Boucher's meeting with President SIPDIS Berdimuhammedov on February 15, both on state TV and print media. However, host government's effort to ban local coverage of A/S Boucher's appearance at the Turkmenabat Ped [...]	2007-03-16 12:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT302	MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MANN'S [...] (U) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's March 3-6 visit to Turkmenistan received wide and generally positive coverage in state media. State media only gave coverage of Mann's March 5 meeting with President Berdimuhammedov and omitted his meetings with other government officials [...]	2007-03-16 12:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT306	ALUMNI REUNION [...] (U) Post's 2007 alumni reunion, which included alumni from a range of U.S. Government-sponsored academic and professional exchange programs, demonstrated that such events continue to provide needed psychological, professional and academic support to Turkmenistan's growing alumni community. In [...]	2007-03-19 10:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT307	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR MORE EDUCATION, [...] (U) President Berdimuhammedov finally filled the position he himself had occupied as Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and announced further dramatic and likely progressive changes to the education and cultural sector in a March 16 Cabinet of Ministers meeting. In a surprising move, [...]	2007-03-20 06:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT342	POST'S VIRTUAL EMBASSIES DRIVE OUTREACH IN A BUSY FEBRUARY [...] (U) While post was busy hosting visitors, including Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher (reftel),the SIPDIS Turkmenistan American Corners and Internet Access and Training Program sites continued to provide the venue for educational and cultural programs on the t [...]	2007-04-03 09:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT345	BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPEAKER RANSOM ELECTRIFIES [...] (U) At a watershed moment in Turkmenistan's modern history, Black History Month Speaker Dr. Elbert Ransom energized and inspired audiences in Ashgabat, Mary and Dashoguz during his visit to Turkmenistan from March 8-16. Dr. Ransom's bold oratory style, unusually warm personality and gripping [...]	2007-04-03 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT347	RUSSIAN WAR PROPAGANDA INFLUENCES TURKMENISTANIS [...] (U) Moscow's tabloid "Argumenty Nedeli" published on March 15 a sensational prediction that the U.S. planned to attack Iran at 0400 hours on April 6. March 30 at a press conference at RIA-Novosti, retired General Leonid Ivashov "confirmed" that such an attack is possible. Also on March 30, [...]	2007-04-05 11:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PREL KPAO SOCI IR RS TX
07ASHGABAT425	PAYNE MOTIVATES TURKMENISTAN'S CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Health and political communication specialist Dr. Gregory James Payne breathed new life into the value of public speaking skills by showing how effective communication is essential to leadership. Post was pleased to host Payne as part of its U.S. Speaker program from March 3-12; his visit [...]	2007-04-27 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT466	YELLOW BIRD -- TURKMENISTAN EMBRACES U.S. NATIVE AMERICAN [...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [ref A] , post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet representing Ethiopia, Iran, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Estonia. In the background, the host government's ingrained urge to contr [...]	2007-05-10 08:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT48	TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA INFORMATIVE ON USTDA DELEGATION [...] (U) State media provided positive and informative coverage on the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) delegation visit, headed by its regional director Dan Stein. The delegation held talks at ministries and agencies August 6-11, 2007. STATE MEDIA ANNOUNCES DELEGATION VISITING TURKMENI [...]	2007-09-11 04:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT491	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA SHOWS UNPRECEDENTED WARMTH TO POST IN [...] (U) State media coverage of post events in March was generally full and positive, with some key exceptions. Statements by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann during his March 3-6 visit received full but inaccurate coverage. Coverage of Peace Corps Day, the signing of an agreement [...]	2007-05-15 12:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT505	TURKMENISTAN'S PARLIAMENTARIANS GREET U.S. EDUCATION [...] (U) Rounding out its official meetings in Ashgabat, the education delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchanges Alina Romanowski met on May 3 with Chairmen of three (Mejlis) parliamentary committees: -- Maral Paltayava - Committee [...]	2007-05-17 03:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI PREL PINR TX
07ASHGABAT565	ARI ROLAND QUARTET PLAYS FOR TURKMENISTAN'S PUBLIC AND IN [...] (U) Following close on the heels of its previous performing arts group Yellow Bird [reftel], post hosted the Ari Roland Jazz Quartet April 18-23 in a program that reminded post of the limits of host government acceptance of non-Turkmen forms of expression. In contrast to its almost overly war [...]	2007-06-06 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT567	ASHGABAT HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL [...] (U) In March, post hosted two successful speaker programs [reftels A and B], a film festival to mark the end of Black History Month, and co-hosted Turkmenistan's third Fulbright Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies of the United States, focused on the theme of Rule of Law. Meanwhile, post' [...]	2007-06-06 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT57	TURKMENISTAN IN DECEMBER -- DEATH OF NIYAZOV AND THE [...] (U) Post's December outreach was a mix of highs and lows associated with the annual battle to conduct testing for the Future Leaders Exchange Program, with low-key but effective outreach events at home in the Public Affairs Section. December's drama was matched and surpassed by the sudden dea [...]	2007-01-17 09:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX
07ASHGABAT587	POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF PDAS MANN'S MAY VISIT TO [...] (U) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's May 30-June 1 visit to Turkmenistan, at the head of a high-level energy delegation, received wide and positive coverage in state media. The delegation included Regional Director for Europe and Asia of the U.S. Agency for Trade and Develop [...]	2007-06-13 03:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT59	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM VISIT REINFORCES U.S. COMMITMENT TO [...] (U) Building on a three and a half hour meeting with Foreign Minister Meredov that included discussion of education, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum sent a clear message to Turkmenistan officials of U.S. support for educational development in Turkmenistan, with a visit to a FLEX [...]	2007-01-17 09:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT620	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM VS. THE TURKMENISTAN BOARD OF [...] (SBU) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Evan Feigenbaum drew a line in the sand on American values in response to Deputy Chairman for Education, Health, Science, and Technology Hydyr Saparlyev,s feeble calls for a joint selection process of participants in exchange programs during their Jun [...]	2007-06-27 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL CVIS KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT650	ROMANOWSKI DELEGATION RECEIVES UNPRECEDENTED COVERAGE IN [...] (U) The May 2-5 visit to Turkmenistan of an education delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alina L. Romanowski received wide coverage in state media. Her meetings with government officials from Turkmenistan's Mejlis (parliament),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Ed [...]	2007-07-03 10:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
07ASHGABAT661	TURKMENISTAN SHOWCASES INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AT [...] (U) A host government-organized conference dedicated to Islamic scholar Mahmyt Zamahshary from May 23 to 25 was surprisingly close to a legitimate international scholarly conference, despite the usual ceremonial trappings of such conferences under late President Niyazov. The event's ceremonia [...]	2007-07-05 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT695	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA REACTION IN APRIL-MAY [...] (U) Media reaction to post events in April and May were overall very accurate and positive to major visitors and events, but the state media continued to ignore smaller security and cultural programs. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann (Ref D) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of S [...]	2007-07-13 10:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV PHUM TX
07ASHGABAT701	TURKMENISTAN: MORE STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 13 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov announced an important decision to recognize foreign educational degrees and appointed a new, possibly more dynamic and open Deputy Chair o [...]	2007-07-17 09:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT707	TURKMENISTAN: MORE STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 13 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov announced an important decision to recognize foreign educational degrees and appointed a new, possibly more dynamic and open Deputy Chair o [...]	2007-07-17 12:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT716	STATE MEDIA GIVES UNSOLICITED, POSITIVE COVERAGE OF PDAS [...] (U) State media provided positive but limited coverage of Principal Deputy Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs meetings on July 12. International media borrowed text straight from state coverage or paraphrased its content. The oddity of the coverage is that it appeared bef [...]	2007-07-20 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT717	JUNE EDUCATION FAIRS DRAW THE BRAVE AND MOTIVATED -- [...] (SBU) Throughout June post co-sponsored a series of successful education fairs in Ashgabat and with each region's American Corners. The fairs, organized principally by implementing partner, American Councils (ACCELS),were successful despite almost no support, but also with no interference, f [...]	2007-07-20 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT737	ARI ROLAND DUO RETURNS FOR EXUBERANT TURKMEN-AMERICAN [...] (U) Jazz musicians Ari Roland and Chris Byars helped post create an outstanding success in cultural diplomacy. After a suspenseful and challenging program in April, post was pleased to bring back Roland and Byars for a July jazz outreach program that broke cultural barriers, renewed old ties, [...]	2007-07-25 09:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KCUL TX
07ASHGABAT803	TURKMENISTAN: "DEVELOP CIVIL SOCIETY" MEANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Education Annaamanov appears slightly open to cooperation with the United States. However, his director of the International Department, Nury Bayramov, remains a significant impediment. Foreign Ministry Americas Department Director Bashimov told the Charge expli [...]	2007-08-07 10:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT823	TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE [...] A student from Turkmenistan at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Farhad Khudiyev, won two gold medals at the prestigious Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (see http://www.fischoff.org/). He was a member of the Primo Trio, which won the Senior Strings division and overall grand [...]	2007-08-09 09:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT830	TURKMENISTAN PROTESTS "NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLES" [...] (C) Embassy received a diplomatic note dated August 7 protesting the series of articles C.J. Chivers published in "The New York Times" after he accompanied Commander CENTCOM Admiral Fallon to Turkmenistan June 19-20. The dip note pointedly reminded Embassy Ashgabat it had supported Chivers' [...]	2007-08-10 11:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT851	STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT USAID DELEGATION VISIT ON ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: State media provided positive and broad coverage at an unprecedented level for Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID Drew Luten's visit to Turkmenistan, July 22-28, as the head of a delegation discussing economic [...]	2007-08-20 12:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON SCUL KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT860	TURKMENISTAN: USCIRF MEETS THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation's meeting with the Ministry of Education (MOE) was polite and lively, yet not particularly conclusive. Although Minister Muhammetgeldi Anna [...]	2007-08-22 06:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KIRF KISL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT862	TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE, PART 2 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Lidiya Kerimi of the President's Institute of Democracy and Human Rights and editor of the Institute's journal, came to the Embassy's public Information Resource Center (IRC) on August 21. She inquisitively asked for help f [...]	2007-08-22 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT871	TURKMENISTAN: UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The August 13 opening ceremony for the Imamnazar border station was a resounding success for U.S.-Turkmenistan relations, and in terms of outreach to the public. EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan headed the U [...]	2007-08-23 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT876	HARD-WON 2007 TV CO-OP ON ECOLOGICAL ISSUES A GOLDEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late June, a three-man crew of Turkmenistan state television journalists completed a high-spirited and enlightening TV CO-Operative Project focused on urban environmental issues. Despite worse-than-usual burea [...]	2007-08-24 08:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PROP KPAO OPRC OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT878	TURKMENISTAN: USCIRF AT THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE: RUHNAMA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Ministry of Culture and TV/Radio Broadcasting, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation received a warm reception and more disjointed answers regarding the Ruhnama (the late [...]	2007-08-24 12:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL KIRF KISL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT893	TURKMENISTAN: GETTING AROUND THE ROADBLOCK AT THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Ministry of Education (MOE),Charge made progress in drawing the Minister's attention to continuing concerns with the Embassy's education and exchange programs. This meeting was perhaps the first opportuni [...]	2007-08-28 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT920	TURKMENISTAN: IMPLEMENTING "EDUCATION REFORM" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: September 1 marked the first day of the new school year in Turkmenistan under new educational reforms that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov enacted after taking office in February 2007. The changes, which inclu [...]	2007-09-05 08:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT941	TURKMENISTAN NOMINATIONS FOR U.S. BASED TRAINING PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Post is nominating two (2) educational advisers from Turkmenistan to the U.S. based training program to be held May-June 2008. End Summary. NOMINATION ---------- 2. NAME OF NOMINEE: MRS. AFANASYEVA NINA V. D. NATIONALITY, DATE OF BIRTH, PASSPORT NUMBER: Turkmenistan, August 15, 19 [...]	2007-09-11 03:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT944	TURKMENISTAN NOMINATIONS FOR U.S. BASED TRAINING PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 03:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT966	TURKMENBASHY AMERICAN CORNER: MAYOR SAYS ONLY FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The American Corner in the Caspian Sea port city of Turkmanbashy, closed since May 2005, can reopen if we find an "appropriate stand-alone building." This would entail higher expenses than normal for an American [...]	2007-09-13 10:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT971	TURKMENISTAN: LIFE AIN'T EASY IN TURKMENBASHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a September 11 visit to the Caspian Sea port city, Turkmenbashy, Charge met at a cafe with three FLEX and one IVLP alumni. Although one of the oldest cities in Turkmenistan, founded in the mid-19th century during th [...]	2007-09-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT980	TURKMENISTAN NOMINATION FOR NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF [...] (U) Post is nominating an educational adviser from Turkmenistan to the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference & EXPO - Shaping the Future of International Education to be held in Washington, DC, May 25-30, 2008. End Summary. NOMINATION ---------- 2. (SBU) NAME OF [...]	2007-09-18 04:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT983	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHT A/S [...] (U) State media positively highlighted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan's participation in the August 13 inauguration ceremony of the Imamnazar border checkpoint on the Turkmen-Afghan border and his August 14 meeting with Turkmenistan' [...]	2007-09-18 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP RS TX
07ASHGABAT993	TURKMENISTAN: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT EMBASSY'S IFTAR [...] In contrast to past years, a number of high-level Government of Turkmenistan officials attended the Embassy's Iftar dinner on September 18. About 35 attendees participated, including Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov, Speaker of the Parliament Akja Nurberdiyeva, and the Chair [...]	2007-09-21 07:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KIRF KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT996	TURKMENISTAN: GREATER ENGAGEMENT IN THE SPHERE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USAID Religion, State and Society (RSS) specialist found a greater willingness by officials to discuss the possibility of cooperation during his September 17-21 visit to Turkmenistan. The director of the Instit [...]	2007-09-21 11:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL KIRF KPAO TX
07ASMARA135	MAKING AN ERITREAN BORG: POLITICAL RE-EDUCATION [...] (U) The sole political party of Eritrea, the Peoples' Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ),is harkening back to the days of Megistu and mandatory Marxist-Leninist education training. With the blessing of the Government of Eritrea (GSE),they have implemented political training for all gove [...]	2007-02-09 06:14:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO SOCI ER
07ASMARA151	DEATH OF ERITREAN JOURNALIST REMAINS UNCONFIRMED [...] (C) On February 8, 2007 Reporters sans Frontieres(RSF) issued a press release claiming Fessehaye "Joshua" Yohannes, an Eritrean journalist detained in September 2001 died in detention on January 11, 2007. According the RSF report, the Government of Eritrea was detaining him along with others [...]	2007-02-13 13:02:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SOCI ER
07ASMARA28	GOING, GOING, NEARLY GONE: HUMAN RIGHTS & CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: Eritrea, once praised by many for its freedoms and possibilities, has abandoned the path of human rights and instead become one of the most restrictive and controlling societies in the world. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) operates with a callous indifference to [...]	2007-01-10 13:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO
07ASMARA36	TIME TO SPEAK UP: A NEW STRATEGY FOR ERITREA [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The serious abuses of human rights fo which the Government of Eritrea is responsible and its continued rejection of even the most fundamental democratic principles in governance remain serious problems and a major impediment to improvemen of bilateral ties. (refte [...]	2007-01-11 13:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNSC ECON EAID SOCI KIRF KPAO ER
07ASMARA849	AFP REPORTER "FROZEN" FOR MENTIONING GSE [...] (C) Days after Reporters without Borders (RSF) declared Eritrea the worst country in the world for press freedom, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) "froze" Agence France-Presse (AFP) stringer and British Citizen Peter Martell, forbidding him from filing stories from Eritrea. Initial [...]	2007-10-26 08:25:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO ASEC ER
07ASMARA950	AFP Reporter Ordered to Leave Eritrea [...] (SBU) On December 11, AFP stringer and British national Peter Martell was ordered to appear at the office of Eritrean Minister of Information Ali Abdu to discuss his reporting activities in Eritrea. Mr. Abdu objected to an article Mr. Martell filed on November 22 entitled, "Looming Threat of R [...]	2007-12-14 05:24:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PGOV ECPS ER
07ASTANA1145	KAZAKHSTAN - ASTANA MEDIA NOTES FOR APRIL [...] (U) Summary: The Mazhilis has accepted for consideration a draft law on mass media. The draft was developed by the Congress of Journalists, chaired by presidential daughter and Mazhilis representative Dariga Nazarbayeva, in collaboration with media advocacy NGOs, the National Association of Br [...]	2007-05-02 00:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA2192	KAZAKHSTANI MEDIA DEVELOPMENTS MAY-JULY 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary of media developments: --As reported in local media, Bulat Utermuratov, head of management affairs in Kazakhstan's presidential administration, and Armanzhan Baitasov, Channel 31 president, each plan to sell 25 percent of Channel 31, Kazakhstan's most objective television station [...]	2007-08-12 23:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA295	KAZAKHSTAN MEDIA NEWS [...] (U) "Kazakhstan Media News" is a reporting series tracking events and developments affecting Kazakhstan's media. DRAFT LAW ON REGISTERING PRINT HOUSES RAISES CONCERN 2. (U) In December the Ministry of Information submitted to the Mazhilis, Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament, a draft [...]	2007-02-04 05:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA652	KAZAKHSTANI JOURNALISTS DEMAND RESIGNATION OF INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute between Kazakhstani journalists and Minister of Information Yermukhamet Yertysbayev boiled over the week of March 5 when prominent media advocates demanded the minister's resignation for his adversarial attitude toward the media. On March 2, as TV cameras rolled, Yer [...]	2007-03-13 10:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA918	UPDATE ON KAZAKHSTANI JOURNALISTS CONFLICT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The rapid escalation of the conflict between Era TV and Information Minister Yermukhamet Yertysbayev in early March was just as rapidly defused by mid-month. Yertysbayev apologized March 14 "to all" whom he "might have offended" during a live television program. After Yertysba [...]	2007-04-11 00:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASUNCION119	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Senator Ana Maria Mendoza de Acha, the 2nd Vice President of the Paraguayan Senate. Acha has championed women,s issues, human rights, trafficking in persons, education and prison reform since she entered the Congress in 2003. Acha is a member of the center-right Patria Que [...]	2007-02-14 20:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07ASUNCION876	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Ms. Cynthia Bendlin, Consultant to the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to serve as our nominee for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Bendlin's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of no [...]	2007-10-18 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA
07ATHENS1261	ATHENS MARSHALL PLAN EVENT BRINGS BACK POSITIVE MEMORIES, [...] On June 11, 2007, U.S. Embassy Athens hosted a gala reception in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Charles P. Ries. Over 300 guests came to celebrate the Marshall Plan and its contributions to rebuilding Greece after World War II and the G [...]	2007-06-19 10:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR
07ATHENS1864	GREEK "NEW MEDIA" SEEK YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN PRE-ELECTION [...] (SBU) When snap Greek parliamentary elections were announced in August for September 16, three major media outlets attempted to draw young viewers and internet-users into the election through innovative internet and television programs, including the first YouTube debate in Europe. Greece's [...]	2007-09-17 10:23:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS1876	GREEK STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT NATO, WWII [...] From July 1 - 4, 2007, Mission Public Diplomacy staff escorted ten Greek international relations and political science graduate and post-graduate students to Brussels for briefings at NATO Headquarters and a tour of important World War II monuments. The students appreciated the candor of thei [...]	2007-09-18 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL KPAO OEXC OIIP GR
07ATHENS1922	EMBASSY ATHENS HOSTS RAMADAN IFTAR [...] Charge hosted Embassy Athens?s annual Ramadan Iftar on September 19. Some 50 Arab and Muslim Ambassadors, Greek Orthodox church officials, Muslim community representatives, academics, selected journalists, and other post human rights contacts attended. Father Thomas Synodinos, the senio [...]	2007-09-25 06:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS2280	GREEK MEDIA WELCOME PAROLED SPY STEVEN LALAS AS HERO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: A major news story over the weekend of November 24-25 in Greece, the return of former Foreign Service communicator and convicted spy Steven Lalas on Sunday afternoon was covered live on Greek television, and featured prominently in the evening's prime-time broadcasts. [...]	2007-11-28 10:41:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL ASEC KPAO GR
07ATHENS2306	GREECE AND THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] Summary: Embassy Athens recommends a low-key, primarily military-to-military commemoration of the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt?s Great White Fleet, to be planned in connection with the visit of a US Navy ship in late 2008 or early 2009. Although the port of Piraeus here appears to be one [...]	2007-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MOPS GR
07ATHENS2313	TGI GAS PIPELINE INAUGURATION: GREEK EDITORIALISTS WORRY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The US presence at the November 18 inauguration ceremony of the Turkey-Greece-Italy natural gas inter-connector and Energy Secretary Bodman's meetings in Athens the next day were very visible in the Greek media. International press coverage from the Athens-based wi [...]	2007-12-05 14:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KPAO GR TU IT
07ATHENS2336	GREECE EAGER TO HELP AFTER ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece saw Annapolis as a "very positive step," particularly in the commitment shown by both the Israelis and Palestinians, according to top Greek Middle East expert Ambassador Papaioannou, who accompanied FM Bakoyannis to the conference. It was important now to keep up the momen [...]	2007-12-11 15:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT KPAO GR IS LE
07ATHENS343	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: ATHENS' [...] Embassy Athens nominates Prof. Eleftheria A. Bernidaki-Aldous for the Secretary's International Women of Courage award for 2007. Per instructions from reftel, our justification along with her biographic and contact details are as follows: NAME: ELEFTHERIA A. BERNIDAKI-ALDOUS TITLE: Member [...]	2007-02-15 17:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07BAGHDAD1152	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET HAS MULTIPLYING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At an April 2 PRT/Coalition Forces-initiated press conference, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) Chair Sheikh Rasheed Ossman and key PC members outlined the 2007 provincial budget and fielded questions from members of t [...]	2007-04-03 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD169	KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]	2007-01-16 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2570	EMBASSY APPROACHES TO IRAQI MFA ON AL-ZAWRAA [...] (C) Political Counselor made reftel paragraph one points to Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi June 19. Abbawi welcomed the idea and noted it would require coordination with several GOI ministries. 2. (C) Deputy PolCouns followed up with Abbawi on August 1. Abbawi said the Foreign Mini [...]	2007-08-02 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ
07BAGHDAD2730	NINEWA: TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS AND NON-SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: Although Mosul University in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa has operated nearly continuously since 2003, the triple threats of terrorist infiltration, criminal activity and a gutting of the non-Sunni student population and professoriate threaten the institution. During an [...]	2007-08-16 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV SCUL KPAO PINR PHUM EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD366	SULAIMANIYAH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS FUEL [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla said that the provincial government plans to end fuel-price [...]	2007-02-04 03:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR IZ TU IR

07BAGHDAD4065	JOURNALISTS ON THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Broadcast and print journalists in Baghdad reported that the government, political parties, and religious leaders were attempting to control the content of their reports during a series of meetings during October and November. Seven journalists who have worked for a variety of t [...]	2007-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECPS KDEM KPAO IZ
07BAGHDAD494	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Prime Minister Meets with Undersecretary for Management --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Major Kurdish media covered the meeting of Undersecretary of State for Management Henrietta Fore and U. S. Region [...]	2007-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD504	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Kurdistan Regional Government Strongly Condemns U. S. Air Strike in Mosul --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) The office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani issued a statement [...]	2007-02-14 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD859	IRAQ KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 300mW Electricity Generation Station to be Build for Sulaimaniyah ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) Major Newspapers reported that a memorandum of understanding has been signed between the KRG and a German company [...]	2007-03-11 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD860	IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION MEDIA SUMMARY-- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. US Military Apologizes to Families of Fallen Peshmerga --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The major Kurdish media covered a meeting between US Army representative Colonel Smith and Kurdish representatives Must [...]	2007-03-11 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ US
07BAGHDAD896	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Publishes Draft Federal Oil and Gas Law in English and Arabic --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (U) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesman published an authorized English translation of the draft [...]	2007-03-14 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAGHDAD897	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- March 10, 2007 [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. Adnan Al Mufti: Kurds Will Maintain Relations with Shi'a Coalition --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) PUKmedia.com covered a press statement by KNA Speaker Adnan Al Mufti saying that the Kurdish Bloc in th [...]	2007-03-14 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PINS IZ IR TU US
07BAKU1264	AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Fatima Aghamirzayeva to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (ref). In Azerbaijan, very few women are active in business or politics; however, Ms. Aghamirzayeva has been a trailblazer in both areas. As a young wido [...]	2007-10-19 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1265	AZERBAIJAN: U.S. SPEAKER ON AVIAN INFLUENZIA ROBERT TANAKA [...] Summary: Embassy Baku hosted a U.S. Speaker on Avian Influenza (AI) Dr. Robert Tanaka June 12 - 16. Tanaka held meetings at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, State Veterinary Service, visited other organizations involved in health protection issues, and conducted a media interv [...]	2007-10-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR KFLU KPAO AJ
07BAKU1272	EMBASSY BAKU EXPANDS MUSLIM OUTREACH THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy this year made a concerted effort to expand our outreach to Azerbaijani Muslims during Ramazan, as part of our broader, long-term effort to engage with local believers. Azerbaijan - a non-Arab, majority Muslim country with a strong secular tradition, a tradition of [...]	2007-10-23 03:55:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO SCUL AJ
07BAKU1275	ACTION REQUEST: PRESS GUIDANCE ON THE FARHAD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) As the trial of former Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev wraps up (ref a),the need for definitive press guidance on his case has resurfaced. The Prosecutor has asked that Aliyev be sentenced to 11 years in pris [...]	2007-10-23 12:46:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR KPAO AJ
07BAKU1430	BRIEFING AZERBAIJAN ON U.S. PROPOSALS ON MD, CFE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 11:55:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS KPAO NATO RS AJ
07BAKU1453	LIMITED AZERBAIJANI REACTION TO NEWS OF THE MINSK [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani reaction to the announcement that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs forwarded written proposals for resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict to the governments of Azerbaijan and Armenia has been muted. The majority of commentators and average Azerbaijanis routinely [...]	2007-12-07 04:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AM AJ
