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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06MASERU524 |
UNSC: LESOTHO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (S) MFA Europe and Americas Division Director Pitso Makosholo (the most senior MFA official available) told Charge on October 17 that Lesotho's top-level decision to support Guatemala's UNSC candidacy was firm (ref B). He said that the GOL had issued instructions to its PermRep in New York to [...] |
2006-10-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PREL UNSC GE VT LT |
| 06MASERU88 |
DEMARCHE ON GRULAC SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) On February 10, CAI delivered the talking points in ref to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. The Minister was receptive to the USG position, and expressed appreciation for us raising this issue in ample time before the UNGA vote. This would permit him to consult fully with the [...] |
2006-02-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE LT |
| 06MEXICO5233 |
DEMARCHES ON NAM SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On September 8 and September 13, respectively, poloff passed ref A and ref B talking points to First Secretary Samuel Berkstein, of the Secretariat of Foreign SIPDIS Relations' (SRE) Directorate of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. Berkstein noted that Mexico was an observer, r [...] |
2006-09-14 16:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC UNGA KDEM AA PGOV |
| 06MINSK1294 |
MFA CRITICIZES RAISING BELARUS AT UNSC, FEARS [...] (C) On December 20, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department Grigoriy Lyashuk presented Ambassador Belarus' concerns regarding possible sanctions resulting from the passage of the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act and the United State's use of the UN Security Council to raise the i [...] |
2006-12-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK648 |
Sudan and Belarus Sign Military Pact, Minsk Stays Silent [...] (U) On June 16, on-line Sudanese newspaper the Sudan Tribune announced that Sudanese Defense Minister General Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein signed a military cooperation protocol with his Belarusian counterpart Leonid Maltsev on June 15 in Minsk. The article claimed Hussein was in Belarus June 13 [...] |
2006-06-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD UNSC SU BO |
| 06MONTEVIDEO459 |
OAS AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO'S MAY 18 VISIT TO [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador John F. Maisto visited Montevideo on May 18 to discuss Summit of the Americas follow-up, the June OAS General Assembly, and U.S./Uruguayan bilateral relations. He met with President Vazquez, lunched with [...] |
2006-05-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS UNSC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO744 |
URGENT DEMARCHE TO URUGUAY ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA offices of Vice Formin Maria Herrera and Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo. No substantive comment was received from the officials other than that Uruguay hoped for a lasting peace in the region. Embassy expects to pursue more [...] |
2006-08-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO936 |
URUGUAY ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) On September 29, per instructions reftel, PolCouns delivered UNSC demarche to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez and his deputy Beatriz Nunez. Both listened attentively to the points and visibly cringed at the contents of the non-paper quoting excerpts from Preside [...] |
2006-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC VE GT UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO951 |
URUGUAY ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) This message supplements information provided in Ref A. 2. (C) Ref B indicated that Venezuela is unlikely to pull out of the race before the October 16 UNGA vote that will decide the contested Latin American seat on the UNSC for 2007-2008. However, on October 4 (without any prompting o [...] |
2006-10-05 17:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE UY |
| 06MOSCOW10839 |
RUSSIA REMAINS OPPOSED TO SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION [...] (C) We shared reftel points September 25 with Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's IO Department, asking that Russia work with other Security Council members to form a consensus on the need for the Burmese regime to undertake democratic reforms. Safronkov [...] |
2006-09-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM RS |
| 06MOSCOW10982 |
RUSSIA SUPPORTS ONE YEAR EXTENSION OF SUDAN PANEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-28 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC SU RS |
| 06MOSCOW11280 |
PREPARING THE GROUND FOR UNSC ACTION ON DPRK [...] (S) Summary: DFM Alekseyev told the Ambassador October 6 that Russia found a DPRK nuclear test to be "absolutely unacceptable" and stressed that the North Korean regime had received this message from Russia in clear and unmistakable terms. Responding to the Ambassador's urging that Russia [...] |
2006-10-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11315 |
RUSSIA-GEORGIA: NO LET-UP [...] (S) Russian officials continue to reject relaxation of economic sanctions. About 150 Georgians have been deported. Police document checks have intensified. Georgians here on work permits are seeking other citizenship. However, official actions in Moscow hit ethnic Georgian Russian citizens [...] |
2006-10-09 10:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL MARR ETRD UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11317 |
MOSCOW'S REACTION TO THE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (S) The Ambassador met twice with Deputy Foreign Minister Alekseyev on October 9 to discuss North Korea's nuclear test and next steps. Alekseyev said that Russia takes extremely seriously the test and Russia agrees that strong measures are warranted. Alekseyev handed over a statement (text b [...] |
2006-10-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11372 |
RUSSIA-ABKHAZIA: SEEKING A DEAL AT THE UNSC [...] (C) DFM Karasin convoked Ambassador October 10. He hoped for "a more constructive and flexible" U.S. approach to the Russian draft UNSCR on UNOMIG mandate renewal and said the Europeans are willing to be flexible. If the resolution included a "blunt message" to Tbilisi on its Kodori operatio [...] |
2006-10-10 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW11488 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche October 12 to MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Oleg Davydov, who advises DFM Alekseyev on North Korean issues. Davydov said that his superiors will "mull" over the draft resolution to assess what had been changed from earlier drafts and the Russian [...] |
2006-10-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11584 |
INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718: DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Arkadiy Lavrov, who advises DFM Alekseyev on North Korean issues. (Note: Alekseyev is currently in South Korea, accompanying PM Fradkov and will not return to Moscow before October 23). Pointing to Rus [...] |
2006-10-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11698 |
MOSCOW EXPERTS ON DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOR's strongly negative reaction to the reported nuclear test and its cooperation on UNSC 1718, Moscow's Korea watchers were for the large part critical of U.S. policies, arguing that the impasse over the DPRK program could have been avoided had the U.S. acted differ [...] |
2006-10-19 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW12441 |
RUSSIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) MFA 4th CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told us November 13 that Georgia shows no willingness to meet Russia's "simple" demands for normalizing relations. He downplayed the effects of the sacking of former DefMin Okruashvili. He fretted that an "alternative election" in South Osseti [...] |
2006-11-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PBTS UNSC OSCE GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW12592 |
RUSSIAN MFA ON DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR [...] (C) We shared reftel documentation, including the draft Iraq UNSCR, on November 21 with Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Safronkov said that Russia had no problem with the draft in principle and had so instruct [...] |
2006-11-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ RS |
| 06MOSCOW12783 |
MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN [...] (C) We raised reftel points with two of our working-level MFA contacts involved on the Iran nuclear issue. They provided separate readouts on the current status of discussions in the Security Council and expressed the GOR's intent to reach agreement on a resolution text. Neither was willing [...] |
2006-12-04 16:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM UNSC RS |
| 06MOSCOW12895 |
MFA SUPPORTS UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE [...] (C) We raised reftel points on the UN Security Council's Middle East thematic debate with Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department. We urged the GOR to withhold its support for any statement associated with the debate. [...] |
2006-12-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS RS |
| 06MOSCOW12917 |
DFM YAKOVENKO: "DISAPPOINTMENT" OVER US RAISING OF [...] (C) On December 13, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Yakovenko called the Ambassador to register "concern and disappointment" over U.S. efforts in the Security Council to raise the plight of Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Kozulin, despite Belarus not being on the UNSC agenda [...] |
2006-12-13 16:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC RS BO |
| 06MOSCOW12934 |
MFA NEGATIVE ON UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) In a December 14 discussion about reftel draft UNSCR, Vladimir Safronkov, Chief of the UN Political Affairs Section in the MFA's International Organizations Department, told us Russia's initial reaction was negative. He acknowledged Russia had its own concerns about the situation in Bur [...] |
2006-12-14 15:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM RS |
| 06MOSCOW13167 |
IRAN: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-29 09:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC RS |
| 06MOSCOW1433 |
MOSCOW DEFERS TO GRULAC CONSENSUS ON NEXT UNSC REP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE RS |
| 06MOSCOW3362 |
P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...] |
2006-03-31 12:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC RS |
| 06MOSCOW5008 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SYRIA/LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-12 06:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SY LE RS |
| 06MOSCOW5951 |
DEMARCHING RUSSIA ON A BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Poloff made reftel demarche June 5 to Petr Ilichev, UN Political Affairs Senior Counselor, MFA International Organizations Department. Ilichev said that Burma did not represent a threat to international peace and security, or to security in the region, and thus was not an appropriate sub [...] |
2006-06-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM RS |
| 06MOSCOW6354 |
RUSSIA SUPPORTS EXTENDING MNF-I MANDATE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA IO/UNSC Section Chief Vladimir Safronkov June 14. Safronkov said Russia fully supports continuing the MNF-I mandate and the DFI/IAMB arrangements and that the GOR would not present any obstacle to the extension. The Russian side would support a po [...] |
2006-06-14 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ RS |
| 06MOSCOW7118 |
RUSSIAN DFM ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev. Alekseyev said he was in absolute agreement that it was very important to send the North Koreans a strong and clear signal of the unacceptability of their missile launches. He had deli [...] |
2006-07-06 07:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW9414 |
ABKHAZIA: DFM KARASIN SPELLS OUT TOUGH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: At his initiative, DFM Karasin on August 28 briefed Western Friends Chiefs of Mission on developments in Abkhazia, which he had recently visited. He said Georgia's July operation in the Kodori Gorge was a violation of the 1994 ceasefire agreement and had created a "disbalance" in [...] |
2006-08-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS UNSC GG RS |
| 06MOSCOW963 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Burns met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin January 31 to discuss recent developments on regional issues. They spent most of the meeting discussing Georgia; it was clear that President Saakashvili's accusations concerning the January 22 pipeline explosion [...] |
2006-01-31 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG UNSC AJ AM GG BO UP IAEA IR RS |
| 06MUSCAT1218 |
TFLE01: OMAN TO TAKE CUE FROM LEBANON ON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC MU |
| 06MUSCAT1259 |
