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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09KYIV2018 | BIOTECH ATTITUDES IN CRIMEA AND SOUTHERN UKRAINE [...] (SBU) Summary. A biotechnology roadshow sparked both controversy and enthusiasm in Kyiv and three of Ukraine's leading agricultural centers. U.S.-based biotechnology expert Michael Phillips held media workshops, speeches at leading agricultural universities, and a lengthy presentation at the C [...] | 2009-11-18 14:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV UP |
09KYIV2064 | UKRAINE CONSIDERING BIOTECH BAN [...] (U) Summary. Ukrainian legislators have crafted new legislation that, if adopted, would institute a complete ban on importation and domestic production of genetically modified (GM) materials in Ukraine, overriding previous laws regulating trade in GM products. Research on public sentiment indi [...] | 2009-11-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UP |
09KYIV2172 | UKRAINE: NO END IN SIGHT TO LAND SALE MORATORIUM [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural land in Ukraine cannot be traded legally for farming or development due to a moratorium on agricultural land sales. However, major market investors have used loopholes to bypass the moratorium and convert usable arable land for housing and commercial development. W [...] | 2009-12-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR UP |
09KYIV2184 | EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $9,509.00 for public outreach activities to promote a science-based discussion of agricultural biotechnology in Ukraine. Given wide-spread negative attitudes towards the use of biotechnology and legislative efforts to restrict its applications in Ukraine, Em [...] | 2009-12-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP |
09KYIV292 | UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: GOU, Embassy, and industry representatives discussed efforts to combat counterfeit agrochemicals at a February 10 IPR Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting, a follow up to the last ECG meeting held in November. GOU interlocutors recognized the danger presented by counterf [...] | 2009-02-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR SENV UP |
09KYIV332 | UKRAINE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] (SBU) Post delivered the reftel demarche to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy, and the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP),regarding the Mexico City meeting of the Group of Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the co [...] | 2009-02-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO KPAO SENV |
09KYIV777 | H1N1 INFLUENZA: UKRAINE TO REVIEW ITS BAN ON PORK [...] (U) Ukraine on April 27 introduced a ban on all imports of live swine and pork products from the United States, Mexico, Canada, and New Zealand in response to the H1N1 influenza outbreak (ref B). The ban applies to products shipped after April 21. 2. (SBU) Agricultural Attache delivered re [...] | 2009-05-08 15:51:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR WTRO UP |
09LAGOS175 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) Summary: During a visit to Oyo State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Oyo State Governor Alao Akala (PDP) on his plan to build up the state's agricultural base. Governor Akala wants the agriculture sector to be the key industry in Oyo's industrial development, and he plans to float a "Pastur [...] | 2009-04-07 08:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND EAID NI |
09LAGOS176 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: During her visit to Osun State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP) on his plan to develop the agricultural sector. Governor Oyinlola said a Free Trade Zone will be set up to promote agro-businesses and exports. He also said Osun State is st [...] | 2009-04-07 13:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND EAID NI |
09LAGOS233 | Nigeria's Second-Largest Fast Food Chain Bullish on [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's fast food industry has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years and the management of the country's second-largest chain, Chicken Republic, expects that pace to continue despite an economic slowdown and supply chain problems. Food Concepts Managing Director Deji Aki [...] | 2009-05-21 16:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI |
09LAGOS243 | Some US Companies in Nigeria Point to Poor Governance as [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of American business that are part of the American Business Council (ABC) in Nigeria on May 15 outlined for visiting Nigeria Desk Officer the multitude of problems that US investors face in Nigeria as well as the opportunities presented by the Nigerian market. P [...] | 2009-06-03 15:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI |
09LAGOS256 | NIGERIA: IMF PROJECTS 2.9 PERCENT GROWTH RATE [...] (U) Summary. Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 19 made a presentation on the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos, and predicted 2.9 percent real GDP growth for Nigeria in 2009, with 4 percent non-oil sector growth. The IMF commended the Central Bank of Nige [...] | 2009-06-09 15:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD NI |
09LAGOS275 | NIGERIA: EBONYI STATE BENEFITS FROM USG RICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador traveled to Ebonyi state to meet the governor and visit a USAID funded vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) clinic. The Ambassador and Governor Martin Elechi spoke about developing the rice industry and the importance of private sector investment in agricultu [...] | 2009-07-02 15:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID EAGR EMIN NI |
09LAGOS474 | NIGER DELTA YOUTH TRAINED IN FISH FARMING [...] Over 579 Niger Delta youth have been trained in catfish and shrimp farming since the beginning of this year by the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR). NIOMR has the capacity to train more youth and make a major contribution to post-amnesty skill acquisition traini [...] | 2009-12-09 14:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID EFIS PGOV NI |
09LAGOS96 | NIGERIA: NIGERIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INVOLVES [...] (U) Summary: Mr. Alade Adeleke, Technical Director of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that the organization is seeking partnerships with U.S. universities specializing in climate change and the consequences it has on resource conservation and enviro [...] | 2009-03-02 14:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV EAID PGOV GH NI |
09LAGOS97 | NIGERIA: EARTHCARE TRANSFORMS WASTE INTO ORGANIC [...] (U) Summary: In December 2008, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) visited EarthCare, a company engaged in the collection and processing of municipal waste into organic fertilizer in the city of Lagos. EarthCare, was launched with assistance from the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) and [...] | 2009-03-02 14:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV EAGR EINV PGOV GH NI |
09LAHORE123 | EDUCATION, HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE CAN BEAT EXTREMISM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Improved education, health care and economic development can counter the rise of extremism in south Punjab, politicians and administrators told a USAID and State delegation that visited south Punjab June 2-8. Local leaders in Multan, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Dera Ghazi Khan and Raj [...] | 2009-06-23 02:39:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID PTER PK |
09LAHORE177 | U.S. DAIRY IN PUNJAB: A $34 MILLION SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary: Sweetwater International's Punjab dairy operation demonstrates how private business can lead economic development in Pakistan without government assistance. The firm's methods might provide a replicable model for modern milk production in the region. Acting Principal Office [...] | 2009-09-02 07:18:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ECIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
09LAHORE178 | PROSPECTS FOR POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-farm employment is vital to help alleviate poverty in southern Punjab, according to local policy makers and academic experts. Population growth has vastly outpaced increases in both agricultural productivity and non-farm jobs, which resulted in higher poverty rates in sout [...] | 2009-09-03 02:35:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ECIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
09LAHORE179 | AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB: MODERN AGRI-BUSINESS CAN LEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: A key strategy for enhancing agricultural production in Punjab is to leverage private sector connections to export markets, and to use supply chain development to drive broader improvements in agricultural practices, according to many researchers in the field. Ten years of smal [...] | 2009-09-03 03:02:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ECIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
09LAHORE207 | PAKISTAN'S TEXTILES INDUSTRY IS FRAYING AT THE EDGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Garments and textiles constitute the single largest industrial sector in Pakistan, accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the industry has several globally competitive firms, the bulk of the business is mired [...] | 2009-11-01 09:14:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD |
09LAHORE209 | NEW TEXTILE POLICY WON'T CURE WHAT AILS PAKISTAN'S INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's 2009-2014 federal textile policy correctly identifies and seeks to rectify many of the sector's weaknesses, but experts predict it will not deliver the desired transformation of the industry. Despite accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 per [...] | 2009-11-05 10:44:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD |
09LAHORE77 | PUNJAB AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS CRITICIZE PAKISTAN WHEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior bureaucrats in the Punjab Ministry of Agriculture realize that government wheat policy endangers Pakistan's food security and perpetuates rural poverty and isolation, creating fertile ground for extremists. Despite the cost and corruption fueled by price supports and subsi [...] | 2009-04-20 10:27:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
09LAHORE87 | PUNJAB WHEAT HARVEST JEOPARDIZED BY CORRUPTION AND LACK OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption and inadequate storage facilities have hindered the Punjab government's ability to take full advantage of a bumper crop of wheat. Many farmers, faced with transportation and bureaucratic hurdles, have chosen to sell their wheat to middlemen, who have pocketed the diff [...] | 2009-05-07 06:30:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL PK |
09LAPAZ1146 | HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to alienate his neighbors (ref C) his government publicly continues to rely on Bolivia's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas [...] | 2009-08-07 11:16:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR |
09LAPAZ1529 | BOLIVIA SUGAR QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 19:35:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR BL FAO FAS |
09LAPAZ232 | ALLEGED GOVERNMENT LAND GRAB AFFECTS U.S. RANCHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently, the Bolivian Government and landowners in the Cordillera province of Santa Cruz have clashed violently concerning land rights. The government acuses the landowners, including a high-profile AmCit rancher, of labor abuses and serfdom against the resident Guarani popula [...] | 2009-02-11 16:41:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV PHUM EINV CACS BL |
09LAPAZ31 | USAID AND GOB AGREEMENT ON CHAPARE PHASE OUT [...] (C) USAID-Bolivia and the Vice Ministers of Social Defense Felipe Caceres and Coca/Integrated Development Geronimo Meneces Mollo have signed an agreement for the orderly phase-out of USAID's work in the Chapare. In the agreement the Government of Bolivia agrees to provide the necessary securi [...] | 2009-01-08 14:32:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | BL EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SENV |
09LAPAZ382 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 BOLIVIA [...] The La Paz Prefecture (state government) in Bolivia has been dramatically impacted by the effects of climate change. The La Paz prefect (governor) is anxious to investigate the causes of these problems, work towards finding solutions, and integrate best practices into his water projects. In th [...] | 2009-03-11 18:53:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09LAPAZ695 | POSITIVE TARIJA EVENTS: BOOKS, OREGANO, BASEBALL [...] Building on the positive relationship enjoyed between the Embassy and the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija, the A/DCM traveled to the region May 7-8 to host a variety of events. A PAS book donation was attended by the mayor of Tarija, Oscar Montes and well over 100 red, wh [...] | 2009-05-12 19:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV BL EAID OEXC OPRC EAGR |
09LIBREVILLE48 | ECHOES OF WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS SOUND IN GABON [...] SUMMARY: With an economy almost entirely dependent on the export of raw materials -- mainly petroleum, manganese, and timber -- Gabon has experienced significant recessionary effects linked to the current international economic crisis. Private sector decision-makers are taking a cautious appro [...] | 2009-02-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET EMIN EAGR GB |
09LIBREVILLE498 | GABON: SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 07:03:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL GB |
09LILONGWE152 | MALAWI: AN ACRIMONIOUS START TO TOBACCO SEASON [...] SUMMARY: Malawi's tobacco auction season began on March 16 in conflict and confusion. By far the country's most important export, tobacco plays a critical role in the country's economy. President Mutharika's attempt to fix minimum floor prices in this election year has further increased farm [...] | 2009-03-20 07:50:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ETRD ECON MI |
09LILONGWE230 | MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF [...] Econoff delivered Ref.A demarche to the Principle Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided in writing, as clarified by telecon, Malawi does/does expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2009. If there is a reallocation, Malawi [...] | 2009-04-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD MI |
09LILONGWE315 | IRISH FM TO PROPOSE USAID-IRISH AID COLLABORATION ON FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Vincent O'Neil, Director of IrishAid in Malawi, told the USAID Director that Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin will soon meet with Secretary of State Clinton regarding joint efforts to increase the level of attention to agriculture and food security issues. O'Neil said F [...] | 2009-06-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EI MI |
09LILONGWE378 | MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...] | 2009-07-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL MI |
09LILONGWE379 | MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...] | 2009-07-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL MI |
09LILONGWE454 | MALAWI: PROGRESSING TOWARD FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary: Increasing food security in Malawi has been the Government of Malawi's (GOM) highest strategic priority since President Bingu wa Mutharika took office in 2004. The GOM has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing poverty through agriculturally-led economic growth. The GOM is inv [...] | 2009-08-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID KHIV MI |
09LILONGWE507 | MALAWI DEPORTS "IMPERIALIST" TOBACCO EXECUTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, the GOM deported four senior executives from the three largest tobacco buying companies in Malawi, with less than 24-hour notice. Two of the companies have U.S. ownership. In a public statement, President Mutharika labeled the executives "imperialists" and "enemie [...] | 2009-09-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAGR MI |
09LILONGWE531 | MALAWI: U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (C) Executives from U.S.-owned tobacco firm Alliance One told the Ambassador they have concerns about the future of their operations in Malawi following the deportation of four tobacco company executives on September 9 (reftel). They noted that President Mutharika's harsh rhetoric in justifyin [...] | 2009-09-25 10:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAGR MI |
09LILONGWE576 | MALAWI: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] Post delivered Ref A demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 19, with copies to the Office of President and Cabinet Chief Secretary, the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture. Post also disc [...] | 2009-10-29 12:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MI |
09LILONGWE676 | MALAWI: CARGILL CLOSES LOCAL OPERATIONS DUE TO [...] (U) Summary: U.S.-based international conglomerate Cargill announced it is pulling out of Malawi's cotton sector. According to company executives, GOM's intervention in commodity markets prompted Cargill's withdrawal. Unable to operate profitably buying cotton at the GOM's mandated minimum [...] | 2009-12-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAGR ECON MI |
09LILONGWE78 | MALAWI'S ECONOMY: DARK CLOUDS GATHERING [...] (C) Summary. According to the World Bank and IMF, massive overruns in the Malawian government's agricultural input subsidy program are creating in a budget shortfall, which the local World Bank Country Manager estimates may reach as high as USD 70 million, with no clear prospects for closing t [...] | 2009-02-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAGR MI |
09LIMA1740 | Peru Environment Minister Lists Priority Concerns and Hopes [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 2, Post's ESTH bilateral and regional teams met Environment Minister Antonio Brack, to formally introduce the new ESTH Officer for Peru and the ESTH Hub Officer for South America, as well as to discuss priority environmental issues for Peru and the Region. We engaged [...] | 2009-11-14 01:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EMIN ETRD SENV PE |
09LIMA1836 | Peru Environment Minister Lists Priority Concerns and Hopes [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 2, Post's ESTH bilateral and regional teams met Environment Minister Antonio Brack, to formally introduce the new ESTH Officer for Peru and the ESTH Hub Officer for South America, as well as to discuss priority environmental issues for Peru and the Region. We engaged [...] | 2009-11-25 20:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EMIN ETRD SENV PE |
09LIMA405 | ACCESSING GENETIC RESOURCES IN MEGADIVERSE PERU [...] As one of the five most biodiverse countries on the planet, Peru has been at the forefront of international discussions on accessing genetic resources. In Peru, genetic resources are part of the national patrimony, making the national Government of Peru (GOP) responsible for their management [...] | 2009-03-23 19:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV TBIO PE |
09LIMA777 | AMAZON PROTESTS SPARK DEBATE OVER DECREES [...] (C) Summary: Prolonged and effective protests by Amazon indigenous community groups have caused Congress to reassess the legality of a number of legislative decrees regarding the use of national resources in Peru's jungle lowlands. Should Congress and President Garcia give in to the pressure, [...] | 2009-06-01 23:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EAGR SOCI SENV PE |
09LISBON138 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 PORTUGAL [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2009/2010 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and develop relationships and collaboration with research institutions. While all applications are welcome, Post is particularly seeking specialists in renewable energy sources, [...] | 2009-03-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV |
09LISBON458 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE: NUMBER THREE IN EUROPE [...] According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Portugal has the highest rate of new H1N1 infection in Europe and is third in the total number of cases with 1,833 but has no confirmed fatalities to date. Portugal has a population of 10.7 million. 76 additional case [...] | 2009-08-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON471 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - AUG 27 [...] As of August 23, Portugal has 2,244 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 411 additional cases were confirmed in the past week. 10 patients remain hospitalized, 2 in intensive care. The average age for Portuguese cases is 22.4 years old and 88 percent are under 40 years old. [...] | 2009-08-28 11:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON481 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 3 [...] As of 30 August Portugal has 2,614 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 370 additional cases were confirmed in the last week. 10 patients are hospitalized, 3 of whom are in intensive care. 2. Health Director Francisco George estimates that one million Portuguese will be infe [...] | 2009-09-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON508 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 15:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR PO |
09LISBON528 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 7 [...] Between September 21 and September 27 Portugal diagnosed 1,530 new cases with flu symptoms. The majority of the cases (83 percent) were in continental Portugal, 16 percent in the Azores, and 1 percent in Madeira. Twenty-one patients, including six in intensive care, remain hospitalized. To da [...] | 2009-10-08 07:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON549 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] PoleconOff delivered reftel demarche to Antonio Miguel, Director of European Affairs and International Relations, and Maria Pastor, Chief of the Division of Foreign Relations and Cooperation, at the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture on October 20. PoleconOff clarified the U.S. position regard [...] | 2009-10-21 13:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO |
09LISBON558 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 27 [...] Between October 12 and October 18 Portugal diagnosed 3,044 new cases with flu symptoms. Fifteen patients remain hospitalized, including two in intensive care. Portugal has had four confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The third fatality was a 53-year-old male who died from bilateral pneum [...] | 2009-10-28 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON564 | PORTUGAL 2009 FOREST FIRE ROUNDUP [...] (U) Portugal forest fire experts Mark Beighley and Tiago Oliveira said 2009 was a light forest fire season in Portugal, and the government of Portugal (GOP) has strengthened its firefighting capabilities since 2006. Education programs to reduce human-caused ignitions and forest fuel reduction [...] | 2009-10-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV PGOV PO |
09LISBON579 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - NOV 13 [...] Between November 2 and November 8 Portugal diagnosed 14,111 new cases with flu symptoms. One hundred twenty-one patients remain hospitalized, including seventeen in intensive care. Portugal has seven confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The three latest fatalities include a 10 year-old bo [...] | 2009-11-13 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON59 | PORTUGAL ON BEEF HORMONES RETALIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PO |
09LISBON625 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - DEC 17 [...] Between December 7 and December 13 Portugal diagnosed 14,518 new cases with flu symptoms. One-hundred and thirty-three patients remain hospitalized, including twenty-five in intensive care. There have been forty-six confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. The majority of the fatalities were males [...] | 2009-12-17 12:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON99 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PO |
09LJUBLJANA36 | SLOVENIA WARY OF LMOS, WON'T ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Emboffs met with Simona Rogl, Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food on February 11 to discuss cross-border movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) and the U.S. position on the Cartegena Protocol, [...] | 2009-02-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO SI |
09LJUBLJANA44 | SLOVENIA: NO RESPONSE ON BIOTECH CORN, BUT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche per reftel A on February 20 to Alenka Zupancic, Acting Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food. Zupancic said she could not give a response to this issue. However, mini [...] | 2009-02-24 15:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN KPAO TBIO SI |
09LONDON1708 | HMG ACCELERATES MEASURES TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS; [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG is preparing for the worst case scenario that one third of the UK population could become infected by the H1N1 virus, with potential deaths ranging from 19,000 to 65,000. HMG's National Pandemic Flu Service website became operational on July 23 and within minutes of its l [...] | 2009-07-24 16:55:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AMED SOCI CASC EAGR UK |
09LONDON2131 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] We delivered invitation letter and draft statement to the offices of UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, on Friday, 11 September. In the UK, the Department for International Development, DFID, is the policy lead on f [...] | 2009-09-14 15:42:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09LONDON2359 | FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE RESULTS [...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Foreign and Commonwealth's Office (FCO) International Organisations Office. 2. (U) The UK confirms that they are "aiming for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG) FAO budget settlement based on realistic cost increases, add [...] | 2009-10-16 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN |
09LONDON2516 | UK REACTION: FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarch to the UK's Food Standards Agency Head of Incidence Response. 2. (U) Since January 2005, the UK has had an internal mechanism for reporting potential food safety breaches that is very similar to the Reportable Food Registry (RFR). It is known as its Online [...] | 2009-11-06 13:23:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD UK |
09LUANDA166 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER - FLOODS IN ANGOLA [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. As a result of the severe flooding that occurred in mid-February in southern Angola REFTEL (LUANDA 154),the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnit [...] | 2009-03-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR MI PREL AO |
09LUANDA187 | ANGOLA DISASTER SITREP NO. ONE - FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: Additional assessments carried out by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations indicate that the situation has worsened over the past two weeks and that the continuous rains in January and February have affected much of Angola. The heavy rains that began in mid-Februa [...] | 2009-03-25 15:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR AO |
09LUANDA567 | THINKING BIG ON DEVELOPING ANGOLA'S AGRICULTURAL [...] During an August 10 meeting with visiting US Congressman Donald Payne, Agriculture Minister Alfonso Pedro Canga explained Angolan plans to increase cereals production from the current 750,000 metric tons per year to 2 million MT by 2013. The increased production would enable Angola to meet d [...] | 2009-09-08 16:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO EAGR EAID ECON |
09LUSAKA208 | BIOTECH: PRESIDENT OPENS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Over the past three months, numerous Zambian Government (GRZ) officials -- beginning with President Banda -- have privately expressed some openness to loosening Zambia's restrictions on biotechnology. Agriculture Minister Chituwo said the President had ordere [...] | 2009-03-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR TBIO ZA |
09LUSAKA41 | PROPOSAL FOR FY2009 BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2009 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy requests support for four activities. Three of the activities leverage the interest of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General's strong support for over [...] | 2009-01-20 14:46:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA |
09LUSAKA646 | FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 11:24:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN ZA |
09LUSAKA72 | COMESA PREPARES TO HARMONIZE BIOTECH POLICY, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat intends to launch a high-level outreach program on biotechnology that is geared to COMESA heads of state as well as agriculture and trade ministers. Although the primary objective of the program is to arri [...] | 2009-02-03 08:59:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ETRD PREL |
09LUSAKA765 | AMBASSADOR STRESSES POLICY IMPERATIVES IN GHFS [...] (U) Ambassador Booth met with Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Brian Chituwo on October 26 to deliver reftel points and to elicit his views on how the United States and Zambia can work together towards food security and the elimination of hunger. Chituwo told Ambassador that the agric [...] | 2009-10-30 11:37:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ZA |
09LUSAKA865 | TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...] | 2009-11-23 05:04:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA |
09LUSAKA964 | USG-SPONSORED BT EVENT RE-STARTS GMO DIALOGUE AND DEBATE IN [...] (SBU) A one day seminar on biotechnology (BT) in October funded with EEB BT outreach funds brought together Ministry of Agriculture officials, commodity traders and farmers, scientists and private sector representatives to hear presentations on the current state of BT, and how genetically modif [...] | 2009-12-22 04:14:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON BTIO ZA |
09LUXEMBOURG313 | LUXEMBOURG: DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY-OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the October 2009 edition of "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international communities, and news not otherwise reported during the month. Prepared by (acting) POL/ECON Chief Adam Center. This m [...] | 2009-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELAB PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM LU |
09MADRID1013 | SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES AT OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Spain's Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) will vote in favor of proposals to approve three biotech maize varieties for import at the October 19 Agriculture Council Meeting, although GOS officials do not expect the proposals to be approved. While a delegate t [...] | 2009-10-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP |
09MADRID1186 | SPAIN WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO WFP [...] Post conveyed reftel appeal December 11 to MFA SubDirector General for Continental Asia Jose Luis Garcia Galan, who agreed to discuss the matter with colleagues at the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). 2. AECID contacts, in response to the urgent appeal [...] | 2009-12-15 16:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09MADRID137 | JAN. 26-27 HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY MEETING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the Spain-hosted January 26-27 High-Level Meeting on Food Security for All, led by State/EEB and USAID, achieved its key objective of launching the consultation process for establishing a Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security. Secretary C [...] | 2009-02-10 15:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR EAID FAO UN SP |
09MADRID482 | SPAIN'S BIOTECH CROP UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Spain's MON810 corn crop is under threat from an emerging well-coordinated campaign to ban cultivation of genetically engineered seed varieties in Europe, according to industry sources. The campaign has gained strength a [...] | 2009-05-19 12:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO SP |
09MADRID67 | SCENESETTER FOR MADRID HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON FOOD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. This meeting is of great importance to Spanish President Zapatero. It is also very important for our bilateral relationship, as it is the first high-level engagement since our change of government, which the GOS hopes will [...] | 2009-01-21 10:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID KMCA SMIG SOCI SP |
09MADRID745 | SPAIN H1N1 UPDATE: 1,526 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While official figures are not available, media reports say that there are currently 1,526 H1N1 cases in Spain, the majority of which are mild. To date, four people have died and 18 are in intensive care. Off the record estimates by public health officials put the number of [...] | 2009-07-24 09:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR CH FR SP |
09MADRID916 | UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY S - SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA SP |
09MADRID952 | DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA: [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Pablo Yuste, Head of the Department of Emergencies and Post-Conflict in the Office of Humanitarian Action in the Spanish Agency for International Development Aid (AECID). Yuste stated that Spain was aware of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Ke [...] | 2009-09-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF ET SO KE SP |
09MANAGUA1009 | EL NINO EFFECT HURTING NICARAGUAN ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 16:02:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD EINV USTR NU |
09MANAGUA1084 | NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $611 million in 2008, a decrease of $103 million from $714 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $1.1 billion, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.7 billion, up 6.3 percent. Nicarag [...] | 2009-10-30 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU |
09MANAGUA1105 | NICARAGUA INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS [...] (SBU) On November 19, Econoffs met with Emilio Rappaccioli, Nicaragua's Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM),and delivered an invitation to attend the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas, April 15-16, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Ref A). The Minister expressed interest in attending; h [...] | 2009-11-25 14:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON NU EAGR KGHG KSUM |
09MANAGUA1158 | NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO FDA REGISTRY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON FDA EAGR FAS ETRD NU |
09MANAGUA1164 | The "Visible" Hand: Nicaraguan Exports to Venezuela [...] (SBU) Summary. Since Nicaragua joined the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA),exports to Venezuela have increased from $2 million for all of 2006 to $102 million for just the first ten months of 2009. Among the leading exports are live cattle and beef cuts, dairy products, and black [...] | 2009-11-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR NU VE |
09MANAGUA1192 | (U) SANDINISTA SUSPICIOUS SALE OF TIMBER-RICH ANCESTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, approximately 12,400 hectares of indigenous land in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) was sold to a foreign-owned timber company under suspicious circumstances. The tract from the Awas Tingni community, home to a large Sumo Mayagna indigenous group, was on [...] | 2009-11-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PINS SENV ETRD EIND EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA1288 | CAFTA-DR Update [...] The global economic crisis continues to have a negative impact on trade between the United States and Nicaragua. As the U.S. economy recovers, the decline in Nicaraguan exports has slowed. Other factors, such as the drought caused by the El Ni????o climatic phenomenon and problems with interna [...] | 2009-12-04 13:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA168 | NICARAGUAN COFFEE A MIXED BAG [...] Coffee is Nicaragua's second leading export, with the United States, Spain, and Finland the principal markets. During the harvest from November to March, the sector employs about 390,000 Nicaraguans, almost 19% of the workforce. Coffee production for the 2008/09 harvest is forecast to reach [...] | 2009-02-12 19:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA259 | NICARAGUA: ALBA ENTITY BUYS SEMINOLE RANCH AND HOTEL [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, President Ortega announced that he had authorized the use of funds generated through Nicaragua's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) to purchase a cattle ranch and hotel from the Seminole Tribe of Florida. FSLN officials have designated a [...] | 2009-03-09 19:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EAGR ETRD ECON NU |
09MANAGUA273 | NICARAGUA LIFTS BAN ON U.S. CATTLE, BEEF, AND BEEF BYPRODUCTS [...] (SBU) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR) Ariel Bucardo told the Ambassador during a March 4 meeting that he had lifted a ban on the importation U.S. beef and live cattle. MAGFOR enacted the ban in 2003 when an animal infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy was discovered in t [...] | 2009-03-13 17:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EAID ECON NU |
09MANAGUA318 | NICARAGUAN EXPORTS DOWN 19% TO START 2009 [...] (U) Summary. Nicaraguan exports demonstrated their vulnerability to the global economic crisis, falling 19% during the first two months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to data compiled by the Nicaraguan Government. U.S. Department of Commerce data for January show decli [...] | 2009-03-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA496 | NICARAGUA: TIMBER INDUSTRY AT A STANDSTILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Nicaraguan timber exports in 2008 reflected a complete collapse of the timber industry - a collapse that began in 2006 with the passage of Law 585 (known as the "Veda Forestal," or forestry ban),which included a logging ban and a moratorium on timber exports. Nicaragua's expor [...] | 2009-05-18 18:30:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV ETRD EINV ECON NU |
09MANAGUA534 | NICARAGUA: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK FOR 2009 [...] (C) Businessmen and economists gathered for the Ambassador's May 15 roundtable focused their discussion on the global economic crisis, the Nicaraguan political crisis, and deficit financing. One local economist predicted that the economy would contract by 1%. A banking executive noted that f [...] | 2009-05-29 19:02:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA806 | NICARAGUA FY2010 FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Nicaragua (GON) has requested a $4.8 million FY2010 government-to-government U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress (FFP) program to continue work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR) to improve Nicaragua's sanitary and phytosa [...] | 2009-08-17 17:06:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR NU CS |
09MANILA1054 | Typhoon Season gets an Early Start [...] Summary. Two typhoons have already raked the Philippines and killed 74 people. Typhoon Dante (international name Kujira) swept through on May 3, killed 24 people, and damaged about $26 million worth of property and infrastructure. Typhoon Emong (international name Chan-Hom) hit landfall May [...] | 2009-05-17 22:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP |
09MANILA111 | Heavy Rains Inundate the Philippines [...] Summary. Flood waters have inundated large areas in Eastern and Southern Philippines, killing several people, destroying property, and displacing thousands of families. About 300,000 people have been impacted. End summary. 2. The tail-end of a cold front has caused continuous rains since [...] | 2009-01-16 09:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP |
09MANILA1737 | Regional Free Trade and U.S. Agriculture Exports [...] (U) Summary: Scheduled January 2010 tariff reductions under ASEAN-centered free trade agreements may reduce the $1.7 billion of U.S. food and agricultural exports to the Philippines. Secretary Clinton's July 22 speech on the U.S. intent to participate fully in the region was welcomed by AmCh [...] | 2009-08-17 09:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EINV ECON PGOV PREL RP |
09MANILA1909 | RAPID U.S./PHILIPPINES RESPONSE TO FERRY SINKING SAVES [...] (SBU) Summary: In yet another major maritime disaster, a large ferry carrying 968 manifested passengers and crew sank September 6 off the southwest coast of Mindanao island. As of early afternoon September 9, the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported nine confirme [...] | 2009-09-10 02:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI EAGR SENV PREL RP |
09MANILA2046 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER: TROPICAL STORM ONDOY [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE TROPICAL STORM ONDOY DISASTER WHICH STRUCK THE PHILIPPINES ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2009, THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE THAT IT IS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE [...] | 2009-09-28 07:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2049 | TROPICAL STORM ONDOY LASHES MANILA; [...] (U) On Saturday September 26 tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) deposited 16 inches of rain in 12 hours and inundated large sections of Metro Manila and the island of Luzon. The storm accelerated and changed course as it arrived in Luzon, and caught the Philippines unprepared [...] | 2009-09-28 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2056 | DEATH TOLL RISES AS MANILA DRIES OUT FROM TROPICAL [...] (U) The death toll from tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) climbed to 240 as of Tuesday September 29 as Metro Manila and 27 surrounding provinces dig out from the mud and debris deposited by the storm's record breaking rains and flooding. The Philippines' National Disaster Coord [...] | 2009-09-29 08:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2070 | STILL IN SHOCK FROM TROPICAL STORM ONDOY MANILA BRACES FOR [...] (U) Casualties from tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) reached 246 dead, and 42 missing as of Wednesday, September 30. While major thoroughfares are now passable and the Manila international airport has reopened, all Manila public schools and the primary hospital in hard hit ne [...] | 2009-09-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2098 | U.S. UPS AID AS MANILA STRUGGLES WITH TROPICAL STORM ONDOY [...] (SBU) Summary. Even as Super Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) threatens the country anew, Philippine officials are struggling to cope with the over 400,000 displaced people and 293 deaths caused by tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana). Agricultural losses, while significa [...] | 2009-10-02 09:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2112 | U.S. AIDS PHILIPPINES IN TIME OF TYPHOON NEED [...] (SBU) Tropical Storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) dumped 16 inches of rain in 12 hours on Manila and the island of Luzon on September 26, killing 288 and displacing 700,000. One week later, Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) hit northern Luzon with 90 mile per hour winds, leaving [...] | 2009-10-05 09:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2125 | UPDATE ON TYPHOON DAMAGE AND U.S. DISASTER ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) United States-sponsored disaster assistance to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana continued in full force October 6. The Government of the Philippines' figures show 295 dead, 39 missing, and nearly 350,000 people still in evacuation centers. Government damage estimate [...] | 2009-10-06 08:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2136 | U.S. TYPHOON AID "FIRST, FAST, EFFECTIVE" SAYS PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) At an October 7 meeting, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo thanked the Ambassador for U.S. aid for Typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana victims that was "first, fast, and got immediate relief to those that need it most." He also expressed his pleasure at having received a personal phone call [...] | 2009-10-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA214 | Geek Swaps Benefit U.S. and Philippines [...] Summary: U.S. agencies and private institutions have active science partnerships in the Philippines that build goodwill and capacity in both nations and add to global knowledge. The synergy that results from USG active engagement in science in the Philippines is beneficial to the work of USG [...] | 2009-02-02 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP |
09MANILA2140 | SUPERBLY EXECUTED U.S. MILITARY TYPHOON RELIEF EFFORT [...] (SBU) In recent days, both Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (concurrently head of the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council)communicated to the Ambassador their deep gratitude for U.S. disaster relief assistance in the wake of Typho [...] | 2009-10-08 08:19:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2149 | FLOODS ISOLATE THOUSANDS IN CENTRAL LUZON/ U.S. RELIEF [...] (SBU) Heavy rains from the lingering Tropical Storm Pepeng (international name Parma) have forced dams in the upper Agno River basin to release large amounts of water that threaten to affect up to two million residents of central Luzon. According to press reports and contacts in the area, the [...] | 2009-10-09 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2155 | U.S. MILITARY RELIEF EFFORT ENDS AS FLOODS RECEDE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma) has claimed over 300 lives and forced more than 80,000 into evacuation centers across Luzon island, according to the Philippines National Disaster Coordinating Council. The U.S. military repeated its highly successful Typhoon Ondoy resc [...] | 2009-10-13 08:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2231 | PHILIPPINES RETHINKS DISASTER STRATEGY AS TYPHOON NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary. Threatened by a third typhoon in four weeks, the Philippine government has prepositioned emergency supplies, equipment and personnel in northern Luzon in the event Typhoon Ramil (international name Lupit) makes landfall there this weekend. U.S. military forces and equipment fro [...] | 2009-10-23 09:25:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2308 | HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF TYPHOON MIRINAE MITIGATED WITH [...] Summary. As of November 2, the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) reported that Typhoon Mirinae, locally known as Santi, affected more than 54,600 individuals, leaving 18 dead, nearly 19,400 people displaced, and an estimated 12,8 [...] | 2009-11-04 07:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2339 | ADDITIONAL USG DISASTER AID FOR PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) The U.S. Government (USG) is providing $5.2 million in new disaster relief assistance to the Philippines to meet vital education, water and sanitation, health, and disaster preparedness needs. These funds are in addition to the more than $16 million in rescue and relief aid that the USG [...] | 2009-11-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA249 | Proposed U.S. Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to [...] Summary: Post has received a copy of a letter from Philippine Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap congratulating U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack on his confirmation (full text of letter in para 7). The letter encourages a U.S. agribusiness trade and investment mission to the Phil [...] | 2009-02-06 00:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EAID RP |
09MANILA2583 | VOLCANIC RUMBLINGS PROMPT SOUTHEAST LUZON EVACUATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 14, authorities ordered the evacuation of approximately 50,000 people living within five miles of the Mayon volcano in southern Luzon island, after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued an intermediate Alert Level 3 warning. PHIVOL [...] | 2009-12-16 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2597 | WELL-PLANNED EVACUATION MOVES THOUSANDS FROM LUZON [...] (SBU) Summary. Authorities have evacuated over 40,000 people living within five miles of the Mayon Volcano in southern Luzon, including virtually all residents of the 'extended danger zone'. The level of volcanic activity remains high, but experts do not believe a hazardous eruption is imminen [...] | 2009-12-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2610 | FEARS RISE THAT PHILIPPINES' MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO SET TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine volcanologists warned on December 20 that a hazardous eruption was imminent, after observing Mount Mayon hurl increasing amounts of ash and lava skyward. Provincial authorities have evacuated nearly all of the 46,000 residents from within five miles of the summit, an [...] | 2009-12-22 08:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP |
09MANILA2636 | PHILIPPINES VOLCANO REMAINS AT HIGH ALERT; U.S. GAUGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Southern Luzon's Mount Mayon, at Alert Level 4 since December 20, continues to emit lava and hurl ash skyward in mile-high plumes. Local authorities have evacuated over 47,000 residents from within five miles of the summit and are struggling to provide them with adequate clean [...] | 2009-12-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP |
09MANILA2638 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER: ASSISTANCE FOR MOUNT MAYON [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS AROUND MOUNT MAYON VOLCANO IN ALBAY, PHILIPPINES FROM NEARLY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS ON NOVEMBER 11 TO 47,000 INDIVIDUALS TODAY, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS BEYOND THE CAPABI [...] | 2009-12-29 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA434 | MINIMUM ACCESS VOLUMES ISSUE RESOLVED [...] Summary: (SBU) Post has successfully convinced the Philippine Department of Agriculture not to unilaterally change its World Trade Organization (WTO) and 1998 US-Philippine Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commitments on minimum access volumes (MAV) rules for imported agricultural products. I [...] | 2009-02-27 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD RP |
09MANILA714 | Assistant USTR Weisel Reviews Intellectual Property and [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23-24, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel visited Manila for regular consultations with Philippine government officials. During the visit, she discussed developments in intellectual property protection over the past year, the Arroyo Administration's pro [...] | 2009-04-02 04:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EAGR RP |
09MANILA965 | EMBASSY MANILA'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH [...] SUMMARY: Mission Manila engaged in vigorous outreach efforts on an array of environmental issues during April 2009. Ambassador led the way with two provincial trips in April with an environmental focus and events in Manila on Earth Day, April 22. In addition, Embassy invited American scientis [...] | 2009-05-06 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP |
09MAPUTO1145 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...] | 2009-10-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER |
09MAPUTO340 | MOZAMBIQUE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maputo requests an Embassy Science Fellow to work with the Government of Mozambique (GRM),to prepare a report on the status of agricultural business and processes in Mozambique and an implementation plan for advancement of agriculture in Mozambique. END SUMMARY 2. Emb [...] | 2009-03-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ |
09MAPUTO521 | FAMOUS AUTHOR PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ENVIROMENTAL [...] (SBU) This cable represents the third in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgad [...] | 2009-04-27 10:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV MZ |
09MAPUTO536 | HUMANITARIAN DEMINING IN MOZAMBIQUE MAKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mozambique, once one of the most heavily mined-countries in the world, is making excellent progress towards its stated goal of being mine-impact free by 2014. USG and other nations provide substantial financial support for demining efforts. Humanitarian demining has received top [...] | 2009-05-04 08:06:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PGOV PREL ECON MASS EAGR KPKO MZ |
09MAPUTO54 | MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...] | 2009-01-21 11:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ |
09MAPUTO655 | MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) STATUS [...] SUMMARY: This cable is a status report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique for FY08. The Embassy chose seven projects for funding according to SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Examples of projects include construction of a computer lab/library, r [...] | 2009-06-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ |
09MAPUTO666 | MCC COMPACT IMPLEMENTATION TRIGGERS WATER AND LAND [...] SUMMARY: In 2007 the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a five-year, $506.9 million Compact with the Government of Mozambique (GRM). Since the Compact entered into force in September 2008, the GRM has made measurable strides in improving the framework for water/sanitation adminis [...] | 2009-06-16 15:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV PGOV EAGR PREL SENV SOCI ETRD ELTN |
09MAPUTO73 | BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge and Embassy Science Fellow recently met with Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, to discuss advancement of biotechnology in the country. The Fellow highlighted the need for Mozambique to significantly increase the level of education a [...] | 2009-01-27 10:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ |
09MAPUTO771 | U.S. COMPANIES STILL FACE WORK PERMIT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Labor issues continue to frustrate foreign investors in Mozambique. Anadarko, a Texas-based oil company and largest U.S. investor in Mozambique, and Chiquita Brands International recently reiterated to Econoffs that the erratic enforcement of the new labor law (reftels) is an im [...] | 2009-07-10 09:09:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EINV EAGR EMIN EPET ECON ETRD EAID PGOV |
09MAPUTO966 | U.S.-BRAZIL COOPERATION IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Mozambique's considerable assistance needs offer an array of opportunities for joint U.S.)Brazil cooperation. While the health sector continues to be the most promising, additional collaboration is now proposed in food security and agriculture, and is also possible in energy, [...] | 2009-08-31 09:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV EAGR ETRD ECON SOCI KPKO SMIL |
09MASERU205 | LESOTHO: FOOD SECURITY ON DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS' MINDS [...] On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer met with the Director of the Europe and Americas desk to discuss reftel and two other Washington requests. The Director will share the nonpaper with her superiors and the Ministry of Agriculture and will [...] | 2009-06-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL LT |
09MASERU331 | LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LT |
09MASERU361 | LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel's request, post submits the following information for the annual AGOA eligibility review. 2. Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of approximately [...] | 2009-10-09 09:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM LT |
09MASERU384 | LESOTHO VERY INTERESTED IN FOOD SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD LT |
09MBABANE273 | SWAZILAND 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Country Background Summary: Swaziland is a small, land-locked country with one of the most limited economies in southern Africa. Its predominately young and rural population is beset by many challenges; foremost among them are widespread poverty and unemployment, along with one of the highest [...] | 2009-10-13 04:30:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WZ |
09MBABANE289 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FOOD SECURITY [...] In the absence of the Foreign Minister and the unavailability of the Acting Foreign Minister, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and letter to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Socio-Political Analyst Sandile Hlatshwayo, on October 28. PolOff mentioned the work King Mswati III and President Obama hav [...] | 2009-10-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD WZ |
09MBABANE294 | SWAZILAND DECLINES FY 2010 SUGAR QUOTA [...] On October 27, PolOff delivered demarche per reftel to the Swaziland Sugar Association (SSA),Swaziland's official authority governing sugar exports. SSA CEO Mike Matsebula indicated in writing that, although Swaziland has always fulfilled the U.S. sugar quota in the past, it does not have pl [...] | 2009-10-29 12:57:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WZ |
09MBABANE295 | SWAZILAND LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER ON HUNGER AND [...] On October 30, Ambassador Irving and PolOff met with Acting Foreign Minister Clement Dlamini to reiterate food security initiatives delivered in ref A. Mr. Dlamini, the Ministry of Agriculture, indicated he will be attending the upcoming World Food Security Summit along with Prime Minister Si [...] | 2009-10-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD WZ |
09MELBOURNE88 | U.S. DAIRY SUBSIDIES HURTING VICTORIAN FARMERS? [...] (SBU) The Managing Director of Australia's largest dairy producer claims that U.S. subsidies are driving down Australian dairy prices. In addition to managing the effects of a 12-year drought, Victorian dairy farmers are also worried that Australia's proposed emissions trading scheme will sign [...] | 2009-07-29 01:21:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON AS |
09MEXICO2205 | PUSHED BY HIGHER FOOD PRICES, POVERTY IS UP IN MEXICO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Rural and urban poverty have shown a significant uptick in Mexico since 2006, despite a general decline since 1992 and despite the economy's strong performance. According to semi-independent analysis based on official 2008 figures, poverty increased from 42.6% in 2006 to 47.4% in [...] | 2009-07-27 18:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID SOCI PGOV MX |
09MEXICO2303 | CANCELLATION OF TRUCKING PROGRAM HURTS U.S. EXPORTS TO MEXICO, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. exports sharply dropped among several of the 89 U.S. products on which the GOM imposed retaliatory tariffs in response to the cancellation of the U.S.-Mexico Cross Border Trucking Demonstration Project. According to a respected local trade consulting firm, exports to Mexic [...] | 2009-08-04 21:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD NAFTA MX EAGR |
09MEXICO2308 | GOM SEEKS BROAD-RANGING REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of the Economy (SE) seeks broad-ranging harmonization of regulations affecting international trade in North America. SE envisions a decades-long effort involving Mexico, Canada and the United States similar to the decades-long regulatory harmonization wor [...] | 2009-08-04 23:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NAFTA PREL MX |
09MEXICO2623 | SAGARPA ON CCA MOU, COOL AND NAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SAGARPA does not appear to be certain exactly where to take its proposal to amend the memorandum of understanding for the Consultative Committee on Agriculture, but plans to consult with the Secretariat of Economy (SE) September 4 to clarify the GOM's position. COOL remains an [...] | 2009-09-03 19:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO2626 | ECONOMIA ON REG COOPERATION, 5-MINISTER MTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) seeks to advance the cause of trilateral regulatory cooperation and proposes some further steps in the realm of sanitary-phytosanitary work, to be followed by non-agricultural issues in coming months. SE seeks a meeting of the Free Trade Com [...] | 2009-09-03 20:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX |
09MEXICO3321 | Ninth World Wildlife Congress Promotes [...] (U) Summary: The ninth World Wildlife Congress (WILD 9),a wilderness conservation conference hosted annually by the WILD Foundation, convened in Merida, Mexico from November 6-13. In a nod to next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, the theme of the conference was "Wilderness, the [...] | 2009-11-23 23:40:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR MX |
09MEXICO723 | UNTIED FARM WORKERS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT H-2 VISA [...] SUMMARY: In 2008 a large group of laborers were recruited from the Mexican pacific coastal state of Colima to do farm work in California and Iowa. According to the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, the Colima laborers entered the US with the hope of working there legally after complying with al [...] | 2009-03-10 23:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON CVIS EAGR PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
09MILAN78 | NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" FACE THE GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Across Italy's industrial northern heartland, we've heard the same message with respect to the economic crisis in recent weeks: we're holding on, but won't last forever. Northern Italy's economy is dependent on clusters of "distretti," each with dozens of small firms that produ [...] | 2009-03-23 16:18:00 | Consulate Milan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR PGOV IT |
09MONROVIA119 | LIBERIA: GOL ANNOUNCES PRICE CUTS AND TAX CUTS [...] SUMMARY: The Liberian Ministry of Commerce lowered price ceilings on rice, petroleum and cement on January 29. The cuts come three days after the President announced a decrease in business and personal tax rates during her annual "State of the Nation" address January 26 (ref A). The President [...] | 2009-02-06 17:00:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA19 | LIBERIA: WEAK LEADERSHIP UNDERMINES COMMERCIAL FORESTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Weak leadership at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has delayed resumption of commercial logging, placed millions of dollars of potential revenue at risk and jeopardized the success of the forestry reform program. The companies bidding on logging concessions consistent [...] | 2009-01-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON EAID SENV LI |
09MONROVIA289 | LIBERIA: RUBBER SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia's rubber sector provides 5.5% of its economic output, 85% of its exports and work for an estimated 50,000 Liberians. Roughly 40% of Liberia's rubber comes from small, Liberian-owned farms, with the remainder produced on large foreign-owned concessions. There has been l [...] | 2009-04-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PGOV LI |
09MONROVIA618 | CODEL BUTTERFIELD MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF [...] (U) August 17, 2009; Monrovia, Liberia. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Brooks Robinson Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) [...] | 2009-08-27 17:34:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON LI OVIP EINV ETRD EAIR EAGR EWWT |
09MONROVIA725 | LIBERIA: BUCHANAN RENEWABLES DEAL STALLS OVER PRICE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Liberia may back out of a power purchase agreement with Buchanan Renewables (BR),after a consortium of donors warned the President that unduly high tariffs could threaten the financial solvency of the Liberian Electricity Corporation (LEC) and deter small busi [...] | 2009-10-05 09:39:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA785 | ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS TO FLY TO MONROVIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Airways (EA) will begin flights to Roberts International Airport (RIA) October 25, expanding its service in West Africa by linking Monrovia to Addis Ababa through Accra. EA's entrance will meet the need for more avenues from Liberia into Africa, Europe and the United S [...] | 2009-10-26 08:24:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA786 | FLAWED TIMBER CONCESSIONS PASS LEGISLATURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Legislature ratified four new Forest Management Contracts (FMCs) in a closed-door session September 23, despite civil society objections and a ruling from the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) overturning the concessions on technical grounds. Polit [...] | 2009-10-26 08:28:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA801 | FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA809 | HEAD OF CONCESSIONS COMMISSION MURDERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Keith Jubah, chairman of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission and President of the Rubber Planters Association, was shot to death November 1 outside his home at the Morris Farm near Kakata. Although police have identified three suspects, reports against them remain [...] | 2009-11-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR CASC ASEC KCRM PREL PGOV LI |
09MONROVIA844 | CHINESE SOLICIT PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. FOLLOWING SHARM EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the attendant promises of new Chinese investment in Liberia, the Chinese Embassy approached the USG to explore future possibilities for greater U.S.-Chinese cooperation in foreign assistance. The Chinese Embassy is particularl [...] | 2009-11-23 08:49:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR LI |
09MONROVIA952 | LIBYA INVESTS $30 MILLION IN LIBERIAN RICE DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOL and the Foundation for African Development Aid's (ADA) $30 million concession for large-scale commercial rice production, funded through Libyan African Investment Portfolio, is the first large scale domestic rice program in a country that imports over 55% of all its rice -- [...] | 2009-12-22 18:04:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAGR ASEC LI |
09MONTERREY198 | NUEVO LEON PLANNING AHEAD TO AVOID WATER SHORTAGES. [...] Summary. The northern border state of Nuevo Leon is currently only able to guarantee unrestricted access to water through 2015. Experts predict water shortages in border states will be brought on by booming population growth and climate change induced droughts. These shortages will lead to [...] | 2009-05-26 16:37:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EINV EAGR MX |
09MONTERREY32 | NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...] | 2009-01-29 01:53:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX |
09MONTERREY33 | NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...] | 2009-01-29 01:53:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX |
09MONTEVIDEO205 | URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT [...] Econoff spoke on April 15 with Leonardo de Leon, President of ALUR (a state-owned sugar producer),regarding reftel request to obtain information on how much sugar Uruguay plans to export to the U.S. under the WTO sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ). 2. De Leon indicated that Uruguay currently h [...] | 2009-04-15 19:58:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UY |
09MONTEVIDEO212 | URUGUAY: KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING [...] While Uruguay has completed the epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, it nevertheless faces an increasing incidence of diseases, such as parasitic diseases, traditionally linked to poverty and deteriorating social and environmental conditions. The G [...] | 2009-04-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAGR WHO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO32 | MONTEVIDEO PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY SPEAKER ON [...] Summary: Post has prepared a proposal for the organization of a biofuels speaker program in Uruguay in FY2009. Given Uruguay's interest in energy diversification and our recent bilateral alternative energy MOU, post believes this funding possibility could spur development of Uruguay's biofu [...] | 2009-01-21 10:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ENRG EAGR ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD UR |
09MONTEVIDEO401 | URUGUAY'S POTENTIAL AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADER IN THE [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay has the potential to become an alternative energy-based economy if it continues its current effort and improves the policy environment and needed infrastructure. I [...] | 2009-07-13 12:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENGY EAGR UY |
09MONTEVIDEO483 | URUGUAY: MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON PROMOTES [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican President Felipe Calderon visited Uruguay August 13-15 to honor an invitation he received last year when President Tabare Vazquez was in Mexico and for the purpose of broadening commercial and political ties between the two countries. President Calderon also demonstrate [...] | 2009-08-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR MX UY |
09MONTEVIDEO528 | URUGUAY NOT ABLE TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] Charge Matthewman met September 10 with Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz, and during that meeting delivered reftel invitation and draft statement. Vaz noted with regret that the Uruguayan delegation would be departing the U.S. on September 25, and would therefore not be able to attend the Secretary [...] | 2009-09-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA UY |
09MONTEVIDEO578 | URUGUAY: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM VAZ [...] (SBU) Charge Matthewman called on Foreign Minister Pedro Vaz October 1 to discuss the trip to the U.S. that President Vazquez, FM Vaz, and Economy Minister Alvaro Garcia made from September 13-25. Vaz said all members of the Uruguayan delegation was very satisfied with their reception and with [...] | 2009-10-09 12:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PLEC PREL UN EAGR HA KPKO UY |
09MONTEVIDEO7 | URUGUAY: DROUGHT CONTINUES, BUT GOVERNMENT NOT YET [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary: - - - - 2. (SBU) Uruguay continues to suffer from a serious drought, but Deputy Chief of Staff Jorge Vazquez told Ambassador Baxter January 8 that the GOU does not yet consider it necessary to requ [...] | 2009-01-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI UY |
09MONTEVIDEO714 | Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...] | 2009-12-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY |
09MONTEVIDEO74 | CONCERNED ABOUT INFLATION, GOU TIGHTENS MONETARY POLICY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguay has steadily taken steps to moderate the impact of the global economic slowdown in recent months, including measures to keep consumer confidence and spending steady. However, concerns about rising inflationary pressures caused a shift in emphasis in late January. Whil [...] | 2009-02-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR UY |
09MOSCOW101 | INCREASED HARVESTERS DUTIES WILL HURT JOHN DEERE [...] (C) Increased duties on imported harvesters and financing problems will cause foreign agricultural equipment sales in Russia to plummet in 2009, affecting major U.S. and EU producers such as John Deere. GOR suggestions that foreign producers could avoid the duty problems by setting up domesti [...] | 2009-01-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS |
09MOSCOW1072 | TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities have been temporarily restricted from exporting to Russia due to concerns that products from these facilities were involved in an illegal [...] | 2009-04-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1122 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTICIPATION IN THE ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 13:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF RS |
09MOSCOW1150 | RUSSIA BLOCKS IMPORTS OF U.S. MEAT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that several U.S. states have been restricted from exporting meat and poultry to Russia resulting from human cases of influenza A H1N1. California, New York, Texas and Sout [...] | 2009-05-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1161 | RUSSIA EASES RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. MEAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on all pork and pork products from 10 U.S. states, using influenza A H1N1 as justification, have been lifted effective immediately (REF A). As of to [...] | 2009-05-06 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1187 | RUSSIA MAINTAINS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 8 U.S. states are in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Delaware and (most recently [...] | 2009-05-12 03:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1206 | MEAT AND POULTRY RESTRICTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letters that restrictions placed on meat and poultry products from 11 U.S. states are currently in place. As of today, California, New York, Texas, Illinois, and Wisconsin are res [...] | 2009-05-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1500 | RUSSIA GRANTS EXTENSION ON NEGOTIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In late January 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) expressed its concerns in both a DVC and in a letter that the veterinary certificate for the export of US pork to Russia does not adequately reflect Russian requirements. VPSS [...] | 2009-06-08 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1536 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE THREATENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5th the Deputy Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) informed via official letter that the VPSS would grant an extension on the negotiation of a frozen pork meat and by-products certificate to August 1, 2009. (Ref A) Howeve [...] | 2009-06-11 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1556 | WORLD GRAIN FORUM IN ST.PETERSBURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6-7 the Government of the Russian Federation hosted its first World Grain Forum in St. Petersburg. With approximately 1,500 representatives from over 40 countries ranging from Agriculture Ministers to grain industry experts the forum focused on the role of grain produc [...] | 2009-06-15 06:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1665 | RUSSIAN AG MINISTER SUPPORTS ACTION ON A/H1N1 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Minister of Agriculture Elena Skrynnik met with Ambassador Beyrle on June 22, 2009. In a short and cordial exchange, Skrynnik instructed Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) leaders present to hold a DVC with USDA technical experts this week in an ef [...] | 2009-06-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON RS |
09MOSCOW1835 | DFM RYABKOV TAKES STOCK FOLLOWING "VERY GOOD" [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador July 16 that the Russian government viewed the Obama-Medvedev summit as a "very good visit," and said the MFA was preparing next steps for post-START negotiations, the ballistic missile joint threat assessment, and the bilateral [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR MARR MNUC PARM IR RS |
09MOSCOW187 | U.S. POULTRY FACILITIES PUT ON NOTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) demanded via official letter a list of U.S. poultry facilities that do not use chlorinated anti-microbial washes in poultry production by September 2009. According to the letter a resolution banning t [...] | 2009-01-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW1889 | EMBASSY MOSCOW CONFIRMS TWO CASES OF H1N1 FLU, RUSSIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has confirmed two cases of H1N1 influenza within the Embassy community. Symptoms have been mild, and both patients are recovering well. Aside from these cases, Russian health authorities have publicly confirmed 12 cases of H1N1 throughout the country. However, this number [...] | 2009-07-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU PREL SOCI CASC EAGR RS |
09MOSCOW1917 | RUSSIAN ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES AND POST-CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 21 meeting characterized by wide-ranging and spirited interchange, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Khristenko provided the Ambassador with his vision of Russia's anti-crisis measures and post-crisis reform. Khristenko noted that the crisis hit Russia hard [...] | 2009-07-27 05:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON RS |
09MOSCOW1939 | RUSSIA'S WTO ACCESSION: ON AGAIN? [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with senior advisers to President Medvedev and PM Putin indicate that Russia is again prepared to pursue accession to WTO on its own, reversing the course seemingly set by Putin,s June 9 statement that Russia would accede only together with Belarus and Kazakhst [...] | 2009-07-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR RS |
09MOSCOW2366 | RUSSIAN ILLEGAL LOGGING -- AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG has an opportunity to work with Russia to combat illegal logging, and increasing reasons to do so. Russia contains more of the world's forested area than any other country -- approximately 20 percent -- and between 10 and 30 percent of wood is harvested illegally. Illeg [...] | 2009-09-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR KGHG EAID KCRM SOCI PREL RS |
09MOSCOW2402 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON FAO BUDGET [...] (C) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to Valery I. Yudin, Administrative and Budgetary Expert in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Yudin stated that Russia fully supported the U.S. position advocating for zero nominal growth in the FAO budget cycle 2010-2011. He commente [...] | 2009-09-18 14:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN RS |
09MOSCOW2543 | PUTIN CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued Resolution #761, which calls for Russian restrictive, non-science-based sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) measures to be harmonized with international norms. However, the details of Resolution #716's implementation remain unclear as officials i [...] | 2009-10-08 06:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON RS |
09MOSCOW265 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE STOPS SHIPMENTS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) has halted trade of U.S. pet food, animal feed and animal feed additives as of January 1, 2009. VPSS officials have advised that trade can resume only after USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Se [...] | 2009-02-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW267 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 9 MORE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 9 additional U.S. pork facilities will be delisted as of February 10 ostensibly due to clerical errors found on documentation that accompanied meat shipments to Russia. [...] | 2009-02-03 16:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW271 | MORE AUDITS OF U.S. MEAT AND POULTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) requested via official letter that the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) organize another joint audit of U.S. pork, beef, and poultry facilities that are eligible to export to Russia begin [...] | 2009-02-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW2772 | SMOOTH RUNNING VERTICAL OF POWER IN KRASNODAR [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Governor Aleksandr Tkachev's efficient, heavy-handed control of Krasnodar Krai has helped the conservative region achieve and preserve political and economic stability, partially by undermining competitors during his first few years in office and preventing potential ch [...] | 2009-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR PINR PHUM ETRD KDEM RS |
09MOSCOW286 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS TWO MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 2 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and food-borne pathogen Listeria. In addition, VPSS info [...] | 2009-02-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW2903 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY ROBERT [...] (C) Your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to strengthen bilateral economic relations at a time when both our economies are beginning to show signs of recovery following an extremely difficult year. Because our economic relations with Russia were relatively stable even prior to the polit [...] | 2009-11-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV RS |
09MOSCOW2947 | PUTIN WAXES ELOQUENT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) In his annual live Q&A session with the nation, Prime Minister Putin spent longer on economic and socio-economic issues (65 minutes) than on any other topic. He praised the government,s efficiency during the crisis, comparing it favorably with the 1998 crisis. He echoed President Mede [...] | 2009-12-04 17:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG RS |
09MOSCOW3009 | CUSTOMS VALUATION CHALLENGES IN RUSSIA, AND NOW [...] (SBU) Over the course of the last twelve months, U.S. exporters have been experiencing increasing difficulties with customs valuations on their exports to Russia. Following several months of effort, Emboffs were able to schedule a meeting with officials from the Russian Federal Customs Servi [...] | 2009-12-14 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON RS |
09MOSCOW3050 | U/S HORMATS MEETINGS ON RUSSIAN BILATERAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats visited Moscow from 1-3 December, conducting meetings with a wide variety of audiences, including the Russian Presidential Administration, Russian Foreign Ministry and Economic Development Ministry offic [...] | 2009-12-18 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN RS |
09MOSCOW3053 | UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS MEETINGS WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats visited Moscow from 1-3 December, conducting meetings with a wide variety of audiences, including the Russian Presidential Administration, Russian Foreign Ministry and Economic Development Ministry off [...] | 2009-12-18 16:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN RS |
09MOSCOW3072 | Russia's Chief Medical Officer Wants to Expand Cooperation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, Ambassador Beyrle met with Dr. Gennadiy Onishchenko, Russia's Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Consumer Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor). The almost 90-minute meeting was cordial [...] | 2009-12-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD EAGR ECON PARM |
09MOSCOW3082 | WHAT RUSSIA'S TRADE NEGOTIATORS ACCOMPLISHED IN [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the first in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),which was finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable covers the major structure and decision-making proces [...] | 2009-12-23 04:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO |
09MOSCOW3083 | THE CUSTOMS UNION AND TRADE- HARMONIZED TARIFFS [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the second in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable reviews the principal points regarding tariffs and non-tariff [...] | 2009-12-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO |
09MOSCOW3084 | THE CUSTOMS UNION AND A UNIFIED WTO ACCESSION [...] (U) Summary: This cable is the third in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),which was finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. The first cable covered the major structure and decision-making proce [...] | 2009-12-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO |
09MOSCOW396 | AG MINISTER SENT TO PASTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Medvedev recently removed long-serving Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Gordeyev from his post, nominating him to be governor of Voronezh Oblast as part of a larger shake-up of regional governors. While this action represents a significant demotion for Gordeye [...] | 2009-02-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW407 | RUSSIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO RS |
09MOSCOW541 | RUSSIAN OFFICIAL EXPLAINS DUTY INCREASES FOR CARS [...] (C) Alexander Rakhmanov, Director of the Department of Automotive and Agriculture Equipment Policy at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, acknowledged to us that the recent duty increases for cars and harvesters were meant to protect domestic producers from import competition and help them wea [...] | 2009-03-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW604 | RUSSIA PROPOSES TO START DISCUSSIONS ON ACCESS TO GENETIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 2, officials of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) and the Federal Agency for Natural Resources Management Supervision (Rosprirodnadzor) told EST that Russia's policies and procedures on access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits are fragmented [...] | 2009-03-12 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV TBIO KIPR PREL PGOV KRVC EFIS RS |
09MOSCOW640 | NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Dimitriy Medvedev appointed Elena Skrynnik (Screen-nik) as the Minister of Agriculture on March 12, 2009, succeeding Aleksey Gordeyev, who took over as Governor of Voronezh Oblast after serving for 10 years as Minister of Agriculture. Skrynnik, a 47-year-old [...] | 2009-03-17 06:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PINR WTO RS |
09MOSCOW669 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS ANOTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that another U.S. pork facility was delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of food-borne pathogen Salmonella. The original scanned copy of the letter a [...] | 2009-03-19 08:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW685 | RUSSIAN VET SERVICE DELISTS 3 MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that 3 more U.S. poultry facilities were delisted after tests results ostensibly showed the presence of antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in shipments to Russia from those pla [...] | 2009-03-20 10:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW817 | 1ST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubhkov gave a rare interview on March 31 to leading daily newspaper "Izvestia" on agricultural issues. Zubkov is responsible for overseeing overall agricultural development in Russia and implementation of the national priority project in agr [...] | 2009-04-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW873 | AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...] | 2009-04-06 07:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW888 | ROSTOV'S TROUBLED ECONOMY: IS DIVERSIFICATION THE [...] (C) Rostov-on-Don, a predominantly agricultural region, has a relatively diversified industrial base dominated by the Soviet-era combine manufacturer, Rostselmash. The economic crisis has increased regional unemployment, and many local government officials long for the days of a more autarkic [...] | 2009-04-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAGR RS BEXP |
09MOSCOW939 | THREE MORE PORK FACILITIES DELISTED, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that three more U.S. pork facilities were delisted due to suspected fraud. The letter explains that VPSS officials inspected a ship on its way to Japan th [...] | 2009-04-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MOSCOW954 | FIVE PORK PLANTS RELISTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 10, 2009, the Head of Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service (VPSS) advised via official letter that VPSS will be relisting five pork facilities which were delisted in the January 27, 2009, letter from Vlasov to Jones (Reftel B) (facilities # [...] | 2009-04-14 13:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
09MUMBAI108 | INDIAN GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC ADVISORS STAND BY 7 PERCENT PLUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 10:00:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR EIND IN |
09MUMBAI153 | AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND DECLINE: THE COMPLEXITY OF RURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Maharashtra is the most industrialized state in India, over half of its population lives in rural areas, with many dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. For decades, a succession of state and central governments has selectively and incompletely promoted agri [...] | 2009-04-09 11:51:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV IN |
09MUMBAI168 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS MAY REGAIN FOOTHOLD IN VIDARBHA, [...] (U) Summary. The troubled rural region of Vidarbha in eastern Maharashtra went to the polls on April 16, and pundits and pollsters agree that the Congress will regain their foothold in the region, at the expense of candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance. Located in the [...] | 2009-04-23 12:12:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI PGOV IN |
09MUMBAI170 | MUMBAI MASALA: CORPORATE BONDS, SOLAR ENERGY, AND RETAIL [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Capital Market Regulator talks about the Corporate Bond Market and the Financial Crisis - Ispat Energy Plans 500 MW Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy Project in Gujarat - Wal-Mart Expands its Indian Footprint while Other Big Retailers Pause to Regroup [...] | 2009-04-24 12:39:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG IN |
09MUMBAI184 | DROPPING MONEY FROM A HELICOPTER:" WILL UPA AGRICULTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 13:25:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI IN |
09MUMBAI273 | MUMBAI ECONOMISTS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS NECESSARY TO COUNTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, a group of leading economists in Mumbai discussed possible economic reforms by the newly-elected Congress-led government. All economists agreed that the mood in the Indian economy is currently buoyant and confidence ruled. Nevertheless, they cautioned that timely g [...] | 2009-06-30 06:11:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EAGR IN |
09MUMBAI294 | SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...] | 2009-07-15 08:22:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN |
09MUMBAI327 | FOREIGN INVESTORS CHASE INDIAN ECONOMY'S GOOD NEWS BUT WEAK [...] (SBU) Summary: According to investors and finance professionals in Mumbai, economic sentiment in India is on the upswing. Key indicators, including rising capital markets, corporate earnings, and manufacturing indices confirm this belief. Foreign institutional investors (FII) are returnin [...] | 2009-08-07 11:46:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD EAGR IN |
09MUMBAI371 | MUMBAI ECON MASALA: ECONOMISTS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER FISCAL [...] Mumbai Econ Masala Contents: n Economists Point to Rising Production and Capex as Positive Economic Indicators~. n ~But Note Concerns of Rising Inflation and Fiscal Deficit n Deficit Continues to Concern Economists n Interest-Rate Futures Reintroduced in India Econo [...] | 2009-09-10 05:48:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN EIND EINV IN |
09MUMBAI397 | MAHARASHTRA ELECTIONS: EASY RIDE FOR INCUMBENTS WILL LIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Maharashtra state elections October 13, the incumbent Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Democratic Front (DF) alliance appears poised to return to power despite lackluster governance, according to interlocutors and pollsters. The main reasons are the splintering [...] | 2009-10-14 12:36:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR IN |
09MUMBAI422 | GOOD CHEERS FOR FOREIGN WINE IN MAHARASHTRA: STATE SPECIAL [...] Summary: In August 2009, the Maharashtra government significantly lowered the 200 percent "special fee" for foreign wines imported into the state. Post recently verified that the special fees are now just 44 percent or less ad valorem, depending on the value of the foreign wine imported. The [...] | 2009-11-02 12:30:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IN |
09MUMBAI85 | MUMBAI BUSINESS COMMUNITY RAISES CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Mumbai-based business executives and corporate governance experts, CongenOff heard that corporate governance is still at a nascent stage in India. While most acknowledged that the size of the Satyam Computer scandal was exceptional, interlocutors also believe t [...] | 2009-03-02 05:53:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EAGR IN |
09MUMBAI96 | RBI CUTS TWO KEY INTEREST RATES TO SPUT LENDING AS INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 4, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),long anticipated, lowered two interest rates by 50 basis points in an effort to boost credit, raise consumer confidence, and spur economic growth. With inflation dropping, the RBI has more room to cut interest rates, though most obs [...] | 2009-03-09 13:27:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD IN |
09MUNICH90 | BAVARIAN CSU FLIRTS WITH BECOMING A CONSERVATIVE GREEN [...] In his first election test as leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) and in a bid to win back the CSU base or to attract new voters, Minister President Horst Seehofer has reversed earlier positions and come out strictly opposed to genetically engineered organisms. Although he is now [...] | 2009-04-30 15:44:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EAGR ETRD TBIO GM |
09MUSCAT167 | OMANI VIEWS ON GCC CUSTOMS UNION NOTIFICATION TO THE WTO [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points March 8 to Saeed al-Riyami, Ministry of Commerce and Industry trade negotiator, and urged Oman to lobby for withdrawal of the GCC Enabling Clause notification. Al-Riyami replied that he understood U.S. concerns over the GCC's notification decision an [...] | 2009-03-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD USTR WTO GCC MU |
09MUSCAT921 | OMAN - UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (C) While making other demarches to Ambassador Muhammad al Khusaibi, the Chief of the American Affairs Department of the Omani MFA on September 15, P/E Chief previewed the reftel UNGA food security event co-hosted by the Secretary (the letter and draft statement have been transmitted to the min [...] | 2009-09-15 13:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EAID UNGA MU |
09NAIROBI119 | KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) IMF SEES SLOW GROWTH/RECESSION IN 2009 2. (SBU) TEACHERS STRIKE; POLICE MAKE ARRESTS 3. (SBU) CIVAIR LEADERSHIP UP IN THE AIR Â [...] | 2009-01-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EAGR ELAB EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR |
09NAIROBI1238 | ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART I [...] (SBU) Isiolo District lies in Kenya's geographic center and since colonial times the area has been a crossroads and settling place for people from all over northern Kenya. Pressure from an increasing population, decreasing water supply, and recurrent drought make competition over scarce resour [...] | 2009-06-18 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE |
09NAIROBI1259 | ISIOLO'S SECURITY PROBLEM, PART 3 [...] (SBU) Cycles of violence centered on livestock raiding are a sad reality in Isiolo District, which lies in Kenya's geographic center. Population, social, and environmental pressures as well as ineffective (sometimes damaging) government efforts to address them tend to intensify conflict. 2 [...] | 2009-06-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV SENV SOCI KCRM KE |
09NAIROBI1437 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-08 12:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1448 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1449 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1450 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1496 | KENYA - LONG RAINS FAILURE IN SOUTHEASTERN [...] A USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) visit to Mwingi District in Kenya?s Eastern Province confirms that poor performance of the 2009 long rains, rising staple food prices, and declining livestock terms of trade are significantly disrupting food security and agro-pas [...] | 2009-07-14 06:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1547 | HUMANITARIAN IMPLICATIONS OF DELAYED USG [...] USG humanitarian funds for assistance to Somalia are frozen at a critical time when humanitarian conditions are deteriorating, humanitarian funding is not keeping pace with rising needs, and donors forecast decreased funding on the horizon. Lack of resolution within the USG regarding funding [...] | 2009-07-20 13:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR TBIO SOCI PHUM PREL KE |
09NAIROBI1935 | DEMARCHE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY THE [...] We delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk on September 14. On September 15, we followed up with contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to push for the PM's participation at the event. Ministry contacts said they are currently working on the PM's sched [...] | 2009-09-15 14:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR KE |
09NAIROBI2007 | KENYA: SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] KENYA BUREAU OF STANDARDS CHIEF SACKED; POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEP 2. GDP GROWTH BELOW TARGET, GOK MULLS IMF PROGRAM REQUEST, AND FOOD/ENERGY PRICES SET TO RISE 3. AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR AGRICULTURAL REFORM IN FACE OF RECURRING DROUGHT 4. TURKANA WIND PROJECT PROMISES NEW ENERGY CAPACITY [...] | 2009-09-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR |
09NAIROBI2184 | KENYA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2010 [...] This cable is not/not for internet distribution. 2. Country: Kenya 3. Current Status: Eligible 4. Country Background Summary: The population of Kenya is 38.6 million (mid 2008 estimate),estimated 2008 GDP is $30.4 billion, and per capita income is $770. An estimated 54% of the [...] | 2009-10-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB AGOA PGOV PREL |
09NAIROBI2260 | KENYA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF FORECASTS CY2009 2.7% ECONOMIC GROWTH 2. TOURISM SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY 3. WILDLIFE THREATENED BY DROUGHT AND INCREASED POACHING 4. CORRUPTION SURFACES AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Â [...] | 2009-10-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR KCOR |
09NAIROBI2412 | KENYA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF APPLAUDS KENYA'S NEW INFLATION CALCULATION 2. EVICTIONS PROCEED IN MAU FOREST 3. KENYA SIGNS COMMON MARKET TREATY Â [...] | 2009-11-25 12:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR SENV KE |
09NAIROBI255 | Kenya's Developing Food Crisis [...] (SBU) A shortfall of white maize (Kenya's staple food crop) has left an estimated 3.2 million Kenyans in need of emergency food assistance. Millions more - particularly in urban areas - are food insecure due to rising maize prices. The forces contributing to the shortfall include: reduced pr [...] | 2009-02-11 09:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EAID BEXP PINR PGOV KE |
09NAIROBI455 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Kenya) [...] Embassy Nairobi requests a Science Fellow from USGS, NOAA, USDA, or other appropriate agency to provide technical assistance to Kenya's Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands in land use planning for Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Timing for the Fellowsh [...] | 2009-03-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA KE |
09NAIROBI496 | CAUTIOUS KENYA FINALLY ENACTS LONG AWAITED BIOSAFETY ACT OF [...] Summary: On February 12, 2009, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed the long awaited and hotly disputed Biosafety Act of 2009 into law. Kenya thus becomes the fourth African country (following South Africa, Egypt, and Burkina Faso) to enact legislation establishing the legal framework to gover [...] | 2009-03-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KIPR ETRD SENV EINV ECON PGOV KE |
09NAIROBI809 | KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: At the April 21 opening of the third session of Parliament, 199 of 222 members of Parliament (MPs) attended and listened attentively to the President's and Speaker's speeches. In their opening prayers, religious leaders called for peace, unity, and strength even as the country was goin [...] | 2009-04-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG |
09NDJAMENA118 | BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER REVIEWS HIS [...] (U) Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas appeared before Chad's 155-member National Assembly, along with his 41-member Cabinet, March 31, to respond to questions on the successes and challenges of his 11-month old government. The PM, who had received questions posed by parliamentarians in advan [...] | 2009-04-02 17:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS ECON EAGR AU CD |
09NDJAMENA488 | CHAD: 2009 HARVEST AND FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] (SBU) In light of concerns on the part of NGO contacts and others that this year's cereals harvest will fall short of meeting Chad's food needs, Embassy staff had conversations October 27 and 28 with Ministry of Agriculture officials including Docteur Paul, Deputy Director of Production and [...] | 2009-10-28 16:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09NEWDELHI1008 | APPROPRIATE TIMING FOR A PRESIDENTIAL PHONE CALL [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends an early telephone call from President Obama to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating India on its historic elections and the Congress Party's decisive mandate. We suggest this call take place soon after the Indian President invites Manmohan Singh to form the n [...] | 2009-05-18 13:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR ECON IN |
09NEWDELHI103 | INDIA MANAGING IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ALTHOUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Per Ref A, Mission provides an update on how India is weathering the global financial crisis and subsequent economic slowdown and on the political economy of the impact and government response. India's economy, already slowing from lower domestic spending in a high interest re [...] | 2009-01-16 12:49:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI1030 | REFORM PROSPECTS IN NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: More than 400 million Indians cast their vote in India's national parliamentary elections this past month and seem to have decisively signaled that they want stability and continuity in the national government, handing Congress an 18-year best performance of more than 200 seats [...] | 2009-05-20 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI104 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 12-16, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Roundtable with Canada, EU, NZ, Australia -- Update on the Pension Sector -- FDI Slows in November -- Aviation Industry Likely to Fare Better in 20 [...] | 2009-01-16 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1048 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 18-22, 2009, including the following: -- Ministry of Finance Reorganization -- Insurance Bill Passage Likely in Winter Parliament -- CCI Goes Live -- India Notifies Initiation of Safeguard Duty Inve [...] | 2009-05-22 10:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET |
09NEWDELHI105 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 12-16, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 12-16, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Budget Session February 12-26 -- April-May Schedule Expected for Parliamentary Elections -- Jharkhand Chief Minister Steps Down [...] | 2009-01-16 12:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI1055 | INDIAN MINISTERS, SANS PORTFOLIOS, SWORN IN (CANCELLED) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 14:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1056 | CORRECTED COPY: INDIAN MINISTERS, SANS [...] (SBU) Indian President Pratibha Patil administered the oath of office to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 19 Cabinet Ministers at 6:30pm (local time) on May 22. Portfolios will be announced in the coming days. Among the returning ministers were prominent Congress Party names from the previo [...] | 2009-05-26 04:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1062 | GOI PORTFOLIOS ANNOUNCED INCLUDING NEW FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: At a Cabinet meeting on May 23, the newly formed Indian government announced six major portfolios: -- S.M. Krishna, External Affairs -- Pranab Mukherjee, Finance -- P. Chidambaram, Home -- A.K. Antony, Defense -- Sharad Pawar, Agriculture -- Mamata Banerjee, Railways Former [...] | 2009-05-26 14:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1083 | GOI FILLS OUT CABINET, MANY PORTFOLIOS STILL ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian Government announced 59 additional Ministers on May 28, bringing the total number to 78. However, no portfolios have been made public aside from the six top spots previously announced (Ref B). All told there are 33 Cabinet Ministers; ranking slightly below that, se [...] | 2009-05-28 14:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1096 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 26-29, 2009, including the following: -- Indian Telecom Major Bharti Airtel and MTN of South Africa Back in Merger Negotiations -- Government Aims to Present Budget by Early July -- Bharti Wal-Mart t [...] | 2009-05-29 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1099 | GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...] | 2009-05-29 14:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1143 | INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY LEAKS SPUR DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite Pakistan's release of JUD leader Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday and allegations of cease-fire violations yesterday, Indian media is buzzing with suggestions that the Indian Government is taking a second look at its no-dialogue strategy with Pakistan and may be considering restar [...] | 2009-06-04 16:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID EAGR PK IN |
09NEWDELHI1162 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...] | 2009-06-05 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1222 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 8-12, 2009, including the following: -- MOF Preparing for Budget Session -- Indian Commerce Minister Meets with USTR, Others on WTO -- Tax Concessions Proposed for Broadcast & Film Industry -- Will [...] | 2009-06-12 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1223 | U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...] | 2009-06-12 14:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1235 | INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 12:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1237 | INVESTOR APPETITE FOR INDIA RETURNING BUT GOVT BETTER NOT [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConGenoffs met with Mumbai contacts on June 1 and 2 to gauge investor reaction to the elections and signs of recovery in the Indian economy. In contrast to reports at the beginning of 2009 that investors were waiting for political uncertainty to end with the May el [...] | 2009-06-16 03:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI1284 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 15-19, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Hits Negative Territory -- India Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Mobiles, Extends Tight Norms on Toys and Dairy -- Panel Advises Increase in Supp [...] | 2009-06-19 11:47:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1330 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 22-26, 2009, including the following: -- India To Be Fastest Growing Economy in 2010 -- India Signals Openness to Re-Start Doha Round Negotiations -- GOI Announces New PPP Norms -- GOI Announces [...] | 2009-06-26 13:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1392 | INDIA'S ECONOMIC SURVEY FOCUSES ON GROWTH AND FISCAL [...] (U) Summary: The Economic Survey for India's Fiscal Year (IFY) 2008-09 (4/1/2008 to 3/31/2009) presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in India's Parliament on July 2 paints a resilient picture of the Indian economy. The Survey sees a 'U shaped' recovery for growth in IFY 2009-10 (4/1/2 [...] | 2009-07-06 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1401 | THE NEW BUDGET INVESTS IN RURAL INDIA, BUT POSTPONES FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented a rural-oriented 2009-2010 central government budget on July 6 which many say reflect his style: pragmatic, not flashy, and indifferent to market expectations. Indeed, the initial reaction of many to the budget was one of disappointm [...] | 2009-07-07 14:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR EPET PREL PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI1433 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 6-10, 2009, including the following: -- Sharma Sees Recovery Signs in Exports -- Update on India's Balance of Payments -- Price Rise for Petrol and Diesel -- Lower House of Parliament Passes Railwa [...] | 2009-07-10 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1434 | NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 6 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 06-July 10, 2009, including the following: -- A Plan for Cheetah Reintroduction? -- Insurgency Takes a Toll on Wildlife -- Forest Fires in Jammu and Kashmir -- India Increas [...] | 2009-07-11 12:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TSPA ECPS SCUL EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI1464 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...] | 2009-07-15 12:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC |
09NEWDELHI1489 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- Informal WTO Talks to be Held in September -- EGoM to Help Steer the Long Delayed 3G Spectrum Auction -- Adequacy of India's Foreign Exchange Reserves -- [...] | 2009-07-20 07:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI150 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 20-23, 2009, including the following: -- Montek Ahluwalia on 2009: "Brace Yourselves" -- Canadian FIPA/BIT Still Being Scrubbed -- GOI May Relax SEZ Norms Due to Low Export Demand -- Tourism in [...] | 2009-01-23 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI153 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...] | 2009-01-23 12:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI1544 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- GOI Releases Online Customs and Tariff Database -- Report on Benefits to India of Increasing FDI in Higher Ed -- Minister Sharma on Retail Growth and Agricul [...] | 2009-07-24 14:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1608 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 27-31, 2009, including the following: -- Tax Breaks Clear the Way for Oil and Gas Auction -- Passing of FY 2010 Budget Trumps Economic Reforms -- India Plans September WTO Mini-Ministerial to Reener [...] | 2009-07-31 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN CN |
09NEWDELHI165 | POST COMMENTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT DOL'S DRAFT LIST [...] (C) Summary. Embassy New Delhi welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Post requests the Indian goods listed (reftel A) be withdrawn from DOL's draft list until post [...] | 2009-01-27 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD IN PHUM |
09NEWDELHI1658 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 3-7, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Decline for 9th Straight Month; Imports Decline More -- Possible Law to Clarify Sector-specific Investment Caps -- India and South Korea Sign Trade A [...] | 2009-08-10 02:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EFIN EPET ETRD BEXP KIPR IN XB XA |
09NEWDELHI1754 | India's Monsoon Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian government (GOI) is trying to manage a poor monsoon season expected to result in low yields in rice, sugar cane, oilseeds and other crops. Between rising food prices and burdensome subsidy costs, the Food and Agriculture Minister and United Progressive Alliance (UPA [...] | 2009-08-20 11:22:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO IN |
09NEWDELHI1766 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 17-21, 2009, including the following: -- Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Reconstituted -- Dr. Subir Gokran Likely to be Next RBI Deputy Governor -- Ministry of Finance Releases Direct T [...] | 2009-08-21 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ECIN ECPS EINT EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET |
09NEWDELHI1808 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 24-28, 2009, including the following: -- India Announces Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014 -- ICRIER Seminar On Express Delivery Issues -- Washington Apples Bring Bonanza to Indian Importers -- [...] | 2009-08-31 02:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI1812 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...] | 2009-08-31 14:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN |
09NEWDELHI1861 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 4, 2009, including the following: -- India Hosts WTO Mini-Ministerial to Re-energize Doha -- India's Own Trade Continues to Plunge -- More Investment Options for Foreign Venture Cap [...] | 2009-09-08 03:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI1902 | DUSTR Marantis Visit to Re-energize Trade Policy Forum [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Demetrios Marantis visited New Delhi August 11-13 to meet with GOI officials and private sector representatives to prepare for USTR Ambassador Kirk's participation in a bilaterl Trade Policy Forum (TPF) ministerial in Delhi later this fal [...] | 2009-09-11 14:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN CVIS KGHG ECPS PREL IN |
09NEWDELHI1903 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 8-11, 2009, including the following: -- Possible Warming of India-Pakistan Bilateral Trade Ties -- India's First Annual Foreign Trade Barriers Report -- Jet Airways Pilots Strike - An End in Si [...] | 2009-09-14 02:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI191 | INDIA: MODEST LIBERALIZATION OF INVESTMENT NORMS IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel A, Post reports that India has not adopted nor indicated plans to restrict sovereign wealth fund (SWF) investments generally, although media reports that part of the government may wish to restrict Singapore's two SWFs in India. More broadly, India has no [...] | 2009-01-30 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI192 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 27-30, 2009, including the following: -- Govt, Central Bank Lower GDP Projections -- Study Projects $6-10 billion for India from EU FTA -- Study Projects Continued Growth in Higher-Income Househo [...] | 2009-01-30 12:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI1944 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14-17, 2009, including the following: -- Financial Sector Reforms Still In Play -- Invest India to Boost Foreign Investment -- DOT to Allow Remote Access Monitoring Financial Sector Reform [...] | 2009-09-17 13:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI1999 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 13:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI2013 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 21-24, 2009, including the following: -- AIG Downsizing In India -- Slow Going for Financial Sector Reform -- India Retains U.S. FAA Category 1 Status -- World Bank Approves $4.3 billion Loans [...] | 2009-09-29 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI2037 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 29-October 1, 2009, including the following: -- Foreign Equity Investment Passes $10 Billion Mark -- FIPB Approves 13 Proposals in September 2009 -- Air India Strike Ends -- India's Small but [...] | 2009-10-01 14:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD BEXP PHUM PINR |
09NEWDELHI2039 | INDIA: PAKISTAN MUST DEMONSTRATE IT IS SERIOUS [...] (S) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Y.K. Sinha (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) told us India is open to continuing a "general dialogue" with Islamabad but resumption of the Composite Dialogue (CD) and real progress in improving bilateral ties is not possible until Islama [...] | 2009-10-01 15:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL EAGR ENRG PARM SENV PK IN |
09NEWDELHI209 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 28 TO FEBRUARY 3, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 26 to February 3, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Supreme Court Denies Congress Attempt to Help Political Ally -- Indian Leaders Rail Against Pub Culture -- Kaly [...] | 2009-02-03 09:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI2166 | U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION DEPUTY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, U/S Burns met with Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for a wide-ranging discussion of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's November State Visit to Washington. Ambassador Roemer, A/S for South and Central Asia Bob [...] | 2009-10-26 02:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN |
09NEWDELHI22 | INDIA PRODS ECONOMY WITH MORE FISCAL AND MONETARY STIMULUS [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 2, the government announced additional fiscal and monetary steps aimed at reviving economic growth, mainly through lowering the cost of borrowing to banks -- to pass on to consumers - as well as easing policies aimed at helping hard hit sectors of the economy, especi [...] | 2009-01-06 12:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2207 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...] | 2009-10-30 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV |
09NEWDELHI230 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Largest Recipient of Worker Remittances -- Government Anticipates 1.5 million Job-loss by March Due to Global Downturn -- India's FY2008 Investment [...] | 2009-02-06 10:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI2314 | INDIA AGREES WITH POSITION OF FOOD SECURITY LETTER [...] (U) Deputy Economic MinCouns delivered the talking points from REFTEL on October 29 to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Office of Multilateral Economic Relations Director Charanjit Singh. The letter was also delivered to MEA and an additional copy was provided to the Ministry of Agriculture. [...] | 2009-11-17 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD IN |
09NEWDELHI2354 | TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...] | 2009-11-20 13:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI2358 | India Wrestles With Food Price Inflation - Plans to Import [...] (SBU) Summary: The government of India (GOI) is struggling to contain double-digit food price inflation, while sitting on near-record food grain stocks. An uneven 2009 monsoon that significantly reduced the rice output combined with regressive GOI decisions on grain stocks, support prices and [...] | 2009-11-20 15:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI2375 | USTR KIRK AND MINISTER SHARMA REACTIVATE TRADE POLICY FORUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 26, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk led an interagency delegation to India for the first Trade Policy Forum (TPF) meeting with the GOI since February 2008. Noting the 20 months between TPF meetings, USTR Kirk and Minister of Commerce and [...] | 2009-11-24 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV KIPR IN |
09NEWDELHI2515 | High Food Inflation Eclipses Economic Recovery [...] SUMMARY: Despite a promising overall economic outlook, rising food price inflation continues to pose a serious challenge to the Government of India (GOI). Food prices increased by a staggering 19.95 percent for the week ending on December 5, the fastest pace in eleven years. Causes of the ris [...] | 2009-12-17 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
09NEWDELHI280 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- India Modifies FDI Procedures -- Inflation Continues to Fall -- December Industrial Output Falls -- Interim Railway Budget Announced -- FII Holdings Fal [...] | 2009-02-13 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI284 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 3-13, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 2-13, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Valentine's Day Violence? -- Six-year-old's Beating Caught on Tape in UP -- Vajpayee Hospitalized, Making Steady Progress Valentine's Day [...] | 2009-02-13 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR EAGR IN |
09NEWDELHI324 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 17-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Declines to 14-Month Low -- India-ASEAN FTA Authorization May Be Postponed -- State-owned Banks to Be Recapitalized -- GOI Extends Duty Credit [...] | 2009-02-20 11:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI328 | DELHI DIARY, FEBRUARY 16-20, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for February 16-20, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting: -- Congress Reshuffles Ahead of Elections -- NC-Congress Sweep J&K Rajya Sabha Elections -- More Jobs if BJP Elected Congress Reshuffles Ahead [...] | 2009-02-20 13:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI368 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- UPA Government's Last Relief Package to Exporters -- UPA Sneaks in Another Last Minute Vote Sweetener -- Government Attempts Clarification of FDI Policy [...] | 2009-02-27 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI421 | INDIA: THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACCESS TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The following answers reftel, paragraph 20 request for information on Government of India (GOI) regulations governing benefit sharing and access to genetic resources. India's National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is the body responsible for managing and approving access to India [...] | 2009-03-06 01:12:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV TBIO |
09NEWDELHI435 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 2-6, 2009, including the following: -- India Continues to Slow Down -- Inflation Declines to 7-Year Low; RBI Moves -- FDI Clarifications Just Cloud the Issue -- FATF Gives Go Ahead for India Mutual [...] | 2009-03-06 09:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI44 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 5-9, 2009, including the following: -- India's Exports Continue to Fall in December -- Export Tax Makes Indian Basmati Rice Expensive -- Government Hopeful on Insurance Sector Bills -- GOI Manda [...] | 2009-01-09 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI471 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 9-13, 2009, including the following: -- Industrial Index Declines Again -- Foreign Direct Investment High Through December -- Inflation Continues To Soften -- Characteristics of Service Sector Ent [...] | 2009-03-13 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI532 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Falls to a Historic Low -- Foreign Direct Investments High Through January -- India Discusses Free Trade Pact with Chile -- New Pension Scheme fo [...] | 2009-03-20 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI596 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- Much Ado: Tata Nano Finally Launched -- Infosys Postpones Hiring; IBM Plans to Shift Jobs to India -- Wind-power Producers in Tamil Nadu Can Charge More -- [...] | 2009-03-27 12:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI663 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 30-April 3, 2009, including the following: -- Update on India's External Sector -- Indian Carriers Cancel Aircraft Orders -- Boeing Opens Research and Technology Center -- Bihar Govt Official Comm [...] | 2009-04-03 10:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI694 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE INDIAN RURAL VOTER [...] (SBU) Summary: It is conventional wisdom in India that the rural voter is more important than the urban voter, mainly because there are more than twice as many rural as urban residents in India and polling in recent years has indicated that rural voters are more likely to vote than urban voter [...] | 2009-04-09 10:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN |
09NEWDELHI770 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- India Misses Export Target -- Inflation Declines, Food Still Expensive -- Domestic Steel Users Oppose Antidumping Duty -- Company Expects Approval of Firs [...] | 2009-04-17 12:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI782 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...] | 2009-04-21 06:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD |
09NEWDELHI79 | KARZAI VISIT TO INDIA "SYMBOLIC" OF AFGHAN [...] (C) Summary: Afghan President Karzai met January 12-13 with Indian Prime Minister Singh to express solidarity with India in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks and to discuss counterterrorism cooperation. The two leaders also lauded India's contributions to Afghan reconstruction, pledged to f [...] | 2009-01-14 12:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PGOV PREL AF PK IN |
09NEWDELHI8 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of December 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009, including the following: -- Trade Figures Decline for Second Consecutive Month -- 3G Telecom Spectrum Auction Postponed -- Most Indian Carriers Cut Domestic Fares - [...] | 2009-01-02 11:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI826 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- India's Outward FDI Plans Up, But Actual Flows Down -- RBI Cuts Interest Rates In Its Monetary Policy -- ......And Lowers Growth Estimates -- Retail Food I [...] | 2009-04-24 14:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI872 | INDIAN ECONOMY SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian economy is showing some signs of recovery from the current slowdown, with many analysts predicting that the downward cycle is expected to bottom out in the second half of FY 2009-10 (October-April). The core sector (including power, cement, and steel) and automobiles [...] | 2009-05-01 11:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI878 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2009, including the following: -- India Signals Plans to Purchase IMF Bonds -- Slowdown in Mergers and Acquisitions -- Regulator Issues Notices to 12 Accounting Firms -- India Conside [...] | 2009-05-01 13:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI880 | BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...] | 2009-05-01 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR |
09NEWDELHI937 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 4-8, 2009, including the following: -- Indian IT Industry Reactions to U.S. Tax Plan -- Indo-Pak Border Trade Increases to About $80M -- New Chief of National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) [...] | 2009-05-08 12:48:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI942 | INDIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY, BABY STEPS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Science and Technology (DST),the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII),and the Tamil Nadu Technology Development Promotion Council, sponsored a conclave in Delhi April 14 and 15 to identify industry opportunities in India [...] | 2009-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TNGD TPHY EIND EAGR TRGY TBIO IN |
09NEWDELHI991 | NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 11-15, 2009, including the following: -- Exports Continue Contraction -- March Industry Growth Down -- But Manufacturing Sector Showing Revival Signs -- Consumer Inflation Shows Some Abatement -- SE [...] | 2009-05-15 12:53:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NEWDELHI994 | INDIA'S NEW PENSION SCHEME AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) opened the "New Pension Scheme" (NPS) to all Indians between the ages of 18-55, including private sector companies, self-employed professionals and informal sector low wage workers, on May 1, 2009. The NPS had pr [...] | 2009-05-15 13:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
09NIAMEY664 | Niger: Ambassador and Foreign Minister Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by Political Officer (notetaker) met with Government of Niger (GON) Foreign Minister (FM) Mindaoudou, in the presence of the GON Director of the Americas, Asia and Oceania (notetaker),to deliver three demarches related to: the Unit [...] | 2009-09-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EAGR UNGA NG |
09NIAMEY791 | USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT AGADEZ: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY [...] In the wake of September 2 flash floods affecting the city of Agadez and nearby rural communes of Dabaga, Tchirozerine, and Tabelot, representatives from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the European Community Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) conducted a joint [...] | 2009-09-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG |
09NIAMEY795 | FY 2010 Renewal of Disaster Declaration for Flooding in [...] SUMMARY. On September 16, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding on September 2 in the northern city of Agadez and surrounding rural areas (ref A). In response, the USG has provided nearly USD 88,000 in emergency assistance to date, including USD 50,000 from USAID's O [...] | 2009-10-05 06:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV NG |
09NIAMEY813 | Niger: Early Warning of Increase in Food Insecurity [...] Summary: There are increasing official and anecdotal reports that this year's harvest will be poorer than that of most recent years with some areas facing acute stress. FFPO made site visits across the agro-pastoral zone and found poor or negligible harvest in many villages. Populations are a [...] | 2009-10-09 09:21:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG |
09NIAMEY862 | Niger: Food Insecurity Disaster Alert [...] (U) Summary: This message provides an alert that Niger may be moving towards a full-scale disaster declaration. The Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Agricultural Development (MDA) released the "Pre-Evaluation and Provisional Results of the Agricultural Season - 2009/2010," indicating a c [...] | 2009-11-04 17:01:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG |
09NIAMEY870 | NIGER DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND [...] Per reftel A request, Ambassador hand delivered the letter and enclosed proposal from the Secretary of State to the Government of Niger (GON) Minister of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2009. The FM indicated that the new GON Prime Minister may possibly head the GON delegation to the Rome Summi [...] | 2009-11-06 17:19:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON NG |
09NIAMEY92 | NIGER: COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] This is Embassy Niamey's response to Ref A requesting comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) believes are produced with child labor in Niger. 2. The list for Niger includes: gold, gypsum, salt, and trona. The N [...] | 2009-02-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EAGR EMIN EIND ETRD NG |
09NIAMEY948 | NIGER: USAID/OFDA PROGRAM MONITORING TRIP KEY FINDINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: October 26 to November 2, 2009 field observations by USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Acting Senior Program Officer from across the three most easterly regions of Niger revealed that cereal prices remain high, harvests are poor or non-existent, pasturage i [...] | 2009-12-01 10:30:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG |
09NIAMEY964 | Niger: Food Insecurity Continues to Deepen [...] (SBU) Summary: Evidence continues to accumulate that Niger is facing a serious food insecurity crisis between now and the next potential harvest in September 2010. Reporting from the field continues to confirm poor, minimal, or no harvest in many villages. Pasturage is virtually non-existent [...] | 2009-12-07 16:25:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG |
09NICOSIA590 | CYPRUS STILL CONSIDERING ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 08:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CY |
09NICOSIA692 | CYPRUS: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, we met with two officials at the MFA: Ms. Francis Lanitou-Williams, Head of the Division of Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance, and International Economic Organizations, and Mr. Nicolas Karaitidis, Counsellor, Department of Bilateral Relations with Member States [...] | 2009-11-04 06:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD CY |
09NOUAKCHOTT658 | MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR |
09NOUAKCHOTT93 | MAURITANIA: QATAR POSITIONING ITSELF AS MAJOR DONOR [...] (SBU) Qatar, via its bilateral assistance implementing body, the Qatari-Mauritanian Establishment for Social Development (Etablissement Qataro-Mauritanian pour le Developpement Social),is positioning itself as a lead donor in Mauritania's post coup environment. It is the only known donor in [...] | 2009-01-29 14:07:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SOCI MR |
09OSLO113 | NORWEGIANS UNHELPFUL ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (C) Poloff had a friendly discussion with the GON official, Birthe Ivars, who will represent Norway in Mexico City on 23-27 February to negotiate the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage resulting from cross-border movement of living modified organisms. The Norwegian pos [...] | 2009-02-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09OSLO144 | NORWAY'S REQUEST FOR SCIENCE FELLOWS - 2009 [...] (U) Summary. Post has had an excellent experience with its Science Fellow and would greatly benefit from continuing to host such fellows. We have three proposals on Svalbard (Arctic) Research (recently visited by the Secretary's Science Adviser),Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS),and Clean [...] | 2009-03-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ECON AMGT APER EPA NO |
09OSLO417 | NORWAY'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) In response to Reftel, MFA Senior Advisor Anne Kristin Hermansen, told PolCouns June 22 that Norway previously had not considered food security a high priority focus, preferring instead to work in other areas. However, Hermansen noted that the GON had recently increased focus on food sec [...] | 2009-06-29 06:28:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL NO |
09OSLO469 | H1N1 UPDATE: NORWAY PREPRES FOR WAVE OF PANDEMIC [...] (U) Sumary: H1N1 cases in Norway have increased to 342confirmed cases as of the end of July, and the infction rate appears to be accelerating, driven largely by the return of Norwegians from summer holidays abroad. Norwegian health officials recently announced plans to deal with the pandemic, [...] | 2009-07-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI ASC EAGR NO |
09OSLO534 | NORWEGIANS WON'T COMMIT NOW TO INCREASED FOOD [...] (C) Summary: In line with expectations based on reftel conversations with the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, Norway is at this time unwilling to commit to an increase in its aid budget devoted to agricultural development and food security, due to the upcoming Norwegian election. The Minist [...] | 2009-09-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD NO |
09OSLO576 | FRANK NORWEGIAN OPINIONS ON OUR UNGA PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met on September 18 with Lars Petter Henie, Deputy Chief of the UN Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss reftel A on our UNGA priorities and reftel B on FAO zero nominal growth. Henie was very frank in the discussion. He found the food security confe [...] | 2009-09-18 14:00:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR KPKO |
09OSLO593 | NORWEGIAN HORN OF AFRICA EMERGENCY AID: HOLDING [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA officials on September 24. After the Government of Norway (GON)'s announcement September 9 that it would dedicate about $8.7 million to emergency food aid for the Horn of Africa region, the MFA emphasized that Norway has only about that amo [...] | 2009-09-25 12:08:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN |
09OSLO646 | NORWAY: FOOD SECURITY MOVED UP AGENDA DUE TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded positively to our initiative on food security, while being wary about potentially developing new institutions or trust funds to address the issue, and expressing curiosity about how we would address challenges of "country-l [...] | 2009-10-22 13:08:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD PREL NO |
09OTTAWA160 | Canada adopts a wait-and-see position on U.S. COOL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada does not intend - for now - to launch a WTO trade challenge against the United States over the voluntary guidelines that complement the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) final rule, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stated on February 25. Ritz said the volunta [...] | 2009-03-04 19:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EIND PREL PGOV CA |
09OTTAWA833 | CANADIAN RESPONSE TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD [...] (U) The Secretary's letter and proposal were delivered to Foreign Minister Cannon. The proposal was also shared with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer, Foreign Affairs a [...] | 2009-11-10 21:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD CA |
09OTTAWA956 | WFP Assistance Demarche for Pakistan Delivered to Canadians [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Frederic Levesque, Program Officer, Pakistan/Afghanistan, DFAIT on December 14. MacKay acknowledged the demarche and said she would do her best to find [...] | 2009-12-15 21:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL CA |
09OUAGADOUGOU581 | OFDA'S CONTRIBUTION IN BURKINA FASO RECOGNIZED [...] On the 16th of July, USAID/OFDA's Acting Regional Advisor attended a ceremony presided over by the Minister of Health where UNICEF turned over 18 vehicles and a large quantity of equipment and supplies to the MOH in order to help it detect malnutrition and treat cases of severe acute malnutrit [...] | 2009-07-22 15:54:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON EFIN UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU694 | BURKINA FASO: DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. PURSUANT TO SECTION 062, VOLUME 2 OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL AND AID ADS 251, THE CHARGE HAS DETERMINED THAT A DISASTER EXISTS IN BURKINA FASO AND CERTIFIES THAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXIST. 3. ON SEPTEMBER 1, UNPRECEDENTED TORRENT [...] | 2009-09-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR NG XI XY UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU753 | USAID/OFDA FIELD REPORT: POST-FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE [...] SUMMARY. On September 2, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding in the capital, Ouagadougou (ref A),following unusually heavy rain on September 1. In response, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) provided $120,000 to support water, sanitat [...] | 2009-09-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU869 | BURKINA FASO: URGENT HOSPITAL RELOCATION [...] Summary. (U) The Government of Burkina Faso has requested U.S. assistance in providing temporary relocation facilities for the country's primary hospital. Post recommends the Department, USAID and the U.S. Africa Command give serious consideration to the request. End Summary. 2. (C) Durin [...] | 2009-10-01 14:29:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PGOV MASS PHUM MCAP PREL UV |
09OUAGADOUGOU872 | FY 2010 RENEWAL OF DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN [...] SUMMARY. On September 2, post declared a disaster due to the effects of severe flooding in the capital, Ouagadougou, following unusually heavy rain on September 1 (ref A). In response, the USG has provided nearly USD 2.3 million in emergency assistance to date, including more than USD 1.5 mi [...] | 2009-10-02 12:06:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM ZI UV |
09PANAMA310 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED- U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] (U) The GOP has confirmed that Panamanian sugar mills expect to export the 9,330 tons remaining in the FY 2009 sugar quota. Furthermore, the GOP noted that they would be interested in exporting more sugar in addition to the FY 2009 quota if authorized to do so. 2. (U) The Ministry of Co [...] | 2009-04-16 20:56:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
09PARAMARIBO131 | SURINAME: NO BAN ON PORK IN PLACE [...] (U) On May 5, Pol-Econ Chief met with Edmund Rozenblad, Chief Veterinary Officer for the Government of Suriname, and conveyed the points in Reftel. Rozenblad assured Pol-Econ Chief that although on April 27 he had initially set an import ban on raw pork and live swine, he had lifted the ban a [...] | 2009-05-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON NS |
09PARAMARIBO132 | SURINAME: POST RESPONSE ON U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE [...] (U) Post reports that Suriname does not produce sugar, and does not export sugar to the United States. SCHREIBERHUGHES [...] | 2009-05-06 17:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD NS |
09PARAMARIBO178 | SURINAME WILL NOT ATTEND THE LIMA ENERGY AND [...] (U) In response to RefTel A, Post reports that unfortunately no one from the Government of Suriname plans to attend the June 2009 Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas in Lima. Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolEconPD Assis [...] | 2009-06-15 18:31:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ENRG KSUM SENV ENVT KGHG NS |
09PARAMARIBO186 | STRONG INTEREST IN SUPPORTING MULTI-LATERAL FOOD [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolEconPDOff relayed the message to Mr. Tom Kartoebi, the Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the United States would like food security to be a key deliverable at the July 2009 G8 Summit in Italy. Mr. Kartoebi told PolEconPDOff tha [...] | 2009-06-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL NS |
09PARAMARIBO386 | Demarche Delivered: FDA Reportable Food Registry [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the message to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that he would forward the information to "all relevant" entities, including the Ministry of Trade and Industry; the Ministry of Agricul [...] | 2009-11-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON NS |
09PARAMARIBO396 | Demarche Delivered: Energy and Climate Partnership of the [...] (SBU) On November 17, EconOff conveyed the points in Ref. A to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When asked for what potential activities may interest the Government of Suriname (GOS),Kartoebi did not have any explicit suggestions other tha [...] | 2009-11-24 19:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG SENV KGHG KSUM NS |
09PARIS11 | The French EU Presidency on Agriculture - A Retrospective [...] The French EU Presidency advanced a number of ambitious goals regarding agriculture and biotechnology. Final results, while falling short of these goals, increased attention on societal preferences and the legitimacy of establishing biotech-free zones. The recently completed "Health Check" ref [...] | 2009-01-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS1425 | FRENCH JIU AND FAO CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France believes their candidate to the United Nations' Joint Inspection Unit (JIU),Gerard Biraud, is well qualified; he is the JIU's current President. France also hopes the United States will support its candidate for the Independent President of the FAO Council, Luc Guyau e [...] | 2009-10-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL PGOV EAGR UNGA FR |
09PARIS1453 | French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...] | 2009-10-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR |
09PARIS1456 | French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...] | 2009-10-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR |
09PARIS1543 | French Carbon Footprint Eco-Labeling -- a Potential [...] (U) SUMMARY: French Government environment and consumer protection officials told Embassy that they are developing a mandatory carbon footprint label for consumer products, with implementation to begin January 1, 2011. The Trade Minister's office was unaware of the proposed carbon labeling ef [...] | 2009-11-19 17:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV EAGR KIPR KGHG ISO FR |
09PARIS1607 | FRANCE ON G8 FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (U) Summary: France's $2.3 billion in L'Aquila commitments on food security represent mostly new programs to be carried out by various GOF agencies between 2009 and 2011. $52 million in food aid is for on-going food aid that conforms to the London Convention. France does not yet have detailed [...] | 2009-12-01 14:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR FR |
09PARIS1611 | Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...] | 2009-12-03 07:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR |
09PARIS1708 | PAKISTAN WFP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL FR PK |
09PARIS1728 | FRANCE: NO PLAN YET TO AUGMENT ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PREL FR PK |
09PARIS1738 | FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL - FY 2010 [...] Embassy Paris Country Team presents this request for support from EEB FY 2010 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, especially in francophone developing countries. Post recognizes th [...] | 2009-12-22 07:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR |
09PARIS177 | FRENCH TRADE POLICY - PROTECTIONISM REDUX? [...] (C) Summary: The February 9 visit to Washington of French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier comes just before he leaves his post to head-up President Sarkozy's UMP slate of candidates for the European Parliament. His departure may provide an opening to re-engage with the French, who are in [...] | 2009-02-05 10:58:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EU FR |
09PARIS229 | FRENCH BIOTECH POLICY MEASURES BOGGED DOWN [...] Summary: A working group formed by the French Ministry of Agriculture will meet in February to provide recommendations on coexistence rules. In view of the fact that both the working group and the High Biotech Committee will include representation from environmental NGOs and other stakeholder [...] | 2009-02-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS281 | FRANCE'S "NO" VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) In separate meetings emboffs delivered reftel points on DG Environment's proposal to approve two biotech corn varieties to the Trade Minister's Chief of Staff and the biotech advisors to the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment. The latter indicated France would vote aga [...] | 2009-02-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EUN TBIO FR |
09PARIS326 | FRANCE SHIFTS AG FUNDING FOCUS UNDER HEALTH CHECK REFORMS [...] Summary: Following the 2008 CAP health check, France will shift some financial support from arable crops to support livestock producers; increase support to vegetable and protein crops; increase support for organic farming, and, add new risk management schemes. Farmer reactions were mixed: catt [...] | 2009-03-05 17:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS405 | U.S. and French Corn Growers Discuss Biotech [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and French corn grower representatives met on March 17 to discuss biotech. French reps urged the U.S. team to encourage U.S. retaliation in the WTO case against the EU for its defacto moratorium on GMOs. The U.S. team expressed great concern about France's shift in biotec [...] | 2009-03-19 17:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS466 | Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...] | 2009-03-30 08:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR FR |
09PARIS474 | Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...] | 2009-03-31 08:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO ETRD FR |
09PARIS603 | INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL FOR BIOTECH [...] (U)Summary: After much controversy, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning announced the formation of the new High Council for Biotechnology(HCB). The HCB, whose inception will be May 12, will advise the GOF on a wide range of biotech issues. It has a dual [...] | 2009-04-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS62 | FRENCH MINAG RESPONDS TO RETALIATORY TARIFFS [...] On January 15, the French Ministry of Agriculture responded to the USG revised list of products subject to retaliatory tariffs. 2. Begin translation: "Michel Barnier, French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, is disappointed in the U.S. decision to triple import tariffs on French Roqu [...] | 2009-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS69 | ROQUEFORT REACTS TO US BEEF HORMONE SANCTION [...] Reftel reports on Agriculture Minister Barnier's statement attacking revised USG sanctions in beef hormone case. In a more constructive response, the president of the Roquefort cheese-producing Midi-Pyrenees region is sending President-elect Obama a gift of the blue delicacy to commemorate his [...] | 2009-01-16 17:49:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD FR |
09PARIS796 | Parliamentary Elections: Ominous Signs for U.S.-French Ag [...] Summary: Surprisingly strong showings by both President Sarkozy's UMP party (28 percent) and the Greens (16 percent) are likely to have negative implications for the U.S. regarding France's direction on a range of agricultural issues including biotechnology, multilateral trade negotiations an [...] | 2009-06-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU FR |
09PARIS83 | ROQUEFORT CALLS ON EMBASSY PARIS [...] A delegation of Roquefort cheese producers and political representatives presented a letter (and several rounds of cheese) to the Embassy January 21, imploring the new U.S. administration not to implement the recently announced decision to increase duties on Roquefort cheese to 300 percent. T [...] | 2009-01-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD FR |
09PARIS861 | NEW FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; [...] SUMMARY: President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on June 23, 2009, replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Michel Barnier. Barnier led the UMP party list in the European Parliament elections and his departure was expected following the election. He is widely seen as France's can [...] | 2009-06-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN EU FR INR |
09PESHAWAR133 | NWFP: CAN SWAT'S CROPS BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Pakistan will suffer a 35 percent crop loss in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) this year, and up to a 70 percent crop loss in the conflict-hit areas of Malakand Division, according to the NWFP provincial government and local economists. These Consulate contacts conclude that it is [...] | 2009-06-17 04:41:00 | Consulate Peshawar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN PGOV PK |
09PHNOMPENH102 | CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Oum Pisey, Ministry of Environment (MOE) Technical Advisor and national contact for Cambodia's National Biosafety Framework development. There is an inter-ministerial biosafety planning group that includes the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishe [...] | 2009-02-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CB |
09PHNOMPENH157 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - CAMBODIA [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Phnom Penh would like to submit a request for an Embassy Science Fellow to help the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) develop standard practices for evaluating environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for large-scale infrastructure projects. The Fellow would wor [...] | 2009-03-11 02:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA CB |
09PHNOMPENH202 | ARF WORKSHOP RAISES DEBATE ON WHETHER CLIMATE CHANGE IS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The traditional climate change debate between developed and developing countries emerged during an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on "International Security Implications of Climate-Related Events and Trends", hosted by the European Union (EU) and Royal Government of Cambodia [...] | 2009-03-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ARF ASEAN ENRG EAID EIND CB |
09PHNOMPENH283 | CLIMATE CHANGE RISING ON THE RGC'S RADAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Climate change is a relatively new issue in Cambodia, but it is increasingly gaining the attention and concern of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). As a Least Developed Country (LDC),Cambodia stands to lose much if the predicted effects of climate change come true. The [...] | 2009-05-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB |
09PHNOMPENH285 | LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART II: LAND CONCESSIONS AND URBAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Land concessions, or government-approved leases of state land, are among the primary tools the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) uses to encourage economic development. The 2001 Land Law includes size, time, and use limits on Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) designated for ind [...] | 2009-05-05 06:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB |
09PHNOMPENH364 | U.S. Companies Eye Opportunities in Cambodian Agriculture [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...] | 2009-06-03 08:09:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB |
09PHNOMPENH370 | CORRECTED COPY: U.S. COMPANIES EYE OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the effects of the global economic crisis hit Cambodia's other important growth sectors, the government is pinning its hopes on growth in the expanding agriculture sector to shelter Cambodians from the global downturn. In an effort to support the government's growth initiat [...] | 2009-06-04 09:17:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD EAID CB |
09PHNOMPENH379 | LAND IN CAMBODIA, PART III: EVICTIONS, RESETTLEMENT, LAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The lax land titling system (Ref A) and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC's) push to develop land through concessions (Ref B) has led to widespread land disputes and more forced evictions. The issue of forced evictions ranks high on civil society, opposition party, and do [...] | 2009-06-09 01:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB |
09PHNOMPENH433 | Cambodia Welcomes USG Initiative on Agriculture Development [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points and the five principles to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation via diplomatic note June 12. Econoff and USAID officer June 15 delivered reftel demarche to Ngy Chanphal, Second Vice-Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and R [...] | 2009-07-01 10:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL CB |
09PHNOMPENH474 | DRAGON ASIA SUMMIT ENCOURAGES SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. More than 130 scientists, educators, activists, and policymakers from the U.S. and around Southeast Asia discussed river basin management and climate change at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sponsored Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) Asia Sum [...] | 2009-07-13 01:03:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB |
09PHNOMPENH508 | DEATHS BY LIGHTING STRIKE SPIKE IN 2009 [...] The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has recorded a sharp uptick in the number of lightning strike fatalities in 2009, according to government officials and local media. 95 individuals have died from lightning strikes so far this year, compared to 90 in all of 2008. Five individuals were ki [...] | 2009-07-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY EAID CB |
09PHNOMPENH538 | NGO WORKERS ACCUSED OF INCITEMENT IN LAND CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Five human rights NGO workers investigating two land dispute cases may face criminal incitement charges, in what some civil society groups fear may become a new trend in restrictions on NGO activities. In the past, Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) entities and private compani [...] | 2009-07-31 08:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB |
09PHNOMPENH654 | UPDATE ON LAND ISSUES IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The combination of a lax land titling system and the Royal Government of Cambodia's (RGC) push to develop the country through land concessions has led to widespread land disputes. Due process rights related to land management, including ownership disputes and evictions, remains [...] | 2009-09-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM CB |
09PHNOMPENH702 | CAMBODIA PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche, including invitation letter and draft statement, September 11 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong. The Deputy Prime Minister does not plan to attend the September 26 meeting on Partnering for [...] | 2009-09-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CB |
09PHNOMPENH813 | RGC GEARS UP FOR COPENHAGEN WITH NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Over the course of a two-day conference, technical and policy experts educated Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on the threat of climate change and began formulating the country's official position for the December UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCC) 15th Confere [...] | 2009-10-30 08:27:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB |
09PHNOMPENH962 | DRAFT RESETTLEMENT REGULATIONS RAISE NGO AND DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 4, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction (MLMUPC) released a draft circular on the process for resettlement of urban poor communities, which it referred to as "illegal, temporary settlements." German development agency GTZ, which has foun [...] | 2009-12-28 08:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB |
09PORTAUPRINCE134 | HAITI MONTHLY -*JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Foreign Economic Assistance --------------------------- 2. (U) Association of Caribbean States. Haiti hosted the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean St [...] | 2009-02-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE370 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Joint Bilateral Commission between DR and Haiti. Haiti and the Dominican Republic re-established a joint Dominican/Haitian Commission on March 5, 2009, in [...] | 2009-04-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE498 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) IMF FORECASTS SLOWDOWN: The IMF forecasts a slight slowdown in Haiti's economic growth to 1 percent in 2009, but predicts the growth will strengthen in 20 [...] | 2009-05-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE533 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) REMITTANCES CONTINUE SLOWDOWN. April remittances amounted to USD 81.8 million, down 16 percent compared to March. Year-to-date remittances total USD 590 [...] | 2009-06-05 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE548 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MAY 30 TO JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) FIRE CREATES ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. A fire severely damaged the EDH substation in the Delmas section of Port-au-Prince. Eight major electrical circuits in t [...] | 2009-06-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE564 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR JUNE 6 TO JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) PRIVATIZATION OF TELECO. The Haitian Central Bank (BRH) published a Memorandum of Understanding inviting private enterprises to bid on modernizing Teleco, [...] | 2009-06-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE644 | CHIEF OF STAFF MILLS MEETS WITH GOH MINISTERS AND [...] (U) Summary. The Secretary's Counselor and Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, along with staff aide Meghann Curtis, assessed Haiti's development and reconstruction needs in a visit July 6-7 that included a tour of a USAID-funded IOM projects outside Port-au-Prince, and meetings with the Prime Minister, [...] | 2009-07-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ENRG ECON EFIN HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE646 | HAITI ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR JULY 1 TO JULY 10, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) The Minister of Finance announced a price increase for 91 and 95 octane gasoline. The price of gasoline 91 rose 18 percent from HTG 163 to HTG 192 (USD 3.98 to US [...] | 2009-07-16 19:18:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE754 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Compassion-Haiti, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Haiti, presented the keys for 30 houses (worth USD 350,000) to the mayor of Cabaret. The houses [...] | 2009-08-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE758 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Call to Action -------------- 2. (U) The Second Congress of the Haitian Diaspora met in Miami on August 6 through 9. GoH Prime Minister Michele Pierre Louis and forme [...] | 2009-08-26 18:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE770 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 24 TO AUGUST 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Minimum Wage ------------ 2. (U) The Minimum Wage compromise suggested by President Preval (HTG 125, about USD 3.00, per day for workers in the apparel assembly sector [...] | 2009-09-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE818 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 7 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Budget ------ 2. (U) The lower house of the Haitian parliament voted in the FY10 budget with numerous changes on September 9 (septel). 3. (U) The European U [...] | 2009-09-21 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTAUPRINCE839 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 14 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Debt Reduction -------------- 2. (U) On Friday, September 18, Ambassador Kenneth Merten and GOH Finance Minister Daniel Dorsainvil signed a U.S.-Haiti Bilateral [...] | 2009-09-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
09PORTLOUIS28 | PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...] | 2009-01-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP |
09PORTLOUIS354 | MAURITIUS: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL: NO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MP |
09PORTLOUIS54 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MP |
09PORTLOUIS64 | CHINESE PRESIDENT SPREADS LARGESSE AND BRUISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although diplomatic relations between China and Mauritius date back to 1972, the first visit to Mauritius of a Chinese President took place this week from February 16- 17. President Hu Jintao visited Mauritius as part of a four- leg African tour that also included Senegal, Mali, [...] | 2009-02-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY CH MP |
09PORTOFSPAIN39 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 2008 [...] Inflation falling says CBTT 2. Tourism slows in Tobago 3. Legislative Agenda for 2009 - 2010 4. GOTT Encourages Comparison Shopping 5. GOTT Invests US $16.3 Million in Food Security 6. PriceSmart a Good Investment  [...] | 2009-01-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP TD |
09PRAGUE29 | CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...] | 2009-01-14 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE39 | BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...] | 2009-01-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH |
09PRAGUE548 | CZECH DFM BAMBASOVA LIKELY TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID UNGA ETRD EAGR PGOV EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE568 | CZECH RESPONSE: FAO BUDGET - DEMARCHE FOR ZERO [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 17. The AgMin Officer responsible for relations with the FAO Katerina Tomasova replied September 22 that the GoCR was "disconcerted" by the new FAO budget proposal at a [...] | 2009-09-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC EAGR EAID CZ |
09PRAGUE637 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] (SBU) On October 20 EconOff delivered reftel letter to Agriculture Minister Jakub Sebesta. Also on October 20 EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Agriculture Ministry Food Authority Director General Frantisek Sladek and to Foreign Ministry Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid D [...] | 2009-10-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD |
09PRAGUE82 | CZECHS TO ENCOURAGE DG AGRI ON INTERIM BEEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: A key Czech EU Presidency staffer told us February 6 that Agriculture Minister Gandalovic will encourage Agriculture Commissioner Fischer Boel to take immediate steps to resolve the U.S.-EU beef hormone conflict during [...] | 2009-02-10 15:59:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL EZ EUN |
09PRAGUE92 | CZECH REPUBLIC -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY [...] (SBU) On February 12 we delivered reftel demarche to Environment Ministry Representative for the Cartagena Protocol Hana Jirakova and her colleague Josef Kubicek. Jirakova, who co-ordinates the respective EU member states positions, reported that the European Commission is the only body compet [...] | 2009-02-17 06:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBKIO KPAO EZ |
09PRAIA194 | 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...] | 2009-10-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV |
09PRETORIA100 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...] | 2009-01-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
09PRETORIA2091 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...] | 2009-10-14 12:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF |
09PRETORIA2150 | South Africa: Partnering for Global Hunger and Food [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID |
09PRETORIA2267 | SAG "NEGLECTING" AND "FAILING" RURAL CONSTITUENTS, [...] (C) From October 21 to 23 emboffs visited rural Mpumalanga province, where human rights NGOs said the SAG was failing to protect the rural poor and neglecting to provide public services to remote communities. While township residents have protested violently over poor service delivery, rural [...] | 2009-11-05 16:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ELAB EAGR SF |
09PRETORIA361 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO [...] AGATTACHE collected information on access to genetic resources in South Africa through discussions with Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and private sector contacts. The following provides a brief overview of this complex issue. While this cable is intended to answer questions [...] | 2009-02-25 09:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
09PRETORIA628 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Post submits two proposals for Science Fellows. Proposal One requests a Science Fellow for May 2009. Proposal Two requests three dimensional modeling of the world's largest repository of the platium-group elements in the Bushveld complex. --------------------------------------------- -- [...] | 2009-03-31 07:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09PRETORIA659 | SOUTH AFRICA: SHIPPING INTENTIONS UNDER U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] In response to questions raised in ref cable, South Africa's sugar authorities note that South Africa recently shipped 22,860 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States, which fulfills this year's quota allocation. 2. If there were a reallocation of the current quota amount, South Afri [...] | 2009-04-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SF EAGR ETRD |
09PRETORIA884 | South Africa's Response to CCFL Demarche [...] Ag Attache provided reftel demarche points to the South African Codex Point of Contact, Malose Daniel Matlala, Deputy Director, Inter-agency Liaison and Regulatory Nutrition, Department of Health, Directorate of Food Control on April 24, 2009. The official responded that South Africa will not s [...] | 2009-05-04 09:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO |
09QUITO1098 | ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITS [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador intends to use the entire amount of its sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fiscal year (FY) 2010, and is able to supply additional sugar if needed. END SUMMARY. 2. On September 25, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the FY 2010 TRQ for sugar (re [...] | 2009-11-10 21:43:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EC |
09QUITO1100 | NO GOE REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND IICA MEETING [...] In response to reftel demarche request, Post contacted AGROCALIDAD, the Ecuadorian agency in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, to discuss the upcoming Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture meeting in Santiago, Chile on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In [...] | 2009-11-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD EC |
09QUITO127 | HEAVY RAINS ISOLATE QUITO FROM ECUADOR'S COAST [...] Heavy rains in February washed out sections of the roads that connect Quito to Ecuador's coast. The three northern-most roads that link the highlands (Sierra) to the coast were all blocked over the weekend of February 14. The main coastal-highland highway that connects Quito to Santo Domingo [...] | 2009-02-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELTN ETRD ECON EC |
09QUITO307 | ECUADOR'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO H1N1 FLU [...] (SBU) In response to global outbreaks of H1N1 influenza, the GOE has declared a national "State of Exception." The GOE response is continuing to take shape, but as of today, it has implemented the following measures: --The GOE banned imports of pork and pork products from the United States [...] | 2009-04-30 22:50:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
09QUITO330 | ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 PORK TRADE BAN DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel demarche asking host countries to remove trade bans on pork due to H1N1 fears. On May 6, the DCM, accompanied by USDA/FAS, USDA/APHIS, and Econ representatives, met with Agriculture Minister Poveda to deliver the demarche points. The head of Agrocalidad (E [...] | 2009-05-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON EC |
09QUITO345 | ECUADOR ELIMINATES PORK TRADE BAN RELATED TO H1N1 [...] (SBU) Ecuador lifted its ban on U.S. pork products that was issued because of concerns about the H1N1 virus (reftel c). The GOE issued a new resolution on May 7 that reversed its previous ban on imports of pork and pork products, live swine, and genetic material from the U.S. and Mexico. Now [...] | 2009-05-12 17:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON EC |
09QUITO597 | FOUR AH1N1 DEATHS REPORTED IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) The GOE Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that four Ecuadorian citizens have died from AH1N1 influenza in the past week. The cases occurred in Chimborazo, Azuay, Tungurahua, and Pichincha provinces of Ecuador. Two of the cases involved patients who received treatment in rural private c [...] | 2009-07-16 13:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
09QUITO652 | Reflections on Ecuador's Underperforming Economy [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador has not fully realized the economic benefits of its considerable natural resources and capable work force, in large part because of several long-term factors that create an unpredictable and at times difficult business environment. These constraints include a lack of con [...] | 2009-07-29 14:09:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EPET EMIN ETRD EAGR EC |
09QUITO655 | GOE INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (SBU) As of July 29, the GOE reports 17 fatalities from AH1N1 flu in Ecuador, with a total of 534 confirmed cases. However, as many influenza cases go unreported, the real number of AH1N1 cases is probably much higher. 2. (SBU) On July 23, in a widely broadcast interview with the popular [...] | 2009-07-29 21:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
09QUITO740 | ECUADOR H1N1 UPDATE: GOE WARNS FOREIGN MISSIONS OF POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The H1N1 influenza virus continues its gradual expansion in Ecuador, with Ecuadoran press reporting August 14 that several GoE employees close to President Correa have recently become infected. These include one of Correa's closest Ministers and the chief of his security detail. [...] | 2009-08-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
09QUITO928 | Ecuador's Agriculture Minister to Attend UNGA Food Security [...] This cable is in response to action request in reftel. 2. On September 14, reftel invitation to the UNGA Food Security event and draft statement were delivered to Ecuador's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Ramon Leonardo Espinel with a copy to Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Dire [...] | 2009-09-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA EC |
09RABAT119 | MOROCCO UNVEILS ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first meeting of his strategy committee on the international economic crisis, Minister of Finance Salaheddine Mezouar on February 4 unveiled the government's initial plans to mitigate its impact on Morocco's manufacturers. On the table are measures to aid enterprises in [...] | 2009-02-06 16:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR MO |
09RABAT124 | FLOODS RAVAGE MOROCCO'S NORTH, BUT AGRICULTURE [...] (U) Summary. Early and sustained rains have recharged reservoirs and raised hopes of good 2009 harvests. The rosy agricultural output projections are one of the few bright spots in Morocco's 2009 GDP growth outlook. The unusually high level of precipitation has caused flood damage in parts o [...] | 2009-02-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR SOCI MO |
09RABAT171 | "MANAGING GROWTH" OR "CONFRONTING CRISIS:" MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Dueling events on February 24 highlighted contrasting views of how and when Morocco will be impacted by the international financial crisis. In Rabat, Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi presided over the signature of conventions that implement the government's USD 150 million in initi [...] | 2009-02-26 15:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR ETRD MO |
09RABAT271 | AUSTR WILSON SETS STAGE FOR FTA JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for the May 2009 Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) Assistant United States Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Christopher Wilson met with Government of Morocco (GOM) officials and business representatives on March 19 and 20 to discuss outstanding is [...] | 2009-04-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO |
09RABAT276 | US-MOROCCO FTA STUDY REVEALS "TO WIN THE LOTTO, [...] (SBU) Summary: A study of Morocco,s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) commissioned by private enterprise and released in late March, concluded that Moroccan firms are not seizing opportunities that exist in the U.S. market. The report formed the backdrop for Assistant United States Trade Representa [...] | 2009-04-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO |
09RABAT32 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) Stock Exchange Begins Year on Down Note: Morocco's benchmark Casablanca MASI index has started the year on a downbeat note, falling below 10,000 for the first time since January 2007. Despite a brief technical correction on Friday, January 8, the index, which lost 13 percent in 2008, re [...] | 2009-01-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN MO |
09RABAT389 | MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S VISIT SUCCEEDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine explored opportunities for deepening the economic relationship between Virginia and Morocco with key Moroccan officials, focusing on the already important agricultural trade and port cooperation. On April 23, Prime Minister El Fassi said Morocco wa [...] | 2009-05-06 12:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO ETRD PREL MO ENERG |
09RABAT39 | MOROCCO: UPDATE ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morocco awaits the domestic impact of the global economic slowdown with trepidation. Government officials have tempered their earlier comments about how Morocco is sheltered from the crisis, conceding that while not exposed to "direct contagion" from "toxic assets," the count [...] | 2009-01-15 16:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EAGR MO |
09RABAT431 | RE-ORIENTING THE ORIENT: ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Oriental region in northeastern Morocco is undergoing a rapid transformation from one of Morocco's poorest and least-developed regions to one of its most richly-endowed with development projects and infrastructure. The flood of new construction, investment, and social prog [...] | 2009-05-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR SOCI MO |
09RABAT621 | TRADE EXPERTS ADVISE EXPORTERS ON FTA OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz and Charge d,Affaires, a.i., Robert Jackson opened the Department of State,s (DOS,) Middle East Partnership Initiative- (MEPI-) sponsored "Maximizing Trade with the U.S." seminar on June 9 in Casablanca. Presenters explained U.S. m [...] | 2009-07-20 16:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN EAGR MO |
09RABAT647 | TRADE MINISTER AGREES TO POSTPONE FTA JOINT [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Foreign Trade Abdellatif Maazouz replied to the July 7 letter of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (A/USTR) Christopher Wilson, agreeing to a delay in the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) and outlining areas for continued work. The Ministry of Foreign Trade also se [...] | 2009-07-24 17:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON MO |
09RABAT777 | MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR MO |
09RANGOON1 | BURMA: RICE EXPORTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN 2008 [...] (C) Despite GOB expectations that rice exports in November and December would total 300,000 metric tons, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported only 45,000 metric tons of rice during this period. Demand for Burmese rice remains low, as international cu [...] | 2009-01-02 05:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON14 | BURMA MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON POLITICAL [...] (C) During a January 5 meeting with the Charge, Burma's Minister of Agriculture and Secretary General of the mass-member Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) Major General Htay Oo discussed the upcoming 2010 elections, suggesting it is time for generational change and saying y [...] | 2009-01-08 06:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAGR ECON BM |
09RANGOON178 | BURMA: FOOD INSECURITY A GROWING CONCERN [...] (SBU) Although Burma's overall production of basic foodstuffs -- rice, beans, and cereals - is more than enough to meet domestic need, the GOB's restrictions on internal food distribution, as well as its emphasis on exporting food for profit, prevent sufficient domestically available food fr [...] | 2009-03-19 07:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON181 | IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON BURMA'S [...] (C) According to a study undertaken by a Harvard team and international NGO International Development Enterprises (IDE),Burma's agricultural sector has been significantly affected by the world financial crisis, increasing food insecurity, and poverty concerns. The report estimates that ove [...] | 2009-03-20 07:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON238 | BURMA: GOB RESPONDS TO SWINE FLU; NO OUTBREAK IN [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government has informed us, and WHO agrees, that, contrary to a BBC Burma Service radio report, there are no cases of swine flu in either humans or animals in Burma. The GOB continues to coordinate among various Ministries and plans to produce a swine flu action plan short [...] | 2009-04-27 07:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON25 | CONTRACT FARMING IN BURMA (C-AL8-02135) [...] (U) This is a response to an INR request (Ref B). 2. (C) Since 2005, the Burmese Government has encouraged investors from China, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Kuwait to invest in contract farms; to date, only the Thais have a formal agreement to farm 120,000 acres along the Thai-Burma borde [...] | 2009-01-12 00:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON389 | BURMA: WFP FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM REMAINS UNFUNDED [...] (SBU) The more than five million Burmese who live under the food poverty line rely on feeding programs run by the World Food Programme (WFP) and NGOs to survive. WFP's programs, which support vulnerable populations and marginalized ethnic groups in Northern Rakhine State, Chin State, Shan S [...] | 2009-06-25 05:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON409 | (S) BURMA AND NORTH KOREA: RICE FOR ARMS [...] (S) A well-placed private business contact reports that the Burmese Government, through military-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),has exported approximately 20,000 metric tons of rice to North Korea through June 2009. According to the local director of SGS Consultants, the GOB ha [...] | 2009-07-02 05:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM |
09RANGOON412 | BURMA: CRONIES PROVIDE CREDIT TO DELTA FARMERS [...] (C) Agricultural contacts confirm that the majority of farms in the Irrawaddy Delta have recovered considerably from the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, enabling them to increase rice production by 10 percent over April 2008 levels. In many areas, soil conditions have improved, and NGOs, the UN [...] | 2009-07-07 04:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON414 | BURMA: RICE EXPORTS JUMP; EXPORT BAN POSSIBLE SOON [...] (C) During the first quarter of 2009, Burmese traders and military-owned Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) exported approximately 645,000 metric tons of rice, 33 percent more that Burma exported in all of 2008, reflecting increased production. Exported rice came from Mandalay, Sagaing, and [...] | 2009-07-07 05:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON438 | BURMA: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN BEANS AND PULSES [...] (C) Burma continues to deal with fallout from the November 2008 near-collapse of its beans and pulses market. Although the GOB historically was not involved in the sector, since November, the GOB has prohibited foreign companies from trading in beans and pulses. Additionally, GOB officials n [...] | 2009-07-14 02:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM |
09RANGOON487 | BURMA'S A/H1N1 CASES RISE TO TEN [...] (SBU) Burmese health authorities reportedly this week confirmed another case of A/H1N1 -- a 57-year-old man returning on a flight from Singapore -- bringing the number of known cases in Burma to ten. Authorities are monitoring other passengers and airport staff from the July 20 Silk Air flig [...] | 2009-07-31 09:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON499 | BURMA'S H1N1 CASES RISE TO FIFTEEN [...] (U) Burmese health officials confirmed August 6 they have diagnosed a total of 15 A/H1N1 cases in Burma. The latest case is a three-year-old child with a relative who had been diagnosed with A/H1N1 upon returning from Singapore August 1. Health authorities are monitoring all passengers tha [...] | 2009-08-07 09:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON549 | HEALTH AUTHORITIES MAINTAIN AH1N1 CONTAINMENT [...] (C) Burmese health authorities continue to rely on a containment strategy to handle the A/H1N1 pandemic. While WHO's worldwide guidance recommends a focus on mitigation, a Burma-based WHO epidemiologist said Burma's containment policy is not medically contraindicated and stems from fear of [...] | 2009-08-21 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
09RANGOON56 | BURMA: CONTINUING FOOD INSECURITY IN CHIN STATE [...] (C) The food insecurity situation in Northern Chin State, where a rat infestation continues to destroy crops, has marginally improved, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). WFP and its partners in December launched a food-for-work program in 50 villages in Chin State, assisting more [...] | 2009-01-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09RANGOON963 | BURMA: RICE EXPORTS LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 04:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
09REYKJAVIK32 | ICELAND RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND [...] Per reftel cable, Post contacted the Ministry of Environment to determine whether Iceland would be sending a representative to the Group of the the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Meeting in Mexico City on Februar [...] | 2009-02-11 12:02:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IS TBIO |
09REYKJAVIK51 | EMBASSY REYKJAVIK SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST 2009 [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our Mission Strategic Plan again this year. Post believes that enhanced [...] | 2009-03-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER IC |
09RIGA464 | LATVIA WILL PROBABLY ATTEND FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (U) Latvia will probably attend the September 26 Partnering for Food Security Event, but the GOL has not determined who will attend. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Evija Dumpe, Deputy Head of the MFA's Development Cooperation and Economic Policy Department. Ms. Dumpe said that Lat [...] | 2009-09-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LG |
09RIGA532 | LATVIA APPRECIATES INFORMATION REGARDING FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Evija Dumpe, the Latvian MFA's Deputy Head of Development Cooperation and Economic Policy Development. Dumpe appreciated the information, agreed that the issue was important and said that the Ministry would carefully review the delivered letter. [...] | 2009-10-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ERTD LG |
09RIGA91 | LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG |
09RIYADH1447 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTING IN ETHIOPIA TO IMPROVE FOOD [...] (U) The Saudi Government is working with its private sector to bolster the Kingdom's food security by investing in agricultural production in Ethiopia. Representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, Finance, and Transportation will participate in a forum on Novembe [...] | 2009-11-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON EINV PREL SA ET |
09RIYADH575 | COMMERCE MINISTER ALIREZA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza confirmed he will be in Washington, DC, April 21-30 to deliver remarks at a conference at the New America Foundation and to meet with U.S. officials. He stressed the need to emphasize business and trade as the fu [...] | 2009-04-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR TSPL SA OVIP ALIREZA |
09RIYADH713 | FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE GETTING SPOTLIGHT IN [...] Key points: -- (U) Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking for agriculture investment opportunities abroad, mostly in Africa. -- (U) The creation of a state-owned agriculture investment company, the Saudi Company for Agricultural Investment and Animal Production, was announced last month, tho [...] | 2009-05-27 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA |
09ROME1004 | ITALY H1N1 UPDATE: 1800 CONFIRMED CASES, NO DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in Italy reached the total of 1800 as of August 26. So far, only a few hospital admissions and no deaths are reported. However, a 24-year-old man is currently in an intensive care unit; his case strengthened calls for a nation-wide de [...] | 2009-09-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR IT |
09ROME1206 | ITALY UNWILLING TO TAKE A POSITION ON FAO BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI will not/not divulge their position on the proposed Food and Agriculture Organization FAO budget increase because the FAO'S location in Rome, according to GOI officials, renders the situation "delicate" A senior GOI foreign assistance official said the GOI supports some [...] | 2009-11-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09ROME1221 | ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS "PARTNERING FOR FOOD [...] SUMMARY. Senior officials in the GOI offer enthusiastic support for Secretary Clinton's "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal. END SUMMARY. 2. On October 22, ECONOFF delivered Secretary Clinton's cover letter and "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal to [...] | 2009-11-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD IT |
09ROME1336 | GOI CLARIFICATION OF G8 L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. A GOI official has reaffirmed the commitments made by Italy at the L'Aquila G8 meeting: Italy expects to provide USD 450 million for food security. End Summary. 2. (U) On 25 November ECONOFF conveyed the USG concerns regarding the food security commitments made at the L'Aquila [...] | 2009-12-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IT |
09ROME1371 | GOI TO DISBURSE WFP ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOI will immediately disburse 500,000 euros to assist the WFP in Pakistan. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 14, ECONOFF met with an official in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to convey the USG request for immediate support for the WFP (reftel). The official, [...] | 2009-12-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO IT PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
09ROME681 | G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY, [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...] | 2009-06-15 15:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA |
09RPODUBAI121 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 17, [...] [C/NF] Iranian Visa Applicants in Dubai Generally Unenthusiastic About Mir Hossein Mousavi: IRPO Conoff queried visa applicants regarding their views of former Iranian Prime Minister and now presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. None professed particular enthusiasm with his candidacy and [...] | 2009-03-17 12:36:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV EAGR ECON KDEM IR |
09RPODUBAI140 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...] | 2009-03-25 12:33:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI141 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - MARCH 25, [...] [S/NF] Qalibaf Planning to Deliver US Goods in Time for Election?: The Tehran Municipality's interest in US agricultural trade continues, but now appears driven by a more overtly political agenda. IRPO Officer and Dubai-based regional Ag Attache met for a second time with two UAE-based Irania [...] | 2009-03-25 12:55:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PROP EAGR |
09RPODUBAI143 | CORRECTION - IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) REF A, (RPO DUBAI 140) WAS TRANSMITTED ON 05/25/2009. A DUPLICATE MESSAGE, REF B (RPO DUBAI 141),WAS TRANSMITTED AFTERWARDS. REF A IS CORRECT COPY. PLEASE DISREGARD AND DELETE/DESTROY ALL COPIES OF REF B. ASGARD [...] | 2009-03-26 12:17:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KHUM EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI162 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE -- WINDOW ON IRAN -- APRIL 7, [...] (S/NF) Update on Roxana Saberi: Two separate IRPO contacts have asserted that Roxanna Saberi is part of a political struggle over IRIG relations with the US. One of them, a friend of Saberi who works for BBC Farsi, said that Saberi was taken by elements in the Ministry of Intelligence and Secur [...] | 2009-04-07 14:51:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI171 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - APRIL [...] [S/NF] Iranian UN OCHA head seen as invaluable link to IRIG: According to an Iranian employee of the UN Office of the Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs (please protect),the current OCHA director in Tehran, Ali Ashraf Mojtahed Shabestari, is so well-respected by IRIG officials that their r [...] | 2009-04-15 13:25:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAGR IR |
09RPODUBAI281 | IRAN: RURAL INDUSTRIALIST PESSIMISTIC ON AGRICULTURE, [...] (C) Summary: A fertilizer factory owner who was applying for a visa in Dubai recently spoke with IRPO regarding Iran's agriculture sector, the role of economics in the presidential election, and subsidy reform. He considered Iran's water shortage and limited access to capital for fixed investme [...] | 2009-07-09 12:21:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ETRD IR |
09RPODUBAI331 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOWN ON IRAN-AUGUST [...] (S) Shahroudi's Term Approaches its End: An IRPO contact with indirect access to senior Iranian officials told us that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was leaving his office frustrated that he had been unable to make significant changes to strengthen Iran's justice system. [...] | 2009-08-12 12:18:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI TSPL IR |
09SANAA1104 | YEMEN: FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL YM |
09SANAA1406 | YEMEN: ROYG HUNGRY FOR NEW APPROACH TO FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG is making the development of a National Food Security Strategy a priority in response to an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study indicating that food insecurity has reached alarming levels in Yemen. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperatio [...] | 2009-08-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
09SANAA2058 | WATER RESOURCES FALL AS WATER SCARCITY RISES ON [...] (C) Summary. Water remains a socially threatening, yet politically sensitive subject in Yemen; government action has stagnated as water resources continue to decline. The lack of regulation of drilling rigs and the cultivation of qat are largely responsible for the continuing decline of wate [...] | 2009-11-14 08:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM |
09SANAA266 | YEMEN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM |
09SANAA322 | FOOD SECURITY STILL AN ISSUE FOR HUNGRY YEMENIS [...] SUMMARY: Yemenis continue to suffer from high food prices and a lack of homegrown food items. The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has responded in a limited and ineffective way to issues of food security. The regional donor response is uncertain, while the international donor response i [...] | 2009-02-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
09SANAA402 | EMBASSY SANAA 2009 SCIENCE FELLOW PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Sanaa proposes the following spring/summer position for a Science Fellow. 2. Topic: Geological Survey Capacity-Building in Yemen. -- Relevant host country organizations: Geological Survey and Mineral Resource Board, Ministry of Oil and Minerals, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, a [...] | 2009-03-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENGR ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09SANAA716 | ROYG CLAIMS IT IS COMMITTED TO REFORM, REMOVING [...] SUMMARY: In a departure from the recent past, the ROYG has demonstrated a new commitment to economic reform by revealing plans to remove diesel subsidies and extending civil-service reform to the military and security services. The reform agenda is being considered at the highest levels of th [...] | 2009-04-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
09SANAA813 | YEMEN: WILD, BUT STILL NOT WET [...] SUMMARY. A water-scarcity crisis continues to loom over Yemen. Both urban and rural areas remain at risk from water scarcity, water contamination and untreated waste water, and a mismanaged water policy is generally to blame. Yet, recent increased coordination between the ROYG and donor com [...] | 2009-04-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM |
09SANJOSE11 | COSTA RICA CREEPS INTO CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly six years after negotiations began, CAFTA-DR entered into force for Costa Rica on January 1, achieving a major policy objective of the USG, the Arias administration and the Embassy. Although the end-year holidays muted the headlines, there was some (characteristically) [...] | 2009-01-09 22:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS EAGR ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL |
09SANJOSE803 | COSTA RICAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 14:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA PREL |
09SANJOSE980 | COSTA RICA: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO CS |
09SANSALVADOR1013 | EL SALVADOR ON VICTOR VILLALOBOS AS A CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 18:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL ES |
09SANSALVADOR1043 | SALVADORAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE'S NOVEMBER 8-14 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With national polices promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biofuels stalled in the GOES, the Novemeber 8-14 visit of El Salvador's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG),Manuel Sevilla, to Iowa and Washington, will provide an excellent opportunity [...] | 2009-11-05 16:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR159 | EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
09SANSALVADOR433 | SERVIR PROJECT SUPPORTS DISASTER RELIEF AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The SERVIR project has closed a successful two-year global development alliance with USAID that created innovative geographic imaging tools to help manage disaster relief operations, monitor environmental trends and study the effects of climate change in Central America. In its next p [...] | 2009-05-18 13:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV EAGR SV |
09SANSALVADOR647 | NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OUTLINES VISION FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. New Minister of Agriculture Manuel Sevilla discussed his Ministry's role in the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) "anti-crisis" plan and his views on agricultural assistance during a June 25 courtesy call. The Ministry of Agriculture's anti-crisis program will focus on a combina [...] | 2009-07-08 21:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EFIN ES |
09SANSALVADOR686 | NEW GOES UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to new Minister of Economy Hector Dada, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is undecided about its biofuels policy but appreciates the assistance provided under the U.S. - Brazil Biofuels Initiative. The National Energy Council (CNE) will be developing an overall ene [...] | 2009-07-20 22:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
09SANSALVADOR780 | NEW WATER WORKS PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed National Water and Sewage Administration (ANDA) President Francisco Gomez described to Econoffs August 18 the multitude of challenges facing the new GOES. These challenges include ineffective subsidies, waste and inefficient production, and extending services [...] | 2009-08-21 20:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES |
09SANSALVADOR817 | WAVE OF PROTESTS MAY SIGNAL FMLN EFFORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent wave of protests organized by a so-called environmental group, "La Coordinadora Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CNMA)", are likely part of a movement by hard-line elements of the FMLN to undermine President Funes. Over the past several weeks, the CNMA has carried out large-scale, [...] | 2009-08-28 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG EAGR SENV SOCI ES |
09SANSALVADOR864 | SALVADORAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed Salvadoran Minister of the Environment, Herman Rosa Chavez, will be in Washington on September 21 to meet with OES A/S Jones and EPA officials. USAID is sponsoring this trip to discuss El Salvador's interest in pollution control and prevention and to further [...] | 2009-09-17 12:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES |
09SANSALVADOR900 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUGO MARTINEZ TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 19:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ES |
09SANSALVADOR908 | CLOSER TIES TO BRAZIL MAY SPUR APPROVAL OF ETHANOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Funes' recent trip to Brazil has placed biofuels prominently on El Salvador's national economic agenda. Taking advantage of the renewed GOES interest in crafting a biofuels policy, including mandating a 10 percent ethanol mix for domestic gasoline supplies, Post hosted [...] | 2009-09-25 21:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
09SANTIAGO1170 | Visit to Arica: Strong Bilateral Cooperation on the [...] Summary: The Ambassador got a close-up view of the close ties Chile has with southern Peru during his November 14-17 visit to Arica. Local leaders noted the close integration between people and business and excellent law enforcement cooperation. The Ambassador met with local officials, u [...] | 2009-12-03 11:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ECON EINT ETRD ENRG OPRC SCUL SENV CI PE |
09SANTIAGO215 | CHILE'S NATIONAL PARKS LACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN HELPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with Chile's National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and National Forestry Commission (CONAF) to provide feedback on his January trip to Chilean Patagonia. He inquired about resources for improving the infrastructure in Torres del Paine National Park, on [...] | 2009-03-06 18:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO252 | CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...] | 2009-03-17 12:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI |
09SANTIAGO856 | CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made by Preside [...] | 2009-09-11 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO894 | CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA and USAID sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made [...] | 2009-09-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO968 | CHILE-CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS, LOOKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A California delegation traveled to Chile September 27-29 to recognize the achievements of the Chile-California Partnership and explore more opportunities for engagement. Led by Secretaries of State Dale Bonner and Mike Chrisman, the delegation met with Chilean counterparts to d [...] | 2009-10-07 20:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV ENRG EAGR OEXC CI |
09SANTODOMINGO1068 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1267 | RESPONSE TO FY 2010 SUGAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1279 | DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1307 | CARBONIZATION OF DOMINICAN FORESTS BY HAITIANS AND [...] (U) EconOff recently traveled to the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park (SBNP) with a group of NGOs to assess the deforestation occurring in the heart of the most biologically diverse region of Hispaniola. Deforestation has devastated the Haitian side of the border for decades, and now threaten [...] | 2009-11-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV EAGR DR HA |
09SANTODOMINGO1319 | Critical UNDP Report Spells Finis for Cement Factory Near [...] SUMMARY: The findings of a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report are highly critical of the environmental impact study commissioned by the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to support the construction of a cement production facility by the Consorcio Minero Dominicano [...] | 2009-12-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY (DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1346 | AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO227 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL NOT ATTEND MEETING ON [...] Summary: The Dominican Republic will not attend the February 23-27 meetings in Mexico City of the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Reftel). The primary reason for non-participation is a lack of time an [...] | 2009-02-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO DR |
09SAOPAULO208 | BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...] | 2009-04-06 12:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR |
09SAOPAULO317 | The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals [...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...] | 2009-05-29 13:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR |
09SAOPAULO414 | PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...] | 2009-07-13 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR |
09SAOPAULO650 | SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...] | 2009-11-06 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO92 | BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...] | 2009-02-11 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SCTION08OF09NAIROBI809 | KIBAKI ADDRESSES OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 12:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAGR SENV KE UG |
09SEOUL1119 | DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...] | 2009-07-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1465 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KS |
09SEOUL1660 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 04:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1813 | ROK Agriculture Minister Presses for High-level [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Agriculture Minister Chang Tae-pyong on November 4. Chang expressed his desire for a high-level consultation process on agricultural issues. Chang pressed for [...] | 2009-11-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PREL KS |
09SEOUL721 | Delayed ROKG Response to Ban on Trade in Live Swine [...] Econ and FAS delivered reftel demarche to the appropriate officials of the Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs and Trade officials regarding Korea's ban on the importation of live swine from the United States. 2. Mr. Kim Yong Sang at Korea's Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry [...] | 2009-05-07 07:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON KS |
09SEOUL810 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - APRIL 2009 [...] On April 27, the Korean government unveiled an interim plan for its four major river restoration projects, aimed at flood control, securing sufficient water supplies, upgrading river water quality, and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting local economies through job creation to carry out t [...] | 2009-05-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KS |
09SHENYANG185 | YANBIAN SINO-KOREAN HARMONY: THIS IS HOW WE DO IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China is hard at work on its ethnic minority policy in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture bordering Russia and North Korea. In exchange for political allegiance, the Chinese seem to allow the local Sino-Koreans considerable sovereignty in governing most issues, from refugee [...] | 2009-10-20 03:24:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON KN KS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
09SHENYANG31 | LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...] | 2009-02-27 03:18:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV |
09SINGAPORE1245 | SINGAPORE FTA REVIEW REVEALS PROGRESS IN SOME AREAS, DEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore and U.S. trade officials noted progress in resolving outstanding trade issues during an annual review of the 2004 U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The review saw positive developments in the processing of two textile short supply requests, initiatives under [...] | 2009-12-28 06:03:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV ECPS SENV EAGR KTEX KIPR SN |
09SINGAPORE401 | SINGAPORE: SWINE FLU CONTAINMENT MEASURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no cases of swine influenza detected in Singapore, but the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) are taking preventive measures against the spread of the disease. CAAS has installed thermal scanners for arriving passengers at [...] | 2009-04-27 10:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE412 | SINGAPORE TAKES NO POSITION ON GM FOOD LABELING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 03:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO SN |
09SINGAPORE420 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 type A influenza in Singapore, but the Ministry of Health (MOH) raised its alert level on May 1 from yellow to orange, indicating a potentially greater risk of human-to-human transmission but without declaring a pandemic. The GOS has institu [...] | 2009-05-06 01:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE445 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NO MORE VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Singapore and the Ministry of Health (MOH) lowered its alert level from orange to yellow on May 11. The GOS lifted its visa requirement for Mexican citizens on May 12, but seven-day quarantine requirements for people with recent [...] | 2009-05-13 10:05:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE467 | SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; HOME QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) There are still no reported cases of H1N1 Type A Influenza in Singapore. As of 1700 on May 17, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that 37 suspected cases have been investigated and, of those, 30 cases tested negative for Influenza A, while seven cases tested positive for typical seasona [...] | 2009-05-18 07:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE495 | SINGAPORE: FIRST H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore confirmed its first case of H1N1 Influenza in a 22-year-old woman who returned from a visit to New York on May 26. The Ministry of Health continues to investigate other suspect cases and has instituted Home Quarantine Orders for people found to have had close contact w [...] | 2009-05-27 10:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE581 | SINGAPORE: 77 H1N1 CASES -- COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 18, there have been 77 cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Singapore. Almost all were "imported" cases involving people with recent travel to affected countries. However, a Malaysian permanent resident may be the first case of H1N1 influenza contracted by community [...] | 2009-06-19 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE589 | SINGAPORE WILL NOT COMMIT TO G8 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 09:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL |
09SINGAPORE603 | SINGAPORE: 220 H1N1 CASES; SLOW MOVE TO MITIGATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore health officials have confirmed 220 cases of H1N1 influenza as of June 24, including numerous cases of local transmission. With community spread of the virus confirmed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced June 22 that Singapore would begin the transition from a con [...] | 2009-06-25 10:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE624 | SINGAPORE: 701 H1N1 CASES; QUARANTINE MEASURES EASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Singapore has risen rapidly to more than 700, spurring the GOS to continue its move away from strict containment measures toward mitigating the effects of local transmission of the virus. However, during this transition phase there are mixed [...] | 2009-07-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE676 | SINGAPORE ENDS H1N1 TEMPERATURE SCREENING AT BORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: There have been at least 1,200 cases of H1N1 influenza reported in Singapore. The GOS ceased temperature screening at border checkpoints on July 11 and has stopped reporting individual confirmed cases of H1N1. Instead, the Ministry of Health will only report hospitalized cases, [...] | 2009-07-15 06:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE712 | SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO DRAG FEET ON U.S. BEEF IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Despite suggestions of a willingness to revisit the issue of opening Singapore's markets to imports of U.S. bone-in beef, the GoS has made no progress on a long-promised risk assessment of beef imports. On the sidelines of a separate meeting, Dr. Astrid Yeo, Deputy Director of the Import [...] | 2009-07-28 07:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR SN |
09SKOPJE88 | Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety [...] As requested reftel, Post discussed the demarche points with State Counselor for Multilateral Relations at the MFA Svetlana Geleva, Head of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Waterways Lidija Cadikovska, Head of Legal Affairs of the Veterinary Dir [...] | 2009-02-25 08:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MK |
09SOFIA23 | BULGARIA: FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Post requests $30,240.00 to fund agricultural biotechnology ("agbiotech") programs in FY2009. These programs will educate consumers, farmers, academics, and policy makers about the benefits of agbiotech, with the goal of assisting Bulgaria to become a successful model and advoc [...] | 2009-01-15 07:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRB TBIO KPAO |
09STATE107298 | PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...] | 2009-10-15 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD |
09STATE108138 | FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY [...] This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. On September 8, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched the Reportable Food Registry (RFR or the Registry),an electronic portal for industry to report when there is reasonable probability that an article of food will [...] | 2009-10-19 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE10843 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...] | 2009-02-05 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09STATE113362 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: SESSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The afternoon sessions of the October 19 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) focused on trade, investment, industry, and private sector development. Throughout these sessions, USG and Government of Iraq (GOI) interlocutors acknowledged that Iraq's investment climate was "imp [...] | 2009-11-03 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD IZ |
09STATE11910 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] SUMMARY. On February 23-27 in Mexico City the Group of the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (the "Group") will meet to continue negotiations on the text of proposed rules on liability and redress for damage re [...] | 2009-02-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE122732 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND [...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and mitigate climate change. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and encourage [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09STATE126694 | DEMARCHE: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Department requests that Posts amplify Department's outreach to key donors for USD 36 million in urgent assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan. This donor assistance will cover anticipated breaks between January and [...] | 2009-12-10 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09STATE13994 | IRAQI COUNTERPART MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] The Departments of State, Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, and Transportation welcome meetings with their ministerial counterparts from the Ministries of Agriculture, Electricity, Health, and Transportation as well as Deputy Prime Minister Rafa'a Al-Issawi (reftel). 2. Each [...] | 2009-02-13 22:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IZ OTRA PGOV PREL SOCI |
09STATE18520 | EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...] | 2009-02-27 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB |
09STATE19794 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: MAFF STORAGE OF IMPORTED RICE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) publicly released findings of its December 2008 and January 2009 inspection of imported rice that is kept in long-term government storage. The inspections resu [...] | 2009-03-03 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09STATE22965 | DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...] | 2009-03-11 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF |
09STATE28521 | REPORTING OF INDONESIA HUMAN AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 14:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAGR ID KFLU PGOV TBIO WHO |
09STATE4100 | USTR ANNOUNCES REVISIONS TO HORMONE BEEF [...] (U) Summary: On January 14, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced a revised list of products subject to retaliatory duties in connection with the long-standing EU ban on beef from cattle raised with growth hormones. The changes to the retaliation list are intended to [...] | 2009-01-15 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE43720 | PREPARATION OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (U) This is an action cable (ref para 3). A response is requested by May 3. 2. (U) The U.S. ? Afghanistan ? Pakistan Trilateral Summit on May 6 and 7 in Washington will bring together senior leaders to discuss critical issues that affect the stability of the entire region. Agriculture has [...] | 2009-04-30 01:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF PK |
09STATE44254 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGE POSTS TO REMOVE TRADE [...] For posts listed in paragraphs 6 and 7, this is an action request; other posts are encouraged to draw on these points if appropriate. Given the growing sensitivity on this issue, however, posts are requested to use discretion in discussing these points with countries that have not enacted r [...] | 2009-04-30 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON |
09STATE45222 | BIOFUELS RULEMAKING: GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO [...] (U) This cable provides information about an imminent rulemaking announcement that is likely to be of significant international interest, and guidance for responding to requests for information or comments. Posts should restrict their discussion to the talking points in paragraph 17. Inquirie [...] | 2009-05-04 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ENRG EPA EPET ETRD |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE4882 | USTR FILES FOR WTO CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON [...] (U) Summary: On January 16, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the EU,s prohibition on the import of poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been processed with path [...] | 2009-01-16 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09STATE6843 | KUDOS FOR ABUJA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO SOCI NI |
09STATE84124 | UZBEKISTAN GSP INTERIM DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] This is an action request; Please see paragraph 7. 2. Summary. As part of the USG's review of Uzbekistan's eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),Post is requested to meet Government of Uzbekistan officials at the highest appropriate level to call atten [...] | 2009-08-12 22:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB ECON PHUM UZ ETRD |
09STATE93894 | Demarche Request For UNGA Food Security Event [...] This is an ACTION request for all recipient posts with the exception of the following: Embassy Harare, Embassy Khartoum, Embassy Tegucigalpa, and U.S. Interest Section Havana. For these four posts, this cable is INFO only. 2. The Secretary and UNSYG Ban Ki-moon will co-host a meeting on [...] | 2009-09-09 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09STATE96625 | FOLLOW-UP: DONOR SUPPORT URGENTLY NEEDED FOR [...] This is an action request. 2. Action request: Ref A, transmitted July 8, 2009, requested action addressees to approach host government officials to urge them to provide support to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including food assistance, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. If Posts have no [...] | 2009-09-17 13:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN |
09STATE97769 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...] | 2009-09-21 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM |
09STOCKHOLM228 | SWEDISH HEALTH MINISTER TO INVITE NEW U.S. [...] Minister of Health and Social Affairs Goran Hagglund told CDA on April 6 that he would like to invite the new Secretary of Health and Human Services to Sweden. Hagglund intends to invite the HHS Secretary to the informal meeting of the 27 EU ministers for employment and social affairs (EPSCO) [...] | 2009-04-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EINT PGOV PREL TBIO TPHY SW |
09STOCKHOLM284 | SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM593 | SWEDISH MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA SW |
09STOCKHOLM770 | DEMARCHE ON OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK SW |
09TAIPEI1 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS FOR "MODEST" REACTION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Timothy Yang on December 31 told the AIT Acting Director that Taiwan hoped the United States reaction to the expected Legislative Yuan decision to ban imports of some U.S. beef products would be as "modest as possible." He urged the United States to work with Presi [...] | 2009-12-31 20:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
09TAIPEI1081 | PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION, [...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...] | 2009-09-03 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1146 | THE DIRECTOR MEETS NEW FM YANG [...] (C) Summary: Although the results of President Ma's "diplomatic truce" with the PRC were mixed, Taiwan would continue efforts to improve cross-Strait ties, newly-appointed Foreign Minister Timothy Yang told the Director during their very cordial September 21 introductory meeting. Taiwan woul [...] | 2009-09-21 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD AMGT UNGA MARR EAGR CVIS ABLD |
09TAIPEI1184 | TAIPEI REPLY ON INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT APEC FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has few domestic food-security concerns, but relies on imported food for 65 percent of its people's diet. Taiwan's main food-security concern is that, without access to most international organizations that address food security, Taiwan can neither access the latest infor [...] | 2009-09-30 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG PGOV APEC TW |
09TAIPEI1274 | MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...] | 2009-10-30 05:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW |
09TAIPEI1399 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...] | 2009-11-25 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1410 | AIT CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, BEEF [...] (C) Summary: President Obama strongly reaffirmed U.S. policy on Taiwan during his recent trip to China, AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt told ruling Kuomintang (KMT) officials and opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)leaders during his November 22-25 visit to Taipei. Taiwan officials urged [...] | 2009-11-30 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI1457 | DIRECTOR URGES TAIPEI MAYOR TO END ANTI-U.S. BEEF [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Stanton on December 10 urged Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin to end the city's campaign against sales of U.S. beef offal and ground beef, which were permitted under a recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol. The Director reiterated that U.S. beef was safe to consume and that t [...] | 2009-12-10 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD TW |
09TAIPEI254 | PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...] | 2009-03-06 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO |
09TAIPEI3 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA OFFERS OPTIMISM ON WHA, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is likely to make progress on its desire for more meaningful participation in the activities of the WHA and WHO, President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director during a cordial 45-minute meeting December 31. The President promised action in early January on efforts to open full [...] | 2009-01-02 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV TW CH |
09TAIPEI301 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...] | 2009-03-19 02:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW |
09TAIPEI377 | THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...] | 2009-04-01 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW |
09TAIPEI39 | TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...] | 2009-01-12 11:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH |
09TAIPEI559 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON WHA, JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on May 7 that Taiwan plans to focus on participation in WHA and WHO activities for the present and not push to join other international organizations. Taiwan will proceed cautiously because Beijing is worried the WHA observership breakthro [...] | 2009-05-08 11:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR CH TW |
09TAIPEI624 | PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...] | 2009-05-22 11:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW |
09TAIPEI73 | Taiwan Biotech: 2009 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2007, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, half of which was [...] | 2009-01-20 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
09TALLINN277 | ESTONIA: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD SECUIRTY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered letter and draft statement on Thursday, September 10. As of Monday, September 14, the Government of Estonia has not determined if it will send a representative to this meeting. Post will send additional information on Government of Estonia attendance at this eve [...] | 2009-09-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL EAID ETRD EAGR |
09TASHKENT1201 | Uzbekistan: U.S.-Uzbekistan Working Group Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on June 24 for an update on the implementation of 38 projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Despite the apparent benefits that these jointly-agreed projects on irrigation, improving agricultural productivity, and enh [...] | 2009-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT1441 | Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil [...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...] | 2009-08-14 04:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT1559 | UZBEKISTAN DELIEVERED NONPAPER ON US REPORTABLE FOOD [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Reportable Food Registry to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 28, 2009. Post will report any responses septel. NORLAND [...] | 2009-10-29 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON UZ |
09TASHKENT252 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...] | 2009-03-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT |
09TASHKENT255 | A MICHIGAN BOOST TO FOOD SAFETY IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On February 12-26 the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Cochran Program sponsored a food safety training tour in the U.S. for Uzbek, Tajik, and Armenian specialists. The program took place primarily at Michigan State University and included both workshops and site visits. Part [...] | 2009-03-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ECON SENV UZ |
09TASHKENT617 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...] | 2009-05-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT711 | Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ |
09TASHKENT723 | UZBEKISTAN: PORK BAN POINTS DELIVERED [...] (U) We delivered reftel points in person on May 7 to Nurillo Abdullaev of the MFA's North America Desk. Without comment, he assured us he would send them on the appropriate agencies in the GOU. 2. (U) On April 28 the GOU imposed a ban on import of meat, pork, and live animals from vari [...] | 2009-05-12 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UZ |
09TASHKENT751 | UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...] | 2009-05-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ |
09TASHKENT963 | UZBEKISTAN: PORK IMPORT BAN CONTINUES [...] (U) We delivered Ref A points to the MFA on May 7. These were received without comment (Ref B),but on June 3 we received diplomatic note No. 20/16277 from the MFA confirming that a ban on pork imports is still in effect. An unofficial translation follows below. BEGIN TRANSLATION The [...] | 2009-06-11 09:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UZ |
09TBILISI376 | GEORGIA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze had no substantive response, but promised to convey the points to appropriate Georgian authorities for review. Poloff will [...] | 2009-02-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GG |
09TEGUCIGALPA1052 | DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...] | 2009-10-16 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1166 | HONDURAS-EL SALVADOR TRADE BARRIER DISPUTE LEADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran agricultural association is planning to hold a demonstration aimed at disrupting traffic through the Honduras-El Salvador border crossing point at El Amatillo on November 17. The association, the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras (FENAGH),is [...] | 2009-11-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1199 | TFHO1: BORDER BLOCKADE PROMPTS HONDURAS AND EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A blockade at a Honduras-El Salvador border point on November 17, organized by a Honduran farmers' association to protest El Salvadoran restrictions on food imports (reftel),significantly disrupted cross-border traffic. In response, Honduran and El Salvadoran officials met t [...] | 2009-11-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1249 | TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...] | 2009-12-03 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA148 | IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...] | 2009-03-06 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA206 | Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital [...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...] | 2009-03-25 00:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA289 | HONDURAS RESPONSE ON WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA39 | HONDURAS: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: This report is a response to the U.S. Department of Labor action cable (Reftel) regarding the worst forms of child labor in Honduras. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has made clear progress addressing the worst forms of child labor with a new more effective eradication plan, a nation [...] | 2009-01-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA741 | TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...] | 2009-08-13 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL |
09TEGUCIGALPA85 | HONDURAN UNION LEADERS DISCUSS GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leading union leaders in Honduras to discuss the current state of labor in Honduras, on February 3. The Ambassador took the opportunity to convey U.S. support for human rights and labor rights. He shared his view of the U.S-Central American Free Trade [...] | 2009-02-09 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA92 | CENTRAL BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Nick Rischbieth met with the Ambassador on February 2 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on Central America and on CABEI's operations. After a year of record disbursements, CABEI's acc [...] | 2009-02-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA930 | TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...] | 2009-09-17 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA954 | TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...] | 2009-09-23 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA975 | TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...] | 2009-09-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM |
09TELAVIV2380 | ISRAEL SUPPORTIVE OF FOOD SECURIY PROPOSAL; SEEKS FURTHER [...] SUMMARY: Israel plans to support the joint USG-U proposal on food security at the FAO Summit Nov. 16-18 in Rome. While delivering the reftel demarche, Econoff also solicited GoI's thinking on cooperative efforts with USAID in third countries. End summary. 2. Econoff delivered reftel's l [...] | 2009-10-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EID IS |
09TELAVIV798 | ISRAEL LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR U.S. PISTACHIO [...] Israel announced on March 30 that it was imposing tariff of 23 percent on pistachio imports, except for a duty-free quota of 100 tons of Turkish pistachios under the Israel-Turkey trade agreement. "Turkish" pistachios above the 100-ton quota are widely believed to be of Iranian origin. Smug [...] | 2009-04-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PTER IR TU IS |
09THEHAGUE387 | NETHERLANDS/BIOTECH: DUTCH PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 and 23, Embassy officers met with representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality and the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning to discuss the Dut [...] | 2009-07-02 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE550 | NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 07:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA NL |
09THEHAGUE619 | NETHERLANDS TO VOTE YES ON BIOTECH MAIZE APPLICATIONS AT [...] Emboffs delivered Ref A points to Bart van den Assum, Coordinator for Biotechnology at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality, and Frans Koster, Policy Officer at the Dutch Product Board for Margarine, Fats, and Oils. According to these contacts, Dutch Minister of Agriculture Ge [...] | 2009-10-19 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TBIO NL |
09THEHAGUE75 | NETHERLANDS: MIXED REACTION TO USG RETALIATION IN WTO BEEF [...] SUMMARY: Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officials cautioned that some EU Member States may push for more protectionist measures in response to the USTR's decision to increase tariffs (reftel),rather than finalizing the U.S.-EU "negotiated solution." The GONL will push the Commission and [...] | 2009-02-03 10:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EUN NL |
09THESSALONIKI1 | NOTHERN NOTES DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Riots sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old schoolboy in Athens damaged over 100 downtown Thessaloniki businesses, including a about 20 banks. Ref A.) Some businesses, including a Starbucks, a Benetton and several banks, were completely destroyed. Anarchists and other an [...] | 2009-01-08 10:44:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EINT PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SOCI GR |
09THESSALONIKI4 | NORTHERN NOTES - JANUARY 2009 [...] Since January 20, farmers around Greece have kept national roads blocked in protest against the low prices they receive for their produce and their high production costs. In Northern Greece, farmers have also blocked the borders with Bulgaria and Turkey. Their actions infuriated truck dr [...] | 2009-02-05 13:29:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ODIP OPRC PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR |
09TOKYO1205 | IS JAPAN READY TO DISCUSS RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent media reports suggesting Japan is willing to consider easing its requirements on testing of cattle for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) have raised speculation the GOJ might be prepared to engage the USG to lift remaining barriers to U.S. beef. Current BSE-related [...] | 2009-05-28 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1253 | LESSONS LEARNED FROM H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Effective coordination among multiple agencies at Post, our five consulates general, and United States Forces Japan (USFJ) helped the Mission to prepare for the spread of H1N1 in Japan, inform official and non-official Americans in Japan of developments, and report to Washington [...] | 2009-06-04 07:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC EAGR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
09TOKYO1306 | JAPAN'S SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET GIVES MORE TO S&T [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOJ's FY09 supplemental budget includes an additional JPY 1.35 trillion ($13.5 billion) for science and technology. The majority of these funds will go to the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and He [...] | 2009-06-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TBIO TRGY TNGD TSPA EAGR ECON PGOV JA |
09TOKYO1378 | APEC FOOD SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP: JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) will not send officials to participate in the August 1-2 APEC Food Safety Risk Assessment Workshop in Singapore, according to MOFA Senior Coordinator for APEC Taisuk [...] | 2009-06-19 00:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON APECO |
09TOKYO1449 | JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT REVISES H1N1 INFLUENZA GUIDANCE [...] (U) Summary: The Japanese Government revised its guidelines for responding to H1N1 influenza outbreaks June 19. Acknowledging the difficulty in using border controls to keep the H1N1 virus from entering Japan, the GOJ will, in many cases, allow arriving passengers with flu symptoms to enter t [...] | 2009-06-26 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR AESC CASC TBIO PREL MG EAGR JA |
09TOKYO149 | FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH: PROPOSAL FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post seeks approximately $13,600 in program funding for a U.S. speaker to participate in the "BioJapan2009" Trade Show October 15-17, 2009. This annual business-to-business event is expected to draw about 24,000 participants and includes "food security and biotechnology" as [...] | 2009-01-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO JA |
09TOKYO157 | EMINENT PERSONS' GROUP SUGGESTS A NEW FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary: An eminent persons' study group organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will report to Foreign Minister Nakasone January 23 on its work regarding a new economic dialogue between the U.S. and Japan. MOFA officials called in econoffs to say the group recommends the [...] | 2009-01-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV EFIN PGOV EINV JA |
09TOKYO1877 | DEBATE OVER FTAS AND AGRICULTURE FEATURE IN [...] (U) Summary: Japan's agricultural lobby has pushed the opposition DPJ back from an earlier election proposal that Japan negotiate an FTA with the U.S. This predictable reaction by agricultural interests against any threat to the status quo has not completely drowned out, however, public debat [...] | 2009-08-14 06:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO2113 | UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION [...] Japan does not yet know if it will be able to participate or at what level, since the new Japanese Government will not be in place until September 16. In response to reftel demarche, GOJ officials said there is a strong expectation that Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama will name Katsu [...] | 2009-09-11 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO215 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-01-29 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO238 | DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...] | 2009-02-02 03:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2410 | U.S. BEEF: AGRICULTURE MINISTER VOICES CONCERNS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF) Hirotaka Akamatsu told the Ambassador October 14 that Japanese consumers will refrain from purchasing U.S. beef and beef products so long as food safety concerns remain. He cited the recent incident involving a U.S. meat packin [...] | 2009-10-20 03:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2433 | JAPAN: MINISTER FUKUSHIMA DISCUSSES HAGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, Declining Birthrate, and Gender Equality Mizuho Fukushima discussed the Hague Convention and Okinawa in addition to her various portfolios during a courtesy call by Ambassador Roos on October 19. Fukushima explained that her ba [...] | 2009-10-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CASC ETRD EAGR PREL KOCI JP |
09TOKYO2480 | JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER [...] Econoff met with Deputy Directors Shunichi Inoue and Satoshi Teramura of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Bureau, Economic Security Division to deliver the letter and points contained in Reftel. Inoue confirmed that the GOJ is supportive of the U.S. approach to combating glo [...] | 2009-10-27 05:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09TOKYO2664 | LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Headquarters Director General Hitoshi Motojuku and Secretary General Tadamori Oshima described their party's plans to return to its conservative roots, and focus on preventing the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) from attaining an independent majority [...] | 2009-11-18 04:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR JA |
09TOKYO2715 | U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...] | 2009-11-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2866 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 08:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
09TOKYO2890 | AUSTR CUTLER RAISES BILATERAL TRADE IRRITANTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Government of Japan (GOJ) officials -- politicians and bureaucrats alike -- told AUSTR Wendy Cutler during her December 10 visit to Tokyo they are frustrated by the challenges with the new government's political transition, most notably inconsistencies in the decision making pro [...] | 2009-12-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA |
09TOKYO2901 | APEC SOM TONG'S BILATERAL ECONOMIC MEETINGS WITH MOFA AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. APEC Senior Official Kurt Tong met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials to discuss U.S.-Japan bilateral economic dialogue ideas, Japan Post, whaling, the future of the investment dialogue and beef on December 8 [...] | 2009-12-18 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR APEC JA |
09TOKYO473 | WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL LAMY DISCUSSES PROTECTIONISM [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy focused on the need for economies to guard against protectionism and to promote a reinvigorated Doha Development Agenda (DDA) during his February 24-25 meet [...] | 2009-03-02 09:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV PREL JA |
09TOKYO498 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROBLEMS WITH AG MINISTRY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Responding to demarche points contained in reftel, Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) Staple Foods Department International Office Director Tadashi Sato stated imported rice is more susceptible to mold than Japanese domestic [...] | 2009-03-04 22:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRC TBIO JA |
09TOKYO597 | JAPAN'S LEGISLATURE CONSIDERS BILL TO AVOID [...] (U) Japan's Lower House is deliberating a bill to extend for one year temporary tariff rates -- including beef and pork tariffs -- that will otherwise expire March 31. This same problem has occurred in previous years. Covering 417 tariffs in total, mostly for agriculture products, the bill t [...] | 2009-03-18 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO647 | DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] Per reftel, Post approached Nobuyuki Kikuchi, Deputy Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Liability and Redress under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. According to Kikuchi, Japan remains committed to seeing practical, compromise solutions to issues [...] | 2009-03-23 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09TOKYO683 | INFO ON JAPANESE GREEN INVESTMENTS IN STIMULUS PACKAGES [...] (U) In response to the Department's request for information on green investments in Japan's stimulus packages (Ref A),Mission Tokyo provides the following information on the GOJ's budget and environmental legislation. --------------------------------------------- ---------- FY 09 Budget: Ky [...] | 2009-03-26 07:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR PGOV JA |
09TOKYO89 | THINK TANK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE REFORM [...] (U) Japan's agriculture sector must modernize and become more integrated into the globalized economy to avoid further stagnation, representatives from the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) said during a January 14 press conference announcing publication of its report, "Japan's Str [...] | 2009-01-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD JA PGOV PREL |
09TOKYO965 | JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU OUTBREAKS [...] Please note action request contained in para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Japanese government, following an emergency meeting April 25, established a special working group in the Prime Minister's office, issued warnings to Japanese tr [...] | 2009-04-27 07:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR JA |
09TOKYO978 | JAPANESE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS: FOREIGN INVESTOR VISAS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese government issued 918 foreign manager/investor visas to all nationalities in 2007, according to the Ministry of Justice. This number is less than one tenth of the total number of E (trader/investor) visas that Embassy Tokyo issues to Japanese citizens each year. En [...] | 2009-04-28 06:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ETRD ELAB EFIN EAGR CMGT OECD JA |
09TOKYO982 | UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Ministry raised Japan's domestic pandemic alert April 28 to a level corresponding to an outbreak of pandemic influenza abroad. The GOJ authorized expanded border screening to include arrivals from the U.S. and [...] | 2009-04-28 22:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR JA |
09TRIPOLI1043 | LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY WELCOMES U.S. TRADE MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Mohammad Ali al-Hweij, Minister of Economy-equivalent, on December 29 to brief him on the U.S. Trade Mission planned for February, a mission that would further our shared goal of attracting more U.S. companies to Libya. Al-Hweij said he welcomed the de [...] | 2009-12-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI258 | NEW LIBYAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY VOWS TO STAMP OUT CORRUPTION; WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS TO INVEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI289 | CATERPILLAR EDGING CLOSER TO LIFTING OF BAN? REF: A) TRIPOLI 258; B) TRIPOLI 157 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) On April 6, the recently-appointed Secretary of the General People's Committee for Industry, Economy and Trade, Mohammad Ali al-Hweij (minister-equivalent) met with Andrew Sheridan, Caterpillar Distribution Manager for Africa and Middle East Region to discuss the specifics of Libya's total ban [...] | 2009-04-08 09:45:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | LY ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD |
09TRIPOLI476 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI TRIPOLI 00000476 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI477 | UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI588 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH BOTSWANA'S VICE PRESIDENT MOMPATI MERAFHE TRIPOLI 00000588 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU BC ZI MA EAGR ENRG LY KSUM |
09TRIPOLI619 | THE CURIOUS CONTINUING CASE OF CATERPILLAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI620 | TWO STEPS BACKWARD? GOL ENFORCES 2004 LAW ON FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI706 | CHEVROLET SURVIVES LIBYA'S REGULATORY GAUNTLET [...] (C) Summary: Marwan Muntasser, the Chairman of the Libyan company with exclusive rights to import Chevrolet and General Motors vehicles into the country described to Econoff August 12 the process by which he was able to avoid a forced closure of his dealership by the Government of Libya (GOL). [...] | 2009-08-31 07:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI755 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT AUGUST 26 [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel invitation on September 14 with no further information from the Government of Libya. The Government is closed September 17-September 23 for Eid al-Fitr. However, Libya's Ministry-equivalent of Foreign Affairs has previously indicated that FM Musa Kusa will depart t [...] | 2009-09-18 15:27:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LY |
09TUNIS615 | TUNISIA: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia Creates Consumer Agency B. New, More Comprehensive IPR Law C. Rain and Subsidies Result in a Strong Cereal Harvest D. US $4 million Ecotourism Project in North-West Tunisia [...] | 2009-08-25 15:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TS |
09TUNIS781 | TUNISIA INFORMED ABOUT U.S. INTEREST IN PARTNERING [...] (SBU) On October 19, the Ambassador passed a non-paper outlining the U.S. approach to multilateral food security efforts to Tunisian Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohammed Jouini. Jouini offered no substantive response but undertook to consult with his colleagues in the [...] | 2009-10-21 15:21:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD TS |
09TUNIS799 | TUNISIA: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PLEDGES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Tunisian Minister of Agriculture Abdessalem Mansour discussed expanding bilateral agriculture cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering cereal production, dairy and meat production, and tree crops. The Government of Tunisia's (GOT) top priority [...] | 2009-10-30 16:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID TS |
09TUNIS843 | TUNISIA AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has underscored its commitment to food security by promoting itself as a leader on the issue on the domestic and international fronts. President Ben Ali attended the Rome World Summit on Food Security and all major Tunisian media outlets have devoted their [...] | 2009-11-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD TS |
09UNROME22 | FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...] | 2009-03-27 11:44:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09UNROME23 | FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF CONTINUES PRESSING FOR NOVEMBER [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Charge met privately with FAO Director General Jacques Diouf on March 26 to review the status of issues related to food security and agriculture following the latter's official visit to New Yor [...] | 2009-03-28 04:54:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO UN PREL EAGR EAID |
09UNROME27 | NEW PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On April 2, newly-elected President Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) briefed Executive Board members on his "vision" for this small, bu [...] | 2009-04-09 14:04:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | UN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD |
09UNROME29 | ONE BILLION NOT SERVED: HOW THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] According to separate studies published in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),there are approximately one billion hungry, or "food insecure," people in the world. Both organizations have since predicted that this number wil [...] | 2009-04-22 16:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SOCI PHUM FAO UN |
09UNROME41 | COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS): REFORM PROCESS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or dissemination outside USG channels. Summary: -------- 2. (U) Within the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),efforts are well under way to reform the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),a commi [...] | 2009-06-24 14:44:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EAGR FAO UN |
09UNROME43 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE [...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...] | 2009-07-01 12:20:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNROME44 | FAO REFORM PROGRAM MOVING STEADILY FORWARD: UNTAI STATUS [...] Summary. As part of this mission's regular reporting on efforts to reform the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),we provide below brief updates on the eight key focus areas covered in our latest report on the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Initiative (or, "UNTAI"),[...] | 2009-07-23 15:35:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN FAO EAID EAGR |
09UNROME47 | SE GRATION MEETS WITH ROME-BASED FOOD AGENCIES [...] On June 30, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his deputy, Tim Shortley, held introductory meetings with FAO Deputy Director General Jim Butler and WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran as well as their respective Sudan Operations teams. Gration expressed optimism for durab [...] | 2009-08-06 11:09:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNROME49 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. This is an action request; please see paragraphs four, six, and eight. Summary ------- 3. (SBU) Amidst an intensified focus on food and agricultural issues due to rising global hunger and maln [...] | 2009-08-14 14:56:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAGR EAID UN FAO |
09UNROME51 | FAO BUDGET CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS OF REVISED BUDGET REQUEST, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Responding to concerns voiced by the U.S. and other Rome-based missions over the FAO's latest budget request during a recent meeting of the Finance Committee (septel),FAO Management revised its draft [...] | 2009-08-17 09:25:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAGR EAID EFIN UN FAO |
09UNROME52 | FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The FAO Finance Committee (FinCom) held its 128th session from July 27-31 in Rome, giving particular attention to a controversial biennial budget proposal tabled by FAO managemen [...] | 2009-08-17 09:34:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO |
09UNROME53 | FAO DG DIOUF'S VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING L'AQUILA SUMMIT FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. FAO Director General (DG) Jacques Diouf told the Charge on August 28 that he was delighted with President Obama's strong leadership on food security at the L'Aquila Summit and wants to use the November World Food Summit to adopt the five L'Aquila princi [...] | 2009-09-01 12:05:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR FAO PREL EAID UN WB |
09UNROME54 | RECOMMENDED STRATEGY ON FAO DRAFT BUDGET [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The FAO Director General distributed on September 1 a revised draft Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for the 2010-11 biennium that proposes a significant 7.1 percent increase over the cur [...] | 2009-09-03 16:36:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09UNROME55 | COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY REFORM PROCESS GENERALLY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified for USG only. Please handle accordingly. -------- Summary -------- 2. (SBU) The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Bureau convened on September 4 the final negotiating session of its "Contact Group" - a group comprising F [...] | 2009-09-09 10:13:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PHUM EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNROME58 | WORLD FOOD SUMMIT "ZERO DRAFT" DECLARATION: IMPROVED, BUT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request --------------------- 2. (SBU) To prepare for the November 16-18 World Summit on Food Security, to be co-hosted in Rome by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director Gener [...] | 2009-10-05 10:41:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNROME59 | COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...] | 2009-10-07 18:46:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO |
09UNROME60 | FAO 137TH COUNCIL: IMPASSE OVER PROPOSED BUDGET LEVEL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request ------------------- 2. (SBU) Members at the September 28-October 2 meeting of the FAO Council could not reach consensus on the level of the organization's budget for the 201 [...] | 2009-10-09 10:03:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNROME61 | REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. From October 14-17, the U.S. delegation to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) worked with other delegations to reform the FAO technical committee into a body that will provide value-ad [...] | 2009-10-23 17:34:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNROME69 | FAO BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: U.S. ACHIEVES KEY OBJECTIVES, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The 36th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization was held in Rome November 18-23, beginning a mere three hours after the closing of the World Food Summit. The Un [...] | 2009-11-27 16:18:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR EAID FAO UN |
09UNROME70 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR [...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...] | 2009-12-01 01:58:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN |
09UNROME72 | HOW BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL (AS PART OF THE CONSULTATIVE [...] (U) On December 1, the Ambassador met with the Director General, Emile Frison, and Deputy DG of Bioversity International (BI) - the Rome-based leg of the Consultative Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - for an introductory briefing on BI's work and its contribution to global food securit [...] | 2009-12-04 21:22:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PREL UN |
09UNROME78 | ROME FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3 and 4, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome co-hosted the third follow-up to the G8 `plus' meeting on global food security held i [...] | 2009-12-11 16:51:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR EAID FAO WFP IT |
09UNROME86 | FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION BRIEFING ON 2010 [...] On December 10, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) briefed donors on FAO's component of the 2010 Humanitarian Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP). At $7.1 billion, the 2010 CAP addresses 12 major crises, covering the needs of 48 mi [...] | 2009-12-23 11:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | FAO AORC EAID PREF EAGR UN WFP |
09UNROME87 | WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S PURCHASE FOR PROGRESS (P4P) ANNUAL [...] From December 9-10, USG representatives from USAID, USDA and MCC attended the first Annual Review of the UN World Food Program (WFP) Purchase for Progress (P4P) program, an initiative to promote the development of agricultural markets capitalizing on WFP's purchasing power. Over 150 participa [...] | 2009-12-24 12:22:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | WFP AORC EAID EAGR |
09UNROME88 | WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...] | 2009-12-29 15:28:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNROME89 | WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...] | 2009-12-29 15:50:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL FAO UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA327 | IAEA: WHAT IS BEING DONE IN FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) The IAEA has played an important if obscure role in securing the world's food supply for nearly fifty years. Its projects have addressed a wide variety of agricultural concerns and provided innovative solutions using nuclear technology. In partnership with FAO, the Vienna-based Joint Divi [...] | 2009-07-09 09:56:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR |
09UNVIEVIENNA367 | IAEA/NA: UPDATE ON HUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM [...] (U) The IAEA's human health program seeks to enhance the capabilities of Member States for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems. The basis for these activities is Article II of the IAEA Statute. It calls on the Agency to "accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic en [...] | 2009-08-03 12:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR |
09USEUBRUSSELS1319 | EU DAIRY FARMERS SEEK TO REVERSE REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EU dairy farmer protests are rapidly escalating into a widening milk delivery strike. The crisis in the EU dairy industry is due to decreased demand as a consequence of the economic crisis. Production of dairy products in the EU has been regulated/managed/protected since the mi [...] | 2009-09-30 11:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS948 | TEC STAKEHOLDERS PRAISE DAY-LONG OUTREACH EVENT [...] (U) Over 70 EU business, consumer group and European Commission representatives joined USEU staff June 29 for an energetic discussion of the Transatlantic Economic Council and Transatlantic Economic Framework(TEC/TEF),organized jointly by the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD) and USEU in [...] | 2009-07-08 15:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECIN EAGR EINV ETTC OECD PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK668 | AMB RICE MEETS WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP QUINLAN [...] (C) During a courtesy call on July 6, recently arrived Australian PR Quinlan told Ambassador Rice that Australia looked forward to continued close cooperation at the UN. He noted that Australia's priorities align closely with those of the U.S., including disarmament and nonproliferation, peac [...] | 2009-07-09 23:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ENRG PARM PGOV PREL |
09VALLETTA472 | MALTA: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING OR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 16:08:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MT |
09VATICAN119 | POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...] | 2009-11-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF |
09VATICAN125 | COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...] | 2009-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT |
09VATICAN74 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...] | 2009-06-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT |
09VIENNA107 | AUSTRIA'S ECON MINISTRY FAVORS A NON-HORMONE BEEF [...] (SBU) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel talking points to Gabriele Meon-Tschuertz, Head of U.S. trade in the Department of European Integration and Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy. Meon-Tschuertz declined to give an official GOA reaction, saying the issue is an EU matter [...] | 2009-01-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EUN AU |
09VIENNA1113 | BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA [...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...] | 2009-09-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1168 | AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AU |
09VIENNA1262 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HORN OF AFRICA AID THROUGH EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN AU |
09VIENNA1279 | Readout of OECD Nanotechnology Roundtable in Vienna [...] SUMMARY: A key theme at the OECD Roundtable on "Risk Governance Policy for Nanotechnology" in Vienna September 25 was that public perception of risk -- even in the absence of good data -- is becoming a driving force in nanotechnology regulation in some OECD states. Delegates advised breaking o [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR AT EU |
09VIENNA1353 | Demarche Delivered (Biotech Votes at Oct. 19 EU Meetings) [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Austria's Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management; Health Ministry; and Ministry for Economic Affairs. 2. (U) Dr. Michel Haas (of Austria's Health Ministry) told FAS representative that Austria will vote ag [...] | 2009-10-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO AU |
09VIENNA1354 | Austrian Development Aid Panned as Vienna-Centric, [...] SUMMARY: The GoA has just released a Court of Auditors report highly critical of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Instead of streamlining the assistance delivery, the ADA's creation in 2004 added a new layer of sometimes biased bureaucracy and diluted aid coordination with Austrian embas [...] | 2009-10-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA312 | Europe's AgBiotech Nemesis on a Roll: Austria Follows [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government sees itself "on a roll" in its long-standing campaign against agricultural biotech following the EU Environment Council's March 2 decision allowing Austria (and Hungary) to maintain national bans on cultivation of two EU-approved genetically-modified corn vari [...] | 2009-03-18 06:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA394 | Agricultural Biotech Outreach Shows Faint [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From March 2 to 4, Embassy Vienna carried out a series of biotech outreach activities. The target audience of the program consisted of agricultural students, farmers, farmers' representatives, and government officials. Two U.S. farmers from Iowa reported about their long-ter [...] | 2009-04-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
09VIENNA537 | Austria's Declining ODA: Catching Up with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2005, Austria's debt forgiveness programs have artificially inflated its official development assistance (ODA) figures and masked recent streamlining of its aid policies. Because 2009 marks the end of debt forgiveness for Iraq, Austrian ODA is expected to fall by a third [...] | 2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA559 | Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...] | 2009-05-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA645 | OECD Pans Austria's Development Aid, to Little Effect [...] (SBU) In late May, the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) issued a report criticizing the GOA for unorthodox debt relief accounting methods which bolster its official development aid (ODA) figures. Debt relief has made up 40-50% of Austria's ODA since 2005, a far higher proportion t [...] | 2009-06-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU |
09VIENNA735 | Food Security: Austria Supportive But Unable To Increase [...] (SBU) Embassy reps shared ref A points with relevant stakeholders in Austria's MFA (Ministry of European and International Affairs) and Ministry of Agriculture / Environment. We followed up with Manfred Schnitzer from of MFA Development Assistance/Program Planning Department, who expressed str [...] | 2009-06-19 06:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PREL AU |
09VIENNA804 | Austria Pushing Member State "Self-Determination" Over [...] (U) At the EU Agricultural Council in Luxembourg June 25, Austria proposed establishing Member State (MS) "self-determination" over cultivating transgenic agricultural crops, even those approved by the European Commission. Building on four qualified majority votes (the latest in March 2009) ag [...] | 2009-07-02 07:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU |
09VIENNA805 | Austria's Schizophrenic Approach to Nanotechnology [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrian government is investing heavily in nanotechnology -- as part of a well-funded campaign to regain leadership in science and research -- but given Austria's poor track record in public acceptance of new technologies (including nuclear energy and green biotech),the GoA [...] | 2009-07-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR OSCI TNGD |
09VIENNA903 | OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...] | 2009-07-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU |
09VIENTIANE295 | LAOS: FOOD SECURITY TIED TO IMPROVING NUTRITION [...] Summary: Per reftel, DCM discussed U.S. food security goals with acting Director General Tieng Boupha of the MFA. Mr. Boupha noted that achieving food security is critical for Laos to achieve its own development goals and anticipates the Government will support the new U.S. initiative. A Sen [...] | 2009-06-22 02:35:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL LA |
09VILNIUS52 | AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO PANEVEZYS [...] Summary. Ambassador Cloud traveled to the city of Panevezys in central Lithuania on January 23 to meet with local officials and participate in community outreach. He raised tolerance issues with the Mayor and visited two schools and one factory. Panevezys is the fifth largest city in Lithua [...] | 2009-01-27 11:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON OTRA KGLB EAGR EAOD LH |
09VILNIUS715 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. On December 18th Ambassador Derse made her first call on Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevicius to learn more about Lithuania's agricultural sector, which accounts for 4.5% of Lithuania's GDP. They shared ideas on business exchange opportunities such as the upcoming visit of ag [...] | 2009-12-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LH |
09VLADIVOSTOK5 | FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...] | 2009-01-29 08:34:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK64 | THE MYTH-BUSTING TOWN ON THE PRIMORYE COAST [...] Vladivostok Consul General and PolOff joined a USAID delegation on a visit to the small timber-producing town of Plastun on Primorye's Pacific coast and discovered an economically thriving town with foreign investment, a stable population, and the only known golf course in the Russian Far Eas [...] | 2009-05-28 06:52:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PGOV ECON RS |
09WARSAW1063 | REPLY DEMARCHE BIOTECH VOTES. [...] Poland will vote against biotech variety approvals reftel at the Agriculture Council and the Standing Committee on Food Chain meetings scheduled October 19. This vote conforms to the Polish Council of Minister's decision of December 2008 to vote against all biotech events at the EU level, con [...] | 2009-10-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO SP |
09WARSAW199 | BIOTECHNOLOGY CORN EVENT DEMARCHE [...] FAS Agricultural Counselor delivered reftel demarche on Pioneer and Syngenta GMO corn hybrid approvals at the Ministry of Environment, February 20, 2009, meeting with New Technologies Department Director, Agnieszka Dalbiak. Dalbiak said Poland has not decided how it will vote on February 25 i [...] | 2009-02-23 13:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW365 | DAIRY GENETICS SUCCESS [...] Summary: This cable outlines 18 months of diplomatic work and USDA programs that resulted in a new market opening for U.S. farm exports to the European Union's largest new member, Poland. April 1 the Holstein Association USA and the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Milk Producer [...] | 2009-04-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW387 | LEGACY USDA LOCAL CURRENCY FUNDS [...] Summary. The cable requests approval from FAS/W for use of zloty-denominated funds remaining from a series of Section 416(b) commodities' grants from 1989-1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity assistance from that period totaled roughly $194 million, and some $62 million in zloty eq [...] | 2009-04-10 13:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PL |
09WARSAW915 | POLAND'S VIEW ON UNAPPROVED BIOTECH VARIETIES IN U.S. [...] Summary. Poland likely supports, or will abstain from voting, on suspended U.S. soybean shipments due to the EU zero tolerance for unapproved biotech varieties -- if the September 7 Ag Ministers Council meeting discusses the issue. End summary. 2. August 28, Ag Counselor delivered reftel [...] | 2009-09-04 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD PL |
09WARSAW97 | BEEF HORMONES: POLES LOOKING FOR A DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On instructions from the government of Prime Minister Tusk, officials from the Polish Agriculture Ministry asked EMBOFFS January 29 what concrete steps Poland could take to have its products removed from the retaliation list in [...] | 2009-01-29 16:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR PL EU |
09WELLINGTON122 | NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES US DAIRY [...] (SBU) In a lunch today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Charge, the former opened the conversation by noting the New Zealand Government,s strong negative reaction to the recent dairy subsidy announcement by the USG. McCully remarked that the decision by the EU and US to [...] | 2009-05-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON124 | FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, JOHN (SPOUSE) [...] POSTTOUS. FM WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND TO MINNEAPOLIS. ETD 07/10, ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/11. AIR. PROPOSED ITINERARY LV WELLINGTON ON 07/12, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/11. REST STOP SAN FRANCISCO. 2. TRANS TO MINNEAPOLIS. 3. MEDEXAM TO BE COMPLETED IN MINNEAPOLIS. Keegan [...] | 2009-05-29 04:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
09WELLINGTON128 | NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE ASSESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser categorized all his meetings in Washington as extremely successful; he also expressed decidedly negative reactions to recent dairy export subsidy measures by the U.S. and EU. Groser outlined his plans to revamp NZ development assistance [...] | 2009-06-04 23:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON133 | CORRECTION - FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, JOHN (SPOUSE) [...] POSTTOUS FROM WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND TO MINNEAPOLIS. ETD 07/06, ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/07, AIR. PROPOSED ITINERARY LV WELLINGTON ON 07/06, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/07. REST STOP SAN FRANCISCO. 2. TCEST US$9,500; TRANS US$2,000; HHE US$2,000; UNACBAG US$5,500; AUTOSHIP 0000. TRANS INCLUDES AIRFARE AND [...] | 2009-06-09 04:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
09WELLINGTON153 | FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, LAURA [...] HLRT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATTACHE CONFERENCE FROM WELLINGTON TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO MINNEAPOLIS AND RETURN. ETD 07/06 STOPOVER SAN FRANCISCO, ETADC 07/12. LVDC ON OR ABOUT 07/18, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/18. ETD 08/17, ETA WELLINGTON 08/20, STOPOVER SAN FRANCISCO. AIR. 2. HLADD MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA [...] | 2009-06-12 04:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
09WELLINGTON165 | CORRECTION-FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, LAURA [...] HLRT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATTACHE CONFERENCE FROM WELLINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON D.C./MINNEAPOLIS/WELLINGTON WITH A STOP OVER IN SAN FRANCISCO EACH WAY. ETD WELLINGTON ON AND ABOUT 07/06 ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/07; ETADC ON AND ABOUT 07/12 FOR ATTACHE CONFERENCE. LVDC ON OR ABOUT 07/18, ARR MINNEA [...] | 2009-06-19 01:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR NZ |
09WELLINGTON207 | WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...] | 2009-07-09 01:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON275 | Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...] | 2009-09-18 02:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR |
09WELLINGTON313 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-06 22:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU |
09WELLINGTON317 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-07 02:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP |
09WINDHOEK156 | NAMIBIA: THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) Nineteen years after independence from South Africa, white Namibians still own the vast majority of commercial farm land. The Namibian government's (GRN) land reform efforts have helped resettle more than 3000 black Namibian families on previously white owned farms, but the program sti [...] | 2009-05-08 10:52:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR WA |
09WINDHOEK246 | NAMIBIA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) While Namibia maintained positive economic growth in 2008, the consensus for 2009 is that the economy will shrink between 0.6 and 2.0 percent. Two of Namibia's primary sectors, mining and fishing, shrank considerably in 2008 and all indications are that this slump is continuing in 2009. [...] | 2009-07-09 16:06:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR WA |
09WINDHOEK374 | NAMIBIA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the AGOA Eligibility Review submission for Namibia. Responses are keyed to paragraph 3 of reftel. End Summary. Country: NAMIBIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. (SBU) Country Background Summary: Namibia has a population of approximately 2.1 million (proj [...] | 2009-10-14 12:30:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WA |
09WINDHOEK69 | Namibian Agriculture: An Inefficient but Key Employer [...] (SBU) Namibian agriculture employs - directly and indirectly -- approximately 70 percent of working Namibians. However, it contributes to less than ten percent of gross domestic product. Despite so much human activity involved in farming, Namibia's desert climate makes it highly dependent on f [...] | 2009-02-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR WA |
09WINDHOEK70 | DISASTER ALERT: NAMIBIA-SEVERE FLOODING IN NORTHERN AND [...] Torrential rains in Angola and northern Namibia in January and February 2009 have caused serious flooding in the north and north east of Namibia. Thousands of people have already been affected and every day the situation is getting worse. The floods in the northern regions have already claimed [...] | 2009-02-26 15:35:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SENV ECON WA |
09WINDHOEK71 | NAMIBIA: USG AG COOPERATION - A GOOD NEWS STORY [...] (C) The USG has for many years collaborated with the government of Namibia (GRN) in the latter's attempt to boost its agricultural productivity, improve its plant and animal health systems, and gain access to U.S. markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conducted most U.S. agr [...] | 2009-02-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR WA |
09WINDHOEK81 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009: Namibia [...] (U) U.S. Embassy Windhoek is pleased to provide our request for a 2009 Embassy Science Fellow. This proposal is keyed to reftel. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Section 1: Subject of Proposal and General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (U) Propos [...] | 2009-03-05 08:17:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ECON AMGT APER EPA WA |
09WINDHOEK95 | Disaster declaration: Namibia-severe flooding in northern [...] This is an action cable. See paras 2 and 8. 2. On March 17, 2009, the President of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) declared a disaster and issued a request for international assistance for the flood-affected northern and northeastern regions of the country: Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshana, Oshiko [...] | 2009-03-18 14:59:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR SENV ECON WA |
09YAOUNDE291 | CAMEROON INCREASINGLY WORRIED ABOUT THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent trip to the South West and Littoral Regions (Cameroon's economic heartland),Pol/Econ Chief found increasing nervousness about the potential impact of the global economic crisis on Cameroon's economy. The oil, timber, cotton, coffee and rubber sectors (which toge [...] | 2009-03-27 13:03:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN EPET ETRD |
09YAOUNDE477 | ECONOMICS AND ETHNICITY IN CAMEROON'S WEST REGION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a recent trip to the West Region, Ambassador spoke with Governor Pascal Mani, who said the region has not been badly hit by the global economic crisis. Nonetheless, he expressed concerns about a slowdown in the timber sector and the impact of the decline in coffee production [...] | 2009-05-29 08:04:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM PREL EAGR ECON KOCI PGOV PINR |
09YAOUNDE504 | CAMEROON'S ECONOMY MINISTER OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 28, Ambassador met with Minister of Economy,Planning and Regional Development Louis Paul Motaze. Motaze was frustrated with Cameroon's weak economic growth, poor budget implementation, and slow progress on major infrastructure projects. He blamed insufficient project [...] | 2009-06-05 10:59:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND |
09YAOUNDE551 | CAMEROON: DEMARCHE ON FOOD SECURITY [...] On June 18, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eko'o Akouafane, Secretary General at Cameroon's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Akouafane said that in response to the current global economic crisis and February 2008 riots (which were in part a response to high food pr [...] | 2009-06-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL |
09YAOUNDE703 | CAMEROON: FIRST CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] SUMMARY: Cameroon has just announced its first confirmed cases of H1N1, one of which includes an Amcit. END SUMMARY. 2. On August 13, state-run radio announced the first four confirmed cases of H1N1 in Cameroon. Two of the cases are within the missionary community in Yaounde, and include [...] | 2009-08-14 11:01:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PINR CM TBIO ECON SOCI CASC EAGR |
09YAOUNDE729 | CAMEROON'S FINANCE MINISTER ON TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (C) Summary: On August 20, Ambassador called on Cameroonian Finance Minister Essimi Menye to discuss budget transparency and Cameroon,s finances. Menye did not offer any concrete steps the GRC would take to improve budget transparency. He promoted agriculture as key to Cameroon's economy [...] | 2009-08-26 15:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM EAGR ECON EFIN |
09YEREVAN167 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) In their introductory meeting, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunian thanked the Ambassador for the assistance provided by USAID on a range of water projects as well as the work of Peace Corps volunteers in environmental education. He requested that USAID assistance be extended b [...] | 2009-03-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ENRG SENV AM |
09YEREVAN643 | ARMENIA: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 10:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AM |
09YEREVAN648 | AMBASSADOR SEES ARID ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE IN VAYOTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's early August trip to Vayots Dzor marz, she found a region struggling to dig out of an economic hole. Local mayors, the governor, NGO leaders and business groups all noted that the arid region, over 100 kilometers southeast of Yerevan, faced an uphill stru [...] | 2009-09-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON AM |
09ZAGREB125 | Embassy Science Fellows 2009 CROATIA [...] In response to reftel, post supports a request from the Government of Croatia to host Embassy Science Fellows. Post has received one proposal. The Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport will provide housing and in-country transportation for any Embassy Science Fellow. The requesting [...] | 2009-03-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV EAGR AMGT OTRA APER HR |
09ZAGREB251 | TFFLU01: CROATIA TO LIFT TRADE BAN ON PORK [...] In response to reftel, Econ officer discussed points with the MFA Department for Bilateral Economic Affairs, the MFA Department Head for North America, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture's Department of Veterinary Inspection. All were sympathetic to our position and the MFA informed us on [...] | 2009-05-08 12:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD HR KFLU |
09ZAGREB31 | PROPOSAL FOR EEB BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR |
09ZAGREB353 | GMOS IN CROATIA: SLOW ACCEPTANCE BY SCIENTISTS, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Acceptance of biotechnology in agriculture and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in general is increasing somewhat among the scientific community in Croatia, but among the public, fear and skepticism remain. In alignment with EU laws, Croatian laws and regulations allow for re [...] | 2009-06-12 13:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ETRD HR |
09ZAGREB568 | CROATIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 11:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA HR |
09ZAGREB88 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO HR |
10ABIDJAN53 | Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor [...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...] | 2010-02-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV |
10ABUJA150 | NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1 [...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...] | 2010-02-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI |
10ABUJA165 | NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- FEBRUARY 12, 2010 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --- WESTERN NAVY COMMAND CONTENT WITH CIVILIAN RULE --------------------------------------------- --- [...] | 2010-02-12 19:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KPAO EAGR NI |
10ABUJA29 | NIGERIA: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to President Obama's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative and G-8 members pledge of $20 billion for a worldwide initiative to address food security, the USG has prepared a two-year $32.75 million FY 2010 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative entitled, "The Ag [...] | 2010-01-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD NI IZ |
10ABUJA88 | NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO),ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...] | 2010-01-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI |
10ACCRA149 | GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON [...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...] | 2010-02-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH |
10ACCRA58 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ACCRA59 | PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...] | 2010-01-20 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH |
10ACCRA97 | DOHA DEMARCHE: GHANA PREFERS MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS [...] SUMMARY. Econoffs met with GOG trade officials to discuss the recent WTO Ministerial Conference (Reftel). Director of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Clement Nyaaba appreciated Post initiating the conversation and agreed that the impasse at the conference was "disturbing." He exp [...] | 2010-02-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ETRD GH |
10ADDISABABA247 | FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...] | 2010-02-08 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
10ADDISABABA251 | ETHIOPIA: BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP GENERATES DEBATE, GOE [...] (SBU) The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) held a "National Workshop on Biotechnology" with support from the U.S. Mission from February 1-3, 2010 in Addis Ababa. The event was well-attended, and generated healthy debate on the 2009 biosafety law, including from G [...] | 2010-02-09 06:30:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON ETRD ET |
10ADDISABABA387 | ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...] | 2010-02-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET |
10ADDISABABA395 | ETHIOPIA: CODEL MEEKS HEARS GOE'S WHIP-INFLATION-NOW PHILOSOPHY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting Congressmen Meeks and Watt asked Finance Minister Sufian and National Bank Governor Teklewold to comment on the impact of the world financial crisis on Ethiopia and on the state of relations between the ministry and the bank. Sufian said the crisis had largely passed i [...] | 2010-02-26 13:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AF ET ECON PGOV |
10ADDISABABA51 | Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: Diplomacy and [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-13 04:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL ET |
10AITTAIPEI170 | TAIWAN MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD CROSS-STRAIT TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials confirmed that Taiwan and the PRC have formally agreed to pursue a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Following January 26 talks in Beijing, the two sides plan to conclude an ECFA during the fifth round of cross-Strait economic talks, tent [...] | 2010-02-12 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAGR TW CH |
10AITTAIPEI80 | A ROADMAP FOR BUILDING THE U.S.-TAIWAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the U.S. works to resolve the beef market access issue while reviving its bilateral economic agenda with Taiwan (reftels),AIT proposes using a revived Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) as a vehicle to facilitate progress on a specific timeline of trade agreements [...] | 2010-01-20 03:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW EAGR |
10AITTAIPEI89 | TAIWAN DEVELOPS "ACTION PLAN" TO SUPPORT U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 2010 meeting with the Deputy Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Francis Liang unveiled an interagency "Action Plan" designed to facilitate all U.S. beef imports now allowed by Taiwan law, repair damage done to consumer confidence in U.S. beef safety, [...] | 2010-01-21 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW |
10AITTAIPEI90 | THE DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KMT SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Poor political judgment by the Ma administration was a key factor in Taiwan's inability to implement fully the bilateral beef protocol, KMT Secretary General King Pu-tsung told the Director on January 21. King agreed to work to lift Taipei city's anti-U.S. beef campaign, and sai [...] | 2010-01-21 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PINR TW |
10ANTANANARIVO72 | CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese investment stock, detailed below, reached USD 39 million in 2008 in Madagascar, while Chinese investment remains limited in the Comoros. No USG collaboration on development programs has been undertaken to date with the Chinese in either island nation. The best opportuni [...] | 2010-02-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAGR EAID CH CN MA |
10ASHGABAT114 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES GENERALLY STABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) A recent price check for basic food items at the local market revealed that prices for locally produced food items have not changed, but remained high since August 2009. Prices for imported food items fell since last August, [...] | 2010-01-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT126 | TURKMENISTAN: US AGRIBUSINESS PROPOSALS NEED HELP [...] (C) A company representative for several U.S. companies met with Poloff on January 21 to discuss a test project on irrigation systems in which he is participating. This businessman represents the U.S. company Valmont that produces center pivot irrigation systems, among other structures. Valmo [...] | 2010-01-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD BTIO PGOV PREL SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT170 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT FUNDING SCARCE FOR [...] (C) Turkmenistan's post-independence policy of cutting funding for scientific research has contributed to a decline in the country's education, health, and science sectors. (COMMENT: Although the government claims that funding for the sciences has increased, our contacts tell us the opposite is [...] | 2010-02-03 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EFIS PGOV SENV TSPL TX |
10ASHGABAT181 | TURKMENISTAN: LOW COTTON YIELDS LIKELY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen government media was silent about the poor results of the 2009 cotton harvest until President Berdimuhamedov dismissed several district governors and reprimanded the governors of Dashoguz and Lebap provinces during [...] | 2010-02-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SOCI PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT239 | TURKMENISTAN: DOMESTIC TEXTILES NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) In mid-February, Embassy economic assistant surveyed Ashgabat stores that specialize in textile products to find out what types of products they offered, where the textiles were produced, and the price range. The governmen [...] | 2010-02-25 07:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ETRD SOCI PGOV PREL TX |
10ASHGABAT28 | TURKMENISTAN: SILENCE ON COTTON HARVEST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) In December 2009, Turkmenistan government media reported that Mary, Ahal and Balkan provinces fulfilled their regional cotton plans. According to official press reports, the total amount of cotton, which was harvested by the [...] | 2010-01-07 10:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT33 | TURKMENISTAN: ONLY BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Veterinary Service of Turkmenistan is responsible for all animal care in the country, including licensing and employment of veterinarians, maintaining healthy livestock, preventing the spread of contagious diseases, and certifying the quality of meat imports and exports. [...] | 2010-01-08 07:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASHGABAT72 | TURKMENISTAN: INNOVATION IN IRRIGATION NEEDS A [...] (SBU) Irrigation for farmland and limited water resources are perpetual problems in Turkmenistan. One small business organization has an idea for how to irrigate crops more efficiently, but is having trouble promoting and gaining acceptance for its idea. "Dayhan Rowachlygy" was founded by a f [...] | 2010-01-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV BTIO SENV TSPL TX |
10ASHGABAT98 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE FARMS STILL RUN BY SOVIET [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) The famous Turkmen farmer Myratberdy Sopiyev, Chairman of the Agricultural Joint Stock Association named after him, recently celebrated his eightieth birthday. President Berdimuhamedov sent Sopiyev congratulations and a birt [...] | 2010-01-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SOCI TX |
10ASTANA10 | NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a series of visits to Kazakhstan's two northernmost provinces, local officials praised their regions' economic stability and growth potential. Accounting for the largest share of Kazakhstan's 20.8 million [...] | 2010-01-08 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR ETRD SOCI RS KZ |
10ASTANA257 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE LAND-LEASE DEAL STIRS UP CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite a December 23, 2009, Interfax press report that President Nazarbayev instructed the prosecutors to punish those who disseminate information about the sale of land to foreigners, opposition leaders have con [...] | 2010-02-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI CH KZ |
10ATHENS5 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...] | 2010-01-05 11:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR |
10ATHENS99 | Climate Change: Interagency Obstacles Threaten Greek Forests [...] (SBU) Interagency coordination obstacles and a weakened forestry service continue to threaten Greece's ability to adequately protect its forests, wild lands, and meet climate change targets. Greece recently agreed to associate with the Copenhagen Accord through the EU (ref A),but by not addr [...] | 2010-02-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EAGR GR |
10BAGHDAD150 | IN SALAH-AD-DIN, BUILDING PROVINCIAL CAPACITY [...] (U) This is a Salah Ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din PRT is fostering economic development in the province through banking and agriculture initiatives. The PRT supports the expansion of private banking by facilitating the opening of Al-Warka [...] | 2010-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN EAGR IZ |
10BAGHDAD162 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS GOI EXCLUSION OF CARGILL ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi defended the GOI's case against U.S. food marketer Cargill, which has asked Post to intervene in a trade dispute over contractual obligati [...] | 2010-01-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD177 | TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS SLOW PROGRESS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach that the GOI was focused on attracting foreign direct investment to Iraq to move its economy away from import dependence. Wi [...] | 2010-01-24 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAGHDAD182 | TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES PDS WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Program (WFP) to develop management capacity for Iraq's Saddam-era $7 billion feeding program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told [...] | 2010-01-25 07:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
10BAMAKO114 | MALI'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 15:57:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ECPS ML |
10BAMAKO46 | CHARGE AND MCC SENIOR ADVISOR CASSANDRA BUTTS MEET [...] (C) On January 14, Charge and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Cassandra Butts met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). The President was accompanied by his Secretary General, Mr. Diango Cissoko, the Chair of the MCA-Mali [...] | 2010-01-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON MCC ML |
10BAMAKO48 | MALI - GHFSI DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY [...] (U) Embassy Bamako is pleased to submit its Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) diplomatic strategy paper. Post has a robust plan to foster agricultural development. It coordinates closely with the Government of Mali (GOM) and international donor partners. We have identified s [...] | 2010-01-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL ML |
10BANGKOK111 | U.S. Support for Biotechnology Development in Thailand; [...] Summary and Comment: Agricultural biotechnology is widely accepted by the Thai scientific community, including Thai officials, but NGO and consumer groups continue to oppose biotech crops and foods (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). Given Thailand's importance as the worl [...] | 2010-01-14 07:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO BEXP SENV KPAO TH |
10BANGKOK125 | BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $20,000 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' (EEB) agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2010. EEB's funding would support a workshop on the intersection of biotechnology, food security, rice production and the four [...] | 2010-01-15 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH |
10BANGKOK163 | THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...] | 2010-01-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH |
10BANGKOK454 | HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING? [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...] | 2010-02-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH |
10BELGRADE106 | SERBIA: FY2010 BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL [...] In response to reftel call for proposals, post requests $19,060 in EEB biotech outreach funds for programs that will educate consumers, media, farmers, academics and policy makers about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and encourage the GoS to fulfill its promise to change a restricti [...] | 2010-01-21 13:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KPAO SR |
10BERN15 | SWISS AGRICULTURE AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) During a January 20 roundtable luncheon on Swiss agriculture hosted by the Ambassador, representatives of the Swiss Government, parliament, and the agricultural media laid out their views on the challenges facing Swiss farmers and the prospects for an EU-Swiss agricultural free trade agree [...] | 2010-01-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SZ |
10BISHKEK94 | POVERTY IN KYRGYZSTAN A MIXED PICTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: High poverty rates remain a problem in Kyrgyzstan, especially in rural areas. In 2008 about a third of the population was under the official poverty line. The poverty rate fell significantly over the past few years, due in large part to growing remittances from Kyrgyz workers [...] | 2010-02-08 05:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SOCI EAGR KG |
10BOGOTA100 | DISASTER DECLARATION: COLOMBIAN FOREST FIRES [...] SUMMARY: In response to the increasing number and severity of forest fires that have affected 98 municipalities in 12 departments across Colombia, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Government assistance. The damage has exceeded the [...] | 2010-01-11 02:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV PREF SOCI EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA124 | RECALL 10 BOGOTA 124 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CO |
10BOGOTA126 | BOGOTA PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel A, Embassy Bogota requests the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) fund a Spanish-speaking U.S. expert on biotech policy to engage Colombian Congressional members and the private sector on the safety of biotechnology and its advantages for developing cou [...] | 2010-01-14 18:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ETRD KPAO CO |
10BOGOTA15 | COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...] | 2010-01-07 18:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA502 | COLOMBIA FIGHTING FOREST FIRES WITH USG HELP [...] (U) Summary. Since early January, the USG has assisted the GOC respond effectively to forest fires caused by an atypical lack of rain. Experts expect the fires to spread during a continued drought in February and March. USG assistance to Colombia totals $650,000, notably $515,000 of donated [...] | 2010-02-09 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL CO |
10BOGOTA686 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MEDICAL MISSION HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Ambassador traveled to La Macarena, Meta, on February 2 to tour a SOUTHCOM-sponsored humanitarian assistance mission supplying medical services to more than 5,000 Colombian citizens. The operation in the former guerrilla heartland underlined the security gains made under Colombia's Na [...] | 2010-02-22 17:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID SNAR MARR CO |
10BOGOTA75 | IICA SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO COUNTER BLAME ACCUSATIONS FOR [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Representatives of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA),a branch of the OAS, met with Emboffs on January 21 to refute what they see as a Colom [...] | 2010-01-22 23:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PREL OAS PGOV CO |
10BOGOTA98 | COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...] | 2010-01-08 22:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO |
10BRASILIA156 | BRAZIL: FOREST CODE PROVOKES HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Forest Code's requirement that a rural landowner in the Amazon maintain 80 percent of the native forest as a legal reserve has produced a heated dispute between the agriculture and environmental communities. Environmentalists see it as a potentially powerful tool [...] | 2010-02-10 19:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR KGHG KSCA BR |
10BRASILIA188 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE [...] Post approached the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture regarding the U.S. raw sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) and received the following response. Brazil plans to ship its full allocation of the FY 2010 raw sugar TRQ to the United States for delivery by September 30, 2010. If there is a realloca [...] | 2010-02-22 16:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
10BRASILIA42 | Mission Brazil and Embassy Maputo Propose Trilateral [...] SUMMARY: In response to ref A, Embassy Brasilia and Embassy Maputo jointly request funding for a trilateral seminar on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to take place in Mozambique, featuring speakers from the United States and Brazil. The United States is a world leader in [...] | 2010-01-14 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR MZ |
10BRASILIA86 | Controversy Over New Human Rights Program Subsides, for Now [...] Summary: President Lula was caught off guard by the surge of controversy, including within his own government, which followed the GOB's public release of the Third National Program of Human Rights in a December 21 presidential decree. The program in fact is far-reaching, calling for, among o [...] | 2010-01-27 14:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ECON EAGR MCAP SOCI BR |
10BRIDGETOWN144 | Sugar Tariff Quota -- Barbados; St. Kitts and Nevis [...] Post officials have contacted the Government of Barbados regarding Barbados' sugar TRQ; however, the GoB has been unresponsive, and is expected to remain so. Last year the GoB used approximately 150 metric tons of its sugar quota - the bulk of its sugar exports went to the United Kingdom. [...] | 2010-02-16 17:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
10BUDAPEST21 | HUNGARY'S PROPOSAL FOR FY2010 AGRICULTURAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hungary has long resisted agricultural biotechnology (refs B-E). This spring's parliamentary elections will usher in a new government and an opportunity to advocate for agbiotech with a fresh group of stakeholders. While we do not expect that the new government's initial appro [...] | 2010-01-15 08:27:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO OIIP HU |
10BUENOSAIRES182 | Argentina: Government Interested in Partnering for [...] (U) Action request for Department in para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Argentine MFA North American Affairs and International Cooperation Directorates asked DCM on February 11 to explore the possibility of establishing a mechanism for coordination of U.S. and Argentine development assist [...] | 2010-02-17 18:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EAGR AR |
10BUENOSAIRES208 | Argentina: Farmer Demonstration Against Agriculture Policy [...] (SBU) A February 17 demonstration by farmers in Chab????s, Santa Fe province, protesting the government's agriculture policies has brought about welcome policy changes. That evening, hoping to defuse the situation and avoid another all-out strike and sales boycott by farmers, Minister of Agr [...] | 2010-02-19 19:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ELAB EFIN AR |
10BUENOSAIRES220 | ARGENTINA: ABILITY TO FILL COUNTRY-SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 21:09:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD USTR AR |
10CAIRO100 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO101 | EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...] | 2010-01-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EG |
10CAIRO146 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO150 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...] | 2010-01-27 09:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG |
10CAIRO23 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 4 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Port Said to Continue Operating as a Free Zone --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) President Mubarak announced dur [...] | 2010-01-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV EG ET |
10CAIRO245 | UPDATE ON U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Key points: -The U.S.-Egypt Strategic Economic Dialogue was launched in 2009, and the USG will have to overcome weak GOE inter-ministerial cooperation to move forward on the dialogue's goals in 2010. -The key U.S. objectives in its economic relationship with Egypt are deepening bilat [...] | 2010-02-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EG EAID EAGR EINV |
10CAIRO284 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...] | 2010-02-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN |
10CAIRO338 | Egypt: H5N1 Update - February 2010 [...] (SBU) Key Points --Egypt's Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 12 human cases of H5N1 (avian influenza) in 2010, with three fatalities. --In the wake of efforts to combat H1N1 (swine flu),MoH will increase its public awareness H5N1 influenza programs for health care providers to ensure [...] | 2010-02-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU PGOV EAGR EAID EG |
10CAIRO98 | EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...] | 2010-01-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG |
10CARACAS133 | Government Health Official Open to Scientific Food Safety [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a scientist with the Ministry of Health's National Institute of Nutrition (NIN),technical level officials are willing to adopt food product trade rules based on sound science. Post believes that continued engagement on scientific matters could support bilateral c [...] | 2010-02-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD VE PGOV |
10CARACAS145 | Ascension of Agriculture Minister to Qe Presidency Bodes [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, 2010, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Elias Jaua Milano, was sworn in as Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV),a position he received, according to President Chavez, due to his loyalty, honesty, and dedication to the revolution. His se [...] | 2010-02-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR VE ETRD PGOV |
10CARACAS167 | View from the Countryside: The Government Is Taking Over [...] (C) Summary: Government control is wide and deep in the agricultural state of Yaracuy, located in the northwest part of Venezuela. Business leaders described constant attacks on the private sector through land invasions and expropriations, subsidized agricultural imports, and government indif [...] | 2010-02-11 16:22:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAGR VE |
10CARACAS45 | Caracas Proposals for FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach [...] (U) This cable contains Post's proposals for biotech outreach in response to State 122732. 2. (U) Though the GBRV has not granted approval for biotechnology crops, there is significant interest and research from government institutions and universities on its development. Despite the gov [...] | 2010-01-19 17:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECIN ETRD TBIO KPAO |
10CARACAS93 | Cargill Takes a Hit to Protect Larger Interests [...] (C) SUMMARY: After its expropriation in March 2009, Cargill decided to accept a deal for its rice plant that did not fully reflect its value in order to protect its larger investments in Venezuela. Cargill is now, however, considering pursuing legal action due to the Government of the Boliva [...] | 2010-01-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EINV EAGR VE |
10CARACAS97 | CHAVEZ SEIZES EXITO, ASKS FOR LEGAL REFORM TO FACILITATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17, in what he described as an effort to halt inflation, President Chavez ordered the expropriation of the French-Colombian Exito hypermarket chain for illegally raising prices in violation of Venezuelan law. Chavez announced that the expropriated stores-together [...] | 2010-01-27 20:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINT EAGR EINV CO FR VE |
10CHENGDU8 | TIBETAN NOMAD POLICIES IN SICHUAN: SETTLEMENT, CONFLICT AND [...] (U) This is the first of two cables on settlement policies and economic development in Tibetan communities of Hongyuan County, Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan, based on EconOff's travel there in November and December. Summary and Comment - [...] | 2010-01-08 10:05:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PHUM PGOV CH |
10CHENGDU9 | TIBETAN HERDERS IN SICHUAN'S HONGYUAN COUNTY FACE UNCERTAIN [...] (U) This is the second of two cables on economic development and nomad settlement policies in Tibetan communities of Hongyuan County, in Aba (Tibetan: Ngaba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, western Sichuan, based on travel there in November and December. See ref A for first report. [...] | 2010-01-11 03:44:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM EAIR EAGR SENV SOCI CH |
10CHENNAI10 | VIEWS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SOUTH INDIA'S CIVIL [...] Summary. Civil society leaders report that ignorance about climate change pervades South India, with politicians, government officials, and business leaders focused on development at all costs. Despite widespread ignorance about the issue, civil society leaders still look to the government t [...] | 2010-01-20 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID EAGR PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN |
10CHENNAI15 | Boil, Boil, Toil and Trouble: New Unevenly Applied [...] Summary: The Indian Government recently implemented changes in immigration regulations without advance public notice, in apparent response to the arrest of alleged terrorist David Headley. The new regulations restrict reentry of foreign tourists holding a valid Indian visa for two months eve [...] | 2010-01-27 11:09:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ECON EAGR EIND EINV ECIN ETRD EFIN BEXP IN |
10CHENNAI30 | ENERGETIC-BUT-CIVILIZED DEBATE OVER BIOTECH EGGPLANT DRAWS [...] (U) Summary: As part of Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh's cross-country tour to discuss the introduction of a biotech eggplant in India (reftel),Ramesh held an informal event on February 6 at a university in Bangalore. Both sides (for and against) appeared evenly represented at the venu [...] | 2010-02-09 10:46:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV PGOV EINV IN |
10COLOMBO10 | EASTERN SRI LANKA MAKES POST-WAR ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) touts the 'economic success' in Eastern Sri Lanka, where the fighting ended in 2007, as its blueprint for the reconstruction of Northern Sri Lanka. Econoff found that the base economy in the East of paddy rice farming and fishing has boun [...] | 2010-01-07 12:25:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CE EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PHUM |
10COLOMBO15 | SRI LANKA PROPOSAL FOR FY10 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request support for biotechnology outreach programs for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has put forward regulations which require prior approval and mandatory labeling of GM food imports, which hinder U.S food exports to Sri Lanka. The country's domestic agriculture s [...] | 2010-01-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
10DAMASCUS70 | DROUGHT UPDATE: WFP RENEWS SYRIA AID APPEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN World Food Program (WFP) Country Representative Muhannad Hadi requested on January 13 that the United States donate food aid valued at $10 million to the drought appeal for northeast Syria. WFP seeks to begin food distribution in February but thus far has received only a fract [...] | 2010-01-21 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON FAS PREL SOCI SY WFP |
10DAMASCUS97 | SARG SHEDS LIGHT ON ITS DROUGHT CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials discussed the drought afflicting northeast Syria with surprising transparency during a January 27 public forum that drew comparisons to those held during the pre-2001 "Damascus Spring." During the same week, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-D [...] | 2010-02-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON FAS PGOV PREL SOCI SY WFP |
10DARESSALAAM100 | GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY [...] BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, the EAC's goals, reaffirmed in a November 2009 Summit, are to realize a common Customs Union (supposedly in [...] | 2010-02-03 07:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM102 | EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-03 12:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM105 | EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SEC-GEN ON USG-EAC [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, I visited East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General Juma V. Mwapachu (Tanzania) to discuss the three-D's: "Defense, Diplomacy and Development." The U.S. and the EAC share common goals. We have undertaken several projects together in the areas of defense, aviation [...] | 2010-02-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON EAID XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM106 | EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...] | 2010-02-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM88 | EAST AFRICAN LEGISLATURE COULD BE VEHICLE FOR U.S. REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: On January 20, Ambassador Lenhardt paid a courtesy call on Speaker Abdirahin Abdi (Kenya) of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Abdi said the EALA had a legislative mandate through the treaty that bonded the member states. Bills passed by the EALA had the force of law among [...] | 2010-02-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DARESSALAAM89 | GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 07:55:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ |
10DHAKA130 | BANGLADESH PM ASKS U/S MCHALE FOR MORE [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale that she welcomed increased U.S. Government educational programs in Bangladesh, including the return of the Peace Corps. The Prime Minister also requested U.S. support [...] | 2010-02-16 01:47:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP SOCI SCUL EAID EAGR BG |
10DHAKA26 | BANGLADESH MISSION FOOD SECURITY DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Bangladesh and the U.S. diplomatic-development team at Embassy Dhaka (Mission Dhaka) are well-positioned to maximize the opportunities presented by the USG's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. Mission Dhaka will capitalize on the political will of Bangladesh's leaders and our wh [...] | 2010-01-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO KWMN BG |
10DHAKA86 | BANGLADESH: AN IDEAL FEED THE FUTURE FOCUS COUNTRY [...] Bangladesh is an ideal candidate to serve as the Asian focus country for the USG's Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative. This Muslim majority nation of more than 150 million people, where poverty and malnutrition rates remain high, places a very high priority on ensuring food security. The effec [...] | 2010-01-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO BG |
10DILI48 | TIMOR-LESTE ENDS BAN ON IMPORT OF U.S. POULTRY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On February 19, USAID Mission Representative and Poloff met with Secretary of State for Livestock Valentino Varela from the Ministry of Agriculture and Dr. Rui Carvalho, National Director for the Directorate of Quarantine. [...] | 2010-02-25 08:14:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TT |
10DUSHANBE23 | FOOD SECURITY UPDATE FOR TAJIKISTAN [...] The food security situation in Tajikistan has been slightly better through the first ten months of 2009 compared to 2008, according to World Food Program's December update. Surveys showed that as of October 2009, 22% of households were moderately food insecure and 9% were severely food insecu [...] | 2010-01-05 06:53:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ELAB SOCI TI |
10GUATEMALA15 | DCM RAISES MISSING USDA PROGRAM FUNDS WITH AG MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture Minister Mario Aldana admitted to DCM January 12 that his ministry had mistakenly overlooked deadlines in the execution of USDA's Food for Progress program funds approximating $4.1 million. He committed to providing Ambassador McFarland a letter and plan of action [...] | 2010-01-15 20:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL GT |
10GUATEMALA198 | Regional Visit of USDA/FAS General Sales Manager/Associate [...] Summary: From December 6-11, USDA/FAS General Sales Manager (GSM)/Associate Administrator John Brewer and Deputy Administrator of the FAS Office of Capacity Building and Development (OCBD) Pat Sheikh visited FAS programs in El Salvador and Guatemala. The visit of the USDA/FAS delegation to [...] | 2010-02-01 22:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV GT ES |
10GUATEMALA350 | GUATEMALA RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-23 18:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD GT |
10HANOI128 | VIETNAM PROJECT NOMINATION FOR 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam is pleased to submit a two part project proposal for consideration by EEB as part of the 2010 Biotech Outreach Strategy (Reftels A and B). Vietnam is at a critical stage in its development of biotechnology. Although the Government of Vietnam (GVN) says it plan [...] | 2010-02-02 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAGR ETRD ECON EAID VM |
10HANOI220 | TWO FIRST HUMAN CASES OF INFLUENZA A/H5N1 IN VIETNAM IN [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam reported its first two Influenza A/H5N1 infections of 2010, one of them apparently fatal. Consistent with seasonal trends, Vietnam also has experienced several outbreaks in flocks of chickens and ducks throughout the country. End Summary. First Human Infection of I [...] | 2010-02-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED EAGR PINR KFLU VM |
10HARARE120 | Zimbabwe Expects Another Poor Harvest [...] SUMMARY: Zimbabwe probably will not see an increase in maize production this year, mainly due to poor weather and small-scale farmers' lack of financing for seed and fertilizer. There was reportedly a sufficient amount of seed in the country, but the sole fertilizer producer could not keep p [...] | 2010-02-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ZI |
10HARARE50 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ZIMBABWE MINISTER OF [...] (C) During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Zimbabwe Minister of Agriculture Joseph Made stated that the Global Political Agreement was deadlocked and there would be no movement by ZANU-PF unless sanctions were lifted. Hewing to the ZANU-PF party line, Made touted land reform, denied there [...] | 2010-01-26 12:27:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PREL PGOV PINR ZI |
10HARARE75 | MEETING WITH ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the newly arrived Algerian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, the country is currently in the midst of three transitions: the internal transformation of ZANU-PF, the transitional coalition government, and an economic transition. If these transitions, especially the overall po [...] | 2010-02-03 12:10:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR ASEC ZI AG |
10HOCHIMINHCITY49 | BIOFUEL IN VIETNAM: ENERGY SAVER BUT NOT ENERGY SAVIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The central and southern provinces of Vietnam are rich in agricultural resources and faced with a growing energy crunch, suggesting to many that biofuel could be an important 'green component' to the GVN's overall energy strategy. However, the biofuel industry is still nascent [...] | 2010-02-11 09:46:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV VM |
10ISLAMABAD178 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 05:02:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD189 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD306 | OPIC TO BRING MUCH NEEDED CREDIT TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-07 10:00:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK |
10ISLAMABAD332 | U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...] | 2010-02-11 14:30:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL |
10ISLAMABAD410 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 04:10:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISLAMABAD437 | BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 17, 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK |
10ISTANBUL46 | STOCK EXCHANGE CHIEF EAGER TO MAKE ISTANBUL AN [...] (U) Summary. During a January 27 meeting with Ambassador Jeffrey, Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Chief Huseyin Erkan offered his views on how Istanbul can become a major financial center for Turkey and the region. Erkan emphasized that commercial banking alone, even with an offshore compon [...] | 2010-02-05 08:21:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EFIN EINT ETRD PREL TU |
10JAKARTA126 | ACTION REQUEST: A MULTILATERAL CLIMATE CENTER IN INDONESIA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post requests Washington concurrence to discuss with foreign missions resident in Jakarta and the GOI the possibility of multilateral participation in the proposed Jakarta component of the Asian Regional Center for Climate Change initiative. The scheduled February 20-23 a [...] | 2010-01-29 00:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID |
10JAKARTA134 | POTUS Indonesia Climate Initiative: from Science to [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta suggests the framework below as a way to carry a POTUS message on climate change and environment during his upcoming visit to Indonesia. SOLUSI is the Indonesian word for "solution" and could be the name of an Obama climate and environment initiative. SOLUSI -- Science, [...] | 2010-01-29 10:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV KMCA MCC PREL ID |
10JAKARTA149 | FOOD SECURITY OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT [...] We have an opportunity to develop a real U.S.-Indonesia Partnership on Agricultural Innovation and Investment as part of joint efforts on food security for President Obama's planned March visit. President Yudhoyono has publicly stated interest for a U.S. partnership on food security. Indonesi [...] | 2010-02-03 03:41:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA185 | Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control (BPOM) [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-12 04:36:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA202 | US-ABC PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] Summary. A delegation of business representative from The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) sent a delegation of U.S. business representatives to Jakarta from January 25-28 for a series of meetings with senior Indonesian officials to discuss Indonesia's investment climate. Council members [...] | 2010-02-17 00:04:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ID |
10JAKARTA215 | Multilateral Climate Initiative for POTUS in Indonesia [...] (SBU) In advance of the President's visit, the United States should seek to harness a major cooperative international effort to help Indonesia achieve reduced emissions by preserving its forests and preparing it for forest carbon markets. Countries with substantial (current and planned) forest [...] | 2010-02-18 10:16:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID |
10JAKARTA62 | PROPOSED FOOD SECURITY AND BIOTECH CONFERENCE IN JAKARTA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. 2. Embassy Jakarta proposes a food security conference in Jakarta in late March 2010 that would focus on the productivity and regulatory aspects of biotech crops. Post requests EEB ag-biotech funds offered in Ref (A) for this event [...] | 2010-01-15 09:42:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JAKARTA97 | Indonesian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Advocates [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 10:19:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD ID |
10JERUSALEM187 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REMAINS SERIOUS, WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the end of the war in Gaza, the coastal territory remains in a challenging humanitarian situation, with modest improvements in access for humanitarian and commercial goods. The average number of monthly shipments into Gaza increased by nine percent in 2009 com [...] | 2010-01-29 21:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAID EAGR PREF GZ IS |
10KABUL237 | KARZAI LINKS SECURITY TO AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 10 meeting, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Eikenberry discussed U.S. and Afghan goals and objectives in the agricultural sector with President Karzai and Agriculture Minister Asif Rahimi. President Karzai called agriculture one of the top two de [...] | 2010-01-25 05:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF |
10KABUL433 | AVIPA PLUS PROGRESS IN RC-SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary. The visibility of the USAID-funded Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture Plus (AVIPA Plus) program is growing in Regional Command-South (RC-South),and we are seeing progress in seven key districts in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. AVIPA Plus is a key s [...] | 2010-02-03 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR PREL AF |
10KABUL477 | Agriculture: Preparing for military to civilian [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 06:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR AF |
10KABUL479 | Preparing U.S. Military Ag Programs for Civilian [...] (U) Summary: At a CENTCOM-initiated and sponsored January 29-31 workshop, military and civilian representatives developed a plan for transitioning assistance from Agribusiness Development Teams (ADT)to civilian expertise over the next several years. Stakeholders from the Embassy, United State [...] | 2010-02-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV AF |
10KABUL490 | CURRENT STATUS AND NEXT STEPS ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT [...] (SBU) Members of the Embassy Interagency Agriculture Team met with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) on February 3 to discuss the current status and next steps on addressing the agriculture credit constraints facing the small commercial farmer. MAIL reiterated its [...] | 2010-02-09 08:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF |
10KATHMANDU145 | NEPAL POISED FOR MAJOR FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Nepal is poised for major investments that could significantly reduce food insecurity and poverty. As a small country which has successfully piloted several global initiatives, Nepal is ready for investments to reduce poverty on a national scale. The Government of Nepal (GON) has begun t [...] | 2010-02-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID EAGR ECON NP |
10KHARTOUM236 | SUDAN: CHINA POISED FOR KEY ROLE IN POST 2011 AGRICULTURE [...] (U) Summary: The People's Republic of China (PRC) is encouraging Chinese private enterprises to invest heavily in Sudan's agriculture sector, Lee "Ali" Wei Zheng, Commercial Officer for the Chinese Embassy, told PolEconOff February 3. Chinese investors currently have ten farms in China, and [...] | 2010-02-11 09:02:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON EFIN EPET SU |
10KHARTOUM314 | Sudan: Solar Energy in Use in Sudan [...] (U) Summary: During his February 14-17 visit to Sudan, Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) met with Dr. Migdam Elsheikh Abdelgani, Director of the National Centre for Research (NCR) in Khartoum to talk about the work of its 13 research institutes and its premier Renewable Energy Institute (RE [...] | 2010-02-24 07:29:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON EAGR ENRG SU |
10KHARTOUM79 | Sudan: Unity Fund Chair on Sanctions Trip, Electoral [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met January 27 with General Yahia Hussein Babiker, erstwhile Deputy Director of the National Intelligence Service of Sudan and current Secretary General of the Unity Support Fund. Babiker, who joined a delegation to the United States to discuss the ins and outs of the U.S [...] | 2010-01-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EFIN EAID SU |
10KIGALI122 | RWANDA EAGER TO TAKE GREATER OWNERSHIP OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 4-5 annual meeting with development partners to review progress and efforts to make aid more effective, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) proposed to limit the number of sectors in which each donor country works in order to reduce transaction costs and risks of d [...] | 2010-02-25 08:55:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR EINV SOCI ECON KMCA RW |
10KIGALI53 | RWANDAIR SIGNS WITH BOEING, EXPANDS FLEET [...] (C) Rwandair signed in December 2009 a contract with Boeing to buy two new 737-800 aircraft for $84 million. At the signing celebration on December 17, the Rwandair CEO praised Embassy efforts supporting the negotiation. The new aircraft will feature innovative "Dreamliner" interiors and are [...] | 2010-01-26 13:46:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD RW |
10KINGSTON280 | Jamaica: Response To Fiscal Year 2010 FISCAL U.S. Raw Cane [...] (U) In response to questions listed in reftel A, Post has included the following responses from Mr. R. Karl James, General Manager Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited: A. Does your Jamaica plan to ship its full FY 2010 allocation of raw cane sugar to the United States for delivery by Sep [...] | 2010-02-26 17:11:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON EINV PREL TRSY OPIC IBRD IMF XL JM |
10KINSHASA276 | PAS KINSHASA REQUEST FOR FY 2010 SPEAKERS ON DRC SPECIFIC [...] This is an action request for IIP. Please see the speaker request below. 2. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests speakers to address three issues critical to the DRC and Embassy Kinshasa's MSP priorities to advance USG policy in the DRC (1) women's empowerment issues, (2) effective fo [...] | 2010-02-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR SOCI CG KPAO |
10KOLKATA11 | CONFIRMED OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 IN WEST BENGAL [...] (U) On January 14 the Indian central government's High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed the presence of avian influenza and the H5N1 virus in samples taken from the village of Khargram, West Bengal. The outbreak's epicenter is in the district of Murshidabad located [...] | 2010-01-15 11:16:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV CASC PGOV AMED KFLU IN |
10KYIV105 | UKRAINE: VERKHOVNA RADA OVERIDES VETO OF LAND SALE [...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, overturned President Yushchenko's veto of the bill extending the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land until January 1, 2012. In a widely expected move, the Rada confirmed its decision to formally put agricultural land sales on hold [...] | 2010-01-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR UP |
10KYIV68 | UKRAINIAN LAND SALE MORATORIUM ENDS, BUT [...] (U) Summary. President Yuschenko vetoed a bill that would have extended the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land through the end of 2011, allowing the ban to expire on January 1, 2010. As in past years, parliament is expected to make a strong push to overturn the veto. However, even [...] | 2010-01-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR UP |
10LILONGWE21 | MALAWI: GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] Summary: One of the poorest countries in the world and highly vulnerable to food shortages, Malawi is an appropriate target for the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Mission plan is based on three pillars (assistance, direct diplomacy, and public diplomacy),and will engage all U [...] | 2010-01-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV MI |
10LISBON12 | PORTUGAL ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW: MANY POSITIVE STEPS [...] Portugal's environmental programs, managed by the Government of Portugal Environment Agency, have produced impressive results in recent years. Ambitious renewable energy programs should enable Portugal to meet targets for greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Air and water qual [...] | 2010-01-08 15:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR KGCC ECON PREL PO |
10LISBON35 | PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - JAN 21 [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...] | 2010-01-21 12:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
10LISBON48 | (CORRECTED COPY ADDED SIGNATURE) PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Health Ministry has been slow to reach its goal of vaccinating 3 million Portuguese against the H1N1 virus, primarily due to lack of public confidence in the vaccine and media speculation surrounding the deaths of four newborn infants. While many adults, including health c [...] | 2010-02-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
10LUSAKA5 | BANDA DEMOTES AGRICULTURE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a move possibly meant to beef up State House control of agriculture policy, President Banda demoted the effective, competent Agriculture Minister Brian Chituwo to the relatively inconsequential Ministry of Science, Technology, and Vocational Training (MSTV) and put the lacklu [...] | 2010-01-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Lusaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR ZA |
10MADRID216 | USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS [...] (U) USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, EU Development Ministers, and EU officials discussed the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Development Dialogue, Haiti, and related issues during the EU Development Ministers Informal Meeting on February 17-18 at La Granja, Spain. In plenary sessions and in bilater [...] | 2010-02-26 12:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KGHG SENV SP TBIO |
10MANILA10 | PHILIPPINES VOLCANO THREAT EASES; SUCCESSFUL 'ZERO [...] (SBU) Summary. Philippine volcanologists downgraded the threat level of southern Luzon's Mount Mayon to Alert Level 3 on January 2, allowing nearly all 48,000 evacuees to return to their homes on the volcano's slopes. Albay provincial officials attribute their successful management of the cri [...] | 2010-01-05 08:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR CASC RP |
10MANILA8 | Philippines: 301 Special Out-of-Cycle Review on [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 17, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) officials held a digital video conference with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to discuss intellectual property rights protection and enforcement as part of the 301 Special Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) of the [...] | 2010-01-04 10:03:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EAGR RP |
10MANILA9 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PHILIPPINE [...] (SBU) In her December 23 farewell call, the Ambassador and Philippine Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap highlighted strong U.S. - Philippine collaboration throughout 2009, especially joint efforts to transition former combatants in Mindanao to peaceful agricultural projects, and a series of h [...] | 2010-01-04 10:48:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PREL RP |
10MAPUTO46 | GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: With untapped economic potential and high levels of poverty and malnutrition, Mozambique merits consideration for inclusion in the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI). However, based on current discussions about overall USG assistance levels in relation to heightened d [...] | 2010-01-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
10MAPUTO51 | BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] SUMMARY: A signatory of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Mozambique is eager to leverage biotechnology to improve its agricultural productivity; however there has been little or no investment in biotech research thus far. The government of Mozambique (GRM) is calling for a second green r [...] | 2010-01-14 16:30:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO MZ |
10MBABANE63 | SWAZILAND TO USE FY 2010 SUGAR QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-17 04:32:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD WZ |
10MEXICO152 | Calderon's Environmental Agenda: Policy and Promises [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Calderon's environmental agenda, released with the 2007-2012 National Development Plan, is organized around an ambitious principle of environmental sustainability. The agenda aims to promote efficient and rational use of natural resources, a competitive economy, and jo [...] | 2010-01-15 17:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR MX |
10MEXICO216 | ECONOMIA ON NEXT CCA, MEAT INSPECTION, CSF AND END [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 22:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD MX TBIO EFIS |
10MONROVIA36 | PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY (GHFSI) IN LIBERIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Liberia, food insecurity presents daily hardships for the majority of citizens, and has been an historic cause of destabilizing political unrest. Post recognizes that a reinvigorated agricultural sector is the key to broad-based employment, economic growth, and a healthy popul [...] | 2010-01-11 16:52:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID LI |
10MOSCOW104 | GOR LEADERS TAKE HARD PUBLIC STANCE ON CHLORINE [...] (SBU) On January 1, a Russian resolution banning the use of chlorine treatments for poultry processing effectively a USD 800 million in annual U.S. poultry exports to Russia. On the eve of a USTR-USDA delegation visit for negotiations on the issue, various GOR officials have made strong public [...] | 2010-01-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD RS |
10MOSCOW189 | Russian Deputy Health Minister Wants Expanded Health [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their upbeat December 14 meeting, Russian Deputy Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova and Ambassador Beyrle agreed that the Bilateral Presidential Commission's Working Group on Health should promote a substantial expansion of cooperation on health and medical sciences. They c [...] | 2010-01-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL EAID SOCI KHIV TSPL ETRD ELAB EAGR KIPR |
10MOSCOW227 | THREE DAYS OF HIGH LEVELS TALKS- BEEF CAN COME IN, [...] (SBU) Summary: From January 19-21 a USG delegation met with their Russian counterparts to find a solution to Russia's actions which have effectively shut down all U.S. exports of chicken and pork. Two days of discussions centered on the Russian ban on use of chlorine in poultry processing, t [...] | 2010-01-29 16:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS |
10MOSCOW321 | ONISHCHENKO'S REPLY TO USDA U/S MILLER ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 post received a copy of Onishchenko's response to USDA U/S Miller's letter laying out possible solutions to Russia's ban on U.S. poultry. Onishchenko responds to each of the conditions laid out in Miller's letter, agreeing to some, and deferring others to technical [...] | 2010-02-12 16:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS |
10NAIROBI328 | KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI [...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...] | 2010-02-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE |
10NAIROBI48 | THE GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE: DIPLOMATIC [...] Post appreciates the Department's interest in implementing the President's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI) in Kenya. We believe Kenya could become a successful GHFSI partner country and our engagement could catalyze market-driven agricultural reform in the region. Despite [...] | 2010-01-11 12:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PREL KE |
10NEWDELHI182 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 11-29, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Vice-President Ansari: Make Intelligence Agencies Accountable to Parliament -- Junior Ministers Disgruntled, Tell PM Singh They Ar [...] | 2010-01-29 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI188 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...] | 2010-01-29 14:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI189 | THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 01:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI275 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 9, Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh announced his final decision regarding the commercial approval of genetically modified (GM) eggplant, or Bt brinjal, in India. With a long and emotional charged justification, the Minister declared that a moratorium [...] | 2010-02-11 01:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI276 | MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NOT YET TO GM EGGPLANT "IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-11 01:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EAID ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN |
10NEWDELHI319 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 11 - 29, 2010 C A N C E L L E D [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI321 | DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 19, 2010 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 30 - February 19, 2010, that did not feature in our other reporting. My Name Is Rahul ---- 2. (SBU) Rahul Gandhi's Mumbai visit and his skirmishing with the Maharashtra chauvinist Shiv Sena party shows he is bec [...] | 2010-02-22 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR |
10NEWDELHI378 | New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Period [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the period of February 15 to February 26, 2010, including the following: -- PMEAC Report Paints a Bright Macroeconomic Outlook -- GOI Releases Task Force Report on MGNREGA -- 3G Auction: For Real or Deja vu All Over [...] | 2010-02-26 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR ELTN ELAB EIND EINV ECIN SOCI IN |
10NIAMEY129 | Charge Meets with Junta; [...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 25, Brigadier General Souleyman Salou and Colonel Moussa Gros, Senior Military Advisor to the CSRD President, met with ChargC) d'Affaires Whitaker in a frank and productive session that broached a wide variety of topics. General Salou opened by stating his pride at [...] | 2010-02-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Niamey | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM SOCI US NG PTER PINR EAID EAGR MASS |
10NIAMEY164 | NIGER: POL/ECON UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2010 [...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for February 2010 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- Opposition Members Take to the Streets; -- Japanese Donates Food Aid to Niger; -- Chinese Pre- [...] | 2010-02-18 07:45:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM NG JA CH IT EAGR EAID KCRM EAIR SOCI |
10NIAMEY72 | Niger: President Tandja's New Year Address of Dip Corps: [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, President Tandja accepted the greetings of the Dean of the diplomatic corps and addressed the assembled group in his customary manner. Although most of his remarks offered a lengthy defense for his anti-democratic political maneuverings of the past year, he argue [...] | 2010-01-29 07:35:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SNAR KCRM EAGR SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY84 | Niger: PM Gamatie Convenes Food Security Commission [...] (U) On January 29, Prime Minister Ali Badjo Gamatie convened the State-Donor Mixed Coordination Commission to discuss Niger's food security situation and the Government of Niger's (GON's) intentions for addressing it. The two-hour meeting offered the GON an opportunity to lay out its views on [...] | 2010-02-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID EAGR PREL SOCI NG |
10NIAMEY86 | Niger: Niger Disaster Response Resource Request [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: After Embassy Niamey's Disaster Declaration on January 14 (ref d),post requests urgent and serious consideration of increasing response resources for Niger due to imminent food insecurity. The newly released vulnerability asse [...] | 2010-02-02 06:56:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR SENV ECON PREL PGOV US NG |
10NIAMEY91 | NIGER: FURTHER UPDATE ON RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) On February 1, local independent weekly newspaper "Le Canard Dechaine" claimed that President Tandja would likely visit Iran to seek funds for the 2010 budget, rather than Prime Minister Gamatie as discussed in reftels. The account added that visits to Venezuela and Cuba, as well as rec [...] | 2010-02-02 19:14:00 | Embassy Niamey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EMIN EAGR PINR EAID EFIN IR NG |
10PANAMA50 | Panama Request for FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Support [...] (SBU) Summary. Agricultural producers, the Ministry of Agricultural Development of Panama, and the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama are interested in developing programs to research and produce genetically modified crops, such as: rice, maize, sorghum, and sugar cane. The goals would [...] | 2010-01-14 22:13:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR FAS PM |
10PHNOMPENH17 | EXPROPRIATION LAW PASSAGE REVEALS FLAWS IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 29, the National Assembly (NA) approved a new draft expropriation law, which has raised concerns with its wide definition of "public interest" projects that justify confiscation of private property and vague provisions on "fair and just" compensation. There was limi [...] | 2010-01-12 04:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAGR SENV KDEM ECON CB |
10PHNOMPENH27 | SEARCHING FOR ENERGY IN CAMBODIA'S WASTE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Although large-scale solutions to Cambodia's energy issues have dominated national and regional attention, NGOs and investors are starting to realize the energy potential in the country's farms, trash bins, and landfills. Studies estimate a potential generation of 18,852 GWh per [...] | 2010-01-15 01:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB |
10PRAGUE94 | CHARGE'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER SEBESTA [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, Charge d'Affaires Mary Thompson-Jones met Czech Agricultural Minister Jakub Sebesta to inquire about his position regarding the budget of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013, U.S. beef access, and agricultural biotechnology. Sebesta said that the Czec [...] | 2010-02-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL |
10PRETORIA74 | READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From October 2 - 6, Paul Green, an agricultural economist consultant based in Washington, D.C., visited South Africa on behalf of the International Grain Trade Coalition to discuss with the South African food and feed industries ways to encourage a broader view of sustainable food syste [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10PRETORIA75 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2010 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, l [...] | 2010-01-13 13:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
10QUITO54 | Embassy Quito Request for Funding of Biotech Proposal [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito is requesting funding for a biotech proposal as part of the Department of State's 2010 Biotech Outreach Program. The project is focused on informing a key group of journalists who, by providing accurate information on biotech issues, have the [...] | 2010-01-15 22:33:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO EC |
10RABAT121 | AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary: When the Ambassador called on the Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries Akhannouch on January 14, they focused on agricultural trade, the recent approval of changes to the chocolate standard, the MCA and Maroc Vert's (Green Morocco's) progress, and water resource managemen [...] | 2010-02-12 11:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD EINV KMCA MO |
10RABAT14 | MOROCCO REQUEST FOR BIOTECH OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) Embassy Rabat's Economic, Agriculture, and Public Affairs Sections request Biotech Outreach Funds as outlined in the proposal below to support efforts to influence scientists and policy makers in Morocco regarding the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. 2. (SBU) Embassy Rabat pro [...] | 2010-01-08 14:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO MO |
10RANGOON100 | BURMA: SECOND AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK DETECTED [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials reported to the World Organization for Animal Health February 23 that they have detected another outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Rangoon, the second in 2010. The previous outbreak began on February 1 in Myangone Township (reftel); prior [...] | 2010-02-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RANGOON79 | BURMA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN POULTRY [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials confirmed February 5 they have identified an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Rangoon's Myangone Township. The initial outbreak, detected February 1, was reported to health officials on February 2, and appeared to have a [...] | 2010-02-09 10:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RANGOON81 | BURMA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DETECTED IN POULTRY [...] (SBU) Burmese health officials confirmed February 5 they have identified an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Rangoon's Myangone Township. The initial outbreak, detected February 1, was reported to health officials on February 2, and appeared to have a [...] | 2010-02-10 10:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
10RIYADH102 | SAUDI FOREIGN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANS: OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB and USDA. Please see paragraph 17. Summary and introduction ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After decades of heavy support for domestic agriculture that made this arid Kingdom one of the world's largest wheat exporters for many years, the Saudi g [...] | 2010-01-24 03:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ECON EAID SENV PGOV PREL SA |
10SANAA318 | ROYG, WESTERN DONORS CONCERNED ABOUT RIYADH MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior ROYG officials have expressed concern about the organization and likely outcomes of upcoming GCC-sponsored meeting in Riyadh. In a February 15 meeting with donors, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdulkare [...] | 2010-02-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL PGOV |
10SANAA380 | RIYADH MEETING TO CHALLENGE BOTH GCC AND YEMEN [...] (C) The upcoming GCC Secretariat meeting focused on Yemen presents opportunities, but also challenges in instituting aid effectiveness ) both on the part of donor countries and Yemen itself. A willingness on the part of GCC member countries to pledge funding for Yemen, the poorest country in [...] | 2010-02-23 13:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL PGOV |
10SANAA385 | USDA SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR ADEN HOSPITAL FUNDING [...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph two. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that USDA confirm its readiness to allocate USD 3.6 million in existing USDA food aid to Yemen to fund a complete renovation of the Aden Hospital (locally referred to as al-Gomhory Hospital). 3. (C) Th [...] | 2010-02-24 07:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR SOCI PREL PGOV SA YM |
10SANSALVADOR170 | A/S FERNANDEZ ENGAGES EL SALVADOR'S ECONOMIC CABINET ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, Jose W. Fernandez, visited El Salvador February 3-4, engaging with key GOES officials and private sector organizations. During a meeting with El Salvador's Economic Cabinet, A/S Fernandez discussed a broad r [...] | 2010-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG PREL EAGR ECON ES |
10SANTODOMINGO278 | GoDR Reponse About Ability to Fill FY2010 Sugar TRQ [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 20:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD DR |
10SAOPAULO120 | BRAZIL: COTTON -PRIVATE SECTOR OFFERS IDEAS AND CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector representatives have expressed their increasing concern about perceived potential negative impact on bilateral trade if GOB moves forward with retaliation in the cotton dispute. Representatives of two of Brazil's most influential business associations h [...] | 2010-02-19 15:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EAGR BR |
10SAOPAULO74 | BRAZIL CITES LARGEST SUGAR PRODUCER FOR LABOR CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 31, 2009, Ministry of Labor (MOL) inspectors put Cosan, the world's biggest sugarcane producer on its list of companies, Portaria 540, who allegedly keep workers in "slave-like" conditions. In Brazil, Portaria 540 is commonly known as the "dirty list." On January 11 [...] | 2010-01-29 16:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV BR |
10SEOUL52 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009 [...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...] | 2010-01-14 00:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV |
10SEOUL86 | ROKG CLOSELY MONITORING TAIWAN RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In order to avoid provoking ROK domestic reaction, the ROKG has adopted a deliberate low profile with respect to the Taiwan legislature's January 5 vote to amend its Food Sanitation Management Act to exclude certain cuts of U.S. beef. However, at a special session of the National [...] | 2010-01-21 23:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR PREL JA TW KS |
10SHANGHAI9 | DELAYED REVELATIONS OF MELAMINE-TAINTED DAIRY PRODUCTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: December 31 media reports of the closure of Shanghai Panda Dairy for producing melamine-tainted milk products have led to the revelation that Chinese authorities have known of the company's transgressions for nearly a year. Chinese authorities quoted in the media have attributed [...] | 2010-01-08 08:53:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR SENV TBIO PGOV CH |
10SOFIA105 | BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT WALKS A TIGHT ROPE ON GMOS [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft law that would bring Bulgaria's current restrictive biotechnology regime into EU compliance has been seized upon by anti-GMO groups. As a result, as a tactical response, the government is proposing, as a supplement to the draft law, a five-year moratorium on releasing [...] | 2010-02-11 17:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO ENVT BU |
10TAIPEI161 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION LEADER ON BEEF, ARMS SALES, [...] (C) Summary: The impasse over U.S. beef imports would take a long time to resolve and would best be handled through the World Trade Organization (WTO),Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the AIT Director during a February 8 lunch. At the same time, Tsai expressed confi [...] | 2010-02-11 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CH TW ECON ETRD EAGR |
10TAIPEI186 | REPRESENTATIVE SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed strong U.S. ties to pursue cross-Strait rapprochement, President Ma Ying-jeou told Representative James Sensenbrenner during their February 17 meeting. Sensenbrenner voiced support for a bilateral extradition agreement and urged Taiwan to improve the security of its [...] | 2010-02-24 08:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH CVIS EAGR ECON ENIV ETRD MARR PREL TW |
10TAIPEI68 | Taiwan Biotech: 2010 Outreach Proposals [...] (U) This is an action request for EEB/TPP/ABT. See paragraphs 6, 7, and 12. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Taiwan is the U.S.'s sixth-largest agricultural export market. In 2009, the United States exported more than USD 3.2 billion of agricultural, fish and forest products to Taiwan, h [...] | 2010-01-15 07:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD KPAO OEXC OIIP SENV TBIO TW |
10TAIPEI8 | CALIBRATING THE U.S. RESPONSE ON BEEF AND HOW IT [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. response to the Legislative Yuan vote January 5 to prohibit the import of some U.S. beef products (septel) could complicate President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy and his already shaky domestic political standing. A carefully calibrated U.S. response can ensure Taiw [...] | 2010-01-05 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL TW |
10TASHKENT242 | UZBEKISTAN: FOOD FOR PROGRESS JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 9 the Regional Agricultural Counselor met with the Deputy Minister of Finance to review progress on projects implemented within the framework of Food for Progress (FFP). Although progress had been negligible over the 2006-09 period, it became apparent at this meetin [...] | 2010-02-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON UZ |
10TEGUCIGALPA110 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ AND LOBO TEAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez met with members of the new Honduran government's economic team on January 26, the day before the inauguration of President Lobo. Among the participants were William Chong Wong, who was subsequently [...] | 2010-02-02 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL HO US |
10TEGUCIGALPA7 | SUGAR ASSOCIATION SEEKS CHANGE IN U.S. SUGAR QUOTA [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with economic officers, a representative of the Honduran Sugar Producers Association expressed deep concern over a recent reduction of import quotas by USTR, and said that the association will seek to correct data from the Honduran de facto government that was used [...] | 2010-01-07 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG ETRD HO |
10TOKYO338 | AMBASSADOR MARANTIS SEEKS GREATER TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis called on senior Government of Japan (GOJ) political and career-level counterparts to work closely and quickly with the USG to prevent protracted trade irritants related to beef, autos, and Japan Post privatization from becom [...] | 2010-02-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA |
10TRIPOLI57 | LIBYAN HEAD OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the Libyan equivalent to a Ministry of Infrastructure reiterated Libya's past complaints that it had not been properly compensated for giving up Weapons of Mass Destruction and indicated that the "current environment" in the U [...] | 2010-01-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY |
10TUNIS18 | FY 2010 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS: TUNISIA PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Tunisia is at a crossroads on biotechnology policy. Tunisian policymakers are aware of the potential for biotechnology to address chronic problems such as crop disease, weeds, and irregularity of rainfall. A draft law currently under consideration would establish a legal framework for th [...] | 2010-01-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO TS |
10TUNIS35 | CAIRO SPEECH IMPLEMENTATION: EMBASSY TUNIS UPDATE [...] (C) Tunisia is on track to send five participants to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, and Embassy Tunis will participate in additional entrepreneurship-related events in the lead-up to the Summit. Embassy Tunis looks forward to the planned March visit of Science Envoy Dr. Elias Ze [...] | 2010-01-15 16:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ECON KPAO PREL SOCI TSPL TS |
10UNROME11 | NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...] | 2010-02-01 17:26:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO |