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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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05BOGOTA10231 | URIBE'S PARTY CHIEF SAYS PRESIDENT NEEDS SOLID [...] (C) Juan Manuel Santos, President Uribe's hand-picked leader of the new Uribista political party ("Partido de la U"),told Polcouns October 28 it is imperative that Uribe win a solid working majority in March legislative elections. Only with an "ample and faithful" majority could Uribe pursue [...] | 2005-11-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER VE CO ELN |
05BOGOTA10232 | CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS JUDGED TO BE IMPROVING [...] (U) Colombian government officials, academics, and international military speakers discussed civil-military interaction at an Embassy co-sponsored seminar on October 26. Vice Minister of Defense Andres Penate reported that the civilian-military relations were "mature" and improving under the [...] | 2005-11-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10238 | MANCUSO OUT, NEW SPOKESPERSONS FOR DEMOBILIZED [...] (C) Representatives of 11 demobilized Colombian United Self-Defense Groups (AUC) factions have removed Salvatore Mancuso as AUC spokesperson and replaced him with three leaders: Diego Murillo, AKA "Don Berna," Antonio Lopez, and Eduard Cobos, AKA "Diego Vecino." The AUC replaced Mancuso becau [...] | 2005-11-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO AUC |
05BOGOTA10314 | GOC WILL GIVE REPARATIONS TO VICTIMS OF 1997 [...] (U) ON OCTOBER 12, FOREIGN MINISTER CAROLINA BARCO SAID COLOMBIA WOULD GIVE REPARATIONS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 1997 MAPIRIPAN MASSACRE AND IN GENERAL FULFILL ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE CASE, FOLLOWING THE INTER AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DECISION AGAINST COLOMBIA IN THE MATTER, RE [...] | 2005-11-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA10336 | NGOS SHARE CONCERNS OVER JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW AND [...] (SBU) On October 20, representatives from five leading human rights NGOs met with WHA/AND Director Philip French to provide their assessments of human rights conditions in Colombia. Three NGOs expressed concern over paramilitary demobilizations and the implementation of the Justice and Peace [...] | 2005-11-02 19:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA10377 | COUNTERNARCOTICS PROGRAMS UNDER PUBLIC ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last few months our counternarcotics programs, particularly aerial eradication, have received substantial negative publicity and public comment. The discussion risks making the spray program even more of an issue in the upcoming Colombian elections than would normally b [...] | 2005-11-03 19:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10390 | AUC LEADERS SEEK DEAL ON EXTRADITION [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo, para-friendly Senator Moreno de Caro, OAS Verification Chief Caramagna and National Commission on Reparations and Reconciliation member Jaime Jaramillo have all passed messages to the Ambassador suggesting that paramilitary leaders want to cut deals on extradi [...] | 2005-11-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA10391 | REPARATIONS COMMISSION MEMBER CRITICIZES HOSTILITY [...] (C) National Commission on Reconciliation and Reparations member Jaime Jaramillo said November 2 that the Commission's work is going well despite the frequent and transparent hostility of the Attorney General's office (procuraduria) representatives during Commission meetings. Jaramillo said [...] | 2005-11-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CO |
05BOGOTA10392 | VICE PRESIDENT ON "POST-CONFLICT"; PROMINENT [...] (C) Vice president Francisco Santos said at a restorative justice conference November 2 that Colombia's paramilitary demobilization process was a "post-conflict situation" requiring deft management if Colombia was to avoid "the problems of Central America or the Southern Cone" on crime and hu [...] | 2005-11-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CO FARC AUC |
05BOGOTA10396 | HISTORIC LOW TURNOUT FOR CARTAGENA MAYORAL [...] (C) On October 30, a record low number of Cartagena's residents voted to return controversial doctor-turned-politician Nicolas Curi to the mayor's office for a third, non-consecutive term. Seventy-eight percent of eligible voters stayed home during the special election. Curi's main opponent [...] | 2005-11-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR CO |
05BOGOTA10399 | PEACE COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES GOC INTENTION TO [...] (C) On November 1, in an official communique, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo declared that the GOC intended to hold the United-Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) to the December 31, 2005 demobilization deadline, or be met with military confrontation. He also announced that no AUC [...] | 2005-11-04 15:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA10447 | ILO REGIONAL REPS REQUEST U.S. FUNDING FOR [...] (U) On October 26, Director of the Andean Subregional Office for the International Labor Organization J. Ricardo Hernandez met with Political Counselor to review ILO's Colombia program and solicit continued U.S. support. The program has sought to promote dialogue between enterprise and labor [...] | 2005-11-04 22:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM PGOV CO ILO |
05BOGOTA10497 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING EXPECTED NOVEMBER 11 [...] Colombia's Constitutional Court is expected to rule Friday, November 11 on the Electoral Guarantees law, which sets out the presidential campaign "rules of the game" for incumbents seeking second terms. A leading weekly newspaper, which accurately predicted the Court's recent reelection deci [...] | 2005-11-07 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA10498 | COLOMBIAN THINK TANK SEEKS TO ADVANCE ELN PEACE [...] (C) The consultative process underway between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and Colombian advisors is unlikely to lead to substantive peace talks with the GOC unless the international community, especially the United States, nudges the parties forward, according to Ideas for Peace (Ideas P [...] | 2005-11-07 20:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10565 | BODY OF AFRO-COLOMBIAN LEADER ORLANDO VALENCIA [...] (C) On November 2, a senior government official informed the Embassy that the GOC had positively identified the body of kidnapped Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia, discovered on October 24 after a nine-day search (reftel). The GOC continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding hi [...] | 2005-11-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA10686 | COURT APPROVES ELECTORAL GUARANTEES LAW; NO [...] (U) Summary: As expected, the Constitutional Court approved the electoral guarantees law, the final remaining legal hurdle to President Uribe's running in the May 28, 2006 presidential election. The Court made some changes to the original law, toughening campaign finance rules and limiting [...] | 2005-11-16 14:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA1079 | SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. [...] This is in response to reftel request. ---------------------------- Human Rights Strategy Report ---------------------------- 2. Although Colombia is a democracy, it has been ravaged by an internal armed conflict financed by drug trafficking and other criminal activities for over 40 year [...] | 2005-02-02 15:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KPAO KSEP EAID CO |
05BOGOTA10845 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PEACE BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with four representatives of the human rights NGO Peace Brigades International (PBI). The Ambassador thanked PBI for its hard work and cooperation with the Embassy on relating sensitive human rights cases. PBI raised concerns about protection for labor l [...] | 2005-11-21 14:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA10846 | DEMOBILIZATION TO RESUME; TIMETABLE UNDER [...] (C) The GOC and AUC negotiators have agreed to extend the December 31 deadline for the remaining demobilizations of approximately 10,000 paramilitaries for an additional period, expected to be no more than 60 days. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo has reiterated that the new deadline mu [...] | 2005-11-21 15:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA10847 | DRUG CZAR WALTERS MEETING WITH MOD OSPINA AND [...] (U) November 10, 2005, 8:00-9:00, Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- John P. Walters, Director ONDCP Patrick Ward, ONDCP A/D Richard O'Connor, ONDCP Julie Connor, Narcotics Affairs Section Director Col. Kevin Saderup, MilGroup Commander Col. Brian Butcher, D [...] | 2005-11-21 15:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV EAID CO |
05BOGOTA10889 | NEWS FROM THE FARC FRONT [...] (U) On November 20, President Uribe authorized Peace Commissioner Restrepo to organize an international commission to help facilitate a hostage exchange with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Restrepo had earlier called on the FARC to commit itself to a cease-fire and peace ta [...] | 2005-11-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10891 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTER'S NOVEMBER 8 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his visit to Colombia, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John Walters met with the Director of Colombia's National Directorate on Dangerous Drugs (DNE),Juan Vives. Dr. Vives and his DNE colleagues briefed Director Walters on DNE activities, includi [...] | 2005-11-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10892 | ELECTORAL GUARANTEES DECISION BOLD BUT RISKY MOVE [...] (C) The Constitutional Court's ruling in favor of the Electoral Guarantees law was a bold but risky move that some say could call into question the court's legitimacy. The court essentially rewrote the law to avoid sending it back to the Congress for amendments. A Congressional rewrite would [...] | 2005-11-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR CO |
05BOGOTA10893 | GOC REQUESTS U.S. FUNDING OF ILO-SPONSORED [...] (U) The GOC has requested that the U.S. help finance the ILO's Special Program for Colombia, outlined in reftel. The Embassy supports the program and recommends funding at least three of the four projects because they assist in the demobilization and reinsertion process, address major concer [...] | 2005-11-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM CO ILO |
05BOGOTA10895 | GOC REOPENS PEACE NEGOTIATION OPTION WITH ELN [...] (U) On November 13, in response to a letter from the guarantors group of the "Peace House" initiative with the ELN, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo issued a call to the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Central Command leaders to begin negotiations with the government under the auspices [...] | 2005-11-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA10949 | ARMED CONFRONTATION IN VICINITY OF SAN JOSE DE [...] (C) On November 17 the Embassy received reports from the NGO Fellowship of Reconciliation that there had been an attack by the military on residents of the Peace Community of Arenas Altas, in the municipality of Apartado, Antioquia Department. The Arenas Altas Peace Community is near the Peac [...] | 2005-11-23 18:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF CO |
05BOGOTA10952 | COLOMBIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is Embassy Bogota's submission to the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraphs 7-10. Embassy POC is Poloff Liliana Gabriel, unclass email gabriell@state.gov 2. (SBU) GENERAL ASSESSMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION [...] | 2005-11-23 20:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC CO |
05BOGOTA10963 | MILITARY JUSTICE: REFORMS ON TRACK, BUDGET FALLS [...] (C) On November 17, Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes, Director of Colombia's Military Penal Justice system, noted that reforms were moving forward but budget constraints were becoming problematic. He hopes the Colombian Senate approves the first wave of Congressional reforms, introduce [...] | 2005-11-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA10990 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND REPARATIONS [...] (C) National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (CNRR) President Eduardo Pizarro Leongomez briefed Ambassador on November 10 on the commission's positive progress to date. Pizarro was highly encouraged by the support CNNR has received from the international community and the Catholic a [...] | 2005-11-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA10991 | DEVELOPMENTS IN CONGRESS AND THE LEAD-UP TO MARCH [...] (C) Summary: With less than a month remaining in the current session, the only major item to pass Congress thus far is the 2006 budget. A law aimed at approving Colombia's compliance with the Hague Convention on child abduction is pending conference committee approval. Opposition to Uribe [...] | 2005-11-28 15:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR CO |
05BOGOTA10992 | ELN WARMING TO NEGOTIATION OPTIONS, FARC NOT MOVING [...] (C) Summary: On November 21, ELN Spokesperson "Francisco Galan" announced that the ELN was ready to begin establishing peace talks with the Colombian government. Civil society guarantor Alejo Vargas reported optimism that the ELN could be successful in this negotiation effort. At the same tim [...] | 2005-11-28 15:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA10993 | CHINA'S LIMITED TIES TO COLOMBIA [...] Summary. Ties between China and Colombia are based on a modest economic relationship with minimal interaction on political issues. The level of Chinese investment in Colombia has been very small compared to other countries, but 2005 will show a slight increase from past levels. China views [...] | 2005-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PGOV |
05BOGOTA11044 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. During a two-hour meeting with President Uribe on November 9, ONDCP Director John Walters praised GOC efforts to reduce the supply of cocaine and reviewed ONDCP statistics reflecting U.S. consumption, Colombian cultivation (vs spray levels) and potential production, and Andean po [...] | 2005-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA11058 | DRUG CZAR WALTERS DISCUSSES PEACE AND JUSTICE LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 9, 2005, ONDCP Director John P. Walters met with Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran Arana and several members of his staff. During the hour-long meeting the two expressed their appreciation for the cooperation that both countries have shown each other in their mutu [...] | 2005-11-29 19:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | DOJ OPDAT PGOV PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA11084 | DIALOGUE ON A FRAMEWORK FOR A STRATEGIC DEFENSE [...] (S) Per reftel, Polcouns and DATT initiated dialogue on a framework for a strategic defense relationship with VMOD Andres Penate and COLMIL's General Padilla on November 22, and with MFA Vice Minister Reyes on November 23. The three officials constitute the internal GOC working group on the m [...] | 2005-11-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | MARR MCAP PARM PREL CO US PGOV |
05BOGOTA11115 | COLOMBIA WILL CONSIDER OBSERVERS FOR BOLIVIAN [...] Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean Hector Arenas Neira and Bolivia desk officer Marcela Rodriguez on November 30, stressing the need for additional observers for Bolivia's December 18 general elections. Poloffs noted that the Government of [...] | 2005-12-01 16:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CO |
05BOGOTA11123 | HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Per reftel, in honor of Human Rights Day Ambassador Wood will deliver remarks on December 16 at the graduation of 80 public officials from a USAID-sponsored certification course on human rights. 2. (U) Two other organizations will also host events in honor of Human Rights day. On Satu [...] | 2005-12-01 20:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ODIP PGOV APER KPAO CO |
05BOGOTA11256 | G/TIP REPORTS OFFICER REVIEWS COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS [...] On November 6-7 G/TIP Reports Officer Linda Brown and Poloff conducted meetings with the GOC, international organizations and NGOs regarding trafficking in persons from and through Colombia. Colombia continues to prevent trafficking through programs with heavy involvement of NGOs, internation [...] | 2005-12-05 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ELAB CVIS CO |
05BOGOTA11290 | MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM BUDGET TO INCREASE [...] (C) During a meeting with Vice Minister of Defense Jorge Eastman on December 1, DCM raised the need for an adequate budget for military justice reform. Eastman said he had been speaking with Military Penal Justice director Puentes on the matter. The GOC believed this was a high priority and t [...] | 2005-12-05 22:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA11357 | PLAN PATRIOTA PHASE 2B: STATUS REPORT [...] (C) President Uribe relieved Joint Task Force Omega (JTF-O) Commander General Fracica, who was in charge of carrying out Plan Patriota's Phase 2B in Southeastern Colombia, because he had failed to produce concrete results against high value targets (HVTs),Uribe's top security objective. Frac [...] | 2005-12-07 19:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER MOPS FARC CO |
05BOGOTA11435 | ELN-GOC TALKS HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between the GOC and the ELN in Cuba next week is the first formal encounter between them in almost four years and should be considered a breakthrough, but few are optimistic success will come easily. The talks will be exploratory with an open agenda, assisted by Norway [...] | 2005-12-09 22:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA11459 | GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...] | 2005-12-12 17:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
05BOGOTA11460 | URIBE'S CAMPAIGN TEAM PREPARES TO LEAVE [...] (C) President Uribe's comunications advisor Jaime Bermudez said December 7 that Uribe advisor Fabio Echeverri would run the president's reelection campaign. He would be joined by Bermudez, Uribe private secretary Alicia Arango, spokesperson Ricardo Galan (all of whom would have to leave thei [...] | 2005-12-12 17:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA11461 | GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...] | 2005-12-12 17:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
05BOGOTA11611 | PRESIDENT URIBE ACCEPTS "INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION" [...] (C) President Uribe announced late on December 13 that the GOC has accepted an "international commission" (representatives from France, Switzerland, and Spain) suggestion to establish a 65 square mile "security zone" in the Valle del Cauca to conduct hostage exchange talks with the FARC. The [...] | 2005-12-14 19:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC |
05BOGOTA11620 | TEXT OF PRESIDENT URIBE AND PEACE COMMISSIONER [...] (U) President Alvaro Uribe Velez and Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo made the following statements at a press conference at the Presidential Palace on December 13, 2005, regarding the decision by the GOC to accept the international commission's proposal to create a 65 square mile "secur [...] | 2005-12-14 23:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC |
05BOGOTA11686 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING GOC RESPONSE TO ORLANDO [...] (C) On December 12, 2005, the Ministry of Foreign Relations sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy regarding a November 22 meeting between Ambassador Wood and Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on the subject of murdered Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia (copy faxed to WHA/AND). As reported [...] | 2005-12-16 12:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
05BOGOTA11700 | REGULATING MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 27, President Uribe announced his intention to run for reelection. Uribe's 90-minute radio interview on November 29 caused debate, as National Electoral Council (CNE) head Guillermo Mejia questioned equality of access for opposition candidates. A separate CNE magi [...] | 2005-12-16 20:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO CO |
05BOGOTA11742 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PARAMILITARY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, Ambassador hosted a breakfast for Senator Rafael Pardo, Liberal Party presidential nomination candidate, and prominent critic of the GOC on paramilitary (AUC) demobilization and the Justice and Peace Law. Pardo criticized the law as weak on justice, reparations, [...] | 2005-12-19 19:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA11743 | SFRC STAFFER MEACHAM DISCUSSES DRUGS, [...] (C) SFRC staffer Carl Meacham discussed GOC counternarcotics efforts, paramilitary demobilization, extradition, and Venezuela with senior GOC figures during his December 11-14 visit to Bogota. (Meacham's meeting with President Alvaro Uribe is reported reftel.) Inspector General Edgardo Maya [...] | 2005-12-19 19:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM CO |
05BOGOTA11783 | ICRC REP ON INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOR [...] (C) RefCoord met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer December 19. Schaerer (protect) expressed disappointment that the GoC immediately made public its acceptance of an international commission's plan on December 13 (see reftel) to conduc [...] | 2005-12-20 15:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS CO FARC |
05BOGOTA11816 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PARAMILITARY INFLUENCE, [...] (C) On December 17, Minister of Interior and Justice Sabas Pretelt and Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran met with the Ambassador to discuss the Ambassador's December 16 speech in which he urged that Justice and Peace law benefits be withdrawn from paramilitaries who interfered with a free and f [...] | 2005-12-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA11862 | ICRC CHIEF REVEALS FARC AND ELN CONTACTS ON POLICE [...] (C) International Committee of the Red Cros (ICRC) Colombia Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer said December 21 the FARC and ELN had called him the previous day to make arrangements to transfer 29 police hostages to ICRC custody. The army located the hostages before the ICRC could finalize [...] | 2005-12-22 16:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA11926 | GOC-ELN TALKS: CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR PROVIDES [...] (C) One of the five civil society guarantors for the GOC-ELN talks, Moritz Akerman, said December 26 the ELN wanted to end its insurgency and run candidates for mayoral offices in 2007. The ELN would like to participate in the 2006 Congressional and presidential polls but only by "consulting [...] | 2005-12-27 19:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN |
05BOGOTA12022 | FARC ATTACK KILLS 29; MILITARY CONCEDES ERRORS [...] (C) The FARC killed 29 Colombian soldiers from the counter-guerrilla 12th Mobile Brigade in a December 27 attack about 105 miles south of Bogota, one of the highest casualty figures in a single attack during President Uribe's term. Colombian intelligence officials suggest the 12th Mobile Brig [...] | 2005-12-30 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MARR CO |
05BOGOTA12023 | SPANISH CHARGE SAYS SPAIN OPPOSED TO MOVING ELN [...] (C) On December 29, Spain's Charge d'affaires in Bogota said it was not prepared to support moving GOC-ELN talks from Cuba to Europe and predicted the talks would have little substantive result before the May 2006 presidential elections. He said Norway and Switzerland, who are "accompanying [...] | 2005-12-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA12024 | SPANISH CHARGE SAYS SPAIN OPPOSED TO MOVING ELN [...] (C) On December 29, Spain's Charge d'affaires in Bogota said it was not prepared to support moving GOC-ELN talks from Cuba to Europe and predicted the talks would have little substantive result before the May 2006 presidential elections. He said Norway and Switzerland, who are "accompanying [...] | 2005-12-30 16:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA12031 | PEACE COMMISSIONER RECAPS YEAR-END STATUS WITH [...] (C) On December 28, the Ambassador reviewed all peace processes with Colombian Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo. Regarding the ELN, Restrepo told the Ambassador that he had successfully resisted ELN pressure -- abetted by the French and especially the Norwegian facilitators -- to move [...] | 2005-12-30 19:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
05BOGOTA1457 | INPUT FOR S TESTIMONY ON COLOMBIAN DEMOBILIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-15 19:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA1604 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, JANUARY, [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia-related activities reported during January, 2005. ---------- DOJ/ICITAP ---------- 2. (U) From January 25-28, the DOJ International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and U.S. Secret Service (USSS) presented a Fina [...] | 2005-02-18 19:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA1660 | DEMOBILIZATION LAWS: COMPETING DRAFTS IN SPECIAL [...] (C) On February 9, the GOC formally presented to Congress its version of a law that would impose alternative sentences on members of illegal armed groups accused of serious crimes who demobilize and comply with specific conditions. A group of Colombian legislators led by Senator Rafael Pardo f [...] | 2005-02-18 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PTER PINR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA1696 | SO FAR SO GOOD: BOGOTA MAYOR GARZON'S FIRST YEAR [...] (U) Bogota's left-of-center mayor, Luis Eduardo ("Lucho") Garzon, has avoided controversy and generally refrained from speaking out on national issues, particularly public security. Garzon has drawn relatively little criticism for his administration's management of the city, although his gove [...] | 2005-02-23 11:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON CO |
05BOGOTA1706 | PEACE COMMISSIONER'S CONCERNS ABOUT DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, President Uribe rejected Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo's offer to resign and authorized him to suggest changes to the GOC's draft demobilization law. Restrepo explained to the Ambassador that he fears the current GOC draft law would discourage demobiliza [...] | 2005-02-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KJUS PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA1735 | U/S GROSSMAN AND SENATOR PARDO DISCUSS LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 14, visiting U/S Grossman and Ambassador discussed the status of draft demobilization legislation with Senator Rafael Pardo. U/S Grossman expressed the U.S. desire that any legislation be transparent, workable, and put the paramilitaries out of business. Pardo worr [...] | 2005-02-23 19:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER CO |
05BOGOTA174 | FACILITATING GOC MEETING WITH UN HIGH COMMISSIONER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 7 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: Relations between the GOC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bogota, in particular with the approach of director Michael Fruhling, remain strained. Per ref a, the GOC views the OHCHR office he [...] | 2005-01-06 21:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CO UNSC |
05BOGOTA1750 | UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Carolina Barco told U/S Grossman on February 14 that the GOC was satisfied with the international donors conference in Cartagena, in particular with USAID Administrator's speech and the NGO declaration. The latter would be a solid foundation on which to deepen GOC [...] | 2005-02-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO |
05BOGOTA1751 | UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 14, U/S Grossman and President Uribe discussed the demobilization law, Uribe's preparations for his meeting with President Chavez the following day, securing support from neighboring countries in the fight against narco-terrorism, human rights, and potential GOC counte [...] | 2005-02-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
05BOGOTA1768 | PROCEDURAL ISSUES AND LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress is gearing up to debate demobilization legislation in a special session convened by the GOC. In a meeting with U/S Grossman on February 14 (septel),President Uribe said the earliest possible resolution of the law would be mid-June. Our senior Congressional interloc [...] | 2005-02-24 15:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PTER CO AUC |
05BOGOTA1775 | ELN PEACE TALK'S ADVANCES AND RETREATS [...] (C): Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia met with the Ambassador on February 18 to report on progress this year. Although January saw positive commitments by both the ELN and GOC on negotiation pre-requisites (ref a),the process stalle [...] | 2005-02-24 16:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER CO MX ELN |
05BOGOTA2011 | FARC REPEATS EXCHANGE TERMS AND ATTACKS [...] (C) On February 25, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) released a communique reiterating its interest in a humanitarian exchange of prisoners with the GOC. Such an exchange, according to the FARC leadership, would have to include Simon Trinidad (extradited to the U.S. in Decem [...] | 2005-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA2121 | CHILD MARRIAGE [...] Per the Colombian Civil Code, the legal age of marriage in Colombia for both boys and girls is 18. However, with parents' consent men of 14 and women of 12 can marry. 2. Underage marriage is not a problem in Colombia. 3. There are no U.S. funded intiatives in Colombia regarding child [...] | 2005-03-04 16:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN |
05BOGOTA221 | COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY IN 2004 LOOKED STRONG, BUT... [...] (C) Summary: While the Colombian economy posted positive results in 2004, the sustainability of such performance is still in question. On the macroeconomic side, growth reached almost 4 percent; IMF targets for the budget deficit, inflation, and reserves were either met or exceeded; publi [...] | 2005-01-07 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2216 | LIBERAL PARTY LEADER ON PLANS FOR 2006 ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Senator Juan Fernando Cristo, the President of the Officialist Liberal Party (PLC),told us that his party's planning for the 2006 electoral season is still in the early stages. Cristo believed that a nationwide party primary would be the vehicle to select its presidential nominee. He [...] | 2005-03-07 22:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2217 | TWO MAJOR LEFT PARTIES LIKELY TO FORM ELECTORAL [...] (C) In recent meetings with poloffs, Senators Samuel Moreno and Carlos Gaviria, heads of leftist parties Independent Democratic Pole (PDI) and Democratic Alternative (AD, Alternativa Democratica),respectively, confirmed the conclusion of negotiations to form an electoral alliance for 2006 Co [...] | 2005-03-07 23:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2564 | UNHCHR RELEASES ITS 2004 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) On March 11, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released its 2004 human rights report on Colombia. The report once again characterized the human rights situation in Colombia as "critical," and noted an increased number of reports of State-sponsored extrajudicial killing [...] | 2005-03-17 19:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2582 | LIVELY DEBATE UNDERWAY ON DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The week of March 8 saw heated public debate over important aspects of demobilization legislation. The three principal issues that captured attention were: (A) whether the GOC's bill could complicate the extradition of paramilitaries on drug trafficking charges; (B) the desirabil [...] | 2005-03-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER CO |
05BOGOTA2853 | INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ACCUSATORY [...] ON JANUARY 1, COLOMBIA INTRODUCED ITS NEW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF BOGOTA, ARMENIA, MANIZALES, AND PEREIRA. OTHER JUDICIAL DISTRICTS WILL MAKE THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THE NEW CODE IMPLEMENTS AN ACCUSATORIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SIMILAR [...] | 2005-03-30 18:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KCRM PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA2854 | DUTCH-FUNDED COLOMBIAN ANTI-IMPUNITY PROJECT [...] (U) For the past six years, the Government of the Netherlands (GON) has supported GOC efforts to investigate and prosecute high-profile human rights cases. In June 2003, the GON agreed to donate 340,000 USD to finance a two-year Anti-Impunity Project focused on resolving prominent cases and d [...] | 2005-03-30 18:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA3041 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: FEBRUARY 2005 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following is the February 2005 Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by ref A. There were 5167 tracks noted, of which 16 were declared Unidentified, Assumed Suspect (UAS) Tracks, with one Phase III event/Law Enforcement End Game where an aircraft was destroyed and 600 [...] | 2005-04-04 20:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA3217 | SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. A nation-wide, multi-phased offensive by the security forces has re-taken key territory from the FARC. The peace process with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia [...] | 2005-04-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER KJUS PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA3223 | DEMOBILIZATION LAW: THREE CONTROVERSIAL ARTICLES [...] (U) Summary: The Senate and House First Committees have voted on 63 out 67 articles (reftel). Several contentious articles -- to block drug traffickers from benefiting; to call for, but not require, an open statement on crimes and illicit assets by each beneficiary; to allow individual desert [...] | 2005-04-07 18:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS PINR PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA3286 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, MARCH, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during March, 2005. ------- DOJ/DEA ------- 2. (SBU) To date US $11.3 million has been invested in the purchase of hardware, software, monitoring suites, the vetting process and maintenance for Operation Esperanza, Col [...] | 2005-04-08 19:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA3390 | VOA Delegation Strengthens Relations in Colombia [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a visit to Colombia March 15-16, Broadcast Board Governor (BBG) Blanquita Cullum, Voice of America (VOA) Director David Jackson, and VOA Director for Latin America Richard Araujo met with leading Colombian broadcast journalists and news directors to discuss VOA programming and [...] | 2005-04-12 17:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA3422 | ZAPATERO VISIT AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's March 31 visit to Bogota, as well as his participation in a March 29 four-party summit in Venezuela, produced positive results diplomatically for the GOC. Zapatero pledged support on the critical issues of terrorism and trade and [...] | 2005-04-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA3555 | DEMOBILIZATION LAW APPROVED IN COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 12, the Senate and House First Committees finished voting on the Law for Justice and Peace, including on the three most controversial articles (reftel). The changes made to the text provide added safeguards for our ability to extradite drug traffickers. Article 2 on the scope of [...] | 2005-04-14 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER KJUS PINR PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA3726 | PEACE PROCESS WITH ELN STALLS [...] (C) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Mexican facilitator for the peace process with the National Liberation Army (ELN) Andres Valencia and Mexican Ambassador Chacon. Valencia said the peace process remained stalled due to the ELN's unwillingness to renounce kidnapping during talks. Neverthele [...] | 2005-04-19 20:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CO MX ELN |
05BOGOTA382 | COLOMBIA: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Although the Uribe Administration can boast important victories in 2004, including Congressional approval of presidential reelection legislation and the introduction of an accusatory criminal justice system, President Uribe's popularity -- which never fell below 65 percent all year [...] | 2005-01-14 19:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA3842 | DECLINING OFFICIALIST LIBERAL PARTY LIKELY TO PIN [...] (C) Summary: The Officialist Liberal Party (PLC),Colombia's largest and oldest, has been declining nationally. Several dozen Congressional "dissident" Liberals are set to leave the party and formalize a new political movement, likely to be called Apertura Liberal (Liberal Opening),which p [...] | 2005-04-21 21:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA3863 | COLOMBIA COPES WITH CHAVEZ [...] (S) This cable responds to Ref A taskings regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's activities and Colombian responses. 2. (S) Summary: Border incidents, Venezuela's harboring of the FARC and ELN FTOs, and a potential arms race have done much to mobilize opinion leaders against Chavez. [...] | 2005-04-22 15:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR MASS VE CO PGOV |
05BOGOTA3926 | MININSTER PRETELT DISCUSSES ASSET FORFEITURE, [...] (C) On April 20, Minister of Interior and Justice Sabas Pretelt requested a meeting with the Ambassador to discuss: (1) GOC frustration with U.S. delays in responding to a request for a percentage of assets seized from Colombian drug traffickers by the U.S; (2) paramilitary commanders' complai [...] | 2005-04-25 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS PREL PINR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA41 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, DECEMBER, [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia-related activities reported during December, 2004. ---------- DOJ/ICITAP ---------- 2. (U) On December 21, 2004, twenty-one judicial police investigators and forensic experts graduated from the 240-hour Forensic Linguistic Course taken at [...] | 2005-01-04 17:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA4101 | FUMIGATION IS WORKING: COM'S RESPONSE IN POLITICAL [...] (U) The Chief of Mission responded to press articles challenging the success of eradication efforts in Colombia, and calling for a change in policy in an article published by leading political weekly Cambio on its April 11-18 issue. 2. (U) BEGIN ARTICLE: "There has been a lot of discussi [...] | 2005-04-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV PTER SENV CO |
05BOGOTA4146 | CODEL BURTON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: During a working lunch with CODEL Burton, President Uribe discussed the successes his government has achieved in security, economics, and the fight against narco-terrorists. He outlined broad, short-term goals in support of his current policies related to demobilization, drug e [...] | 2005-05-02 17:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD CO |
05BOGOTA4467 | OVERVIEW OF COLOMBIAN FEDERAL ELECTORAL ISSUES [...] (U) Summary: This is the first in a series of cables on elections for Congress and President that will take place in March and May, 2006, respectively. The President is elected by nationwide vote. Much like the U.S., House seats are allocated to each department based on population, but the [...] | 2005-05-12 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA4571 | SERPA ON LIBERAL PARTY DYNAMICS AND UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with two-time presidential candidate Horacio Serpa on May 11. Serpa is resisting the move by former President Cesar Gaviria to take over the Liberal Party (PLC),believing the party would need to form a center-left alliance to effectively challenge President Uribe in [...] | 2005-05-16 18:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA4640 | CONVICTION RATES AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] Impunity is generally considered one of Colombia's most serious human rights problems. Defining and quantifying "impunity," however, is challenging. Several GOC entities have attempted to characterize impunity in ways that dismiss its severity. However, a careful analysis of the path a case [...] | 2005-05-17 17:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA4649 | COM'S RESPONSE TO EDITORIAL CHALLENGING AERIAL COCA [...] (U) In response to national leading daily El Tiempo's editorial May 16, "Not in the Parks," (Reftel) affirming that aerial eradication in national parks would lead to irreparable environmental and human damages, COM provided the following response published as a letter to the editor in the sa [...] | 2005-05-17 19:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA4808 | NGO ESTIMATES 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN NEW INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. A respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) estimated that there were 61,996 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first quarter of 2005, a 10 percent increase over the same period in 2004. CODHES attributed the rise to an incre [...] | 2005-05-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA4931 | MILITARY GRANT ASSISTANCE: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (U) Post delivered reftel amendment request to the Colombian government last year proposing to amend bilateral military grant assistance agreements. On April 20, the Colombian Foreign Ministry responded, accepting U.S. terms outlined in reftel. Acceptance brings US-Colombian grant assistance [...] | 2005-05-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PGOV KTIA CO |
05BOGOTA4998 | CONGRESS PREPARES TO DEBATE DEMOBILIZATION LAW [...] (U) Summary: Debate and article-by-article voting on the demobilization law is likely to begin the week of May 23 in the plenaries of both houses of Congress. The GOC sponsors have submitted a draft to Congress proposing several changes to what was passed in committee. Senator Rafael Pardo [...] | 2005-05-24 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PTER PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA5006 | MEDIA REACTION: ERADICATION [...] Op-ed in national daily El Tiempo (5/24) by environmentalist and priest Andres Hurtado entitled: "Colombia Needs to be Washed with Dirty Glypho-dirty," argues: "Besides poisoning the soil, glyphosate proves that the truth is modifiable and responds to power... Let us not lie to ourselves: g [...] | 2005-05-24 23:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA5017 | Details of Pension Reform Legislation [...] Background: Approximately 6.1 million Colombians receive some sort of public pension assistance. In 2003 COP 5.6 trillion (USD 2.4 billion) went towards the public pension system. In 2004 the number increased to COP 6.7 trillion (USD 2.9 billion). However, while GOC is forced to allocate m [...] | 2005-05-25 18:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN CO |
05BOGOTA5060 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, APRIL, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during April, 2005. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) DOJ continued to provide training and technical assistance through the Justice Sector Reform Program (JSRP),in particular to develop the criminal justice sector dur [...] | 2005-05-25 22:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA5167 | POST WELCOMES AUTHORIZATION TO SUPPORT [...] Post welcomes reftel and will use it as authorization to give support to specific aspects of the GOC's demobilization/reintegration program for former AUC members, including: (1) monitoring and evaluation, (2) Reference and Orientation Centers (CROs),and (3) judicial and inter-institutional [...] | 2005-05-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER PGOV PREL CO |
05BOGOTA5223 | MEDIA REACTION: FREE TRADE [...] Leading editorial in Medellin-based daily El Colombiano (5/31) entitled: "FTA Is A Priority," notes: "The negotiations on a free trade agreement with the U.S. are entering their final phase. We are starting to hear a few voices expressing a lack of enthusiasm due to an unhurried process, as [...] | 2005-05-31 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO FTA |
05BOGOTA5312 | ILO VOTE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-02 21:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB AORC CO PGOV |
05BOGOTA5497 | PRESIDENT URIBE AND COLOMBIA FACE UNCHARTERED [...] (C) For the first time in Colombian history, the sitting President is a potential candidate for re-election. The political landscape is new for the President, the Congress and the public. The script is being written as they go and the disquiet has been evident everywhere. Over the last few [...] | 2005-06-08 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO |
05BOGOTA5509 | PDI SELECTS ANTONIO NAVARRO AS PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 2, the leftist Polo Democratico (PDI) selected former M-19 guerrilla and current Senator Antonio Navarro Wolff as its Presidential nominee at the party's national convention. Despite much-rumored tacit support of Bogota Mayor "Lucho" Garzon for second-place finisher S [...] | 2005-06-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA5510 | FARC PROOF OF LIFE: MILITARY ATTACKS YIELD [...] (S/NF) Violence orchestrated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continues at increased levels in 2005 and aims to chip away at public support for President Uribe's tough stand against the guerrillas. The FARC's activities have not affected the COLMIL's military campaigns aga [...] | 2005-06-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC |
05BOGOTA5566 | CODEL DAVIS: TERRORISM, DRUGS, FTA IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Summary. Representative Tom Davis (R-VA),Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Colombia June 1 to June 3. Other Government Reform Committee members included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI),Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),and Rep. Carolyn Mal [...] | 2005-06-10 13:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD OREP SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA5567 | DON BERNA'S BLOCS BEGIN DEMOBILIZING [...] (C) Summary: Following senior AUC commanders "Don Berna," Vicente Castano, and "Javier Montanez" agreement to demobilize at least six blocs, the GOC has been preparing by streamlining the concentration and demobilization process and reaching out to local officials in areas where the blocs domi [...] | 2005-06-10 15:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM KJUS PGOV CO AUC |
05BOGOTA5616 | ELN'S HEROES OF ANORI BLOC DEMOBILIZES [...] (U) Summary: Twenty-nine members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Antioquia surrendered to the Colombian Army's Fourth Brigade on June 1 and agreed to demobilize. The ""Heroes and Martyrs of Anori"" became the first ELN members to demobilize in a mass ceremony. Although the desertions wil [...] | 2005-06-13 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MOPS MX CO ELN |
05BOGOTA5619 | OBSERVATIONS REGARDING PARAMILITARY INFLUENCE OVER [...] (C) Summary: During the week of June 6, the press focused on the long-standing rumor that 30-35 percent of Congress is beholden to the paramilitaries. Our best and, in our estimation, "cleanest" Congressional interlocutors believe that figure is roughly on the mark. Overt support for the A [...] | 2005-06-13 16:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PHUM CO AUC |
05BOGOTA5671 | LIBERALS SELECT GAVIRIA AS PARTY CHIEF; [...] (C) Summary: On June 11, the Liberal Party (PLC) national convention selected former President and OAS SyG Cesar Gaviria as its national party head. Gaviria denounced President Uribe for abandoning and attacking the PLC, wrongheaded policies (most notably an alleged failure to control the p [...] | 2005-06-14 18:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR CO |
05BOGOTA5752 | COLOMBIA: CODEL DAVIS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Davis met with President Uribe on June 2 during a brief visit to Bogota (septel). CODEL Renzi, on a separate trip, also attended. Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support, outlined the improved security situation, and briefly described Venezuela's approach to the FARC. Uri [...] | 2005-06-16 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO PBTS CODEL |
05BOGOTA5794 | CIUDAD BOLIVAR VIOLENCE DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary: "Ciudad Bolivar," a sector of underprivileged neighborhoods located in southeastern Bogota, has long been notorious for violence and disorder. In May, staffers from Mayor Garzon's office told Poloffs that the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) had infiltrated the area [...] | 2005-06-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER CO |
05BOGOTA5795 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, MAY, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during May, 2005. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) DOJ continued to provide training and technical assistance through the Justice Sector Reform Program (JSRP). DOJ sponsored a three-week visit to the U.S. for 13 eviden [...] | 2005-06-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA5797 | "Don Berna" Stays in Detention: Extradition [...] (U) Summary. On Monday, June 13 the Office of the Attorney General (Fiscalia) determined that Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano (a.k.a. "Don Berna") will remain in detention on the farm in Valencia (Cordoba Department). Don Berna will neither be moved to a civilian jail, nor served with any Col [...] | 2005-06-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR CO AUC |
05BOGOTA5880 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: MAY 2005 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) This is the May, 2005, Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by reftel. There were no Phase I/II/III events during this period. 2. (SBU) In May, 2005, 3,011 tracks were noted over Colombia, of which 37 were declared Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) aircraft. Five were eventua [...] | 2005-06-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6056 | JUSTICE AND PEACE BECOMES LAW [...] (U) Summary: More than a year after the government introduced its first draft and after six months of intensive debate, the demobilization legislation commonly known as the "Justice and Peace" law was passed by the Senate and House plenaries on June 20 and 21, respectively, and the conference [...] | 2005-06-24 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM SNAR PTER CO |
05BOGOTA6057 | FOMER PRESIDENT CLINTON'S COMMENTS ON THE PEACE [...] (U) During former President Clinton's June 22 visit to Colombia, a reporter for national television network Caracol asked him if he supported the peace processes with the paramilitaries and the guerrilla groups. Clinton stated: "Of course, so long as they understand there will be zero toler [...] | 2005-06-24 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6060 | CONGRESS PASSES PENSION REFORM [...] Summary: On June 20, the Colombian Congress sent pension reform legislation to President Uribe for his signature. The reform, which required a constitutional amendment, will save the GOC over USD 17 billion over the next 50 years. The Uribe administration originally proposed a reform packa [...] | 2005-06-24 22:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN CO |
05BOGOTA6089 | "COLOMBIA IS ON THE RIGHT PATH," FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (U) During a half-day visit to Colombia June 22, President Clinton expressed unequivocal support for President Uribe and his policies, as well as for the Colombian people. Speaking to a business and leadership forum (Expogestion) with an audience of over 2,000 people - including President Uri [...] | 2005-06-27 17:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6143 | HIGHLIGHTS OF CONGRESSIONAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: Despite a slow start, Congress completed work on several major pieces of legislation, including the Justice and Peace Law (demobilization),pension reform, implementing legislation for presidential reelection and associated level-playing field guarantees, enhanced legal protecti [...] | 2005-06-28 20:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA6208 | MASS GRAVE EXHUMATION UNCOVERS GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On June 22, the United Nations Human Rights Commissioner hosted an international delegation visit to Sucre Department. The group visited mass gravesites in San Onofre, met with victims' families and NGOs in Sincelejo, and spoke with local government and military officials about human rights c [...] | 2005-06-29 23:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PTER PGOV SNAR CO AUC |
05BOGOTA6222 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP OF CALI [...] (C) Summary. During a trip to Cali on June 23-24, the Archbishop told the Ambassador that the Mayor's office was struggling with corruption limiting its ability to act, and that the USG should find ways to help support the municipal police. He credited the increase in violence in Cali last y [...] | 2005-06-30 21:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PINR CO |
05BOGOTA6223 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GOVERNOR OF VALLE DE [...] (C) Summary. On June 24 the Ambassador met with the Governor of the Department of Valle de Cauca. The Governor endorsed Uribe's Democratic Security policy and the use of a legal framework like the newly adopted Justice and Peace law to demobilize the AUC and the FARC. He said the FARC may be [...] | 2005-06-30 21:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PINR CO |
05BOGOTA6237 | FARC PUTUMAYO ATTACK KILLS 21 SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out their deadliest one-day attack since President Uribe took office. The twelve simultaneous strikes killed 21 and wounded 11 soldiers in southeastern Putumayo Department. President Uribe, disturbed by the hi [...] | 2005-06-30 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PTER PGOV MOPS EC CO FARC |
05BOGOTA6340 | 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This is post,s response to reftel request for the 2005 report on U.S. citizen expropriation claims and other investment disputes involving the Government of Colombia. It is worth noting that the two cases in the 2005 report are being decided through normal judicial action or in transparent n [...] | 2005-07-05 22:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN PGOV CASC CO |
05BOGOTA6382 | Colombian FM Defends Immunity [...] (U) Summary. On June 27, Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco responded to Inspector General (Procurador) Edgardo Maya's written request to submit for congressional approval the 1974 "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Government of the United States rela [...] | 2005-07-06 19:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6495 | EX-GUERRILLA AND PARAMILITARY DESCRIBE THEIR LIVES [...] (U) Colombia's Ministry of Defense (MOD),the agency in charge of the first phase of the individual desertion program for guerrillas and paramilitaries, began recording deserter testimonies on June 24 and invited Emboffs to observe. The MOD interviewed a former paramilitary and former ELN bloc [...] | 2005-07-11 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER MOPS CO ELN AUC |
05BOGOTA6508 | NEW MOD CAMILO OSPINA DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On July 9, the newly-appointed Minister of Defense Camilo Ospina visited the Ambassador to discuss bilateral military cooperation. They discussed a range of issues including human rights, high value targets, funding for military assistance, and the Justice and Peace Law. Ospina stated th [...] | 2005-07-12 11:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM PINR CO |
05BOGOTA6669 | PLAN COLOMBIA IMPLEMENTATION ROUND-UP, JUNE, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during June, 2005. -------- DOJ/JSRP -------- 2. (U) The results of Justice Department and USAID efforts in Bogota to assist Colombia in the conversion to an oral accusatory justice system are continuing to bear fruit. [...] | 2005-07-18 11:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA6682 | VP SANTOS SEEKS ADVICE ON EXPLAINING JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, Vice President Francisco Santos sought Ambassador's advice on how to gain support for the Justice and Peace Law while not jeopardizing final AUC demobilizations. The Ambassador urged the GOC to show its seriousness, firmness, and procedural organization immediately. [...] | 2005-07-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6683 | OAS REP ASKS ABOUT DEMOBILIZATION FUTURE [...] (C) On July 8, the Ambassador met with Organization of American States (OAS) Peace Process Verification Coordinators Sergio Caramagna and Claudia Vargas at the latters' request. Caramagna told the Ambassador that he appreciated U.S. Congressional support for the GOC's paramilitary peace proces [...] | 2005-07-18 14:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EAID CO OAS |
05BOGOTA6710 | CANDIDATES FOR COLOMBIA'S NEW FISCAL GENERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON JULY 7, PRESIDENT URIBE ANNOUNCED THE THREE CANDIDATES TO BE CONSIDERED TO REPLACE THE FISCAL GENERAL (ATTORNEY GENERAL),LUIS CAMILO OSORIO, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NEW FISCAL GENERAL WILL TAKE OFFICE ON AUGUST 1. ALL OF THE CANDIDATES ARE FROM THE C [...] | 2005-07-18 21:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA6718 | MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM FOCUSES ON SYSTEMIC FLAWS [...] (U) On July 11, the Ambassador hosted military justice Director Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes to discuss the military justice reform process and encourage transparency. Colombia's Military Penal Justice (MPJ) system has been accused of promoting impunity and responding slowly to cri [...] | 2005-07-18 21:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM MOPS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6889 | COLOMBIA: JULY 2005 GALLUP POLL RESULTS [...] (U) The survey found that 71% of respondents feel safer today than they did a year ago, up seven percent (64%) from April 2005. Those disagreeing with the statement decreased from 31% in April to 26% in July. As such, a little over a third of Colombians (36%) feel that public order/security is [...] | 2005-07-22 20:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6891 | SERPA ON 2006 ELECTIONS, BILATERAL RELATIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Liberal Party Presidential nominee hopeful Horacio Serpa discussed national politics at breakfast on July 12. Serpa said under a reelection scenario, President Uribe would win easily. He hoped for a grand left/center-left coalition against Uribe in the first rou [...] | 2005-07-22 20:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO VE BL |
05BOGOTA6914 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) President Uribe and the Embassy welcome the visit of Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns with enthusiasm. Current hot topics include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 6,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected [...] | 2005-07-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM CO |
05BOGOTA6926 | PRESIDENT SIGNS JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW [...] (U) On July 22, President Uribe signed the Justice and Peace Law, just meeting the 20 working day deadline he had to sign after Congress approved the text. Once the law is published in the congressional daily bulletin, probably on Monday, July 25, it will be active and implementation can begi [...] | 2005-07-25 16:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PTER PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA6928 | CENSUS TO CAPTURE SNAPSHOT OF COLOMBIAN LIFE [...] (U) Colombia's Statistics office began the first national census in 12 years in May and hopes to conclude by December  [...] | 2005-07-25 16:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KHIV CO |
05BOGOTA6950 | INTELLIGENCE CAPACITY DIMINISHED BY LOSS OF FUNDING [...] (S) The loss of the two airborne reconnaissance low (ARL) platforms due to funding constraints will have a critical impact on both U.S. and Colombian intelligence operations. The arrival of the "Shula Dragon" aircraft on July 15 offset requirements, but without either of the ARLs, our intellig [...] | 2005-07-25 19:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA6953 | PRESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR LOZANO MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) On July 22, the Ambassador reiterated to Presidential Chief of Staff Juan Lozano the warning he had given to other GOC officials about the need to demonstrate GOC seriousness about implementing the Justice and Peace Law within the coming weeks. The Ambassador urged the government to make a [...] | 2005-07-25 22:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
05BOGOTA7191 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO CRAWFORD [...] (C) President Uribe's visit to Crawford comes at a key moment and will serve as an opportunity to advance several items in our bilateral relationship. Uribe will thank the President for U.S. political support and financial assistance for the counter-drug, counter-terror, and development effort [...] | 2005-07-29 21:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD MOPS CO |
05BOGOTA7312 | NEWEST PUTUMAYO ATTACKS TARGET GOC AND CIVILIANS [...] (C) On July 20, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas began the second offensive in under a month against Putumayo Department. The five-day mission targeted nine municipalities, including Mocoa, the department's capital. As with attacks against military bases last month [...] | 2005-08-02 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO FARC |
05BOGOTA7332 | INDUMIL'S SAFEGUARDS SUFFICIENT FOR ARMS AND [...] (U) Several U.S. companies have attempted to seek licenses from PM to sell defense articles to the Colombian Military (COLMIL) and Police this year and have been denied, possibly due to concerns about Colombia's end user controls. Military Industries (INDUMIL) is the Colombian government's onl [...] | 2005-08-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MOPS CO |
05BOGOTA7358 | GOC POSES NEGOTIATION OFFERS TO GUERRILLAS [...] (SBU) In mid-June and July, the GOC sent several communiques in an attempt to resuscitate negotiation processes with both the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The GOC hoped to restart preliminary peace negotiations with the ELN w [...] | 2005-08-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO FARC ELN |
05BOGOTA7359 | U/S BURNS MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN MOD OSPINA [...] (U) July 27, 2005, 10:00-11:00 am, Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Peter Husta, Acting MilGroup Commander [...] | 2005-08-04 16:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA7402 | U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 4:00-5:30 pm, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. --- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Polcouns (notetaker) Luis Guio, Interpreter Colombia -------- [...] | 2005-08-04 22:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA7588 | PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION UPDATE [...] (C) In early August, three more paramilitary blocs demobilized, bringing the total number of demobilized paramilitaries to over 8,700 since 2003. The Liberators of the South demobilized 676 members, the Heroes of Granada demobilized 2,033, and the Self-Defense Forces of Meta and Vichada demob [...] | 2005-08-10 19:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM SNAR PGOV CO AUC |
05BOGOTA7602 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JULY 2005 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) This is the July 2005 Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by Ref A. There was one Phase II event during this period. 2. (SBU) In July 2005, 4884 tracks were sorted over Colombia, of which 33 were declared Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) aircraft. Two of those were identif [...] | 2005-08-10 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA7687 | "BOOMERANG AGAINST EXTRADITION:" EL TIEMPO'S [...] Leading national daily El Tiempo's August 12 editorial is highly critical of an extradition bill under consideration by the U.S. Congress. BEGIN TRANSLATION OF THE EDITORIAL: Boomerang Against Extradition "There are times when laws, instead of helping to achieve what they intend to do [...] | 2005-08-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA7712 | PEACE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBES STATUS OF [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told Ambassador Wood August 12 that the GOC was making a sincere effort to reach an agreement with the FARC on the terms of a humanitarian exchange, and with the ELN on peace talks, but Restrepo is not confident of the GOC's short term prospects for [...] | 2005-08-16 16:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR CO FARC ELN |
05BOGOTA7735 | AIR BRIDGE DENIAL: JULY 2005 PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (U) This is the July 2005 Air Bridge Denial (ABD) activity report required by Ref A. There was one Phase II event during this period. 2. (SBU) In July 2005, 4884 tracks were sorted over Colombia, of which 33 were declared Unknown, Assumed Suspect (UAS) aircraft. Two of those were identif [...] | 2005-08-16 22:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA7840 | AFGHAN VISIT TO COLOMBIA OFFERS NEW CN INSIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: A six-person delegation from the Afghan government visited Colombia to discuss counternarcotics policy and the joint USG-GOC program. The group met with GOC officials and visited an air base to observe Colombia's aerial eradication efforts. The NAS Acting Director organized br [...] | 2005-08-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA7922 | ICRC ON PROSPECTS FOR TALKS ON HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Juan Pedro Schaerer (protect) said August 18 that he was not optimistic about the prospects for a GOC agreement with the FARC on an humanitarian exchange. He said the ICRC is prepared to accompany FARC members to a meeting place with the GOC and remain with them f [...] | 2005-08-22 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA8051 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLEMAN'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes CODEL Coleman's visit to Colombia. With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. A nation-wide, multi-phased offensive by the security forces has re-taken key territory from the Revolutionar [...] | 2005-08-25 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CO |
05BOGOTA8157 | MEDIA REACTION: DETAINED AMERICAN SERVICEMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8174 | MEDIA REACTION: AERIAL ERADICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-30 16:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8183 | URIBE CALLS TO RESOLVE CASES INVOLVING COLOMBIA'S [...] (U) President Uribe called on Colombia's judicial system to resolve a number of high profile cases involving the country's public forces during a townhall meeting in Cartagena August 27. BEGIN SPEECH EXCERPTS: "I was talking to Attorney General Iguarn yesterday and I told him: `Attorney G [...] | 2005-08-30 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8197 | GOC OFFERS HURRICANE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE [...] On August 30, Vice Minister of Defense Andres Penate offered assistance to the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Penate, as head of civil defense, offered to make available twenty English-speaking personnel from Colombia's disaster assistance force to help with recovery eff [...] | 2005-08-30 21:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8241 | OBSERVATIONS ON UPCOMING COURT DECISION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Commentators continue to differ in their predictions about the Colombian Constitutional Court's decision on President Uribe's reelection. A leading newspaper recently published an extensive article predicting a 6-3 vote in favor of Uribe's reelection, while others suggest diff [...] | 2005-08-31 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR CO |
05BOGOTA8281 | PRESIDENT URIBE REITERATES OFFER OF HURRICANE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-01 21:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV KPAO CO |
05BOGOTA8284 | PLAN COLOMBIA MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS - JULY [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during July 2005. --------------------------------------------- ------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/JUDICIAL SECTOR REFORM PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (U) The Department of Justice Judicial [...] | 2005-09-01 21:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO |
05BOGOTA8291 | POLICE ASSUME CONTROL OF RALITO; PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Emboffs attended demobilization in Santa Fe de Ralito on August 25-26 and witnessed Colombian police taking over from some 300 demobilized paramilitaries, who has been the "security force" there. The police presence remains thin but should expand in the coming weeks. There were two princi [...] | 2005-09-01 21:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA8292 | ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) August 23, 2005, 5:00-6:00 PM, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey Taylor, Counselor to the Attorney General Mary Lee Warren, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Thomas Monheim, Associate Dep [...] | 2005-09-01 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CO |
05BOGOTA8329 | COLOMBIA ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The United States can "count on Colombia's support" at the Summit of the Americas if such support is "crucial," according to the MFA, but Colombia hopes to avoid being in the middle of disputes, especially with Venezuela, unless absolutely necessary. The GOC asked for support for [...] | 2005-09-02 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KSUM PGOV ECON CO OAS |
05BOGOTA8367 | GOC AND FARC FROZEN ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE; [...] (U) FARC "spokesperson" Luis Edgar Devia AKA Raul Reyes communicated on August 22 their demand that the GOC demilitarize certain municipalities as a precondition for talks on a humanitarian exchange. Reyes' statement effectively ended the Catholic Church's offer to mediate a "pre-dialogue" ou [...] | 2005-09-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PTER CO FARC ELN |
05BOGOTA8406 | CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Senators Coleman and Martinez and Congressman Miller met with President Uribe on August 23 during a brief visit to Bogota. The CODEL told Uribe they had come to thank him personally for his leadership in the fight against drugs and terrorism, and for the vital U.S.-Colombian par [...] | 2005-09-07 16:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CO CODEL |
05BOGOTA8409 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the September 9-11 visit of CODEL Davis to Colombia. With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. Drug eradication and interdiction are at record levels. A nation-wide, multi-phased offens [...] | 2005-09-07 18:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER CO CODEL |
05BOGOTA8410 | DRAFT EU REPORT RECOMMENDS SUPPORT FOR THE J&P LAW [...] (C) A draft EU Bogota Heads of Mission report prepared for the Committee of the Council for Latin America (COLAT) meeting in early September recommended that the EU support the GOC in its implementation of the Justice and Peace law. The draft report recommends specific areas of cooperation, an [...] | 2005-09-07 18:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA8454 | FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Wood thanked Foreign Minister Carolina Barco September 7 for the GOC's offers of assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Barco said the GOC could send its 30 disaster relief experts and nutritional powder immediately and is standing by for further instructions from the U. [...] | 2005-09-08 17:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER ECON ETRD EAGR KCRM KJUS CO EI |
05BOGOTA8475 | COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE C-26'S [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs requesting assistance in the use of the two Colombian Air Force C-26 aircraft that were modified by the United States Government (USG) for air interception and surveillance. 2. Funding for these aircraft is [...] | 2005-09-08 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL MOPS MASS PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8485 | GENERAL GOMEZ'S REPLACEMENT NAMED [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA8495 | SUPREME COURT APPROVES DON BERNA'S EXTRADITION; [...] (C) On September 7, Colombia's Supreme Court approved the U.S. extradition request for paramilitary commander Diego Murillo, AKA "Don Berna," and transmitted the case to the President for his decision. The approval occurred in much less than normal time for such a decision (less than a third o [...] | 2005-09-09 18:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO AUC |
05BOGOTA8513 | FARC INTRANSIGENT, ELN IN POSSIBLE RESPONSE TO NEW [...] (U) On September 4, Episcopal Conference President Castro suggested that the FARC consider new peace options to restart negotiations with the GOC but noted that he disapproved of former President Turbay's notion of trading eleven FARC hostages for one imprisoned FARC guerrilla. FARC Spokesman [...] | 2005-09-09 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
05BOGOTA8550 | COLOMBIAN PROSECUTOR BEGINS TO IMPLEMENT JUSTICE [...] (C) The GOC has taken important steps to implement the Justice and Peace (J&P) law, but much more needs to be done. The most significant steps so far include the naming of J&P Specialized Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez in the Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalia) and the creation of the National Reconcilia [...] | 2005-09-12 17:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8571 | COLOMBIAN AIRLINER HIJACKED; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING [...] Summary. A Colombian airliner operated by Aires was hijacked today en route to Bogota from Florencia, in Caqueta Department. The twenty passengers included four U.S. contractors ) one American, two Colombians, and one Peruvian. Two Colombian Congressmen are also on board. Upon landing at [...] | 2005-09-12 21:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PTER CO |
05BOGOTA8586 | COLOMBIAN AIRLINER HOSTAGES RELEASED; HIJACKERS [...] Summary. As of 1715 Bogota time, all hostages on board the hijacked Aires flight have been released unharmed, and the two hijackers have surrendered (reftel). Contrary to earlier reports, the father and son hijackers were not former paramilitaries. Rather, they were seeking compensation for [...] | 2005-09-12 23:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8605 | MFA INFORMED OF AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR PASTRANA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-13 21:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8664 | EMBASSY BOGOTA: HIJACK OF COLOMBIAN AIRLINE WITH [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (SBU) On 12 September 2005 at 1218 pm, a Colombian airliner on a domestic flight to Bogota from Florencia was hijacked. Four Contract Employees from the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),to include 1 US Citizen, were onboard. As detailed in reftels, the flight landed safely in B [...] | 2005-09-14 18:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER CASC PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8695 | DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRO-URIBE POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Four center-right political parties -- Radical Change, National Unity, Democratic Colombia, and the Conservatives -- are vying to be the lead vehicle for President Uribe's reelection drive. While all are viable electorally, the continued existence of National Unity and Democr [...] | 2005-09-15 14:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
05BOGOTA8768 | LOWER HOUSE PLENARY SESSION TRIES TO FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The House of Representatives held an historic plenary session September 7-8 on the island of San Andres, the capital of Colombia's smallest Department, San Andres and Providencia. Despite impassioned and nationalistic statements about Nicaraguan incursions into Colombian terr [...] | 2005-09-16 17:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON CO |
05BOGOTA8814 | COLOMBIA: SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE BODES WELL [...] Summary: The Colombian economy continues to grow steadily, fueled by increased exports, a strong peso, and a low, stable inflation rate. These factors in turn increased investor confidence leading to record levels for the stock exchange and a dramatic increase in private investment. While the [...] | 2005-09-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA8816 | IRISH THREE EXTRADITION REQUEST SUBMITTED [...] (U) North Irish Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament Jeffery Donaldson visited Colombia the week of September 5 to investigate allegations against the "Irish Three" (Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley, and James Monaghan) and speak with Colombian officials. Three members of "FAIR" (Fam [...] | 2005-09-19 17:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO |
05BOGOTA8817 | FARC DECLINES GOC PRISONER EXCHANGE, BLAMES GOC [...] (U) On September 16, ANNCOL posted a message from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ) People's Army (FARC-EP) declining the Colombian government's offer to hold a prisoner exchange in Bolo Azul, Valle del Cauca Department. The FARC reiterated longstanding demands in the communique an [...] | 2005-09-19 17:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV CO FARC |
05BOGOTA8932 | NOTES FROM THE FIELD: CUCUTA, NORTE DE SANTANDER [...] (C) Summary: In Cucuta, capital of Norte de Santander Department along the Venezuelan border, political leaders and opinion makers expressed concern about President Chavez's meddling in Colombia and Latin America in general. But few offered specifics. They said Colombia's Armed Forces are [...] | 2005-09-21 20:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ENRG PTER CO VE |
05BOGOTA9087 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMISSION GETS UNDERWAY [...] (U) Colombia's Justice and Peace (J&P) Law, created to process demobilizing illegal armed fighters and compensate victims, directed the GOC to create an institution to manage the National Reconciliation and Reparations Fund. Vice President Francisco Santos structured the National Reconciliati [...] | 2005-09-23 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SOCI CO |
05BOGOTA9089 | PEACE COMMISSIONER OPPOSES DON BERNA'S EXTRADITION [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo on September 22 told the Ambassador that the GOC is inclined not to extradite Diego Murillo AKA "Don Berna" at the moment because it would endanger future demobilizations and Don Berna remains an important player in ensuring these demobilizations ha [...] | 2005-09-23 22:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO ELN |
05BOGOTA9095 | COLOMBIANS PROTEST FRENCH REGARDING FARC [...] (U) The Colombian Foreign Ministry sent the French Ambassador to Colombia a diplomatic note on September 23 protesting France's latest contact with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in early September, without GOC authorization. The French reportedly sent the envoy to negotiat [...] | 2005-09-24 16:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO FARC |
05BOGOTA9232 | PRESIDENT URIBE COMMITS PUBLICLY TO SIGNING FTA AS [...] (SBU) During a speech at the Annual National Exporters, Association Conference on September 27, President Uribe stated that he was willing to pay the necessary political cost to quickly conclude the FTA negotiations (translation of remarks below.) Uribe underscored that his support for the FT [...] | 2005-09-28 21:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA9248 | CONTINUED COLOMBIAN SUPPORT AT SUMMIT OF THE [...] (U) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Summit of the Americas Coordinator Francisco Gonzalez on September 27. PolCouns followed up with new Multilateral Affairs Office Director Nicolas Rivas on September 28. Emboffs stressed U.S. concerns about the tone and content of the draft leaders' [...] | 2005-09-29 18:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KSUM CO |
05BOGOTA9257 | RECONCILIATION COMMISSION CONFIRMS PEACE PROCESS \ [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX discussed the status of the Catholic Church's role in peace \ talks between guerrilla groups and the Colombian government. \ He said he believed both negotiations were on hold ) the ELN \ would not advance during Francisco Galan's parole and the \ FARC consistently had refused all [...] | 2005-09-29 20:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER SOCI CO ELN FARC |
05BOGOTA9269 | BOGOTA MAYOR SEEKS CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH EMBASSY [...] (C) Ambassador Wood met with Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo (Lucho) Garzon on September 22, at the Mayor's request. In a wide ranging discussion, Garzon requested more contact with the Ambassador and Embassy staff to improve information sharing, particularly on security issues. He asked for assis [...] | 2005-09-29 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO VE FARC |
05BOGOTA9276 | PLAN COLOMBIA MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during August 2005. --------------------------------------------- ------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/JUDICIAL SECTOR REFORM PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (U) The Department of Justice Judicia [...] | 2005-09-29 21:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO FARC |
05BOGOTA9294 | COLOMBIA COMPLIES WITH 2005 IACHR RECOMMENDATION; [...] The Colombian Government formally accepted responsibility September 29 for the 1989 murder of 12 members of a GOC judicial commission at La Rochela by paramilitary forces, working in collaboration with elements of the GOC military. The Colombian Government's acceptance of responsibility on be [...] | 2005-09-30 15:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MARR CO |
05BOGOTA9301 | CONSERVATIVE PARTY FOCUSES ON WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) The Conservative Party unofficially inaugurated its campaign season with a conference aimed at increasing women's political participation. The event offered data on women's participation in the GOC, as well as criticism of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by the director of a Venezuelan [...] | 2005-09-30 16:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM CO VE |
05BOGOTA9321 | UPDATE ON REELECTION: THINKING OF PLAN B [...] (C) President Uribe and his team are considering contingency plans in the event the Constitutional Court strikes down reelection. The plans that are receiving most attention include a public referendum that would seek to change the Constitution, and the casting of a separate ballot during Ma [...] | 2005-09-30 19:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR CO |
05BOGOTA9440 | JUSTICE AND PEACE UNIT OPENS FOR BUSINESS [...] (C) Justice and Peace (J&P) Specialized Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez in the Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalia) told Emboffs September 27 that the unit would be open for business the week of October 3. Gonzalez will have 8 of 20 prosecutors available on October 3; he hopes to appoint remaining members [...] | 2005-10-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA9566 | GOC SEEKS ASSISTANCE TO REINFORCE SECURITY AFTER [...] (C) The GOC is seeking USG assistance to strengthen security in areas formerly occupied by demobilized paramilitaries. Thus far, there have only been isolated incidents of FARC incursions into former paramilitary territory, but the FARC could become emboldened as the demobilization process ad [...] | 2005-10-07 15:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR EAID ASEC SNAR CO OAS AUC FARC |
05BOGOTA9593 | NO CHANGE IN EXTRADITION POLICY FOLLOWING AUC [...] (C) In a 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Wood on October 7, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo described paramilitary leaders as distrustful of President Uribe and scared of extradition, but confirmed GOC extradition policy would remain unchanged following the October 6 AUC statement s [...] | 2005-10-07 21:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL KJUS KCRM CO AUC FARC |
05BOGOTA9595 | FORMER PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ TO RETURN TO ECUADOR, [...] (S) Former Ecuadorian president Lucio Gutierrez told poloffs October 5 that he intends to return to Ecuador, perhaps within weeks, and expects to be jailed on his arrival. Gutierrez said he wants to run for president in 2006 and would like the U.S. to ensure that his life is protected while in jail [...] | 2005-10-07 22:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EC CO |
05BOGOTA9715 | DEFENSE ARTICLE REGULATONS FOR COLOMBIA [...] (U) Presidential Decree 2535 of 1993 governs Colombia's weapons imports and manufacturing processes. Per the regulations, Industrias Militares (Indumil) is the only entity in Colombia with the ability to import or manufacture weapons. Once the production or import is complete, weapons become [...] | 2005-10-13 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD MARR PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA9727 | GOC,S EFFORTS TO CLARIFY CNRR,S DUTIES AND [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe and National Reparation and Reconciliation Commission (CNRR) President Eduardo Pizarro warned during the CNNR's official launch on October 4 that the commission would probably fall short in its efforts to give reparations to all victims. The commission will hold it [...] | 2005-10-13 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV CO |
05BOGOTA9759 | TWO TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BOGOTA IN TWO DAYS; [...] (C) Bogota experienced two terrorist incidents in 48 hours. On the evening of October 10, a remote-controlled 50-kilogram explosive device hidden in a parked car was detonated in northern Bogota as Senator German Vargas Lleras's motorcade drove past. Vargas escaped unharmed, but nine Colomb [...] | 2005-10-14 18:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER PREL CO FARC PGOV |
05BOGOTA9785 | LABOR AND INDIGENOUS PROTESTS AGAINST FTA FIZZLE [...] Summary. Public concerns over FTA negotiations were highlighted as indigenous groups and the major labor unions held anti-FTA protests around the country this week. While most of the demonstrations were peaceful and smaller than predicted, some protesters were injured and one protester died [...] | 2005-10-14 23:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV CO FTA |
05BOGOTA9790 | COLOMBIAN PEACE PROCESS: URGENT REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (see para 6). 2. (U) The Government of Colombia (GoC) is currently leading an unprecedented peace process with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). More than 18,000 former combatants have laid down their arms since the beginning of the Uribe adm [...] | 2005-10-17 15:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL CO OAS |
05BOGOTA9896 | COURT SAYS CONSTITUTION HAS BEEN REFORMED TO ALLOW [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, the Constitutional Court ratified legislation reforming the Constitution to allow presidential reelection, including for incumbent President Uribe. A final legal hurdle for Uribe is the Court's approval of reelection implementing legislation, a decision that is d [...] | 2005-10-20 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PTER ECON CO |
05BOGOTA9963 | KIDNAPPING OF ORLANDO VALENCIA RECEIVES WIDE [...] (U) Post learned from NGO sources that Afro-Colombian leader Orlando Valencia was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday, October 15. Post has raised Valencia's case at all levels of the GOC to press for quick action to ensure his safety. End summary. --------------------------------- Initial N [...] | 2005-10-21 21:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS CVIS CO |
05BRASILIA100 | "O ESTADO DE SAO PAULO" ARTICLE ON THE ARREST OF [...] The December 24 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes the arrest by the GoB Federal Police of Julio Law -- the brother of notorious pirated goods trafficker Law Kin Chong. Federal Police sources have told Mission officers that as of January 11, Julio Law r [...] | 2005-01-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1017 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF [...] (C) Summary/Action Request. On 12 April Ambassador and PolCouns met for a private lunch at the COM Residence with the Presidency's Civil Household Minister and Presidential Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu, who was accompanied by his international affairs advisor, Ambassador Americo Fontanelles. Di [...] | 2005-04-13 20:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BR FTAA |
05BRASILIA1018 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN CONGRESSIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 12, Ambassador Danilovich met with the new Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Severino Cavalcanti, who --in his two months leading the lower house of Congress-- has butted heads with the Lula administration and entertained the press with his untailored style. [...] | 2005-04-13 20:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS PINR PREL SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA1042 | UPDATE ON THE MERCURY PROBLEM IN BRAZIL, RESULTS [...] Summary: On April 13, 2005, the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology released the results of research completed by their Mineral Technology Center (CETEM) aimed at determining the level of mercury contamination of the fish in the waters of the Tapajos river, the principle source of f [...] | 2005-04-15 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON XR BR |
05BRASILIA1044 | BRAZIL: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS UN [...] (SBU) Summary. From March 30 to April 1, former Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Ambassador Alec Watson met with former Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Rubens Barbosa; former Foreign Minister Luiz Lampreia; Marcelo Vasconcelos and Paulo Alvarenga from the US and Canada Division at the Minist [...] | 2005-04-15 19:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL PTER BR UNSC |
05BRASILIA1100 | GUTIERREZ ARRIVES IN BRASILIA [...] (SBU) Ecuador's ex-president Lucio Gutierrez arrived in Brasilia Sunday afternoon, April 24, via Brazilian Air Force 737 and was transferred immediately by helicopter to Brasilia's Military Sector. For the time being, Gutierrez and his family will lodge in officers transit quarters on the ar [...] | 2005-04-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC ECIN BR |
05BRASILIA1118 | BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...] | 2005-04-26 19:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
05BRASILIA1148 | FARC MAY BE BUYING STOLEN MEDICINE IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since November 2004, Federal Police in the Brazilian state of Amazonas have been investigating the disappearance of 8,000 bottles of Glucantine, a drug used to treat a parasitic disease common in the Amazon. Last October, locals in Amazonas state found an abandoned boat that c [...] | 2005-04-29 16:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PTER BR |
05BRASILIA1164 | AGRARIAN TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN BRAZIL'S PARA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tensions between small farmers, large landowners and government authorities continue to run high in the Brazilian state of Para, two months after the murder of US citizen nun Dorothy Stang. Five suspects are in custody for Stang's killing. The Brazilian Agriculture Minister rel [...] | 2005-05-02 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR |
05BRASILIA1168 | BRAZIL MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC-PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB is close to launching an inter- agency review of its first two Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments, according to Ministry of Planning Chief Economic Advisor Antonio Alves and special PPP coordinator Mauricio Ribeiro. These pro [...] | 2005-05-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
05BRASILIA1230 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) At the final preparatory Ministerial meeting on May 9, a compromise, of sorts, was reached on contentious "terrorism" language for the Summit Declaration, according to press reports. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim affirmed that the Declaration would condemn terrorism "without a [...] | 2005-05-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
05BRASILIA1239 | BRAZIL: LATEST ENERGY AUCTION FURTHER REDUCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 2, Brazil held its second auction of long-term contracts to supply electric energy under its new energy model. The Minister of Mines and Energy once again hailed the auction of energy to be delivered beginning in 2008 and 2009 as a success because the prices represente [...] | 2005-05-10 17:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA1252 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: BRAZIL LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Despite its confident demeanor going into the Arab-South America Summit, the GOB has stumbled in its handling, trying to manage an event involving heads of state when national interests are incongruent. It is proving to be beyond Itamaraty's ability. Perhaps [...] | 2005-05-11 16:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
05BRASILIA1278 | ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...] | 2005-05-12 20:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF |
05BRASILIA1317 | BRAZIL LANDLESS ACTIVISTS STAGE LARGE MARCH IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As part of its continuous campaign for agrarian reform, Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) often schedules a wave of land occupations and other activities in the month of April. But 2005 has been a slow year for MST, and the traditional "Red April" events were delayed and downsi [...] | 2005-05-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BR PHUM TIP |
05BRASILIA1325 | BRAZILIAN INDIANS DEMAND RIGHTS, FAULT GOB FOR [...] (U) Summary. In his September 2002 "Commitment to the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil," then-candidate Lula da Silva recognized past GOB policy errors on indigenous issues and pledged to create "a coherent indigenous policy" to address land and other human rights issues. During Lula's first two [...] | 2005-05-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PNAT SOCI BR TIP |
05BRASILIA1343 | POLITICAL CORRUPTION SPARKS RIOTS IN BRAZIL'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Violence erupted this week in Porto Velho, capital of Brazil's western Rondonia state, with revelations that the state governor and several members of the State Assembly were locked in a complicated web of corruption. The worst of the violence subsided without serious injury, a [...] | 2005-05-20 18:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PHUM SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA1407 | BRAZIL/US CONGRESS-TO-CONGRESS OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent years, Mission Brazil has worked hard to strengthen institutional links and dialogue between the Brazilian and US Congresses. The overall strategy is to increase contacts and interaction both among Members and staffers based on the expectation of short- and long-term [...] | 2005-05-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL BR |
05BRASILIA1444 | Trafficking in Persons LOA for Brazil [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Our efforts to negotiate a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) concerning the President's Initiative on Trafficking in Persons have made no progress and we do not anticipate movement any time soon. Since the Brazilian impleme [...] | 2005-05-31 13:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BR TIP |
05BRASILIA1466 | CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES IN THE HEMISPHERE - BRAZIL [...] (S) Ref A requested Mission's assessment of the extent and nature of possible Venezuelan Goverment (GOV) and/or "Bolivarian" activities in Brazil, GOB views of same and of Chavez's regime in general. Refs B-H provided extensive information on GOB political views on Chavez, with reporting on [...] | 2005-05-31 18:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER BR VZ |
05BRASILIA1503 | BRAZIL: THE ENERGY MINISTRY'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 27 meeting, the Special Advisor to the Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Rubem Barbosa, spoke to Brasilia EconOffs regarding some of the issues on the ministry's international agenda. Barbosa voiced both concern and a "wait and see" attitude about the impact that [...] | 2005-06-03 16:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA1544 | BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT AT GLOBAL FORUM VOWS TO CRACK [...] (SBU) Brazilian President Lula da Silva used the occasion of the Fourth Global Forum Against Corruption, being held this week in Brasilia, to announce a firm response to the wave of corruption scandals that has been battering his administration in recent weeks. As noted in reftel, the GoB ha [...] | 2005-06-08 18:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA1566 | VARIG FINANCIAL CRISIS DEEPENS [...] (U) This cable is based upon information gathered by the Econ and FCS Sections at AmEmbassy Brasilia. 2. (SBU) Summary. The financial situation of VARIG, Brazil's troubled flagship carrier, is worsening. Airline officials have told Deputy Senior Commercial Officer that in the absence of so [...] | 2005-06-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD BR |
05BRASILIA1602 | BRAZIL SCANDAL - CONGRESSMAN TESTIFIES BEFORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazilian congressman Roberto Jefferson, who is also president of the PTB party (an ally in President Lula's governing coalition),began his testimony before the Chamber of Deputies' Ethics Committee on June 14. He will continue testifying on June 15. Jefferson was summoned b [...] | 2005-06-14 21:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCRM PREL BR |
05BRASILIA1621 | UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-16 20:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US |
05BRASILIA1622 | BRAZIL SCANDAL LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS [...] (C) SUMMARY. While Brazilian Congressman Roberto Jefferson, in his testimony before the Congressional Ethics Committee this week, did not provide proof to support his charges that senior officials of President Lula's Workers' Party (PT) were involved in a scheme to buy votes in Congress from [...] | 2005-06-16 20:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR |
05BRASILIA1631 | BRAZIL SCANDAL: DIRCEU RESIGNS, MORE CABINET MOVES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-17 19:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM SOCI PREL BR |
05BRASILIA1660 | LULA'S RIGHT-HAND WOMAN - DILMA ROUSSEFF BECOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 21, Brazilian President Lula da Silva named Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff to be his new Chief of Staff, replacing Jose Dirceu, who resigned last week amid an unfolding corruption scandal. Rousseff was an opposition militant who was jailed and tortured by [...] | 2005-06-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1680 | BRAZIL: GOB LABOR TASK FORCE LANDS MAJOR BUST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 15 a Brazilian Labor Ministry task force made its largest bust to date, freeing approximately 1,200 slave laborers working at an ethanol refinery in Mato Grosso state. The GOB sanctioned the refinery for labor violations previously, and as a result, ethically conscious c [...] | 2005-06-23 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI BR TIP |
05BRASILIA1714 | FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] Summary. The IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV): "From Words to Deeds" was held from June 7 to 10 in Brasilia, Brazil. An estimated 1800 representatives from 103 countries including government officials and representatives from international organizations and civil society parti [...] | 2005-06-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1819 | BRAZIL: LULA CONTINUES TO SHUFFLE CABINET AMIDST [...] SUMMARY. On July 6, Brazilian President Lula da Silva announced a long-waited cabinet shuffle, his third. Lula's hand was forced by a series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals that have engulfed the GoB and paralyzed Congress since mid-May. The current shuffle started on June [...] | 2005-07-08 20:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI ENRG ECPS PREL BR |
05BRASILIA1849 | LULA FACES WORST CRISIS OF HIS PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since mid-May, when a series of interlocking scandals (dubbed the "Postal Service" and the "Big Monthly" scandals) began to unfold in Brazil, President Lula da Silva, his administration, his coalition, and his Workers' Party (PT) have been battered by the gravest political crisis [...] | 2005-07-12 18:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1867 | BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-13 19:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR |
05BRASILIA187 | JOSE DIRCEU - LULA'S WING-MAN GETS BACK ON TRACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Jose Dirceu is Chief of Staff and most trusted advisor to Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Dirceu's legendary, if peculiar, biography is a window on Brazil's recent history. His machiavellian political skills and decades of fierce loyalty to Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...] | 2005-01-21 13:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON PREL SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA1874 | BRAZIL: LULA'S APPROVAL INCREASES AMIDST [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-14 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1922 | BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT DOWNGRADED; [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-18 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BR TIP |
05BRASILIA1973 | BRAZIL SCANDAL: THE "OFFICIAL STORY" CRUMBLES AS [...] (C) Summary: The scandals (reftels) affecting the government of President Lula da Silva and his PT party reached a serious new level in recent days. Former PT officers implicated in the alleged financial improprieties have now attempted to present suspect financial transfers managed by a pr [...] | 2005-07-22 19:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BR |
05BRASILIA1979 | BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...] | 2005-07-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA1984 | BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 18:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2011 | PRIEST SLAIN IN RIO DE JANEIRO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Paulo Henrique Keler, a Catholic priest and advocate for Baixada Fluminense massacre victims, was murdered in Rio de Janeiro city on July 25. Brazilian police officials do not believe that the priest's involvement in the Baixada Fluminense case led to his murder. However, recent [...] | 2005-07-28 16:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA2024 | INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: GOB AND NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 5 poloffs met with Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA) NGO representatives Adriana Ramos, Coordinator of the ISA Law and Policy Program, and her assistant Fernando Baptista. ISA specializes in the defense of indigenous rights, and the promotion of sustainable environment [...] | 2005-07-29 18:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA2025 | BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 25-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This week saw further developments in the corruption scandals (reftels) that are roiling Brazilian domestic politics: the wife of Marcio Valerio-- the PT's money man in illicit financial schemes at the center of the crisis --testified before the Postal Service Congressional Inqui [...] | 2005-07-29 18:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2031 | BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2082 | BRAZIL: CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 1-5 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hearings on the corruption scandals (refs) in the Brazilian government continued this week, as Congressman Jose Dirceu, President Lula da Silva's former Chief of Staff and closest advisor, testified on 2 August before the Chamber's Ethics Committee. Dirceu categorically denied [...] | 2005-08-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2149 | BRAZIL - POTENTIAL ECONOMIC SCENARIOS AS THE [...] (C) Summary: Financial markets have, to date, largely taken in their stride the interlocking set of vote-buying and corruption scandals currently engulfing Brazil's political class (ref A). Several factors are working together to insulate the economy against the political turbulence, includi [...] | 2005-08-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV |
05BRASILIA2150 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 8-12 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In one of the most dramatic moments thus far in the continuing corruption scandals (refs a-f) plaguing the Brazilian government, President Lula da Silva's 2002 campaign publicity coordinator Duda Mendonca stated on 12 August before the Postal Service CPI that the Workers' Party [...] | 2005-08-12 17:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2153 | UNTIMELY CHAVEZ-LULA VISIT [...] (U) On August 11 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made a stop-off in Brasilia during a quick tour of South American countries, and called on President Lula da Silva. Over dinner, official releases from the presidency indicate they discussed bilateral relations, focusing on a joint venture betw [...] | 2005-08-12 19:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA2174 | DEATH OF BRAZILIAN CONGRESSMAN MIGUEL ARRAES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Federal Deputy Miguel Arraes de Alencar, 88, founder of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and three time state governor, died on August 13 of a pulmonary infection in Recife, Pernambuco state. National president of the PSB and allied with President Lula da Silva's governing coa [...] | 2005-08-16 18:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PREL BR |
05BRASILIA2208 | BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 8-9, poloffs met with National Secretariat of Public Security (SENASP) representatives to SIPDIS discuss new training programs designed to promote respect for human rights amongst police and other public security officials in Brazil. States' budgetary constraints and [...] | 2005-08-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI SNAR KCRM BR TIP |
05BRASILIA2219 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: JOSE DIRCEU [...] (C) Introduction: Per refs, Jose Dirceu, formerly the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's cabinet and currently a federal deputy subject to possible revocation of his congressional status, is a central figure in the ongoing scandals roiling the government and PT Party. As suc [...] | 2005-08-19 11:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2226 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 15-19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This was a somewhat quiet week in the the corruption scandals (refs) plaguing Brazilian President Lula da Silva's government and the Workers' Party (PT). Two protests, one in support of and one against Lula, took place in Brasilia on 16-17 August. In his testimony before the [...] | 2005-08-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2237 | BRAZIL SCANDAL: NEW ALLEGATIONS TOUCH FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Rogerio Buratti, a former advisor to Finance Minister Antonio Palocci during the latter's tenure as Mayor of the city of Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo State),told police during a deposition August 19 that Palocci was involved in a kickback scheme that sent Reals 50,000 per month to PT [...] | 2005-08-19 20:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON EINV |
05BRASILIA2242 | More on Corruption Allegations Against FinMin [...] (U) Summary and Introduction. Over the August 20-21 weekend, the surprise August 19 corruption allegations (reftel) leveled at Finance Minister Palocci continued to reverberate through the Brazilian body politic. In an August 21 press conference, Palocci emphatically denied the charges made [...] | 2005-08-22 14:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN |
05BRASILIA2287 | FARC SPOKESMAN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL [...] On August 24, Brazilian Federal Police, in cooperation with Interpol agents in Brazil, arrested Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) "spokesman" Francisco Antonio CADENAS at a Sao Paulo bus station under an international order for his capture. The Colombian government has accused Cade [...] | 2005-08-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BR CO |
05BRASILIA229 | BRAZIL: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PHUM PREL BA TIP |
05BRASILIA2305 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 22-26 [...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of 22-26 August, the ongoing, scandal-driven political crisis shaking the Lula da Silva government and PT party (refs) was augmented by the new corruption allegations against Finance Minister Antonio Palocci (refs I and J). Political reactions to Palocci's 21 Aug [...] | 2005-08-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2318 | SENIOR PRIVATE BANKER ON BRAZIL'S POLITICAL SCANDAL [...] (C) Summary: In an August 23 conversation with Econoff, Banco Itau Executive Director Sergio Werlang, a leading financial markets expert and senior figure in Brazil's second largest private bank, dismissed market fears that Brazil's overall economic policy would change even if Finance Minister [...] | 2005-08-29 19:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL |
05BRASILIA2335 | BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH SLOWS THE PACE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 30, DCM, accompanied by selected members of Country Team, met with Ministry of Health Executive Secretary Jose Agenor da Silva to discuss the implications of any potential GOB move towards compulsory licensing of pharmaceuticals. Embassy message was that: a) USG value [...] | 2005-09-01 17:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD EAID PGOV IPR |
05BRASILIA2348 | BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A joint report by the two lead congressional committees investigating Brazil's interlocking corruption scandals (refs) this week recommended the expulsion from Brazil's congress of 17 legislators on suspicion of taking bribes for votes from a PT party affiliated money man, and a [...] | 2005-09-02 20:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2384 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF [...] (SBU) President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (U.S. House Speaker equivalent) Severino Cavalcanti is in danger of removal from his position, as bribery allegations against him appearing in weekend newspapers became seemingly irrefutable this week in the face of testimony by witnesses a [...] | 2005-09-09 17:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2387 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL: A GUIDE TO IMPEACHMENT [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Per refs, over the past three months the political crisis in Brazil caused by interlocking corruption scandals has led to public discussion of the question of presidential impeachment. In a 4 September interview in &O Estado do Sao Paulo,8 Brazilian Supreme Court President [...] | 2005-09-09 19:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA239 | Brazil Copyright Piracy: "ISTO E DINHEIRO" [...] The January 26 "Isto E Dinheiro" article set forth in paragraph 2 (below) describes a low-cost CD alternative that its inventor hopes will put Brazilian piracy out of business. 2. Begin Unofficial Embassy Translation Headline: Ralf, the Saviour? A low-cost CD with only three tracks an [...] | 2005-01-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR KCRM PGOV ECON BR IPR |
05BRASILIA24 | BRAZIL ENACTS FIRST WAVE OF SWEEPING JUDICIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's justice system does not enjoy the confidence of society, being widely-perceived as slow, inefficient and accessible only to the wealthy and powerful. But the failures of the courts are increasingly viewed as an impediment to social and economic development. In December [...] | 2005-01-04 11:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI EINV BR |
05BRASILIA2457 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 12-16 [...] (C) INTRODUCTION. In two important developments this week in the continuing political scandals affecting Brazil's congress, President Lula da Silva's administration and the PT party (refs),Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) formally expelled Federal Deputy Roberto Jefferson, whose a [...] | 2005-09-16 18:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2467 | BRAZIL: FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI REPORTEDLY UPSET [...] (U) The September 16 "O Estado de Sao Paulo" reported that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci told two PT federal deputies that if his brother was called to testify before any of the congressional committees looking into influence peddling, Palocci would resign. The Minister's brother -- Adhem [...] | 2005-09-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN |
05BRASILIA2477 | THE BRAZILIAN MACRO-ECONOMY: SOARING HIGH BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary. The past 30 days have seen a wealth of good news for the Brazilian economy as a number of fiscal, growth, and financial indicators are trending up. Given this positive turn of events, some market watchers are beginning to wonder whether the conventional wisdom is correct - i.e [...] | 2005-09-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN |
05BRASILIA2539 | BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 19-23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Chamber of Deputies President Severino Cavalcanti resigned both his position and his mandate this week in disgrace in the face of corruption allegations, the first Chamber leader to fall in such circumstances in Brazil's history. The resignation sets the stage for a succession [...] | 2005-09-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2601 | STAINED VICTORY: LULA'S MAN WINS THE CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary. In an extremely close race on 28 September, Aldo Rebelo, a communist party legislator with close ties to President Lula Inacio da Silva, won the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house in Brazil's congress. Lula's government pulled out all the stops to win votes for [...] | 2005-09-29 18:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BR |
05BRASILIA2628 | SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...] | 2005-09-30 20:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US |
05BRASILIA2653 | HEAD OF BRAZIILAN TAX AGENCY PROPOSES NEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) In a October 3 meeting with DCM, Jorge Rachid, head of Brazil's Receita Federal, and his International Affairs Advisor Zayda Manatta, proposed that Brazil and the USG negotiate a Tax Information and Exchange Agreement (TIEA). By facilitating the exchange of tax records and other data, ou [...] | 2005-10-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SNAR PGOV |
05BRASILIA2658 | SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: NOT MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The first summit meeting of the Community of South American Nations (CASA) provided a forum for Venezuelan President Chavez to blast the United States and call into question CASA's very nature, as well as for Brazilian President Lula to criticize his Argentine counterpart, but [...] | 2005-10-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV PHUM BR |
05BRASILIA2675 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...] | 2005-10-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BR OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT US |
05BRASILIA2676 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...] | 2005-10-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US |
05BRASILIA2681 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN SENATOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 14:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON BR OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT US |
05BRASILIA2682 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUNDTABLE WITH BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON BR OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT US |
05BRASILIA2687 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE: WEEK OF 3-7 [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-07 19:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BR |
05BRASILIA2692 | BRAZIL'S LANDLESS MOVEMENT INVADES AMERICAN-OWNED [...] (U) Summary. Between three and five hundred members of Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) invaded AgroReservas do Brazil, an American-owned farm management company based out of Utah, as part of its "Red September" offensive, launched during the week of September 26. The MST's actions are aimed [...] | 2005-10-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI BR TIP |
05BRASILIA2758 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 10-14 [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 12, the Brazilian Civilian Police found the body of Carlos Delmonte Printes, the medical examiner who initially determined that Santo Andre's PT Mayor Celso Daniel had been tortured before being shot dead in early 2002. Printes' death marked the seventh among persons [...] | 2005-10-14 20:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2774 | VISITING TEAM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER [...] (SBU) Summary. The week of September 28 Robert J. Scavotto, Senior International Economic Advisor in the Comptroller of the Currency's International Banking and Finance unit and Oliver Taft, Financial Economist in the same office, visited Brazil to meet with a variety of government officials a [...] | 2005-10-18 17:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV |
05BRASILIA2806 | BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT INTERVENES IN VARIG - TOO [...] (SBU) Summary. For months the Brazilian government has been urging a market solution to the debt-laden airline Varig, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2005. The new Varig management council has, nevertheless, continued to struggle to maintain adequate cash flow and pay its lessor [...] | 2005-10-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EINV PGOV ETRD |
05BRASILIA2811 | FINANCE MINISTRY QUERIES ON BILATERAL RELATIONS IN [...] (SBU) On October 18, Regional Treasury Attache Mat Haarsager, EconCouns, and Econ Assistant met with Finance Ministry U/S Joaquim Levy. The wide-ranging conversation touched upon the issue of debt-for-nature swaps, the USG's democracy/development agenda, and U.S. industry's GSP petition on co [...] | 2005-10-21 11:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV KIPR PGOV EFIN US |
05BRASILIA2902 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 24-28 [...] SUMMARY. The Lula government's hopes that the political crisis of the past five months will abate before the onset of next year's campaign season were dampened by the week's events, which suggest scandal investigations will roil on for the foreseeable future. Delays in the final judgment on [...] | 2005-10-28 19:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2951 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 30 [...] (U) INTRODUCTION. A number of significant developments have emerged this week in investigations on the corruption scandals battering the Lula's administration and contention with the opposition has increased markedly. The highlights are listed below. END INTRODUCTION. CORRUPTION SCHEME WA [...] | 2005-11-04 13:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA298 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROBERTO RODRIGUES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Danilovich met with the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply ("MAPA" is the Portuguese acronym),Roberto Rodrigues, on January 25 in Brasilia to discuss trade concerns and issues leading up to the CCA meetings in Washington in March 2005. Rod [...] | 2005-02-01 20:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BR |
05BRASILIA2994 | BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DATES FOR FOURTH PLENARY [...] Poloffs delivered reftel dip note November 10 to Marcos Pinta Gama, Director of the Office to Combat Illicit Transnational Activities (COCIT) at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Pinta Gama told Poloffs that the MRE still intends to hold the meeting on December 5-6. However [...] | 2005-11-10 14:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV BR ARCH PY |
05BRASILIA3001 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 07-11 [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION. There have been a number of developments in different venues this week. Overall, the various corruption scandals are merging into an increasingly contentious, across-the-board struggle between the Lula government and its opposition in the run-up to next year's general elect [...] | 2005-11-10 17:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA3008 | BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, considered by many the anchor of GoB economic policy, has been coming under increasing fire in recent days as new allegations have surfaced that he had a role in illegal fund-raising activities by the ruling PT party and kn [...] | 2005-11-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BR CU |
05BRASILIA303 | BRAZIL: STATEMENTS ON TERRORISM AT CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ECON BR CO |
05BRASILIA3043 | BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI'S 11/16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Antonio Palocci categorically denied accusations of corruption during his tenure as mayor of the city of Riberao Preto and of illegal financing of President Lula's 2002 presidential campaign (including an alleged $3 million contribution from the Government of Cu [...] | 2005-11-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL BR CU |
05BRASILIA3051 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 14-18 [...] INTRODUCTION. On Monday, November 14, the political crisis that has engulfed the Lula administration and hindered the work of the Brazilian Congress reached the six-month mark. From the day a Postal Service employee was caught receiving bribes in the name of a federal deputy, various corrup [...] | 2005-11-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA3091 | Brazil: Tax Agency Chief Under Investigation [...] Summary: On November 18, 2005, federal prosecutors filed a civil lawsuit against Jorge Rachid, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance's Secretariat da Receita (i.e., the Brazilian counterpart of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service) alleging "administrative improbity." Prosecutors are seeking to [...] | 2005-11-23 17:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SNAR PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA3092 | BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI ON SOMEWHAT [...] (SBU) Summary: After another marathon session in front of one of Congress' economic oversight committees, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci appears to have solidified his political position, allowing him some temporary respite from the political and scandal-related crossfire he has been receivi [...] | 2005-11-23 17:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL BR CU |
05BRASILIA3106 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 21-25 [...] SUMMARY. The long-awaited dismissal of Deputy Jose Dirceu from the House of Deputies was delayed again, and it is now at least plausible that he may not be dismissed at all. After receiving a favorable decision from the Constitution and Justice Committee that postponed one more time the fin [...] | 2005-11-25 18:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA3134 | BRAZIL: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) On 29 November PolCounselor delivered reftel demarche to Clemente Baena Soares, Andean Division Chief at the Ministry for External Relations. (Note: Per ref request, PolCouns attempted to inform and coordinate with Bolivian Embassy regarding the demarche, but Bolivian diplomats did not re [...] | 2005-11-30 16:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR BO |
05BRASILIA3141 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION [...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...] | 2005-11-30 19:12:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US |
05BRASILIA3150 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 28 [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of 30 November the Brazilian congress's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) voted to "cassar" (ban from office or impeach) congressman Jose Dirceu -- until a few months ago, arguably the most powerful minister in President Lula da Silva's government and the main lead [...] | 2005-12-01 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA3185 | CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES FTAA, CORRUPTION SCANDAL WITH [...] Summary. Brazilian Congressional representatives told CODEL Hyde December 2 that they would like to see an increase in dialogue between the U.S. and Brazilian legislatures on important topics like the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). One representative said Brazil's recent corruption [...] | 2005-12-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR FTAA ETRO US |
05BRASILIA320 | JUVENILE OFFENDERS FREED DURING ASSAULT IN BRASILIA [...] Summary. On January 30, armed men in Brasilia freed two teenage detainees from a vehicle and held six others hostage while en route to the CAJE juvenile detention center. The CAJE facility is often criticized for understaffing, overcrowding, and poor security. End Summary. 2. On the eveni [...] | 2005-02-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM BR TIP |
05BRASILIA3207 | BRAZIL - ECONOMY CONTRACTS, CRITICISM EXPANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy contracted 1.2% in the third quarter of 2005, falling further than even the pessimists had predicted. Growth expectations for the year, therefore, are being downgraded to the 2.3% to 2.7% range. The unexpectedly abrupt fall in GDP has intensified criticism of [...] | 2005-12-08 11:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EIND BR |
05BRASILIA321 | BRAZIL'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW FACES FIRST [...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with Consulates Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF),a cornerstone of the nation's fiscal recovery, is facing its most serious threat since its enactment in 2000. The law, meant to enforce prudent [...] | 2005-02-04 12:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA3216 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 05-09 [...] SUMMARY. This was a quiet week in investigations of the scandals in the GOB and PT party (refs). Congressional investigation committees (CPIs) probed allegations of irregular payments by the PT to a textile firm owned by Vice President Alencar, but did not link these charges to the broad fin [...] | 2005-12-09 10:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA3252 | NODEL ENGLISH BRAZIL MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary: A congressional delegation led by Congressman Phil English, coordinator of the U.S. House of Representatives' Brazil Caucus, met on December 1 in Brasilia with Chamber of Deputies President Aldo Rebelo, Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Furlan and participated in a dial [...] | 2005-12-13 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL PGOV OREP KIPR BR |
05BRASILIA3262 | BRAZIL'S CONGRESS CONTINUES TO DELIBERATE [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary. In a bid to exert greater control over trade policy, Brazil's Congress continues to weigh legislation to establish parameters for the country's trade negotiators. While some provisions would pose challenges for the U.S., it is unclear whether [...] | 2005-12-14 19:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA3349 | BRAZIL WILL BEGIN NEW YEAR WITHOUT A FEDERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil will begin 2006 without having approved a federal government budget. Federal Deputy (congressman) Colbert Martins told Emboff December 20 he believes the budget would not be passed until February. The GoB will be limited to paying salaries and current expenses (utilitie [...] | 2005-12-22 18:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EIND BR |
05BRASILIA3382 | BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEKS OF 19-29 [...] (U) Introduction: A controversial decision to call an extraordinary session of Brazil's congress during the traditional holiday recess facilitated the continued investigation of Brazil's interlocking political scandals, now approaching their seven month in the headlines (ref). Prime developme [...] | 2005-12-29 17:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA369 | Murder of AmCit Dorothy Mae Stang [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (U) Summary. US citizen and Catholic nun Dorothy Mae Stang was murdered in the northern Brazilian state of Para February 12. She was an advocate for the landless and had been involved in land disputes with powerful landlords. Brazilian sta [...] | 2005-02-14 17:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL BR TIP |
05BRASILIA387 | BRAZILIAN CONGRESS CHOOSES DARK HORSE AS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a surprising and potentially serious setback for the Lula administration, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on February 14 chose dark horse Federal Deputy Severino Cavalcanti (Progressive Party -'PP') to be its next Speaker. Cavalcanti took over immediately an [...] | 2005-02-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA40 | FIRST TEST OF BRAZIL'S NEW ENERGY REGULATORY MODEL [...] (U) This cable reflects input from Consulates General Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GoB took a long-awaited first step towards implementing its new energy regulatory model with a December 7 auction of electricity supply futures. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME [...] | 2005-01-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA417 | BRAZIL - STRONG 2005 MACROECONOMIC SCENARIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil enters 2005 in a position of relative macroeconomic strength. GDP growth, debt ratios, the trade balance and external accounts are all favorable or moving favorably. In conversations with industry and government economists, all were hard pressed to name a single econ [...] | 2005-02-17 09:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA43 | LULA AND BRAZILIAN CONGRESS HAVE A FULL PLATE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. By staying in session through Christmas, the Brazilian Congress finally passed the 2005 budget and went into recess until February. The budget process has become dysfunctional and this year's experience may have generated enough frustration to reform it before the next cycle. [...] | 2005-01-05 13:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA437 | Update on Murder of AmCit Dorothy Mae Stang [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary. Warrants for the arrests of three individuals for the murder of Amcit Dorothy Mae Stang have been issued; the suspects are still at large. Violence continues in the region, with the murder of the leader of a landless community. [...] | 2005-02-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL BR TIP |
05BRASILIA447 | BRAZIL MAKES REFORMING REGULATORY AGENCIES A PRIORITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Congress is considering a new law governing the functioning of Brazil's nine regulatory agencies. The legislation aims to bring greater social accountability, operational transparency, and financial oversight to their operations. The law includes, however, controver [...] | 2005-02-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECON BR |
05BRASILIA452 | REGIONAL COOPERATION ON MERCURY CONTAMINATION, LIMA [...] Summary: On February 1-3, 2005, the OES-supported Brasilia Environmental HUB brought together the officials responsible for the management and regulation of mercury use in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Suriname to formulate an action plan to minimize mercury contamination in [...] | 2005-02-22 12:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON XR BR |
05BRASILIA464 | THREE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY IN STANG MURDER, BUT [...] (C) By February 22, police had arrested three of the four suspects in the February 12 murder of US missionary Dorothy Stang in Para state in northern Brazil. Both alleged gunman plus the middleman who hired them are now in custody. The fourth suspect, the landowner who is the alleged mastermind of [...] | 2005-02-22 20:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | BR CASC KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TIP |
05BRASILIA490 | BRAZIL - HOW MUCH SPENDING SEQUESTRATION IS ENOUGH? [...] (SBU) Summary. The GoB is preparing to issue on February 25 a decree sequestering Reals 5 to 10 billion (approximately USD 2 to 4 billion) of spending called for in the 2005 budget law passed by the Brazilian Congress December 29. This is part of an annual exercise in which the executive b [...] | 2005-02-24 18:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA521 | BRAZIL - THE MICROECONOMIC REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to Brazil's recent outstanding macroeconomic performance, its progress on the microeconomic and structural reforms necessary to sustain healthy growth levels has been mixed. The GoB has a well- articulated reform agenda and continues to push key measures through [...] | 2005-02-28 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRASILIA532 | BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT SPEAKS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 23, Poloff met with Perly Cipriano, Under Secretary for Human Rights Promotion at the Brazilian Secretariat for Human Rights, to discuss the Dorothy Stang murder case (reftels A, B, and C). During the meeting, Poloff and Cipriano discussed Stang's refusal to accept p [...] | 2005-03-01 16:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR TIP |
05BRASILIA573 | BRAZILIAN CONGRESS PASSES BIOSAFETY LAW -- VICTORY [...] SUMMARY. On March 2, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly passed the Biosafety Law that regulates biotechnology crops and stem cell research. After a year and a half and competing versions in Congress, this was the final vote, and President Lula is expected to sign it into law qu [...] | 2005-03-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ECON PREL TSPL SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA581 | Brother of Murdered Nun Pushes for [...] (SBU) Summary. David Stang, brother of murdered US citizen nun Dorothy Stang, visiting Brazil this week, told Ambassador Danilovich that while pleased with GoB reaction to his sister's death he believed it important that the Brazilian federal government take over from the state authorities the [...] | 2005-03-03 20:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PREL BR TIP |
05BRASILIA598 | NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES FOR BRAZIL'S AMAZON [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, 2005 Brazil's Minister of Environment, Marina Silva, announced a presidential decree aimed at combating land grabbing and deforestation in the Amazon. The three-pronged strategy sets up five separate forest reserves totaling 12.8 million acres, places a ban on [...] | 2005-03-04 21:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV EAGR ELAB SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA606 | BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS FEDERALIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-07 18:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR TIP |
05BRASILIA682 | BRAZIL'S STEELY MONETARY POLICY [...] (SBU) The GoB published a decree March 4 reducing to zero the import tariff on fifteen different categories of steel. The measure is temporary and does not represent a general liberalization, but rather is aimed at containing inflationary pressures driven by price increases in steel and oth [...] | 2005-03-11 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EIND BR |
05BRASILIA691 | PART I: BRAZIL'S CONTROL OF SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary & Introduction: The GOB possesses an effective, Internet-based export control licensing system (SISCOMEX),and in discussions with emboffs Brazilian officials could not identify any cases of unauthorized transfers of sensitive items since SISCOMEX has been functioning. Long, p [...] | 2005-03-14 14:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV ETTC KNNP BR IAEA |
05BRASILIA698 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN WORKERS' PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 9, Ambassador Danilovich met with Jose Genoino, the President of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) and the PT's Secretary for International Relations, Paulo Ferreira. Genoino noted that the PT is now celebrating its 25th anniversary and has evolved into a modern nationwide i [...] | 2005-03-14 18:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI BR US |
05BRASILIA72 | BRAZIL - DEMARCHE ON ITU/WTSA VETO ISSUE [...] In a January 5 meeting, EconOffs made reftel points to Luis Fernando Serra and Bruno Carvalho Ramos of ANATEL (Brazil's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency and the entity here responsible for ITU issues). Serra is the Head of the Office of International Affairs and a career diplomat. Ramos, [...] | 2005-01-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ECON PGOV BR ITU |
05BRASILIA745 | BRAZILIAN SENATORS SUPPORT REINSTITUTING VISA [...] (C) On March 16, Ambassador Danilovich met in the embassy with Brazilian Senators Cristovam Buarque and Marcelo Crivella to discuss the issue of Brazilians attempting to enter the US illegally via the southern land border. Senator Buarque (PT-Brasilia) is a former Minister of Education who no [...] | 2005-03-18 12:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS BR US |
05BRASILIA75 | BRAZILIAN ENGAGEMENT IN TSUNAMI RELIEF, UNOCHA [...] According to Ministry of External Relations (MRE),South and East Asia Division Chief Edson Duarte, the Brazilian delegation to the UNOCHA Tsunami Donors Conference will be led by the Institutional Security (GSI) chief, General Jorge Armando Felix. (The GSI is located within the Presidency; G [...] | 2005-01-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR PGOV BR |
05BRASILIA767 | SEVERINO CAVALCANTI LEADS BRAZILIAN CONGRESS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-21 19:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA785 | ALLEGATIONS OF FARC FUNDING TO LULA'S ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent issues, Brazilian weekly newsmagazine VEJA ran stories outlining an alleged plan by Colombia's FARC to funnel US$5 million to the 2002 election campaign of Brazilian President Lula da Silva and his Workers' Party (PT). While the timing and sourcing of the VEJA stories [...] | 2005-03-22 22:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR BR |
05BRASILIA792 | IRRITATED WITH PRESSURES, LULA PUTS OFF MOST OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Irritated by incessant clamoring from his allied parties as they jockeyed for cabinet posts, Brazilian President Lula da Silva dug in yesterday and put most of the cabinet shakeup on hold. The final straw for Lula was a challenge from the new Speaker of the Chamber, Severino C [...] | 2005-03-23 19:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON BR |
05BRASILIA821 | FOURTH SUSPECT IN BRAZIL NUN'S MURDER SURRENDERS [...] (U) The fourth and most senior suspect in the murder of US citizen missionary Dorothy Stang turned himself in to Brazilian federal authorities on March 27. Vitalmiro Bastos Moura (aka "Bida"),34, an area rancher who is alleged to have been the mastermind behind Stang's February 12 murder, su [...] | 2005-03-28 19:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC KCRM PHUM SOCI BR |
05BRASILIA949 | BRAZIL: CHIPPING AWAY AT THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Faced with the awkward prospect of enforcing the Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF) against former Sao Paulo mayor, friend of Lula and prominent Workers' Party (PT) figure Marta Suplicy (reftel),the GoB has been less than coherent. Finance Minister Palocci sent to Congress a let [...] | 2005-04-06 17:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR |
05BRATISLAVA1000 | IRAQI MILITARY POLICE OFFICERS GRADUATE FROM [...] Charge and DAO attended the December 19 graduation ceremony of 14 Iraqi military police officers from the Slovak Military Medical Training Center at Lest. In his remarks to the group, Slovak MinDef Liska praised and congratulated the Iraqi soldiers, stressing the need for the international c [...] | 2005-12-20 16:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR IZ LO |
05BRATISLAVA1005 | (S) INFORMING COALITION PARTNERS: SLOVAKIA [...] (S) CDA and Poloff delivered reftel points at 16h30 local time December 22 to Ambassador Milan Tancar, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and advisors from the Iraq and security assistance departments. Tancar expressed appreciation for the advance notice, reiterated that [...] | 2005-12-23 07:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV MARR MASS PREL IZ LO |
05BRATISLAVA1010 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] (C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens' Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with center-right parties SDKU and KDH to act as their official mud-slingers / Smer fact-checkers in the upcoming parliamentary campaign. During the 2002 campaign, Obciansko-demokraticka mlade [...] | 2005-12-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO |
05BRATISLAVA106 | SLOVAKS SUPPORT EU-FLAGGING BMO IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 7 to Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent at the MFA. Rehak said Slovakia will support the EU-flagging of the Border Monitoring Operation (BMO) in Georgia and expects consensus at the February 8 COREPER. The GOS does not oppose a continued OSCE [...] | 2005-02-07 17:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO GG |
05BRATISLAVA218 | THE HZDS SHUFFLE [...] (C) Viliam Veteska unexpectedly gave up his post as parliamentary caucus leader of the opposition People's Party-Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (LS-HZDS). He will be temporarily replaced by Tibor Cabaj. Veteska will, however, maintain the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament. Although he [...] | 2005-03-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA229 | SLOVAKIA'S HIV/AIDS SITUATION: WELL-POSITIONED FOR [...] Summary: Although the country's low rate of registered HIV/AIDS cases hampers social awareness, a three-year National Prevention Plan (NPP),improved school programs, and NGO outreach efforts demonstrate Slovakia's dedication to public education in preventative measures and risks associated wi [...] | 2005-03-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF LO |
05BRATISLAVA230 | RELEASE OF SECRET POLICE FILES CONTINUES TO CAUSE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA236 | RECENT POLLS: SLOVAKS MORE POSITIVE ON NATO [...] (U) 60.8 percent of Slovaks view the country,s NATO entry as a good decision. The OMV polling agency and the Institute of Political Science at the Slovak Academy of Sciences carried out the February 3-10 poll which had a sample of 2,221 respondents. The OMV polling agency indicated mostly un [...] | 2005-03-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO LO NATO |
05BRATISLAVA298 | NEW HIGH-LEVEL GROUP WILL COORDINATE ACTION ON TIP [...] At its March 31 meeting, the Slovak Government's Council for the Prevention of Criminality decided to form an expert working group on trafficking in persons. The Council is a high-level body composed of 23 representatives from ministries, government agencies, law enforcement bodies, and NGOs. [...] | 2005-04-14 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SMIG KPAO LO |
05BRATISLAVA302 | IRAQI CIVIL SERVANTS AND NGO REPS TRAIN IN SLOVAKIA [...] (U) Through a grant from the International Republican Institute (IRI),the Pontis Foundation brought nine Iraqi civil servants and NGO leaders to Slovakia for three weeks in March. This was the second group of four planned. It consisted of one IRI-Baghdad employee, two NGO, four Ministry o [...] | 2005-04-15 05:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO IZ |
05BRATISLAVA314 | SMER-SDL MERGER CONSOLIDATES LEFT, BUT DOES IT [...] (C) Summary. In late 2004, the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL) and two other small, leftist parties merged with Smer ("Direction"). Smer leader Robert Fico has successfully consolidated the center-left, but a slight increase in votes in 2006 will not necessarily correspond to an increase in [...] | 2005-04-20 08:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA315 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP APRIL 20, 2005 [...] (U) ANO leader and Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced April 11 that State Secretary of the Education Ministry Frantisek Toth (ANO) will resign his post and take up the position of Culture Minister currently held by Rudolf Chmel (ANO). Toth's replacement at the Education Ministry is sti [...] | 2005-04-20 08:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO UP NATO |
05BRATISLAVA397 | RESIGNATION OF THE SLOVAK MINISTER OF CULTURE COMES [...] Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Culture Rudolf Chmel. The President's decision becomes effective today, May 24. Until a new Minister is appointed, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ivan Miklos will be temporarily in charge of the Cult [...] | 2005-05-24 13:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KPAO LO |
05BRATISLAVA430 | SWEDISH DG FOR POL AFFAIRS ON SWEDEN AND THE UN [...] On May 31, the Swedish Embassy in Bratislava hosted a seminar on Global Security and the United Nations (UN),in conjunction with the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, as part of their commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dag Hammarskojld. As part of the morning program, A [...] | 2005-06-06 09:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SW LO UNSC |
05BRATISLAVA434 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 2005 [...] (C) Opposition political party Smer (reftel) met its long-held goal and became a member of Socialist International (SI). Smer MP Edita Angyalova, a former IV participant and one of Slovakia's youngest politicians, downplayed Smer's membership in SI, and noted that if the party were to become [...] | 2005-06-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM KCOR KIRF LO EXBS UN |
05BRATISLAVA45 | PARLIAMENT LEADER PRINCIPLED ON CUBA, TIP [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky told Charge d'Affaires January 20 he would continue to make support for Cuban dissidents one of his personal priorities, and was discussing with Vaclav Havel nominating three dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. He discussed the difficulties [...] | 2005-01-27 06:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU LO |
05BRATISLAVA462 | SLOVAKIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Oldrich Hlavacek, Director of the MFA Fourth Territorial Division (covering Africa, Asia, and the Middle East),told pol-econ chief June 13 that Slovakia is "very enthusiastic and looking forward to" the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (ref A). He said the two most important things about the [...] | 2005-06-15 05:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON IZ LO EUN |
05BRATISLAVA463 | NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE [...] Mr. Frantisek Toth became the new Slovak Minister of Culture following the resignation of Minister Chmel in May. Mr. Toth has been appointed by President Ivan Gasparovic today, June 15, 2005. He was nominated for this position by the coalition party Alliance of New Citizen (ANO). 2. Please [...] | 2005-06-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KPAO LO |
05BRATISLAVA472 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...] | 2005-06-20 11:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO |
05BRATISLAVA473 | REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES TRY OUT ALLIANCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of Slovakia's regional elections (scheduled for November 26),political parties have begun to experiment with different pairings and coalitions in the "consequence-free environment" of regional politics. At the local and regional level, Slovak politics is based less [...] | 2005-06-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LO |
05BRATISLAVA486 | CORRUPTION: SOME GOOD LAWS IN PLACE; LOCAL [...] Summary: Reducing corruption in Slovakia has been a long-term U.S. goal. The laws are now generally good, although some gaping weaknesses remain. An area of growing concern is public procurement at the local and regional levels, where officials act beyond the control of the national auditor' [...] | 2005-06-22 08:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS KCOR PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA531 | DZURINDA'S GOVERNMENT SURVIVES ANOTHER [...] (U) Summary. In the last parliamentary vote before summer recess, Smer Chairman Robert Fico's motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda received only 60 votes out of the 76 necessary to recall him. Smer, LS-HZDS (People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia),and [...] | 2005-07-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV LO |
05BRATISLAVA532 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JUNE 30, 2005 [...] (C) On June 21, Slovakia adopted government resolution 495/2005, which approved a 100 percent write-off of Iraqi civil debts to Slovakia (an amount equal to around USD 1.1 million). In addition to the debt forgiveness, Slovakia has contributed USD 20.8 million in humanitarian aid, military [...] | 2005-07-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ LO |
05BRATISLAVA537 | UNION LEADERS ON PARTNERSHIP WITH SMER, DECLINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Slovakia's Confederation of Trade Unions (KOZ) has lost nearly half of its membership since 1993, and its leadership is both upset and threatened by recent government economic reforms. During a recent meeting with Poloffs, KOZ leaders discussed their decision to work closely wi [...] | 2005-07-11 11:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB LO |
05BRATISLAVA543 | SLOVAKIA'S BILATERAL WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary. The Slovak Republic founded its witness protection program in January 1999. One of the unique facets of the program is its success in arranging bilateral protection agreements with other European nations. Slovakia was the first post-communist nation to both send witnesses abroa [...] | 2005-07-12 09:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM LO |
05BRATISLAVA602 | FINANCE MINISTER IVAN MIKLOS: POWER BEHIND THE [...] (C) Summary. The political team of Minister of Finance Ivan Miklos and Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has succeeded in transforming Slovakia's political and economic fortunes in a short amount of time. Miklos has won acclaim for his flat tax policy, and he has also managed several years of [...] | 2005-08-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA606 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP AUGUST 1, 2005 [...] (SBU) Progressive political party Alliance of New Citizens (ANO) has drafted a law which would change Slovakia's current religious registration system (under which registered churches receive state funding) to abolish state funding and, in essence, make religious groups equal to non-governme [...] | 2005-08-03 13:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KIRF PHUM PGOV LO |
05BRATISLAVA618 | PAVOL RUSKO: THE SLOVAK BERLUSCONI WANNA-BE [...] (C) Summary. The leader of the New Citizens Alliance Party (ANO),Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko, has been a controversial figure within Slovakia's ruling coalition government and is the leading cause of its internal tensions. His continued dominance of the largest private broadcaster in [...] | 2005-08-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA626 | DZURINDA CONCERNED ABOUT RUSKO, BUT NEEDS HIM [...] (C) During Charge's August 4 farewell call on Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, the Prime Minister shared some candid thoughts on Economy Minister Pavol Rusko (reftel). Dzurinda told Charge that he is increasingly concerned about Rusko. He said that he has traditionally dealt with Rusko in k [...] | 2005-08-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA637 | GITMO DETAINEES: A NON-ISSUE IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Embassy has shared reftel talking points with Prime Minister Dzurinda's foreign policy advisor, and will also share them with experts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the week of August 8 (most of the lead people have been on vacation during recent weeks). 2. (SBU) The issues surrou [...] | 2005-08-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL LO |
05BRATISLAVA642 | SLOVAKIA PREPARES TO ABOLISH EXTREMIST POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Slovakia is struggling to come to terms with its diversity and diminish the influence of racist extremist groups. A recent meeting with the Interior Ministry's chief coordinator of the anti-extremism unit revealed that the government allowed extremist group Slovens [...] | 2005-08-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI SMIG PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA661 | FOR THE ROMA IN PRESOV, ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposal to erect of a wall between Roma and non-Roma citizens in the Stara Tehelna neighborhood of Presov seems to be advancing, despite negative media coverage and an initial retraction of the plan by the Mayor. In an August 12 meeting between the GOS Plenipotentiary for [...] | 2005-08-17 15:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PGOV KPAO EAID LO |
05BRATISLAVA670 | OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES OF SLOVAK NGOS [...] Slovak NGOs continue to proudly participate in overseas activities fostering democratization. With support from Slovakaid (the branch of the MFA responsible for foreign aid) Slovak NGOs note that their own post-communism transition experience gives them a "comparative advantage" when it come [...] | 2005-08-19 09:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LO |
05BRATISLAVA677 | MINISTER RUSKO'S WILD RIDE [...] (C) Following the Christian Democratic Party (KDH) announcement last week that it would leave the coalition if Minister of the Economy Pavol Rusko was not removed from office by August 23 (Ref C),Rusko's ANO party closeted itself August 22 to determine next steps. In Bratislava, the only t [...] | 2005-08-22 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAO PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA682 | COALITION MEETS: RUSKO LIKELY OUT BY FRIDAY [...] (C) Sources with inside knowledge of the August 23 Coalition Council meeting told us that the Prime Minister will indeed dismiss Minister of the Economy Pavol Rusko, but not until Friday (reftels). Rusko told coalition partners he will not voluntarily step down. The source commented that R [...] | 2005-08-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD LO |
05BRATISLAVA683 | RUSKO SACKED BY PRESIDENT; COALITION WEAKENED, BUT [...] (C) President Ivan Gasparovic fired Minister of the Economy Pavol Rusko (reftels) at noon August 24, after Rusko failed to submit his resignation by 9:00am as demanded at a press conference last night by Prime Minister Dzurinda. Rusko's Alliance of New Citizen (ANO) party announced that it w [...] | 2005-08-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KDEM LO |
05BRATISLAVA692 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY, WHAT MINISTER OF ECONOMY? [...] (U) Summary. The firing of Pavol Rusko as the Minister of Economy (reftels) will not likely have a major impact on the Slovak economy. Though a long-term replacement remains uncertain, the temporary substitute, Finance Minister Ivan Miklos, has promised to enact measures which will verify al [...] | 2005-08-26 11:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KDEM LO |
05BRATISLAVA694 | COALITION NEEDS ANO LIKE A FISH NEEDS A BICYCLE [...] (SBU) In the wake of the sacking of their party leader, Pavol Rusko, seven MPs from the Alliance of New Citizen (ANO),in addition to Minister of Culture Toth, Minister of Health Zajac, and another independent MP, have submitted a written pledge to support the GOS coalition. With this decla [...] | 2005-08-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA702 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, AUGUST 2005 [...] (C) During a meeting with Cino Straka, a former Slovak arms dealer, Poloffs learned of a erroneous (yet perhaps auspicious) piece of misinformation: the assumption by this arms dealer that all exports of Slovak manufactured military hardware must be approved by the United States Embassy in B [...] | 2005-08-31 15:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PARM SOCI KDEM LO |
05BRATISLAVA705 | COALITION DROPS ANO, PM HOLDS ALL THE CARDS MOVING [...] (SBU) The coalition parties announced September 1 that Pavol Rusko's ANO party (weakened by the departure of 7 of ANO's 11 MPs) is no longer a member of the coalition. The coalition will work instead with the group of breakaway ANO MPs and cabinet ministers lead by Lubomir Lintner (Ref A). [...] | 2005-09-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL LO |
05BRATISLAVA721 | GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON POSSIBLE SLOVAK ARMS SALES [...] (U) This is a guidance request, please see para 2. 2. (S) Peter Peniaska, head of the Slovak arms firm Petina International, is seeking the USG position on potential sales of Slovak military equipment to Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company has applied for a license w [...] | 2005-09-10 07:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO |
05BRATISLAVA730 | SLOVAK PARLIAMENT CAN'T GET QUORUM; OPPOSITION [...] (C) The GOS failed to get enough votes to reopen parliament September 12 after its summer break. After failing to achieve quorum both Monday and Tuesday (falling three members short of the 76 required),we are told that Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky will postpone the session until 9:00am Tuesday [...] | 2005-09-14 06:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA735 | "NO ROMA WALL HERE" PRESOV AUTHORITIES TELL [...] (SBU) During a September 13 visit to Presov in eastern Slovakia, Ambassador raised the issue of the so-called "Roma Wall" (reftel) with the two Deputy Mayors (Presov Mayor Milan Benc was out of the country). Both officials assured the Ambassador that no wall would be built separating Roma fr [...] | 2005-09-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA738 | KDH IS HOT; SDKU IS NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Dzurinda is taking advantage of a long holiday weekend to try to gather the support of at least three independent MPs needed to open parliament on September 20 (reftel). Coalition partners KDH and SMK and ANO "Lintners" hope Dzurinda is successful, but if not, t [...] | 2005-09-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA749 | STILL NO PARLIAMENTARY QUORUM AFTER A WEEK; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A week after failing to gather the quorum necessary to open parliament (ref B),the Coalition failed again on September 20 to bring 76 MPs to the chamber, reach quorum, and resume the council's session after summer recess. Independent deputies continue to move in m [...] | 2005-09-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR LO |
05BRATISLAVA755 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (C) PM Dzurinda's ruling coalition managed to get the support of 77 MPs (one more than needed) to reopen the parliamentary session on September 21, following a stalemate brought about by opposition parties and independents who had pushed for early elections (ref B). Following the opening, D [...] | 2005-09-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KIRF SMIG SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA790 | ISRAEL TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BRATISLAVA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IS LO |
05BRATISLAVA804 | SLOVAKIA: BELARUS IS DETERIORATING, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, DCM and Poloff (notetaker) delivered reftel demarche to Stefan Rozkopal, MFA Director for CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries. Rozkopal, who had met the day before with two opposition politicians from Minsk, offered Slovakia's support for democratization effor [...] | 2005-10-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KDEM PGOV LO BO |
05BRATISLAVA808 | SLOVAKIA CODIFIES RELATIONSHIP WITH US IN NEW [...] (SBU) On September 27, Parliament approved a new Security Strategy for Slovakia which supersedes the previous security policies in place since 2001. The security strategy notably acknowledges "special status" for the "Euro-Atlantic" security relationship, and calls for Slovakia to support " [...] | 2005-10-04 08:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU LO |
05BRATISLAVA815 | MORE CABINET SHAKEUPS: LABOR OUT, ECON IN [...] (C) SUMMARY - Labor Minister Ludovit Kanik announced his resignation October 5 after admitting that he made a mistake in applying for EU Funds for the refurbishing of a hotel that he owns in the resort town of Banska Stiavnica. Kanik's announcement will complicate his efforts to formalize a de [...] | 2005-10-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KDEM LO PGOV PINR |
05BRATISLAVA831 | EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...] | 2005-10-08 20:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU |
05BRATISLAVA835 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, OCTOBER 11, 2005 [...] (SBU) Despite the announcement that a group of former ANO MPs lead by Lubomir Lintner will form a new political party, other politicians -- including members of the coalition who work closely with Lintner -- feel it is "too late" to begin a new party. Lintner, never considered a particularl [...] | 2005-10-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM KDEM SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA853 | NEW MINISTER OF LABOR TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) Following the resignation of Ludovit Kanik (reftel),President Gasparovic approved the appointment of Ms. Iveta Radicova as the new Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family; she officially took office on October 17. Prior to her appointment as Minister, Radicova was the director of [...] | 2005-10-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LO |
05BRATISLAVA854 | HZDS: OLD DOG MECIAR CAN STILL LEARN NEW TRICKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 19 lunch, HZDS leadership (minus Meciar, whom we did not invite) told Ambassador that the party cannot exist without Vladimir Meciar, that they are working "behind the scenes" to reach out to the current coalition, that Meciar (an "old dog who can still learn [...] | 2005-10-20 06:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM LO |
05BRATISLAVA861 | SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and Balkans Stefan Rozkopal Oct. 21. Rozkopal provided a preliminary reaction to some of the points, but said the GOS hoped to have a clearer picture of the situation and how to inf [...] | 2005-10-24 06:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN |
05BRATISLAVA876 | FORMER ECON MINISTER RUSKO TO SELL TV SHARES [...] (C) Central European Media Enterprises (CME),an American Media firm, is finally poised to take control of TV Markiza by buying out the shares held by dismissed Economy Minister Pavol Rusko. Rusko, apparently badly in need of "clean" cash, finally agreed to sell all his shares -- and thus con [...] | 2005-10-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON LO PGOV PINR |
05BRATISLAVA878 | SLOVAKIA APPROVES ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR UKRAINE [...] On October 25, the GOS approved an assistance plan to help Ukraine meet the objectives outlined by the EU Ukraine Action Plan. The proposed GOS activities will focus on sharing Slovak knowledge and experience in democratic and economic reforms with Ukrainian partner agencies. The specific a [...] | 2005-10-31 14:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LO |
05BRATISLAVA881 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT ON IRAQ REFERENDUM [...] Pursuant to reftels, Slovakia released the following statement on the results of Iraq's October 15 referendum on the draft constitution. The statement is available in English at the MFA website at http://www.foreign.gov.sk/En/index.html . BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT OF STATEMENT: The Ministry of [...] | 2005-11-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ LO |
05BRATISLAVA888 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, NOVEMBER 3, 2005 [...] (C) Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon (of the Hungarian SMK party) has recently come under pressure because of allegations that an agriculture company he co-owned received SKK 8 million (around USD 250,000) in agricultural subsidies from the state budget in 2003. Simon sold his share in the [...] | 2005-11-03 12:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB PINR SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA903 | SLOVAKIA SUBMISSION FOR TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Below, please find responses to the post-specific questions raised reftel outlining the progress the Government of Slovakia has made in the following areas: A. CREATING A NATIONAL COORDINATING EXPERT WORKING GROUP AND APPOINTING A NATIONAL COORDINATOR: The Slovak Republic appoint [...] | 2005-11-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL LO |
05BRATISLAVA922 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CUBAN DISSIDENTS, NOTES SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 8 Embassy sponsored discussion, GOS officials told us that Slovakia is working hard to promote democracy and "do the right thing" in Cuba. They outlined efforts being made by Slovak NGOs, members of parliament, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the island, an [...] | 2005-11-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL LO CU |
05BRATISLAVA924 | SLOVAKS DISCUSS BELARUS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of recent meetings we have engaged our Slovak interlocutors in both the GOS and NGO community about democracy promotion efforts and strategy in Belarus, and spoken with several visiting Belarusian opposition figures about Slovak and EU engagement in the country. [...] | 2005-11-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ETRD PREL SOCI PINR BO LO |
05BRATISLAVA936 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP NOVEMBER 22, 2005 [...] (C) Pavol Rusko, former Minister of Economy and leader of political party ANO, sold his majority voting share in Slovakia's Markiza television station to American company Central European Media Enterprises (CME). As predicted reftel B, the ANO party -- which started the year with 11 MPs, a [...] | 2005-11-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA948 | EIGHTEEN PERCENT VOTER TURNOUT IN SLOVAK REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: In Slovakia's November 26 regional elections, center-right governmental parties won the majority of seats in six out of eight regional parliaments; opposition parties Smer and HZDS won in two. Voter turnout -- only 18 percent - fell below predictions. Ruling coalition parties [...] | 2005-11-29 16:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA950 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PM DZURINDA [...] (U) The Ambassador and his wife hosted Prime Minister and Mrs. Mikulas Dzurinda for a private dinner November 22. They agreed that relations between Slovakia and the United States had never been better. Following are informal notes from the conversation. Dzurinda on President Bush, and Pos [...] | 2005-11-30 15:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON LO |
05BRATISLAVA958 | (C) SLOVAKIA MAY BE WILLING TO PART WAYS WITH EU [...] (C) At a reception on December 5, MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova pulled aside DCM to stress Slovakia's desire for the closest possible cooperation with the USG during Slovakia's upcoming tenure on the UNSC. Citing her very positive recent meeting with Amb. Bolto [...] | 2005-12-06 13:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LO UNSC UNGA UN |
05BRATISLAVA979 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (C) SMK MP Laszlo Nagy told Poloff on December 7 that the SMK party continues to develop venues through which to promote democracy in Belarus. Having signed agreements with opposition parties in Minsk already, Nagy said that he has met with the Minister of Education to begin discussions of [...] | 2005-12-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ETRD SOCI BO LO |
05BRATISLAVA981 | NO ROMA CANDIDATES WON IN SLOVAK REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Slovakia continues to invest considerable time and effort towards the development of viable Roma political candidates. Their latest project -- training Roma candidates in Slovakia's November 26 regional elections (reftel) -- yielded [...] | 2005-12-13 07:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI LO |
05BRATISLAVA992 | ROBERT FICO HAS DIRECTION, BUT NO COMPASS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Robert Fico, the driven chairman of opposition party Smer ("Direction"),hosted a small lunch for the Ambassador on December 15 during which he outlined his views on Slovak politics and foreign policy, and revealed what we had long suspected: Fico is an intense and [...] | 2005-12-16 16:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI EU LO |
05BRATISLAVA999 | SLOVAKIA EASILY PASSES ELECTION YEAR BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY - On December 13, the three-party minority coalition government of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda successfully pushed the 2006 budget through parliament, scoring an important victory ahead of next year's general elections. Parliament voted 79:62 to approve country's spending pl [...] | 2005-12-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV LO |
05BRUSSELS114 | ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...] | 2005-01-11 15:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1147 | RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...] | 2005-03-18 16:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1149 | WHAT NEXT ON CROATIA'S EU ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) As reported Ref A, EU Foreign Ministers on March 16 postponed opening of accession negotiations with Croatia. The General Affairs and External Relations Council Conclusions said negotiations would be opened "by common agreement as soon as the Council has established that Croatia is coopera [...] | 2005-03-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD HR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1231 | IS THE EU RETREATING ON THE CHINA ARMS EMBARGO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China appears to be faltering as a result of the March 14 passage of the anti-secession law, increased U.S. pressure, and China's unwillingness to deliver concessions on human rights. Our EU contacts generally confirm press reports that EU [...] | 2005-03-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC CH TW EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1241 | WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...] | 2005-03-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1542 | Gymnich Takes No Decision on China Arms, [...] (SBU) The EU's informal "Gymnich" meeting of foreign ministers sought to place the EU-China relationship in a broader context, but the arms embargo issue loomed over the discussion. A Council staffer told us a consensus still exists within the EU to work on the issue, but a majority of member [...] | 2005-04-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID MASS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1550 | GREECE PUSHING MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE WITHIN THE EU [...] (C) The Council Secretariat's Macedonia desk and a Dutch diplomat who works on Balkan issues tell us the Greeks are pressing to get the EU to pressure Macedonia on its on-going name dispute. Next Monday's (April 25) General Affairs and External Relations Council is due to issue Conclusions on [...] | 2005-04-20 09:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK GR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1556 | WHAT A FRENCH "NON" ON THE EU CONSTITUTION COULD [...] (C) No one can be sure of all the political consequences of a French rejection of the EU Constitution, but it would almost certainly end the document's chances of ever entering into force. While forty days remain before the vote, Embassy Paris (refs A and B) has described the challenges facin [...] | 2005-04-20 13:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV FR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1583 | THE PROPOSED EU CONSTITUTION: WHAT IT COULD MEAN [...] (SBU) The Constitutional Treaty signed last October requires ratification by all 25 Member States. It faces its first serious test in the May 29 French referendum, and a second critical vote in the Netherlands on June 1. Under those circumstances, entry into force is a distant and uncertain [...] | 2005-04-22 08:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAID ECIN MARR SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1620 | THE EU "GYMNICH" MEETINGS - HOW THEY OPERATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Informal transatlantic "Gymnich" style meetings could provide a useful forum for informal exchanges that might help bridge the current impasse in NATO/EU relations. END SUMMARY 2. (C) In recent months, several proposals have been floated for more informal meetings between for [...] | 2005-04-25 14:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS1734 | TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. The April 20 transatlantic consultations on Africa (COAFR) addressed priorities in the Great Lakes (ensuring democratic governance, supporting security sector reform and fostering regional stability),Somalia (consolidating the peace process),Sudan (Darfur and North-South); West [...] | 2005-05-04 05:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2160 | WORK CONTINUES ON THE EU'S PROPOSED "EXTERNAL [...] (C) While French and Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution has likely killed that document, one of the first ideas contained within it that may be implemented via other means is creation of an EU Foreign Minister supported by a European External Action Service. This may still be years away, [...] | 2005-06-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CMGT EUN |
05BRUSSELS2208 | EU ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS BUDGET SHORTFALL [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche on June 8 to John Caloghirou, Head of the Caribbean Affairs Unit in the Development Directorate-General of the European Commission (EC). Caloghirou said the EC would contribute 18 million euros for elections, plus 2-1/2 million euros for an election-related [...] | 2005-06-09 06:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EFIN HA PGOV PREL EUN OAS UN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2231 | EU CONSIDERING HARDER LINE ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Foreign Ministers will consider taking punitive measures against Uzbekistan unless the GOU agrees by the end of June to an independent, international inquiry into the Andijon events. If the GOU does not agree to an international inquiry, Germany plans to push for use of the OS [...] | 2005-06-09 15:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2252 | PREVIEW OF JUNE 13 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (C) Much of EUFMs' energy at the June 13 GAERC will focus on preparing the June 16-17 EU Summit, especially negotiations on the EU budget and failed Constitutional Treaty. Decisions on Uzebkistan and Cuba should be as reported REFs B and C. Other topics are unlikely to produce much news, alt [...] | 2005-06-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2339 | UK PLANS FOR ITS EU PRESIDENCY: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. According to UK mission staff in Brussels who cover Middle East issues, the UK hopes to use its July-December EU presidency to work closely with the U.S. in promoting a common agenda. On Iraq, the UK hopes the June 22 conference will help move the EU to do more on rule of law [...] | 2005-06-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EAID UK XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS235 | READOUT OF EU HIGHREP SOLANA'S TRIP TO MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. EU Middle East Envoy Marc Otte told USEU that, as a result of his January 9-13 trip to the region, EU High Rep Solana sees possibilities and opportunities for positive changes in the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new leader of the Palestinian Authority. In particular, Solana [...] | 2005-01-19 17:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2419 | BARROSO CALLS FOR EU BUDGET COMPROMISE; [...] European Commission President Barroso on June 22 said the EU could face "paralysis" unless its budget quarrel was settled quickly. Barroso said a clause permitting review of the budget situation in 2008 might break the deadlock. He cautioned against "explicitly" linking farm spending and th [...] | 2005-06-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2440 | Juncker, Blair Debate EU Future [...] SUMMARY: Outgoing EU Presidency Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg and incoming Presidency Prime Minister Tony Blair of the UK outlined different visions for Europe and perceptions of the "European crisis" during speeches before the European Parliament on June 22-23. Juncker bl [...] | 2005-06-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN UK LU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2464 | THE EU AT 25: DOES IT WORK? [...] (C) Despite arguments in some quarters that an EU of 25 members could not work without the streamlined Council decision-making procedures of the proposed EU Constitutional Treaty, we do not believe that EU enlargement has led to EU gridlock. Over one year after enlargement, the expansion of t [...] | 2005-06-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD CMGT EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2470 | EU ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Paulo Oliveira, Principal UN Desk Officer at the EU Council Secretariat. Oliveira's preliminary impression was that the SIPDIS U.S. points illustrated continued broad U.S.-EU agreement on the importance and main priorities of UN refo [...] | 2005-06-28 11:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PGOV AORC UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2481 | EU DEBATING VENEZUELA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Nicolas Pascual de la Parte (STRICTLY PROTECT),EU HighRep Javier Solana,s Adviser on Latin America. Pascual said that EU member states were now debating whether and how to engage or isolate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He predict [...] | 2005-06-29 08:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2607 | EU LUKEWARM ON IDEA OF MOLDOVA CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. The initial EU response to reftel demarche is lukewarm, although member states will need to be consulted for an official response. The EU will likely be most supportive of a conference whose participants include at least Russia and, ideally, Transnistria as well. The EU sugge [...] | 2005-07-08 15:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2641 | EU ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND HLE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL EUN UNGA USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS2674 | EU CLAIMS NO CHANGE ON NEPAL POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff delivered reftel discussion points to interlocutors at the European Commission and Council and the UK Permrep on July 11. All said no "policy statement" on Nepal was being prepared, but the UK Presidency was preparing an informal "internal discussion paper" on Nepal for a [...] | 2005-07-13 15:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EU USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS284 | COORDINATOR FOR AFGHANISTAN QUINN MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 20, Coordinator for Afghanistan Ambassador Maureen Quinn and a joint State/Department of Defense team met with European Council Director General Robert Cooper and European Commission South Asia Head of Unit Julian Wilson. Cooper said he is markedly more optimistic ab [...] | 2005-01-21 17:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR EAID AF NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS3276 | EU WILL NOT MEET SYRIA AT THE UNGA; WANTS TO KNOW [...] (S) SUMMARY. Syria has not yet approached the EU for possible meetings during the UNGA, but officials assure us they will send a unified position against high level meetings. END SUMMARY. Â [...] | 2005-09-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER SY USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS3346 | EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...] | 2005-09-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS3353 | EUR PDAS VOLKER ENGAGES EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his September 7-8 EU-related meetings in Brussels, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker stressed the need for a pragmatic U.S.-EU partnership, based on our common values, to solve problems globally. With all of his interlocutors, he discussed the importance of working together to promote demo [...] | 2005-09-14 08:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID VE CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS3534 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT OCT 4: READMISSION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The major outcome of the October 4 EU-Russia London summit is likely to be a Readmission Accord committing Russia to take back failed asylum seekers and other irregular migrants. In exchange, the EU will ease visa requirements on diplomats and other categories of Russians. Unli [...] | 2005-09-28 12:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAIR RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS358 | SOLANA'S REMARKS ON IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Recent press reports that EU High Rep Solana predicted "disaster" if Iraqi Sunnis don't vote were inaccurate, we were assured by two reliable sources. Instead, we were told Solana said the exclusion of Sunnis from the political process following the vote would be a disaster, an [...] | 2005-01-26 15:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO IZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS4172 | PDAS SHAPIRO FOCUSES ON ANDEAN REGION WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's November 15 discussions with EU officials focused principally on Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia. On Venezuela, the European Commission (EC) acknowledged that the EU observation mission to the December elections would have to take care not to be seen as [...] | 2005-11-23 16:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID VE CO BL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS4300 | TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...] | 2005-12-06 11:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS478 | SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN BRUSSELS, 01/25/2005 [...] SUMMARY: Co-chairs agreed on a press statement emphasizing a strong link between tsunami reconstruction process and building confidence to strengthen the peace process, but without a direct link to resumed peace negotiations. The Co-Chairs agreed on the need for enhanced donor coordination, b [...] | 2005-02-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM CE USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS494 | DEMARCHE TO EU COMMISSION: ANTI-TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ECON CO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS517 | EU CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS ON NEPAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the Michael Swann, Administrator for South Asia at the European Council, and European Commission Nepal Desk Officer Rensje Teerink. Teerink said the Nepalese ambassador to the EU called on Commission Deputy DG for External Relations Herve Jouanjean on Mon [...] | 2005-02-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NP USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS541 | FEBRUARY 8 EU APPROVAL UNLIKELY: GEORGIA BMO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 7 to key Solana adviser Kees van Rij (protect),Head of the EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Task Force on the Caucasus, and Mario SIPDIS Mariani (protect),OSCE desk officer in the External Relations Directorate-General of the European Comm [...] | 2005-02-07 13:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EUN OSCE RU USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS691 | EU RESPONSE ON ASSASSINATION OF FORMER LEBANESE PM [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV SY LE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS807 | MOLDOVAN ELECTIONS: PM TARLEV ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Moldovan PM Tarlev and FM Stratan met with EUR A/S Beth Jones February 21 in Brussels on the margins of the President's visit. Tarlev sought the meeting to convey concerns about Russian interference in the upcoming legislative elections in Moldova. He said recent U.S. critici [...] | 2005-02-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MD RS USEU BRUSSELS |
05BRUSSELS837 | EU ON VENEZUELA'S WEAPONS ACQUISITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL VE CO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
05BUCHAREST1003 | GEOANA WINS SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENCY; [...] (C) Summary. In a move that surprised the media and nearly all of Romania's political class, former Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana won the presidency of Romania's opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the early hours of April 22 at a dramatic party congress. Other reformers within the [...] | 2005-04-22 13:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO |
05BUCHAREST1030 | HOSTAGE CRISIS TESTS ROMANIAN PRESIDENCY; BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: The kidnapping and potential killing of three Romanian journalists presents an unprecedented challenge to President Traian Basescu, four months into his tenure. He has staked out a firm position in favor of strong transatlantic ties and a continued Romanian military contribution [...] | 2005-04-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST1062 | ROMANIA: DEMARCHE CONCERNING PENDING [...] (C) Begin Summary: Recent conversations with the President,s domestic affairs advisor and the State Secretary for Adoption Affairs reveal substantial philosophical opposition to international adoption and even concern about alleged irregularities in the registration of such cases. This is desp [...] | 2005-04-29 12:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC PGOV SOCI RO EU |
05BUCHAREST1063 | BLACK SEA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. An April 20 conference on strategic opportunities in the Black Sea region permitted Romanian President Basescu to highlight his view that democratic stability, security, and prosperity in the region depended on Euro-Atlantic cooperation. He also emphasized that Romanian strategi [...] | 2005-04-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PINS ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST1084 | POLLS SHOW ROMANIANS' VIEWS ON IRAQ, EU [...] (SBU) Summary: Two recent polls show mixed results about Romanian military engagement in Iraq, with numbers varying as to when and how the question was asked. Results generated by an April 23-24 poll directly linking a pull-out to saving Romanian hostages' lives showed 70 percent in favor of [...] | 2005-05-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST1123 | BASESCU AND HIS GOVERNMENT TACKLE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four months into its tenure, Romania's center-right government has taken cautious but concrete steps towards combating Romania's widespread corruption, its key campaign pledge. This includes passing anticorruption legislation and indicting several businessmen allegedly involved [...] | 2005-05-12 13:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM RO |
05BUCHAREST1126 | OPPOSITION PARTY STALLS ON KEY ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW, ALLEGES U.S. MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: Deputies from the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) stormed out of the Romanian Parliament May 10 to avoid a vote on strengthened financial disclosure legislation, a key component in the new government's anti-corruption program. The PSD, which lost the 2004 presidential vote ami [...] | 2005-05-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM ECON SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1129 | SECI CENTER OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO HQ OF ORGANIZATION [...] On April 26-27 DoS Coordinator for SECI Center, RSO and SECI Public Affairs Officer traveled to BSEC Secretariat in Istanbul. This responds to a recent invitation extended by the BSEC Secretary General and Executive Manager to discuss the possible cooperation. During this meeting BSEC stated [...] | 2005-05-13 14:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM RO SECI |
05BUCHAREST1190 | ROMANIA CELEBRATES RETURN OF HOSTAGES; SEEKS RETURN OF AMCIT GUIDE [...] (SBU) This message contains information on an American Citizen protected by the privacy act. 2 (C) Summary: Romanians welcomed home from Iraq May 23 the three Romanian journalists released by kidnappers on May 22. President Traian Basescu thanked Romanian security services as well as authorities a [...] | 2005-05-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CASC IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST1205 | ROMANIA PLANS TO USE THE CAPITAL MARKETS TO PAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Tariceanu Government has proposed the creation of a real estate investment fund as a novel way of addressing the property restitution issue without drawing from government funds. By unlocking the value of static state holdings through transfer to a publicly traded fund, the [...] | 2005-05-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD EIND EFIN RO |
05BUCHAREST1245 | ROMANIAN POLITICAL PARTIES SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Two of the six parties in the Romanian parliament have explicitly redefined themselves as "popular" or "conservative" this year and President Basescu's Democratic Party (PD) is considering a similar move. Their motive is to curry favor with the European Popular Party (EPP),a [...] | 2005-05-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST1256 | INL ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY NANCY POWELL - MAY [...] International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Acting Assistant Secretary Nancy Powell traveled to Bucharest May 10-11 for meetings at the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) Center and to discuss INL regional and bilateral programs and issues with key Romanian officia [...] | 2005-05-27 10:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM KJUS KCRM SNAR RO SECI |
05BUCHAREST1270 | ROMANIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT RESURGENT BLACK [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the State Department. See Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. GOR interlocutors who handle Black Sea issues express appreciation for U.S. views on Romania's possible contributions to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the Romania-organized Black [...] | 2005-05-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST1307 | BECHTEL BEGINS TO SHUTDOWN ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: High-ranking Bechtel representatives currently in Bucharest failed to obtain sufficient funds from the GOR to cover mounting arrears on work performed on the 2.8 billion dollar Transylvania Motorway project. Discussions at ministerial level have provided no clear way ahead for [...] | 2005-06-03 14:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL RO |
05BUCHAREST1313 | CHAIRMAN OF ROMPETROL OFFICIALLY INDICTED; BUSINESS SECTOR SHAKEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: One of Romania's most important companies, Rompetrol, was shaken by the recent arrest and temporary detention of its high-profile CEO on a variety of economic charges. The case has important ramifications for rule of law and the investigation of corruption here. The organized business [...] | 2005-06-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD SENV SOCI KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM CASC RO |
05BUCHAREST132 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) This is an Action Request for State Department. See Paragraph 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff discussed possible Romanian contributions of weapons to the Afghan National Army (ANA) with Andreea Pastarnac, Director of the MFA's Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific Department, on January 12 (REFTEL [...] | 2005-01-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MASS MARR PGOV AF RO |
05BUCHAREST1336 | ROMA HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR HELD JUNE 1 AT EMBASSY [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Government of Romania, NGOs, international institutions, and academia met in the Embassy Public Diplomacy auditorium June 1 for a half- day seminar on the progress of Roma human rights issues. Some seventy attendees interacted with panels addressing a wid [...] | 2005-06-10 07:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1348 | DAMAGED EGOS, DIVIDED PARTIES -- FISSURES IN [...] (C) Summary. Six months after national elections, Romania,s parliamentary opposition has been shaken by public squabbling and some political defections that may precipitate more fundamental changes. Ex-President Ion Iliescu has threatened to resign from the former ruling Social Democratic Pa [...] | 2005-06-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1350 | ROMANIA SEEKS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PFP PROJECT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR seeks financial support from the USG for participation as a "co-lead country" in a NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) trust fund project in the Republic of Moldova to destroy chemicals and pesticides. Post includes a nonpaper that outlines the GOR request. End Summary. [...] | 2005-06-13 11:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM MOPS MD RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST1372 | ROMANIA CONFRONTS ITS PAST 15 YEARS AFTER MINERS' [...] (C) Summary: Events of recent days have focused renewed attention on violence caused by rioting miners in the 1990's that slowed Romanian democratic development and Romanian progress toward market reform . As Romanians commemorated the 15th anniversary of the riots, a court ordered the mine [...] | 2005-06-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1378 | POLLS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR BASESCU, CENTER- [...] Summary: Opinion polls conducted in May and June indicate continued strong support for President Traian Basescu, particularly after the release of three Romanian hostages from Iraq on May 22. A poll of June 14 showed Basescu with an approval rating of 71 percent while his center-right Libera [...] | 2005-06-17 13:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST1402 | ROMANIA'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) MFA NATO Division Director Mirela Maghiar told PolOff in a June 16 discussion regarding Romanian support for the South East Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) that a U.S. contribution to SEEBRIG of USD 1 million this year as part of the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI),would constitute "us [...] | 2005-06-21 07:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AF RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST1427 | ROMANIA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CFE TREATY ISSUES [...] (SBU) MFA Strategic Policy Director General Cristian Istrate and NATO Division Director Mirela Maghiar discussed with PolChief and PolOff June 9 Romanian concerns regarding the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. Subsequent to the June 9 meeting, Maghiar provided a nonpaper (set [...] | 2005-06-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MARR MOPS PGOV PREL MD GG RO NATO CFE |
05BUCHAREST1433 | NEW ROMANIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS? MAYBE... [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu continues to push for early parliamentary elections, asserting that they would allow the center-right government to gain a clear majority. The National Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) party alliance is divided over the issue, with the PNL and Prime Minister C [...] | 2005-06-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST1478 | ROMANIAN RAILWAY STRIKE FAILS IN FACE OF NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following 80 days of negotiations, railway workers went on a general strike on June 8 which lasted for 23 days. The GOR, with IMF-monitored fiscal restraints this year, had little flexibility in meeting the strikers' demands. The strike ended with the unions obtaining only add [...] | 2005-07-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST1511 | GOVERNMENT RESIGNS; ROMANIA HEADS TOWARDS SNAP ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced the resignation of his cabinet July 7, pending acceptance by President Traian Basescu. The move, ostensibly in response to a Constitutional Court decision against a judicial reform package, will likely spark new parliamentary elections s [...] | 2005-07-07 16:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1521 | RULING ALLIANCE MOVES TOWARD ELECTIONS; OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The governing Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) alliance on July 8 continued to send out strong messages that the country is headed for early parliamentary elections, following the surprise July 7 resignation of the cabinet. President Basescu is expected to accept the resignations and [...] | 2005-07-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1529 | PRESIDENT BASESCU ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY RELATIONSHIP, ADOPTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu told Charge July 11 that snap elections are not a given, as there is a chance he will mediate a solution to avoid an early return to the polls. He acknowledged that earlier he had expressed support for new elections and that his Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alli [...] | 2005-07-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST153 | THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S FIRST WEEKS - BASESCU COMES OUT STRONG [...] (C) Summary: During his first several weeks in office, President Traian Basescu has been outspoken on the fight against corruption, foreign policy priorities and the status of the center right National Liberal Party -Democratic Party (PNL-PD) political alliance with the small Humanist Party (PUR). [...] | 2005-01-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO |
05BUCHAREST1557 | EARLY ELECTIONS? BASESCU CONVENES SENIOR POLITICAL LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1563 | PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS RESIGNATION; COMMITS TO [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu July 13 announced he would officially step down from office early next week and that the government has begun plans for snap parliamentary elections. The announcement followed a special joint session of parliament and a July 12 meeting among [...] | 2005-07-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1567 | ROMANIAN EXTREME NATIONALIST PARTY NEWSPAPER [...] (SBU) The headline of a first page article in the July 12 "Tricolurul," a daily newspaper controlled by extreme nationalist and Greater Romania Party (PRM) leader Corneliu Vadim Tudor, declares that World War II-era fascist dictator Ion Antonescu "saved the lives of at least 600,000 Romanian J [...] | 2005-07-15 04:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1573 | CHAVEZ – NO INVITATION TO ROMANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 09:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO VE |
05BUCHAREST1580 | ROMANIA MOVES AHEAD WITH PLANS TO ABOLISH DRAFT [...] (U) The GOR decided July 11 to abolish the draft for the Romanian Armed Forces effective January 1, 2007. The decision reflects Romania's ongoing defense modernization program, which includes the goal of an all-professional MOD, consisting of 75,000 soldiers and 15,000 civilians, by 2007. ( [...] | 2005-07-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1581 | ROMANIAN COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA AND MULTILATERAL [...] (C) During the course of an initial call by Charge at the MFA on July 17, Director General for Global Affairs Stelian Stoian specifically raised "very strong" GOR disappointment that it had not been consulted by the U.S. prior to the U.S. approach to EU member capitals, Moscow, Kiev, and Chisin [...] | 2005-07-15 13:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD RO EUN OSCE |
05BUCHAREST1582 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO URGENT NEED TO TEMPORARILY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RO |
05BUCHAREST1606 | NO NEW ELECTIONS -- PRIME MINISTER RETREATS ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu announced July 19 that he would not follow through with his earlier intention to resign and press for snap elections. The decision follows days of vacillation and what appeared to be a firm decision to step down as late as July 13. President [...] | 2005-07-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST1623 | ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON KEY LEADERS AND POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RO |
05BUCHAREST1636 | OUTLINE OF ROMANIAN SUPPORT FOR THE "INSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) During a July 18 discussion with PolOff regarding Romanian constitutional support for Iraq (Septel),MFA Director for the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Andreea Pastarnac, told PolOff that the GOR currently envisages a number of projects aimed at the "institutional reconstruction" of Ira [...] | 2005-07-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST1638 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-25 13:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST1641 | LATEST ROMANIAN POLLS - PRESIDENT BASESCU STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Opinion polls conducted in July indicated a slight decline in support for both President Basescu and his center-right Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alliance. Support for Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu dropped more dramatically, coinciding with his recent vacillation over [...] | 2005-07-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST1644 | ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2005-07-26 07:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ |
05BUCHAREST175 | PRESIDENT BASESCU OUTLINES FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu's first major foreign policy address, delivered to Romania's diplomatic corps on January 18, set benchmarks for an active foreign policy agenda during his first term. Tackling corruption, continuing progress toward EU accession and strengthening Romania's stra [...] | 2005-01-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM RO |
05BUCHAREST189 | THE GLASS HALF EMPTY: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) representative in Romania is pessimistic about the country's short-term future prospects for macroeconomic stability and progress on economic reforms. The new government, in his view, is inexperienced and will lose valuable time understa [...] | 2005-01-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND EFIN PGOV RO |
05BUCHAREST199 | FORMER ROMANIAN RULING PARTY FACES LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. The formerly ruling center-left Social Democratic Party (PSD) is roiled by internal divisions and faces a leadership struggle, with former President Ion Iliescu and ex-PM Adrian Nastase the principle contenders to lead the party. The PSD recently reestablished its "Permanent Del [...] | 2005-01-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO |
05BUCHAREST212 | ROMANIA PROPOSES "INTEGRATED APPROACH" FOR BLACK [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry officials met with Embassy officers January 19 to discuss the GOR's proposals for an "integrated approach for security cooperation in the Black Sea region." Romania envisages an expanded NATO role in the region and mirrors its proposed stra [...] | 2005-01-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RS RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST229 | TEXT OF ROMANIA'S "INTEGRATED APPROACH" PROPOSAL [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry delivered to Embassy officers January 19 an outline classified by the Romanians as "confidential" and titled "A Basis for an Integrated Approach for Security Cooperation in the Black Sea Region. Building Synergy Among Various Initiatives." Post reproduces below the t [...] | 2005-01-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RS RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST31 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador January 3-4 made introductory calls on new Foreign Minister Razvan Ungureanu and new Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu. Echoing a prominent theme in President Traian Basescu's electoral campaign, both incoming ministers expressed a firm commitment to a strong relati [...] | 2005-01-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MASS ECON PINR MD UP IZ RO UNSC |
05BUCHAREST34 | NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] (SBU) The GOR contact information below should be considered "close hold" and should not be widely distributed. HEAD OF GOVERNMENT LAST NAME: Popescu-Tariceanu FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES: Calin Constantin Anton CONVENTIONAL USAGE: Calin Popescu-Tariceanu FORMAL TITLE: Prime Mini [...] | 2005-01-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL RO |
05BUCHAREST353 | ROMANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS EXPRESS CAUTIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. Leading Romanian civil society representatives expressed cautious optimism about anti- corruption efforts under newly elected President Traian Basescu during a February 2 Embassy sponsored roundtable discussion. Corruption remains a top concern for most Romanians according to o [...] | 2005-02-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS KDEM ECON EAID RO |
05BUCHAREST371 | ROMANIAN LIBERAL PARTY DISPLAYS UNITY, AS [...] (C) Summary. Delegates to the congress of Romania's center-right National Liberal Party (PNL),the largest party in the governing alliance, strongly endorsed Prime Minister Tariceanu's bid for PNL President. Delegates also turned down for the time being a proposed merger with the Democratic [...] | 2005-02-10 15:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR RO |
05BUCHAREST476 | ROMANIA'S EMERGING FOREIGN POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM [...] (C) Summary. Romanian President Traian Basescu will likely seek to focus on solid support in Iraq and the Global War on Terror, Black Sea Security, and Moldova during his March 8-9 trip to Washington. He has defined a strong strategic relationship with the U.S. as the central component of hi [...] | 2005-02-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS MD RO |
05BUCHAREST477 | ROMANIAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PSI OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - AND CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BLACKSEAFOR EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | BU GG MARR MASS MNUC NATO PARM PGOV PINS PREL RO RS TU UP |
05BUCHAREST548 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MARCH 8-9 TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During the first few months of his mandate, President Traian Basescu has pledged to vigorously battle corruption, supported implementation of free market economic reforms and promised to steer Romania to EU accession in 2007. Basescu is intellectually and emotionally pro-American- a st [...] | 2005-03-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON RS MD RO |
05BUCHAREST611 | DEMOCRACY GRANT TO TERRA MILENIUL III [...] The purpose of the project "For Whom do we vote for sustainable development?" that Terra Mileniul III implemented through a $14,980 DSG was threefold: to monitor the environmental policies promoted by political parties in their electoral campaigns, to raise citizen awareness of these policies, [...] | 2005-03-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KDEM KPAO SCUL PGOV |
05BUCHAREST658 | ROMANIAN PRESIDENT PROPOSES NEW NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Traian Basescu is scheduled to propose within the next month a national security strategy for Parliamentary approval reflecting the findings of the February 28 meeting of the inter-ministerial Supreme Council of National Defense (CSAT). Responding to five principal thr [...] | 2005-03-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR RO NATO |
05BUCHAREST659 | ROMANIA: CHILD MARRIAGE SURVEY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-03-16 15:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN RO |
05BUCHAREST665 | ROMANIA: TRADE UNIONS VIEW THE NEW ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Romania's principal trade union federations are unanimous in taking the position that the existing labor code requires enforcement, not amendment. They hold out the possibility of a general strike if the GOR modifies the code without their consent. For their part, businesses in Romani [...] | 2005-03-17 09:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV RO |
05BUCHAREST682 | Draft Resolution on Democracy and the Rule of Law [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA OSCE, Human Rights and Council of Europe Division Deputy Director Andreea Chiriac on March 16 to discuss Romania's draft "Democracy and the rule of law" resolution. Chiriac noted that the resolution presents a new focus on the relationship between democracy and the [...] | 2005-03-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM PGOV RO |
05BUCHAREST716 | A WOLF IN WOLF'S CLOTHING: ROMANIAN EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) Summary: The extreme nationalist Greater Romania Party (PRM) changed its name to the Greater Romania Popular Party (PPRM) March 12, a move aimed at burnishing its tarnished image and facilitating its affiliation with the center-right European Popular Party (EPP). Corneliu Vadim Tudor, [...] | 2005-03-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM RO |
05BUCHAREST742 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...] | 2005-03-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO |
05BUCHAREST806 | POLL SHOWS MAJORITY OF ROMANIANS OPPOSED TO [...] (U) Summary: A Center for Urban and Rural Sociology (CURS) poll released March 28 shows that more than half of Romanians oppose the country's military presence in Iraq. On other key issues, the poll indicates that Romanians are against early elections and believe the fight against corruption [...] | 2005-03-31 13:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST814 | BUCHAREST HEADS TOWARD MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Bucharest voters vote for a new mayor Sunday, April 3, to fill the slot vacated in December by now President Traian Basescu. The two leading candidates in the field of 17 contenders are Adriean Videanu, a Vice Premier in the center-right government and a Vice President of Bas [...] | 2005-04-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST835 | ROMANIA: CORRUPTION IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REMAINS AN ISSUE FOR NEW ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) One of the key challenges facing Romania,s new Health Minister Mircea Cinteza is a state-run health system plagued by corruption. Two types of corruption manifest themselves in Romania: high-level manipulation of the system for personal gain and low-level &facilitation payments8 that state-em [...] | 2005-04-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TBIO ETRD KCRM EFIN PREL RO USTR |
05BUCHAREST836 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...] | 2005-04-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ RO |
05BUCHAREST837 | FORMER VICE-PREMIER ADRIEAN VIDEANU ELECTED MAYOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alliance candidate Adriean Videanu won the Bucharest mayoral election on April 3. Given that he received more than half the vote, there will not be an electoral run-off. Videanu is a successful pro-American businessman with the ear of President Ba [...] | 2005-04-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST852 | ROMANIAN ARMAMENT DONATION TO THE AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL AF RO |
05BUCHAREST872 | ROMANIA SET TO SIGN EU ACCESSION TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Romania will sign its EU accession treaty April 25. Full EU membership is slated for 2007, barring significant backsliding in key areas such as judicial reform and the fight against corruption. While EU accession remains at the top of Romania's foreign policy agenda and enjoys [...] | 2005-04-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST887 | MAYOR BOC MENDS FENCES IN MULTICULTURAL CLUJ [...] Summary: An archeological dig in Cluj's central square has been a source of ethnic division in this multicultural city for more than a decade. Reform-minded Cluj Mayor Emil Boc has forged a democratic solution to address the concerns of both ethnic Hungarians and archeologists -- filling the [...] | 2005-04-08 13:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM RO MO |
05BUCHAREST899 | ROMANIAN SENATE PRESIDENT DENIES ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Social Democratic Party (PSD) Senate President Nicolae Vacaroiu denied the existence of anti- Semitism in Romania and downplayed Romania's role in the Holocaust during an April 7 meeting with visiting U.S Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad Chairman War [...] | 2005-04-12 11:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST902 | ROMANIAN-ISRAELI POLITICIAN LEAVES EXTREME [...] (SBU) Summary: The only Jewish MP from Vadim Tudor,s extreme nationalist Greater Romania Popular Party (PPRM) resigned from the party April 7 due to publication of an article in one of Tudor,s publications denying the existence of the Holocaust in Romania. The PPRM responded by expelling the [...] | 2005-04-12 12:53:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON RO |
05BUCHAREST914 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell March 20-23 met with senior GOR figures and members of the Romanian Jewish community to discuss property restitution and other concerns related to Romanian efforts to redress its Holocaust past. The Romanian delegati [...] | 2005-04-13 06:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RO |
05BUCHAREST982 | FORMER ROMANIAN RULING PARTY PREPARES FOR NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) holds its national Congress April 21-22, an event at which ex-Romanian President Ion Iliescu will likely be elected party president while former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase will probably win the number two slot of Executive President. Despit [...] | 2005-04-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PINR RO |
05BUENOSAIRES138 | CODEL DODD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KIRCHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: President Kirchner told Codel Dodd that Argentina appreciated President Bush,s and the U.S.,s help and understanding the past few months. Kirchner reiterated his support for President Mesa and Bolivian democracy. He counseled engaging with Chavez rather than isolating him. K [...] | 2005-01-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP AR CODEL |
05BUENOSAIRES141 | ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political [...] | 2005-01-20 15:25:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR |
05BUENOSAIRES159 | CODEL DODD VISIT TO ARGENTINA [...] Summary: (C) During their 24-hour visit to Argentina January 12-13, CODEL Dodd, accompanied by Ambassador Gutierrez, held informative and wide-ranging discussions with President Nestor Kirchner, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez, Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, and Central Bank [...] | 2005-01-21 18:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM AR |
05BUENOSAIRES190 | ARGENTINA: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] The Government of Argentina (GOA) generally respected the human rights of its citizens; however, there were instances of killings and brutality by police and prison officials. There were prosecutions and convictions of police and prison officials but impunity remained a serious problem, as did [...] | 2005-01-27 20:05:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AR |
05BUENOSAIRES223 | VICE PRESIDENT SCIOLI OUTLINES THEMES FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Argentine Vice President Scioli reviewed some of the themes and concerns he hopes to raise in his meeting next week with Vice President Cheney. Scioli said the meeting would present an opportunity to further develop the bilateral agend [...] | 2005-02-02 11:30:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR |
05BUENOSAIRES226 | STATEMENTS AGAINST TERRORISM AT THE CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2005-02-02 19:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OPDC PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO AR DEMARCHE |
05BUENOSAIRES260 | ARGENTINE AUTHORITIES SEEK TO DOWNPLAY CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Buenos Aires on February 1 for a whirlwind "working visit" following his appearance at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil last week (Ref A). Employing the same antics he had performed last week in Brazil, Chavez used his [...] | 2005-02-04 20:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR VE |
05BUENOSAIRES264 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ALBERTO FERNANDEZ [...] (C) Summary: Minister of the Presidency Fernandez told me that the GoA valued its good relationship with the U.S. and was grateful for the support of President Bush. Fernandez pledged that the GoA would cooperate with the U.S. to make the Summit of the Americas a success. He stressed that t [...] | 2005-02-04 22:01:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR CHAVEZ MEETINGS WITH AMBASSADOR |
05BUENOSAIRES3164 | ARGENTINA AND CHILE SIGN ACCORD FOR A NEW COMBINED [...] (U) New Argentine Defense Minister Nilda Garre and her Chilean counterpart Jaime Ravinet signed an agreement December 27 in Buenos Aires to create a combined peacekeeping force to participate in United Nations missions, which is planned to debut in Haiti as early as August 2006. 2. (U) The [...] | 2005-12-28 19:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL AR |
05BUENOSAIRES325 | CORDOBA PRISON RIOT RESOLVED AFTER 24 STANDOFF [...] (U) As of this writing, a riot in Cordoba's provincial prison, that left at least eight people dead, has ended with the release of all hostages. On 10 February, a protest over better living conditions and extended visitation hours turned deadly and escalated into a full-scale riot. The prison [...] | 2005-02-11 21:18:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS KRIM AR PROTESTS |
05BUENOSAIRES373 | GOA CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET; CUBA DISCUSSED [...] (U) Reacting to sensationalist stories in Clarin and La Nacion about the description of Argentina in the Consular Information Sheet on February 16 (reftel),Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa and Tourism Secretary Enrique Meyer held a press conference that night to take issue with our Consular In [...] | 2005-02-17 21:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL PGOV AR US CU |
05BUENOSAIRES430 | POLITICAL RENEWAL OR A CHANGE OF THE GUARD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFFS traveled to Santiago del Estero February 15-17 to meet with political leaders and election officials on the eve of gubernatorial and legislative elections. (See refs for background on elections) Everyone assured POLOFFS that the election would be free and fair, although [...] | 2005-02-25 20:37:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR OFDA |
05BUENOSAIRES496 | AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SALTA TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the northern province of Salta February 24-25 to meet with Governor Romero, to review the current state of U.S.-Argentine counternarcotics cooperation on the northern border, and to exchange views with leading business executives in the provi [...] | 2005-03-03 21:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AR SNAR OFDA MEETINGS WITH AMBASSADOR |
05BUENOSAIRES507 | ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] Overview: A. Trafficking in persons in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked within the country's borders, mostly from the northern provinces to the central provinces and Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to several southern provinces. To a lesser degree, trafficking of pe [...] | 2005-03-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AR |
05BUENOSAIRES68 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gutierrez and the Embassy Buenos Aires country team warmly welcome CODEL Dodd to Argentina January 12-13. During your stay in Argentina you will have the opportunity to speak with senior Argentine officials and experts on a range of political, economic and counternar [...] | 2005-01-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SNAR AR |
05CAIRO1978 | INTERNAL SECURITY IN SINAI--AN UPDATE [...] (C) The effects of the October 7, 2004 terror bombings continue to ripple through the Sinai Peninsula, even as tourism rebounds. In January the security services and tribal leaders formally agreed to work together against criminal activities by tribesmen. In early February, a combined forc [...] | 2005-03-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV PHUM ASEC KCRM EG |
05CAIRO2281 | CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with CODEL Pelosi, PM Nazif asserted that Egypt is "systematically" building a democratic system. He also highlighted Egypt's economic reforms and called for strengthening the bilateral economic relationship. Nazif expressed concern over the image of the U.S. [...] | 2005-03-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EG IZ |
05CAIRO2285 | CHARGES AGAINST AYMAN NOUR: ADDITIONAL DETAILS [...] (C) The statement of Public Prosecutor Maher Abdel Wahed, released on March 22 when the GOE formally charged Ghad Party leader and aspirant presidential candidate Ayman Nour with forgery and knowingly using forged documents (ref A),provides additional details on the GOE's case against Nour. [...] | 2005-03-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO2405 | BOGEYMAN OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE STALKS EGYPT: [...] Opposition newspaper Al-Wafd launched a campaign on March 20 against foreign economic assistance and "interference." Several newspapers picked up this thread of criticism throughout the week, but none were as vociferous as Al-Wafd in calling for Egypt to refuse U.S. assistance. Commentators [...] | 2005-03-28 08:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO EG |
05CAIRO2433 | EGYPT:MASSIVE POLICE DEPLOYMENTS PARALYZE CENTRAL [...] (C) On March 27, one of the largest security operations in recent years paralyzed Central Cairo for hours. Thousands of police troops in riot gear thwarted the attempt of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),accompanied by a smattering of leftists, to stage a demonstration either at the parliament bui [...] | 2005-03-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC EG |
05CAIRO2481 | GAINING SUPPORT FROM EGYPT ON MAGON DAVID ADOM [...] (C) During a March 29 meeting with Ambassador Ahmed Fathalla, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs, the Acting DCM requested Egyptian support for a possible Swiss-convened conference on a Third Protocol and inclusion of Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) national society into the Red [...] | 2005-03-29 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC |
05CAIRO2506 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR REFERRED TO TRIAL [...] (C) The Egyptian public prosecutor's office announced on March 26 that opposition leader Ayman Nour and five codefendants would stand trial for forgery beginning June 28. Although the venue for the trial has not yet been publicly announced, a senior Ghad Party contact claimed to us that the c [...] | 2005-03-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO2514 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, [...] (C) During a March 30 meeting with the Foreign Minister regarding the induction of Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (septel),the Charge requested a readout on the latest Arab League summit in Algiers, as well as updates on a prospective Iraq Neighbors [...] | 2005-03-30 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EG IS IZ |
05CAIRO2515 | MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: FOREIGN MINISTER COMMITS [...] (C) The Charge met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit March 30 to press the GOE to support a Swiss diplomatic conference on bringing Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. (Other topics are reported septel/NOTAL.) Drawing on the points cont [...] | 2005-03-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF EG IS SW ICRC |
05CAIRO2516 | EGYPT: "ENOUGH" BACK ON THE STREETS IN CAIRO [...] (SBU) As of 1630 local time on March 30, 300-400 demonstrators from Kifaya ("Enough"),a loose coalition of opponents of the GOE, were gathered in front of the Press Syndicate building (about one mile from the U.S. Embassy) holding banners rejecting a fifth presidential term for Mubarak, rejec [...] | 2005-03-30 16:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM ASEC EG |
05CAIRO2524 | THE SOUND AND THE FURY OF EGYPT'S REACTION TO USG [...] (C) Egyptian anger at our March 3 announcement of direct USG funding for democracy promotion has now reached the Parliament. After several weeks of increasingly strident editorial coverage in newspapers controlled by or sympathetic to the GOE, the People's Assembly has debated the implicati [...] | 2005-03-31 11:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KMPI KDEM EG |
05CAIRO2534 | SUDAN: EGYPT TO SEND CABINET MEMBER TO OSLO [...] (C) The Charge met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit March 30 and raised the issue of the upcoming Sudan donors conference. Drawing on the points contained in ref B, the Charge stressed the importance of high-level Egyptian attendance at and support for the Oslo-hosted Sudan d [...] | 2005-03-31 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN PHUM EG SU NO |
05CAIRO2536 | WHAT IF YOU HELD A COMPETITIVE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) President Mubarak's late February proposal to amend Article 76 of the Egyptian constitution will, once parliament has hammered out the modalities, allow for direct, competitive presidential elections for the first time in the country's history. Although no announcement has yet been made, [...] | 2005-03-31 15:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO2552 | MESSAGE ON KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON SYRIA: [...] (C) The Charge spoke separately on April 2 with Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad and MFA Chief of Staff Sameh Shukry to request the Government of Egypt to reinforce with the Syrian leadership the importance of timely parliamentary elections in Lebanon and of Syria's providing a timetable f [...] | 2005-04-03 14:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS EG SY LE |
05CAIRO2589 | REPORTING ON RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS; NEW WEEKLY [...] Egyptian newspapers carried only limited reporting of the recent demonstrations in Cairo and around Egypt by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and the opposition Kifaya ("Enough") movement. Al Destour ("The Constitution"),a weekly paper with an aggressive tone, reappeared on the newsstands after [...] | 2005-04-04 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO EG |
05CAIRO2640 | EGYPT PRESSING PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP TO BETTER [...] (C) MFA Chief of Staff Sameh Shukry telephoned the Charge April 4 under instructions to convey that the Government of Egypt had communicated its "deep concerns" to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) regarding the struggle for authority among Palestinians and particularly [...] | 2005-04-05 14:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO2691 | PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Post is moving to implement an ambitious program of directly-funded democracy and governance (D&G) activities in Egypt, using USAID and other resources. Implementation of MEPI-funded D&G projects is a key component in this process. Post signed a new directly-funded D&G grant on March 3 [...] | 2005-04-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMPI PREL EG PDEM |
05CAIRO2722 | EGYPTIAN REACTION TO DEATH OF POPE JOHN PAUL II [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE, Egyptian religious leaders, and the Egyptian media have joined the worldwide outpouring of condolences and respect on the occasion of the death of Pope John Paul II. Although the Roman Catholic population of Egypt is relatively small (about 350,000 from a total Egyp [...] | 2005-04-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL EG VC |
05CAIRO2733 | MIXED REVIEWS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S FIRST [...] (C) Summary: After several months of delay, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has completed its first annual report on the state of human rights in Egypt. After review by the Presidency, the document is expected to be released next week. Our discussions with NCHR contacts sugges [...] | 2005-04-07 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO2734 | CONTINUING TO PURSUE RADIO SAWA TRANSMISSION IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing to seek permission for Radio Sawa to retransmit its signal in Egypt, the Charge sent a letter on March 31 to newly appointed Minister of Information Anas El Fekki reiterating the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors's (BBG's) long-standing request for facilities to [...] | 2005-04-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP KPAO EG BBG |
05CAIRO2739 | MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on April 6 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) ECPO solicited input from HSWG members for the Embassy's response to ref A, concerning the Department-wide assessment of [...] | 2005-04-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG |
05CAIRO2741 | SUDAN: EGYPT SUGGESTS DARFUR WAR CRIMINALS BE [...] (C) Following an April 6 meeting between President Mubarak and Sudanese Foreign Minister Ismail, Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the press that "Sudanese war criminals need not go to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the Sudanese judiciary held fair trials." MFA contacts c [...] | 2005-04-07 19:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM EG SU |
05CAIRO2789 | TERRORISM IN CAIRO; ANOTHER ROUND OF CRITICISM OF [...] All media outlets gave wide coverage to the bombing attack in Cairo's Khan Al-Khalili market, highlighting PM Ahmed Nazif's April 8 hospital visit to victims and Egyptian government officials' claims that the attack was "an individual act." All commentators feared the attacks would unsettle [...] | 2005-04-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO EG |
05CAIRO2801 | EGYPT: SUA CONVENTION AND NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel demarche April 11 with Adel Ibrahim, Director of the Office of Arms Control and Disarmament at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ibrahim was generally familiar with U.S. goals pertaining to nonproliferation aspects of the SUA convention (Convention for t [...] | 2005-04-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KNNP MNUC MX PARM PGOV PHSA PREL EG |
05CAIRO2852 | IRAQ POLICY COORDINATOR JONES'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (S) During an April 11 visit to Egypt, Iraq Policy Coordinator and Senior Advisor (S/I) Richard Jones met separately with Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Soliman and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. They expressed interest in hosting a preparatory meeting of senior officials ahead of an intern [...] | 2005-04-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC EG IZ OVIP |
05CAIRO2853 | APRIL 12 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 12, the Charge chaired a regular meeting of post's IDWG, which was attended by American and LES staff from the Public Affairs Section (including information and cultural affairs staff, as well as the grants specialist),the combined Economic-Political Section (ECPO),[...] | 2005-04-12 16:29:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO2854 | ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE U.S. ELICITS [...] (C) Egyptian press and MFA contacts offered tempered reactions to public comments by President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon following their April 11 Crawford, Texas summit. Worried that the President might offer Sharon political cover for Israeli efforts to consolidate control over [...] | 2005-04-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC EG IS |
05CAIRO2875 | PRESSING THE MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE: SWISS ENVOY [...] (C) We learned from our Swiss Embassy contacts April 12 that the new Swiss Ambassador raised the issue of an international conference and the Third Protocol during an introductory meeting April 7 with MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ahmed Fathalla. The senior Egyptian officia [...] | 2005-04-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL EG IS SW ICRC IFRC |
05CAIRO2876 | EGYPT'S NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has publicly released its first annual report. Although there are several obvious omissions, the breadth of the report's coverage suggests an organization that is balancing its close links with the Government of Egypt with a desire to demon [...] | 2005-04-13 16:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO2877 | EGYPT: SMEAR PUTS MUSLIM BROTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Enemies of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have seized on an erroneous report as an opportunity to attack the group as duplicitous and disloyal. In early April, Egyptian media began reporting (baseless) rumors that the U.S. and the MB had covertly opened a channel for dialogue and potential cooperat [...] | 2005-04-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO2968 | EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS FOR [...] (SBU) A Cairo Criminal Court has convicted three journalists working for independent daily Al Masry Al Youm of defaming Minister of Housing Ibrahim Soliman. The court sentenced the three defendants each to one year in jail and ordered them to pay fines of LE 10,000 (about $1750). The sente [...] | 2005-04-18 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG |
05CAIRO2971 | AL-AZHAR BOMBER IDENTIFIED, CO-PLOTTERS ARRESTED: [...] Summary: Egyptian Television (ETV) reported the identity of the Al-Azhar terrorist bomber on April 11. The following day, photos of the bomber's blast-damaged face appeared above the fold in all of Egypt's major newspapers, along with Interior Ministry claims that "jihadi" publications had [...] | 2005-04-19 06:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PGOV PTER KPAO EG |
05CAIRO3086 | MULTI-HOUR MUBARAK INTERVIEW TO AIR STARTING APRIL [...] (SBU) A multi-hour interview with President Mubarak will be aired over three consecutive days on Egypt Channel One starting on the evening of April 24. The regional Arabic news channel Al-Arabiya has also bought the broadcast rights and will be airing it at the same time. The interview was [...] | 2005-04-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EG |
05CAIRO3089 | EGYPTIAN JUDGES LAUNCH "INTIFADA", THREATEN TO [...] (C) Over 1000 Egyptian judges meeting under the auspices of the Alexandria Judges' Club launched in mid-April what one paper dubbed "the judges' intifada." In their meeting, the assembled judges threatened to abstain from their supervisory role in the fall 2005 elections unless a new draft jud [...] | 2005-04-24 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3164 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA CAMPAIGN AGAINST USG ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been a marked increase recently in negative Egyptian media commentary concerning USG assistance to Egypt, with opposition daily Al-Wafd (circulation: 200,000) leading the charge. Critical commentaries and articles have consistently portrayed USG assistance as 'inter [...] | 2005-04-28 11:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO EG MEPI USG |
05CAIRO3175 | GOE TRACKING SYRIAN MOVES IN LEBANON; NOTES OUR [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad April 28. Before hearing the demarche, Awad noted that the just-concluded visit of Russian President Putin had been very successful. Turning to Lebanon, the Charge drew from reftel talking points to stress the i [...] | 2005-04-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO EG LE SY |
05CAIRO3178 | MDA: SWISS PROJECT DIRECTOR PFIRTER'S [...] (C) During a two-day visit to Egypt April 20-21, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs Policy Coordinator Didier Pfirter met with senior Egyptian and Arab League officials to discuss the Magen David Adom (MDA) and Third Protocol issues. During the meetings, the Egyptian MFA expressed concerns [...] | 2005-04-28 15:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL PHUM EG IS ICRC MDA |
05CAIRO3239 | TERRORISM STRIKES CAIRO AGAIN; MUBARAK'S [...] (U) Summary: TV and print media devoted extensive coverage to the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo, quoting GOE officials' statements and noting that several eyewitnesses had given conflicting versions of how the attacks unfolded. Statements of condemnation from leading Egyptian figures [...] | 2005-05-04 06:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO IS RS EG |
05CAIRO3320 | MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 4 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). A/DCM, RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (C) HSWG members reviewed information and preliminary conclusions regarding the two April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo (refs A a [...] | 2005-05-04 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG |
05CAIRO3424 | A SEASON OF UNCERTAINTY IN EGYPTIAN POLITICS [...] (C) As Cairo's weather warms up this spring, Egyptian intellectuals and observers are preoccupied by a growing sense of anticipation and uncertainty about Egypt's political future. Contacts are focused on a series of "unprecedented" recent developments which, in combination, are charging the [...] | 2005-05-05 18:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL EG |
05CAIRO3495 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND THE OUTLOOK FOR [...] (C) Egypt's People's Assembly (PA) is expected to approve on May 10 legislation that would amend Article 76 of the constitution to allow, for the first time, the direct and competitive election of the President. The bill was approved by the PA's legislative affairs committee and endorsed on Ma [...] | 2005-05-09 18:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3589 | POLICE ROUND UP MUSLIM BROTHERS: EGYPTIAN MEDIA [...] Headlines: Egyptian media devoted much of their May 6 - 7 weekend coverage to talks between President Mubarak, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, and Oman's Sultan Qabous at Sharm El Sheikh. The media also reported on a proposed amendment to constitutional article 76. On the latter, on May 8 opp [...] | 2005-05-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO3617 | EGYPT: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CHANGED, PASSED [...] (C) Egypt's parliament passed on May 10 an amendment to Article 76 of the constitution, allowing for the country's first direct, competitive presidential elections in its history. Before the amendment takes effect, it must be put to a national referendum, expected in late May. As reported re [...] | 2005-05-11 16:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3626 | RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN'S FIRST VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin April 26-27 to Cairo, Egypt will be remembered more for its ceremonial and nostalgic aspects than for substantive agreements or strategic re-alignments. Putin and Egyptian President Mubarak released a joint statement after their summit meetin [...] | 2005-05-12 13:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KNNP ECON EG IS UNSC |
05CAIRO3627 | PROMINENT REFORM ADVOCATE DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Shafik Gabr praised the recent amendment to Egypt's presidential election law but said the GOE had done a poor job of explaining it. He hoped a scheduled May 12 news conference by Gamal Mubarak would clear the air. He was impatient with opposition complaints about the amendment [...] | 2005-05-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EG |
05CAIRO3647 | GUANTANAMO ALLEGATIONS OF KORAN DESECRATION NOT ON [...] (C) During a May 12 meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif (septel),the Charge drew from reftel talking points to address allegations of desecration of the Koran at U.S. detention facilities in Guantanamo that sparked violent protests May 11 in Afghanistan. Nazif was unaware of the [...] | 2005-05-12 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL EG |
05CAIRO3649 | SUDAN: EGYPTIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN [...] (SBU) During a May 12 meeting with MFA Sudan Office Deputy Director Abdelmoneim Omar, poloff explored the current Egyptian contribution to the African Union (AU)'s Mission in Sudan (AMIS),drawing from reftel talking points to express appreciation for Egypt's continued and expanding involvemen [...] | 2005-05-12 15:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS EAID EG SU |
05CAIRO3650 | SUDAN: NATO TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Poloff met May 12 with MFA Sudan Affairs Deputy Office Director Abdelmoneim Omar to press the GOE to support African Union (AU) Chairman Konare's recent appeal to NATO for provision of technical and logistical assistance for the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan. Omar said that Egypt supported [...] | 2005-05-12 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM EG SU |
05CAIRO3755 | THE GOE AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: ANATOMY OF A [...] (C) In recent months, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has adopted both increasingly confrontational street tactics and reform-touting rhetoric (as opposed to its traditional Islamist slogans). As of mid-May, the MB's more aggressive approach, and the GOE's response, has built into what is be [...] | 2005-05-17 04:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL EG |
05CAIRO3763 | POST CONTINUES TO ENGAGE KEY EGYPTIAN FIGURES ON [...] (C) Embassy Cairo has engaged key contacts vigorously in response to initial allegations of Koran desecration at U.S. detention facilities in Guantanamo and Newsweek's subsequent retraction. During a May 12 meeting with Prime Minister Nazif, the Charge drew from ref C talking points to empha [...] | 2005-05-17 10:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO KISL EG |
05CAIRO3767 | MUBARAK BLAMES DEMONSTRATIONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT; [...] Constitutional reform: The People's Assembly debate and approval of a constitutional amendment to article 76 dominated media coverage May 10 - 15. Viewers of Egyptian TV and pan-Arab satellite channels Al-Jazeera and Al- Arabiya on May 10 - 11 saw scenes of heated debate, with Ayman Nour an [...] | 2005-05-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO3774 | EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY POSTPONES FOREIGN DIGNITARY [...] (C) Locally-based diplomats shared recently with us that the Egyptian Presidency had quietly and abruptly "postponed" long-scheduled visits by the Bulgarian and German Presidents due to occur in the coming weeks. Likewise, as the Egyptian leadership begins to turn its full attention to upcomi [...] | 2005-05-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3780 | EGYPT TO CONSIDER NOMINATION OF JUDGE BUERGENTHAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 12 on the candidacy of Judge Thomas Buergenthal to MFA Second Secretary in the Office of Specialized Agencies Ms. Sohad Sabry. Sabry welcomed the diplomatic note and accompanying documentation relating to Mr. Buergenthal's candidacy for re-election as jud [...] | 2005-05-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO3785 | EGYPT POLITICS: OPPOSITION CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF [...] (C) Leading opposition parties and other critics of the Egyptian parliament's proposal to amend Article 76 of the constitution (to allow for direct, competitive election of the president) are now calling for a boycott of the referendum the GOE will stage on May 25 to ratify the amendment. Tho [...] | 2005-05-17 16:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3793 | UNESCO: EGYPT REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS [...] While delivering a demarche May 12 seeking Egyptian support for a U.S. candidacy to the International Court of Justice (reftel),MFA Office of Specialized Agencies Second Secretary Sohad Sabry requested from poloff an official reply SIPDIS to Egypt's request for U.S. support of its candidac [...] | 2005-05-18 08:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG UNGA UNESCO |
05CAIRO3806 | MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 18 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) ECPO briefed the group on post preparations for the projected May 30-31 visit of Fran Townsend, President Bush's Homeland Security [...] | 2005-05-18 18:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG HSWG |
05CAIRO3839 | EGYPT BELIEVES IT CAN MANAGE SYRIAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with MFA Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry, the Charge delivered reftel demarche on USG objections to Syria's inclusion in the Iraq Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting planned for June 1-2 in Cairo. Shukry replied that excluding Syria would be diplomatical [...] | 2005-05-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC EG IZ SY EUN NATO |
05CAIRO3840 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR, SUPPORTERS FACING HARASSMENT [...] (C) Sustained threats, intimidation, and harassment are making it "impossible" for Ayman Nour, the embattled leader of the opposition Ghad Party, to conduct his presidential campaign, according to his wife (and closest confidante and advisor) Gamila Ismail. Ismail accuses the ruling NDP, with [...] | 2005-05-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3841 | MAY 10 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 10 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID Deputy Director and USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. MEPI Tunis Regional Director Peter Mulrean also attended. The meeting opened with Mulrean's review of MEPI activities [...] | 2005-05-19 16:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO3842 | CHARGE PRESSES MDA ISSUE WITH FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry (the second-ranking official at the MFA),the Charge urged Egypt to play a constructive role on the issue of the Third Protocol and Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Noting earlier demarches [...] | 2005-05-19 16:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS ICRC |
05CAIRO3901 | MIXED COMMENTARY ON NAZIF VISIT TO WASHINGTON: [...] Headlines: President Mubarak's visit with Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi and other African leaders to discuss Darfur May 17 - 18 was widely covered, as was Mubarak's May 17 statement encouraging Egyptians to get out and vote on the constitutional amendment referendum on May 25. Mubarak met May [...] | 2005-05-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO3911 | EGYPT: ARTICLE 76 REFERENDUM SPEEDING TOWARD [...] (C) The May 25 referendum on parliament's proposed amendment of Article 76 of the constitution, to allow for Egypt's first competitive presidential elections, is virtually certain to pass, although a low voter turnout is widely anticipated. A broad array of opponents have nonetheless called f [...] | 2005-05-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO3941 | ARREST OF SENIOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD OFFICIAL [...] (C) The GOE arrested on May 22 Mahmoud Ezzat, Secretary-General of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Ezzat SIPDIS is the most senior MB official to be arrested in at least a decade. His arrest comes in the context of an increasingly sharp and sustained confrontation between the government a [...] | 2005-05-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL EG |
05CAIRO3952 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) During a May 25 meeting with the Charge, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit expressed satisfaction with the respective visits of Prime Minister Nazif and First Lady Laura Bush. The visits had, in his view, improved the atmosphere in the relationship. Aboul Gheit warned against [...] | 2005-05-25 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG KDEM KPAL IS IR SU |
05CAIRO4005 | REFERENDUM MARRED BY LOW TURNOUT AND REPORTS OF [...] (C) The May 25 referendum on revising the Egyptian constitution to allow for direct presidential elections was characterized by low turnout. Although the process was generally peaceful, there were sporadic incidents in Cairo of government-directed beatings of opposition protestors and journ [...] | 2005-05-26 13:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
05CAIRO4024 | EGYPT: GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE ON REFERENDUM VIOLENCE [...] (C) ECPO Counselor raised the negative consequences of the GOE's handling of violent incidents during Egypt's May 25 constitutional amendment referendum (reftel) with Karim Haggag, a close aide to Gamal Mubarak, presidential son and chair of the ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) Polici [...] | 2005-05-26 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4025 | CHARGE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VISITS OF FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Charge briefed the diplomatic corps May 26 on the visits of Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif to the United States and First Lady Laura Bush to the Middle East. Sharing transcripts of public statements and media interviews related to the two recent visits, the Charge offered hi [...] | 2005-05-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG OVIP |
05CAIRO4028 | MAY 25 MEETING OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired the May 25 IDWG meeting, which was attended by the Acting DCM; USAID D&G staff; PA Counselor and PA staff; and ECPO staff. IDWG participation was limited to cleared Americans only to permit discussion of the status of post's submission to the Department for use in de [...] | 2005-05-26 15:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL KPAO EG KIIP |
05CAIRO4059 | PDAS CHENEY CHALLENGES ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney SIPDIS pressed the Arab League to demonstrate its commitment to real political reform among its member states, and to support Gaza disengagement. Moussa insisted that the Arab Leagu [...] | 2005-05-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG |
05CAIRO4121 | EGYPT: MAY 25 REFERENDUM - RESULTS AND REACTION [...] (C) The GOE claims that 83 percent of those casting ballots on May 25 supported the amendment to permit future direct presidential elections. Voting day was marred by a disputed turnout and violence against opposition demonstrators in some locations. The violence, apparently perpetrated by [...] | 2005-06-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL EG |
05CAIRO4122 | THE TERROR SUSPECT WHO BEAT HIMSELF TO DEATH: A [...] (SBU) On May 22, the Egyptian Public Prosecutor announced that 27-year-old Ashraf Said Youssef, the alleged mastermind behind the April 7 and April 30 terror attacks on tourist sites in Cairo (reftels),died in custody on May 19. According to the GOE announcement, Youssef, who had been captur [...] | 2005-06-01 15:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER PGOV EG |
05CAIRO4123 | CHARGE PRESSES REFORM WITH EGYPTIAN COUNCIL FOR [...] (U) Summary: Members of the American-Egyptian Relations Committee of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs invited the Charge to discuss the bilateral relationship during an informal session on May 31. The event provided an opportunity to stress the importance to the bilateral relationsh [...] | 2005-06-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4124 | RECENT EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo continued in May its robust outreach program to support the expansion of democracy and freedom in Egypt, with a particular focus on international monitors. Activities in May included the visit of the First Lady to Egypt; a grants-signing ceremony for the latest civil socie [...] | 2005-06-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM EG |
05CAIRO4125 | EGYPT CONVOKES CHARGE ON IRAQ PREPCOM PARTICIPATION [...] (C) The Charge was convoked late in the afternoon of June 1 by MFA Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry (acting for the Foreign Minister, who is overseas). Shukry said he was "disturbed" to have just heard from the Russian ambassador that the U.S. had invited the Russian Federation to participate [...] | 2005-06-01 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ RS EG EUN |
05CAIRO4126 | REFERENDUM CALLED "HISTORIC" BY GOVERNMENT MEDIA; [...] May 25 referendum on constitutional amendment to change presidential election process - TV: Egyptian TV coverage showed enthusiastic voters casting their ballots and praising President Mubarak and the referendum throughout May 25. "We now have true democracy in Egypt and thanks to our Pres [...] | 2005-06-02 05:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4127 | SHAKE-UP RUMORED IN EGYPTIAN PRO-GOVERNMENT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: An unprecedented "correction" in the pro-government Al Ahram newspaper has sparked a tense stand-off between ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary General Safwat El Sherif and pro-government Al SIPDIS Ahram Editor-in-chief Ibrahim Nafei. The correction to a rep [...] | 2005-06-02 05:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OPRC KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4170 | EGYPTIAN CIVIL SOCIETY MONITORING OF MAY 25 [...] (C) Summary: Six Egyptian civil society organizations, led by the Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) and with training and coordination support from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),completed a modest but significant monitoring effort of the May 25 referendum. NDI's Senior Regional Represent [...] | 2005-06-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL EG NDI |
05CAIRO4171 | MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 30 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) HSWG members welcomed visiting Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend and accompanying staff to the meeting and outlined the s [...] | 2005-06-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG |
05CAIRO4174 | BMENA: CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS LACK OF [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassy Cairo and the MEPI Regional Office in Tunis. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a recent meeting with Tunis MEPI Regional Office Specialist Labidi, Egyptian participants in last December's Civil Society Dialogue at the Forum for the Future discussed their p [...] | 2005-06-05 05:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KMPI EG MEPI |
05CAIRO4256 | CAIRO MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION HELD UP OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Apparently objecting to coverage of referendum-related protests by the English-language weekly "Cairo Magazine," the Ministry of Information (MOI) withheld permission to distribute the June 2 edition of the magazine for four days. The magazine's staff was never informed by t [...] | 2005-06-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4261 | DELIVERABLES FOR THE US-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Following a June 2 Iraq Steering Group meeting in Cairo (septel),Post delivered demarches in refs A and C to MFA Cabinet Staff member Alaa Hadidi, drawing on ref A talking points to encourage Egypt to show its support to the Iraqi Transitional Government during a June 22 Iraq ministerial [...] | 2005-06-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ EUN |
05CAIRO4262 | MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE ON ADVANCING THE PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-06 16:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO4264 | EGYPT: ANOTHER BLOW TO THE GHAD PARTY [...] (C) The Ghad Party, the beleaguered liberal/secular political party founded by Ayman Nour, has suffered another severe setback with the late May resignation of Secretary-General Mona Makram Ebeid. Ebeid, a SIPDIS widely-respected figure, had lent both stature and substance to the fledgling [...] | 2005-06-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4304 | CRITICS ACCUSE NDP OF USING "THUGS" AND [...] (SBU) Summary: While the pro-government press was praising the May 25 referendum, independent and opposition commentators criticized what they considered poor media coverage and accused ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) members of acting like "thugs" and "mercenaries." One commentator [...] | 2005-06-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4309 | IRAQ CONFERENCE CORE-GROUP PLANNING MEETING IN [...] (C) Steering Group members (U.S., EU, Iraq, Japan, UN, Egypt, and Russia) met in Cairo June 2 to coordinate planning for a June 22 Ministerial meeting on Iraq to be held in Brussels (ref A). The USG delegation, led by Iraq Policy Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones, held bilateral meetings [...] | 2005-06-08 07:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ RS EUN |
05CAIRO4317 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE TO ATTEND BRUSSELS MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Arab League Secretariat Chief of Staff Hesham Yousef June 7, urging the SIPDIS Arab League and its members to do as much as possible to support the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) in the run-up to, and beyond, the June 22 ministerial conference in [...] | 2005-06-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EG IZ |
05CAIRO4321 | WELL-KNOWN JOURNALIST LAUNCHES NEW NEWSPAPER IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Al Fagr ("The Dawn"),the latest weekly independent newspaper in Egypt, published its first edition on June 4. The newspaper's founder and editor, Adel Hamouda, stated on Egyptian TV that Al Fagr "aims to improve the state of Egyptian journalism," while privately telling a P [...] | 2005-06-09 05:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4360 | SUDAN: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND THE [...] (C) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) officials confirmed June 7 that negotiations would commence June 12 in Cairo between the NDA leadership and senior Government of Sudan (GOS) officials. The negotiations will cover political and security issues and are scheduled to be completed by June 18 [...] | 2005-06-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM EG SU ER |
05CAIRO4361 | EGYPT CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL CASC PTER EG UZ |
05CAIRO4362 | GOE FORMALLY COMPLAINS ABOUT KORAN MISHANDLING [...] (C) Summary: Following media reports of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's condemnation of the alleged desecration of the Koran at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, the MFA called the Charge to complain about the reported mistreatment, explaining that it had delayed comment until the USG [...] | 2005-06-10 15:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KISL EG |
05CAIRO4379 | MDA: EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS SWISS ENVOY [...] (C) According to the Swiss Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Heinz Walker, Ambassador Didier Pfirter received encouraging signals on the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom (MDA) issue during his June 7 meeting in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. The Egyptian minister repor [...] | 2005-06-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS MDA |
05CAIRO4428 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE [...] (C) A senior MFA official convoked the Charge on June 12, at the Foreign Minister's direction, to express concern over how Egypt understood it was being characterized in a draft of a final statement for the June 20 U.S.-European Union summit in Washington. Assistant Minister Shadia Farag told [...] | 2005-06-13 09:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS EAID EU EG |
05CAIRO4430 | FAMILY-FRIENDLY TAXES AND DOCTORS WITHOUT [...] Summary: The pro-government media highlighted a new tax law, signed by President Mubarak on June 8. TV talk shows hosted a parade of government spokesmen and financial experts who commented positively on the law over the weekend. Meanwhile, the opposition and independent press continued to [...] | 2005-06-13 11:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO4441 | SYRIAN "HIT LIST" NOT NEWS IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian media have largely ignored recent press reports citing U.S. comments about a possible Syrian 'hit list' of targeted Lebanese public figures opposed to continued Syrian influence in Lebanon. To the extent the issue has been covered locally, two pro- government newspap [...] | 2005-06-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO EG SY |
05CAIRO4518 | EGYPT TO CONSIDER USG VIEWS ON COMPREHENSIVE [...] (SBU) In a discussion with Hisham Maher, a member of the Foreign Minister's cabinet, and a more detailed exchange with First Secretary Nameera Negm, acting Chief of the the MFA's Legal Affairs directorate, the Embassy underscored the USG's determination to conclude a Comprehensive Convention on [...] | 2005-06-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG UNGA |
05CAIRO4519 | EGYPT'S POLITICAL REFORM AGENDA: MORE IN THE [...] (C) The amendment of Article 76 of Egypt's constitution, ratified by public referendum on May 25 (refs A and B),was the centerpiece of the GOE's 2005 political reform package, but not the only item on the agenda. Parliament has been debating this week a new law that will govern Egypt's first [...] | 2005-06-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4532 | EGYPT: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a) Claimant A b) 2001 c) In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters of claimant's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property. As a re [...] | 2005-06-15 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV EG OPIC |
05CAIRO4534 | REPORT: MUBARAK TO NAME VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) The London-based Financial Times reported on June 15 that President Mubarak intends to name a Vice President - a step he has refused to take throughout his 24 year tenure as President - after the September Presidential elections. We reached out to the reporter who filed the story, who confir [...] | 2005-06-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4576 | OPPOSITION LEADER ALLEGES PLOT TO FIX THE [...] (C) In a June 16 meeting, Ayman Nour, the embattled leader of the opposition Ghad Party and presidential candidate, alleged to poloff that aides to President Mubarak have "persuaded" Khalid Mohieldin, the 84 year old honorary chairman of the leftist Tagammu' Party, to run for president. Moh [...] | 2005-06-16 17:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EG |
05CAIRO4577 | UPDATE ON THE GOE-MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD STAND OFF [...] (U) Government sources quoted in media reports claim that approximately 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),detained during a large GOE arrest campaign in May (reftels),were released in the week of June 13. The GOE maintains that 349 of the MB members arrested in May remain in custody [...] | 2005-06-16 17:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL EG |
05CAIRO4597 | MDA: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL ASKS FOR MORE [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, the Charge encouraged the Arab League to work for acceptance of the Magen David Adom (MDA) society into the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement. Moussa replied it was difficult to consider such a topic "while [...] | 2005-06-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
05CAIRO4598 | OPPOSITION PRESS AGREES WITH CHANGES TO [...] Summary: Opposition press eagerly engaged in the debate over changes made by Parliament to the constitutional amendment on Egypt's presidential elections law changes that they perceived would exclude Gamal Mubarak from running for the presidency. However, one commentator in leading pro-gov [...] | 2005-06-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO IZ EG |
05CAIRO4681 | NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND GOVERNMENT OF [...] (U) Summary: Officials representing the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) signed a peace agreement on June 18 in Cairo potentially paving the way for the NDA to participate in the Sudanese Unity Government, scheduled to be formed by July 9, 2005. The "Cai [...] | 2005-06-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EG SG |
05CAIRO4709 | SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT A SUCCESS IN EYES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Rice's visit to Egypt on June 20 and her speech at the American University in Cairo (AUC) led all Egyptian reporting, both in print and on television. Coverage was generally positive, with most commentators applauding what they perceived as a less-aggressive tone bot [...] | 2005-06-21 15:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EG KPAO OVIP PREL |
05CAIRO4780 | EGYPT: UN PRIORITIES UNDERSTOOD, BUT MECHANISMS [...] (C) Summary: The Acting DCM conveyed ref D points on USG priorities for UN reform at the MFA Assistant Minister level, in the absence of the Foreign Minister, on June 23. Assistant Minister Fathalla and his staff were familiar with many of the points raised, yet pressed to know what mechani [...] | 2005-06-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KUNR AORC EAID EG UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO4781 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESENTS REPORT TO MUBARAK; [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 21, National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) president Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali met with President Mubarak to formally present the Council,s first annual report, which had been publicly released in mid-April (ref B). Following the meeting, Boutros Ghali announced tha [...] | 2005-06-23 16:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4820 | MDA: EGYPT REMINDED OF IMPORTANCE OF MDA ISSUE ON [...] (C) On June 26, PolOff shared ref A points with Amr Rushdy of the Foreign Minister's cabinet. Rushdy will travel with the Minister to Sanaa for the June 27 OIC ministerial and coordinates the Magen David Adom (MDA) issue as part of his portfolio. Familiar with the U.S. position on MDA incl [...] | 2005-06-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IS EG ICRC |
05CAIRO4875 | SUDAN: NDA OFFICIALS IN CAIRO SAY JUNE 18 [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, Cairo-based representatives of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) shared with the diplomatic corps their perspectives on the June 18 Cairo agreement. The tone of the briefing was hopeful, as the NDA highlighted increased NDA participation in Sudan's democratic [...] | 2005-06-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SU EG |
05CAIRO4877 | SENIOR EGYPTIAN CLERICS' REPORTED UNHELPFUL [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian media reports this week quote Egypt's two most prominent Islamic figures, the Mufti and the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, each appointed by the GOE, as making unhelpful public remarks that imply religious justification for the terrorist insurgency in Iraq. Embassy requests for cl [...] | 2005-06-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO4882 | CRITICAL COVERAGE OF SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT IN [...] Summary: Secretary Rice's visit to Egypt continued to receive positive coverage in the pro-government press; however, commentary in the opposition and independent press took a more critical stance. One independent commentator dismissed the Secretary's calls for democratic reform in Egypt as [...] | 2005-06-28 06:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO IZ SU EG |
05CAIRO4961 | EGYPT: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court issued an advisory opinion June 29 stating that five articles of the new Presidential Elections Law, passed by parliament on June 16 but not yet ratified by the President or published, are unconstitutional. The Speaker of the People's Assembl [...] | 2005-06-29 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
05CAIRO4980 | EGYPT: RELEASE OF SHI'A MUSLIM DETAINEE MOHAMED [...] (C) Summary: On June 29, Egyptian Shi'a Muslim Mohamed El-Derini, arrested in March 2004 apparently because of his religious beliefs, was released after having spent 15 months in administrative detention. Derini's release comes just a week after the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention [...] | 2005-06-30 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KIRF KISL EG |
05CAIRO4981 | EGYPT: AT SECOND DAY OF AYMAN NOUR TRIAL, [...] (C) Summary: In a second chaotic session of the Ayman Nour trial, a codefendant and witness for the prosecution recanted his guilty plea and claimed he had been pressured by the government to testify against Nour. The development emboldened Nour and his supporters but surprised the judges, wh [...] | 2005-06-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO4997 | DATE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ANNOUNCED; PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's 2005 presidential election, according to senior presidential advisor Zakariyya Azmy, will occur on September 7, and the new president is to be sworn in on October 1. The People's Assembly (PA) approved changes in five articles of the presidential elections law after i [...] | 2005-06-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
05CAIRO5009 | SUPPORT FOR IRAQI RESISTANCE; PRAISE FOR IRANIAN [...] Summary: Reacting to the President's speech at Fort Bragg, Egyptian newspapers criticized U.S. policy in Iraq and accused the U.S. of falsely portraying the situation there. One editorial said resistance was the only reaction to the U.S. imperialist march. The Iranian elections provided muc [...] | 2005-07-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO5035 | PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES REFORM, GAZA WITHDRAWAL, [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney emphasized the importance of reform. Although the FM agreed in principle on the need to "modernize," he asked the U.S. to be patient and emphasized the GOE's need to preserve stability. On the Israe [...] | 2005-07-05 06:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG |
05CAIRO5051 | EGYPTIAN JUDGES ALLEGE FRAUD, MISMANAGEMENT OF MAY [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian Judges' Club has issued a report detailing irregularities and fraud in the administration of the May 25 referendum on the amendment to Article 76 of the constitution. The report, issued on June 28 and subsequently printed in the independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm, co [...] | 2005-07-05 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5055 | MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired on June 29 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 2. (SBU) ECPO and HSWG members discussed security developments in the Sinai in reference to regional terrorist threats and in light of rep [...] | 2005-07-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG HSWG |
05CAIRO5057 | EGYPTIAN PRESS SHAKE-UP: MUSICAL CHAIRS OR [...] Summary: Egypt's Shura Council confirmed long-rumored changes to the pro-government press by appointing new editors and board chairmen on July 4. The changes see younger faces rising from the ranks to replace an old guard of editors - some appointed by Anwar Sadat himself - who doubled as b [...] | 2005-07-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO5058 | MFA MYSTIFIED BY AMBASSADOR IHAB SHERIF'S [...] (C) Alaa Al-Hadidi of the Foreign Minister's Cabinet told poloff that, as of July 5, the GOE still had no firm clues as to the location of kidnapped Ambassador Ihab Sherif, who was heading Egypt's mission in Baghdad. Al-Hadidi further confirmed that no group has claimed responsibility. He did [...] | 2005-07-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO5084 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR'S TRIAL POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER, [...] (C) Summary: At the third session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial, the lawyer for defendant number three, Ayman Ismail Hassan, reiterated his client's retraction of his confession, the prosecution claimed to have a videotape of Nour advising a legal client to fake a torture inj [...] | 2005-07-06 16:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5185 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA LEGEND IBRAHIM NAFEI SHOWN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Of all the changes to the pro- government press leadership announced by the Shura Council on July 3 (ref A),most significant is the replacement of media giant Ibrahim Nafei, former Editor-in-chief and Board Chairman of Al-Ahram. Nafei, who was appointed Editor-in- chief by [...] | 2005-07-07 16:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO5194 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes you to Egypt and believes your visit comes at a particularly significant moment for reform in Egypt. You will be able to review a number of important internal and regional developments, discussed below, since the S visit, in your me [...] | 2005-07-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5210 | EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: INTERNAL COUP REPORTS, [...] (C) There have been numerous reports in early July that Mahdy Akef, the Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB),has been sidelined by an internal coup. Akef, and his alleged successor, Deputy Supreme Guide Mohammed Habib, have denied the reports, but their denials have yet to douse t [...] | 2005-07-10 14:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PHUM EG |
05CAIRO5245 | EGYPTIAN JOURNALISTS SUCCESSFULLY COVER LEBANESE [...] (SBU) Summary: In anticipation of Egypt's presidential and parliamentary elections later this year, post funded the travel of seven Egyptian TV and print journalists to cover Lebanon's June parliamentary elections. The traveling journalists focused their reporting on Lebanon's religious di [...] | 2005-07-11 08:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO LE EG |
05CAIRO5264 | BLACK DAY OF TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Summary: The Egyptian media roundly condemned the murder of Egyptian envoy to Iraq Ehab Al-Sharif and the London bombings. "Black Day of Terrorism" was one leading newspaper's headline. All media outlets covered remarks by the Mufti of the Republic labeling Al-Sharif's killers as "thugs" w [...] | 2005-07-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO EG |
05CAIRO5272 | EGYPT: AN ASSESSMENT OF KIFAYA - THE POPULAR [...] (C) The Kifaya (Enough) protest movement has made a significant impact on Egypt's internal political scene in the first half of 2005. Kifaya is an umbrella movement encompassing groups and individuals spanning a broad range of tendencies and ideologies, united by opposition to the Mubarak reg [...] | 2005-07-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5305 | ARAB LEAGUE STILL HOPING TO OFFER CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Arab League spokesman Hossam Zaki told PolOff July 12 that the League had been trying to facilitate the participation of legal experts in Iraq's constitution drafting process. With the assassination of the Egyptian ambassador in Baghdad, according to Zaki [...] | 2005-07-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID IZ |
05CAIRO5446 | RECENT MEETINGS OF EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired meetings of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG) on June 21 and July 5, which were attended by USAID Deputy Director, USAID D&G staff, A/PAO and PA staff, ECPO Counselor and ECPO staff. The meetings included discussion of the June 2 [...] | 2005-07-17 14:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO5447 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) July 13, 2005; 2:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Charge d'Affaires Michael Corbin PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman J. Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson D Special Assistant Eugenia Sidereas Ian McCary (Embassy Cairo Notetaker) [...] | 2005-07-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG OVIP |
05CAIRO5472 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Assistant Secretary David Welch's statements following a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit received straightforward, lengthy inside-page coverage in almost all Egyptian dailies on July 17, 2005. The coverage stressed Egyptian-U.S. cooperation on the Israeli withdrawal from G [...] | 2005-07-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG OVIP |
05CAIRO5473 | TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Summary: The Egyptian media continued to comment on the murder of Egyptian envoy to Iraq Ehab Al-Sharif and the London bombings. Some commentators blamed "western double standards" for terrorism. Others pointed towards corruption and "a lack of democracy" as the cause. Some commentators q [...] | 2005-07-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG |
05CAIRO5477 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] Deputy Secretary Zoellick's visit to Egypt (July 13-14) was the occasion for extensive, and mostly positive, coverage in pro-government, opposition, and independent papers, July 13-16. His meeting with President Mubarak and an Embassy-arranged press round table prompted many positive article [...] | 2005-07-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG OVIP |
05CAIRO5521 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) Date, time and place: July 14, 2005, 11:45 a.m., Alexandria, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: ----- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt: ------ Presiden [...] | 2005-07-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL OVIP EG IS IZ LE SU |
05CAIRO5524 | VISIT OF NEA PDAS CHENEY: PM NAZIF REVIEWS U.S. [...] (C) NEA PDAS Liz Cheney met with PM Nazif, Minister of Trade Rashid Rashid and Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin June 30th for almost an hour at Nazif,s office in the "Smart Village" outside Cairo. Cheney urged a more proactive GOE role on direct USG assistance to NGOs in Egypt in the [...] | 2005-07-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG OVIP |
05CAIRO5542 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14 MEETING WITH [...] (U) July 13, 2005; 4:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge d'Affaires Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman J. Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt ----- Kamal Shazly, Minister for Peop [...] | 2005-07-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM OVIP EG |
05CAIRO5545 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14 MEETING WITH [...] (U) July 14, 2005; 8:30 a.m.; Cairo, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Egypt ----- Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Minister of Foreign Trade and Ind [...] | 2005-07-20 12:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN OVIP EG |
05CAIRO5590 | EGYPT ADHERING TO AU POSITION ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) Acting DCM spoke July 21 with Amb. Ahmed Fathallah, Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs, and delivered points in ref A, underscoring the urgency. Fathallah said that the Egyptian position remained as described in ref B and that Egypt would not support the G-4 effort [...] | 2005-07-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO5591 | JULY 18 MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired the July 18 meeting of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG),which was attended by the USAID Director, USAID Democracy and Governance (D & G) staff, PAO, ECPO Counselor, and ECPO staff. The meeting included discussion on facilitati [...] | 2005-07-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO5592 | EGYPT: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Egypt's leftist Tagammu' Party, which holds six seats in the People's Assembly, announced on July 19 that it would not field Khalid Mohieldin, or any other candidate, in Egypt's first competitive presidential election, anticipated, though not yet formally announced, for September 7. A spo [...] | 2005-07-21 17:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5622 | EMBASSY CAIRO'S EAC MEETS IN RESPONSE TO SHARM [...] (C) At an EAC meeting on the morning of July 23, Charge and Embassy officers reviewed the latest information on the terrorist attacks on Sharm el-Sheikh which occurred at 1:15 AM. Varying reports put the number of dead at 75-85, with at least 100 wounded. There are so far no reports of Americ [...] | 2005-07-23 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CASC PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO5650 | EGYPT REACTING TO SHARM BOMBINGS [...] (C) Egypt remains shocked and is struggling to digest the terrorist attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh in the early hours of July 23, the country's official national holiday. The attacks, three separate bombings targeting one of the country's premier tourist destinations, appear to be the deadliest [...] | 2005-07-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV CASC ASEC ECON EG |
05CAIRO5652 | "THIS MEANS WAR": EGYPTIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] Summary: Egyptian TV covered the July 23 Sharm El Sheikh bombings extensively throughout the day. TV images immediately after the attacks showed emergency workers removing bodies from the bomb sites and assisting the injured, while government officials and intellectuals gave phone interview [...] | 2005-07-25 09:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO5743 | CHARGE DISCUSSES RADIO SAWA AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Charge and PAC met with Information Minister Anas Al Fekki on July 26 to urge that GOE allow Radio Sawa to create a broadcast facility in Egypt and to relay the complaint from foreign correspondents stationed here that they lack on-the-record access to GOE officials. The Minister agreed to meet [...] | 2005-07-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC EG |
05CAIRO5744 | SHARM TERRORISM CONDEMNED: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Summary: The Sharm El Sheikh terrorist attacks on July 23 dominated Egyptian media coverage the following two days (reftel). All commentators condemned the attacks. On July 25, some TV and print press commentators began to question why the attacks occurred and who was behind them; then eng [...] | 2005-07-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC IS EG |
05CAIRO5746 | EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE PRIVATELY PRESSING SYRIA TO [...] (C) The Charge raised the issues of Syria's blockade of Lebanon's border and prevention of terrorist transit to Iraq (refs A and B) July 26 with Presidential Spokesman and Senior Advisor Soliman Awad. Awad said that the GOE took the respective issues seriously and said that President Mubarak [...] | 2005-07-26 17:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EG SY LE |
05CAIRO5753 | PRESIDENT'S CONDOLENCE VISIT TO EGYPTIAN EMBASSY [...] Summary: Egyptian state-run TV ran President Bush's July 25 signing of the condolence book at the Egyptian Embassy as the top news item, while local press made it the main front-page story with a photo on July 26. Egyptian press and TV also prominently carried Secretary Rice's July 26 signi [...] | 2005-07-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO5814 | SENIOR EDITOR PRAISES PRESIDENT BUSH'S SIGNING [...] (U) The new editor-in-chief of the very influential pro-government news weekly Al Ahram Al Arabi (circulation: 80,000) had high praise for President Bush's signing the condolence book for victims of the Sharm bombings, at the Egyptian Embassy. (A color photograph of the same appeared on the [...] | 2005-07-28 11:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO5820 | UNPRECEDENTED OPENNESS?: EGYPTIAN MEDIA HAS FREE [...] Summary: A surprisingly large amount of Egyptian media commentary critical of Egyptian society and the government has appeared since the July 23 Sharm El Sheikh bombings. While some commentators continue to blame Israel for terrorism in the region, many commentators have pointed fingers squa [...] | 2005-07-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO5821 | MUBARAK ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY; PROPOSES ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) In a July 28 keynote speech, President Mubarak made several major announcements, including his decision to run for a fifth term, plans to replace the Emergency Law with new anti-terror legislation, and a call for an emergency Arab summit to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh on August 3. Mubara [...] | 2005-07-28 17:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5860 | EGYPTIAN TRADE MINISTER JUSTIFIES EXPANSION OF QIZ [...] (C) During Charge's July 28 courtesy call on Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid, the Minister raised the issue of expanding Egypt's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). Rachid noted that he had sent Deputy Secretary Zoellick a letter detailing the need for expansion (text of letter below),[...] | 2005-07-31 16:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL ECON EG USTR QIZ |
05CAIRO5925 | ARAB SUMMIT: EGYPT CLEAR ON USG DESIRE FOR CLEAR [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chef du Cabinet Sameh Shukry (the MFA's number two) told the Charge July 31 that Egypt understood the U.S. call for a simple and clear definition of terrorism and would factor this view into preparations for the planned August 3 extraordinary Arab Summit expect [...] | 2005-08-02 05:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL PTER ASEC EG IS IR SY |
05CAIRO5944 | EGYPT: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS MOVING AHEAD WITH [...] (C) President Mubarak's July 28 announcement of his plans to run for a fifth 6-year term in Egypt's first-ever multi-candidate presidential election (ref A) was marked by a range of reactions, from full support to outright disappointment, and an anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo on July 30 [...] | 2005-08-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO5946 | A NEW GOE APPROACH TO DEMONSTRATIONS? [...] (C) Summary: A July 30 anti-Mubarak rally in downtown Cairo was violently disbanded by Egyptian riot police and NDP "thugs," possibly including undercover security personnel. The tactics were reminiscent of events during the May 25 constitutional referendum (reftels),but on a much smaller [...] | 2005-08-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM EG |
05CAIRO6093 | 30 OF 57 PRESIDENTIAL APPLICANTS PASS FIRST [...] (C) Following a weekend review of applications, the Presidential Election Commission (PEC) determined on August 6 that only 30 out of a total of 57 applicants seeking to compete for the presidency met basic eligibility criteria under the Presidential Elections Law. While all 27 non-party af [...] | 2005-08-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC EG |
05CAIRO6133 | HERE COME THE CANDIDATES: EGYPTIAN MEDIA [...] Summary: The media reported at length on the candidates who had registered for Egypt's presidential elections. Although the pro-government media continued to devote the majority of their coverage to Mubarak's candidacy, they also gave prominent coverage to the candidacies of two other polit [...] | 2005-08-09 15:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO6135 | MAURITANIA COUP: ARAB LEAGUE SENDING PERSONAL [...] (C) Arab League Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs Said Kamal (protect) told poloff August 9 that he had been appointed as the Secretary General's Personal Envoy on Mauritania and that he would visit Nouakchott August 11 to meet with coup leaders and others. Kamal, who reques [...] | 2005-08-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS PINR EG MR |
05CAIRO6137 | PROSPECTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MONITORING OF EGYPT'S [...] (C) Since President Bush's May 7 call for international monitoring of Egypt's presidential elections, the GOE has expressed little enthusiasm for the idea, but has also avoided rejecting it. The GOE continues to argue that international monitoring is opposed by many in the Egyptian public a [...] | 2005-08-09 16:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6171 | EGYPT: BANKING SECTOR REFORM UPDATE [...] (SBU) As part of its banking sector reform program, the GOE has pushed legislation through parliament designed to strengthen the sector. As a result, banks now have more leeway in pursuing legal remedies and setting compensation for public bank staff. Requirements on foreign exchange bureau [...] | 2005-08-10 13:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV EG USTR |
05CAIRO6200 | DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS GEARING UP [...] (SBU) Summary: Egyptian civil society is preparing to monitor the upcoming presidential and parliamentary campaigns and elections. USG funding is playing a key role in this process. Many challenges remain, but available information suggests that the upcoming elections will receive more sc [...] | 2005-08-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6210 | BBG REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS RADIO SAWA WITH [...] (C) During their meeting with Information Minister El Fekki and other broadcast officials, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) team headed by Executive Director Brian Conniff found no Egyptian willingness to find a quick solution that will enable Radio SAWA to build a broadcast tower in Egypt [...] | 2005-08-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC EG BBG |
05CAIRO6211 | AN UPDATE ON MEPI FUNDING IN EGYPT: REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 16-20, MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Alexandria and Cairo to meet with current and prospective MEPI grantees. In Cairo, two of the five Civil Society (CS) grantees described difficulty in obtaining approval from Egypt's Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs ( [...] | 2005-08-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV EG MEPI |
05CAIRO6270 | PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COVERAGE LURCHES ALONG: [...] Summary: The media devoted most of its leading coverage to the presidential nomination process. One independent newspaper continued to offer readers in-depth coverage of the candidates, publishing an informal poll on August 9 in which many of those interviewed claimed not to know the candid [...] | 2005-08-15 15:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG EG |
05CAIRO6271 | LIBYA: EGYPT HELPING HEAL RIFT BETWEEN SAUDIS AND [...] (S) During an August 14 conversation on Gaza disengagement, Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad volunteered to the Charge that Libyan leader Qadhafi had "rescinded his support" for hostile elements in the Saudi Kingdom, and that the Saudis had forgiven Qadhafi for the assassination attempt on [...] | 2005-08-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EG SA LY PINR |
05CAIRO6279 | ENSURING A PEACEFUL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: EGYPTIAN [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche on August 14 to Presidential Spokesman and Policy Advisor Soliman Awad. Awad confirmed Egypt's keen desire to see a successful Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and stated that the GOE had communicated with all Palestinian factions to encourage cooperation [...] | 2005-08-16 07:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG IS GZ |
05CAIRO6286 | UN REFORM: EGYPT NOT YET FOCUSED ON HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A demarche on August 15 to MFA Acting Chief of the Minister's Cabinet, Yasser Morad. Morad accepted the points with limited substantive reply, but promised to study the U.S. message. He indicated that the GOE had not yet focused on the High Level Event (HLE). On [...] | 2005-08-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC UN |
05CAIRO6370 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WOO THE RELIGIOUS VOTE [...] (C) As the presidential candidates jockey for votes, religion is playing a prominent role. Cairo salons are abuzz with rumors that the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) appears to be considering overtures from the NDP, the Ghad, and the Wafd parties. The MB leadership has not yet said if it will sup [...] | 2005-08-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6414 | VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: DEFENSE [...] (C) During an August 18 telephone conversation with visiting NEA Assistant Secretary Welch, Egyptian Minister of Defense Tantawi confirmed that he planned to accept an invitation from the U.S. Secretary of Defense to visit Washington. Tantawi said that he intended to travel after the Islamic [...] | 2005-08-21 12:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG |
05CAIRO6417 | VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During an August 18 telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch pressed for GOE cooperation on moving SIPDIS forward with the Magen David Adom (MDA)/Third Protocol issue, particularly assisting Swiss efforts to convene a D [...] | 2005-08-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG IS ICRC |
05CAIRO6420 | IRAQ: HALTING THE FLOW OF FOREIGN INSURGENTS AND [...] (S) The Charge delivered reftel demarche July 24 to Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad, stressing the importance of assisting Iraq with its battle to confront the insurgency movement. Addressing the need to prevent Egyptian nationals from travelling to Iraq for the purpose of conducting jiha [...] | 2005-08-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO6435 | PRESSURING SYRIA TO NORMALIZE THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-08-22 11:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD ECON EG SY LE |
05CAIRO6448 | EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #1 [...] (U) This message is the first in a series which will update key developments in the Egyptian presidential campaign (August 17-September 4). ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The presidential campaign kicked off August 17. Not surprisingly, Mubarak has the most visible campaign. In [...] | 2005-08-22 16:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6494 | MAURITANIA: EGYPT MAINTAINING A LOW PROFILE ON [...] (C) During an August 22 meeting on other topics with MFA Cabinet staff member responsible for Arab affairs, Alaa Hadidi, poloff inquired into GOE policy toward the recent coup d'etat in Mauritania. Hadidi acknowledged Egypt's relatively quiet public posture on the coup and stated that Egypt [...] | 2005-08-23 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM EG MR |
05CAIRO6508 | ELECTIONS IN EGYPT: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Commentaries this past week indicate that many educated Egyptians think that the presidential elections next month, even if the results are a foregone conclusion, will be a rehearsal for the parliamentary ones next November and a healthy experience for the body politic. The Ghad Party's sup [...] | 2005-08-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC UK AL AG EG |
05CAIRO6509 | SUDAN: DARFUR REBEL GROUPS AND ZAM ZAM BLOCKADE; [...] (C) Post is unaware of any permanent official representation in Egypt of either the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) or the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). While representatives of these Darfur rebel groups may occasionally transit Cairo and engage locally-based Sudanese oppositio [...] | 2005-08-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS EG SU SA KBIO |
05CAIRO6510 | ARAB ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: [...] (SBU) Reftel requests financial information on Egyptian and other Arab contributions to the Palestinian Authority in order to assist the work of Special Envoy James Wolfenson. MFA officials responded to post's request with the following information, noting that the financial data had just been [...] | 2005-08-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD EFIN KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO6539 | EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #2 [...] (C) One week into the presidential campaign, the Presidential Election Commission (PEC) is drawing criticism for a lack of transparency. A local domestic monitoring coalition has publicly accused the PEC of obstructing Egypt's effort to conduct a free, fair, and transparent presidential ele [...] | 2005-08-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6577 | VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NAZIF [...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch met with Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif on August 18 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Welch pointed out that the U.S. had delivered on its promise of greater engagement on the peace process and would engage further as both sides made progress. The internati [...] | 2005-08-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EG |
05CAIRO6653 | EGYPT: ABU MAZEN'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas's (Abu Mazen) August 24-25 visit to Egypt via the Rafah border crossing in Gaza was marked by both symbolism and substance. Having Abbas enter Egypt via the Rafah crossing signaled Egyptian determination to keep the crossing open and to maintain close w [...] | 2005-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KPAL EG IS MEPN |
05CAIRO6654 | EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #3 [...] (C) As Egypt's first campaign for the direct election of the president heads into its final week, the political landscape remains largely unchanged. There are no indications that the NDP's lock on political power is easing. Neither of President Mubarak's two leading challengers is making m [...] | 2005-08-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6673 | PRESSING THE ARAB LEAGUE TO SUPPORT IRAQI [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa has so far been marginally helpful on building political support for Iraq's new constitution, despite USG and British requests for his assistance in reaching out to key Iraq Sunni figures. In public, so far, Moussa has focused his attention on dra [...] | 2005-08-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO6703 | THE NEW CABINET ONE YEAR LATER: REFORMS AND [...] (C) One year after the cabinet shuffle that placed Ahmed Nazif and other economic reformers into significant ministerial positions, President Mubarak (and in the background, his son Gamal) have gained strength from the concrete results of the economic reform agenda. Overcoming skepticism fro [...] | 2005-08-31 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EAID EG ECON PGOV USTR |
05CAIRO6710 | EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #4: [...] (C) While Cairo streets are aflutter with banners urging the populace to reelect the President, the novelty of the presidential campaign is wearing off. Kifaya has launched a legal challenge to halt the elections, but is unlikely to succeed. The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has [...] | 2005-08-31 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6711 | BUILDING SUPPORT FOR IRAQ'S CONSTITUTION: EGYPT [...] (C) In conjunction with the Secretary's August 27 call to Egyptian President Mubarak, the Charge delivered ref A and B demarches on the Iraqi constitution to Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Soliman Awad. Awad welcomed the USG points and promised to share them with Egyptian Intelligence Chi [...] | 2005-08-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO EG IZ |
05CAIRO6757 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VERBAL MESSAGE TO THE [...] (C) The DCM was convoked to the Foreign Ministry September 1 by newly arrived MFA Chef du Cabinet, Ambassador Wafaa Bassim (D equivalent),to receive a verbal message to the Secretary (text at paragraph three) regarding steps Egypt believes Washington should take with respect to the Middle Ea [...] | 2005-09-01 16:06:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IS MEPN |
05CAIRO6877 | VISIT OF CODEL DAVIS TO EGYPT, SEPTEMBER 2-5: [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif told visiting members of Congress that Egypt's September 7 presidential elections represent major milestone in Egypt's democratic development. He said that the GOE could not overrule the independent electoral commission's decision to bar outside observers from the pol [...] | 2005-09-06 08:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV EG IS KPAL KWBG IZ OREP |
05CAIRO6908 | EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: UPDATE #5--FINAL [...] (C) The official campaign period for Egypt's first presidential election, which began on August 17, closed on September 4. The final few days witnessed a flurry of last minute campaigning by the leading candidates, as well as a growing storm of legal controversy. President Mubarak, Ayman N [...] | 2005-09-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6912 | EGYPT'S SEPTEMBER 7 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: HOW IT [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 7 presidential election will be the Egyptian people's first opportunity to select a president in a competitive process. Although the GOE claims 31 million citizens are eligible to vote, participation will be much lower, and actual turnout rates could become a sour [...] | 2005-09-06 17:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6913 | ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EGYPT [...] (S) During their September 4 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit touched on Syria. The Ambassador sought Egyptian support to press Damascus and Lebanon to follow through with UNSCR 1559 implementation, removing all Syrian operatives from Lebanon, ending Syria [...] | 2005-09-06 17:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON PTER EG SY LE UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO6915 | PROPOSED STATEMENT ON EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-06 18:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG |
05CAIRO6939 | EGYPT'S SEPTEMBER 7 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: FIRST [...] (SBU) Egypt held the first competitive presidential election in its history on September 7. Key themes from today's voting, as observed by contacts and emboffs in the field, have been an apparently low turnout, a predominantly calm atmosphere, with scattered exceptions, and often disorganized [...] | 2005-09-07 17:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6957 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON UN REFORM ISSUES, [...] (C) During a September 4 introductory meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit to present credentials, the Ambassador drew from reftel demarches to urge improved Egyptian cooperation on UN reform and the UN High Level Event Outcome Document. Aboul Gheit stated that overall [...] | 2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC |
05CAIRO6958 | CODEL DAVIS SEPTEMBER 2-5 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In an ebullient mood on the eve of the Egyptian presidential election, President Mubarak told visiting Codel Davis that the main reason he was running for president was because the process would fail without him, given the candidates that had chosen to run. While affirming the importance [...] | 2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EG OREP |
05CAIRO6989 | AS PROMISED, EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEDIA [...] Summary: Media coverage for Egypt's September 7 presidential election campaign largely lived up to Minister of Information Anas El Fekki's promise to be more open and balanced. While print and television the latter, without a doubt, the most influential medium in Egypt covered all candida [...] | 2005-09-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO6991 | DOMESTIC MONITORS ISSUE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS [...] (C) Several Egyptian civil society groups which observed the September 7 election have issued preliminary findings. Although the election results have not yet been announced--and will likely remain unknown until Saturday at the earliest--the domestic monitors are wasting no time in criticizi [...] | 2005-09-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO6992 | AMBASSADOR AND U.S. PARTY INSTITUTES ASSESS [...] (C) In a September 8 lunch hosted by the Ambassador, leaders of the assessment teams deployed by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) gave a soberly optimistic assessment of the September 7 presidential election and discussed next steps. Toge [...] | 2005-09-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7041 | AMBASSADOR RICCIARDONE'S SEPTEMBER 8 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Ricciardone had an introductory meeting on September 8 with Egyptian Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali (YBG). YBG asked how the GOE could "package" the elections for U.S. audiences. YBG explained that he had not yet signed the Loan Guarantee Commitment Agreement (LGCA) [...] | 2005-09-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO7045 | NEXT STEPS ON DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT [...] (S) Summary: After absorbing Washington's clear message on reform, Gamal Mubarak's NDP clique, allied with ministers and advisors, was given unprecedented power over the conduct of the election. The positives of September 7 -- sidelining of the NDP "old guard" and the security forces -- were [...] | 2005-09-12 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7047 | ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...] | 2005-09-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC |
05CAIRO7088 | ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE, [...] The following are unofficial embassy translations of Arab League resolutions on Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, and the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom issue, approved by Arab Foreign Ministers during their meeting in Cairo on September 8. The documents were obtained in draft format but have re [...] | 2005-09-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IZ IS ICRC |
05CAIRO7104 | AND THE WINNER IS...: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Summary: Since Egypt's September 7 presidential election the media has focused on Mubarak's victory, widely announced on September 10. Coverage also featured a debate among commentators about the election's importance, with many in the pro-government newspapers focusing on it as the first s [...] | 2005-09-13 05:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO7155 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON EGYPTIAN INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) In his September 12 introductory call on Egyptian Interior Minister General Habib el-Adly, the Ambassador expressed enthusiasm for the strong working-level cooperation between various USG agencies and the MOI. The Ambassador congratulated the Minister on the success of GOE security forces [...] | 2005-09-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC EG |
