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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 04MANAMA1422 |
MINISTER OF OIL DISCUSSES PETROLEUM SECTOR WITH [...] (C) Minister of Oil Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 6 that U.S. companies have participated successfully in the development of Bahrain's petroleum and petrochemicals sector, and he looks forward to continued cooperation with the U.S. He stated that his primary concern is [...] |
2004-09-15 09:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET BA PROG |
| 04MAPUTO517 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW GOES BACK TO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. The Anti-Corruption Law passed by the National Assembly in November 2003 (Ref A) will be re-examined in parliament on April 15. It was sent back to the Assembly by President Chissano, who refused to sign the legislation, due to questions regarding the constitutionality of one its [...] |
2004-04-14 13:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS EAID MZ PROG |
| 05CAIRO8785 |
IRAQ: FIRST TWO DAYS OF AL MEETING MOSTLY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The first two days of the Arab League (AL) Iraq National Accord Preparatory Meeting has gone as expected and mostly well. Speakers at the opening plenary were generally supportive of a democratic, pluralist, federal, united Iraq, with the exception of Muslim Ul [...] |
2005-11-21 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ EG PROG |
| 05HELSINKI1146 |
FINLAND SUPPORTIVE OF COORDINATED U.S-EU EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOF welcomes U.S. efforts to coordinate a robust Belarus strategy with EU partners. It views a strong message to Lukashenko as desirable and welcomes democracy promotion and outreach to civil society. However, the GOF cautions that the U.S. and EU must commit for the long-ter [...] |
2005-10-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID BO FI PROG EUN |
| 05KUWAIT3641 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MFA BRIEFED ON U.S [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-14 13:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR MASS MOPS PREL KU PROG |
| 05PARAMARIBO748 |
SURINAME FACES POSSIBLE GAS STATION STRIKE IN [...] (U) Summary: On Monday November 14 gas station operators throughout Suriname shut down all pumps in order to focus public attention on their demands for an increased share of the profit margin on the fixed price of gasoline. This strike comes at an inopportune time for the government as it fa [...] |
2005-11-18 17:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD ENRG PREL NS PROG |
| 06BANJUL225 |
THE GAMBIA: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador met April 13 with Foreign Minister's deputy, William Joof, to reiterate our concern over authorities' reported abuses following the March 21 aborted coup plot and to reiterate our request for prompt access to detained American citizen (dual national) Tamsir Jasseh (ref a). (NOTE [...] |
2006-04-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Banjul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PHUM PINS CASC ASEC KMCA GA SG |
| 06BEIRUT2534 |
TFLE01: ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTH COAST BRIDGE [...] (C) No doubt the Israelis can provide military justification for their attacks on three bridges going north starting from the Christian port city of Jounieh this morning (8/04) and cutting off the &corridor8 that the GOI told the world would remain open to Syria. But whatever the Israeli rationale, [...] |
2006-08-04 13:38:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER PROG CASC LE IS |
| 06BELGRADE1371 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #4; AUGUST 25, 2006 [...] (c) This week saw the most action to date on the media campaign portion of the Action Plan. Kotunica made a public statement about Serbia's reolve to hand over Mladic to The Hague - if he isfound on the teritory of Serbia. While the PM' statements were welcome, we have continued to pus him [...] |
2006-08-30 07:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1567 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a), the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...] |
2006-09-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1568 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a), the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...] |
2006-09-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BOGOTA10214 |
ARAUCA AND CATATUMBO: 3 KEYS TO SECURITY [...] (S) Security in Arauca department is much improved, with no pipeline attacks this year and the population increasingly cooperating with the COLMIL. Three keys to this progress are U.S.-funded helicopters for combat air mobility, judicial processes against militias relying on out-of-town pros [...] |
2006-11-02 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PROG PREL PTER CO |
| 06DHAKA2146 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT MFA [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials assured the Ambassador of their strong support for U.S.-Bangla relations, and of the BDG's commitment to combat extremism and conduct free elections. Foreign Minister Khan hoped the Secretary would soon visit Bangladesh, reiterated his request for CT equipment and [...] |
2006-04-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PROG BG |
| 06HANOI11 |