07BAKU1457	NAKHCHIVAN RFE/RL CORRESPONDENT SENTENCED TO THREE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) On December 6, Nakhchivan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on libel charges. The circumstances of the lawsuit remain unclear. According to information received [...]	2007-12-07 10:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1470	NAKHCHIVANI JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER APPELLATE [...] (C) According to Nakhchivan-based human rights activists and press accounts, on December 10 at approximately 1820, Nakhchivan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov was released from prison, following the Nakhchivan Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the district court [...]	2007-12-11 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1476	BAKU AUTHORITIES REIN IN NAKHCHIVAN THUGS: THE [...] (C) Summary: On December 11, RFE/RL correspondent Ilgar Nasibov detailed the confusing sequence of arrests, convictions, searches and detentions surrounding his convictions on criminal defamation charges. It appears that direct intervention from Baku prompted the Nakhchivani authorities to o [...]	2007-12-12 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1484	AMBASSADOR MARKS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Ambassador hosted a tea for the journalists who have been subjected to acts of physical violence during the past two years. She noted U.S. concern with Azerbaijan's deteriorating media situation, particularly with cases of hara [...]	2007-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1497	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Summary: Cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States on counterterrorism predates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the first waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in January 2002. Over the past five years, the GOAJ has continued to step up its efforts to combat terrorist [...]	2007-12-17 13:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR AJ KAPO
07BAKU199	AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Novella Jafarova to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (per reftel). Ms. Jafarova is a leading human rights activist with a nationwide network of women's advocacy centers, who has shown exceptional courage and lead [...]	2007-02-14 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO AJ
07BAKU334	AZERBAIJAN: MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] Summary: The Azerbaijan Country Report of the annual Human Rights Report was criticized by GOAJ officials, even as it was welcomed by independent human rights activists and political commentators. The Ambassador used a televised speech at a local university to draw attention to the report and [...]	2007-03-23 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO OPRC PBTS AJ
07BAKU379	AZERBAIJAN: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND [...] Per reftel requests, throughout March the Embassy concentrated programming on women's empowerment issues. In formal and informal settings, the Ambassador, Emboffs, and American visitors to Azerbaijan noted Women's History Month and International Women's Day, emphasizing that women's participat [...]	2007-04-06 02:33:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO OIIP IWI AJ
07BAKU447	AZERBAIJAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Baku warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli to travel to Baku 26-29 April 2007 to give a speech at the OIC Conference and to conduct meetings. Control officer will be Political Off [...]	2007-04-17 12:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC KPAO AJ
07BAKU519	GOAJ ISSUES SIX-YEAR LICENSES FOR ANS TV AND RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU524	REQUEST FOR AZERBAIJAN-SPECIFIC STATEMENT FOR PRESS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Over the last year, media freedom in Azerbaijan has deteriorated significantly, with physical attacks on several journalists, numerous criminal libel cases launched against independent and opposition journalists, government pressur [...]	2007-04-30 10:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU956	IRAN DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM [...] (C) Embassy Baku welcomes the Iran Democracy Small Grants Program and looks forward to participating in the pilot phase of the program (reftel). Working in close coordination with the Embassy's Public Diplomacy and Political/Economic sections, Embassy Iran Watcher will be responsible for con [...]	2007-07-30 06:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL IR AJ
07BANGKOK1942	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER FOR DVC ON DELINEATION OF LEGAL [...] Program Description: A 120 minute-long digital video conference 2. Date and Time of Program: APRIL 23, 2007, 9:00-11:00PM EST (APRIL 24, 8:00-10:00AM Bangkok time) 3. Background: In January 2007, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved for consideration a Cyber Crime Bill, [...]	2007-04-03 23:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO TH
07BANGKOK1945	Ethics Given Priority By Thai Government [...] Summary: The Thai coup in September created unique challenges -- and also opportunities -- for using cultural unit programs to inform Thai audiences about American cultural values such as democracy, constitutionalism, rule of law, transparency, and ethics in government. At the same time, PD o [...]	2007-04-04 01:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TH
07BANGKOK1985	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER FOR DVC ON COMPUTER FORENSICS [...] Program Description: A 120 minute-long digital video conference 2. Date and Time of Program: APRIL 25, 2007, 9:00-11:00PM EST (APRIL 26, 8:00-10:00AM Bangkok time) 3. Background: In January 2007, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved for consideration a Cyber Crime bill, [...]	2007-04-05 04:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO TH
07BANGKOK2047	Internet Censorship and YouTube [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT) has blocked the popular website YouTube.com because of video clips mocking the Thai King. In the past two weeks, Thailand has also blocked a pro-Thaksin website and has asked at least one major site to take down a po [...]	2007-04-09 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OIIP PHUM TH
07BANGKOK2074	THAILAND VS. YOUTUBE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the name of national security and preventing lese majeste, the interim Thai government began in the past few weeks to block several pro-Thaksin and/or anti-coup websites. But what began as a simple ban on a few sites has now turned into a confrontation between the Thai govern [...]	2007-04-10 23:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TH
07BANGKOK2271	BANGKOK "SPEAK EASY CLUB" AND "SPEAKERS SQUAD" HOOK EMBASSY [...] Summary: For the Public Affairs section (PA),outreach is key to maintaining and strengthening our generally positive relationship with the Thai public. But telling America's story to over 62 million Thais is a colossal task. In an effort to take public diplomacy "the last three feet" and tou [...]	2007-04-23 08:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TH
07BANGKOK2407	TiTV: The BBC-ification of Thailand's "Independent" [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai cabinet has decided to re-establish TiTV, the TV station seized from Shin Corp., as a public television station in the image of BBC or PBS. Station staffers are concerned that the move will lead to a reduction in salaries and production quality, while former station ex [...]	2007-04-29 23:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK4822	Education and Civil Society in the Deep South: Bitterness [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 28-29, 2007 trip to the three southernmost provinces of Thailand - Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala - PAO, AIO, ARSO and two locally-employed Thai staff (LES),visiting rural educational institutions to deliver educational resources and materials about the United St [...]	2007-09-06 10:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK4926	New Cyber Law Nets First Violator [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent apprehension and release on bail of the webmaster of a website often critical of the monarchy was the first known arrest under the controversial Computer Related Offenses Act -- also known as the Computer Crimes Act -- which was signed into law in June. Authorities h [...]	2007-09-13 03:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK5151	UPDATE ON BURMA, AS SEEN FROM THAILAND [...] (C) The RTG appears not to have made preparations for a possible influx of Burmese refugees; we are discussing the matter with our contacts. The RTG is engaged in evacuation contingency planning. A Burmese exile in Thailand said monks were protesting in large numbers in Mandalay, and he share [...]	2007-09-28 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5224	NCUB LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR ORGANIZING BURMESE [...] (C) A member of a leading Burmese dissident organization told us his group was masterminding the protests that broke out recently in Burma. On October 1, we met with Soe Aung, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Policy Board of the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),who s [...]	2007-10-03 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5314	BURMESE EXILES IN THAILAND CONFIDENT THAT PROTESTS [...] (C) Despite international press headlines declaring that a sense of normalcy has returned to Rangoon, Burmese exiles based in Thailand claim that the uprising is just beginning. In meetings and communications with us, prominent activists were quick to insist that the Burmese are united in their [...]	2007-10-09 11:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5325	Media Reform in Thailand: The Good, the Not-so-Bad, and the [...] (SBU) Over the last few months, Thailand's interim government has introduced three pieces of important legislation governing media in the country. In August, a new printing bill, nullifying the antiquated 1941 Printing Act, was passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and now awaits e [...]	2007-10-10 05:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ECPS EINT TH
07BANGKOK5374	PUTTING BURMA IN THE FOREFRONT OF THAI [...] (C) In an effort to boost Thailand's awareness and consideration of current events in Burma, Embassy Bangkok has coordinated public outreach efforts, held meetings with key RTG officials and third country diplomats, as well as continued contact with various Thailand-based Burmese exiles workin [...]	2007-10-11 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5392	THAI MFA FOCUSING ON PROSPECTS OF DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Thailand views the GOB offer to open a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) as a promising avenue to begin reconciliation in Burma, but prefers to follow the lead of the UN according to an MFA working-level official. Moreover, he believes that ASEAN and Thailand's relationship with the G [...]	2007-10-12 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5459	Ramadan in Bangkok: Muslim Identity, Global Interest [...] (SBU) Embassy's Public Affairs Section (PA) sponsored five Iftar (break-fast) events over three weekends, providing food and presentations in Thai on Muslim Life in America at three universities, in a poor Bangkok community, and at the Ambassador's residence. In Buddhist-dominated Bangkok, Tha [...]	2007-10-18 02:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO TH
07BANGKOK5486	THAILAND NOMINATION FOR 2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] Post nominates Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Requested information follows: -Full name: Dr. Pechdau Tohmeena -Job title: Director of the 15th Mental Health Center for the three southern border provinces, Department of Mental H [...]	2007-10-19 04:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5520	THAILAND URGES BURMA TO COOPERATE WITH UN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel A Burma demarche to MFA Permsec October 22. For the second time this month, the Thai PM sent a strongly-worded letter to Than Shwe urging the Burmese to cooperate with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari. The Thais are waiting for a response from GOB. MFA Permsec [...]	2007-10-22 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5521	REGIONAL UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE BRIEFS WESTERN [...] (C) The regional UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) in Bangkok is focused on gathering information about what happened during September's protests and subsequent crackdown by the Burmese junta, as well as pushing the UN to incorporate human rights in its response, stated representatives from OHCHR [...]	2007-10-22 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5557	BURMESE DISSIDENTS EXPRESS INCREASED FEAR OF ARREST [...] (C) Burmese dissidents, including media organizations, reported to us that they received information Thai police and military escalated scrutiny of the activists' operations in Thailand. One prominent activist warned of impending arrests by the Thai authorities. Embassy RTG contacts told us t [...]	2007-10-25 12:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5620	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER PROPOSES THAIS, ASEAN PUSH [...] (C) During meetings this week with the Thai Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner encouraged Thailand to work with ASEAN to push Burma towards democratic change. Kouchner made a similar statement to the Singaporeans two days ago and according to French [...]	2007-10-31 11:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM FR
07BANGKOK5695	NEXT ASEAN SECRETARY GENERAL ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASEAN's incoming Secretary General, Surin Pitsuwan, stated that a regional approach was the best option to resolve the current crisis in Burma. During a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador, Surin proposed that ASEAN, China, India, and Jap [...]	2007-11-06 11:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK5731	LOCAL NGOS TELL A/S SILVERBERG THEY SUPPORT USG [...] (C) Five prominent organizations working on Burma-related issues in Thailand expressed their support for USG policy on Burma and offered ideas for next steps during a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador. Overall, the group felt that targeted sanctions [...]	2007-11-08 06:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5736	CONFIDANT DESCRIBES STEPS FORWARD FOR BURMA [...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten, former liaison between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the Burmese junta, recently discussed with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari proposals to increase the effectiveness of Gambari's November mission to Burma. De Riedmatten told us that Gambari was more resolved to achieve [...]	2007-11-08 08:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5746	THAILAND: TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 06:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM APER KPAO TH
07BANGKOK5801	THAIS PREPARED TO SIGN CHARTER, DISCUSS BURMA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7, Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) cleared the way for Prime Minister Surayud to sign the ASEAN Charter at the ASEAN Summit scheduled for November 18-22 in Singapore. While the Charter passed on the first reading, the NLA did not approve the blueprint f [...]	2007-11-14 11:00:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM
07BANGKOK5844	"ISLAM IN THE USA," NEW POSTER SHOW FROM IIP/PUBS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order six (6) poster shows in English of stock number T0500-E "Islam in the USA." The cost of the poster show is $28.75 (twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents) per poster. Total for the above item is $172.50. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/ [...]	2007-11-16 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
07BANGKOK5845	"ISLAM IN THE USA," NEW POSTER SHOW FROM IIP/PUBS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order six (6) poster shows in English of stock number T0500-E "Islam in the USA." The cost of the poster show is $28.75 (twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents) per poster. Total for the above item is $172.50. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/ [...]	2007-11-16 08:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN
07BANGKOK5966	THAILAND PROPOSALS FOR EAP WOMEN'S ISSUES FUND COMPETITION [...] As requested in reftel, post supports the following proposals for the EAP/RSP Women's Issues Fund (WIF) Small Grants Competition. The information provided is as submitted by the organization. Proposals are listed in order of post's preference: PROPOSAL ONE ------------ a) Name of applica [...]	2007-11-28 11:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM TH
07BANGKOK5967	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA [...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]	2007-11-28 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5989	NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok orders the following publications: - V0498-E, 210 copies (The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008, $2.20 per copy),$462.00; - T0498-E, 20 posters (The full-color "U.S. Elections 2008" poster, $0.55 for each poster),$11.00; Total for the above item is $473.00. Post [...]	2007-11-29 09:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN
07BANGKOK6155	RTG REMAINS HOPEFUL ABOUT ROLE FOR ASEAN IN BURMA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA working level contacts continued to view ASEAN as having the potential to successfully steer the Burmese junta towards political and economic reform. The organization's midnight statement on November 19th, essentially enshrining its long-standing policy of non-interference in [...]	2007-12-14 09:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6296	MEDIA FREEDOM IN COMMUNITY RADIO: A VIEW OF NORTHERN [...] (SBU) On December 12-13, AIO and LES Specialist visited community radio stations in the northern region of Thailand. Community radio members with whom we met expressed concern over the current operating environment, but indicated that not much had changed between the Thaksin and post-Thaksin e [...]	2007-12-31 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH
07BANGKOK866	THAILAND'S WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel request, post nominates Professor Virada Somswasdi as Thailand's nominee for the Secretary's "International Women of Courage" award: Name: Virada Somswasdi Title: Director Institution: Women's Studies Center, Chiang Mai University Date of Birth: July 23, 1947 Tel: 66-53-943-57 [...]	2007-02-13 06:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07BANGKOK939	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) Chairman expressed concern to the Ambassador about voter education in the run-up to the referendum on Thailand's next constitution. In a courtesy call on the Ambassador after attending an Embassy-organized digital video conference with an [...]	2007-02-15 11:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OIIP KPAO TH
07BANJUL306	THE GAMBIA: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 11, Ambassador and Poloff met with Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Bai Ousmane Secka to inform him of the TIP Report narrative for The Gambia in advance of the Report's public release June 12. Providing copies of the narrative, points, and press guidance contained in reftel, [...]	2007-06-12 11:49:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO ELAB GA
07BANJUL332	THE U.S./GAMBIAN RELATIONSHIP: DEPARTING [...] (C) The U.S./Gambian relationship remains strained,due primarily to President Jammeh's increasingly authoritarian leadership and consequent decline in the human rights environment here -- a decline that figured prominently in the June 2006 suspension of The Gambia's eligibility for the Milleni [...]	2007-06-25 15:41:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO KPAO EINV ETRD
07BASRAH13	IRANIAN INFLUENCE COMPLICATES IRAQ CONUNDRUM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Two close contacts of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah provided disturbing reports of increasing Iranian efforts to destabilize southern Iraq at a time that MND(SE) is preparing to reposture its military forces and turn Maysan and Basrah provinces over to Iraqi control [...]	2007-02-04 18:49:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR
07BASRAH6	REO BASRAH CHALLENGES LOCAL MEDIA [...] Summary. The Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah hosted a luncheon on January 3 for four journalists from Basrah and Maysan provinces. The journalists focused on the security situation and expressed a desire to maintain frequent contact. The REO director stated that he wants to build a l [...]	2007-01-10 16:32:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ PGOV MOPS EAID ENRG
07BEIJING1077	CHINA'S WOMAN OF COURAGE: EDITOR HU SHULI [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate Hu Shuli, editor in chief of Caijing magazine, to receive the Secretary's inaugural International Women of Courage SIPDIS Award (ref). Hu has not just broken through the glass ceiling many professional women in China face -- she has shattered it. In [...]	2007-02-15 06:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH
07BEIJING1158	CHARGE REQUESTS CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT THE XINHUA [...] (C) The Charge raised United States Government concerns about Xinhua News Agency's recent actions that linked renewal of foreign financial information distributors' annual licenses to the September 2006 media regulations with Xinhua News Agency's Vice President Lu Wei on February 14. Vice Pre [...]	2007-02-16 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN KPAO KIPR ECPS PREK ABLD CH
07BEIJING3578	ZHENGZHOU WELCOMES EMBASSY'S FIRST VIRTUAL PRESENCE POST IN [...] (SBU) The China Mission launched its first Virtual Presence Post (VPP) in Henan Province's Zhengzhou city during a major commercial Expo in the city. Despite local officials' initial uncertainty, the media and residents of Zhengzhou welcomed the new initiative, which built on more than a year [...]	2007-05-29 03:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH KPAO KIIP
07BEIJING483	U/S HUGHES URGES INCREASED EXCHANGES, MEDIA [...] (SBU) During a packed two-day visit to Beijing, Undersecretary Karen Hughes in concert with Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan visited a middle school classroom, Beijing University's Women's Legal Aid Center, a Special Olympics training facility, attended a church service and met with State [...]	2007-01-22 12:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PHUM KOLY KPAO KIRF CH
07BEIJING5579	UNSC RESOLUTION 1540: DEMARCHE ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Pooff delivered reftel demarche to He Yi of the MA Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division on August 23, emphasizing the importance of transparency to the effectiveness of the UNSCR 1540 Committee's efforts. He Yi said he would pass the information to his supervisors and to the Chinese [...]	2007-08-23 08:17:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP CH SF ID
07BEIJING5801	CENTRAL CHINA RISING: HENAN PLEASED WITH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with EconMinCouns, Henan Provincial Government officials painted a picture of a province whose strategy of economic opening has resulted in three years of GDP growth above 14 percent as well as growing participation of foreign companies in local industry. The Cent [...]	2007-09-05 02:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI KPAO KIIP CH
07BEIJING622	XINHUA RENEWS PRESSURE ON FOREIGN MEDIA PROVIDERS [...] (C) Representatives of the Associated Press (AP),Reuters, and Dow Jones (DJ) recently told emboffs that Xinhua is using the occasion of foreign financial wire services renewing their annual licenses to require them to sign distribution agreements with China Economic Information Service (CEIS [...]	2007-01-26 12:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KPAO KIPR ECPS CH
07BEIJING6761	CHINA'S 2008 WOMAN OF COURAGE: AI XIAOMING [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate feminist author, documentary filmmaker and activist Ai Xiaoming to receive the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ai has overcome police detention, physical assault and state censorship to fight for the rights of Chinese women. I [...]	2007-10-19 13:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO CH
07BEIJING804	COMMUNIST PARTY SCHOOL PROFESSOR SAYS IVP CHANGED HIS [...] (SBU) Niu Xianfeng, an Associate Professor at China's Central Communist Party School, said that participation in an International Visitor's Program (IVP) in the United States in September 2006 changed the way he teaches his students, many of whom are high-level Communist Party officials from pr [...]	2007-02-02 05:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SCUL KPAO OEXC SOCI CH
07BEIRUT1136	LEBANON: GOL OUTLINES PLAN FOR REBUILDING NAHR [...] (C) The government official responsible for the issue of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, outlined the GOL's plan to deal with the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp once the Lebanese Armed Forces' battle against Fatah al-Islam militants is over. Makkawi is aware of the po [...]	2007-07-27 16:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT1284	LEBANON: PLO REPRESENTATIVE IN LEBANON [...] (C) Abbas Zaki, the PLO Representative in Lebanon, told the Charge on 8/21 that he has faith in the GOL's promise to rebuild the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp on its original site. Lebanese politicians, though divided on domestic issues, are united in their desire to help the Palestinian refugees [...]	2007-08-22 14:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT1384	LEBANON: USG RESPONDS TO PM'S APPEAL TO REBUILD [...] (SBU) At a widely attended international donors conference on September 10, Prime Minister Siniora formally launched the appeal to rebuild the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp and to assist Lebanese citizens in the surrounding area who had been impacted by the 105-day armed conflict. UNRWA Commissi [...]	2007-09-10 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT859	LEBANON: FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF LBCI TELEVISION [...] (C) Twice in recent weeks, most recently during a meeting with the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on political matters (reftel),Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has sounded alarm bells about control of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International television network (LBCI) passing i [...]	2007-06-14 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PGOV LE SA
07BELGRADE1086	NATIONWIDE MEDIA APPEARANCES IN SERBIA BY [...] Summary: From July 17-26 outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael C. Polt conducted a series of interviews with a broad spectrum of Serbian media in which he forcefully conveyed messages on U.S. ambitions for Kosovo, Serbia and the region. The Ambassador reiterated that the U.S. supports [...]	2007-08-01 07:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS PGOV KPAO SCUL SR MW YI
07BELGRADE1160	KOSOVO WEEKLY: KOSTUNICA TARGETS NATO [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian leaders generally termed the Kosovo Troika's first visit to Belgrade as positive and a new start -- leaving behind the Ahtisaari's proposal. The DSS quickly dismissed partition of Kosovo as unacceptable and instead made pronouncements alleging that NATO is trying to for [...]	2007-08-17 17:26:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1223	KOSOVO WEEKLY: RHETORIC OUTSHINES TROIKA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-NATO rhetoric and talk of inflicting "injury" in response to a Kosovo unilateral declaration of independence (UDI),in Serbia, eclipsed the first week of talks in Vienna. Tadic and his Democratic Party (DS) remain silent, while Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia ( [...]	2007-08-31 16:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1252	KOSOVO WEEKLY: DS HITS BACK AT DSS RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Party (DS) responded to the Democratic Party of Serbia's (DSS) NATO-bashing and inflammatory comments about Serbian "use of force" or "severe measures" in Kosovo. Serbian media covered the U.S. and EU's reactions to the latest DSS rhetoric, which included a Kosovo [...]	2007-09-07 18:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1276	KOSOVO WEEKLY: GOS COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. THREAT; ADVISES [...] (SBU) Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) protested throughout the week, through the media and to the UNSC, the perceived USG "threat" to Serbia's territorial integrity. Kostunica traveled to Brussels, in an attempt to organize EU opposition to an [...]	2007-09-14 19:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1277	KOSOVO WEEKLY: GOS COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. THREAT; ADVISES [...] (SBU) Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) protested throughout the week, through the media and to the UNSC, the perceived USG "threat" to Serbia's territorial integrity. Kostunica traveled to Brussels, in an attempt to organize EU opposition to an [...]	2007-09-14 19:52:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1302	KOSOVO WEEKLY: MORE OF THE SAME FROM BELGRADE [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardzic attended Troika-led discussions in London, bringing little new to the table or to the discussion back at home. The President and Prime Minister announced their participation in the next round of discussions to take place [...]	2007-09-24 07:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR
07BELGRADE1329	Serb Rhetoric on Kosovo Status Stronger than Resolve [...] (SBU) Serbia's leaders, in New York for the UNGA and Troika-led Kosovo talks, continue to call on the international community to play by UN rules on Kosovo. At home, government officials echo that Serbia will do everything short of sending in the troops to hold on to Kosovo, while quietly sugg [...]	2007-09-28 17:57:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1359	SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS CRITICIZE BELGRADE [...] (SBU) All ethnic Albanian parties from southern Serbia's Presevo Valley signed a declaration, September 29, criticizing the Government of Serbia for "delaying" political progress in the region. The parties alleged that the GOS was militarizing the region, failing to follow through on promised [...]	2007-10-05 17:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1362	NAZIS AND VOJVODINA [...] (SBU) Leaders from Serbia's Vojvodina told the Ambassador that the appearance of a Nazi Movement in the province was a reflection of the changes in the delicate balance of the multi-ethnic, autonomous province as a result of the population migrations in the 1990's. Demographic changes enabled [...]	2007-10-05 22:13:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1363	BELGRADE FEIGNS OPTIMISIM AFTER DIRECT TALKS [...] (SBU) Serbian leaders returned from the September 28 Kosovo talks in New York boasting confidence in Serbia's Kosovo strategy and hopeful that the talks could produce an agreement. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador privately on October 1 that he believed the Troika was receptive to Pres [...]	2007-10-05 22:40:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1364	NAZIS AND VOJVODINA [...] (SBU) Leaders from Serbia's Vojvodina told the Ambassador that the appearance Of a Nazi Movement in the province was a reflection of the changes in the delicate balance of the multi-ethnic, autonomous province as a result of the population migrations in the 1990s. Demographic changes enabled [...]	2007-10-05 22:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1394	SERBIA - DUELING MUFTIS OVERSHADOW IFTAR [...] (SBU) In the midst of a bitter contest between Islamic leaders that reaches deep into the politics, economics, and financial aspirations of Serbia's Sandzak region (septel),the Ambassador went to Novi Pazar to host an Iftar and to deliver a message about reconciliation. Building on this theme [...]	2007-10-11 18:17:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR
07BELGRADE1400	SERBIA: ANTI-FASCISTS CLASH WITH NEO-NAZIS [...] (U) An unauthorized neo-Nazi rally on October 7 in Novi Sad, Serbia, ended with police arrests, after fighting broke out with counter-demonstrators. Parliament took up the battle in overheated debate. The rally was relatively well-contained and not likely indicative of rising Serbian extremis [...]	2007-10-12 19:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV
07BELGRADE1482	SOUTHERN SERBIA: AVOIDING CARGO CULT [...] The United States' objective in Southern Serbia is to integrate the Albanian-majority Presevo Valley with the rest of the country. While the region is currently stable, its relationship with Belgrade is dysfunctional and local Albanian leaders have failed to commit to a future with Serbia. Lo [...]	2007-10-31 17:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1498	SERBIA: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR UNDERCUTS TROIKA ROLE [...] (SBU) The Russian ambassador to Serbia told a Belgrade daily November 2 that the Troika's 14 Points did not "100% reflect the stand of Russia," and reiterated that December 10 was not a deadline for a decision on Kosovo status. The local UN office (protect) confirmed that the Russian ambassad [...]	2007-11-02 16:56:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1604	SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS RAISE FLAG BUT EVENT PASSES WITH [...] (SBU) Local Albanians in Southern Serbia publicly celebrated Albanian Flag Day, more calmly than in past years. In the Presevo Valley, Albanians temporarily flew the Albanian flag alongside the Serbian flag, but caused little reaction. USG calls to local leaders from Belgrade and Pristina in [...]	2007-11-29 17:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1623	SERBIAN PARTIES REJECT PM ADVISOR'S BELLIGERENT COMMENTS [...] Serbian political parties, including the Radicals, have rejected comments by a Prime Minister advisor that war over Kosovo would be "legal" defense of Serbia's interests. The reactions demonstrate that the full spectrum of Serbian political parties do not consider armed conflict as a reasonab [...]	2007-12-06 12:35:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1674	Serbian Government Warns EUR/SCE Deputy Director about [...] (SBU) Officials of Serbia's ruling parties warned visiting EUR/SCE Deputy Director Robert Silberstein on November 28 that U.S. recognition of Kosovo independence would destabilize Serbia and the region. Kostunica's key lieutenants went further, saying the GOS was planning a tough response (NFI [...]	2007-12-17 07:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1675	SOUTHERN SERBIA: DEFENSE MINISTER MAKES LANDMARK VISIT [...] The Serbian Defense Minister made a landmark visit to Southern Serbia (Presevo Valley),December 13-14, and had positive meetings with the ethnic Albanian mayors of Presevo and Bujanovac. The Minister and the mayors agreed that, although serious tensions remained, the situation in Southern Se [...]	2007-12-17 07:04:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1718	KOSTUNICA'S OPTIONS: ELECTIONS AND KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Kostunica has two key decisions to make: whether to endorse President Tadic's reelection bid and how to proceed with a parliamentary resolution on Kosovo. On Friday, December 21, Kostunica's party unexpectedly withdrew from the parliamentary session, effectively suspending [...]	2007-12-21 16:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1733	PARLIAMENT ADOPTS UPDATED KOSOVO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly adopted on December 26 a resolution against Kosovo independence. A product of negotiations between ruling coalition parties, the text reiterated Serbia's Kosovo policy without prescribing specific steps Serbia must take if Kosovo declares independence, [...]	2007-12-27 16:45:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE207	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S FEB 6 VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Summary: In his 2/6 meetings in Belgrade, Ambassador Wisner affirmed full USG support for Ahtisaari and his proposal and urged Serbian leaders to commit fully to the UNOSEK negotiations as the Kosovo status process moves into its final stage. President Tadic offered assurances that he wou [...]	2007-02-13 14:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KPAO YI MW SR

07BELGRADE208	AMBASSADOR WISNER'S FEB 6 VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Summary: In his 2/6 meetings in Belgrade, Ambassador Wisner affirmed full USG support for Ahtisaari and his proposal and urged Serbian leaders to commit fully to the UNOSEK negotiations as the Kosovo status process moves into its final stage. President Tadic offered assurances that he wou [...]	2007-02-13 14:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KPAO YI MW SR
07BELGRADE249	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. UNOSEK: the view from Belgrade ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) For the week of 2/19, almost all Kosovo focus was on the UNOSEK talks in Vienna. The media reports from Vienna have been mostly straightforward. [...]	2007-02-23 17:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE288	POWER STRUGGLE DEEPENS BETWEEN SERBIAN MUSLIMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Serbia's new Law on Religion has brought to the fore long-simmering tensions within Serbia's Islamic community (IC). Serbian Islamic leaders are deep into negotiations over unification, but with separate ideas about where the centralized administrative authority should be based, [...]	2007-03-02 15:22:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO KIRF PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE291	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (2/26 - 3/2) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (U) Summary: For the week of February 26, the second week of UNOSEK talks, the SNV rally and Russian DFM Titov's visit were the most notable events related to Kosovo in Serbia. End Summary. UNOSEK: the view from B [...]	2007-03-02 16:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE323	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/5 - 3/9) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (U) Summary: For the week of March 5, Serbia's preparation for the final, top-level round of UNOSEK talks, as well as the visits of A/S Fried and NATO SYG Scheffer were the most notable events related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-09 13:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE364	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/12 - 3/16) [...] This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. Summary: For the week of March 12, the conclusion of UNOSEK talks and the presentation of the Ahtisaari plan to the UN Secretary General were the most notable events related to Kosovo and Serbia. Speculation about whethe [...]	2007-03-16 17:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE383	KOSOVO: SERBIA APPLAUDS RUSSIAN CALL FOR NEW TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Kostunica and other Serbian leaders rushed to lend their strong support to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Security Council Secretary Ivanov's statements over the weekend in favor of continued talks on Kosovo status under a new mediator. The statements, along wi [...]	2007-03-21 09:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE392	MAKING THE MOST OF USG ASSISTANCE TO MUSLIM [...] Dan: During your recent visit you rightly pointed out that the USG could do a lot to get value, on a global level, from our outreach and assistance to the Muslim communities in this part of the world. I took note of the enthusiasm with which you greeted news of our planned project to rebuild [...]	2007-03-22 08:47:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SR
07BELGRADE408	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/19 - [...] (SBU) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of March 19, reports that Ahtisaari has recommended independence for Kosovo, followed by Russia's strong objections to any settlement other than a "compromise solution" through new talk [...]	2007-03-23 16:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE435	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-30 16:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE459	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/2 - 4/5) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 2, the UNSC meeting attended by Prime Minister Kostunica was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. Both before and after the April 3 session, Belgrade media speculated [...]	2007-04-05 16:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE483	GETTING REAL ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of the Embassy's ongoing effort to reach out to Serbs and explain our support for Kosovo's supervised independence, the Ambassador and his French counterpart co-hosted a lunch for Serbian journalists and other opinion makers for a frank, off-the-record, discussion on Koso [...]	2007-04-12 14:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE489	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/9 - 4/13) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 9, Serbia's self-titled "diplomatic offensive" to block passage of a UNSC resolution on Kosovo was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. The Ambassador and his French [...]	2007-04-13 16:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE533	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/16-4/20) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS -------------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: The first half of the week was dominated by GoS reactions to a mischaracterization of remarks by U/S Burns in testimony before Congress, while the second ha [...]	2007-04-20 16:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE534	LAVROV'S VISIT TO BELGRADE SHOWCASES HARDENING STANCE [...] (u) Russian FM Lavrov's visit was widely covered in local press, which focused on his meetings with Tadic and Kostunica. His statements to press following the meetings reiterated Russia's commitment to continued negotiations and respect for implementation of UNSCR 1244 - the provisions of wh [...]	2007-04-20 16:32:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS UNSC PREL KPAO RU SR
07BELGRADE569	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/23-4/27) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The focus for the week was three-fold: the dominant story was the run-up to and the aftermath of the Security Council Mission (SCM) to Belgrade April 26 (with follow-on travel to Kosovo). The [...]	2007-04-27 15:03:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS UNSC PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE597	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/30-5/4) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. SUMMARY ------- 2. (sbu) This was an abbreviated week for Kosovo-related news owing to a 2-day May Day holiday. Media focus at the beginning of the week was on the SCM visit that concluded in Kosovo over the prece [...]	2007-05-04 16:25:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS UNSC PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO SR
07BELGRADE644	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (5/7 - 5/11) [...] (U) This cable summarizes the week's notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of May 7, Kosovo news was muted by the dominant story of last-minute government formation. Nevertheless, Belgrade media still reported on speculation about the draft UNSC resolu [...]	2007-05-14 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE738	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (5/21 - 5/25) [...] This cable summarizes the week's notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. Summary: With a government formed, media and public attention in Serbia has returned to Kosovo and speculation on the likelihood of a UNSC resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan. In a late-breaking developmen [...]	2007-05-25 16:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE776	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: GOS EXPECTS RUSSIAN VETO BUT [...] (U) With Serbia's government back online, President Tadic and Prime Minister Kostunica are devoting their attention to the UN Security Council's next steps regarding Kosovo. This cable summarizes the week's notable events regarding Serbia and Kosovo and (in paragraph 8) provides post's analysis [...]	2007-06-01 16:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KBTS KPAO YI SR
07BELGRADE813	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: BELGRADE DELIGHTED WITH PART [...] (SBU) Summary: In a week dominated by speculation on the G8 Summit's impact on the Kosovo status process, the first substantive offer -- French President Sarkozy's proposal to delay a status decision for six months -- is seen by officials here as a triumph for Serbia's Kosovo policy. Serbia al [...]	2007-06-08 15:09:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR YI
07BELGRADE858	THE PRESIDENT ON KOSOVO STATUS: KOSOVO WEEKLY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the President's visit to the region and direct statements on the need to move towards independence for Kosovo, post sustained an aggressive public campaign to reinforce the President's comments. The Ambassador's public comments this week countered Serbian offici [...]	2007-06-15 13:09:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE876	SOUTHERN SERBIA: SEPERATIST RALLY FIZZLES [...] SUMMARY: A June 15 rally in southern Serbia calling for the separation of three municipalities from Serbia (and joining with Kosovo) drew much lower numbers of participants than expected. Political leaders in the area were divided, and in the end none of the political leaders addressed the cr [...]	2007-06-21 06:31:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE896	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: STATUS DELAY GAMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian officials, confident that a Kosovo status decision will be delayed considerably, augmented diplomatic overtures to Russia and European countries with the aim of isolating the USG in the push for independence. The GOS reacted quickly to the new draft UNSC resolution by [...]	2007-06-25 06:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE897	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: STATUS DELAY GAMES [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian officials, confident that a Kosovo status decision will be delayed considerably, augmented diplomatic overtures to Russia and European countries with the aim of isolating the USG in the push for independence. The GOS reacted quickly to the new draft UNSC resolution by e [...]	2007-06-25 06:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE915	MINISTRY OF KOSOVO: KOSTUNICA'S FULCRUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbia's Ministry of Kosovo and Metohija (MOK) emerged as a new ministry during the government coalition negotiations following Serbia's January 2007 parliamentary elections. The Ministry aims to coordinate Serbia's Kosovo policy by combining the operational elements of the exi [...]	2007-06-26 16:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE920	SOUTHERN SERBIA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Presevo and Bujanovac on June 19-20, poloff and polspec met with political leaders and various contacts from NGOs, the media and the Orthodox Church. In general, the region is currently acceptably calm and secure. Our contacts confirmed that the protest on June [...]	2007-06-27 12:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE933	KOSOVO DOMINATES BELGRADE COE MEETING [...] (U) Summary: Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic used their speeches at the opening of the 1000th meeting of the CoE Ministers' Deputies to reiterate the GOS' position on Kosovo, advertise recent cooperation with The Hague, emphasize Serbia's sincere commitment to co [...]	2007-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE934	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: KOSTUNICA'S "BATTLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: With news of another rejection by Russia on a UNSC draft resolution, Prime Minister Kostunica used his strongest anti-U.S. rhetoric to date in reaction to the Ambassador's direct speech about Serbia's path to Europe. Kostunica cast bilateral differences over Kosovo as a "battle [...]	2007-06-29 16:55:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE958	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: BELGRADE PREPARES FOR NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Without hard news on Kosovo out of Kennebunkport, Serbian media filled the vacuum with speculation about new status negotiations. Serbian officials doggedly continued their diplomatic offensive abroad and political entrenchment at home. Partition of Kosovo crept back into the ne [...]	2007-07-06 15:53:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE989	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEAN'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] Representative Bean, Your delegation is visiting Serbia at a time when local leaders are confident about the success so far of Serbia's policies on Kosovo and progress in integration with the European Union. In reality, the current Kosovo status delay is no more sustainable than the status [...]	2007-07-12 14:43:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE991	KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: RHETORIC HARDENS AS A/S FRIED AND FM [...] SUMMARY: A/S Fried and the French Foreign Minister both came to Belgrade this week to offer an additional 120 days of engagement on Kosovo, but also to confirm to Belgrade that without an agreement of the parties, Kosovo will be independent. Both men expressed U.S. and French eagerness to help [...]	2007-07-13 16:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELMOPAN96	BELIZE: IIP SPEAKER KELLNER JUMPSTARTS EMBASSY'S GOOD [...] See action request in para 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. During his two-day (January 24-25) visit to Belize, IIP Speaker Ken Kellner met with university students, civic leaders, and government officials to share his experiences as Senior Counsel for the House of Representatives Commit [...]	2007-02-12 19:10:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP EAID PGOV KPAO BH
07BERLIN1648	EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON FY2007 IRAN DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As a pilot post in the FY07 Iran Democracy Small Grants Program, Embassy Berlin has canvassed several local nongovernmental organizations working on Iran or Middle East issues to discuss Small Grant opportunities. While generally positive on overall initiative goals, organizatio [...]	2007-08-31 12:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM KPAO PREL GM IR
07BERLIN2000	WIREC - FOLLOWING UP WITH GERMANY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 13:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENRG GM
07BERLIN864	TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (S) Global Affairs Off delivered ref demarche to Mathias Sonn, MFA Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation, who said he agrees completely with the idea of German and joint approaches to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE along the lines of reftel. Given the military [...]	2007-04-27 18:04:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF PK GM ZU ZP
07BERLIN912	TERRORIST FINANCE: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCING: [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (S) As previewed ref B, Pol-Mil Chief followed up on the demarche concerning Taliban financing (ref A) with Eckhart Blaurock, the Afghanistan action officer in the MFA's NATO Office May 3. Blaurock indicated that he had discussed [...]	2007-05-04 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PTER EFIN KTFN KPAO AF GM PK ZU ZP
07BISHKEK1154	Media Reaction: the Sixth Anniversary of the September 11 [...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy garnered substantial coverage in the local media. Much of the coverage repeated or supported conspiracy theories printed in Russian media, which is widely-read in Kyrgyzstan. Most of the coverage was critical of U.S. policy po [...]	2007-09-17 10:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KG
07BISHKEK1280	Embassy Events Marking Ramadan and Orozo Ait [...] (SBU) On September 25, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for local religious leaders and members of the diplomatic corps and interfaith community. Over forty guests joined Embassy staff for this event. In her remarks, the Ambassador emphasized the positive spirit of cooperation between th [...]	2007-10-15 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO SCUL KG
07BISHKEK1400	KYRGYZ STATE TV CHANGES DIRECTORS, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. Promised reforms of the Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Corporation (KTR) have ground to a halt in advance of the December 16 parliamentary elections. Acting General Director Melis Eshimkanov said that his primary problems were dealing with bloated staffing, but acknowledged t [...]	2007-11-28 11:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO KG
07BISHKEK181	KYRGYZSTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to nominate an outstanding Kyrgyz candidate for the IWOC Award. Ms. Bubusara Ryskulova is a well-known promoter of women's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has tirelessly worked in the area of women issues for the last 10 years. First among her many accomplishments wo [...]	2007-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KG
07BISHKEK264	MEDIA REACTION: AIR BASE SHOOTING INCIDENT UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 06:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK488	MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY EVAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to DAS Evan Feigenbaum,s visit of April 15-20 was primarily neutral, matter of fact reporting with some elements of general suspicion and conspiracy theory thrown in, as is generally the case in local media. Both print and electronic media covered his visit [...]	2007-04-26 04:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK520	KYRGYZ PM PARTICIPATES IN US EMBASSY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In honor of World Press Freedom Day, Post hosted an event at the recently raided Freedom House Printing Press. The Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Alamaz Atambayev, and Kyrgyz Media Representative Shamaral Maychiev gave short remarks regarding the importance of a free press in [...]	2007-05-04 09:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
07BISHKEK81	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KARAKOL: ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16 and 17, the Ambassador traveled to Karakol, at the eastern edge of Lake Issyk Kul in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, to open an American Corner at the Issyk Kul Oblast library. The center will provide increased access to news and information about the United States and [...]	2007-01-26 14:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KG
07BISHKEK830	MODERATE KYRGYZ ANALYSIS OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with AKIpress that was picked up by other media outlets, political commentator Valentin Bogatyrev analyzed growing anti-American sentiment and opposition to the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. He said there were base-related reasons for the concerns, but that cer [...]	2007-06-26 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KPAO KG
07BOGOTA6283	COLOMBIA: FEEDBACK ON WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel, post consulted with Arnobio Cordoba Palacios of Afro-Colombian Credit, and Monsignor Hector Fabio Henao of National Pastoral Social, to solicit feedback regarding their participation in the July White House Conference on the Americas. A former mayor of Quibdo, capital of the depa [...]	2007-08-27 21:08:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM KPAO CO
07BOGOTA7171	CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: With funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB),Embassy Bogota hosted the visit of Conservation International Senior Research Scientist Timothy J. Killeen to Colombia September 26-28 to speak about the sustainable development of biofuels. As part of the t [...]	2007-10-04 15:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON KPAO OIIP SENV CO
07BOGOTA7575	COLOMBIA INTERESTED IN WIREC 2008 [...] Post delivered reftel demarche separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez and Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues Maria Alban Duran. Post also presented WIREC 2008 information to officials at the Ministries [...]	2007-10-19 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA7581	COLOMBIA BULLISH ON WIREC 2008, REQUESTS SPOT ON [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. Post delivered reftel demarche on the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Envir [...]	2007-10-19 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA8692	EMBASSY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPONSORS CONFERENCE ON [...] Embassy Public Affairs sponsored the 12th Houston Series seminar with a focus on "Social Justice: Reducing Poverty, Building the Economy and Peace." 110 leaders and officials from the private sector, academia, government and NGOs participated in the three-day conference held in Cartagena fr [...]	2007-12-28 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ASEC KPAO OIIP CO
07BRASILIA108	INFORMATION ON THE SEED INITIATIVE CANDIDATE FROM BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Reftel requests that Post evaluate Brazilian candidates for the SEED initiative. "Projeto Bagagem" is well-known to USAID Brazil. USAID Senior Advisor Eric Stoner reports it is a community-based tourism network in Brazil. Stoner is familiar with the individuals who participated in the c [...]	2007-01-19 17:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KPAO KAID TBIO KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2044	BRAZIL: INTERESTED IN THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Drawing on REFS, ESTH Counselor Driscoll had a series of conversations in mid- and late-October with Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Chief of the Division of Division for New and Renewa [...]	2007-10-29 09:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG BR
07BRASILIA759	BRAZIL: MANAUS MEETINGS, MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: As Virtual Presence Post Officer, Econoff visited Manaus, State of Amazonas from April 16-19 for public outreach and economic-related meetings. While there, she visited the U.S. Consular Agent in Manaus, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Amazonas, and the bi-national center, Institu [...]	2007-04-30 15:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG KPAO OIIP CVIS PGOV SENV BR
07BRASILIA792	EARTH DAY PHOTO CONTEST ATTRACTS OVER 1,500 PICS FROM ALL [...] SUMMARY: The US Embassy in Brasilia, through its Regional Environmental HUB Office and with indispensable support from the Public Affairs section, celebrated Earth Day 2007 through a countrywide photography contest entitled 'A Snapshot of Brazilian Nature.' With over 1,500 entries from throu [...]	2007-05-04 14:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAO OIIP BR
07BRATISLAVA129	SLOVAKIA APPROVES NATO REQUEST TO SEND ENGINEERS [...] The Slovak Cabinet approved a decision to transfer a maximum of 65 Slovak combat-engineers from Kabul to the airport in Kandahar on February 28. The decision came in response to a request made by NATO last Fall. Slovak soldiers will be sent to Kandahar with the caveat that they not leave the a [...]	2007-03-01 14:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS NATO KPAO AF LO
07BRATISLAVA211	CUBAN DISSIDENTS CONNECT LIVE WITH SLOVAKS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban youth dissidents and former Slovak dissidents and student leaders from the 1989 Velvet Revolution connected live via webcast on April 3 to share experiences. On the same day that Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos concluded his visit to Cuba (ref A),Embassy Bratislava hos [...]	2007-04-05 15:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO CU LO
07BRATISLAVA23	IRAQ: ECHOING PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IN SLOVAK MEDIA [...] On Thursday January 11, Ambassador Vallee strongly echoed the themes, presented in President Bush's new Iraq Strategy, to a broad Slovak audience: Much is at stake in Iraq; it can not become a base for global terrorism; the Iraqis will take the lead in this new strategy; protection of the popul [...]	2007-01-12 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO
07BRATISLAVA294	CUBA TRANSITION COORDINATOR MCCARRY FINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 4, Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry met with the Slovak MFA State Secretary and Political Director, Members of Parliament, NGO representatives, and former dissidents in Bratislava. McCarry informed his interlocutors of the increased repression and summary trials s [...]	2007-05-17 15:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO CU LO
07BRATISLAVA472	EXAMINATION OF POLITICAL PRESSURE IN SLOVAK MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: Since its inception the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, has brawled with the press. This "open war," as the spokesman for the Ministry of Culture has termed it, is exacerbated by statements from the Prime Minister's office insisting on more coverage by public med [...]	2007-08-24 06:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO
07BRATISLAVA538	SLOVAKIA: 2008 NATO POLICY-MAKER TOUR PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Bratislava requests a date be reserved for a policy-maker tour in April/May 2008, following the NATO Summit. Post would send 6-8 employees of the Ministry of Defense and Government Office, a representative from DAO and a Political Officer. Post requests a tour that includes substantive [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO KPAO OEXC OIIP PREL LO
07BRATISLAVA56	SLOVAKIA DOES NOT HAVE DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN [...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Middle East Department Ambassador Klara Novotna thanked Emboff for the information regarding USG programming on democracy, civil society, and freedom of information promotion in Iran, but indicated that Slovakia does not have any similar programs in Iran. VALLEE [...]	2007-01-26 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA58	PM SIGNALS SLOVAK TROOP MOVE TO KANDAHAR - BUT [...] (C) PM Robert Fico has signalled his agreement to move Slovak military engineers from Kabul to Kandahar, but with the caveat that they conduct work only at Kandahar Air Base. Fico told a Bratislava press conference upon return from his January 26 visit to Kandahar that the GOS should make a fo [...]	2007-01-26 17:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS NATO KPAO AF LO
07BRATISLAVA84	FY-07 NATO TOUR NOMINEES FOLLOW-ON [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Embassy Bratislava nominates the following Members of Parliament for the FY-2007 single-country, policy-maker tour, which is already scheduled for March 8-9, 2007: -- Rudolf Pucik is a first-time MP representing the governing Slovak National Party (SNS). He is Chairperson o [...]	2007-02-09 13:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO AMGT NATO LO
07BRATISLAVA93	SLOVAKIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Post nominates Andrea "Basa" Buckova for the International Woman of Courage award. Buckova is a Romani activist, former political candidate, and currently works for a regional branch of the Plenipotentiary for Romani Affairs. She can be contacted at (work tel) 421-48-414-8552, (mobile tel) 4 [...]	2007-02-15 08:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO LO
07BRIDGETOWN1195	ON BOARD, ALMOST: BIOFUELS INITIATIVE IN ST. KITTS [...] (SBU) A successful biofuels conference hosted in St. Kitts on August 28 encouraged the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) to move forward on a biofuels development plan. However, with tourism development competing for scarce land and resource dollars on the island, continued USG engageme [...]	2007-09-13 15:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EINV KPAO EAID EPET SENV
07BRIDGETOWN1341	US-OWNED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ST. VINCENT TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary: After months of speculation, and negotiations with the GOSVG, St. George's University (SGU),which operates the Kingstown Medical College in St. Vincent, announced that it will cease operations by January 2008. While the medical school had originally announced that it was only sca [...]	2007-10-18 15:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM KPAO ELAB AC XL
07BRIDGETOWN1423	COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] Post does not believe that tying 2008 ship visits to the anniversary of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet would advance post's public diplomacy and other strategic objectives. US NAVAL FORCES SOUTHERN under US SOUTHERN COMMAND is promoting "Partnership for the Americas" theme with requisite [...]	2007-11-14 20:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MOPS XL
07BRIDGETOWN196	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the President of Dominica and called on both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on January 24. In her courtesy calls, the Ambassador and her interlocutors discussed both current and possible future USAID projects, the Adva [...]	2007-02-13 16:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ENRG EINV MASS KCRM KPAO
07BRUSSELS1087	BARRIERS TO INTEGRATION: BELGIAN MUSLIMS FACE MULTIPLE CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: More than half of Belgium's immigrants from Morocco and Turkey (nearly all of whom are Muslim) live below the Belgian poverty line, defined as 777 euros (approximately $1,000) or less, per household, per month. This finding is from "Poverty in the Migrant Population," the first pa [...]	2007-03-30 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI SMIG ECON KISL KPAO BE
07BRUSSELS666	EU CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Feb. 27 to Francois Massoulie at the European Commission, who just returned from Tehran where he said the mood is "gloomy" regarding any collaboration between Iranian NGOs or individuals and Western governments. Massoulie, the desk officer for Iran at the C [...]	2007-02-28 16:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EUN KPAO PREL PGOV IR BE EAID
07BRUSSELS860	BELGIAN RESPONSE TO OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Embassy presented US-EU Open Skies Demarche (Refs A and B) to Belgian Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following message was received from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 13: Thank you for your demarche of March 9 in which you request th [...]	2007-03-14 14:47:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EU KPAO BE
07BUCHAREST287	ROMANIA: NO IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 11:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL IR RO
07BUCHAREST425	ROMANIA - OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IN EARLY STAGES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 04:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU KPAO SENV RO
07BUDAPEST11	2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] (U) Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the GWOT, including through its deployment of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. The Hungarian government also supports USG initiatives against al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations both within its borders and abroad. Th [...]	2007-01-04 14:59:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1934	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-11 06:31:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1980	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-21 10:01:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUDAPEST1981	2007 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT ON TERRORISM: HUNGARY [...] Hungarian authorities remain fully supportive of the military, economic, and political aspects of the Global War on Terror. Hungary has made a long-term commitment to continue its leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and is proceeding with plans to increase its deplo [...]	2007-12-21 14:27:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KPAO KHLS KCRM EFIN AEMR ASEC HU
07BUENOSAIRES1051	MEDIA REACTION; US-LED GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM; US VIEWS ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the US-led Global War on Terrorism; a US experts' views on the outcome of upcoming Argentine presidential elections; the relationship between the media and governments in Latin America; and comments on the US State Department's Consula [...]	2007-05-29 18:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES106	MEDIA REACTION KIRCHNER-LULA'S ROLE IN MODERATING CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include Argentine President Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva's role in moderating Chavez in favor of Mercosur's interests; fears of China re-launching its space arms race; the two highest-ranking Democratic leaders of Congress criticizing the W [...]	2007-01-22 19:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1062	MEDIA REACTION; RUSSIA NUCLEAR SUPER-MISSILE; ROBERT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the test of a Russian nuclear missile; the appointment of Robert Zoellick as the new head of the World Bank; and the implications of the USG Consular Information Sheet on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Nostalgia" [...]	2007-05-30 15:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1071	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH-PUTIN SUMMIT; US-SPAIN DISAGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include President Bush hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin in July amid tensions over US plans to build a missile shield in Europe; US Secretary Condoleezza Rice's trip to Spain, which is aimed at underscoring disagreements with the Za [...]	2007-05-31 15:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1090	MEDIA REACTION; RCTV; G8 SUMMIT; 06/04/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces are mostly related to the implications of the revocation of RCTV's license in Venezuela; and the upcoming G8 Summit with the major topics of disagreement between the US and Russia. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela - Ch [...]	2007-06-05 09:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES11	DEMOCRATS RETAKING CONTROL OF US CONGRESS; LULA'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Democrats retaking control of US Congress and announcing a rapprochement with Latin America; and expectations about Lula's second term in office. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new US Congress will take office today" Leonardo [...]	2007-01-04 20:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1102	MEDIA REACTION; ROGER NORIEGA'S STATEMENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include former US Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega's remarks on SIPDIS the impact of Buenos Aires elections on the Kirchner administration; and the upcoming G8 summit vis-`-vis the US-Russian bilateral r [...]	2007-06-05 20:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1105	MEDIA REACTION; BRAZILIAN LEGISLATORS AGAINST CHAVEZ; US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces include the Brazilian Congress' offensive against Chavez's entry into Mercosur; and US analysts' opinion about Mauricio Macri; and the status of press freedom in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Brasilia's offensive [...]	2007-06-06 14:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1120	MEDIA REACTION; BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY; RUSSIA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces discuss Brazil's "realistic" foreign policy; Russia's authoritarian style of government; and prospects for the US-Argentine bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela is involved in Brazil's strategic game" [...]	2007-06-07 15:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1129	MEDIA REACTION; G8 SUMMIT CONCLUSIONS; PUTIN'S PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include G8 countries committing themselves to reduce gas emissions; and the implications of Russia's offer for the US to use a Russian-controlled radar system in Azerbaijan for a missile defense shield. 2. OPINION PIECES AND E [...]	2007-06-08 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1142	MEDIA REACTION; LULA'S WARNING TO CHAVEZ; CHAVEZ AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials cover Lula's criticism of Chavez's verbal excesses; Chavez's inconsistent response to the Pope's warnings of growing authoritarianism in Latin America; and the "totalitarian" nature of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's decision to [...]	2007-06-11 14:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1153	MEDIA REACTION; 27TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OAS IN PANAMA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice repudiating "the censorship of not renewing private TV licenses in Venezuela" in the framework of the 27th OAS General Assembly in Panama; and US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez's statem [...]	2007-06-12 19:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1162	MEDIA REACTION; T.I.P. REPORT; MIDDLE EAST; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international opinion pieces today include the Argentina section in the Trafficking in Persons report issued by the Department of State; what the U.S. and other leading countries are doing to put an end to the current flare-up in the Middle East; and Argentine First Lad [...]	2007-06-13 15:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1169	MEDIA REACTION; POSSIBLE RETURN OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the possible return of the Visa Waiver Program to Argentina; and Argentina passing anti-terrorism legislation, allegedly under pressure by the U.S. and others. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Argentines could again trave [...]	2007-06-14 14:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES117	MEDIA REACTION LULA'S GROWTH ACCELERATION PROGRAM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers report on Brazilian President Lula da Silva's "Growth Acceleration Program," which will reportedly have a positive impact on Argentina and Mercosur; Argentina's draft bill against terrorist financing; and Bolivian President Evo Morales' plans to nationalize the [...]	2007-01-24 13:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1177	MEDIA REACTION; THE LATIN AMERICAN POPULIST MODEL; THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories cover Latin America's populist model; the lack of progress made by the G8 summit in terms of the social and environmental agenda; and the Visa Waiver Program. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The hypnotic populist model" Dail [...]	2007-06-15 15:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1192	MEDIA REACTION; THE GAZA STRIP; USG ASKING THE ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials cover the state of affairs in the Gaza Strip as well as the next steps to be taken by the Bush and Olmert administrations; the USG praises the Argentine Government for its approval of an anti-terrorist draft bill and reque [...]	2007-06-19 17:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1200	MEDIA REACTION; US IMMIGRATION REFORM; US FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international topics today include the US immigration reform; and the US House Foreign Relations Committee discussion about the status of the US-South American relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Immigration on the arena" Daily-of-record "La Nacion [...]	2007-06-20 20:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1216	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE ANTI-TERRORIST LEGISLATION; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories cover the questioning of Argentina's antiterrorist legislation based on some gaps which could lead to human rights abuses; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reasons for pushing Nicaragua into Mercosur; and the view of Latin Amer [...]	2007-06-22 15:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1221	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN HUGO CHAVEZ NOT ATTENDING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's decision not to attend the Asuncion Mercosur presidential summit; and the implications of Chinese and Indian corporations and governments' reinvigorated ties to Latin and Central America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDI [...]	2007-06-25 08:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1232	MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST; HUGO CHAVEZ; LATIN AMERICA IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces cover the US and Israel's strategy on the Middle East; the decline of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's popularity in opinion surveys; and the inclusion of Latin America in the US election campaign. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Middl [...]	2007-06-25 15:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1239	MEDIA REACTION; US EXPECTATIONS OVER ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories include the analysis by US commentators of Mauricio Macri's victory in the Buenos Aires mayoral race; the outcome of the Paris Conference on Darfur; and the confirmation of Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank. 2. OPINION PI [...]	2007-06-26 14:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL

07BUENOSAIRES125	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; A/S SHANNON'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include US President George W. Bush's State of the Union Address; US Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs Thomas Shannon's statements about ties between the US and Latin America, and particularly Venezuela; upcoming World Econo [...]	2007-01-25 11:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1257	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-US FEELING IN ARGENTINA; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT - "Argentina, one of the countries that most reject the US" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily-of-record "La Nacion," comments (06/28) "The fact that George W. Bush is rejected in Argentina is little surprising, although the broad dimension of said [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1266	MEDIA REACTION; ACNUR REPORT; US IMMIGRATION REFORM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the UN High Commissioner's Report "2006 World Tendencies Report;" the status of the US immigration reform bill; and what Mercosur needs to operate efficiently. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "More refugees due to wars" [...]	2007-06-29 15:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1284	MEDIA REACTION; US IMMIGRATION REFORM; DECLASSIFICATION OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include the US immigration reform; the implications of the declassification of CIA documents; and Wall Street experts' opinion about the Argentine energy crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US - the newly arrived are no [...]	2007-07-02 20:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1296	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ AND MERCOSUR; HAMAS AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Chavez'spat with Lula over Venezuela's entry in MERCOSUR, and HAMAS' liberation of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, viewed as a strategic move aimed at showing it's fully in control of the Gaza Strip. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez [...]	2007-07-05 19:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1319	MEDIA REACTION; RICE-BUSH ON U.S.-LATAM RELATIONS; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories carry Secretary Rice's declarations on U.S. relations with the hemisphere, in the framework of the White House Conference of the Americas, in which she highlights the ties with Brazil and Chile as 'extraordinarily good' while those with Argentina are 'different [...]	2007-07-10 16:08:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1357	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; CHINA-TAIWAN; 07/16/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the impact of the situation in Iraq on the Bush administration; and the dispute between China and Taiwan in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Iraq - when the puppeteer abandons its puppet" Oscar Raul Cardoso, inte [...]	2007-07-16 20:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1367	MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT; US-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover the international conference on the Middle East called by US President George W. Bush; the current status of the US-Russia relationship; and implications of US Treasury Secretary Paulson's trip to Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND [...]	2007-07-18 11:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1374	MEDIA REACTION; US NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the latest US Intelligence Estimate, according to which Al Qaeda remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the U.S.; Argentina's observation of the 13th anniversary of the criminal attack against the AMIA; and the st [...]	2007-07-18 16:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1375	MEDIA REACTION; US NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the latest US Intelligence Estimate, according to which Al Qaeda remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the U.S.; Argentina's observation of the 13th anniversary of the criminal attack against the AMIA; and the st [...]	2007-07-18 17:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1385	MEDIA REACTION; AMIA BOMBING ANNIVERSARY; 07/19/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Daily-of-record "La Nacion," leading "Clarin," and liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald" carry editorials on the 13th anniversary of the AMIA bombing. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "When 13 is really unlucky" Liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires He [...]	2007-07-19 15:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1431	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN TIES TO LATIN AMERICA; IMF LEADERSHIP; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories include Israel's concern over Iran's growing ties to Latin America; and U.S.-Argentina concurrence on the appointment of the next head of the IMF. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Israel is concerned over Iran's growing ties to Latin Am [...]	2007-07-24 15:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1438	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; TURKEY; UPCOMING ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories include a US military report advising troop withdrawal from Iraq begin in the summer of 2009; implications of Turkish parliamentary elections; and speculation about the outcome of upcoming Argentine presidential elections. 2. OPINION PIECES AND [...]	2007-07-25 15:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1449	MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST; CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the "historic" summit between Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and Egyptian and Jordan Foreign Ministers; and implications of Argentine First Lady Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner's trip to Spain. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Hist [...]	2007-07-26 19:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1462	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON CUBA; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories cover current and future US policy on Cuba; and the agreement reached by US Senator Nicholas Negroponte and Intel corporation to work together on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - " [...]	2007-07-30 09:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1465	MEDIA REACTION; AMIA CASE; MIDDLE EAST; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the USG praise for Argentina's cooperation in the AMIA terrorist bombing investigation; US policy in the Middle East; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "perpetual presidency," along the lines of that of Argentine former President Jua [...]	2007-07-30 18:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1472	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRHCNER TO MEXICO; UK [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the visit of Argentine President Kirchner and First Lady and Senator Cristina Kirchner to Mexico and the signature of a strategic deal between Argentina and Mexico; UK PM Gordon Brown's trip to the US and his meeting with President Bu [...]	2007-07-31 16:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1488	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT NESTOR KIRCHNER TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories are related to President Kirchner's criticism of the wall along the US-Mexican border; and the US Lower House's resolution asking Interpol to issue international warrants for the capture of Iranian and Lebanese suspects in the attack agai [...]	2007-08-01 18:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES149	MEDIA REACTION TIFA BETWEEN THE US AND URUGUAY; 01/26/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All major newspapers report on the signing of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement between the US and Uruguay and DUSTR John Veroneau's statement that "The TIFA's will help us find ways to explore and broaden economic opportunities as well as identify further opport [...]	2007-01-26 20:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1501	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's attempt to amend the country's constitution in order to obtain indefinite re-election; and prospects for Argentina's economic boom and Cristina Kirchner. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - [...]	2007-08-02 16:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1525	MEDIA REACTION; US WIRETAPPING LEGISLATION; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the new US legislation expanding government authority to listen in on international phone calls and read e-mail messages of US citizens without warrants; speculation about Argentina's future foreign policy, with a focus on the upcoming me [...]	2007-08-07 08:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1535	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN RELATIONSHIP; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the bilateral relationship between Argentina and Venezuela; and Brazilian President Lula reinforcing an alliance between Mexico and Brazil. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Two presidents, among jokes and praising spe [...]	2007-08-08 13:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1536	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CRISTINA [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the implications of Argentine Presidential Candidate Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner's address to the Council of the Americas; and the impact of current Argentine-Venezuelan ties on Argentina's foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES A [...]	2007-08-08 13:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1556	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international opinion pieces cover Argentina's current and upcoming foreign policy; and the mounting trade dispute between the US and China. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Gestures towards the world" Ricardo Kirschbaum, general editor of leading "Clarn, [...]	2007-08-10 08:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1580	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN TIES; GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to the current status of Argentine-Venezuelan relationship following the scandal of the 800,000-dollar suitcase found at Jorge Newbery Airport; and the impact of the global financial crisis on Argentine economy and upcoming election [...]	2007-08-14 12:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1582	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA; US ECONOMY; SUSAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today are related to the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship following the scandal of the 800,000-dollar suitcase found at Jorge Newbery Airport; the current status of the US economy; and comments from Susan Segal, head of the Council of the Americas [...]	2007-08-14 12:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1595	MEDIA REACTION; KARL ROVE'S RESIGNATION; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories cover the resignation of US President George W. Bush's chief political strategist Karl Rove; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reaction to the scandal involving a Venezuelan businessman who tried to smuggle nearly 800,000 US dollars into A [...]	2007-08-14 17:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES16	NEWLY ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI; US-LATIN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include Democrats taking control of both the US House of Representatives and Senate for the first time in a dozen years; Rep. Nancy Pelosi's selection as the first woman House leader in US history; Pelosi's statements about revisiting ties [...]	2007-01-05 22:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1608	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN-ARGENTINE TIES; 08/15/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are related to the current status of the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship in the aftermath of the suitcase-scandal and its impact on Cristina Kirchner's chances to win the Argentine presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - [...]	2007-08-16 15:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1609	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN TIES; US-IRAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international opinion stories review the implications of the latest (Argentine-Venezuelan) political scandal surrounding a suitcase with nearly 800,000 dollars seized at the Argentine capital's airport; as well as the US intention to include the Islam [...]	2007-08-16 15:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1622	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE COUNTRY-RISK; IMPACT OF THE WORLD [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today are related to the impact of Argentine-Venezuelan ties on Argentina's country-risk ratings; and business expectations about the next Argentine Government's economic policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "(Argentina's) country-risk [...]	2007-08-17 14:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1646	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ-KIRCHNER AND THE SUITCASE SCANDAL; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The main weekend international stories are related to the implications of the suitcase scandal in the Argentine-Venezuelan relationship; and the role played by US vulture funds in the world financial crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Santa Cruz, Carris and C [...]	2007-08-22 19:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1647	MEDIA REACTION; BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT EVO MORALES AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today focus on Bolivian President Evo Morales' attempt to amend his country's Constitution in search of indefinite re-election, along the lines of Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez's "model;" a Zogby International opinion poll revealing that Lati [...]	2007-08-22 19:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1658	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; US FINANCIAL CRISIS AND HEGEMONY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local media carry opinion pieces on US President Bush's address to a Veterans Convention; the US handling of the international financial crisis; and PDVSA's special privileges in Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Specters" Marcelo Cantelmi, internationa [...]	2007-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1667	WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAS: FEEDBACK FROM [...] SUMMARY: POST SENT 11 NGO LEADERS TO THE JULY 9 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAS. ON JULY 20, THE AMBASSADOR HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE WITH NINE OF THE 11 PARTICIPANTS TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND DISCUSS FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES. THEY APPRECIATED THE CONFERENCE BUT SUGGESTED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEE [...]	2007-08-24 12:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KSUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1676	MEDIA REACTION; CRISTINA KIRCHNER'S UPCOMING TRIP TO THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers carry opinion pieces on Argentine First Lady and presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner's upcoming trip to the US; the impact of the world financial crisis on Argentina's economy; and the alleged failure of the Doha Round as well as current conditions in the [...]	2007-08-24 19:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1700	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON IRAQ; ARGENTINE ECONOMIC & [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are mainly related to the US policy on Iraq; and Argentina's upcoming economic and foreign policy. Leading "Clarn" also carries an interview with Professor James Kenneth Galbraith, headlined "The world no longer wants to be led by the US." [...]	2007-08-28 22:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1701	MEDIA REACTION; ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALEZ'S RESIGNATION; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the implications of Attorney General Alberto Gonzles' resignation; and the alleged Fidel Castro death watch on the Internet. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The White House's last line of defense" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washin [...]	2007-08-28 22:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1705	MEDIA REACTION; ANTONINI WILSON; EVO MORALES; 08/29/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today are related to the FBI finding Antonini Wilson in Miami; the relationships among Argentina, Venezuela and the US; and internal Bolivian politics. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The FBI finds Wilson in Miami and now expects an ar [...]	2007-08-29 16:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1727	MEDIA REACTION; CHILEAN PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET; US [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the implications of the protests staged over the Chilean Government's economic and social policies; and comments from US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns on Argentina and Brazil. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Figu [...]	2007-08-30 18:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1736	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL AUDITOR GENERAL AND UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary: The President of the National Auditing Office (AGN),Ambassador Leandro Despouy, recently discussed the AGN's broad government oversight role and his responsibilities as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. He described his impressions of the state of h [...]	2007-08-31 16:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SENV KCOR KPAO AR EAID
07BUENOSAIRES1737	MEDIA REACTION; ANTONINI WILSON; CHAVEZ MEDIATION BETWEEN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to the Argentine Government's expectations regarding a request to the US for Antonini Wilson's extradition; Venezuelan President Chvez's attempt to mediate between the Colombian Government and the FARC; and the allege [...]	2007-08-31 16:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1751	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT CHAVEZ AND COLOMBIA; PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include implications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez' attempts to mediate between FARC and the Colombian Government; and the possible reasons for US President Bush's visit to Iraq. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chvez to the rescu [...]	2007-09-04 19:43:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1757	MEDIA REACTION; THE ISRAEL LOBBY; COLOMBIA; CHINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion pieces are related to "The Israel Lobby," by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt; negotiations over hostage release in Colombia; and Chinese hackers' reiterated attacks on the US Pentagon's computing system. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIAL [...]	2007-09-06 08:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1775	MEDIA REACTION; TERRORISM; GLOBALIZATION AND ARGENTINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Europe's expected reaction to the threat posed by terrorism; how Argentina should manage globalization in order to fully "deploy its potential for development;" and the Argentine Supreme Court's verdict on government spending in t [...]	2007-09-06 17:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1797	MEDIA REACTION; SEPTEMBER 11 ANNIVERSARY; IRAQ; 09/10/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend major international stories are related to the implications and consequences of the September 11 attacks on its sixth anniversary; and the state of affairs in Iraq. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Doomed to success" Daily-of-record "La Nacisn" carries an [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1798	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; PRESS FREEDOM IN VENEZUELA AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories are related to a report issued by a US independent commission of military experts on the situation in Iraq; as well as to the infringements on and attacks against press freedom in both Venezuela and Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDI [...]	2007-09-10 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1807	MEDIA REACTION; S-11 ANNIVERSARY; IRAQ; 09/11/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover the September 11 sixth anniversary; as well as the "confrontation" between the US Legislative and Executive Branches over the war in Iraq. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "S-11 increased the power of the Bush administration's ex [...]	2007-09-11 13:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1816	MEDIA REACTION; S-11; ARGENTINE DEBT TO THE PARIS CLUB; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces today cover the features of "multinational" terrorism and an assessment of the world response on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks; as well as ongoing negotiations between Argentina and the Paris Club. 2. OPINION PIECES [...]	2007-09-12 14:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1828	MEDIA REACTION; CLASHES IN CHILE; SARKOZY'S COMMENTS ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The most important international stories include the murder of a Chilean police officer on the 34th anniversary of the coup d'etat against former Chilean President Salvador Allende; French President Nicolas Sarkozy warning Argentina and other emerging powers that they shoul [...]	2007-09-13 13:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1847	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; THE ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international opinion pieces cover US President Bush's announcement of "gradual troop cuts" in Iraq; Argentine First Lady/Senator Cristina Kirchner's trips abroad; and the impact of the international financial crisis on Argentine banks as well as the country's [...]	2007-09-14 17:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1868	MEDIA REACTION; NORTHERN ROCK CASE; STRUGGLE AGAINST DRUGS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the political and economic implications of the Northern Rock case; a USG report on drug trafficking; and the threat posed by corruption to democracy and capitalism. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Signs of a gloomy futur [...]	2007-09-18 17:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1870	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON IRAN; IRAQ; THE KIRCHNERS TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories are related to the US policy on the Iranian threat; the Bush administration's alleged attempt to "shift the blame to its successors for the cost of its failed military operation in Iraq;" and President Nstor Kirchner and First Lady/Senator and [...]	2007-09-18 18:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1875	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA IN HAITI; IRAQ; US INTEREST RATE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Argentina's participation in the international peace keeping mission in Haiti; the US policy on Iran; and the US Federal Reserve's decision to lower US interest rates. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Why should we stay in Ha [...]	2007-09-20 12:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1879	MEDIA REACTION; LEBANON; ARGENTINE DEBT TO PARIS CLUB; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include the implications of yesterday's attack on Lebanon; First Lady/Senator and presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner's economic agenda; and expected changes in Argentina's foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A sc [...]	2007-09-20 14:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1884	ARGENTINA REQUESTS ADVANCE NOTICE OF FUTURE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary. On September 18, CDA was called in by the MFA's Under Secretary for Bilateral Relations Vicente Espeche Gil to discuss the Department's 2007 International Religious Freedom Report. Espeche Gil reiterated GOA concerns that it [...]	2007-09-20 20:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO CASC AR
07BUENOSAIRES1898	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-IRANIAN TIES; ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's decision to include the AMIA issue in his address to the UN General Assembly; Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's statements about Argentine presidential candidate Cristina Kirch [...]	2007-09-24 09:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1902	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; THE KIRCHNERS TO THE US; FUJIMORI [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international major stories include expectations regarding Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's address to the United Nations General Assembly and how he will discuss the issue of Iran's cooperation on the AMIA case; as well as the growing chances of war against Ira [...]	2007-09-24 16:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1933	MEDIA REACTION; UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the political implications of Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's address to the UNGA, in which he urged the UN to persuade Iran to cooperate with a judicial probe into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA in Buenos Aires; and similarities b [...]	2007-09-27 10:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1934	MEDIA REACTION; THE KIRCHNERS TO THE US; AHMADINEJAD'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include Argentine Senator/First Lady Cristina Kirchner's human rights agenda in New York; implications of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address at UNGA; and the Argentine Government's alleged attempt to thaw its relationship with [...]	2007-09-27 10:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1938	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER'S ADDRESS TO THE UNGA; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's tough talk against Iran at the UNGA; chances that Cristina Kirchner could be received by US President Bush if she wins the Argentine presidency; the US business community reaction to Senator [...]	2007-09-27 14:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1949	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE TIES; BOLIVIA-IRAN; 09/28/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the current status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and the risks and contradictions involved by hard positions, which are held by both Bolivian President Evo Morales and his opponents. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-09-28 19:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1955	MEDIA REACTION ARGENTINE DEBT TO PARIS CLUB; IRANIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the USG asking Argentina to resume talks with the IMF in order to settle its Paris Club debt; implications of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Latin America; and the outcome of Ecuadorian elections. 2. OPINION PIECES [...]	2007-10-01 15:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1962	MEDIA REACTION; US SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE RULING ABOUT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the US Supreme Court of Justice's ruling against two vulture funds that had requested an embargo of Argentine Central Bank reserves; IMF skepticism about Argentina's chances of reaching a fast deal with the Paris Club; and expectati [...]	2007-10-02 13:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1974	MEDIA REACTION; RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE KOREAS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international opinion pieces today include possible reconciliation between the Koreas; anticipated political reform in Ecuador; and ICSID rulings on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A long road back home" Hinde Pomeraniec, political columnist of [...]	2007-10-03 14:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1992	MEDIA REACTION; PLAN MEXICO; GERMAN REUNIFICATION [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories refer to the anticipated Plan Mexico, similar to Plan Colombia; and German reunification as a possible example for the Koreas. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The Plan Colombia, the Mexican way" Gerardo Albarrn de Alba, [...]	2007-10-05 08:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1996	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT; PRESS FREEDOM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the IMF waiting until after Argentine presidential elections to engage on Paris Club debt issues; media owners charging that press freedom is curtailed in Argentina; and commentary on the USG reportedly authorizing painful interro [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2014	ARGENTINE EMBASSY SUPPORT FOR "JUDGES GO TO SCHOOL" PROGRAM [...] AMBASSADOR WAYNE ON OCTOBER 3 GAVE REMARKS AT THE ARGENTINE SUPREME COURT DURING THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY OF A MOCK TRIAL ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES AND JUDICIAL OFFICIALS OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY AND THE NGO ASOCIACION CONCIENCIA AS PART OF THEIR "JUDGES GO TO SCHOOL" PROGRAM. FOUND [...]	2007-10-10 12:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KSUM PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES2016	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; ARGENTINE-IMF TIES; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include UK Gordon Brown's decision to reduce UK troops deployed in Iraq; ties between the IMF and Argentina; and the risks to be met by Argentine Presidential Candidate Cristina Kirchner if she wins the presidency. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-10-10 15:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2017	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; THE TWO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of French FM Kouchner's remarks on the Iranian threat; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice supporting free trade deals; and the "historic" reconciliation between the two Koreas. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-10-10 15:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2035	MEDIA REACTION; ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; US-LATIN AMERICAN TIES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include implications of a US House committee vote to condemn the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey in World War I as an act of genocide; prospects for the US-Latin American relationship; and similarities between the military regimes [...]	2007-10-11 20:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2045	MEDIA REACTION; ANKARA-WASHINGTON TIES; PRESS FREEDOM IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today are related to the US-Turkish relationship in view of a possible attack from Turkey against Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq, thereby destabilizing even further the situation in the country; Ankara's denial of the Armenian genocide being equ [...]	2007-10-12 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2053	MEDIA REACTION; AL GORE; CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the Nobel Peace Award granted to former US VP Al Gore on the race for US presidency; the Chinese Communist Party Congress; Argentina seeking political support at the IMF Annual Assembly; and implications of the deal reache [...]	2007-10-17 08:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2056	MEDIA REACTION; THE US PENTAGON'S VIEW OF IRAN AND CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the US Pentagon's view of Iran and Chvez as threats to the region; Argentina's alleged 'pro-West' foreign policy; and Argentine Paris Club debt negotiations. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "According to the US Pentagon, Ir [...]	2007-10-17 13:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2062	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; CHINA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include President Bush's warning that if Iran obtained nuclear weapons it could lead to "World War III;" the outcome of the 17th Communist Party Congress; and Argentina's ongoing negotiations to repay its Paris Club debt. 2. OPINION [...]	2007-10-18 15:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2070	MEDIA REACTION; THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; IMF-ARGENTINA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international opinion pieces are related to the Armenian genocide; the status of IMF-Argentine ties; and doubts about governance in a future government of Argentine First Lady/Senator and Presidential Candidate Cristina Kirchner. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITO [...]	2007-10-19 18:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2081	MEDIA REACTION; THE CIA; ARGENTINE PARIS CLUB DEBT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include remarks on Tim Weiner's book on the CIA; Argentine Paris Club debt negotiations and the need for IMF reform; and implications of the US Congressional statement acknowledging the Armenian genocide. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-10-23 10:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES209	MEDIA REACTION; ANTI-SEMITISM; CHAVEZ; TRI-BORDER AREA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international lead stories include Iranian President Ahmadinejad's anti-Semitism; President Chavez' nationalization plans; the USG's concern over the Tri-Border Area; and Latin America increasing arms race. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The new face of anti-Semitism" [...]	2007-02-02 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2091	MEDIA REACTION; TURKS AND KURDS; IMF GENERAL ASSEMBLY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of Turkey's plan in Northern Iraq and its parallel with Israel's formula in Lebanon; and the outcome of the IMF General Assembly with an alleged IMF crisis. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A Lebanese-styled so [...]	2007-10-23 21:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2097	MEDIA REACTION; FIRE IN CALIFORNIA; PLAN MEXICO; VATICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the fire in California; implications of Plan Mexico; and a Vatican member supporting Iran's right to "a peaceful use of nuclear energy." 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Evacuees" Hinde Pomeraniec, international columni [...]	2007-10-25 08:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2098	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH SPEECH ON CUBA; 10/25/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories focus on US President Bush's speech on Cuba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Bush creates a world fund for the Cuban transition" Ana Barsn, leading "Clarn's" Washington-based correspondent, writes (10/25) "In an address to t [...]	2007-10-25 13:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2116	MEDIA REACTION; WHITE HOUSE DELEGATION TO BUENOS AIRES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today are focused on post-election economic discussions between the U.S. and Argentina; implications of Brian O'Neill replacing Nancy Lee at the US Treasury Department; and increasing tension between the US and Iran. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-10-26 15:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2131	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; PLAN MEXICO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend major international stories are related to the foreign policy of the future Argentine government; Plan Mexico; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's threat to intervene militarily in Bolivia in the event someone attempts to "oust" Bolivian President Evo Morales. [...]	2007-10-29 14:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2145	MEDIA REACTION; NEW ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT FOREIGN POLICY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include speculation about the newly elected Argentine Government's foreign policy; and an "emerging" arms race in Latin America. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US expects Cristina Kirchner's wink" Hugo Alconada Mon, daily-o [...]	2007-10-30 17:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2155	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE PRESIDENT-ELECT CRISTINA KIRCHNER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include foreign analysts' and Argentine businessmen's expectations on the challenges ahead for Argentine President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner; and US House Ways and Means Committee passing an FTA between the US and Peru. 2. OP [...]	2007-11-01 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2170	MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON CUBA; VENEZUELA; IMF AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the Bush administration's policy on Cuba; Venezuelan President Chavez's concentration of power; IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's remarks about Argentina; and implications of Pakistani leader Musharraf's emergency rule. [...]	2007-11-05 13:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES22	IRAQ; US TRADE AGENDA; DEATH PENALTY; DEMOCRATS TAKING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include US President Bush's announced plan to send additional troops to Iraq; US House of Representatives leader Nancy Pelosi's statements that Democrats could deny US President George W. Bush the money should he call for additional troops; the implications [...]	2007-01-09 10:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2207	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ WAR; PAKISTAN; IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories cover the allegedly 'hidden costs' of the war in Iraq; the Pakistani crisis; and the outcome of the Ibero-American summit. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The 'hidden costs' of Bush's war" Ana Baron, leading "Clarin's" Washi [...]	2007-11-15 07:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2237	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN-CUBAN CONFEDERATION; BRAZIL'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on an idea to create a Venezuelan-Cuban Confederation as a result of an amendment to the current Venezuelan constitution; Brazil's support for Venezuela's entry into Mercosur; implications of DAS John Negroponte's trip to Pakistan; and th [...]	2007-11-20 07:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES224	MEDIA REACTION; UPCOMING TRIP OF U/S NICHOLAS BURNS TO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major newspapers report on US Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's upcoming trip to Buenos Aires. Other international leading stories include the report from London-based International Institute for Strategic Studie [...]	2007-02-06 09:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES2243	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE-BRAZILIAN TIES; 11/20/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The major international story today is the outcome of the meeting between Argentine President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Brazilian President Lula da Silva and their purpose of stepping up cooperation in oil and gas exploration between the two countries. 2. [...]	2007-11-20 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2252	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE FOREIGN POLICY; 11/21/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's trip to Brazil and a change of priorities in Argentina's foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "(Argentina's) foreign policy has already started" [...]	2007-11-23 09:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2254	MEDIA REACTION; CHANCES OF A MERCOSUR-ISRAEL FTA; IMF AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories cover an alleged initiative from Lula and Cristina Kirchner for Mercosur to sign a trade deal with Israel, in an attempt to keep Venezuelan Hugo Chavez at bay; implications of IMF head Dominique Strauss' trip to Argentina to attend Cristi [...]	2007-11-26 07:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2258	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend's local international stories are focused on prospects for success of the upcoming Annapolis Peace Conference; an alleged attempt by Argentina and Brazil to put Venezuelan Hugo Chavez at bay; and implications of the discovery of a Brazilian oil field. 2. OPINION [...]	2007-11-27 07:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2263	ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT GIVES REVEALING INTERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Notoriously inaccessible to the media, Argentina's president-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) gave a lengthy interview to left-of-center, pro-government and often anti-U.S. daily "Pagina 12." The broad range of topics included her political attitudes; [...]	2007-11-28 15:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO AR
07BUENOSAIRES2265	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE; VENEZUELAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories deal with expectations for the Middle East Peace conference in Annapolis; the Venezuelan referendum on the country's constitutional amendment; and a critical view on the war on drugs. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez falling [...]	2007-11-29 07:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2266	MEDIA REACTION; ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; BURMA; UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the outcome of the Middle East peace conference held in Annapolis; Burma and the oil dispute between Beijing and Washington; and the upcoming visit of US experts on Latin American issues. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - " [...]	2007-11-29 07:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2284	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; BOLIVIA; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of the Venezuelan referendum; the chaos in Bolivia; and the Cristina Kirchner's administration future foreign policy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "A Myth" Paula Lugones, international columnist of leading "Cla [...]	2007-12-04 08:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2295	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELAN REFERENDUM; AFTERMATH OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories are focused on implications of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat last Sunday; and steps to build the 'peace construct' in the Middle East based on the Annapolis final declaration. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chavez in his la [...]	2007-12-05 17:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2298	MEDIA REACTION; IMPLICATIONS OF CHAVEZ DEFEAT; IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories cover implications of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat in last Sunday's elections; US President Bush insisting that Iran remains a threat despite an intelligence assessment that it had halted a nuclear program; and the USG sending Secretar [...]	2007-12-06 07:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL

07BUENOSAIRES2307	MEDIA REACTION; HUGO CHAVEZ; EVO MORALES; CHINA; 12/06/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's election defeat; Bolivian leader Evo Morales' calling a referendum on his own presidency; and China's economic progress and respect for freedom. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIAL [...]	2007-12-07 10:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2309	AMB WAYNE MEETS WITH OUTGOING EDUCATION MINISTER (AND [...] Summary: In a November 29 meeting with outgoing Education Minister Daniel Filmus, Ambassador outlined ongoing US Embassy-sponsored educational programs, thanked Filmus for MOE cooperation on the Youth Ambassador Program, and reviewed future areas for collaboration. Filmus said he was in the pr [...]	2007-12-07 15:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2318	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE NEW ADMINISTRATION; IRAN; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include US expectations over Argentina's new administration; the National Intelligence Estimate pointing out that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003; and Colombian President Uribe's decision to grant a "meeting zone" with the FARC. [...]	2007-12-11 07:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2346	ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES STAY IN ATTACK MODE, [...] (SBU) Action Request: Embassy requests clearance of proposed talking points in paras 7-14 for use in backgrounding the media in response to GOA allegations. 2. (SBU) Summary and introduction: Following extensive positive media coverage on December 14 and 15 of the Ambassador's December 14 [...]	2007-12-16 19:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2347	MEDIA REACTION; ARREST OF FOREIGN OPERATIVES IN MIAMI; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers widely report that Argentine President Cristina Fernndez blasted as "garbage" allegations aired in a US court that four men accused of being Venezuelan agents had tried to smuggle $800,000 into the country to finance her election campaign. 2. OPINION PIE [...]	2007-12-17 08:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2359	BOTH KIRCHNERS NOW ON THE WARPATH: "WE WILL NOT [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) and her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner (NK),came out swinging against the United States -- she in Montevideo, he in Buenos Aires -- on December 18, hours before the Ambassador was scheduled to meet with [...]	2007-12-18 18:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2361	G7 AMBASSADORS ON MIAMI ARRESTS: [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador briefed the Ambassadors and Charges of Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom on the December 11 arrest of three Venezuelans and one Uruguayan in Miami on charges of operating as unregistered foreign agents. Ambassado [...]	2007-12-19 12:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR CJAN KJUS ASEC KPAO VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES2362	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE DIPLOMATIC SPAT; 12/19/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local dailies carry opinion pieces on the implications of the Antonini Wilson suitcase scandal and recent allegations that the money was earmarked for Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's election campaign. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Expansion wave [...]	2007-12-19 14:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2378	MEDIA REACTION; US-DIPLOMATIC SPAT; 12/21/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major opinion stories today are related to the implications of the Antonini Wilson case and its impact on the US-Argentine bilateral relationship. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Anger management II" Liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald" editorializes [...]	2007-12-21 18:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES271	MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT VISITS OF AG [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Most dailies report positively on the visit of U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, particularly for playing down the controversy over Ambassador Wayne's intercession on behalf of Eton Park over Transener, for stating the Bush administration's categorical support for Argentina's inve [...]	2007-02-12 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES292	MEDIA REACTION; AFTERMATH OF THE BURNS-SHANNON VISIT, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Several dailies carry U/S Burns and A/S Shannon's post-trip declarations praising their visit to the region, and noting 'very positive' relations with Argentina. Clarin also points out the USG offer for Argentina to join the 'Global Initiative against Nuclear Terrorism'. Al [...]	2007-02-14 21:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES343	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN, IRAQ, VENEZUELA, ANTI-TERRORISM, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Lead international stories today include the US decision to deploy a second aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf area, Prime Minister Tony Blair's reported plan to announce today the trimming of UK forces in Iraq and regional politics in light of President Nestor Kirchner's [...]	2007-02-21 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES353	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ ALLIANCE VIS-@-VIS THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with President Kirchner's strong defense of Argentina's alliance with Chavez while defying U.S. pressures to contain him, and PM Blair's announcement of a reduction in the number of UK soldiers in Iraq, in sharp contrast to the U.S. troop buildup in Baghdad. [...]	2007-02-23 09:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES367	MEDIA REACTION; KIRCHNER-CHAVEZ, LULA-BUSH-TABARE, IRAN, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key stories focus on President Kirchner's ambivalence in his policy vis-`-vis the U.S. regarding Chavez, President Bush's trip to the region, with media speculating on biofuels as the main reason for his visit, and repercussions of Iran's challenge to UNSC ultimatum. 2 [...]	2007-02-26 18:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES379	MEDIA REACTION; LULA-VAZQUEZ, MERCOSUR, AFGHANISTAN, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories and commentaries today focus on Brazilian President Lula Da Silva's visit to Uruguay and its consequences for the future of the MERCOSUR trade bloc and the region's relations with the US. An opinion story in Clarin is critical of the US policy [...]	2007-02-28 12:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES380	MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT, DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Top stories focus on the poor results of the summit between Secretary Rice and Middle East leaders Olmert and Abbas; the SIPDIS positive repercussions of North Korea's agreement to deactivate its nuclear program; the mounting tension in Iran due to its intention to conti [...]	2007-02-28 12:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES381	MEDIA REACTION; STATUS OF BILATERAL RELATIONS FOLLOWING KEY [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Daily-of-record "La Nacion" comments positively on the present status of U.S.-Argentina relations following the visits of AG Gonzales, U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, despite differences on Cuba and Venezuela, and praises Ambassador Wayne for his key contribution to strengthenin [...]	2007-02-28 12:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES41	USG REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S NATIONALIZATIONS; DEATH OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report on USG officials' response to Venezuelan President Chavez's announced planned re-nationalization of telecommunications and utility companies, like US Press Secretary Tony Snow's statement that "nationalization has a long and inglorious history of fai [...]	2007-01-10 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES429	MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ IN ARGENTINA, MIDDLE EAST, 03/05/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with Bush's up-coming trip to the region aimed at reinforcing a 'positive agenda' - amid Argentina's preparation of Chavez' mass public rally against President Bush's visit to Uruguay -, and the repercussions of U.S. announcement of a summit in Iraq, which inclu [...]	2007-03-07 10:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES430	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH SPEECH, CHAVEZ IN ARGENTINA, 03/06/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's stories focus on the mostly negative repercussions of President Bush's speech at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce yesterday, three days before leaving on his Latam tour. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Bush's Concern, Too Late" Hugo Alconada Mon, daily-of-record "La [...]	2007-03-07 10:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES439	MEDIA REACTION; HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, U.S. FARMING [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The press report on the Human Rights Report, focusing mainly on the U.S. mention of GOA pressures on Argentina's press. Stories also note the report says Argentina has "generally" respected human rights. 2. OPINION PIECES "U.S. Denounces GOA Pressures on Argentine Pre [...]	2007-03-07 20:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES466	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International news pages today lead with President Bush's trip to Latin American, with stories dated from Sao Paulo, Montevideo and Washington DC. 2. OPINION PIECES "Lula bitterly criticizes the US shortly before Bush's arrival" Eleonora Gosman, correspondent in Sao [...]	2007-03-12 11:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES467	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA, [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT World news pages today lead with President Bush's trip to Latin American. There also continues to be reactions to the State Department's annual human rights report. 2. OPINION PIECES "A short-lived priority" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington correspondent with the daily [...]	2007-03-12 11:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES481	MEDIA REACTION; CHINA AND RUSSIA'S REARMAMENT; US-ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include an alleged Chinese and Russian rearmament, which could spark US concern; the "conflicting attitudes of the (Argentine) presidential couple towards the Bush-Chavez clash;" and the traffic in people in Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES [...]	2007-03-14 10:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES492	MEDIA REACTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; ECUADOR; 03/14/07; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include leading "Clarin's" interview with Tex Harris, former US political counselor under the Carter administration, who attended a seminar on human rights in Buenos Aires; and the political crisis in Ecuador. 2. OPINION PIEC [...]	2007-03-15 09:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES512	MEDIA REACTION; US PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today focus on the "meager" achievements of US President Bush's trip to Latin American countries; and an interpretation of Argentina's ties to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his regime. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The US Senate already debates [...]	2007-03-16 16:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES513	MEDIA REACTION; AMIA CASE - INTERPOL TO ORDER ARREST OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today focus on Interpol's Executive Committee unanimously accepting Argentina's petition to have red notices issued against five Iranians and one Lebanese (although not for former Iranian President Akbar Rafsanjani),suspected of involvement in t [...]	2007-03-16 16:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES525	MEDIA REACTION; US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL TIES; US PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include Argentina's cooperation with the US on matters related to the fight against international terrorism and its impact on the bilateral relationship; the aftermath of US President George W. Bush's trip to Latin America; and the US influence [...]	2007-03-19 19:47:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES561	MEDIA REACTION; US PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; IRAQ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the implications for Argentina of US President Bush's tour of Latin America; an assessment of the four-year war in Iraq; and misconceptions in the US-led Global War on Terrorism. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The political scenario i [...]	2007-03-23 09:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES562	MEDIA REACTION; PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; FREE TRADE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories focus on US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's remarks about the "positive" results of SIPDIS US President Bush's tour of Latin America; and Professor Richard Feinberg's press round table in Buenos Aires on international trad [...]	2007-03-23 09:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES563	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; IRAN; US PRESIDENT BUSH'S LATAM TOUR; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US President Bush pleading for patience and warning US citizens of dire consequences of a swift troop withdrawal from Iraq; the possibility that international judicial system could be amended to legalize a Western military action [...]	2007-03-23 10:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES587	MEDIA REACTION; U/S NICHOLAS BURNS'S CRITICISM OF [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns' critical statements SIPDIS about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's anti-US President Bush rally in Buenos Aires. Daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an ed [...]	2007-03-26 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES596	MEDIA REACTION; US REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S ANTI-BUSH RALLY IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International opinion pieces today are mainly focused on the USG's reaction to Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's anti-Bush rally in Buenos Aires; Venezuelan President Chavez's land seizures; and China's acknowledgement of private property. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The US complaint [...]	2007-03-27 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES6	SADDAM HUSSEIN'S DEATH; LATIN AMERICA; DEATH OF PINOCHET; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the implications of Saddam Hussein's execution; the governments of Evo Morales and Hugo Chavez and their influence on violence in Latin America; the aftermath of Pinochet's death; and Bolivian President Evo Morales imposing a visa on US citizens who wan [...]	2007-01-04 11:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES606	MEDIA REACTION; UK-IRAN; SITUATION IN IRAN; 03/28/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the dispute between the UK and Iran over the seizure of 15 British Naval personnel; and the situation in Iran given that the world is "on the verge of a new military confrontation in the (Persian) Gulf." 2. OPINION PIECES [...]	2007-03-29 14:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES612	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; ARGENTINE-VENEZUELAN TIES; 03/29/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today focus on the escalation of the conflict between the UK and Iran over the British detained military; and President Kirchner's upcoming trip to Venezuela in the aftermath of the USG complaint over President Chavez's anti-Bush rally in Bueno [...]	2007-03-29 20:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES616	MEDIA REACTION; LULA TO THE US; ARGENTINE DEBT HOLDOUTS; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include Brazilian President Lula's upcoming trip to the US to meet with President Bush; a letter from the leaders of the House of Representatives Western Hemisphere Subcommittee to Treasury Secretary Paulson urging action by the USG to de [...]	2007-03-30 17:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES624	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; MEETING BETWEEN BUSH AND LULA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the capture of 15 British soldiers on the status of the war against Iran; and the implications of the meeting between US President George W. Bush and Brazilian President Lula da Silva for Brazil's strategic interests. [...]	2007-04-03 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES63	IRAQ-IRAN; CHAVEZ; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; 01/12/07 [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local dailies report on the wave of domestic and international criticism unleashed by US President Bush's plan to send additional US troops to Iraq. Papers also cover the US blow to the Iranian consulate in Erbil; the Chavez administration's 'totalitarianism'; and envi [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES632	MEDIA REACTION; HOUSE SPEAKER PELOSI'S TRIP TO SYRIA; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers focus on the alleged irritation triggered in the White House by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria; a predicted overhaul in the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; and possible implications of the US-Brazilian bio-fuels deal on US-Latin Amer [...]	2007-04-04 18:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES64	US POLICY ON IRAQ; VENEZUELA; 01/11/07; BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading stories include US President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq; the implications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's announced nationalization of telecommunications and utility corporations; and the Argentine Government's reaction to Chavez's ann [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES640	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN SETS FREE 15 HOSTAGES; THE KIRCHNER [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to set free the 15 British Marines; and the US academics' opinion of the Kirchner administration and Argentina's economic recovery. 2. OPINION PIECES - "An End With No Winners" [...]	2007-04-05 15:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES660	MEDIA REACTION; THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION; US EMBARGO ON [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on an alleged decline in neo-conservatives' clout on the Bush administration; a reported reduction in popular support for the US embargo imposed on Cuba; a debate in Latin America about the bio-fuels option; and the status of the US-Argen [...]	2007-04-10 08:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES666	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN'S INDUSTRIAL-SCALE NUCLEAR FUEL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that Iran has begun industrial-scale nuclear fuel production in defiance of the international community. Also, daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an opinion piece regarding the planned US immigrat [...]	2007-04-10 16:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES68	IRAQ; US PENTAGON AND LATIN AMERICA; THE US FOREIGN POLICY; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on USG policy on Iraq; the relationship between the Pentagon and Latin America; current US foreign policy; Venezuelan President Chavez's announced transformation of his country; and problems in Bolivia. 2. OPINION PIECES - "Bush sai [...]	2007-01-16 20:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES689	MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; IRAQ; CUBA; 04/11/07; BUENOS AIRES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International stories today include the alleged Iranian energy crisis that could justify its nuclear program; the upcoming FM ministerial on the Iraq issue, which will take place in Egypt; and the US embargo on Cuba, which is questioned not only in Cuba but also in the US, [...]	2007-04-12 09:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES707	MEDIA REACTION; US CZAR TO OVERSEE WARS IN IRAQ AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories are related to the White House's alleged attempt to appoint a "czar" to manage the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; the IMF-WB Spring Meetings' conclusions about Argentina's economic performance; IMF Research Department Director Cha [...]	2007-04-13 11:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES710	MEDIA REACTION; IMF AND ARGENTINA; TERRORISM; IRAN AND THE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today focus on the IMF postponing its audit of Argentina's economy; implications of savage terrorist attacks in Northern Africa; and the regional strategic role of Iran. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The IMF will not audit Argentina thi [...]	2007-04-13 14:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES731	MEDIA REACTION; SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT; TERRORISM; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories focus on the implications of the South American Energy Summit, to be held in Venezuela; and the global war on terrorism, which, according to leading "Clarin," requires a "multilateral" approach. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Lula st [...]	2007-04-16 18:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES764	MEDIA REACTION; VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE; SOUTH AMERICAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The most important international topics today include the Virginia Tech massacre; and the South American Energy Summit, which, according to daily-of-record "La Nacion" and liberal "Buenos Aires Herald," "ended without conclusive developments regarding the main items on the [...]	2007-04-20 13:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES772	MEDIA REACTION; VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE; 04/20/07; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT The massacre at Virginia Tech remains the most important international story. Leading "Clarin" carries an opinion piece on the political implications of the massacre. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The dark side" Claudio Mario Aliscioni, international analyst o [...]	2007-04-20 19:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES797	MEDIA REACTION; IRAQ; CRISTINA KIRCHNER'S TRIP TO MEXICO; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the war in Iraq; Argentine First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's upcoming trip to Mexico; the State of Vermont asking for the impeachment of US President Bush and VP Cheney; and the 2007 Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freed [...]	2007-04-24 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES798	MEDIA REACTION; VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE; ECUADOR 04/24/07; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international editorials cover the Virginia Tech University massacre and the flare-up of the debate over arms control; and chances of an institutional change in Ecuador. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Massacre and arms control" Daily-of-record "La Nac [...]	2007-04-24 18:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES815	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE ECONOMIC GROWTH; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include prospects of Argentina's stunning recovery from its 2001-02 economic meltdown; and American Task Force Argentina asking the G8 about Argentina's debt to holdout creditors. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Perplexity and [...]	2007-04-26 09:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES821	MEDIA REACTION; IPR; CLIMATE CHANGE; ARGENTINE-BRAZILIAN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the celebration of Intellectual Property Day and the need to fight piracy; climate change and the USG; and prospects of Argentine-Brazilian ties. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Climate change gets religion" J [...]	2007-04-26 17:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES83	FARM SUBSIDIES; LATIN AMERICAN POLITICAL SCENARIO; CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international opinion pieces include farm subsidies in wealthy countries; the political "patchwork" in Latin America; the economic and political implications of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez' announced changes; the reasons for clashes in Bolivia; and expectations [...]	2007-01-18 16:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES837	MEDIA REACTION; VENEZUELA AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION; TIES [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the closure of RCTV in Venezuela; reinvigorated ties between Argentina and Brazil; the upcoming US-Argentine naval exercises; and Argentine First Lady Cristina Kirchner's trip to Washington. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Chave [...]	2007-04-30 16:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES851	MEDIA REACTION; BUSH VETO OF IRAQ WITHDRAWAL BILL; US [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 17:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES86	MEDIA REACTION US POLICY ON IRAQ-IRAN; HUGO CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Henry Kissinger's alleged influence on the USG policy on Iraq and Iran; the discussion of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' nationalization plans in the framework of the Mercosur Summit; the alleged progress of Mercosur; and Ecu [...]	2007-01-18 19:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES868	MEDIA REACTION; US-LATIN AMERICAN TIES; URIBE TO THE US; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the US-Latin American relationship, according to Karen Tramontano, former Clinton advisor; Colombian President Uribe's trip to Washington; the UNITAS military exercise; and today's celebration of World Press Freedom Day. 2. OPINION [...]	2007-05-03 15:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES875	MEDIA REACTION; CRISTINA'S ADDRESS TO THE AJC; ISLAM AND [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Argentine Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's address to the American Jewish Committee; and the connection between violent Islam and terrorist attacks, in the opinion of a Spanish expert. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]	2007-05-04 15:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES887	MEDIA REACTION; ISRAEL'S WAR; BRAZIL'S INCORPORATION INTO [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of Israel's war against Hezbollah; Brazil's incorporation into the OECD; and Russia's prevailing manipulation of the mass media. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The lives of others" Daily-of-record "La Nacion's" [...]	2007-05-07 15:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES899	MEDIA REACTION; THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION; 05/09/07; BUENOS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's daily-of-record "La Nacion" carries an opinion piece on an alleged 'exodus' in the Bush administration, with some members moving to the private sector. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Some members of the Bush administration start to flee" Hugo Alconada M [...]	2007-05-09 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES900	MEDIA REACTION; SARKOZY'S TIES TO BUSH; TECHINT AND CHAVEZ; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's views on France's relationship with the US; and Argentine company Techint toning down a possible conflict with Venezuelan President Chavez. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "The US praises [...]	2007-05-09 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES910	MEDIA REACTION; SARKOZY AND 1968; PEACE IN ULSTER; ILLEGAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's views on the cultural and social heritage of 1968; a new Democratic Party's draft bill on illegal immigration; and a Catholic-Protestant coalition taking power in Northern Ireland. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-05-10 18:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES912	MEDIA REACTION; SARKOZY AND 1968; PEACE IN ULSTER; ILLEGAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's views on the cultural and social heritage of 1968; a new Democratic Party's draft bill on illegal immigration; and a Catholic-Protestant coalition taking power in Northern Ireland. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]	2007-05-10 18:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES915	MEDIA REACTION; UK PM TONY BLAIR'S DECISION TO STEP DOWN & [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the impact on the Bush administration of UK PM Tony Blair's decision to step down; and the First Bio-Fuels Congress of the Americas, which will be held in Buenos Aires and will feature former US VP Al Gore as the keynote speaker. [...]	2007-05-11 13:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES92	MEDIA REACTION OBAMA'S BID FOR US PRESIDENCY; GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Democratic Senator Barack Obama's nomination to the US presidency; expectations that the US Congress will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reassuring Argentine President Nestor Kirchner that h [...]	2007-01-19 20:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES945	MEDIA REACTION; US-FRENCH RELATIONSHIP; FORMER US VICE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the status of the US-French relationship following Sarkozy's victory in presidential elections; the impact of former US Vice President Al Gore's address to the first Bio-Fuels Congress for the Americas, held in Buenos Aires; President G [...]	2007-05-14 16:05:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES954	MEDIA REACTION; WASHINGTON-TEHRAN DISCUSSIONS; BIO-FUELS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the upcoming meeting between US and Iranian delegations to discuss Iraq; an opinion on the bio-fuels debate; and the upcoming meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Paolo Rocca, head of the Techint group, which has been [...]	2007-05-15 16:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES962	MEDIA REACTION; FRENCH PRESIDENT-ELECT NICOLAS SARKOZY'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's expected foreign policy; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Russia; and UK PM Tony Blair's legacy. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Sarkozy, with his eyes placed on Euro [...]	2007-05-16 19:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES973	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin,s top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 17:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUENOSAIRES976	MEDIA MAGNATE GRIPES TO THE AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) In a lunch punctuated by misgivings about the Kirchner Administration, ailing Clarin giant Hector Magnetto conveyed to the Ambassador that his vigor has not waned, despite a throat cancer that has diminished his ability to communicate. As the Ambassador was feted by Clarin's top brass, May [...]	2007-05-17 19:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OPRC PREL KMDR AR
07BUENOSAIRES979	MEDIA REACTION; NUCLEAR NON PROLIFERATION; AMERICAS [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international opinion pieces are related to Argentina's nuclear development and its commitments to the Nuclear Non Proliferation regime; Argentine government officials attending the Americas Competitiveness Forum to be held in Atlanta; and negotiations between [...]	2007-05-18 09:52:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES983	MEDIA REACTION; US IMMIGRATION DEAL; WOLFOWITZ'S [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include the US deal to overhaul immigration legislation; and Paul Wolfowitz's resignation from the World Bank. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Key US immigration deal" Hugo Alconada Mon, Washington-based correspondent for daily [...]	2007-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUJUMBURA299	BURUNDI: SINDUHIJE LEAVES THE HELM OF AFRICAN [...] (U) On April 23, African Public Radio (APR) announced the departure of its founder, Alexis Sinduhije, as Director of the popular radio station. APR enjoys the largest media market share and audience in Burundi. There was no official reason given for Sinduhije,s departure, though his exit is [...]	2007-04-24 12:51:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA94	MORE BURUNDIAN CABINET SHUFFLING [...] (U) Burundian President Nkurunziza on February 12 appointed new ministers of Planning, Development, and Reconstruction and of Information, Communications, and Parliamentary Relations. Mr. Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza will replace Jean Bigirimana as the Minister of Planning. Mrs. Hafsa Mossi succ [...]	2007-02-14 16:57:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PINR PREL
07CAIRO1047	EGYPT: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES IN [...] (U) In response to reftel, the Government of Egypt finalized an Avian Influenza (AI) Communication Strategy in May 2006, focusing on the prevention phase, in strict accordance with WHO guidelines for outbreak communication. The GOE prepared this plan in cooperation with Egypt's AI communica [...]	2007-04-12 14:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU KPAO SENV EG
07CAIRO1879	REMOVING AL-ZAWRAA AND MANAR FROM ARABSAT [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche to Arab League Chief of Staff Hisham Youssef on June 11, ahead of a ministerial meeting of Arab Information Ministers expected to convene in Cairo from June 20-24. Poloff focused on the Arab League's role as founder of the ArabSat organization. 2. (C) Yousse [...]	2007-06-19 14:39:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KPAO PTER EG IZ LE
07CAIRO2030	EGYPT: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CHILDHOOD AND MOTHERHOOD [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 7 and 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM Jones met with National Council on Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) chief, Ambassador Mushira Khattab on June 25 to discuss Egypt's anti-trafficking strategy of the coming year. Khattab elaborated on efforts to push th [...]	2007-07-03 09:27:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL EG
07CAIRO2041	JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...]	2007-07-03 14:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN
07CAIRO214	EGYPT, ARAB LEAGUE WANT AFRICAN UNION FORCE, [...] (C) Summary: With the impending withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia, Egypt and the Arab League are encouraging deployment of an African Union (AU) peace-keeping operation (PKO) as soon as possible. Both are also pressing for national reconciliation, to include members of the Islamic C [...]	2007-01-25 16:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV PTER EG SO
07CAIRO2143	USAID SPONSORS MBA STUDENTS FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND [...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador attended a July 2 media event with Minister of Health and Population Dr. Hatem El-Gabaly and seven MOHP employees who will attend USAID funded MBA programs in the U.S. El-Gabaly plans a U.S. visit in December. End Summary. 2. (U) On July 2, the Ambassador attend [...]	2007-07-11 08:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID OEXC OVIP OPRC KPAO PGOV EG
07CAIRO2174	EGYPT: EDUCATION REFORM LAW PASSES, AMIDST PROTEST [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 21, President Mubarak signed the "Teacher's Cadre" education law establishing a new system for hiring, training, and promoting teachers. The change is aimed at reforming Egypt's broken education system, where teachers are poorly paid and trained and not promoted accordi [...]	2007-07-12 14:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI KISL KPAO ECON EG
07CAIRO2206	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN EGYPT [...] Embassy Cairo continues forceful advocacy of the President's Freedom Agenda. Per paras 11, 14, and 15 of ref A, it is standard Embassy Cairo practice, led by the Ambassador, to meet with democracy and human rights activists, oppositionists, and dissidents; to engage in public speaking opport [...]	2007-07-17 14:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV KMPI XF EG
07CAIRO2350	EGYPT: COURT REJECTS AYMAN NOUR REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Judge Mohamed El-Husseiny, of the State Council's Court of Administrative Justice, rejected Ayman Nour's health-based request to be paroled from prison, in a court session on July 31. Before the verdict was read, Nour's lawyer Amir Salem told poloff that if the verdict went against No [...]	2007-07-31 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO
07CAIRO2825	MUBARAK HEALTH RUMORS LEAD TO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Reporting in the independent daily Al Dostour on rumors of President Mubarak's poor health have led to a criminal suit against its editor-in-chief, Ibrahim Eissa, in the Supreme State Emergency Criminal Court. The complaint, filed by State Security prosecution on September 11 [...]	2007-09-18 16:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO PHUM EG
07CAIRO2896	OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SENTENCED TO [...] (SBU) On September 24, the editor-in-chief, his deputy, and a journalist from the "Al Wafd" newspaper (the mouthpiece of Al Wafd, Egypt's oldest liberal political party),were sentenced to two years in prison by the Al Warak Court of Misdemeanors, for "having published untrue information which [...]	2007-09-25 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2936	EGYPT: TRIAL OF INDEPENDENT EDITOR ADJOURNS [...] (SBU) After a brief October 1 hearing, the Bulaq Misdemeanors Court ordered a postponement in the trial of Ibrahim Eissa, editor of the Dustur independent daily newspaper, until October 24. Eissa is facing charges of spreading false rumors about the health of President Mubarak, and having c [...]	2007-10-01 14:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO EG
07CAIRO3029	KING FAROUK: NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST OR LOATHING FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 14:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ANET PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM SCUL SOCI EG
07CAIRO3058	KING FAROUK: NOSTALGIA FOR THE PAST OR LOATHING FOR THE [...] (U) Summary: Rare is the iftar or sohour in Cairo these days where the topic does not quickly turn to the Ramadan soap opera series about King Farouk, which presents a view of Egypt's last monarch radically at odds with the image perpetrated by the official media and textbooks over the past 55 [...]	2007-10-17 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM SCUL SOCI EG
07CAIRO3123	MUBARAK CLAIMS PROGRESS ON REFORM, CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In an address marking the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, President Mubarak said Egypt has "gone a long way" on the road to reform. Compared to the 1970's, he said, Egyptians enjoy far greater freedoms now. However, he stressed, freedom is "bo [...]	2007-10-24 13:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO EG XF
07CAIRO3127	NOMINATION OF AMBASSADOR MOUSHIRA KHATTAB FOR THE [...] Ambassador Moushira Khattab, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage award, deserves USG commendation for having formed and led a broad alliance to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. Since the beginning of her tenure as Secretary General of the [...]	2007-10-25 09:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN EG
07CAIRO3133	TRIAL OF INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) The trial of Ibrahim Eissa, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper al-Dustour, resumed on October 24 in New Cairo Court. Eissa is charged with disturbing the peace, and with harming national economic interests for publishing rumors in late August that President Mubarak was ill. (ref [...]	2007-10-25 12:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO EG
07CAIRO3259	CONVICTED BLOGGER AND TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 15:41:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KDEM PHUM PGOV EG
07CAIRO3272	ACCUSED INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER EDITOR PRESENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 15:48:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
07CAIRO3299	EGYPT'S PRESS SYNDICATE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Against a backdrop of recent government actions seen as restricting press freedom (reftels),Egyptian journalists from across the political spectrum competed for leadership positions in Egypt's November 17 Press Syndicate elections. Judges supervising the election certified Mak [...]	2007-11-20 15:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO3543	EGYPT'S NEW PRESS SYNDICATE CHAIRMAN OUTLINES [...] (SBU) We met on December 12 with Makhram Mohamed Ahmed, the new chairman of Egypt's influential press syndicate (ref A). Ahmed told us he has two immediate objectives as chairman; 1) to open a dialogue with the government that will end the prosecution of journalists, and 2) to enhance the pro [...]	2007-12-27 12:44:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL EG
07CAIRO3555	POSSIBLE NEW RESTRICTION ON PRESS FREEDOM IN EGYPT [...] (U) According to media reports, Egypt's State Council issued a decree in early December directing the Central Audit Bureau (CAB) to begin monitoring the finances of independent media outlets. The decision has not yet been formally announced and a member of the State Council (Egypt's highest ju [...]	2007-12-31 08:51:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO3558	CONTROVERSY OVER AL-AZHAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE RESEARCH CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent opening of the English Language Research Center (ELRC) at the premier Islamic studies university in the Middle East (Al-Azhar University in Cairo) was a key milestone in U.S. public diplomacy efforts in Egypt. There have been ten articles on the new center, three of [...]	2007-12-31 14:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF KDEM SCUL SOCI EG

07CAIRO433	EMBASSY CAIRO'S NOMINATION: THE SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo nominates Ambassador Moushira Khattab, President of the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood (NCCM),for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ambassador Khattab is one of Egypt's most outspoken and inspirational leaders lobbying for [...]	2007-02-15 15:53:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EG
07CANBERRA1622	COMMEMORATING THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 05:29:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO MARR MAS PREL AS
07CARACAS1649	VENEZUELA: FEEDBACK ON WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE [...] (C) Per reftel, Poloff met August 18 with Fredery Calderon (protect throughout),president of the NGO "For the Caracas That's Possible" (Por la Caracas Posible),to solicit feedback regarding his participation in the July 9 White House Conference on the Americas. Calderon's organization coord [...]	2007-08-20 13:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM KPAO VE
07CARACAS2037	VENEZUELA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] (U) Embassy Caracas is pleased to nominate Isela I. Iguaran for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per reftel. 2. (U) Nominee: Isela I. Iguaran 3. (U) Title and Institution: President, Bloque Vecinal Indigena (Indigenous Issues NGO) 4. (U) Date of Birth: Februa [...]	2007-10-18 17:34:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO VE
07CARACAS330	VENEZUELA NOMINATIONS FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] (U) Post identified a number of potential nominees for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Because of the abundance of deserving candidates, post has decided to nominate two Venezuelan Women of Courage for Washington's consideration. Both are working for the s [...]	2007-02-15 15:08:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWMN PHUM KPAO VE
07CHENGDU148	SICHUAN RESEARCHER CLAIMS "GREAT IMPROVEMENT" IN CHINA'S [...] (C) Summary: Ruan Zhixiao (strictly protect),a researcher in the Media Research Institution of the Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) said there has been "great improvement" in China's media environment, including the coverage of sensitive topics, but that there are still limits. He [...]	2007-06-08 09:35:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL PHUM KPAO CH
07CHENNAI349	AN ANTI-U.S. ECHO CHAMBER IN BANGALORE'S URDU SPEAKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Deeply felt Muslim resentment over the Iraq war and U.S. policies in the Middle East, as well as misperceptions of American society emerged during a planned literary discussion in Bangalore between Urdu writers and journalists and visiting American author Eddy Harris. End summar [...]	2007-05-16 06:39:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO KISL IN
07CHENNAI475	Nuclear-Powered Nimitz Visits Chennai: The Only Emission Is [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 2-5 visit of USS Nimitz to Chennai was an overwhelming success, overcoming criticism, protests, and bureaucratic hurdles to make an indelible impression on the bilateral strategic relationship. Citing the incident-free shore visits by thousands of sailors and their read [...]	2007-07-23 10:19:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR MNUC PREL PGOV KPAO ASEC IN
07CHIANGMAI33	AN OVERVIEW OF NORTHERN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE MEDIA [...] SUMMARY. Increasing numbers of Burma-centric media organizations operate out of Chiang Mai, creating a dynamic community of exile journalists that produces a diverse and relatively reliable stream of information for Burma watchers both inside Burma and living abroad. Shut out from Burma by [...]	2007-02-14 11:26:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS KPAO OIIP TH BM
07CHIANGMAI58	WOMAN OF COURAGE" AND GRASS ROOTS LEADERSHIP [...] To present Thailand's "Woman of Courage" award, Consulate General Chiang Mai took advantage of a program organized by the awardee herself, a training seminar on women and the constitution for paralegals and community leaders from 17 northern provinces. The event marked the first occasion the [...]	2007-03-23 01:18:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KPAO TH
07COLOMBO1031	SRI LANKA: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SECRETARY ENGAGES [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Charge and Poloff called on Secretary of the Ministry of Child Development and Women's SIPDIS Empowerment Indrani Sugathadasa to brief her on Sri Lanka's Tier 2 Watch List status and discuss Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to address trafficking of women and [...]	2007-07-25 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KWMN KPAO ELAB KCRM SOCI
07COLOMBO1441	SRI LANKA: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S [...] Embassy Colombo wishes to nominate Ms. Srinithy Nandasekaran of Sri Lanka for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage Award. As one of Sri Lanka's few female attorneys from the ethnic minority Tamil population, Ms. Nandasekaran has worked tirelessly as a lawyer, judge, and human righ [...]	2007-10-19 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO CE
07COLOMBO1489	SRI LANKA: MEDIA COME UNDER NEW FIRE; FIGHT BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A series of recent government actions against media outlets or individual reporters has given rise to concern that the government may again be trying to muzzle or intimidate media critics. The Information Ministry has withdrawn the broadcasting license of a radio network on the [...]	2007-11-01 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS KPAO KDEM CE
07COLOMBO162	SUPPORTING A BELEAGUERED TAMIL PRESS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and PAO called on beleaguered Tamil dailies "Tinakkural" and Sudar Oli" to demonstrate support for a free press. Ambassador agreed to try to help solve specific problems with their Jaffna editions, in immediate danger of closing due to lack of newsprint and other suppli [...]	2007-01-26 09:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM CE
07COLOMBO244	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GEOFF MOYLE, ANURA [...] Post grants country clearance to consultants Geoff Moyle, Anura Widananpathirana, Ed Ely and John Standingford of URS Corporation to travel to Sri Lanka from January 23 to February 23, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to continue due diligence on the Infrastructure and ESA portions of the GOSL' [...]	2007-02-08 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA ECON ORTA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE
07COLOMBO289	MALDIVES: STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING ONE OF ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Maldives is a moderate, pro-American Islamic country that cooperates on American military objectives and is responsive to US advice on reform and openness. In a generation, it has gone from being South Asia's poorest country to that with the region's highest per-capita income. However, [...]	2007-02-15 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS MARR ECON ETRD AMGT OEXC KPAO
07COLOMBO303	SRI LANKA: PRESS COVERAGE FOR SIGNING OF ACQUISITION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Department concurrence, Post plans to sign an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the government of Sri Lanka on or about February 28, 2007. Because of the risk that the agreement could be misconstrued by local parties pursuing domestic political agendas, [...]	2007-02-20 13:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL MOPS MASS CE
07COLOMBO304	SRI LANKA: PRESS COVERAGE FOR SIGNING OF ACQUISITION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With Department concurrence, Post plans to sign an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the government of Sri Lanka on or about February 28, 2007. Because of the risk that the agreement could be misconstrued by local parties pursuing domestic political agendas, [...]	2007-02-20 13:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL MOPS MASS CE
07COLOMBO352	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DARIUS NASSIRY, EILEEN BURKE, [...] Post grants country clearance to Darius Nassiry, Eileen Burke, Carlton Bennett, Doris McMahon, Mary Jo Johnson, Thomas Hohenthaner, Berry Deren and Amanda Beatty of Millennium Challenge Corporation to travel to Sri Lanka from March 11 - 30, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to continue due dilig [...]	2007-03-02 06:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA ECON ORTA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE
07COLOMBO475	SRI LANKA: SLOW STRANGULATION OF MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: Since the inauguration of President Mahinda Rajapaksa in November 2005, Sri Lanka's vibrant media has been slowly smothered by attacks on journalists, publishers and broadcasters by the LTTE and armed paramilitary groups with alleged links to the government security forces. The [...]	2007-03-22 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KPAO KDEM CE
07COLOMBO56	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NANDA KUMAR RANGANATHAN AND [...] Post grants country clearance to Nanda Kumar Ranganathan and Gail Chambers of Millennium Challenge Corporation and URS consultant Michael Jacobs to travel to Sri Lanka from January 21 to February 1, 2007. Embassy control officer is Mr. Richard Merrin, Commercial Attache and Economic Officer, t [...]	2007-01-11 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA ECON ORTA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE
07CONAKRY186	TFGV01: EMBASSY STATEMENT ON GUINEA CRISIS [...] With the Department's concurrence, we have disseminated the following press statement dated February 16, 2007. 2. Text also available in French from PAO Andrew McLean at McLeanAJ@state.gov 3. Begin text: The United States is deeply concerned over the crisis in Guinea and the declar [...]	2007-02-17 08:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PINS AEMR PREL GV
07CONAKRY831	Guinea 2007 TIP Report: Demarche to the Minister of Social [...] (U) On June 29, as directed in Ref A, Poloff delivered demarche on the 2007 Guinea Trafficking in Persons Report to the Minister of Social Affairs Tete Nabe. Also present were several members of the minister's cabinet and senior officials charged with issues of protection, social development, [...]	2007-07-20 07:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG PREL ELAB ASEC GV
07COTONOU154	Golfe Broadcasters Convicted of Defamation, Fined and [...] The High Court of Justice in Cotonou ruled February 16 against Golfe media group President Ismael Soumanou, former Golfe FM Chief EditorDirector Euloge Aidasso, former Golfe TV Chief Editor Joel Ahofoji, and current Golfe TV Editor Charbel Aihou, finding them guilty of defamation. They each w [...]	2007-03-01 03:40:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PROV PHUM KPAO BN
07DAKAR2071	2008 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE: SENEGALESE CANDIDATE. [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 08:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM KISL SG
07DAKAR2122	SENEGALESE PRESIDENT IMPRISONS REPORTERS [...] (C) The Senegalese Police's Criminal Investigations Department (DCI) arrested Moussa Gueye, a journalist at the small Rufisque-based paper, "L'Exclusif" after they published an article entitled "The President,s Night Escapades." The police made the arrest in an effort to identify who in the P [...]	2007-10-31 16:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PINS SG
07DAMASCUS102	Syria/Spain, Russia, Syria/Turkey, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 31 reported that President Asad received, on Jan. 30, a phone call from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero in which they discussed the Palestinian situation and current efforts to stop intra-Palestinian fighting. Premier Zapatero underscored Syr [...]	2007-01-31 12:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS109	Syria/Turkey, Syria/Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 1 reported FM Walid Mouallem's visit to Turkey on Jan. 31 and his meetings with President Sezer and PM Erdogan to convey two messages from President Asad on the latest developments in the region. Mouallem also held talks with Turkish FM Abdullah Gul on bilatera [...]	2007-02-01 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS1164	INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK IN DAMASCUS DEFYS THE ODDS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KIRC OEXC OIIP SCUL SENV SY XF
07DAMASCUS120	Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Iraq, Palestinian hostility (2/2-5) [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported Indonesian FM Hassan Wirajuda's visit to Syria on Feb. 3 and 4 and his meetings with President Bashar al Assad and FM Walid al Mouallem. Wirajuda delivered a letter to President Assad from the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on means of enhancing [...]	2007-02-07 07:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS121	Syria/Qatar, Syria/Turkey, Mousa, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 6 reported a meeting between President Asad and Qatar's Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on Feb. 5 which focused on current international and regional developments and bilateral relations between the two countries. On Syrian/Turkish relations, pap [...]	2007-02-07 07:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS122	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Netherlands, Lavrov/Mousa, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 7 quoted an official source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry expressing, on Feb. 6, deep concern over Israeli excavations in the area of the al-Aqsa Mosque that threaten the safety and sanctity of the mosque. "Syria, which strongly condemns this aggression, sees t [...]	2007-02-07 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS126	Asad, Syria/Tajikistan, Syria/Vatican, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 8 reported President Asad's Feb. 7 address at the start of a two-day conference of the Ba'ath Party Central Committee, in which he called for maintaining Syrian national unity, pointing out the complementary nature of Islamic thought and pan-Arabism. He called [...]	2007-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS131	Syria/ Tajikistan, Syria/Oman, Syria/Germany, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 11 reported the visit to Damascus by Tajik President Imamoli Rakhmanov on Feb. 9, and his talks with President Asad, VP Shara and FM Mouallem. The Presidents called for scheduling a withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq, reiterated the importance of a Palestin [...]	2007-02-11 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS137	Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 12 reported VP Shara's meeting on Feb. 11 with Ali Qansoh, Chairman of the Syrian National Socialist Party in Lebanon, during which Shara confirmed that Syria supports all that the Lebanese agree upon to achieve civil stability, peace and national unity. They r [...]	2007-02-12 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS139	Mousa, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories (2/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 13 reported President Asad's meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa on Feb. 12. Talks focused on Arab developments, particularly in Iraq, the Palestinian territories, and Lebanon. The President stressed that national accord is the only way to achi [...]	2007-02-14 06:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS146	Syria/Palestinians, Lebanon, Syria/Norway, Iraq (2/14) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 14 reported a mass rally in Damascus on Feb. 13 condemning Israeli excavations near the al-Aqsa Mosque. Papers also reported that President Asad received a letter on Feb. 13 from Palestinian National Authority Chairman Mahmud Abbas. The letter was delivered to [...]	2007-02-14 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS15	Syria/Europe, US/Syria, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 8 reported the Jan. 7 visit to Damascus by a British-European parliamentary delegation headed by Former European Commission President Jacques Santier. The delegation met President Asad. Talks focused on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinia [...]	2007-01-08 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS157	Iran/Syria, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: The major topic in Syrian papers over the weekend was President Asad's state visit to Iran, which commenced on Feb. 17. All papers reported Asad's talks with Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad; Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iranian Islamic Revolution; Ali Larij [...]	2007-02-20 10:01:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS161	Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Iraq, Abbas-Olmert-Rice Meeting, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 20 reported that President Asad received former Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Salim al-Huss on Feb. 19. Talks touched upon regional and international developments, particularly in Lebanon, and the importance of strengthening national unity on the basis of Lebano [...]	2007-02-20 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS169	Peace Process, Lebanon, Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 21 featured statements on the importance of achieving peace in the Middle East and boosting the peace process. The papers featured an article published by Spanish newspaper El-Pais on Feb.20 which said that Spanish PM Zapatero and Italian PM Prodi stressed the [...]	2007-02-21 14:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS185	Syria/Spain, Lavrov, Palestinian Territories, Arab League, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 22 reported FM Walid al-Mouallem's visit to Madrid and his meeting with his Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on Feb. 21. Talks focused on bilateral relations, regional issues, most importantly the situation in the occupied territories following the Mecca Accord [...]	2007-02-26 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS188	Syria/Spain, OIC, Israeli Nukes, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 25 reported that on Feb. 22 in Madrid King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurated Arab House and the Spanish Political Conference with the participation of Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, [...]	2007-02-27 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS190	Arab Summit, Syria/Malaysia, Seymour Hersh's Article on US [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 26 reported that President Asad received a message from Saudi King Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz on Feb. 25 inviting him to attend the 19th Arab summit, which will be held in Saudi Arabia next month. The message was delivered to President Asad by Dr. Abdallah al-Zin [...]	2007-02-27 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS192	Syria/Egypt, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 28 reported that President Asad received a phone call on Feb. 27 from President Mubarak about preparations for the Arab Summit scheduled for March 28 in Riyadh. On Iraq, papers reported that FM Mouallem received a telephone call on Feb. 27 from Turkish FM Abdul [...]	2007-02-28 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS200	Syria/Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 1 quoted an official source from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , confirming, on Feb. 28, that Syria will attend the Iraq Neighboring Countries conference that will be held in Baghdad on March 10. Answering a question by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SAN [...]	2007-03-01 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS208	Shara's "Le Monde" Interview, Mouallem's Cairo Visit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured VP Shara's interview with French daily "Le Monde" published March 2 in which he expressed Syria's relative optimism on the success of an international meeting in Baghdad aimed at stabilizing Iraq, saying that "much depends on the attitude of the United States; [...]	2007-03-04 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS21	US/Russia, Syria/Israel, Syria/Iraq, Syria/EU, HAMAS, [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the latest US sanctions against Russian arms firms for "selling arms to Syria," describing these sanctions as "groundless." The Ministry said in a statement that "yet once again, the [...]	2007-01-09 05:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS213	Syria/Venezuela, Syria/Norway, Syria/Italy, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on March 5 reported the March 4 visit to Damascus of Venezuelan FM Nicolas Maduro and his meeting with Deputy FM Faisal Miqdad. The purpose of the visit was to boost bilateral relations and carry out agreements signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chave [...]	2007-03-05 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS224	Syria/Iraq, Syria/US, Syria/EU, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on March 6 and 7 reported the visit to Damascus of Iraqi VP Tarek al Hashimi and his meeting with President Assad, VP Sharaa and other Syrian officials. The purpose of the visit was to boost bilateral relations and reiterate support for national reconciliation in Iraq. [...]	2007-03-07 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS231	HARD TIMES CONTINUE FOR SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY; NO [...] (C) Summary: Post's MEPI/civil society committee met on March 5 to discuss reftel on MEPI small grants program in Syria. Committee members reviewed the problematic status of the only MEPI project awarded by Post, noting that the project had run into problems because of intense interference [...]	2007-03-08 14:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON KPAO PREL XF KMPI
07DAMASCUS236	Baghdad Conference, Syria/Iran, Syria/EU, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 11 reported the inauguration of the Baghdad Conference of Iraq's Neighboring Countries on Mar. 10. The Syrian delegation was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister Ahmad Arnus, who delivered a statement in which he explained Syria's position toward the difficult s [...]	2007-03-11 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS248	Syria/US, Baghdad Conference, Syria/Iran, ICG, [...] Summary: Syrian independent al-Watan on Mar. 12 reported that Ellen Sauerbrey, US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, arrived to Damascus late Mar. 11 for talks on the issue of Iraqi refugees. Earlier, Washington noted that Sauerbrey would talk only about the [...]	2007-03-12 15:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS25	Syria/Germany, Syria/Nigeria, Syria/Spain, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 9 reported that President Asad held talks on Jan. 8 with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder focusing on current developments in Iraq, Lebanon and the occupied territories and prospects of economic cooperation between Syria and Germany, particularly on th [...]	2007-01-09 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS257	Syria/US, Syria/EU, Syria/Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 13 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad's meeting on Mar. 12 with Ellen Sauerbrey, US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration. Talks focused on developments in Iraq and the suffering of Iraqis at home and abroad as a resul [...]	2007-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS266	Syria/Italy, Solana's Visit, Syria/Egypt, Arab Summit, [...] Summary: Papers on Mar. 14 reported that President Asad received a telephone call on Mar. 13 from Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. They discussed the visit of the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana to Damascus and the recent confere [...]	2007-03-14 12:21:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS275	Solana's Visit, Syria/Iran, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Damascus by European Union Higher Representative for Common Foreign Policy and Security, Javier Solana on March 14. Ziyad Haydar, a journalist in independent Al-Watan said Solana and President Asad held a closed 50-minute meeting during which the [...]	2007-03-18 15:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS292	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 25 reported VP Shara's visit to Kuwait on Mar. 24 to convey a message from President Asad to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on bilateral coordination prior to the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh. During the meeting Shara reviewed the [...]	2007-03-25 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS299	Syria/PLO, Arab Summit, Peace Process, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Papers on Mar. 26 reported the visit to Damascus by Rouhi Fattouh, Special Envoy of Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the Palestinian National Authority, and his meeting with VP Shara on Mar. 25 conveying a message from President Abbas to President Asad on the latest Palestinian development [...]	2007-03-26 12:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS304	Syria/UK, Arab Summit, Rice/Ki-Moon, Iraq (3/27) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 27 reported President Asad's meeting on Mar. 26 with a delegation representing the British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee headed by Deputy Chairman of the committee, John Stanley. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the poli [...]	2007-03-27 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS312	Arab Summit, Peace Process, Golan, Rice's Statements, Iraq [...] Summary: The Syrian press on Mar. 28 reported President Asad's summit meeting with Saudi King Abdullah on Mar. 27 on the eve of the Arab summit in Riyadh. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, horizons for consolidating and boosting such relations, and topics on the agenda of the Arab Summit [...]	2007-03-28 12:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS32	Specter Codel, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian press and TV on Dec. 27 expressed great joy about the press conference which Senator Arlen Specter gave at Damascus Airport, after meeting President Asad on December 27, 2006. The meeting with the President and the press conference were the lead story in all the radio and TV [...]	2007-01-10 12:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS325	The Arab Summit, Syria/US, Syria/Israel Syria/Cuba, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 30 featured the final communique and decisions issued by the Arab summit held in Riyadh on Mar. 28-29. Papers also featured two other statements, one issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Mar. 31 praising the results of the Arab Summit, and another by EU Fo [...]	2007-04-02 09:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS33	Syria/Iraq, Syria/US, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 28 reported that President Asad received a message from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. The message was handed by the Iraqi President's special envoy Fakhri Karim during a meeting with Asad. Talks dealt with developments in Iraq and bilateral relations. Pa [...]	2007-01-10 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS338	Syria/US, UNRWA, Syria/Cuba, Syria/Lebanon Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: The Syrian press on Apr. 2 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 1 with members of the US House of Representatives, Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts and Robert Aderholt. Discussion at the meeting dealt with Iraq and the region in general. The delegation also met with FM Mouallem on Apr. [...]	2007-04-09 10:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OPRC SY KMDR
07DAMASCUS340	Issa Codel, Specter, Pelosi's Visit [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 6 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 5 with Darrell Issa, member of the US House of Representatives. Talks dealt with developments in the region and means and mechanisms to start relations on a correct basis between Syria and the United States. Issa als [...]	2007-04-09 13:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS341	Syria/Macedonia, Pelosi's Visit, Prisoner-swap, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 10 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Apr. 9 with Macedonian FM Antonio Milososki. Talks focused on the latest developments in the Middle East and the Balkans and prospects of bilateral cooperation. During the meeting, FM Milososki expressed his country's desir [...]	2007-04-11 04:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS347	Syria/Macedonia, Syria/US, Terrorism, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 11 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings on Apr. 10 with Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Balkans and the Middle East. Papers also featured a statement by Tom La [...]	2007-04-11 13:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS348	Special Report: Wolf, Pelosi and Issa Codels (April 2-6) [...] Summary: Syrian papers welcomed the visit to Damascus by members of US House of Representatives Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts, and Robert Aderholt on March 30-31, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and six other Representatives on Apr. 3-4, and Representative Darrell Issa on Apr. 5. The three government-owned [...]	2007-04-11 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS35	Asad, Syria/US, Syria/OIC, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 26 reported that President Asad on Dec. 25 participated in Christmas celebrations and exchanged congratulations with Christian clergymen and others at the Patriarchate of The Syriac Orthodox Church in old Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All [...]	2007-01-10 13:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS351	Special Report: Wolf, Pelosi and Issa Codels (April 2-6) [...] Summary: Syrian papers welcomed the visit to Damascus by members of US House of Representatives Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts, and Robert Aderholt on March 30-31, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and six other Representatives on Apr. 3-4, and Representative Darrell Issa on Apr. 5. The three government-owned [...]	2007-04-12 09:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS354	Syria/Azerbaijan, Ki-Moon, Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Papers on Apr. 12 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Apr. 11 with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mohammad Yarov, focused on bilateral relations. During the meeting, FM Mouallem reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the situations in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territor [...]	2007-04-12 12:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS363	Syria/Israel, Syria/Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 15 featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on Apr. 14 that statements by US national of Syrian origin, Ibrahim Suleiman, who visited Israel and met with the Israeli Knesset Foreign and Security Committee, do not reflect the Syrian viewpoint, adding [...]	2007-04-16 09:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS364	US/Syria, Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Independent al-Watan on Apr. 16 reported a meeting arranged by the State Department with Arab reporters in Washington with Alberto Fernandez, of the Near East Bureau at the State Department, who denied that there is any new dialogue between Syria and the US, but said that "there migh [...]	2007-04-16 11:34:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS371	Syria/Iran, Syria/Palestinian Authority, Syria/Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 18 reported the Apr. 17 visit to Damascus of Iranian FM Manuchehr Mottaki, during which he held talks with Foreign Minister Mouallem and senior Foreign Ministry officials on bilateral relations and regional issues. Papers also reported VP Shara's meeting on Ap [...]	2007-04-19 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS38	Syria/Spain, Syria/Indonesia, German Aid to Iraqi [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 10 reported Vice President Farouq al-Shara's meeting with Mr. Miguel Lawrance, First Assistant Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Party of Catalonia, who SIPDIS emphasized Syria's right to restoration of the Golan and condemned the current policies based on s [...]	2007-01-11 11:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS383	Arab Initiative, Syria/Iraq, Syria/ Russia, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 19 reported that an Arab League Ministerial Committee on the Arab peace initiative held a meeting in Cairo on Apr. 18 with the participation of FM Mouallem to review efforts to activate the peace initiative in light of the Riyadh Summit. The Committee called fo [...]	2007-04-23 11:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS384	Syria/Russia, Syria/Qatar, Syria/Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 20 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 19 with the Russian President Putin's Special Envoy, Alexander Sultanov, who conveyed a message from Putin about bilateral relations and the situation in the region. Talks focused on the situation in Iraq, and on the [...]	2007-04-23 12:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS394	Ban Ki-Moon's Visit, Syria/Qatar, Syria/France, Pelosi, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 25 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 24 with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, which focused on Syria's relations with the UN and the necessity of building confidence and mutual respect between the two sides. Talks also dealt with the peace process and [...]	2007-04-25 12:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS400	Ki-Moon Visit, Occupied Golan, Syria/Russia, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 26 reported a televised interview by al-Jazeera TV on Apr. 25 of Information Minister Dr. Mohsen Bilal, who described President Asad's meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as positive and fruitful. "Syria SIPDIS considers Ki-Moon's visit to Damascu [...]	2007-04-26 12:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS406	Syria/Djibouti, Syria/Vietnam, Syria/Italy, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 27 reported that President Asad received a letter from the President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Ghaila, connected with bilateral relations, regional developments and developments in the Horn of African. The letter was conveyed by Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2007-04-29 13:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS41	Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]	2007-01-11 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS412	Syria/EU, Syria/South Africa, Syria/Germany, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 30 reported President Asad's meeting on Apr. 29 with Louis Michel, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. Talks focused on the situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria, and Michel praised Syria's role in accommodating and supporting them. Pres [...]	2007-04-30 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS416	Syria/GCC, Syria/US, Syria/South Africa, Winograd Report, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 3 reported President Asad's meeting on May 2 with Abdul-Rahman Attiya, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC). Talks focused on developments in Iraq, the occupied territories, and Lebanon, and on bilateral cooperation and means to activate Arab c [...]	2007-05-03 14:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS419	Asad, Syria/Palestinians, Winograd Report, Iraq, Lebanon [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 2 featured President Asad's visit to Der Ezzor province on May 1 to inspect development projects. He addressed a crowd of citizens and officials, saying that "this time the enemies are playing the card of discord among sects in the region." He added that what i [...]	2007-05-07 06:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS424	Syria/Russia, Syria/US, Sharm al-Sheikh Conference, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 5 reported FM Mouallem's participation in the Ministerial Conference of Iraq's Neighboring Countries held in Sharm al-Sheikh on May 4. In his speech at the conference, Mouallem stressed the need to schedule withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq in accordance wi [...]	2007-05-08 05:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS428	Syria/Portugal, Syria/Oman, Syria/France, Sharm al-Sheikh [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 8 reported meetings on May 7 by President Asad and FM Mouallem with Portuguese FM Luis Filipe Marques Amado. Talks dealt with Syrian/Portuguese relations, the latest developments in the Middle East, the importance of boosting the European Union's role in dealing [...]	2007-05-08 14:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS431	Syria/Cuba, Syria/Libya, Syria/US, Syria/France, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 9 reported Information Minister Mohsen Bilal's meeting on May 8 with Cuban MP Kenia Serrano, during which Bilal stressed Syria's concern to achieve stability and security in the Middle East through a just and comprehensive peace based on UN resolutions. Talks al [...]	2007-05-09 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS436	Syria/Libya, Syria/UN, Syria/France, Iraq, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian press on May 10 reported President Asad's meeting on May 9 with Libyan Prime Minister El-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi. This is the first high level meeting between the two countries for years. Talks dealt with bilateral relations, mutual cooperation, and topics on the agenda of [...]	2007-05-10 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS444	Asad Speech/Nomination, Syria/PLO, Syria/UK, Syria/Italy, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 11 reported President Asad's speech at the first session of the new People's Assembly on May 10, which approved the nomination of President Asad for a second seven-year term as president and set May 27 as the date for the presidential referendum. Papers also r [...]	2007-05-14 09:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS448	Asad Nomination/Referendum, Syria/Yemen, Syria/France, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 14 reported President Asad's meeting on May 13 with the Speaker and selected members of the People's Assembly, who conveyed to the President the Assembly's approval of the nomination of the President for a new term of office and its selection of May 27th as the d [...]	2007-05-14 12:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS456	Asad Nomination/Referendum, Mouallem, Syria/France, [...] Summary: The press campaign for President Asad's second term in office continues, with papers publishing articles and reports praising his policies and noting Syria's accomplishments under his rule. A curious electoral sidelight is the report on the website of the opposition National Salvati [...]	2007-05-16 07:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS458	OIC Conference, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Cheney, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 16 reported Foreign Minister Mouallem's speech at the meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Islamabad on May 15. Mouallem said that the only way to end violence and realize peace in the Middle East is by Israel's recognition of relevant intern [...]	2007-05-16 11:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS470	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Iran, Asad/ Referendum, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 17 featured an official Syrian statement issued on May 16 expressing Syria's deep concern about the bloody clashes among Palestinians in Gaza. "Fighting among Palestinians comes at a time when they must close ranks and boost national unity in the framework of [...]	2007-05-17 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS476	Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 18 reported President Asad's oral message to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about bilateral and regional developments, particularly in the Palestinian territories and Iraq. The message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Mouallem when President Musharraf rece [...]	2007-05-20 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS482	Syria/Lebanon, Golan, Asad/Referendum, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 21 reported that clashes erupted on May 20 in the Lebanese city of Tripoli and in the nearby Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp between the Lebanese army and militants from the Palestinian group Fatah al-Islam. All papers featured an official statement by th [...]	2007-05-21 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS485	North Lebanon Clashes, Mouallem, Jafaari, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 22 continued to report on clashes in Naher al-Bared refugee camp in north Lebanon. All papers also featured a lecture at Damascus University by FM Mouallem on May 21 praising Syria's foreign policy under President Asad's leadership, saying that "US pressures an [...]	2007-05-22 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS491	Events in Northern Lebanon, Mouallem/Ki-Moon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 23 reported that FM Mouallem received a phone call on May 22 from UN SecGen Ki-Moon about events in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon. Mouallem expressed regret over the events, saying, "the leaders of Fatah al-Islam are wanted by the S [...]	2007-05-23 11:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS496	Asad/Referendum, Syria/UNDOF, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 24 reported VP Shara's lecture at Damascus University on May 23 in anticipation of the May 27 referendum on a new term for President Asad. Vice President Shara renewed Syria's rejection of the war in Iraq, stressing support for the political process in the count [...]	2007-05-24 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS50	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Australia, Syria/US, Syria/UN, Bush's [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, beginning on Jan. 14, the first such visit in three decades. President Talabni received a warm welcome in Syria. He was received by and met with President Asad. Talks during the meeting [...]	2007-01-16 08:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY

07DAMASCUS507	Presidential Referendum, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: The main focus in Syrian papers over the weekend was on the presidential referendum on president Asad's new term in office. Papers cited statements by Syrian officials praising President Asad's achievements during his first term in office. On May 27, papers featured statements by [...]	2007-05-28 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS520	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 29 reported Vice President Shara's meeting on May 28 with former Archbishop Hilarion Capucci in which they discussed the regional situation and the international community's disregard of the oppression of the Palestinians under Israel's abusive practices. Shar [...]	2007-05-30 14:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS521	Presidential Referendum, Syria/UK, Syrian Policy, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement made by Speaker of the People's Assembly on May 29 officially announcing Bashar Al-Asad as the President of the Syrian Arab Republic for a new 7-year term following the final results of popular referendum in which the President won a reported 97.62 [...]	2007-05-30 14:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS526	Asad Re-election, International Tribunal, Syria/UK, [...] Summary: On May 31 Syrian papers featured a statement by a Syrian Foreign Ministry source commenting on the US State Department spokesman's reaction to the Syrian popular consensus on renewing President Asad's term as president of the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement expressed surprise t [...]	2007-05-31 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS532	Syria/Iran, Syria/Brazil, Mashaal, Nahr al-Bared, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 1 focused on the visit to Syria by Iranian FM Manuchehr Mottaki and his meeting with President Asad on May 31, which focused on bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region, particularly in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon. Mottaki also met separate [...]	2007-06-03 12:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS538	SYRIA NOMINATION FOR LEADERS FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Post would like to nominate a sole candidate for the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship program, Joumana Seif, daughter of internal opposition leader Riad Seif. Although reftel requested that Post nominate at least four persons, the SARG's ongoing crackdown on civil society and regime effo [...]	2007-06-05 09:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAO KMPI KDEM
07DAMASCUS539	SYRIA NOMINATION FOR LEADERS FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Post would like to nominate a sole candidate for the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship program, Joumana Seif, daughter of internal opposition leader Riad Seif. Although reftel requested that Post nominate at least four persons, the SARG's ongoing crackdown on civil society and regime effo [...]	2007-06-05 09:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAO KMPI KDEM
07DAMASCUS54	Syria/Iraq, Syria's Role in the region, Rice's visit to the [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 16 continued to report on the visit to Damascus of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Headlines featured President Talabani's visit on Jan. 15 to the tomb of late President Hafez Asad in al-Qerdaha, where he laid a wreath of flowers on the tomb, read verses from t [...]	2007-01-16 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS543	Syria/Italy, Nahr al-Bared, International Tribunal, Golan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 5 reported the June 4 arrival in Damascus of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema who will hold talks with senior Syrian officials on bilateral relations and regional issues. As for developments in Lebanon, papers reported continu [...]	2007-06-05 12:56:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS553	Syria/Italy, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel/Palestinians (6/6) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 6 reported President Asad's meeting on June 5 with Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Massimo Dalima focusing on bilateral relations and the latest developments in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon. Both sides stressed the n [...]	2007-06-06 12:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS557	Syria/Spain, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Cuba, Golan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 7 reported that FM Mouallem will leave for Spain today at the invitation of Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. Mouallem will convey an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos I and will hold talks with Moratinos regarding bilateral relations and th [...]	2007-06-07 11:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS568	Syria/Spain, Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, Malaysia, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 8-9 reported the visit to Spain on June 7 by FM Mouallem, who conveyed an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos of Spain on bilateral relations and current regional developments, particularly in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Leban [...]	2007-06-11 11:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS572	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 11 reported that the Arab League on June 10 renewed its condemnation of the US congressional resolution which expressed support for Israel in its continued occupation of Jerusalem, describing the resolution as a flagrant violation of international law. Papers f [...]	2007-06-11 11:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS58	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq, [...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press continued to report extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that President Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, during which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countr [...]	2007-01-17 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS588	Syria/Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Iran [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 12 reported a meeting by the Central Leadership of the National Progressive Front (NPF) on June 11. The Leadership stressed Syria's firm position toward the issue of peace with Israel, describing the current peace proposals to Syria as "contradictory and not s [...]	2007-06-12 12:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS598	Syria/Greece, Syria/Italy, Syria/Netherlands, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 13 reported the visit to Damascus by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and her meeting with President Asad on June 12 about bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Bakoyannis praised Syria's [...]	2007-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS603	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 14 quoted an official Syrian source as saying on June 13 that the Syrian government and Syrian people are concerned about intra-Palestinian fighting and violence. "Fighting among the Palestinian brothers will only serve the interests of the enemies of the Pales [...]	2007-06-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS606	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq (6/15 [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 15, 16 and 17 focused on the inter-Palestinian conflict in Gaza and the West Bank, the meeting of the Arab Foreign Minister in Cairo, and the Lebanese dispute between the majority and the opposition on holding by-elections to fill the seats of two assassinated [...]	2007-06-17 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS61	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq, [...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press reported extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that Presidents Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, in which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countries in all fi [...]	2007-01-17 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS618	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 18 and 19 focused on the visits to Damascus of the Kuwaiti Crown Prince and the UK Shadow Foreign Secretary. The papers reported that President Assad on June 18 SIPDIS received a message from the Kuwaiti Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the [...]	2007-06-19 13:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS625	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/EU, Syria/Israel, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 20 and 21 quoted Amr Moussa, the Arab League Secretary General, as saying on June 19 that Arab foreign ministers, who met in Cairo last Friday, did not receive any document from the Lebanese delegation on weapons smuggling to Lebanon. The papers concluded that [...]	2007-06-21 09:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS638	Syria/Japan, Syria/Italy, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 26 reported President Asad's meeting on June 25 with Japanese First Deputy Foreign Minister Katso Hito Asano, who conveyed a message from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to President Asad on bilateral relations and means of enhancing them, particularly on the [...]	2007-06-27 04:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS639	Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 25 reported the car bomb that killed six UNIFIL peacekeepers from a Spanish contingent patrolling a road in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on June 24, the first such attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon since it was reinforced last summer after the [...]	2007-06-27 04:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS643	Golan, Rice, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 27 marked the 33rd anniversary of the liberation of Al-Qunaytirah with reports and articles glorifying the "heroism" and sacrifices of Syrian forces during the October 1973 war and stressing that the occupied Golan will definitely return to Syria. Papers cited [...]	2007-06-27 12:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS664	Syria/PDRK, US/Syria, Syria/EU, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 2 reported the July 1 meeting of Assistant Secretary General of the Ba'ath Party, Abdullah al-Ahmar, with Kim Tai Jung, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Relations' Bureau at the Central Committee of the Democratic Korean Work Party. The two reviewed current devel [...]	2007-07-02 12:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS679	Syria/Denmark, Syria/Japan, Golan, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 3 reported Foreign Minister Mouallem's meeting on July 2 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, who reiterated the importance of the pivotal role Syria plays in achieving security and stability in the region, particularly supporting efforts to restore Ir [...]	2007-07-03 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS684	Syria/Denmark, Syria/US, Syria/Sudan, Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 4 reported President Asad's meeting on July 3 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, focusing on bilateral relations and efforts to revive the peace process. Discussions also dealt with the situation in Iraq and the political process there. The two sid [...]	2007-07-05 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS690	Syria/Sudan, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 7 reported the visit to Sudan by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri and his meeting with Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir on July 5. Their talks focused on bilateral relations and means of boosting them in all domains. The Sudanese President hailed Syria' [...]	2007-07-08 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS694	Mousa, Bilal, Aboul Gheit, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 9 reported the July 8 arrival in Damascus from Riyadh of Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa, for a two-day official visit to Syria. Mousa will meet with senior Syrian officials about the latest developments in Lebanon. He will discuss the Lebanese crisis [...]	2007-07-09 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS70	Syria/Norway, Syria/China, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 18 reported FM Walid Mouallem's meeting on Jan. 17 with Svein Sieve, Advisor of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for Middle East Affairs. Sieve reiterated the importance of Syria's role to cement security and stability in the region. FM Mouallem emphasized the n [...]	2007-01-21 08:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS716	Primakov, Syria/China, Syria/Iran, Mousa, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 11 featured a press conference on July 11 held by Yevgeny Primakov, Chairman of the Russian Chamber of Trade and Industry and former Russian Premier, at the headquarters of the Rossiiskaia Gazeta newspaper on July 10 emphasizing that it is impossible to achieve [...]	2007-07-13 09:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS717	Amr Mousa, Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 10 reported the visit to Damascus by Secretary General Amr Mousa and his meeting with President Asad on July 9 focusing on regional Arab developments. President Asad expressed support to the Arab League Secretary General mission in Lebanon aiming at achieving ac [...]	2007-07-13 09:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS718	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/UAE, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 12 reported that President Asad on July 11 received al letter from Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah connected with bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries and issues of common concern. The letter focused on the latest devel [...]	2007-07-13 09:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS723	Syria/US, Syria/UAE, Syria/Guinea-Bissau Syria/France, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 13 reported President Asad's meeting on July 12 with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, and Catholic Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of the Brooklyn Diocese, focusing on the tense situation in the Middle East. President Asad reiterated the [...]	2007-07-15 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS727	Syria/UAE, Syria/Netherlands, Syria/Sudan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 16 reported that President Sheikh Khaifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates arrived in Damascus July 15 on an official 2-day visit. He made a statement upon arrival expressing satisfaction with cooperation in recent years in the economic, trade and [...]	2007-07-16 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS730	Asad, Cousseran, Lebanon, Bush/ME Peace, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: President Asad's oath-taking ceremony and speech at the People's Assembly on July 17 was the main topic in Syrian papers on July 18. Banner headlines were dedicated to the speech, which was carried in its entirety. President Asad said that "Syria has emerged stronger a fter facing [...]	2007-07-19 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS731	Syria-UAE, Syria/Iran, Syrian Press, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 17 reported President Asad's meeting with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on July 16. The presidents reviewed bilateral relations and means of strengthening them and hailed the role played by the Syrian-Emirates Joint Committee. They discussed [...]	2007-07-19 10:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS735	Syria/Iran, Syria/France, Syria/PLO, Lebanon, Asad's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 19 reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will pay a one-day visit to Syria today to meet with President Asad and other senior Syrian officials. Papers also reported VP Shar'a's meeting with Jean-Claude Cousseran, envoy of French Foreign Minister [...]	2007-07-19 10:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS74	Syria/PLO, Syria/Iran, Syria/Libya, Syria/Belgium, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 22 reported President Asad's and VP Shara's meetings with Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, on Jan 21. Talks focused on current regional developments. Larijani conveyed a message from President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad about [...]	2007-01-22 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS745	Syria/Iran, Peace/Bush's Call for International [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 20 reported Iranian President Ahmadinejad's summit with President Asad on July 19. Talks focused on regional developments and bilateral relations. Banner headlines featured the joint press conference at the conclusion of their talks. The Iranian President call [...]	2007-07-22 13:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS746	Syria/Iran, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 23 featured a statement by Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Husseini on July 22 reiterating the importance of the recent talks between President Asad and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which aimed to improve the strong relations between the [...]	2007-07-23 10:09:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS751	Lebanon, Syria/Ukraine, Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 24 reported the July 23 broadcast by al-Jazeera television of an interview with Hizbollah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah. Nasrallah said that Syria was SIPDIS ready to engage in the July 2006 war on Lebanon, but Hizbollah did not see any reason for Syria [...]	2007-07-24 09:48:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS772	Lebanon, Peace Process, Palestinian Territories, Iraq, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers on July 29 featured Hizbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah's speech on July 28 in mass rally in Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon commemorating the anniversary of the July 2006 war with Israel saying that the Lebanese resistance has foiled US plans for a new Middle East [...]	2007-07-30 06:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS775	Iraq, Lebanon, Islam, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 30 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on July 29 with Under Secretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Mohammad al-Haj Mahmoud focusing on bilateral relations, developments in Iraq and the effects of the increasing influx of Iraqi citizens [...]	2007-07-30 14:22:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS778	Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 31 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on July 30 with Norwegian Foreign Minister Special Envoy for Middle-East Affairs Sven Sevje. Discussion centered upon recent developments in the Middle East and efforts to revive the peace process. FM Mouallem expressed Syria [...]	2007-07-31 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS782	Syrian Army, Syria/Spain, Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 1 featured a speech by President Asad marking the 62nd anniversary of the Syrian army's creation published July 31 in the military journal "Army of the People", in which he called for the return of the Golan Heights. He said that the latest events in the regi [...]	2007-08-01 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS801	Bilal, Baath Party, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 4 featured a lecture by Information Minister Muhsen Bilal saying that the US project currently aims at lessening the value of victories achieved by the Lebanese resistance and imposing its schemes on Palestine, Iraq and other countries with the aim of seizing [...]	2007-08-07 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS802	Syria/Italy, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 7 reported that President Asad received a phone call from the Italian Prime Minister on August 6 focusing on the situation in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. On Iraq, papers continued to report the increasing number of US casualties in Iraq. [...]	2007-08-07 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS806	Syria/Iraq, US Arms Shipments, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 8 reported Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad's meeting on August 7 with Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Labid Abbawi on bilateral relations between Syria and Iraq and means of developing them in all different domains. During the meeting, both sides exchan [...]	2007-08-08 14:08:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS82	Syria/Belgium, Syria/Iraq, Syria/Iran, Syria/Pakistan, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 23 reported President Asad's meeting on Jan. 23 with Anne-Marie Lizin, Chairwoman of the Belgian Senate. Talks centered on bilateral relations and regional developments. President Asad reiterated the importance of continuing Euro-Syrian communication and Belgi [...]	2007-01-23 14:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS824	Syria/India, Britain, Italy, Lebanon, Iraq, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 14 reported the visit to India by FM Mouallem on August 13. Mouallem conferred with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who praised President Asad saying that "Syria has achieved remarkable progress (which) showed wisdom in dealing with the developments of t [...]	2007-08-14 12:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS825	Syria/Lebanon, Lantos, Iraq, Peace Conference (8/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 13 reported a statement by Kabalan Kabalan, Chairman of the Southern Lebanon Council on August 12 announcing that the Lebanese authorities started to execute a project to rebuild houses in the Lebanese southern towns of Qana, al-Qulaila and Seddiqin, destroyed [...]	2007-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS835	Shara, Syria/India, Nasrallah, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 15 reported a meeting with journalists in Damascus by Vice President Shara on August 14 confirming that Syria has no intention of waging war against Israel to restore occupied Golan, but he accused Israel for seeking "any excuse to launch a war." "Israel know [...]	2007-08-15 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS838	Syria/Israel, Syria/Argentina, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 16 featured a statement by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak saying on August 15 that "Israel is not interested in war with Syria, and Israel believes that Syria does not want war either," adding that "war shouldn't erupt, therefore." Barak made the stateme [...]	2007-08-16 11:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS847	Syria/Saudi Arabia, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 19 featured a statement by an official source expressing regret over a Saudi official statement regarding statements attributed to VP Shara, which "were unrightfully changed," stressing at the same time Syria's insistence on not being dragged into disputes tha [...]	2007-08-20 10:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS85	Syria/Qatar, Syria/Brazil, Golan, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 25 reported that President Asad returned to Damascus after a short visit to Qatar on Jan. 24, where he reviewed with Qatari Prince Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani developments in the region, especially in Iraq and Palestine. The leaders also reviewed bilatera [...]	2007-01-25 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS853	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Israel, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 21 reported the visit to Damascus by Iraqi PM Nouri al-Malki and his meeting with PM Mohammad Naji Ottri on August 20. Talks focused on bilateral relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries and means to improve them. PM Ottri expressed Syria's [...]	2007-08-22 04:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS857	Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 22 reported President Asad's meeting on August 21 with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in which he reiterated Syria's support for the current political process in Iraq and stressed the need to intensify efforts to create a suitable foundation for achievin [...]	2007-08-22 11:51:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS913	Syria/Iraq, Syria/Iran, Middle East Peace Conference, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 4 reported that President Asad chaired a meeting the Central Leadership of National Progressive Front. During the meeting, President Asad briefed the Front's members on the latest political developments in the region. He referred to the role played by "some [...]	2007-09-06 12:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS92	Russia, Syria/Argentina, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 28 reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Tehran and Damascus must be involved in the Middle East peace process. "We are deeply convinced that Iran and Syria must not be isolated, but, rather, brought into the peace process," Lavrov to [...]	2007-01-28 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS920	Syria/Israel, Syria/Rome, Asad CBS Interview, Algeria, [...] Summary: The main story in Syrian papers over the weekend was the Israeli warplanes violation of Syrian airspace on September 6. Government-owned Al-Thawra, the only paper to appear on September 7, quoted a Syrian military spokesman as saying that Syrian air defenses opened fire on the Israel [...]	2007-09-09 12:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS927	Syria/Turkey, Petraeus-Crocker Report, 9/11 Events, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 10 reported the visit to Turkey by FM Mouallem on September 9 to convey a message from President Asad to President Gul congratulating him on his election as President. FM Mouallem's talks with Turkish officials focused on the recent Israeli warplanes viola [...]	2007-09-11 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS937	Bush's Speech, Syria/Russia, Syria/North Korea, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 15 reported President Bush's televised speech on September 13 announcing gradual pullout of US forces from Iraq. Isan Dari, Chief Editor of government-owned Tishreen criticized Bush's speech saying that the speech cannot conceal "the failures and defects" o [...]	2007-09-16 13:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS95	Syria/Yemen, Syria/Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian Territories [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 29 reported President Asad's meeting in Yemen on Jan. 28 with Yemeni Prime Minister, Abdul-Qader Bajmal. Talks focused on regional and international developments and meetings of the Syrian-Yemeni Higher Committee. On the issue of Iraq, papers reported Foreign [...]	2007-01-29 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS958	Lebanon, Syria/UK, Syrian-North Korea, Syria/Israel, Peace [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 20 featured a statement by a Syrian media source on September 19 strongly condemning the blast in Sin al-Feil, east of Beirut that claimed the lives of Lebanese MP Antoine Ghanem and other Lebanese citizens. "This criminal act targets efforts and endeavors [...]	2007-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS975	UNGA, Syria/Israel, Peace Conference, Iraq, US/Syria [...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 27 reported meetings FM Mouallem held on September 25 on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He saw Russian FM SergeyQavrov, High Re presentative of the EU Common Foreign policy and Security Secretary-General of the Co [...]	2007-09-27 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS99	Asad/Mubarak, Syria/EU, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 30 reported that President Asad had a telephone conversation with President Mubarak on Jan. 29, during which the leaders discussed the intra-Palestinian clashes and means to stop them. On Syrian-EU relations, papers reported that VP Shara on Jan. 29 hailed ef [...]	2007-01-30 13:16:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1236	"CREDIBLE VOICE" REJECTING VIOLENCE IN TANZANIA [...] (S) Per reftel, Post submits the name of Sheikh Musa Kundecha as a person of great credibility and influence in the Muslim community of Tanzania who offers an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) Sheikh Musa Kundecha is a charismatic, populist leader working to improve the lives [...]	2007-09-06 13:37:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	KPAO TZ
07DHAKA1642	BANGLADESH MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Post has engaged with the Government of Bangladesh to solicit nominations for the official Bangladesh delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). 2. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are likely to invite the Caretaker Government Advisor [...]	2007-10-15 11:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07DHAKA412	BANGLADESH REPORTS ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] SUMMARY. One project in Bangladesh was awarded under the United Nations Democracy Fund, the "Clean Candidate, Clean Election Campaign, 2006" proposed by Brotee Samaj Kallyan Sangstha. The project is on hold, however, because the elections scheduled for January 22, 2007 in Bangladesh were can [...]	2007-03-12 09:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP BG
07DILI185	LOWER TURNOUT BUT TECHNICALLY IMPROVED ROUND TWO VOTING [...] Summary: The second round of East Timor's presidential election concluded May 9 without incident. There were visible improvements compared to the first round with regard to logistical preparations. The Embassy will urge all parties to use established legal mechanisms for filing complaints, t [...]	2007-05-09 10:16:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV ASEC UN TT
07DILI358	EMBASSY DILI RESPONSE ON GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili is strongly engaged with USPACOM in developing a robust schedule of ship visits to Timor-Leste. In conversation with Ambassador, GOTL leaders have recalled U.S. ship visits in the pre-independence era, and have requested our help in reviving Dili's status as a regular port [...]	2007-11-08 10:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO MARR MASS TT
07DILI92	EX INTERIOR MINISTER LOBATO FOUND GUILTY, FOR NOW [...] (U) Summary: A Dili District Court on March 7 sentenced former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato to seven and a half years in prison on murder and weapons charges. His co-defendants, Francisco Salsinha, Francisco Xavier Viegas, and Marcos Piedade, each received a four month suspended sentence. [...]	2007-03-07 10:36:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KPAO ASEC TT
07DJIBOUTI425	EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (RSI), [...] (S) Summary: East African regional ambassadors and interagency representatives agreed to institutionalize the East African RSI by requesting dedicated, line-item FY09 regional funding for East Africa, along the lines of the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorist Partnership. In this second RSI (th [...]	2007-04-10 13:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DOHA495	WADAH KHANFAR LOSES POSITION AS MEMBER OF AL [...] (C) Summary: In a long-awaited move, the Amir has appointed a new board of governors for the Al Jazeera Network (AJN). Highlights include: the retention of Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer as chairman; the replacement of Wadah Khanfar as a board member and possibly as manager of the entire AJ Network; [...]	2007-05-16 08:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
07DOHA641	BEGINNING OF THE END? KHANFAR STILL AT THE HELM OF [...] (C) Summary: Wadah Khanfar remains Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),but no longer has responsibility for financial and administrative issues. Although Khanfar placed a positive spin on the recent AJN board reshuffle in a meeting with Emboffs, our assessment is that his position [...]	2007-06-18 12:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
07DOHA764	FREEDOM AGENDA: SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Qatar's April 1 municipal elections, the country's third, served as a focal point for democracy promotion in 2007. Ambassador and Emboffs engaged in a program of support and undertook the following activities: -- Ambassador hosted a series of salons at his residence to discuss election [...]	2007-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM SCUL KPAO QA
07DOHA863	SUBJECT: QTEL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and Econoff met August 29 with Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamad Al Thani, Chairman of government-controlled QTel, and Dr. Nasser M. Marafih, QTel CEO, to discuss QTel investments in Iraq and elsewhere in the region, as well as ArabSat broadcasts of Al-Zawraa. QTel continues a rap [...]	2007-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KPAL KPAO PGOV EG IS IZ KU QA
07DOHA983	UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and sustain democratic institutions. In line with the Mission Strategic Plan, Post has expanded its areas of emphasis to include: promoting democratic elections, pro [...]	2007-10-10 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO QA
07DOHA986	QATAR NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Doha nominates Amal Abdullatif Al Mannai to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage for 2008. Amal Al-Mannai has been informed of her nomination and was flattered by the news. Requested information follows: Full Legal Name: Amal Abdullatif Al-Mann [...]	2007-10-11 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM QA
07DUBLIN29	IRELAND CONDUCTS LITTLE CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (U) POLOFF spoke with Stephen Dawson, Deputy Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, on January 11. 2. (SBU) Ireland maintains a two-officer mission in Iran led by Ambassador John Deady. Dawson indicated that while Ireland supports democra [...]	2007-01-12 14:17:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IR
07DUBLIN737	IRISH RESPONSE TO THE 2007 IRFR AND OTHER [...] (SBU) POLOFFS delivered the 2007 International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR) to John Kennedy, Principal Officer, Office of the Secretary General, Department of the Taoiseach on September 18. Kennedy expressed concern regarding the focus on anti-Semitism in the 2007 IRFR. He said that many of [...]	2007-09-20 16:16:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM EI
07DUSHANBE135	INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Broadcasting Bureau's Jim Lambert briefed Minister of Transportation and Communications Abdurahim Ashurov January 23 on the history of its broadcasts and transmissions from Tajikistan and proposed that the United States and Tajikistan negotiate and sign a bilate [...]	2007-01-26 13:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD ECPS OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE1412	SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT FIGHTS FOR CONTROL OF OPEN WORLD [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Mission and Cultural Affairs Officer met with Speaker of Parliament Sadullo Hairuloyev October 2 to ask him to consent to the participation of four members of the Tajik Parliament in the Open World program. Hairuloyev initially provided several reasons why the participa [...]	2007-10-03 05:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE1598	MINISTER OF EDUCATION DECLARES UNPOPULAR PUBLIC SERVICE [...] Summary: PAO and CAO met with Minister of Education Abdujabbor Rahmonov November 5 to coordinate cooperation between the Embassy and the Ministry. Rahmonov was extremely defensive regarding the headscarf ban in schools and demanded at length that the United States open a university in Tajiki [...]	2007-11-08 11:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE171	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ZARIPOV'S BILATERAL WISH LIST FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov invited Ambassador February 1 to meet newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States Abdujabbor Shirinov, and to discuss his ideas for additional cooperation in 2007, including the opening of the U.S.-funded bridge at Nizhnii Pyanzh and the Millennium [...]	2007-02-02 10:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE242	TAJIKISTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE [...] Post nominates Zebunisso Rustamova for the Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Women of Courage for her work in building a brighter future for vulnerable women and children of Tajikistan. Ms. Rustamova's information is as follows: Name-- Zebunisso RUSTAMOVA Title: Directo [...]	2007-02-14 03:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO
07DUSHANBE44	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER PITCHES HIGH PROFILE BRIDGE OPENING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 4 meeting with the Ambassador (reftel),Tajik Foreign Minister Zaripov proposed a high profile opening for the United States Government funded bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pyanj river. The Embassy fully supports a strong public diplomacy pa [...]	2007-01-09 12:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MASS KPAO TI AF
07DUSHANBE509	TAJIKISTAN BANKERS EXCHANGE: ANOTHER SET OF CONVERTS [...] (U) Summary: "Washington is the city of smiles!!" At an International Visitor Program exchange debrief March 28, Tajikistan's top bankers marveled as much about the technical and practical lessons observed in the U.S. banking system, as about at the openness of U.S. society and economy, and [...]	2007-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAO TI
07DUSHANBE512	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-05 03:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSHANBE584	HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST IN U.S. POLICIES AT A TAJIK-RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite several swipes by Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov at the United States, participants in a conference on Tajik-Russian relations showed sincere interest in U.S. policy goals. While the March 28-29 conference on "Russian and Central Asia and the Conditions of Geop [...]	2007-04-18 05:38:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO TI RS
07DUSSELDORF32	USING COMIC BOOKS TO COMBAT EXTREMISM [...] (U) As part of its expanding efforts to combat Islamic extremism and to educate German Muslim youth about western style democracy, the North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) Office for the Protection of the Constitution (OPC) recently released its second manga style comic book "Andi 2" (http://www.andi [...]	2007-11-20 12:44:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM
07DUSSELDORF37	CIVIL LIBERTIES ADVOCATE TO CHALLENGE EU DATA RETENTION LAW [...] (SBU) Former Federal Interior Minister Gerhart Baum (FDP) told Pol/Econ Off that he plans to challenge the German law that implements the EU data retention directive this coming January. The law itself extends the amount of time personal data can be kept and was approved on November 10, 2007, [...]	2007-12-17 15:00:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL PTER KPAO GM
07DUSSELDORF38	HIGH PROFILE ISLAMIC TERRORIST TRIAL OPENS IN DUESSELDORF [...] (U) Summary: A high profile Islamic terrorist trial opened before the Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court on December 18. With the help of an accomplice, Lebanese national Youssef Mohamad El-Hajdib, known as the "suitcase bomber," has been charged with attempted murder in an undetermined number [...]	2007-12-18 15:13:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL PTER KPAO KVPR GM
07EFTOATHENS404	GREEK NGOS' WORK IN IRAN, BALKANS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoffs recently met with two Greek NGOs to talk about their work in the Balkan region and Iran. The European Public Law Center (EPLC) aims to promote democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the surrounding region. Founded in 1995, EPLC also has conducted projects in Iran. [...]	2007-02-23 13:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL GR IR
07FREETOWN131	RESUMPTION OF NONIMMIGRANT VISA SERVICES [...] Embassy Freetown publicly announced on February 20 that it had resumed nonimmigrant visa processing after a ten-year hiatus. Residents of Sierra Leone no longer must travel to neighboring Guinea to apply for nonimmigrant visas at Embassy Conakry as they have done since Freetown last processed [...]	2007-02-23 16:11:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT KPAO SL
07FREETOWN376	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP REPORT [...] On June 12, the Ambassador delivered reftel points and a copy of the 2007 report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie. The Ambassador explained why Sierra Leone received a Tier Two ranking and encouraged the GOSL to continue its efforts against trafficking. Wu [...]	2007-06-13 15:33:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SL
07FREETOWN391	MEDIA PLACEMENTS FOR MAY 2007 [...] Post and Mission Activities/Press Releases: A. On May 4, PEN Sierra Leone, a literary club, in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Freetown, celebrated the 37th anniversary of Earth day with an essay competition. In a prize ceremony at the Embassy, the Ambassador said the cele [...]	2007-06-21 14:12:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SL
07FREETOWN412	SIERRA LEONEAN EDITOR ARRESTED IN CONTROVERY OVER [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 13:06:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SL
07FREETOWN42	SIERRA LEONE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Sierra Leone is not a state sponsor of terrorism. During the reporting year, there were no judicial cases involving terror suspects. There were no developments that would impact U.S. counterterrorism efforts. 2. There was no significant support for international terrorism or for specifi [...]	2007-01-17 14:45:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS SL

07FREETOWN583	FREETOWN NOMINATION: 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Freetown is pleased to nominate Sierra Leone's Chief Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Christiana Thorpe, for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. We believe SIPDIS Dr. Thorpe has shown exceptional courage and leadership throughout her career, most especially du [...]	2007-09-25 17:51:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SL

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