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07ANKARA354	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - NO HUMAN CASES [...] SUMMARY: The GOT moved rapidly to contain outbreaks of avian influenza in chickens in villages in Batman and Diyarbakir provinces in the southeast that began on February 5 (refs). Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) officials culled nearly 3,000 birds and are implementing other appropriate biosecu [...]	2007-02-16 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU KFLU

07ANKARA482	TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] As of February 28, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been detected in 12 locations of four districts in Batman province, including one area with wild birds, and in six locations of two districts in Diyarbakir province. There have been a total of 283 dead birds with confirmed cases of H5N [...]	2007-03-05 07:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
07ANKARA639	TURKEY'S WATER WORRIES - WAITING FOR APRIL SHOWERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With only 1642 cubic meters/year per capita usable water, Turkey is far from a water-rich country and acutely subject to increased dryness due to global warming. Now a particularly dry winter has left many of Turkey's reservoirs at low levels. Although Ankara authorities have [...]	2007-03-21 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR SENV EAGR TU
07ANKARA655	SETTING THE TONE FOR THE 2007 U.S.-TURKEY TIFA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: The fifth U.S. Turkey TIFA discussions in Washington provide an opportunity to build on the positive tone set in the 2006 meetings to further improve our bilateral trade relationship. Turkey has made significant improvements to its investment climate, and FDI is rising consider [...]	2007-03-22 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KIPR TU
07ANKARA737	TURKEY WWF AND TRILATERAL WATER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The Turkish MFA was pleased with the kick-off planning meeting for the 2009 World Water Forum (WWF) conference in Istanbul (ref A) and the subsequent "River Basin Management" Conference in Antalya. On the margins of the latter, Turkish, Iraqi, and Syrian ministers restarted tr [...]	2007-04-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANTANANARIVO430	U.S. FUND SEEKS MADAGASCAR FOREST DEAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a meeting in September, 2006, between President Ravalomanana and the president of the Global Environment Fund (GEF),a deal to create a 30,000 hectare sustainable forestry operation in Madagascar has progressed in fits and starts. Interrupted by the December 3 presidential [...]	2007-05-03 09:40:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO687	MADAGASCAR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM AT RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID continues to play a vital leadership role among environment donors in Madagascar seeking to advocate and implement sound conservation and natural resource management policies. Review of the third phase of the environment program has been protracted and did not result in c [...]	2007-07-12 13:32:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV MA
07ANTANANARIVO702	MOHELI, THE FORGOTTEN COMORAN ISLAND [...] SUMMARY. There are four inhabited islands in the Comoran archipelago. France administers Mayotte. Of the other three, comprising the Union of the Comoros, two are of comparable size and population - Grande Comore being slightly larger than Anjouan. The third is Moheli, an environmental jew [...]	2007-07-17 06:29:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV TBIO EAGR ECON PGOV CN
07ANTANANARIVO710	ENVIRONMENTAL TRAFFICKING IN MADAGASCAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Recent cases involving tropical hardwood and endangered tortoises highlight the serious problem of environmental smuggling in Madagascar. The island is attractive to smugglers because a broad range of unique species inhabit the island and because law enforcement services tend to [...]	2007-07-19 10:44:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CH MA
07ANTANANARIVO74	PRESIDENT RAVALOMANANA PROMISES MINISTRY OF [...] (C) An animated President Ravalomanana insisted he was "neutral and not interested" in Seaboard Corporation's operations at the Port of Tamatave; neither as President of Madagascar nor as owner/founder of the TIKO company (reftels). Holding up literature from the Dynatech Corporation, the Pre [...]	2007-01-23 09:00:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAGR KTDB PGOV PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO777	CROP REPORTS FORECAST ACUTE RICE SHORTAGES [...] SUMMARY: According to harvest forecasters in the Government of Madagascar's (GOM) Prime Minister's office, Madagascar's severe 2006-07 cyclone season destroyed the equivalent of 60,000 tons of rice (reftels). Already an annual rice importer, Madagascar will likely need almost 300,000 tons of [...]	2007-08-02 10:34:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EAGR PREL SOCI MA
07ANTANANARIVO79	FRENCH AGRICULTURE MINISTER REHASHES HIS POSITION [...] On the margins of a Presidential Delegation visit to Madagascar to attend the inauguration of President Marc Ravalomanana (Reftel),Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns met with French Minister of SIPDIS Agriculture Dominique Bussereau at Ambassador McGee's residence for a wide-ranging disc [...]	2007-01-23 14:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PREL FR MA
07ASHGABAT1068	TURKMENISTAN'S MARY PROVINCE: FARMERS PRO PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Farmers in Mary expressed their disgruntlement with the government cotton-growing and state-controlled purchasing system, and argued that farming private land would make farmers more prosperous, during a recent post visit to the province. Turkish factories appear to be provid [...]	2007-10-03 12:10:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCISZX KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1115	TURKMENISTAN: LEBAP PROVINCE: CORNERSTONE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Lebap province, officials from the provincial governor's office concerned with the cotton harvest provided provincial harvest statistics and answered some questions about growing cotton in [...]	2007-10-15 12:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1117	TURKMENISTAN COTTON HARVEST - AN EXPERIMENT IN CAPITALISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to one of Turkmenistan's top producing cotton regions, EmbOff learned that the country is likely to be facing dramatically low cotton yields this year. Surprisingly, the government is turning [...]	2007-10-16 06:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1128	TURKMENISTAN: COTTON INDUSTRY STILL TROUBLED [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visits to the regions revealed that although President Berdimuhamedov can continue to rely on the cotton industry to bring in revenue, the sector needs reform and modernization. One positive change this year is [...]	2007-10-18 14:13:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAGR ECON EIND TX
07ASHGABAT1133	POULTRY AMENDMENT DOUBTFUL TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On October 1, President Berdimuhamedov signed an amendment to agricultural legislation that makes poultry producers exempt from tax on profits for the next three years, starting from the date of registration of the investment [...]	2007-10-19 11:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON TX
07ASHGABAT1143	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT1144	TURKMENISTAN: IRC ASHGABAT REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. The Information Resource Center in Ashgabat (IRC Ashgabat),part of Embassy Ashgabat's Public Affairs Section, would like to extend its Internet access service via wireless internet service (WIFI) to its patrons. The availability of the Intern [...]	2007-10-23 09:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC ANET PGOV PHUM EAGR KPAO SOCI TX
07ASHGABAT123	CAMPAIGN TRAIL: MARY WELAYAT STRESSES UNITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) CAO and POL/ECON LES met with Mary Welayat officials on January 18 to assess activity in the lead-up to Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential elections (Niyazov was the sole candidate in the 1992 election). City and welayat (provincial) officials maintained a consistent line o [...]	2007-01-26 12:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX TNGD KPAO
07ASHGABAT1230	TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SHAKES UP HIS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 12 session of the Cabinet of Ministers held less than a week after his return from Brussels, President Berdimuhamedov renamed the Ministry of Trade and Consumer Cooperation the Ministry of Trade [...]	2007-11-14 08:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT1275	DEMARCHE TO REQUEST GOTX'S SUPPORT FOR U.S. AGENDA FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 10:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT1286	DEMARCHE ON NEW DELHI AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFERENCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-27 03:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAGR UNGA TX
07ASHGABAT145	COORDINATOR ADAMS MEETING WITH CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Assistance coordinator Tom Adams and Central Elections Commission Chairman Myrat Garryev discussed Turkmenistan's February 11 presidential elections in an hour-long meeting January 31. Garryev, who was mostly affable and responsive, began to bristle when Adams offered USG technical assis [...]	2007-02-06 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX TNGD KPAO
07ASHGABAT158	U.S. ASSISTANCE GROUP MEETING WITH CENTRAL BANK ACTING [...] (SBU) Under the umbrella of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams' visit, USAID Regional Director Crowley raised program implementation issues with Central Bank of Turkmenistan (CBT) Chairman Geldymurad Abylov on January 30. Abylov stated that the CBT was working to prepare for introduction of national a [...]	2007-02-07 12:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PINR EAGR ECON ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT162	U.S. ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR ADAMS' MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams and delegation heard upbeat accounts of farming-sector developments from Turkmenistan's Agriculture Minister, Esenmyrat Orazgeldiyev, on January 31. Without mentioning recent years' notorious crop shortfalls and other problems, Orazgeldiyev depicted his sector a [...]	2007-02-08 11:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD TX US
07ASHGABAT171	EUR/ACE VISIT WITH MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE [...] (SBU) EUR/ACE Director of FSA Programs Deborah Klepp discussed potential areas for U.S. technical assistance with Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance (MOEF) Tuvakmammed Japarov and Chief International Specialist Galina Romanova on January 31 as part of EUR/ACE Coordinator Adams's Turkmenist [...]	2007-02-09 10:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV EAGR ECON ETRD PINR TX US
07ASHGABAT348	Moderate Changes Mark Turkmenistan's Agricultural People's [...] (U) President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Saparmyrat Niyazov, with his unanimous election as Chairman of the national People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) during an extraordinary March 30 session. This was followed by a unanimous decisi [...]	2007-04-05 12:01:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT754	TURKMENISTAN: USAID DAA LUTEN PROPOSES MFA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev was pleasant but non-committal to proposals for more direct contacts between embassy personnel and working-level Turkmenistan officials during a 60-minute meeting July 23 with [...]	2007-07-27 17:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAGR EAID TX
07ASHGABAT756	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE WELCOMES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) In a July 23 meeting at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF),USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Drew Luten and his economic growth delegation met with MOEF First Deputy Minister Tuwakmammet Ja [...]	2007-07-27 17:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EAGR TX
07ASHGABAT757	CENTRAL BANK OF TURKMENISTAN OPEN TO RENEWED U.S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) During a July 23 meeting with USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Drew Luten, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan indicated openness to assistance from the United States for the first time in two years. Assistance [...]	2007-07-27 17:22:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID EFIN TX
07ASHGABAT841	FORMER AGRICULTURE MINISTER MEREDOV DISMISSAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition Turkmenistani news website Gundogar reported August 8 that police arrested former Minister of Agriculture Paizugeldy Meredov for embezzlement and corruption. Well-known for his close personal relation [...]	2007-08-15 13:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KCRM PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT864	TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 14 meeting at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF),EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan and his delegation met with MOEF First Deputy Minister Tuwakmammet Japarov. Sullivan encou [...]	2007-08-22 12:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR TX
07ASMARA453	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR ERITREA [...] As reported in ref C, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) has extremely limited resources to battle an outbreak of human-to-human highly pathogenic influenza. The country's weak infrastructure and resource shortages raise serious questions about the GSE's ability to respond to even a [...]	2007-05-16 12:12:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO AMED EAID EAGR SENV ER
07ASMARA931	CHINESE IN ERITREA SEEK ACTIVE ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese Ambassador to Eritrea, Shu Zhan, says he and his mission seek to play a more active role in Eritrea than had the Chinese Embassy in the past. Regarding President Isaias' experience in China during the throes of the Cultural Revolution, Shu said that "perhaps he learn [...]	2007-12-10 12:33:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR KOLY ER CH
07ASTANA1448	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KAZAKHSTAN'S INCREASE IN MEAT [...] (U) The Ambassador raised the issue of increased meat import tariffs with Prime Minister Masimov on May 17, underscoring the negative impact on WTO accession efforts. Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on May 23 to Zhanar Aitzhanova, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade and lead WTO acc [...]	2007-05-29 05:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD WTRO USTR KZ
07ASTANA1902	KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION ON POULTRY TARIFF LINES [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed evidence on Kazakhstan's 2006 tariff rates on poultry in response to Ref A request. Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) decrees establishing poultry tariff rates, as well as import documents for frozen chicken halves or quarters, support the assertion that the poultry tariff [...]	2007-07-12 10:14:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD WTRO USTR KZ
07ASTANA584	KAZAKHSTAN: GUIDANCE SOUGHT ON ASSISTANCE TO U.S. TOBACCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Post seeks Department's guidance on a request from Phillip Morris's Kazakhstan office for the Ambassador to sign a letter of support for Phillip Morris's application to join Kazakhstan's "Foreign Investors' Council" (FIC). The FIC, chaired by President Nazarbayev, promotes dial [...]	2007-03-06 01:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON KZ
07ASUNCION774	EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE POURS IN TO DAMPEN FIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Duarte administration declared a state of national emergency September 12 in response to the worst fire disaster in Paraguayan history -- three weeks after the fires started -- and provided limited emergency relief to affected areas. An OFDA expert monitored the fires by air [...]	2007-09-18 23:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAGR MASS PA
07ATHENS1800	GREECE WILDFIRES - USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT AND [...] According to Greek firefighting authorities, the 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, injuring numerous others, and burning 270,000 hectares of land. In response to a request from the Government of Greece (GOG),the U.S. Agency for International Developme [...]	2007-09-10 04:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS2015	The Brockovich Report Takes on Greece [...] Summary. On September 21, Post began receiving thousands of messages from U.S. citizens requesting Post raise with the GoG the issue of industrial waste in the Asopos River, located 40km north of Athens. Econ identified an article on Erin BrockovichQs website from August 25 that highlighted [...]	2007-10-09 12:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR
07ATHENS2019	GREECE WILDFIRES - USAID/OFDA SITUATION REPORT [...] According to Greek firefighting authorities, the 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, injuring numerous others, and burning 270,000 hectares of land. In response to a request from the Government of Greece (GOG),the U.S. Agency for International Developm [...]	2007-10-10 10:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07ATHENS2143	GREECE WILDFIRES USAID SITUATION REPORT 2 - SECOND BURNED [...] The 2007 wildfire season in Greece was the worst on record, killing 76 people, destroying nearly 3,000 buildings, and burning 327,000 hectares on Evia Island, Crete and the Western Peloponnese. The Greek Ministries of National Economy and Agricultural Development estimated that the total damag [...]	2007-11-01 05:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV XG ZL GR
07BAGHDAD1028	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI LOCAL LEADERS SPEAK OUT: NEW [...] THIS IS A PRT TIKRIT, SALAH AD DIN CABLE. 2. SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, ENTIRE TEXT. 3. SUMMARY AND COMMENT. BAYJI COMMUNITY LEADERS STRONGLY WELCOMED THE PROSPECT OF NEW PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REGULATIONS IN 2007, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND [...]	2007-03-25 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR IZ
07BAGHDAD1540	KIRKUK FACING WORST WATER SHORTAGE IN TEN YEARS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Low precipitation in Lake Dokan's watershed means that Dokan Dam's electrical generation this year likely will be 25 percent less than last year's and Kirkuk faces its most serious water shortage in the last ten years, with a significant impact on farmers in Kirkuk's restive A [...]	2007-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD174	MINISTER OF TRADE ON THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY, PDS, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Emboffs, the Minister of Trade Abdul Falah al Sudani (Shi'a - Da'wa Tanzim) stated his support for the new security and economic strategy in Iraq. He discussed the Ministry of Trade's plans for a new tracking system of food transport to reduce corru [...]	2007-01-16 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2200	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN LEADERS FACE TOUGH ECONOMIC [...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. This is the first of two cables regarding the Salah ad Din Business Investment Conference. 3. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 4. SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah ad Din hosted a gathering of over 100 public and private sector leader [...]	2007-07-03 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2860	NINEWA: PRT SUPPORTS FARMERS' ASSOCIATION IN [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa is supporting the formation of grassroots farmers' organizations in the religiously and ethnically diverse towns of Bartallah & Al Qosh in northeastern Ninewa P [...]	2007-08-26 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3672	PRT NINEWA: LOCAL BUSINESS SAY WHAT IT WOULD TAKE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Provincial Reconstruction Team Ninewa (PRT) regularly engages the Iraqi private sector in and around Mosul, a region known for its historically active traders, agricultural processors and constructio [...]	2007-11-06 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL EAGR EAID PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3674	PRT NINEWA: LOCAL FARMERS LAUNCH MULTISECTARIAN, [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) In a region of eastern Ninewa, northern Iraq, more often known for confrontation and competition over scarce land resources, six Al Hamdaniya District farmers - with strong PRT Ninewa support (see reftel) - established Oc [...]	2007-11-06 03:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD3675	PRT NINEWA:LENDING MARKET IS DRY BUT SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 03:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EINV IZ PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD4062	GOI TESTING THE WATERS ON PDS REFORM [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: In recent weeks, GOI officials, including the Ministers of Trade and Finance, have spoken publicly about the need to institute changes in the public distribution system (PDS). World prices for wheat alone, one of the commodities provided in the PDS basket, have risen signi [...]	2007-12-14 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD453	UMM QASR PORT NEED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 1, a visit by the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office's (IRMO) Director of Operations for Electricity and Oil, its Trade Office, and Econ officers to the Government of Iraq's (GoI) port facilities at Umm Qasr (PUQ) provided a first-hand look at the chaotic, ineffi [...]	2007-02-11 12:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EAID ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD988	DIYALA PRT: DIYALA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT TACKLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Largely due to the security situation, Diyala province has not received its Public Distribution System (PDS) food shipment from the Ministry of Trade (MoT) since September 2006. This has been a major contributor to the public perception that the provincial (and national) gover [...]	2007-03-21 11:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD996	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN BUSINESS LEADERS STEP [...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 3. SUMMARY. Leaders from Salah ad Din,s emerging private sector met on March 15 for an inaugural provincial business and investment conference. The talks, held in Tikrit, brought together 36 delegates [...]	2007-03-22 06:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR IR IZ
07BAKU1265	AZERBAIJAN: U.S. SPEAKER ON AVIAN INFLUENZIA ROBERT TANAKA [...] Summary: Embassy Baku hosted a U.S. Speaker on Avian Influenza (AI) Dr. Robert Tanaka June 12 - 16. Tanaka held meetings at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, State Veterinary Service, visited other organizations involved in health protection issues, and conducted a media interv [...]	2007-10-19 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR KFLU KPAO AJ
07BAKU1389	WESTERN AZERBAIJAN: REGIONAL NON-OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Econoffs visited a range of private and primarily agricultural companies in western Azerbaijan around Azerbaijan's second largest city, Ganja, to discuss regional development in the non-oil sector. The team met with Ganja's regional governor, visited the newly opened regional ai [...]	2007-11-16 13:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID USDA AJ
07BAKU171	AZERBAIJAN: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) On February 3, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that tests of suspected human avian influenza samples sent from Azerbaijan January 31 (reftel) and conducted at a WHO-approved laboratory in England were negative. Azerbaijan's World Health Organization (WHO) representative Dr [...]	2007-02-06 14:19:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KFLU EAGR USDA PGOV KTIA TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU265	AZERBAIJAN: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy submits the following Avian Influenza (AI) update. We will ascertain the status of the GOAJ's AI/PI response plan with the relevant GOAJ officials next week (reftel). On March 2, Econoff met with Dr. Roberta Andraghetti (Medical Officer, Epidemic Preparedness and Respon [...]	2007-03-02 14:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KFLU EAGR USDA PGOV KTIA TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU269	AZERBAIJAN: EPC NEXT STEPS AND FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following up on the successful February 7 inaugural Economic Partnership Commission meeting, Embassy provides the following ideas for next steps to build upon the positive momentum created from elevating the U.S.-AJ bilateral economic dialogue. The Government of Azerbaijan (GOA [...]	2007-03-05 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR AJ
07BAKU331	AZERBAIJAN: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND [...] (U) Summary: In response to the risks posed by the Avian Influenza threat, on March 4, 2006 the GOAJ introduced and began implementing an Action Plan for Prevention and Containment of HPAI, under the coordination of the Azerbaijani Commission on Avian Influenza. The Commission included all rel [...]	2007-03-19 14:34:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR KFLU TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU474	AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENT COMPANY STARTS TO PURSUE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC),established by the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) in 2006 to promote the development of Azerbaijan's non-oil sectors, is beginning to identify specific multi-million-dollar domestic and regional investment projects. After a slow start, AIC is [...]	2007-04-20 07:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR EPET KCOR AJ
07BAKU482	AZERBAIJAN: EVALUATION OF OUTBREAK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES [...] (U) Ref (A) was Department request that Embassy approach the GOAJ to enquire about the state of their influenza response plans. Ref (B) was Embassy Baku's response, detailing the GOAJ's development and exercising of a Avian and Pandemic Influenza Response Plan. 2. (U) In response to Ref (C) [...]	2007-04-20 14:06:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR KFLU TBIO CASC AJ
07BAKU657	EEB/CBA SPECIAL REPRESENTIVE MERMOUD DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to co-leading the U.S. agricultural delegation to the U.S.-Azerbaijan Agrobusiness Forum, EEB/CBA Special Representative Mermoud met with local business and government officials to discuss the development of non-energy sectors, including agriculture and high-tech. Mermoud v [...]	2007-05-30 08:30:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAID EAGR AJ
07BAKU949	PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON WTO ACCESSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economic Development's (MED) World Trade Organization (WTO) Division Head Muradov told Econoff July 12 that by September, President Aliyev would issue a decree outlining nine steps to accelerate Azerbaijan's WTO accession. The decree would likely include an annou [...]	2007-07-27 05:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ETDR ECON USTR WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL AJ
07BAMAKO1205	A HERBICIDE BY ANY OTHER NAME KILLS JUST AS SWEET: [...] SUMMARY: An ongoing legal case brought by U.S. based Dow Chemical Company against a Chinese competitor demonstrates the difficulties posed by trademark infringement and corrupt judicial practices to Western importers in Mali. Dow's product, a herbicide labeled Gallant Super, found itself up [...]	2007-10-22 15:06:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML
07BAMAKO1296	PRIME MINISTER RESPONDS TO MCC CRITERIA CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 15:53:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ECON EAGR ML
07BAMAKO1321	FOR WHOM THE WHISTLE BLOWS: AN OFFICE DU NIGER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 07:32:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCOR EAGR PGOV KDEM ML
07BAMAKO1325	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MALI ON FAO EVALUATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR FAO UN ML
07BAMAKO1384	CHAPLAINS' VISIT SPURS INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND BETTER [...] (SBU) Summary. The visit of three U.S. military chaplains to Mali launched useful discussions with military and civilian leaders that emphasized the positive role of religion in America and countered impressions held by some that the United States was anti-Muslim. The chaplains, including t [...]	2007-12-05 14:58:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EINV ECON EAGR KISL ML
07BAMAKO676	PRESIDENT TOURE'S INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 07:54:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PGOV PTER ML
07BAMAKO70	ALL THE TEA IN MALI; A LOOK AT CHINESE ECONOMIC [...] Summary: Chinese tea imports have captured nearly the entire Malian market in just one generation, replacing prior sources and trade routes that existed for several centuries. In a story line that reveals much about China's emerging dominance in consumer goods in Africa, Chinese traders helped [...]	2007-01-23 10:44:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN191	BRUNEI UNLIKELY TO JOIN VIETNAM PHYTOSANITARY PROGRAM [...] DCM DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS ON JUNE 28 TO HAKASHAH SAMAD, SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICER, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (MOFAT). SAMAD HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED TO US THAT BRUNEI WOULD LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO SEND ANY PARTICIPANTS TO THIS PROGRAM. AS MOST KEY MOFAT TRADE OFFICIALS ARE IN CAIRNS F [...]	2007-07-06 09:00:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL ASEAN BX CB ID LA MY RP SN TH
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN21	BRUNEI RESPONSE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 08:25:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN32	HEART OF BORNEO UPDATE [...] According to the Government of Brunei (GOB),there is yet one more procedural step to be taken before the Heart of Borneo (HOB) partner nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei) can begin to implement the HOB forest conservation declaration that was endorsed by their leaders at the ASEAN Cebu S [...]	2007-01-26 07:45:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PREL ASEAN BX
07BANGKOK4513	BIOTECH CROPPING UP AGAIN IN THAILAND [...] Summary. The Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) is building Cabinet support for the lifting of a six-year long moratorium on biotech crop field trials. Field trials were halted in 2001 when public and political opinion called for more stringent regulations for biotech crops d [...]	2007-08-21 09:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TH
07BANGKOK4536	IMPORT SAFETY IN THAILAND [...] In response to reftel, Agriculture Attache and Econoff discussed product safety with contacts at the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Customs Department. Import and export safety in Thailand [...]	2007-08-22 23:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO TH
07BANJUL349	THE GAMBIA: ATTENDANCE AT AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-02 14:26:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL GA
07BASRAH37	BUSINESSMAN URGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN BASRAH [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The head of the Basrah Business Center, Abdul Hafiz al-Ati, met with the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah director April 26 and urged the United States to "take a small step" to attract foreign investment in Basrah's crippled economy. He said business develo [...]	2007-05-06 10:05:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EIND EINV IR IZ
07BASRAH70	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER ON BASRAH PROBLEMS: SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zuhair Ali Akbair, General Manager for the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI),Basrah Branch met with Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 11. Zuhair listed lack of electricity and security as the two main impediments to Basrah's development, but Zuhair showed no con [...]	2007-08-18 15:50:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ECON EAGR PGOV PTER IZ
07BEIJING1081	Rural Policy Remains Government's Top Priority in 2007, [...] (SBU) On January 29, the State Council issued its Number One Document, naming rural policy as the leadership's top priority for the fourth year in a row. As expected, the Number One Document supported the outcome of the December 2006 Rural Work Conference and emphasized the importance of moder [...]	2007-02-15 06:16:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING1116	URBAN-RURAL INCOME GAP NARROWING IN JIANGXI THANKS TO [...] (SBU) Remittances from rural-to-urban migrants have boosted rural incomes in Jiangxi Province, lowering the urban-rural income gap to below the national average. Provincial and municipal level government officials believe agricultural sector modernization, including renewed emphasis on agro-pr [...]	2007-02-16 03:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING113	DOUBLING LAND USE FEES: RURAL WATCHERS HOPE [...] (SBU) China's Central Government, seeking to slow development in urban areas and protect farmland, implemented a new regulation on January 1 to double land use fees. The regulation, announced by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Land Resources, and People's Bank of China in November 2006, [...]	2007-01-05 09:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING1615	RURAL POLICY GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION AT NPC, [...] (C) Government leaders have once again made rural policy a focus of the "Two Meetings," as they attempt to address concerns about the growing urban-rural income gap and the lack of social services in the countryside. Premier Wen Jiabao, in his March 5 speech, devoted considerable attention to [...]	2007-03-12 08:22:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV CH
07BEIJING3718	MIGRANTS FUEL SHAANXI PROVINCE'S RURAL ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Rural-to-urban migration is the primary driver of Shaanxi Province's rural economy -- even in one village that receives strong financial support from the local government and an American NGO. Rural residents in Shaanxi are increasingly looking for opportunities in urban areas for both wag [...]	2007-06-04 06:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING450	Rural Work Conference Promotes Modernization As [...] (SBU) The annual Rural Work Conference, held in Beijing December 22-23 2006, emphasized that modernization, including agricultural technology, rural finance reform, and energy efficiency, will be one of the Central Government's top priorities in the coming year. The conference also aimed to a [...]	2007-01-19 07:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING523	A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL, [...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]	2007-01-24 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5599	NINGXIA BENEFITING FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE BUT [...] (SBU) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's poorest provinces, has benefited from Central Government funding under both the Great Western Development Program and New Socialist Countryside policy. As a result, Ningxia has improved its infrastructure and expanded its energy sector as wel [...]	2007-08-24 05:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING5601	NINGXIA: FARMERS GETTING INCOME BOOST FROM CASH CROPS AND [...] (SBU) Farmers in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's Zhongning County have enjoyed a significant income boost in recent years as a result of both expanding opportunities for non-farm work and Zhongning's production of wolfberries, a cash crop which is earning historically high prices in the interna [...]	2007-08-24 05:52:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING5801	CENTRAL CHINA RISING: HENAN PLEASED WITH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with EconMinCouns, Henan Provincial Government officials painted a picture of a province whose strategy of economic opening has resulted in three years of GDP growth above 14 percent as well as growing participation of foreign companies in local industry. The Cent [...]	2007-09-05 02:05:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI KPAO KIIP CH
07BEIJING5950	WAL-MART PULLS CHICKEN JERKY PET FOOD STRIPS FROM SHELVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy APHIS Attache and HHS Health Attache were informed separately on August 30 by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of Wal-Mart's recent decision to remove chicken jerky pet food strips manufactured by two Chinese firms from [...]	2007-09-11 23:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING6018	AQSIQ AND STAFFDEL DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO CHINA'S [...] (SBU) This report is Sensitive But Unclassified, for official United States Government use only and not for release to the media. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Congressional Committee on Commerce and Energy Staff Delegation led by investigator David Nelson met China's food safety ministerial and r [...]	2007-09-14 05:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH JA
07BEIJING6264	CHINA'S NATIONAL RECALL SYSTEM: AN UNFUNDED MANDATE [...] (SBU) China unveiled its new national recall system for toys and processed food on August 31, a program spearheaded by the General Administration for Quality Supervision, Administration, and Quarantine (AQSIQ),the regulatory agency in charge of inspection for some aspects of domestic productio [...]	2007-09-24 22:04:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING6347	AQSIQ VICE MINISTER DISCUSSES SALMONELLA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspecion, and Quarantine (AQSIQ) Vice Minister Wei Cuanzhong discussed with FAS Mincouns September 26 the issue of poultry import restrictions in both countries, salmonella-contaminated Chinese fish exports, possible contamination [...]	2007-09-27 22:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING6654	UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE [...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...]	2007-10-15 03:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6655	UNDERLYING CHALLENGES HINDER RURAL FINANCE [...] (SBU) Promoting rural finance has been a Central Government priority during the past year, as government leaders recognize that the significant financial services gap in rural areas adversely impacts efforts to balance the economy. Rural finance reform was a primary focus of the National Finan [...]	2007-10-15 03:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING6675	U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERARTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposium on Medicine in the Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary c [...]	2007-10-15 22:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING6676	U.S. FDA COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH CHINESE COUNTERPARTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner traveled to Shanghai October 10-14 to deliver one of the keynote speeches at the Fifth Annual Sino-U.S Symposiu on Medicine in th Twenty-First Century and to participate in the centennial anniversary cel [...]	2007-10-15 22:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON PREL HHS CH
07BEIJING6849	AFM HE YAFEI ON DAUB, RUSSELL AND SHAO CASES, U.S. [...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei, accompanied by two MFA lawyers, raised the Daub lawsuit against the PRC Consulate General in New York with the Ambassador on October 25 and asked the USG to intercede and stop enforcement of the recent court order. He said the Chinese would have n [...]	2007-10-25 11:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OFDP CASC CJAN EAGR ECON ETRD WTRO

07BEIJING6932	MORE BLEAK CONDITIONS IN NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: The agricultural situation in North Korea continues to deteriorate according to UN FAO experts briefing Beijing-based diplomats. Although the spring harvest was better than usual, food shortages are still expected. Three major agricultural disasters hit the DPRK in 2007, includi [...]	2007-11-01 06:41:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PGOV CH KN
07BEIJING7125	INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF THE UN FOOD AND [...] Poloff on November 8 conveyed to the MFA reftel points urging China to support the conclusions of the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and to support a leaner budget for the FAO. MFA International Organizations and Conferences [...]	2007-11-15 08:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC FAO UN CH
07BEIJING7401	BEIJING AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: NEW HUMAN AI CASE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: China confirmed a human case of avian influenza on December 2, 2007. This is the fourth human case this year, three of which have died. The last case was reported in May 2007 (Ref A). In a divergence from past AI announcements, the Ministry of Health did not/not send around a form [...]	2007-12-07 07:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CH
07BEIJING7485	ARMS WIDE OPEN, BEIJING WELCOMES U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT [...] (SBU) Summary: Even after a week of United States toy recalls totaling almost 5 million units, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Rich O'Brien received a cordial welcome from Beijing authorities, private industry, and the China Toy Association during a four day November visit. Meetings [...]	2007-12-14 06:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR ECON HHS ETRD BEXP CH
07BEIJING7557	SED SESSION II: INTEGRITY OF TRADE, DECEMBER 12, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 12 working lunch, the United States and China stressed that product quality and the safety of food and drugs pose a complicated new challenge in a global economy. Both sides said trading partners should increase dialogue and cooperation and called for science- [...]	2007-12-20 07:02:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO BEXP HHS CH
07BEIJING7567	Avian Influenza Cases in Jiangsu - Latest Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the death of a twenty-four year old male from Avian Influenza (AI) in Jiangsu Province on December 2, the young man's 52 year old father developed symptoms and was confirmed positive for Influenza A H5N1 virus on December 6. The father had extensive close contact with [...]	2007-12-20 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC CH
07BEIJING808	BANK OF JAPAN REPRESENTATIVE'S CONCERNS ABOUT CHINA'S [...] (SBU) The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Chief Representative to China, Kiyoyuki Seguchi, said that BOJ is concerned that China's large balance of payments surplus and rigid exchange rate are contributing to excess liquidity, over-investment, and asset bubbles in real estate and stocks, increasing the ris [...]	2007-02-02 06:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR WTRO CH JP
07BERLIN103	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...]	2007-01-18 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM
07BERLIN443	A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS; [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met Jens Weidmann, the Chancellery's Director General for Economic and Financial Policy, and Karl Brauner, the Economics Ministry's Director General for External Economic Policy, February 1-2 to discuss [...]	2007-03-05 15:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PREL GM
07BISHKEK1087	RISING BREAD PRICES SPUR KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Amidst a 20-40% increase in bread prices due in part to a three-fold increase in the price of imported Kazakh wheat, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Atambayev and other senior officials have criticized bakers for raising bread prices. However, PM Atambeyev's government has moved beyond p [...]	2007-08-29 14:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR SOCI KG
07BISHKEK1173	KYRGYZ FEEL INFLATIONARY AND FINANCIAL PRESSURES [...] (SBU) Summary: With "official" monthly food price inflation of 2.3%, hoarding and rapid price inflation are affecting an increasing array of foodstuffs in Kyrgyz markets. Meanwhile, the Kyrgyz Central Bank has pumped the equivalent of over $150 million into the local currency market to curb [...]	2007-09-21 12:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI KG
07BISHKEK26	EMBASSY BISHKEK RESPONSE TO TOBACCO ACTIVITY [...] Post has searched available records dating back to January 2004 for any tobacco-related documentation described in reftel. Post located one item, described in paragraph 2. 2. On October 13, 2005, the Ambassador sent a letter to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, reg [...]	2007-01-18 04:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ATRD ECON KG
07BISHKEK996	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK997	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BISHKEK999	SNAPSHOT OF KYRGYZ AGRICULTURAL DIFFICULTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Shortfalls in agricultural irrigation, coupled with the effects of alleged incompetence at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, have negatively impacted the agriculture sector. Man-made problems have exacerbated infestations of gypsy moths, whiteflies, viruses and fungi to dimi [...]	2007-08-07 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR SENV KG
07BOGOTA2274	PALM OIL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR [...] Colombia is increasing production and export of African palm oil as a sustainable alternative to coca. There are a small number of high-profile accusations that palm oil producers, possibly in concert with paramilitaries, illegally seized land from Afro-Colombian communities for palm cultiva [...]	2007-04-04 22:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR PGOV PTER SOCI CO
07BOGOTA7575	COLOMBIA INTERESTED IN WIREC 2008 [...] Post delivered reftel demarche separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez and Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues Maria Alban Duran. Post also presented WIREC 2008 information to officials at the Ministries [...]	2007-10-19 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA7581	COLOMBIA BULLISH ON WIREC 2008, REQUESTS SPOT ON [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. Post delivered reftel demarche on the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Envir [...]	2007-10-19 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA7748	SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND [...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...]	2007-10-30 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO
07BOGOTA8071	UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION EVALUATION [...] On November 6 Econoff raised reftel points with Colombian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) North America Desk Officer Claudia Cuevas and delivered non-paper. Cuevas said she would distribute non-paper to appropriate GOC agencies. 2. On November 9, Foreign Agriculture Service office d [...]	2007-11-15 12:51:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR AORC FAO UN CO
07BOGOTA8092	COLOMBIA BIOFUELS UPDATE: PROMISE DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opening of Colombia's first biodiesel plant, establishment of a biodiesel free trade zone, and increasing blending mandates reinforce the GOC's commitment to adopt biofuels to diversify energy supplies and promote rural job creation. However, while growers expand palm oil c [...]	2007-11-15 22:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CO
07BOGOTA8256	FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE ERADICATION IN SOUTH [...] On November 6 Econoff raised reftel issue with Colombian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) North America Desk Officer Claudia Cuevas and delivered non-paper. Cuevas said she would distribute non-paper to appropriate GOC agencies. Based on the recommendation of the Embassy's Agricultural A [...]	2007-11-27 16:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PTER KSCA CO
07BOGOTA8273	COLOMBIA'S SMALL FARMERS--COOPERATION AND CREDIT [...] Historically large agricultural producers in Colombia have benefited from government largesse to the exclusion of small farmers. Despite government institutions intended to help them get loans, small farmers often must turn to the informal lending system where they pay interest rates in exce [...]	2007-11-28 17:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EAID CO
07BOGOTA8534	COLOMBIAN FLOWER INDUSTRY MAKES SOCIAL AS WELL AS [...] Colombia's flower industry contributes USD 1 billion to the economy and directly employs 100,000 workers, the majority of them female heads-of-households. The industry spends millions on social programs for its workers and has developed a certification program that has dramatically improved [...]	2007-12-14 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD SENV EAID CO
07BRASILIA1052	POSSIBLE U.S.-BRAZIL COOPERATION ON WATER RESOURCES ISSUES [...] As discussed in reftel, Brazil's Ministry of the Environment has proposed discussions to investigate the possibility of bilateral technical cooperation in water resource issues. 2. As this is the first area of proposed cooperation where there is bilateral agreement since the establishment [...]	2007-06-08 18:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1097	BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES VOTES TO UPHOLD [...] The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) voted on June 12 in favor of the proposed reorganization of IBAMA, the Ministry of Environment's enforcement agency. The restructuring, first announced April 25 by Environment Minister Marina Silva and supported by President Lula, would split IBA [...]	2007-06-14 14:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1185	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 96 [...] The following is the ninety-sixth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2007-06-22 19:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1351	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]	2007-07-18 09:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA1355	SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN USGS AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1425	INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY [...] Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil was the site of a weeklong conference of 250 community forest entrepreneurs and policy makers from Africa, Asia, Central and South America, July 15-23, 2007. Participants debated the challenges confronted by inhabitants of tropical forests on three continents: la [...]	2007-07-26 18:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1463	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 98 [...] The following is the ninety-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2007-08-01 14:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1540	DEPT OF ENERGY'S BRADLEY BARTON AND DAN ARVIZU BRING A [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Energy's Bradley Barton, Director of the Office of Commercialization and Deployment, and Dan Arvizu, Director of DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),led panels on [...]	2007-08-10 17:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG EAGR ETTC EPET PREL BR
07BRASILIA1585	BRAZIL TO HOST MINISTERIAL MEETING ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry briefed representatives of embassies about its "Ministerial Meeting on International Governance for Sustainable Development," which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, September 3-4. The For [...]	2007-08-17 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV UN EAGR ECON KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1674	BRAZIL ANNOUNCES DRAMATIC DECLINE IN AMAZON DEFORESTATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED, AND IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil reports a sharp decline, 25 percent, in its rate of deforestation for the year 2006. Further, it estimates that the rate will drop another 30% in 2007. END SUMMARY [...]	2007-08-31 17:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR KSCA BR
07BRASILIA169	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, JANUARY 2007 [...] According to data from Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil produced more ethanol in 2006 than any other production period. The 2006 harvest produced a total of 17.8 billion liters compared to a 16.9 billion liter production from the period before. According to Angelo Bressan, Director o [...]	2007-01-30 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1774	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 99 [...] The following is the ninety-nine in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views express [...]	2007-09-17 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1803	EPA TRAININGS STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN [...] (U) Summary: Using funds from OES, three trainings on environmental law enforcement were carried out by EPA experts in August 2007 in Medellin (Colombia),Lima (Peru),and Georgetown (Guyana). With support from the Regional Environmental HUB Office, ECON Offices in each respective country, and [...]	2007-09-21 10:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA1826	BRAZIL: FIRST MEETING OF USG-GOB BIOFUELS STEERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III, Ambassador Sobel and delegation participated in the first USG-GOB Biofuels Steering Committee meeting on August 20, 2007. Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under Secretary Everton Vargas led t [...]	2007-09-25 09:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR BR
07BRASILIA2068	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-30 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-31 09:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2184	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102 [...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2007-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2321	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 104 [...] The following is the one-hundred-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2007-12-26 14:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA315	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA316	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA366	Brazil: Under Secretary Burns Meets with Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. During Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns' February 7-8, 2007 visit to Brasilia, he met with Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce Luiz Fernando Furlan and his management team. The friendly, wide-ranging conversation touched upon issues s [...]	2007-03-01 16:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG KIPR EAGR SENV BR
07BRASILIA373	US-BRAZIL S&T MINISTERIAL COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT [...] On February 27, 2007, U.S. Ambassador Clifford Sobel and Brazil's Deputy Science and Technology Minister, Luis Fernandes, signed the joint statement resulting from the July 21, 2006, U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on S&T Cooperation. The ceremony, held in Brazil's Foreign Ministry, was w [...]	2007-03-02 16:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV TBIO TPHY EAGR ECON TRGY TSPL BR
07BRASILIA396	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SENIOR BRAZILIAN POLICYMAKERS PRIOR [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 27, the Ambassador met (separately) with three influential GOB policymakers: Minister of Justice Marcio Thomaz Bastos, MFA U/S for Political Affairs Everton Vieira Vargas, and Lula Private Secretary Gilberto Carvalho. The wide-ranging discussion touched upon a numb [...]	2007-03-06 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PTER OVIP SENV PGOV EAGR BR
07BRASILIA510	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 91 [...] The following is the ninety-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2007-03-26 19:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA512	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, MARCH 2007 [...] The Government of Mexico is sending representatives to Brazil on March 28, 2007, to propose a partnership on ethanol. According to media reports, Mexico will offer the Brazilian ethanol producers fiscal incentives to attract companies to Mexico. The added benefit, of course, would be the nea [...]	2007-03-27 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA580	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 92 [...] The following is the ninety-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2007-04-03 15:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA591	BRAZIL'S MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT PRESENTS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Brazil's Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, presented on February 27, 2007, the expected consequences of the impacts of global warming on the biodiversity of Brazil for the next 100 years (from 2010 to 2100). The results came from a total of eight studies that were requested by the Minist [...]	2007-04-04 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA71	BRAZIL HOSTS THE I SOUTH AMERICAN FISHERS FORUM ON SOLVING [...] On December 12-14, an OES-sponsored workshop with the slogan "Catch Fish Not Birds" brought together 50 experts from across the world to take a look at the potential to reduce seabird bycatch throughout the South American long-line fishery via the adoption of mitigation measures in South Americ [...]	2007-01-12 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA771	MINISTER SILVA ANNOUNCES STRUCTURAL CHANGES AT BRAZIL'S [...] Minister Marina Silva announced structural changes in the Ministry of Environment and at Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency (IBAMA) on April 25, 2007. Four new secretariats were created: Climate Change and Environmental Quality Secretariat(SEMUC)to be headed by Thelma Krug; Water Resour [...]	2007-05-02 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA822	FURTHER INFORMATION ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES AT BRAZIL'S [...] This week new details are emerging about the massive reorganization at Brazil's Ministry of the Environment first announced April 25, 2007 (Ref). The four new secretariats created were Climate Change and Environmental Quality Secretariat (SEMUC),Water Resources and Urban Environments (SRU),E [...]	2007-05-08 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD TRGY KSCA EAGR BR
07BRASILIA905	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S A/S KARSNER VISITS BRAZIL TO JUMP [...] (SBU) Summary: During Assistant Secretary Karsner's April 23-25, 2007, visit, he was able to meet with a broad spectrum of policymakers representing state and federal government plus those from the private sector who make up Brazil's biofuel power elite. Beginning with meetings in Sao Paulo w [...]	2007-05-21 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA96	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87 [...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...]	2007-01-18 16:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA540	SMER: NOT A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party has introduced a range of measures this year to reduce public input into government decision making processes and otherwise curb the rights of individuals within society. Though Smer labels itself as a social democratic party, its civic go [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV LO
07BRATISLAVA542	PROSPECTS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SLOVAKIA IMPROVING [...] Summary. On September 14, the Embassy funded and co-hosted the conference "Biotechnology and its Prospects for Biofuels," in cooperation with Slovakia's leading farm association. The conference, held in the spa town of Piestany, was attended by approximately 160 participants, predominantly f [...]	2007-10-01 08:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LO
07BRATISLAVA605	SLOVAKIA ON GM POLICY: SOLID AT HOME, QUESTIONABLE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel A demarche and related biotech issues today with Igor Ferencik, Director of Biosafety at the Ministry of Environment. Ferencik is responsible for drafting both domestic biosafety legislation on genetically modified organisms and recommended positions for Slovakia [...]	2007-11-08 16:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD LO
07BRATISLAVA614	HZDS: STILL CORRUPT, BUT MECIAR WEAKER [...] (SBU) Summary. In the latest manifestation of tension within this odd governing coalition, Branislav Briza (HZDS),Director of the Ministry of Agriculture land distribution fund, resigned on November 15 under pressure from Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer). Two days earlier, Fico demanded th [...]	2007-11-15 17:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV EAGR ECON LO
07BRATISLAVA624	SMER TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON MECIAR [...] (SBU) With junior coalition partner HZDS unwilling to fire Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Jurena in response to widespread corruption at the ministry's land distribution fund, Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer) surrogates are tightening the screws on HZDS in the local media, leaving the imp [...]	2007-11-21 16:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR LO
07BRATISLAVA64	SLOVAKIA BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY PROPOSAL [...] US Embassy Bratislava proposes two core projects to promote friendly biotechnology public policy and increased usage of GM seeds by Slovak farmers. The first project, to be held in April, focuses on strengthening GM-friendly elements in Slovakia and providing a space in which they can share t [...]	2007-02-01 16:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO LO
07BRIDGETOWN1106	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CASTILLA FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Osmundo Castilla, Senior Staff Veterinarian, for travel to Barbados from August 29 - September 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to negotiate animal protocols. 2. Embassy point of contact is Economic Officer Anthony E [...]	2007-08-31 17:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
07BRIDGETOWN1110	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MIDURA FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jonathan Midura for travel to Barbados from September 7-12, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to provide targeted follow-up training and troubleshooting on a WTO SPS enquiry point software for a USDA-sponsored training that t [...]	2007-08-31 20:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
07BRIDGETOWN1195	ON BOARD, ALMOST: BIOFUELS INITIATIVE IN ST. KITTS [...] (SBU) A successful biofuels conference hosted in St. Kitts on August 28 encouraged the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) to move forward on a biofuels development plan. However, with tourism development competing for scarce land and resource dollars on the island, continued USG engageme [...]	2007-09-13 15:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EINV KPAO EAID EPET SENV
07BRIDGETOWN1203	DOMINICA AFTER DEAN -- VENEZUELA WILL HELP US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dominica has been promised assistance from Venezuela to improve infrastructure, particularly roads and retaining walls, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean from August 16-17. These pledges far outstrip the modest assistance the USG has been able to provide to date, giving Hugo [...]	2007-09-14 19:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL VE DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN1224	INTEREST IN BARBADOS OFFSHORE OIL BIDS HIGH [...] (SBU) P/E Chief and Deputy met with the country managers for Simpson Oil (SOL) and Shell Trading Company (Eastern Caribbean) on September 13, 2007 to discuss the energy market in the Eastern Caribbean, prospects for renewable energy and the upcoming bid for oil block exploration, announced by t [...]	2007-09-19 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB
07BRIDGETOWN1248	U.S. FY 2007 Sugar Tariff Rate Quota Allocations Demarche [...] Per reftel instructions, demarche was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Barbados #0926, St. Kitts #0927) on September 20, 2007. Theoriginal Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on ths date. 2. Post will report any responses. URISMAN [...]	2007-09-24 19:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SC BB
07BRIDGETOWN163	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SIMMONS TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Gregory S. Simmons, Acting Director, USDA, to travel to Barbados from February 24 to March 3, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to review the pink bollworm pest control operations during the winter cotton production season as requested by th [...]	2007-02-09 16:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR XL BB
07BRIDGETOWN178	BARBADOS RELEASES DRAFT ENERGY POLICY [...] The Ministry of Energy and the Environment of the Government of Barbados (GOB) recently unveiled its draft National Energy Policy and invited a wide range of stakeholders to provide comments and suggestions. The proposed policy's priorities include energy conservation, alternative energy dev [...]	2007-02-12 12:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN360	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CIOMPERLIK FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Matthew A. Ciomperlik to travel to Barbados from April 1-12, 2007, for the purpose of conducting collaborative research on pest population monitoring with the Barbados Ministry of Agriculture and Rurual Development. 2. Per reftel, Embass [...]	2007-03-22 17:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
07BRIDGETOWN734	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HOLLER FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Tim Holler to travel to Barbados from July 9-13, 2007, for the purpose of reviewing last season's biocontrol results and observing second season of parasite release and trapping. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not requi [...]	2007-06-07 15:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
07BRIDGETOWN845	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SIVINSKI FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John Sivinski to travel to Barbados from July 9-13, 2007, for the purpose of acting as on-site advisor to APHIS biological control program for fruit flies. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Br [...]	2007-06-28 19:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
07BRUSSELS2424	EU ASKS ETHIOPIA TO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN ACCESS [...] (U) Summary: The European Commission's Office for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) is very concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Ogaden region and has asked the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) to allow movement of humanitarian workers and food aid immediately, officials said. T [...]	2007-07-31 13:28:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PHUM PREL ET EUN
07BUENOSAIRES1422	AMBASSADOR TOURS KRAFT FOODS ARGENTINA AND ARGENTINE FOOD [...] (SBU) Ambassador visited the Kraft Foods Argentina plant in General Pacheco, Kraft's second largest cookie plant in the world. Kraft highlighted their strong commitment to their Corporate Social Responsibility Programs. They also discussed the direct role that the union plays in their operatio [...]	2007-07-23 17:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OCRA OFSO OCBD OSTA OAO ONA OTP ECON BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1558	ARGENTINA ON DOHA AGRICULTURE MODALITIES AND NAMA LINKAGE [...] (SBU) The GoA believes the latest Doha Agriculture Modalities draft is moving in the right direction and notes common ground with the paper's domestic support, market access, and export competition language. Trade policy makers here appreciate that the USG is now "listening closely" to GoA Doh [...]	2007-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1689	ARGENTINA: STARTING AN IMPORT SAFETY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GoA officials confirmed, in response to Ref A questions, that import safety issues are a concern, but to date they have taken only limited measures to increase safety inspections. The GoA announced on August 17, 2007 new measures to restrict imports from 13 Asian countries (Ref B [...]	2007-08-27 15:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO AR
07BUENOSAIRES1708	ARGENTINA: CHINESE REACTION TO NON-TARIFF BARRIERS [...] (SBU) Ten days after President Kirchner announced the imposition of non-tariff barriers on burgeoning Asian imports, local media has reported that China struck back with retaliatory phytosanitary inspections of Argentine soy shipments, though two grain trading company reps say the inspections o [...]	2007-08-29 19:18:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EAGR ECON AR CH HK IN ID KN KS MY PK
07BUENOSAIRES1761	ARGENTINA: EMBASSY ASSISTS U.S. CHEMICAL FIRMS AND [...] (U) In July 2007, the Embassy learned that Argentine chemical and petrochemical unions had called strikes in Zarate/Campana region, paralyzing production in that sector, which features four U.S. companies. One of those firms, Monsanto, initially requested no Embassy involvement, as they hoped [...]	2007-09-06 13:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EAGR ECON BEXP ELAB AR
07BUENOSAIRES1824	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES INNOVATION IN ARGENTINE AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10 Ambassador visited Los Grobo, one of Argentina's leading agricultural companies, and participated in a luncheon with several of the sector's leading producers to discuss business innovation and technology adoption in Argentine agriculture. These Argentine compan [...]	2007-09-12 18:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR AR
07BUENOSAIRES2212	CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT PUSHES GOA DOHA NEGOTIATORS [...] (C) On November 12, Ambassador urged Argentine Central Bank President Martin Redrado to engage within the GoA to moderate Argentina's "rejectionist" position in Doha Round talks. Redrado confided that he had already intervened on the subject with the Foreign Minister and GoA trade negotiators [...]	2007-11-15 08:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO ECON EAGR EINV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2301	ARGENTINE CONGRESS APPROVES TEMPORARY LOGGING [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Environmental law in Argentina took a significant step forward as both houses of the Argentine Congress passed a forestry law that will temporarily halt all logging of n [...]	2007-12-06 15:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES2304	ARGENTINA: CHAIRMAN PETERSON'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] Summary: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, in Buenos Aires as a member of Representative Loretta Sanchez's CODEL, held separate meetings with GOA officials and Argentine legislators to discuss potential cooperation in biofuels, raise an IPR-related trade issue with Monsanto [...]	2007-12-06 17:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL OVIP AR
07BUENOSAIRES254	SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE GETS BROWN BAGGED [...] (SBU) On February 6, Argentine Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Miguel Campos officially resigned from his position, a move which is perceived as Campos having been fired by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. Campos has been replaced by Javier de Urquiza, the Under Sec [...]	2007-02-08 19:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES289	PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SIGNS NATIONAL BIOFUEL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Kirchner signed an executive order February 9 implementing a national biofuel promotion law that had sat moribund for nine months. The signing came in the evening of a day durin [...]	2007-02-14 13:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG PREL ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES489	CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC DELIVERABLES TO ARGENTINA -- [...] (SBU) Presidents Kirchner and Chavez oversaw the signing of a number of bilateral economic accords and commercial agreements during Chavez' March 9 visit to Argentina (reftels). This was the "substantive" side of Chavez' visit to Buenos Aries and the focus for the GoA. The two Presidents agr [...]	2007-03-14 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES550	CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT REDRADO PRIVATELY WARNS GOA [...] (C) During a March 16 meeting, Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado (STRICTLY PROTECT) told the Ambassador that GoA officials had not/not formally approached him to discuss the prospect of using BCRA reserves to capitalize the Banco del Sur, the Venezuelan proposed regional d [...]	2007-03-22 10:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES56	ARGENTINA'S POST-CRISIS TRADE BOOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the economic crisis of 2001/2, Argentine trade has grown quickly, and much more so than the economy overall. Total two-way trade has risen 85.0% since 2003. Argentina's leading trade partner remains Brazil, followed by the EU as a whole, and bilaterally by the U.S. and Ch [...]	2007-01-12 20:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES905	OVERVIEW OF ARGENTINE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) There are four major pieces of environmental legislation that have either recently passed or will be on the Argentine national agenda in 2007. These include new laws and proposed legislation on the l [...]	2007-05-10 14:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG SENVSPL PREL ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES95	SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26 [...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]	2007-01-22 09:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07BUJUMBURA467	BURUNDI HOSTS TANZANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary. Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete made his first state visit to Burundi June 19-21 in answer to President Nkurunziza's November 2006 visit to Tanzania. Kikwete's visit immediately followed talks in Dar-Es-Salaam between President Nkurunziza and FNL leader Agathon Rwasa. Tanzania [...]	2007-06-25 15:27:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD PHUM PINR PREF PREL BY
07CAIRO1127	REPORT ON BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP IN EGYPT, MARCH 19-21, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 14:34:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR
07CAIRO1407	EU-EGYPTIAN TRADE REGIME COULD CREATE HURDLES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trade between Egypt and the European Union has increased dramatically during the last three years, thanks in part to lower trade barriers under Egypt's Association Agreement with the EU. However, US-Egyptian trade has also expanded during that time and continues to grow robustl [...]	2007-05-13 14:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EG
07CAIRO1462	EGYPT BUYS KAZAKH WHEAT TO CUT LOSSES ON SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A recent Egyptian trade mission to Kazakhstan was aimed in part at securing low-cost Kazakh wheat for Egypt's highly subsidized bread. Egyptian imports of higher-quality U.S. wheat have declined in recent years as the GOE sought to reduce its losses on "baladi" bread, the sine [...]	2007-05-20 03:53:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR PINR EG
07CAIRO2588	WHEAT SHORTAGE? [...] (U) Shortfalls in wheat and flour have lead to rising prices and fears of a bread shortage in the coming weeks leading up to Ramadan. Media reports claim wheat reserves will not last through August, but GOE officials counter that supplies are sufficient to last until January 2008. Minister o [...]	2007-08-20 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2686	EGYPT AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATES: VACCINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) participated in two field investigations of human Avian Influenza (AI) outbreaks with Government of Egypt (GOE) teams in Qena and Damietta where the use of improper field techniques by GOE teams and uncooperative local citizens ini [...]	2007-08-30 13:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2835	LEADING AVIAN INFLUENZA EXPERT, DR. DAVID SWAYNE, VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. David Swayne, Director of the Southeast Poultry Research Lab and leading expert on Avian Influenza (AI),met with the week of August 26 with Government of Egypt (GOE),non-government organization (NGO) and private sector poultry entities. USAID approved USD 8.2 million in f [...]	2007-09-19 13:33:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KSCA KFLU EAGR PGOV EG
07CAIRO2839	Thirst on the Nile [...] (U) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Although significant progress has been made in improving infrastructure for potable water and sanitation, including $3.3 billion in USAID assistance since 1977, poor maintenance due to poor management practices, combined with population pressures, mean that many [...]	2007-09-19 15:02:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI EG
07CAIRO2889	TRADE MINISTER'S POLITICAL AMBITIONS INFLUENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid, a leader of the cabinet's economic reformers, has been hesitant this year to confront bureaucratic opposition to key reform priorities. At the same time, he has laid out a bold public vision for the future of economic reform in Egypt [...]	2007-09-25 09:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR PINR PREL IS EG
07CAIRO3424	EGYPT TO BUY IRANIAN WHEAT TO REDUCE COSTS OF [...] (SBU) Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid agreed to purchase 200,000 tons of reduced-price Iranian wheat last week during a visit to Cairo by Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, according to Egyptian trade officials. However, Egyptian agricultural inspectors [...]	2007-12-06 15:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EG IR

07CAIRO379	SCENESETTER FOR INTERAGENCY AVIAN INFLUENZA TEAM, [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes the visit of Ambassador John Lange and the interagency avian influenza team. We are looking forward exchanging ideas on local avian influenza challenges, potential areas of enhanced cooperation, and developing a more cohesive interagency strategy. ----- [...]	2007-02-12 16:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR TBIO KFLU AMED EAID EG
07CALCUTTA17	WEST BENGAL CM TO PROCEED MORE SLOWLY ON SEZS AFTER VIOLENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nandigram remained quiet, but tense, after weekend clashes that left 6 people dead. Government of West Bengal (GOWB) CM Bhuddadeb Bhatacharjee indicated that his party will re-examine the notice of land acquisition for the SEZ that triggered the violence. Bhattacharjee and his [...]	2007-01-10 14:01:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV EIND ETRD ASEC IN PHUM
07CARACAS2074	AGRICULTURE EXPERTS PREDICT CORN, WHEAT, AND MILK [...] (SBU) Summary: Milk, white corn and wheat which make up Venezuela's three most consumed products (milk, pre-cooked corn meal, and pasta),are all facing worsening or impending shortages. Global price increases combined with local price controls have led to the current milk shortage and an eme [...]	2007-10-25 19:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ALOW VE
07CARACAS2381	FOOD VULNERABILITIES: BRV POLICY RESPONSES CRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Thanks to growing demand, inflation, strict price controls and other retrograde BRV economic policies, rolling shortages of basic food staples persist. To try to cope the BRV has rolled out massive open-air markets known as MegaMercals (frequented primarily by poor Venezuelans),[...]	2007-12-20 19:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR VE
07CARACAS470	FOOD SECURITY IN THE BRV: MERCAL'S WOES [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Mercal, the BRV's subsidized food distribution network, is plagued with corruption, inefficiency, and mismanagement. Shortages in basic staples have developed in large part because Mercal has fallen 2-3 months behind in imports. Once the poster child of the BRV's mis [...]	2007-03-05 18:22:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV VE
07CHENGDU108	EXPECTATIONS HIGH FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTHERN SICHUAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: China's voluntary health insurance scheme, the Rural Cooperative Medical System (RCMS) was designed to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for the poor, particularly in the event of catastrophic illness. However, as the RCMS expands to reach the poorest areas, many commu [...]	2007-05-04 06:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR CASC CH
07CHENGDU255	FARMLAND TO FOREST IN SICHUAN: TIME FOR REEVALUATION? [...] (C) Summary. With an uneasy eye on the province's grain supply, Sichuan authorities are taking another look at the province's "Farmland to Forest Conversion" (tui geng huan lin, or FFC) program, originally implemented in 1999. Although authorities claim that the program has brought substantia [...]	2007-10-25 09:23:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU269	ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STRESSES ON THE RISE IN THREE [...] (C) Summary: The Three Gorges Reservoir area of Chongqing may be under increasing environmental and social strains. Local authorities are devoting increased attention to the problems of landslides and erosion in resettled areas and recently formed a "specialized research group" to study "geol [...]	2007-11-26 09:14:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU33	ORANGE GROVES AND CORRUPTION ALONG THE YANGTZE [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information - please protect accordingly. 2. (C) Summary. During a recent visit by Consul General and Congenoff to Chongqing's Zhongxian County, U.S. investors in a citrus cultivation project described the many trials and tribulations of trying to [...]	2007-02-01 09:21:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV SENV CH
07CHENGDU36	CHONGQING STRUGGLES WITH RURAL POVERTY, RESETTLEMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. While Chongqing officials praise their own response to last summer's drought -- the worst in the region in over a century -- and speak optimistically of development prospects, necessary funding for water conservation, education, and health care may be lacking. The city of Fulin [...]	2007-02-03 10:04:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU74	WATER AND LAND USE IN SOUTHEASTERN YUNNAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Although southeastern Yunnan boasts good soils, warm growing seasons, and adequate rainfall, its geology makes agriculture difficult in many areas. Land use patterns show a predominance of Han people in well-watered areas, with minorities tending to farm highland regions with l [...]	2007-03-20 10:30:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ELAB PGOV SENV SOCI CH
07CHENGDU88	SED ENVOY HOLMER SEES WESTERN CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 06:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR PGOV SENV CH
07CHENNAI43	TAMIL NADU RICE FARMERS DISRUPT GM CROP TRIALS [...] Summary: Farmers in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu destroyed a trial crop of genetically modified rice grown from seeds provided by Mahyco, Monsanto's Indian affiliate, on November 12. Local farmers allege the trial did not meet Indian bio-safety standards and said they feared possible "con [...]	2007-01-18 05:07:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN TBIO IN
07CHIANGMAI155	U.S. AGROBUSINESS FIRM HINGES NORTHERN THAILAND INVESTMENT [...] The U.S. agrobusiness firm Monsanto finds northern Thailand an advantageous location for low-cost production of hybrid corn seeds for domestic and export markets. Monsanto is poised to make significant new investment here if the Thai Government lifts its moratorium on biotech crop field trial [...]	2007-09-24 06:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO TH XC SF XM
07CHIANGMAI34	HORTICULTURAL HIT TRANSCENDS POLITICS, FOR A TIME [...] Summary. The three-month-long Royal Flora Ratchaphruek International Horticultural Exposition in Chiang Mai that closed Jan. 31 scored a big hit with the Thai public, drawing attendance beyond anyone's expectations. While the event managed to rise above politics thanks to its association wit [...]	2007-02-15 03:21:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TH PGOV
07CHIANGMAI41	CHOKING IN CHIANG MAI [...] Summary: Chiang Mai's annual bad air season is in full swing, reducing visibility to one kilometer and blocking the view of Chiang Mai's iconic Doi Suthep. A Thai government website posted a first-time-ever air pollution warning for Chiang Mai. Local scientists and medical experts have rele [...]	2007-03-06 05:59:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AMED EAGR TH
07COLOMBO212	SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES - NO TOBACCO-RELATED ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-05 12:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD CE MV
07COLOMBO398	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA JOHN GROSMAN TO TRAVEL [...] Post grants country clearance to USDA Wildland Fire Training Officer, John Grosman, an employee of the US Forest Service, to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 17-25, 2007. The purpose of the visit is the development of a Disaster Simulation Exercise. Embassy control officer is Mr. Richard Me [...]	2007-03-12 11:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON OTRA CE
07COLOMBO399	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRUDIE MAHONEY TO TRAVEL TO [...] Post grants country clearance to Trudie Mahoney, Emergency Management Specialist, an employee of the US Forest Service, to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 18-27, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to provide technical assistance for a program to integrate Incident Command System into the Di [...]	2007-03-12 11:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON OTRA CE
07CONAKRY1286	GUINEA TO ATTEND NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff contacted the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Government of Guinea will attend the New Delhi Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, December 4-6. 2. (U) The Guinean delegation will include M. Damey Fassou Elie, Sec [...]	2007-11-30 12:25:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL GV
07COTONOU874	BENIN: PRIVATIZATION OF COTTON GINNING FACTORIES CANCELLED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 07:54:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BN EAGR ECON EINV PGOV
07COTONOU911	COCHRAN COTTON FELLOWS PRAISE TRIP TO U.S. [...] Summary: The six recently returned Conchran Cotton Fellows from Benin were full of praise for their experience in the U.S during a meeting with the Ambassador on November 23, 2007. They cited the excellent orientation they received from Lindsey Itle and Debbie Nip, the courses provided by prof [...]	2007-11-29 08:32:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BN BTIO EAGR ETRD
07COTONOU932	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK REPORTED IN BENIN [...] Summary: Roger Dovonou, Benin's Minister of Agriculture, confirmed late on the night of December 6, 2007 two independent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Benin. According to the Ministry of Agriculture one outbreak began in Adjarra in early November 2007 and the other oc [...]	2007-12-07 11:58:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU948	AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK REPORTED IN BENIN [...] Summary: Test results on the poultry which died in Benin (Ref A) indicate that the poultry was positive for H5 (Ref B). Testing is continuing to determine if it is the H5N1 strain. The Government of Benin, along with its counterparts from the FAO and WHO, is currently developing a 6 month avi [...]	2007-12-14 12:39:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU950	H5N1 CONFIRMED IN BENIN AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 08:04:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU956	H5N1 UPDATE NR.1 GOB MEETS WITH DONORS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 12:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU962	H5N1 UPDATE 1: GOB MEETS WITH DONORS [...] Summary: The GOB met with donor representatives on December 19 to review the GOB's avian influenza action plan. The plan, which covers the next six months, now assumes that there will be 8 outbreaks. The GOB asked the donors to prepare their contributions before the GOB makes a decision on it [...]	2007-12-21 08:03:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU963	H5N1 UPDATE 1: GOB MEETS WITH DONORS [...] Summary: The GOB met with donor representatives on December 19 to review the GOB's avian influenza action plan. The plan, which covers the next six months, now assumes that there will be 8 outbreaks. The GOB asked the donors to prepare their contributions before the GOB makes a decision on it [...]	2007-12-21 08:29:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07COTONOU964	H5N1 UPDATE 2: GOB SETS UP COMPENSATION FUND [...] The GOB announced on December 19, 2007 the creation of a compensation fund for farmers of poultry culled as a result of the avian influenza (AI) outbreaks Benin has experienced (Ref). According to Post's sources the compensation fund will have a value of $542 thousand and the GOB plans to prov [...]	2007-12-21 10:12:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO KFLU BN
07DAKAR1054	2007 AGOA FORUM: SENEGAL AND GUINEA-BISSAU INVITED [...] On May 10, Ambassador Jacobs provided reftel information on the 2007 AGOA Forum to Senegal's Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Commerce and Finance. In addition, the Economic Office briefed Mr. Abdoulaye Dieye, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe and the Americas, and Mr. Robert Niouk [...]	2007-05-16 07:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR EINV EFIN EAID PU SG
07DAKAR1382	ROUNDTABLE ON SENEGAL'S AGOA FORUM PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 19, Senegal's Ministry of Commerce organized a stakeholder roundtable to assess the state of preparations for the GOS' participation in the July 18-19 AGOA Forum. EconOff and representatives from the West African Trade Hub/Dakar participated. Senegal is not yet well o [...]	2007-06-29 13:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV EFIN EAID EAIR SG
07DAKAR1401	GUINEA BISSAU'S PARTICIPATION IN THE AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-03 12:16:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL PU
07DAMASCUS793	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FIVE USG PERSONNEL [...] Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants Country Clearance for the proposed visit of Ms. Karen H. Sasahara, Mr. Stephen Mangino, Colonel Cheryl Smart, Mr. Daniel F. Landers, Mr. Brian Gilligan and Mr. Thomas Meek. Travelers will be met and assisted at the airport by an Embassy driver, expediter, [...]	2007-08-06 10:01:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT EAGR IZ JO OTRA PREL PTER SY
07DARESSALAAM140	NO TOBACCO PROMOTION AT U.S. MISSION TANZANIA [...] (U) Per reftel A, Post provides the following information regarding tobacco-related activities at Post since January 1, 2004. 2. (U) In October 2006, USAID Health and Population Officer received a visit from Lutgard K. Kagaruki, Excecutive Secretary of the Tanzania Tobacco Control Forum [...]	2007-01-30 08:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TZ
07DARESSALAAM944	AGOA FORUM: DELEGATIONS FROM TANZANIA AND EAC [...] (U) The following delegates will attend the AGOA Forum in Accra on July 18 and 19 on behalf of the Government of Tanzania: - Dr. Adelhelm Meru, Director General, Export Processing Zone, Ministry of Industry and Trade - Mr. Ramadhan Hashimu Khalfan Director General, Board of External Trade, [...]	2007-07-03 10:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL TZ
07DHAKA156	NEW ADVISER FOR AGRICULTURE TALKS ABOUT FERTILIZER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dr. Karim is happy with the U.S.-Bangladesh development partnership. With no idea how long he will be in office, Karim,s goals are general systematic improvements to the Ministries, operations, specifically planning, information management, and human resources development. He [...]	2007-01-29 09:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PREL TSPL BG
07DHAKA1745	GOVERNMENT ADVISER ON S&T COOPERATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim, Adviser for the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, and Environment and Forest, expressed hope for a broad implementation of the U.S.-Bangladesh Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, to include nuclear safety, agriculture, [...]	2007-11-05 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EFIS ELAB ENRG PHUM PREL SENV TSPL
07DHAKA1797	BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangladesh is slowly beginning to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr. Unofficial estimates of the number of deaths reached 2,000 by late afternoon November 17. As many as a million homes and an estimated 250,000 acres of crops may have been damaged or destroyed. Loss of [...]	2007-11-17 14:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1808	BANGLADESH CYCLONE SIDR SITREP FOR NOVEMBER 19 [...] (U) Summary: The official death toll in Cyclone Sidr rose to about 3,500 by early afternoon November 19, with local media quoting the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman as saying the number could go as high as 10,000. A round-the-clock Embassy cyclone control room is now staffed by State, [...]	2007-11-20 00:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1815	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-20 18:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1816	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-21 01:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1817	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-21 04:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1818	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-21 07:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1819	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-21 08:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1820	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidhr Assessment Cable #1: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. Heavy rainfall from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has caused severe flooding and destroyed crops and houses throughout southern Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 2,625 people and affecting more than 4 million others, according to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the U.N. World Food [...]	2007-11-21 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1830	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #2: USAID/DART's [...] Summary. Storm surge from Tropical Cyclone Sidr has affected more than 1.5 million families in Bangladesh as of November 22. Although the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) early warning and preparedness programs have significantly reduced the humanitarian impact of the cyclone, severe rainfall [...]	2007-11-22 13:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1832	DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore November 20 visited Bangladesh to assess damage from Cyclone Sidr and offer USG support for relief efforts. During her visit she conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit regions, met with the Bangladesh [...]	2007-11-23 11:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL OVIP ECON PINR EAGR SENV BG
07DHAKA1835	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #3: The Impact [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/B [...]	2007-11-24 15:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1838	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #4: The Adverse [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/B [...]	2007-11-25 13:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1847	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #5: USAID/DART [...] Summary. Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in southern Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, leading to 3,061 deaths, affecting more than 6.8 million people, and damaging more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World F [...]	2007-11-26 11:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1860	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #6: Summary of [...] Summary. The impact of Tropical Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh has led to 3,243 deaths, affected more than 7 million people, and damaged more than 1.2 million homes, according to the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster Management Bureau and the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) as of No [...]	2007-11-27 13:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1870	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #7: USAID/DART [...] Summary. In conjunction with USAID/Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE),USAID's Disaster Response Team (USAID/DART) assessed water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in Dublar Char, Khulna Division, which the Bangladesh military i [...]	2007-11-29 12:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1879	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #8: USAID/DART's [...] Summary. From November 28 to December 2, the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART),along with a USAID/DART communications officer and staff from USAID/Bangladesh, traveled to cyclone-affected areas in Barisal, Patuakhali, Khu [...]	2007-12-02 13:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1882	FOOD SITUATION - CDA, A.I. MEETING WITH FOOD AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA a.i. and ADCM met with the top civilian officials of Bangladesh,s Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. They reviewed current food shortage statistics and causes. The GoB officials explained that without sufficient Government food stocks, open market prices for grain are [...]	2007-12-03 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON POL BG
07DHAKA1885	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #9: Shelter and [...] The USAID'S Disaster Assistance Response Team's (USAID/DART) shelter and livelihoods advisor recently completed a three-day assessment in the cyclone-affected districts of Bagerhat and Pirojpur. These two districts, along with Borguna and Paktuakhali, are among the districts hardest hit by Cyc [...]	2007-12-03 12:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1891	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #10: USAID/OFDA [...] Summary. To reduce the effects of perennial flooding and cyclones in Bangladesh, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) has invested in preparedness and mitigation programs for a number of years, including the pre-positioning of water purification units to provide clea [...]	2007-12-04 11:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1903	BANGLADESH'S POST-CYCLONE ECONOMY: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyclone Sidr couldn,t have come at a worse time for Bangladesh,s economy. When the storm hit on November 15, Bangladesh already was suffering from weak export markets, debilitating inflation, meager investment and an agriculture industry reeling from severe monsoon flooding. Eco [...]	2007-12-06 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PINR
07DHAKA1914	Country Team, USAID/DART, and U.S. Military Coordination [...] Summary. In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in southern Bangladesh, the U.S. Government (USG) organized an interagency response under the leadership of the Department of State that included contributions from USAID and the Department of Defense (DOD). USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Te [...]	2007-12-10 03:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DHAKA1920	INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER VISITS BANGLADESH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee December 2 visited cyclone-affected areas of Bangladesh and met with government leaders to discuss bilateral issues including trade, water-sharing and security. Mukherjee announced a temporary waiver of India's ban on rice exports [...]	2007-12-11 03:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EAGR BG
07DHAKA1925	USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #11: [...] Summary. With the approach of the one-month anniversary of the November 15 cyclone in Bangladesh as well as improvements in humanitarian indicators, USAID's Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) will demobilize. USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) will now [...]	2007-12-11 10:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
07DILI61	RICE SHORTAGE: POLITICAL AND SECURITY IMPLICATIONS IN TIMOR [...] (U) Summary: A severe rice shortage in East Timor has caused both a dramatic increase in the price of rice and in many cases a total lack of availability at any cost. Although the UN has emphasized that the rice shortage does not translate into an overall food shortage, the immediate political [...]	2007-02-22 09:57:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR EAID ASEC CASC KPKO TT
07DJIBOUTI1150	U.S. DEVELOPMENT AID IN DJIBOUTI SCORES SUCCESSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID assistance to Djibouti over the past four years has increased food security and raised agricultural incomes in Djibouti and its neighbors. It has helped to stave off famine and is reducing the risk of fatalities due to flooding. USAID re-established its presence and prog [...]	2007-10-10 15:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID DJ
07DOHA1134	BAN ON SAUDI POULTRY DUE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA MAKES [...] The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced November 13 the reoccurence of Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Based on the OIE finding of H5N1 in the KSA, Qatar's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa Al-Thani, issued a M [...]	2007-12-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PREL TBIO SENV KFLU QA SA
07DUBLIN409	IRELAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON OIE CHINA/TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 17:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAGR AORG TW CH EI
07DUBLIN862	IRISH RESPONSE -- DEMARCHES ON BIOTECH ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: The Irish government recognizes the scientific basis of USG biotech positions and recently agreed that the importation of genetically modified (GM) animal feed is acceptable under its GM-Free Ireland policy. The debate over whether the government will approve the growing of GM p [...]	2007-11-26 12:25:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO EI
07DUSHANBE1091	TAJIKISTAN'S WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS: SUSTAINABLE [...] Summary: Winrock International's water users' associations provide an example of the kind of "bottom-up" assistance that delivers substantial and sustainable benefits to Tajikistan's poorest. During a July 20 site visit in Rudaki District, 30 miles outside Dushanbe, PolOff saw first hand how [...]	2007-07-24 13:01:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE1093	TAJIK REGION STILL GRAPPLES WITH POST-WAR DECAY [...] (SBU) Summary: A July 18 trip to the southern Tajik city of Vakhsh revealed a range of economic problems, including unpaid teachers and impoverished cotton farmers. While thousands fled Vakhsh during the 1992-1997 Tajik civil war, the government has attempted to lure refugees back to the are [...]	2007-07-24 13:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE1582	UNSEAMLY TAJIK TEXTILES MARKET [...] (U) Comment: Tajikistan's junior-size textile and apparel industry struggles to gain investment that would better utilize in-country cotton production. Despite the government's continued pleas for more processing capacity, private companies must weave through a maze of customs, taxation, and r [...]	2007-11-02 16:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EIND ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE1584	A LOOMING COTTON CRISIS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: International banks have begun calling in part of their $360 million in agricultural loans to Tajikistan, which lacks the ability to pay, threatening a liquidity crisis in the banking sector here. Behind the scenes of this week's Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Central Asi [...]	2007-11-02 17:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE1589	WEEKEND UPDATE ON TAJIK LIQUIDITY CRISIS [...] (U) This report provides an update to reftel concerning the cotton sector finance crisis in Tajikistan. President Rahmon Reacts to Donor Demands --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) According to Annette Dixon of the World Bank and Juan Miranda of the Asian [...]	2007-11-05 13:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE162	BEWARE OF GARM! WINTER IN CENTRAL TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Introduction: Jan 22-24 EmbOffs visited the Rasht Valley in central Tajikistan to get a taste of rural life in the winter. A series of cables surveys border conditions (Ref A),the economic and social situation, health needs and assistance programs in central Tajikistan. End Introduction [...]	2007-01-31 15:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1734	TAJIK COTTON DEBT CRISIS UPDATE [...] (C) On December 6 Pol/Econ Chief spoke with Katherine Kelm of the Asian Development Bank (protect),about the status of efforts by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund, to resolve the problems of Tajikistan's $400 million cotton debt (reftel),and the prospec [...]	2007-12-07 07:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAGR ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD TI
07DUSHANBE224	PANJ DISTRICT IN THE RUNNING FOR TAJIKISTAN'S MOST [...] Summary: In a country with widespread poverty, Panj district ranks at the bottom even by Tajik standards. No internet access exists anywhere in the district. The district's only newspaper comes out every ten days because of the time needed to create type-set for four pages on an old printin [...]	2007-02-09 12:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE226	NO NEWS FLASH: SCHOOLS IN PANJ, TAJIKISTAN NEED HELP [...] Summary: In Panj district in southern Tajikistan, the educational system fails to meet the basic needs of a poor rural community. A February 8 visit to a secondary school in the district capital and a primary school in a rural village demonstrated that Panj students still need better teachers [...]	2007-02-09 12:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR TI
07DUSHANBE239	DONORS TRY TO SPELL RELIEF IN TAJIKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: World Bank-contracted agricultural economist Garry Christensen outlined a new World Bank approach to resolving Tajikistan's $300 million cotton debt crisis -- an approach which could anger many farmers, but could garner the support of the Tajik government and investors. Infig [...]	2007-02-13 11:45:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EAID PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE467	COCHRAN INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FARM LIFE IN [...] "I would like to learn more about artificial insemination," a number of Tajik dairy farmers repeated in recent interviews for an agricultural exchange program. Alexander Simon of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service in Almaty spent March 26-30 in Tajikistan intervi [...]	2007-04-02 12:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE894	DONOR DISAGREEMENT ON TAJIK COTTON SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Fissures within the donor community threaten to derail efforts to resolve Tajikistan's $400 million cotton debt. The Asian Development Bank favors a donor bailout of the cotton sector, in order to save industry investors and prevent a potentially fatal breakdown of the nascen [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN ECON EAID PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE967	PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN: ISOLATED BY REGIONAL BUREAUCRACY AND [...] Summary: A June 20-22 trip to Penjikent and Aini districts in western Tajikistan illuminated how bilateral problems with Uzbekistan strangle the economy and trade for Tajik districts in the Zarafshan valley. In Penjikent city, officials and citizens expressed support for President Rahmon, but [...]	2007-06-26 11:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR ENRG TI UZ
07EFTOBUENOSAIRES1049	NEW AGREEMENT PUTS BEEF BACK IN MARKETS - FOR NOW [...] (SBU/NF) To counter increasing shortages of beef products in Argentina, Economy Minister Felisa Miceli and Argentine beef producers agreed May 9 to raise wholesale beef prices by approximately 12% on average. The agreement affects prices for cattle sold at the main beef wholesale market in Arg [...]	2007-05-24 22:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR AR
07FREETOWN714	SIERRA LEONE'S PARTICIPATION IN NEW DELHI [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 06:50:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL SL
07GENEVA1803	ECOSOC LAUNCHES ANNUAL MINISTERIAL REVIEW, [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered strongly-worded remarks at the July 2 opening of the UN Economic and Social Council's (ECOSOC) High Level Segment, stating that "existing trade barriers, agricultural subsidies and restrictive rules on intellectual property rights...make [...]	2007-07-18 11:50:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ETRD SENV ECOSOC UN
07GEORGETOWN211	MAKE HASTE SLOWLY - CARICOM INTER-SESSIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Rudy Insanally told the Ambassdor that the Heads of Government participating in the 18th CARICOM Inter-Sessional in St. Vincent on February 12-14 were determined to "make haste slowly" on a range of issues including governance, trade, economic development and re [...]	2007-02-22 16:36:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EAID EAGR ENGR EAIR SMIG CARICOM XL
07GEORGETOWN776	GUYANA PREPARES TO ENTER BIO-ENERGY FIELD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guyana recently hosted a two-day, regional agro-energy seminar to discuss the current world bio-energy market and the prospects of developing bio-fuel opportunities in Guyana, Barbados, and Jamaica. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) pledged US $850,000 to Guyana to help j [...]	2007-08-16 18:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EAID EFIN ECON GY
07GRENADA151	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 14 - 20, 2007 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Private Sector Warms to VAT Private sector entities are expressing confidence in the eventual imple [...]	2007-10-24 17:53:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAGR PGOV GJ
07GUANGZHOU1048	Avian Influenza Update: Guangdong Health Authorities on [...] (SBU) Director of the Guangdong Veterinary Center of Epidemic Prevention and Control Yu Yedong confirmed media reports that the Ministry of Agriculture on September 15 had reported a suspected case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Guangzhou's Panyu District. Yu told us that test results [...]	2007-09-17 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
07GUANGZHOU1070	Avian Influenza Update: 180,000 Birds Destroyed; No [...] (SBU) Director of the Guangdong Veterinary Center of Epidemic Prevention and Control Yu Yedong told us September 20 that the Guangzhou government had culled 180,000 fowl from farms within three kilometers of Sixian village (Ref A). NOTE: This is an increase from the 134,384 ducks, 18,786 chicke [...]	2007-09-20 06:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KFLU TBIO AMED AMGT EAGR PINR CH
07GUANGZHOU1075	Avian Influenza Update: No Additional Culling Expected. [...] (SBU) In a September 21 meeting with Congenoff, Vice Director Chen Heqing of the Guangdong Province Department of Agriculture's Division of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economy said there are no plans to cull additional fowl after the recent avian influenza outbreak in Guangzhou's Panyu District [...]	2007-09-21 08:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
07GUANGZHOU1108	Avian Influenza Quarantine Lifted; Black Market Birds; [...] (U) Summary: Guangzhou's Panyu District Government lifted a 21-day quarantine of the area recently affected by an outbreak of avian influenza (AI). Before it was lifted, Consulate staff saw a few farmers illegally selling birds in the quarantine area. Media reports indicate that the Guangzhou M [...]	2007-10-11 05:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU CH
07GUANGZHOU1279	Guangdong's Season for Sickness: Possibilities for [...] (U) Summary: Findings from the December 8 Guangdong Department of Health conference on infectious disease outbreaks during the winter and spring seasons suggest that the risk of SARS is low, but there is the possibility for "sporadic" human avian influenza infection and/or reemergence of an ani [...]	2007-12-14 06:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR KFLU SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU182	DAS Christensen?s Meetings on Cross-Strait [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-08 09:08:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU208	Tough to Talk About: TIP in South China [...] (SBU) Summary: Talking TIP is not a popular topic in South China. Many recent requests by the Consulate have been turned down in Guangxi and Guangdong. However, trafficking in persons, particularly of women, continues to occur from within China's inland provinces to South China, as well as f [...]	2007-02-14 09:05:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU499	South China Leadership Changes; Political Highlights [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang is poised to move to Beijing to become a Vice Premier and current Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan may become the next Guangdong Party Secretary. Beijing, which has long had reservations about whether Guangdong's leaders serve central government i [...]	2007-04-27 07:43:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU543	South China Pig Deaths Raise Safety Concerns [...] (SBU) Summary: An epidemic outbreak in pigs in rural Guangdong, caused by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV),has killed several hundred pigs in Guangdong's Yunfu Prefecture and the county-level-city of Gaoyao since late April. The Prefectural Government excluded the po [...]	2007-05-10 08:56:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU544	Land and Corruption Blamed for Gurao Riots [...] (SBU) Summary: Riots over land sales and disputes over ownership in Gurao Town, in east Guangdong in early May underline again the fragile state of the social compact in the rapidly changing, oft-times corrupt south China environment. Local angry farmers in more than a dozen villages reportedl [...]	2007-05-10 08:57:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU627	South China's Economy in 2006: The World's Factory Floor in [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite Chinese central government efforts to rein in economic growth rates and tighten macroeconomic controls, South China's economy surged ahead in 2006. Guangdong Province (paragraphs 5-23) led the pack in almost all areas - gross domestic product (GDP),growth rate [...]	2007-06-01 06:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07GUANGZHOU795	Bountiful Harvests: A Look at Cross-Strait Agricultural [...] (U) SUMMARY: Agricultural goods produced in Taiwan? Produced in China with Taiwan seeds by Taiwan farmers? Produced in China with Taiwan seeds by Chinese farmers claiming to be Taiwan farmers? Produced in China with Chinese seeds claiming that the produce was a Taiwan product or "Grown in Tai [...]	2007-07-13 08:14:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PREL ECON ETRD TW CH KIPR
07GUANGZHOU86	Hainan Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hainan continued its strong growth in the first three quarters of 2006 with GDP growth of 12.1% - particularly in the manufacturing sector - exceeding the national growth rate of 10.7%. The completion of the Yangpu refinery boosted the island province's oil refining capability by [...]	2007-01-19 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07GUANGZHOU87	Fujian Province Q3 Economic Report [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fujian continued its robust economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) of 2006 despite the negative effects of natural disasters. Fujian's 12.5% gross domestic product (GDP) growth was fueled by the manufacturing and service sectors, exceeding the national Q3 GDP growth rate of 10 [...]	2007-01-19 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07HANOI1026	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE POULTRY OUTBREAKS [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam is experiencing a new wave of H5N1 AI outbreaks in poultry. In May 2007, poultry outbreaks have been reported in 12 provinces and municipalities throughout the country. The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) public health response to the reported first human case since November [...]	2007-06-01 08:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI1050	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE HUMAN CASES UNDER [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports a second confirmed human case of highly pathologic H5N1 avian influenza (AI) since May 1 (reftel A and B). The media reports that two additional patients with severe respiratory illness are under investigation for AI at Hanoi's Bach Mai Hosp [...]	2007-06-04 10:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM

07HANOI107	VIETNAM - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. There have been no reported H5N1 avian influenza (AI) human cases in Vietnam this year and none reported in 2006. H5N1 AI poultry outbreaks have occurred within the past 21 days in 19 districts in seven southernmost Mekong Delta provinces, namely: Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Hau Giang, Vi [...]	2007-01-18 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI1147	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE HUMAN CASES AND FIRST DEATHS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) now reports a total of five confirmed human cases of highly pathologic H5N1 avian influenza A (AI) since May 1, including two deaths, the first since November 2005. There have been no associated cases among contacts and no common sources of infectio [...]	2007-06-22 09:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1261	NO SECURITY - NO BUSINESS: READOUT FROM JUNE 2007 APEC [...] (U) Summary: On June 14-15 in Hanoi, Vietnam, the United States and the Government of Vietnam hosted the follow-on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bioterrorism workshop to protect the food supply from deliberate contamination, in support of the APEC Food Defense initiative "Mitigating [...]	2007-07-17 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO PTER APECO EAGR ETRD CA JA RS AS TH VM ID MY
07HANOI1265	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - WAVE DYING OUT BUT SAMPLE SHARING [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) reports no human cases infected with the H5N1 strain of highly pathologic avian influenza A (HPAI) beyond the total of five confirmed cases since May 1. There have been no cases among contacts and no common sources of infection. Outbreaks of AI in [...]	2007-07-18 17:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1357	MEDIA REPORTS OF HUMAN STREPTOCOCUS CASES LINKED TO [...] (U) Vietnamese media recently reported 42 human cases of disease caused by infection with Streptococcus suis, a bacterial infection that can be contracted after coming into direct contact with an infected pig or eating pork or blood from an infected pig. The bacteria can cause internal hemorrh [...]	2007-08-01 16:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED EAGR KFLU VM
07HANOI1365	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - HUMAN FATALITY DESPITE DECREASE IN [...] (U) Summary: On July 31, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reported a fatal case of a pregnant 22 year-old woman from rural Ha Tay province infected with the H5N1 strain of highly pathologic avian influenza. The case appears to be isolated and not related to an active poultry outbreak or human c [...]	2007-08-02 17:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1444	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - NEW HUMAN FATALITY [...] (U) Summary: On August 7, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) reported the death of a 15 year-old boy from Thanh Hoa province infected with the H5N1 strain of highly pathologic avian influenza. The case appears isolated and not related to larger poultry outbreaks or human clusters. Outbreaks of AI [...]	2007-08-13 14:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1551	FAO-GVN REVIEW AVIAN INFLUENZA STRATEGY IN AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) Summary. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) recently concluded that Vietnam's overall approach to the control and prevention of highly pathologic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry is sound and appropriate and recomm [...]	2007-08-29 17:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1627	AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND MARD MINISTER PHAT DISCUSS AGRICULTURAL TRADE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 10 courtesy call with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat, Ambassador Michalak advocated on behalf of U.S. agricultural products, praised Vietnam's adherence to international agricultural standards, and thanked Phat for Vietnam [...]	2007-09-12 08:11:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR TBIO SOCI WTRO KFLU VM
07HANOI1706	VIETNAM'S NASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT LACKS [...] 1. (U) Summary: Vietnam's new Environmental Police Department (EPD) reflects increasing awareness at high levels in the Government of Vietnam (GVN) of the environmental impacts of economic growth. The EPD has a broad mandate to target environmental violations throughout the country. However, [...]	2007-09-26 15:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI VM
07HANOI1727	REVISION OF VIETNAM'S AVIAN INFLUENZA ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently organized a workshop to discuss revisions of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) action plan on the prevention and control of human influenza. Under the cooperative agreement between U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of the Department of Hea [...]	2007-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR CASC KFLU VM
07HANOI1763	"WE EAT EVERYTHING ON FOUR LEGS EXCEPT THE TABLE": [...] (U) Summary: Domestic consumption and regional exports of wild animal products threaten Vietnam's once-abundant wildlife. Vietnamese craving for wild meat and animal-based traditional medicines seemingly trump conservation concerns. Lack of high-level political will hamstring Government of Vi [...]	2007-10-09 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI EAGR VM
07HANOI1793	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - FIVE DUCKS DEAD: POSSIBLE ANIMAL [...] (SBU) After 21 days free of avian influenza, Government of Vietnam (GVN) sources in Hanoi and an official website report confirmed an October 10 outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza A among ducks in Nhue Tu B village, Ham Giang commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh Province. However, whi [...]	2007-10-12 17:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1835	AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MORE DEAD DUCKS IN NEW ANIMAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 10:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1838	VIETNAM'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW: THE TALE OF TWO NORTHWEST [...] (U) Summary: Northwest Vietnam has traditionally been Vietnam's poorest region. Natural topography, a widely-disbursed population, poor infrastructure, and, in part, provincial governance practices have prevented provinces in this region from keeping apace of economic development occurring el [...]	2007-10-26 07:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD OTRA EIND KIPR PGOV VM
07HANOI1891	CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI1920	VIETNAM AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - SCATTERED OUTBREAKS [...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza outbreaks continue to flare up in various locations across Vietnam, with six provinces now reporting infected birds over the past month. All have been quickly and easily controlled. Officials have not yet linked the outbreaks, though they may represent the early [...]	2007-11-09 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI1921	CHOLERA OUTBREAK CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-09 10:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI1924	UPDATE OF SERIOUS ACUTE DIARRHEA OUTBREAK IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnam's acute diarrhea outbreak expanded from 11 to 14 provinces and municipalities throughout northern Vietnam over the past week, with many victims testing positive for cholera. However, informal information from one of Hanoi's major referral centers indicates the epidemic m [...]	2007-11-13 04:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR VM
07HANOI2012	VIETNAM STRUGGLES TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY IN ITS DOMESTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports of contaminated foods in the marketplace have drawn public attention to Vietnam's struggle to improve its domestic food safety controls. Vegetables, fruits, and animal products contaminated with toxins are common in Vietnam and the number of food poisoning [...]	2007-11-29 06:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO EFIN VM
07HANOI2041	A REVIEW OF VIETNAM'S AVIAN INFLUENZA POULTRY VACCINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Four years into its efforts to counter pandemic influenza, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has placed ongoing emphasis on a vaccination program to limit the possible spread of avian influenza (AI) caused by the highly pathogenic influenza A H5N1 virus. The nationwide program fo [...]	2007-12-05 10:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR KFLU VM
07HANOI2071	VIETNAM MARKS SUCCESSFUL CONTROL OF CHOLERA OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary. Vietnamese officials recently announced the successful control of the outbreak of cholera (or, as the Government of Vietnam more generally referred to it, "severe acute diarrhea") that began in late October. International public health experts agree with the GVN that Vietnam's [...]	2007-12-14 04:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED AMGT CASC EAGR

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