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05THEHAGUE2594	DUTCH 2006 BUDGET: REFORM, GROWTH, AND UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With early indications of a long- awaited economic recovery as a backdrop, the Netherlands' center-right governing coalition presented a draft 2006 budget that seeks to ensure continued economic growth through additional structural reforms of the country's welfare system and [...]	2005-09-26 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EINV ELAB PGOV NL

05THEHAGUE2599	THE DUTCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands is the second largest in Europe as a percentage of total population (5.8 percent). It is also one of the least-well integrated and most alienated, and according to polls looks less favorably on the United States than Muslim communities elsewher [...]	2005-09-27 08:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE2640	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH ANTICIPATE TURKEY, CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch anticipate Turkey and Croatia to dominate discussion at the October 3 GAERC, and are cautiously optimistic that a positive decision on Turkish accession talks will emerge from the meetings. The Dutch are standing firm on "full cooperation" with the ICTY as a prerequisi [...]	2005-09-30 11:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2694	NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHE ON CESSATION OF VIOLENCE IN [...] (SBU) On October 4, Charge raised reftel points on the need to counter the recent increase in violence in Sudan with Hugo Siblesz, Director General of Political Affairs at the MFA. Siblesz agreed that the situation was worrisome, and that it was important for parties to weigh in with both the [...]	2005-10-06 10:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU EAID NL
05THEHAGUE2756	SCENESETTER FOR DASD THERSA WHELAN'S VISIT TO THE [...] Your visit to The Hague comes at a time when the GONL is broadening its already substantial aid to Africa and is boosting its efforts in security assistance and reform. The Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Development are pursuing joint SSR and DDR initiatives in Africa and have cre [...]	2005-10-12 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KHIV NL XA
05THEHAGUE2855	NETHERLANDS: DASD THOMAS VISIT TO THE HAGUE FOR [...] (C) Summary. DASD for Resources and Plans James P. Thomas visited The Hague for consultations with Dutch MOD and MFA officials October 10 on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Thomas provided an overview of the ongoing QDR and sought Dutch views and comments. He emphasized the importance of adop [...]	2005-10-21 06:48:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	MARR PREL NL
05THEHAGUE2897	PUSHING THE DUTCH TO HELP ON WTO/AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) On October 24, Charge called Helen van Dongen, Deputy Director of WTO Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA),to urge continued Dutch activism within the EU for an improved market access offer ahead of the October 27 Five Interested Parties (FIPs) meeting in Geneva. Van Dongen sai [...]	2005-10-25 15:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NL WTRO EUN KPAO
05THEHAGUE2928	NETHERLANDS: DESPITE COURT DECISION, DUTCH VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) is concerned that Dutch immigration authorities may deny Rev. Sun Myung Moon a visa to visit the Netherlands on Nov. 2. Although the Dutch invoked an exception clause to the Schengen Treaty framework to grant Rev. and Mrs. Moon visas in the pa [...]	2005-10-27 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS NL GM
05THEHAGUE2942	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: FIRST STATE VISIT SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Described as the first Russian state visit to the Netherlands since Czar Nicholas II, the Dutch plan to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 1-2 with full "pomp and circumstance." The MFA expects a positive visit with "good atmospherics" but little progress on su [...]	2005-10-28 12:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NL RS
05THEHAGUE2947	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POTENTIAL DELAY ON ISAF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Dutch government may delay its planned November 4 presentation to Cabinet on Dutch plans to participate in ISAF Stage III due to security concerns. A delay at this stage would mean a later debate in parliament, but would not necessarily push back the actual deployment. [...]	2005-10-28 16:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL AF MAAR
05THEHAGUE3008	NETHERLANDS/EXTREMISM: MOHAMMAD B'S NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3055	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...]	2005-11-09 19:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS
05THEHAGUE3069	ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF THEO VAN GOGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the murder of Theo van Gogh passed with lightly attended memorial events, but the most durable memorial is a heated and constant discussion in the government, the press and on the streets about integration, Islam, immigrants, and terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2005-11-10 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3121	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the November 21-22 GAERC, the Dutch will advocate for a "non-binding regime for civ-mil coordination" that favors development of national capacities and express concern on Iran. While the Dutch are proud of EU involvement in the Iraqi elections, they do not advocate for a [...]	2005-11-18 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ETRD SR SY UP YI NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3144	DUTCH DEMARCHE ON SECRET PRISONS, CIA PLANES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made a formal request for information regarding recent news reports of secret USG prisons and CIA-contracted planes landing at Dutch airports. Both issues have figured prominently in the Dutch press in recent weeks and promise to be topic [...]	2005-11-23 06:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER NL CIA
05THEHAGUE3164	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: STAGE III PLANS STILL ALIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch government has not yet made a decision on participation in ISAF Stage III in Uruzghan province. Prime Minister Balkenende, Foreign Minister Bot and Defense Minister Kamp decided November 23 to postpone a decision on Dutch participation until Balkenende returns the follo [...]	2005-11-23 17:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV PINR MOPS AF NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3214	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SUPPORT PLANNED [...] (C) The Dutch believe enhanced U.S. - Russia dialogue regarding regional policy issues "could only be good for the region." Henk Voskamp (Deputy Director, Southeast and Eastern Europe Division, MFA) shared this information with poloff in response to reftel points on November 30. The Dutch sh [...]	2005-12-01 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS NL
05THEHAGUE3240	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: PM FAILS TO ALLAY CABINET [...] (C) Summary: PM Balkenende was unable win full Cabinet support December 2 for Dutch plans to participate in ISAF Stage III, a setback that surprised many who thought the Dutch leadership had answered most political concerns after meetings this week with Assistant Secretaries Fried and Flory an [...]	2005-12-02 18:40:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NL AF NATO
05THEHAGUE3291	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch are supporting the December 15 Iraqi elections by providing voting facilities in the Netherlands and will send six election monitors to Iraq. The Dutch MFA is actively engaged in the training of Iraqi jurists and diplomats, and will shortly revise its travel advisory [...]	2005-12-09 14:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO MARR MOPS IZ NL PROV
05THEHAGUE3294	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch share the majority of reftel U.S. concerns with regard to the upcoming GAERC meeting. MFA interlocutors expect the unresolved EU budget to cast a shadow on the December 12 GAERC but claim the Balkans, Africa, and the "European Neighborhood Policy" will dominate discussi [...]	2005-12-09 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3304	NETHERLANDS/ISAF: MOVING FORWARD AT A SNAIL'S PACE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch Cabinet has delayed taking a decision on a proposed ISAF III Dutch deployment until December 19. Senior government officials will seek to use this time to convince remaining Cabinet members (primarily junior coalition partner D-66 ministers) and to build support for th [...]	2005-12-12 14:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NL AF NATO
05THEHAGUE3381	READOUT OF DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza's recent visit to The Hague featured lively discussion on integration and counter-radicalization issues currently the focus of intense debate in the Netherlands. Counterparts from Dutch Ministries and Dutch Parliament described the antecedent [...]	2005-12-22 07:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL NL
05THEHAGUE363	NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: DUTCH WILL PLAY IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are encouraging EU partners to remain flexible on the issue of UN reform in the run-up to the 2005 UNGA, according to Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Director) and his deputy, Pieter Ramaer. The Dutch have come around to the view that a Democracy Caucus in UN fora could [...]	2005-02-08 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR AORC NL UNSC UNGA KINR
05THEHAGUE393	NL/EU CONSTITUTION: DUTCH REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN OFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch government is committed to holding a referendum on the EU Constitutional Treaty -- most likely in late May or early June -- and also to obtaining a positive outcome. Some members of parliament have criticized the government for setting aside funds for a "yes" campaig [...]	2005-02-10 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NL PREL EUN
05THEHAGUE406	YOUR MEETING WITH DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bot requested this meeting to discuss a wide range of U.S.-EU issues prior to the President's visit to Europe. A former Dutch permrep to the EU with a pro-European reputation, Bot's appreciation of the transatlantic relationship appears to have deepened and strengthened du [...]	2005-02-11 11:23:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NL EUN NATO
05THEHAGUE427	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparing a positive agenda for the President's visit, the EU is actively seeking forward-looking ways to engage with the U.S. on a range of issues while the Luxembourg Presidency struggles to control an agenda where 25 Heads of State/Foreign Ministers want a chance to speak. T [...]	2005-02-14 16:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK NL
05THEHAGUE451	YOUR MEETING WITH DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER BOT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bot requested this meeting to discuss a wide range of U.S.-EU issues prior to the President's visit to Europe, which he is prepared to help ensure is a success. Although a longtime former Dutch PermRep to the EU with a pro-European reputation, Bot demonstrated his support f [...]	2005-02-16 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL NL EUN NATO
05THEHAGUE789	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S APRIL [...] (C) My staff and I are eager to welcome you to the Netherlands for your first visit here as Deputy Secretary. Your trip reinforces the message of transatlantic cooperation delivered by the President and Secretary Rice, and will help focus the Dutch, in particular, on taking practical steps on the i [...]	2005-03-24 12:03:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NL EUN NATO
05THEHAGUE829	RECONFIGURED DUTCH CABINET EXPECTED TO SURVIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Balkenende coalition government remains intact despite a cabinet crisis prompted by the March 23 resignation of Deputy PM De Graaf. Although De Graaf's party (D66) moved quickly to replace him and to conclude an accord with the two other coalition parties to avoid a govern [...]	2005-03-30 15:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR NL
05THEHAGUE883	DUTCH CABINET SURVIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: As anticipated (reftel,) the rank and file of the Democrats-66 (D66) party, the junior member of Prime Minister Balkenende's coalition government, voted overwhelmingly at an April 2 extraordinary party congress to remain in the coalition despite the resignation of D66 Deputy PM [...]	2005-04-05 06:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR NL
05THEHAGUE932	UPDATED PRE-ADVANCE TEAM SCHEDULE FOR THE [...] Embassy The Hague warmly welcomes White House Site Survey Team led by Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance Todd Beyer. 2. Per your request, we have created a notional itinerary for the White House Site Survey on April 13- 14. All times are notional. We welcome [...]	2005-04-08 06:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PREL NL OVIP BUSH GEORGE
05TOKYO1292	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 2 meeting with visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, VFM Yachi said Japan supported the inclusion of Australia, New Zealand and India in the East Asia Summit and explained limitations to support from individual East Asian countries for greater U.S. involvement [...]	2005-03-04 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH KN JA ASEAN
05TOKYO1351	U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Nishida and Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Director General Tsuruoka made an impassioned case for Japanese permanent UNSC membership during a March 2 dinner with visiting S/P Director Krasner. They outlined Japan's strategy as hinging on a three-stage [...]	2005-03-08 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA UNSC
05TORONTO2614	16 Dead in Toronto "Mystery" Flu Illness [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, the reported death count in a "mystery" flu-like virus outbreak in a Toronto-area nursing home climbed to 16, making it the city's worst respiratory outbreak since SARS killed 44 Canadians in the spring of 2003. Public health officials emphasize that they have ru [...]	2005-10-06 17:40:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA KPAO
05TORONTO2705	Canadian Financial Services Sector: Capital [...] (U) This cable contains a request for SEC guidance, see paragraph 14. 2. (U) This message is one in a series reviewing the Canadian financial services sector from a cross-border, North American integration issue perspective. In September 2005 the Toronto Financial Services Alliance spon [...]	2005-10-17 12:26:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PREL CA US
05TRIPOLI209	LIBYANS PLEASED WITH SAUDI DECISION [...] (C) August 10 COM spoke at some length with Ambassador to the UK Mohammad al-Zway and his colleagues about the Saudi decision to pardon and expel three Libyans accused of an assassination plot again then-Crown Prince Abdullah (reftel). Zway had just returned from Sirte; he flew there August 8 [...]	2005-08-15 07:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LY SA
05TUNIS1203	Tunis Weekly Public Diplomacy Outreach Report, June [...] On June 2, 40 high schoolers and two of their English teachers from Kelibia, a small fishing port one and a half hours from Tunis, visited the American Center as part of an educational field trip during which they spent half a day at the Embassy, touring the IRC, surfing the net and admiring t [...]	2005-06-06 13:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC TS
05TUNIS1204	GENERAL JONES MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with MFA Deputy Foreign Minister for American and Asian Affairs Chtioui June 3, General Jones urged continued Tunisian cooperation with EUCOM and NATO as both entities expanded their scope to include Africa. Chtioui said Tunisia was ready to work together in a numb [...]	2005-06-06 15:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TS EU
05TUNIS1235	TUNISIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS: 05/25 - 06/08 [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes significant human rights developments during the previous two week period. Topics covered are: -- Case of Mohamed Abbou -- Arab Institute of Human Rights Funding Problems -- Formation of "Committee for the Defense of Victims of Terrorism Law" -- Amnesty Int [...]	2005-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1257	EVE OF TIFA COUNCIL: WHERE DOES TUNISIA STAND ON [...] (C) Summary. Tunisia has taken the fundamental decision to liberalize its economy after decades of state-control, but progress has been deliberate and mostly limited to sectors that do not threaten the GOT's prerogative or ultimate "sovereignty". The GOT justifies its approach in terms of mi [...]	2005-06-06 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA
05TUNIS1282	ABBOU APPEAL TRIAL: SENTENCE UPHELD, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, the Court of Appeal in Tunis upheld the three and a half year sentence of lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref a). The trial was disorderly, and at times chaotic, with over 120 lawyers attempting to defend Abbou. Embassy human rights officer attended the trial along [...]	2005-06-13 14:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1314	MEPI: IRI PRESENTS AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR TUNISIA; GOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: International Republican Institute (IRI) MENA Director Tom Garrett outlined proposals for increasing IRI engagement with Tunisia to MFA DG Atallah on June 14. IRI would like to hold a regional conference on public opinion polling in Tunis in September, plans to incre [...]	2005-06-16 14:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	TS KDEM PREL PHUM MEPI
05TUNIS1324	STATUS OF REQUEST FOR SOFA IN TUNISIA [...] (C) We have no Status of Forces Agreement currently with the GOT. In connection with training exercise Flintlock, we have signed an MOA (administrative agreement) that is valid for the duration of the exercise (June 3-17, 2005). We have a waiver from EUCOM for the Tunisia portion of Fl [...]	2005-06-17 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TS
05TUNIS1455	ELECTION FOR NEW CHAMBER OF ADVISORS: NO SURPRISES [...] (U) Summary: RCD loyalists won all contested seats in predictable elections on July 3 for the Chamber of Advisors, a second Parliamentary chamber created by a 2002 constitutional amendment. While GOT spokesmen congratulated the country on a substantive step towards democracy, most Tunisians w [...]	2005-07-01 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI TS
05TUNIS1456	AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO TUNISIA'S SECOND CITY - [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador and Econoff traveled June 27 to Sfax, Tunisia's second largest city and the economic hub, to deliver messages on USG economic and political reform policies, on our latest development under our trade and investment dialogue, and to survey USG assistance to Sfax's high-t [...]	2005-07-05 14:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV EAID TS
05TUNIS1495	USTR NOVELLI ADVANCES US-TUNISIA TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant Trade Representative Catherine Novelli, in Tunis June 14-15 for the second TIFA Council meeting, firmly emphasized to Minister of Development and International Cooperation Jouini that the U.S. wants to expand our free trade community and is working at a modest pace, b [...]	2005-07-08 06:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS EFTA
05TUNIS2420	FM ABDALLAH CRITIQUES EMBASSY VISITS TO HUNGER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the Foreign Minister on October 31 to discuss recent visits by the Embassy to the group of eight civil society leaders currently on a hunger strike to protest the lack of freedom of expression and association in Tunisia, and to demand the release of political p [...]	2005-10-31 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
05TUNIS2564	THE DICHOTOMY OF ISLAM IN TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tunisian religious views cut across a wide spectrum of beliefs and adherence. From atheists to Christians to Muslims to Jews, Tunisians are diverse in their religious views. While Islamic extremists may have enjoyed strong popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, since then [...]	2005-11-29 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TS
05TUNIS768	TUNISIAN LABOR UPDATE: UGTT SHOWS A MORE [...] (C) Summary. Labor negotiations between labor, private employers, and government take place every three years in Tunisia. The three parties negotiate 51 separate collective bargaining contracts covering Tunisia's entire active work force. Since 1990, Tunisia has had this unique system of un [...]	2005-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM TS
05TUNIS879	BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...]	2005-04-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TS
05TUNIS896	GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC [...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]	2005-04-29 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05USNATO3	NATO MOVES FORWARD WITH LANDMARK BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-05 16:59:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO KNNP PARM MNUC
05VANCOUVER1502	CENTRIST SULLIVAN WINS MAYORAL RACE IN VANCOUVER [...] (U) Begin Summary: Sam Sullivan of the Non Partisan Association defeated Jim Green of Vision Vancouver by a margin of less than four thousand votes in the city's mayoral elections on Nov. 19. The race, part of British-Columbia-wide municipal elections, saw the return of the centrist NPA to dom [...]	2005-11-29 00:40:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
05VANCOUVER1503	BRITISH COLUMBIA IS GLOBAL LEADER IN FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY [...] Summary. British Columbia (BC) has the world's largest concentration of fuel cell and hydrogen technology research and expertise. CG and DPO recently visited Ballard Power Systems, a private company, as well as the National Research Council Canada Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, and Fuel [...]	2005-11-29 21:02:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG CA EIND
05VATICAN2323	POPE BENEDICT XVI PONTIFICATE PREVIEW PART THREE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 09:35:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR VT
05VATICAN382	UKRAINE: VATICAN OPTIMISTIC, DEFENDS CARDINAL'S [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Ukraine Monsignor Julio Murat defended Ukrainian (Greek Catholic) Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, insisting that he had "no choice" but to speak out against abuses during his country's recent election controversy. According to Murat, Husar's public statements were [...]	2005-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI UP VT
05VATICAN463	TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART I: THE ELECTION OF A NEW POPE [...] (U) On Monday, April 18 following nine days of official mourning after the burial of Pope John Paul II, 115 cardinals will gather in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope. This cable -- the first in a series looking toward the conclave -- outlines the election procedures and provide [...]	2005-04-13 14:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN465	TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART II: CHALLENGES FACING THE CHURCH [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal Electors come together in the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a new Pope, they will vote to elect the individual they believe is best suited to lead the Catholic Church at this moment in history. Who that person is will depend in part on what the Cardinal electors be [...]	2005-04-15 14:07:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN466	TOWARD THE CONCLAVE PART III: THE CANDIDATES [...] (U) When the 115 Cardinal electors enter the Sistine Chapel April 18 to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II, there will be no clear favorite. Despite intensive media speculation and a series of media bubbles for various candidates, heading into the conclave no candidate appears to have an i [...]	2005-04-18 16:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR VT
05VATICAN477	POPE REACHES OUT TO CHINA [...] (C) In his first formal foreign policy discourse, Pope Benedict XVI called for closer relations with China at a May 12 audience for ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. Without citing China directly, the new pope made a public push for a cause that the Vatican has been promoting for some [...]	2005-05-18 16:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT CH TW
05VATICAN482	CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...]	2005-06-08 14:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT
05VATICAN507	UK IRKS HOLY SEE WITH EMBASSY CHANGES [...] (C) The UK has rubbed the Holy See the wrong way with two recent moves that many at the Vatican have taken as slights - or worse. First the British irked the Vatican by moving its embassy to the Holy See into the compound housing its mission to Italy - a diplomatic faux pas at the Vatican. [...]	2005-08-09 16:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK VT
05VATICAN516	DEL PONTE MAKES ""UGLY IMPRESSION"" AT THE VATICAN [...] (S/NF) Holy See Balkans Director Maury described to us August 22 the ""undiplomatic behavior"" of ICTY Chief Prosecutor del Ponte on her recent visit to the Vatican foreign ministry (HAGUE 2263). Maury said the Vatican would not respond to the strong letter sent by del Ponte to the pope after [...]	2005-08-26 14:10:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF PREL SOCI NL BK HR VT OSCE
05VATICAN530	VATICAN POSITIVE ON RUSSIA TRIP [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Ambassador November 3 that his recent trip to Russia had been a useful step forward for Vatican relations with Russia and the Orthodox Church (ROC). Lajolo said he raised with Russian FM Lavrov the Holy See's perception that Russia was captive to the Orthodox C [...]	2005-11-08 16:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF VT RU
05VATICAN534	BOSNIA: VATICAN BACKING CARDINAL [...] (C) Vatican Director for the Balkans Monsignor Maury expressed support November 11 for Cardinal Vinko Puljic in his current stances on politics and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Maury said he was not surprised that Puljic had refused to participate in a planned inter-religi [...]	2005-11-17 09:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT
05VATICAN535	HOLY SEE MAKES POINT ON BOSNIA'S CATHOLICS [...] (SBU) On the heels of Poloff's meeting with Vatican Balkans Director Monsignor Miguel Maury (ref a),Holy See FM Giovanni Lajolo called in the Ambassador November 14 to deliver an aide memoire (complete text faxed to EUR/WE, DRL/IRF and EUR/SCE) on the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH). [...]	2005-11-17 11:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KIRF PREL SOCI HR VT
05VIENNA1065	CHANCELLOR SCHUESSEL PRAISES U.S. ROLE IN [...] In a March 31 speech commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Austrian statehood, Chancellor Schuessel underlined the crucial role American power and generosity played in securing Austria's re-emergence as a nation in the post-World War II period. Schuessel added that it is well documented [...]	2005-04-01 15:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AU
05VIENNA1136	NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On April 7, Econ Unit Chief met with Ingrid Sager, Head of the MFA's Eastern European Development Assistance Division, to encourage Austrian participation in the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE). Sager said that Austria, unfortunately, would not contribute to the FNE. She added that, because of [...]	2005-04-07 09:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL AU
05VIENNA1151	AUSTRIA FAVORS LESS STRINGENT POST-KYOTO TARGETS [...] (SBU) At the March 22-23 European Council meeting, Austria initiated a remarkable about-face, arguing for lower emission reduction targets after 2012. In the run-up to the summit, Austria pressed for setting no emission reductions goals at all. There is an open discussion within the GoA bet [...]	2005-04-08 06:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EIND ECON PGOV AU
05VIENNA1152	AUSTRIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO RECOMMEND AUSTRIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting requested by the Ambassador, Austrian Defense Minister Platter informed Ambassador that while he must still obtain approval by the government and the Standing Committee in Parliament, he will propose sending approximately 70 Austrian soldiers to Konduz, Afghanistan, [...]	2005-04-08 06:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AU
05VIENNA1153	VIENNA FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Vienna follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1206 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 227,737 95,021 148,400 243,42 [...]	2005-04-08 07:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AU
05VIENNA1154	ZAGREB FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Zagreb follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-227 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 54,723 25,843 28,880 54,7 [...]	2005-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HR
05VIENNA1155	PRAGUE FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 56,447 32,002 43,100 75,1 [...]	2005-04-08 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD EZ
05VIENNA1156	SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD BK
05VIENNA1157	BUDAPEST FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Budapest follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-244 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 0 0 0 [...]	2005-04-08 07:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ABUD HU
05VIENNA1187	Austria's 2006 Budget - Analysis [...] (U) On April 7, Parliament adopted the GoA's 2006 Budget Bill. For 2006, the GoA predicts a federal budget deficit of 2.2% of projected GDP (EMU's Maastricht definition) and a corresponding consolidated public sector budget deficit of 1.7%. The government's second- highest deficit since 200 [...]	2005-04-12 11:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN AU
05VIENNA138	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]	2005-01-14 15:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR
05VIENNA1461	SYRIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1559: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) Embassy Vienna conveyed reftel demarche on April 29 to MFA A/S-equivalent for the Middle East and Africa Ralph Scheide. EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief followed up with Scheide on May 3. Scheide reported discussing the matter of the EU-Syria Association Agreement with his German [...]	2005-05-04 12:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO LE SY AU EUN
05VIENNA1484	2005 - Austria's Year of Commemoration [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the "Jubilee Year" of 2005, Austria is observing a number of significant anniversaries. Most prominent are the 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty and the 60th anniversary of the reestablishment of the Austrian Republic after the end of World War II. Austria also [...]	2005-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA1595	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON ICAO LEADERSHIP AND REFORM ISSUES [...] On May 13, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Alois Kraut, Head of the Transport and Telecommunication Unit in the MFA. Kraut confirmed that there were on-going discussions within the EU regarding possible reforms for ICAO. Kraut said the EU was discussing the [...]	2005-05-13 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ASEC AU ICAO
05VIENNA1669	AUSTRIA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SOVEREIGNTY [...] On May 15, Austria commemorated the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Austrian State Treaty. The recreation of the proclamation of Austrian freedom at the baroque Belvedere Palace had all the emotional significance of the U.S. bicentennial, but on an Austrian scale. Key to the event was [...]	2005-05-20 09:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA1935	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING AND EU CUBA POLICY: [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered ref (a) points on the upcoming GAERC to Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7. Embassy delivered ref (b) points on Cuba on June 3. Pol Unit chief then discussed the issues on June 8 with Andreas Riecken, MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Poli [...]	2005-06-10 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR IZ LE YI CM CU AU EUN
05VIENNA2121	AUSTRIA HOSTS CONFERENCE ON MOLDOVA'S EUROPEAN [...] On June 22, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Academy hosted a conference on "Moldova's European Options." Two Moldovan ministers, European political analysts, and diplomatic representatives discussed Moldova's relations with the EU and the Transnistrian conflict. Moldovan Foreign M [...]	2005-06-24 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PBTS AU
05VIENNA2252	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...]	2005-07-05 14:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC
05VIENNA2608	C-CN5-00226: ALBANIAN CRIMINAL GROUPS IN AUSTRIA [...] (C) Below is Post's response to C-CN5-00226 on Albanian organized crime. 2. (C) What is the nature and extent of Albanian organized criminal activity in Austria? -- Post's information on ethnic Albanian organized crime elements operating in Austria derives largely from its Au [...]	2005-08-03 12:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR SNAR AU
05VIENNA2626	EU/TURKEY: AUSTRIANS SHARPEN CRITICISM, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian attitudes are hardening on Turkey's prospects for EU accession. Polls show only ten percent of Austrians support Turkish entry. In recent statements, leaders across the spectrum have voiced increasing skepticism regarding Turkish EU membership. Finance Minister Grasse [...]	2005-08-04 13:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN AU TU EUN
05VIENNA2670	AUSTRIA HOSTS 4TH INFORMAL BALKANS SUMMIT [...] Summary: The Austrian Government and the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe hosted leaders from six southeastern European countries from 2-3 August for the 4th informal "Balkans Summit." Participants discussed the region's expectations for EU membership, establishing a common [...]	2005-08-09 09:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN AL BK HR MK RO SR AU EUN
05VIENNA2698	CENTRAL EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS PLEDGE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the annual meeting of the "Salzburg Forum" (an informal conference of Central European Interior Ministers) Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania pledged to strengthen police cooperation against organized crime, corruption, and [...]	2005-08-11 09:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KCOR KCRM SMIG EZ HU PL LO SI RO BU AU EUN
05VIENNA2699	AUSTRIA'S 2006 EU PRESIDENCY: CHANCELLOR [...] (C) Summary: Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel brings a formidable toolbox of political skills and savvy to his task of directing Austria's EU presidency in the first half of 2006. Ever conscious of the inherent limitations of stepping into the Presidency from one of the EU's sm [...]	2005-08-11 09:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN
05VIENNA2717	AUSTRIANS SUPPORT EU MEMBERSHIP, BUT SKEPTICISM GROWING [...] According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Austrians support EU membership, roughly the same percentage resulting from the 1995 membership referendum. However, support for the EU is at the lowest level since 1997, confirming an increasingly skeptical attitude towards the EU and its institutions. [...]	2005-08-12 11:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN EFIN AU EUN
05VIENNA2828	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy Vienna delivered reftel points on August 22 to MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Director Andreas Riecken. Riecken said that the UK Presidency had not circulated a final agenda for the meeting. Given the ostensibly informal nature of the Gymnich, it was diffic [...]	2005-08-23 15:24:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IS HR IR AU EUN
05VIENNA3025	ALPBACH ECONOMIC FORUM - EUROPE NEEDS MORE [...] The August 18-September 3 European Forum Alpbach's Reform Symposium focused on the flagging Lisbon Agenda, moribund EU growth rates, labor market inflexibility, and Germany's bleak economic outlook. Politicians, academics, and subject experts called for more democracy and closer po [...]	2005-09-12 10:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EFIN ECIN ELAB AU EUN
05VIENNA3142	ALPBACH POLITICAL FORUM: EU UNABLE TO PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: The EU, a self-conscious "soft power," is unable or unwilling to use the potential for political clout that stems from its economic might. At the same time, EU membership holds considerable attraction for countries in the Western Balkans and beyond, and is an important inc [...]	2005-09-21 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECIN ELAB TU SR AU EUN RU CZ
05VIENNA3157	AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING WITH CHANCELLOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Brown paid his farewell call on Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel on September 22. Discussion focussed on Austrian views of Croatian and Turkish accession to the European Union. Schuessel thanked the Ambassador profusely for his work in Austria over the l [...]	2005-09-23 06:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU EUN
05VIENNA3245	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 3 EU [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on September 28 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Union "correspondent." ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) Riecken noted continuing discussions between the British Presidency and his colleagues in Brussels on [...]	2005-09-29 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL PREL TU AU EUN
05VIENNA3269	CONSERVATIVES LOSE GOVERNORSHIP OF STYRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the state election in Styria on October 2, Chancellor Schuessel's conservative People's Party (OVP) suffered a significant defeat at the hands of the opposition Social Democrats (SPO). The OVP failed to hold Styria's governorship for the first time in the post-Wo [...]	2005-10-03 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AU
05VIENNA3292	AUSTRIAN AIRLINES ON RUSSIA, IRAQ AND ITS BOEING [...] (SBU) Walter Reimann, Austrian Airlines' (AUA) Director of International Relations and Governmnet Affairs, confirmed to post recently that AUA would focus on markets in China, India, and, especially, in Eastern Europe, where AUA has more destinations than any carrier. AUA would like [...]	2005-10-05 12:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR AU
05VIENNA3304	VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 07:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU
05VIENNA3310	VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 11:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER CVIS CMGT ASEC PINR PREL AU

05VIENNA3398	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR EU MEMBER STATES [...] (U) Post delivered ref (a) points on October 17 to key trade officials in the Ministries of Economics and Agriculture. In a preliminary discussion on October 17, the Economics Ministry's Multilateral Trade Division head, Gabriela Habermayer, told us she would ensure that the Austrian delegat [...]	2005-10-19 08:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AU WTRO
05VIENNA3463	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON U.S. PROPOSALS TO ENABLE [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Dorothea Auer, Austrian MFA Director (assistant secretary) for Non-Proliferation, and Alexander Kmennt, Auer's DAS-level assistant for nuclear non-proliferation, on October 25. 2. (C) Auer and Kmennt were grateful for the detailed de [...]	2005-10-27 12:12:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP IN AU
05VIENNA3489	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken on October 28. 2. (C) Riecken made the following comments on our points: -- On Iran, there will be a conclusion calling on the need to maintain contact with civil society. The conclusion will [...]	2005-10-28 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KPAL IZ SY EAGR ETRD AU EUN
05VIENNA3672	AUSTRIA ON THE NOVEMBER 21 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's European Correspondent, on November 17 concerning the November 21 meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Committee (GAERC). Riecken had the following substantive comme [...]	2005-11-17 17:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ KPAL PREL AU EUN
05VIENNA372	NPT 2005 REVCON PREPARATIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Non-Proliferation Bureau on February 2. PolOffs followed up on February 4 with Robert Zischg, MFA director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Disarmament, and Arms Control. Zischg's likely successor, Alexander Kmentt, also participated. Zischg [...]	2005-02-08 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP AU NPT IAEA EUN
05VIENNA3762	EUR A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Austrian interlocutors, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried outlined the strategic agenda for U.S. engagement with the Austrian EU Presidency. Most of our work concerns areas outside the EU. One key is the "frontiers of freedom" in Europe in an area analag [...]	2005-11-29 14:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA3785	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) For Chancellor Schuessel, Austria's EU presidency during the first half of 2006 is important internationally -- to strengthen his status among EU leaders -- and domestically -- to shore up his political standing before Federal elections in Fall 2006. Schuessel will want to show he work [...]	2005-12-01 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PGOV AU
05VIENNA3832	AUSTRIAN MFA ON DECEMBER EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) Pol Unit chief delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Andreas Riecken on December 2. We provided (per reftel) documents on the Dayton anniversary and the President's Iraq policy speech. In particular, we underlined the impo [...]	2005-12-07 17:09:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON YI BK AF AU EUN
05VIENNA3888	AUSTRIA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 09:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER AU
05VIENNA3898	2005-2006 International Narcotics Control [...] Following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) Part II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes for Austria. Austria ------- Austria is not an important financial center, offshore tax haven, or banking center, but Austrian banking groups control signif [...]	2005-12-16 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KSEP SNAR AU
05VIENNA3923	Austria: 2005 Country Report on Terrorism [...] Austria has been a constructive ally in the fight against terrorism. Austria has shown leadership in regional anti-terrorism initiatives and in ongoing efforts to tighten controls on suspected terrorism financing. 2. Austria is forthcoming and diligent in implementing asset freeze decis [...]	2005-12-20 12:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
05VIENNA3973	IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2000: AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) The public announcement of sanctions against Austrian arms manufacturer Steyr-Mannlicher on December 27 gave rise to headlines in the Austrian media. Most reporting identified the sale and shipment of 800 high-powered, 50-caliber sniper rifles to Iran as the reason for the U.S. action. [...]	2005-12-30 14:17:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC ETTC AU MTCRE
05VIENNA45	AUSTRIA'S 2005/06 GROWTH OUTLOOK ?EAN [...] Austria's GDP grew 2.0% in 2004, driven by booming exports in response to strong world economic growth, according to two leading Austrian economic institutes. The institutes now forecast real GDP growth of 2.2-2.3% in 2005 and 2.2-2.4% in 2006. The strong Euro, high oil prices and the U.S. tw [...]	2005-01-07 15:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB AU EUN
05VIENNA473	APPROACHING EU IN ADVANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor and Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Director/Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Werner Almhofer on February 11 and followed up with him on February 16. Almhofer's likely successor, Andreas Riecken, also attended. 2 [...]	2005-02-17 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK AU EUN
05VIENNA568	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: SOLICITING DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche on February 28 to Thomas Hajnoczi, the MFA's assistant secretary-equivalent Director for Political Military Affairs, and Robert Zischg, MFA Deputy Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 2. (U) Hajnoczi an [...]	2005-02-28 16:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MARR MOPS PREL UP AU NATO
05VIENNA602	AUSTRIA: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP Report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 18. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]	2005-03-01 20:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
05VIENNA614	GOA PRESENTS 2006 BUDGET TO PARLIAMENT [...] On March 2, Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser presented the 2006 budget bill to parliament. For 2006, the GoA forecasts federal budget revenues of Euro 60.4 billion (USD 78.5 billion at the current exchange rate of USD 1.30 for Euro 1.00),expenditures of Euro 66.2 billion (USD 86. [...]	2005-03-02 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN AU
05VIENNA707	ATTENDING AUSTRIA'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS [...] (SBU) The following message is for the Secretary from Ambassador Brown. 2. (S) Begin text: Dear Madam Secretary: Foreign Minister Plassnik has invited you and your Russian, British, and French counterparts to Vienna for the May 15 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Austrian [...]	2005-03-07 13:18:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL OVIP AU
05VIENNA72	TFXO01: AUSTRIAN AID TO TOTAL 67 MILLION DOLLARS [...] Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel announced on January 9 that Austrian assistance to the region of the Asian tsunami would total 50 million Euros (USD 67 million at current exchange rates) for 12 assistance projects. Speaking after a meeting with representatives of federal, state and local govern [...]	2005-01-10 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV MOPS CASC XO AU
05VIENNA792	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) On March 10, EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief presented ref (a) points to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's new EU Affairs director. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- On the EU's China arms embargo, Riecken said the issue was not supposed to [...]	2005-03-10 16:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG AU EUN
05VIENNA983	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY, FIRST HALF OF 2006 - [...] (SBU) This message provides an informal, first outline of the GoA's planned work program and a calendar of events for Austria's EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. We developed this information from public sources and personal contacts. This outline reflects a preliminary phase of plan [...]	2005-03-25 09:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN EFIN ETRD AU EUN
05VILNIUS1007	ADAMKUS UPSET ABOUT CONOCOPHILLIPS-LUKOIL BID ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and Lukoil's plan to submit a joint bid to buy a controlling share of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) has met with strong expressions of concern from some elements of the GOL, including President Adamkus. Representatives of the two firms visited Vilnius September 19 to pi [...]	2005-09-23 10:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	EINV ECON PREL PGOV ENRG LH
05VILNIUS1012	SU-27 CRASH: LITHUANIA TAKING DECISIONS ON BLACK [...] (C) Summary. The GOL accepted Ukraine's offer of assistance in analyzing data on the black boxes recovered from the Russian Su-27. The Government softened its rhetoric against Russia today, stating that there is no evidence to prove the Russian aircraft willfully violated Lithuanian airspace [...]	2005-09-23 16:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL LH RS UP
05VILNIUS1023	CHINA,S RELATIONSHIP WITH LITHUANIA: FORM OVER [...] (C) China's diplomatic and economic profile in Lithuania is growing. There are more visits by official Chinese, an expanding diplomatic presence, and a burgeoning commercial relationship. GOL officials have told us that they see clear signs of greater Chinese interest in Lithuania. Increas [...]	2005-09-27 13:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH LH
05VILNIUS103	PRT ROADMAP: FROM LITHUANIA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In order to build upon our diplomatic success securing Lithuanian leadership of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan, the USG should now move quickly to formalize plans to provide tangible deliverables to the GOL. Lithuania is urgently seeking Washington commitm [...]	2005-01-28 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS104	LITHUANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER HINTS AT RUSSIAN HAND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Valionis told Ambassador Mull January 27 he suspects Russian special services are behind recent public charges that he and State Security Department (VSD) chief Pocius had obscured past KGB links. Valionis, citing reports of Russian unhappiness over his recent role in th [...]	2005-01-28 14:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1046	SU-27 UPDATE: INVESTIGATION PROCEEDS, PILOT REMAINS [...] (C) Summary: GOL defense leadership told the Ambassador September 30 that the black box data supports the conclusion that the September 15 intrusion of a Russian Su-27 into Lithuanian airspace and subsequent crash was accidental. GOL leaders publicly and privately express frustration at the [...]	2005-09-30 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS UP LH
05VILNIUS1057	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...]	2005-10-04 07:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH
05VILNIUS1062	GOL SUPPORTS DESIGNATING LTTE AS TERRORIST GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-05 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO LH
05VILNIUS1070	SU-27 CRASH INVESTIGATION ENDS, PILOT SET TO [...] (SBU) Lithuania's Prosecutor General on October 6 closed the investigation of Russian pilot Valery Troyanov's involvement in the September 15 crash of a Russian Su-27 in Lithuania (ref A) and lifted his house arrest. Press reports indicate that Troyanov and his wife plan to depart Lithuania [...]	2005-10-06 16:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1100	LITHUANIA'S NEWEST IMMIGRANTS [...] SUMMARY: Immigration to Lithuania is increasing, with foreign workers filling gaps in the local economy as Lithuanians continue to emigrate in large numbers. Countries of the former Soviet Union, notably Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, are the primary source of Lithuania's immigrants. With some [...]	2005-10-14 11:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1103	CODEL KOLBE DISCUSSES GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Representative Jim Kolbe led a six-Member congressional delegation to Vilnius October 10-12. The delegation discussed democracy-building initiatives in the region, reviewed U.S. bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance programs, and Lithuania's relationship with Russia wi [...]	2005-10-14 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG LH
05VILNIUS1121	YOUR VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, you will arrive in Lithuania this weekend with our relations with this small but steadfast ally at their best level yet. Lithuania supports and participates in every major U.S. foreign policy initiative. Its Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan, Afghanistan -- whi [...]	2005-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1156	GOL CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ABOUT [...] (U) The Baltic News Service agency reported October 27 that an MFA spokesperson made the following statement in response to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments regarding Israel. 2. (U) Begin text of statement. Lithuania condemns the exhortations by Iran's President Mahmoud [...]	2005-10-27 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR IS LH
05VILNIUS1186	CONOCOPHILLIPS SET TO REQUEST USG ADVOCACY ON BID [...] This cable contains confidential proprietary business information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador October 27 that CP will likely bid with the Russian oil giant Lukoil on a controlling share of Lithuania's Mazeikiu [...]	2005-11-04 05:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS1198	A SETBACK FOR LITHUANIA'S PM, A BOOST FOR USPASKICH [...] (C) The Parliament narrowly voted November 8 to begin investigation of Prime Minister Brazauskas and his family's business interests, despite ostensible ruling coalition support for defeating the measure. An opposition solidly united behind the Conservatives and the refusal of several coaliti [...]	2005-11-09 16:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1222	GOL AGREES TO JEWISH COMMUNAL PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the Jewish community, with our prodding, have agreed on the substance and text of an amended law authorizing communal property restitution. The law will establish a payment schedule for monetary restitution to the local Jewis [...]	2005-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM LH
05VILNIUS1223	LITHUANIAN DAILY ATTACKS OPEN SOCIETY FUND, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) A weeklong, continuing series of articles in Lithuania's second leading daily "Respublika" has attacked several Western- oriented NGO leaders whose organizations have received funding from George Soros's Open Society Fund (OSF). The attacks impugn the intentions of the NGOs and tar weste [...]	2005-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1226	CONSULAR PUBLIC OUTREACH ON VISA WAIVER AND ACS [...] SUMMARY: We take the Department's message about the relationship between active public diplomacy and good consular work (ref a) seriously in Vilnius. This post has an active consular public outreach program, with particular emphasis on public diplomacy aspects of Lithuania's Visa Waiver Roadm [...]	2005-11-21 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KPAO CASC LH
05VILNIUS1228	AIR POLICING DECISION CASTS LONG SHADOW IN [...] (C) Summary: Extending NATO's interim Baltic air policing program or making it permanent is one of the GOL's highest security policy objectives. The GOL will look for continuation of 24/7 Baltic coverage as the optimal outcome of NATO's review of its air policing policy, and for NATO to def [...]	2005-11-21 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
05VILNIUS1266	LITHUANIA INTERESTED IN USG-RUSSIA DIALOG [...] (C) We conveyed ref A points regarding the December 2 USG-GOR bilateral to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia Division, December 1. Vinciunas agreed that additional dialogue and confidence-building would be useful. He was particularly interested in learning whether the USG expected to [...]	2005-12-02 08:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS LH
05VILNIUS1278	TWO U.S. AIRMEN FROM NATO MISSION DETAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian police detained two U.S. servicemen following a dispute at a local Vilnius club on November 26. A Lithuanian and Somali citizen claim they were assaulted by the American parties, who deny the allegations and claim mistreatment themselves. The Lithuanian authorities ar [...]	2005-12-05 15:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS LH
05VILNIUS1287	AMBASSADOR COUNTERS ATTACKS ON LITHUANIA'S NGO [...] (C) Respublika Group media outlets and Lithuanian politicians continue to attack legitimate non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a seemingly coordinated campaign that began November 8 (reftel). Ambassador Mull, responding publicly to an inquiry from the Labor Party, defended USG support f [...]	2005-12-08 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PGOV ECON KPAO KNAR LH
05VILNIUS1288	LITHUANIA: 2005 INSCR NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 11:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL LH
05VILNIUS13	LITHUANIA REAFFIRMS INTEREST IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is seriously considering leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team mission in Afghanistan. The MFA will brief the Foreign Minister and Defense Minister on the issue on January 6. Following the return of a GOL fact-finding team from Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif on January 1 [...]	2005-01-05 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PREL LH
05VILNIUS1305	NGO CONCERNS -- NOT JUST IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding Russia's proposed new NGO law to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia desk on December 13. He told us that the GOL continues to share our concerns regarding potential constraints on NGO activities. According to Vinciunas, however, the Nordic a [...]	2005-12-14 15:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1328	LITHUANIA: REINVIGORATING PD CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 15:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL LH
05VILNIUS1346	GOL REQUESTS USG INPUT ON HELICOPTER TRAINING FOR [...] (U) This is a short-fuse action request; see para 6. We need input from Washington by OOB January 5. 2. (C) Summary: The GOL is currently considering approval of a contract for a Lithuanian firm to broker a deal for its Russian partner to provide training to Iranian helicopter pilots. T [...]	2005-12-29 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC MCAP IR RS LH
05VILNIUS1347	Avian Influenza: Lithuania tripwires and contingency [...] Embassy Vilnius has reviewed the preparedness steps and tripwire guidance in ref A. As requested, we have developed our own readiness measures against avian influenza, including tripwires for possible drawdown requests and shelter-in-place plans. 2. Per paragraph 6 of ref A, Post has atte [...]	2005-12-30 06:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR LH
05VILNIUS1352	NO SIGNS OF PROLIFERATION RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: We discussed Achema's purchase of the fertilizer production equipment described in reftels with company representatives, and are reassured by what they told us. Achema plans to relocate 90-95 percent of the purchased equipment from Cyprus to its production facility in Lithuania [...]	2005-12-30 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ETTC LH MARR MCAP PREL LT IR CY
05VILNIUS1354	GOL READJUSTING IN IRAQ BASED ON SAME RATIONALE AS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on USG troop readjustments in Iraq to Ministry of Defense Undersecretary Renatas Norkus on December 28 and Vytautas Leskevicius, of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on December 29. Both officials said that the GOL's decision not to replace the detachment of [...]	2005-12-30 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PL LH
05VILNIUS165	LITHUANIA: YEAR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Lithuania is making progress against intellectual property rights (IPR),but it should remain on the Watch List for 2005 due to persistent weaknesses in its enforcement system. A local industry association estimates that the rate of piracy for recorded music, films, and games dropped to 40 p [...]	2005-02-22 12:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD LH
05VILNIUS182	LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...]	2005-02-25 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS200	LITHUANIAN MINISTER USPASKICH'S VISIT SCENESETTER [...] (C) Your meeting with the Baltic Ministers of Economy will provide an opportunity to underscore to Lithuania's Minister Victor Uspaskich the need to do more to attract U.S. direct investment. Uspaskich, who came to office in December 2004, has publicly recognized that increasing foreign invest [...]	2005-03-01 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
05VILNIUS252	SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER OF DEFENSE GEDIMINAS [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Lithuanian Defense Minister Kirkilas comes to Washington March 14 eager to demonstrate that, despite inexperience in defense policy, he is a capable and committed friend to the U.S. His performance in less than three months on the job has been impressively favorable to our [...]	2005-03-10 15:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR LH
05VILNIUS257	LITHUANIA'S PRT IN CHAGCHARAN: FILLING THE RANKS [...] (C) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Kestutis Jankauskas, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, said the GOL will ask Parliament to double the number of troops deployable to Afghanistan. Jankuaskas provided an update of pledges of [...]	2005-03-15 07:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV LH AF
05VILNIUS276	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: LITHUANIA ACCEPTS ROADMAP, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL, initially hesitant to pursue a formal agreement, is now anxious to accept the VWP roadmap following the model of other countries in the region. MFA officials remain very interested in arranging U.S. consultations, to examine both biometric security and "customer servic [...]	2005-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL LH
05VILNIUS28	LITHUANIA INCSR (INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Money laundering is not a significant problem in Lithuania. Strict legal and regulatory controls and the GOL's cooperation with international regulatory counterparts explain the government's success. The Lithuanian government increased controls to prevent financial crimes and money launderi [...]	2005-01-10 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER KTFN LH
05VILNIUS3	LITHUANIA 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] To maintain its high rate of growth, Lithuania needs more foreign investment. The government affords foreign investors equal protection to domestic investors, and sets few limitations on their activities. Foreign investors have the right to repatriate or reinvest profits without restriction [...]	2005-01-03 14:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE ECON KTDB LH
05VILNIUS306	MINISTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOR LAYS OUT VISION FOR [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, Ambassador Mull met with Vilija Blinkeviciute, the Minster of Social Security and Labor, as part of his ongoing series of discussions with cabinet members of the new GOL (ref a). Ms. Blinkeviciute, a member of the Social Liberal party who came in fourth in the first rou [...]	2005-03-23 08:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM LH
05VILNIUS313	Government of Lithuania request to purchase Dual [...] Summary: The GOL requested an amendment to an existing contract for the Stinger missile system on 23 March 2005 in order to enhance NATO interoperability and realize a long- term cost savings over the life of the modified contract. Lithuania is requesting the purchase of eight Dual Mounted [...]	2005-03-23 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP MASS LH
05VILNIUS326	RUSSIAN ENVOY'S SHARPE TONGUE AND THREATS TO CUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's envoy to Lithuania has provoked high-level outrage and calls for his expulsion with sharp-tongued criticism of Lithuanians and thinly veiled threats to interrupt the country's energy supplies. Most local analysts believe the Russian's sudden high-profile gibes - after 1 [...]	2005-03-25 16:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF LH RS
05VILNIUS372	GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: LITHUANIA [...] (S) Lithuania has a low terrorism threat, and we are working hard with Lithuanian security agencies to keep it that way. There are no known terrorist operational cells, logistical cells, or support organizations in Lithuania. There are no known incidents of terrorism financing or terrorism-re [...]	2005-04-08 14:19:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PTER ASEC LH
05VILNIUS376	U.S.-BALTIC SUMMIT: CALMING TROUBLED WATERS [...] (C) President Bush's meeting with the three Baltic presidents in Riga May 7 presents an extraordinary opportunity to tighten our alliance with America's best friends in Europe and patch their fraying unity in advancing U.S. interests. At the summit, we should aim to: --Acknowledge the thre [...]	2005-04-11 10:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EN RS LG LH
05VILNIUS380	YUKOS LOSING ITS GRIP ON LITHUANIAN OIL REFINERY [...] (C) Russian oil giant Yukos is losing hold of its controlling interest in Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery, as the company can no longer guarantee oil flows to Lithuania. The GOL has entered into negotiations with London-based Yukos management regarding control of the refinery. Russia [...]	2005-04-11 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ECON ENRG LH RS
05VILNIUS395	YOUR VILNIUS VISIT: REWARDING THE LOYAL AND [...] (C) Your bilateral program in Vilnius during the NATO Ministerial will score important advances in keeping this loyal ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlight our joint efforts for a democratic Belarus, and set the stage for a successful U.S.-Baltic summit in Riga next month. It will also hel [...]	2005-04-13 14:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP LH
05VILNIUS429	Government of Lithuania request Requests for [...] Summary: The GOL recently provided us with a formal request requested that the USG provide Generation III Night Vision Devices (NVDs) for their its troops deploying in support of a Provincial Reconstruction Tteam in Afghanistan and SOF troops preparing to support NATO NATO Reaction Forces -5 [...]	2005-04-25 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS447	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KINGSTON [...] Your visit to Lithuania will provide an opportunity to thank Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its recent decision to establish and lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, and to commend its leadership in [...]	2005-04-29 05:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS5	Lithuania's Acquisition of Night Vision Devices: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. A U.S. vendor of advanced Night Vision Devices (NVDs) recently advised the Lithuanian government that its acquisition contravenes de facto USG policy. The apparent policy to deny new NATO members these devic [...]	2005-01-04 06:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL LH
05VILNIUS500	CODEL KINGSTON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, DEMOCRACY AND [...] Summary. A Congressional delegation led by Representative Jack Kingston visited Lithuania May 8-10 to thank President Adamkus and Parliamentary Speaker Paulauskas for Lithuania's support in the Global War on Terrorism and for its democratic initiatives in Ukraine and Belarus. Lithuanian inte [...]	2005-05-13 13:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP LH
05VILNIUS514	USNATO AND USEU 2005 TOUR FOR LITHUANIAN [...] Description of Activity: Four Lithuanian Parliamentarians from committees that play decision-making roles in Lithuania's foreign and security policy participated in a NATO and USEU tour. The group visited USNATO, SHAPE, and USEU headquarters in Brussels. Political officer Alexander Titolo a [...]	2005-05-18 08:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL SCUL MARR MOPS
05VILNIUS528	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY: WHY 2004 WAS SUCH A GOOD [...] Final 2004 figures confirm that Lithuania's economy remains on a roll. High growth, low inflation, and expanding foreign investment still characterize the economy. Surging domestic consumption fed Lithuania's growth, but also contributed to a growing current account deficit and upward pressur [...]	2005-05-23 05:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD LH
05VILNIUS65	LITHUANIA'S ECONOMY MINISTER SEEKS TO ATTRACT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Economy Minister and Labor Party Chairman Viktor Uspaskich, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 18, stressed his commitment to attracting U.S. investment, improve the competitiveness of Lithuanian companies, and to work with the EU to help Lithuania diversify its oil supply a [...]	2005-01-20 06:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG ECIN LH
05VILNIUS655	(C) LITHUANIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS BOUNCE BACK, BUT [...] (C) Lithuania's complicated relations with Russia -- after five months of emotional tensions -- are improving again. The May visit of Russian FM Lavrov -- featuring his second meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis in a month -- produced a lengthy declaration promising enhanced coop [...]	2005-06-22 09:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ELTN RS LH
05VILNIUS674	SUBJECT: LITHUANIA'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's new Finance Minister Zigmantas Balcytis told the Ambassador that his principal challenge will be to keep the fiscal deficit and inflation in check so that Lithuania can enter the euro zone as planned in 2007. During the Ambassador's June 23 call on Balcytis, the FinMin [...]	2005-06-28 13:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL PINR AFIN ECON MARR LH
05VILNIUS676	LITHUANIAN OVERSEAS TROOP DEPLOYMENTS AUTHORIZED [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL IZ AF LH
05VILNIUS721	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT, JANUARY - MARCH 2005 [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. (U) NARRATIVE OF ACTIVITIES DEA Regional Basic Narcotics Officers School (March 30 - April 8). This is a two-week Basic Narcotics Officers School with an emphasis on clandestine laboratory training conducted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Thirty-six students [...]	2005-07-12 05:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC LH
05VILNIUS732	GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on charges of money smuggling. The courier was arrested as she attempted to leave Lithuania for Belarus with US$25,000, well over the limit set by Lithuan [...]	2005-07-13 12:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID BO LH
05VILNIUS781	WHO WILL WALK OFF WITH THE BALTICS' ONLY OIL REFINERY? [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 11:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RS LH
05VILNIUS859	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY EMPHASIZES FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Kestutis Dauksys, meeting with Ambassador on August 16, emphasized the need to attract foreign investment, to improve the capacity of Lithuanian companies, and to develop a sound energy policy that will guarantee fuel supplies and promote Lithuania's energy in [...]	2005-08-18 14:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ENRG ECIN PREL LH
05VILNIUS87	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...]	2005-01-26 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH
05VILNIUS884	LITHUANIA MOSTLY AGREES WITH USG POSITIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania basically concurs with U.S. positions on key agenda items for the September 1-2 Gymnich meeting, with some reservations on Turkey. Lina Peciulyte, acting head of the MFA's EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, said Lithuania continues to support beginning EU [...]	2005-08-26 08:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL LH
05VILNIUS947	ORGANIZED CRIME IN LITHUANIA (C-CN5-00417) [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI LH
05VILNIUS949	VILNIUS COURT DECIDES TO EXTRADITE BANKER TO RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vilnius District Court decided on September 8 to extradite to Russia Igor Babenko, the manager of the Stavropol branch of Yukos-owned Menatep Bank. Lithuanian authorities had arrested Babenko on July 1 in response to Russia's extradition request. Russian prosecutors accuse B [...]	2005-09-09 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS
05VILNIUS962	CONTINUING EMIGRATION BEGINNING TO AFFECT LABOR [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanians continue to emigrate since their country joined the EU last year. As Lithuania's skilled workers emigrate, the number of foreign laborers from Belarus and Ukraine has increased. The Government acknowledges the need for programs to manage emigration, encourage emigrants [...]	2005-09-13 12:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON SMIG PGOV LH
05VILNIUS972	WHY DO SO MANY LITHUANIANS COMMIT SUICIDE? [...] (U) Lithuania, a dramatic success story in so many ways, is the suicide capital of Europe, with 40 suicides per 100,000 residents each year. Teens and middle-aged men are most at risk. The bustling economy and expanded social protections have failed to lower the suicide rate, which has been [...]	2005-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KPAO LH
05VILNIUS977	RUSSIAN SU-27 CRASHES IN RURAL LITHUANIA; NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Russian fighter-bomber reportedly en route from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad crashed in the Sokiai region of Lithuania shortly after 1500 local time on September 15. Lithuanian authorities have detained the pilot and are investigating the incident. The Russian Government has [...]	2005-09-16 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH
05VILNIUS993	SU-27: THREE ACTION REQUESTS [...] (U) This is an action request for Washington agencies -- see paras 6, 8 and 12 -- and USNATO -- see para 12. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Several loose ends remain from last Friday's crash of a Russian Su-27 (ref a) in Lithuania. Senior Lithuanian officials believe that inconsistencies in Russian [...]	2005-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS LH NATO RU
05VILNIUS996	MARIJAMPOLE COUNTY: LITHUANIA'S GOOD COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: Top officials in one of Lithuania's most sparsely populated counties told the Ambassador that the local economy in Marijampole is doing well. Unemployment is low and skilled labor talented, but a U.S. employer finds it hard to fill jobs. The students in this rural region study Engl [...]	2005-09-22 05:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV LH
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW1201	LOW-COST AIRLINES FACE CHALLENGES WITH POLISH [...] (SBU) Low-cost airlines continue to expand their operations in Poland. During this rapid growth, air carriers have encountered difficulties dealing with the Polish airport authority, PPL. SkyEurope, in particular, has publicly announced that it will not increase its Warsaw operations due to [...]	2005-03-03 11:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW1273	POLISH FISHING INDUSTRY: THE HAPPY UNEMPLOYED [...] Per EU requirements, Poland is in the middle of restructuring its Baltic fishing fleet to meet EU requirements. Part of that process includes the reduction of the fleet by scrapping vessels and compensating the vessel owners and operators. The Restructuring Agency responsible for implementin [...]	2005-03-07 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ECON PL EU
05WARSAW1396	BRUSSELS CUTS TWO BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF CO2 [...] (SBU) On March 8, the European Commission issued its much- delayed decision on national CO2 allotments under the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme. The EU conditionally accepted Poland's National Allocation Plan, but cut its proposed emissions by 16.5 percent (from 286 to 239 million tons). Altho [...]	2005-03-14 08:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON PREL PL EUN
05WARSAW2252	Polish Finance Ministry Releases Annual Report on [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Polish Ministry of Finance's Financial Intelligence Unit (the General Inspectorate for Financial Information, or GIIF),released an annual report in April on its activities in 2004 to combat money laundering and terrorism finance. The Polish Government has [...]	2005-05-13 13:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW2887	EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED LUNCH WITH LAW AND [...] (C) EUR A/S Dan Fried met July 11 for lunch with center-right Law and Justice (PiS) leader and presidential candidate, Lech Kaczynski. They reviewed the bidding in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, with Kaczynski saying differences between PiS and expected coalition partn [...]	2005-07-20 09:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ECON PL
05WARSAW2889	EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED BREAKFAST WITH CIVIC [...] (C) EUR A/S Dan Fried held a breakfast meeting July 11 with Jan Rokita, the head of the centrist Civic Platform (PO). Rokita, who is likely to become Prime Minister should PO lead a coalition government after the September 2005 parliamentary elections, reviewed the political state of play in [...]	2005-07-20 09:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
05WARSAW2912	ELECTION SEASON IN FULL SWING WITH PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) With just over two months until parliamentary elections and just under three months until the first round of presidential elections, the election season in Poland is in full swing. The presidential race is still fluid. Parliamentary speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, who entered the race s [...]	2005-07-22 14:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW3044	IRAQ-POLAND: JONES-SMITH CONSULTATIONS WITH GOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Richard Jones Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy (S/I) led an interagency delegation to Warsaw July 28-29 to consult with senior GOP officials and encourage continued substantial Polish participation in the Iraq Coalition and the Multi-Nati [...]	2005-08-05 11:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PL IZ
05WARSAW3151	Economic Impact of EU Accession on Poland [...] (SUB) Sixteen months after Poland's EU accession, post surveyed a number of government officials and economic experts on the impact of accession. Despite some caveats, there appears to be consensus that Poland has adapted smoothly to the EU's common market. Dramatic export growth has fuele [...]	2005-08-19 09:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PL EUN
05WARSAW3234	POLISH APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 1-2 EU GYMNICH [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka confirmed that Poland will hold a firm line against any new conditions for the start of Turkish accession talks, resist efforts to soften ICTY conditionality for Croatia, and maintain positions complementary to the U.S. [...]	2005-08-30 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU PL EUN

05WARSAW3300	POLAND: PROBLEMS WITH SAUDI WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Econoff spoke with Sara Riley from the U.K. Embassy regarding the WTO accession of Saudi Arabia. Riley noted concerns with regard to certain EU member states, including Poland, stemming from dual fuel pricing regimes (one for domestic, one for export). According to Riley, the Poles are [...]	2005-09-07 13:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PL SA WTO
05WARSAW3361	POLAND: Government Announces Antipiracy Strategy [...] (U) During the September 13, Council of Ministers meeting in Warsaw, the interagency group approved a strategy for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) piracy. The report focuses several strategic goals and emphasizes the importance of the "public-private sector partnership" to achiev [...]	2005-09-14 15:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR PL
05WARSAW3422	POLISH MINISTRY OF ECONOMY UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Polish government officials responsible for energy security are unconcerned about the recent agreement between Germany and Russia to construct a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea despite almost daily news articles about the proposed project. Our contacts concede that the proje [...]	2005-09-20 13:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PL GM RS
05WARSAW3465	POLISH RIGHT VICTORIOUS IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Preliminary results and exit polling from Poland's September 25 parliamentary elections indicate a convincing victory for the center-right Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO),who are expected to begin formal coalition negotiations as early as September 27. PiS's nar [...]	2005-09-26 10:13:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW3473	OSCE: HDIM ELECTION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. Election issues were the focus of three early events at this year's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM)in Warsaw. During the first HDIM Working Session, the clear fault line that separates most NGOs and participating States, including the United States, from Russia and [...]	2005-09-27 12:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL OSCE
05WARSAW3557	TUSK STILL LEADS IN TIGHTENING PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (U) Summary: Civic Platform (PO) candidate Donald Tusk remains the odds-on favorite to replace Aleksander Kwasniewski as Poland's next President, although the race with his principal rival, Law and Justice (PiS) candidate Lech Kaczynski is tightening in the final days before the October 9 el [...]	2005-10-05 14:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3578	TUSK EDGES OUT KACZYNSKI IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted, Civic Platform's (PO's) Donald Tusk prevailed in the first-round of Poland's presidential election on October 9, and will face Lech Kaczynski in a second round of balloting on October 23. Despite only a three point margin over his rival, Tusk has bounced in post- [...]	2005-10-11 13:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3661	LECH KACZYNSKI ELECTED PRESIDENT OF POLAND [...] Summary: Lech Kaczynski snatched victory in Poland's presidential election on October 23, in a surprising come from behind win against Donald Tusk. Elections results will be announced officially this afternoon, but with well over 90 percent of the votes tallied, Kaczynski secured his election [...]	2005-10-24 10:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR ECON PL
05WARSAW3795	NEW POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE [...] (C) During Ambassador's initial call, Poland's newly named Foreign Minister Stefan Meller said he would travel back to Moscow (where he served as Ambassador until his October 31 appointment) on November 13 to arrange his move back to Warsaw, but also to meet with Foreign Minister Lavrov and, h [...]	2005-11-09 15:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PL
05WARSAW4009	POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 12 GAERC [...] (C) Post delivered ref (A) demarche upon receipt and reviewed with Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka December 8. Points on Balkans issues were delivered separately and Polish views were reported in Ref (B). 2. (C) The December 12 GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings [...]	2005-12-08 14:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PL EUN
05WARSAW4025	POLAND'S 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 15:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PL EUN
05WARSAW4050	Lepper undergoes a transformation on economics [...] (SBU) In a recent interview for business daily "Puls Biznesu" Andrzej Lepper, the leader of Samoobrona (Self Defense) the third largest party in the Polish Parliament, presents himself as a social-liberal as opposed to his portrayal as a dedicated socialist during the election period. His vie [...]	2005-12-15 09:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW58	Markets Show Increasing Appreciation for the [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zloty appreciated the most of any convertible currency against the Dollar, growing 20% in 2004. Most observers attribute this rise to a mix of factors, including greater political stability under the current technocratic government, Poland's entry into the EU in May, and t [...]	2005-01-06 06:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PL
05WARSAW959	Defeat of Health Care Bill Prompts Health Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: On 17 February, the Sejm rejected a long awaited bill on restructuring of public health care units. The bill, prepared as part of the government's public finance reform package, was designed to write off up to $3 billion in local hospital debts in exchange for reforms, including [...]	2005-02-22 05:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ELAB PREL PL
05WELLINGTON135	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR IRS [...] Embassy grants country clearance to IRS Officials Jay Van Kirk, Reginald Brown, Monte J. Myers, and Tonya Martin to travel to The Cook Islands, February 24 - March 12, 2005. The purpose of travel is to provide a 2-week Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class to Cook Island Law Enforcem [...]	2005-02-15 23:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON168	NEW ZEALAND VIEWS ON THE FUTURE OF UNMISET [...] According to an official at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),New Zealand agrees that the time has come to wrap up peacekeeping operations in East Timor. New Zealand believes UNMISET should be replaced by a scaled-down, time-bound political mission under UN auspices, [...]	2005-02-24 02:13:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL TL NZ UNSC
05WELLINGTON171	NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION LEADER POSITIONS HIMSELF [...] Summary. Opposition National Party leader Don Brash is entering the 2005 election season with a sense of a cautious optimism about his party's chances of regaining power. While concerned about recent setbacks that have seen him labeled "anti-women" and "anti-Maori," Brash regards the Labour G [...]	2005-02-25 02:40:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC NZ
05WELLINGTON233	NPT: AMBASSADOR SANDERS DISCUSSES REVCON 2005 WITH [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative of President for the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Ambassador Jackie Sanders, told New Zealand officials that the May 2005 Review Conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons must focus on the greatest threats to global secur [...]	2005-03-21 02:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON274	THE TWO WORLDS OF MIDDLE EARTH: NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (S/NF ) Summary: Foreign and defense policies in New Zealand are the product of an internal debate between two worlds. The first world -- most military, intelligence, foreign affairs and business professionals, and a handful of politicians -- values its relationship with the United States a [...]	2005-04-01 04:09:00	Embassy Wellington	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON28	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HARRIS AND WILLIAMS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration Officials Francis E. Harris and Lisa A. Williams, to travel to Rarotonga, Cook Islands from January 29 - February 5, 2005, and Auckland, New Zealand from February 5 - 12, 2005. The purpose of this [...]	2005-01-12 18:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA EAIR CW NZ
05WELLINGTON332	COOK ISLANDS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VAN KIRK, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to IRS Officials Jay Van Kirk, Reginald Brown, Monte Myers, and Tonya Martin, to travel to the Cook Islands from May 19 - June 4, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to provide a two-week Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class to Coo [...]	2005-04-22 04:06:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ASEC HK CW NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON409	MINISTER SUTTON'S INVITATION TO USDA SECRETARY [...] (SBU/NF) Aides to New Zealand Agriculture Minister Sutton have reiterated to us their hope that Secretary Johanns will visit New Zealand, noting that a potential August/September visit, timed to a Quint Ministerial in Australia, would be viewed as "supportive." Minister Sutton would welcome t [...]	2005-05-24 01:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON NZ
05WELLINGTON411	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR IRS [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lane Timm, Director of IRS-CID National Criminal Investigation Training Academy, to travel to the Cook Islands, May 30 - June 4, 2005. The purpose of travel is to attend the Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) class and participate in the graduation c [...]	2005-05-24 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON ASEC HK NZ IRS
05WELLINGTON45	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 04:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV NZ OPIC USTR
05WELLINGTON452	WITH NEW ZEALAND PM, AMBASSADOR RAISES POSSIBILITY [...] (C) Begin summary: In a meeting that included discussion of China's growing power and the need for a U.S. presence in the Pacific, the Ambassador told New Zealand Prime Minister Clark that the time was ripe for a frank and comprehensive dialogue between our governments on issues that hinder our [...]	2005-06-10 00:59:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON461	NEW ZEALAND MOVES CLOSER TO CUTTING MOBILE [...] Summary: New Zealand's two mobile-phone service providers are a step closer to being ordered to lower the fees they charge to complete calls into the country on their networks -- fees that are among the highest of OECD nations. The Commerce Commission on June 9 issued its final report on its [...]	2005-06-12 18:59:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD NZ
05WELLINGTON480	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE COOK ISLANDS FOR NOAA [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service Official Kevin Painter to travel to The Cook Islands, June 19 - July 2, 2005. The purpose of travel is to teach a fisheries prosecution workshop to a [...]	2005-06-20 02:39:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS CW NZ
05WELLINGTON496	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]	2005-06-27 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05WELLINGTON597	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL HOFF, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NOAA Official Michael Hoff to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from August 20-September 3, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a meeting for the Ballast Water Program. 2. (U) Embassy understands that country clearan [...]	2005-08-03 21:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON647	NEW ZEALAND ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-23 23:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD NZ UNESCO WTO
05WELLINGTON664	NZ ELECTIONS: A MINOR ROLE FOR ACT, UNITED FUTURE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent polling suggests that the September 17 general election will likely be a head-to-head contest between the two major parties, Labour and National. Such a result would diminish the role of the minor parties in the next Parliament. Since introduction in 1996, New Zealand,s m [...]	2005-08-30 05:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON695	THE KIWI VOTER: TRAPPED BETWEEN BOREDOM AND [...] (C) Going in to the final week of New Zealand's general election campaign, polls are fluctuating wildly: one had National in a seven-point lead, while another had Labour leading by nine points just two days later. The latest put the major parties in a dead heat, with support for Labour at 40. [...]	2005-09-09 04:50:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON696	NZ'S "PRESIDENTIAL RACE:" FOCUS ON PM CLARK AND [...] (C) Summary: As reftel notes, in this undecided campaign, the personality of the major parties' leaders may really influence voters' decisions. The following are two brief snapshots of what's on offer. End Summary. -------------------------- Prime Minister Helen Clark ------------------- [...]	2005-09-11 19:56:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON716	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTHONY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Social Security Administration Official Anthony Dinoto to travel to Wellington and Queenstown, New Zealand from September 23 - October 1, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Six Nations Benefit Fraud Conference. 2. (U) E [...]	2005-09-18 20:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA CFED NZ
05WELLINGTON717	NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM [...] POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND FUNDING AGENCIES. 2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVIC [...]	2005-09-18 23:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON719	NZ ELECTIONS: TWO-WEEK WAIT TO SEE WHO'S WON THE [...] (C) As predicted, New Zealand's September 17 General Elections were the closest in years. Despite starting the evening well ahead, the opposition National Party ended up one Parliamentary Seat behind the Labour Government. But the Nats refuse to concede defeat and Labour has not declared vi [...]	2005-09-19 05:04:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON728	NZ ELECTIONS: THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE NUMBERS [...] (SBU) New Zealand's September 17 election results remain in limbo, as 10% of absentee ballots ("special votes") remain to be counted and Labour and National vie for coalition partners. But even though most pundits pick Labour as the party most likely to form a Government, Labour has taken a h [...]	2005-09-21 00:32:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON812	DVC Request with Gail Blanke [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Gail Blanke, President and CEO of Lifedesigns, LLC, in New York. 2. Preferred Activity Date, Fiscal Year, and Quarter: This is an FY06 program, which is requested for week starting December 6; first quarter. 3. JUSTIFICATION OF PROGRAM: Pos [...]	2005-10-19 02:25:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP SCUL
05WELLINGTON816	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GEOGRAPHIC [...] Summary: New Zealand shares the concern of the United States that the EU and others may attempt to hold up negotiations at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial unless their demands on geographical indications (GIs) are met. New Zealand will work closely with the United States to prevent this from oc [...]	2005-10-20 02:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON NU KIPR NZ WTRO
05WELLINGTON84	NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS IRAQ [...] The following text is a statement from Foreign Minister Goff's office, released January 31, 2005. 2. Begin text: ELECTION RESULT REPRESENTS PROGRESS TOWARDS DEMOCRATIC AND PEACEFUL IRAQ Foreign Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the holding of the election in Iraq, and says that the lev [...]	2005-01-31 03:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON849	NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY FACES BUMPY ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) After enjoying five years of strong economic growth, New Zealanders are awakening to the sober reality that the party may be over. The sign posts for a rough patch ahead have multiplied in recent weeks. Yawning deficits have appeared in the country's trade balance and current account. [...]	2005-10-28 02:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON851	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARK CHRISTL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NASA employee Mark Christl to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand, and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from November 1 to 24, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct an advanced thin ionization calorimeter high altitude balloon experi [...]	2005-10-31 23:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TSPA NZ
05WELLINGTON92	NEW ZEALAND SENDS "ONE-OFF" MILITARY LIAISON [...] (U) The GoNZ announced January 31 that it will station one military liaison officer in Baghdad to work in the UN Assistance Mission. The soldier's work will include liaising with the MNF and the interim Iraqi Government's security forces, and the one-year deployment will be served in two six- [...]	2005-02-01 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NZ
05WELLINGTON954	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LISA T. [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service officials Lisa T. Ballance and Robert L. Pitman to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from on or about January 12 to on or about F [...]	2005-12-12 04:17:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS CW NZ
05WELLINGTON957	NEW ZEALAND: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following is Embassy Wellington's submission for the 2005 Country Terrorism Report on New Zealand: New Zealand New Zealand has a strong capacity to develop and implement counter-terrorism policies, and further strengthened its role in the global war on terror in 2005 through domestic [...]	2005-12-13 00:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO NZ
05WELLINGTON985	NEW ZEALAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 02:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR NZ
05YEREVAN1039	ARMENIA'S ENERGY FUTURE: STAYING NUCLEAR? [...] (C) In preparation for a June 22, 2005 donor conference on the Armenia Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) decommissioning and replacement alternatives, Ministry of Energy officials outlined for us Armenia's long-term energy strategy. They made three main points: -- There is no economic alternative [...]	2005-06-15 13:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EAID AM IR RU
05YEREVAN1053	NAGORNO KARABAKH'S UPCOMING "PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) On June 19 Nagorno Karabakh (N-K) will hold its fourth "parliamentary elections." Eight parties (two of which united in a bloc) and independent candidates will contest the 22 majoritarian and 11 party list seats of the "parliament." The parties with the most active election campaigns a [...]	2005-06-16 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1058	RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFER FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA [...] (C) Armenian officials have confirmed news reports that the transfer of materiel from Russian military bases in Georgia to a Russian military base in Armenia is already underway. According to Russian DCM Igor Gromyko, the transfer will not violate the conditions of the Conventional Forces in [...]	2005-06-17 02:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PBTS AM GG RU
05YEREVAN109	RUMORS TOUT ABRAHAMIAN TO LEAD NEW "SUPER- [...] (SBU) Galust Sahakian, Head of the National Assembly Republican Faction and close ally of Minister of Territorial Administration Hovik Abrahamian, revealed January 19 that Abrahamian will likely take over a new "super-ministry" taking shape within the GOAM. This new appointment would make Abr [...]	2005-01-21 12:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1097	YEREVAN DASHNAKS DOWNPLAY DISAPPOINTMENT IN N-K [...] (C) Local representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF - "Dashnaksutyun") have been downplaying the results of the June 19 balloting in Nagorno-Karabakh in which their ARF/Movement 88 alliance (who many predicted would fare best in the election - reftel) won only three seats in [...]	2005-06-23 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1142	GOAM ENDORSEMENT OF COE RECOMMENDATIONS MAY TEMPT [...] (C) Armenia's delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) announced June 24 that it would accept almost all CoE Venice Commission recommendations as part of the country's constitutional reform process. High-level endorsement of the move is the most encouraging sign to date that the GOAM is taki [...]	2005-06-29 12:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN127	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for January 2005. Major headlines include: -- EBRD invests in private Armenian construction company; -- French company takes over Armenia's water supply system under the World Bank credit program; -- Kazakh b [...]	2005-01-26 09:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN1342	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for July 2005. Major headlines include: -- World Bank to provide USD 20 million agricultural loan to the Armenian government; -- World Bank supports an Urban Heating Project for Armenia; -- The Lincy Foundati [...]	2005-07-26 12:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN1593	ARMENIA: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) The Armenian National Assembly passed the proposed package of constitutional amendments on September 1, triggering a series of procedural steps that include a final, pro forma vote tentatively scheduled for mid- to late-September, and a referendum in November. Opposition leaders suspended [...]	2005-09-01 12:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1731	ARMENIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS SERIOUSLY FLAWED [...] (C) Local election monitors, news media, and our own employees are among the growing chorus of critics of "widespread violations" in local Armenian elections, currently being held across the country on a rolling schedule from September 18 through October 23. Local elections have spurred accus [...]	2005-09-27 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN1747	STRONG INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION AT ARMENIAN [...] (U) More than 180 businesses participated in the 5th annual Armenian Expo in Yerevan on September 14-17. The conference organizer, LOGOS EXPO, designed the event to identify new markets for Armenian products, encourage foreign investment in Armenia, demonstrate the strength of the Armenian ec [...]	2005-09-29 11:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN KTDB BBSR BEXP AM
05YEREVAN1764	PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN TAKES OWNERSHIP OF NEW [...] On September 30, at a conference to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Armenian Constitution and the Formation of the Constitutional Court, President Kocharian emphasized the importance of upcoming Constitutional Reforms to the establishment of rule of law in Armenia. In his re [...]	2005-09-30 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1829	ARMENIA'S JUDGES STEP FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: At their autumn general meeting, Armenia's judges collectively stole a march on the country's ruling political parties and came out strongly and forthrightly in favor of the Council-of-Europe-approved Constitutional amendments, while also approving a Code of Ethics that USAID-sup [...]	2005-10-13 06:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR AM
05YEREVAN1842	MURDER SUSPECT RE-ELECTED AS TOWN MAYOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. --------------------------------------- MURDER CHARGES DON'T DISSUADE VOTERS... --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The campaign for mayor of the town of Nor Hajn (about 20 minutes outside of Yerevan in the Kotayk [...]	2005-10-14 11:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1886	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO A/S FRIED'S VISIT [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried, accompanied by U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Eurasian Conflicts Steven Mann, visited Armenia on October 18. The visit, which included a short press availability, highlighted A/S Fried's st [...]	2005-10-24 03:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN189	IMI (ARMENIA): HOW TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE IN [...] This cable explains the process of opening a business in Armenia. It describes the varieties of corporate structures under Armenian law, the process of establishing and registering companies with foreign participation, and the practical aspects of renting office space, hiring personnel, and [...]	2005-02-02 12:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN1906	LATEST OPPOSITION PARTY RALLY -- SAME RHETORIC, [...] (U) Aram Sargsyan's opposition Republic Party held a party meeting and rally October 25 in Yerevan's Matenadaran (Manuscript Museum) Square. The rally was peaceful and a modest police force of four officers was stationed at the sidelines of the meeting to assist with traffic flow and help ped [...]	2005-10-26 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC AM
05YEREVAN1927	LOCAL ELECTIONS END WITH ALLEGATIONS OF CONTINUED [...] (C) Armenian local elections -- held September 18 through October 23 -- met international standards, Central Electoral Commission Head Garegin Azaryan told reporters during an October 28 press conference. Local election monitors, however, disputed Azaryan's claim and alleged "widespread viola [...]	2005-11-01 11:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1932	ADOLESCENT GROWING PAINS: ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Armenia's National Assembly marked its fifteenth anniversary November 1 with an international symposium that included legislators from around the globe and familiar political posturing by political figures from around the country. National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasaryan used the conf [...]	2005-11-01 13:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1939	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO PRESS CONFERENCE ON [...] SUMMARY: On October 27, Ambassador Evans and USAID Mission Director Robin Phillips held a press conference on U.S. democracy assistance programs. The press conference focused on planned U.S. assistance to help Armenia hold free and fair parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential electio [...]	2005-11-02 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN1961	GOAM HAS NO MANDATE TO RESOLVE N-K, ARMENIAN CIVIL [...] (C) During an October 18 breakfast with EUR A/S Fried and Ambassadors Mann and Evans, representatives of Armenian civil society were extremely skeptical about the implementation of a Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) peace agreement. While there was some divergence of opinion, the majority of the repres [...]	2005-11-04 13:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ AM RU
05YEREVAN1968	ARMENIA COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for October 2005. Major headlines include: -- Synopsys Inc. signs agreement to acquire HPL Technologies Inc.; -- Vanadzor Chemical Factory reopens; -- Armenia becomes 64th member of the Asian Development Bank; [...]	2005-11-07 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN1969	FOREIGN MINISTER'S PUBLIC STATEMENT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) On November 5, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told students and reporters at Yerevan State University that Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent statement regarding Israel "will have no impact on Armenian-Iranian relations." Oskanian told the audience that "Israeli issues hav [...]	2005-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1992	ARMENIANS WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE ECONOMIC TIES FOR [...] (C) In a November 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Presidential chief of staff and co-chair of the Armenia-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Artashes Tumanian said he would have no choice but to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in Tehran on November 11 (reftels),but that [...]	2005-11-10 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1993	PUBLICITY AND CASH PUSH FOR A "YES" VOTE IN [...] (C) While politicians on both sides of the issue are busy trading political capital over the issue of proposed constitutional amendments, pro-government forces are spending hefty amounts of hard cash in a nationwide publicity campaign aimed to get out the "yes" vote. Post views the "Yes" media [...]	2005-11-10 13:36:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1994	CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS URGES ARMENIA TO INVITE OSCE [...] (SBU) During a November 7-9 visit to Armenia, Rep. Alcee Hastings, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, made a strong case to top Armenian officials to reconsider their decision not to invite OSCE observers to monitor the constitutional referendum scheduled for November 27. In a seri [...]	2005-11-11 05:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2061	RALLIES AND RHETORIC AS ARMENIA RAMPS-UP FOR THE [...] (C) The November 27 referendum on proposed constitutional amendments continues to dominate local news as political forces make their last-ditch efforts to garner popular support. Opposition leaders have announced a series of rallies on November 24-27 to protest what they are already calling [...]	2005-11-23 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN2062	ARMENIA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY, 2005-2008 [...] (SBU) Armenia is at a crossroads in its democratic development. While the political landscape has remained relatively consistent since the last elections, the next two years will test the government's commitment to its reform agenda. As Assistant Secretary Fried said during his October visit [...]	2005-11-23 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2065	COE DELEGATION TO OBSERVE IN LESS THAN 5 PERCENT [...] (C) Supporters and opponents of Armenia's November 27 referendum have shifted their focus to the capital in the final days before the ballot. Competing rallies have drawn lower-than-expected attendance and there have been few reports of confrontation. While most political observers expect i [...]	2005-11-25 14:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN2074	ARMENIA'S REFERENDUM: INFLATED TURNOUT, OBSERVERS [...] (C) Official results for voter turnout contrast sharply with those reported by opposition and some independent local observers for Armenia's November 27 referendum on constitutional amendments. The 14-member group of observers from the Council of Europe -- the only international observers ac [...]	2005-11-28 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2081	LOCAL OBSERVERS CITE MAJOR INFRACTIONS, STOP SHORT [...] (C) It's Your Choice (IYC),Armenia's largest election observation NGO (funded in part by the USG),announced during a November 29 press conference that there were major infractions during the recent referendum on constitutional amendments that had "serious impacts on the results." They stopp [...]	2005-11-30 06:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2094	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] U.S. Embassy Yerevan posted a response to Armenia's November 27 constitutional referendum on its website based upon cleared press guidance from the Department. The response received extensive coverage in the Armenian press. Reports varied, with some outlets presenting the response as question [...]	2005-12-01 09:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC KPAO AM
05YEREVAN2129	ARMENIA HOPES FOR A DEAL ON GAZPROM'S THREATENED [...] (C) Despite Gazprom's recent announcement that, as of January 1, 2006, it plans to double the price of natural gas exports to Armenia, the GOAM appears to be holding out hope that it will be able to negotiate a deal to minimize the impact of and/or delay the price increase. According to press [...]	2005-12-08 15:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG AM RU
05YEREVAN2157	SQUEEZING THE ARMENIANS ON DEMOCRACY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has been talking to various Armenians in and out of government in an effort to advance our democracy agenda despite the tactical set-back represented by the flawed November 27 referendum on the constitutional amendments. While it is too early to say whether the Armenians "ge [...]	2005-12-13 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM PGOV PHUM AID
05YEREVAN2200	GOVERNING COALITION BEGINS DISCUSSING [...] (SBU) Following their stoic congratulatory remarks immediately after the vote, pro-government officials are starting to talk publicly about fraud during the November 27 constitutional referendum. National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian launched a wave of discussion with allegations of fr [...]	2005-12-21 13:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN2226	NEW AMBASSADORIAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEW [...] (SBU) President Kocharian recently announced two new ambassadorial appointments, naming Ashot Hovakimian Ambassador to Austria (replacing Jivan Tabibian) and Ashot Galoyan as Ambassador to Poland (replacing Ashot Hovakimian). (Note: While the presidential proclamation does not explicitly ide [...]	2005-12-28 04:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AM
05YEREVAN242	CHINA'S EXPANDING POLITICAL RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA [...] (C) Government of China (GOC) representatives in Yerevan and Armenian government officials recently reported their view that relations between the GOC and the Government of Armenia (GOAM) are expanding. They qualified these statements, however, with a more realistic picture of potential econo [...]	2005-02-10 10:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET CH AM
05YEREVAN257	TIP: CONCERNS ABOUT PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT [...] (SBU) Balancing Armenia's considerable progress over the past year in successfully prosecuting trafficking in persons (TIP) cases are serious, persistent allegations that senior members of the Prosecutor General's office are susceptible to outside influence. We have raised our concerns about [...]	2005-02-14 11:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN329	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for February 2005. Major headlines include: -- Austrian bank to finance Armenian metals company; -- Armenia to start negotiations on new IMF program; -- Central Bank of Armenia licenses new foreign bank; -- [...]	2005-02-25 13:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN434	ARMENIA'S PLANS FOR APRIL 24 COMMEMORATION, STATUS [...] (SBU) Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian convoked chiefs of mission resident in Yerevan March 10 to preview events planned in April to mark "Genocide Memorial Day." The two main events will be an academic conference, April 21-22, featuring several American scholars, and the April 24 formal co [...]	2005-03-11 07:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS AM TU UNHRC
05YEREVAN44	ARMENIA SEEKS USG PERMISSION TO SELL WEAPONS TO [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request. Please see para 7. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) On January 11, Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian asked the Ambassador what the U.S. view would be on a potential weapons sale to Iran. Sargsian said that the GOAM is under increasing pr [...]	2005-01-12 12:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL AM IR
05YEREVAN449	CHR-61: ARMENIANS WITH US ON CUBA, SHAKY ON [...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) upcoming annual session to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan March 11 per reftel instructions. Mkrtumyan predicted that the GOAM would vote with the USG on the expected [...]	2005-03-14 09:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM CHR
05YEREVAN45	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS WARNING ON ARMS CONTROL [...] (S/NF) In deploying troops to the coalition in Iraq and agreeing to a defense assessment, Armenia has taken important steps in building a broader, deeper defense relationship; lack of full compliance with conventional arms control regimes would negate that progress. That was the message the A [...]	2005-01-12 12:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MARR KCFE AM OSCE
05YEREVAN483	(IMI) BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ARMENIA'S ENERGY [...] This cable gives an overview of Armenia's energy sector. It describes recent industry developments as well as provides key contacts. End Summary. 2. Armenia has no natural fossil fuel energy resources, although some small foreign firms have exploration licenses. Nevertheless, Armenia h [...]	2005-03-17 12:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN520	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for March 2005. Major headlines include: -- Germany's Commerzbank to support SME lending program in Armenia; -- Armentel reports earnings up 70 percent in 2004; -- German development bank KFW continues financi [...]	2005-03-24 08:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN555	IMI (ARMENIA): U.S. COMPANIES IN ARMENIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-29 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN6	ARMENIA STRENGTHENS ADVOCATES AND PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly adopted legislation December 14 that creates a potentially powerful Chamber of Advocates for criminal defense lawyers and seeks to improve the state-funded public defender's program. Local legal assistance groups believe the changes may help level the play [...]	2005-01-04 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN666	CHR-61: ARMENIA WON'T SUPPORT US ON BELARUS [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian told us April 15 that the GOAM would vote in favor of the no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. Baiburtian acknowledged the high-level demarches by the Ambassador and an April 6 approach with the local EU Presidency rep (ref a),[...]	2005-04-15 12:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO AM CHR
05YEREVAN680	ARMENIA CREATES IPR ENFORCEMENT UNIT [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The GOAM has established an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement unit under the police department, filling a structural gap in their IPR protection regime. In an April [...]	2005-04-18 12:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR AM
05YEREVAN728	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable outlines press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for April 2005. Major headlines include: -- EBRD to double its project-financing program in Armenia during 2005; -- Japan finances modernization of the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant; -- Germany to lend 7.5 millio [...]	2005-04-22 12:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN856	ARMENIA: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS MOVING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In a May 11 extraordinary session, Armenia's parliament passed -- in the first reading -- the ruling coalition's draft amendments to the constitution. Armenia has been under pressure from th [...]	2005-05-16 05:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN859	(IMI) REPORT ON VAYOTS DZOR PROVINCE [...] On April 14-15, 2005, Embassy's BISNIS representative visited the Vayots Dzor region of Armenia to explore investment and trade opportunities for U.S. companies and to expand U.S.-Armenian commercial ties. He met with the province's business leaders and government officials. This is the lat [...]	2005-05-16 05:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN880	(IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN [...] This cable reports about the upcoming Armenia Expo 2005 trade show in September 2005. End Summary. 2. Logos Expo Center, one of the largest exhibition companies in Armenia, announced the fourth annual regional trade forum, Armenia Expo 2005, to be held in Yerevan September 14-17, 2005. [...]	2005-05-18 03:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN887	HAVING OUR SAY ON THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------------------ SUPPORTING THE COE ------------------ 2. (SBU) The National Assembly passed the governing coalition's draft amendments in the first reading May 11 (reftel). The Council of Europe's (CoE) Venice Commission [...]	2005-05-19 03:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AM

05YEREVAN901	ARMENIA ENACTS ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT DOES NOT [...] (C) In an extraordinary session May 19, the Armenian Parliament voted to increase the number of its seats apportioned on the party list basis, to nominally curtail President Robert Kocharian's authority to directly appoint members of electoral commissions, and to reform the way the government [...]	2005-05-20 13:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN93	(IMI) ARMENIA: MINING SECTOR [...] This cable reviews the current condition of Armenia's growing mining and minerals sector. It describes recent sector developments and provides key contacts. End Summary. 2. Armenia has significant deposits of copper, molybdenum and gold as well as smaller deposits of zinc, lead and sil [...]	2005-01-20 09:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN973	(IMI) ARMENIA, COMMERCIAL NEWS SUMMARY: [...] This cable summarizes press reporting on commercial developments in Armenia for May 2005. Major headlines include: -- Germany to finance mortgage loan development program in Armenia; -- "Dun and Bradstreet" takes share of Armenian credit bureau; -- OPEC fund to invest in Armenia's pri [...]	2005-06-03 13:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM
05YEREVAN989	ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO CODEL HAGEL [...] SUMMARY: On June 3, Senator Hagel led a delegation to Armenia which met with President Robert Kocharian and Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsyan, and which reviewed Armenia's peacekeeping battalion. Following these meetings, Senator Hagel held a press conference with more than 20 media outlets. [...]	2005-06-07 08:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KCFE OPRC PREL KPAO ZJ AM RU
05ZAGREB1303	REACTION TO GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] (C) As requested, Ambassador delivered talking points on Guantanamo Bay to the State Secretary of the MFA, Hidajet Biscevic, who accepted them without comment. Post also delivered points to Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department at the MFA, Romana Oluic. Ms. Oluic appreciated the add [...]	2005-08-09 10:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL
05ZAGREB177	ADRIATIC CHARTER MINISTERIAL REAFFIRMS REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Adriatic Charter Defense Ministers endorsed an ambitious agenda of 21 joint activities for 2005 that begins to bring much-needed substance to the Adriatic Charter dialogue. Although the planned August 2005 deployment of an A3 medical team to Afghanistan remains the most visible "deliver [...]	2005-02-03 15:23:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR HR NATO
05ZAGREB183	ADRIATIC CHARTER DEFENSE MINISTERIAL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) The U.S. delegation to the Adriatic Charter (A3) Defense Ministerial, led by Ambassador Frank, met with the State Secretary of the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January 2005 and the Minister of Defense of Croatia on 25 January 2005. Mr. Alan Van Egmond, OSD Director of Balk [...]	2005-02-07 06:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS HR NATO
05ZAGREB262	PRESIDENT MESIC'S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS [...] Below is the text of President Mesic's inaugural address, delivered February 18, 2005. At its best, the speech demonstrates Mesic's strengths -- his ability to unite, to heal, to reach out to minorities, and to face up to Croatia's past errors. At times, the speech also echoed earlier statem [...]	2005-02-18 14:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HR
05ZAGREB827	LOCAL ELECTIONS: HDZ FALTERS, OPPOSITION GAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Strong personalities, unpredictable coalitions, and a continued drop in popularity of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) marked Croatia's May 15 local elections. Coalitions among multiple parties will be necessary to form governments in the vast majority of [...]	2005-05-19 06:38:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HR
06ABIDJAN1050	COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...]	2006-09-18 16:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1113	COTE D'IVOIRE: ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...]	2006-10-04 17:28:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1114	ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL STOCK MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...]	2006-10-05 08:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1134	COTE D'IVOIRE: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA [...] Per reftel B instructions, post has compiled information on the below industries. Please refer to Ref C for information on the Stock Market Exchange with regard to the request for information on financial services. Included in this cable is information on the banking sector. 2. Banking: [...]	2006-10-06 18:26:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IV
06ABIDJAN1212	LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]	2006-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN1228	COTE D'IVOIRE: INITIAL REACTIONS OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The streets of Abidjan were calm in the wake of the adoption of UNSCR 1721 (reftel) and the business of the country's economic capital went on without incident. Ambassador Hooks and Emboffs sought out the initial impressions of major political groups and figures, and found amon [...]	2006-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1257	COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE RE U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...]	2006-11-09 17:16:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU IV
06ABIDJAN1317	PM BANNY: THE TANDEM WITH GBAGBO IS BROKEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador on November 28 that Cote d'Ivoire is again in crisis: the tandem with President Gbagbo has not been working well since UN Resolution 1721 was adopted November 1 and is now broken. The PM said he was not even informed of the decrees that [...]	2006-11-29 12:11:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	IV PGOV
06ABIDJAN1343	PROPOSAL FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS TO VISIT [...] (C) I believe it would be most useful for the Permreps or acting Permreps of the P-5 to come to Abidjan, to deliver in person a message of support for UN Security Council Resolution 1721. Though he nominally welcomed UNSCR 1721, President Gbagbo has said from the outset that it contains attac [...]	2006-12-06 15:14:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNSC ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1345	COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...]	2006-12-07 07:28:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF
06ABIDJAN1346	COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...]	2006-12-07 07:29:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF
06ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...]	2006-03-01 16:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV
06ABIDJAN589	COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS CALL [...] (U) The coordination of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC),has called a two-week truce after meeting with Prime Minister Banny on May 29. While the Prime Minister was not able to promise a salary increase, which is CNE [...]	2006-06-02 16:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN623	COTE D'IVOIRE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION STRUGGLES [...] (C) Summary: Four months away from the October date by which Cote d'Ivoire's postponed presidential elections are supposed to be held, the CEI (Independent Electoral Commission) has ambitious, probably unrealistic plans to carpet the country with thousands of polling stations and train tens o [...]	2006-06-09 17:45:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN658	COTE D'IVOIRE: DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS [...] (C) Despite assurances we were given June 16 by Director of Operations for Disarmament Jean-Paul Malan that there were just a few obstacles left to mediate and that disarmament of the western militias would likely begin on June 17 (reftel),the militias continue to refuse to begin even the firs [...]	2006-06-19 15:59:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PREL IV
06ABIDJAN854	COTE D'IVOIRE: SECURITY AND MILITIA FORCES WAGE [...] (U) On the morning of Monday, July 31, national security forces of the Command Center for Security Operations (CECOS) fought a battle with members of the armed, pro-Gbagbo Patriotic Group for Peace (GPP) and Young Patriots militia in the busy downtown district of Plateau in Abidjan, after the [...]	2006-08-01 17:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV ELAB EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN906	HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) visited Guiglo from August 1-3 to meet with UNHCR field representatives and visit the Nicla Refugee Camp for Liberian refugees. There are approximately 10,500 Liberian refugees in the northern Refugee Welcome Zone (ZAR),of which 5,987 [...]	2006-08-11 15:16:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN911	COTE D'IVOIRE: TENSIONS CONTINUE WITHIN MARITIME [...] (U) On August 8, Maritime Police officers announced in a press conference that on August 4 Minister of Transport Anaky Kobenan (leader of the MFA, an opposition party) had issued the payment of bonus arrears in the amount of USD 234,000 (CFAF 117 million) and suspended Director General for M [...]	2006-08-11 18:55:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC ELAB EFIN
06ABIDJAN926	COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL [...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR),dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...]	2006-08-18 10:40:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN963	COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) The next meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) has been postponed from September 1 to September 8. In his letter notifying IWG members of the change, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Pierre Schori explained that it was made at the request of Prime Minster [...]	2006-08-25 15:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN991	COTE D'IVOIRE: UPCOMING SUMMITS IN YAMOUSSOUKRO [...] (C) Summary. So far President Gbagbo is saying he will not attend the Secretary General's September 20 mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in New York, but he might change his mind under pressure from the Secretary General and his African counterparts. Prime Minister Banny and all the opposition le [...]	2006-09-01 16:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV
06ABUDHABI1023	UAE: CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF AKBAR GANJI [...] (C) In a meeting with UAE MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 18, Ambassador delivered reftel points and together with DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles urged the UAE to join other states in sending Iran a clear message in support of Iranian journalist and political prisoner Akbar Ganji's release. At [...]	2006-03-18 10:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI IR AE
06ABUDHABI1222	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HEARS UAE VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Ambassador and DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi to discuss Iran and other bilateral issues. Iran is proceeding full speed ahead to develop its nuclear program, but al-Noaimi advised against adopting just a confrontational approac [...]	2006-03-29 06:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AE
06ABUDHABI1223	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles' March 15-18 visit to the UAE provided an opportunity to urge government action on a long-awaited amendment that would allow the creation of trade unions, as well as further movement on domestic political reforms and progress in combating human trafficking. [...]	2006-03-29 06:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI1422	UAE FM TELLS U/S JOSEPH: "USE UAE AS LAST RESORT" [...] (S/NF) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ) met April 8 to discuss Iran's proliferation and regional ambitions. U/S Joseph conveyed that the United States considers Iran a serious threat [...]	2006-04-12 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ETTC MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI176	TEXTBOOK CASE: DUBAI CUSTOMS; RE-DELIVERY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 17, Dubai Customs allowed Iranian vessel M/V Iran Baluchestan, suspected of transporting dual-use items, to leave Port Rashid for Iran. Despite requests from the Embassy and Consulate, Dubai did not authorize the inspection of the container, claiming that it had no l [...]	2006-01-22 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1797	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...]	2006-05-03 11:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR AE
06ABUDHABI2277	FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE [...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...]	2006-06-04 12:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL AORC AE
06ABUDHABI2572	MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S POLICIES; ISLAMOPHOBIA; NATIONAL [...] Summary: Al-Bayan criticizes Bush administration policies, and describes the decline of the President's popularity both at home and abroad. A UAE columnist in Al-Khaleej is skeptical of the UAEG's intention to engage in political reform, due to continued delays in scheduling the dates for ele [...]	2006-06-21 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2655	FNC ELECTIONS: "POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, NOT [...] (C) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador called on Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, to discuss the FNC. Gargash described the upcoming indirect elections as "political participation, not democracy." (The FNC is at present an appointed consultative body rather [...]	2006-06-27 08:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2781	IRAQI PM MALIKI VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki met President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Na [...]	2006-07-05 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2809	RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...]	2006-07-09 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2855	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]	2006-07-11 11:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2881	UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Since the April 6 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B) there has been limited substantive movement in our reform strategy (ref G). Planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council (FNC) continues to progress and has sparked an [...]	2006-07-12 12:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2885	UAE: DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE AND UNSC ON MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 08:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL
06ABUDHABI2887	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: Israeli attack on Lebanon [...] Summary. Israeli air, sea and land strikes against Lebanon received first page coverage in the UAE and other UAE-based print and electronic media. Arabic and English dailies highlighted the killing of Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli raids. AP photo of a man carrying the body o [...]	2006-07-14 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2928	TFLE01: MINSTATE AL-SHA'ALI ON LEBANON SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Sha'ali convoked Ambassadors from all G-8 countries July 17 to call for a concerted effort to calm the situation in Lebanon. He offered three specific UAE points of view: 1) Israel's actions recklessly violate Lebane [...]	2006-07-17 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL LE SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI2930	SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE [...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]	2006-07-17 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3024	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: The Arabic-language media remained critical of the U.S. position on the current conflict in Lebanon. In "Al-Khaleej," three editorials criticize Rice's visit and question U.S. motives in the ongoing crisis. An article in "Akhbar Al-Arab" describes Rice's visit to Lebanon as a conso [...]	2006-07-25 08:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3100	KIMMITT/ZELIKOW MEETING IN ABU DHABI WITH ARAB [...] (C) Summary: An interagency delegation led by Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the Department of State Philip Zelikow briefed Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Director General, Chairman of the Board Jassim Al-Mannai on the International Compact for Iraq on July 23 in Abu Dhabi [...]	2006-07-31 12:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3195	TFLE01: ANGER SIMMERS AS WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The misery and daily tally of Lebanese casualties continue to dominate public discourse in the UAE. U.S. policy is increasingly seen as complicit in Israeli aggressions, and the draft UN resolution has thus far not been welcomed as part of a balanced solution. Membe [...]	2006-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3297	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] Summary: Editorials continued to consider the possible motivations of different foreign powers in the most recent conflict in Lebanon. A Saudi columnist in "Al-Ittihad" identified Hezbollah as part of an Iranian effort to gain more regional power. An Emirati columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticiz [...]	2006-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3342	MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON [...] Summary: One UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wondered why some Arab TV channels during war in Lebanon accused Gulf governments of being traitors and agents to the West and concluded that this will not help restore any occupied land. Al-Khaleej" wondered when Arabs will ever live with dignity a [...]	2006-08-16 13:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3344	UAE PRESIDENT FORMALIZES INDIRECT ELECTIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on August 15 formalized the UAE's move towards indirect elections to half the seats on the Federal National Council (FNC),the first national-level elections of any sort in the UAE since the federation's 1971 establishment. Ministe [...]	2006-08-16 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AE KDEM PGOV PREL
06ABUDHABI3417	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) CONSULTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Econoffs attended a meeting with The Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA),the Ministry of Economy and various intellectual property industry stakeholders. The head of AAA, Scott Butler, briefed the Ministry on a variety of intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, [...]	2006-08-27 05:09:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ECON PREL AE
06ABUDHABI3434	US BLASTED IN MEDIA OVER UAE PHD STUDENT'S DETENTION AT [...] The detention of UAE PhD student Saif Al Sha'ali at Los Angeles Airport on August 21, 2006, has been extensively covered in daily, mostly front page articles in English and Arabic UAE print media August 24-28 which have frequently characterized the incident as one of racial/ethnic "profiling." [...]	2006-08-28 12:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3463	UAE FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL REFORM: RESHAPING CIVICS [...] (C) Summary: The UAEG is taking steps in the direction of educational reform. The Ministry of Education (MOE) has made substantial changes to its curriculum, including civics and Islamic studies programs, and is placing greater emphasis on critical thinking and active learning. The highest [...]	2006-08-29 12:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO OEXC SOCI AE
06ABUDHABI3619	DEPSEC KIMMITT DISCUSSES IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN WITH [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY. Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) on September 10 to thank him for the UAE's hosting of the Iraq Compact Preparatory Group meeting. AbZ, who had just met with Iraqi Deputy PM Barham Salih, emphasized the [...]	2006-09-13 06:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAID ETTC MNUC PARM EINV IR IQ AE
06ABUDHABI3629	IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY MEETING A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, the United Arab Emirates hosted the Preparatory Group for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI). The United Nations (UN) represented by Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, and the Government of Iraq (GOI),represented by a delegation led by Iraqi Dep [...]	2006-09-14 07:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN IZ PREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI3685	EB A/S SULLIVAN'S MEETINGS IN THE UAE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Sulivan held a series of bilateral meetings with AE officials and U.S. business representatives o September 11. ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair Bin Yousef xplained that Abu Dhabi was increasing its oil poduction capacity to 4 million barrels per day ovr the next five to seven years. [...]	2006-09-18 12:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET EINV ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI3687	UAEG "REGRETS" POPE'S REMARKS ON ISLAM, ADDING [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI's reported remarks on Islam have received a modest degree of coverage in UAE printed media since the story broke, with front-page mention of the incident and associated reactions in the Muslim world, as well as inside-page editorial emphasizing the potential damage done [...]	2006-09-18 13:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KMDR KPAO VT AE
06ABUDHABI3709	UAEG WELCOMES CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV AE
06ABUDHABI3851	UAE DEFENSE SPENDING [...] (C) Estimates of the cumulative value of defense procurements by the UAE in recent decades reach well over 20 billion dollars (although the UAE does not publish its overall defense and security expenditures). Funded essentially by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, that money has been spent on sophis [...]	2006-10-02 14:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAPS PREL MASS MOPS BEXP AE
06ABUDHABI4260	IRAQ COMPACT DEBT RELIEF - UAE VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Senior UAEG leadership has consistently told us that, although they support the idea of debt relief for Iraq "in principle," the ultimate decision must be a GCC-wide one. The UAE has shown no interest in taking on a GCC leadership role in providing Iraq with debt relief. For it [...]	2006-11-09 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4413	IRANIAN ENVOY MAHSOULI VISITS UAE [...] (U) On November 29, Iranian presidential advisor and envoy Sadiq Mahsouli traveled to Abu Dhabi and Dubai to meet with UAEG officials. Mahsouli met first with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan at his palace in Al Ain, then with Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai [...]	2006-12-05 11:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR AE
06ABUDHABI4528	UAE FNC ELECTIONS RESULTS: 20 MEMBERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, [...] (U) Summary: On December 16, 18, and 20, the UAE held their first limited election for 20 members of its 40-member Federal National Council (FNC). Despite the fact that 14% (65) of all candidates were women, only one woman was elected--in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Even though voting was limit [...]	2006-12-21 16:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI453	NEW UAE FEDERAL CABINET ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary: The UAE leadership announced a ministerial reshuffle late February 9. The reshuffle preserves key U.S. Mission interlocutors, especially Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),who becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs. The UAE's new Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al [...]	2006-02-10 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV ETRD KISL KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI813	UAE AVIATION UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. The UAE,s aviation sector is rapidly growing in both the private and public sectors. During a recently held aviation conference in Abu Dhabi, the Directors General of Arab Civil Aviation Authorities formed an aviation security panel. In addition, commercial aviation services i [...]	2006-03-04 13:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AE EAIR ECON PREL
06ABUDHABI953	NEWLY CREATED HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SETS TIP AS A [...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) met for the first time since being approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs on February 18. They elected a seven-member board of governors, three of whom are women. The new board announced plans to focus its immediate att [...]	2006-03-13 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM AE
06ABUJA1015	ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION [...] SUMMARY. The investigation started by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at post's request appears to be winding down. They have arrested the MFA's courier and apparently believe that there was no other involvement at the MFA. Post finds this to be a dubious claim and Lega [...]	2006-05-05 06:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS PREL AMGT NI
06ABUJA1025	MAY 5 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigeria's human- and animal-surveillance systems for AI remain deficient. No human cases of H5N1 infection have been confirmed in Nigeria. Villagers in Dong Village, Plateau State ate in early April culled or AI- infected birds but don't exhibit symptoms of AI. Plateau State has e [...]	2006-05-05 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA1086	INEC'S LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE UNDERPINS [...] (C) Summary: While the debate at the Nigerian National Assembly about the third term continues to grab the spotlight, the equally important issue of technical preparation for elections is beginning to emerge out of the shadows. With less than a year to go before elections, INEC is still send [...]	2006-05-10 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA1092	RELEASE OF NEITI FINAL AUDIT REPORT [...] SUMMARY. On April 11-12, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) released it's final audit report on the Nigerian oil and gas industry. It found that the record keeping has a lot to be desired, with a wide disparity (over (US$224 million in 2002) between what compan [...]	2006-05-11 09:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON NI OIL
06ABUJA1148	A TALE OF THREE CONTACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with National Secretary of the ruling PDP Ojo Maduekwe on May 13 and PDP Senator Ben Obi on May 15, they described these as the worst of times. Both expected today's defeat of the third term agenda in the National Assembly (septel) but worried that the actual end of [...]	2006-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA1265	AVIATION SECURITY OFFICIALS SACKED OVER DRUG [...] UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. The Nigerian press reported May 26 that two top aviation security officials were sacked "over drug trafficking." According to the reports, Captain Alhaji Balarabe Usman, Director of Aviation Security at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Be [...]	2006-05-30 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EAIR PREL PINR NI
06ABUJA1370	ELECTORAL BILL PASSED, ELECTION DATES ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly passed the Electoral Act (2006) on May 31, finally clarifying the rules of the game for Nigeria's 2007 general election. The long-awaited law sets new limits on campaign finance, regulates registration of parties and nomination of candidates, and determin [...]	2006-06-07 06:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1726	COALITION OF OPPOSITION PARTIES THREATEN BOYCOTT [...] (U) Citing a lack of confidence in the Independent Election Commission's (INEC) ability to organize free and fair elections, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) threatened to boycott the 2007 elections unless major changes were made to the composition of the election commissio [...]	2006-07-06 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1773	NIGERIA'S SALE OF NITEL COMPLETES LARGEST PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. This is Nigeria's biggest privatization deal so [...]	2006-07-11 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI
06ABUJA1826	NIGERIA PLANS NORTHERN ANTIDESERTIFICATION PROJECT [...] Summary. Nigerian and Israeli companies are proposing an anti-desertification agricultural project for 11 states in northern Nigeria, to be expanded to eight additional states. After a tree belt stabilizes an area environmentally, the GON would bring back the people driven out by desertific [...]	2006-07-14 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR EIND NI
06ABUJA1843	NIGERIA TRANSCORP'S PURCHASE OF NITEL IN JEOPARDY [...] Summary. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) sold on July 3 a 75% stake in the state-owned Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) Limited and its M-Tel subsidiary to Nigeria's Transcorp for $750 million in a negotiated sales process. Transcorp failed to meets its terms of purchase, inc [...]	2006-07-18 13:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINV EIND PGOV NI
06ABUJA2006	ALIYU MOHAMMED GUSAU ON NIGERIA'S CURRENT [...] (S) Summary: Aliyu Mohammed Gusau Q former National Security Advisor to President Obasanjo, now out of government Q believes that President Obasanjo and certain Villa denizens are actively working to stay in office until at least 2009. Aliyu Mohammed believes, however, that the prospect of a [...]	2006-08-04 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EFIN NI
06ABUJA2198	IWU SAYS THAT ELECTIONS ARE ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 16:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2335	THREATS TO BONNY LNG PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: The project managers have shut down the $1.2 billion train six construction of the Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) Plus Project on Bonny Island twice in the last two months due to violence and sabotage. The project management, headed by a TSKJ, a subsidiary of Kellog, Brown and [...]	2006-09-07 07:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV BEXP PGOV KCRM NI
06ABUJA234	SUDAN: GETTING PAST "NO" ON SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Skilled AU mediation has wrested control out of the hands of the incapable chairman of the Security Arrangements Committee and established some promising common ground between the parties at the Darfur Peace Talks. The Movements, superficial grasp of the modalities of [...]	2006-02-01 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINS ASEC SU DARFUR
06ABUJA236	TV CO-OP PROPOSAL FOR NIGERIA [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission to Nigeria would like to propose a TV co-op on "Democratic Elections: Lessons from 2006 US Mid-Term Elections." This co-op will be done by four persons Independent Radio and Television crew of Lagos- based Africa Independent Television (AIT),and Kano-based Freedom R [...]	2006-02-01 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC OIIP CVIS
06ABUJA2524	NIGERIA'S EFCC ) THE TEMPLE OF JANUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite initial skepticism due to little action at its inception with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act of 2002, under the leadership of Assistant Police Commissioner Nuhu Ribadu, the EFCC established itself as a potent actor in President Obasanjo's war on [...]	2006-09-25 18:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM SNAR PHUM PINR NI
06ABUJA2555	POLITICAL VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO ESCALATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palpable tension has gripped Nigeria over the recent spate of political murders. The trend is not new. High profile killings have been a hallmark of Nigerian politics for years, though the rate clearly is accelerating as election season approaches. In late July, Funsho Williams, [...]	2006-09-28 09:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2559	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2562	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2766	IMPEACHMENT LEADS TO VIOLENCE AND CONFUSION IN [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to impeach Governor Joshua Dariye in Plateau State have exacerbated long simmering intra-state political rivalries and led to violence. The battle to remove the divisive and corrupt Dariye has become a proxy battle about control over local politics, with an eye toward 20 [...]	2006-10-18 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KCOR NI
06ABUJA2773	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT AND VP VOLLEY ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The public volley of corruption accusations and abuse of office continues between Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar with the daily drama played out in the local press. A report of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Panel of I [...]	2006-10-18 16:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR NI
06ABUJA2836	NIGERIA: CENSUS RESULTS NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nigerian census tabulations are nearly complete and the GON has said the figures will be unveiled in December. International monitors reported that donor contributions have facilitated a census process that was fairly transparent, open and covered a high percentage of the p [...]	2006-10-30 11:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KDEM ECON PGOV EAID NI
06ABUJA2842	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE LOOMS LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to USG elections partners, INEC is poised to miss the December voter registration deadline while a lack of planning for the election cycle is likely to severely damage INEC's reputation and further fuel conspiracy theories about election delays. With insufficient number [...]	2006-10-31 09:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2890	IWU ENDORSES USG STATEMENTS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of INEC Maurice Iwu painted a rosy picture of preparations for Nigeria's 2007 elections, singling out statements from the Embassy as helpful to the process. He said that the earlier registration practice runs had been successful and that the main registration process w [...]	2006-11-03 12:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3061	NIGERIA: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOTS #2 [...] (SBU) This cable is the second in a series of elections snapshots intended to provide a sense of the local environment in the lead up to the 2007 elections. More in-depth information and analysis will be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interesting and pertin [...]	2006-11-28 14:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3071	NIGERIA PLAGUED BY FAILING ROAD NETWORK [...] Summary. Nigeria's road-transportation network has deteriorated badly following decades of neglect, almost no maintenance, and severely deficient funding. Nigeria has recognized for decades the need to improve its roads but so far has failed to do so. A Central Bank survey found that most r [...]	2006-11-29 08:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN NI
06ABUJA3155	IRREGULARITIES IN PLATEAU STATE BYE-ELECTIONS [...] (C) Fourteen members of the Plateau State House of Assembly were removed for leaving the ruling PDP (reftels),a decision inconsistent with the decision in Jigawa State and elsewhere, where INEC allowed those who had changed parties to join the PDP to retain their seats. Lawsuits continue to [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3172	PROGRESS IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING SECTOR [...] Summary: During a recent visit of an Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) team to Nigeria, government officials (GON) estimated that the housing deficit is between 14-16 million housing units, with an even larger financing gap of approximately 44 trillion naira. Nigeria's housing n [...]	2006-12-11 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
06ABUJA3181	ALIYU MOHAMMED PREDICTS PRESIDENT OBASANJO WILL [...] (S) Summary: Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (Ret) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau believes that President Obasanjo will try to rig the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention so that it nominates as its presidential candidate Katsina Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Villa denizen A [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA3182	BATTLELINES DRAWN IN FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP convention scheduled for Dec. 16 may be one of the most significant political gatherings in Nigeria's post-independence history and its outcome, for better or worse, could have a significant impact on Nigerian politics for years to come. With President Obasanjo's popularit [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3186	CORRECTED COPY - ALIYU MOHAMMED PREDICTS PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (Ret) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau believes that President Obasanjo will try to rig the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention so that it nominates as its presidential candidate Katsina Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Villa denizen A [...]	2006-12-13 09:06:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI

06ABUJA3191	IGBINEDION PREDICTS YAR'ADUA-IBORI PDP TICKET [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion December 12 at Governor's request. Igbinedion said that the PDP governors planned to meet the evening of December 12 and would agree to support Katsina Governor Umaru Yar'Adua as the PDP presidential candidate. Delta Govern [...]	2006-12-13 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA3230	ANPP PRIMARY: BUHARI WINS BY CONSENSUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the December 18 All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP) Convention, General Muhammadu Buhari secured the Presidential nomination after all other candidates successively conceded. Throngs of Buhari supporters surrounded Eagle Square and cheered on as his motorcade approached, highl [...]	2006-12-19 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV ELECTIONS NI
06ABUJA483	CORRUPTION: NIGERIA "IMPROVES" TO SIXTH-WORST IN [...] (U) Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, showing that there are now five countries in the world perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria. In 2004, only two countries had been listed as more corrupt. As expected, the GON both claim [...]	2006-02-28 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM CVIS NI
06ABUJA491	OBASANJO TAYLOR MEETING CONFIRMED [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador on Feb. 28 in Abuja asked Nigerian presidential spokesman Femi Fani Kayode about reports the President Met with Charles Taylor on Fberuary 26. The Ambassador said the USG wanted Taylor brought to justice and noted Obasanjo's repeated statements that Nigeria would ext [...]	2006-02-28 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI LI
06ABUJA650	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: INCREASING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The following is an update on USDEL's engagement with the African Union mediation and the parties. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUDANESE DELEGATION MEETS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) On [...]	2006-03-23 11:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA676	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO MEETS DARFUR PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo stressed the importance of getting a peace deal soon to parties to the Darfur conflict on March 25. Obasanjo also asked the African Union mediation for a clear schedule for the negotiations and expressed his desire to weigh in on the peac [...]	2006-03-27 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA683	THIRD TERM EFFORTS CLOUD ELECTION CREDIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. American democracy organizations based in Nigeria believe that the credibility of the 2007 elections is negatively affected by President Obasanjo's attempt to amend the constitution to allow him to serve a third term. The preparations for elections are desperately behind schedul [...]	2006-03-27 17:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA772	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA OPTIMISTIC, MEDIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains hopeful that a comprehensive peace deal can be reached within weeks. Taha and top SPLM leaders continue bilateral meetings with the movements in order to develop clear proposals on the way forward. Taha expressed his desire for the AU to p [...]	2006-04-12 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ACCRA1164	MAKING SENSE OF GHANA'S CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Ghanaian President John Kufuor reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping six ministers, eliminating three ministries and shifting some portfolios. On May 12, he named new Deputy and Regional Ministers, reducing the overall number of ministers from 88 to 77 (see reftels). K [...]	2006-05-19 11:26:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA1236	GHANA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAID ETRD EAIR EMIN GH
06ACCRA1308	LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted former President Rawlings, his wife, and four aides for lunch on May 19. The Ambassador explained at the start that the Embassy made it a policy to meet with all major party leaders in Ghana. She encouraged Rawlings and his entourage to share their vision [...]	2006-06-08 12:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GH
06ACCRA2270	GHANA AND THE 2008 ELECTION: PROSPECTS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Ghana,s 2008 presidential election is still far away and the ruling New Patriotic Party will not choose its presidential candidate until its scheduled December 2007 convention. Nonetheless, there are already at least twelve contenders for the NPP flag-bearer position, includin [...]	2006-09-26 15:41:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PINR
06ACCRA2763	Ghana Pol/Econ Highlights, Fall 2006 [...] (U) This report covers noteworthy economic and political events and activities in Ghana for the period of August - October 2007. The issues covered are: -- Macro-economic performance -- 2007 Draft Budget To Be Published November 16 -- Halting Progress on Ghana Telecom Privatization -- Tema [...]	2006-11-15 16:25:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EFIN GH
06ACCRA3025	Ghana: 2007 Budget Highlights [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Ghana (GoG) released its 2007 budget on November 16, 2006. The 2007 Budget outlines a target growth rate of at least 6.5 percent, single digit inflation, accumulation of internatioal reserves of at least 3 months import cover, ad an overall budget deficit of 3. [...]	2006-12-22 12:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN GH
06ACCRA355	GHANA AND KUFUOR II: IT'S BEEN A SLOW YEAR [...] (C) The first year of President Kufuor's second term brought achievements in management of the economy and in Ghana's growing international role. However, it was also marked by growing inertia and confrontation. Major distractions included repeated corruption allegations and competition am [...]	2006-02-09 07:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA419	GHANA'S 2005 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) At the end of calendar year 2005, INL rolled over a total of $11,388.45 in funds subobligated to Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB) under the FY00 LOA and subsequent amendments between the GOG and USG. Unliquidated balances of $37 for a Customs, Excise & Preventive Service project; $51, [...]	2006-02-15 15:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR GH
06ACCRA547	EMBASSY ENGAGES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (U) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with Liberian Ambassador to Ghana von Ballmoos, Ambassador expressed USG support for the new GOL and for repatriation of Liberian refugees. Ref Coord echoed these themes in a speech to graduates of a skills training program at Budumburam Refugee Camp. [...]	2006-03-08 14:34:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL GH LI
06ACCRA638	AMBASSADOR MEETS OPPOSITION NDC LEADER JOHN ATTA [...] (C) Summary: On March 7, Ambassador met with Professor John Evans Atta Mills, former Vice President and two-time presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party. Mills deliberately but firmly criticized the ruling NPP government as corrupt and vindictive. [...]	2006-03-20 07:07:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GH GOG
06ACCRA834	GOG SACKS GHANA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES' CEO [...] (C) Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chief of Staff Kwadwo Mpiani sacked Ghana International Airlines' (GIA) CEO Brian Presbury April 7. National Security officers closed GIA's offices later that evening. Two Amcit employees that were in the office when National Security arrived and were [...]	2006-04-11 09:06:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV GH
06ADANA128	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's textile industry continues to face difficulties in dealing with rapidly growing global competition, particularly from China and India. Textile industry leaders in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep and Adana recently told us that the textile industry in Turkey's southeast continu [...]	2006-05-30 12:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL TU SY IZ
06ADANA131	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST TURKEY POLITICAL FIGURE BIOGRAPHIES [...] (U) EFKAN ALA, DIYARBAKIR GOVERNOR Efkan Ala was born in Erzurum in 1965, graduated from the Political Science Faculty of Istanbul University, and did his bachelor's degree in Economics. Ala lived in England in order to develop his language skills and carry out studies on Governing Systems. [...]	2006-06-05 13:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADANA137	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 06:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA165	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 08:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA170	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-18 12:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA228	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 05:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA235	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-01 16:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA237	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 06:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA240	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 08, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 10:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA247	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 06:48:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA249	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 11:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA76	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKLEY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-10 13:38:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA77	TURKEY: GAZIANTEP AS LIKELY TERROR FINANCE CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Legitimate businesses in Gaziantep are used to launder money obtained through drug and fuel smuggling taking place in Turkey's southeast. Gaziantep's role as a logistics and finance center for PKK activities serves to protect the city itself from becoming host to, or victim of, [...]	2006-04-12 05:49:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM TU IZ SY
06ADANA79	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADDISABABA115	AU SUMMIT KHARTOUM SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 23-24 African Union (AU) Summit in Khartoum will focus on the AU's efforts to make the organization more relevant for Africa, while retaining international credibility. The Summit will spotlight education, social and cultural issues, though the AU Commission's mod [...]	2006-01-11 17:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA1400	ETHIOPIA: PRIME MINISTER AND BILATERAL DONORS [...] SUMMARY: After nearly four months of donor requests for a high-level meeting on democratic governance, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, senior ministers, and advisors met with the Charge, other donor Ambassadors, and heads of cooperation on May 8 to launch a dialogue on governance with [...]	2006-05-19 09:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1483	ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...]	2006-05-26 13:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ET
06ADDISABABA1600	ETHIOPIA: GOE CONSIDERS JUNE 15 EEBC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Tekeda told Charge June 12 that the GOE did not understand why the June 15 EEBC meeting was being held, and predicted that the likely outcome would be conflict, if not a total breakdown in the current EEBC process. He asked that the USG consider p [...]	2006-06-12 15:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA1612	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions, resume progress on economic reforms and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the glob [...]	2006-06-13 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MARR ECON ER ET
06ADDISABABA1743	ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders from major Ethiopian opposition parties gathered at the Charge,s residence June 24 to brief A/S Frazer on the current political climate for the opposition, including the status of negotiations with the GoE on reforms to Parliamentary rules. Opposition leaders were split o [...]	2006-06-26 08:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO SO ET
06ADDISABABA1744	ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...]	2006-06-26 09:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU
06ADDISABABA1763	ETHIOPIA: ANALYSIS OF OLF CONNECTIONS TO TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to reftel request for intel analysis on the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF),Post has gathered information from local sources, including clandestine reports, to respond to the questions posed. The information collected suggests that the OLF has, and continues to, support [...]	2006-06-28 06:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV ET ER
06ADDISABABA1780	ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer discussed Somalia and Sudan with FM Seyoum June 24. Seyoum urged a stronger U.S. role in Somalia. If not leading, he said, the U.S. should at least be an active participant in a partners group. A radical change of U.S. attitude will be required, he said. Seyoum said [...]	2006-06-29 16:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IGAD AU SO SU
06ADDISABABA1783	MELES/FRAZER REVIEW APPROACH TO SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Frazer opened the meeting by telling Prime Minister Meles that we appreciate Ethiopia's restraint and contacts warning the Union of Islamic Courts (ICU) that Ethiopia would not tolerate an attack on Baidoa as the seat of the Transitional Federal Government ( [...]	2006-06-29 16:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER
06ADDISABABA217	ETHIOPIA: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary and Background: Ethiopia has a long-standing tradition of religious tolerance between Christian and Islamic communities. Christian and Muslim religious leaders are quick to point out that intermingled communities attend each others weddings, births, deaths, etc., although there hav [...]	2006-01-25 13:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2352	ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about the growing Wahhabist influence in Ethiopia, which he said threatens to undermine the moderate Muslim stance of peaceful coexistence with Christians. The Shei [...]	2006-08-25 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ET SA
06ADDISABABA2504	ETHIOPIA: UNMEE PUSHES FOR CONTINUATION OF MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary. The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Deputy Special Representative Ambassador Azouz Ennifar briefed representatives of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council September 12 on the status of the mission's downsizing efforts and recommended an [...]	2006-09-14 11:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR ET ER
06ADDISABABA2526	ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY MINISTER TEKEDA TALKS SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told AF DAS Yamamoto Sept. 16 that although the GOE does not see increased risk of conflict with Eritrea, it nevertheless would prefer a six-month extension of UNMEE. In Somalia, the GOE now hopes only to contain the Council of Islamic Courts [...]	2006-09-16 13:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MOPS AU ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2609	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF LTG R. [...] (C) SUMMARY: 1. (C) Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country works to rebuild public confidence in democratic institutions and cope with potential threats on its borders with Eritrea and now Somalia. Ethiopia remains a strong U.S. partner in the global war on terrorism. The de [...]	2006-09-25 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO PHUM AU ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2663	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES TOUR D'HORIZON ON TPLF [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a request from major donors, Prime Minister Meles met September 30 with the Ambassador's Donor Group (ADG) to review internal and external developments, as well as to review the decisions of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF),the core decision making body [...]	2006-10-03 05:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN MARR ET
06ADDISABABA2683	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM AU CHAIRMAN NGUESSO [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-05 07:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV ETRD ET
06ADDISABABA2818	ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ON ERITREA INCURSION, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Charge and United Kingdom Ambassador Bob Dewar October 18 that he had "absolutely no concern" about Eritrea's incursion into the TSZ and Ethiopia would not be provoked into action. He said that Ethiopia will continue to monitor the border, [...]	2006-10-18 14:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA2901	ETHIOPIA: SIMULTANEOUS STRUGGLES FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopia currently finds itself engaged in simultaneous struggles for democratization and security amid extremely difficult circumstances. Eritrea is providing material support to both the GOE's internal opponents and its newest external nemesis, the Council of Islamic Courts (CI [...]	2006-10-31 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ET ER SO
06ADDISABABA2910	ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...]	2006-11-01 16:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU
06ADDISABABA2914	THE ISLAMISTS BATTLE FOR BAIDOA AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles met with Admiral Rick Hunt, DATT Don Zedler and Charge at our request October 30. We were particularly concerned by reports of the Council of Islamic Courts' (CIC) military preparations for an attack on Baidoa, and the possibility that even with Ethiopian mili [...]	2006-11-02 05:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREF PTER SO ET
06ADDISABABA3048	AN AMERICAN/ETHIOPIAN PARTNERSHIP SO CRITICAL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As I prepare to turn over my responsibilities to my good friend and respected colleague, Ambassador Don Yamamoto, I urge the USG to maintain and strengthen our partnership with Ethiopia. Ethiopia is moving in the right direction -- despite the nay-sayers -- on democracy, devel [...]	2006-11-15 15:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ET PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO
06ADDISABABA3114	ETHIOPIA: DEPUTY FM TALKS ABOUT DIALOGING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Tekeda Alemu told Vicki Huddleston on November 20 (during a farewell call) that Ethiopia preferred to dialogue with the CIC rather than enter into armed conflict. Tekeda said that Ethiopia had invited the CIC to talks in Addis Ababa, and the "ball was now [...]	2006-11-28 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA3120	ETHIOPIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS ON THE HORIZON - IS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 19. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY Still working through the aftermath of the disputed federal elections in 2005, Ethiopia now focuses on important local elections in early 2007. Voter anger and candidate intimidation are hurdles to a successful campaign, as is a [...]	2006-11-28 13:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA3240	ETHIOPIA: MELES ALTERS STANCE ON MILITARY ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Recent U.S. visitors to Ethiopia have advocated a message of caution to Prime Minister Meles and raised potential consequences of Ethiopian deployment of troops in possible military action in Somalia. While Meles has consistently underscored the threat of al-Shabaab and other ex [...]	2006-12-08 11:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KISL KPKO ET SO ER
06ADDISABABA3387	ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...]	2006-12-26 11:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA680	AMIS RE-HAT: REPUBLIC OF CONGO NOTES SUDANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Congo's foreign minister will attend the March 10 PSC on AMIS transition, as well as a March 9 briefing in Addis Ababa (requested by the GNU) at which Sudan's foreign minister will brief African Union Permanent Representative Committee members. While acknowledging the weakness o [...]	2006-03-08 15:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO NATO PREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA96	ETHIOPIA: POST DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopia's May 2005 national elections delivered a shock to the country's nascent democratic system for which no one was prepared. Opposition parties' unexpectedly strong showing frightened the GOE into rolling back some elements of what had been an unprecedented democratic open [...]	2006-01-11 12:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ET
06AITTAIPEI1016	Officials Assert Kaohsiung's MRT Subway to Start Operation [...] Summary. Besieged with scandals involving shady financing and a standstill of repeated cave-in incidents, officials responsible for the construction of Kaohsiung's mass rapid transit system (KMRT) remain optimistic, asserting that from a technical standpoint the construction of the subway can [...]	2006-03-27 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI1026	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 25-27 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; the DPP's decision to cancel its proposed "Grand Debate" on the party's policy toward China; the Ministry of Transportation and Communications' announcement Saturday reg [...]	2006-03-27 22:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1120	MEDIA REACTION: DPP PARTY REFORM CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies March 31 focused on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's meeting with President Chen Shui-bian slated for April 3, and junior DPP legislators' plan to hold a conference to discuss party reforms. 2. The editorials March 31 all commented on DPP legislators' call for a party ref [...]	2006-03-31 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1140	AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON TAIWAN ECONOMIC PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Dr. Hu Sheng-cheng painted a rosy picture of Taiwan's economy for AIT Director Young in a March 29 courtesy call. Concerns about hollowing out or becoming uncompetitive are unfounded, according to Hu. Taiw [...]	2006-03-31 11:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW
06AITTAIPEI1142	TAIPEI PCC SAFETY AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY [...] (C) Per REFTEL A, AIT would like see the issue of indoor air quality (IAQ) in Taipei's ABCD addressed. Taipei was due for a complete PCC renovation and shielded enclosure (ABCD) replacement in 2004. It needed it; Taiwan is a high-humidity environment and the Soundsoak wall panels date back to t [...]	2006-04-03 05:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ABLD AMED AMGT KSAF KRIM
06AITTAIPEI1154	Economic Briefing for March 2006 [...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in March 2006: --Economy clouded by card debt, fuel costs --Capital outflows continue --Credit/cash card debt hurts banks profits --Tightened control of cross-Strait trade --Corning locates largest R&D center in Taiwan --DuPo [...]	2006-04-03 08:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI1165	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S MEETING WITH KMT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies April 4 focused much of their coverage on the Monday meeting between President Chen Shui-bian and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. Nearly all Taiwan dailies ran a banner headline along the lines of: "President Chen Shui-bian said if China's President Hu Jintao announces tha [...]	2006-04-04 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1251	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 8-10 on the upcoming economic forum between the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party, in which former KMT Chairman Lien Chan will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao again; the corruption scandal surrounding former P [...]	2006-04-10 08:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1289	POTENTIAL TAIWAN TIFA DISCUSSION ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: With meetings between Deputy USTR Bhatia and Taiwan officials scheduled for the week of May 22, 2006, AIT/T would like to begin engaging with Taiwan trade officials on specific objectives for discussions under our Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In that spirit, [...]	2006-04-12 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD TW
06AITTAIPEI1303	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage April 13 on the corruption scandals surrounding former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Chen Che-nan; the opposition parties' veto of President Chen Shui-bian's nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as the state public p [...]	2006-04-13 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1552	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant coverage May 5 to President Chen Shui-bian turning down Washington's stopover offer and making instead a transit of Abu Dhabi Thursday. The pro-unification "United Daily News" front-page banner-headlined: "[Taiwan Foreign Minster] James Huang Strongl [...]	2006-05-05 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1560	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's transits en route to and from Paraguay and Costa Rica stayed in Taiwan's media spotlight May 6-8, while newspaper coverage alsofocused on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races and other local issues. The pro-status quo "China Times" ran a banner he [...]	2006-05-08 08:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1580	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As President Chen Shui-bian's visit in Paraguay and his transit plan continued to stay in Taiwan's media spotlight May 9, newspaper coverage also focused on the Legislative Yuan's vote on a cross-Strait direct transportation bill, scheduled for May 12; the Taiwan government's policy r [...]	2006-05-09 08:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1606	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Amid extensive reporting May 10 that a KMT hopeful will drop out of the party primary for the year-end Taipei mayoral race, Taiwan newspaper coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's press briefing in Costa Rica Tuesday, his transit plans, exchanges of greeting with U.S. Fir [...]	2006-05-10 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1624	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan dailies continued to center their reporting May 11 on President Chen Shui-bian's surprise stopover in Libya, coverage also focused on an ammunition depot blast in Taipei County Wednesday and local political issues. All major Chinese-language papers, with the exception of th [...]	2006-05-11 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1662	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 13-15 on the conclusion of President Chen Shui-bian's nine-day overseas trip; Premier Su Tseng-chang's decision to suspend the chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission, who was released on bail after questioning [...]	2006-05-15 22:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1671	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage May 16 on alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law in insider trading, a press conference called by the suspended chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission in an attempt to clear his name, and ot [...]	2006-05-16 07:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1776	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage May 24 to alleged involvement by President Chen Shui-bian's in-laws in the snowballing insider trading and lobbying scandals. Coverage also focused on other local corruption scandals and the DPP's disputed nomination [...]	2006-05-24 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1898	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN CEDING POWERS [...] Summary: All Taiwan dailies June 2 front-paged President Chen Shui-bian's approval of the resignation of two close aides Thursday, following Chen's relinquishing some of his responsibilities. News coverage also focused on Premier Su Tseng-chang's becoming the virtual chief of the administrati [...]	2006-06-02 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI1986	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 9 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' moves in the wake of President Chen Shui-bian's decision to relinquish some of his powers; AIT Chairman Raymond Burghardt's visit to Taiwan; the Taiwan stock market's dive on Thu [...]	2006-06-10 04:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2014	MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 13 on the Legislative Yuan's efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday; further investigations into the kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's purchase of Lafayette-class frigates; and investigations [...]	2006-06-13 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2203	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MILITARY EXERCISES IN GUAM, RECALL OF [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage June 24-26 on the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' continued wrestling prior to the Legislative Yuan's scheduled vote July 27 on the presidential recall motion; Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh's statement Sunday blast [...]	2006-06-26 22:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2224	MEDIA REACTION: RECALL OF PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: President Chen Shui-bian's survived the recall motion in the Legislative Yuan Tuesday and stayed in the Taiwan media spotlight June 28. Almost all papers front-paged the failure of the recall motion and Chen's apology to the public. The pro-independence "Liberty Times," Taiwan's big [...]	2006-06-28 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2294	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 6 on North Korea's test-firing of seven missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2, toward Japan on Tuesday morning. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, editorials in both the pro-independence "Liberty [...]	2006-07-06 03:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2353	MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 12 to Taipei prosecutors' secret questioning of First Lady Wu Shu-chen Sunday concerning her alleged role in the fight over the ownership of the Sogo Department Store; and the release on bail of President Chen Shui [...]	2006-07-12 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2375	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S TRIP TO JAPAN [...] Summary: The investigation into First Lady Wu Shu-chen's alleged role in the ownership fight for the Sogo Department Store and the release on bail of President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law remained in the Taiwan media spotlight July 13. News coverage also focused on a plan by some pro-Green sc [...]	2006-07-13 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2413	MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RECALL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 15-17 on a declaration by some pro-Green scholars on Saturday, calling for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation, and Chen's vow to stay on. News coverage also focused on the damage Tropical Storm Bilis d [...]	2006-07-17 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2463	DTC CASE 980274: TAIWAN ASSURANCES [...] (C) On July 21, 2006, AIT Taipei received written assurances from TECRO for DTC 980274 as requested ref A. The text of TECRO's assurances follows: 2. (C) Begin text. Coordination Council for North American Affairs Headquarters for Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the [...]	2006-07-21 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC MNUC MTCRE PARM TW
06AITTAIPEI2530	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage July 27 on the Cabinet-sponsored Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference, which kicked off today; pro-Green scholars' follow-up moves to call for President Chen Shui-bian's resignation; Taiwan's decli [...]	2006-07-27 08:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2554	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage July 28 to a Ministry of Audit report Thursday concerning "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's allowance for state affairs. News coverage also focused on the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Co [...]	2006-07-31 01:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2561	MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST, NORTH KOREA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage July 29-31 on the investigation into "possible irregularities" in the Presidential Office's special state affairs expenditures account; the conclusion of the Taiwan Sustainable Economic Development Conference last Friday a [...]	2006-07-31 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2590	VAGUE CONSENSUS, MINORITY OPINIONS, POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAIWAN'S SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE CONCLUDED JULY 28 PRODUCING NUMEROUS VAGUE CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. MORE CONTENTIOUS AND CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE RELEGATED TO THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER OPINIONS," ON WHICH NO CONSENSUS WAS POSSIBLE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED [...]	2006-08-02 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAIR EINV PREL CH TW
06AITTAIPEI2615	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN FTA, [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their reporting August 3 on President Chen Shui-bian's efforts to clarify the details of the Presidential Office's special state affairs expense account and his alleged improper use of taxpayers' money to pay for domestic he [...]	2006-08-03 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2642	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage August 5-7 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' sudden announcement Saturday night, just before Premier Su Tseng-chang was to leave on his planned trip to Chad, that Taiwan had severed ties with that country after learning [...]	2006-08-07 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI2982	MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] Summary: Former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's formal announcement Monday that the sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian will kick off September 9 stayed in the Taiwan's media spotlight August 29. News coverage also focused on the possibility of a visit by China's Taiwan Affairs Office [...]	2006-08-29 23:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3028	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S UPCOMING TRIP TO [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage September 1 to President Chen Shui-bian's upcoming overseas trip, which is slated for September 3; former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust President Chen, of which some warm-up activities will kick off this e [...]	2006-09-02 05:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3178	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant coverage September 13 to former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-tech's sit-in rally to oust President Chen Shui-bian -- in some cases, nearly half of their front sections were devoted to the "Oust Chen" campaign. The pro-in [...]	2006-09-13 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3187	MEDIA REACTION: CAMPAIGN TO OUST PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN, [...] Summary: As former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's sit-in to oust President Chen Shui-bian continued to stay in the Taiwan media's spotlight September 14, news coverage also focused on a mass "Formosa Sunrise" rally planned by the Taiwan Society on September 16 on Ketagalan Boulevard; President C [...]	2006-09-14 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3474	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 6-11 on the high-profile parade and siege of the Presidential Office launched by former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's "Oust Bian" campaign on the Double Ten National Day; on North Korea's nuclear test Monday; and on [...]	2006-10-11 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW

06AITTAIPEI3506	DTC CASE 999050: REQUEST FOR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Per reftel request, Econoff wrote to TECRO on August 23, 2006 and sought written confirmation of assurances provided in reftel to the export case, DTC:999050. The text of the response letter (received on October 12, 2006) from the Deputy Secretary General Terry Ting follows: 2. (C) Ref [...]	2006-10-13 06:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC MNUC PARM
06AITTAIPEI3509	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, CAMPAIGN TO OUST [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 13 on a Taipei City Police Department decision Thursday to revoke permission for the "Oust Bian" campaign to assemble in front of the Presidential Office starting this coming Saturday; on the vote in the Legislativ [...]	2006-10-13 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3536	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 14-16 on President Chen Shui-bian's call to consider writing a constitution for a "Second Republic" Sunday; and on the UN Security Council's decision to impose sanctions on North Korea. News also focused on Presid [...]	2006-10-16 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3549	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies put their focus October 17 on President Chen Shui-bian's idea of writing a constitution for a "Second Republic;" on the KMT's decision Monday to pull back its support for a People First Party proposal on a no-confidence vote against Premier Su T [...]	2006-10-17 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3585	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 19 to Taipei prosecutors' raid of the Chinatrust Financial Holding Company on Wednesday and the detention of two senior officers in charge of financial and legal affairs. News coverage also focused on the year-e [...]	2006-10-19 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3614	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, TAIWAN'S "SECOND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage October 21-23 on the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral races; on the split between the KMT and the People First Party (PFP) leadership over December's Taipei mayoral election; on the follow-on movements of the "Oust Bi [...]	2006-10-23 10:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3636	MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, KMT CHAIRMAN MA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage October 25 to the Legislative Yuan session Tuesday, in which the U.S. arms procurement bill was blocked again, but a long-stalled bill to liquidate ill-gotten assets obtained by political parties was successfully placed [...]	2006-10-25 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3682	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give significant reporting and editorial coverage October 28-30 to AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's press conference last Thursday; to the reactions by Taiwan's ruling and opposition parties to Young's remarks on arms procurement [...]	2006-10-30 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3821	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage November 9 to the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's televised address to the Taiwan people Sunday evening on the subject of the indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen; and to the Democrats' triumph in the U.S. mid-te [...]	2006-11-09 08:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3834	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage November 10-13 on the aftermath of the prosecutor's indictments of First Lady Wu Shu-chen and three Presidential aides in early November; on the first televised debates among the Taipei mayoral candidates Sunday; and on fo [...]	2006-11-13 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3840	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage November 14 to two DPP legislators who decided to resign effective this week in protest of the party's handling of the corruption scandal implicating President Chen Shui-bian and his wife. News coverage also focused on [...]	2006-11-14 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3871	MEDIA REACTION: APEC [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3886	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, APEC [...] Summary: Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's admission of his office's administrative defects in handling the special mayoral allowance stayed in the spotlight of the Taiwan media November 17. News coverage also focused on a near mid-air collision in South Korean airspace, and the surprise victory of [...]	2006-11-17 09:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3896	MEDIA REACTION: APEC, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan dailies (November 18-20) focused on two issues: A traffic accident on Saturday that injured Taichung Mayor Jason Hu and especially his wife, who was still in critical condition as of November 20; and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou's decision on Friday to donate NT$15 million [US$46 [...]	2006-11-20 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3990	WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness [...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...]	2006-11-29 08:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI4005	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 09:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI4027	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-01 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI4069	ENERGY TAX, GOOD IDEA SEARCHING FOR A GOOD PLAN [...] SUMMARY. Concern over rising energy use and carbon dioxide emissions have led Taiwan authorities to devise new strategies for increased energy efficiency and conservation. A proposed new tax targeting hydrocarbon fuels was sent to the Executive Yuan in September. It targets eight fuel types [...]	2006-12-07 02:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EPET ECON TW
06AITTAIPEI579	MEDIA REACTION: WASHINGTON-BEIJING-TAIPEI RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their coverage February 24 on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announced proposal to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG); a BBC interview with KMT Chairman Ma Yin [...]	2006-02-26 22:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI595	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S PLAN TO ABOLISH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to provide extensive reporting February 25-27 on Chen's plan to abolish the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),but coverage also focused on a controversy over the new electronic toll collectio [...]	2006-02-27 08:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI680	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT CHEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] Summary: Coverage of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies March 3 focused on a Taiwan towel-makers' rally Thursday to protest China's alleged economic dumping of the product, a possible corruption scandal related to the freeway electronic toll collection system, and other local issues. The [...]	2006-03-05 22:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI711	Freeing Taiwan's "Card Slaves" [...] (SBU) Summary: Overdue credit card debt and the absence of a personal bankruptcy law has led to a few high-profile cases where Taiwan "card slaves" chose suicide or crime as their only options to escape aggressive harassment from debt collection agencies. While the overall amount of delinquen [...]	2006-03-07 23:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI761	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan'smajor Chinese-language dailies centered their reporting March 9 on the government's management of state-run property, Taiwan's foreign relations, and other local issues, coverage also focused on the aftermath of President Chen Shui-bian's announcement of the cessation of th [...]	2006-03-09 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI843	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On the day marking the first anniversary of China's passage of its "Anti-Secession Law," Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage on the call for a new investigation into the 319 shooting incident, and other local issues. The pro-independence "Taiwan Daily" ran a [...]	2006-03-15 06:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI852	Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...]	2006-03-15 08:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI863	Central Bank Short-term Liabilities Prevented BOP Deficit [...] Taiwan in 2005 had a trade surplus of US$18 billion, which more than offset its services trade deficit and net capital outflow, and which pushed up Taiwan's foreign exchange (FX) reserves by 4.8% to US$253 billion. However, Taiwan would have had a negative Balance of Payments (BOP) in 2005 if [...]	2006-03-16 03:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AITTAIPEI917	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 18-20 on a railway accident in Pingtung; the freeway electronic toll collection system scandal; the DPP and PFP rallies in Taipei March 18 and March 19, respectively; and the year-end Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral race [...]	2006-03-20 23:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI952	MEDIA REACTION: KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU'S U.S. TRIP, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their coverage March 22 on KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's U.S. trip; new AIT Taipei Director Stephen Young's meeting with President Chen Shui-bian; the investigation of the alleged 2004 "Soft Coup"; the freeway electronic toll collection sys [...]	2006-03-22 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPIE2654	THREAT OF NO CONFIDENCE VOTE HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THREATS BY OPPOSITION LEGISLATORS TO PUSH FOR A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE AGAINST PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOREFRONT THE PENDING MAJOR RESTRUCTURING OF THE LEGISLATIVE YUAN (LY). IF A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PASSES THIS FALL, PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN CAN DISSOL [...]	2006-08-08 00:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
06ALGIERS1259	FLN PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES WOULD [...] (C) Post received an advance copy of proposed constitutional changes made by Algeria's predominant political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN). The document was recently submitted to President Bouteflika, who announced his intention July 5 to hold a national referendum on proposed ame [...]	2006-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AG
06ALGIERS1514	TO POSTPONE OR NOT TO POSTPONE: AMNESTY DEADLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian terrorists seeking amnesty under the Peace and National Reconciliation process (reftels) have until August 28 to surrender to the authorities. In mid-August the military and police began ostentatious preparations to conduct what they assert will be a final mopping-up of [...]	2006-08-23 15:08:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KISL AG
06ALGIERS1516	PARTIES PREPARE TO RESPOND TO BOUTEFLIKA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the vacationing President Bouteflika ponders what constitutional changes he will propose to voters in the fall, Algerian opposition parties (and the lone Islamist party in the presidential coalition) are preparing their reaction. The opposition Islah Party believes that any [...]	2006-08-23 17:23:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1545	FLN OFFICIALS STATE THEIR PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior officials in the National Liberation Front (FLN),Algeria's predominant political party, reviewed the party's near-term priorities for us on August 29. Their top goal is implementation of President Bouteflika's Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation. Second is [...]	2006-08-30 14:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1703	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PRAISES ONE MEPI PROGRAM, [...] (U) The work of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has provided a valuable model for Algeria as it builds on its democratic foundation, according to Speaker of the National People's Assembly Amar Saadani. Saadani maintained that the apolitical approach of NCSL was an importan [...]	2006-09-21 13:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AG
06ALGIERS1828	TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT REACHED TO PROMOTE PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: Tripartite discussions among representatives of Algerian government, labor, and employers have concluded with an unprecedented "pact" to promote economic development and diversification of Algeria's economy while "aiming to guarantee social stability." Parallel negotiations led to [...]	2006-10-17 06:23:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EINV AG
06ALGIERS502	NEA A/S WELCH'S MARCH 14 MEETING WITH FM BEDJAOUI [...] (C) In their March 14 meeting, A/S Welch told FM Bedjaoui we would welcome his visiting Washington in April; expressed U.S. concerns about Sudan and urged Arab League support for bringing African Union forces in Darfur under a UN umbrella; and hoped Algeria would press Hamas to recognize Israel [...]	2006-03-21 07:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PA SU AG
06ALGIERS662	RELEASED ISLAMIC LEADER ATTACKS GOA LEGITIMACY, [...] (C) Since his March 6 release from prison pursuant to the Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, Ali Belhadj, co-founder of the now banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),has blatantly defied the Charter's ban on those released engaging in political activity. Belhadj's most direct ch [...]	2006-04-12 13:02:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM AG
06ALGIERS916	CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN THE AIR [...] (C) Efforts for revising the 1996 Algerian Constitution, are now are now well-advanced, with a series of concrete proposals/options that have been put forward for consideration to the highest levels. Any revision supported by the President will ultimately require a popular referendum or a fav [...]	2006-05-22 17:38:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
06ALMATY1068	SECRETARY BODMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman met President Nazarbayev for nearly an hour on March 14. Bodman conveyed President Bush's desire to send VP Cheney to Kazakhstan in May, and invite Nazarbayev to the White House in the early fall. Nazarbayev accepted both parts of the proposal, but said that hi [...]	2006-03-27 07:27:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY1083	KAZAKHSTAN: TAX AND CUSTOMS EXEMPTIONS FOR CTR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Almaty received a letter from Ministry of Finance outlining the ministry's interpretation of tax and customs liabilities for CTR program participants. The letter states that exemptions shall only be provided to those organizations specifically named; that only contracto [...]	2006-03-27 15:48:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM EAID KZ
06ALMATY1144	KAZAKHSTAN: UNUSUAL PUBLIC DEBATE ON SARSENBAIULY MURDER [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-31 09:55:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
06ALMATY1210	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Refinancing Rate -- FSA to Toughen Requirements for Second- [...]	2006-04-04 08:56:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1372	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE MARCH 31, 2006 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstan Bans Waterfowl Hunting For Fear Of B [...]	2006-04-14 10:21:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1376	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Vice President's visit comes at a time of strengthened U.S.-Kazakhstani strategic ties, particularly noticeable in light of the deterioration in our relationship with Uzbekistan. President Nursultan Nazarbayev was reelected in December to what he and the constitution say wi [...]	2006-04-14 12:36:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	KZ OVIP PGOV PREL
06ALMATY1403	KAZAKHSTAN: FM TOKAYEV ON VIP VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA is carefully reviewing a list of potential activities related to the upcoming VIP visit and will work to ensure implementation of the most feasible ideas, according to FM Tokayev. The MFA is also pursuing the idea of hosting a TIFA Council meeting as discussed with A/S [...]	2006-04-18 05:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ
06ALMATY1404	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Kelimbetov reports that the GOK has almost finished its review of the draft MOU on the Program for Economic Development; he will push for completion before the upcoming VIP visit to Astana. Kelimbetov said that the Kazakhstani government [...]	2006-04-18 05:25:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL KZ
06ALMATY1415	KAZAKHSTAN ADOPTIONS: ALLEDGED ABUSE OF ADOPTED [...] SUMMARY. The first-ever reported allegation of sexual abuse of an adopted Kazakhstani child in the United States has ignited a firestorm of anti-adoption criticism in the Kazakhstani parliament and provoked widespread hand wringing among adoption providers and pro-adoption advocates. With co [...]	2006-04-18 09:35:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI PREL PHUM PGOV CASC CVIS KPAO KZ
06ALMATY1444	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE; APRIL 2 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Samruk Board of Directors Formed -- New Environmental Protectio [...]	2006-04-20 13:37:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY1450	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance officials committed to work with the Embassy to resolve the AIG dispute and conclude a Second Line of Defense (SLD) agreement before the upcoming VIP visit to Astana. They also expressed willingness to help resolve tax and customs issues related to assistan [...]	2006-04-21 03:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KZ
06ALMATY1455	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S BOUCHER MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 9 meeting with A/S Boucher, Kazakhstani civil society leaders argued that the February murder of opposition politician Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly had touched off an "intra-elite struggle" which was, at its heart, a competition over who would succeed President Nazarbayev. [...]	2006-04-21 04:04:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ PGOV PREL
06ALMATY1719	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE, APRIL [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- Karagachaganak Petroleum Operation Fined for Gas Fl [...]	2006-05-16 01:22:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY1725	A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV, [...] (C) Summary: On May 6, 2006, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met at the Ambassador's residence in Almaty with opposition political activist Galymzhan Zhakiyanov. The meeting followed the government of Kazakhstan's refu [...]	2006-05-16 11:02:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	POLITICAL
06ALMATY1810	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 30 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- GOK to Cut Budget Spending -- Possible Imbalance in the Labor M [...]	2006-05-19 12:58:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2115	KAZAKHSTAN: SARSENBAIULY MURDER TRIAL BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The highly-anticipated trial of the ten men accused in the murder of opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly and his associates began June 14 in Taldykorgan, a regional capital several hours' drive from Almaty. The judges suspended the proceedings after only a few minutes on th [...]	2006-06-16 01:34:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KZ
06ALMATY215	KAZAKHSTAN: SECRETARY JOHANNS' JANUARY 11 MEETING [...] (U) Participants in Secretary Johanns' January 11 Meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Mynbayev in Astana: U.S. Secretary Mike Johanns SIPDIS Mrs. Stephanie Johanns Ambassador John Ordway Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business, and A [...]	2006-01-23 09:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY2298	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 11 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Amendments to the 2006 Republican Budget -- Financial Violation [...]	2006-06-28 08:40:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY2404	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy PA head Ashimbayev conceded that the process of consideration of amendments to the media law could have been more open, but argued that the current debate about the provisions proved that the process had been transparent. He stre [...]	2006-07-07 06:53:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KZ
06ALMATY2453	KAZAKHSTAN: PRO-PRESIDENTIAL PARTIES MERGE [...] (U) Summary: On July 4, the two main pro-presidential parties, Asar and Otan, merged. President Nazarbayev, who will be the official head of this mega-party, praised the merger and laid out the new party's leadership structure and strategic priorities. Dariga Nazarbayeva, the president's da [...]	2006-07-11 10:48:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KZ
06ALMATY2673	KAZAKHSTAN: THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The nuclear fuel cycle in Kazakhstan is wholly managed by the state-owned Kazatomprom company, and dominated by uranium mining and milling operations. Kazatomprom is investing heavily in increasing uranium production not only to profit from the projected increase in world demand, [...]	2006-07-25 09:02:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP MARR KZ
06ALMATY2681	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 9 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Series of Economic Laws Adopted -- Trade Policy Promotion Cente [...]	2006-07-26 07:47:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY282	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- KAZAKHSTAN [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel request. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Kazakhstan has made significant progress toward creating a market economy since its independence in 1991. The European Union in 2000 and the U.S. Department [...]	2006-01-25 10:42:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTDB USTR ECONOMIC
06ALMATY2887	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 23 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Vneshtorgbank Targets Kazakhstan's Market -- KazZhelDorTrans Pl [...]	2006-08-11 12:16:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
06ALMATY3026	KAZAKHSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETINGS IN ALMATY [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 22-24 visit to Almaty, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met with a wide range of civil society, political, and business representatives who painted a vivid picture of the political and economic challenges facing Kazakhstan. His interlocutors expressed concern about res [...]	2006-08-28 02:53:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM KZ
06ALMATY3075	KAZAKHSTAN NONCOMMITAL ON INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani MFA welcomes progress in the U.S. and India on laying the groundwork for civil nuclear cooperation, and will consider making a statement of support at the upcoming NSG meeting in Vienna. Kazakhstan would like to ensure that Pakistan's views are considered as th [...]	2006-08-31 04:44:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN KZ
06ALMATY324	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Inter-State Bank in Russia and Kazakhstan -- EBRD is Among [...]	2006-01-30 07:19:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY3296	KAZAKHSTAN TO SEND SURVEY TEAM TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A high-level Kazakhstani survey team will visit Afghanistan the week of September 24 in order to examine participation in a Provincial Reconstruction Team and possible investment/reconstruction projects. The team will provide its recommendations to President Nazarbayev soon af [...]	2006-09-19 05:24:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM AORD NATO KZ
06ALMATY333	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]	2006-01-30 11:54:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY4	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Parliament Approves Amendments to Comply with WTO Rules -- Fore [...]	2006-01-02 07:45:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY410	KAZAKHSTAN-CHINA GAS PIPELINE PROJECT: STATUS [...] (C) Summary: The state-owned Kazakhstani and Chinese oil and gas companies recently completed a "pre-feasibility study" for the construction of a 30 billion cubic meter (bcm) gas pipeline from Central Asia to China. The study outlines three proposed pipeline routes across Kazakhstan, the eco [...]	2006-02-03 02:18:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ CH
06ALMATY557	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Law on Private Entrepreneurship Signed -- Kazakhstan to Invest [...]	2006-02-11 10:41:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY6	KAZAKHSTAN: SHKOLNIK ON NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani Minister of Energy spoke publicly on December 21 about the need for Kazakhstan to develop a domestic nuclear power industry. He cited Kazakhstan's enormous uranium reserves and significant experience with nuclear technology as factors in the decision. Although [...]	2006-01-03 05:31:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY694	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, the Ambassador and DCM met with Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, founder of the Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan political opposition movement. Zhakiyanov, who was recently released on parole after serving 3 1/2 years in prison (ref A),had not previously met with the Amb [...]	2006-02-22 07:17:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KZ
06ALMATY756	KAZAKHSTAN: WHITHER IN 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship is broad and deep, built on a number of significant points of congruence. The GOK is a potential ally and partner on a whole range of issues that are critically important to the U.S., including diversifying Eurasian gas supplies and routes to w [...]	2006-02-24 14:00:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV KDEM PHUM PARM KPAO KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY761	KNB HEAD STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING ARRESTS IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, two days after the arrest of five KNB officers in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftel),Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted the resignation of Committee of National Security (KNB) Chairman Nartai Dutbayev. According to press reports, KNB Vice Cha [...]	2006-02-25 10:05:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY79	KAZAKHSTAN: BAYMENOV LOOKS TOWARD ASTANA [...] (SBU) Summary: Unsuccessful Ak Zhol presidential candidate Alikhan Baymenov is moving to reorganize his party, with the goal of occupying the Mazhilis seat it won in 2004 elections and engaging the GOK in discussion of political reform. The party also intends to take part in the Democratizat [...]	2006-01-12 05:08:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY869	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Almaty welcomes your upcoming visit to Kazakhstan. We wanted to use this occasion to provide you with background on some of the most important energy and nonproliferation issues where your engagement with the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) could help us move forward. Oil a [...]	2006-03-06 12:47:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET OVIP KZ
06ALMATY886	CHEVRON'S EURASIA MANAGER OFFERS INSIGHT INTO CPC [...] (C) Summary. Guy Hollingsworth, Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit President, told Ambassador on March 2 that he believes that Russia is conditioning CPC pipeline expansion on the construction of a Burgas-Alexandroupolis (B-A) bypass in part because both Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko and Tra [...]	2006-03-07 11:43:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ RS
06ALMATY897	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Quality of Economic Growth in Kazakhstan in 2005 -- Foreign Lab [...]	2006-03-09 07:37:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY960	SECRETARY BODMAN'S MARCH 14 MEETINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Bodman conducted a full day of meetings with Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) officials and energy sector representatives in Astana on March 14, on the eve of the Secretary's G8 energy meetings in Moscow. (Secretary Bodman's meeting with President Nazarbayev is reported [...]	2006-03-16 01:43:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KZ ECONOMIC
06ALMATY965	KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE; FEBRUARY 28 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani press and has not yet been verified. The opinions expressed in this report, therefore, should not be interpreted as official positions and/or policy of the U.S. Government. -- New National Park Established in Southern Kazakh [...]	2006-03-16 10:41:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC
06AMMAN1059	EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE JANAURY 2006 [...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]	2006-02-14 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN1083	EXBS-MIDDLE EAST REGION ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] On January 4-6, EXBS Advisor completed a program Consultation Visit to Washington D.C. to discuss country and regional plans with representatives of the EXBS interagency working group. The following is a summary of discussions and EXBS events: A. Wednesday January 4, 2006. Â [...]	2006-02-14 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN1095	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON HAMAS OUTREACH TO [...] Summary. Lead stories in all papers over the past fortnight, February 2-14, focus on Hamas' efforts to reach out to Jordan and other nations such as Russia. Media coverage has consisted of meticulous reports of Hamas' statements as they evolved. Editorials and commentary have discussed Jordan [...]	2006-02-14 16:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1118	LOWER HOUSE CONSIDERS BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: Jordan?s draft Budget Law for 2006 in front of Parliament?s Chamber of Deputies this week estimates a deficit of USD 635 million, with gross public expenditures at USD 4.9 billion, revenues at USD 4.2 billion, and foreign aid at USD 333 million. In the budget submission, the Deputy [...]	2006-02-15 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV JO
06AMMAN1253	MEDIA REACTION ON AFTERMATH OF PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN1261	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 22-24 FEBRUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAI [...]	2006-02-21 12:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR JO
06AMMAN1657	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8-9 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN [...]	2006-03-07 05:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN1957	Entry-Level Initiative to Celebrate African-American [...] (U) SUMMARY: In celebration of African-American History Month, Embassy Amman scheduled a series of events for Jordanian and American audiences. The Embassy honored African-Americans through art exhibitions, film showings, discussion, concerts, and a formal ball. Each event shared an aspect [...]	2006-03-19 06:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO APER JO
06AMMAN2001	MEDIA REACTION ON THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-20 10:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2164	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ARAB SUMMIT IN KHARTOUM [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN2234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF GENERAL [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 28-29 MARCH 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTA [...]	2006-03-28 12:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREF
06AMMAN2325	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] ( S ) Summary: King Abdullah briefed Codel McCain on his proposal to help pacify Anbar province, discussed Iraq, Iran, Hamas, and his effort to convene a conference of Iraqi religious leaders. He accused Syrian intelligence of giving &a green light8 to terrorists seeking to carry out attacks [...]	2006-03-30 17:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ JO
06AMMAN234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT 16-17 JANUARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-01-12 18:09:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN2388	ARAB BANK GLOBAL HEAD OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE [...] (C) Summary: Arab Bank, Global Head of Regulatory Compliance Michael Matossian requested USG guidance on Palestinian Authority (PA) accounts at Arab Bank, expressed his support for Jordan's draft Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) law, and provided additional [...]	2006-04-04 11:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG KTFN ECON JO
06AMMAN239	FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF JORDAN'S NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah II has tasked Jordan's new government with three broad goals: --boosting security (but maintaining civil rights) in the wake of the November 9 bombings, --restoring momentum to economic and especially political reforms, and --attending to poverty alleviation an [...]	2006-01-16 07:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN KISL PINR JO
06AMMAN2452	EFFECTS OF JORDAN'S UPCOMING FUEL PRICE HIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The one-time fuel price hike for 2006 - the largest jump to date, which is expected in coming days - will bring Jordan's budget to manageable levels by eliminating $415 million in fuel subsidies (Ref C),but will stretch many household budgets close to the breaking point. Some [...]	2006-04-06 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SOCI EPET JO
06AMMAN2661	COESPU DEMARCHE DELIVERED, JORDANIAN CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and contact Jordan's Public Security Directorate regarding nominees for the Center [...]	2006-04-13 14:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR IT JO
06AMMAN2741	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COCHRAN [...] (C) Embassy Amman welcomes your visit April 18-20. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. 2. (C) You are scheduled for an audience with Prince Faisal, who is serving as Rege [...]	2006-04-17 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP JO
06AMMAN277	REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND [...] Amman strongly endorses Washington's wish to support more cultural and sports programs. These are bridges of communication that are extremely effective notwithstanding the nature of political relations or perceptions. Because of its popular appeal, basketball has opened doors for the U.S. in [...]	2006-01-17 07:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL JO
06AMMAN2841	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lieberman and Prince Faisal met April 17 to discuss regional issues including Iraq, Iranian ambitions, and Hamas. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Prince Faisal of Jordan April 17 in Amman. Prince Faisal is King Abdullah's brother, and was [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IZ JO

06AMMAN2854	SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILLEN [...] (C) Embassy Amman and the Jordanian government look forward to your visit April 30 to May 3. Jordan is a key partner for U.S. efforts in Iraq, the war against terrorism, regional reform and promotion of moderate Islam, and Israel-Palestinian peace. You are scheduled for an audience with King [...]	2006-04-24 06:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS MARR JO
06AMMAN303	JORDAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2006 [...] In response to reftel request, post submits the Investment Climate Statement for 2006 for Jordan. As requested, post will also send a copy of the ICS via email to EB/IFD/OIA. BEGIN TEXT OF INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, JORDAN: Jordan 2006 Investment Climate Statement - Jordan Openne [...]	2006-01-17 13:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB JO OPIC USTR
06AMMAN3180	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT [...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]	2006-05-04 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN327	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN3299	PRINCE FAISAL'S MEETING WITH SENATORS COCHRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Senators Cochran, Dodd, and Gregg, accompanied by Ambassador Hale, met April 19 with Prince Faisal, who was serving as Regent on that day. Faisal focused on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas' electoral victory. Faisal expressed his appreciation for Congress's support, but stressed Jordan w [...]	2006-05-10 03:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IR SY JO
06AMMAN3319	KING COVERS DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah gave an extensive interview May 7 with Arab satellite station Al-Arabiya in which he discussed both domestic and regional issues. He reiterated earlier pledges to balance security with public freedoms, hailed positive signs in Iraq, and claimed there is only a "tw [...]	2006-05-10 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KPAL JO
06AMMAN3566	A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for Political Military Affairs John Hillen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 2 with Prince Faisal, who is King Abdullah,s brother. Faisal expressed his appreciation for U.S. support, but stressed Jordan will need continued assistance to face rising oil prices and [...]	2006-05-21 08:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
06AMMAN3800	KING ABDULLAH'S MAY 25 SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's independence day speech included pointed references to unnamed foreign powers, a gesture to domestic critics who see him as too close to the U.S. The speech's theme of self-reliance also aimed at lowering expectations that Gulf governments will launch dramatic ne [...]	2006-05-30 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN JO
06AMMAN3855	GOJ REQUESTS INCREASE IN "BASE-LINE" ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Jordanian Minister of Planning Suhair Al-Ali presented Ambassador May 18 with a paper, approved by Prime Minister Bakhit, conveying the GOJ's request that the USG increase economic support fund (ESF) assistance for Jordan to $450 million in each fiscal year 2007, 2008, and 2009. (Note: [...]	2006-06-01 08:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV JO
06AMMAN3985	MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PRM'S GRANT TO NGO [...] (U) This message contains a monitoring and evaluation report on the $90,000 grant PRM awarded to the U.S. non-profit organization Seeds of Peace (SPRMCO05GR140) to help it extend its conflict resolution programming to Palestinian refugee youth residing in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza dur [...]	2006-06-06 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID KPAL IS JO
06AMMAN4030	PILLARS OF JORDAN,S HASHEMITE RULE: THE TRIBES [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of messages that will assess the traditional pillars of Hashemite rule in Jordan. 2. (C) Introduction: The three traditional pillars of Jordan's Hashemite rule - the East Bank tribes, the security and military services, and the business elite - remain [...]	2006-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN4124	SCENESETTER FOR THE CONUS VISIT OF GENERAL KHALID [...] (S) GENERAL KHALID JAMIL SARAYREH WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL PETER PACE, CJCS, 15-24 JUN 2006 UNDER THE COUNTERPARTS' VISIT PROGRAM. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. THIS VISIT WILL ALLOW US TO FURTHER ENHANC [...]	2006-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN4230	MEDIA REACTION ON ZARQAWI [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-12 10:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4318	MEDIA REACTION ON TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS AND GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN4388	JORDANIAN REACTION TO THE SUICIDES AT GUANTANAMO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF) described the prisoner suicides at Guantanamo Bay as "heartbreaking news," while the head of the Islamist-led professional associations condemned the "killing" of the three prisoners. Members of Parliament and the press issued more measured, [...]	2006-06-15 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL JO
06AMMAN500	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, IRAN, TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-23 13:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5250	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH KING'S ADVISOR [...] (C) A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams met with Bassem Awadallah, director of the King's office, in Amman July 12. Awadallah's political director Jafar Hassan, Ambassador, and polcouns (notetaker) joined. Discussions focused on that day's Hizballah capture of two Israeli soldiers, the Gaza crisis, [...]	2006-07-13 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
06AMMAN5352	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN5363	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN568	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH KING ABDULLAH [...] (U) A/S Kristen Silverberg met with King Abdullah on January 18. Jordanian participants included Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Fariz, Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib, Royal Court advisor Abdullah Woreikat, and Rania Atallah, the King's communications director. The A/S was joined in the mee [...]	2006-01-25 07:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IR IZ IS JO
06AMMAN6105	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 09:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN612	FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT'S FINANCE [...] (SBU) A dispute over the membership of a key committee brought the Chamber of Deputies' business to a crawl for over two weeks. The controversy froze all committee work and significantly delayed review of the government's annual budget. END SUMMARY. --------------------------- TIE VOTE S [...]	2006-01-25 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN JO
06AMMAN6151	JORDANIAN REACTION TO UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although hopeful that UN resolution 1701 will end hostilities, many Jordanians are skeptical of the general impact of the resolution, citing Israel's continued ground operations in southern Lebanon and air strikes on Beirut. Mainstream press commentary views the resolution as the b [...]	2006-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN628	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6351	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN6761	USG ASSESSMENTS OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: This cable provides the assessment of Embassy Amman's country team of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Jordan. As instructed in reftel, post's response is divided into separate sections providing background information on the terrorist/insurgent operating env [...]	2006-08-31 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL PTER JO IZ
06AMMAN691	MEDIA REACTION ON PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-29 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN718	IMPLICATIONS FOR JORDAN OF THE HAMAS ELECTION [...] (C) The GOJ publicly said it "respected" the outcome of the Palestinian legislative elections, while King Abdullah stressed the need for the peace process to continue. Most Jordanian political analysts viewed the Hamas victory as a reaction to Fatah mismanagement, rather than Palestinian s [...]	2006-01-29 17:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
06AMMAN7742	MEDIA REACTION ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 05:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN7896	MEDIA REACTION ON NORTH KOREA AND PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 05:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8341	QIZ MANAGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT GOJ LABOR CRACKDOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. garment buyer representatives, QIZ estate owners, and factory operators have started to complain in recent weeks about the state of Jordan's QIZ industry. Contacts say they are losing revenue as costs rise and machines sit idle with no workers available. Some owners have h [...]	2006-11-08 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD GTIP KTEX JO BG
06AMMAN8398	MEDIA REACTION ON GAZA INCURSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 06:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
06AMMAN8401	Jordan's Water and Sanitation Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is a country that is critically and chronically short of water. It has immense needs in its water and sanitation sector. There is much potential for enhancing the already significant USG engagement in this sector. A coordinated, multi-agency approach within the USG wil [...]	2006-11-14 07:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PGOV EAGR JO
06AMMAN8529	U.S.-JORDAN JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE MEETS [...] (S) The U.S. and Jordan held their annual bilateral Joint Military Committee (JMC) meetings in Amman, Jordan (reftel) November 8 and 9. The session, co-chaired by the Jordan Chairman of Defense Gen. Khaled al-Saraireh and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter [...]	2006-11-21 10:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS JO
06AMMAN8549	U.S.-JORDAN JOINT MILITARY COMMITTEE MEETS [...] (S) The U.S. and Jordan held their annual bilateral Joint Military Committee (JMC) meetings in Amman, Jordan (reftel) November 8 and 9. The session, co-chaired by the Jordan Chairman of Defense Gen. Khaled al-Saraireh and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter [...]	2006-11-22 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS JO
06AMMAN863	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN LIEUTENANT [...] (C) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 8 FEBURARY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAI [...]	2006-02-06 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	JO MARR PREL
06AMMAN866	JORDAN BATTLES GROWING DEFICITS; LESS THAN MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 31, global credit rating agency Moody's lowered its outlook for Jordan's sovereign rating - not the rating itself - from stable to negative. Utilizing 2003 as a benchmark, Moody's cited "ongoing deterioration" in the country's external balance of payments and fiscal [...]	2006-02-06 20:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN ECON ENRG EINV JO
06AMMAN8749	Jordanian Cabinet Following the November 22 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 06:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06AMMAN8754	JORDANIAN CABINET FOLLOWING THE NOVEMBER 22 RESHUFFLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 07:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON JO
06AMMAN8850	TRIALS IN JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) handed down sentences in four terrorism-related cases, and continued proceedings against Nabil al-Jaaoura, a Jordanian who allegedly killed a British tourist at Amman's Roman Amphitheater in early September, and Ziyad Khalaf Karbouli, an Iraqi charged [...]	2006-12-13 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
06AMMAN8908	KING URGES PARLIAMENT TO ACT ON POLITICAL REFORM [...] ( U ) Summary: In an address to parliament, King Abdullah urged a focus on the government's political reform agenda, as well as combating poverty. End Summary. 2. ( U ) King Abdullah addressed the opening session of parliament for 20 minutes November 28. The speech, as is the tradition [...]	2006-12-14 15:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
06AMMAN9005	FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDEL to the 1st Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) ) held December 10-14 at the Dead Sea in Jordan ) garnered support for several decisions that will serve as a strong foundation for effective implementation of UNCAC. Despit [...]	2006-12-20 15:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCOR KCRM JO
06AMMAN905	Jordan Adds Muscle to Avian Flu Preparedness [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues to develop its resources in preparation for avian influenza (AI). It now has rapid testing capability in labs around the country, an inclusive interagency committee, a public outreach plan, professional training programs for the agricultural and medical commun [...]	2006-02-08 11:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR PGOV JO
06ANKARA100	TURKEY: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),areas [...]	2006-01-06 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB TU OPIC USTR
06ANKARA1020	TURKEY/IRAQ: FM GUL AND UNSYG ANNAN DISCUSS [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador March 1 that, at a February 26 meeting in Doha, Foreign Minister Gul and UN Secretary General Annan discussed holding an "Iraq and its Neighbors" meeting of foreign ministers. This would be in the context of an existing series of " [...]	2006-03-01 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SY IZ TU
06ANKARA1057	TURKEY: APPROACHING POTENTIAL DONORS TO THE MARCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV BK TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1101	TURKEY READY TO ENGAGE ON MAKHMOUR, SEEKS SECURITY [...] (C) MFA's Director General for Security Affairs, Hayati Guven, told us March 1 that Turkey is ready to engage on closing the Makhmour refugee camp and that it considers such a step as an important objective in its battle against the PKK. The GOT seeks assurances that there will be sufficient [...]	2006-03-03 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS EAID SOCI PHUM PREL PTER IZ TU
06ANKARA116	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1332	ERDOGAN'S RISKY ECONOMIC DECISIONS COINCIDE WITH [...] (SBU) Under pressure from exporters, the GOT announced a Value-Added Tax rate cut for the textile sector without consulting the IMF and in violation of its agreement with the Fund. At the same time, the GOT has decided not to renew the mandate of the respected Central Bank Governor. These two [...]	2006-03-13 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1460	TURKEY'S LOWER 2006 TOURISM NUMBERS COULD [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON THE HEELS OF 2005'S RECORD TOURISM NUMBERS, A "SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS" - THE AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK, THE CARTOON CONTROVERSY, AND RUMORS OF AN ALCOHOL BAN - HAS LED TO A SHARP DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF 2006 BOOKINGS FOR FOREIGN VISITORS IN TURKEY. WHILE THE ANTALYA'S M [...]	2006-03-20 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA1463	TURKEY: EVOLVING VIEWS ON IRANIAN NUKES [...] (SBU) In recent weeks, AKP officials have gradually been ratcheting up public pressure on Iran, simultaneously sending messages to their domestic constituencies that the situation has reached a more serious level. Over the weekend of March 11, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla [...]	2006-03-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1478	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steve Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are a [...]	2006-03-21 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1485	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1527	TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are [...]	2006-03-23 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1528	DISARRAY OVER CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SYMPTOMATIC OF [...] (C) Summary: The process of selecting a new Central Bank Governor moved from comedy to farce as President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan traded confusing statements about the state of play. The disarray over selection of a new Central Bank Governor reflects Erdogan,s pro-Islam ruling Jus [...]	2006-03-23 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA1575	SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]	2006-03-24 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1581	TURKISH INTEREST IN NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's need for energy diversification has become a more prominent issue after this winter's problems with the supply of hydrocarbon products provided by Iran and Russia. Nuclear power is being actively considered and several countries have offered to assist in this developm [...]	2006-03-27 04:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP ECON ENRG IR KNNP PARM TRGY TU
06ANKARA1605	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is Mission Turkey's contribution to the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. We follow reftel's format. General Assessment ------------------- 2. (U) A. Turkey has NATO's second-largest military after the United States. It has taken on an [...]	2006-03-27 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL NATO US TU
06ANKARA1629	IMF CRITICISM OF TURKEY COINCIDES WITH PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PBIO TU
06ANKARA1651	A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) A/S Daniel Fried, accompanied by Special Negotiator Steven Mann and EUR/NCE Director Elizabeth Rood, discussed Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian genocide resolution, Cyprus, Iran and the Balkans with MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu on March 16. Fried said [...]	2006-03-28 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL AM AJ GG IR KPAL IS CY TU
06ANKARA1697	THE CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) The Caucasus Working Group began in 1999 as a bilateral mechanism for the United States and Turkey to coordinate on security assistance to the South Caucasus (except Armenia). It has since expanded to cover Kazakhstan. CWG has developed into a "political-military" discussion of the regio [...]	2006-03-30 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS
06ANKARA1741	PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF THE VOA TURKISH SERVICE [...] Post continues to hear comments from influential Turks alarmed by the possible elimination of the VOA Turkish Service. VOA serves as a compass for many journalists working in Turkey's free but irresponsible media. Elimination of the VOA Turkish service (while the Kurdish service continues) wo [...]	2006-03-31 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TU VOA
06ANKARA1742	PROPOSAL FOR INL-FUNDED REGIONAL IPR TRAINING [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassies, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, and Tirana and Consulate Thessaloniki. 2. (U) As requested ref A, this message provides a proposal for FY '06 INL-funded regional IPR training. IPR: A REGIONAL PROBLEM ----------------------- 3. (SBU) Accordin [...]	2006-03-31 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR KCRM TU
06ANKARA1771	ANKARA MEDIA EACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1812	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, March 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Reported by Anadolu Ajansi on Friday, March 17: TITLE: [...]	2006-04-05 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA183	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Friday [...]	2006-01-18 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA1858	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH TURKISH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. DAS Gordon Gray visited Ankara on March 22 to discuss USG ideas on the Iranian nuclear program with several senior Turkish MFA officials. DAS Gray delivered a strong message emphasizing that, while Washington has taken no option off the table, the USG remains committed to a dipl [...]	2006-04-06 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1891	TURKEY/IRAN NUKES: GOT ON BOARD DIPLOMATIC TRACK; [...] (C) Summary: The GOT supports UNSC deliberations on the Iranian nuclear program and has indicated a willingness to dialogue with us about future steps including targeted sanctions. FM Gul has made supportive public statements and has convoked Turkish Ambassadors in the region to brainstorm ab [...]	2006-04-07 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1943	KIRSEHIR: A CITY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kirsehir, two hours southeast of Ankara, is an Anatolian city of 88,000 plagued by a lack of business investment. Blessed with geothermal resources and included in the government investment incentive scheme for low-income provinces, Kirsehir hopes to generate a tourism market [...]	2006-04-10 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA1977	Project Proposal for Afghan-Turkish [...] (SBU) Summary: As discussed reftel, Post, working with the Regional DEA office in Ankara and Kabul, has developed the following proposal for enhancing Turkish-Afghan counternarcotics cooperation. The training, to be led by DEA's training team, would entail bringing together Afghan and Turkish [...]	2006-04-12 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR EAID TU AF
06ANKARA2009	TURKEY: BTC AND BOTAS AT ODDS OVER COST OVERRUNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: While construction of the BTC oil pipeline is still reportedly on track for a first tanker loading at Ceyhan on May 27 and a formal opening ceremony on July 13, BP and the Turkish pipeline construction company BOTAS, which has a lump sum, turnkey contract for construction of the [...]	2006-04-13 04:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV TU AZ GG
06ANKARA2010	TURKISH ECONOMY MINISTER ON EU PROCESS, CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Minister of Economy and EU Accession lead negotiator Babacan described to the Ambassador on April 7 a fast-paced EU screening process that he expects to be completed by October, at the same time recognizing the political difficulties inherent in actual chapter negotiations [...]	2006-04-13 04:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MASS PREL EUN TU
06ANKARA2037	DAS BRYZA URGES TURKISH MFA TO THINK FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Turkish MFA officials on April 4, DAS Bryza urged them to support intercommunal technical talks, work with SRSG Moeller, and consider possible options for joint administration of Famagusta port that could provide a way for the GOT to open ports and airports to the Rep [...]	2006-04-14 10:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA2042	TURKEY FM GUL AND DAS BRYZA ON ENERGY, CYPRUS, EU, [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Turkey FM Abdullah Gul, EUR DAS Matt Bryza covered PKK, regional energy, Greece, EU, Cyprus, Armenia and Iran issues, almost universally citing shared objectives. Bryza emphasized that the U.S. sought to enable Turkey to take tough decisions to resolve Cyprus [...]	2006-04-14 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL TU
06ANKARA2047	CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S APRIL 10 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Robert Wexler met April 10 with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, Economy Minister and lead EU negotiator Babacan, D/CHOD Kosaner, PM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, and Turkish Union of Chambers President Hisarciklioglu. Wexler's message was that although the HAMAS visit [...]	2006-04-14 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
06ANKARA2048	DAS BRYZA AND AMBASSADOR MEET WITH PM'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza met with PM Erdogan's senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu April 5. On Iraq, Davutoglu urged more ethnic diversity on the Iraqi NSC and worried about what he sees as growing Iranian-backed Shia power. He averred that Turkey does not want a nuclear-armed I [...]	2006-04-14 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS CY GR TU
06ANKARA206	Tourism Key to Economic Impact of Avian [...] (SBU) Summary: Unless the Avian Influenza outbreak continues to expand and stays in the headlines, the economic impact for the overall Turkish economy is likely to remain confined to the poultry sector and additional hardships for poor families with backyard flocks. The larger risk -- that t [...]	2006-01-19 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR TU
06ANKARA207	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-19 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2206	TURKEY: PARLIAMENT TO ADOPT ANTI-TERROR LAW [...] (U) The GOT on April 18 submitted to Parliament a package of amendments to the Anti-Terror Law. Parliament is expected to adopt the package by early May. Key elements of the draft include: Tougher Domestic Anti-Terror Provisions --------------------------------------- -- Terrorist Propa [...]	2006-04-21 10:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2246	TURKISH PRESS PUTS PKK FRONT AND CENTER ON EVE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of Secretary Rice's April 25 visit to Ankara, Turkish and regional press reporting is increasingly focused on the PKK in general and Turkish military activity against the PKK in specific, presenting wildly divergent accounts of operations in the southeast on both sides [...]	2006-04-25 04:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2310	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2332	FULL STEAM AHEAD ON TURKISH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Administration (PA) has already realized USD 8 billion in cash proceeds from privatizations in 2006, with several profitable sales still in the pipeline for this year. Initial public offerings are planned for several state-owned enterprises and a new wave of p [...]	2006-04-27 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN TU
06ANKARA2385	TURKEY: EUR A/S FRIED AND NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR [...] (C) Senior MFA officials expressed concern to EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Senior Director for Europe Judith Ansley that France may criminalize denial of the Armenian "genocide" and said France's position on Cyprus is unhelpful. The GOT has received an interim response from Yerevan on its Marc [...]	2006-05-02 06:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ GG AJ AR FR TU
06ANKARA2416	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 7-8 VISIT OF CODEL PENCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit follows a successful visit by Secretary Rice which paved the way for a new "strategic SIPDIS dialogue" with Turkey on issues of mutual import. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel [...]	2006-05-02 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA2478	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Monday, April 3: TITLE: Mobile [...]	2006-05-04 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2510	TURKEY PICKS CALIK TO BUILD SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOT has chosen local firm Calik Enerji to build the Samsun-Ceyhan Turkish Straits oil bypass, awarding it a six-month conditional license, still subject to approval by the President. Many of our contacts question whether Calik, whose Chairman Ahmet Calik is close to AKP po [...]	2006-05-08 05:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV EINV TU
06ANKARA2586	TIP IN TURKEY: FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR OUTLINES RESEARCH, [...] (U) Ambassador hosted Fulbright scholar Dr. Cindy J. Smith May 5 for a lecture and discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP),attended by more than 60 government officials, international and domestic organization representatives, academics and others. Smith, from the University of Baltimore, [...]	2006-05-09 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA2587	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2624	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2640	TURKEY CALLS ON IRAN TO STOP URANIUM ENRICHMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA characterized Turkey's May 8 talks with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani as direct. Larijani took a hard line SIPDIS on Iran's right to nuclear energy and Turkey responded that the onus is on Iran to overcome international suspic [...]	2006-05-11 10:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2665	CODEL PENCE'S MAY 8 DISCUSSION WITH TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with FM Gul, a congressional delegation led by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) pledged congressional support for Turkey's EU accession process and appreciation of Turkey's efforts to support the democratization process in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. Congr [...]	2006-05-11 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA2666	TURKEY/IRAN: PM ERDOGAN'S MESSAGE TO LARIJANI [...] (C) Summary. Prime Ministry advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador May 10 that PM Erdogan delivered a strong message to Iranian National Security Secretary Ali Larijani during the latter's May 8 visit to Ankara, warning Iran that it must regain the international community's trust by behaving [...]	2006-05-11 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2671	DEMARCHE: MAY 9-13 D-8 SUMMIT IN BALI [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IS IR TU
06ANKARA2673	MIXED PICTURE ON TOURISM NUMBERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to an 11.5 percent year- on-year drop in first-quarter tourist arrivals, Minister of Culture and Tourism Atilla Koc admitted that Turkey will not meet its goal of 26 million tourists in 2006. Tourism is both a key generator of jobs and a vital source of foreign exc [...]	2006-05-12 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
06ANKARA2677	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA27	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA273	EUCOM DCDR DISCUSSES IRAN, CAUCASUS, BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: EUCOM Deputy Commander Gen Charles Wald emphasized the risk to Turkey of Iran's WMD program on January 17 in separate sessions with Turkey's CHOD and Deputy CHOD as well as at a roundtable with TGS staff chaired by DCHOD GEN Isik Kosaner. In all meetings, TGS officials acknowled [...]	2006-01-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM TU IR ZJ ZL
06ANKARA2741	RUSSIA-TURKEY RELATIONS: KEEPING THE EAST-WEST [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has worked to improve relations with Moscow, a process fueled by booming trade centered on energy, tourism, and construction. The GOT sees engagement of Russia as part of a wider policy of seeking good relat [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET TU RU

06ANKARA2746	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2804	TURKEY'S AKP GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: A confluence of events has Turkey,s ruling pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) government on the defensive. AKP,s reaction to secularists, criticism, launched by President Sezer, has revealed cracks within the party. At the same time, the failed March indictment of La [...]	2006-05-17 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
06ANKARA2864	TURKEY: TIMELINE IF NEW ELECTIONS CALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary elections in Turkey are constitutionally mandated to be held at least once every five years. No legislative term has lasted the full five years since 1980. Current political debate centers in part on whether or not early elections will be called before their sche [...]	2006-05-18 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
06ANKARA2897	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-22 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2901	ANKARA: THE SECULARISTS DEMONSTRATE, THE [...] (C) Summary: The May 18 funeral of slain Council of State Judge Ozbilgin transformed into a political show of force by the Ankara secular establishment. The elites - President Sezer, military brass, party leaders - turned out, it appeared, less to honor Ozbilgin and more to take a stand agai [...]	2006-05-23 05:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ANKARA2904	MONTREUX CONVENTION: MILITARY LIMITS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: The Montreux Convention (MC) obligates Turkey to keep the Dardanelles and the Bosporus open to commercial shipping and to limit naval passage into and out of the Black Sea. In addition, non-littoral navies face limits on both tonnage and duration of stay in the Black Sea. Civil [...]	2006-05-23 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MOPS EWWT XH ZJ TU
06ANKARA297	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3	FRAUD SUMMARY - TURKEY [...] Until recently Turkey could be considered a low-fraud country from a consular perspective. In the past year, however, Mission Turkey has seen an increase in the number of fraudulent documents presented during interviews, and also uncovered several alien smuggling rings. These more recent ex [...]	2006-01-03 07:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC TU
06ANKARA3004	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 30 VISIT OF CODEL BLUNT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of CODEL Blunt on May 30. Turkey is a strong ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of critical supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly [...]	2006-05-25 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP TU
06ANKARA3005	TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]	2006-05-25 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3006	TURKEY-GERMANY CONSULTATIONS ON IRAN, CAUCASUS AND [...] (C) Turkish officials reportedly told visiting German PolDir Schaefer that PM Erdogan had given Iranian President Ahmadinejad the undiluted U.S./EU-3 message during their recent meetings in Baku and Bali. The GOT is convinced Iran seeks to develop a nuclear weapon and this is a threat to Turk [...]	2006-05-25 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR AR YI AJ TU
06ANKARA3028	TURKEY WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, GOT IRAQ [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) The GOT welcomes the new government in Iraq, and will send its Special Envoy there next week to meet the leadership and invite the Iraqi PM, FonMin, and Speaker of Parliament to Turkey. FonMin Gul hopes to go there "soon." The GOT is maintaining a positive public s [...]	2006-05-25 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3033	TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]	2006-05-26 04:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3075	ISLAMIST CHARITY REACHES 350,000 OF TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: In its short history, Deniz Feneri, a non-governmental charity based out of Istanbul, has provided assistance to nearly 350,000 needy families, making it one of the country,s largest aid organizations. It is run like a well-oiled machine, with an extensive volunteer network, auto [...]	2006-05-26 10:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN SOCI TU
06ANKARA3104	TOUGH TIMES AT TURKEY'S CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary. Experts agree that the challenge of bringing Turkey's inflation rate down from last year's 8% to normal OECD levels will be far harder than the success over the last four years reducing it from 70% to 8%. Thus, longtime central banker Dormus Yilmaz took the helm of Turkey's Ce [...]	2006-05-26 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3164	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-31 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3203	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]	2006-06-02 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3257	CODEL BLUNT MEETING WITH FM GUL: US-TU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Gul, a congressional delegation led by Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) expressed appreciation for the bilateral relationship and Turkey's assistance with Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East. The delegation asked that Turkey play a constru [...]	2006-06-05 12:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA3325	FINANCIAL MONITORING OF TURKEY'S CHARITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are two types of private charitable organizations that are subject to different rules and official oversight. Charitable "foundations" have played a prominent role in Turkish society dating back to the Ottoman period, and non-profit "associations" have become increasingly [...]	2006-06-07 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER KTFN TU
06ANKARA3339	TURKEY/RUSSIA: LAVROV VISIT LESS THAN SATISFYING [...] (C) Foreign Ministry DDG Murat Burhan and Russian embassy PolCouns Vyacheslav Kunekov provided us read-outs of Foreign Minister Lavrov's May 31-June 1 visit to Ankara and Istanbul. While the Russians and Turks were in general agreement on regional issues, the Turkish side was disappointed with [...]	2006-06-07 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG KPAL XF IZ IR IS AM
06ANKARA3351	CODEL BLUNT MEETS PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary. A May 30 meeting between Codel Blunt and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stretched well over an hour, despte the thirty minutes Erdogan's staff had alltted during an especially busy day. The PM energetically laid out Turkey's views on Congressional consideration of [...]	2006-06-08 06:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP TU
06ANKARA3352	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 14 VISIT OF GENERAL SCHWARTZ TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 06:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PARM TU IZ IR AJ AF
06ANKARA346	TURKEY CENTRAL BANKER WORRIED ABOUT BACKSLIDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Central Bank Governor Serdengecti believes that while economic risks, such as from the current account deficit, are receding, the potential for political backsliding on reforms is the main threat to Turkey's economic recovery, along with potential instability in the r [...]	2006-01-30 16:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA348	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 05:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA3617	A/S BOUCHER CONSULTS WITH TURKEY ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As follow-up to Secretary Rice,s April commitment to FM Abdullah Gul to embark on expert consultations as part of new U.S.-Turkey strategic dialogue, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher consulted with Turkish Officials on June 14 on Central Asia and Afghanistan. Turkish and U.S. [...]	2006-06-19 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET TU ZK
06ANKARA3644	Treasury U/S Adams Visits Istanbul Amid Market Turbulence [...] (SBU) Summary: In a day in Istanbul June 13, Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams met with the Turkish Treasury Under SIPDIS Secretary, a Central Bank Vice-Governor and private sector analysts SIPDIS and bankers. Despite the sell-off in Turkish markets, neither the officials nor the ba [...]	2006-06-21 05:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3686	TURKISH MFA RESPONDS TO BOSNIA RELATED DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to Hasan Asan, Head of the Turkish MFA's Balkans and Western Europe Department, and First Secretary and Bosnia Desk Officer Kazim Cavusoglu. Asan agreed with U.S. opposition to calls within the Republikla Srpska for an independence referendum and agreed w [...]	2006-06-22 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
06ANKARA3692	TURKEY REQUESTS CLARIFICATION ON SECURITY MEASURES [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 5. 2. (C/REL GBR, CAN, AUS) Summary: The GOT is seeking clarification of what security assistance to its consulate in Mosul might expect in the event it were to come under a sustained attack. While a definitive answer may be impossible in t [...]	2006-06-22 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA3733	TURKISH MFA READOUT ON FM GUL VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Akgunay gave us a detailed readout on Foreign Minister Gul's June 25 visit to Tehran. After five extended meetings, the Turks concluded that debate on the way forward is continuing. Akgunay said National Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani indicated he will [...]	2006-06-26 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNUC IR TU
06ANKARA3772	TURKEY'S MILITARY AND AKP GOVERNMENT: FURTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March indictment of Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) Commander GEN Buyukanit on charges of interfering in the trial of a Jandarma officer accused in the Semdinli book store bomb attack (ref d) furthered a public decline in the already-cool relationship between Turkish Genera [...]	2006-06-27 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA386	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF: IRAQ, PKK, IRAN AND DEFENSE PROCUREMENT [...] (S) Summary: During separate meetings with Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Isik Kosaner, and Turkish Land Forces (TLFC) Commander GEN Yasar Buyukanit January 26 and 27, the Ambassador asserted that Turkey should do nothing to disrupt the fragile situat [...]	2006-02-01 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3894	US ASSISTANCE CRITICAL TO STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey plays a strategic role in US policy. A long-time US Ally, the second largest NATO member, an EU candidate, and a Western-oriented country that borders an area of US concern, Turkey is providing critical assistance to US efforts in both Iraq and Afghanistan, is pressing Iran [...]	2006-07-03 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PTER TU
06ANKARA3896	MANAGING TURKISH MARKETS AND MEETING WITH TREASURY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-05 05:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN TU
06ANKARA3905	TURKEY/IRAQ/BLACK SEA/AEGEAN: D/NSA CROUCH'S [...] (C) On his way to the Black Sea Forum in Bucharest, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. J.D. Crouch discussed Iran, Iraq, Black Sea, energy and Greek-Turkish relations with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, MFA Undersecretary Ali Tuygan, and [...]	2006-07-05 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IZ TU
06ANKARA3941	TURKEY WILL WORK TO KEEP IRAQ NEIGHBORS MEETING ON [...] (C) We used the opportunity of a July 5 meeting on another subject with Turkish Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq Fazli Corman to raise our continuing concerns that the Iranians will seek to hijack the Iraq Neighbors meeting being held July 8-9 in Tehran. We noted that Iraqi FonMin Zebari shared [...]	2006-07-06 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3943	TURKISH STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The Turkish MFA released the following statement on North Korea's missile launches on July 5. We will follow up with the GOT on reftel points and report septel. 2. Text of Turkish statement (informal Embassy translation): BEGIN TEXT July 5, 2006 We view the Democratic People's Repub [...]	2006-07-07 05:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM KN TU IR
06ANKARA404	PROPOSAL FOR SUBREGIONAL PROJECT ON WATER [...] (U) Embassy Ankara and Embassy Baghdad propose the creation of a special sub-regional project for working-level officials on water policy. The goal of the project would be to bring together Iraqi and Turkish officials responsible for water policy for a look at US water issues in the hope that [...]	2006-02-02 08:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL SENV IZ SY TU
06ANKARA407	TURKEY'S RULING AK PARTY AND CORRUPTION: AK'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept to power in 2002 based in large part on its image as a clean party, but for the past two years, questions about corruption within AKP have hung in the air (refs A and B). AKP has done little to enact promised anti-corrupt [...]	2006-02-02 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR TU
06ANKARA4102	TURKEY: GOVERNING AKP BACKSLIDING ON INTRAPARTY [...] (C) Summary. PM Erdogan's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) claims to support democratic pluralism and is generally considered to be more internally democratic than other Turkish political parties. AKP,s senior leadership, though, routinely interferes in provincial conventions an [...]	2006-07-13 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
06ANKARA4120	HAYMANA SUB-PROVINCE: RURAL UNDERDEVELOPMENT NEAR [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, we visited Haymana, an agricultural sub-province located 70km from Ankara. Despite its proximity to the capital, Haymana suffers from rural underdevelopment. Outward migration to cities and abroad has been a fact of life for over three decades. Education is not alw [...]	2006-07-14 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TU
06ANKARA413	TURKEY: EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent energy issues involving Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia have focused attention on regional transit projects via Turkey for Caspian and Middle East gas going to Southeast and Central European markets. Turkish Energy Minister Guler,s upcoming visit (REF C) to Washington offers [...]	2006-02-02 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IZ RU IR
06ANKARA4304	A/S SULLIVAN MEETINGS WITH TURKISH ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Economy Minister Ali Babacan and Central Bank Governor July 14, Assistant Secretary Sullivan explored recent financial market volatility, Turkey,s macroeconomic progress and Iraq,s bilateral debt. Babacan and the Central Bank Governor both admitted there were Turk [...]	2006-07-25 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV TU IZ
06ANKARA4364	TURKEY TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Undersecretary Tuygan advised State Counselor Zelikow of Turkey's willingness to consider participation in a peacekeeping operation (PKO) in Lebanon following the negotiation of a ceasefire. Zelikow outlined four different organizational options, including NATO, EU, ad-hoc mu [...]	2006-07-31 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR TU
06ANKARA4379	TURKEY'S LOOMING ELECTRICITY DEFICIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With growing fears of an electricity supply deficit in Turkey before the end of the decade (Ref B),the Turkish government has announced plans to move forward more quickly on privatization and establishment of an electricity market for pricing and settlement. Meanwhile, long fi [...]	2006-08-01 07:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EPET BEXP EXIM OPIC TU
06ANKARA4455	TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from June 1 to 30, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 09:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4462	TURKEY DETERMINED TO BUILD CONTROVERSIAL ILISU DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ilisu dam project on the Tigris River has been one of the most widely criticized hydropower dam projects of the Southeast Anatolia Project (GAP). Despite the continued controversy, Turkey remains doggedly committed to building the dam. The Turkish press announced recently t [...]	2006-08-03 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGR SENV EAGR TU IZ SY
06ANKARA4469	TIP in Turkey: Media Attention from July 1 to 31, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA4473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-03 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4526	US-TURKEY SECURITY RELATIONS: INCREASINGLY [...] (S/NF) After the March 1, 2003 parliamentary vote vetoing a northern front for the Iraq War and the July 4, 2003 arrest (including hooding) of Turkish special forces personnel in Suleymania (an event widely seen in Turkey as a national insult),our security relations were at their lowest point [...]	2006-08-07 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV TU
06ANKARA4647	THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF TURKISH-IRANIAN RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Turkey's relationship with Iran is long, complex, and multifaceted. The two are historical and regional rivals; mutual trust is a rare commodity. Nonetheless, Turkey and Iran have enjoyed improved political relations since the late 1990s --- when Iran stopped su [...]	2006-08-11 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA4833	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO TURKEY INCREASES [...] (C) Summary: Saudi King Abdullah visited Ankara and Istanbul from August 8-11 in the first visit of a Saudi King since 1966. Turkish MFA Middle East desk officer Barbaros Dicle characterized the visit August 18 as a "turning point" in bilateral relations. The two countries signed six agreeme [...]	2006-08-18 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SA TU
06ANKARA4853	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA4873	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5016	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-31 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5020	SEPTEMBER 5 PARLIAMENTARY VOTE ON TURKISH UNIFIL [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish government will ask the speaker of parliament to convene a special session on September 5 to vote on deploying troops to Lebanon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary group will meet late September 4 with PM Erdogan to persuade waverers and pr [...]	2006-08-31 16:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV USUN LE TU
06ANKARA5032	TURKEY RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE FOR USG CANDIDATE LETT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS
06ANKARA5090	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-01 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5109	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5121	TIP: TURKISH MFA EXPRESSES DISMAY AT REPORTED USG USE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA DDG for Expatriate Turks, Migration, Asylum and Property issues Akif Ayhan called us in on September 4 to express GOT dismay at the U.S. Representative to UNVIE's announced plans to show the documentary "Sex Slaves" at the UNDC in Vienna towards the end of September. While [...]	2006-09-05 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF OIIP TU
06ANKARA5247	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5248	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5396	Turkey: Meetings with Turkish Delegation in Singapore [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
06ANKARA5436	TURKEY-CYPRUS-EU - EUR DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a 75-minute meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza September 11, Turkish MFA D/US (U/S equivalent) and GOT Cyprus pointman Ertugrul Apakan animatedly described the latest state of play from Ankara's point of view. Apakan stressed Turkey's preference for a comprehensive, UN-based sett [...]	2006-09-18 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY UN EU
06ANKARA5463	EU-TURKEY DISCONNECT LENDS CREDENCE TO POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Fears of some form of "train wreck" in Turkey's EU accession process appear well-founded, given the apparent disconnect between cautiously optimistic Turkish officials and less sanguine EU contacts. In recent conversations, GOT officials have predicted that the EU may suspend ne [...]	2006-09-19 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA5475	TURKEY/KOSOVO: LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO FINAL [...] (C) Summary. We detect little real concern in Turkey over Kosovo final status, with Turkish officials prepared for an independence outcome. MFA Eastern European Department Head Hasan Asan concurred with USG views regarding Kosovo final status negotiations, sharing the concerns expressed by a [...]	2006-09-19 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU YS
06ANKARA550	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, January 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Tuesday, January 17: [...]	2006-02-08 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANKARA551	MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT GENERAL HAGEE WITH TGS AND [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: US Marine Corps Commandant General Michael Hagee outlined for Deputy Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) General Isik Kosaner and Turkish Land Forces Commander (TLFC) General Yasar Buyukanit in separate meetings on Feb. 2 the Iraqi Coalition's progress to stand up Iraqi [...]	2006-02-08 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ SY
06ANKARA5522	CAUCASUS CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from Turkey and several neighboring countries met from September 15 to 17 in eastern Turkey to discuss opportunities for regional cross-border cooperation. The conference, which was co-sponsored by the Kars Municipality and the International Urban Development As [...]	2006-09-21 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5612	TURKEY: NO PROGRESS ON TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: More than a year after Treasury Under Secretary Levey's June 2005 visit, Turkey has made negligible SIPDIS progress strengthening its regime against terrorism finance and in some respects is backsliding. Although terrorism finance is now criminalized, the definition of terror [...]	2006-09-26 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA567	TURKEY/IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MFA IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador February 7 that maintaining Iraq's unity is essential not only for Turkey but for the balance of power in the entire Middle East. Turkey is concerned an independent Sunni statelet would be a magnet fo [...]	2006-02-09 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA5671	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-28 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA5699	TURKS NEED MORE CONVINCING ON SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) Summary. As we work to convince Turkish officials to connect with Azerbaijani counterparts to develop a framework for the transit agreement needed to create a natural gas "southern corridor," to Europe, Post continues to hear skepticism and reservations about some of the fundamental pre [...]	2006-09-29 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PINR AJ TU
06ANKARA5711	TURKISH GOVERNMENT FACING MOUNTING PRESSURE TO [...] (C) Summary. Pressure from the US, the EU, the Turkish press and several recent high profile cases is forcing the GOT to consider reform of controversial Penal Code Article 301, which restricts free expression. The ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) had hoped to avoid addressing the [...]	2006-10-02 09:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA5723	PRESIDENT SEZER TO PARLIAMENT: SECULARISM IS BASIS [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's President stressed secularism and democracy as antidotes to increasing fundamentalism in his October 1 speech at parliament's official opening. Coming as it did on the day before PM Erdogan's meeting with President Bush in Washington and a much anticipated address on Oct [...]	2006-10-02 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TU
06ANKARA5735	TURKISH MILITARY LAYS DOWN A MARKER AGAINST [...] (C) Senior Turkish military eaders have made clear, in a recent series of public speeches, that the military is concerned about the twin threats of Islamic fundamentalism and separatism which threaten the secular and unitary nature of the Turkish republic founded by Ataturk. In an October 2 a [...]	2006-10-02 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA5817	TURKEY AND GMF - SEEKING WIDER BLACK SEA WESTERN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10-11 in Ankara, The German Marshall Fund (GMF) organized a workshop on "Developing a Western Strategy towards the Wider Black Sea Region", attended by EUR DAS Matt Bryza. Participants sought to strike common ground and called for greater cooperation on security, [...]	2006-10-05 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EPET MARR PREL NATO TU RS XH ZJ
06ANKARA5884	EUROPEAN LEADERS PRESS TURKEY TO IMPLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA5896	TURKEY, IRAQ, AND PUSHING SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In an October 10 meeting with Ambassador and visiting NIO Europe Richard Kauzlarich, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler prioritized gas development in Iraq and expressed delight for our intention to pursue a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq workin [...]	2006-10-12 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ
06ANKARA5922	TALK TOUGH FROM TURKEY'S GENERALS: READING BETWEEN [...] (C) In a carefully crafted series of public messages, Turkey's senior military and President Sezer have warned of imminent danger to the nation's secular order, clearly pointing at the pro-Islam government of PM Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP). The generals' strident warnin [...]	2006-10-13 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA5952	TERRORISM FINANCE: COURT REJECTS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) On October 12, the Administrative Chamber of the Danistay (Council of State) rejected the Government's application to withdraw its appeal of the al-Qadi case. As explained reftel, the Government (Prime Ministry and MFA) had filed appeals of the Danistay's July 20 ruling that invalidated [...]	2006-10-16 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
06ANKARA5992	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-17 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6020	TURKEY'S CONSTITUTIONAL AND ELECTION LAW CHANGES [...] (SBU) Turkey's president approved a constitutional amendment on October 17 lowering the age for parliamentary candidates from 30 to 25. The move opens the door for thousands of potential new political contenders in the general elections scheduled for November 4, 2007. Parliament also revise [...]	2006-10-18 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA6037	ON A KNIFE'S EDGE: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: The next two months are critical for Turkey's EU accession. The obstacles remain formidable. Should the EU and Turkey fail to arrive at a modus vivendi over Cypru, the result could well be a de facto suspension of negotiations. With the Turks in a nationalist, "it's us against [...]	2006-10-19 05:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU EU CY
06ANKARA6043	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 09:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6079	TURKEY VIEWS ON GAS POTENTIAL FROM CASPIAN [...] (C) Summary: Using the opportunity of Senior Energy Analyst Bud Coote's briefing to Energy Minister Hilmi Guler on Caspian oil and gas potential, Ambassador and S/P Energy Advisor Steve Hellman advanced southern gas corridor diplomacy. The Minister thanked Coote for clarifying what quantiti [...]	2006-10-23 11:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA6080	TURKISH DEFMIN GONUL'S OCT. 30 VISIT AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leadership changes at the Turkish General Staff (TGS),increased PKK terrorism, and growing dissatisfaction with the EU accession process have raised the military's proile in all security areas, including procurement. The US defense industry may reap benefits, with Sikorksy, Lock [...]	2006-10-23 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6118	Mission Turkey Public Diplomacy Strategy for FY-07 [...] (U) Summary: Public Diplomacy is a critically important component of our diplomatic efforts in Turkey. In this cable, I describe our current public diplomacy environment, offer our strategy for FY-2007, and provide a list of top program priorities under this strategy for enhanced support and [...]	2006-10-26 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP OEXC SCUL TU
06ANKARA6121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-26 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6141	TURKISH DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) The Turks share our concerns regarding the lack of balance in the NAM-sponsored UNGA resolutions related to the situation of children and human rights in Lebanon. We delivered reftel points October 26 to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Officer Cem Ulusoy, following a three-day end of [...]	2006-10-27 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM PREL PTER LE IS TU
06ANKARA6150	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON AL-QADI, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Unakitan vowed rapid implementation of the law reforming Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, with an eye to better compliance with FATF recommendations. Unakitan was open to a USG workshop on listing and de-listing, and in general to [...]	2006-10-30 06:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA6159	TURKEY: WORKSHARE AND TECH TRANSFER REMAIN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Gonul will raise two issues during his October 30 Pentagon meetings and also in Texas with Lockheed Martin on October 31: maximizing workshare and technology transfer on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program; and, negotiating workshare or offset work as part of [...]	2006-10-30 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6163	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 7-8 VISIT OF EUCOM DCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey continues to demonstrate its commitment to GWOT in Afghanistan, Lebanon and the Balkans, but is feeling the pinch of resources stretched both internationally and in the southeast, where it is battling a significant up-tick in PKK terrorist activity. The appointment of Ge [...]	2006-10-30 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA622	TURKEY/IRAN -- NOT UPSETTING THE NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary. While the Turkish government publicly declares that a nuclear-armed Iran is not in Turkey,s interest, it will not get out front on the issue for fear of irritating a neighbor with which Turkey has a delicate political and growing economic relationship: -- Turkey does not wish [...]	2006-02-10 16:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA623	DEFENSE PROCUREMENT ISSUES DOMINATE AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Air Forces (TUAF) Commander Comert, launched his initial meeting Feb. 1 with the Ambassador by laying out a series of defense equipment issues currently frustrating TUAF training and programs. Ambassador countered with USG and US industry concerns that strict Terms and C [...]	2006-02-13 06:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV TU RU IR
06ANKARA6300	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of unclassified, periodic reports on the PKK issue in Turkey. Our primary sources for casualty statistics are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkis [...]	2006-11-06 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA6373	TURKEY: INSCR 2006-2007 DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable details Embassy Ankara's assessment of drugs and chemical controls in Turkey for inclusion in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR). End Summary. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asi [...]	2006-11-08 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL TU
06ANKARA6380	Turkey's Energy Bill Adds to Current Account Deficit [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey imports well over 90% of the crude oil and natural gas it consumes, and imported natural gas -- from Russia and Iran -- accounts for 45% of electricity production. In addition to the concern this raises about supply security, high energy prices are a main factor adding [...]	2006-11-09 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG EPET TU
06ANKARA6387	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6388	TURKEY/GREECE: SOLDIERS TAKE THE LEAD IN [...] (C) Summary: The November 1-4 visit to Athens by Turkey's Chief of General Staff (CHOD) Gen. Yasar Buyukanit, the first such visit in at least 32 years, is the most high-profile of recent firsts in Turkish-Greek military cooperation. Buyukanit reportedly discussed extending Aegean confidence [...]	2006-11-09 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU GR

06ANKARA6393	IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE: EU REPORT DELAYS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 17:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6427	TURKEY: PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The coming year will bring presidential elections in the spring and parliamentary elections in the fall in Turkey. The presidency is an office elected by parliament, and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has enough seats to ensure their candidate becomes president. T [...]	2006-11-16 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA6454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-20 12:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA647	SCENESETTER FOR THE FEB 15- 17 VISIT OF AMB [...] (S) Summary: Your visit to Ankara provides a welcome opportunity to accomplish two things in our Iran diplomacy: brief the Turks on what we know about Iran's nuclear weapons development efforts and consult with them on the way forward. Turkey is at best a reluctant supporter of the internatio [...]	2006-02-14 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AORC EUN IR KNNP PARM PREL TU
06ANKARA6470	TURKEY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S DELAY IN KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) We discussed ref a points November 17 with Turkish MFA Head of Department for Non-EU Western Europe, including the Balkans, Hasan Asan. Asan said Turkey understood the reasoning behind Ahtisaari's decision to delay submitting his final status settlement (as reported ref b) and supported h [...]	2006-11-21 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI TU
06ANKARA6480	ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SIGN THE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. Post is transmitting this on behalf of the U.S. delegation to the ITU meeting in Antalya. 2. Summary and Action Request: The U.S. Delegation to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union has achieved its [...]	2006-11-22 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC TU
06ANKARA6495	TURKISH MILITARY SUSPECTS US OF USING UAVS TO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Major General Hikmet Celik, Command and Control Chief for the Turkish General Staff (TGS),notified us that an unidentified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crossed the border from Iraq into Turkey on November 7 and 8. He requested an investigation and re-stated a previous TGS wa [...]	2006-11-24 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA65	TURKEY WORRIES ABOUT RELIANCE ON RUSSIA NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey did not experience any recent reduction in supplies from Russia via Ukraine, but relying on Russia for 65% of its natural gas -- more than most EU countries -- Turkey watched the Russia-Ukraine gas face-off with great concern. According to Turkey's pipeline company BO [...]	2006-01-05 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD TU RU
06ANKARA6510	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-27 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6519	TURKISH ATTITUDES TOWARD IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Official Turkish views about Iran's nuclear development program have shifted over the past year. Senior GOT officials question the bona fides of the Iranian nuclear program and believe that a nuclear armed Iran would pose a military threat. They are more concerned, however, abo [...]	2006-11-28 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL IR TU KNNP MNUC
06ANKARA6526	TURKEY-IRAQ JEC FORMULATES ECONOMIC ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 15 - 17 meeting of the Turkey-Iraq Joint Economic Committee (JEC),Turkey laid out what it called a roadmap for long-term economic cooperation and integration with its Iraqi neighbors. Turkish Foreign Trade Officials continue to emphasize Turkey's interest in expa [...]	2006-11-29 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL TU IZ
06ANKARA6529	TURKEY'S NEW FOUNDATIONS LAW ADVANCES RELIGIOUS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6567	TURKEY: REDEFINING NATIONALISM FOR SHORT-TERM [...] (C) Summary. Domestic and regional threats and transformations -- including EU membership reforms, PKK violence, Cyprus and conflict in Lebanon -- have created a backlash of nationalism that Turkey's political factions are manipulating as elections approach. The pace of reform at all levels [...]	2006-12-04 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA6568	SENIOR TURKS GIVE UPDATE ON EU TALKS [...] (c) Summary: Turkey may be considering additional steps on the Cyprus/ports issue in its negotiations with the European Union, FM Gul, Deputy U/S Apakan and PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu told Ambassador in separate conversations December 2 and 4. The Turks complained about the Euro [...]	2006-12-04 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN TU
06ANKARA6581	TURKEY: HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP MEETING AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations with Turkey are trending positive but Iraq and PKK terrorism cast a long shadow; a Congressional Armenian Genocide resolution would do further damage. Continued clashes between the military and the PKK, despite the terrorist group's October 1 cease-fire declaration, hav [...]	2006-12-05 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER TU
06ANKARA6589	TURKEY: CENTER-RIGHT LEADER AGAR: POLITICIANS TO [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassador's November 24 meeting Mehmet Agar, leader of the center-right True Path Party (DYP),Agar focused mainly on DYP's domestic strategy to answer society's demands for change that he believes the current Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has not met. For DYP [...]	2006-12-05 16:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU AM
06ANKARA6600	SWEDISH FM BILDT IN TURKEY: EU ACCESSION TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-06 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU EUN SW
06ANKARA6628	TURKISH OFFICIALS TELL CODEL SHAYS THAT SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior Turkish officials and business leaders told CODEL Shays Nov. 29 that sectarian violence in Iraq threatens Turkey and the region. Events in Iraq are now threatening a centuries-old balance between Sunnis and Shia in the area, they asserted. Turkey continues to be concerned [...]	2006-12-11 09:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR
06ANKARA6661	SECI ANTI-OC TRAINING SHOULD BE IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Ankara recommends the U.S. take advantage of the existing advantages of Ankara-based TADOC for anti-organized crime training under the SECI umbrella as described reftel. Not only is TADOC a well-functioning international training academy but by using TADOC the USG will [...]	2006-12-15 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS TU BU
06ANKARA6688	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6696	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6700	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6703	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, November 2006 [...] The second annual meeting of Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on November 30 to assess external threats, recent developments in the region, the ongoing fight against the PKK terrorist organization, military policies and modernization needs of the military [...]	2006-12-20 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL FR GR IS RS FI PL GG RO BU PK TU
06ANKARA6705	TURKEY - HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP IDENTIFIES WAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the 20th meeting of the bilateral High Level Defense Group (HLDG),the US and Turkey reaffirmed our shared regional vision of a stable, unified and democratic Iraq; a region without Iranian nuclear weapons; security and stability in Lebanon and Afghanistan; and an economically [...]	2006-12-20 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA6709	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6733	NIYAZOV DEATH: TURKISH MFA ON TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) PM Erdogan, FM Gul and Energy Minister Guler will lead a delegation of approximately 200 to attend Niyazov's funeral on Sunday in what Turkish MFA DDG for Central Asia Huseyin Avni Karslioglu characterized as a culturally necessary show of brotherly solidarity with their Turkmen brethren. [...]	2006-12-22 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX TU
06ANKARA6736	TURKEY AND NEXT STEPS ON GEORGIA AND SHAH DENIZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting with Ambassador, Energy Minister Guler reiterated Turkey's willingness to help Georgia meet its natural gas needs this winter, which was apparently discussed during President Saakishvili's meeting with PM Erdogan. However, Guler said Georgia was pressurin [...]	2006-12-22 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS
06ANKARA6747	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6764	IRAQ/TURKEY: TURKEY MULLING IRAN DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is considering options for regional dialogue with the Iranians about Iraq, with the goal of establishing stability and reconciliation, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the DCM on Dec. 27. Such a dialogue can take place without U.S. participation, he said, but the [...]	2006-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SA
06ANKARA721	TURKEY/IRAQ: IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS SEEK [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol informed DCM February 14 that Iraqi PM Jafari has been invited to Ankara and is expected to come after formation of the new government. At the same time, Moqtada al-Sadr and the [...]	2006-02-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PREF ETRD IZ IR TU
06ANKARA856	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA972	BRIEFING TURKEY ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte led a three member team to brief and consult with the Turkish government February 15-17 on the Iranian nuclear program and related diplomacy. MFA, Turkish General Staff and Turkish Intelligence officials were clearly already convinced of Iran's inten [...]	2006-02-28 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL TU IR
06ANKARA989	TURKEY: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Linda Fenton, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Fenton (FS-04) spent a [...]	2006-02-28 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF TU
06ANKARA998	FDI TO TURKEY BREAKS RECORDS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN BEXP TU
06ANKARA999	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, February 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Wednesday, February [...]	2006-02-28 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
06ANTANANARIVO1162	MADAGASCAR AND IMF DISAGREE ON INVESTMENT LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A September 20-October 4 Mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) found Madagascar largely compliant with the terms of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and praised the Government of Madagascar (GOM) for appropriate use of its debt relief windfall. The [...]	2006-10-16 13:59:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL IMF MA
06ANTANANARIVO1269	PRE-CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With three days to go before the official presidential campaign season kicks off November 12, Ambassador McGee has individually met 11 of the 14 candidates. The pre-election rhetoric is heating up among the presidential hopefuls but, with a few notable exceptions, most have fai [...]	2006-11-09 13:56:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1307	INTER-ISLAND TENSION THREATENS COMOROS' UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) expressed anxiety to the Ambassador, during his November 2006 visit, that the tension between the Union and Anjouan Island Governments could split the fragile union. Efforts by the forward-looking Sambi government to pr [...]	2006-11-21 12:26:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KISL CN
06ANTANANARIVO1333	Central Bank Issues Monetary Policy Statement [...] The Central Bank ran a short public announcement in several newspapers November 25 outlining monetary policy for the third quarter of 2006 (informal translation in para 3). According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Pierre van den Boogaerde, the Central Bank's pres [...]	2006-11-29 09:55:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV MA
06ANTANANARIVO1348	MADAGASCAR CALM ON THE EVE OF ELECTION WEEKEND [...] (U) In early afternoon the last day of the campaign, except for 30,000 supporters who filled the stadium in Antananarivo to see President/candidate Marc Ravalomanana, the rest of Madagascar appears to be calm and quiet. Campaign rallies in different cities are expected to continue into tonight [...]	2006-12-01 10:51:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1351	ELECTION DAY CALM, PRESIDENT IN THE LEAD [...] (U) SUMMARY: A calm and relatively orderly presidential election December 3 was marred by just one incident of ballot tampering in the south. Turnout appears to have been strong and very preliminary results have President Marc Ravalomanana in the lead, with over 50 percent of the vote, despi [...]	2006-12-05 05:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1364	HALF OF RESULTS IN, RAVALOMANANA HAS 61 PERCENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ravalomanana has a comfortable lead of 61 percent with just over half of the polling stations reporting, but results to date are skewed toward his highland plateau base. While prospects for a first round victory appear strong, it will be several days before we can say [...]	2006-12-06 15:17:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1369	ELECTION DAY ATMOSPHERE IN TAMATAVE [...] (U) BACKGROUND: Madagascar is an island, but it is also a large and diverse country, home to 18 major tribal groups. There is considerable variation in the practice of democracy from region to region and between urban and rural voters; a fact quite apparent in the December 3 presidential elec [...]	2006-12-07 15:03:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1372	UNOFFICIAL RESULTS ALL BUT SEAL FIRST ROUND WIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With 82 percent of polling stations unofficially reporting results to the Ministry of Interior, President-candidate Ravalomanana is very likely to have the absolute majority of votes needed to prevail in the first round. It will be several days before the High Constitutional Co [...]	2006-12-08 11:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1380	HIGH COURT MUST CERTIFY RAVALOMANANA VICTORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The unofficial Ministry of Interior vote count concluded December 10 with candidate and President Marc Ravalomanana winning 54.8 percent. On cue his nearest challenger, Jean Lahiniriko, publicly denounced the legitimacy of the election and made numerous claims of fraud. Police [...]	2006-12-11 14:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1398	OPPOSITION COMPLAINS; PRESIDENT FETES 57 YEARS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With election documents received from all but two out of 116 regional offices, the High Constitutional Court (HCC) is steadily certifying the results from the December 3 presidential election. The High Court office in central Antananarivo remains open to candidates, journalists [...]	2006-12-14 14:12:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1432	OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS COMING DECEMBER 23 [...] (U) Madagascar's High Constitutional Court (HCC) has invited the diplomatic community, journalists and opposition candidates to the strategically-timed announcement of the official presidential election results December 23. Opposition candidates have filed nearly 25 procedural complaints at th [...]	2006-12-22 05:08:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO1440	HIGH COURT OFFICIALLY DECLARES RAVALOMANANA VICTORY [...] (U) As expected reftel, on December 23 the High Constitutional Court (HCC) declared Marc Ravalomanana the first round winner of the presidential election with 54.79 percent of the vote. In its decree the HCC also confirmed that in addition to Ravalomanana, Jean Lahiniriko (second place with 1 [...]	2006-12-26 10:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM PINR MA
06ANTANANARIVO364	Comoros Holds Primaries in Anjouan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Awaiting official announcement by the Constitutional Court, the National Electoral Commission of the Union of the Comoros published interim results from the April 16 Presidential primary putting candidates Sambi, Ibrahim Halidi, and Djaanfari through to the second round. Thou [...]	2006-04-18 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ANTANANARIVO595	IMF Insists GOM Cut Spending to Get New Program [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Government of Madagascar (GOM) are on the cusp of completing a new program IF spending cuts can be achieved to bring the 2006 Budget into balance. If approved, the IMF would provide USD 80 million over three years. Fund "seal of appr [...]	2006-06-07 09:50:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL MA
06ASHGABAT1044	TURKMENISTAN'S SEYDI REFINERY SEEKS A GREATER ROLE [...] (SBU) The Soviet-era Seydi refinery, located in eastern Turkmenistan and previously reliant on Siberian crude stocks, currently operates at one-sixth of capacity. Drawing from fields in eastern and southern Turkmenistan, the refinery relies on rail transport to receive crude oil for processi [...]	2006-10-05 04:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT105	THE TURKMEN ARCHIPELAGO: A FORMER PRISONER [...] (C) On December 30, 2005 and January 4, 2006, Charge and Conoff met with Reuben Agabekyan, a former prominent ethnic Armenian businessman who was released in December 2005 after having served several years in prison on dubious charges, (and) who was seeking Post's assistance in helping him im [...]	2006-01-23 11:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TX
06ASHGABAT1088	SEPTEMBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OMITS MYRADOVA, [...] (U) Local media coverage of mission events in September featured the embassy's ceremony announcing the 2006-2007 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation grant winners. While generally positive and colorful, the coverage failed to mention the U.S. Government's substantial financial investm [...]	2006-10-16 12:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1098	MYRADOVA SISTERS SHOW OFFICIAL "AUTOPSY REPORT" - [...] (C) According to Ogulsapar Myradova's daughters, the government claims their mother's death was caused by asphyxiation. In response to a phone call by Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation founder Annadurdy Hajyev to the U.K. Embassy's Deputy Head of Mission earlier in October, emboff and repre [...]	2006-10-20 13:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1104	NIYAZOV HOPES TO FIX THE COTTON FAILURE BY ADMINISTATIVE [...] (SBU) Presiding over an October 6 Cabinet of Ministers meeting attended by provincial governors, agricultural officials and defense and law enforcement ministers, President Niyazov criticized this year's poor cotton harvest and set the stage for potential firings of the welayat hakims (provinci [...]	2006-10-23 10:28:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT1135	MYRADOVA DAUGHTER THREATENED BY MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Maral Myradova, the oldest daughter of deceased journalist Ogulsapar Myradova, was called into a meeting with the Ministry of National Security (MNB) on November 1. During the meeting, she was told that, if the family cut all contacts with the international community and with their un [...]	2006-11-01 14:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1154	TWO SIDES TO THE STORY - EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA IN BALKAN [...] (SBU) PAO Andrew Paul and P/E Assistant Murad Ovez-Mamedov visited Education Department officials and schools in Turkmenbashy and Balkanabat cities in Balkan Welayat September 18 and 19. Discussions with officials and teachers reflected a strict "party-line" on school curricula and English lan [...]	2006-11-07 13:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX KPAO ECON
06ASHGABAT1192	TURKMENISTAN: A COMPETENT BUREAUCRAT REMAINS [...] (C) Newly appointed hakim (governor) of the oil-rich province Balkan Welayat, Orazmyrat Niyazlyev, impressed Charge with his competence, experience and confidence two weeks into his tenure. Although he has a background in the oil and gas industry, his foci for the future of Balkan is an exte [...]	2006-11-17 07:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1195	OCTOBER TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE POSITIVE AND ACCURATE [...] (U) State media coverage of mission events in October featured President George Bush's congratulatory messages on occasions of Oraza Bayram and Turkmenistan's Independence Day. However, BBC Monitoring Central Asia newswire mistranslated key parts of President Bush's message back into English. [...]	2006-11-21 04:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT1210	STAGE ONE OF TURKMENISTAN'S NEW ETRAP ELECTIONS [...] (U) The initial stages of Turkmenistan's first ever etrap and city halk maslahaty (peoples council) elections suggest a process that, while perhaps more a theatrical exercise than a substantive political process, is progressive in tone and provides a snapshot of grassroots level political expe [...]	2006-11-24 03:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD TX TNGD KPAO ECON
06ASHGABAT1222	Niyazov Makes Massive Purges over Agriculture Fiasco; [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan's President Niyazov on November 27, conducted a massive purge of high-ranking officials, rivaling, if not surpassing, the oil and gas purge of December 2005 (ref a). Responding to allegations by Minister of Agriculture Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev during an October 25 meeting (ref [...]	2006-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT1244	DISTRICT ELECTIONS IN TURKMENISTAN -- GOVERNMENT CLAIMS [...] (SBU) District-level elections for members of local people's councils proceeded with much fanfare but low voter turnout on December 3. Official reports claimed turnout reached 96.95%, embassy officers found voter turnout, at least in Ahal Province and in the Magtymguly District of Balkan Prov [...]	2006-12-06 12:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT1250	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA IGNORES ALL MAJOR POST NEWS IN NOVEMBER [...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of post events in November included uncharacteristic omission of three significant news items: the November 10 opening of the Altyn Asyr border crossing checkpoint, a change in U.S. non-immigrant visa application policy and the November 21 Peace Corps d [...]	2006-12-08 08:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1254	Turkmenistan's Sporting Tragedy - Glory to the State, Money [...] (SBU) Political machinations, corruption and greed are literally and figuratively bankrupting Turkmenistan's sports. Since independence, the Soviet athleticism legacy has been eroding and hit the proverbial new low when Turkmenistan's soccer team withdrew from the 2006 Asian Games, one week p [...]	2006-12-08 12:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TX
06ASHGABAT1285	GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S FLEX OBSTRUCTION MORE [...] (U) This year Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) recruitment has encountered an unprecedented level of interference and disinformation from the Ministry of Education (MOE),despite official approval of the program and host government rhetoric that the problems will be resolved. As in past years, [...]	2006-12-19 12:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
06ASHGABAT1301	NIYAZOV DEATH SITREP 003: 12/22/06 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes Washington's discussion of next steps for Turkmenistan and offers the following input: -- The focus should be on the historic opportunity for a "new relationship," and respect for the outcome of the transition to a new president. Having A/S Boucher head the USG delega [...]	2006-12-22 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1311	A/S BOUCHER DELIVERS MESSAGE OF A NEW BEGINNING IN [...] (U) Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's December 24 visit to Turkmenistan generated a high level of international news coverage, which was mostly accurate except for some reports claiming that Boucher had an official meeting with Interim President Gurbanguly Berdimukhammedov. Turkmenistan'S [...]	2006-12-27 11:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT1312	A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH TAJIKISTAN'S PRESIDENT [...] (C) Taking the opportunity to meet prior to the wreath laying for Niyazov's funeral, visiting A/S Boucher and Charge met with President of Tajikistan, Imomali Rahmonov, and discussed Rahmonov's views on Turkmenistan's future, U.S. relations with Uzbekistan, energy cooperation, and the situatio [...]	2006-12-27 13:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX TI UZ US
06ASHGABAT1313	DEATH OF NIYAZOV SITREP 005: 12/27/2006 [...] (C) Turkmenistan remains calm. Peace Corps volunteers are returning to their assigned cities, and government institutions are continuing to function, albeit in some chaos. Charge met today with the head of the Americas section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss next steps, includ [...]	2006-12-27 14:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC TX
06ASHGABAT1322	NEW GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN REBUKES RUSSIA FOR [...] (U) Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs on December 28 publicly denounced the Russian media for assertions that the recently announced February 11 election was a farce and that state services have broken down because of a power vacuum following Niyazov's death. Local media continues to [...]	2006-12-29 13:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT140	TURKISH AMBASSADOR POSITS GAZPROM PLANS TO [...] (C) During a lunch he hosted for Georgian Ambassador Petriashvili, Ukrainian Ambassador Mayko, and U.S. Ambassador, Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil argued passionately (with the help of visual aids) that Gazprom is intent on establishing a monopoly of gas supply to Europe. Akil argued that Gaz [...]	2006-01-27 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET GG KZ PGOV PREL RS TX UP US
06ASHGABAT141	WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA. INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS ----------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE L [...]	2006-01-27 13:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASHGABAT162	Lights Out in Energy-Rich Balkan Welayat [...] (SBU) During a January 30-February 1 visit to Balkan Welayat DCM witnessed some of the bureaucratic inefficiencies that make the Government of Turkmenistan a problematic business partner. Turkmenbashy, formerly Krasnovodsk, a hydrocarbon rich Houston of Central Asia, has been without water [...]	2006-02-02 11:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PHUM PREL AJ TX
06ASHGABAT210	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA REACTION ON GOTX POSITION ON [...] (U) On February 9, 2006, one week later than most Islamic countries, the GOTX expressed its opinion regarding the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Per reftel, the MFA issued a press release on the only government sponsored website, turkmenistan.ru, as well as in major print dailies "Turkmen [...]	2006-02-17 11:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT272	RFE/RL REPORTERS' DETENTION IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) Two RFE/RL Turkmen Service stringers were detained in Mary City on March 7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas Desk Chief Serdar Bashimov responded relatively quickly to the embassy's March 10 dipnote request for details on the arrests, calling the DCM to a Monday morning meet [...]	2006-03-13 12:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT284	RFE/RL REPORTER IN BALKAN PROVINCE SAFE [...] (SBU) Balkan Welayat RFE/RL stringer Shamyrat Akoyliyev visited the embassy on March 15. He stopped by in response to PolAsst's March 10 call to his family, following up on reports that RFE/RL correspondents were being detained (reftel). Akoyliyev told PolOff that he was safe and had not b [...]	2006-03-16 03:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT368	NIYAZOV RELEASES PSYCHIATRIC "PATIENT" [...] (SBU) FOREIGN MINISTER RASHIT MEREDOV TOLD THE AMBASSADOR AT 1715 ON APRIL 10, THAT HE HAD SHOWN OUR CONGRESSIONAL LETTER REQUESTING THE RELEASE OF GURBANDURDY DURDYKULIYEV FROM A MENTAL HOSPITAL TO PRESIDENT NIYAZOV, AND THAT NIYAZOV HAD AGREED TO FREE HIM. DURDYKULIYEV WAS TAKEN INTO CUST [...]	2006-04-10 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT369	MARY, BALKANABAT RFE/RL REPORTERS ALIVE AND DEFIANT [...] (SBU) PDOff visited Mary Radio Free Europe/Liberty (RFE/RL) stringers Ovezmuhammet Hommadov and Jumadurdy Ovezov April 6. Both are in good condition but continue to deal with cut-off telephones and harassment by local authorities. Balkanabat stringer Shamurat Akolyev visited the embassy on Ap [...]	2006-04-11 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR TX
06ASHGABAT382	DURDYKULIYEV AT HOME AND "IN A GOOD MOOD" [...] (SBU) GURBANDURDY DURDYKULIYEV ARRIVED HOME VIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH ESCORTS AND TRANSPORTATION AROUND 0300 ON APRIL 12. DURDYKULIYEV'S WIFE ANNAGUL ANNAYEVA CONFIRMED THAT "HE IS FINE AND IN A GOOD MOOD," AND WELCOMES A POTENTIAL POL OFF VISIT AT HIS HOME EARLY NEXT WEEK. 2. (SBU) HAVI [...]	2006-04-12 12:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT410	DURDYKULIYEV - GRATEFUL AND EMBOLDENED [...] (SBU) FORMER PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT GURBANDURDY DURDYKULIYEV MET WITH POL OFF IN HIS BALKANABAT CITY HOME ON APRIL 17 AFTER SPENDING THREE HOURS IN THE LOCAL POLICE STATION AND HAKIMLIK. DURDYKULIEV WAS ADMONISHED BY LOCAL POLICE, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, AND LOCAL ELDERS NOT TO CONTINUE HIS CAM [...]	2006-04-19 12:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT43	DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH FM MEREDOV [...] (C) On January 13, following a meeting with President Niyazov (septel) Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov hosted a working lunch for visiting DAS Matthew Bryza and Ambassador Jacobson. During the lunch, Bryza pressed for concrete progress on religious freedom and academic exchanges for Turkmeni [...]	2006-01-13 13:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KIRF PHUM PREL SCUL TX
06ASHGABAT567	TURKMENISTAN'S GOOD AND BAD COPS MEET STATE'S [...] (C) On May 19, EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Regional Coordinator Christopher Crowley, EUR/ACE Central Asian Desk Officer John McKane (who were in Ashgabat to participate in post's recent assistance review - ICAR),and Charg Brush met with Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov and Deputy Pri [...]	2006-05-26 13:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT698	TURKMENISTAN MOSTLY MUTE ON SPY SCANDAL [...] (C) Since the televised June 20 Cabinet of Ministers meeting detailing an alleged spy ring (reftel),the Government of Turkmenistan has not proceeded with either diplomatic or public denunciations of French Charge Henri Tomasini or OSCE Human Dimensions officer Benjamin Moreau. Local RFE/RL [...]	2006-07-03 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT702	AMBASSADOR,S FAREWELL CALL WITH NIYAZOV [...] (C) During an hour long farewell call with Ambassador, an apparently healthy and engaged Niyazov: -described plans for upcoming elections at all levels, starting with village councils July 23 and leading up to presidential elections in 2009; -noted that he would maintain his chairmanship o [...]	2006-07-05 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TX PHUM ENRG PINS KDEM ZK
06ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Pakistani Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Dr. Ali Ahmad Arian on June 30 and talked about the bilateral relationship between Turkmenistan and Pakistan, including their declining trade relations, Trans-Afghan Pipeline feasibility, educational exchanges, an [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK TX KPAO ETRD EPET ZK PGOV
06ASHGABAT721	Afghan-Turkmen Relations: Mutually Beneficial [...] (SBU) During a July 6 meeting with PolOff, Afghanistan Depuy Chief of Mission Rooz M. Noor discussed bilateral trade, transport routes, political relations, future joint projects and the general state of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan bilateral relations. END SUMMARY Afghan Trade with Turkmenist [...]	2006-07-07 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG TX AF ETRD PGOV SOCI ZK
06ASHGABAT883	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE JULY 2006 [...] (U) Turkmenistan state media provided relatively positive coverage of and adequate support for mission events in July. Turkmenistan state television was active and positive in its coverage of ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson's statement on U.S. Independence Day, her farewell meeting with Preside [...]	2006-08-18 10:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT884	VINTAGE -- BUT SUBDUED -- NIYAZOV ON TRANS-CASPIAN [...] (C) During an August 14 two-hour meeting with SCA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Steven Mann, Turkmenistan's President Niyazov expressed interest in multiple gas pipelines but failed to endorse the practical steps involved. Niyazov supported a new trans)Caspian line, but stated [...]	2006-08-18 10:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET ETRD IR KZ PGOV PREL RS TX
06ASHGABAT904	TURKMENISTAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Turkmenistan's state media coverage of the August 13-15 visit to Turkmenistan of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Steven R. Mann included misinformation about the content of his meeting with President Niyazov and downplayed Mann's emphasis on the need for transparency and comp [...]	2006-08-24 12:45:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV AF TX
06ASHGABAT905	EXPANSION PLANS FOR TURKMENISTAN'S NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Petronas subcontractor Bertling Logistics confirmed reftel plans for Petronas to lay two natural gas pipelines from Block 1 to supply a new onshore gas facility in Gyanly, north of the Caspian Sea city of Turkmenbashy. U.K.'s Burren Energy has approached Turkmenistan officials regarding t [...]	2006-08-25 09:39:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT922	FOREIGN FIRMS PUMP UP THE VOLUME IN TURKMENISTAN'S [...] (SBU) Crude oil production figures among foreign oil firms operating off of Turkmenistan's Caspian Sea coast and onshore in hydrocarbon-rich Balkan province exceed 85,000 barrels a day. The large Petronas support base in Turkmenbashy outfits a fleet of 14 support ships, massive amounts of dr [...]	2006-08-30 12:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT957	CALCULATING THE IMPACT OF THE GAZPROM-TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Embassy estimates Turkmenistan will earn $3.6 billion in 2006 natural gas revenues, and based on the new agreement with Gazprom, will receive $5.9 billion in 2007 natural gas revenues. Turkmenistan will likely attempt to increase gas prices for Iran from the current rate of $65/tcm to a r [...]	2006-09-12 12:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASHGABAT959	EXPANDING WATER SUPPLIES AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (SBU) The construction and redevelopment boom afflicting Ashgabat has not infected Turkmenbashy and Balkanabat, the two main cities in western Balkan welayat (province). However, tourism development is expected in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan's main port city, where a new water desalinization p [...]	2006-09-13 02:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TX
06ASHGABAT983	RUMORS DISPELLED IN MYRADOVA CASE, BUT SISTERS [...] (C) Embassy personnel visited the Myradova residence late in the evening September 14 and did not observe any excessive security presence, any indication that the police had entered the Myradova residence nor any other reported difficulties, in contradiction to information received reftelcon A [...]	2006-09-15 14:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT997	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL CHIEF UPBEAT ON OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) Citing Turkmenistan's estimated reserves of 45 billion metric tons of oil equivalent, Garyagdy Tashliyev, chairman of Turkmenistan's state oil concern, advised emboffs September 13 that Turkmenistan would avoid the refining, sale and storage "mistakes" that previously afflicted the secto [...]	2006-09-22 13:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PREL TX
06ASMARA1066	ERITREA AND ETHIOPIA SKIRMISH AS THE RUMOR MILL [...] (S) Reports of two separate attacks by Eritrean Defense Forces(EDF) on Ethiopian National Defense Forces(ENDF) (Reftel A and B) in the region of the central sector of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) and the rumors and rumblings in Asmara of an impending war, have increased the level of inte [...]	2006-12-22 08:43:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PGOV KPKO MARR PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA347	ERITREA'S ECONOMY ON THE ROPES; DOES THE GSE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: With telephone outages the norm, electricity essentially rationed, and imports cut to next to nil, Eritrea faces an economic crisis. Since the end of the war with Ethiopia in 2000, Eritrea has maintained a heightened state of national security. For the Government of Eritrea (GSE) [...]	2006-04-18 10:43:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID EFIN ET ER
06ASMARA516	Dire Economic Conditions Compel GSE to Court [...] (C) Summary: After two weeks of consultation, the IMF mission team presented a hopeful image for the future as GSE officials offered assurance of GSE interest and commitment to a staff monitored program(SMP) as the first step toward HIPC support for Eritrea. GSE interest is, of course, temper [...]	2006-06-15 14:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PREL ER
06ASMARA534	President Isaias Excoriates US and "Terrorism [...] (C) In his annual Martyrs' Day speech, President Isaias continued sounding the GSE's public anti-American position. His attacks on the US initiative to resolve the border dispute with Ethiopia have become increasingly public and strident since an early April cabinet meeting. Both indirect and [...]	2006-06-21 15:30:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR ER
06ASMARA618	ERITREA - HUMANITARIAN UPDATE [...] USAID/OFDA Regional Advisor (RA) Georgianna Platt traveled to Eritrea June 17-29, 2006 to meet with U.N. agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),OFDA implementing partners and staff of the US Embassy Humanitarian Affairs Unit (HAU) to assess the overall humanitarian situation and impac [...]	2006-07-28 09:06:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID UN ER

06ASMARA625	EF/GNU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: REASONABLE [...] (C) Summary: According to both Eastern Front (EF) contacts and Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) officials, there has been reasonable progress on the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (EF/GNU) negotiations so far. The two trickiest issues are no surprise: whether to unify t [...]	2006-08-01 12:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA830	UN SRSG GIVES VIEWS ON ERITREA AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia Francois Lonseny SIPDIS Fall briefed Emboffs October 5 on his meeting with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki and provided his views on the fluid situation in Somalia. Fall ex [...]	2006-10-11 15:15:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UNSC PINR KPKO ER SO
06ASMARA877	ERITREA: DETERMINED TO PLAY ON DARFUR MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: Only one day after the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA),Eritrea turned its attention to Darfur, meeting a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation led by Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie and NCP Director of Intelligence and Security Saleh Gosh. Reports i [...]	2006-10-20 12:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06ASMARA967	CONTAINERS ARE A LUXURY: ERITREA RESPONDS TO CPC [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Girma Asmerom on November 16, 2006. In an expected reponse, Girma decried the designation of Eritrea as a Country of Particular Concern for severe religious freedom violations. Declaring that the USG,s decision [...]	2006-11-21 05:51:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KPAO OPRC ER
06ASTANA146	CLEAN WATER PROGRAM GIVES KAZAKHSTANIS TASTE OF DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: On September 21, ESTH officer observed local water committee elections in the village of Bayanday (population 870),the seventh village to participate in the Clean Water Financing Program for Kazakhstan. The program, funded in part by the EPA, provides clean drinking water to small [...]	2006-09-26 14:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KZ
06ASTANA147	KAZAKHSTAN'S "BONUS SCANDAL": PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The so-called "bonus scandal," in which President Nazarbayev lashed out against the exorbitant level of salaries paid to top executives at state-owned companies, has added to the mounting criticism of the government. The media has portrayed the affair as part of Nazarbayev's ef [...]	2006-09-27 12:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG KZ
06ASTANA152	ASSESSING KAZAKHSTAN'S WATER NEEDS [...] Summary: Kazakhstan faces major challenges in the water sector. Recent GOK activities reflect an increasing awareness of the severity of the problem. Domestically, it created the "Water Supply Sector Program 2002-2010," a 115 billion tenge ($900 million) program intended to ensure a sustain [...]	2006-09-29 05:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID KZ
06ASTANA22	PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV CONVENES DEMOCRATIZATION COMMISSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 24, President Nazarbayev chaired the first meeting of the Democratization Commission in Astana. All registered political parties were invited to send representatives, except the recently-registered opposition party True Ak Zhol. Most opposition representatives did not atte [...]	2006-03-29 12:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV KZ ZK
06ASTANA27	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIZATION COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 30, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on State Secretary Oralbay Abdykarimov, who was recently named to run the new Democratization Commission ("the Commission") as deputy to President Nazarbayev. Abdykarimov, who will undertake the day-to-day operations of the commis [...]	2006-04-11 09:33:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE PINR KZ
06ASTANA29	KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV OUTLINES PLAN TO MAKE KAZAKHSTAN ONE [...] (U) Summary: In his annual state of the nation address delivered on March 1, President Nazarbayev presented his "Strategy for Kazakhstan's being among - the world's 50 most competitive countries." In his introductory statement, he spoke of the key components of his vision: the market economy, [...]	2006-04-13 07:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE PINR
06ASTANA38	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AIG AND TIP WITH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva on April 18 in Astana. Baliyeva announced that she had signed the AIG settlement agreement that afternoon and the Ministry of Finance was expected to arrange payment shortly. The Ambassador raised concerns about stat [...]	2006-04-24 03:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG KZ
06ASTANA395	KAZAKHSTAN CONDUCTS LOCAL "ELECTIONS" [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 20, Kazakhstan held local elections for 30% of the country's district and city level akims (mayors/county executives). The elections were conducted as part of the government's program to promote democratization. As the electoral process was tightly controlled by the [...]	2006-11-02 03:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KZ
06ASTANA563	KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT REACTS TO HIV/AIDS SCANDAL [...] Summary: The HIV/AIDS scandal in Shymkent continues to receive high-level attention. On October 9, President Nazarbayev instructed Umurzak Shukeyev, the new Akim of the Southern Kazakhstan Oblast (SKO),to provide all necessary treatment to the 78 children infected with HIV as a result of cont [...]	2006-11-13 09:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KHIV KZ
06ASTANA591	KAZAKHSTAN: 2006-2007 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] In response to reftel instructions, the text of Part II of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has beco [...]	2006-11-17 06:56:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KTFN KZ
06ASTANA90	KAZAKHSTAN: CANADIAN OIL COMPANY WEATHERS LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: The Canada-based "NationsEnergy" oil company, whose Kazakhstani subsidiary, "Karazhambasmunai JV" (KBM),owns a 50,000 barrel per day oil field, recently won an appeal in Kazakhstani court against an individual claiming nearly 50% of KBM by virtue of a dispute with former Nations [...]	2006-10-16 08:56:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ CA
06ASTANA927	KAZAKHSTAN: SALE OF NATIONS ENERGY -- TO BE OR NOT TO BE? [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 09:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET KZ
06ASTANA934	CHINA - KAZAKHSTAN: WILL WATER DAMPEN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan, already coping with its shrinking water sources, now faces a new challenge as a result of western China's rapid development. Two of Kazakhstan's primary water sources, the Ili and Irtysh rivers, begin in China, and China has already admitted to the Kazakhstanis that [...]	2006-12-26 10:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL KZ
06ASUNCION1020	PARAGUAY REJECTS IMMUNITIES FOR U.S. MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Ruben Ramirez confirmed October 2 press reports that Paraguay had decided to reject A&T status for U.S. participants in military exercises proposed for 2007. He told the Ambassador that the decision had been made on the basis of legal and political considerations. The Ambass [...]	2006-10-05 21:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL MASS KICCPUR PTER PINR BR VZ AR PA
06ASUNCION1040	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 7 [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Remittances Hit USD 650 Million -- Paraguayan Export Share to US the Lowest in the Region -- SENAD Money Approved -- Paraguay's Securities Exchange Growing REMITTANCES HIT USD 650 MILLION 2. (U) The InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) announced this week that Paragua [...]	2006-10-13 15:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PA
06ASUNCION1051	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON THE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 17:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PREL PA
06ASUNCION1055	PARAGUAY ON UNSC IMPASSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 20:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GT VE PREL PA
06ASUNCION1085	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 21 [...] SUMMARY: -- UN Debate on Development and Human Rights -- Global Infancia Holds Forum on Child Pornography -- Vote Count: A Long Night Ahead -- Export Potential -- Safety Awareness -- Cutting-Edge Code of Ethics UN DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2. (U) The United Nations Office in Paraguay he [...]	2006-10-27 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON AID PA
06ASUNCION1148	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Victor Domingo Romero Villalba 2/19/1978 Concepcin 2. Juan Lorenzo Monges Ramirez 7/1/1980 Asuncin 3. Richard Francisco Martnez Berdejo 7/31/1979 Atyra 4. Octavio Valentn Noguera Chaparro 2/14/1978 Asuncin 5. Ronal Enrique Orlando Paez 8/4/1981 P.J. Cab [...]	2006-11-15 18:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
06ASUNCION1162	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- November 19 Elections May Cause Job Loss -- Cuban Refugees Arrive -- TIP Update -- Making the Balance Sheets Work NOVEMBER 19 ELECTIONS MAY CAUSE JOB LOSS 2. (C) The Superior Elections Tribunal (TSJE) has come under a considerable amount of criticism in recent days reg [...]	2006-11-17 16:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN ECON EAID
06ASUNCION1177	PARAGUAY: THE COLORADO PARTY SCORES MAJOR VICTORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Colorado Party pulled off a major victory over the opposition in Paraguay's November 19 municipal elections, winning over 70 percent of positions up for vote and embarrassing the oft-divided opposition in the process. This victory boosts President Nicanor Duarte's standing w [...]	2006-11-22 20:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PA
06ASUNCION1279	PRIEST'S PRESIDENTIAL PROPOSITION PERTURBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Christmas Day official annoucement by Fernando Lugo, a Catholic priest, that he will run for President of Paraguay in the 2008 elections set off a firestorm of debate within -- and without -- the political establishment over his eligibility, potential support, and prospects. [...]	2006-12-29 19:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR PA
06ASUNCION1280	PRIEST'S PRESIDENTIAL PROPOSITION PERTURBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Christmas Day official annoucement by Fernando Lugo, a Catholic priest, that he will run for President of Paraguay in the 2008 elections set off a firestorm of debate within -- and without -- the political establishment over his eligibility, potential support, and prospects. [...]	2006-12-29 19:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR PA
06ASUNCION258	PARAGUAY: CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT TESTING PRESIDENT [...] (C) In the Ambassador's introductory call on March 3, Central Bank (BCP) President Monica Perez said that little had changed with respect to the dispute between Perez and the four other BCP Board members (reftels). She said she had accomplished all she could in the current hostile environmen [...]	2006-03-09 13:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN PINR PA
06ASUNCION296	PARAGUAY: COLORADO INTERNAL ELECTIONS CAUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Duarte's huge victory in the 2/19 Colorado Party elections bolstered his standing within the Party but also engendered resentment among supporters of Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb (ODD) as well as the opposition parties. ODD's supporters insist the election was decided by mas [...]	2006-03-17 17:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PA
06ASUNCION576	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 27 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Lugo Calls for Another Protest -- Soccer Diplomacy -- Galeano May Be Prosecuted -- TSJE Says Voting Machines Transparent ------------------------------ Lugo Calls for Another Protest ------------------------------ 2. (U) On 6/7, Monsignor Fernando Lugo and the group Cit [...]	2006-06-05 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PA
06ASUNCION689	PARAGUAY: SOUTHCOM COMMANDER CRADDOCK SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Southcom Commander General Bantz Craddock visited Paraguay 6/26-6/29, ostensibly to observe the Fuerzas Commando competition for anti-terror units from 14 countries including the U.S., but took advantage of the trip to meet with Paraguay's Vice-President, Minister of Defense, [...]	2006-07-06 15:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM MASS PA
06ASUNCION748	PARAGUAY: HOSTILITIES IN MIDDLE EAST RAISE JEWISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The confrontation of hostilities in the Middle East has raised concerns among the Jewish population and heightened security awareness. On 7/17, the A/POL met with Jack Fleischman, Dr. Enrique Cegla and Ricardo Abraham, member of the B'nai B'rith Paraguay executive committee, to d [...]	2006-07-21 12:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PTER
06ASUNCION768	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 22 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Growing Protests in CDE -- Couple Accused of Trafficking Children to Spain -- IMF Director Compliments Paraguay's Performance ----------------------- Growing Protests in CDE ----------------------- 2. (SBU) On 7/21, Embassy sources reported that approximately 600 prot [...]	2006-07-28 15:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM PA SP BO
06ASUNCION949	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Luis Anibal Cabo De Vila police records indicate accused of extortion and is prohibited to leave Paraguay. 2. Antonio Aristides Florencianez Gibbons police records indicate disorderly conduct and death threats made in 1990. cate disorderly conduct and death threats made in 1990. 3. Jorge Ri [...]	2006-09-15 15:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
06ASUNCION971	PARAGUAY ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 19:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MUNC WMD KPAO PTER KN KS PA
06ASUNCION983	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT'S REELECTION OBSESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Duarte's obsession with reelection served as backdrop for the opposition's rejection of several of his significant initiatives before Congress. Neither side is keen on reaching a reconciliation with municipal elections only two months away. Our agenda hangs in the ba [...]	2006-09-25 20:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON ETRD MARR KCRM SNAR PA
06ATHENS1058	SCENESETTER: YOUR APRIL 27 VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to make a quick stop in Athens on April 27. The Greek Government is delighted you are able to visit so soon after FM Bakoyannis' March 23 trip to Washington, and sees your visit as more proof of the deepening U.S.-Greece strategic partnership, or as Bakoya [...]	2006-04-19 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU VISIT
06ATHENS1293	EUR/SE DEPUTY VISIT TO ATHENS: EXCELLENT BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 11:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SR TU CY GR
06ATHENS1298	"WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ANTI-GAZPROM CAMPAIGN." [...] (C) Summary. In a public speech at a luncheon in Athens on 17 May, Andrei Vdovin, Russian Ambassador to Greece, commented on the Russian - Greek bi-lateral relationship with a specific focus on energy. Vdovin underscored the overall strength and historical context of the relationship before [...]	2006-05-19 13:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ENRG GR
06ATHENS1299	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-19 13:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS1304	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-22 07:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS131	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-17 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06ATHENS1319	GREECE ENERGY: GOG DELAYING CONTACTS WITH AZERIS [...] (C) Summary. According to recent meetings with Greek officials, the GoG has temporarily put on hold efforts to assure a diverse supply of natural gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy gas interconnector. Development Ministry Director General Nicos Stefanou told us May 22 the Greeks are waiting un [...]	2006-05-22 14:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON GR GAZPROM
06ATHENS1375	HELLENIC AID DIRECTOR CONFIRMS DISBURSEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid (HA) Director General Panayotis Goumas informed Economic Counselor May 25 that HA had disbursed 200,000 Euro as the GoG's first annual contribution to the Transnational Action against Child Trafficking (TACT) program in Albania. Goumas said that he believed the funds were [...]	2006-05-26 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM GR AL RO MK BU SR
06ATHENS1475	GREECE-TURKEY AEGEAN DISPUTES: A SHORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the May 23 midair collision between Greek and Turkish fighters, statements by former President Stephanopoulos to refer all Greek-Turkish Aegean disputes to the ICJ caused a mini uproar here (ref B),but actually represent nothing new. Over the years, Greek gover [...]	2006-06-08 13:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU GR
06ATHENS1480	THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, THIS LAND IS MY LAND: [...] (U) Summary: A major inhibitor of foreign direct investment in Greece is the lack of a functional national land registry (NLR). To address this problem, the GoG recently submitted a new draft bill that once again attempts to create a working NLR. The political, legal, and economic issues that [...]	2006-06-09 04:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EIDE CASC GR
06ATHENS1524	GREECE: GOG AND MEDIA CALL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The Greek government and press responded positively to the release of the 2006 TIP report, calling Greece's advancement to Tier 2 from Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) "encouraging." News articles relied on post's press release, press conference, and the report narrative for straightforwar [...]	2006-06-14 11:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GR TIP
06ATHENS1652	PAKISTANI EMBASSY CLAIMS GOG COMPLICITY IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 16 meeting with Poloffs, Pakistani XXXXXXXXXXXX relayed his concerns that human smuggling could be funding destabilizing separatist, Muslim-extremist, and even terrorist movements in Pakistan, notably in the Balochistan province. His concern is heightened by what he [...]	2006-06-28 11:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PINR PINS PK SMIG SOCI PTER
06ATHENS1667	PUBLIC ORDER MINISTER OUTLINES CT PRIORITIES, [...] (C) During a G-8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) lunch for G-8 Ambassadors hosted by Russian Ambassador Vdovin on June 16, Public Order Minister Polydoras gave a comprehensive description of Greece's domestic and international counter-terrorism priorities. Later, on June 26th, Polydora [...]	2006-06-29 07:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR
06ATHENS1745	GREEK MFA ISSUES STATEMENT CRITICAL OF NORTH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 6 July to MFA spokesman George Koumoutsakos. On the same day, Koumoutsakos released the following statement during a briefing with diplomatic journalists and foreign correspondents (also posted on the MFA's website: www.mfa.gr). 2. (U) Begin text [...]	2006-07-07 10:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL GR
06ATHENS1805	HOW TO READ THE GREEK PRESS: A GUIDE FOR THE UNINITIATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At first glance, the Greek media may resemble the media in the U.S., with a mixture of broadsheets and tabloids, national and local television and radio stations, and constitutional guarantees guarding the freedom of the press. Closer inspection reveals a Greek media industry [...]	2006-07-13 06:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR
06ATHENS1838	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...]	2006-07-14 16:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CY GR
06ATHENS1839	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...]	2006-07-14 16:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CY GR
06ATHENS1867	GREECE: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMOR LIKELY JUST THAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to "Eleftheros Typos," a strongly pro-government Athens daily, PM Karamanlis may be toying with the possibility of early parliamentary elections to coincide with local elections already scheduled for October 15, 2006. The paper suggests that with a weak opposition leader [...]	2006-07-18 14:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GR INTERNAL
06ATHENS1891	GREEK DEP FM TELLS BRYZA: ON CYPRUS, NO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ries and EUR DAS Bryza met with Deputy FM Valynakis on July 14 to discuss Cyprus. While all praised progress on Cyprus settlement issues, discussion on compromise proposals to avert a Turkey EU train wreck this fall were less promising. Valynakis was steadfast in the [...]	2006-07-20 12:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR CY TU
06ATHENS2251	KOSOVO: GREEK MFA ON STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM met with the director of the MFA's Balkans unit, Ambassador Michael Christides, on August 29 to review ref a points on the Kosovo status negotiations. Christides -- who will meet with DAS DiCarlo in Washington the week of September 4 -- favored a "transition period" in orde [...]	2006-08-30 10:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU GR
06ATHENS2282	LEBANON/IRAN: GREECE FOCUSES ON MIDDLE EAST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 30, DCM met with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, director of FM Bakoyannis' cabinet, for a readout of Bakoyannis' visit to Middle East capitals August 22-25. Chalastanis informed us that, in addition to her consultations in Beirut, Amman, and Tel Aviv, Bakoyannis woul [...]	2006-08-31 12:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS UNSC IAEA GR IS CY LE
06ATHENS231	GREECE'S EMERGING ROLE IN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The recent dispute between Ukraine and Russia over the price of gas once again highlights Europe's vulnerable energy position. Senior Greek officials have impressed on us their wish that Greece provide an important East-West corridor in the movement of gas and oil through the T [...]	2006-01-27 14:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR GAZPROM NATGAS OIL
06ATHENS3111	GETTING ATHENS ON BOARD WITH KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens is pressing the Greek government, now that the Ahtisaari proposal has been delayed, to avoid advocating any further delay. Ambassador and DCM have urged senior officials, once the proposal is presented in late January, to press Belgrade for a more constructive enga [...]	2006-12-01 16:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI GR
06ATHENS3240	PRESS REPORTS LINK TRAFFICKING TO PRIVATE [...] (U) This week, Athens police arrested a 41 year-old British woman in connection with the kidnapping of an infant child bed!&!)&! Q) ! 1Q year-old Romanian Roma #iQ,& T(%Q T%e&!g%$ victim was also arre1T%$ !&4%R !k%Qd!)&).' to police that she (!d "e%f !h%!Q%$ #QT !b the 14,000 euro that 4(eQQ [...]	2006-12-22 08:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HSTC GR BU RO
06ATHENS346	TIP IS KEY TOPIC AT THESSALONIKI ANTI-ORGANIZED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Law enforcement officials and prosecutors from the Balkan region, as well as reps from regional and international organizations met February 1-2 in Thessaloniki at a conference co-sponsored by the Embassy/Consulate and the Stability Pact to compare notes on fighting trafficking [...]	2006-02-06 17:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GR TIP
06ATHENS365	HELLENIC PETROLEUM'S MACEDONIA REFINERY: HAVE GUN, [...] (C) Summary. Economic Counselor met February 3 with the former Commercial Director of Hellenic Petroleum's OKTA refinery in Macedonia, Anestis Papadopoulos, who worked in the plant from the time of HP's purchase in 1999 to late 2004. According to Papadopoulos, HP has invested over USD 220 [...]	2006-02-08 15:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG GR OIL
06ATHENS371	GREECE/KOSOVO: SERB PRESIDENT VISITS ATHENS, LOOKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Greek MFA gave read-outs to EU and Contact Group embassies of recent, separate visits to Athens of Serb President Tadic and Serb-Montenegrin President Marovic, who both came to attend the Socialist International meeting last week. Kosovo dominated the discuss [...]	2006-02-09 11:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR
06ATHENS373	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of an ongoing phone-tapping scandal (Ref A) of high-level Greek Government officials (in which the U.S. has been fingered in the media as the culprit),Greek FM Molyviatis used a one-on-one lunch February 8 with Ambassador in a central Athens restauarant to emphasize [...]	2006-02-09 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL CY TU RS YI VE GT EU AMB
06ATHENS419	NEW GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER AN OLD FRIEND OF AMERICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: As has been anticipated for weeks, Prime Minister Karamanlis announced changes to his Cabinet February 14, including the replacement of Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis with Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyianni. This move does not come as a surprise and will not alter the excellent r [...]	2006-02-14 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR BAKOYANNIS
06ATHENS431	TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT MEDIA REACTION FOCUSES ON [...] SUMMARY: Post held an on-the-record February 2 press conference for the TIP Interim Assessment release, which resulted in eight TIP articles published February 2 through February 11. The event not only provided post the opportunity to discuss TIP and the Assessment with journalists, but also [...]	2006-02-15 12:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO GR TIP
06ATHENS454	GREECE'S LARGEST BALKAN INVESTOR: THE HELLENIC [...] (SBU) Summary. At a time when many Greeks tout their country's expanding economic influence in the Balkans, it is worthwhile trying to pin down exactly what this means. At the official level, the GoG has pledged USD 550 million for the Balkan Reconstruction Fund. As a subsequent message will [...]	2006-02-16 15:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EFIN PREL GR
06ATHENS535	YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: GREECE [...] (U) Summary: There are continuing IPR problems in Greece. Enforcement remains problematic with law enforcement authorities understaffed and undertrained for IPR duties. A still larger obstacle is the judicial branch, which has been unwilling to impose penalties significant enough to provide [...]	2006-02-24 12:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON GR
06ATHENS543	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW GREEK FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their February 23 introductory meeting, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and Ambassador reviewed Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue, with Bakoyannis briefing Ambassador on recent visits to Athens by Turkish Minister of State Babacan and Cypriot FM Iac [...]	2006-02-24 15:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR CY TU PHUM AMB
06ATHENS572	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2006 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. SUMMARY: Greece has made signific [...]	2006-03-01 05:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR TIP
06ATHENS681	CYPRIOT PRESIDENT GETS BOOST FROM PM ON HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Athens March 7-9 on one of his frequent working visits, Cypriot President Papadopoulos met top party leaders and GoG officials, including PM Karamanlis, and got a boost for his handling of the Cyprus issue. In a joint press conference, PM Karamanlis praised the February 28 UN [...]	2006-03-10 15:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY GR
06ATHENS725	GREECE DECIDES 30 NEW F-16S ARE ENOUGH [...] (U) On March 15, the Greek Foreign Affairs and Defense cabinet committee ("KYSEA") decided not to exercise an option to augment its July 2005 decision to acquire 30 F-16 Block 52 aircraft (reftel) by an additional 10 planes. Doing so would have cost USD 536 million (i.e., USD 39.8 million pe [...]	2006-03-17 04:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL ETRD GR FMS
06ATHENS767	SCENESETTER FOR GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BAKOYANNIS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thank you for agreeing to see Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in Washington on March 23. This will be her first trip to Washington as Foreign Minister since assuming her post on February 15 of this year. Bakoyannis' objective will be to establish her credentials with you [...]	2006-03-21 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY TU BAKOYANNIS
06BAGHDAD1019	JOINT DETENTION INSPECTION: SUBSTANDARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 22, the Joint Inspection Detention Facility Team (JIDFT) conducted its sixth unannounced inspection. The inspection took place at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) detention facility known as al Baladiyat, located at 3rd Public Order Brigade (POB) Headquarters in Sadr Ci [...]	2006-03-28 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1021	SCIRI PM NOMINEE ADEL ABDEL MEHDI SLAMS JAFARI IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 26 article in government financed independent Al-Sabah newspaper (Iraq's most widely read),SCIRI leader Adil Abd al-Mahdi noted that he would not accept the Prime Minister nomination without "a full and clear mandate from the Unified Iraqi Coalition and other blocs" [...]	2006-03-28 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1141	MCNS MEETS TO APPROVE MILITIA ACTION PLAN [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: On April 3, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'afari convened a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) to discuss further the "Prime Minister's Plan to Manage the Issue of Armed Groups in Baghdad" that was approved initially on March 26 (reftel B [...]	2006-04-06 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1283	OPIC INQUIRY RE: BALTIMORE DREDGES [...] This cable responds to OPIC reftel request for Embassy comments regarding OPIC insurance support for a bid bond provided by Baltimore Dredges on a contract to sell dredging equipment to the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). 2. In general, we do not know of any adverse issues that [...]	2006-04-20 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD KPRV IZ
06BAGHDAD1287	UNDERSTANDING RECENT INFLATION IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the December 2005 fuel price increases contributed to a one month, one-time inflation spike of 13.1 percent in February 2006. Although inflation is undesirable, a one-time inflation increase based on a badly-needed economic reform (see reftels for similar situatio [...]	2006-04-20 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ
06BAGHDAD1288	PROGRESS ON TURKISH LETTERS OF CREDIT, GOI LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Deputy Director George Zayya George told us April 17 that TBI has signed off on approximately 60 of the 70 letters of credit (L/Cs) necessary to re-start Turkish fuel imports to Iraq. TBI also is processing amendments to L/Cs to which the Government of Tu [...]	2006-04-20 12:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL TU IZ
06BAGHDAD1355	PROVINCIAL REACTION TO PM SELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reactions from provincial contacts to Nuri Kamal (Jawad al-Maliki)'s selection as Iraq's next PM have been positive. Shia Islamists tended to view the new PM as equally capable as Jafari at promoting the UIC agenda. Sunnis and Kurds tended to question his independence, [...]	2006-04-25 20:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD1368	YOUNG PUK COR MEMBER CRITICIZES SPEAKER; WARNS OF [...] (C) In an April 24 meeting with PolOffs, Kurdish Alliance and new Council of Representatives (CoR) member Tania Tal'at Muhammad Gilly expressed great disappointment with new CoR Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani's April 22 acceptance speech and his recent comments in the press. Gilly charged that M [...]	2006-04-26 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD1383	SENIOR KURDISH POLITICIANS WARN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, and Presidency Council Chief of Staff Kamran Karadaghi told PolOffs on April 26-27 that there was deep concern about the cabinet formation process among senior Kurdish negotiators. Despite President Talabani [...]	2006-04-27 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD14	AYATOLLAH AL-SADR LEANS TOWARD ALLAWI FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On December 31, Baghdad's most senior Shi'a cleric Ayatollah Hussein al-Sadr told Ambassador Khalilzad that Ayad Allawi would be the best Prime Minister for Iraq, if Allawi can temper his rhetoric. Sadr also supported current PM Ja'afari for the presidency. Sadr was concerned ab [...]	2006-01-02 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD166	SUNNI LEADERS FEAR STREET REACTION TO ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on January 15 with key leaders from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC). Sheykh Khalaf Al-Ayan said that Tawaffuq Front was under pressure from the "street" to abandon the political process if the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) assessment d [...]	2006-01-21 03:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1661	MCNS - GOI FOCUS ON ELECTRICITY [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS),which for the first time included PM-designate Nuri Maliki, convened May 8 to address the significant electricity shortage in Iraq. PM Ja'afari called the meeting because, he said, electricity is among Maliki's [...]	2006-05-19 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG IR IZ MOPS NATO PGOV PINS
06BAGHDAD1760	BOMBING OF MULTIPLE MINOR SHRINES IS A NON- EVENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is a PRT Baquba cable. The reported bombings of several shrines on May 13-14, which have provoked comparisons in the international press with the late February bombing of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra, appear to have had virtually no effect on Sunni-Shi'a relations in D [...]	2006-05-26 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1767	NEW MOJ EAGER TO ENGAGE, SKEPTICAL ABOUT IRAQI [...] (C) On May 24, newly-appointed Minister of Justice Hashim Abdulrahman al-Shibli met in his office at the Ministry with MNF-I Deputy Commanding General - Detainee Operations (DCG-DO),Major General Jack Gardner, for an introductory brief on current MNF-I detention operations, the legal basis f [...]	2006-05-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1825	PARLIAMENT SEEKS IECI GUIDANCE ON HOW MEMBERS ARE [...] (C) Deputy Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Arif Taifour told PolOff and PolFSN May 24 that Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani had sent a letter to the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) requesting their guidance on how members who have resigned to become ministers or members of th [...]	2006-05-31 03:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1871	ITALIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, Italian Ambassador Maruizio Melani reported to the Ambassador that Italian Deputy Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (who is also Minister of Foreign Affairs) plans to visit Iraq on June 7. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Italy's future Iraq assistance plan with Prim [...]	2006-06-03 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KISL IZ IT
06BAGHDAD1898	IRAQ BEGINNING TO FOCUS ON PLANNING FOR [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed to Prime Minister Maliki on June 5, the NSC-approved "Framework for Our Work with the New Iraqi Government/Three Track Effort" that lays out three tracks: Security and National Reconciliation; National Recovery; International Support. In para 2 below, is the text of [...]	2006-06-05 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1959	DIYALA: PUBLIC CELEBRATION, DISBELIEF, FEAR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the death of Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi on June 7 produced public celebration in Diyala. Among many of our contacts, however, disbelief that Zarqawi had actually been killed after so many false reports and fears of the response by Zarqawi's group within Diyala muted enthusiasm [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD1960	SEVERE ABUSE AT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR SITE 4 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May, a joint U.S.-Iraqi inspection of the "Site 4" Iraqi National Police (INP) detention complex discovered more than 1,400 detainees in squalid, cramped conditions. Forty-one detainees interviewed had bruising and lash-marks consistent with violent physical abuse. Thirty-seve [...]	2006-06-10 04:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS DOJ CRIM OPDAT KJUS IZ
06BAGHDAD1973	MCNS APPROVES SECURITY MEASURES, DISCUSSES UNSCR [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: In the wake of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, the Iraqi Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) agreed to implement the Baghdad Security Plan beginning June 13 and to follow up with a series of speeches and press events by senior GOI officials and others in [...]	2006-06-11 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2041	REQUEST: FULL RELEASE U.S. ORIGIN EQUIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The Core Country Team for Security Matters requests the full release of the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System to the Government of Iraq. These systems are currently deployed on [...]	2006-06-16 12:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PINS MOPS
06BAGHDAD2080	PM DISCUSSES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN, SITE 4, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15 meeting with the Prime Minister, the Ambassador and GEN Casey discussed the Baghdad security plan; the Site 4 investigation; Basrah; military operations in Ramadi; security transition; the Arab League Boycott; and an upcoming detainee release. END SUMMARY. -------- [...]	2006-06-19 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD2136	MEETING WITH NEW MINISTER OF INTERIOR, JAWAD [...] (C) On June 18, EmbOffs met with the new Minister of Interior, Jawad al-Bolani, to congratulate him on his appointment and to pledge ongoing U.S. support for the ministry's efforts to combat terrorism and criminality. EmbOffs emphasized the importance of enhancing public confidence in the mini [...]	2006-06-22 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PINS PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2147	THE NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND DIALOGUE PROJECT [...] (C) As per ref, PM Maliki may announce his national reconciliation plan as early as the Council of Representative's next session, June 25. Discussion continues among the Presidency, Prime Minister, DPMs and CoR leadership on the details. Sunni VP Tarik al-Hashimi has proposed additions that [...]	2006-06-22 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KEM IZ
06BAGHDAD22	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQI ELECTIONS (IMIE) [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 3, IMIE representatives Fred Schaffer and Reem Ersheid told Poloffs that IMIE is sensitive to the media and political pressures associated with their efforts, and would therefore make a preliminary announcement before IECI's final certification of results. The IECI pl [...]	2006-01-03 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2275	NATIONAL DIALOGUE MINISTER ON RECONCILIATION PLANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with PolCouns and RDML Van Buskirk, new Minister of State for National Dialogue Dr. Akram al-Hakim outlined his plans. According to al-Hakim, resolving de-Ba'athification and the militias would be the biggest challenges for implementing the National Reconcili [...]	2006-06-29 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2281	PM MALIKI UPBEAT ON REACTION TO RECONCILIATION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 28 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki said that he is optimistic about his upcoming trip to the Gulf and pleased with Ambassador's readout of his own consultations in Jeddah, in which Ambassador reported that the Saudis are ready to help Maliki with reconciliation and the In [...]	2006-06-29 10:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL

06BAGHDAD2286	ATTACK ON BAGHDAD PALESTINIANS KILLS FOUR [...] (C) On the morning of June 26, the Palestinian "compound" in Baghdad's Baladiat neighborhood was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants. Saeed al-Jafari from the Palestinian Human Rights organization told PolFSN that four residents were killed and nine injured in the melee. PLO representa [...]	2006-06-29 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ JO SY

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