COMMUNIST PARTY PROPOSES CHANGES TO STATUTES, [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for its National Congress later this year, the Communist Party recently circulated for discussion a number of proposed amendments to its statutes. Post obtained a copy of these proposed changes. Significantly, the Party is proposing to admit capitalists to its rank [...] |
2006-01-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PINR VM |
| 06LIMA1473 |
PERUVIAN PRIVATE SECTOR GEARS UP FOUR-WEEK [...] (S) A marketing consultant hired by top Peruvian business sector leaders to design and implement a four-week public information campaign to promote the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) provided a briefing to the Ambassador and Emboffs on 4/6. The consultant explained that the campaign [...] |
2006-04-17 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PROG PREL ETRD PE |
| 06MOSCOW5372 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NGO LAW: SO FAR, MUCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the month since Russia's controversial new NGO legislation formally went into effect, there has been widespread uncertainty about how to comply with it and about its long-term impact. Though implementing regulations have been issued, they fail to address many practical questio [...] |
2006-05-19 13:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PINR RS |
| 06NICOSIA766 |
EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT'S MAY 8-9 [...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Deputy Director Baxter Hunt visited Nicosia May 7-9 and held meetings with key Cypriot political and business figures in both the north and the south. On the Greek Cypriot side, AKEL Spokesman and Foreign Relations Secretary Andros Kyprianou and DISY Deputy Leader Averof [...] |
2006-05-23 07:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG |
| 06PARAMARIBO698 |
CHINA POPULAR WITH MINISTRIES: LOANS IN ONE DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Ricardo van Ravenswaay, Chinese development assistance is increasingly popular with certain Ministries because loans to companies for development projects are available "in one day." Van Ravenswaay contrasted this wi [...] |
2006-10-31 20:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG NS CH CONS EAID SMIG |
| 06TOKYO6927 |
JAPAN-TERRORIST LISTS [...] (C//NF) Japan uses at least five lists to track terrorists and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nation Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs). These two lists are shared across the Japanese government, are available to the public, and are updated on an as-need basis. Th [...] |
2006-12-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN KHLS PGOV PROG JA |
| 06TOKYO7002 |
JAPAN: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR--PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan uses at least five immigration and watchlist databases to track terrorist and terrorist entities. Two lists are based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions and one is based on Japan's Foreign Exchange Law. These three lists are available to the public and are [...] |
2006-12-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN KHLS PROG PGOV KS TH TW JA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK842 |
HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (C) Summary: In a UNSC meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 18, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said it was time for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) to fulfill the vision outlined in the Dayton Agreement of 1995. As a consequence of this progress, Schwarz-Schilling will [...] |
2006-04-24 15:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG UNSC BK |
| 06WARSAW2063 |
SO LEADER LEPPER FORCED OUT OF GOVERNMENT AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski on the evening of September 19 forced out his Agriculture Minister, Andrzej Lepper, in a surprise move that has many speculating that early elections will be called for November. Kaczynski gave as an explanation only that Lepper had been a disrupti [...] |
2006-09-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PROG PL |
| 07DARESSALAAM84 |
PRESIDENT KARUME AND AMBASSADOR RETZER DISCUSS APP [...] (C) SUMMARY. During their January 16 meeting, President of Zanzibar, Amani Abeid Karume, asked Ambassador Retzer to consider a "special request" that the new American Presence Post (APP) in Zanzibar offer consular (i.e. visa services) in Zanzibar. Explaining that the APP would not offer consu [...] |
2007-01-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | CMGT CVIS CASC PREL PHUM ECON TZ PROG |
| 07LIMA1940 |
GOP RESOLVES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OVER MARKET [...] (SBU) In a near-flawless May 29 operation, several thousand Peruvian Police peaceably removed close to one thousand merchant squatters from Santa Anita market in central Lima. The success of the Santa Anita operation sent a powerful message that the GOP is serious about enforcing the rule of [...] |
2007-06-01 17:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PROG SNAR PIN PE |
| 07MOSCOW4232 |
POLAND, LITHUANIA BREAK CONSENSUS ON EU HEADS OF [...] (C) Summary: The EU Heads of Mission Report, prepared for the informal September 7-8 EU foreign ministers meeting on EU-Russia policy, was submitted to Brussels without the endorsement of Poland and Lithuania. In an unexpected move, the Polish embassy refused to sign off on the assessment, a [...] |
2007-08-29 09:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL EUN RS |
| 07PARIS4071 |
FRENCH READOUT ON IRAQI FM ZEBARI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: The French MFA,s Iraq desk officer on September 20 described Iraqi FM Zebari,s brief visit to Paris as a useful opportunity to take stock of some bilateral issues FM Kouchner had not raised during his visit to Baghdad last month but little else. Part of this was due to the fact [...] |
2007-09-27 16:17:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG ETRD EINV FR IZ EU IR |
| 07ROME2243 |
D'ALEMA TELLS KOSTUNICA INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) According to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, FM D'Alema told Serbian PM Kostunica October 23 that Serbia should use the period before December 10 to narrow differences with Pristina over Kosovo's final status. De Cardona told Poloff October 24 that D'Alema had stated t [...] |
2007-10-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG SR YI KO IT |
| 07SEOUL3024 |
MOFAT READOUT OF NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT: ROH "WENT TO [...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Cho Jung-pyo said that the ROK had reached a comprehensive agreement on the future direction of inter-Korean relations during the North-South Summit. Peace, inter-Korean economic cooperation, and reconciliation were the ma [...] |
2007-10-05 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL PGOV KS KN |
| 07SEOUL3043 |
MOU MINISTER DOWNPLAYS SUMMIT TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-jung went into detail about the personal dynamics between President Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Jong-il at the October 2-4 Summit, and downplayed the awkward moments between the two. Lee's overall impression of the summit [...] |
2007-10-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG KS KN |
| 07SEOUL3323 |
ROK OPINION OF CHINA DRIVEN BY GOGURYEO ANXIETY [...] (C) Mt. Baekdu, known in China as Mt. Changbai, is considered in Korea to be a sacred mountain, containing the legendary foundation of the nation. This highest mountain in Korea (and Manchuria) has come to the fore for many South Koreans because they perceive Chinese economic, cultural, and [...] |
2007-11-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PROG PREL |
| 08AITTAIPEI808 |
VICE PRESIDENT SIEW OUTLINES TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 10 meeting with ADIR and visiting AIT/W Director for Trade and Commercial Policy, Vice President Vincent Siew said the Ma administration is now concentrating on inflation control, stimulating domestic demand, and expanding cross-Strait economic ties through implementing [...] |
2008-06-10 07:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PROG PREL TW CH |
| 08ANKARA1446 |
TURKEY: ISRAELI CONCERNS ON AHMEDINEJAD VISIT [...] (C) The Israeli Government voiced its concerns to the GOT regarding Iranian President Ahmedinejad's August 14-15 Istanbul visit in both Ankara and Tel Aviv, August 7 (reftel). Israeli Embassy Spokesman Amit Zarouk told us Israeli Ambassador Gaby Levy underscored in his meeting with MFA Deputy [...] |
2008-08-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL TU IS IR |
| 08DAMASCUS666 |
SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER "GETS TOUGH" WITH SARG [...] (C) Summary: The September 17 visit to Damascus of Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos, portrayed by the Spanish Embassy as an opportunity for Spain to "get tough" with the SARG, lasted less then a day. Moratinos held short meetings with President Asad and Foreign Minister Muallem and [...] |
2008-09-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREF PREL SY |
| 08DAMASCUS676 |
SYRIAN TALKING HEADS EXPRESS ANGER OVER PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Bush's two-sentence critique of Syria during his farewell speech to the UN General Assembly was rebuffed by a barrage of negative remarks from the government-owned daily Al-Thawra. Print media aside from Al-Thawra was generally muted on the subject but several independent journa [...] |
2008-09-26 19:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREF PREL SY |
| 08DAMASCUS705 |
SARG TANK DEPLOYMENTS ALONG THE LEBANESE/SYRIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite two separate visits to the northern Syrian/Lebanese border in recent days, Post has been unable to verify diplomatic and media reports suggesting the SARG had positioned tanks along its side of the border. DATT personnel have documented the deployment of Syrian troops [...] |
2008-10-09 03:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PROG PREL SY |
| 08MUNICH308 |
GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CSU WOOS VOTERS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Heading into the first regional election after the leadership shakeup in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) (see reftel), the Christian Social Union (CSU) leadership in Bavaria is extolling the virtues of Bavaria's relatively prosperous status quo. The CSU is scrambling to mainta [...] |
2008-09-12 15:28:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG GM |
| 08NASSAU776 |
BAHAMAS APPLAUDS HISTORIC US ELECTION RESULT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bahamian public, press and government greeted the U.S. presidential election outcome with joy and satisfaction at the historic success of an African-American candidate and admiration for the U.S. and the American democratic process. Optimism marked the view of the potential [...] |
2008-11-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PROG PREL BF |
| 08NEWDELHI2801 |
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: GEETHA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-27 09:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KISL PROG IN |
| 08SEOUL139 |
A/S HILL'S JANUARY 9 MEETING WITH GNP'S PARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an upbeat January 9 lunch, former GNP Chairperson Park Geun-hye and EAP A/S Hill discussed the latest developments in North Korea and prospects for the future of U.S.-ROK relations. EAP A/S Hill said he hoped that North Korea would make a complete and correct declaration of i [...] |
2008-01-24 00:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL KS KN |
| 08SEOUL140 |
PRESIDENT ROH DISCUSSES KIM JONG-IL, THE SIX-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with Assistant Secretary Hill, Roh thanked President Bush, Secretaries SIPDIS Powell and Rice, and A/S Hill for their efforts with respect to the bilateral alliance and in keeping the Six Party Talks (6PT) on track, and said he remained encouraged about t [...] |
2008-01-24 01:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL KS KN |
| 08SEOUL20 |
PRESIDENT-ELECT LEE'S ADVISORS REPUDIATE SUNSHINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Providing what might be a preview of President-elect Lee Myung-bak's North Korea policy during a KBS roundtable broadcast on January 1, 2008, two of Lee's foreign policy advisors, Park Jin, foreign policy lead on the transition team, and North Korea specialist Nam Sung-wook decl [...] |
2008-01-04 04:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROG PREL ECON KS KN |
| 08SEOUL454 |
NEW MOU MINISTER KIM HA-JOONG: OLD MOFAT HAND, [...] (C) Kim Ha-joong, the current ROK Ambassador to China and a career diplomat, has been named Lee Myung-bak's first Unification Minister. Resistance to his nomination from the opposition United Democratic Party is unlikely to be strong; he was one of the architects of the Sunshine Policy when he [...] |
2008-03-07 10:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS KN PROG PREL PINR |
| 08SEOUL574 |
FORMER FM SONG DECLARES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) In a March 21 telcon with the Ambassador, former Foreign Minister Song Min-soon said that he was running for a proportional seat for the National Assembly on the United Democratic Party (UDP) ticket. Song expressed concern that certain candidates within the UDP might pull the party toward [...] |
2008-03-21 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL KS PINR |
| 08SEOUL596 |
FM YU DISCUSSES 6PT, ROK-PRC DIALOGUE DURING PRC [...] (C) On March 24 MOFAT officials briefed us on Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's March 20-21 trip to Beijing, his first overseas visit as FM. Yu met with Premier Wen Jiabao, State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, and Wang Jairui, Chief of the International Liaison Department [...] |
2008-03-25 22:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL KS KN |
| 08SEOUL67 |
NEVER SAY DIE -- UNIFICATION MINISTER ARGUES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Unification Minister Lee Jae-jung stressed the need for a three-party summit between the U.S., DPRK and ROK, to declare an end to the Korean War and provide the necessary incentive for Kim Jong-il to give up his nuclear weapons. Lee list [...] |
2008-01-13 22:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL KS KN |
| 08SEOUL7 |
DPRK VIEWS FAMILY REUNIONS AS QUID PRO QUO FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the recent increase in family reunions between separated North Korean and South Korean families suggests that such reunions are becoming normalized, it is likely that such reunions have reached a peak for the near future. Choi Young-woon, the head of the Inter-Korean Cooper [...] |
2008-01-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG KS KN |
| 08USOSCE290 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY: HELSINKI OSCE [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we look forward to seeing you at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Helsinki. FM Stubb has succeeded in attracting a record number of ministers to this OSCE meeting, and hopes to rally the Organization in a renewal of the Q&Spirit of Helsinki.Q8 Following closely [...] |
2008-11-28 08:53:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM OSCE OVIP PHUM PREL PROG |
| 08YEREVAN140 |
BITTER LEMONS: ELECTION TENSION TURNS FUNERAL [...] (C) During a pre-election regional reporting trip to the northwestern city of Stepanavan, PolOff uncomfortably watched a funeral gathering degenerate into a tense shouting match between friends and family when discussion turned to Armenia's approaching February 19 presidential election. Forget [...] |
2008-02-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PROG PREL KDEM AM |
| 09ACCRA312 |
US EXCHANGE AND TRAINING PROGRAM ALUMNI INCLUDE [...] (U) Summary. Several new members of Ghana's civilian and military leadership have benefited from USG sponsored training and exchange programs. The most senior Ghanaian to participate is President John Atta Mills, who in the early 1970s was a Fulbright scholar at Stanford University. The newl [...] |
2009-04-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PROG PREF EAC GH KPAO OIIP SCUL OEXC |
| 09BAGHDAD296 |
MFA CHIEF OF STAFF ON FOLLOW-UP WITH KUWAIT AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Srood Najib, provided Emboffs an update February 3 on follow-up with Kuwait and Turkey, in light of discussions FM Zebari had on the margins of the January 19-20 Kuwait Economic Summit and during his January 23 visit to Ankara [...] |
2009-02-04 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG ECON EFIN IZ KU TU |
| 09CANBERRA659 |
DATA COLLECTION OF HOST GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS [...] (SBU) Australia has only undertaken a limited number of the interventions listed in reftel (as reported by Post sitreps since April - ref B). We have listed below the steps Australia has taken and dates they were reported. 2. (SBU) Interventions: 4/28/09 Making influenza a notifiab [...] |
2009-07-17 05:18:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PROG PREL AS |
| 09KABUL3865 |
KARZAI LOOKS FORWARD [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 2, Ambassador Eikenberry met twice with President Karzai. At the first meeting, the Ambassador and General McChrystal discussed President Obama´s December 2, speech with Karzai and his national security team. Ambassador Eikenberry advised that at the national level, the [...] |
2009-12-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PROG AF |
| 09MILAN204 |
NORTHERN LEAGUE LEADER BOSSI: "WE WILL NEVER [...] (C/NF) In an introductory meeting with the Consul General, Northern League leader Umberto Bossi confirmed his party's commitment to continued parliamentary support for Italy's deployment to Afghanistan. Bossi told us he promised Prime Minister Berlusconi that he would never endanger government [...] |
2009-10-05 09:17:00 | Consulate Milan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PROG |
| 09NAIROBI8 |
SOMALIA - PUNTLAND PARLIAMENT ELECTS NEW SPEAKER [...] (U) Summary: Puntland's newly-seated Parliament elected a new Speaker on January 3. Member of Parliament Abdirashid Muhammad Hersi, from Mudug Region, was the only candidate and was elected unanimously. In accordance with the tradition of sharing power in Puntland, since the Speaker is from [...] |
2009-01-05 13:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PROG PINR SOCI KDEM SO |
| 09SANSALVADOR1017 |
GOES TO SUPPORT MYERS ICSC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On October 23, MFA Director of Foreign Policy, Joaquin Maza, delivered to PolOffs a note confirming that the GOES will support the U.S. candidate to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), Lucretia Myers, in the upcoming ICSC elections (see reftel A). A translation of the [...] |
2009-10-28 16:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PROG ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1033 |
FMLN, ARENA REBELS SEIZE ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party teamed with 12 newly-independent former (conservative) National Republican Alliance (ARENA) legislative deputies to assume control of the Legislative Assembly,s leadership positions. The agreeme [...] |
2009-11-04 15:55:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL ES |
| 09SANTIAGO75 |
CHILEAN STIMULUS PACKAGE DESIGNED FOR QUICK [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile's recently announced stimulus plan was specifically developed to have a quick impact, Finance Minister Andres Velasco recently told the Ambassador. Half of the public infrastructure spending will be completed by July 2009 and tax incentives are structured to encourage i [...] |
2009-01-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PROG CI |
| 09TELAVIV1069 |
REP. WEXLER DISCUSSES NATO WITH ISRAELI NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Opinions vary widely within the GOI regarding an enhanced relationship with NATO. According to National Security Adviser Uzi Arad, there are those within PM Netanyahu's administration who view an enhanced relationship as a real opportunity, including FM Avigdor Lieberman. Others [...] |
2009-05-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG KWBG IR UK IS |
| 09YEREVAN719 |
OPEN BORDER COULD INCREASE TRADE AND COOPERATION, [...] (C) The closure of Armenia's border with neighboring Turkey has isolated this landlocked country and imposed a high price in terms of lost economic opportunities. Armenia is not part of any regional transportation or energy network. Its isolation has helped foster import monopolies, stifled [...] |
2009-10-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PROG PREL AJ AM TU |
| 10KUALALUMPUR61 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY DEPUTY U.S. [...] (C) Ambassador Marantis, Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia, which comes at a moment of opportunity in U.S.-Malaysia relations. In his nine months in office, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has demonstrated a more pragmatic and action-oriented approach than his predece [...] |
2010-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PROG PREL MY |
| 10SOFIA26 |
BULGARIA: PM DEFENDS EC COMMISSIONER NOMINEE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Borissov came to the defense of Rumiana Jeleva, Bulgaria's Commissioner-designate for the International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response portfolio, a day after Jeleva's underwhelming performance in her January 12 European Parliamentary hearing. B [...] |
2010-01-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG PREL BU |