VENEZUELAN ENVOY VISITS MUSCAT [...] (U) The Omani press reported August 22 that "Tameer Bo-Ras," the Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Higher Education and "envoy" of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, visited Muscat August 21 and delivered a written message for Sultan Qaboos to Omani Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al- [...] |
2006-08-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
| 06MUSCAT1267 |
GUATEMALAN CANDIDACY FOR UNSC SEAT: OMAN [...] (C) In a meeting August 27 with Omani Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the Ambassador noted the recent visit of a Venezuelan envoy to Muscat (ref A) and asked about Oman's position on the contested election for a UN Security Council Seat between Venezuela and Guatemala. [...] |
2006-08-28 07:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
| 06MUSCAT1317 |
OMAN UNDECIDED ON CONTESTED GRULAC SEAT ON UN [...] (C) In a meeting with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi on September 4 to discuss a range of issues (septels), the Ambassador made another strong pitch in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the contested GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council. Alawi replied that Oman [...] |
2006-09-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MU |
| 06MUSCAT134 |
YBA POSES QUESTION RE IRAN [...] (U) Please note action request in para 8. 2. (C) Begin Summary: Notwithstanding the January 30 P5 2 Statement, the Omanis believe the key to a diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis may lie in a slight delay before referring the Iranian case to the UNSC, even if no action is cal [...] |
2006-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETTC IR MU UN UNSC |
| 06MUSCAT823 |
DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL MEETING MAY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL AORC IAEA UNSC IR MU |
| 06NASSAU1050 |
BAHAMAS CLAIMS NO FINAL DECISION FOR VENEZUELA ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC VE BF |
| 06NASSAU365 |
BAHAMAS RECEPTIVE TO GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points supporting Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council and opposing that of Venezuela, to Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell on February 24. Mitchell indicated that The Bahamas has not yet focused on the issue. He was receptive to U.S. concern [...] |
2006-03-02 18:27:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL VE BF |
| 06NASSAU673 |
IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH U.S. ERODE CARICOM SUPPORT [...] DCM discussed Venezuela's candidacy for the UN Security Council with Marilyn Zonicle, MFA Acting Permanent Secretary, on April 19, conveying reftel points on Venezuela's unsuitability for a UNSC seat. Zonicle reported that the Caribbean Community's foreign minister group, COFCOR, had not mad [...] |
2006-04-19 21:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC VE BF |
| 06NDJAMENA1238 |
CHAD: SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP VOTE [...] (SBU) Charge made points in reftel B to Djinna Moussa Outman, Chad Minister Delegue (Deputy Foreign Minister) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 13, 2006. Outman informed Charge that Chad shared the U.S. view that the election was an important one but made no other comment on the c [...] |
2006-10-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC GT VE PREL CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1245 |
CHAD STILL MUM ON SECURITY COUNCIL VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC GE VT CD |
| 06NDJAMENA1272 |
CHAD DIMENSIONS OF UNSC 1706 [...] (SBU) Summary. There is an acute need for an international presence on the Chadian side of the border, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) N'Djamena. UNHCR reports a fledgling collaboration with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in implementin [...] |
2006-10-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL PHUM PREF CD SU |
| 06NDJAMENA1350 |
UN AND NGO COMMUNITY ON INTERNATIONAL FORCE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two separate meetings on November 21, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Chad made clear that any eventual international force on the eastern border with Sudan should focus on protection of humanitarian corridors and not involve itself in Chadian [...] |
2006-11-22 16:43:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO |
| 06NDJAMENA1383 |
DPKO STILL FORMULATING PLAN FOR EASTERN CHAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Poloff met with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) on December 1 and 2, before and after a meeting between the TAM and President Deby. The TAM reported that Deby had agreed in principle to deployment [...] |
2006-12-04 09:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC CD KPKO |
| 06NDJAMENA1389 |
INTERNATIONAL FORCE IN CHAD: SIDE WITH THE GOOD [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. This cable outlines some of the important factors we recommend for consideration in preparing for a possible peacekeeping presence in Chad. Above all, the mandate of this force should be focused on the area which could make the most immediate impact on the ground: pro [...] |
2006-12-05 12:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PGOV PREF PREL SU UNSC |
| 06NDJAMENA460 |
CHAD: DEMARCHE ON CHARLES TAYLOR [...] (SBU) Emboff met acting MFA Europe-America officer Kama Dounia March 28 to make delivery (orally in French, written in English) of ref demarche urging Chad not to accept Charles Taylor if he attempted to flee to Chad, to cooperate fully with the UN and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and t [...] |
2006-03-28 16:00:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNSC CD LI NI KAWC XA XY |
| 06NEWDELHI1169 |
NEW INDIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BACKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 to review plans for the President's visit, push for an Indian reply on our proposal for a democracy initiative (Ref B) and present the US appeal for further Indian assistance equ [...] |
2006-02-15 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER MARR MASS MOPS KNNP |
| 06NEWDELHI1851 |
DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR NON-PERMANENT SECURITY [...] (C) Using a March 16 meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma to follow up on an earlier letter, Charge shared reftel USG concerns on the upcoming election for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat between Venezuela and Guatemala, pointing out Venezuela's disruptive [...] |
2006-03-17 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IN GT VE |
| 06NEWDELHI2151 |
BHUTAN HINTS AT QUID PRO QUO FOR VENEZUELA UNSC [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche asking Bhutan to support Guatemala's candidacy to represent GRULAC in the 2007-2008 UNSC and detailed our concerns about Venezuela. Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering responded that he would forward the message to Thimphu. 2. (C) Tshering noted that the Ro [...] |
2006-03-30 10:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC PREF GT VE IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3499 |
SARAN ARGUES FOR PRESSURE ON MAOISTS, CRITICIZES [...] (U) This is an action request for SCA and USUN. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Foreign Secretary Saran used a May 19 meeting with the Ambassador (other topics septel) to explain India's concern about the current UN Secretariat approach to Nepal and to appeal for US engagement with the UN to ens [...] |
2006-05-19 12:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC MOPS NP IN |
| 06NEWDELHI4827 |
GOI AGREES WITH UN REFORM INITIATIVE IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) The DCM used a July 7 meeting with MEA Additional Secretary (International Organizations) K.C. Singh to warn SIPDIS (REF B) that India's obstinate role on UN reform was increasingly at odds with our emerging strategic partnership. The DCM presented ref A demarche and urged the Indians to reco [...] |
2006-07-10 14:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KUNR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI759 |
U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN [...] (C) As part of the February 1 Global Issues Forum, U/S Dobriansky met with Foreign Secretary Saran to discuss initiatives to promote democracy and human rights with India, including presidential deliverables, the UN Deeocracy Fund and UN Human Rights Commission reform. U/S Dobriansky opened [...] |
2006-02-02 14:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER AF HU JP IZ IN |
| 06NICOSIA193 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM IACOVOU TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel points to FM Iacovou in a February 8 telcon. Iacovou said he was not at all surprised that the United States would oppose a Security Council seat for Venezuela, but he refused to commit one way or the other in terms of the GOC's position. He suggested, instead, that [...] |
2006-02-10 14:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNSC GT VE CY |
| 06NICOSIA529 |
SRSG "OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: SRSG Michael Moeller told Ambassador Schlicher on April 7 that he was optimistic the technical talks process would succeed in galvanizing movement on the Cyprus issue. The atmosphere in the talks was positive, even "effusive," and the principals had readily agreed to a total ne [...] |
2006-04-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CY |
| 06NICOSIA543 |
CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL ON SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR [...] (C) On April 12 poloff presented reftel message A to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs subsequent to Ambassador's April 8 conversation with FM Iacovou on the same subject (reftel B) and the DCM's meeting with Presidential Diplomatic Advisor Tassos Tzionis. C [...] |
2006-04-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL UNSC VE GT CY |
| 06NICOSIA773 |
CYPRUS WILL NOT ATTEND NAM MINISTERIAL IN KUALA [...] (S) The Republic of Cyprus formally withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement following its accession to the European Union in 2004. A mid-level MFA official did attend a NAM meeting in Jakarta after the ROC terminated its membership, but as a "guest" rather than an "observer." We confirmed wit [...] |
2006-05-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CY |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1003 |
MAURITANIA WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TROOPS TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) On August 17, Ambassador paid a farewell call on Col. Fal, at which the two discussed Mauritanian policy on the situation in Lebanon and the transition to democracy (septel). Also present were FM Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed and DCM (notetaker). 2. (C) Ambassador asked Col. Fal his views on th [...] |
2006-08-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1060 |
VENEZUELA TRIES TO WOO MAURITANIA [...] (U) Junta leader Col. Vall received Venezuelan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Director of International Relations Ivan Orellana-Alcala on August 16 in Nouakchott. Described in the press as "Special Envoy" of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Orellana was reportedly welcomed on his arrival in [...] |
2006-09-01 08:04:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1073 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL IN [...] (U) MFA Secretary General Mohamed Lemine Ould Moulaye Zeine told Charge September 4 that Mauritania would be represented in Cairo by Secretary of State for Maghreb Affairs Bismillahi Ali Ould Ahmed and not by the foreign minister. 2. (C) Moulaye Zeine said that given that Mauritania presen [...] |
2006-09-05 09:31:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE IS LE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1244 |
MAURITANIA BACKS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT1411 |
MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER: DARFUR, [...] (C) Darfur. In a December 12 meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed to discuss several foreign policy matters, Charge raised the issue of last week's recent meeting in Khartoum of ACP countries, at which President Vall spoke on behalf of all West African members. Sid'Ahmed said h [...] |
2006-12-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL MR SU SY UNSC |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT289 |
DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 ELECTION FOR [...] (C) On March 9, DCM called on MFA Director for International Organizations Amb. Telmidi Ould Mohamed Amar to follow up on Embassy's February 14 dipnote (Ref B) encouraging Mauritania to vote for Guatemala in the 2006 election for the non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. 2. (C) Te [...] |
2006-03-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT814 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) On June 30, MFA Secretary General Mohamed Lemine Ould Moulaye Zeine confirmed to DCM that Mauritania will not be sending a delegation to the July 1 and 2 AU Assembly of Heads of State in Banjul. Mauritania's membership to the AU was suspended following the August 3, 2005 coup. Moulay Zein [...] |
2006-06-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GT VE MR |
| 06NOUAKCHOTT994 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] (C) MFA Secretary General Mohamed Lemine Ould Moulaye Zeine told DCM it was his personal view that Mauritania would support the UNSC resolution on Lebanon as Mauritania has previously publicly stated it would join Arab League consensus on the issue. However, the government would unlikely make [...] |
2006-08-14 16:27:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MR |
| 06OSLO1001 |
URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED-UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-12 13:02:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE NO |
| 06OSLO364 |
NORWAY SUPPORTS GUATEMALA TO SIT ON UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UN GT VE NO |
| 06OTTAWA28 |
CANADA: "YES" TO UN RE-HATTING BUT "NO" TO NATO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel on 6 January to Wendy Gilmore, Director of the Sudan Task Force at Foreign Affairs Canada. After noting the value of regular weekly conference calls with DOS, UK and EU counterparts, she characterized the GoC's immediate efforts prior to the January 12 meeting as [...] |
2006-01-05 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO CA SU UNSC NATO |
| 06OTTAWA3042 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO PREPARATIONS FOR UNSC ACTION [...] (SBU) On October 6, A/DCM discussed preparations for UN Security Council action on North Korea with Michael Small, the DFAIT (Foreign Ministry,s) Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) for Global Issues and International Organizations. He also followed up with ADM/Political Director Colleen Swords, [...] |
2006-10-06 22:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC KN CA |
| 06OTTAWA3172 |
CANADA SOLID ON GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA VOTE [...] (C) On October 19, POL M/C discussed the standoff in the UNSC with Patrick Wittmann, Director of the United Nations Division at Foreign Affairs Canada. Wittmann said he was following the UNGA closely and was amazed and frustrated by Venezuela's persistence in the face of Guatemala's clear lea [...] |
2006-10-19 21:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC CA |
| 06PANAMA1016 |
PANAMA NONCOMMITTAL ON NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT [...] (U) Post conveyed talking points (reftels A and B) to Panamanian MFA International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas May 25. Bonagas was noncommittal on both subjects but agreed to pass on the U.S. position to FM Samuel Lewis Navarro. 2. (S) Bonagas said he realized the Non-Aligned Mov [...] |
2006-05-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | AORC IR KNNP PREL IAEA UNSC AMGT UNGA |
| 06PANAMA383 |
PANAMA: AMBASSADOR EATON DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-01 18:34:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT PM UNAUS UNSC VE |
| 06PARAMARIBO353 |
INDONESIA SEEKS SURINAME'S SUPPORT FOR SECURITY [...] (U) On June 7, a special envoy from the Government of Indonesia, Ambassador Ambassador Soemadi D.M. Brotodininggrat, met with President Venetiaan, according to the evening newspaper "De West." Ambassador Brotodininggrat reportedly discussed Indonesia's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on th [...] |
2006-06-12 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO438 |
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT VENETIAAN REVEALS SUPPORT [...] (C) President Venetiaan told the Ambassador in a meeting on July 12 that while the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts had not finalized a formal common position on the UNSC vote, it was his view that CARICOM hoped to reach consensus to support Venezuela in its UNSC seat [...] |
2006-07-13 16:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC CARICOM VE NS |
| 06PARAMARIBO442 |
SURINAME FOREIGN MINISTER EXPLAINS CARICOM'S BACKING OF [...] (U) Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk said in a radio interview aired July 14 that CARICOM had chosen to back Venezuela in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Kraag-Keteldijk said CARICOM members carefully considered the pros and [...] |
2006-07-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC NS |
| 06PARIS1605 |
FRANCE ON GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for IO affairs Sylvie Bermann indicated March 10 that the GOF had not yet formulated a position on the contest between Venezuela and Guatemala for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. While the MFA favors Guatemala, Bermann made clear that the fin [...] |
2006-03-13 17:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR GT VE UNSC |
| 06PARIS1719 |
(C) FRENCH MFA ON POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) On the margins of a March 15 discussion on human rights in Syria (reftel), MFA DAS-equivalent for Egypt/Levant Herve Besancenot commented briefly on March 8-9 political consultations in Cairo between France and Egypt, for which the French delegation was led by MFA Political Director Stanis [...] |
2006-03-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY EG KISL UNSC FR |
| 06PARIS1899 |
FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON VENEZUELA AND THE [...] (C) Ambassador Stapleton met March 23 with President Chirac's diplomatic advisor, Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) March 23 to press for French support for Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American UNSC seat opening in January 2007 (refs), emphasizing in particular the harm Venezuelan mem [...] |
2006-03-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR GT VE UNSC |
| 06PARIS1924 |
CHIRAC'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR ON SYRIA/LEBANON, IRAN [...] (C) Amb Stapleton took the occasion of a meeting March 23 with President Chirac's Diplomatic Advisor Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) on another subject (septel), to discuss Middle East issues, focusing on Syria/Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq. Concerning Syria/Lebanon, MGM said the GOF continues t [...] |
2006-03-24 18:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR SY LE SP UNSC |
| 06PARIS2587 |
SUDAN SANCTIONS DEMARCHE ELICITS MFA REMARKS ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points April 19 to IO DAS-Equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel. In response, Simon-Michel reiterated French support for levying sanctions on the individuals in question, noting French co-sponsorship for the original UK list of names proposed for designation. 2. [...] |
2006-04-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PREL SU FR UNSC |
| 06PARIS336 |
FRENCH MFA WELCOMES USG ENGAGEMENT ON UN REFORM, [...] (SBU) Political Minister-Counselor discussed demarche points on January 18 with French IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Bermann (Ref A). Joining Bermann were desk officers Donatienne Hissard and Nicolas Kassianides, who respectively handle human rights issues and Security Council reform. Bermann and [...] |
2006-01-18 18:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PHUM PARM KNNP IR FR UNSC UNGA EUN |
| 06PARIS3382 |
FRENCH COMMENT ON U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING THE 1267 [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met May 19 with officials from the MFA to discuss proposals on UN sanctions issues, especially the U.S. proposal on procedural protections and fairness in the 1267 Committee. French officials had two primary concerns about the U.S. proposal: 1) a call for national governmen [...] |
2006-05-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PGOV PREL FR UNSC |
| 06PARIS3471 |
U.S.-FRENCH CONSULTATIONS ON UN ISSUES: UN REFORM, [...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS Jim Warlick's May 19 meeting with MFA IO A/S-equivalent Sylvie Bermann focused primarily on UN reform issues -- namely the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Human Rights Council (HRC), and management reform -- with SYG elections, Darfur, Cote d'Ivoire, and UNSC elections dis [...] |
2006-05-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UNSC AORC SU IV FR |
| 06PARIS3611 |
FRENCH URGE FURTHER GROUNDWORK ON BURMA DRAFT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy reviewed the draft resolution and talking points with French MFA, which confirmed its backing for the USG initiative to raise Burma within the Security Council (Ref A). IO DAS-Equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel observed May 26 that it was imperative to capitalize on the [...] |
2006-05-31 10:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR |
| 06PARIS3978 |
CONSTRUCTIVE FRENCH MFA LINE ON MID-YEAR [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the June 15 UNSC review of the Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-1) mandate and current DFI/IAMB arrangements with MFA Iraq desk officer Jean-Marie Safa and MFA UN Action Officer for Iraq Nicolas Kassianides June 12. Both Safa and Kassianides expected that th [...] |
2006-06-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ FR |
| 06PARIS4745 |
DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: FRANCE LOOKING TO AVOID PRC [...] (C) Acting DCM spoke on July 11 with MFA Director for IO and UN Sylvie Bermann, briefing her on U.S. views per ref A. Bermann underlined that France shares the U.S. viewpoint on the gravity of the North Korean missile launches. Bermann, however, underscored the GoF concern about the importance [...] |
2006-07-11 16:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KNNP KN FR UNSC |
| 06PARIS5108 |
FRANCE CONCERNED AT FATE OF KEY SC PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel demarche points on July 27 to MFA IO DAS-Equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon Michel, who expressed dissatisfaction that USG objections to the draft resolution would block a key deliverable for the French Security Council Presidency in July. He stressed that the initiative e [...] |
2006-07-27 17:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CG FR |
| 06PARIS5463 |
UNESCO: POSSIBLE EXECUTIVE BOARD RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Classified by Andrew Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1.4. (D) 2. (C)Charge Koss met August 10 with Lebanese Charge d'affaires Salim Baddoura to discuss the draft resolution (DR) on Lebanon for the next UNESCO Executive Board (EB) coming up in late September/early October. Koss us [...] |
2006-08-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | UNESCO UNSC AL |
| 06PARIS5608 |
UNIFIL: HELPING FRANCE MEET ITS RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Summary: French-U.S. cooperation has been significant to the restoration of sovereignty and the progress of democracy in Lebanon over the past two years. We have an interest in preserving that partnership, even in the face of disappointment over France's modest contribution thus far to [...] |
2006-08-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR FR LE KPKO UNSC |
| 06PARIS5668 |
LEBANON/UNFIL: CHIRAC TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT ON [...] (U) President Chirac will go on national television at 8:00 p.m. tonight, August 24, to announce the decision taken earlier today, in his meeting with concerned cabinet ministers (PM, MFA, MOD), regarding France's participation in UNIFIL-plus. 2. (C) In an August 24 meeting of CDA with in [...] |
2006-08-24 12:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR EUN LE KPKO UNSC FR |
| 06PARIS5698 |
LEBANON/UNIFIL: CHIRAC ANNOUNCES 1600 ADDITIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Speaking on national television late August 24 reftel President Chirac pledged to contribute two more battalions at 800 soldiers each to UNIFIL, bringing the total French participation to 2,000 total. France will retain command on the ground and review the situation in six month [...] |
2006-08-24 18:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR EUN LE KPKO UNSC FR |
| 06PARIS5737 |
FM LIVNI'S AUGUST 22-23 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate read-outs of FM Livni's August 22-23 visit to France, French Middle East A/S Equivalent Jean Felix-Paganon and Israeli CDA Rafael Barak both emphasized that Livni was adamant on the need for full implementation of UNSCR 1701, given the explosive regional context. She [...] |
2006-08-28 12:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR EUN LE KPKO UNSC FR |
| 06PARIS5763 |
LEBANON/UNIFIL UPDATE: FRANCE SORTING OUT DETAILS [...] (C) Summary: French planners at the MOD and the MFA are meeting to assess how best to proceed with the deployment of French troops to Lebanon, as announced by President Chirac on August 24. With no specifics yet available on the composition of the deployment, as announced, the plan is to send [...] |
2006-08-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR KPKO UNSC LE FR |
| 06PARIS5768 |
(U) UNESCO: LEBANON RESOLUTION UPDATE II [...] (U) Classified by Andrew Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, reason 1.4. (D) 2. (C) Summary. Though the resolution tabled by Lebanon and Morocco on Lebanese reconstruction to be discussed at the next UNESCO Executive Board (EB) (Sept. 26 - Oct. 12) remains just a place-holder and has yet to be [...] |
2006-08-29 09:34:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | UNESCO SCUL UNSC AL |
| 06PARIS5811 |
FRANCE'S PRESIDENT CHIRAC OUTLINES KEY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac's annual foreign policy speech to France's ambassadors August 29 focused in particular on Middle East issues and crises, including Lebanon. He warned of clashes of civilizations (including between rich and poor), and stressed the importance of political processes [...] |
2006-08-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN UNSC NATO FR XF |
| 06PARIS5837 |
FM DOUSTE-BLAZY'S SPEECH TO FRENCH AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy addressed the annual conference of French ambassadors on August 29, echoing many of the same themes outlined by President Chirac in his address to the ambassadors the day before (reftel). Douste-Blazy stressed the exceptional role France still plays [...] |
2006-08-30 15:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN UNSC TU PTER NATO FR |
| 06PARIS5861 |
FRANCE WILL CO-SPONSOR DARFUR RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA IO DAS-Equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel confirmed that France will co-sponsor the draft resolution to extend UNMIS deployment to Darfur. France will also approach Congo-Brazzaville to request their co-sponsorship. 2. (C) Simon-Michel described the French decision as painful. [...] |
2006-08-31 13:47:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC KPKO SU FR |
| 06PARIS5944 |
FRANCE OFFERS UNEQUIVOCAL SUPPORT FOR PUTTING [...] (C) We delivered reftel point on September 5 to Jeremie Petit, the Burma desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In response, he reiterated France's staunch support for putting Burma on the U.N. Security Council's agenda. Petit said France is very concerned about Burma's ongoing conte [...] |
2006-09-05 16:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR |
| 06PARIS6048 |
BIRMA/UNSC AGENDA: FRANCE CONFIRMS SUPPORT [...] In response to reftel demarche, MFA IO DAS-equivalent for political affairs Jean-Hughues Simon-Michel indicated to Deputy PolCouns September 8 that France continues to support inscribing Burma formally onto the UNSC agenda. He was gratified to learn that the U.S. now believes it has ten vote [...] |
2006-09-11 08:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR |
| 06PARIS6178 |
MFA COMMENTS ON COTE D'IVOIRE, TOGO AND CHAD [...] Summary: MFA AF DAS-Equivalent Bruno Foucher on September 12 said President Chirac would call attention to the financial cost of French support for Operation Licorne in Cote d'Ivoire in upcoming UN meetings and indicate the possibility of an adjustment to French force deployment if the peac [...] |
2006-09-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC CD TO IV FR |
| 06PARIS6195 |
UNGA: FRENCH PARTICIPATION IN HAITI KEY PLAYERS [...] In response to reftel invitation, MFA Americas Bureau PDAS-equivalent Jean-Marc Laforet told us September 14 that France would be keenly interested in attending such a meeting. 2. On September 15, Laforet's office indicated that France would be represented by IO Assistant Secretary equival [...] |
2006-09-15 10:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNGA HA FR |
| 06PARIS6338 |
FRANCE URGES COLLABORATION TO INSURE WIDESPREAD [...] (C). This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: The MFA's IO bureau, while reiterating France's support for a UN Security Council resolution on Burma, cautioned against moving too quickly absent sufficient support and given the possibility of a Chinese veto. IO Office Dire [...] |
2006-09-21 11:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
| 06PARIS6360 |
FRANCE HOLDS EU DISADVANTAGED BY UN SCALE OF [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points, MFA IO Acting A/S-Equivalent Marc Giacomini expounded on the disadvantages for the EU of the current UN scale of assessments in a September 19 meeting with poloff. Giacomini observed that the present 22 percent ceiling on the USG assessment of the UN budge [...] |
2006-09-22 09:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC FR KUNR UNGA UNSC |
| 06PARIS6498 |
FRANCE OPPOSES VENEZUELA UNSC SEAT BUT RELUCTANT [...] (C) In a September 27 meeting with poloff on other issues (prior to reception of ref A), MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini commented that Venezuela would do great harm to Security Council credibility, if elected. That said, Giacomini thought it significant that Venezuela had come up shor [...] |
2006-09-28 13:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE UNSC FR MARR MASS |
| 06PARIS6696 |
FRENCH SEEK STRONG UNSC RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On October 6 we provided ref A elements for UNSC action to the MFA, meeting separately with the Koreas desk officer Clea Le Cardeur and IO-equivalent action officer Benoit Guidee. Guidee told us on October 10, following receipt of ref C points, that the MFA position was one of "total soli [...] |
2006-10-10 16:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS6709 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA: FRANCE ON BOARD WITH USG [...] (U) In an October 10 interview on French radio, FM Douste-Blazy termed the situation with North Korea as "extremely serious," and emphasized the need for action by the UN Security Council. Toward that end, Douste-Blazy referred to the U.S.-proposed draft resolution, stating that France "wishe [...] |
2006-10-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS6736 |
FRANCE/DPRK: READY TO CO-SPONSOR DPRK RESOLUTION, [...] (C) France plans to co-sponsor the DPRK nuclear test resolution, but worries that the rush to a vote may jeopardize the degree of PRC buy-in, MFA IO Asian Affairs Desk Officer Benoit Guidee confirmed to poloff on October 12. Guidee, following up on an earlier October 12 conversation by polof [...] |
2006-10-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS6753 |
FRANCE/COTE D'IVOIRE: ECOWAS MEETING FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Cote d'Ivoire desk officer Montel on October 10 expressed frustration that the October 6 ECOWAS summit accomplished little in moving the peace process forward, although she identified a number of points made by ECOWAS that were helpful (condemnation of Afi N'guessan, affirm [...] |
2006-10-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KDEM UNSC IV SF FR |
| 06PARIS6786 |
FRANCE: VISIT OF VENEZUELA COORDINATOR DEBORAH [...] (C) Summary: In October 6 meetings with WHA Venezuela Coordinator Deborah McCarthy, French MFA officials reiterated French opposition to a Venezuelan seat on the UN Security Council but judged it remained a distinct possibility. DAS-equivalent Michel Pinard argued that overall the Chavez Admin [...] |
2006-10-13 16:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CO CU BL VE PGOV SNAR UNSC SP FR |
| 06PARIS6845 |
CHIRAC'S AFRICA ADVISER ON UNSC ELECTIONS, DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: DCM met with Presidential African Affairs Counselor Michel de Bonnecorse on October 12 to follow up on French advocacy with Francophone sub-Saharan Africans to bolster the Security Council candidacy of Guatemala. Bonnecorse confirmed his intervention with the AU President and wi [...] |
2006-10-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC SU IV FR |
| 06PARIS6908 |
FRANCE/UNSC VOTE: NO BENEFIT TO PRESSURE ON ITALY, [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA IO PDAS-Equivalent Marc Giacomini in absence of IO A/S-Equivalent Sylvie Berman, who had earlier discussed the Italian abstention with Political Minister-Counselor (ref B). Giacomini relayed that the Italian delegation in New York, in response to a French approach, h [...] |
2006-10-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC IT FR |
| 06PARIS7139 |
MINISTER CONVOKES AMBASSADOR OVER COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (C) Summary: Cabinet Minister Girardin convoked the Ambassador October 31 to urge U.S. support for the French draft Security Council resolution on Cote d'Ivoire, pleading that France was in a very difficult situation. After taking into account core U.S. objections, the draft now represented [...] |
2006-10-31 14:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC IV FR KPKO |
| 06PARIS7712 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTICIPATION IN DECEMBER UNSC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on December 7 to Salina Grenet, MFA IO action officer for the Middle East. Grenet said that Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy had not yet decided whether to attend the thematic meeting due to a scheduling conflict (he has another engagement in Asia); she hinted t [...] |
2006-12-07 17:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | FR IS PREL UNSC |
| 06PARIS7780 |
FRANCE SUPPORTS PASSING UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) We delivered December 13 reftel demarche to Fabrice Mauries, DAS-equivalent for Southeast Asia at the MFA. Mauries said France fully supports a UNSC resolution on Burma and agrees with the U.S. assessment that like-minded members of the Security Council must move forward to pass the res [...] |
2006-12-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM FR |
| 06PHNOMPENH1084 |
CAMBODIA: UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 09:47:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2229 |
CAMBODIA AND DRAFT UNSCR ON BURMA [...] (C) On December 27, the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief met with MFA Secretary of State Ouch Borith regarding reftel demarche. (Note: P/E Chief had met separately on December 15 with MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations So Soeung Ha and delivered reftel demarche points. At the [...] |
2006-12-27 09:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC CB |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1258 |
PREVAL TRIES TO DODGE ISSUE OF VENEZUELA AND UNSC [...] (C) In our early morning meeting July 10 (other topics reported septel), President Preval carefully circumvented any detailed discussion of CARICOM support for Venezuela's bid for a UNSC seat. He outright refused to say if Haiti would join a CARICOM consensus. Noting that Haiti took no active [...] |
2006-07-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | HA PGOV PREL UNSC |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1387 |
PREVAL SAYS CARICOM WILL SUPPORT VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon used the opportunity of a July 25 meeting with Haitian President Preval to urge Haiti to support Guatemala for the GRULAC UNSC seat. President Preval asserted that CARICOM had adopted a common position in support of Venezuela's bid for a UNSC seat. Shannon noted th [...] |
2006-07-31 18:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC VZ GT HA |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1426 |
UNSG ANNAN VISITS HAITI, AUGUST 3-4 [...] (SBU) Summary. United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Kofi Annan successfully concluded his visit August 3-4 to Port-au-Prince, meeting with President Preval, Prime Minister Alexis and selected cabinet Ministers. Weather difficulties forced the UNSYG to overnight in Port-au-Prince, giving h [...] |
2006-08-04 21:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UN HA |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1510 |
DEMARCHE ON UNSC LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-16 14:58:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE HA |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE1597 |
PREVAL COMING TO DC/PENSIVE WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with President Preval on August 24 to review the bilateral agenda on the eve of her departure for leave and Washington consultations. Preval plans to visit Washington on September 18-19 in advance of the UN General Assembly meeting: he told the Ambassador dur [...] |
2006-08-25 18:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON UNSC HA |
| 06PORTAUPRINCE2014 |
UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Ref A, Polcouns delivered the demarche regarding the UNSC vote to the minister of foreign affairs' chief of staff, Anthony Dessources, on the afternoon of October 19. (Note: With the Ambassador visiting Cap Hai [...] |
2006-10-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC HA GT VE |
| 06PORTLOUIS587 |
MAURITIUS BACKS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) During a brief tour d'horizon (septel) with Charge October 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo said that Mauritius would support Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council. He said Mauritius had established diplomatic relations with Guatemala [...] |
2006-10-04 09:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS627 |
MAURITIUS SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo on October 17. The Minister confirmed Mauritius will continue to support Guatemala's candidacy for the Security Council in subsequent rounds of bal [...] |
2006-10-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS628 |
SUPPORT OF GUATEMALA FOR UNSC - SEYCHELLES RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Claude Morel on October 17. Morel declined to comment on GOS position regarding the vote and only stated he wishes Guatemala success. SEMILOTA [...] |
2006-10-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC AA GE VT SE |
| 06PORTLOUIS634 |
MAURITIUS INQUIRIES ON BREAKING IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo contacted post to inquire as to the U.S. position on the impasse and asked if Uruguay is being considered as alternate to break the impasse. Charge d'Affaires expressed points made in Ref A and requested G [...] |
2006-10-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTMORESBY351 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS NOT DECIDED ON UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-29 01:45:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BP |
| 06PORTMORESBY361 |
PNG UNDERSTANDS BUT CAN'T COMMIT ON VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-01 04:02:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PP |
| 06PORTMORESBY368 |
VANUATU REMAINS SUPPORTIVE ON UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 01:24:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC NH |
| 06PORTMORESBY370 |
SOMARE COMMITS TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 01:50:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PP |
| 06PORTMORESBY376 |
BRACING PNG ON SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 06:55:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PP |
| 06PORTMORESBY412 |
PNG - CHAVEZ MADE USG'S CASE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-28 05:15:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PP |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1070 |
DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KDEM SU TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1126 |
PM MANNING FRUSTRATED OVER CARICOM RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 8 meeting with DOE A/S Karen Harbert and WHA DAS Patrick Duddy, PM Manning voiced frustration with CARICOM colleagues over their stance on Petrocaribe but at the same time said he would go along with a "CARICOM decision" to support Venezuela's bid for a UNSC seat. [...] |
2006-09-22 21:14:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET UNSC PREL PGOV VE TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1152 |
AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES NEW T&T FM ON VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) During an October 3 courtesy call on new T&T Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott to congratulate him on his appointment, the Ambassador raised Venezuela,s candidacy for the 2007/2008 Latin American and Caribbean non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, drawing on the talking points in S [...] |
2006-10-04 20:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VZ TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN1213 |
GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: BREAKING THE IMPASSE [...] (C) Ambassador Austin delivered the demarche requested reftel to Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Manning yesterday afternoon October 18. He had previously spoken with Foreign Minister Piggott twice on this subject since Monday. PM Manning would not budge from GOTT support for the CARICOM [...] |
2006-10-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VZ |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN267 |
T&T FM AMENABLE TO SC MEMBERSHIP FOR GUATEMALA [...] (C) Ambassador called on Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) Foreign Minister Knowlson Gift, on March 1, to present him with Reftel talking points regarding Guatemala,s and Venezuela,s competing candidacies for election to the UN Security Council. The Ambassador began by acknowledging T&T,s own recent e [...] |
2006-03-01 20:03:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE UN TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN677 |
GUATEMALA'S UNSC CANDIDACY - APPROACH TO TRINIDAD [...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Manning June 1 to discuss ref A. A/DCM accompanied the Ambassador at the meeting. No paper was left behind. 2. (C) Ambassador informed Manning that we had heard earlier (ref B) that T&T had a favorable view of Guatemala's qualifications to be a cand [...] |
2006-06-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN841 |
T&T MFA ON CARICOM'S UNSC CANDIDATE CRITERIA [...] (C) Political Officer met with Ms. Sandra Honore, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs CARICOM division on July 13. She stated, in no uncertain terms, that the CARICOM communique issued after the St. Kitts Heads of Government Meeting in early July outlines a clear set of criteria that any [...] |
2006-07-14 19:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XL TD |
| 06PORTOFSPAIN957 |
GOTT SILENT ON UNSC 1701 [...] On August 14, we faxed to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Susan Gordon UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and accompanying talking points, as specified in the August 12 demarche request. When we asked Gordon on August 15 for her reaction, she said she had not had an opportunity to read the [...] |
2006-08-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TD |
| 06PRAGUE1183 |
CZECHS SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR SEAT ON UNSC [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 1 to discuss Guatemala's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UNSC. Kara confirmed the Czech Republic strongly supports Guatemala. Kara met with Guatemalan officials at UNGA in New York the week of Septemb [...] |
2006-09-25 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC GT UN VE EZ |
| 06PRAGUE170 |
CZECHS OPPOSE VENEZUELA'S UNSC AMBITIONS; THOUGHTS [...] (U) A/DCM February 16 delivered reftel demarches on (a) Venezuela's UNSC ambitions, and (b) U.S. thoughts on the next UN Secretary General, to Jan Kara, Director of the Czech MFA's United Nations Department. 2. (C) Kara shared that the Czech Republic is similarly opposed to Venezuela's camp [...] |
2006-02-16 17:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE EZ PL |
| 06PRAGUE723 |
CZECH NGO STAGES RALLY TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (U) Poloff met Maria Perinova, Senior Program Director for Czech NGO People in Need (PIN), to discuss a rally on Burma organized by PIN in Prague on June 19 (the birthday of the Burmese democratic leader Aung San Syi Kyi). Perinova said the peaceful rally was to urge UNSC members to approve a [...] |
2006-06-28 06:33:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PHUM PREL BM EZ |
| 06PRETORIA4790 |
SOUTH AFRICA'S UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (C) Post-apartheid South Africa begins its first stint as a non-permanent UNSC member on 01 January with an ambitious agenda. The SAG naturally will promote its "Africa agenda" and will seek to keep the Council focused on efforts to resolve the continent's conflicts. But, South Africa also c [...] |
2006-11-21 15:54:00 | Embassy Pretoria | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL UNSC SF |
| 06QUITO1304 |
NAM/G-77 ADVANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOE [...] (C) PolOff met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Dennys Toscano on May 25 to deliver RefTel A and B points. PolOff expressed USG concern that the long-established practice of consensus decision-making on budgetary matters in the UN not be broken, and that the GOE consider pushing [...] |
2006-05-30 12:56:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC AMGT IAEA KNNP UNSC UNGA EC |
| 06QUITO1922 |
ECUADOR WILL MAINTAIN MINUSTAH COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) PolOffs met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 2 to deliver reftel talking points. Puma said the GOE will maintain its current support to MINUSTAH. Puma indicated the GOE will fully support an extension of the MINUSTAH mandate and that the GOE [...] |
2006-08-03 22:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL HA UNSC |
| 06QUITO2050 |
ECUADOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-15 21:17:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE |
| 06QUITO2262 |
AMB'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM CARRION [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on September 7, FM Francisco Carrion said the UNSC decision is pending with President Palacio; relations with Colombia have been smoothed over after the recent errant mortar incident; shared his positive impressions of Bolivian FM Davi [...] |
2006-09-08 18:57:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CO EC |
| 06QUITO2275 |
GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT OF IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...] |
2006-09-12 22:32:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC |
| 06QUITO2276 |
GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT ON IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...] |
2006-09-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC |
| 06QUITO2294 |
NAM:GOE STUDIES DARFUR REQUEST [...] (SBU) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 13 to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concern that Sudan might use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to undermine international efforts to deploy a UN peacekeeping mission to Darfur. The DCM stressed the urgen [...] |
2006-09-14 16:00:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV EC SU |
| 06QUITO2529 |
UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...] |
2006-10-13 20:26:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC |
| 06QUITO2531 |
UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...] |
2006-10-13 21:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC |
| 06QUITO2738 |
ECUADOR: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 21:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PARM EC |
| 06QUITO599 |
GOE UNDECIDED ON GUATEMALA UNSC BID [...] (C) The Ambassador on March 9 delivered RefTel points on securing support for Guatemala's UNSC candidacy to FM Francisco Carrion. Carrion agreed with our views on Venezuela's potential disruptiveness, noting that the GOV had been very difficult to work with in the Andean Community (CAN). Ho [...] |
2006-03-10 21:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UN EC |
| 06QUITO977 |
VFM FRIENDLY BUT FIRM ON ECUADORIAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French on April 18, Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira expressed GOE commitment for continued bilateral cooperation, but stressed the view that the USG needs to take into account some of the unique pressures of Ecuador's sit [...] |
2006-04-20 22:18:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETRD EPET EINV ECON PGOV SNAR CO EC |
| 06RABAT1030 |
MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...] |
2006-05-30 18:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO |
| 06RABAT1533 |
URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 10:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IS LE MO PTER |
| 06RABAT1534 |
URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS UNSC IS LE MO PTER |
| 06REYKJAVIK141 |
ICELAND TO SUPPORT GUATEMALAN UNSC BID [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT UN VE IC |
| 06REYKJAVIK331 |
ICELAND/NAM SUMMIT: ICELAND ATTENDING HAVANA NAM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iceland is attending the NAM Summit in Havana primarily to campaign for a 2009-2010 UN Security Council seat, and claims no interest in NAM membership or increased engagement with the Government of Cuba. The GOI did not receive a landing clearance request in connection with Be [...] |
2006-09-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM UNSC CU IR BO IC |
| 06RIGA628 |
LATVIA ON DRAFT LEBANON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC LG |
| 06RIGA690 |
LATVIA IN TUNE WITH BASIC PRINCIPLES ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Pol/econ chief drew from reftel points to brief Latvian PolDir Ilgvars Klava on our current thinking on Kosovo August 28. Klava said that Latvia was fully in agreement with the basic principles outlined by the USG and strongly supported Ahtisaari's mission. He underscored that Kosovo nee [...] |
2006-08-29 05:57:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC YI LG |
| 06RIGA849 |
LATVIA SUPPORTS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KN LG |
| 06RIYADH4818 |
SAG DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN [...] (C) A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, Office Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 14. Al-Rassi noted the US position, and was interested to know the number of times that each country had served on the UN Security Counc [...] |
2006-06-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV SA |
| 06ROME119 |
IRAQ: ITALIANS WANT TO LEAD PRT, EVALUATING OTHER [...] (C) Summary. Italy would like to lead the PRT in Dhi Qar province, where it has considerable military and civilian experience. It sees this as a useful vehicle for an increasing focus on civilian activities as well as security training. Packaging the coalition's evolving role in Iraq in ter [...] |
2006-01-12 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 06ROME1261 |
ITALIAN POLITICIANS REACT WITH GRIEF AND [...] (C) Italian politicians reacted with grief, solidarity, and condemnation April 28 following the killing of three Italians and a Romanian in Nasiriya. PM Berlusconi said he was deeply grieved by the deaths and center-left leader Prodi called it a tragedy for all of Italy. One center-left party [...] |
2006-04-28 05:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
| 06ROME1347 |
IRAQ: ITALIAN MFA WARNS PRESSING TOO HARD ON QRF [...] (C) The Italian MFA does not foresee a change in Italy's policy of gradual troop reductions, in consultation with the Iraqis and coalition partners, in Iraq. Barring additional terrorist attacks, the MFA also does not expect major problems with funding renewal for the mission this summer. But [...] |
2006-05-05 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
| 06ROME1637 |
IRAQ: ITALIAN LEADERS ASSESSING ITALY'S TROOP [...] (C) Summary. Italian leaders are evaluating Italy's troop presence in Iraq and seeking ways to reconcile the need to maintain a military presence for civilian force protection with the government's commitment to complete troop withdrawal. In separate discussions with Deputy FM Rutelli and De [...] |
2006-06-01 14:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
| 06ROME1753 |
IRAQ: ITALY HASN'T CLOSED THE DOOR ON PRT YET [...] (S) Senior Italian diplomatic advisors told visiting Deputy Senior Advisor for Iraq (S/I) Barbara Stephenson June 9 that Italy will withdraw all of its troops in Iraq before the end of 2006, but plans to remain engaged in reconstruction efforts. They were pessimistic about Italy continuing to [...] |
2006-06-13 14:18:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
| 06ROME2076 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLE [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Cole. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for visit. 2. U.S.-Italy relations traditionally have been strong regardless of the party in power. The Center Left's April 9-10 election victory should not significant [...] |
2006-07-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
| 06ROME239 |
IRAQ: ITALY-US-UK TRILATS, JANUARY 19, 2006 [...] (C) Summary. Italy confirmed it will lead a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Dhi Qar, for which it would provide its own security, and the UK previewed its plans for a PRT in Basra. U.S.-UK-Italy agreed on the concept for the PRTs as providing capacity-building for local authorities. [...] |
2006-01-26 08:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV IZ IT |
| 06ROME2593 |
ITALY AT NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) Italy's observer to the NAM Summit in Havana, Sebastiano Cardi, a minister in the MFA Directorate General for Political Affairs, will be in Cuba for several days, beginning September 12. In light of the Italian presence at the meeting, Poloff spoke with Alessandro Busacca, a minister in t [...] |
2006-09-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU CU IT |
| 06ROME2637 |
VOLKER DISCUSSES IRAN, LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH [...] (C/NF) On Sept. 13 in Rome, EUR PDAS Volker met PolDir Terzi and other MFA officials, and PM Deputy Diplomatic Advisors Gentilini and Carnelos. Terzi thanked the U.S. for helping get Italy included in the Berlin Iran talks and called the common U.S.-EU position on Iran a major achievement. T [...] |
2006-09-19 09:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EUN IR UNSC SY LE IT |
| 06ROME2896 |
ITALY: FM D'ALEMA CALLS TO EXPLAIN ABSTENTION ON [...] (C/NF) Post received NIACT request (Ref A) on October 17 after learning that Foreign Minister had called the Secretary October 16 to discuss the balloting for the UNSC non-permanent member for Latin America. We understand from Foreign Minister's Policy Advisor and Prime Minister's Diplomatic [...] |
2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC GT VE IT |
| 06ROME2897 |
ITALY: FM D'ALEMA CALLS TO EXPLAIN ABSTENTION ON [...] (C/NF) Post received NIACT request (Ref A) on October 17 after learning that Foreign Minister had called the Secretary October 16 to discuss the balloting for the UNSC non-permanent member for Latin America. We understand from Foreign Minister's Policy Advisor and Prime Minister's Diplomatic [...] |
2006-10-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC GT VE IT |
| 06ROME2990 |
ITALY: ON CUBA, DAS MADISON ENCOURAGES ITALY TO [...] (C) Summary. WHA DAS Madison met with Italian officials October 23 to discuss the Cuba transition. Madison shared U.S. views and plans in light of the changing situation in Cuba. Stressing the fact that only the Cuban people could bring about change, she requested Italian help to open polit [...] |
2006-10-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC CU VZ GT IT |
| 06ROME3130 |
SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ WITH ITALY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IZ IT |
| 06ROME433 |
ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID [...] (C) WHA A/S Tom Shannon met with MFA Director General for the Americas Claudio Bisogniero February 3 (see Ref A) and urged Italy to support Guatemala's UN Security Council (UNSC) candidacy (per Ref B). Shannon shared our concerns regarding Venezuela's bid for the Latin America Group (GRULAC) s [...] |
2006-02-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE IT |
| 06ROME585 |
ITALY: UN REFORM PARTNER, SUPPORTS GUATEMALA UNSC [...] (C) Summary. Italy continues to support UN Reform, including making the new Peacebuilding Commission an effective body, and creating a strong Human Rights Council. It also supports improving UN management, including a mandate review, according to MFA UN Reform Coordinator Alessandro Busacca. [...] |
2006-02-24 18:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UNSC GT VE IT |
| 06ROME904 |
IRAQ: ITALIAN MFA SAYS PRT MOVING AHEAD REGARDLESS [...] (C) Italy's Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Dhi Qar province will be fully operational by the end of April. MFA officials are confident that, barring an unexpectedly large vote for the extreme left in Italy's April 9 election, a center-left election victory will not affect the current [...] |
2006-03-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV EAID IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
| 06SANJOSE1780 |
COSTA RICA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (U) On August 12, as instructed per Reftel, DCM provided copies of the non-paper, the Secretary's statement and UNSCR 1701 to Antonio Alarcon, Chief of Staff for FonMin Stagno. DCM and Pol/C followed up with a meeting with Alarcon at OOB on August 14. DCM reiterated the importance of not only [...] |
2006-08-14 20:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE CS |
| 06SANJOSE1781 |
COSTA RICA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (U) On August 12, as instructed per Reftel, DCM provided copies of the non-paper, the Secretary's statement and UNSCR 1701 to Antonio Alarcon, Chief of Staff for FonMin Stagno. DCM and Pol/C followed up with a meeting with Alarcon at OOB on August 14. DCM reiterated the importance of not only [...] |
2006-08-14 21:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE CS |
| 06SANJOSE2371 |
UNSC RACE: DUELING DIP NOTES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) In the past week, both Venezuela and Guatemala continued their diplomatic lobbying efforts in Costa Rica for the 2007 GRULAC UNSC seat. In a circular Diplomatic Note dated 18 October (Ref A), the GOV reiterated that "it was maintaining and would maintain until the end" its candidacy, beca [...] |
2006-10-26 17:19:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC GT VE CS |
| 06SANJOSE488 |
COSTA RICA: GUATEMALAN CAMPAIGN LOOKS WEAK FOR [...] (C) Summary: Costa Rica will support Guatemala's efforts to win the rotational Latin seat on the UNSC. The Foreign Minister and Director of Foreign Policy told us separately that Guatemala needs to campaign more aggressively, particularly in the Caribbean, and offered to assist. These offici [...] |
2006-03-03 20:53:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CS PGOC UNSC |
| 06SANJOSE705 |
COSTA RICA WILL SEEK PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-30 23:04:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UN GT VE CS |
| 06SANSALVADOR2803 |
EL SALVADOR: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 14:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC IZ ES |
| 06SANTIAGO1000 |
FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAYS BACHELET IS ""70 PERCENT THERE ON OPPOSING VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACYOFFERS OBSERVATIONS ON BACHELET'S STYLE [...] (C) Summary: A mid-level, well-connected Foreign Ministry official told the Embassy on May 11 that in his view President Bachelet was ""70 percent there"" on opposing Venezuela's UNSC candidacy. Acknowledging how difficult it is to know what Bachelet is thinking, because of her close-to-the-vest [...] |
2006-05-12 21:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PINR VZ CI |
| 06SANTIAGO1105 |
GUATEMALAN AMBASSADOR ON DISCUSSION WITH FM FOXLEY [...] (C) Guatemalan Ambassador Antonio Castellanos requested a meeting with the Ambassador on May 22 to discuss Guatemala's UNSC candidacy. Castellanos said he had just spoken with Gert Rosenthal, Special Advisor to Guatemalan Foreign Minister Briz, who had just spoken with Chilean Foreign Ministe [...] |
2006-05-23 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV CI GA |
| 06SANTIAGO384 |
FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER RESPONDS TO U.S. DEMARCHES [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Craig Kelly presented reftel demarches on elections to the UN Security Council and Hamas to Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker on February 21, 2006. Walker deferred any response on the question of Chile's support for Guatemala in the upcoming UNSC elections to the Bachele [...] |
2006-02-22 22:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CI UNSC |
| 06SANTIAGO447 |
GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA: CHILEAN MFA RECOMMENDING "NO [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing Chilean MFA political director Carlos Portales told Ambassador on March 2 that the MFA's recommendation to the new government on the Guatemala/Venezuela UNSC issue is to hold off on a decision. The Ambassador reiterated our concern about any rush to judgment in favor of [...] |
2006-03-03 17:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE CI |
| 06SANTIAGO525 |
PRESIDENT BACHELET COMMITS TO MAINTAINING CHILEAN [...] (C) Summary: President Bachelet told the Secretary on March 11 that Chile intended to keep its peacekeeping troops in Haiti beyond June 30. Haitian President-elect Preval reportedly received similar assurances from Bachelet during their March 12 meeting. The Bachelet administration plans to [...] |
2006-03-14 19:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS CI HA |
| 06SANTIAGO541 |
BACHELET EXPRESSES DESIRE FOR CONSENSUS CANDIDATE [...] (U) President Bachelet told the press on March 13 that Chile would prefer that the GRULAC nations agree on a consensus candidate for the UNSC seat, rather than arrive at the vote with two candidates. In response to a question as to whether the GOC would support Venezuela's candidacy, Bachelet [...] |
2006-03-15 20:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC VE GT CI |
| 06SANTIAGO577 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY, [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alberto Van Klaveren told the Ambassador on March 20 that Chile had not taken a position on Venezuela's UNSC candidacy. Van Klaveren said the Bachelet administration was interested in pursuing a long-term SOFA with the U.S. and other countries. He observe [...] |
2006-03-20 22:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS CI HA |
| 06SANTIAGO614 |
BRITISH EMBASSY REPORTS CHILEAN CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) A British Embassy colleague told EPOL Counselor on March 22 that a British contact at the Chilean Foreign Ministry (who we suspect is a senior official in the Multilateral Affairs Directorate) appeared increasingly worried about negative U.S. reaction if Chile were to support Venezuela for [...] |
2006-03-23 22:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CI VZ |
| 06SANTIAGO65 |
SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL EXPRESSES [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number three official) asked to see the Ambassador on January 10. Portales wanted to discuss Chilean concerns regarding Haiti in the aftermath of the June 7 death of the Brazilian military commander of MIN [...] |
2006-01-11 19:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KDEM CI HA |
| 06SANTIAGO861 |
AMBASSADOR AND CHILEAN SENATORS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador exchanged views on Venezuela, Article 98 and ICC ratification with Chilean senators on April 19. The senators lauded recent Codel visits to Chile and pressed for regular meetings between U.S. and Chilean legislatures. Socialist Party Senator Gazmuri expressed conc [...] |
2006-04-24 21:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC CI VZ |
| 06SANTIAGO910 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales on May 2, to discuss the GOC's views on Venezuela's UNSC candidacy following Foreign Minister Foxley's recent meetings in Washington (reftel). The Ambassador noted that our information indica [...] |
2006-05-03 19:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL CI VZ |
| 06SANTIAGO929 |
PRESIDENT BACHELET TO VISIT EUROPE [...] (SBU) In her first trip to Europe as president, Michelle Bachelet will travel to Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Austria during the week of May 8-14. Bachelet is scheduled to depart Santiago on May 8 and travel to Spain for a state visit on May 9-10. After a brief stop in Bosnia and Herze [...] |
2006-05-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV CI VZ SP |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1099 |
SEEKING PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S 2006 UN [...] (C) Ambassador on March 30 met and discussed reftel talking points with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. Morales Troncoso said he would call Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro to discuss the potential negative consequences of Venezuela's membership on the [...] |
2006-03-31 21:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC DR PM |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1754 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE [...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...] |
2006-05-30 21:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR |
| 06SANTODOMINGO1858 |
DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) On June 2 the Ambassador opened his private meeting with Dominican President Leonel Fernandez with a description of the U.S. initiative with European nations concerning Iran and nuclear enrichment issues. The issue had preempted attendance of the Secretary of State at the annual general a [...] |
2006-06-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR DR |
| 06SANTODOMINGO2314 |
FERNANDEZ SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR THE SECURITY [...] (C) On July 13, Ambassador Hertell spoke to President Fernandez regarding the UNSC seat (reftel). Fernandez responded that the Dominican Republic will support Guatemala's bid, but also mentioned to Ambassador Hertell that if consensus is not reached, Fernandez would like to see the Dominican [...] |
2006-07-14 22:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | GT PREL UNGA VE UNSC UN |
| 06SANTODOMINGO2946 |
DOMINICANS DECLARE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL, 2008-09 [...] In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on September 7, the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally relayed the Dominican Republic's candidacy for non-permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council for the period of 2008-09, with elections to be held during the 62nd UN [...] |
2006-09-13 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UNSC DR |
| 06SARAJEVO2097 |
NAM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-11 16:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BK |
| 06SEOUL1680 |
ROK READOUT OF UNSYG ANNAN'S VISIT [...] (SBU) On May 17, Oh Young-ju, MOFAT's Deputy Director for the UN Division, provided poloff with a brief readout of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit to Seoul. During his SIPDIS May 14-16 visit to the ROK, Annan met with President Roh, Foreign Minister Ban, and visited Seoul National [...] |
2006-05-18 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC KS |
| 06SEOUL2296 |
UNSCR ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: ROK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on July 11 with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to urge Seoul to reconsider its opposition to the Japanese draft UNSCR on DPRK missile launches. This was in follow-up to a series of exchanges on July 10 with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Ban, like So [...] |
2006-07-11 11:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN KS |
| 06SEOUL2320 |
ROK MOFAT AND NSC ON UNSC RESOLUTION: CHAPTER 7 [...] (C) In a follow-up to the Ambassador's meeting with FM Ban Ki-Moon and series of telcons with NSA Song Min-soon (Ref A), A/DCM called on MOFAT Director General for North America Cho Tae-yong and NSC Director General Lim Sung-nam to urge the South Koreans to support the Japanese draft of the U [...] |
2006-07-12 12:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN |
| 06SEOUL2732 |
ROK WELCOMES UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-13 23:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN KS IS LE |
| 06SEOUL2899 |
ROK SUPPORTIVE OF USG CANDIDATE'S REELECTION TO ILC [...] (SBU) On August 24, poloff delivered reftel points and diplomatic note supporting the reelection of Mr. Matheson to the International Law Commission (ILC) to Dr. Kim Sun-pyo, Director of the International Legal Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim said Seoul shou [...] |
2006-08-24 07:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA UNSC KS |
| 06SEOUL3465 |
ROH-ABE SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HISTORY AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) MOFAT Asia Bureau DG Lee Hyuk told POL M/C on October 11 that Japanese Prime Minister Abe's summit with President Roh in Seoul on October 9 provided momentum for an improvement in the strained bilateral relationship. The summit meeting, conducted in a frank and sincere manner, was domina [...] |
2006-10-11 09:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN JN |
| 06SEOUL445 |
DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 UNSC ELECTION: [...] (C) POL M-C delivered reftel points opposing Venezuela's candidacy to the UNSC to Kim Won-soo, MOFAT Director-General for Policy Planning, in a previously scheduled meeting on February 8, noting that the Ambassador planned to raise them with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon at an early opportunity [...] |
2006-02-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE KS |
| 06SEOUL509 |
ROK FOREIGN MINISTER THROWS HAT INTO UNSYG RING [...] (C) On February 14, the ROK formally announced Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's candidacy for UN Secretary General. Ban, who has been actively campaigning for several weeks, has apparently been encouraged by initial reactions to his candidacy. MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo, who was recently tapped to be [...] |
2006-02-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS |
| 06SEOUL866 |
ROK SUPPORTS GUATEMALA IN THE UNSC ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE KS |
| 06SKOPJE754 |
MACEDONIA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points, resolution text, and the Secretary's statement to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski on August 12. Spirodonovski welcomed the information and expects full support from the GOM for this initiative. 2. (C) Spirodonovski informed Poloff that GOM repr [...] |
2006-08-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MK |
| 06SOFIA1138 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1170 |
BULGARIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT IN [...] (U) Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following public statement supporting UNSCR 1701 on August 16: Begin text of unofficial translation: Bulgaria supports unanimously-adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for a full cessation of hostilities, deployment [...] |
2006-08-17 07:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO KPAO UN UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1292 |
BULGARIA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1314 |
BULGARIA WILL RAISE SUDAN AT NAM IF POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KPKO KDEM BU |
| 06SOFIA1579 |
BULGARIA: DRAFT UNSCR IRAQ RESOLUTION AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 12:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ BG |
| 06SOFIA264 |
BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel demarches, the Bulgarian MFA said that it supports Guatemala's UNSC candidacy, agrees that the Secretary General appointment process should be based on individual qualifications rather than regional affiliations, and supports continued UN reform. Bulgaria a [...] |
2006-02-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN UNSC ADCO GT VE BU |
| 06STATE111132 |
DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] This is an action request ) see para 3. 2. On July 4 and 5, North Korea (DPRK) launched at least seven ballistic missiles, including the intercontinental -range Taepo Dong 2, in spite of repeated warnings by the international community not to engage in such an activity. The UN Security Co [...] |
2006-07-06 01:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN |
| 06STATE112806 |
DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION [...] This is an Action Request - see para 2. 2. The text of a Japanese-drafted UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches of July 4-5 has been put into final form ("put in blue") by SC members and will be voted on soon (text is in para 4). Russia and China have argued in favor of a UNSC Pre [...] |
2006-07-07 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN |
| 06STATE147093 |
1267 COMMITTEE: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 2. (SBU) The Department appreciates USUN's efforts to draft a compromise proposal with the French Mission regarding procedural protections and fairness in the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (REF A). The Department instructs US [...] |
2006-09-07 02:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
| 06STATE16185 |
THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH EAST [...] (U) Classified by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) January 24, 2006, 4:30-5:00 PM, Secretary's Outer Office. 3. (U) Participants: United States: -------------- The Secretary A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees III Executive Assist [...] |
2006-01-31 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN PHUM PREL ID KEM KDEM UNSC KAWC PGOV |
| 06STATE197169 |
GUIDANCE: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC resolution 1701 consultations currently scheduled for December 11. 2. (SBU) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's letter detailing progress made on UNSC resolution 1701 implementation. -- The [...] |
2006-12-08 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE |
| 06STATE197205 |
INSTRUCTIONS: CO-SPONSORING UNSCR 1701 PRST [...] (U) USUN is authorized to join France and the UK in sponsoring the draft PRST in para 2 below, reacting to the Secretary General's letter on UNSC resolution 1701 SIPDIS implementation. USUN should report outcome of negotiations to Department and seek Department guidance regarding the fin [...] |
2006-12-08 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC IS LE |
| 06STATE197404 |
INSTRUCTIONS: BELARUS POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (SBU) Action Request: USUN is instructed to raise the issue of the hunger strike of Belarus political prisoner Kozulin under "other matters" during the Security Council,s informal consultations on Monday, December 11, and to make a statement to the press following the consultations, drawing [...] |
2006-12-11 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC BO |
| 06STATE199552 |
GUIDANCE: CONSULTATIONS ON BRAMMERTZ REPORT, [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 during consultations on the 6th UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) currently scheduled for December 18, 2006. 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the 6th report from the UN International Independent [...] |
2006-12-15 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE SY |
| 06STATE41409 |
U.S.-UN HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. The following guidance should be used by the U.S. delegation, led by Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, in the March 16, 2006 U.S.-UN High-Level Consultations on Iraq. Para 2 contains U.S. priorities for UN Assis [...] |
2006-03-15 04:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
| 06STOCKHOLM189 |
SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...] |
2006-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW |
| 06SUVA443 |
GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: FIJI; KIRIBATI; TUVALU VIEWS [...] (C) As requested reftel, we approached Fiji, Kiribati, and Tuvalu again on the UNSC issue: -- Fiji Foreign Minister and CEO are out of town. Acting CEO Ratu Finau Mara heard our request for reconfirmation that Fiji is voting for Guatemala and will continue to do so. He promised to get back [...] |
2006-10-18 23:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE XV |
| 06SUVA455 |
KIRIBATI PROMISES TO SWITCH ITS UN VOTE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-25 19:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE KR |
| 06TAIPEI2784 |
TAIWAN UPBEAT ON LATEST UN BID [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for International Relations John Chen told AIT on August 14 that Taiwan's latest overtures to the UNGA this year involve bids to gain "recognition" of Taiwan by the UN and to urge UN involvement in maintaining peace in the East Asia region. Chen [...] |
2006-08-16 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC UNGA TW |
| 06TALLINN1052 |
ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN683 |
IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN |
| 06TALLINN736 |
LEBANON: ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
| 06TALLINN746 |
DELIVERED SOLICITING UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-17 09:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
| 06TEGUCIGALPA1007 |
HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM [...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...] |
2006-06-02 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO |
| 06TEGUCIGALPA1458 |
POL DEMARCHES HONDURAN MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-12 19:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
| 06TEGUCIGALPA1487 |
HONDURAS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] In response to Post's deliverance of the NIACT reftel demarche on UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon, Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director General of Foreign Policy, delivered to Post the GOH's official paper position on the situation between Israel and Lebanon. The position is stated in t [...] |
2006-08-16 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
| 06TELAVIV1722 |
FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...] |
2006-05-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV1787 |
NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...] |
2006-05-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV3103 |
ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 7 Diplomatic Corps briefing held in response to public Lebanese efforts to influence the United Nations Security Council, FM Livni told UNSC Ambassadors that Israel may not honor a ceasefire unless it is backed up by a force to stop rearming by Hizballah and expressed clea [...] |
2006-08-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS LE UNSC PREL MOPS |
| 06THEHAGUE1681 |
(C/NF) NETHERLANDS/UNSC/VENEZUELA/GUATEMALA: DUTCH [...] (C/NF) Summary: Foreign Minister Bot has ordered the MFA to review its earlier decision to support Guatemala over Venezuela for the GRULAC candidacy for a UNSC seat. A senior MFA official told us privately that the Dutch will probably "do the wise thing" and vote for Guatemala, but would not [...] |
2006-08-02 10:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UN UNSC GT VE NL |
| 06THEHAGUE1766 |
NETHERLANDS/UNSC/VENEZUELA/GUATEMALA: DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch still have not decided whether to vote for Guatemala or Venezuela for the open GRULAC seat on the UN Security Council. According to Dutch Foreign Minister Bot, however, momentum is building for Venezuela's candidacy, and Guatemala may be planning to withdraw. Post beli [...] |
2006-08-11 14:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE NL |
| 06THEHAGUE1768 |
NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH WELCOME UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Acting Dutch MFA Political Director Wim Geerts told POLCOUNS August 12, in response to ref a points, that the Dutch welcomed UNSCR 1701 and would actively seek opportunities to demonstrate this support publicly. This is consistent with comments Foreign Minister Bot made to Ambassador Arn [...] |
2006-08-14 05:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE NL |
| 06THEHAGUE1782 |
NETHERLANDS/LEBANON/VENEZUELA/JSF: AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is confident his Christian Democrats (CDA) will do better than originally expected in the upcoming November elections, possibly even beating Labor (PvdA) to remain the largest party in Parliament. Balkenende welcomed the adoption of UNSCR 1701 on Lebanon [...] |
2006-08-14 15:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS NL |
| 06THEHAGUE281 |
NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DEFEATING VENEZUELAN UNSC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 8 to Pieter van der Vliet, head of the MFA's Political and Legal Affairs Division, UN and IFIs Department. V/d Vliet said that the UN and IFIs Department would do everything in its power to prevent Venezuela from taking a UNSC seat. While his [...] |
2006-02-08 16:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UN GT VE NL |
| 06TOKYO1040 |
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC [...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...] |
2006-02-27 08:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA |
| 06TOKYO1296 |
JAPAN PROPOSES NEW UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS, WARNS [...] (C) Summary: Japan will count on U.S. support to back its proposal to change the contribution requirement of UNSC permanent members, MOFA Global Issues Director General Shinyo told Political Minister Counselor Meserve on March 8. The Japanese argue that P5 contributions to the overall UN budg [...] |
2006-03-10 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA PHUM JA |
| 06TOKYO2398 |
15TH JAPAN-EU SUMMIT: FOCUS ON POLITICAL AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 15th Japan-EU Summit on April 24 in Tokyo highlighted the maturing Japan-EU partnership. During the Summit: -- PM Koizumi stressed three points: his concern about low public awareness of the Japan-EU relationship, his desire to enhance the strategic dialogue on East Asia' [...] |
2006-05-01 09:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON MEPP EUN KNUC UNSC BO UP RS |
| 06TOKYO2573 |
JAPAN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC SY LE JA |
| 06TOKYO2659 |
U.S.-JAPAN POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Japan's leadership role in Asia were the main topics of a May 11 conversation between U.S. and Japanese policy planners. DVFM Kohno told S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner that he had expected the U.S. to make a counte [...] |
2006-05-15 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ASEAN KS CH JA |
| 06TOKYO2663 |
U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In the May 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Session meeting between S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, Japanese Deputy Vice-Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kohno and Korean Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-Kook, the three delegates o [...] |
2006-05-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN EAID MARR UNSC IR IZ KS CH JA |
| 06TOKYO2714 |
U.S.-JAPAN-ROK POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION [...] (C) Summary: During the May 12 U.S.-Japan-ROK Policy Planning discussion, South Korea DFM Park In-Kook expressed concern over the conditionalities the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) places on recipient governments. Japan DVFM Masaharu Kohno observed that elections were key to the de [...] |
2006-05-17 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID UNSC PHUM KS CH RS JA |
| 06TOKYO2937 |
JAPAN PRESSING FOR A MEETING WITH THE U.S. ON UNSC [...] (C) Summary: Japan hopes to receive a response to the proposal on UN Security Council reform that Foreign Minister Aso passed to Secretary Rice during their May 2 meeting prior to the June 29 Summit, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki. In addition, Japan "needs" a [...] |
2006-05-26 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BR GM IN CH JA |
| 06TOKYO2973 |
THE DCM'S MAY 26 MEETING WITH MOFA NORTH AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 26th luncheon, MOFA North America Bureau Director General Chikao Kawai told the DCM that the Japanese government would push DPRI implementation and urge Yokosuka's mayor to proceed with the plan for Kitty Hawk replacement. On beef, Kawai expected the risk communication [...] |
2006-05-31 06:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SCUL EAGR UNSC AMGT AF ID IZ KN |
| 06TOKYO3077 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSC BURMA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: In response to the DCM's demarche urging support for U.S. efforts to pursue a UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Burma, MOFA DVFM Kohno stated: -- Japan shares U.S. concerns over human rights violations and for the lack of progress toward democratic reforms; [...] |
2006-06-05 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH JA |
| 06TOKYO3279 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS MID-YEAR MULTINATIONAL FORCE REVIEW [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ JP |
| 06TOKYO3736 |
DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH: JAPAN PUBLIC REACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Initial Japanese public reaction to North Korea's July 5 missile launches has been broadly critical and supportive of a strong response by the Japanese government, to include economic sanctions. Political party leadership, media pundits, local government leaders, and "man-in-the- [...] |
2006-07-05 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO3782 |
DPRK MISSILES: JAPAN PUBLIC OUTRAGE CONTINUES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese public outrage and anxiety continue to mount in response to yesterday's missile launches by North Korea. Press editorials called for sanctions, uniformly slamming the launches as "unforgiveable" and "reckless". Man-in-the-street comment echoed this anger. Local governme [...] |
2006-07-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR UNSC JA |
| 06TOKYO3812 |
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In the course of a July 7, 2006 meeting to discuss reftel demarche, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka told Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Alexander Losyukov that the United Nations must send a strong, clear and united message that North Korea's recent launching of sev [...] |
2006-07-07 10:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC IAEA JA NK |
| 06TOKYO3825 |
JAPANESE POLITICAL REACTIONS TO THE DPRK MISSILE [...] (C) Summary. Japan's political leaders reacted angrily to the July 5 North Korean missile launches. Most are calling for Japan to respond forcefully against the launches. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Koizumi, are being more cautious when describing the way forward. In a stat [...] |
2006-07-10 05:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON UNSC KN JA |
| 06TOKYO3892 |
MESSAGE REGARDING UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-12 11:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN JA |
| 06TOKYO4087 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS CHAPTER 7 RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-21 09:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
| 06TOKYO4247 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN, ASKS WHY [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. See para 3 below. 2. (C) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Tokyo Political Officer contacted MOFA UN Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki July 31 to discuss Japan's position on the reftel para 6 draft UNSC resolution. Takizaki assur [...] |
2006-07-31 06:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR JA |
| 06TOKYO4396 |
JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER COUNSELS IRANIANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has made it clear that it will stand with the international community on the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation even if it means risking commercial repercussions. In an August 2 meeting with Iranian Vice President Esfandior Rahim Mashay, Foreign Minister Aso counsele [...] |
2006-08-04 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC IR JA |
| 06TOKYO4402 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-06 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA |
| 06TOKYO4403 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-06 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE JA |
| 06TOKYO4556 |
DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] Post delivered reftel points to the responsible officer at the UN Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 12. Poloff was referred to the public statement of Foreign Minister Taro Aso, repeated below, for Japan's response. 2. Begin text: Japan welcomes the unanimou [...] |
2006-08-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNDC UNSC IS LE JA |
| 06TOKYO4995 |
JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and, hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution. 2. ( [...] |
2006-08-31 11:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA |
| 06TOKYO5187 |
JAPAN SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-11 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA |
| 06TOKYO5309 |
JAPAN'S PLANS FOR THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Summary. Gaining a permanent UNSC seat remains a top foreign policy objective, according to MOFA UN Policy Division Director Takizaki, and Japan looks forward to receiving a U.S. response shortly to Japan's most recent UNSC reform proposal. Japan's domestic political calendar makes it i [...] |
2006-09-14 22:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA UNSC PGOV PREL BM JA |
| 06TOKYO5333 |
UNGA HAITI MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-15 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA HA JA |
| 06TOKYO5410 |
THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...] |
2006-09-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA |
| 06TOKYO5423 |
THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 LUNCH WITH VICE [...] (S) Summary: During a September 19 lunch, the Ambassador and Vice Foreign Minister Yachi stated that Shinzo Abe is likely to establish a council similar to the U.S. National Security Council and will seek to reinterpret collective self-defense to better assist the United States in missile def [...] |
2006-09-21 02:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PREL MARR UNSC PGOV APEC EAGR IR JA |
| 06TOKYO5452 |
JAPAN NOT YET READY TO SUPPORT BURMA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-21 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BMGT JA |
| 06TOKYO5626 |
INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT'S SEPTEMBER 25 [...] (C) Summary: Government belt-tightening will return Japan's overseas development assistance (ODA) to its 1984 levels in the next five years, MOFA Director General for Global Issues Tsuruoka told INR A/S Fort on September 25. These cuts will eventually hinder diplomatic efforts. The cuts shou [...] |
2006-09-28 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNSC |