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09ABUDHABI555	UAE PRIME MINISTER ON IRAN [...] (SBU) UAE Prime Minister, Vice President, and Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) al-Maktoum used his newly-instituted web-based dialogue with the public to reply to a variety of questions on June 1. The official UAE news agency WAM released select replies, including a portion on Iran in [...]	2009-06-02 14:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ETRD KNNP IR AE

09ABUDHABI575	UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUDHABI606	UAE: INVITING IRANIANS TO JULY 4 EVENTS [...] (C) Ref A requested updates on Post intentions with regards to the new policy to invite Iranian diplomats to July 4 events. Embassy Abu Dhabi held a "national day" event on February 17, 2009 -- with the traditional focus on President's Day due to the extreme weather conditions in the UAE duri [...]	2009-06-15 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL IR AE
09ABUDHABI608	UAE LEADERSHIP CONGRATULATES AHMADINEJAD AMIDST PROTESTS AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: Amid straightforward press reporting of ongoing protests over the Iranian presidential election results, the UAEG's official news agency WAM issued a statement June 15 noting that UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan had cabled a congratulatory message to Mahmoud [...]	2009-06-15 14:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO IR AE
09ABUDHABI612	ETISALAT LOSES IRAN LICENSE OVER MANAGEMENT DISPUTE [...] (C) On June 14, Etisalat Chairman Mohammed Omran told the Ambassador that Etisalat was declared disqualified for Iran's third mobile license (reftel) after a dispute with its Iranian partner (Tameen Telcom) over management control. Omran said Etisalat always insists on management control of it [...]	2009-06-16 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECPS PGOV IR AE
09ABUDHABI736	CROWN PRINCE SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On July 15, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner joined Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan (MBZ) and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (ABZ) for a dinner covering a range of reg [...]	2009-07-20 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AE
09ABUDHABI744	UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE (GSD) JULY 20 PLENARY SESSION AND [...] (S/NF) In a July 20 plenary session of the GSD with a large UAE delegation, accompanied by a smaller session with the UAE Chief of Staff, the immediate focus was largely on Iran. Participants reiterated the good defense cooperation that the U.S. and UAE enjoy, while noting the need to improve [...]	2009-07-22 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI746	(S) MBZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI747	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT [...] (U) We welcome your return to Abu Dhabi. This will be your first visit since the change in US Administration, the election in Iran, and falls on the heels of the Gulf Security Dialogue. 2. (C) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic powerhouses [...]	2009-07-22 13:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
09ABUDHABI754	(S) MbZ HOSTS GULF SECURITY DINNER WITH ISA ASD VERSHBOW AND [...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ, also Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and de facto defense chief) hosted a July 19 executive session of the Gulf Security Dialogue in Abu Dhabi (July 20 plenary with UAE uniformed officers reported septel). The U.S. d [...]	2009-07-23 09:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PARM EAID MOPS IR IS AF PK SY LE SA
09ABUDHABI783	TREASURY A/S COHEN RAISES IRAN, NORTH KOREA, TALIBAN WITH UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR [...] (S) On July 16, Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Finance and Financial Crime David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi in order to discuss progress on suggestions to protect the UAE's financial system from abuse by Iran. Governor al Suweidi opened t [...]	2009-08-04 15:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL EFIN ECON IR AF PK AE
09ABUDHABI847	IRAN, RUSSIA OFFER GAS TO UAE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Abu Dhabi investment firm Mubadala denied recent (Iranian) press reports of a gas deal with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC). However, the rumors have a kernel of truth as Iran has repeatedly offered the UAE natural gas. While most Emiratis know Iran well enough to stee [...]	2009-08-25 06:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE
09ABUDHABI856	UAE ENERGY POLITICS -- OIL FOR SECURITY? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to a senior energy official, recent oil storage deals between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and China and Japan were completed for "political" reasons at the instruction of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). While the deals may have simply been visi [...]	2009-08-30 13:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR RS AE
09ABUDHABI857	MEDIA COVERAGE OF UAE NORTH KOREAN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UAEG officials, though initially reluctant to comment, have now publicly confirmed media reports of the seized cargo of ANL Australia after reporters in Dubai learned of it from shipping industry sources. Subsequent widespread media coverage highlighted the UAE's previously low- [...]	2009-08-30 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR NK AE
09ABUDHABI861	UAE NERVOUS ABOUT IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI [...] (C) In a 30 August meeting Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash raised with Ambassador the status of the Iran Regional Presence Office (IRPO) in Dubai. He said that the UAEG was getting "a lot of flak" about the office, noting that IRPO's name had come out in the recent show tr [...]	2009-08-31 08:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AE IR
09ABUDHABI89	(S) UAE: NEW OVERFLIGHT DENIAL REQUEST RELAYED [...] (S) On the morning of January 22, Pol Chief passed reftel points (releasable to UAE) to Khalifa al-Mazroui of the MFA Office of International Organizations. Al-Mazroui said he would convey the request to appropriate officials, yet asked for any additional information available on prior flight [...]	2009-01-22 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU AE
09ABUDHABI894	UAE POSITION ON P5+1+GCC+3 MEETING AT UNGA ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) On September 8, UAE Ambassador to U.S. Youssef al-Otaiba passed written points, prepared by the UAE MFA, covering UAE views on upcoming discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue.. The paper focused on planned discussions of the P5+1+GCC+3 (Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq) to be held on the margi [...]	2009-09-09 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GCC UNGA KNNP IR JO EG IQ AE
09ABUDHABI901	UPDATE ON UAE RESPONSE TO USG INFORMATION REQUESTS; [...] (S) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: Pol Chief delivered ref A demarche on disposition of interdicted cargo to MFA counterproliferation (CP) lead, Deputy Legal Affairs Director Abdullah al-Naqbi, on September 9. In response to the USG requestto schedule th [...]	2009-09-10 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KSTC IR
09ABUDHABI916	"EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage Iran to engage in meaningful discussions with the P5+1 and respond to U.S. offers of engagement on its nuclear program. After discussing reftel points for GCC [...]	2009-09-16 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE
09ABUDHABI919	AMCITS MISSING IN IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Sultan al-Qortasi September 16. While evincing a sympathetic understanding of these humanitarian cases involving American citizen in Iran and noting the strong US-UAE bilateral relationship, Al-Qort [...]	2009-09-17 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR PROP PTER CASC IR AE
09ABUDHABI938	UAE REVIEWING LIKE MINDED MEETING INVITATION [...] (S) The Ambassador shared reftel points inviting the UAE to the October 7 meeting of like-minded states on Iran with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on September 29. Dr. Gargash told the Ambassador that he would discuss the invitation with appropriate UAEG officials, in [...]	2009-09-29 13:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC PREL ETTC IR AE
09ABUJA1847	NIGERIA PROFESSES LITTLE TO NO INFLUENCE WITH IRAN [...] (C) PolOffs briefed Foreign Ministry (MFA) First United Nations Director Maria Laose October 6 on the outcome of Geneva talks with Iran (Ref A) and delivered a non-paper on Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility (Ref B). In response, Laose professed that her government had "no influence" w [...]	2009-10-08 07:28:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR NI
09ACCRA1077	GHANA: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 8 to Mrs Beatrice Brobbey, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA, briefing Brobbey on the October 1 P5 1 talks, and asking Ghana to press Iran to fulfill the commitments it made in Geneva. We also urged Ghan [...]	2009-10-09 11:35:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR GH
09ACCRA584	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 09:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY XA XY GH
09ACCRA968	DEMARCHE ON IRAN CHORUS [...] (C) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that Ghana supports the peaceful use of nuclear technology and will work with the IAEA to ensure that nuclear te [...]	2009-09-16 16:10:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09AITTAIPEI1443	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: IRAN SEEKING MACHINE TOOL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL TW IR
09ALGIERS1026	ALGERIA'S RESPONSE ON IRAN-BURMA-DPRK RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel B points on the Iran/Burma/DPRK human rights resolutions to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Salima Abdelhak on November 17. Abdelhak said she had recently returned to Algiers after a four-year posting in Algeria's UN mission [...]	2009-11-17 17:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA AG IR
09ALGIERS1048	ALGERIA ON IAEA - IRAN NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the IAEA case against Iran to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the Algerian MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs. 2. (SBU) Saying he would refer the points to hig [...]	2009-11-25 06:28:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR AG
09ALGIERS1077	BOUTEFLIKA TO WARD: WE WANT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General William Ward met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika November 25, during Ward's first visit to Algeria since assuming command of AFRICOM. Ward said AFRICOM's strategy was to assist African nations in providing for their own security needs [...]	2009-12-06 07:57:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL KWBG US IR IZ IS
09ALGIERS195	ALGERIA RESERVED ON MARCH 2 IAEA BOARD MEETING [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director of International Security Issues Ali Alaoui on February 25. We underscored USG concerns regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria and urged Algeria to make a strong national statement on both issues at the upcoming Board of Governors [...]	2009-02-25 16:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR AG
09ALGIERS824	ALGERIA: DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche September 13 to Hamza Khelif, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the MFA's Office of Security and Disarmament. Khelif noted that as president of the IAEA Board of Governors, Algeria carried a special responsibility to be impartial and listen to all [...]	2009-09-14 16:32:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY AG
09ALGIERS839	ALGERIA TO ENGAGE IRAN ON AMCIT DETAINEES [...] (C) The Algerian MFA says that Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs would engage with his Iranian colleague on the margins of UNGA to help obtain the humanitarian release of U.S. citizens detained in Iran. It would also instruct its Ambassador in Geneva to work with the U.S. and Egyptian del [...]	2009-09-17 17:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG CASC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PTER
09ALGIERS904	ALGERIA: RESPONSE TO P5 PLUS ONE TALKS WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 09:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MUNC PARM IR AG
09ALGIERS970	A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) In an October 21 meeting with NEA A/S Feltman, Prime Minister Ouyahia was broadly receptive to the USG theme of economic and security partnership in the region. He said Algeria wants to adopt a market economy but needs time to strengthen its industry to meet world competition. While urgi [...]	2009-10-29 08:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL KISR IS IR AG
09ALGIERS993	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY AINSWORTH VISIT TO ALGERIA, [...] (C) The UK Ambassador in Algiers told us that the UK Secretary of State for Defense, during his October 26-27 visit to Algiers, signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement that establishes a framework for UK training of Algerian military, information exchanges and joint exercises. A heli [...]	2009-11-05 15:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AG UK IR
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1292	PETROVIETNAM AND THE IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel regarding investment in the Iranian energy sector by foreign companies, including PetroVietnam, Ambassador on November 27 in a previously scheduled meeting delivered reftel points to Ms. Nguyet Nguyen Nga, MFA Director General of Multilateral Economic Cooperation. [...]	2009-12-02 09:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL VM
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1118	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN, REFORM [...] (C) Summary: During their May 7-8 visit to Amman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Representative Rush Holt (R-NJ) met with King Abdullah, Senate President Zaid Al-Refai, and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali. They heard optimism about the President's engagement on the Isra [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1182	MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...]	2009-05-21 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO
09AMMAN1267	JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...]	2009-06-04 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO
09AMMAN1349	JORDAN: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS VIEWED AS [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts believe the large electoral gap between President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Moussavi may be a legitimate reflection of Iranian popular sentiment. Many blamed Moussavi's loss on his alleged connections to corrupt previous officials and a poor elector [...]	2009-06-15 13:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1807	JORDAN: DEMARCHE PASSED ON POSSIBLE IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS AEC MU SA IR SU
09AMMAN1827	JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT [...] (S) The Charge discussed ref B points with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi and senior Court official Jaffar Hassan on August 13. Lozi stated that GOJ was sensitized to the issue of illicit arms shipments and supportive of USG efforts to prevent such deliveries. Lozi told the Charge that h [...]	2009-08-13 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS SU SY
09AMMAN1860	JORDAN: GOJ AUTHORITIES REPORT DENIAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM ASEC ETTC MASS PREL IR IS JO SU SY
09AMMAN2012	FORMER AMBASSADOR OUTLINES JORDAN'S RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Former Ambassador to Iran Bassem Al-Umush described the contours of the official relationship between Jordan and Iran during a September 1 meeting with PolOff. Jordan maintains a minimal diplomatic presence in Tehran to reflect the lack of substantive relations. Iran's efforts t [...]	2009-09-03 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KINR IR JO
09AMMAN2114	JORDAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN, IAEA MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 13:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC JO
09AMMAN2604	JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, Director of the MFA's Americas Office. Naber inquired closely about the modalities of the abortive plan for LEU shipments from Iran to third countries for subsequent enrichment and the production of nuclear fuel. Naber also asked several question [...]	2009-12-03 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN710	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON IRANIAN ARMS TO SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (S) DATT delivered on March 17 the demarche on Iran's intent to transfer weapons to Hamas to Jordan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Khaled Sarayreh, leaving behind a non-paper. Army Attache delivered the same points and a non-paper on March 18 to the JAF,s Chief of Intelligen [...]	2009-03-18 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN716	JORDAN ARMED FORCES REPORT MARCH 15 SYRIAN [...] (S) Pursuant to reftel March 17 demarche request DATT delivered points to General Khaled Sarayreh, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, on March 17 and alerted him to the possibility of an overflight as early as that day (Ref B). Sarayreh responded that he would [...]	2009-03-19 12:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR JO
09AMMAN768	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE; GOJ [...] (SBU) In accordance with reftel, Ambassador discussed Jordan's participation in the Afghanistan conference on March 24 with Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi who said that LTG Prince Faisal, who is the King's brother and the special assistant to the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF PK IR UN JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN893	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON E3 PLUS 3 RENEWED APPROACH TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 05:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR JO
09ANKARA1055	IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Summary and Commment: MFA provided Post a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq on military cooperation in training, technology and science, with the understanding that we not inform the Iraqis. The memor [...]	2009-07-23 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IR TU
09ANKARA1084	TURKEY-IRAN BORDER: A TALE OF TWO CUSTOMS POSTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 04:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PINS PTER EAID IR TU
09ANKARA1093	Iranian Applicants Intimidated Yet Hopeful [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This week's visa applicants representing a spectrum of Iranian society updated CONOFF regarding the unrest in Iran. In line with earlier reporting from Ankara, all expressed shock that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the election and expressed hope that the situation in Iran would chan [...]	2009-07-30 09:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1185	Iran Election Outrage Muted For Time Being [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A broad range of Iranian visa applicants interviewed in the past two weeks expressed that the public unrest in Iran has calmed, but hope outrage over the recent election in the long run will force Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out of office. As one Armenian middle aged couple stated, "thi [...]	2009-08-13 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1208	TURKEY: MFA WORKING-LEVEL ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA, at a working level, believes the Iranian regime, backed by an IRGC in the ascent, has successfully contained the opposition movement and that there will be no credible challenge to the ruling regime in the near term. Yet there is uncertainty and conflicting signal [...]	2009-08-18 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA126	TURKEY TO SEND BACK VENEZUELA-BOUND IRANIAN [...] (C) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun confirmed for Pol-Mil Couns on January 26 that the GOT has decided to turn back the Iranian shipment bound for Venezuela (reftel). According to Gun, detailed investigations into the contents of the shipment concluded that the shipm [...]	2009-01-26 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL TU IR
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1337	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: TURKEY SEEKING US VIEWS ON [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para. 3 2. (C) The MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department contacted Post on September 10 to request a copy of the Iranian proposal in response to the P5 Plus 1 offer and our initial assessment of that proposal. FM Davutolgu is scheduled t [...]	2009-09-10 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1362	TURKEY: MFA CONTENDS IT GAVE CLEAR MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (C) Late on September 14 the Ambassador met with MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu and delivered REF A points on Turkey's key role in expressing our shared concern about Iran's nuclear program, and the potential for an already delicate security situation to unravel. Sinirlioglu asserted that F [...]	2009-09-16 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1370	IRANIAN ELECTION PROTESTER'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. CONOFF spoke with Ebrahim Sharifi (please strictly protect) on Thursday September 17 concerning his involvement in Iran,s recent election and post election activities as well as his detainment, torture, and sodomy by government authorities. Sharifi discussed his efforts to expose [...]	2009-09-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1373	TURKEY: EARLY REACTION IN THE MEDIA TO MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish media reaction to the White House announcement on European missile defense has been limited thus far and ranged from straightforward reporting based on the Presidential announcement to speculation that the announcement portends a greater role for Turkey in the new "Phase [...]	2009-09-18 10:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KMDR NATO IR TU
09ANKARA1382	TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...]	2009-09-18 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA14	TURKEY MITIGATES THE EFFECTS OF RUSSIAN GAS CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 6, the GOT announced Russian gas flowing to the West Line (a gas pipeline originating in Russia and transiting Ukraine) was cut off. In public statements, Energy Minister Guler and PM Erdogan sought to reassure the Turkish public the GOT is taking measures to deal w [...]	2009-01-06 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG TU IR
09ANKARA1456	TURKEY BRIEFED ON OCTOBER 1 P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 04:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TU IR
09ANKARA1483	OFAC DESIGNATION OF PKK/KONGRA GEL LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 04:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC IR TU
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
09ANKARA1560	Major Iranian Protest Expected Next Wednesday [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This week a variety of immigrant (IV) and non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants told CONOFF that major national student-led protests are planned for Wednesday, November 4. It is unclear who the leaders of the protests are, but participants plan to use "student's day" as a cover t [...]	2009-10-27 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1583	WORKING ERDOGAN BACK INTO THE FOLD ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 21 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu, the Ambassador challenged Prime Minister Erdogan's recent dismissal of international community allegations that Iran intends to acquire nuclear weapons as "gossip." The Ambassador emphasized Iran will be the singl [...]	2009-11-03 16:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC TU IR
09ANKARA1599	(S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH TURKEY ON AK MAKINA'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 16:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MTCR PARM PREL IR TU
09ANKARA1644	A/S GORDON'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH U/S [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Sinirlioglu opened his November 12 meeting with EUR A/S Gordon by attempting to recast Erdogan's recent public efforts to deflect international community criticism of Iran's nuclear program as an idiosyncratic reaffirmation of NPT principles. Gordon cautioned [...]	2009-11-17 08:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC MASS IR TU
09ANKARA1654	TURKEY: A/S GORDON PRESSES FM DAVUTOGLU ON IRAN [...] (S) Iran dominated A/S Gordon's 40-minute meeting November 12 with Foreign Minister Davutoglu. The FM had just gotten off the phone with El-Baradei and had discussed in detail the IAEA proposal to send Iran's low enriched uranium to Turkey. El-Baradei had said he would "call Washington" that s [...]	2009-11-17 17:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP PREL TU IR
09ANKARA169	TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]	2009-02-03 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1704	TURKEY/IRAN NUCLEAR: TURKEY STILL WORKING TRR [...] (C) On November 25, DCM raised reftel points with MFA Deputy Undersecretary Engin Soysal. We delivered the same message to MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Burak Akcapar and Nonproliferation Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Soysal said that FM Davutoglu was planning to brief NSA Jones on his discu [...]	2009-11-25 16:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1725	TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...]	2009-12-04 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON
09ANKARA1732	TURKEY: Eastern Provinces Score Gains in Counternarotics, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkish officials are making steady inroads against drug smuggling in the southeast, local officials told Embassy officers during a recent visit. PKK terrorist activity has declined, but it remains active in drug smuggling. The inability of Turkish officials to share informati [...]	2009-12-04 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER SNAR PREL EFIN IR IZ TU
09ANKARA1744	Iran Student's Day Protest Feedback [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Tuesday December 8th, CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants regarding the December 7th "Student's Day" protest in Iran. The protests were described as better organized and larger than the November 4th demonstrations. Reactions to the present political c [...]	2009-12-08 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1753	Iran Students Vow Protest Will Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Wednesday December 9, CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants regarding the Monday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 8 protests in Iran. According to applicant reports, students vowed to continue their protests until the dean of Tehran University, a hard- [...]	2009-12-09 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1780	REVIEW OF TPAO INVESTMENT UNDER IRAN SANCTIONS ACT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) General Manager Mehmet Uysal on December 13. 2. (SBU) In November 2008, the GOT Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) signed a one-year memorandum of understanding on energy with Iran. The MOU provides for TPAO [...]	2009-12-15 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR TU
09ANKARA1798	SHIELD S19-09: IRAN SEEKS CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Acting Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Murat Sogangoz on December 2. We highlighted discussions about Raja Shimi's role in Iran's chemical weapons program in the Australia Group (AG),noted our reporting requirements under the Ir [...]	2009-12-17 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR TU
09ANKARA1826	DEMARCHE ON URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] (C) On December 22 we delivered REFTEL points to MFA Department Head for South Asia Korkut Gungen. Gungen listened sympathetically, noted that the GOT leadership has regular discussions with its Iranian counterparts, and promised to pass along our points for consideration to the MFA upper ti [...]	2009-12-23 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER TU
09ANKARA1834	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT YIELDS A PROFFERED EMBRACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak's visit to Ankara December 15-16 focused on bilateral ties and the Middle East during lengthy separate discussions with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Deputy PM Babacan, FM Davutoglu, and Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug. Although the Tu [...]	2009-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU EG IS PREL IR
09ANKARA1840	TURKEY: CARGO HUB OPERATIONS EXTENDED [...] (SBU) On December 25 the GOT notified post via dip note 2009/ALGY/570349 of the Council of Ministers' positive decision to extend pre-existing agreements for cargo hub and retrograde operations in Turkey. This extension allows U.S. forces to continue operations at Incirlik Air Base and is val [...]	2009-12-28 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU IR AF
09ANKARA1847	Iranians Unchanged By Ashura Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants following the Sunday, December 27, 2009 Ashura protests in Iran. None of the applicants participated in the protests nor did any have contact with protest participants. Most applicants were sk [...]	2009-12-30 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA226	ELDERLY AMERICAN SMUGGLED OUT OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi appeared in the Ankara Consular section around noon on January 9, 2009. Mr. Vahedi, age 75, told Conoff he had paid smugglers $7500 to take him across the Iranian/Turkish border after having been held against his will in Iran for seven month [...]	2009-02-11 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SNAR SOCI IR
09ANKARA229	MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]	2009-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ANKARA238	ANTI-REGIMC O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 000238 [...] (C) Summary: In mid January CONOFF interviewed XXXXXXXXXXXX, an anti-regime constitutional monarchist, for an immigrant visa. Soltani was repeatedly jailed and released by the Government of Iran for subversive activities and narrowly escaped re-imprisonment prior to his visa interview. XXXX [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI TR
09ANKARA284	TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]	2009-02-23 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA32	TURKEY ON IRAN UNDP EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENCY [...] (C) We delivered reftel points January to MFA Deputy Director General for South Asia and Iranian Affairs Babur Hizlan and, separately, to UN Affairs desk officer Turhan Dilmac. (NOTE: MFA bilateral political directorates have responsibility for country-specific UN decisions. END NOTE.) Hizl [...]	2009-01-08 16:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF IR UNAUS EAID TU
09ANKARA321	DEALS WITH IRAN BENEFIT PM ERDOGAN'S FRIENDS [...] (C) On February 22, local press reported that Turkey and Iran had established a joint venture company to develop gas in Iran and build a pipeline to bring this gas to Turkey and Europe. This JV was established to further the agreements reached in November 2008 and July 2007 MOUs between Turkey and [...]	2009-02-27 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET TU IR
09ANKARA378	TURKEY: GUL URGES TEHRAN NOT TO MISS "GOOD [...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan gave us a readout March 13 on President Gul's participation in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Tehran, March 10-11, where he met bilaterally with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and, accompanied by Ahmadinejad, with Supreme Lead [...]	2009-03-13 16:57:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETRD AF IR PK TU
09ANKARA379	TURKEY: GUL URGES TEHRAN NOT TO MISS "GOOD [...] (C) MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan gave us a readout March 13 on President Gul's participation in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Tehran, March 10-11, where he met bilaterally with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and, accompanied by Ahmadinejad, with Supreme Lead [...]	2009-03-14 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETRD AF IR PK TU
09ANKARA405	TURKEY: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE AND [...] (U) We delivered ref A points on the Pakistan Donors' Conference and ref B points on the Afghanistan Conference to MFA South Asia Department Head Babur Girgin March 18. PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE --------------------------- 2. (C) Turkey's representation is undecided for the April 17 me [...]	2009-03-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN INRD IMF AF PK IR TU
09ANKARA452	(S) ADDITIONAL INFO ON AK MAKINA'S DEALINGS IN [...] (S) We provided the additional information regarding Turkish firm Ak Makina's dealings with Iran (ref a) to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Gun on March 25. Gun expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to share and review the information with appropriate [...]	2009-03-25 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL TW IR TU

09ANKARA499	TURKEY: IRANIAN ACADEMIC AND DIPLOMAT OUTLINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The study of Iranian foreign policy suffers from reductionist and simplistic approaches that boil the subject down to sound bites and labels, Ambassador Seyed Mohammed Kazem Sajjadpour, Associate Dean of Research at the Iranian MFA College of International Relations, told a smal [...]	2009-04-01 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
09ANKARA521	Religious Minorities in Iran: From the Privately Content [...] (SBU) Summary: In a continuation of Embassy Ankara's vignette reporting based on interesting insights from Iranian visa applicants, we interviewed a number Iranians recently from various religious minorities in Iran, including from the Jewish, Armenian, Baha'i and Zoroastrian communities, as [...]	2009-04-08 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA539	TURKEY: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Ambassador delivered reftel points April 10 and urged Turkish MFA U/S Apakan that Turkey press Iran to release Roxana Saberi as a humanitarian gesture. 2. (S) We delivered the demarche separately April 10 MFA Iran Section Head Mehmet Sekerci. Sekerci assured us he would convey our requ [...]	2009-04-10 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM IR TU
09ANKARA549	TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP FROM 8 APRIL 2009 E3 PLUS 3 [...] (S) Ambassador met April 14 with Ambassador Gurcan Turkoglu, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gul, and urged the GOT to help persuade Iran to accept the renewed E3 Plus 3 approach and the freeze for freeze proposal. Turkoglu did not commit to taking any specific action, but said he underst [...]	2009-04-14 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM MNUC IR TU
09ANKARA630	REPORTS OF TURKEY-IRAN TRADE AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) Summary. Some Turkish press outlets have reported that Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a preferential trade agreement with Iran during a trade mission to Tehran earlier this week. Yuksel Akca, Director General of Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, said t [...]	2009-04-30 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IR TU
09ANKARA65	INVESTIGATION INTO IRANIAN SHIPMENT BOUND FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 07:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU IR
09ANKARA70	(S) TURKEY: WILL CHECK ON TURKISH COMPANIES' ROLE [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Elif Ulgen on January 15. Ulgen expressed appreciation for the information and noted that the Turkish entities, Ak Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited and Ak Makina Uluslar Arasi Ticaret. Ltd, are known t [...]	2009-01-15 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCR TU IR
09ANKARA752	TURKEY:NO NEW AGREEMENT ON EUPHRATES OR TIGRIS [...] (C) We met May 27 with MFA Regional and Transboundary Waters Department Head Sibel Algan and Altay Altinors, a hydrological engineer working as an advisor to Algan's office. Algan said that, contrary to press reports, Foreign Minister Davutoglu did not agree to an increase in downstream water [...]	2009-05-27 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IZ IR SY TU
09ANKARA766	Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria Sign Electricity Cooperation [...] (U) Summary. During his May 27-28 visit to Bagdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz participated in the first Regional Power and Energy Conference, and signed an electricity cooperation protocol with his counterparts from Iraq, Iran and Syria. The agreement provides for the interconnecti [...]	2009-06-01 04:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IR ENRG IZ
09ANKARA838	TURKEY: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS- EXPECTED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16 MFA South Asia/Iran DDG Hizlan told us that while Ankara agrees there are some valid questions regarding aspects of the recent Iran elections and the vote tabulations, Turkey considers these to be internal Iranian issues. He said Turkey as a policy does not interfere [...]	2009-06-17 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV TU
09ANKARA870	Iranian Visa Applicants Talk about the Crisis. [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 07:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS IR TK
09ANKARA878	TURKEY: IRANIAN PROTESTS: THE START OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on reports from their embassy and consulates in Iran, the MFA described the ongoing demonstrations as the "start of a political revolution." The reaction of former President Rafsanjani and the "fractured" political elite in Iran will be one of the main determining factors f [...]	2009-06-23 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR TU
09ANKARA882	TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...]	2009-06-23 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA893	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR RAISES IRAN WITH FORMIN [...] (S) Ambassador raised Iran with FONMIN Davutoglu and MFA U/S Apakan on the margins of a meeting February 23. Stating that we was speaking on his own and without instructions, Ambassador said that we was troubled by the Turkish statement regarding Iran at the June 15 IAEA board meeting (ref A) [...]	2009-06-24 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL AROC KNNP IAEA IR TU
09ANTANANARIVO138	COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...]	2009-02-26 14:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER
09ANTANANARIVO150	COMOROS AND IRAN: UN SANCTION BREAKING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Iranian president Ahmedinejad's February 25 visit to the Comores (ref a),the French Ambassador in Moroni reported to Emboff that the GOC entered into bilateral military agreements with the GOI that may directly violate UNSCR and US laws (ref B). These agree [...]	2009-03-03 15:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	SECRET	PARM PREL IR CN XA
09ANTANANARIVO223	COMOROS DENIES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Post's diplomatic note on March 10, the GOC has formally denied any military cooperation with Iran. 2. (C) On March 26, the Comoran Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation faxed a dipnote stating only that "...the government of the Union of Comoros is acti [...]	2009-03-30 14:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IR CN XA
09ANTANANARIVO811	COMOROS STILL VERY FRAGILE AS ELECTIONS APPROACH [...] (C) Summary. During a three-day visit to Grande Comore, only my second visit to the country in 2009, I found the country busily if somewhat tensely preparing for December legislative elections. President Sambi was typically upbeat in his assessment and asked again for the USG to increase its [...]	2009-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPIR MA IR
09ASHGABAT1045	AN IRANIAN UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE'S VIEW FROM THE [...] (C) On August 13, Public Affairs Officer hosted UNESCO Educational Program Officer, G. Reza Samarbakhsh for a discussion of joint programming opportunities. Samarbakhsh, an Iranian citizen, works out of the UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office, but has oversight of UNESCO educational programs in Afg [...]	2009-08-18 12:25:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX UNESCO
09ASHGABAT1175	TURKMENISTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 10:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC TX
09ASHGABAT1177	IRAN PLANS TO TRANSIT 35 BCM OF TURKMEN GAS TO TURKEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iranian media reported on September 12 that Ankara and Tehran agreed to transport Turkmen gas to Turkey. The media reports quoted an official of the National Iranian Oil Company as saying that the volume of Turkme [...]	2009-09-15 13:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV IR TU TX
09ASHGABAT1182	IRAN: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? XXXXXXXXXXXX DIPLOMAT SHARES HIS PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX's advised in a recent conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher that the U.S. would be ill-advised to begin talks with Iran, that it would be great disappointment to Iranians who have found hope in President Obama's message of change. He called Iran's leadership "untrustwort [...]	2009-09-16 11:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX UNESCO
09ASHGABAT1264	TURKMENISTAN: IRAN'S RECENT CASPIAN-ENERGY RHETORIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets recently cited Reza Kasaeizadeh, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company, as stating Iran would prevent Turkmenistan from participating in any projects aimed at t [...]	2009-10-02 13:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV IR TX
09ASHGABAT1279	TURKMENISTAN: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 13:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR TX
09ASHGABAT1292	IRANIAN IMPORTER ON "HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS IN [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with Iran Watcher, an Iranian ceramics importer shared his views on how to succeed -- despite the many well-known impediments -- as an entrepreneur in Turkmenistan. In a conversation in his office at the Iran Business Center, an attractive building dominated mostly [...]	2009-10-14 09:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO IR TX PGOV PREL
09ASHGABAT1402	HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN DISCUSSES "BURNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Ambassador to Iran Gyorgy Busztin met October 29 with Charge to share his views on the situation in Iran. Busztin said the protests marked a turning point for the country, because the government lost legitimacy and people felt the power they had to promote change. He s [...]	2009-11-02 12:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IR TX
09ASHGABAT1460	TURKMENISTAN: VISITING IRANIANS DESCRIBE VISA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranians who wish to visit Turkmenistan face an array of bureaucratic roadblocks, including a stringent visa regime (most applicants are unsuccessful) and, once in the country, a burdensome registration process. Several recent visitors described these difficulties in conversations [...]	2009-11-12 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PGOV PREL CVIS TX
09ASHGABAT1480	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: TURKMEN PUSH FOR JOINT [...] (C) Pursuant to a December 2008 MOU between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan (reftel),Turkmenistan is reportedly anxious to expand cooperation with Iran in several key areas, including extradition, Iranian service of process formalities, and the resolution of border-related disputes i [...]	2009-11-18 15:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1521	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH DIPLOMAT CALLS [...] (C) In a recent conversation with Iran Watcher, Polish Charge d'Affaires Robert Rokicki said that major changes in Turkmenistan's relations with Iran took place following President Berdimuhamedov's visit to Tehran eight months ago. Rokicki, who has been posted in Ashgabat since late last year, [...]	2009-11-25 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PREL PINR IR TX
09ASHGABAT1534	IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT IN TEHRAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Watcher spoke recently with a Hungarian Embassy officer based in Tehran, who described the growing frustration of Iranian business leaders with the government's policies. He said that more and more businesses cannot meet their obligations and are declaring bankruptcy. In his [...]	2009-11-27 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL PHUM TX
09ASHGABAT1543	IRAN: UNESCO DIRECTOR SHARES THE UPS AND DOWNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Ashgabat this week, the Director of UNESCO's office in Tehran spoke of the challenges of cooperating with the Iranian government in several areas, including training journalists and the preservation of cultural heritage sites. He also described the reaction of hi [...]	2009-12-03 11:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1547	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH SPARKS [...] (C) During a trip to the Farap (Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan) border area on November 29-30, Iran Watcher stopped in at "Cafe Zaineb," a truck-stop/cafe frequented by transiting truck drivers from Iran and Turkey. There were few truckers, and no Iranians, present, due to the fact that the main road [...]	2009-12-04 04:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT1601	TURKMEN PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON OLD CARS [...] (SBU) Per a December 4 decree by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan will ban the import of foreign cars produced before 2000. The ban will take effect on January 1, 2010, allowing cars that were produced before 2000 to be imported until the end of the year. The ban com [...]	2009-12-10 13:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON BTIO EIND EINV IR TX
09ASHGABAT1606	TURKMENISTAN OPENS ITS FIRST COASTAL LPG TERMINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, the Turkmen Government held an opening ceremony for a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal with the capacity of 200,000 tons per year built near the village of Kiyanly on the Caspian coast. Intern [...]	2009-12-14 14:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT188	TURKMENISTAN'S TROUBLING DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Summary: The fact that Turkmenistan suffers from a serious heroin addiction problem (10 percent of the population, according to the World Health Organization),is something that the Turkmen Government has barely begun to ack [...]	2009-02-06 05:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL IR TX
09ASHGABAT204	IRAN: TURKMEN SCHOLAR SEES CHANGES IN IRAN [...] (C) A prominent Persian language scholar with close ties to Iranian academics told Iran Watcher this week that he fears that vote-rigging, similar to what was alleged to have occurred in the 2005 Iranian Presidential elections, will determine the outcome of Iran's Presidential election in Jun [...]	2009-02-09 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT218	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: WEAPONS FOUND HIDDEN IN IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) A Turkmen customs official told an Embassy LES on February 13 that an Iranian Embassy diplomatic container with AK-47's, sniper rifles and ammunition hidden in it had been discovered one week earlier at the Serdar Uli (Gaudan) customs point in Ashgabat, where vehicles and containers ar [...]	2009-02-13 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PTER TX
09ASHGABAT236	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRAN,S AMBASSADOR ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) The Russian-language "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" published an interview on February 11 with Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad-Reza Forqani. The interview focused almost exclusively on economic and trade topics, avoiding anything even remotely controversial such as the Iranian nucle [...]	2009-02-17 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT238	IRAN: TEHRAN PHYSICIAN COMMENTS ON EVERYDAY LIFE [...] (C) Iran Watcher recently met with a Turkmenistan-trained physician who has lived and worked in Iran for most of the last ten years. XXXXXXXXXXXX, originally from Ashgabat, has practiced medicine in Tehran since settling there with her husband, the son of a retired XXXXXXXXXXXX. They recently [...]	2009-02-18 12:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT248	TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) The Turkmen Government announced earlier this month that President Berdimuhamedov had signed a decree allowing the state chemical concern "Turkmenkhimiya" to enter into a contract with Ekomet-S of Russia for the transfer and burial of radioactive waste. The waste was reportedly produced at [...]	2009-02-24 04:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM RS TX
09ASHGABAT283	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...]	2009-03-02 12:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT284	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...]	2009-03-02 13:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT294	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: MORE ON BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S TEHRAN [...] (C) The Charge met March 3 with Polish Ambassador Maciej Lang, who offered further insight on the implications of President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Tehran (reftel). (NOTE: Ambassador Lang is a fluent Farsi speaker who has spent time in both Iran and Afghanistan and wrote a doctoral [...]	2009-03-04 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT323	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? IRAN [...] (C) The Iranian Minister of Oil, Gholam Nowzari, announced on March 5 that Iran may sue Turkmenistan for shutting off the supply of natural gas for three months last winter. According to Iran's Press TV, which first aired the story, Nozari said that Iran had created a special committee for tha [...]	2009-03-12 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT328	ACCORDING TO TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to one of the top officials at the Ministry of Finance, Turkmenistan's exchange rate will remain fixed for at least the next year in order to maintain stability and confidence among foreign investors. S [...]	2009-03-13 07:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX RU IR
09ASHGABAT33	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: BACKGROUND ON TEHERAN MOU -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Turkish diplomat told Embassy Ashgabat's Iran Watcher on January 8 that recent announcements of expanded cooperation between Iran and Turkmenistan are more about the need to address the flow of Afghan opiates from Iran into Turkmenistan than anything else. Hakan Chengiz, the T [...]	2009-01-09 04:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR IR TX
09ASHGABAT370	TURKMENISTAN: IRANIANS TRAVEL EN MASSE TO ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) Hundreds of Iranian tourists from the northern city of Mashhad have arrived in Ashgabat to spend part or all of the Nowruz holidays. Most made the 140-mile trip from Iran's second largest city by bus as part of one of several organized tour groups and are staying at the city's moderatel [...]	2009-03-23 14:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT379	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AGENCY DIRECTOR KAKAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of the State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbons shared his thoughts on Turkmenistan's offshore and offshore development efforts, and explained the country's willingness to sign production sharing agreements (PSAs) with interested partner nations like [...]	2009-03-24 11:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX CH IR
09ASHGABAT396	TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER PROVIDES RANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based Wintershall's country manager recently provided a broad picture of the challenges and intrigues of doing business in the energy sector here. The manager described some of the complexities of interacting with Turkmen energy officials, most of whom cling tightly to [...]	2009-03-30 10:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX RS IR CH
09ASHGABAT415	TURKMENISTAN/UZBEKISTAN BORDER: ON THE ROAD WITH [...] (C) More than 40,000 Iranian truckers travel to or through Turkmenistan each year, the majority passing in either direction through the Farap border crossing on the Uzbek border. As night falls, dozens of drivers congregate at cafes and parking lots, or on the side of the road on either side [...]	2009-04-02 08:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT433	TURKMENISTAN: PROGRESS VISIBLE ON SEVERAL NEW GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent trip up along the coastline north from the port city of Turkmenbashy revealed that construction work on several natural gas projects is proceeding apace. Malaysian energy company Petronas has several projects underway about 20 kilometers north of Turkmenbashy, including [...]	2009-04-07 12:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT480	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...]	2009-04-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR ECON PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT55	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH AMBASSADOR'S PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's Ambassador to Turkmenistan reports that Iran and Turkmenistan have not agreed on a price for natural gas sales to Iran and are waiting until Turkmenistan and Russia reach a similar agreement. He said that Iran not only hopes to gain a foothold in Turkmenistan's energy s [...]	2009-01-14 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT625	IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS IRAN STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visiting Hungarian diplomat from Tehran, accredited to both Iran and Turkmenistan, shared with us his latest impressions of both living and working in Iran. These included his frustration with trying to get an accurate picture of economic conditions there, as well as trying to [...]	2009-05-15 11:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT671	TURKMENISTAN: TRADITIONS OF NOHUR CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nohur, a remote settlement of about 5,000 people located in a mountainous area near Iran in the Western part of Ahal province, is notable for its traditional culture and animalistic-superstitious variant of Islamic belief. Living conditions are primitive and the economy is based [...]	2009-06-01 09:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS SCUL SOCI EAGR TX IR SA TC
09ASHGABAT687	IRAN ELECTIONS: FOR THESE MASHHAD TRUCKERS, IT'S [...] (C) In conversations with Iran Watcher near the Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan border last week, a dozen or so Iranian truckers, most coming from the northern city of Mashhad, voiced strong and nearly unanimous support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's upcoming presidential election. We spoke with d [...]	2009-06-03 10:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT733	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: TRUCKERS INDICATE SUPPORT [...] (C) Conversations with Iranian truck drivers held in and around Ashgabat on June 10 demonstrate that support for candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi is growing among working class Iranians. Iran Watcher spoke with transiting drivers representing various geographic areas and ethnic groups and found [...]	2009-06-10 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PREL TX
09ASHGABAT737	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: ASHGABAT RESIDENT RECOUNTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 11:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TX
09ASHGABAT757	IRAN POST-ELECTION: [Source removed] CALLS [...] (C) In a conversation today with Iran Watcher, a [Source removed] in Ashgabat labeled the announcement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in Friday's presidential election a "coup d'etat," and called Iran's incumbent President "another Pinochet." [Name removed] said that based on calculations from Mo [...]	2009-06-15 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR TX PGOV PREL PHUM
09ASHGABAT762	IRAN: SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI REPORTEDLY CALLS IN [...] (C) Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met with presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi on June 15 to discuss the presidential election results and recent unrest involving Mousavi's supporters, according to Polish Ambassador to Turkmenistan Maciej Lang. Lang, who is a fluent Farsi speaker and pr [...]	2009-06-17 11:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KDEM PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT849	SOME INSIGHTS INTO HOW TURKMENISTAN SUPPORTS THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The cost of living in Turkmenistan has risen dramatically since exchange rate unification and redenomination, without an improvement in the standard of living. According to the International Monetary Fund and financial experts in Ashgabat, the Turkmen manat is strong due to a [...]	2009-07-07 09:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EIND TX RU PK CH IR
09ASHGABAT872	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: UNHCR REPORTS NO MOVEMENT OF [...] (C) In a July 9 conversation with Iran Watcher, the UNHCR Representative in Turkmenistan said her office has received no indications that Iranians have been attempting to cross into Turkmenistan recently to seek protection in the wake of the protests and arrests in Iran that followed the June 1 [...]	2009-07-13 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TX
09ASHGABAT886	TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PRICE AND INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 12, 2009, Turkmen state media reported that Turkmenistan and Iran had agreed to a new price for Turkmen natural gas, to be based on an international formula, as well as to increase the volume of supplies to [...]	2009-07-15 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT897	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRANIAN COMPANY MANAGER SAYS [...] (C) In a July 14 conversation with Iran Watcher, the general manager of the Ashgabat branch of Iran Samen said that the U.S. needs to focus on reaching out to the "more than 20 million Iranians who voted for Mir-Hussein Mousavi." Gholamreza Gieahpour, who has headed the office since 1996. He a [...]	2009-07-17 12:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT908	GERMAN RWE SIGNS PSA WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, RWE AG, a German energy company (and Nabucco pipeline project shareholder) and the Government of Turkmenistan signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for Block 23 of the contractual territory locate [...]	2009-07-20 10:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV TX IR
09ASHGABAT940	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: HOW TURKMEN VIEW RECENT EVENTS [...] (C) Decreased travel to and from Iran in the last decade and the lack of independent media and internet access in Turkmenistan have all contributed to a general lack of knowledge or understanding among Turkmen about their neighbor to the south, despite the presence of over a million ethnic Tur [...]	2009-07-28 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PHUM PREL TX
09ASHGABAT993	IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: SCHOLAR PREDICTS MORE OF THE [...] (C) In a conversation this week with Iran Watcher, Ghandeem Gurbanov, Turkmenistan's most prominent Farsi language scholar, who currently teaches at the Iranian Embassy's Cultural Center in Ashgabat, said that Iranians residing in Turkmenistan voted nearly unanimously for and continue to suppo [...]	2009-08-05 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX
09ASMARA413	YEMEN DOUBTS ERITREA'S SUPPORT OF AL-HOUTHI REBELS [...] (C) Yemen is skeptical of reports that Eritrea is providing direct support to the Al-Houthi rebels, according to Mr. Abdella Al-Suqarti, deputy of the Yemen embassy in Asmara. While Mr. Al-Suqarti maintains that Iran is supplying arms to the rebels, he told poloff he is not convinced that Eri [...]	2009-11-24 11:25:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV YM ER IR
09ASTANA1006	KAZAKHSTAN: KEY MAJILIS LEADER NAMED AMBASSADOR TO IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Majilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov told the Ambassador on June 11 he has been appointed ambassador to Iran and is awaiting agrement. He described the draft Internet law as "not right, but necessary," admitted that it was par [...]	2009-06-12 09:56:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ETRD KDEM RU IR KZ
09ASTANA1303	KAZAKHSTAN: THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF AKTAU SEA PORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been informed that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has decided not to approve two proposed projects to develop Kazakhstan's maritime and port capabilities because Kazakhstan conducts trade with Iran [...]	2009-08-03 09:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV MARR RS IR KZ
09ASTANA1438	KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...]	2009-08-26 10:32:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG
09ASTANA1536	KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO BUZZ ON IRAN [...] (C) During a September 16 meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, the Ambassador delivered the talking points (ref) urging Kazakhstan to send a strong private message to Iran about its nuclear program, possibly during a bilateral meeting at UNGA. Umarov agreed to pass [...]	2009-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC AORC KNNP IAEA UN IR KZ
09ASTANA1539	KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 12, President Nazarbayev hosted the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan at a private resort in Kenderliy, south of the port city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to press repor [...]	2009-09-18 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR RS KZ
09ASTANA1765	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXISTENCE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarch on October 2 to Chairman of the Security Council of the Government of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin. 3. (SBU) Tazhin replied that Kazakhstan's position is well-known and has not change [...]	2009-10-02 08:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA1900	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on October 8: -- Poneman urged rapid forward movement on the final steps for the full decommissioning of the BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor at Aktau, as well as [...]	2009-10-21 09:16:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP FR IR KZ
09ASTANA1901	KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an unusually warm and cordial meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana on October 7: -- Poneman pressed Kazakhstan to commit the required funding to finish fully the final step [...]	2009-10-21 09:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET KNNP IAEA IR KZ
09ASTANA2050	KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARATIONS FOR DFM UMAROV'S VISIT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) SUMMARY: At the request of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),PolOff met on November 13 with the Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Barlybai Sadykov, whose Department is responsible for all non- [...]	2009-11-17 11:10:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PARM PGOV PINR PREL KNNP START IR RS UP UZ KZ
09ASTANA2051	KAZAKHSTAN STILL MULLING UN IRAN RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On November 17, PolOff met with Assel Utegenova, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Division, to deliver reftel points on country-specific resolutions at the United Nations. Utegenova conveyed that Kazakhstan is still considering its position [...]	2009-11-18 07:27:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA PREL IR KZ
09ASTANA2202	KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...]	2009-12-23 05:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ
09ASTANA2257	KAZAKHSTAN'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF URANIUM TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 07:48:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA2273	KAZAKHSTAN STRONGLY DENIES REPORT OF POTENTIAL URANIUM TRANSER TO IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 07:44:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA443	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RECOMMENDS "BE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay called in the Ambassador on March 12 to discuss the criminal case against Peace Corps volunteer Anthony Sharp. He advised the Ambassador it is not "constructive" to describe the case as a "political provocation." He said he woul [...]	2009-03-13 08:31:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR CASC IR KZ
09ASTANA478	KAZAKHSTAN: "MOSCOW WANTS YOU TO FAIL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kazakhstani foreign-policy insider told the Ambassador Moscow strongly objects to Kazakhstan playing any kind of military role in Afghanistan, but at the same time Astana is striving to balance its interests and find the best way to be helpful in Afghanistan. He said Kazakhsta [...]	2009-03-17 08:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PROP MARR IR RS AF KZ
09ASTANA557	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev said on March 30: he wants to be a strong, non-ideological partner with the United States to help on Afghanistan; he continues to advise Tehran to give up their nuclear ambitions, and will do so once again on April 6 when President Ahmadinejad visits Ast [...]	2009-03-31 11:36:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM START RS IR AF KZ
09ASTANA578	KAZAKHSTAN: MARINE TRANSPORTATION EXPERT ADVISES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Captain Kjell Landin, Marine Manager for Chevron Transport Corporation, briefed Energy Officer on the complexities of the proposed Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS). He said that, from [...]	2009-04-02 13:09:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET EINV IR KZ
09ASTANA601	KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY SAUDABAYEV CONFIRMS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev told the Ambassador on April 7 that Kazakhstan is willing to host the international nuclear fuel bank, just as President Nazarbayev had announced to the press on April 6. He said that the ba [...]	2009-04-07 12:35:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA604	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SARYBAY SAYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 8, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay gave the Ambassador a readout of President Nazarbayev's April 6 meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Sarybay said that Ahmadinejad appeared to welcome President Obama's April 5 Prague speech. Ahmadinejad main [...]	2009-04-08 10:14:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL PGOV CASC MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA607	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...]	2009-04-08 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA675	KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...]	2009-04-22 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ASTANA678	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ACQUIRES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On April 16, during President Nazarbayev's state visit to Beijing, KazMunaiGas (KMG) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced that they will jointly acquire the production assets of MangistauMunaiGa [...]	2009-04-23 07:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ASTANA862	KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL OIL COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE IT BIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the Chief Executive Officer of Canamens, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in London, briefed the Charge on the company's plans and activities in Kazakhstan [...]	2009-05-19 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR KZ
09ASTANA94	KAZAKHSTAN: CENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS MEETS PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 00:53:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IR RS KZ
09ASTANA95	KAZAKHSTAN: CENTCOM CDR PETRAEUS MEETS PRESIDENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev told CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus: -- the situation in Afghanistan greatly worries him; the Taliban should never be allowed to become a coalition partner in the Afghan government; -- Iran cannot be allowed to become a nuclear state, but the United States need [...]	2009-01-20 05:56:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IR RS KZ
09ASTANA982	KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KEY FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Guoping hosted the Ambassador for dinner at the restaurant on the 23rd floor of a striking new hotel built in Astana and owned by the Chinese National Petroleum Company. During a fascinating, wide-ranging, three-hour tour d'horizon, the Chinese Amb [...]	2009-06-08 10:08:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET AF GG RS IR KN ZK KZ
09ASUNCION103	IRAN MAKES COMMERCIAL OVERTURES TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) Iran's Ambassador to Paraguay, Morteza Tafreshi, resident in Montevideo, met separately January 22 with Paraguay's Foreign Minister Hamed Franco and with Minister of Industry and Commerce Heisecke in Asuncion. During his meeting with Hamed, Tafreshi invited President Fernando Lugo to vis [...]	2009-02-17 18:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PA IR
09ASUNCION651	PARAGUAY: THIRD COMMITTEE VOTES WILL ALIGN WITH USG POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 19:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA PA IR BM KN
09ASUNCION681	PREPPING FOR A/S VALENZUELA: PARAGUAY'S FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Lacognata met December 10 to review the bilateral agenda before WHA Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December 17-18 visit. The Ambassador told Lacognata that we believe the investment climate is deteriorating. She also expressed concern about the sustain [...]	2009-12-15 17:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS ECON PREL MASS PA IR
09ATHENS1483	AMBASSADOR AND FM FOCUS ON VWP, TURKEY, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Looking ahead to Foreign Minister Bakoyannis' meeting in New York with the Secretary, Ambassador Speckhard reminded the FM that the earliest the U.S. could announce approval of the Visa Waiver Program for Greece would most likely be the end of October 2009, encouraged Greek good [...]	2009-09-18 13:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS KNNP GR TU UN IR OSCE
09ATHENS1511	Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR
09ATHENS1577	Greece on Iran: Wants More Information on Additional [...] (C) In the latest in a series of meetings on Iran, PolCouns and PolOff met 10/16 with representatives from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs A6 Middle East and D1 International Organization directorates to give a readout of the P5+1 October 1 meeting, underscore the need for vigilance in mo [...]	2009-10-26 13:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV ENRG IR GR UNGA IAEA RS PHUM

09ATHENS1651	ASD VERSHBOW'S GREEK BILATS: AEGEAN/TURKEY, NATO, ISAF, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings November 16 with the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Dimitris Paraskevopoulos and MFA Secretary General Ioannis-Alexis Zepos following his participation in the High Level Consultative Committee (reftel),Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Sec [...]	2009-11-20 15:27:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR NATO GR TU MK ZL AF RS IR
09ATHENS1655	AMBASSADOR AND DROUTSAS DISCUSS MACEDONIA, IRAN, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Speckhard called on Alternate FM Droutsas November 23 for a tour d' horizon prior to the December 1-2 Athens OSCE Ministerial, focusing on Macedonia, Iran, and Turkey. The Ambassador urged Droutsas to stay engaged and push for a solution to the Macedonia name issue in [...]	2009-11-25 16:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OSCE KPIR GR MK TU IR
09ATHENS168	IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...]	2009-02-06 09:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG
09ATHENS207	PASOK LEADER PAPANDREOU READY TO ASSIST ON GLOBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 12 meeting with Ambassador, main Greek opposition PASOK President George Papandreou offered his assistance to the new U.S. Administration on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Pakistan/Afghanistan, and other critical global issues. Citing his special status as he [...]	2009-02-18 05:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR PTER MOPS SOCI IS IR NATO AFIN
09ATHENS497	MFA POSITIVE ON AFGHANISTAN, VISA WAIVER NEGOTIATIONS, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed ref A points on Afghanistan and Pakistan with head of the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Cabinet, Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, noting the issue was not only a top priority for the U.S. but also a critical one for Greece, which had recently seen Afghani migrant [...]	2009-04-06 09:42:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR AF MOPS GR
09ATHENS81	TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF [...] (C) On January 21, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the [...]	2009-01-21 14:21:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR
09BAGHDAD1030	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF: BRINGING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In recent weeks, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has steadily increased the pressure on the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK),prohibiting entry of additional categories of supplies and personnel. The GOI recently announced its intention to move the residents of Camp Ashraf from their curr [...]	2009-04-14 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1071	ERBIL: Water from a Rock: Drought and Dohuk [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Regional Government has officially declared 2009 to be another drought year. In an effort to proactively mitigate the drought's effect, Dohuk Governor Tamar Ramadan recently convened a conference to formulate a provincial drought action plan. But human and industri [...]	2009-04-20 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV
09BAGHDAD1073	SULEYMANIYAH BUSINESS STRUGGLE TO COMPETE WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Suleymaniyah businessmen claim their markets are flooded by Iranian products because corruption, lack of government support for the private sector, and a cumbersome regulatory environment hinder their ability to compete. Businessmen representing a variety of industries told PRToff [...]	2009-04-21 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV KCOR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1103	IRAN IN IRAQ: STRATEGY FOR PRESSURING IRGC-QF [...] (S/NF) Summary: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force (IRGC-QF) officers are active in Iraq, conducting traditional espionage and supporting violent extremists as well as supporting both legitimate and malign Iranian economic and cultural outreach. Iraqis and their government have dem [...]	2009-04-24 16:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR MOPS ECON ETRD IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1104	IRANIAN PLANS FOR IRAQ AS U.S. FORCES DRAW DOWN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Iranian response to the drawdown of U.S. military forces in Iraq, and Iraq's evolving relationship with Iran, will influence the climate for U.S. engagement with Iran on our range of interests. The Iranians may see the drawdown as an opportunity to strengthen their hand in Ira [...]	2009-04-24 16:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR PGOV MOPS ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1106	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF:MEK COOPERATIVE IN FACE OF NEW GOI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) continued its efforts to establish civil authority over the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) community at Camp Ashraf. The GoI has taken over responsibility for the hospital, and is in discussions to take over electric and water services. The GoI conducted a do [...]	2009-04-24 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1118	KARBALA MODE: INAUGURAL EDITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala Mode is a vehicle for capturing observations and anecdotes about life in the "world Shi'a capital" that otherwise might not be reported. In this inaugural edition, we ponder Persian pills, hear from "the Mahdi" and his friend, learn why taking credit for good deeds is [...]	2009-04-27 08:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD113	MEK UPDATE: DEFECTOR CLAIMS MEK HAS CONTINGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A defector from Camp Ashraf, home to the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MeK) in Iraq, says the group's leadership at Camp Ashraf is prepared to order residents to kill themselves to protest any arrests of Ashraf residents. The defector (now under the care of the Ministry of Human Rights a [...]	2009-01-15 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1171	DEVELOPMENT IN KARBALA: PROGRESS AND CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three development plans have been posited for Karbala since Iraq's liberation. The province's de facto operational blueprint (the so-called &Shahristani8 plan) was devised in mid-2008 and has been blessed by Prime Minister Maliki, although it is widely disliked by many [...]	2009-05-04 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1184	AMBASSADOR HILL'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MASOUD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 2 meeting with KRG President Barzani in Erbil, Ambassador urged Barzani to reach out to PM Maliki on issues that divide them. He assured Barzani the U.S. is committed to supporting Iraqi leaders in what may be a long and sometimes difficult political process. Barzani a [...]	2009-05-05 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1187	IRAQI MFA CONDEMNS REPORTED IRANIAN ATTACKS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to reports of Iranian cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Iraqi MFA summoned Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Kazemi-Qomi on May 4 to demand a halt to the attacks and threaten "severe negative consequences" if they continue. According to unconfirmed p [...]	2009-05-05 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1191	MAYSAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT AT HELM, READY TO COOPERATE [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: On April 27 and 28 PRT Maysan held introductory meetings at the Governance Center in Amarah with new Provincial Governor Mohammed Shi'a, Deputy Governor Khalid Abd al-Wahid Kabyan, Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Abd al-H [...]	2009-05-06 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1238	KARBALA SECURITY IN QUESTION AS GOVERNMENT DRIFTS [...] (C) Summary: There is a widespread perception among Karbalans that security here is eroding. Crime has increased, as have reports of extremists and weapons moving into the province. The new provincial leadership appears detached and disinterested in addressing problems. Maneuvering by Karba [...]	2009-05-12 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ASEC SOCI IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1289	ISCI/BADR AND DA'WA: IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Senior Advisor Gray's meetings with top Da'wa and ISCI/Badr officials in Hillah, held May 11, displayed the wide gulf between these parties in the province and throughout the south-central region. Prime Minister Maliki's representative in Hillah left open the door for ISCI to realign wit [...]	2009-05-17 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1304	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL [...] (C) During their May 12 meeting, Vice President Abdel Mahdi sought from U/S Burns reassurance of U.S. commitment to remain engaged in Iraq, even if security conditions deteriorated. U/S Burns underlined that the U.S. would honor its commitments, but is looking to the GOI to commit to developi [...]	2009-05-19 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1320	U/S BURNS, AND U/S FLOURNOY,S MEETING VP HASHEMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi and members of his Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to discuss a myriad of national issues. IIP expressed confidence t [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1335	PRT NAJAF: NEW GOVERNOR,S THOUGHTS ON RECENT ATTACK [...] (S) SUMMARY. The day following an Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) attack which targeted a U.S. convoy in Najaf, Governor Adnan al Zurfi visited the FOB to discuss the incident. He expressed concern and pointed fingers at the Iraqi Police (IP) and the Iranians. He stated unequivocally th [...]	2009-05-21 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PINR MOPS ASEC IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1344	IRAQI FM ZEBARI NOT REASSURED BY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he was pessimistic about Iran's intentions toward Iraq following a May 20-21 trip to Tehran in which he failed to narrow differences with the Iranian government over issues such as cross-border water flow, border security incidents including Iranian sh [...]	2009-05-22 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1346	UK-GOI NEGOTIATIONS FOR UK MILITARY PRESENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. UK-GOI negotiations for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding UK military presence in Iraq have stalled. The deadline to execute an agreement is May 31. UK Ambassador Prentice indicated to the Ambassador that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki is unwilling to support an agree [...]	2009-05-23 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ UK IR
09BAGHDAD1432	MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR PLEDGES SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Meeting on May 27 with Colonel Newell, incoming Commander of the PRT's new partner Brigade Combat Team (BCT),Maysan Governor Mohammed Shi'a (Da'wa) expressed confidence in the Iraqi Security Forces' (ISF) ability to secur [...]	2009-06-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1446	RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...]	2009-06-02 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1473	RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS: NAWSHIRWAN SAYS KDP AND [...] (C) Summary. Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of the PUK breakaway &Change8 list in Sulaimaniyah Province, informed RRTOff that KRG President Masoud Barzani sent an emissary on two successive days to persuade him to withdraw from the upcoming elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP). Imm [...]	2009-06-04 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD148	OIL MINISTER SHAHRISTANI TARGET OF CRITICISM [...] (S) Summary: In a January 15 meeting with Department of Energy (DOE) Embassy representatives, a senior Ministry of Oil (MoO) official said that on January 12 Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh's special investigative committee (ref B) presented its initial findings to Saleh and other senior G [...]	2009-01-20 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1484	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - FORCED ENTRY INTO CITY LIKELY [...] (S/NF) Summary. After weeks of relative quiet, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has once again turned up the heat at Camp Ashraf. Following the forced retirement of former National Security Advisor Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie, Prime Minister (PM) Al-Maliki has reconstituted the GOI Ashraf Committee direc [...]	2009-06-06 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD1491	ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHT CLAIMS FIRST KARBALA VICTIM [...] (U) According to a national radio station, former Acting Provincial Council (PC) Chairman Abd al-Al al-Yasiri was arrested on corruption charges on June 1. Radio Nawa reported that Yasiri (ISCI) was charged with abuse of authority stemming from a complaint filed with the provincial Public Int [...]	2009-06-07 12:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS IR IZ
09BAGHDAD152	INDUSTRY MINISTER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) At a January 14 meeting, Minister of Industry and Minerals (MIM) Fawzi Hariri provided Economic Minister Counselor and Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Marc Wall and Economic Counselor with an update into MIM's ongoing initiatives to enter into production-sharing join [...]	2009-01-21 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON INV ENRG EIND IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1542	VP ADIL ABD AL-MAHDI TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT [...] (C) Summary. Momentum to delay a referendum on the U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement has built, Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi told the Ambassador June 11. He recommended that the U.S. raise its concerns over GOI payments to GE directly with the PM, and said that debt and border issues with Kuw [...]	2009-06-14 11:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1562	ISCI'S AMMAR AL-HAKIM ASKS AMBASSADOR FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) Summary. The Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) seeks transparent ties with both the U.S. and Iran, ISCI Deputy Chairman Ammar al-Hakim told the Ambassador on June 14. Hakim complained the U.S. keeps in detention some Badr Organization members and that Arab states are reluctant to emb [...]	2009-06-16 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1669	MEK BLUSTER, IRANIAN ACCUSATIONS HINDER CHANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leader Miriam Rajavi wrote to Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on June 22 to assail the Iranian government and urge greater accommodation of the MEK's Camp Ashraf, even as Iranian media carried accusations that the MEK instigated deadly post-election rioting i [...]	2009-06-23 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD167	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, Ambassador Crocker met with Turkish Special Envoy to Iraq Murat Ozcelik, and discussed Turkey's relations with the KRG, including the issue of energy contracts. On hydrocarbons, Ozcelik complained that Turkey had waited too long to reach such agreements with the KR [...]	2009-01-23 03:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ENRG EPET MARR TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1704	RIVAL SHIA MPS FIND COMMON GROUND ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Influential Shia MPs Qasim Daoud and Jabir Habib Jabir -- both of whom belong to the Shia Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) but who hold contrasting views of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki -- share nationalistic viewpoints about Iraq's place in the region. In separate meetings with Polo [...]	2009-06-26 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KU SA IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1706	RRT ERBIL: "CHANGE" IS AFOOT IN DOHUK, BUT ARRIVES [...] (SBU) In preparation for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) elections planned for July 25, Nawshirwan Mustafa's party -- the Change list -- has finally established a presence in Dohuk, the northernmost province of the Kurdistan Region. So far, the Change list has found a lukewarm receptio [...]	2009-06-26 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV IR
09BAGHDAD172	PRT SALAH AD DIN: IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN TUZ [...] (S) Summary: Iranian influence in the Salah ad Din (SaD) district of Tuz Khormatu derives from the district's high proportion of Shi'a Turcoman residents, its relative proximity to Iran and its position as a north-south and east-west crossroads. Coalition Forces (CF) believe the district to [...]	2009-01-23 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD1745	IRAQI LEADERS CALL FOR UNITY IN CONFRONTING [...] Summary: The Ambassador attended the sixth anniversary commemoration of the death of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqr al-Hakim, the founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) political movement. A Who's Who of the political class attended the ceremony, PM Maliki addressed the importance [...]	2009-06-29 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI PGOV KISL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1811	GOI PLANS ULTIMATUM TO CLOSE ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings between GOI and USG officials last week, the GOI committee responsible for the Mujahedin-e-Khalq's Camp Ashraf appeared increasingly intent on closing Camp Ashraf. GOI officials informed acting Pol-Mil Couns that plans are underway to enter the camp, est [...]	2009-07-06 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD1847	MEK RELOCATION -- GOI APPEARS TO STEP AWAY FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1876	VISA CONTROLS LIMIT IRANIAN PILGRIMS TO KARBALA [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to a prominent Karbala businessman, elements in the Iranian and Iraqi governments struck a deal in early June to issue Iranian pilgrim visas solely through a single Iranian tourist agency, Shamsah Travel and Tourism (Sham [...]	2009-07-12 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1882	RRT ERBIL: FDI DOES NOT MEET KRG EXPECTATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-12 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR IZ TU IR EAID PGOV
09BAGHDAD1889	TO SHIA, "RECONCILIATION" MEANS BA'THIST REVIVAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SA IR IZ
09BAGHDAD191	MAYSAN SADRISTS SEEK ENHANCED DIALOGUE WITH USG [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: Hardline Maysani Sadrist elements who previously eschewed engagement with the USG have expressed a desire to begin forging a relationship with the PRT, according to Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, current Provincial Director of Reconstruction and Development and moderate Sadrist as [...]	2009-01-26 06:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1925	SHIA AGAIN PONDER UIA AS AN ELECTORAL VEHICLE [...] (C) Summary. Local media and Embassy contacts are speculating about the imminent revival of the Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) as a coalition for the planned January parliamentary election. The potential revival of the UIA encompasses three main issues: whether the Islamic Supreme Council of Ira [...]	2009-07-16 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1947	MEK REJECTS GOI PROPOSAL FOR CAMP ASHRAF AND [...] (S) On July 16, 2009, CG TF- 134 (tasked with security oversight of Camp Ashraf) convened a VTC with MEK representatives, headed by Mojgan Parsaie, in Camp Ashraf (Diyala, Iraq) to convey, per reftel, the GOI's plans to: establish a police station in Camp Ashraf; appoint a new Iraqi commande [...]	2009-07-18 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD196	IRANIAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN ERBIL [...] (C) Summary: A range of contacts from Karim Sinjari, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for the Interior, to small business owners and residents of Erbil's Ainkawa neighborhood indicated to Iran Watcher during a visit January 20-22 that Turkish goods are more plentiful and [...]	2009-01-26 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD197	RUBAIE CLAIMS HE CARRIED MESSAGE OF CONFIDENT IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: National Security Advisor Mowafaq al-Rubaie carried the message of a more confident Iraq to Tehran in meetings with senior Iranian officials January 19-22, according to a readout of the visit Rubaie gave to Ambassador Satterfield, PMIN and Pol-Mil Counselor after returning to Bagh [...]	2009-01-26 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD1971	MEK: GOI AND ASHRAF LEADERS STILL NOT SEEKING [...] (C) Summary. Camp Ashraf residents continue to stubbornly refuse to consider GOI Ashraf proposals. When presented with the message (reftel) from the GOI in a face-to-face meeting on July 19, Madame Mojgan Parsaie, leader of Camp Ashraf, reiterated the non-negotiable nature of placement of a [...]	2009-07-21 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2001	MUTHANNA OFFICIAL SAYS IRANIAN INTIMIDATION LED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hakim Khazal Khashan, a member of the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC),announced his resignation on 7 July. He told PRToffs that he decided to leave government because his anti-corruption efforts had been stymied by a broad range of dishonest political actors, and because Irania [...]	2009-07-25 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2009	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: CONFRONTATION LOOMING? [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a direct exchange between the GOI Ashraf Committee and the residents of Camp Ashraf, Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery announced the imminent arrival of a new site commander, plans to locate an Iraqi police station (IP station) on Camp Ashraf, and future relocat [...]	2009-07-27 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2027	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: INTRANSIGENCE LEADS TO VIOLENT [...] (C) Summary. Following a stalemate between the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) (reftel),Iraqi police and army forces entered Camp Ashraf July 28 to establish an Iraqi police presence, encountering violent resistance from camp residents. According to GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali A [...]	2009-07-29 05:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2033	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: VIOLENT CLASHES LEAD TO DEATHS [...] (C) Summary. Violent clashes between GOI forces and residents of Camp Ashraf entered their second day. USG officials met with GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery to stress the importance of the GOI fulfilling its commitment to the USG to treat camp residents humanely and [...]	2009-07-29 18:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2039	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: U.S. PROVIDING MEDICAL AID [...] (C) Summary. The GOI has agreed to allow U.S. forces to provide medical assistance to the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) and a U.S. team is doing so. The GOI, however, is amassing forces on the perimeters of Ashraf. The GOI have relieved COL Sa'di Habib Hussein al-Dulaymi of command of the forces [...]	2009-07-30 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2059	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: USG OFFICIALS VISIT ASHRAF [...] (C) Summary. On July 31, USG officials visited Ashraf to assess the state of the current standoff. During this visit, USG officials expresed to both the GOI and the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) the need for dialogue and restraint. The GOI fully embraced this message, but the MEK showed no desire [...]	2009-07-31 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2070	ISCI/BADR OFFICIALS ON IRANIAN ELECTION, MEK, AND [...] (C) On August 1, Post's IW and Poloff met with Tahsin al-Azzawi, deputy chairman of the Badr Organization and member of parliament, and Haitham al-Husseini, Senior Advisor and personal aide to ISCI Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim. The ensuing discussion covered post-election developments in Iran [...]	2009-08-02 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD2072	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: NO GAME PLAN IN SIGHT FOR GOI [...] (C) Summary. On August 2, USG officials met with GOI Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali Abdul Amir al-Yassery to discuss the GOI's near-future plans regarding the standoff with the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) in Ashraf. (Note: The GOI has changed the name of Ashraf to Camp New Iraq. End Note.) Al-Y [...]	2009-08-02 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2093	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: DETAINEES MOVED; RUMORS OF [...] (C) Summary. According to TF-134 local military officials, on August 2, the GOI relocated 36 Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees to a facility in Khalis, making it more difficult for USG officials to ensure that the GOI are abiding by the assurances to treat the MEK in accordance with Iraqi l [...]	2009-08-03 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2103	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: MEK ON HUNGER STRIKE, REFUSING [...] (C) Summary. On August 4, Iraqi humanitarian situation commander in Ashraf COL Sa'di Habib Hussein al-Dulaymi informed USG officials that he had visited the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees at the detention facility in Khalis on August 3, stating that the MEK detainees have refused food and [...]	2009-08-04 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2108	FM ZEBARI URGES MORE SUPPORTIVE USG STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary: FM Hoshyar Zebari, during an August 4 introductory call by Pol M/C, called for greater USG effort to help Iraq get out of Chapter VII, as it had committed to do. He criticized the initiative of recently departed SRSG de Mistura and blamed him for the current complications with [...]	2009-08-05 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PTER KU IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2120	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF: DISPELLING MEK CLAIMS OF [...] (C) Summary. U.S. military medical personnel will enter Ashraf, Diyala Province, in the next 24 hours to determine the extent of the hunger strike (reftel). While the residents of Ashraf have refused food shipments from the GOI, the residents' claims of GOI blockage of food shipments to Ash [...]	2009-08-06 13:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2132	MALIKI-BARZANI MEETING: AN ICEBREAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The long awaited meeting between Prime Minister Maliki and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani took place on August 2 and resulted in agreement to establish a joint GOI-KRG team to address contentious Arab-Kurd issues. KRG insiders tell us Maliki agreed to int [...]	2009-08-07 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2181	IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI ON 3 AMCITS IN [...] (C) Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to DCM August 12 that he had raised the situation of the three American citizens detained in Iran with Iranian Ambassador Qomi on August 8. Zebari said he had told Qomi that the three should be released immediately. According to Zebari, Qomi retu [...]	2009-08-12 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR IZ PREL
09BAGHDAD2186	MEK IN CAMP ASHRAF:MEK DETAINEES VISITED; STILL NO [...] (C) Summary. A U.S. military medical team, with the consent and coordination of the GOI, visited Khalis detention facility in Diyala Province August 11 to perform a welfare check on the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) detainees currently in GOI custody. TF-134 reported that the MEK detainees appear [...]	2009-08-13 10:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2222	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Talabani cautioned the Ambassador, August 13, that recent U.S. outreach to Syria and Sunni insurgent groups is playing into perceptions that the USG supports the return of the Baathists. Talabani was likewise cautionary on overly visible U.S. advocacy for a resolution [...]	2009-08-17 09:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL SY
09BAGHDAD2230	CODEL MCCAIN MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani predicted to CODEL McCain that, with U.S. help, the Kurds and Arabs would be able to avoid conflict and resolve critical issues like the status of Kirkuk. He said Barhem Salih was on track to become the next KRG prime minister. FM Zebari emphasized that the Jan [...]	2009-08-17 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM SY IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2237	SENIOR IRAQI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN-IRAQ RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 17 meeting with Post's Iran Watcher (IW),Ambassador Taha Shukr al-Abbassi, head of the MFA's Neighboring Countries department responsible for Iran-Iraq relations (A/S equivalent),made the following points: (1) Iraq seeks a bilateral relationship with Iran base [...]	2009-08-18 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2246	PM MALIKI, CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS KIRKUK, MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: In an August 14 meeting with PM Maliki, Senator McCain congratulated the PM for the impressive progress in Iraq since his last visit. PM Maliki acknowledged the significant security gains and pointed to the tremendous sacrifices of both Iraqis and Americans. Regarding Arab-Kur [...]	2009-08-18 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SY IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2251	MEK/ASHRAF UPDATE: GOI PLANNING TO RELOCATE MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with the Commander of Task Force 134 and Poloff, Ali al-Yassery, the chairman of the GOI's Ashraf Committee stated: (1) the GOI regrets the loss of life and will continue to abide by Iraq's laws and constitution in its dealing with the Mujahideen-e-Kh [...]	2009-08-19 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2261	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI, CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani reaffirmed to CODEL McCain August 15 that the Kurds will forever be an ally of the United States. Barzani claimed the KRG was ready to resolve the host of Arab-Kurd issues -- including disputed internal boundaries (DIBs) [...]	2009-08-21 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD2287	IRANIANS THREATEN TO REDUCE PILGRIM VISITS TO [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (SBU) On August 12, Ridha Arjimand Zada, the Najaf representative of the Iranian Committee of Haj, Pilgrimages and Holy Visits told Karbala-based Noon al-Husayn Radio that Iran would indefinitely suspend sending pilgrims to Iraq as soon as Ramad [...]	2009-08-24 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON IR IZ PGOV
09BAGHDAD2350	PM MALIKI DECIDES THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPEN [...] (S) Summary. At the August 30 meeting of the International Zone (IZ) Security Joint Sub-Committee (JSC),the Government of Iraq (GOI) declared its intention to delay opening of the north-south highway bisecting the IZ until after national elections are complete. The GOI also stated that it w [...]	2009-08-31 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC IR IZ KCRS MARR PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD2390	MALIKI ADVISOR SAYS PM UNLIKELY TO JOIN SHI'A [...] (C) In a meeting with the DCM on September 2, PM Maliki's Chief of Staff, Tariq Abdullah, said it was "doubtful" that the PM would join the recently-formed Iraqi National Alliance (INA). (Note: As reported ref A, Iraq's main Shi'a parties, with the notable exception of Maliki's Da'wa Party, lau [...]	2009-09-05 07:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2397	ZEBARI SAYS IRAN WANTS TO TRADE FOR THE THREE [...] (C) Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari informed Pol M/C September 1 that Iranian FM Mottaki told him during his August 29 visit that Iran wants to trade the three Amcits detained since July 30 in exchange for seven Iranians held in Europe and the U.S. (NOTE: Zebari did not have information on which sev [...]	2009-09-06 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2398	MEK/ASHRAF UPDATE: GOI WILLING TO NEGOTIATE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 2 meeting with MNFI and Emboffs, Ali Yassery, Chairman of the GOI's "MEK/Ashraf" Committee stated: (1) the GOI will meet with the MEK after Ramadan to solicit their cooperation for the relocation; (2) the 36 MEK detainees in Iraqi police custody face secondary c [...]	2009-09-06 14:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2399	IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS DISCUSS REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior MFA officials told Pol M/C September 4 that the GOI is determined to pursue a investigation of the role of neighboring countries, in particular Syria, in the bombings of August 19, as well as, the broader issue of intervention and external support for terrorism in Iraq. The [...]	2009-09-06 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2425	CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAQ'S PLACE IN THE REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 4 meeting with visiting Senator Levin, FM Zebari requested USG support for establishing a UN tribunal, similar to the one set up following Rafik Hariri's assassination in Lebanon, to determine who was behind the August 19 attacks. Zebari called the attack "Iraq's [...]	2009-09-09 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF SY IR KU IZ
09BAGHDAD2426	IRAQ/IRAN: KARBALA EAGER FOR PILGRIMS WITH DEEP POCKETS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to the governor of Karbala and the brother of the imam of the al-Abbas shrine, Iran continues to exert a dominating influence, notably in business dealings in Karbala province. Both interlocutors lamented Iraq's inability to negotiate with the Iranians for [...]	2009-09-09 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON
09BAGHDAD2441	PM MALIKI, CODEL LEVIN DISCUSS FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki told CODEL Levin Iraq faces interference from neighboring countries intent on fomenting sectarian discord, and Syria-based Iraqi Ba'athists and al-Qaeda in Iraq elements conspired to perpetrate the August 19 bombings. He expressed confidence in Iraqi Security Forces' (I [...]	2009-09-10 06:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN KIRF IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2455	PM MALIKI ADVISOR ON SYRIA, ARAB-KURD TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sadiq al-Rikabi, PM Maliki's political advisor, told Pol M/C September 9 that Maliki was intent on hitting every pressure point available, including through the UN, to get Syria to stop harboring anti-GOI Ba'thists and allowing insurgents to cross the border. Turning to Iran, Ri [...]	2009-09-11 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD249	KARBALANS "SPECIAL NEEDS" VOTING PROBLEM-FREE [...] (C) Summary: "Special needs" voting in Karbala on January 28 proceeded smoothly. Some 19,000 out of approximately 24,000 eligible voters cast ballots. Polling sites in the western, central and eastern sectors of the province were calm and orderly, with voters taking evident care to read and [...]	2009-01-30 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2494	IRAN-RELATED DEMARCHES ON RELEASE OF AMCITS AND [...] (S) Pol M/C raised with Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari September 14 points in ref A, regarding the six Americans in Tehran and the points in ref B, regarding key messages for host governments to deliver to Iran. Zebari was amenable to the points raised. He committed to raising the fate of the six [...]	2009-09-15 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PHUM CASC PINR PTER PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2495	FM ZEBARI ON THE MEK [...] (C) In a September 14 meeting with Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari, Pol M/C urged caution as the GOI tackled the issue of moving the Mujahideen el-Khalq (MEK) out of Ashraf. While recognizing that the GOI had a sovereign right to act, he pressed for it to delay taking action for a couple of months a [...]	2009-09-15 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD250	MAYSAN DAWA DEPUTY PC CHAIR CONCERNED ABOUT VOTER [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Provincial Council (PC) Chairman and Da'wa provincial party head Latif Abud Kaseem expressed concerns about pre-election security and the potential for voter fraud committed by voting centers staff on election day in a meetin [...]	2009-01-30 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2521	MEK DEFECTORS ON LIFE IN ASHRAF AND RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 17 meeting with Emboffs, several recent defectors from the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) organization residing in a Baghdad hotel under GOI auspices expressed frustration and disappointment at the absence of resettlement options and the alleged indifference of Wester [...]	2009-09-18 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD253	MAYSAN ISCI HEAD REVEALS PRE-ELECTION OPTIMISM [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting with the PRT, ISCI Deputy Governor Abdul Hussein Abdul Radha expressed optimism over the provincial election process in and his party's chances in Maysan. Radha confidently predicted that the ruling Sadrists' [...]	2009-01-30 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2539	(U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Date and Venue: September 17, 2009; 11:00 a.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Dr. James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary Amb. Gary A. Grappo, POL M/C Elissa Slotkin, NEA Senior Advisor for Iraq and Regional Affairs Mike Castiglione, Embassy notetaker IRAQ Qasim Daud, Co [...]	2009-09-22 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD254	MAYSAN SADRIST HUSSEIN IDEOLOGY FRONT TO SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Maysan Sadrist-affiliated Hussein Ideology Front (HIF) party official and Provincial Council (PC) member Mohammed Wahid told the PRT on January 28 that HIF would support three Sadrist lists in the provincial elections: the two OMS/S [...]	2009-01-30 15:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2550	UNAMI ON THE NATIONAL ELECTIONS, KIRKUK AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI Deputy SRSG Andrew Gilmour discussed with POL M/C the challenges of passing a timely national elections law, suggesting that UNAMI, the Embassy, and others would need to make a major push with Iraqi political players in October to rally support for passage of the law and to [...]	2009-09-23 07:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2561	THE GREAT GAME, IN MESOPOTAMIA: IRAQ AND ITS [...] (U) This is the second of two cables reviewing Iraq's relations with key neighboring countries. this cable focuses on Iraq's relations with Syria, in the wake of the August 19 bombings. 2. (C) Summary: Iraq's improving relations with its neighbors in 2008 and early 2009 represented a critica [...]	2009-09-24 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ SY KU IR TU
09BAGHDAD2563	PRIME MINISTER ON DISPUTED INTERNAL BOUNDARIES AND [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that he felt the Council of Representatives (CoR, the Iraqi Parliament) is no longer effective and cannot be relied upon to pass legislation. The GOI, he said, is effectively at a standstill. The CoR is no [...]	2009-09-24 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2564	PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES SYRIA OF MILITARY ACTIONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that the GOI intelligence services had uncovered a plot to detonate four Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) during this week's festival of Eid al Fitr. According to Maliki, this is only t [...]	2009-09-24 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2565	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI: "NO CHANCE" OF HYDROCARBONS [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told Ambassador that pending hydrocarbons sector reform legislation "will not see the light of day" during this session of the Council of Representatives (CoR, the Iraqi Parliament). The current CoR, Maliki said, is &dead8 an [...]	2009-09-24 08:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2569	PRIME MINISTER ACCUSES IRAN OF TRYING TO [...] (S) In a September 22 meeting, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador that Iran is intervening increasingly boldly in the Iraqi political process in a bid to "control the COR" (the Council of Representatives, the Iraqi Parliament). Iran has not discarded use of military means [...]	2009-09-24 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ SY
09BAGHDAD2586	PM MALIKI CHARGES IRAN, SYRIA WITH SHIPPING WEAPONS [...] (S) Iran and Syria have both been providing weapons -- including "Strela" (SA-7B) shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles -- to insurgent groups within Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki claimed to Ambassador Hill September 22. Five members of the Sadrist- affiliated Promise Day Brigade (also linked to the [...]	2009-09-27 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD2605	NEW ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM UPDATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Embassy's first meeting with Ammar al-Hakim since he was elected to succeed his father as the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),Ambassador Hill on September 23 stressed the U.S. commitment to transitioning from a military- to a civilian-led U.S. presen [...]	2009-09-28 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2627	SRSG MELKERT DISCUSSES IRAQ-SYRIA RELATIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 26 meeting with CDA Haslach and A/DCM Grappo, SRSG Ad Melkert assessed the role the UN might play in Iraqi-Syrian relations and in transitioning the Mujahideen-e-Khalq's (MEK) presence in Iraq. Melkert emphasized the need for broad regional and international [...]	2009-09-30 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2678	36 MEK DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO MUTHANNA AIRFIELD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI tells us that the 36 Mujahideen al-Khalq (MEK) detainees arrested at Camp Ashraf on July 28 have been moved to a detention facility at Muthanna Airfield in Baghdad pursuant to a deportation order issued on October 1 declaring them illegally present in the country. An earli [...]	2009-10-05 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ

09BAGHDAD2698	UNAMI EXPLORING BIGGER ROLE ON MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMI is exploring the possibility of establishing an observation presence at Camp Ashraf and assuming a more direct role in mediating between the GOI and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) after two weeks in which the Embassy has worked with senior GOI officials, UN and ICRC representat [...]	2009-10-07 06:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2702	GOI SAYS MEK RELOCATION WILL HAPPEN BY END OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on October 6, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah and Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali al-Yassery told Pol M/C and SRSG Melkert that the GOI plans to initiate its plan to relocate the Muhajideen-e Khalq (MEK) from Camp Ashraf by the end of October. Yasser [...]	2009-10-07 12:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2703	36 MEK DETAINEES RETURNING TO ASHRAF AFTER DEAL [...] (C) The 36 detainees from the Muhajideen-e Khalq are set to return to Camp Ashraf on October 7 after agreeing to a deal with the GOI. In a meeting on October 6, the Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Selim and Ashraf Committee Chairman Ali al-Yassery told the Embassy, UNAMI, and ICRC that the GOI [...]	2009-10-07 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PINR PHUM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2717	PROPOSED COURSE OF ACTION ON THE MEK [...] (C) In this cable, the Embassy offers our recommended course of action and associated talking points for addressing the issue of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK). In the last six to eight weeks, the Embassy has made significant strides in addressing this issue, the most important of which has bee [...]	2009-10-08 18:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2736	POST PROPOSES SHOULDER-FIRED MISSILE ABATEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Embassy seeks to develop with the Government of Iraq (GOI) a Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Reduction Program (MANPADS Program). The program would follow a "host-country model", used in Yemen and Pakistan, through [...]	2009-10-11 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF IR IZ PARM PGOV PINR PK PREL PTER XD XF
09BAGHDAD2741	PM MALIKI ON THE ELECTION LAW, INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-12 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KREF EPET PTER IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD2751	PM MALIKI ON THE ELECTION LAW, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asked the Ambassador to help stave off efforts in the COR to remove the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Chairman for fear it could dissolve the entire organization and possibly lead to a dela [...]	2009-10-13 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV KREF EPET PTER IR SY IZ
09BAGHDAD2830	PROGRESS REPORTED IN REDUCING IRANIAN DOMINANCE IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. According to a trusted source in Karbala,s tourism industry, private Iraqi and Iranian tourist agencies are successfully working around an unfavorable deal the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) struck with the Iranian gove [...]	2009-10-21 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD287	GOI ASKS WESTERN COUNTRIES TO RESETTLE MEK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 14. 2. (C) Summary: GOI point person for the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK),National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie (in the presence of the Iranian Ambassador),briefed international organizations and countries the GOI believes may have r [...]	2009-02-04 09:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PINS PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD289	IRAQ-IRAN DIPLOMACY A SIGN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE OR [...] (S) Summary: Recent Iraqi-Iranian visits (most notably PM Maliki and National Security Advisor al-Rubaie's visits to Tehran) indicate that Iraq is being increasingly assertive toward its ambitious neighbor, and that Iran is showing Iraq overdue respect, although the relationship might be char [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR ECON EAIR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD291	MAYSAN ELECTION: DA'WA AND SADRISTS CONFIDENT [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: On February 3, Da'wa leader and current Provincial Council (PC) Deputy Chairman Latif Abud told the PRT that he expects his coalition list will take nearly half of the 27 PC seats contested in Maysan's January 31 election. [...]	2009-02-04 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2910	CHALABI ON LARIJANI VISIT, IRAN, AND IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MP and Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member Ahmed Chalabi blamed Iraq's "unprofessional and mostly Ba'thist" intelligence for having worked with Al-Qaeda to facilitate the October 25 bomb attacks in Baghdad. Chalabi told poloffs October 28 that PM Maliki was undermining the work [...]	2009-10-31 14:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD292	MUTHANNA: IRANIAN MFA POSSIBLY BEHIND IRON FACTORY [...] (S/REL MCFI) Summary: A delegation of Iranian investors came to Muthanna province in January to continue negotiations for an 81 million USD iron plant. According to Haider al-Musawi, a local political adviser for the PRT, the Iranian delegation was largely comprised of former, and possibly c [...]	2009-02-04 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EFIN ECON PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2942	MUTHANA PROVINCIAL COUNCIL REJECTS GOI PLAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI's plan to relocate Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) residents from Ashraf to Muthana on December 15 appears to have fallen apart, as the Muthana Provincial Council (PC),with the backing of the governor and local Iraqi security forces (ISF) commanders, rejected the plan on grou [...]	2009-11-04 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2944	IRAQI ELECTION LAW UPDATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY. After another intense day of competing negotiations among key blocs over multiple proposals on voting rules for Kirkuk province, momentum appears to be building toward a vote at the Council of Representatives (COR) tomorrow, November 5. Negotiations have centered on two new pro [...]	2009-11-04 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2950	NAJAF POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES TO COURT CONTROVERSY [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Najaf police chief MG Karim continues to hold onto his job, despite having become a lightning rod for criticism in the province. Governor Zurfi has been forthright in expressing his wish to have Karim replaced, and sever [...]	2009-11-05 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2960	IRAQ/IRAN: IRAN MAKES BIG SHOWING AT BAGHDAD TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Among the nearly 400 firms present at the 2009 Baghdad International Fair that kicked off on November 1, 51 were from Iran; making it the largest single delegation among the 32 countries in attendance. With annual trade between Iran and Iraq estimated at USD 4 billion (up 30 p [...]	2009-11-08 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BEXP BTIO IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2984	LARIJANI'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iranian Parliament Speaker Larijani visited Iraq November 4-7, where he traveled to Baghdad, Karbala, and Najaf to meet with his Iraqi counterpart, parliamentary bloc leaders, PM Maliki, President Talabani, and Grand Ayatollah Sistani. His primary objective appears to [...]	2009-11-10 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD2991	EXPO NAJAF DRAWS SUPPORT FROM SHI,A CLERICS, [...] (U) This is a Najaf PRT reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. PRT members attended the October 12 opening session of Expo Najaf organized and hosted by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Najaf Chamber of Commerce. The event was organized with the explicit support of their spi [...]	2009-11-12 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2992	IRAN'S EFFORTS IN IRAQI ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran is a dominant player in Iraq's electoral politics, and is using its close ties to Shia, Kurdish, and select Sunni figures to shape the political landscape in favor of a united Shia victory in the January election. A pro-Iran, Shia-dominated, and preferably Islamist governme [...]	2009-11-13 12:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3	SECURITY TRANSITION FOR CAMP ASHRAF - ALL QUIET ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After receiving what Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) leaders at Camp Ashraf described as "three blows" in the last week - a visit by Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, an Iraqi NSA press release on the vi [...]	2009-01-03 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD3030	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KNNP EFIN PARM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3090	ATTACKS IN NAJAF MAY SIGNAL TREND IN LEAD-UP TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3095	EDUCATING ALI -- TEACHING SADDAM,S LOST GENERATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Illiteracy plagues Dhi Qar. Thirty-seven percent of the residents of this Shi,a heartland province, and a higher percentage of women, can neither read nor write Arabic, according to Dhi Qar,s Director General (DG) of Education. Coa [...]	2009-11-25 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3098	WASIT PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaking to PRTOffs, the Provincial Council (PC) Chairman alleged that JAM "special group" terrorist cells are re-infiltrating Wasit from Iran. The PC's Security Committee Chairman agreed and added his view that the JAM i [...]	2009-11-27 04:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3108	UNAMI PROPOSES ELECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Deputy SRSG Andrew Gilmour met with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq Alan Misenheimer on November 12 to discuss the status of UNAMI's High Level Task Force (HLTF) and UNAMI's role in facilitating Arab-Kurd reconciliation. While [...]	2009-11-29 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD3124	IRAQ'S ACTING NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER ON THE MEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 25 meeting with Post's Iran Watchers (IW),Dr. Safa Al-Shaykh (Da'wa party),the GOI's Acting National Security Adviser (A/NSA),said the GOI's policy on the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) is dictated largely by domestic and regional (vice international) political cons [...]	2009-12-02 07:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3137	SADRIST TREND LEADER DISCUSSES POLITICAL, SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRTOff met with Sadrist Trend leader Achmed Hussein Aberah on November 24 in al-Kut. Aberah, the primary organizer of the Sadrist Trend primary election in Wasit, described the high-turnout and "transparency" of the election, credit [...]	2009-12-03 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3143	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI PLANNING "SOFT MOVE" OF ASHRAF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to senior GOI officials, the GOI will send buses and trucks to Ashraf on December 15 in order to encourage voluntary defection and departure of Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) residents from Ashraf. The GOI still ultimately plans to relocate residents to Camp Sama [...]	2009-12-05 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3145	E-PRT FALLUJAH: AUTUMN VIOLENCE FUELS PUBLIC [...] (U) This is the final e-PRT Anbar 1 (Fallujah) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the embedded PRT (e-PRT) in Fallujah prepared to close in mid-November, e-PRTOffs held a series of farewell meetings with various local partners. They heard a common theme of rising anxiety from renewed vi [...]	2009-12-05 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3188	MEK/ASHRAF: UNAMI RECONVENES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a follow-up meeting with members of the international community, UNAMI reiterated its call for (largely) EU cooperation on resettlement of Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) refugees and those with ties to Europe. He voiced concern about the possibility of MEK-provoked violence on [...]	2009-12-12 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3195	IRAN/IRAQ: THE VIEW FROM NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local interlocutors from Najaf's social, economic, political and military circles discussed with Post's Senior Iran Watcher (IW) and PRToffs the scope of Iranian influence in the province, the role of the Shia clerical establishment (Marja'iyyah),notably Grand Ayatollah Ali Sista [...]	2009-12-14 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ ECON
09BAGHDAD3206	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI EXPECT "QUIET DAY" FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 17:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD3228	IRAQ LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	GM IR IZ KNNP MNUC XF XG XT ZP ZR
09BAGHDAD3236	MEK/ASHRAF: NO VIOLENCE, NO MEK DEPARTURES ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 16:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD3297	A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT ADIL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Feltman on December 15 met with Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi to offer congratulations on the Iraqi government successfully reaching agreement on an election law compromise and to discuss the road ahead as Iraq prepares for the national election and government formatio [...]	2009-12-22 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3300	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Feltman on 15 December met with Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR) Speaker Ayad al-Samarrai to discuss the ongoing U.S. commitment to Iraq and the near-term tasks for the Iraqi government, to include the budget law, the national election, and gove [...]	2009-12-22 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL XF
09BAGHDAD3301	PM MALIKI, A/S FELTMAN DISCUSS IRAN, SYRIA, [...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary Feltman congratulated Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki December 14 on the recently passed election law and expressed confidence that the upcoming elections would facilitate fair representation of all Iraqi segments of society. Maliki acknowledged the importance [...]	2009-12-22 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD3302	A/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES NATIONAL ELECTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Feltman on 15 December met with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to discuss the ongoing U.S. commitment to Iraq, the upcoming Iraqi national election and government formation process, and the importance of increasing regional engagement with Ira [...]	2009-12-22 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL SA
09BAGHDAD3316	NEA A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting NEA A/S Feltman on December 14, President Talabani underscored the importance for Kurds of the POTUS/VPOTUS telephone calls with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani, the December 7 White House statement on Iraq's electio [...]	2009-12-23 09:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY TU EG IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3325	GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (S) Acting DCM delivered demarche points contained reftel to FM Zebari on December 23 (other topics covered septel). Zebari said he had discussed the issue of the Amcits being held by Iran in some detail with Iranian FM Mottaki on the margins of the Manama dialogue earlier in December. Zebari [...]	2009-12-23 16:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL CASC PHUM PINR PTER IZ IR
09BAGHDAD3326	IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-26 06:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3334	IRAN-IRAQ OIL WELL INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-26 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3343	FM ZEBARI ON DISPUTE WITH IRAN, PM'S CAIRO TRIP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Zebari told A/DCM December 23 that while the Iraqi side did not want to escalate the situation with Iran regarding the contested oil well in Fakka field, he had told Iranian FM Mottaki, in a "tough" conversation, that the Iranian move represented a "clear provocation. Zebari [...]	2009-12-27 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IR SY
09BAGHDAD3356	ACTION REQUEST: FOLLOWING UP ON ISCI REQUEST FOR [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Ammar al-Hakim on December 23, 2009 met with A/DCM and inquired as to the status of previously discussed U.S. government assistance in procuring a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan machine for a hospital in Tehran, notin [...]	2009-12-29 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMED IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3358	MEK/ASHRAF: GOI SAYS IT WILL NOT MOVE MEK UNTIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL PTER
09BAGHDAD3359	ISCI CHAIRMAN AMMAR AL-HAKIM ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A/DCM on December 23, 2009 met with Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar al-Hakim to discuss al-Hakim's recent regional engagement tour, election planning, and the Fakkah oil field dispute. Al-Hakim projected a more moderate tone than in previo [...]	2009-12-29 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3361	PUBLIC CONDEMNATION OF CORRUPTION AND POVERTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: According to press and GOI reports, over three million Shi'a pilgrims commemorated the holy day of Ashura in Karbala on December 27. While the Washington Post and some Iraqi media outlets reported a significant anti-government protest in Karbala during Ashura process [...]	2009-12-30 10:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD3363	DPM ISSAWI ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPM Rafi al-Issawi told the POL M/C and MG Lanza the Iraqia Alliance (IA) of which he is a part, and which includes significant Shi'a (including Sadrist Trend) elements will be formally announced in early January. Negotiations over possible post-election government coalitions were [...]	2009-12-30 11:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD342	IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: IRANIAN LOSS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite pre-election concerns about Iranian-sponsored violence and fraud in the January 31 provincial elections, observers found no indication of significant Iranian interference on election day. The first-place showing of PM Maliki's State of Law list in most of southern Iraq [...]	2009-02-10 09:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD343	IRAN-IRAQ BORDER CROSSING VULNERABLE TO SMUGGLING, [...] (S/NF) Iraqi border inspectors at the Shalamsha port-of-entry (POE) are ill-equipped to prevent smuggling of weapons, drugs, and other contraband from southern Iran, border officials told Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Gordon Gray during a visit February 2. MNF-I forces and U.S. contractors [...]	2009-02-10 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL KNNP IR IZ
09BAGHDAD366	IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN BASRA [...] (S) Contacts during a visit to Basra by Senior Advisor Gordon Gray February 1-3 noted that Iranian soft power influence on the economy of the province takes several forms: trade, investment, financing of medical care for prominent Iraqi clerics, subsidies for Iranian goods, lending to benefit [...]	2009-02-12 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ETRD ECON PTER PREL KTFN IZ IR
09BAGHDAD377	ICRC DISCUSSES DETAINEES, MEK, AND OPERATIONS WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I),ICRC Iraq Head of Delegation Juan-Pedro Schaerer thanked the USG for its cooperation with ICRC over the last year and hoped that the ICRC's recent report on USG arrests an [...]	2009-02-13 09:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM KREF KJUS IR IZ
09BAGHDAD383	IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN PAINTS DIRE PICTURE OF [...] (S) Summary: Ayad Jamaleddin, a Council of Representatives member from the secular Iraqiyya list, painted an extreme view of Iranian religious influence in Iraq during a meeting with Emboffs on February 11. Claiming that Iran is paying clerics across Iraq to deliver Friday sermons sympathetic [...]	2009-02-13 12:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD405	MEK DEFECTORS TO BE RESETTLED IN TURKEY [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to the GOI's lead in Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) resettlement issues, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim, Iranian officials, contrary to recent public statements (ref A),do not want to repatriate MEK defectors to Iran. Instead, the Iranian Embassy will issue passp [...]	2009-02-16 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL KREF TU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD410	SIGNS OF IMPROVING IRAQI-KUWAITI RELATIONS [...] (C/REL MCFI) In a February 12 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, Deputy Foreign Minister Haj Hamoud detailed his February 4-5 visit to Kuwait. He said in meetings with Kuwait's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, he made progress on an array of issues, including: how to deal with shar [...]	2009-02-16 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL MARR MOPS IZ KU IR
09BAGHDAD413	NEGOTIATING WITH IRANIANS: THE MEK IN IRAQ AS A [...] (S) Summary: In a case study of significant face-to-face dealing with Iranians, the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MeK) at Camp Ashraf in Iraq have been exasperating negotiators during six months of talks with Embassy and Multi-National Force ) Iraq (MNF-I) interlocutors on their future in Iraq. We believe [...]	2009-02-17 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD420	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF UPDATE: MINISTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Iraqi National Security Staff and some of the internal security forces agitate for rapid movement against the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Ashraf, Minister of Human Rights Widjan Salim has moved to a more prominent position on the GOI Ashraf Committee. She visited C [...]	2009-02-18 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD449	FRIEND OF MALIKI AND MUQTADA DISCUSSES SADRIST-GOI [...] (C) Sheikh Mohammed Reda al-Numani, a close contact of both Prime Minister Maliki and the Sadr family, spoke optimistically in his February 18 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray about efforts to mediate between the Prime Minister and Sadrists. Numani, a Maliki supporter, offered insights [...]	2009-02-22 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
09BAGHDAD495	NAJAF BUSINESSMEN ON TRADE WITH IRAN: "NO OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Najaf businessmen expressed frustration with their limited choices of foreign business partners in a February 23 meeting with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray. Too often, they said, they are finding doors closed to them in Jordan, the Arab Gulf states, and Europe. End summary. 2. [...]	2009-02-26 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD502	NAJAF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Najaf Airport is expanding rapidly to accommodate the demand from Shi'a pilgrims coming to religious shrines in the province. Religious pilgrims visiting the province have increased dramatically over last year, and most pilgrims stay for at least a week. Currently the bulk of [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD EINV IZ IR
09BAGHDAD504	MAYSAN ELECTION: COALITION-BUILDING TIED TO BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C/REL MCFI) Maysan's new 27-member Provincial Council (PC) will be governed by four parties -- Prime Minister Maliki's Da'wa-led State of Law, ISCI's Shahid al-Mihrab, the Sadrist-backed Free Independent Trend, and Dr. Ja'afar [...]	2009-02-26 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD505	TURKISH SPECIAL ENVOY NOTES GOT SURPRISE AT MALIKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 17 meeting, Murat Ozcelik, Turkey's Special Envoy to Iraq discussed Turkey's surprise at the success of PM Maliki's list in the provincial elections and his strengthened position as a result. Ozcelik said Turkey would use its good relations within the KRG and the G [...]	2009-02-26 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD518	GOI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S IRAQ SPEECH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told the Charge this afternoon that he liked the President's Camp Lejeune speech on Iraq, especially the clear statement that the U.S. does not support sectarian security forces. He also liked the President's insistence that the GOI focus on building its capacity [...]	2009-02-28 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL GCC IR
09BAGHDAD530	IRAQI OIL MINISTRY NEGOTIATING UNITIZATION OF [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Some modest movement recently has generated publicity regarding the possible signing of agreements between Iraq and Kuwait or Iraq and Iran to develop cross-border oil and gas fields. A committee formed by the Iraq Ministry o [...]	2009-03-01 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV ETTC PREL KU IR IZ
09BAGHDAD553	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - THE WAY AHEAD [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) faces a difficult position in Iraq as the GOI has made clear it considers the group a terrorist organization and seeks the closure of the Camp Ashraf facility and the departure of all the residents from Iraq. It plans to prosecute some members of t [...]	2009-03-04 05:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD575	IRAQ: MAKE IT A STRONG PARTNER IN DEALING WITH [...] (C) The 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the subsequent seating of a Shia-led government, opened new opportunities for Iran to influence Iraqi politics and to bleed U.S. forces. Many Iraqis, especially Sunnis, still view Shi'a Islamist parties ISCI and Badr, which have their origins in Iran, as n [...]	2009-03-05 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD587	MAYSAN: SADRIST LEADER EAGER TO WORK WITH U.S. [...] (U) This is a Maysan PRT reporting cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) Summary: The leader of the OMS-backed Tayar al-Ahrar (Free Independent Trend) party in Maysan, Fadil Na'ama Hussein al-Tammimi, expressed enthusiasm about the current direction of American policy in Iraq and an eagerness to coopera [...]	2009-03-07 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD630	DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY: INTEGRATING IRAQ WITH ITS [...] (S) Iraq is undergoing a fundamental shift. For 50 years, since the revolution of 1958, Iraq has destabilized the region, launched two wars, countered U.S. interests and defied the international community-while brutalizing its own people. Iraq is now a moderate force for stability in the reg [...]	2009-03-10 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON IR IZ
09BAGHDAD657	IRAQ REGIONAL STRATEGY - PRELIMINARY UNAMI [...] (C) The UN, like us, is in the process of formulating ideas on how best to promote Iraq's regional engagement. On March 11, Ambassador Gerard Sambrana, SRSG de Mistura's Special Political Advisor (and the senior UNAMI official most directly involved in the Neighbors Process),shared with us [...]	2009-03-13 10:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU KU IR UN
09BAGHDAD661	DHI QAR UNEASILY PREPARES FOR SADRISTS IN [...] (C) Leading Dhi Qar politicians and religious authorities are uneasy with Sadrist participation in an incoming provincial governing coalition with the Prime Minister's State of Law list and ex-Prime Minister Ja'afari's National Reform Trend. In March 8 meetings with visiting Senior Advisor [...]	2009-03-13 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD677	IRAQI ARMY CONFRONTS MEK AT CAMP ASHRAF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD681	IRAQI ARMY CONFRONTS MEK AT CAMP ASHRAF [...] (SBU) Summary: Although tensions have escalated at the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) Camp Ashraf in Iraq, press reports may exaggerate the situation on the ground. After failure to resolve a three-week long discussion, Iraqi Army (IA) elements at Camp Ashraf moved to seize control of a building on [...]	2009-03-15 18:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD692	RRT ERBIL: BORDER ISSUES WITH IRAN AS SEEN FROM [...] (S) Summary. Local security officials in Sulaimaniyah admit that the province,s long and porous border with Iran is under-patrolled and claim that Baghdad does not give them the resources they need to guard it effectively. They consider the main threat to be the Iran-based &Kurdistan Battal [...]	2009-03-16 09:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PINR PBTS SNAR IZ TU IR
09BAGHDAD709	MALIKI COURTS THE SADRISTS: STRATEGY, FEAR AND [...] (C) The Sadrists' journey in the Iraqi political wilderness may be coming to an end. A Sadrist return to government, while not without risks, offers hope for a durable peace in Shi'a-majority parts of Iraq. It will also offer big challenges for us. Less than a year after his military opera [...]	2009-03-17 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IZ IR
09BAGHDAD730	MEK/CAMP ASHRAF - GOI MISHANDLING UNDERLINES NEED [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 11). 2. (S/NF) Summary: The GOI is expressing increasing frustration with the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) residents of Camp Ashraf. In response to GOI assertions that the MEK are "breaking the rules," more stringent controls have been placed on personne [...]	2009-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US
09BAGHDAD762	IRANIANS RECEIVE WARY WELCOME IN IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Plane-loads of Iranian officials have arrived in Iraq recently to tout economic relations, take pilgrimages to religious shrines and confer with their Iraqi counterparts, some of whom welcome the diplomatic overtures while others are less than enthusiastic about associating with [...]	2009-03-19 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PGOV IR IZ
09BAGHDAD768	IRANIAN VISITORS AND DEVELOPERS WORRY BASRAWIS [...] (S/NF) One year after militias supported by Iran were routed in the Charge of the Knights operation, Basra residents continue to be worried about Iranian influence over national politics and local security. In separate meetings with Senior Advisor Gordon Gray, held March 17-18, tribal and Ira [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PBTS IZ IR
09BAGHDAD774	RRT ERBIL: KURDISH PUBLIC SYMPATHETIC TO PKK [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Even those Iraqi Kurds who disagree with the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) methods find it emotionally difficult to separate the PKK cause from the larger struggle for Kurdish rights and the hope for Kurdish un [...]	2009-03-22 07:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR SY TU XF IZ
09BAGHDAD807	ISCI WORRIED ABOUT SADRISTS, RECRIMINATIONS IN FAR [...] (C) ISCI/Badr provincial leaders in the far south (Basra, DhiQar, Muthanna) expect Da'wa/State of Law and its coalition partners to target ISCI/Badr members for removal from key positions in provincial ministry offices and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). The potential re-entry of Sadrists i [...]	2009-03-24 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BAGHDAD840	MEK DEFECTOR GOES TO TURKEY DUE TO LIMITED ICRC [...] (S/NF) Summary: Frustrated at the restrictive support provided to him in Iraq and afraid of returning to Iran, one of the two current Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) defectors has moved to Istanbul. ICRC met regularly with the defectors (most recently on March 12) and offered to assist them to ret [...]	2009-03-28 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KREF IO IZ IR
09BAGHDAD91	MFA READOUT OF PM MALIKI'S VISITS TO TEHRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki was warmly received during his January 3-5 visit to Tehran, in sharp contrast to his last trip in June, which was soured by belligerent Iranian opposition to the SOFA negotiations. According to a senior MFA official who accompanied Maliki, the visit focuse [...]	2009-01-14 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD IZ IR
09BAGHDAD987	OIL MINISTER COMPLACENT ABOUT UPSTREAM PRODUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 7 meeting with EMIN, Oil Minister Husayn al-Shahristani appeared unruffled by the February 27-March 1 Oil Policy Symposium and instead highlighted some of the recommendations likely to benefit the Oil Ministry. He detailed the Ministry's current efforts to expand [...]	2009-04-09 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL IR IZ
09BAGHDAD991	RRT ERBIL: MND-N MG CASLEN MEETING WITH KRG PRIME [...] (C) Summary: MND-N MG Caslen met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on March 31 to discuss political and military tensions in Kirkuk and Mosul, to assure the KRG of U.S. efforts in creating a climate of trust and to resolve conflicts between the Iraqi Ar [...]	2009-04-10 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ IR TU
09BAKU132	HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE [...] (S) Iranian outreach activities in Azerbaijan rest on a tripod of "social engagement" organizations, including an "Iran Assistance Society"; the Baku-based Iranian Culture House and its affiliates; and the Iranian Red Crescent society, based in "Iranian Clinics" in Baku and elsewhere. Importa [...]	2009-02-18 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KISL ECON EAID AJ LE IZ IR
09BAKU139	HOW IRAN BUILDS INFLUENCE: CULTURE HOUSE AND RED [...] (S) In addition to operating generous micro-loan and financial grant programs (Ref A),Iran builds its influence in Azerbaijan through overlapping ideological proselytizing, recruiting, network-building. and humanitarian assistance programs operating out of the Iranian Cultural House, Iranian [...]	2009-02-20 10:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL KISL EAID LE IZ AJ IR
09BAKU14	YOUNG IRANIANS GET CRAZY AT IRANIAN ROCK STAR [...] On December 14 Swedish-based Iranian pop star Arash Labaf (originally from Iranian Azerbaijan) gave a concert at the Heydar Aliyev Sports complex in Baku. Although similar concerts have occurred in Dubai, this was the first-ever performance in Azerbaijan of an internationally known Iranian r [...]	2009-01-09 10:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AJ IR PGOV PHUM PINR
09BAKU153	STAFFDEL SOCHA'S VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On 15-17 February 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Senior Policy Adviser Chris Socha and Legislative Assistant Jack Julson from the staff of Senator DeMint (R-SC). Staff del expressed interest in energy issues; security issues, particularly vis-a-vis Russia and Iran, and the effectiven [...]	2009-02-27 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL TU
09BAKU169	IRANIAN SCHOOLTEACHER RELATES STUDENT PROTESTS AND [...] (C) An Iranian schoolteacher from XXXXXXXXXXXX told Iran Watcher that the vast majority of Iranians (but not necessarily the regime) want good relations with the United States, though most are too caught up with their daily problems to focus on this. She described Iranian intellectuals as "c [...]	2009-03-04 08:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL SNAR AJ IR
09BAKU172	IRANIAN FILM DIRECTOR ON IRANIAN ROCK, DRUGS, AND [...] (C) An Iranian film Director told Iran watcher that Iranian society is becoming more liberal even as the regime becomes more "backward." He described a widespread youth culture, embracing all regions and classes, in which underground rap and rock music bands are proliferating and "classic ro [...]	2009-03-04 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SCUL SNAR AJ IR
09BAKU175	IRAN'S MONEY LAUNDERERS, SANCTIONS-BUSTERS, AND [...] (S) According to widespread rumor, many Iranians in Baku are involved full- or part-time in Iranian regime-related profit making, sanctions-busting, money laundering, and similar activities. Activities range from assisting Iranian interests "on the side" of pursuing private activities, to w [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD SNAR ECON AJ TU RU IR
09BAKU177	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU178	"DO US A FAVOR": IRANIAN EXPORTER DISCUSSES REGIME [...] (S) A Tehran-based Iranian shoe manufacturer and agricultural exporter told Baku Iran Watcher that he and other export/importers utilizing the Russia-Azerbaijan-Iran route and reverse are occasionally approached by known regime insiders or representatives of Iranian security for "help" in br [...]	2009-03-06 10:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ETTC SNAR ETRD AM RU AJ IR
09BAKU179	IRANIAN SOURCE NAMES "U.K.-REGISTERED" COMPANY AS [...] (S) A well-connected Iranian businessman who owns a Baku-based oil services company told Baku Iran watcher that a company called "INSULTEC," owned by UK citizens of Indian origin, has secretly provided cladding, thermal insulation, and ancillary equipment to the government of Iran in a varie [...]	2009-03-06 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC ETRD ENRG UE UK TU AJ IR
09BAKU20	AZERBAIJAN'S DISCREET SYMBIOSIS WITH ISRAEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PRL PTER AJ IS IR
09BAKU222	AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON LAVROV VISIT, [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 09:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IR RU TU AM
09BAKU227	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS TEHRAN ECO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, March 10 Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran to formally hand-over the revolving Presidency of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to incoming President Mahmud Ahmedinejad, and to participate in the ECO summit. Heads of State from Turkey, Turkmenistan, [...]	2009-03-25 04:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL AJ IR
09BAKU229	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON LAVROV VISIT, [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Derse met Foreign Minister Mammadyarov March 13, one day after Secretary Clinton called President Aliyev and following a visit to Baku by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov. Mammadyarov liberally shared his impressions of a correct but not warm Lavrov visit and showed a [...]	2009-03-25 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ IR RU TU AM
09BAKU26	YOUNG IRANIAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT [...] (C) A young Iranian women's rights activist and writer studing in Baku discussed women's rights issues in Iran with Baku Iran watcher. The activist, forced to study in Azerbaijan due to politically-motivated withdrawal of her university acceptance in Iran, discussed recent incidents of Irani [...]	2009-01-14 10:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR AJ TU IR
09BAKU27	YOUNG IRANIAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT [...] (C) A young Iranian women's rights activist and writer studing in Baku discussed women's rights issues in Iran with Baku Iran watcher. The activist, forced to study in Azerbaijan due to politically-motivated withdrawal of her university acceptance in Iran, discussed recent incidents of Irani [...]	2009-01-14 11:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR AJ TU IR

09BAKU275	AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ'S "IRAN POINT MAN" ENDORSES [...] (C) In an April 3 meeting with Ambassador, GOAJ Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov warmly applauded President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's outreach efforts to foreign partners, including their commitment to increased consultation on international issues. He praised President Obama's [...]	2009-04-07 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN PREL SNAR RU IR AJ
09BAKU326	AZERBAIJAN: DEFMIN SIGNALS TEP INTEREST TO CG [...] (C) Summary. On April 17, Commander, USAREUR General Carter Ham met with Azerbaijani Minister of Defense General-Colonel Safar Abiyev on the eve of the combined U.S.-Azerbaijan exercise REGIONAL RESPONSE 09 (RR09). During the meeting Abiyev expressed interest in a Train and Equip Program (TE [...]	2009-04-22 03:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM AJ RU IR GE NATO MARR
09BAKU37	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST ON IRANIAN YOUTH, [...] (C) Maryam, an Iranian women's rights activist studying medicine here, met on two occasions recently with Baku Iran watcher to discuss her views of the women's rights movement in Iran (ref A),and of the lifestyle and attitudes of Iranian students in Baku and of Iranian youth generally (the s [...]	2009-01-16 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR AJ IR
09BAKU396	AZERBAIJAN: DESTRUCTION OF YASAMAL DISTRICT MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On 26-27 April 2009, the Yasamal District Executive Authority (YDEA) and the District Police destroyed a newly constructed mosque in Baku. As noted reftel, several journalists were harassed while documenting the event. The leader of the Yasamal District religious community, Mir [...]	2009-05-15 07:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
09BAKU406	IRANIAN DESCRIBES ECONOMIC WOES, NARCOTICS [...] (C) An Iranian architect from Karaj told Baku Iran watcher that economic conditions for most people in Iran are steadily deteriorating. The architect cited examples of crony corruption, inflation, rising unemployment, decreased consumer purchasing power, and credit obstacles in illustrating [...]	2009-05-19 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SNAR AJ IR
09BAKU415	AZERBAIJAN: HEAD OF STATE COMMITTEE FOR WORK WITH [...] Summary: POLOFF met with Hidayat Orucov, head of the State Committee for Works with Religious Structures (SCWRS) in April to discuss his role in leading the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) delegation to the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) event in Turkey on 06-07 April 2009. The primary pur [...]	2009-05-21 07:08:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM AJ
09BAKU437	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (C) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU439	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: GOAJ INCENSED BY IRANIAN PRESSURE [...] (S) The GOAJ, as well as a large number of political figures and organizations from across the political spectrum, has expressed deep resentment over recent heavy-handed Iranian government efforts to force the GOAJ to rescind its recently extended official invitation to Israeli President Pere [...]	2009-06-01 09:17:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER IS IR AJ
09BAKU443	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 5, Acting DASD(P) for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Mary Warlick met with President Ilham Aliyev. During their meeting, he provided his views on the Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Process and the Turkey-Armenia Reconciliation Process, stating the two issues were linked and a pot [...]	2009-06-02 09:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL AJ RU IR TR
09BAKU448	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Congressional Staff Members Markovsky and Katz met with the Head of the Foreign Relations Division Novruz Mammadov May 27 and 29 to discuss GOAJ relations with its neighbors and the U.S. Mammadov's comments focused on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) and the seven occupied districts. [...]	2009-06-03 06:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR PGOV PREL RU TR
09BAKU456	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON NK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 12:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM AM IR TU RU IS AJ
09BAKU464	IRAN ELECTION: IRANIAN AZERIS STRONGLY FOR MOUSAVI [...] (C ) Feedback to Baku Iran watcher from more than twenty Iranians in Baku (half normally resident in Iran) suggests that the recent much-publicized upsurge of support for Mousavi is real, at least among ethnic Azeris (the majority of this sample). All but three of the contacts said they woul [...]	2009-06-09 05:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR AJ
09BAKU474	IRAN ELECTION: BAKU RALLY FOR MOUSAVI; ISFAHAN [...] (C) Iranians in Baku held a relatively sedate, "invitation-only" election rally at an auditorium at Khazar University for Mir Hussein Mousavi on June 9. This rally, held with the permission of the GOAJ, was the only such political rally held for any Iranian Presidential candidate in Azerbaij [...]	2009-06-12 10:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR
09BAKU478	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: VIOLENCE IN BALUCHISTAN [...] (C) "Iran view from Baku" is the first in an occasional series from Embassy Baku Iran Watcher that will report on short and/or partially documented items of interest to Iran information consumers, but not necessarily warranting separate cables. This cable includes information on reported increasing [...]	2009-06-12 12:11:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER SNAR ENRG ELTN AJ PK TU TX IR
09BAKU508	IRANIAN ELECTION: IRANIAN POLITICAL SOURCES REPORT [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher was in contact Tuesday night with four well-connected sources who shed light on the ongoing situation in Iran. Two sources were wealthy Baku-based Iranian businessmen with allegedly extensive contacts in Tehran including to Mousavi's circle. The other two are in [...]	2009-06-24 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ECON AJ IR
09BAKU52	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...]	2009-01-23 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU
09BAKU527	ISRAEL'S PERES MAKES AN IMPRESSION IN BAKU [...] (C) The "iceberg" (as President Aliyev calls its because "nine tenths of it is below the surface") (Reftel A) that is the Azerbaijan-Israel relationship just got a higher profile as Israeli President Shimon Peres made a two-day official visit to Baku June 29-30. By hosting this visit, Presiden [...]	2009-07-01 03:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ IR IS
09BAKU574	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protes [...]	2009-07-21 13:25:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU575	IRAN VIEW FROM BAKU: TWENTY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher has conducted approximately thirty interviews since the June 12 Iranian presidential elections with Iranians (both Baku-based and resident in Iran) and Azerbaijani Iran experts. Interviews dealt with reactions to, and analyses of, the election results; subsequent protests; pro [...]	2009-07-21 13:46:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU595	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT TELLS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging set of meetings and dinner on July 10, President Aliyev told Deputy Secretary Steinberg that he believes that there is a good chance for agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh Basic Principles by the end of the year. He warned that a breakthrough on Nagorno-Karabak [...]	2009-07-30 04:21:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ENRG ETRD PREL AJ RU IR TR
09BAKU678	IRAN: IRANIAN MARTIAL ARTS COACH CLAIMS MARTIAL [...] (C) Hooshang, a licensed martial arts coach and trainer from Tabriz currently visiting Baku (protect),told Baku Iran watcher that private martial arts clubs and their managers are under intense pressure to cooperate with Iranian intelligence and Revolutionary Guard organizations, both in tr [...]	2009-08-28 08:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU687	IRAN: NINJA BLACK BELT MASTER DETAILS USE OF MARTIAL ARTS CLUBS FOR REPRESSION; SAYS TABRIZIS "PRAGMATIC," CONFLICTED ON POST-ELECTION PROTESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 05:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AJ IR
09BAKU694	IRAN POLITICS: TEHRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR DICSUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-02 11:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KIL AJ IR
09BAKU695	IRAN POLITICS: TEHRAN UNIVERSITYSCHOLAR STRESSES [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Baku Iran watcher that the latter is "more powerful than Ahmadinejad," and played a key role in the Iranian election fraud and other regime activities. He described Mesbah-Yazdi's political ideology as profoundly anti-democratic, and argued that his behind-the-scenes influenc [...]	2009-09-02 11:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KISL AJ IR
09BAKU738	AZERBAIJAN: SUMMER 2009 MOSQUE CLOSURES, [...] (C) Summary: Through open source reporting and communication with embassy contacts, Post provides a list of specific allegations regarding mosque closures and destruction over the last four months. Much has been made in the press regarding these closures, with some alleging a trend of religio [...]	2009-09-16 08:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ IR KISL PGOV PHUM PREL
09BAKU739	THE AQTAU SUMMIT: MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (C) Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalfov told Eurasian Energy Senior Advisor Daniel Stein that the September 11 Caspian Summit (minus Iran) in Aqtau was "short, informal and not exclusively about Caspian delimitation." Khalafov attended the Summit, but was not in the 90-minute i [...]	2009-09-16 11:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR KZ PREL TX RU
09BAKU744	"LORDS OF THE MOUNTAINS" WILL FIGHT NO MORE FOREVER [...] (C) The Kashgai are a little-studied, semi-nomadic Turkic minority in Iran with a history of anti-government resistance. Recent interviews with Kashgai members, supplemented with information from other Iranians, suggest that most of the 1.5 million Kashgai, while still poorly educated and impo [...]	2009-09-18 06:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR AJ IR
09BAKU745	IRAN: ALLEGED OPPOSITION STRATEGY: DEMONSTRATIONS, [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector, government, and Mousavi advisor contacts, briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with Moussavi advisors, influential notables, and key economic figures. He related that current opposition [...]	2009-09-18 10:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV ECON ENRG PHUM KISL AJ IZ IR
09BAKU746	AZERBAIJAN'S REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Charge briefed Foreign Minister Mammadyarov on the United States' new approach to missile defense in Europe on September 18. The Minister focused on the relevance of Gabala radar station in the new architecture, and maintained the line the GOAJ has followed since the missile def [...]	2009-09-18 10:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EZ RU IR PL CZ AJ
09BAKU759	PRIVATE IRAN COMMENTS OF SISTANI, MALIKI, AND ALI [...] (S) A prominent Sh'ia cleric just returned from Iraq and Iran shared some of the Iran-related content of his recent meetings with Ayatollah Sistani, Prime Minister Maliki, and Ali Khomeini (a grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini). The cleric related that Maliki regards recent factional in-fighting [...]	2009-09-24 07:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM AJ IZ IR
09BAKU762	SOURCES CLAIM RAFSANJANI, HASSAN KHOMEINI, AND [...] (S) Citing Rafsanjani family sources (which he refused to name),Hooshang, a University of Tehran Sociology professor and Iranian politics researcher told Baku Iran Watcher on September 23 that Ayatollah Rafsanjani and Hassan Khomeini (a grandson of the Ayatollah) met with Supreme Leader Kham [...]	2009-09-24 12:01:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV KISL AJ IR
09BAKU763	IRAN: STEEL SECTOR OUTPUT DECLINES AMIDST PURGES; [...] (S) A Baku Iran watcher contact with a wide range of energy sector and government contacts briefed Iran watcher on his recent trip to Tehran and Isfahan, where he met with energy contacts and key economic figures. In Isfahan he met with the Chairman of Iran's biggest steel company, who told [...]	2009-09-24 12:01:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV ECON ENRG AJ IZ IR
09BAKU80	MAGNITOGORSK STEEL'S IRAN AGENT COMMENTS ON [...] (S) The Iran Agent for Russia's largest steel company MMK discussed the Iranian steel industry and related issues with Baku Iran watcher. He described the extent and mechanics of MMK's Iranian steel operations, and the expansion of privately versus state-owned steel manufacturing activities [...]	2009-01-30 11:29:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON EIND ETRD PREL AJ RU IR
09BAKU801	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-07 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU804	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-08 06:44:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU806	IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...]	2009-10-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR
09BAKU818	TEHRAN-BAKU TENSIONS HEAT UP [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 07:08:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PTER SNAR ECON AJ IR
09BAKU895	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PREDICTS THAT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 10:58:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ENRG AJ RU TX KZ IR
09BAKU900	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PREDICTS THAT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge, Naval Attache, and Regional Energy Officer met on 16 November with Ali Asadov, senior energy advisor to President Aliyev, to discuss recent movements of the Iranian Alborz drilling rig into Azerbaijani claimed territorial waters. Asadov told us that President Aliyev was [...]	2009-11-17 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL ENRG AJ RU TX KZ IR
09BAKU907	IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]	2009-11-20 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU909	IRANIAN ACTIONS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA, NEW ANTI-US [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met on Thursday evening November 19 with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who has reported reliably in the past. The Iranian provided the following information that he claimed to have received from a network of sources, including staff of members [...]	2009-11-20 12:58:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM PROP SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU915	ALLEGED IRANIAN SNSC DEBATE ON SAUDI, USG ISSUES [...] (S) On November 23, Baku Iran watcher held a follow-up meeting with the Baku-based Iranian contact who provided the information related reftel. At the meeting source provided additional information concerning the alleged content of a November meeting of the Iranian Supreme National Security [...]	2009-11-25 09:26:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL INRA SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU919	AZERBAIJAN: DEVELOPING A PLAN B FOR GAS TRANSIT [...] (C) In the event that Turkey disappoints Azerbaijan once again on the on-going gas transit negotiations, SOCAR and the GOAJ are developing a "plan B" to market Azerbaijani gas, involving small but diversified gas sales to the north (Russia),south (Iran),and west (Bulgaria and Romania). How [...]	2009-11-25 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PREL TU
09BAKU921	ALLEGED IRANIAN SNSC DEBATE ON SAUDI, USG ISSUES [...] (S) On November 23, Baku Iran watcher held a follow-up meeting with the Baku-based Iranian contact who provided the information related reftel. At the meeting source provided additional information concerning the alleged content of a November meeting of the Iranian Supreme National Security [...]	2009-11-25 11:03:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL INRA SA YM AJ IR
09BAKU925	AZERBAIJAN: FM READOUT ON IRAN'S EVOLVING [...] (S) In a November 19 meeting, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and Charge D'Affaires Lu discussed the Iran Alborz rig situation (reftels) and Mammadyarov provided additional commentary on Iran's evolving political situation. He noted Supreme Leader Khameini is in weak health, and said that Ayat [...]	2009-11-25 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG PREL IR AJ
09BAKU927	AZERBAIJAN: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES POSSIBLE [...] (S) DASD Dr. Celeste Wallander met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in Baku November 23. On Afghanistan, the Minister argued against large troop increases but did not totally close off the possibility of EUCOM assessing Azerbaijani forces for a TEP. He said Azerbaijan had [...]	2009-12-01 06:48:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ
09BAKU940	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, meeting December 3 with EUR/CARC Office Director Ethan Goldrich, had kind words of support for President Obama's December 1 speech and the Afghanistan mission. Azerbaijan, based on Turkey's assurances, sees a link between Turke [...]	2009-12-08 11:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG IR AF AM AJ
09BAKU942	HITTING THE PERSIAN POCKETBOOK: IRAN INFLATION [...] (C) The magnitude of inflation in Iran and the reliability of Iranian government inflation and income statistics are long-standing matters of dispute among Iran watchers within and without the USG. This cable attempts to clarify these issues by providing the results of an informal salary and [...]	2009-12-08 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SNAR PGOV AJ IZ IR
09BAKU944	AZERBAIJAN: IRANIAN ALBORZ RIG QUERY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 5 and 7. Summary ------- 2. (S) As per reftel A, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov confirmed the presence of foreigners, specifically Norwegians, on board the Iranian Alborz semisubmersible drilling rig. U.S. intelligence [...]	2009-12-08 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	EPET ECON PREL IR AJ
09BAKU965	AZERBAIJAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL AJ IR
09BAKU972	IRANIAN SNSC ON AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met again with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who previously reported on recent deliberations of the Supreme National Security Council (Shuraye Aliye Amniate Melli),and other issues (reftels). Baku contact has been known to Iran watcher for ov [...]	2009-12-17 14:02:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SA AJ SY IR
09BAKU979	AZERBAIJAN: US COUNCIL ON INTL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: From 07-12 December 2009, Embassy Baku hosted Catherine Cosman and Mary Zeng from the staff of the U.S. Council for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Cosman and Zeng met a wide range of official and religious contacts before attending a 10-11 December human rights confere [...]	2009-12-21 13:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL IR AJ
09BAKU985	SOCAR SIGNS MOU TO SELL GAS TO IRAN [...] (C) Following up on a discussion regarding FM Mammadyarov and SOCAR delegation trip to Tehran (reftel),SOCAR Vice President Elshad Nassirov told Energy Off in an 18 December email: "We have signed a memo with Iran on sales of 1 million cubic meters (mcm) (per day) for 100 days. (This is) [...]	2009-12-23 08:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR AJ TU TX
09BAKU986	AZERBAIJAN: IRAN AND ALBORZ RIG UPDATE FROM THE [...] (S) Charge met with Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Khalafov on 22 December to obtain a read-out on his and FM Mammadyarov's December 14-15 trip to Tehran. DFM Khalafov indicated that FM Mammadyarov had met with President Ahmadinejad, Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani, and other senior [...]	2009-12-23 09:28:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR AJ TX
09BAKU990	Azerbaijan (Sort of) Celebrates Muharram, Ashoura [...] (SBU) On December 18, Muslims worldwide started celebrations for the holy month of Muharram. In Azerbaijan, the date was marked by a simple statement, without fanfare, from the Caucasus Muslim Board. For Shi'a Muslims, including those in Azerbaijan and neighboring Iran, Muharram has a special [...]	2009-12-24 08:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI AJ IR
09BAKU994	INFORMATION ON IRAN OPPOSITION ARRESTS; HARSH [...] (C) Baku-based Iranian contacts with known contacts with opposition figures provided Baku Iran watcher with a validated arrest list of some key opposition figures arrested late on December 27 and early on December 28. The list is not comprehensive but does provide a sense of the breadth of wha [...]	2009-12-29 08:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AJ IR
09BAMAKO200	MALI STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL ML IR
09BANGKOK1088	UNESCAP 65TH COMMISSION SESSION DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) held its 65th annual session at its headquarters in Bangkok on April 23-29. A recurrent topic of discussion was the current global economic downturn and the meeting's ministerial segment provi [...]	2009-05-01 05:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR IR CH INCB KS JA PK RS XB TH
09BANGUI205	CAR: DEMARCHE ON URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 15:27:00	Embassy Bangui	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PINR MNUC KNNP IR CT
09BASRAH14	BASRAH INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHALLENGES U.S. TO INVEST IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Basra Investment Commission (BIC) representatives Haider Ali Fadhel and Ihsan Abdul-Jabar Isamaael touted Basra Province's investment prospects and progress during a March 8 visit to the Basra Regional Embassy Office (REO). Haider plugged Basra Province's strategic location, inf [...]	2009-03-20 15:28:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EWWT EPET ETRD IZ IR SY KU JO TU UK
09BASRAH16	BASRAH AIRPORT AIMS TO BECOME TRANSPORT, COMMERCIAL HUB [...] (SBU) Basrah International Airport (BIA) aims to play a future role in facilitating economic growth in southern Iraq, and become what Coalition and Basrah leaders hope will be a force-multiplier for hydrocarbon, services, ports, and other commercial activity. Historically under-utilized and rel [...]	2009-04-03 13:09:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAIR ICAO ETRD IZ IR SA SY JO TU AE
09BASRAH2	MAJOR GENERAL AZIZ CONFIDENT ABOUT SECURITY BUT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the REO Director at Iraqi Army 14th Division Headquarters, Major General Abd al-Aziz al-Dalmi expressed confidence in his security plans for election day but acknowledged the likelihood of some violence, including political assassinations and a brief period of politic [...]	2009-01-25 14:27:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC IZ IR
09BASRAH21	BASRAH: NEW TWIST IN IRAN-BASED HOUSING PROJECT [...] (C) Basrah Investment Commission (BIC) advisor Ihsan Abdul-Jabar told REO that, contrary to widely held assumptions, the BIC has not submitted to Baghdad for approval a proposal for a USD 1 billion Iran-based Karman Company housing and development project in Basrah. In strictest confidence, I [...]	2009-04-26 14:08:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ IR
09BASRAH40	BASRA: OMS LEADER FEARS MILITARY KILLING WILL HURT EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. Senior OMS (Office of the Martyr al-Sadr) leader Sheikh Mohammed al-Furaji expressed concerns about the June 21 killing of Ahmed Rahman Jasim, a member of Jaysh al-Mahdi, who he claims had no ties to Iranian-backed militant groups. Though the military operation that resulted in t [...]	2009-07-06 08:40:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR PREL PTER IZ IR
09BASRAH43	ONE BAATHIST LEADER SEEKS "GREEN LIGHT" FROM USG TO RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Awad al-Abdan, General Secretary of the Movement for the Liberation of the South, briefed PRT officials July 15 on his recent meeting in Syria with senior-ranking officials from two factions of the Baath party command. Al-Abdan met with Ahmed Younis al-Ahmed, who reportedly expr [...]	2009-07-16 16:49:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL PINR PTER IZ SY IR
09BASRAH44	BASRA GOVERNOR SHILTAG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) Basra Governor Abud Shiltag escaped an attempt on his life during a visit to the electricity directorate on July 18. According the governor's head of security, Governor Shiltag was entering the directorate at around 7 p.m. when a shot rang out. His personal security detail quickly surround [...]	2009-07-19 14:25:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IZ IR
09BASRAH46	SUNNI ENDOWMENT LEADER REVEALS IIP ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) In a August 12 meeting, Dr. Abd al-Kareem al-Khazraji, head of the Sunni Endowment for southern Iraq, provided his views on local and national issues. He gave positive marks to the current Basra Provincial Council and Sunni effectiveness within it, but criticized reconstruction efforts as [...]	2009-08-13 14:47:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID SOCI IZ IR
09BASRAH47	PRT BASRA: ROUND-UP OF RECENT POLITICAL MEETINGS [...] (U) This cable provides summaries of PRT meetings held since July 13 with various Iraqi officials. These meetings have not been the subject of front-channel reporting. Complete reports of all these meetings are available by email by contacting MalloryJL@state.gov with a request for specific [...]	2009-08-16 15:00:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SOCI PHUM IZ IR
09BASRAH49	BASRA INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ON LOCAL AND FOREIGN THREATS [...] (C) In a September 6 meeting, Colonel Hazam, head of the Iraqi Intelligence Service's Fusion Center for the Basra region, called the special cells of Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) the biggest security threat in southern Iraq and said Baathists and other insurgent groups were infiltrating their ranks to [...]	2009-09-10 12:15:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI IZ IR
09BASRAH50	BASRA INVESTMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Basra Investment Commission (BIC) Chairman Haider Ali told PRT EconOffs that many more investment licenses have been granted recently, and others are expected to follow soon. He said that at least for now, most new investors are Iraqi, and this trend could continue until the poli [...]	2009-09-15 08:02:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV IZ IR
09BASRAH57	BASRA: THE SLUMS OF HAYYANIYAH [...] (SBU) Summary. Hayyaniyah is a poor and politically sensitive Basra city neighborhood with a history very similar to Baghdad's Sadr City. Wracked by extreme poverty, high unemployment, and an extremely dense population, the enclave of about 300,000 is largely comprised of Shi'a Marsh Arabs fr [...]	2009-10-28 08:38:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PREL PGOV SMIG IZ IR
09BASRAH58	THE VIEW FROM BASRA U: STUDENTS MOTIVATED TO VOTE FOR [...] (C) Conversations with a dozen students at Basra University's School of Law reveal strong interest in the upcoming national elections, but also fears that fraud will occur without strong oversight by international observers. All the students support an open list ballot, and the majority say [...]	2009-11-02 11:14:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM IZ IR
09BASRAH59	(C) BASRA: SOUTH OIL COMPANY DIRECTOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: South Oil Company (SOC) Director General Dheyaa Jaafar told Basra Provincial Reconstruction Team and visiting Embassy Baghdad officers that a "completely different point of view" existed at SOC compared to just a few months ago, and international oil companies (IOCs) are now welcom [...]	2009-11-05 12:58:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELAB PGOV IZ IR
09BASRAH60	BASRA PROVINCE IRAN-IRAQ BORDER POST: NO PROOF OF LETHAL [...] (U) This is a Basra PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) Operations, equipment and procedures at the Shalamsha port of entry (POE) at the Iraq-Iran border are under-financed and inadequate for appropriate cargo and passenger screening. The POE lacks clear lines of authority as [...]	2009-11-21 13:26:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	SMIG SNAR ECON PGOV ETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL IR
09BASRAH61	IRANIAN SOFT POWER IN BASRA: EASY TO SEE; HARD TO GAUGE [...] (C) In examining the scope and depth of Iran's influence in Basra, a nuanced picture emerges. Based on information from Basrawi and international contacts, it appears that Iranian influence here is both overt and covert, direct and indirect, welcome and unwelcome. The most visible form of Iran [...]	2009-11-21 13:58:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD PTER SOCI KDEM IZ IR
09BASRAH63	ERA OF CLOSER COOPERATION BEGINS WITH BASRAH UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU/NF) In a December 3 meeting, Basrah University's new chancellor, Dr. Saleh Najim, reviewed the status of the province's premier academic institution and related plans to create a new university devoted solely to petroleum and mineral studies. The PRT outlined possible avenues of cooperat [...]	2009-12-15 08:50:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV IZ IR
09BASRAH67	IRAQI FISHERMEN HARASSED BY IRAN AND KUWAIT [...] (C) Iraqi fishermen are bearing the brunt of conflicting claims by Iraq and its neighbors to territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. Media reports and personal accounts by fishermen, PRT members, US Navy personnel in the region, and a British naval officer familiar with the situation confirm r [...]	2009-12-31 11:31:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EWWT ETRD PGOV EFIS PBTS IZ IR KU
09BEIJING1110	MFA ARMS CONTROL DG ON IRAN AND SOUTH ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran remained suspicious of U.S. intentions, but the new approach by the United States and the E3-plus-3 was the best way forward on the nuclear issue, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye told A/DCM April 24. China had engaged Tehran "at dif [...]	2009-04-24 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH PK AF
09BEIJING1113	IRANIAN OFFICIAL ADDRESSES BEIJING AUDIENCE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting Iranian Atomic Energy Agency official told an invited audience of some 30 PRC government officials, Chinese academics, and foreign diplomats (including PolOff) April 23 that Iran considered the attainment of nuclear energy a main policy goal, and argued that sanction [...]	2009-04-24 11:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH IS
09BEIJING1120	U.S. UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE AND PRC DG CHENG [...] (C) In Beijing to represent Energy Secretary Chu at the April 20-24 International Nuclear Energy Ministerial, U.S. Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye on April 22. Ambassador Schulte complimented DG Cheng for Chi [...]	2009-04-27 06:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC IAEA CH IR NK
09BEIJING1198	PRC/MEPP: FM YANG EXPOUNDS ON CHINA'S PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a five-day swing through the Middle East, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi laid out China's five-point plan for progress on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),according to an MFA official. He conveyed to the new Israeli government hopes expressed by Arab leaders that the M [...]	2009-05-05 11:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS SY EG IR
09BEIJING1204	SHIELD S13-08: CHINA INFORMED OF PRC FIRMS [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper urging China to investigate and prevent the supply of a key chemical weapons precursor and training to a chemical manufacturing plant in Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons Division Deputy Director [...]	2009-05-06 07:47:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING1253	SHIELD S13-08: CHINA SEEKS MORE INFORMATION OF PRC [...] (S) In response to Ref A demarche, urging China to investigate and prevent a group of employees from Zhejiang Material Industries Chemical Group and Shanxi Weiqida Pharmaceuticals Company from traveling to Iran to provide technical training and expertise, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Depar [...]	2009-05-11 02:38:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING137	CHINA INFORMED OF MARAGING STEEL SHIPMENT TO IRAN [...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, PolOff shared reftel points informing China of an upcoming purchase of maraging steel from a Chinese company to an Iranian entity associated with Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) with MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Departmen [...]	2009-01-16 06:22:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING142	TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UNSCR 1267 [...] (S) On January 16, PolOffs conveyed to MFA the U.S. intention to request that the UN Security Council Resolution 1267 Sanctions Committee add four al-Qaeda associates detained or formerly detained in Iran to its list of individuals associated with the Taliban, al-Qaida and/or Usama Bin Laden ( [...]	2009-01-16 08:07:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PTER EFIN ETTC KTFN PINR UN CH PK IR
09BEIJING147	CHINA'S SEVEN-POINT ROADMAP FOR BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's January 15 farewell call, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi expressed gratitude for the President's support for strong bilateral relations and asked the Ambassador to deliver a seven-point message to Washington: -- Appreciation for President Bush's pe [...]	2009-01-16 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR EFIN PK IN KN KS TW IR
09BEIJING154	DALIAN SUNNY INDUSTRIES/LIMMT AND BELLAMAX [...] (C) PolOff on January 19 informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officer Sun Lei that the United States will levy sanctions against Dalian Sunny Industries/LIMMT and Bellamax for the transfer of controlled missile technology to Iran. PolOff briefly described the sanctions as outli [...]	2009-01-19 02:17:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL MUC ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING1589	SCO: SECRETARIAT STAFF PREDICT NOT MUCH NEW AT [...] (C) Contrary to MFA official comments trumpeting the importance of the upcoming SCO summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, officials at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretariat in Beijing downplayed expectations for new developments at the summit in a meeting with PolOff June 12. T [...]	2009-06-12 11:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING1649	CHINESE INTERNET REACTION TO IRANIAN ELECTION [...] The recent Iranian presidential elections and their aftermath were hot topics on major Chinese news portals, Internet forums and microblog platforms in China over the past week. Netizen commentary on traditionally liberal sites expressed support for students with some even comparing the situat [...]	2009-06-17 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT CH IR
09BEIJING1662	PRC/IRAN: HU-AHMADINEJAD MEETING; ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MFA official reported that President Hu Jintao told Iranian President Ahmadinejad on the margins of the SCO Summit that Iran needed to show flexibility, take advantage of the opportunity to engage with the United States, and help the international community oppose nuclear prol [...]	2009-06-18 14:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING1663	JUNE 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SUB COLLISION, GREEN DAM, [...] Key points at the June 18 MFA press briefing: -- MFA Spokesman Qin Gang stated that China "respected the choice of the Iranian people" in recent elections. -- Despite controversy over the "Green Dam" internet filtering software China had a responsibility to protect Chinese youth from "bad [...]	2009-06-18 23:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINT CH CN KN KS TX UZ IR IN
09BEIJING1710	JUNE 23 MFA PRESS BREIFING: DPRK VESSEL, H1N1, IRAN [...] Key points at the June 23 MFA press briefing: -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Qin Gang stated that China was aware of relevant reports of a DPRK vessel transporting munitions but emphasized that any related inspections must abide by the provisions of UNSC 1874. -- Qin asserted [...]	2009-06-23 11:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHSA AO BM CH JA IR KN KS SW TW
09BEIJING1803	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLAR ON ELECTION'S TIANANMEN ECHOES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Chinese academic, Beijing was handling coverage of the contested Iranian elections carefully in light of potential comparisons by ordinary Chinese of the unrest to the leadership split that lead to the June 4 Tiananmen massacre. Our contact said that Beijin [...]	2009-06-30 11:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING1804	JUNE 30 MFA PRESS BREIFING: ASEAN+3, FIVE PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the June 30 MFA press briefing: -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Qin Gang stated that China would continue to "play a constructive role" through the ASEAN+3 and Regional Security Forum and, given that the international security and economic situation was "changing ra [...]	2009-06-30 23:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR PHSA AO BM CH JA IR KN KS SW
09BEIJING1835	2009 U.S.-CHINA DEFENSE CONSULTATIVE TALKS (DCT), [...] (C) During U.S.-China Defense Consultative Talks June 24, 2009, Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) presented the U.S. perspective on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, stressing the importance of China's role in the region. PRC military officials perceived [...]	2009-07-01 06:14:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS EAID IR AF PK
09BEIJING1844	SCO SUMMIT: CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS [...] (C) Chinese and other Shanghai Organization (SCO) member countries' diplomats told us that the June 16 SCO summit in Yekaterinburg had served primarily as a forum for SCO members to demonstrate a sense of urgency in responding to the global financial crisis, eclipsing discussion about increasin [...]	2009-07-05 02:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING1850	CHINA WEIGHS LEADERSHIP ROLE AS ECONOMY TAKES [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-05 03:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID ETRD ENRG ZK XD CH RS IR
09BEIJING200	January 22 MFA Press Briefing: President Obama's Inaugural [...] Key points at the January 22 MFA Press Briefing: -- MFA Spokesperson was "not aware" of President Obama's inaugural speech having been censored when broadcast on Chinese media, adding that the media in China enjoyed their "own editing right." -- China hopes the "relevant parties" will adher [...]	2009-01-22 10:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD CH KN FR IR XF BM
09BEIJING207	CHINA PROTESTS SANCTIONS AGAINST DALIAN SUNNY [...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Sun Lei called in PolOff on January 28 to complain about the "unacceptable" and "unilateral" sanctions announced against Chinese companies Limmt and Bellamax (refs A and B). Sun said China opposes the imposition [...]	2009-01-23 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING2080	CHINA INFORMED OF POSSIBLE WEAPONS-RELATED [...] (S) On July 21, Poloff conveyed reftel points and non-paper regarding the possible transfer through Beijing on July 9 of torpedo batteries and technical personnel from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical/Biological Weapons Division Deputy Director Yang Y [...]	2009-07-21 09:42:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC CH IR KN

09BEIJING2085	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR SEEKS MORE SPACE FOR SECURITY [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador to China Amos Nadai told the Charge that Israel was capable of expanding its defense and security relationship with China but this would require the United States rethinking the limitations it has placed on Israeli security cooperation with China. Israel was especially [...]	2009-07-21 10:59:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ECON MCAP MARR IS IR CH
09BEIJING2109	PRC FEEDBACK ON PAST NONPRO CASES REQUESTED [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting information on the status of investigations of past cases of missile-related nonproliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical/Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on July 23. Yang said she woul [...]	2009-07-23 09:43:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH SY IR PK
09BEIJING2170	SHIELD S18S-05: CHINA INFORMED OF ZIBO CHEMET'S [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Zibo Chemet's transfer of glass-lining technology to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on July 30. Yang noted that the case dealt with a transfer of [...]	2009-07-30 08:23:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING2410	SHIELD: PRC FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON PAST CASES OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting information on the status of investigations of past cases of chem/bio proliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical/Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on August 21. Yang said each referenced [...]	2009-08-21 07:16:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING2438	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLAR SUGGESTS U.S. NEGOTIATE SE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The unstable post-election political climate in Iran likely precludes the initiation of formal negotiations with Iran on ceasing its uranium enrichment program, according to a PRC scholar. Though Iran is sincere in wishing to reach out to the United States on broader bilateral i [...]	2009-08-25 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2494	PRC/IRAN: CHINA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE BILATERALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is biding its time until the political crisis in Iran reaches a clearer resolution and the Ahmadinejad government consolidates power, and will signal its renewed engagement by sending a high-level delegation to Tehran once the political situation has been resolved, accordin [...]	2009-09-01 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2526	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FM YANG JIECHI: [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the Ambassador expressed his and President Obama's hope to keep the U.S.-China relationship moving in a positive direction and focused on major issues of mutual concern. FM Yang noted the positive tone set by Presidents Hu [...]	2009-09-02 10:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN MARR SENV CH KN IR
09BEIJING2570	XINJIANG STABILITY, ISRAEL SETTLEMENTS, PAKISTAN, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 8 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government was capable of dealing with the situation in Xinjiang and would handle the issue according to law. -- China hoped that Israel would "be prudent and take measures to facilitate the early resumption of talks" with Pal [...]	2009-09-08 09:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC SENV CH KN KS JP IN IR AE IS PK TW
09BEIJING2596	SEPTEMBER 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 10 MFA press briefing: -- China opposes any country accepting Uighur detainees after their release from Guantanamo. The individuals should be repatriated to China as soon as possible. -- China and India were making joint efforts to "safeguard peace and tranquili [...]	2009-09-10 23:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC CH AS KN IR IN JP LG UP MP YI
09BEIJING2597	SEPTEMBER 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GUANTANAMO UIGHURS, INDIA [...] Key points at the September 10 MFA press briefing: -- China opposes any country accepting Uighur detainees after their release from Guantanamo. The individuals should be repatriated to China as soon as possible. -- China and India were making joint efforts to "safeguard peace and tranquili [...]	2009-09-10 23:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MNUC CH AS KN IR IN JP LG UP MP YI
09BEIJING2646	SEPTEMBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK TRIPS, TIBET ISSUE, [...] Key points at the September 15 MFA press briefing: -- The spokesperson had no information about reported trips to the DPRK by either State Councilor Dai Bingguo or Premier Wen Jiabao. -- China firmly opposed foreign officials meeting with the Dalai Lama and opposed the Dalai Lama's engageme [...]	2009-09-15 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS MNUC CH KN IR IN JP AF
09BEIJING2660	AMBASSADOR BADER AND FM YANG DISCUSS THE [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Ambassador Jeffrey Bader, Foreign Minister Yang was upbeat on the overall trend in U.S.-China relations. Ambassador Bader outlined his expectations for the planned November travel of President Obama to China, o [...]	2009-09-16 15:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN MARR SENV CH KN IR
09BEIJING2670	SEPTEMBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NIS REPORT, NORTH [...] Key points at the September 17 MFA press briefing: -- Regarding the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy report, China urged the United States to drop its "Cold War mentality," which could undermine mutual trust and mislead the American public. -- On North Korea, China remained committed to [...]	2009-09-17 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS MNUC CH KN KS IR JP AF RS SF
09BEIJING2755	SEPTEMBER 24 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN SANCTIONS, G-20 [...] Key points at the September 24 MFA press briefing: -- Sanctions on Iran "are not the way out" and China urges all parties to resolve the nuclear issue through dialogue. -- President Hu will give an important speech at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh on September 25. -- Planning continues f [...]	2009-09-24 23:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM CH KS JP IR
09BEIJING2787	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRC STRESSES ROLE OF IAEA, [...] (C) China hopes the IAEA will investigate reports of Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility near Qom according to its mandate, according to MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Nuclear Division Deputy Director Shen Jian. In response to reftel points on the Qom facility, Shen stres [...]	2009-09-28 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM CH IR
09BEIJING2793	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR COVERT [...] (C) SUMMARY: While state-run media in China question the motives of Western-led efforts to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue and stress that dialogue is the only way forward, two of China's leading Iran experts are doubtful the P5-plus-1 engagement with Iran will bear fruit. They echoed co [...]	2009-09-29 13:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2794	SEPTEMBER 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, NORTH KOREA, BURMA, [...] Key points at the September 29 MFA press briefing: -- China supported the maintenance of the nuclear nonproliferation program and resolving the Iran issue through negotiation. -- During his visit to North Korea, Premier Wen Jiabao would exchange ideas on bilateral and regional issues of mut [...]	2009-09-29 23:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MNUC PARM CH KS KN RS IR ZK BM AF
09BEIJING2847	OCTOBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILES, NOBEL PRIZE, [...] Key points at the October 13 MFA press briefing: -- North Korea's recent short-range missile test would not affect the improving situation on the Korean Peninsula. -- China congratulated President Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. -- During his visit to China, A/S Campbell wo [...]	2009-10-13 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH KS KN RS IR AF IN PK UK
09BEIJING287	FEBRUARY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS, IRAN, DPRK, [...] Key points at the February 5 MFA Press Briefing: -- China "attaches great importance" to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) upcoming review of China's human rights record. -- China hopes the P5-plus-1 countries will "stick to diplomatic negotiations" and show "creativity" to resolve the Ir [...]	2009-02-05 23:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SENV CH CA IR KN
09BEIJING2884	OCTOBER 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA-IRAN RELATIONS, SCO [...] Key points at the October 15 MFA press briefing: -- PM Wen Jiabao met with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi at the October 14 SCO Prime Minister's meeting. The MFA spokesperson stated that "China values its relationship with Iran," seeks to advance "cooperation and coordinat [...]	2009-10-15 09:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PARM CH IR AF UK
09BEIJING2912	OCTOBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, CHINA-INDIA, NORTH [...] Key points at the October 20 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government attached great importance to the safety of the Chinese crew members taken hostage on their cargo ship, the Dexinhai. -- China-India relations had enjoyed "good momentum" and Chinese efforts to obtain resources from [...]	2009-10-20 23:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH KS KN RS IR AF IN PK UK
09BEIJING2932	PRC/IRAN: PREMIER WEN PUSHES RAHIMI ON DIALOGUE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of Shanghai Cooperation Organization high-level meetings October 15, PRC Premier Wen Jiabao urged Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi to move forward with direct talks with the United States and offered PRC support to do so, according to an MFA offici [...]	2009-10-22 12:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2933	PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS ON TEHRAN'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Middle East specialist at a well-connected think-tank reported that Iranian diplomats in Beijing were seeking ways to push Tehran to negotiate with the P5-plus-1 but want to do so through cutouts, such as scholars. Beijing-based Iranian diplomats hoped that China would [...]	2009-10-22 12:13:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING2934	OCTOBER 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, CHINA-INDIA, REBIYA [...] Key points at the October 22 MFA press briefing: -- The Chinese Government remained concerned about the security of the 25 member crew of the De Xin Hai and an "all-out rescue effort" was ongoing. -- China and India were both emerging countries and had common interests that would benefit f [...]	2009-10-22 00:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING2980	OCTOBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION, [...] Key points at the October 27 MFA press briefing: -- China would deepen ties with Egypt and promote China-Africa and China-Arab ties at the early November Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt -- China hoped relevant parties would q [...]	2009-10-26 22:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM EAID CH IR IS AF IN JA
09BEIJING2997	OCTOBER 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, FLU, BAGHDAD [...] Key points at the October 29 MFA press briefing: -- Efforts aimed at the rescue of the crew of the Chinese cargo ship the De Xin Hai were "underway." -- The Chinese Government would step up efforts and adjust its methods in order to deal with the spread of the flu this season. -- The ter [...]	2009-10-29 23:13:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH PK NK UK IR IZ CA
09BEIJING3000	NSC'S BADER AND ROSS TALK IRAN, DPRK, MIL-MIL WITH [...] (C) Communist Party International Department Vice Minister Liu Jieyi, in an October 26 meeting with NSC Senior Directors Jeffrey Bader and Dennis Ross, stressed China's efforts to support a dual track approach to Iran. Responding to Ross' calls for the P5-plus-1 to maintain unity and keep pre [...]	2009-10-30 09:52:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC OVIP PGOV MARR CH KN IR
09BEIJING3001	CHINESE SPECIAL ENVOY TALKS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 meeting with PRC Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike, Senior Director for the Central Region Dennis Ross underscored the high priority that the United States placed on the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and on resolution of the Iran nuclear issue. Both [...]	2009-10-30 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC OVIP ENRG PGOV CH IR IS
09BEIJING3019	PRC/IRAN: CHINA URGED TO FOLLOW UK IN REFUSING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 09:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN EWWT IR CN
09BEIJING3060	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Mr. President, China's leaders view your upcoming travel to Shanghai and Beijing as the single most important visit to China by a foreign leader this year. As we have heard repeatedly, President Hu Jintao and the senior leadership are committed, as are we, to making your meetings and prog [...]	2009-11-05 11:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CH ECON IR KN MARR MNUC OVIP PARM PHUM
09BEIJING3072	PRC/AFGHANISTAN/IRAN: SHARED U.S.-PRC INTERESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shared interests in South Asia should prompt closer U.S.-China coordination in the region, according to an official of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID). In a November 3 meeting with PolOffs, the official said that geogra [...]	2009-11-09 11:00:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER NATO MARR EAID CH PK AF IR
09BEIJING3105	BEIJING: DEMARCHE DELIVERY ON DESIGNATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 12, Beijing US Treasury Attache provided reftel demarche points on the designation of Malaysian Bank and Bank Mellat Chairman under E.O 13382 to the designated interlocutors at the People's Bank of China. The Peo [...]	2009-11-13 07:59:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM IR CH
09BEIJING3113	NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL IN BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: In Beijing November 9-12 for the NATO-China dialogue, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero briefed the Chinese on NATO's New Strategic Concept effort, operations in Afghanistan, and relations with Russia, Central Asia, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [...]	2009-11-13 09:25:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MNUC PHSA MOPS AF PK IR
09BEIJING3148	CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S PROVISION OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Xi'an Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company's provision of controlled gyroscopes to an Iranian missile developer to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on No [...]	2009-11-20 07:13:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING3172	SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' TRIP TO CHINA [...] (C) Undersecretary Burns, the President's November 15-18 visit to Beijing and Shanghai advanced the conversation with the Chinese on issues of high priority to the United States, particularly global economic recovery, North Korea, Iran and Afghanistan, climate change and proliferation. Your vi [...]	2009-11-25 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC PARM PHUM CH AF PK IR
09BEIJING3221	PRC/IRAN: ISA Demarche: Chinese Firms [...] (C) In meetings November 30-December 2, Acting Economic Minister Counselor and Econoff delivered ref A points to officials from China National Petroleum Company (CNPC),Sinopec and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC). Officials from all three state-owned oil and gas firms were careful [...]	2009-12-02 09:29:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETTC PREL IR CH
09BEIJING3237	DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding Ce [...]	2009-12-03 11:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3239	DECEMBER 3, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE, SOUTH [...] Key points at the December 3 MFA press briefing were: -- China believes developing countries such as China and India do not have an "obligation" to binding initial carbon reduction targets. -- China hopes to cooperate and sustain the momentum on dialogue with the United States regarding So [...]	2009-12-04 03:03:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM MNUC MARR SENV CH AF IR CA RS
09BEIJING3252	PRC SCHOLAR ON IRAN, RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, SCO, [...] (C) Summary: A well-connected scholar of Russian and Central Asian studies argued that China would not alter its basic position on the Iran nuclear issue in response to an apparent Russian shift in approach, because PRC leadership understands that Russia's change is in tone only, Russia's und [...]	2009-12-04 10:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET MARR CH AF IR
09BEIJING3313	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS MEETING WITH CCID DIRECTOR [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns met with Director of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee International Liaison Department (CCID) Wang Jiarui December 9 to discuss U.S.-China cooperation on North Korea and Iran. Wang said that the "ideal outcome" of Special Representative for North Korea Polic [...]	2009-12-11 10:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC PGOV KN IR CH
09BEIJING332	FEBRUARY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY VISIT, MIDDLE [...] Key points at the February 10 MFA Press Briefing: -- China hopes Secretary Clinton's visit will "strengthen dialogue, increase mutual trust, broaden cooperation and push China-U.S. relations on a track of healthy and stable development." -- China "hopes U.S. Middle East policy can help ease [...]	2009-02-10 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SENV CH CA FR IR XF IT SA
09BEIJING3414	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...]	2009-12-21 10:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK
09BEIJING3476	CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S ACTIONS TO [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Malaysian-based Iranian front company Electronic Component Limited's (ECL) efforts to buy controlled gyroscopes from the Beijing-based Vibtel Industrial Co. Inc to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biol [...]	2009-12-28 10:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY
09BEIJING3488	PRC: U.S. TENSIONS WITH IRAN MAKE SOLVING AMCIT [...] (C) Tensions between the United States and Iran complicate efforts to resolve the cases of six American citizens currently detained in Iran, MFA West Asian Affairs Department Iran Division Deputy Director Ni Ruchi told PolOff December 29. PolOff delivered reftel points requesting China to urg [...]	2009-12-29 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PINR PROP PREL PARM PTER IR CH
09BEIJING376	MFA URGED TO INVESTIGATE IRANIAN MISSILE [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper urging China to investigate the activities of a three-person Iranian delegation traveling in China that might be engaged in the illegal procurement of missile technology to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Second Secretary Zhang [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM PREL MTCRE ETTC MNUC TSPA CH IR
09BEIJING478	CHINA REACTS TO IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA's recent reports on Iran and Syria to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on February 25. As instructed, PolOff requested China's support for a strong P5 1 statement demanding Iran's full and [...]	2009-02-25 07:35:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SY CH
09BEIJING548	CHINA URGED NOT TO DELIVER A NATIONAL STATEMENT ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche urging China to not deliver a national statement on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Shen Jian on the morning of March 4. Shen noted previous receipt [...]	2009-03-04 06:53:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM EMIN TRGY ETTC MNUC KNNP PREL CH IR
09BEIJING560	PRC/IRAN: CHINA SEEKS CLARITY ON U.S. IRAN POLICY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is keen to understand the direction of U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and is willing to facilitate dialogue between the two sides, according to an MFA official. China remains committed to the P5-plus-1 process but values its bilateral engagement with [...]	2009-03-04 12:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING58	PRC: DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES MIL-MIL, IRAN, TAIWAN [...] (S) In a December 19 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney emphasized the need for improving U.S.-China military-to-military relations and stressed that single issues should not interfere with dialogue between the United States an [...]	2009-01-08 09:49:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PARM PTER CH TW IR PK IN KN
09BEIJING59	CHINA URGED TO OPPOSE IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] (C) PolOff January 9 conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Economic Division Officer Tang Mengxiao reftel points urging China to oppose Iran's candidacy to be President of the UNDP Executive Board. Tang offered no immediate response but promised to convey U.S. [...]	2009-01-08 09:59:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF EAID AORG IR UN CH
09BEIJING65	CHINA WILL NOT OPPOSE IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] (C) China will not oppose Iran's candidacy to be President of the UNDP Executive Board, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Economic Division officer Tang Mengxiao told PolOff January 9 in response to U.S. concerns raised by PolOff January 8 (reftels). According to Tang, [...]	2009-01-09 08:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF EAID AORG IR UN CH
09BEIJING724	CHINA URGED TO HALT LIMMT'S CONTINUED PROLIFERATION TO IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 08:40:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL PGOV ETTC CH IR
09BEIJING953	APRIL 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK LAUNCH, IRAN DIALOGUE, [...] Key points at the April 9 MFA press briefing: -- China believes "pressure will not help" the situation in North Korea, "diplomatic efforts" need to be continued and all parties should "exercise calmness, restraint and caution." -- China "takes note of" North Korea's announcement of having [...]	2009-04-09 23:08:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM EFIN KNNP KCRM CH KS KN FR IR
09BEIJING972	PRC/IRAN: BEIJING URGES TEHRAN TO RESPOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese officials have urged Iran to respond positively to an invitation to meet with the P5-plus-1 grouping, according to the MFA. The Chinese told the Iranian Ambassador to China April 9 that the United States reiterated Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy and that I [...]	2009-04-13 10:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
09BEIJING981	CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche notifying China of the April 7 designation under E.O. 13382 of six entities associated with the Chinese LIMMT Economic and Trade Company and LIMMT's manager Karl Lee by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to MFA Arms Control an [...]	2009-04-14 09:38:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH IR
09BEIRUT106	LEBANON: MIKATI EXPECTS TO RUN WITH HARIRI [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his talks with Saad Hariri on an electoral alliance in Tripoli were going well, and he expected he and Hariri would run jointly in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He believed the National Dialogue w [...]	2009-01-27 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE IR SY SA
09BEIRUT1066	GOL NOT LIKELY TO MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 12:00:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP MNUC LE IR
09BEIRUT1081	ATMOSPHERE POSITIVE, CABINET NEGOTIATIONS STILL [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's conclusion of the second round of consultations on October 1 was accompanied by positive expectations that a cabinet could be formed soon. However, in separate meetings the same day, caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, caretaker Finance Minister [...]	2009-10-02 10:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY SA IR EG
09BEIRUT1108	LEBANON GEARS UP FOR UNSC SEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanon, which expects to be elected to the Asia group's non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council on October 15, will decide its positions on UNSC issues through consultation among the president's office, the prime minister's office, and the foreign ministry. Its votes will [...]	2009-10-08 12:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AL LE IR
09BEIRUT139	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...]	2009-02-03 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT197	LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS SENATOR KERRY ON-TIME [...] (C) Saad Hariri told visiting U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry that it was most important for Lebanon's parliamentary elections to occur as scheduled June 7. Meeting with the Senator on February 18, Hariri was confident his March 14 coalition could [...]	2009-02-19 16:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT203	LEBANON: SENATOR KERRY AND PM SINIORA DISCUSS [...] (C) In a February 18 luncheon with Senator John Kerry, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed Lebanon's desire for engagement with Syria, and support for U.S. engagement, on the condition that Syria recognize Lebanon's sovereignty and deliver on previous promises. He assessed that the Iranian [...]	2009-02-20 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IR SY IS WE
09BEIRUT266	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN OFFERS NEA ACTING A/S [...] (C) In a March 6 meeting at Baabda Palace with President Michel Sleiman, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro stressed the Obama Administration's urgency for action on regional issues. They asked Sleiman his views on dealing with Syri [...]	2009-03-08 09:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS IR SY LE
09BEIRUT268	LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...]	2009-03-08 09:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT269	LEBANON: PM SINIORA WARNS NEA ACTING A/S FELTMAN [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora cautioned visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador against U.S. engagement with Syria without conditions. He believed Syria wo [...]	2009-03-08 09:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT271	LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS WITH FELTMAN,SHAPIRO ON [...] (C) On March 6, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams provided a briefing for visiting Acting A/S of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro. Referring to his upcoming meeting with the Security Cou [...]	2009-03-08 18:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS
09BEIRUT277	LEBANON: SHIA AND SUNNI MUFTIS WITH AA/S FELTMAN [...] (C) In separate meetings March 8, Lebanese Shia Mufti and head of the Higher Shia Council Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani told visiting Near Eastern Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and No [...]	2009-03-11 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT281	LEBANON: LEADER CLOSE TO SYRIA COMMENDS FELTMAN [...] (C) Former prime minister Najib Mikati, who once had (and whose family still has) a close relationship with Syrian president Bashar Asad, commended visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Dan Shapiro on March 6 for planning t [...]	2009-03-12 08:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT283	LEBANON: JUMBLATT, WITH FELTMAN AND SHAPIRO, [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt thanked visiting NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman, NSC Senior Director for Middle East and North Africa Daniel Shapiro, and the Ambassador for continued U.S. support for Lebanon. Acting A/S Feltman reaffirmed the U.S. position that Lebanon's sovere [...]	2009-03-12 08:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY IR RS
09BEIRUT351	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SHORT-SIGHTED ON SHIA OUTREACH, [...] (C) Ambassador Khalil al-Khalil, retired Lebanese Ambassador and figurehead of a prominent Shia family based in Tyre, told the Ambassador March 24 that the historical exclusion of the Shia community by the ruling majorities of other confessions was the primary reason behind Hizballah's strengt [...]	2009-03-26 14:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR LE IR
09BEIRUT359	LEBANON: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE UPBEAT ON IRAQI [...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative Stephane Jaquemet on March 25, who described the current condition of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon. Jaquemet reported that he hoped to work with the Government of Lebanon (GOL) to amend its immigration l [...]	2009-03-27 17:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF LE SY SU IR ICJ
09BEIRUT422	LEBANON: GOL SIGNS 45 MILLION EURO LOAN WITH [...] (U) The GOL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) March 12 with the Export Development Bank of Iran for the reactivation of a 45 million euro loan signed in 2003. The Ambassador queried Finance Minister Chatah on this development April 7. End summary. 2. (SBU) The visit of Lebanese P [...]	2009-04-09 17:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV PTER LE IR
09BEIRUT438	LEBANON: PM SINIORA TELLS CODEL CARNAHAN JUNE 7 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Congressional members Representatives Russ Carnahan (D-MO),Mazie Hirono (D-HI),Jim McDermott (D-WA),Ben Chandler (D-KY),and Diane Watson (D-CA) that Lebanon was committed to hold "completely transparent" parliamentary elections on June 7. He [...]	2009-04-16 09:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE IS IR
09BEIRUT469	LEBANON DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LOAN AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) On April 21, the Ambassador, accompanied by EconOff, delivered Ref A demarche to Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah. The Ambassador used demarche talking points to urge the Minister to cancel the GOL,s loan with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI). 2. (C) Chatah said he would take [...]	2009-04-24 14:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE
09BEIRUT472	LEBANON: FEW SHIA ALTERNATIVES TO HIZBALLAH [...] (C) The Arabic Islamic Council (AIC) emerged in 2006 as a self-declared Arab alternative to Hizballah. AIC attracted the attention of Lebanese and Arab media because of its claims of "promoting a culture of peace and Arab unity" as opposed to Hizballah's culture of "armed resistance" and ties [...]	2009-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IR LE
09BEIRUT53	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR: WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO [...] (C ) Defense Minister Elias Murr on January 13 asked that the USG convey to Israel what the GOL is doing to prevent another rocket attack against Israel from Lebanese territory. Murr said he had directed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to cooperate with UNIFIL to control southern Lebanon and p [...]	2009-01-13 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MOPS SY IR IS LE
09BEIRUT530	LEBANON: MARCH 14 MP HARB FEARS IRANIAN [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting, March 14 MP Boutros Harb told Ambassador that the Iranian presence, through Hizballah, created a situation in Lebanon worse than when Syria was in control. He warned that Lebanon could not survive in this present state of affairs. Harb called Free Patriotic Movement [...]	2009-05-12 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT534	LEBANON: PM: GHAJAR WITHDRAWAL WOULD SHOW THAT [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed the need for March 14's leaders to come together in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora added that the release of the four generals would not [...]	2009-05-14 08:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF UNSC FR IR IS LE SY
09BEIRUT550	LEBANON: UNSCOL SAYS ISRAELI HANDOVER OF STRIKE [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh briefed the Ambassador about the recent Israeli hand over of cluster bomb strike data to the GOL and provided a readout of Williams' May 8 - 10 trips to Israel and Turkey. Williams said issue number one f [...]	2009-05-15 12:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IR IS LE
09BEIRUT585	LEBANON: WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, MARCH 14 PUTS ON A [...] (C) In a strong last-minute show of unity, just 12 days before the June 7 parliamentary elections, March 14 leaders met at the Bristol Hotel on May 26, presenting a joint communique outlining the coalition's positions on key issues. The communique expressed support for UNSCR 1701 and the Spec [...]	2009-05-28 13:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR LE
09BEIRUT590	LEBANON: WITH CODEL ACKERMAN, SINIORA PUSHES FOR [...] (C) In a discussion May 27 with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora blamed Israel for many of the region's problems and pushed for U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional problems, including I [...]	2009-05-29 11:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPAL IR LE SY
09BEIRUT592	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS MARCH 14 [...] (C) Meeting with visiting Vice President Joe Biden, senior March 14 leaders thanked the United States for its continuing strong support for Lebanese sovereignty and institutions, especially the Lebanese Armed Forces. They welcomed U.S. efforts to stem the flow of weapons to Hizballah and sai [...]	2009-05-29 14:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT596	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, PM Siniora thanked the United States for its support for Lebanon's institutions, sovereignty and independence. He added that Lebanon supports Israeli-Palestinian peace, but not if the ultimate solution involves permanent resettlement of [...]	2009-05-29 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL PTER PREF KPAL UNSC IR IS LE
09BEIRUT597	LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPEAKER BERRI U.S. [...] (C) Vice President Biden told Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that his May 22 visit to Lebanon was designed to send a strong message from the Obama administration that the U.S. supports a sovereign, independent Lebanon with strong institutions and was committed to achieving a compre [...]	2009-05-29 15:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PINR LE SY IS IR
09BEIRUT598	LEBANON: TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, [...] (C) Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey, accompanied by the Ambassador, reaffirmed to Lebanese interlocutors at the Central Bank of Lebanon, the Banking ControlCommission, Ministry of Finance, and private sectr bankers that the U.S. valued its coopera [...]	2009-06-01 10:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE IR
09BEIRUT643	LEBANON: PM SINIORA CALLS FOR EXTENDING HAND TO [...] (C) In a June 8 meeting with visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador, Prime Minister and Sidon MP-elect Fouad Siniora hailed March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel) as the "end of an era" that firmly established the majority's political legi [...]	2009-06-10 10:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT644	LEBANON: HARIRI SAYS HE'LL BE PRIME MINISTER, [...] (C) March 14 coalition and Future party leader Saad Hariri told visiting Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Ambassador on June 8 that he would be Lebanon's next Prime Minister following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (reftel). One of his priorities as Pri [...]	2009-06-10 10:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT647	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S [...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit, which comes just five days after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections in which the pro-western March 14 coalition won the majority by an unexpected margin. Lebanese officials have eagerly anticipated your trip to Beirut since your appointment was an [...]	2009-06-10 15:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY IR
09BEIRUT656	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SYG TO PUSH FOR STRONGER [...] (C) Following March 14's victory in the June 7 parliamentary elections (Ref B),March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Souaid is intent on carrying on the work of the Secretariat, which held its first post-election meeting on June 10. Souaid believed the elections proved opposition Christian leader M [...]	2009-06-11 15:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC KPAL SY IS IR
09BEIRUT66	LEBANON: URGING GOL ACTION TO STEM UNSCR 1701 [...] (U) Action request: see para 7 2. (C) Per instructions in reftel, Charge and other emboffs on January 15 conveyed to senior GOL and political officials points about the risks of continued rocket attacks directed at Israel from Lebanese territory. Charge spoke to senior aides to the Preside [...]	2009-01-15 16:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR LE
09BEIRUT674	LEBANON: BERRI SAYS SPEAKER ELECTION AT END OF JUNE [...] (C) In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, a relaxed Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri expressed satisfaction regarding the recent legislative elections and predicted cabinet formation would occur smoothly and quickly. Berri has made clear publicly and privately that he supports Saad Harir [...]	2009-06-17 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IR
09BEIRUT679	LEBANON: NASRALLAH CRITIQUES LEBANESE ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah gave a lengthy speech the evening of June 17 in which he critiqued Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. While Nasrallah accepted the defeat of the Hizballah-led opposition, he claimed the opposition had maintained the largest share of popular, moral and [...]	2009-06-19 12:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV LE IR
09BEIRUT714	LEBANON: MIKATI "CONCERNED" ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and recently elected MP Najib Mikati worried that if parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri became Prime Minister, he would compromise on economic reform and Hizballah's arms while facing difficulties from Syria. Mikati bel [...]	2009-06-26 15:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ECON KPAL KCOR UNSC LE IR
09BEIRUT715	LEBANON: HARIRI PREPARED TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Presumptive PM-designate Saad Hariri confirmed to the Ambassador June 26 that he had met with Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah the previous day. Nasrallah did not request any "guarantees" from the new government, and Hariri did not offer any, Hariri said. Although mandatory bl [...]	2009-06-26 15:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MARR LE IR
09BEIRUT818	LEBANON: PM SINIORA TO PETRAEUS: PUSH SYRIA TO GET [...] (C) Caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Commander General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus and the Ambassador June 30 that he was "quite satisfied" with the outcome of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora said that the Lebanese had voted fo [...]	2009-07-20 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MASS MARR MOPPS LE SY IR
09BEIRUT971	IRAN PUSHES INTO LEBANESE DEMINING OPERATIONS [...] (C) The demining NGO Mine Advisory Group (MAG) has confirmed the launch of a new Iranian demining NGO in south Lebanon. The Iranian NGO Peace Generation Organization for Demining (PGOD) is starting with a small presence. In addition, MAG director Christina Bennike reaffirmed that some of her [...]	2009-08-28 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS MCAP PM IS LE IR
09BELGRADE847	SERBIAN MFA SEES IRAN THROUGH KOSOVO PRISM [...] (C) Summary: According to the Serbian MFA, until the International Court of Justice issues its advisory opinion Serbia will use its ties with Iran to seek continued support on Kosovo rather than pushing for engagement with the P5+1 on nuclear issues or condemning gross violations of human rig [...]	2009-09-24 12:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR IR
09BERLIN1034	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AN IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR SZ GM
09BERLIN1035	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-25 15:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA AE IR GM
09BERLIN1054	MEDIA REACTION: JAPAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GERMANY [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Japan) Outcome of Parliamentary Elections 3. (UN) Climate Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (Germany) Outcome of State Parliament Elections Â [...]	2009-08-31 11:37:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC

09BERLIN1066	NETANYAHU FEELS SOME HEAT IN BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu August 27, Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier both stressed the importance of a freeze on settlement construction to achieve a resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. This, despite attempts b [...]	2009-09-02 13:40:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GM IR
09BERLIN1140	GERMANY PRESSES EU FOR JOINT ACTION ON 6 [...] (C) Pol M/C delivered reftel demarche on missing and detained amcits to German MFA Amb. Klaus-Peter Gottwald, (A/S Equivalent) Commissioner for Arms Control and Disarmament, on Sept. 14. Pol M/C stressed with Gottwald, who was already well informed about the details of the cases, the importan [...]	2009-09-16 10:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC GM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR
09BERLIN1143	GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...]	2009-09-16 15:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09BERLIN1148	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, U.S.-WILSON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Presidential Elections 3. (EU) Barroso Election 4. (Economic) U.S. Recession, Lehman Bros. 5. (U.S.) Issue of Race in America Â [...]	2009-09-17 11:49:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1158	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Missile Defense 3. (Afghanistan) Aftermath of Elections 4. (Lebanon) Formation of New Government Â [...]	2009-09-18 12:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR PK IN IC
09BERLIN1160	(S) NIAG 9130 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
09BERLIN117	MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IRAN, DAVOS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Russia Suspends Kaliningrad Missile Plan 3. U.S. Policy on Afghanistan 4. Envoy Mitchell in the Mideast 5. Davos World Economic Forum 6. U.S.-Iranian Relations 7. Clashes Between Sri Lankan Government And Rebels Â [...]	2009-01-29 12:28:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS XF XH CE IR
09BERLIN1173	MEDIA REACTION: Missile Defense, G20, Climate, UN, Mideast [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Missile Defense 3. G20 4. Climate Change 5. UN General Assembly 6. Mideast Peace Process 7. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 05:09:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1174	MEDIA REACTION: Afghanistan, Missile Defense, G20, Climate [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghanistan 3. Climate Change 4. G20 Summit 5. Missile Defense 6. UN-U.S. Relations 7. Mideast Peace Process 8. Travel Promotion Act 9. German Elections Â [...]	2009-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US RS IR IS XF
09BERLIN1185	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-UN, ECONOMIC, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-UN) President Obama's Speech 3. (Economic) G-20 Summit 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Ahmadinejad 5. (Afghanistan) New U.S. Strategy 6. (Mideast) Summit Meeting 7. (U.S.-UK) Relations 8. (Honduras) Zelaya in Brazilian Embassy [...]	2009-09-24 14:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR HO UK AF XF
09BERLIN119	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 14:07:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1199	MEDIA REACTION: GERMANY, IRAN, ECONOMIC, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Outcome of Bundestag Elections 3. (Iran) New Enrichment Plant 4. (Economic) Aftermath of G-20 Summit 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guantnamo 6. (Honduras) Escalation of the Situation Â [...]	2009-09-28 13:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR ECON US HO
09BERLIN120	IRAN: HERMES PROGRAM CUTS MAKE WAVES [...] (C) Summary: Media reports claiming a sudden, dramatic decision to reduce Hermes export guarantees for trade with Iran are overstated, German government officials tell us. Instead, the program has been wound down, with a 94% reduction since 2004, as part of Germany,s ongoing efforts to incre [...]	2009-01-30 15:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN1202	GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]	2009-09-28 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN1205	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY;Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran) Missile Tests 3. (Afghanistan) Elections, ISAF 4. (Germany) Aftermath of Bundestag Elections Â [...]	2009-09-30 06:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF GM
09BERLIN121	IRAN: GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S.-IRAN DIALOGUE, WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German political establishment has enthusiastically greeted the Obama administration's new approach to Iran. Public statements from the Chancellor, Foreign Minister, and Bundestag members over the last three weeks have greeted USG statements regarding dialogue with Iran. Ge [...]	2009-01-30 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN1225	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...]	2009-09-30 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM
09BERLIN1228	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GEORGIA-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Resumption of Talks 3. (Georgia-Russia) EU Report 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy Â [...]	2009-10-01 11:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR GG RS AF
09BERLIN1234	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU-IRELAND, OLYMPICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) German Role 4. (EU) Irish Vote on Lisbon Treaty 5. (U.S.) Chicago's Olympic Bid 6. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-10-02 14:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU US
09BERLIN1235	GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...]	2009-10-02 14:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	GM KNNP PGOV PREL IR
09BERLIN1242	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, OLYMPICS, NIDEAST, EU; Berlin [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Olympics) Impact on Obama Administration 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 5. (Ireland) Aftermath of Irish Vote On Lisbon Treaty Â [...]	2009-10-05 13:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US XF EU
09BERLIN1244	OCT. 7 IRAN MEETING: GERMANY COMMITTED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY. The German Chancellery's Deputy National Security Advisor equivalent, Nikel, stressed to the DCM, in an October 1 meeting, that Chancellor Merkel remained committed to pursuing serious sanctions should Iran not cooperate on the nuclear dossier. However, both Nikel and MFA offici [...]	2009-10-05 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1251	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU, ECONOMIC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 3. (Pakistan) Islamabad Bomb Attack 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 7. (U.S.) Economic Policy 8. (U.S.) No Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Â [...]	2009-10-06 11:54:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR PK AF EU US
09BERLIN1264	(S) GERMANY TAKES ACTION ON SEIZURE OF IRANIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: The German government is moving aggressively to help thwart delivery of UNSCR-sanctioned Iranian origin munitions to Syria that are currently aboard the German-flagged vessel M/V HANSA INDIA. Following a German demar [...]	2009-10-08 14:02:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK MT LY EG GM
09BERLIN1281	GERMAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. During a friendly and frank discussion of Iran that the Ambassador hosted in honor of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on October 6, German parliamentarians, Chancellery and MFA officials, and senior think-tank researchers agreed that the international community was approaching an "end game" [...]	2009-10-14 13:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL PGOV IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1294	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 13:37:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1297	(S) GERMANY PLANNING TO RECALL COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: A. BERLIN 487 B. BERLIN 406 C. STATE 31434 BERLIN 00001297 001.2 OF 002 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: After they confirm the place of origin, Germany is planning to take back over one hundred boxes of Siemens industrial computers/equipment that were purchased by an entity associated with Iran's nuclear program and are currently in a secure storage facility in the UAE. Germany repor [...]	2009-10-19 15:50:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR AE UK CH GM
09BERLIN1300	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, SUDAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Clinton Interview 3. (Iran) Bombings 4. (Sudan) New U.S. Strategy 5. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 6. (Pakistan) Government Offensive 7. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Talks Â [...]	2009-10-20 06:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO US IR SU AF PK
09BERLIN1310	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, SUDAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Talks in Vienna 3. Afghanistan Election Fraud 4. New U.S. Policy on Sudan Â [...]	2009-10-20 12:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR AF SU
09BERLIN1315	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Afghan Runoff Elections 3. VP Biden in Europe, Missile Defense Policy Shift 4. Iranian Nuclear Program 5. Climate Protection Â [...]	2009-10-21 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF IR EZ PL
09BERLIN1320	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, VP BIDEN IN EUROPE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Nuclear Program 3. VP Biden in New Europe 4. Guantanamo 5. Climate Protection 6. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-10-22 13:00:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF US PL IR GM
09BERLIN1327	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, IRAN-ISRAEL, NATO MINISTERIAL, VP [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Secret Meeting between Iran and Israel 3. Afghanistan/NATO Ministerial 4. Taliban in Pakistan 5. Biden in Europe Â [...]	2009-10-23 12:43:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PK AK IR IS GM RO EZ PL
09BERLIN1354	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, UN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iraq) New Violence 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (UN) Karadzic Trial 7. (Germany) Murder Trial Against Man Who Stabbed Muslim Woman 8. (Germany) New Coalition Agreeme [...]	2009-10-27 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ IR AF UN GM
09BERLIN1358	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear 3. (Afghanistan) New Strategy 4. (Environment) Climate Change 5. (EU) Future Presidency 6. (Middle East) Conflict Over Water Resources Â [...]	2009-10-28 14:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF EU XF
09BERLIN1364	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, AFGHANISTAN MIDEAST, IRAN, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Bomb Attack, U.S. Strategy 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Brother on CIA Payroll 4. (Mideast) Clinton Visit 5. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 6. (EU) Future President 7. (U.S.-Germany) Relations 8. (Environment) Climate Talks [...]	2009-10-29 13:15:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR EU GM KGHG
09BERLIN1371	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Middle East) Secretary Clinton's Visit 3. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategy, NATO Report on Air Strikes 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program 5. (EU) Summit Meeting, EU President 6. (U.S.) Economic Recovery Â [...]	2009-10-30 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AK IR EU US
09BERLIN1387	MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mideast) Clinton Visit 3. (Afghanistan) Karzai Winner of Elections 4. (U.S.-Germany) Chancellor Merkel to Address Congress 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (Economic) CIT Collapse 8. (U.S.) Presid [...]	2009-11-03 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AG GM KGHG IR EFIN US
09BERLIN1392	SCENESETTER: GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE'S [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will visit Washington on the heels of Chancellor Merkel and one week after assuming his cabinet position. He is painfully conscious of being inexperienced; out of his element, he has clung to his scripts. However, his staff assured us that Wes [...]	2009-11-03 17:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG MNUC AF GM IR RS
09BERLIN14	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONTINUED IRANIAN INTEREST [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 14:24:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM
09BERLIN1400	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, GENERAL MOTORS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GMQs U-turn 3. Chancellor Merkel in the US 4. President Obama Q One year after the elections 5. Lisbon Treaty 6. CIA Q Italian Court 7. Climate Change 8. Iranian Protests 9. Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-11-05 13:58:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG IR EU GM US IT
09BERLIN1403	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Berlin warmly welcomes you to Germany for the historic 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin is hosting all four-powers and EU leaders at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to mark this occasion. Your visit includes meetings with Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister [...]	2009-11-05 16:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF MNUC AF RS IR KPAL KWBG GM
09BERLIN1405	(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 16:32:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IR TU KS GM
09BERLIN1430	(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO PREVENT IRANIAN ACQUISITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:09:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN1431	(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 13:14:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH GM
09BERLIN1433	NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]	2009-11-12 17:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1438	GERMANY NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 15:15:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PRM IR GM
09BERLIN144	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CLINTON, PROTECTIONISM, MUSLIMS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iran Launches Satellite 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Danger Of Protectionism 5. Muslim World/Guantnamo 6. Financial Crisis Hits Russia 7. Turkish-Israeli Relations 9. Controversy over Pope Benedict Â [...]	2009-02-04 12:21:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM RS IR US ID TU VT
09BERLIN1440	(S) GERMANY DENIES TEST CHAMBER EXPORTS DUE TO [...] (S) The German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) recently denied two separate applications from Voetsch Industrietechnik GmbH for the export of VT7004 test chambers to entities affiliated with Iran's missile program. On November 12, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, [...]	2009-11-13 15:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH ML SN
09BERLIN1442	GERMAN VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. position laid out in reftel: continued engagement with Russia on difficult issues such as Iran and Georgia remains necessary, and the negative developments in Ukraine reinforce the need for Ukrainian leaders to work together. Despite a negative [...]	2009-11-13 16:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM EU NATO PREL RU UNSC PGOV IR UP GG
09BERLIN1449	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS IN CHINA, BURMA, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories 2. U.S.-Chinese Relations 3. U.S.-Burmese Relations 4. APEC--Climate Protection 5. Iranian Nuclear Conflict 6. Future of Guant namo Prisoners 7. Strategy on Afghanistan Â [...]	2009-11-16 13:08:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG GM US AF BM CH IR
09BERLIN1454	IRAN: NEW GERMAN FM WESTERWELLE FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TOUGH STANCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: After his first 2 weeks in office, Germany's new FM has taken clear positions on Iran. He made a number of public remarks in support of Chancellor Merkel's "zero tolerance" for Iranian nuclear weapons, and voiced strong support for the dual track policy. MFA Iran Task Force [...]	2009-11-17 07:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR GM KNNP
09BERLIN1481	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, GUANTANAMO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Environment) Copenhagen Summit 4. (Mideast) Israeli Settlements 5. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo 6. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 7. (U.S.-Asia) Future Relations 8. (EU) Top Jobs 9. (Economic) [...]	2009-11-23 07:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF KGHG XF US IR EU ETRD
09BERLIN1483	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, DPRK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Karzai's Inauguration 3. (Middle East) Israeli Settlement Policy 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (DPRK) Obama Warning 6. (U.S.-Asia) Obama Trip 7. (EU) EU Top Jobs 8. (Environment) Copenhagen Conference � [...]	2009-11-23 07:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF IR KN US EU KGHG
09BERLIN1487	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, U.S., AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-CHINA, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Maneuvers 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform 4. (Afghanistan) U.S. Arming Local Militias 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 7. (EU) Future Leadership Â [...]	2009-11-23 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IR US AF KGHG EU
09BERLIN1499	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-11-24 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON
09BERLIN1503	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...]	2009-11-25 11:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF
09BERLIN1512	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND, [...] Lead Stories 2. (Afghanistan) Upcoming Presidential Speech 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Train Derailment 5. (Switzerland) Ban to Build New Minarets 6. (Dubai) Financial Crisis 7. (China) Monetary Policy 8. (Germany) Demjanjuk Trial Â [...]	2009-11-30 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR RS SZ ZP CH GM
09BERLIN1515	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, EU, CLIMATE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) President Obama's Afghanistan Strategy 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU) Lisbon Treaty 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 6. (Honduras) Elections 7. (U.S.-Germany) Swift Agreement 8. (Switzerland) Swiss Ban on New Minarets [...]	2009-12-01 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO AF IR EU KGHG HO GM SZ
09BERLIN1521	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, RUSSIA, CLIMATE, WTO, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) President Obama's Address 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Russia) Medvedev's Security Initiative 5. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 6. (Economic) WTO 7. (Economic) Dubai's Financial Problems, Implications Â [...]	2009-12-02 11:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR RS KGHG ETRD ZP
09BERLIN1534	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRAN'S CONTINUED INTEREST [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 16:17:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN1535	(S) NIAG 9028: GERMANY SAYS NO DEALS IN PLACE TO [...] (S) German export control authorities completed an investigation into an Iranian effort to procure 1800 stainless steel valves from the German firm Mit-Weimar GmbH and determined there are no pending deals to export the valves to the Iranian firm Sherkat-E Sakhtemani-Ye Rahtess (Rahtess Const [...]	2009-12-03 16:24:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN1556	GERMAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER 8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany shares our views on the way ahead in Bosnia, but does not want to rule out the possibility (albeit small) of a breakthrough by the time of the March PIC meeting that would allow the OHR to close and EUFOR Althea to be withdrawn on a more accelerated basis. Germany blames [...]	2009-12-07 16:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN MARR GM BK MK SR IR
09BERLIN1559	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, German Strategy on Afghanistan, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change Conference 3. Afghanistan 4. Iranian Protests 5. U.S.-Turkish Relations Â [...]	2009-12-08 13:14:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR AF GM US TU
09BERLIN1566	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, IRAQ, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change: EPA on CO2 3. Terror Attacks in Iraq 4. Bosworth in North Korea 5. Afghanistan: Gates Visit 6. Mideast: EU Ministerial on Jerusalem 7. Iranian Clashes Â [...]	2009-12-09 11:44:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR AF IR KN KGHG IZ XF
09BERLIN1570	GERMANY: WESTERWELLE STRESSES CONTINUITY DURING [...] (C) Summary: The MFA sees FM Westerwelle's first trip to Moscow last month as a largely successful introductory call. The Russians probed for policy changes following the German elections. Although FM Lavrov seemed reassured that Berlin's Russia policy would remain unchanged, the MFA is ques [...]	2009-12-10 12:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM EUN NATO MARR OSCE RU UNSC PGOV IR PREL
09BERLIN1577	NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]	2009-12-14 07:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN1580	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, MEPP, U.S., FINANCE, GERMANY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Conference 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Middle East) Settlement Conflict 5. (U.S.) Blackwater 6. (U.S.) Finance Markets 7. (Germany - Afghanistan) Defense Minister Under Fire Â [...]	2009-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR XF US AF
09BERLIN1587	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, ITALY, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) Copenhagen Climate Summit 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Italy) Aftermath of Attack on Berlusconi 5. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan/ zu Guttenberg 6. (Greece) Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-12-15 12:56:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR IT GM GR
09BERLIN1593	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, NATO-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Missile Test 4. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow 5. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Impact of September 4 Airstrikes 7. (U.S.) Closure of Guant namo Prison Camp 8. (Greece) Economic [...]	2009-12-17 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR AF GR GM US
09BERLIN1598	GERMANY READY TO RAMP-UP SANCTIONS DISCUSSIONS; [...] (S/NF) Summary. German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger told poloffs December 16 that Germany is ready to engage on discussions of the "pressure" track on Iran as soon as possible. He noted Germany hoped to start EU discussions on the topic at the same time as UNSC discussions. [...]	2009-12-18 10:37:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
09BERLIN1599	MEDIA REACTION: ENVIRONMENT, IRAN, PAKISTAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Environment) COP 15 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict, Protests 4. (Pakistan) Court Ruling on President's Amnesty 5. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 6. (NATO-Russia) Rasmussen in Moscow Â [...]	2009-12-18 11:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
09BERLIN161	MEDIA REACTION: MSC, U.S. ECONOMY, EU-RUSSIA, GERMAN ECON [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Munich Security Conference 3. U.S. Economic Package 4. Russia-EU Meeting 5. German Economic Minister Resigns Â [...]	2009-02-09 12:29:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US EU RS AF IR
09BERLIN1612	MEDIA REACTION: COP15, IRAN, GERMANY-AFGHANISTAN, OBAMA [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Climate Change 3. Iranian protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Obama Presidency Â [...]	2009-12-22 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG IR GM AF US
09BERLIN1615	(S) SIEMENS COMPUTERS WILL NOT GO TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The Siemens computers described in reftels remain in the UAE. German MFA officials assure us that all parties are working towards a resolution that will prevent the computers from reaching Iran, although they would not commit to a particular solution or timeline. Disputes about [...]	2009-12-22 14:17:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MUNC IR CH UK AE GM
09BERLIN1626	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM, IRAN, CHINA, U.S.;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) New Protestsn4 4. (China) Reaction to Jailing of Liu Xiabo 5. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Â [...]	2009-12-29 07:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KGHG US IR CH
09BERLIN1628	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, TERRORISM, ISRAEL, GERMANY- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Failed Terrorist Attack 3. (Iran) Clashes Between Regime and Opposition 4. (Terrorism) U.S.-Yemen 5. (Israel) New Settlements 6. (Afghanistan) London Conference Â [...]	2009-12-31 13:34:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IR YM IS AF
09BERLIN1629	MEDIA REACTION: U.S., IRAN, U.S.-RUSSIA, CHINA-UK, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Aftermath of Failed Terrorist Attack, Debate in Germany 3. (Iran) Protests, Ahmadinejad Remarks 4. (U.S.-Russia) START talks, Putin Remarks 5. (China) Execution of British National 6. (Germany-Afghanistan) Afghanistan Conference � [...]	2009-12-31 13:36:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR US IR RS UK AF
09BERLIN165	READOUT OF STEINMEIER-LARIJANI DISCUSSIONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: According to German MFA Political Director Stanzel, German FM Steimeier pressed Iran to drop its backward-looking approach and accept the U.S.'s new, sincere willingness for dialogue in his February 6 meeting with Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani on the margins of the Muni [...]	2009-02-10 14:40:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN218	MEDIA REACTION: G20, CLINTON, GUANTANAMO, NATO, ECONOMICS, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Preparatory Meeting 3. Secretary Clinton's Trip to Asia 4. Guantnamo 5. France's Return to NATO's Structures 6. U.S. Budget Deficit, Efforts to Fight Financial Crisis 7. Former Chancellor Schroeder's meeting with President Ahmadinejad 8. Fo [...]	2009-02-23 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH FR IR IS XG
09BERLIN220	IRAN: FORMER CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-Chancellor and former SPD Chief Gerhard Schroeder's February 19-22 visit to Iran has come under fire not only from rival parties and Germany's Jewish community, but also from a senior SPD Bundestag member. The MFA (and with it, FM Steinmeier) has also distanced itself from t [...]	2009-02-23 15:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM IR
09BERLIN228	GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]	2009-02-24 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN257	MEDIA REACTION: MISSILE DEFENSE, IRAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. U.S.-Russian Relations, Iran 3. Clinton Trip to Mideast 4. U.S.-Cuban Relations 5. Future Strategy on Afghanistan 6. Attack On Sri Lankan Cricket Team 7. ECB's Reaction to Financial Crisis Â [...]	2009-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS CU AF CE XG IS SY GZ
09BERLIN263	GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN [...] (SE) After reviewing reftel non-paper, Nancy Reck, German MFA MTCR Desk Officer, stated that she would forward the information to other GOG authorities and will notify the USG if there is additional information to convey. Koenig [...]	2009-03-05 14:16:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN266	EBADI URGES WEST NOT TO LET UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This message is being transmitted on behalf of CONGEN Duesseldorf. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In multiple public meetings 26-28 February in North Rhine Westphalia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi (strictly protect throughout) kept to a human rights theme, criticizing the Iranian gove [...]	2009-03-06 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM GM IR
09BERLIN276	MEDIA REACTION: KOREA, AFGHANISTAN, NORTHERN IRELAND, HUMAN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korea 3. Western Strategy on Afghanistan, Elections 4. Northern Ireland Attacks 5. Human Rights 6. Financial Crisis 7. Stem Cell Research 8. Iran Â [...]	2009-03-10 12:33:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM KN AF UK IR
09BERLIN286	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, IRAN, SYRIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Strategy on Afghanistan 3. France's Return to NATO Command Structure 4. Mideast and Iran Policy 5. Financial Crisis 6. Relaxation of U.S.-Cuban Relations 7. ICC Arrest Warrant for Bashir 8. Eastern European Economic Problems Â [...]	2009-03-12 11:46:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM AF US FR IR XF XH SU CU SY
09BERLIN298	IRAN: GERMANY INCREASINGLY FORWARD-LEANING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with key German government officials indicate that the German government, in coordination with its EU-4 partners, continues work to tee up additional EU designations of Iranian entities. The key problem is on the sequencing and breadth of designations, on wh [...]	2009-03-13 11:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN303	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MARCH 16-17 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects a full agenda at the EU General Affairs and External Relations (GAERC) next week, with extensive discussion of the implications of the economic crisis on the eastern neighbors, recent developments in Sudan, Belarus, and the Western Balkans. Germany is highly conc [...]	2009-03-13 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR PGOV GM BO UP MD SU GZ IS
09BERLIN328	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, EU SUMMIT, FED, FRANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. President Obama's Video Message to Iran 3. New U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan 4. EU Summit, Financial Crisis, G-20 5. Fed Policy 6. General Strike in France 7. Papal Visit to Africa 8. Iraqi Refugees in Germany Â [...]	2009-03-20 12:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR AF XG FR VT IZ
09BERLIN331	IRANIAN MAJLES DELEGATION TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Majles Foreign Affairs Committee chair Alaeddin Boroujerdi led a Majles delegation visit to Berlin March 4-6, meeting with Interior Minister Schaeuble, as well as a variety of senior Chancellery officials and Bundestag MPs. Boroujerdi expressed Iran's interest in increase [...]	2009-03-20 12:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR PHUM GM IR AF IS GZ WE
09BERLIN336	INDUSTRY SAYS GERMAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTING TOUGH [...] (C) Summary: German officials are exerting stronger moral pressure on industry to discourage business with Iran beyond those measures specifically stipulated in sanctions regimes, according to industry contacts. German government officials have reportedly emphasized the undesirability of L [...]	2009-03-20 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG PREL EFIN ETTC KMVP IZ IR GM
09BERLIN34	STEINMEIER'S OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A two-page open letter from German Foreign Minister Steinmeier to President-elect Barack Obama was published over the weekend of January 10-11 in Der Spiegel magazine. Steinmeier wrote that an incoming American president has never stimulated "so much hope and confidence," and he [...]	2009-01-12 16:06:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSN GM MNUC NATO PGOV PREL IZ IR
09BERLIN340	GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IRANIAN-GERMAN COMMUNITY REACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government, senior Bundestag members, and prominent members of Germany's Iranian community have responded positively to President Obama's Now Ruz message to the Iranian people and government. Chancellor Merkel noted that the message reflected a European desire for a [...]	2009-03-23 15:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN352	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 16:34:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL UK IR GM
09BERLIN353	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN MISSILE PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 16:36:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN372	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference Â [...]	2009-03-30 12:05:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN384	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial Â [...]	2009-04-01 12:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG
09BERLIN39	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN FIRM SEEKS GERMAN [...] (S) Germany appreciates Ref A information regarding Iranian efforts to procure German origin computer numeric control (CNC) controllers for use with a six-axis filament winding machine, but may not feel confident about their legal case to deny such an export. On January 13, we delivered ref [...]	2009-01-13 13:28:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN404	(S) GERMANY UNDERCUTS USG AUSTRALIA GROUP DENIAL [...] (S) Germany has decided to approve the export of ref E Australia Group (AG)-listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD. After carefully weighing U.S. proliferation concerns, they cited an insufficient legal basis for denial. On April 1, EconOff met with MFA Export Control Division [...]	2009-04-03 14:13:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM
09BERLIN406	(S) GERMANY TAKING ACTION ON SHIPMENT OF SIEMENS COMPUTERS TO UNSCR LISTED IRANIAN ENTITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 17:55:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK GM

09BERLIN437	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE DUAL-USE VALVES FROM GERMAN FIRM [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN449	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ABOUT POSSIBLE IRANIAN UAV [...] (S//NF) German officials have agreed to immediately notify their competent authorities about an imminent shipment of Iranian origin UAV parts to Venezuela in the coming weeks, possibly through Hamburg. On April 15, EconOff delivered the REF C demarche to German MFA export control officers led by Ma [...]	2009-04-16 14:49:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS ETTC TU VE IR GM
09BERLIN45	(S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE FRONT COMPANY FOR IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 06:45:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA FR IR AE GM
09BERLIN470	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE APRIL 27-28 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany regrets the confusion that the Czech EU Presidency has caused over the status of Belarus President Lukashenka's invitation to the May 7 Eastern Partnership Summit, and agrees that it is important to ensure that he does not attend. The German MFA says it favors inviting R [...]	2009-04-22 16:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV RU BM MD UP XF EZ IR TU GM
09BERLIN473	GERMAN GAS COMPANY WILL REVIEW IRAN PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: Bayerngas is reviewing its project to help build natural gas vehicle fueling stations in Iran. Reacting to German and Israeli newspapers reporting Bayerngas' intent to set up such stations in Iran, the German Ministry of Economics contacted Bayerngas. While company representati [...]	2009-04-24 06:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IS IR GM
09BERLIN487	(S) M/V SABALAN: GERMANY SAYS COMPUTERS ARE SAFE IN THE UAE FOR NOW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 14:52:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK CH GM
09BERLIN511	(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN UAV EQUIPMENT [...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin spectrum analyzers and motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) progra [...]	2009-05-04 13:32:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR GM
09BERLIN542	(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B and D non-papers addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin transducers in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and ballistic mis [...]	2009-05-11 09:04:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR SY MY GM
09BERLIN558	(S) NIAG 9060: GERMANY INFORMED ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL IR GM
09BERLIN559	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN GERMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM
09BERLIN560	(S) GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On April 24, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke Wacker provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the Ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin servo motors in support of their unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program. Wacker did not [...]	2009-05-14 15:56:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN565	GERMANY NON-COMMITAL ON NEXT ROUND OF VOTING FOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on May 15. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views regarding Amano's candidacy for the IAEA's Director General position, and supported him in the last round o [...]	2009-05-15 10:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09BERLIN566	GERMAN GOVERNMENT SNUBS IRANIAN OIL MINISTER'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of press coverage of Iranian Oil Minister Nozari,s visit to Berlin to encourage Germany industry participation in Iran,s energy sector, the German Ministry of Economics is taking a firm position on German business on exports to Iran. The Ministry of Econom [...]	2009-05-15 11:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD IR GM
09BERLIN576	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN577	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN578	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN579	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...]	2009-05-18 12:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK
09BERLIN631	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR TEST, GITMO, AFPAK, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. North Korean Nuclear Test 3. Guantnamo Detainees 4. Pakistan, Afghanistan 5. Iran and the Middle East 6. EU-Russia Meeting 7. New French Base in UAE Â [...]	2009-05-26 11:45:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US KN PK AF IR XF RS FR AE
09BERLIN634	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN SWISS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 16:20:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR SZ GM
09BERLIN640	(S) GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANY WITH POSSIBLE [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points to MinEcon export control Head of Division Dr. Ursina Krumpholz and Middle East Deputy Head of Division Dr. Klaus Hachmeier. Dr. Krumpholz stated they would "look into" the allegations involving supplying deck cargo cranes to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipp [...]	2009-05-28 11:37:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR MTCR GM
09BERLIN649	GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR STANZEL SAYS HE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel briefed the diplomatic corps May 29 on his meetings in Tehran as part of his May 21-28 Middle East trip during which he visited six countries, including Israel. Stanzel's briefing only focused on the Iran portion of his trip. Stanzel charac [...]	2009-05-29 16:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC GM IR
09BERLIN678	IRAN: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Acting Political Section Chief met with MFA Middle East Director Sabine Sparwasser on June 3, 2009 to deliver Ref A. A/POL Chief expressed USG gratitude for German assistance in the case, in particular the public declarations in early May by MFA Human Rights Commissioner Gunther Nooke c [...]	2009-06-08 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR GM
09BERLIN709	IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERLIN713	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GITMO, NORTH KOREA, ISRAEL, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iranian Presidential Elections 3. Guantnamo Prisoners 4. New North Korean Threats 5. Israeli PM Netanyahu Address 6. Troop Re-enforcements in Afghanistan 7. Zimbabwe Â [...]	2009-06-15 15:40:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN IS AF ZI
09BERLIN717	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: MERKEL, STEINMEIER EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier have publicly expressed their concerns about the Iranian presidential election aftermath, noting reports of irregularities and calling on the Iranian government to ensure freedom of assembly and freedom of the pr [...]	2009-06-16 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN729	GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Statistics from the first quarter indicate that Germany's efforts to discourage business with Iran are hammering German exports to that country. The German government, however, is under increasing pressure from German industry for its efforts and faces criticism in the press as [...]	2009-06-18 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR GM
09BERLIN731	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: BOTH SIDES ATTEMPTING TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A key Germany-based Iranian exile opposition figure, who claims to have access to the camps of presidential candidates Mirhossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi, noted June 18 that both sides of the now-divided political elite are trying to keep the situation under control for [...]	2009-06-18 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM IR GM
09BERLIN74	GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]	2009-01-20 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN751	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FRANCE, SOMALIA, CLONE MEAT [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Iranian Elections 3. Western Reactions to Iran 4. French President Sarkozy's State of the Union 5. Somalia 6. Clone Meat Â [...]	2009-06-23 12:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IR FR SO US
09BERLIN752	IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: GERMAN MFA QUESTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Berlin on June 22, a senior German MFA official raised Germany's concerns about accusatory comments made by Iranian officials against Western embassies in Tehran earlier that day. According to an MFA contact, the Iranian ambassador sta [...]	2009-06-23 15:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN777	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE BILL, OBAMA-MERKEL MEETING, [...] Lead Stories 2. U.S. Climate Policy 3. Chancellor Merkel In Washington 4. NATO-Russia Council 5. Iranian Protests 5. U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Lead Stories All major media led with stories on the CDU/CSU election platform. Most weekend media focused on the death of Michae [...]	2009-06-29 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR RS IZ
09BERLIN784	MEDIA REACTION: [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraqi Cities 3. Partial Recount of Iranian Votes 4. Honduras Coup 5. Outcome of Argentinean Elections 6. IRENA 7. Madoff Trial Â [...]	2009-06-30 13:12:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IZ IR HO AR
09BERLIN790	GERMAN RESPONSE: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) German MFA Iran Desk Officer Adrian Pollmann told Iran Watcher July 1 that Germany planned to take "nearly the same" actions as the USG (reftel) regarding Iranian senior-level attendance at the AU Summit. Pollmann added that July 1 press reports indicated that Iranian President Mahmou [...]	2009-07-01 12:09:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GM IR
09BERLIN803	MEDIA REACTION:NORTH KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. UNSC Sanctions on North Korea 3. Iranian Protests 4. Afghanistan 5. Mideast Settlement Policy 6. Aftermath of Coup in Honduras 7. Run-Up to Obama-Medvedev Meeting 8. EU Presidency, Constitutional Court on Lisbon Treaty 9. Croatian Premier St [...]	2009-07-02 13:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IR KN AF XF HO XG
09BERLIN805	GERMAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO PROCURE [...] (S) On July 1, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Iris Wilczoch provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper response to the ref B non-paper addressing Iranian attempts to procure German-origin environmental test chambers. Wilczoch did not have any further information to add. [...]	2009-07-02 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PINR IR ML GM
09BERLIN829	(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 15:43:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR MY GM
09BERLIN830	(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF CHINESE INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 15:47:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR CH GM
09BERLIN879	STAYING AHEAD OF PROLIFERATORS REVOLVES AROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the global financial crisis adds pressure to stimulate growth through increased exports despite the ever increasing threat from proliferation/terrorism, the question of how to effectively administer national export control measures has never been more important or for that m [...]	2009-07-21 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ETRD KOMC PARM PGOV PINR BR UK IR GM
09BERLIN88	GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]	2009-01-23 17:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN92	(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON FURTHER IRANIAN EFFORTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 06:44:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM ETTC MNUC TSPA IR MY GM
09BERLIN921	(S) GERMANY WARNS THE USG ABOUT A BRAZILIAN [...] (S) On July 31, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper warning US export control authorities about a potential Brazilian procurement attempt of proliferation concern for "Automatic High-Precision Heavy-Duty Necking-In-Machines with [...]	2009-07-31 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PREL PINR MNUC ETTC KSCA KNNP IR BR GM
09BERLIN950	GERMANY ADVISED ON IRANIAN TEST-CHAMBER [...] (S) Econoff presented Ref A non-paper and information from Ref B email to Nancy Reck, German MFA desk officer for Missile Technology Control Regime issues. Reck thanked econoff for the information and particularly welcomed the Ref B email details. Reck stated she will forward the informatio [...]	2009-08-06 10:33:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MUNC TSPA IR TH GM
09BERLIN986	(S) GERMANY INFORMED OF IRANIAN INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 17:15:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA AE IR GM
09BERN118	SWISS FIRM QUARTZCOM SAYS IT WILL ABANDON [...] (S) Juergen Boehler, Head of the Export Control Licensing Division of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) contacted poloff March 17 to provide an update on the case of Swiss firm Quartzcom AG (reftels). Boehler told poloff that he had met March 16 with Quartzcom's managemen [...]	2009-03-17 16:29:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
09BERN222	SWISS-ORIGIN DIGITAL MAGNETIC COMPASSES SOUGHT BY [...] (S) Embassy passed reftel points to Swiss Economics Department dual use office head Juergen Boehler on May 19. Boehler thanked us for the information and said that the Swiss Government would immediately look into the matter. Boehler noted that Swiss Customs had instituted recently a policy of [...]	2009-05-19 13:37:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	IR SZ PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA
09BERN269	JULY 4TH RECEPTION INVITATION TO IRANIAN [...] (SBU) On June 25, per instructions in reftel A, post rescinded its "July 4th" reception invitation to Iranian Ambassador to Switzerland Keyvan Imani. CARTER [...]	2009-06-25 15:48:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ODIP IR SZ
09BERN273	SWITZERLAND SHUTTING DOWN COLENCO'S BUSINESS WITH [...] (S) Summary: Swiss Minister for Economics and Trade Doris Leuthard called CDA in to advise that the Swiss Federal Councilors had decided in a special session to shut down Swedish firm Colenco's commercial activities in Iran. The Minister also reaffirmed the commitment of the Swiss government to [...]	2009-07-01 19:11:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	IR MNUC PARM PHUM PREL PTER KWAC ECON ETRD
09BERN309	SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 14:39:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC IR SZ
09BERN363	SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN COMMENTS ON ASSISTING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leu emphasized that Switzerland, in its capacity as Protecting Power for the USG in Iran, continues to press for access and information about U.S. citizens detained or missing in Iran. Regarding the recent case of the three U.S. hikers (Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and [...]	2009-09-01 09:37:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	CASC PREL PHUM PGOV KNNP SZ IR
09BERN370	COLENCO WILL NOT CHALLENGE SWISS GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Swiss State Secretary for Economics and Trade Affairs Jean-Daniel Gerber informed Ambassador Beyer on September 3 that the Swedish-owned, Switzerland-based firm Colenco will not challenge the Swiss government's decision to shut down its commercial activities in Iran. According to Gerber, [...]	2009-09-04 09:57:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM MNUC ETTC KNNP PREL ETRD IR SZ
09BERN371	SWISS VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss share our general analysis of the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. They are curious to know how the recent P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting and "package" proposal announced by Tehran might affect the calculus with Iran. The main point of contact for IAEA issues at [...]	2009-09-04 17:32:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM KNNP IAEA MNUC PREL SY IR SZ
09BERN397	IRAN: SWISS DEPUTY FM ADVOCATES BILATERAL TRACK [...] (S) Ambassador conveyed the message in reftel A in a September 14 meeting with Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl. Referring to news reports that the P5-plus-1 planned to meet with Iranian representatives on October 1, Ambuehl termed the P5 [...]	2009-09-18 14:33:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR SZ
09BERN505	IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]	2009-11-24 16:52:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN506	SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 15:36:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC IR SZ
09BERN519	SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUEHL COMMENTS ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl provided Ambassador a readout of recent FDFA discussions with Iranian FM Mottaki and the Iranian ambassador in Bern. Ambuehl reported that FM Calmy-Rey had spo [...]	2009-12-04 14:22:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PREL KNNP CASC MNUC IR SZ
09BERN59	PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE GOS ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel non-paper on December 18 to Juergen Boehler, Head of the Export Control Licensing Division of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Boehler expressed appreciation for the additional information and undertook to investigate the matter further [...]	2009-02-06 17:49:00	Embassy Bern	SECRET	PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
09BERN74	SPP TEHRAN: REPORT OF AMERICANS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 09:14:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC IR SZ
09BERN92	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Acting POL/E Counselor conveyed the reftel message on February 26 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Friedrich said that he expected that Switzerland will make national statements at the March 2-6 [...]	2009-02-27 18:17:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SYR TRGY SZ
09BISHKEK1056	KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]	2009-09-18 04:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BISHKEK1079	KRYGYZSTAN: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 06:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KG KNNP MNUC PARM
09BOGOTA2965	COLOMBIA SHARES OUR IRAN CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 15:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR CO
09BOGOTA3439	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CO IR
09BRASILIA1113	AUGUST 4-5 VISIT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4-5 visit to Brasilia dominated by Brazilian concerns over USG intentions and the regional implications of expanded U.S. access to Colombian military bases, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones assured senior GOB officials that President Obama desires a tr [...]	2009-09-04 21:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD EFIN KNNP XM XF IR BR
09BRASILIA1170	BRAZIL ON IRAN: A SOFT VOICE IN THE CHORUS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian MRE Undersecretary for Political Affairs Roberto Jaguaribe, recently returned from a diplomatic mission to Tehran, told Charge D'Affaires on September 16 that additional dialogue rather than sanctions will be most the most effective means of pressuring Iran to develop [...]	2009-09-18 15:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC BR
09BRASILIA1186	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is concerned about Iran's and Syria's nuclear activities and wants all parties to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to answer the outstanding questions. The GOB does not see the latest IAEA reports on these countries as closin [...]	2009-09-23 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL BR
09BRASILIA1230	QOM REPORT GETS THE BRAZILIANS THINKING [...] (C) Summary. During an October 1 meeting with poloff, Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Central Asia (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) Director Ricardo Luis Pires Ribeiro da Silva acknowledged that the September 24 report to the IAEA on the Qom nuclear facility ch [...]	2009-10-07 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP BR IR
09BRASILIA1300	BRAZIL ON AHMADINEJAD, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND [...] (U) Paragraphs 2 and 8 contain Mission Brazil action request. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's November 23 visit approaching, President Lula has not adopted a position on the IAEA (P5 1) Geneva proposal or the Iran nuclear program as a whole [...]	2009-11-06 12:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF KNNP CVIS BR IR
09BRASILIA1318	BRAZIL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK AND BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 14:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN PARM IR BR
09BRASILIA1341	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. CDA met separately November 18 with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs II (Asia) Roberto Jaguaribe and Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidency Marcel Biato to deliver demarche regarding the November 23 visit to Brazil of Iranian [...]	2009-11-20 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1368	AHMADINEJAD VISIT READOUT: A WELL-SCRIPTED AFFAIR [...] (SBU) This message covers our initial readout of the visit to Brazil by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Follow-up messages will be sent once we obtain a more in-depth readout of the conversation between President Lula and President Ahmadinejad. Summary ------- 2. (C) President [...]	2009-11-25 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1371	BRAZIL ON IRAN AT IAEA: NOT SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 TABLING [...] (C) Science Counselor discussed reftel points and key messages on November 25 with Santiago Mourao, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. A very well-informed Mourao said that Brazil still does not have a positi [...]	2009-11-27 09:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA1391	PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...]	2009-12-02 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR
09BRASILIA1421	Brazil: EDBI Demarche Delivered [...] (S) Econoff delivered talking points in reftel to Bernardo Mota, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian financial intelligence unit (COAF),on December 14. Mota said that Brazil is fully compliant with UNSCR 1803 and that he is unaware of any presence or economic activity in the country by any [...]	2009-12-15 17:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PARM PREL BR
09BRASILIA387	IRAN MAKES ENERGY OVERTURES IN BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, during his March 25 - 26 visit to Brazil, sought opportunities for creating energy partnerships with Brazil. He was received cautiously by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) at a meeting in which they discussed many opport [...]	2009-03-27 22:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA43	BRAZIL: AMORIM FLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions in Brazil to the crisis in Gaza continue (reftel) to focus almost exclusively on the suffering of the Palestinian population caused by Israel's response to HAMAS' attacks while at the same time minimizing Israel's concerns over its security. Criticism of Israel from [...]	2009-01-09 21:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IR BR
09BRASILIA445	CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...]	2009-04-13 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR
09BRASILIA477	BRAZIL: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's visit to Brasilia on March 26, reciprocating Foreign Minister Amorim's November 2008 visit to Tehran, served as a preview to a planned visit to Brasilia by Iranian president Ahmadinejad that the media is reporting will happen May 5-6. During his [...]	2009-04-15 21:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA551	BRAZIL: AHMADINEJAD'S VISIT OFF, THEN ON, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: One day before Iranian President Ahmadinejad was scheduled to arrive in Brasilia leading a delegation of more than 100 government and industry officials, Brasilia was awash in contradictory news reports and rumors of whether the visit would or would not be postponed. It was not [...]	2009-05-05 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA679	BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...]	2009-05-28 20:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA716	BRAZIL: CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON WEAKNESSES IN MONITORING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At May 14 hearings before the Brazilian Chambers of Deputies expert witnesses disagreed over the seriousness and accuracy of the criticisms contained in a recent report by the Brazilian government accountability office (Tribunal de Contas da Uniao) finding faults and irregulari [...]	2009-06-05 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA ETTC EINV IR BR
09BRASILIA759	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS [...] (SBU) On June 12, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Officer delivered the information and questions contained in REFTEL to Fabio Antibas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. 2. (SBU) Mr. Antibas received [...]	2009-06-16 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY BR
09BRASILIA772	BRAZIL,S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR BR
09BRASILIA773	BRAZIL'S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In reaction to the protests following the Iranian presidential elections, President Lula went beyond the usual Brazilian platitudes about not commenting on the internal affairs of other countries and defended the legitimacy of the vote in Iran while reiterating his invitation to A [...]	2009-06-18 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR BR
09BRATISLAVA10	SLOVAKS WILL NOT OPPOSE DELAY OF UNDP VOTE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 16:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF IR UN EAID LO
09BRIDGETOWN155	IMF SHIFTS COURSE ON ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PROJECT [...] (C) Following a January 30-February 12 Article IV consultation visit to St. Vincent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report in which it termed the construction of a costly new international airport a step in the right direction for the country's tourism development. This conclus [...]	2009-03-06 20:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN249	CODEL ENGEL VISIT TO ST. VINCENT HIGHLIGHTS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) During an April 19-20 visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG),a CODEL chaired by New York Congressman Eliot Engel met with Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, Foreign Minister Sir Louis Straker, and a host of local dignitaries. The just-concluded Summit of the Americas, new directions [...]	2009-04-27 19:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN346	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON EVERYONE'S FRONT BURNER IN [...] (C) Having been granted rights to develop a geothermal reservoir by the Government of Nevis, West Indies Power claims it is 18 months away from generating sufficient power to meet the energy needs of Nevis, and more than 2 years away from exporting power to St. Kitts. Large potential customers [...]	2009-06-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN430	NEVIS HOSTS GEOTHERMAL CONFERENCE [...] (U) The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) hosted the first Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Energy Conference on Nevis, June 30th through July 2nd to promote geothermal energy in the region. In Attendance were government officials from St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica, and St. Vincent and [...]	2009-07-16 14:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN461	POLOFF INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with key St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) government and non-government representatives yielded leads on SVG's orientation towards the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Shipboarding Agreement, reaction on G/TIP's Tier 2 Watchlist designation, and offered [...]	2009-07-29 19:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN685	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ST. [...] (SBU) CDA conveyed reftel points to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Foreign Minister Louis Straker in meetings October 26. PM Gonsalves said he was displeased with the images of abuse displayed during Iran's recent presidential election, adding that his June [...]	2009-10-29 18:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PHUM IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN689	ST. VINCENT CONTINUES IRAN COURTSHIP IN HOPES OF [...] (C) In his attempt to garner financial support for his signature International Airport project, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves (with encouragement from Venezuela's Hugo Chavez) has sought to forge closer relations with Iran. Although he has held two meetings with Iranian president [...]	2009-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PGOV PHUM PARM IR XL
09BRUSSELS1	AMBASSADOR VISITS PRAGUE TO DISCUSS CZECH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency, which takes over on January 1, wants the new American president to meet the EU-27 heads of state in early April in Prague to discuss climate change and the Middle East. Czech FonMin Schwarzenberg is considering a trip to Washington in early February to mee [...]	2009-01-01 09:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SENV EFIN ECON ETTC IR EZ
09BRUSSELS1048	JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...]	2009-07-30 17:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR
09BRUSSELS1053	BELGIUM: SMALL IRANIAN PROTESTS REQUESTING U.S. [...] (U) Poloff met with three small groups of Iranians in front of the U.S. Embassy in Brussels on July 28, 29 and 31. Members of each group had immediate family inside Camp Ashraf and left Poloff with literature, which has been sent to the NEA/I desk. Their requests were for the U.S. to intervene [...]	2009-07-31 15:20:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER PGOV IZ IR BE ASEC
09BRUSSELS1058	IRAN, PSI, AND THE EU: IS IT TIME TO LET THE EU [...] (S//NF) Summary/Comment: The EU,s growing role in European maritime security and non-proliferation policy makes it increasingly in our interest to enlist the EU in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). New EU initiatives and a formal EU role in PSI could help compel stronger action [...]	2009-07-31 15:43:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC IR EUN EWWT KNNP
09BRUSSELS1071	SRAP HOLBROOKE, EU HIGH REP SOLANA DISCUSS [...] (S//NF) Summary: On July 28, SRAP Richard Holbrooke and EU High Rep Javier Solana discussed their respective trips to Afghanistan and Pakistan, further support to the Pakistani government, the Afghan presidential elections, and Solana's impressions of the situation in Iran. During the meet [...]	2009-08-05 11:16:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG MOPS PGOV XD IR EUN
09BRUSSELS108	INTRODUCING THE EU IV: THE JUDICIAL, FINANCIAL, SUPERVISORY [...] In addition to its core policy and law-making institutions (the Commission, Council and European Council, and European Parliament - see REFs B and C),the EU institutional system also includes several other bodies with judicial, monetary, financial, supervisory or advisory functions. Among th [...]	2009-01-27 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV EUN PTER KTFN KJUS UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS1118	PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW DEPUTY PERMREP TO BELGIUM'S [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Polintern met on August 5 with Thomas Lambert, Belgium's new Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Lambert has just left a position as Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht. Based on his insider's view of B [...]	2009-08-12 09:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE IS KN IR UNSC
09BRUSSELS1244	URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] (C) USEU Poloff met separately on 9/15 with EU Council Secretariat and European Commission officials to seek EU assistance in urging Iran to resolve missing and detained Amcit cases. USEU Poloff requested that EU oficials raise the issue during meetings with Ianian officials and asked to be i [...]	2009-09-15 18:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR
09BRUSSELS1263	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...]	2009-09-18 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN

09BRUSSELS1270	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSHCER TO EU: BE READY TO [...] (C//NF) Summary: Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher's September 1 visit to Brussels was an important opportunity to reinforce to the EU that Iran has until September 24, between the start of UNGA and the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh, to respond to the U.S. and P5 1 offers to negotiate on the nucl [...]	2009-09-21 14:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM ETTC PREL XF IR EUN
09BRUSSELS1301	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS135	JANUARY GAERC - EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels January 26, EU Foreign Ministers focused their energies primarily on recent political and economic developments affecting the EU. The General Affairs Council discussed the incoming Czech presidency's priorities and energy security, while the External Affairs [...]	2009-01-29 18:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN ETTC KTFN IR SR BO XF ZI UP RS
09BRUSSELS1354	EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...]	2009-10-08 11:22:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1360	BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRANIAN PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a joint demarche, political officers from the United States, the United Kingdom and France urged Werner Bauwens, the Belgian MFA's Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to show concern about the recently revealed clandestine uranium enrichment facility in Iran, an [...]	2009-10-09 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL PGOV IR BE
09BRUSSELS1481	OCTOBER GAERC - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) discussed a range of topics including Afghanistan, the Lisbon Treaty and upcoming summits, including the November 3 U.S.-EU Summit. The General Af [...]	2009-10-30 18:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF BK CE MK IR
09BRUSSELS1494	BRUSSELS DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28 Danika Walters from State/NEA and Ricki Gold from USAID/ME met with EU officials from the Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),EuropeAid Development Cooperation Office, and Council of the European Union's General Secretariat Unit for the Middle East to [...]	2009-11-04 14:37:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IR PREL EUN ECON
09BRUSSELS1562	U/S BURNS TO EU: NEED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON [...] (S) Summary: On November 20, Under Secretary Burns pressed upon EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors a sober outlook on Iran's nuclear program and policies. We are rapidly reaching the limits of what existing pressure measures on Iran can achieve, he said. Burns noted that [...]	2009-11-20 18:38:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET	PARM PREL ECON EUN UNSC IR ETTC
09BRUSSELS1596	BELGIUM: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met on November 24 with the Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Werner Bauwens, before Bauwens left for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on Iran. Bauwens harbors little hope that Iran will cooperate with the IAEA and said that [...]	2009-11-27 06:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1701	EUROPEAN COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER AFRICAN URANIUM [...] (SBU) On December 18, poloff delivered REF A non-paper and demarche to Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Head of the Security Policy Unit in the External Relations Directorate of the European Commission. Poloff emphasized that as part of our engagement with the European Union to deny Iran the means to [...]	2009-12-18 16:43:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR KNNP MNUC PARM EUN
09BRUSSELS174	IRAN: EU DESIGNATIONS AFFECTED BY U.S. POLICY [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In light of German and Italian interventions over the past twenty-four hours, the Czech EU Presidency has decided to postpone an EU-level experts meeting on new Iran proliferation-related designations that was scheduled for February 11. The Italian delegation requested that th [...]	2009-02-06 17:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS1740	DEMARCHE TO EU ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) On December 21, 2009, USEU Senior Consular Representative delivered ref A non-paper and talking points to Giorgio Porzio, Head of the Consular Communication Unit at the EU Council's Joint Situation Center. Porzio promised to relay the non-paper to Ambassador Maria Victoria Morera Villuen [...]	2009-12-31 14:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EUN IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER
09BRUSSELS205	IRAN: FEBRUARY 6 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On February 6, EU Political and Security Council Ambassadors debated next steps on Iran policy. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper briefed the EU-27 on the P5 1 meeting earlier in the week. Given U.S. reaffirmation of the dual-track policy and the fact of t [...]	2009-02-12 19:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS227	CENTCOM'S GEN. PETRAEUS MEETS WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus gave Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht a tour d'horizon of political-military challenges in the CENTCOM AOR, engaging De Gucht on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Petraeus contrasted the situation in Iraq with that in Af [...]	2009-02-18 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE IR MARR MOPS PREL IQ
09BRUSSELS254	U.S.-EU TERRORIST FINANCING ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities Douglas Hengel and USEU Econoff met on February 6 with European Union Counter-Terrorism Coordinator (EU CTC) Gilles de Kerchove, Council Secretariat Principal Administrator for the Counter-Terrorism Workin [...]	2009-02-23 12:27:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS361	IRAN: MARCH 3 EU DEBATE ON SANCTIONS AND U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Political and Securty Council Ambassadors held an inconclusive debate on Iran policy with a view toward framing a response to the U.S. Iran policy review. Council Secretariat DirGen Robert Cooper circulated a draft paper detailing the purely military nature of th [...]	2009-03-13 14:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNC ETTC ETRD EFIN IR EUN
09BRUSSELS381	BELGIUM REQUEST URGENT INFORMATION ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation called Poloff in to deliver two messages regarding Iran and proliferation: the name change of an Iranian shipping company and a Belgian company's request to expo [...]	2009-03-17 16:46:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR BE
09BRUSSELS41	EU TERRORISM FINANCE LISTINGS: TROUBLE AHEAD [...] (SBU) EU and Member State courts are rendering judgments that may hinder our ability to secure EU-wide designations of terrorist entities. The new problem for us is higher standards of evidence, and judicial review of the sufficiency of that evidence, that will make the EU and its Member Stat [...]	2009-01-13 10:59:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS EUN UNSC IR
09BRUSSELS464	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON URGING IRAN TO RELEASE [...] (C) On March 30, USEU Mission officers delivered reftel demarche to EU Council Secretariat and Czech Presidency officials on the need for diplomatic pressure on Iran to release detained American citizen Roxana Saberi. Mission officers reviewed the case separately with Daniel Mic, Counselor [...]	2009-03-31 13:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR
09BRUSSELS768	EU: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN AS AN ENTRY POINT [...] (SBU) On June 2, 2009 Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to EU Commission officials Heinz Hilbrecht, Director for Security of Supply and Energy Markets at DG-TREN, and Brendan Devlin, Principal Administrator under Hilbrecht charged with shepherding the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement [...]	2009-06-03 15:08:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN IR IZ TU
09BRUSSELS854	JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...]	2009-06-19 17:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK
09BUCHAREST306	ROMANIA: IRAN GAS AND TURKISH TAKE-OFF DEMANDS ARE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General and lead Nabucco negotiator, Calin Stoica, summoned EconCoun and EconOff to the MFA on May 5 to provide a readout on the latest round of Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (IS [...]	2009-05-08 04:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR RO
09BUCHAREST613	ROMANIA REACTION TO IAEA REQUEST [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments September 3 to Nineta Barbalescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbalescu said Romania agreed that Iran, and to some extent Syria, would attempt to use procedural issues to prolong debates and in effect [...]	2009-09-04 09:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL IR SY RO
09BUCHAREST614	ROMANIAN REACTION TO SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] (SBU) New POLCOUNS and POLOFF delivered REF non-paper September 3 to Cristian Olimid, MFA Director for EU External Relations. Olimid responded that the talking points were a bit late to be incorporated into FM Diaconescu's briefing papers. (n.b. Diaconescu had departed a day earlier for bilat [...]	2009-09-04 09:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO
09BUCHAREST663	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO THE EXISTENCE OF A COVERT [...] (SBU) Deputy POL Chief coordinated with representatives from UK and French Embassies in Bucharest to jointly deliver Reftel demarche on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the Deputy Director of the Asymmetric Risks and Non-Proliferation Division of the MFA, Anca J [...]	2009-09-30 12:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM RO
09BUCHAREST679	ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH [...] (SBU) Deputy PolCouns and UK Emboff jointly briefed MFA Deputy Director for Asymmetric Risks and Non-Proliferation Anca Jurcan on the results of the October 1 P5-1 talks with Iran in Geneva. Jurcan reiterated Romanian support for the American and British positions and expressed cautious optim [...]	2009-10-07 12:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM RO
09BUCHAREST823	Romanian Reaction to December Foreign Affairs Council [...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered Ref. non-paper December 4 to Cristian Olimid, Director, EU External Relations. Olimid indicated that the talking points had arrived too late for inclusion into the Romanian Foreign Minister's brief. Olimid provided no substantive feedback on the talking points and reque [...]	2009-12-10 08:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO
09BUDAPEST709	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION [...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 28 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar welcomed the U.S. demarche. She said Hungary was following the issu [...]	2009-09-28 16:27:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST734	BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and POL Officer briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Gabor Iklody and Sandor Racz, Iran Desk Officer in the Security and Non-Proliferation Department, October 5 on the outcome of the P5 1 talks in Geneva. We emphasized that although progress had been m [...]	2009-10-07 15:19:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST844	HUNGARY'S VIEW ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND NEXT [...] (C) PolOff met November 23 with Mark Horvath, the MFA's Office Director for non-proliferation issues to discuss reftel. Although not a member of the IAEA Board of Governors, Horvath said that Hungary will use its "small voice" to promote active IAEA action on the Iran issue. He commented th [...]	2009-11-25 07:24:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PARM IR HU
09BUENOSAIRES1031	GOA SHARES ITS CONCERN ABOUT INTERPOL STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti voiced concern with Charge d'Affaires on September 14 over a press statement quoting the Secretary General of Interpol, Ronald Noble, discussing efforts to resolve the dispute between Argentina and Iran over Iranian suspects in a 1994 terro [...]	2009-09-16 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PTER MNUC PREL AORC IR AR
09BUENOSAIRES247	ARGENTINE JUDGE ORDERS ATTACHMENT OF ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) As anticipated in ref A, Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman obtained from federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba-Corral an order for the attachment of real estate property in Buenos Aires province allegedly belonging to former Iranian Embassy Cultural Attache in Argentina Mohsen Rabbani [...]	2009-03-06 22:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KJUS FBI AR IR
09BUENOSAIRES592	ARGENTINA: AMIA SPECIAL PROSECUTOR READY TO [...] (C) Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman called on the Ambassador May 19 to notify us that the following day he would ask Judge Rodolfo Canicoba-Corral to indict a new suspect in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA). Nisman described his painstaking effort to establ [...]	2009-05-19 22:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC MASS PHUM SNAR KJUS IR LE AR
09BUENOSAIRES631	ARGENTINA: SUPREME COURT OPENS THE DOOR FOR AMIA [...] (SBU) On May 27, Argentina's Supreme Court ordered the reopening of the investigation into the so-called "local connection" involved in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA). The court ruled 4 to 2 that Carlos Telleldin, who was previously acquitted, should be tri [...]	2009-05-29 15:11:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC MASS PHUM SNAR KJUS IR LE AR
09BUENOSAIRES876	ARGENTINA: ISRAELI FM VISITS ARGENTINA AND [...] (C) Summary: In what the Israeli Foreign Ministry called an effort to counter "Iran's heightened activity in South America," Israeli FM Avigdor Lieberman visited Argentina July 23-26 during the first trip to South America by an Israeli FM in over two decades. Argentina was the second stop on [...]	2009-07-29 21:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS IR AR
09BUENOSAIRES966	ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT JOINS JEWISH COMMUNITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Argentina on August 21 condemned Iranian President Ahmadinejad's August 19 nomination of Ahmad Vahidi as Minister of Defense, labeling the selection an "insult to Argentine justice and to the victims of the brutal terrorists attack against the Argentine Jewish [...]	2009-08-25 14:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM ETTC ENRG IR AR
09CAIRO1089	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 12:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG
09CAIRO1185	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...]	2009-06-24 08:19:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM
09CAIRO1194	MFA ON HIZBALLAH CELL, SMUGGLING, CT COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 23, MFA Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Deputy Assistant Minister Ashraf Mohsin told visiting S/CT officer Patrick Worman that the MFA believes Hizballah should be part of the political process in Lebanon. Mohsin said the GOE views Hizballah's terrorist operation in Egypt as [...]	2009-06-25 14:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CT UN IR LE EG
09CAIRO1196	EGYPTIAN BLOGGERS FIXATED ON IRANIAN UNREST [...] KEY POINTS -- (U) Egyptian bloggers remain fixated on the unrest in Iran, even as the story drops from the front pages of local newspapers. -- (U) Bloggers have reported on developments, using traditional and "new" media sources, and posting photos and videos of the protests and killings. [...]	2009-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR EG
09CAIRO1220	U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE OF JUNE 7 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 03:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER SCUL PHUM SU SO IR AF PK SY
09CAIRO1349	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...]	2009-07-14 11:44:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1350	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Tantawi discussed bilateral military cooperation, counter smuggling, and Iraq. -- (S/NF) Tantawi thanked General Petraeus for opposing Congressional conditioning of U.S. assistance to Egypt a [...]	2009-07-14 11:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG
09CAIRO1351	GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...]	2009-07-14 11:48:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG
09CAIRO1457	EGYPT'S SHI'A CRACKDOWN [...] Key Points -- (C) According to Mohamed al-Darini (ref A),a leader of the Egyptian Shi'a Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, Egyptian security forces have arrested approximately 300 Shi'a since mid-April. The Council's headquarters has been shut down by authorities. -- ( [...]	2009-07-30 04:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF KISL PTER EG IR
09CAIRO1743	EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON IAEA GC NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Key Egyptian interlocutors say Egypt has worked in good faith to achieve consensus in Vienna, including showing substantial flexibility on the GC President's initiative. They are willing to continue to work toward this goal via the now-circulated MES text. In the Egyptian view, Israe [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IAEA IS IR EG
09CAIRO1804	FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN , [...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...]	2009-09-16 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1960	AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH MFA [...] (C) Key Points: -- During an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Disarmament Khalid Shamma said Egypt supports the implementation of UNSCR 1874 and Six-Party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. -- He noted that MFA shares information on [...]	2009-10-14 14:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PTER EFIN ECON PARM KN IR EG
09CAIRO2133	ASD VERSHBOW'S NOV 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-15 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PTER PARM SU IR EG
09CAIRO2168	UPDATE: EGYPTIAN COUNTER SMUGGLING EFFORTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 08:43:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR KPAL EG
09CAIRO231	SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...]	2009-02-09 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY
09CAIRO2331	DNI MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a December 10 meeting, Defense Minister Tantawi provided Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Blair with an overview of Egyptian security concerns, including potential instability in Sudan and Iranian interference in the region. -- (S/NF) DNI Blair stressed the impor [...]	2009-12-21 11:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS PTER IR PK AF EG
09CAIRO2350	EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS NPT REVIEW WITH UNDER [...] (C) Key Points: -- During a December 3 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit discussed preparations for the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. -- Tauscher stressed that a successful review confere [...]	2009-12-22 13:32:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PARM IS IR SY EG
09CAIRO2388	ARAB LG COS ON ARAB DEVELOPMENT, IRAQ, IRAN, YEMEN, AND MOUSSA'S FUTURE PLANS Classified By: MINISTER-COUNSELOR DONALD A. BLOME REASONS: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 14:11:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YE IR IZ EG
09CAIRO323	PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER ON UPCOMING LEGISLATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 12:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IR EG
09CAIRO326	SENATOR LIEBERMANâ€™S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...]	2009-02-23 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA
09CAIRO327	LT GENERAL NORTH DISCUSSES GAZA, PIRACY, AND [...] (C) On January 26, AFCENT Commander Lieutenant General North met with MOD Chief of Staff General Sami Enan to discuss Gaza, piracy, and increased bilateral military cooperation. Enan looked forward to an increased U.S. focus on the Middle East under the Obama administration and enhanced bilateral m [...]	2009-02-23 13:55:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR EG XF
09CAIRO347	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...]	2009-02-25 17:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF
09CAIRO547	EGYPTIAN SHI'A LEADER ON RELATIONS WITH GOE, IRAN [...] Key Points: --(C) We met recently with Mohamed al-Darini, leader of the Supreme Council of the Descendants of the Prophet, an Egyptian Shi'a organization. According to al-Darini, there are approximately 60,000 Shi'a in Egypt, not counting Iraqi refugees. --(C) Al-Darini said Egypt's Sh [...]	2009-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PREF SOCI EG IR IZ
09CAIRO595	ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...]	2009-04-07 14:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG
09CAIRO611	FOLLOWING UP WITH EGYPT ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 12:22:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL EG SU IR
09CAIRO614	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) Key Points -- Gamal Mubarak told CODEL McConnell that Egypt remained committed to economic reform despite the global financial crisis. -- Egypt wants increased trade with the U.S.; however, it is looking elsewhere for trade opportunities as well, including the EU, Russia, and China. [...]	2009-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV ETRD IZ EG IS IR
09CAIRO615	CODEL TAUSCHER'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- Iran: President Mubarak told CODEL Tauscher that using diplomacy and economic sanctions with Iran is far better than using force. Using force to solve the problems with Iran will led to instability in the region and an increase in terrorism. Mubarak has no plans to resto [...]	2009-04-12 10:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IR EG SY
09CAIRO618	CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...]	2009-04-12 15:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA
09CAIRO634	DARFURI ARAB LEADERS IN CAIRO CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Key Points -- Osama El Hassan, Secretary General of the Sudanese Democratic Popular Front (DPF) and Siddique Ander, Chairman of the DPF, told us on April 1 that Darfuri Arabs are fearful of being targeted by the Darfuri Rebel groups as retribution for "past crimes," even though most Darf [...]	2009-04-14 05:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER SU CD IR EG
09CAIRO65	CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO EGYPT DECEMBER 13-14 REF: A. CAIRO 2542 B. CAIRO 2435 C. CAIRO 2502 D. CAIRO 2505 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senators Byron Dorgan (ND),Thad Cochran (MS),Kent Conrad (ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) visited Cairo on December 13-14. All of their GOE interlocutors asked them to convey to the incoming Obama Administration that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Palestinian statehood [...]	2009-01-14 09:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PTER PREL EWWT MEPP IR IZ SO EG
09CAIRO659	CODEL TAUSCHER APRIL 9 MEETING WITH THE EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Egypt's leading thinkers on non-proliferation urged the U.S. to support the concept of a nuclear-free Middle East zone, as a way to get past the Israel-Iran stalemate. -- Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs proposes adding a seat for an Arab representative to the 5 plu [...]	2009-04-16 06:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL IS IR EG
09CAIRO666	CODEL MCCONNELL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During an April 6 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL McConnell that Egypt was "doing its best" to combat arms smuggling into Gaza. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar categorized the smuggling problem as "a threat [...]	2009-04-16 14:52:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO667	CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During a April 9 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL Tauscher that the US-Egypt bilateral security relationship was strong. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar described Egyptian logistical support for the US milit [...]	2009-04-16 14:54:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG
09CAIRO693	FOLLOWING UP WITH EGYPT ON SUSPECTED IRANIAN ARMS [...] (S/NF) On April 23, Ambassador raised ref A points on suspected Iranian arms overflights with Egyptian military Chief of Staff LTG Sami Anan during the visit of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen. Anan said replied that MOD, along with the relevant GOE authorities, would "i [...]	2009-04-23 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL ETTC PARM EG SU IR KPAL
09CAIRO714	ENGAGING EGYPT ON E3 PLUS 3/P5 PLUS 1 PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 12:38:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM IR EG
09CAIRO722	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...]	2009-04-28 15:34:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG
09CAIRO746	ADMIRAL MULLENâ€™S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...]	2009-04-30 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU
09CAIRO747	ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...]	2009-04-30 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER
09CAIRO868	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...]	2009-05-19 09:46:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CAIRO874	SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...]	2009-05-19 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ
09CAIRO975	UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...]	2009-05-28 12:49:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER
09CANBERRA1043	AUSTRALIA AGREES WITH U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Australia is in complete agreement with the P5 1 two track approach to Iran's nuclear program. It has lobbied for this approach at APEC and the East Asian Summit and has made its views clear to Iran. When there is a need for further sanctions because of Iranian refusal of IAEA [...]	2009-11-25 09:33:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AS
09CANBERRA202	AUSTRALIA DEMURS ON DEMARCHING NAMIBIA OVER [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche to John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),on February 27. Bill Bryson, Executive Officer for Arms Control, joined on the call. 2. (C) Sullivan reacted with some puzzle [...]	2009-02-27 06:56:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG ETTC EMIN IR AS
09CANBERRA24	AUSTRALIA CANNOT SUPPORT DELAY IN UNDP PRESIDENCY [...] (C/NF) Australian government representatives advised Poloff in reftel demarche that it is sympathetic to the U.S. position to prevent Iran from obtaining the UNDP Presidency, but agrees with the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) that the election should not be delayed. Lalita Kapur and [...]	2009-01-08 05:30:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF IR UN EAID AS
09CANBERRA326	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE: URGING IRAN TO RELEASE DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 06:26:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN PHUM
09CANBERRA334	AUSTRALIAN DEMARCHE TO IRANIANS URGING THE RELEASE OF DETAINED AMERICAN, MS SABERI [...] (S/NF) Further to Ref B, April 2, Hugh Jeffry, Director of Iran Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Poloff that, in response to Ref A request, the GOA had delivered a message to the Iranian ambassador, Mahmoud Movahhedi, in Canberra requesting the freeing of the American ci [...]	2009-04-02 06:33:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AS EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT EUN PHUM
09CANBERRA365	AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR IN TEHRAN DEMARCHES IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) The Australian ambassador in Tehran demarched Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Akhmondzadeh on April 7 on behalf of Ms Saberi. Akhomdzadeh, just back from The Hague, expressed surprise to learn that Saberi had not yet been released. The Australian Embassy believes that the GOI indictmen [...]	2009-04-09 06:43:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC EZ IN IR NO NZ TU VT
09CANBERRA388	AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS E3 PLUS 3 APPROACH TO IRAN [...] (S) We met with DFAT Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan April 15 to solicit Australia's support for the latest E3 plus 3/P5 plus 1 approach to Iran, as described reftel. Sullivan was joined by Acting Arms Control Director Chris King. 2. (S) Sulliva [...]	2009-04-15 07:51:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PARM KNNP MNUC IR AS
09CANBERRA451	REMOVAL OF ANTI-AMERICAN SLOGANS FROM TEHRAN'S [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Australian Embassy in Tehran reports that no anti-American murals have been removed and believe it unlikely that city official responsible for beautification has the authority to remove or change them. End summary 2. (S/NF) May 12, Justin Whyatt of the Middle East section [...]	2009-05-13 07:14:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR IR AS
09CANBERRA459	AUSTRALIA THANKED FOR SABERI INTERVENTION [...] (SUB) On May 15, post forwarded a letter to the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, signed by the Charg d'Affaires,Daniel A. Clune, thanking the Australian government for its help in the Saberi case and seeking additional assistance in the cases of AMCITS Robert Levinson and Esha Momeni. 2. [...]	2009-05-15 07:14:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR AS JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC
09CANBERRA520	CORRECTED COPY: AUSTRALIA - IRAN RELATED NSG [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Martin Carrick, Assistant Director, Nuclear Programs, Transnational and Scientific Intelligence Branch, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian Department of Defence, will be presenting "Iranian Procurement Activities: Modes of Operation and Possible Future [...]	2009-06-03 22:33:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL ETTC IR AS
09CANBERRA53	TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel prenotification January 16 to Peter Scott, Director for Sanctions and Transnational Crimes, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Scott thanked us for the advance word and per usual, said he would contact embassy if Australia had any information on the four ind [...]	2009-01-16 04:25:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR AS
09CANBERRA565	AUSTRALIA ASKS IRANIAN MINISTRIES ABOUT AMCIT [...] (SBU) In reply to the Charge's letter of thanks, reftel, to Foreign Minister Smith for Australia's help in the release of AMCIT Roxana Saberi, Smith's Chief of Staff, Frances Adamson, wrote on June 9: Start text Thank you for your letter dated 15 May 2009 thanking the Government for its assi [...]	2009-06-16 07:20:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	IR AS JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC
09CANBERRA587	FOREIGN MINISTRY READOUT OF REPORTS FROM EHERAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials told poloff on June 24 that the Australian Embassy in Tehran is reporting that any possibility of a compromise government has been removed by the hard stances of both Moussavi and Khamenei. The embassy also has reporte [...]	2009-06-25 04:14:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	AS IR PGOV PREL
09CANBERRA613	MESSAGE RE: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S AU ATTENDANCE [...] (U) On July 1, Jenny Bloomfield, Director of Middle East Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Michael Opie, Iran section officer, DFAT, discussed with us U.S. intended actions should Ahmadinejad speak in Tripoli at the African Union Summit (reftel). They assured us they would [...]	2009-07-01 06:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUREM IR ET CA IS AS
09CANBERRA828	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON [...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]	2009-09-10 04:38:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA829	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON [...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]	2009-09-10 04:38:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA830	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON [...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]	2009-09-10 04:38:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA831	AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON [...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]	2009-09-10 04:38:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA881	AUSTRALIA REPORTS MOHAMMED LARIJANI OPTIMISTIC [...] (C/NF) Summary: Mohammed Javad Larijani, Secretary General of Iran's Supreme Council of Human Rights and the Head of the Office of International Affairs of the Judiciary, told Australian Ambassador to Iran Marc Innes-Brown September 16 that he was optimistic that the three American hikers held [...]	2009-09-23 07:45:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR CASC IR AS
09CANBERRA916	SKEPTICAL AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) Australia fully supports U.S. efforts to engage with Iran but remains very skeptical of Iranian intentions. Patrick Suckling, First Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary for South Asia, [...]	2009-10-07 06:27:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP MNUC PARM IR AS
09CARACAS1266	BANESCO PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) In a September 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Banesco president Juan Carlos Escotet expressed concern that allegations in the blogosphere of Banesco's involvement with Iranian banks, although they were false, could damage Banesco's reputation. (Note: Banesco is privately held and by some measu [...]	2009-09-30 19:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN VE IR
09CARACAS1296	VENEZUELA: THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPING URANIUM RESERVES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IR KNNP VE
09CARACAS1352	VENEZUELA: IRAN'S PETROPARS FRUSTRATED IN CARACAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran's PetroPars is reportedly frustrated by its inability to move petroleum projects forward in Venezuela, especially the development of Ayacucho block 7 in the Faja heavy oil belt. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX told Petroleum Attache (PetAtt) on October 15 that PetroPars is frus [...]	2009-10-20 17:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON VE IR

09CARACAS1507	CHAVEZ GIVES IRANIAN LEADER WARM WELCOME; SIGNS MORE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Hugo Chavez provided a warm welcome to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his November 24-26 visit to Venezuela, declaring he and his Iranian counterpart were , "together to the end." The Iranian's visit attracted small protests from student, Venezu [...]	2009-11-27 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL IR VE KISL
09CARACAS1607	CHAVEZ CLAIMS VENEZUELA HAS "GEOPOLITICAL IMPORTANCE" [...] (SBU) President Chavez and the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry made statements during the week of December 28 regarding the Spanish criticism of Venezuela's role at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and U.S. policy toward Iran. Both statements are suggestive of President Chavez's [...]	2009-12-31 19:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE SENV SP KGHG IR
09CASABLANCA47	MOROCCO/IRAN: THE PHANTOM SHIA MENACE [...] (C) Summary: One of Morocco's top experts on Islam discounted the government of Morocco's (GOM) explanation that the Iranian Shia menace was a proximate cause of the breakdown in relations between the two countries. Whatever Iran's alleged proselytizing activities may have borne, the penetra [...]	2009-03-23 19:46:00	Consulate Casablanca	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL KTER MO AG IR
09CHISINAU73	MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 12:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP PARM IR MD
09CHISINAU771	DEMARCHE REPLY: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] We delivered reftel demarche to Dorin Panfil, Head of NATO and Politico-Military Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA),on September 28, 2009. Panfil responded that the Government of Moldova would support the U.S. without question on this issue as the [...]	2009-10-07 06:03:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IR KNNP MNUC PARM MD
09COPENHAGEN335	DANISH COMMENT ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO PROCURE [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. (S) We discussed ref A July 30 with Danish MFA Coordinator for Iran Sanctions Nikolaj Harris. Harris told us that MFA had passed ref B non-paper to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) as well as the Danish Construction [...]	2009-08-03 09:11:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET	ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM PREL IR DA
09COPENHAGEN366	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE DANISH DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her meeting August 25 with Foreign Minister Moeller (septel),the Ambassador met the following day with MFA Permanent Secretary (de facto Deputy Minister) Claus Grube. Grube echoed his minister's comments on Afghanistan and Iran, but -- unlike Moeller -- he lobbied p [...]	2009-08-27 13:27:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SENV AF IR DA
09COPENHAGEN395	(C) IRAN: DENMARK SUPPORTS UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FM Per Stig Moeller told Ambassador September 16 that he supports additional UNSC sanctions on Iran, which cannot be trusted, and that he told his EU colleagues this on September 14. He assessed that the Iranian political opposition had succeeded in making [...]	2009-09-16 17:29:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR DA
09COPENHAGEN425	IRAN COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche September 29 to Aron Bonanno, Head of Section in MFA's Security Policy Dept, and Lene Hothes of MFA's Iran desk. Bonanno replied that Denmark is in total agreement with the USG; Iran must live up to its international obligations. MFA is eager to [...]	2009-09-29 13:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN451	IRAN: DANISH RESPONSE ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA Head of Section in the Department of Security Policy Aron Bonanno gave Pol-EconCouns an initial response October 6 (conveyed to Stephen Mull in P by ref B): - Denmark is quite supportive of the U.S. position and is ahead of other small EU countries i [...]	2009-10-14 07:30:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PARM IR DA
09COPENHAGEN470	GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE [...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]	2009-10-22 08:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COPENHAGEN479	BANNING THE PROVISION OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE TO [...] (SBU) On October 26, poloff delivered talking points, along with applicable documents, to MFA's Acting Department Head for Middle East Affairs Allan Kristensen. Kristensen indicated the issue was not currently being discussed, but agreed it was important and should be placed on the agenda. [...]	2009-10-27 13:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL PTER IR DK
09COPENHAGEN532	DENMARK: MESSAGES DELIVERED FOR IAEA MEETING [...] (SBU) Messages concerning current U.S. positions on the Angarsk nuclear fuel bank resolution (reftels A and B),P5 1 efforts on Iran's nuclear program (reftel C),and desired follow-up on IAEA's report on Syrian clandestine nuclear activities (reftel D) were directly conveyed by PolOff to He [...]	2009-11-24 13:12:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG KNNP PARM PREL IAEA IR TRGY SY
09COPENHAGEN61	DANISH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON DISCOURAGING NEW DEALS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Charge was convoked on February 2 by MFA Political Director Carsten Damsgaard to follow up on our demarche regarding the present or planned pursuits of a Danish company, Haldor Topsoe, to sell catalytic converters to Ira [...]	2009-02-02 15:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL DA IR
09COTONOU185	BENIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5, 2009 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ehouzou, acknowledging USG demarches, said that President Yayi will not visit Iran as planned and approved by the Council of Ministers; urged an end to the embargo against Cuba; welcomed dialogue on the Middle East; ga [...]	2009-05-11 11:01:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CU IR XF BN
09DAKAR289	SENEGAL: MORE INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: (SBU) Minister Councilor at the Presidency and Financial Advisor to President Wade, Habib Mbaye (protect),recently shared new insights into the policy world of President Wade. Mbaye is in a new role where he is supposed to coordinate the inter-agency, inter-ministerial efforts t [...]	2009-03-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR KDEM PINR GV MR IR SG
09DAMASCUS106	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...]	2009-02-03 16:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR SY
09DAMASCUS125	ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...]	2009-02-11 19:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS126	REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...]	2009-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS147	ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]	2009-02-24 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS158	KERRY - ASAD: DIVIDING IRAQ AND UNIFYING IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry told President Asad that he believed progress was being made in Iraq and the U.S. wanted to withdraw its troops as soon as possible. The recent provincial elections in Iraq had been the first real, positive [...]	2009-02-27 13:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS179	PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-10 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS195	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM MUALLIM ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS199	CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-15 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS226	ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]	2009-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS27	FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...]	2009-01-07 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS273	UK SEES MUALLIM TRIP TO IRAN AS ANOTHER POSITIVE [...] (S/NF) British DCM Irfan Saddiq (strictly protect) told us April 8 that British Foreign Minister of State (and MP) Bill Rammell raised Iraq and continuing concerns about foreign fighters with Syrian FM Muallim during their April 2 meeting. Muallim, who had just returned from Baghdad and Doh [...]	2009-04-09 15:15:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS3	ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]	2009-01-04 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS300	LUXEMBOURG/SYRIAN FM'S TUSSLE OVER IRAN [...] (U) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn visited Damascus April 22 and met with President Asad, VP Shara, and FM Muallim. According to press reports, the discussions between the two countries primarily focused on the finalization of the European Union/Syrian Association Agreement and on [...]	2009-04-23 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LU IR
09DAMASCUS301	LUXEMBOURG/SYRIAN FM'S TUSSLE OVER IRAN [...] (U) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn visited Damascus April 22 and met with President Asad, VP Shara, and FM Muallim. According to press reports, the discussions between the two countries primarily focused on the finalization of the European Union/Syrian Association Agreement and on [...]	2009-04-23 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LU IR
09DAMASCUS307	CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LICENSE FOR SYRIAN-IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian-Iranian Commercial Bank (SICB) recently moved one step closer to opening its doors in Damascus. According to media reports corroborated by Post sources, the Central Bank of Syria issued a license authorizing three Iranian and two Syrian entities to establish the bank. The pr [...]	2009-04-29 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY
09DAMASCUS33	SYRIAN MP DISCUSSES "SHARED" U.S.-SYRIAN GOALS FOR [...] (C) A veteran 14-year Syrian MP with diverse business holdings told us the primary obstacle to trade with Iraq is no longer insufficient security, but habitually delinquent Iraqi payments. The MP related a recent discussion with Syrian Ambassador to Baghdad Nawaf al-Fares, in which al-Fares c [...]	2009-01-08 15:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PGOV PTER CVIS IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS363	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SY
09DAMASCUS364	SARG USES TURKISH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) The SARG is championing Turkish President Abdullah Gul's three-day visit to Damascus as one of three recent examples of Syria's increasing regional economic integration. Syrian official media touted several bilateral agreements resulting from the visit, including Turkish cooperation in Sy [...]	2009-05-25 03:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD PGOV IZ IR TU SY
09DAMASCUS431	SARG CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS AHMEDINEJAD VICTORY IN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian government (SARG) appeared pleased by the initial tally of Iranian votes overwhelmingly in favor of incumbent President Ahmedinejad. President Asad sent a letter of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart and the official Syrian press lauded the high voter turnout as a wi [...]	2009-06-22 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS838	BUS EXPLOSION IN HEART OF SHI,A DISTRICT OF [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 1020 local, media and other Embassy contacts reported an explosion on or near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in the Sayida al-Zainab district of Damascus. Sources at the scene indicated there were roughly a dozen casualties. Press accounts suggested several [...]	2009-12-03 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL IR SY
09DAMASCUS868	SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...]	2009-12-18 10:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS880	SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...]	2009-12-22 03:40:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS884	SYRIAN MFA HOPES REVOKING BANK AMAN LICENSE NOT [...] (C) Charge and Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on December 23 to Husam Aala, Chief of Staff for Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad. Aala recalled Miqdad had discussed the subject of Bank Aman during his late-September meetings with State, Commerce, and Treasury officials and underst [...]	2009-12-23 10:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER CASC IR SY
09DAMASCUS94	CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]	2009-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DARESSALAAM60	TANZANIA AND IRAN SIGN DEFENSE MOU [...] (C) Summary. Tanzania and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on military cooperation and technology transfer during Tanzanian Minister of Defense Hussein Mwinyi's visit to Tehran in late January. The announcement of the MOU in the Iranian press came as a surprise to many in Tanzania, [...]	2009-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV UNSC TZ IR
09DARESSALAAM814	IRAN/IAEA: TANZANIA AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 15:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR TZ
09DHAHRAN40	SAUDI HEZBOLLAH LEADER WARNS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C/NF) Key Points: --------------------- -- XXXXXXXXXXXX (strictly protect),a popular Shi'a cleric and alleged leader of Saudi Hezbollah, met with PolOff after years of refusing to meet with USG officials (ref A). -- XXXXXXXXXXXX declared that the USG could persuade the SAG to adopt se [...]	2009-03-22 08:19:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SA LE IR PGOV PTER PHUM KIRF KISL KDEM
09DHAHRAN8	SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...]	2009-03-02 16:22:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE
09DHAKA1071	BACK TO THE FUTURE? BANGLADESH SWITCHES UN VOTE [...] (C) In a return to the position of the previous democratically elected government, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) chose to abstain on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea. By doing so, the Government reversed the stance taken by t [...]	2009-11-25 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PINR BM KN BG IR
09DHAKA302	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA303	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DILI250	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN CHORUS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Iran to the MFA's Acting Director for External Relations, Elisa Da Silva, on September 14. 2. Ms. Da Silva expressed her appreciation for the information on the U.S. position and indicated she would convey it to Foreign Minister Da Costa, currently o [...]	2009-09-16 05:02:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IR TT
09DJIBOUTI101	PRESIDENT GUELLEH PRAISES PARTNERSHIP WITH USG, AFRICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 5 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, President Guelleh accepted thanks for Djibouti's hosting of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA),reiterated the GODJ's interest in maintaining a strong partnership with the USG, and praised AFRICOM' [...]	2009-02-08 14:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS SO ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1143	DJIBOUTI: FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS DIALOGUE WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI147	IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]	2009-02-26 15:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI443	DJIBOUTI CHOD ON MILITARY CONTACTS WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 15:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS DJ IR
09DOHA128	QATAR BELIEVES USG IRAN POLICY HURTING DOHA'S GAS [...] (C) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met February 16 with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. Also attending the meeting for Qatar were Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Sada, Minister Al-Attiyah's Office Director Abdulaziz Al-Malki, and QP Director of Oi [...]	2009-02-19 04:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU EK BL VE
09DOHA202	QATAR PUBLICLY WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (U) On March 21, an unidentified source at the MFA made an official statement welcoming President Obama's recent videotaped message to the people of Iran. The statement was issued through the Qatar News Agency, a copy of which MFA provided to the Embassy. 2. (U) The following is an unoff [...]	2009-03-22 10:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR QA
09DOHA260	MFA MINSTATE PROMIQ THAT GOQ WILL STUDY E3 [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State Al-Mahmoud, requesting Qatar,s public support for the new proposal to Iran advanced by Javier Solana on behalf of the E3 plus 3. Ambassador stressed that the U.S. continues to believe that the E3 plus 3 process provides a [...]	2009-04-20 08:36:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MUNC IR QA
09DOHA27	DOHA TO BE HEADQUARTERS FOR GAS EXPORTERS' [...] (C) Qatar Petroleum Director of Oil and Gas Ventures Sa'ad Sherida Al-Ka'abi told DCM Ratney and Econoff Fabrycky January 12 that one of the main reasons for recent Russia-Iran-Qatar "troika" discussions was to help facilitate the more formal organization of a broader gas forum. (Note: On Dec [...]	2009-01-13 11:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
09DOHA290	QATAR'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS ON CONTACTS WITH [...] (S) On April 27, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with QAG Dr. Ali Al-Marri regarding the Ambassador's upcoming meeting in Washington, DC with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Ambassador also inquired as to the results of Dr. Al-Marri's efforts to obtain information on the status of missing Am [...]	2009-04-30 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM QA IR
09DOHA403	EMBASSY DOHA RESPONSE TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 13:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP IR QA
09DOHA416	AL JAZEERA CHIEF APPLIES FOR VISA, DISCUSSES IRAN [...] (SBU) Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar said Al Jazeera's relationship with the Government of Iran (GOI) is "antagonistic to say the least." 2. (C) He said doing business in Iran is difficult for all journalists. Al Jazeera had originally posted four international correspondents an [...]	2009-06-24 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IR QA
09DOHA417	MFA MINSTATE TO A/AS FELTMAN: IRAN WILL NOT [...] (C) On June 16, accompanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant, and Poloff, AA/S Jeffrey Feltman met with Qatari MFA Minstate for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. Also present in the meeting on the Qatari side were the Foreign Minister's Assistant for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammad Al-R [...]	2009-06-25 07:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SU QA
09DOHA428	QATARI ENERGY MINISTER SETS STAGE FOR GAS [...] (C) Al-Attiyah told Ambassador, as he has previously, that the GECF is not intended or structured "as the press talks," and the organization will never concern itself with contracts or supply matters. He projected that natural gas will not see a real spot market develop for years, and noted t [...]	2009-07-01 12:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TRGY QA RU IR
09DOHA429	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...]	2009-07-01 12:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA432	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA435	GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES SEEK TO REVERSE SAGGING [...] (C) The GECF statement released at the end of their meeting this week in Doha noted (hopefully) that increased cooperation between producers should ensure a stable market for "the mutual benefit" of producers and consumers. The market backdrop to this statement, however, suggests a reality qu [...]	2009-07-02 10:53:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RU IR QA
09DOHA442	QATAR: BALANCING GEOGRAPHIC INTERESTS WITH IRAN, [...] (U) On June 14, just two days after the Iranian election, Qatar's Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani became one of the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, despite the uncertainty and accusations of massive fraud. He later followe [...]	2009-07-09 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA
09DOHA454	CROWN PRINCE ON QATAR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN [...] (C) In a July 14 meeting, Ambassador asked Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his views on Iran following the recent Iranian presidential elections. Noting that Qatar's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces had visited post-election Iran and Iran's Parliament Speaker had traveled to Doha, [...]	2009-07-15 12:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA IR
09DOHA464	THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...]	2009-07-22 12:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP
09DOHA468	QATAR RESHUFFLES AMBASSADORS [...] (U) On July 22, 2009, a local Arabic-language newspaper, Al Arab, published a wide-ranging list of new ambassadorial appointments by the Government of Qatar. 2. (U) Of note, the Amir appointed Mishaal Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Thani, a member of the ruling family, as Qatar's Permanent Repre [...]	2009-07-26 09:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL INRB PINR QA IR EG DJ JA PK PL GM NL
09DOHA472	AMERICAN OIL & GAS ATTORNEY DOWNPLAYS "GAS OPEC" [...] (SBU) During a July 23, 2009 meeting with Ambassador, William Cattan, a former attorney with Qatar's RasGas, commented on the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). His remarks follow. 2. (C) Cattan told the Ambassador that the GECF was an organization defined and controlled by its three le [...]	2009-07-27 12:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09DOHA473	QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 16:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA493	IRAN'S AMBASSADOR IN QATAR -- CROWN PRINCE TO [...] (SBU) In a press conference held July 27 in Doha, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Sohrabi announced that Qatari Crown Prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani would visit Tehran at the end of Ramadan. 2. (SBU) He added that several political and Islamic issues would be addressed during that vis [...]	2009-08-04 12:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IR QA
09DOHA495	QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] (C) According to diplomatic sources in Doha, Qatar has recently moved ahead with investment and infrastructure plans in Poland with the goal of augmenting its list of current LNG clients. The first stage of this engagement was the purchase of two Polish shipyards that are able to produce the n [...]	2009-08-04 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA502	ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...]	2009-08-10 11:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE
09DOHA538	OFFICIAL VISITS BETWEEN QATAR AND IRAN ESCALATE, [...] (U) Post has knowledge of only one high-level meeting between Qatari and Iranian officials during 2008. This was an August 2008 visit by Qatar's Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The leaders made public statements indicating [...]	2009-08-30 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA IR
09DOHA54	AMIRI DIWAN OFFICIAL DEFENDS QATAR'S ACTIONS ON [...] (C) P/E Chief Rice expressed disappointment January 21 to Hassan Al-Ansari, a public relations adviser to the Amir, over the January 17 meeting in Doha, especially the inclusion of Iran and terrorist organizations. P/E Chief added that against this backdrop, the GOQ decision to close the Israe [...]	2009-01-22 13:43:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR QA
09DOHA554	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and talking points by diplomatic note on September 2. Post has requested a meeting with the MFA official in charge of international organizations and UN affairs to follow up, but no meeting had been scheduled by the reply deadline set by Department. 2. [...]	2009-09-07 08:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR QA
09DOHA561	QATAR TO SEEK ANOTHER TERM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organization and UN Affairs Abdulaziz Al-Sowaidi told P/E Chief Rice and Poloff Caudill on September 8 that Qatar will seek another term on the UN Human Rights Council. He asked that the U.S. support Qatar's efforts to retain its seat. 2. (C) Asked wheth [...]	2009-09-09 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR QA
09DOHA603	QATAR NATIONAL BANK DENIES FINANCING IRANIAN OIL [...] (SBU) On October 4, Qatar National Bank (QNB) issued an official statement denying an October 3 Reuters report that QNB would invest 400 million euros (USD 581 million) in the development of Iran's Esfandiar offshore oil field. In the statement, which was aired on Al Jazeera Arabic television [...]	2009-10-05 14:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EINV SA KU IR QA
09DOHA605	PRIME MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS ON IRAN: WE'RE [...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador, accompanied by UK Ambassador John Hawkins and French CDA Alain Peucler, met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver the demarche requests each had received concerning the recent discover [...]	2009-10-06 14:00:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA
09DOHA620	SKEPTICISM GREETS IRANIAN STATEMENT ON GAS PRICING [...] (C) Media reported 21 September that Iran,s representative to the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),Mohammed Ali Khatibi, announced Iranian government plans to seek consensus among GECF members over a pricing formula for gas supplies to world markets. However, the expatriate country manag [...]	2009-10-15 12:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
09DOHA628	QATAR CONDEMNS OCTOBER 18 EXPLOSION IN IRAN [...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs distributed October 19 to all diplomatic missions in Doha a diplomatic note expressing "the State of Qatar's...condemnation of the explosion that took place (October 18) in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan." 2. (SBU) The statement notes th [...]	2009-10-19 13:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER QA IR
09DOHA629	QATAR FORMALLY REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 13:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL QA IR
09DOHA660	AMIR OF QATAR VISITS AHMADINEJAD IN TEHRAN [...] (U) A delegation headed by the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who was accompanied by Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, visited Tehran November 5 for a day-long visit. According to press reports from both Qatar and Iran, the Amir and Iranian President Mahmo [...]	2009-11-05 13:48:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL QA IR
09DOHA675	QATAR: MOD COS AL ATTIYAH ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qatari MOD Chief of Staff Maj Gen Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah met with the Ambassador and U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) Commander Lt Gen Mike Hostage on November 8. He accepted Gen Hostage's invitation to fly a C-17 sortie over Afghanistan, indicating he understood that onerou [...]	2009-11-18 11:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS QA IR YM
09DOHA729	QATAR SEES SLOW PROGRESS ON ITS GCC COMMON [...] (S) MFA Director for GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber told P/E Chief Rice December 20 that Qatar's proposal encouraging GCC member states to work as a group and establish common positions on military and security postures and policies is still under review by GCC members. Qatar's Prime Minister, [...]	2009-12-21 11:51:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PNUC ECON EFIN QA IR
09DOHA97	QATARI MFA MINSTATE: RELATIONS WITH IRAN PROTECT [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud categorically rejected the notion that Qatar stands outside the Arab "moderate camp." He asserted that only Qatar "can trust itself to protect (its) interests." It's in Qatar's interest, for example, to maintain [...]	2009-02-09 05:53:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA IR
09DUBAI447	UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]	2009-10-18 08:13:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DUBLIN511	IRELAND ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IAEA'S SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IAEA KNNP SYR IR EI
09DUSHANBE997	IRAN'S ROLE IN TAJIKISTAN: LIMITED BUT INCREASING? [...] (SBU) Summary: After a slow start, Iran has become a major economic player in Tajikistan. The vast bulk of Iranian investment in Tajikistan is direct state loans and grants for major infrastructure projects, including the Sangtuda-2 hydropower station, the Istiqlol tunnel, and several highway [...]	2009-08-25 11:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG ELTN PREL TI IR
09EFTOHELSINKI235	IRANIANS DELIGHTED TO BE INVITED, BUT DON'T ATTEND [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki invited Iranian Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission to the Independence Day reception, which was held on Wednesday, June 17. (July is the traditional holiday month in the Nordic region.) The invitees regretted the invitations, and did not attend. 2. (SBU) During [...]	2009-06-22 09:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP PREL IR FI
09FRANKFURT1722	FRANKFURT'S IRANIAN VISA APPLICANT VALIDATION STUDY [...] SUMMARY: Consulate General Frankfurt conducted a validation study of Frankfurt's 2007 Iranian B-1/B-2 travelers. Of the 288 applicants who traveled to the United States, 19 (6.6%) claimed asylum, adjusted status or overstayed. For the vast majority who returned from the United States without [...]	2009-07-01 08:52:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD IR GM
09FREETOWN229	CORRUPT OFFICIAL WITH TIES TO IRAN BACK IN BUSINESS [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Umaru Wurie, ousted Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, resurfaced on June 18 as the newly-appointed Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Political Affairs. Wurie's insubordination and alleged corruption (reftels A, B) led to his remov [...]	2009-06-18 14:31:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PGOV ENRG EMIN MNUC PREL PINR IR SL
09FREETOWN51	IRAN, RUSSIA, LIBYA VIE FOR URANIUM IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (S/NF) A single source reported that Russia, Iran, Libya, and others are competing for the mining rights to recently discovered uranium deposits in Kono, Sierra Leone, and that key local players have sent out feelers for the best international offer. The source fears that the Russian governmen [...]	2009-02-12 17:05:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET//NOFORN	EMIN PINR PREL IR RS LY SL
09FREETOWN96	IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF URANIUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 17:12:00	Embassy Freetown	SECRET	PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC AF IR AL
09GABORONE486	BOTSWANA AND IRAN: FOOTBALL AND DIPLOMACY [...] (C) On June 9, the Botswana Football Association (BFA),the governing body for soccer in Botswana, announced plans for a match between the Iranian national soccer team and Botswana's national team the Zebras to be held July 5 in Gaborone. Botswana, like the rest of the Southern Africa, is try [...]	2009-06-19 06:00:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BC
09GUATEMALA931	Guatemala Shares U.S. Concerns About Covert Uranium [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 15:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM KNNP IR GT
09GUATEMALA985	Iran's Nuclear Program: Guatemalan Response [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 22:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR GT
09GUAYAQUIL243	CORREA'S STATE RUN BANANA COMPANY - A GOOD IDEA OR JUST [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 14:36:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT AGR EC CH IR LY
09HANOI1298	Embassy Hanoi Delivers Iran Demarche [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PARM IR VM
09HANOI819	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN CHORUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 07:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR VM

09HANOI863	Vietnam's Reaction to P5+1 Discussions in Geneva [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR VM

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