05CAIRO7189 | ENGAGING "LIKE-MINDED" NATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs have reached out to key members of Cairo's diplomatic community to urge public and private support for international observers in the run up to the parliamentary elections. We have spoken with a visiting UK Cabinet Secretariat team; a joint meeting of poloffs from ten [...] | 2005-09-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EG EU |
05CAIRO7286 | EGYPT: REALIZING PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE [...] (C) Building on specific ideas outlined in ref D, and in keeping with the overall approach presented in ref C, Embassy Cairo is working on a series of practical measures that can be taken to improve the transparency of Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections, expected in three stages in Novem [...] | 2005-09-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7325 | EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER NOUR WARDS OFF INTERNAL [...] (C) Barely a week after Ayman Nour placed second in the presidential race, with a surprising and impressive 500,000 votes, an internal crisis in his Ghad (Tomorrow) Party raised the prospect that his party might not survive to compete in the November parliamentary elections. An attempted putsc [...] | 2005-09-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7369 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin on September 14. The Ambassador noted the positive progress on reform signaled by the recent presidential election, but noted concerns about heavy-handedness by the NDP. He suggested ways t [...] | 2005-09-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO7393 | G-8 BMENA: EGYPT TO BE REPRESENTED AT RABAT [...] No summary [...] | 2005-09-25 08:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO KMPI EG MO |
05CAIRO7414 | GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE ON ELECTIONS, U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. A close aide to Gamal Mubarak thinks that barriers to international observers for Egypt's upcoming parliamentary elections are too high to overcome. He does not believe that any party other than the ruling NDP will win the number of seats required to field a candidate in the 201 [...] | 2005-09-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EG |
05CAIRO7418 | EGYPT-GAZA BORDER: GOE UPDATE SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (C) Summary: During a September 24 meeting, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble and General Emir and Colonel Osama of the Liaison Agency with International Organizations (LAWIO) discussed the situation at the Egypt-Gaza border, the reason for the confusion following IDF withdrawa [...] | 2005-09-25 14:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL MOPS EG IS |
05CAIRO7423 | RAFAH-GAZA BORDER: EGYPT STRUGGLES TO SUPPORT [...] (C) The recent chaos on the Rafah-Gaza border laid bare Egypt's dilemma of trying to balance its strong support for Palestinian statehood with its efforts to prevent extremism in Egypt. Clearly caught unprepared by the influx of people into Egypt from Gaza, Cairo's "humanitarian" response to [...] | 2005-09-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KPAL EG IS |
05CAIRO7450 | AL-GHAD PARTY PUBLIC MELTDOWN CONTINUES: EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: Public infighting among members of opposition Al-Ghad Party continued, with two members engaged in a shouting match on a popular satellite TV program on September 20. The same day, Al-Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour appeared on another TV program to accuse the government of trying to [...] | 2005-09-27 07:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ GZ IS EG |
05CAIRO7501 | EGYPT: SENIOR NDP OFFICIAL MAINTAINS OBJECTIONS TO [...] (C) During a September 22 meeting, Ahmed Ezz, a senior member of the ruling NDP, told visiting DAS Dibble that Egypt aspired to the highest standards for the coming parliamentary elections. However, Ezz asserted that a GOE invitation to international monitors was highly unlikely, not because t [...] | 2005-09-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7510 | SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD'S SEPTEMBER 26 VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (S) Senior Egyptian contacts have shared read-outs with Post on the September 26 visit to Cairo by Syrian President Asad. President Mubarak reportedly pressed Asad hard to cooperate with the UN investigation into the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri and to stop interfering negativel [...] | 2005-09-28 14:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG SY IS IZ MEPN |
05CAIRO7547 | U/S HUGHES´ MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER NAZIF [...] (C) Under Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes met with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif on September 26. Hughes asked Nazif what could be done to improve understanding of America in the Middle East. Nazif said that Gaza presented an opportuntity to changes per [...] | 2005-09-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EG OVIP |
05CAIRO7549 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO EGYPT OF IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeffrey, we are looking forward to hosting you and your delegation here in Cairo to pursue the first phase of your Arab outreach strategy on Iraq. Your visit provides an opportunity to consult with the GOE on Iraq at a critical time. We believe you should use your visit to en [...] | 2005-09-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG IZ OVIP |
05CAIRO761 | EGYPT: UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) The Embassy has raised strong USG concerns about the arrest and detention of opposition party leader Ayman Nour (reftels) with a variety of GOE contacts at both senior and working levels. Reactions have ranged from mute to mildly defensive. The Embassy has also been working with Chiefs of [...] | 2005-02-01 15:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7626 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, SEPTEMBER 26 TO OCTOBER 2: [...] Summary: President Mubarak's September 27 inauguration was carried on live TV and followed over the course of the week by coverage and paeans of praise. At the same time, several leading columnists advocated that President Mubarak and the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) stick to thei [...] | 2005-10-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO7692 | NEA PDAS CHENEY'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 VISIT TO CAIRO - [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif said that he hoped domestic election observers would be permitted during upcoming parliamentary elections but was pessimistic about international observers. He agreed that other improvements to the election process, like transparent ballot boxes and greater voter edu [...] | 2005-10-04 13:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ETRD EG |
05CAIRO7725 | VISIT OF AMBASSADOR JEFFREY: EGYPTIAN REACTION TO ARAB OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 08:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EAID ECON EG IZ MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER SY |
05CAIRO7748 | EGYPT "NOT OPPOSED" TO UNGA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS UNGA |
05CAIRO7782 | PDAS LIZ CHENEY'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH GAMAL [...] (C) In a September 28 meeting with PDAS Elizabeth Cheney, Gamal Mubarak, head of the NDP Policies Committee, reviewed his father's presidential election campaign, which he argued had been a major success. He also reviewed the ruling party's preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections [...] | 2005-10-11 10:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7783 | PDAS ELIZABETH CHENEY'S MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During their September 27-30 visit to Cairo, NEA PDAS Cheney and DAS Scott Carpenter met with the leadership of Egypt's two strongest opposition political parties, the Wafd and the Ghad. From both, they heard strong complaints about the way the GOE and the ruling National Democratic Party [...] | 2005-10-11 10:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG OVIP |
05CAIRO7793 | EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS TAKE SHAPE AS [...] (C) A presidential decree issued on October 10 specifies the dates for Egypt's forthcoming parliamentary elections, which will be held in three rounds in November and early December, following a rough geographical pattern. Meanwhile, a new "National Front" announced on October 8 brings togethe [...] | 2005-10-11 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7794 | PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During a September 29 meeting, NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney and DAS Scott Carpenter discussed with Interior Minister General Habib El-Adly preparations for Egypt's parliamentary elections. Adly insisted that police and other security personnel would adhere to strict neutrality through the el [...] | 2005-10-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7860 | TRANSPARENT BALLOT BOXES AND DOMESTIC OBSERVER [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR),a semi-official organization which has nonetheless demonstrated its independence by publishing several reports critical of the GOE, is pushing the GOE to procure transparent ballot boxes for the parliamentary elections and to gu [...] | 2005-10-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO7900 | EGYPT, ARAB LEAGUE REACT TO IRAQ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) The Ambassador made reftel points to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit during a meeting October 13. Aboul Gheit argued that the constitution as drafted will inevitably lead to divisions among Iraq's Sunni, Shi'a, and Kurds. He expressed hope that there will be more work done to [...] | 2005-10-13 16:02:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ EG |
05CAIRO7937 | HELPING REBUILD EGYPTIAN-IRAQI POLITICAL RELATIONS [...] (C) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, senior GOE and GOI interlocutors have expressed a willingness to engage more robustly and productively with their Iraqi counterparts in a number of specific areas. Post strongly endorses taking prompt advantage of this opening to help repair frac [...] | 2005-10-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ECON PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO7946 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION COVERAGE REVS UP: EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: The Egyptian media intensified parliamentary election coverage with several announcements about the NDP and opposition parties' candidate lists, along with the announcement, on October 15, that President Mubarak would be personally leading the NDP's parliamentary campaign. An unsig [...] | 2005-10-17 07:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ SY EG |
05CAIRO7963 | ARAB LEAGUE'S MOUSSA TO BAGHDAD; SEEKING USG [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) During an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss Iraq's constitution referendum, Arab League Secretary General Moussa outlined plans for a visit to Iraq, October 20-21 (protect [...] | 2005-10-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC EG IZ |
05CAIRO7987 | CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM TENSIONS FLARE IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Coptic-Muslim tensions erupted in Alexandria October 14 as local Muslims protested the performance -- and DVD distribution -- of a controversial play by Copts, which the protestors deemed offensive to Islam. Large, angry crowds surrounded the St. George Coptic Orthodox churc [...] | 2005-10-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF EG |
05CAIRO7997 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES POSITIVE PUBLIC [...] (SBU) During an October 17 meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador requested the minister's public support for Iraq's constitution referendum and political process. Aboul Gheit said he had given several press interviews earlier in the day, during which he had [...] | 2005-10-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO7998 | EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DETAILS OCTOBER 17 CAIRO [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit told the Ambassador October 17 that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his meeting with President Mubarak earlier the same day had provided a confident and upbeat assessment of events in the Palestinian territories as well as prospect [...] | 2005-10-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL MOPS PTER ECON EG IS IZ MEPN |
05CAIRO8016 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...] | 2005-10-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO8032 | EGYPT "FAVORABLE" ON BUERGENTHAL ICJ CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-10-18 14:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA |
05CAIRO8034 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR AT THE END OF HIS ROPE [...] (C) Opposition leader Ayman Nour recently gave poloff a dramatic account of his current political travails, claiming the GOE has responded "with ferocious vengeance" to his strong showing in the September 7 presidential election. While this is Nour's version of events, and needs to be put in t [...] | 2005-10-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8077 | GAMAL MUBARAK ON CORRUPTION IN EGYPT [...] (SBU) During their October 18 meeting, the Ambassador flagged for Gamal Mubarak President Bush's personal interest in the subject of corruption and international efforts to combat it. Corruption poses a serious threat to the processes of economic and political reform, the Ambassador continued [...] | 2005-10-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8078 | UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE: EGYPT OPPOSED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note October 19 to MFA Assistant Minister for International Cultural Affairs, Ambassador Sallama Shaker, requesting GOE support for our position on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity vote expected to occur October 20 in Paris. Shaker's Chief of [...] | 2005-10-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EG UNGA UNSC UNESCO |
05CAIRO8111 | SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO ARAB LEAGUE AMRE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message (ref A) during a meeting late October 19 with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa - the eve of his departure to SIPDIS Iraq. Moussa received the message positively while focusing attention on the issues of a conference venue a [...] | 2005-10-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO8112 | EGYPT: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS PREVIEW # 1 [...] (C) Four weeks before the first round of parliamentary elections, we have achieved several modest successes and a setback in the effort to help Egypt realize a more transparent electoral process. Meanwhile, the ruling NDP has released its slate of parliamentary candidates: The list drops 35 p [...] | 2005-10-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8136 | SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT "STILL STUDYING" MEHLIS [...] (SBU) Senior Egyptian Presidency and MFA officials have so far offered minimal reaction to the Report of the International Independent Investigation Commission Established Pursuant to UNSCR 1595, otherwise known as the "Mehlis Report." Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad told the DCM during [...] | 2005-10-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE MEPN UNSC |
05CAIRO8137 | SADDAM IN A CAGE; SECTARIAN STRIFE IN ALEXANDRIA: [...] Summary: While the Egyptian media covered the opening of Saddam Husseins trial extensively, there was little commentary. One opposition commentator decried the trial as "illegitimate, partial, and subordinate to the American occupiers." Violence between Muslims and Christians in Alexandria [...] | 2005-10-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ SY EG |
05CAIRO8188 | LEADING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP COMPLAINS OF GOE [...] (C) Summary: An October 22-23 meeting in Alexandria of non-governmental democracy activists organized by the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) was disrupted by several audience members protesting the presence of foreigners, including U.S. and European NGO representatives. The disruption [...] | 2005-10-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8238 | GOE RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS OF INVOLVEMENT IN IKC [...] (S) The Ambassador spoke to Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rashid Rashid early October 26 to express his concern about allegations (reftel) that the GOE may have had a hand in the disruption of the civil society conference at Alexandria's Metropole Hotel on October 22-23. Rashid exp [...] | 2005-10-26 16:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8244 | ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA ON IRAQ VISIT AND SECURITY [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, the Arab League's Moussa briefed on his recent trip to Iraq and described planning for a preparatory meeting in Cairo in mid-to-late November. Moussa intends to invite (plus or minus) 50 Iraqis from all politically significant groups to th [...] | 2005-10-27 07:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ SY LE |
05CAIRO8288 | STRIFE IN ALEXANDRIA BLAME GAME; PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: Commentary on sectarian violence in Alexandria on October 21 continued, with many commentators condemning the violence and a few blaming religious leaders for failing to control their followers. The editor-in- chief of Egypt's leading newspaper, Al-Ahram, was critical of the Muslim [...] | 2005-10-30 12:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC SY EG |
05CAIRO8321 | TAKING AL-MANAR OFF ARAB SATELLITES [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Embassy Cairo has been engaging the GOE, the Arab League, and Cairo-based foreign diplomats, to take action to remove Hizballah´s Al-Manar TV from the GOE-owned Nilesat. Building on efforts already made by [...] | 2005-10-31 08:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL EG |
05CAIRO8365 | EGYPTIAN, ARAB LEAGUE REACTIONS TO IRANIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The GOE position on Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent comments calling for Israel's destruction (reftels) was expressed by Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit to reporters October 30. Aboul Gheit told journalists that [...] | 2005-11-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ IR IS MEPN |
05CAIRO8376 | MDA/THIRD PROTOCOL: SWISS READOUT ON FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Swiss Embassy provided post with a readout of the October 28-29 visit to Egypt by Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for consultations on the Third Protocol/Emblem issue. During her short stay, Calmy-Rey met with First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Foreign Minister Ahmed [...] | 2005-11-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EG SW IS UNGA ICRC MEPN |
05CAIRO8392 | EGYPT: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS PREVIEW # 3 [...] (C) A key member of the ruling NDP's leadership recently defended the party's slate of candidates for the People's Assembly elections, which will be held in three stages, starting November 9 and concluding December 7. Many have assailed the NDP for favoring "old school" party veterans over yo [...] | 2005-11-01 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8397 | EGYPTIAN JEHOVAH'S WITNESS ACTIVIST DESCRIBES GOE [...] (C) Summary: A senior member of Egypt's small community of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) said that the GOE's persecution of the group is intensifying. He linked the persecution to the strident opposition to the group's beliefs by Coptic Pope Shenouda III. End summary. 2. (C) Raymond Girgu [...] | 2005-11-02 08:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF EG |
05CAIRO8421 | TALKING REFORM: EMBASSY CAIRO ORGANIZES IFTAR [...] Summary: As part of ongoing efforts to support and encourage reform in Egypt, post funded and organized a series of iftar seminars during Ramadan. PA worked with members of the Al-Ahram Regional Press Institute to arrange three iftars from October 19 to October 30. The iftar seminars took [...] | 2005-11-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON KPAO OPRC EG |
05CAIRO8462 | CAMPAIGN PROMISES AND SYRIA: EGYPTIAN MEDIA [...] Summary: With Egypt's parliamentary elections scheduled for November 9, the pro-government media reported on several government initiatives such as a 20 percent bonus for government employees and a program to provide low-cost housing. Al-Ahram's editor-in-chief criticized the Muslim Brothe [...] | 2005-11-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC SY EG |
05CAIRO8498 | FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT ISSUE IN EGYPT [...] (C) Egypt has witnessed two recent cases related to protection and expansion of freedom of speech. In the first case, State Security in Alexandria has arrested and detained a young blogger, Abdul Karim Nabil Soliman, apparently because his recent blog entries have carried strongly-worded at [...] | 2005-11-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KMDR EG |
05CAIRO8501 | PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS PREVIEW # 4 [...] (SBU) On the final day of campaigning before Egypt's three-stage parliamentary elections kick off on November 9, the stage is set for numerous bitterly contested races. A number of members of the cabinet and other key GOE and opposition figures have their seats on the line in this first roun [...] | 2005-11-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG KPAL |
05CAIRO8534 | EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: USG FUNDING [...] (SBU) USAID and MEPI funds are supporting a wide range of initiatives linked to Egypt's 2005 parliamentary elections, which begin on November 9 and will continue through December 7. This message provides an update on unprecedented USG initiatives, which are proceeding without GOE interferen [...] | 2005-11-08 16:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV KDEM KMPI EG |
05CAIRO8543 | EGYPT WELCOMES PROPOSAL TO INITIATE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-11-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PGOV EG |
05CAIRO8546 | EGYPT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - NOV 9 ROUND - [...] (SBU) Appearing on State TV on the evening of November 8, President Mubarak urged citizens to excersise their right to vote, characterizing it as a "national duty." On the morning of November 9, polls opened at 8 AM in eight of Egypt's 26 governorates. According to Embassy teams deployed in f [...] | 2005-11-09 10:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8554 | EGYPT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - NOV 9 ROUND - [...] (SBU) Summary: Voter turnout in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections picked up as the afternoon began. Most polling stations are the scene of active campaigning by the National Democratic Party (NDP),Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and other independent candidates. Reports from Embas [...] | 2005-11-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8555 | EGYPT'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: ASSESSING DAY ONE [...] (C) Egypt's People's Assembly elections kicked off on November 9. For the first time in Egypt's long history of legislative elections, domestic civil society monitors played a prominent role in the proceedings. The unprecedented numbers of civil society monitors have also begun to yield a ve [...] | 2005-11-09 18:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8556 | EGYPT'S PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: INITIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: As of midday on November 10, the Parliamentary Elections Commission issued results for 43 of 88 districts competed in the first round of People's Assembly elections. As anticipated, many races have gone to a runoff stage, which will take place on November 15. There have been d [...] | 2005-11-10 09:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8587 | ROUND ONE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: The Egyptian media gave extensive coverage to the first round of parliamentary elections on November 9, with Egyptian TV devoting live coverage throughout the day of voting. Pro-government media coverage emphasized what it termed the election's "transparency" and high voter turn-ou [...] | 2005-11-14 10:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC JO EG |
05CAIRO8602 | EGYPT: PATTERNS EMERGING AS PA ELECTIONS MOVE TO [...] (C) Runoffs for the first stage of Egypt's parliamentary elections will be held on November 15. Almost 80 percent of the constituencies will have runoffs. Emerging patterns include a predictably strong performance by the ruling NDP, a noteworthy show of strength by the Muslim Brotherhood, and [...] | 2005-11-14 16:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8615 | EGYPT: FIRST-STAGE RUNOFFS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Polls officially opened at 8AM and will close at 7 PM on November 15 for runoffs in the first stage of the People's Assembly elections, which launched on November 9. Runoffs are being held in 62 constituencies in five provinces including metropolitan Cairo, representing about 80 percent o [...] | 2005-11-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8618 | EGYPT-DEMARCHE ON PREPARATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) In a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa and his Chief of Cabinet Hesham Youssef on November 15, the Ambassador delivered the points in reftel and received a brief on the status of preparations for the proposed November 19 Iraq conference. Moussa said: 50-60 Iraqis r [...] | 2005-11-15 19:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ AL EG |
05CAIRO8663 | EGYPT: PRELIMINARY RESULTS INDICATE FLAT NDP [...] (C) Summary: Though official results are not yet out, much "unofficial" data on results of the first round of People's Assembly elections is in circulation as of late afternoon, November 16. The unofficial results show a flat performance by the ruling NDP, complemented by a relatively strong [...] | 2005-11-16 16:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8700 | DETAINED BLOGGER RELEASED; AUC STILL STYMIED IN [...] (SBU) Blogger Abdul Karim Nabil Soliman has been released after spending more than two weeks in the custody of Alexandria's State Security Investigative Service. Abdul Karim announced his November 13 release with a post on his blog (www.karam903.blogspot.com). Aside from his post, Karim ha [...] | 2005-11-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KISL EG |
05CAIRO8701 | EGYPT: RESULTS OFFICIAL FOR THE FIRST STAGE OF [...] (C) The Chairman of the Parliamentary Elections Commission has formally announced the results of the first of three stages of Egypt's People's Assembly elections. The numbers track with "unofficial" results in circulation yesterday (reftel),including an acknowledged win of 34 seats for the M [...] | 2005-11-17 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8702 | EGYPT ELECTIONS ROUND 2: THE VIEW FROM ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Alexandria governorate, home to Egypt,s second largest city, is among those voting in the second round of parliamentary polls November 20. Significant portions of the coastal city are considered strongholds of the Muslim Brotherhood. The ruling National Democratic Party did [...] | 2005-11-17 16:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8704 | NEA A/S WELCH AND ARAB LEAGUE SYG DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch and the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa expressed his congratulations to the USG on brokering the Agreement on Movement and Access (the "Agreement"). Moussa also provided an update on pl [...] | 2005-11-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO8705 | NEA A/S WELCH AND EGYPT'S FM ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE [...] 4(b) and (d). Â [...] | 2005-11-20 04:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IZ EG IG |
05CAIRO8745 | THE BELL RINGS FOR ROUND TWO OF EGYPT'S [...] (C) Egypt's second round of parliamentary elections--in Alexandria, and eight other governorates, where approximately 1700 candidates are competing for 144 seats--were conducted on November 20 amidst GOE arrests of Muslim Brotherhood activists and multiple reports of attacks by NDP "bullies" [...] | 2005-11-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8786 | EGYPT: MORE ON VIOLENCE, INITIAL RESULTS IN STAGE [...] (SBU) On November 20, the second stage of People's Assembly elections was held in the provinces of Alexandria, Gharbiya, Beheira, Qalyoubia, Suez, Fayyoum, and Qena. Violent incidents marred polling in a number of districts, particularly in the provinces of Alexandria and Beheira. While the mo [...] | 2005-11-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8822 | AN EPIC PARLIAMENTARY BATTLE IN THE NILE DELTA [...] (C) One of the most closely watched races of the second round of People's Assembly elections pitted Gamal Heshmat, a popular local Muslim Brotherhood candidate, against Mostafa Fiqqi, a prominent member of Gamal Mubarak's circle of "reformists" in the ruling NDP, in the gritty Nile Delta city [...] | 2005-11-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8875 | AMBASSADOR CAUTIONS INTERIOR MINISTER ON ELECTION [...] (C) During a telephone conversation on November 22, the Ambassador cautioned Egyptian Interior Minister Habib el-Adly about the violence which accompanied the start of the second stage of Egyptian elections on November 20 (reftels). 2. (C) After an initial discussion of the upcoming visit of [...] | 2005-11-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8876 | KEY NDP REFORM FIGURE DEEMS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In our first discussion with leading NDP reformer Hossam Badrawi since he lost his run-off race for re-election to Parliament, Badrawi alleged he lost as a result of NDP corruption. He said that the parliamentary elections are a major setback to the reform wing of the ruling party. Badr [...] | 2005-11-23 16:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8911 | EGYPT: SECOND STAGE RUNOFFS: MORE VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Runoffs for People's Assembly seats took place on November 26 in seven provinces. The November 26 polls were marred by street fighting, charges that security forces blocked access to some polling places, and charges that domestic monitors were threatened "systematically" and deni [...] | 2005-11-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO8917 | EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER URGES FTA ANNOUNCEMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Nazif convoked the Ambassador on November 27 to make a strong plea for an FTA announcement during this week's TIFA Council meeting in Washington. Citing President Bush's promise to take "positive steps" by the end of the year, Nazif stressed that the GOE has demo [...] | 2005-11-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EG |
05CAIRO8933 | EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, NOVEMBER 13-20: IRAQI [...] In contrast to the Egyptian media's previous distancing itself from coverage of Iraqi developments, this week's Arab League-organized Iraqi reconciliation conference received remarkably thorough coverage. Pro-government papers endorsed the conference warmly, while independent papers treated i [...] | 2005-11-29 12:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO IS IZ LE EG |
05CAIRO8990 | EGYPT: THIRD ROUND OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Egypt's third and final round of parliamentary elections got underway on December 1 amid reports of hundreds of arrests of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) supporters. Polling stations in the areas visited by emboffs tended either to be calm amid very light turnout, or cordoned off by security p [...] | 2005-12-01 16:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ASEC EG |
05CAIRO9053 | EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER NOUR REMANDED TO CUSTODY [...] (C) Judge Adel Abdel Salam Gom'a ordered opposition leader Ayman Nour remanded to custody on December 5 until a December 10 hearing. Amir Salim, Nour's lead defense attorney, told the media he presumed the detention order was a prequel to a conviction and prison sentence. In late November mee [...] | 2005-12-06 06:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9055 | SENATOR HAGEL'S DECEMBER 4 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting, President Mubarak discussed with visiting Senator Hagel Egypt's efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq and outlined some of the obstacles that stood in the way. Mubarak stressed his dim view of the Shi'a and opined that its ties to Tehran and their "d [...] | 2005-12-06 06:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV OREP ECON EG |
05CAIRO9071 | Media Themes In Egypt, November 28 December 4: [...] Summary: As Egypt entered the turbulent third round of its parliamentary elections, commentators discussed the violence that marred them, as well as the significance of the continued gains of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Some "lack of civic awareness" was seen as a contributing to success of [...] | 2005-12-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC AL EG |
05CAIRO9100 | TAKING STOCK OF EGYPT'S ELECTIONS [...] (C) After the relatively positive presidential elections, Egypt's parliamentary elections were marred by a low turnout, vote-rigging, and violence -- but nonetheless signify a new stage in the country's political transition. Gains by Islamists and the role played by civil society testify to a [...] | 2005-12-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9135 | EGYPT: WIDESPREAD OBSTRUCTION AND VIOLENCE AT [...] (SBU) December 7 saw runoff races for seats in most parliamentary constituencies in nine provinces of Egypt. Although many polling places appeared to be quiet and functioning normally, there were serious disruptions at many others. Emboffs witnessed security force obstruction of polling place [...] | 2005-12-07 17:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9177 | AYMAN NOUR CASE DISCUSSED WITH GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EG |
05CAIRO9178 | POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS FOR EGYPT'S CHRISTIANS: [...] (SBU) Summary: President Mubarak has decreed that registered Christian groups will face new, less restrictive regulations governing repair and rebuilding of existing churches. Church repair and rebuilding has been a perennial problem for Egypt's Christians, as documented in the Department' [...] | 2005-12-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF EG |
05CAIRO9209 | EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN NOUR'S TRIAL HEADS [...] (C) Summary: The trial of political opposition leader Ayman Nour, supervised by Judge Adel Abdel-Salam Gom'a, has been characterized by all of the irregularities and inconsistencies of the first two trials of Saad Eddin Ibrahim in 2001-2002, also tried by Judge Gom'a. The prosecution has gene [...] | 2005-12-11 15:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9254 | EGYPTIAN AND ARAB LEAGUE REACTION TO MURDER OF [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel demarche December 13 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Arab League, calling for prompt condemnations of the December 12 murder of Lebanese politician Gibran Tueni and strong support to the Government of Lebanon. MFA Cabinet staff member Amr Sherbiny welcomed [...] | 2005-12-13 12:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG SY LE |
05CAIRO9263 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...] | 2005-12-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG |
05CAIRO9271 | ROUND THREE OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - MORE [...] Summary: The third and final round of voting for the Parliamentary elections occurred on Dec. 7, amidst violence and closure of numerous polling stations. According to election monitors and news reports, journalists and television crews in some flashpoint locations were turned away from pol [...] | 2005-12-14 07:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG |
05CAIRO9313 | SYRIA/LEBANON: EGYPT CONSIDERING IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman Soliman Awad December 15, sharing the draft UN Security Council resolution on the Hariri murder investigation and calling for a strong Egyptian role in supporting Lebanon's request for an expanded/extended mandate for the UN I [...] | 2005-12-15 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG LE SY UNSC |
05CAIRO9314 | 2005 IN EGYPT: SERIOUS CHANGE RAISES SERIOUS [...] (C) Serious political and economic change in Egypt this year generated serious resistance to change. Mubarak has tolerated the former but yielded to the latter. Following the country's first ever Presidential election and nearly a month of parliamentary elections, Egypt's political landscape [...] | 2005-12-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9315 | IRAQ: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE SUPPORTIVE OF IRAQI [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel demarche December 14 to MFA Cabinet Staff Member responsible for the Iraq portfolio, Alaa Hadidi. Stressing the importance of supporting the Iraqi government and people regarding their December 15 elections, post called for strong Egyptian statements of encouragement [...] | 2005-12-15 15:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EG IZ |
05CAIRO9349 | EGYPT: AYMAN NOUR IN PRISON HOSPITAL, HUNGER [...] (SBU) Multiple Ghad Party contacts confirm press reports that opposition leader Ayman Nour was tranferred on December 17 to the hospital in Mazra' Torah prison, just south of Cairo. Contacts advised that Nour, who is diabetic and also suffers from heart disease, was deteriorating. Nour annou [...] | 2005-12-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EG |
05CAIRO9350 | IRAQ: EGYPT SEES ELECTIONS AS "STEP FORWARD" TO [...] (U) The Charge delivered foreign policy reftel demarche to Presidential Spokesman and Advisor Soliman Awad ahead of Iraq's national parliamentary elections, encouraging the GOE to publicly support and congratulate the Iraqi people for their democratic achievement, once election results had bee [...] | 2005-12-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM EG IZ |
05CAIRO9352 | HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S ADDRESS OPENING [...] (SBU) During an address on December 19, President Mubarak opened parliament with a 40-minute address that emphasized political and economic reform but did not contain any major new proposals or signal any changes of course. This is not unusual, as Mubarak rarely uses the annual parliamentary [...] | 2005-12-19 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL EG |
05CAIRO9467 | VERDICT ANTICIPATED IN OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN [...] (C) We expect that the December 24 session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial will result in a conviction and harsh prison sentence, as Ayman Nour's family and defense team anticipate. Nour, a diabetic, is reportedly maintaining his hunger strike and remains in Torah Prison's infi [...] | 2005-12-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9468 | SYRIA/LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (S) During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Moussa discussed recent Arab League and GOE interactions with Syrian and Lebanese leaders. Clearly working hand-in-hand with the GOE, Moussa said that AL and GOE aim to calm tensions between Damascus and Beiru [...] | 2005-12-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL EG LE SY UNSC |
05CAIRO9469 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA AWAITS [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa sought a readout of Iraq's recent Parliamentary election results, noting that his information on electoral returns and efforts to form a new government was limited. After the election results are [...] | 2005-12-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ |
05CAIRO9470 | ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL ON FLAP WITH GULF [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa, the Ambassador inquired into a SIPDIS recent public flap between Moussa and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members over a supposed letter Moussa sent on regional nuclear disarmament issues. Moussa admitted to [...] | 2005-12-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM EG IR IS PNUC |
05CAIRO9471 | EGYPT CLEAR ON USG APPREHENSIONS OF BASHIR AS [...] (C) During a December 22 meeting with poloff, MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mohamed al Higazy shared that he was already aware of USG discomfort at the prospect of Sudanese President Bashir being offered the Presidency of the African Union at the January summit in Khartoum. Higa [...] | 2005-12-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER EG SU |
05CAIRO9486 | BROTHERHOOD RISING IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by the American Presence Post Alexandria. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The strong showing of Muslim Brotherhood candidates from Alexandria has provoked speculation that the group may see Egypt's second city as a launching point for broader political gains, [...] | 2005-12-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9529 | IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE CAUTIOUS ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarches to a senior Arab League Secretariat staff member December 26, urging the Arab League to do all it could to support and advance the idea of a national compact to bring Iraqis from all political groups together. Responding to ref A demarche request to reach o [...] | 2005-12-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS EG IZ |
05CAIRO9545 | AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE [...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...] | 2005-12-28 16:16:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM EG |
05CAIRO9547 | EGYPT: CABINET SHUFFLE DUMPS KEY OLD GUARD [...] (C) News of a cabinet shuffle, anticipated in Cairo for several weeks, broke overnight December 27-28. The leaders of the "sovereign" Ministries - Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Interior, remain in place. Also staying are key members of Egypt's economic reform team: Finance Minister Boutros Gh [...] | 2005-12-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EG |
05CAIRO9582 | EGYPTIANS CONCERNED BY ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG LE SY |
05CALCUTTA100 | PRESIDENT'S RULE DECLARED IN BIHAR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 6 Governor Buta Singh concluded that no party or coalition had the numbers to govern in Bihar, and recommended President's Rule. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam accepted the recommendation and imposed President's Rule on March 7. This marks the end - for now at least -- [...] | 2005-03-10 13:46:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
05CALCUTTA101 | ULFA BLASTS ACROSS ASSAM [...] (U) Over three days from March 8-10, a series of blasts rocked the Northeast Indian state of Assam. A senior Assam Police officer told Post that in a total of 17 violent incidents - bomb blasts and grenade attacks -- one policeman died, and three policemen and two civilians were injured. Th [...] | 2005-03-10 14:08:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PGOV PREL BG IN |
05CALCUTTA107 | GOVERNMENT FORMED IN JHARKHAND -- TWO WEEKS LATER [...] On March 15 the National Democratic Alliance (NDA),led by Arjun Munda of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),won a vote of confidence on the floor of the Jharkhand Assembly, thereby establishing its governing majority. Munda had been Chief Minister prior to the elections and resumed the post o [...] | 2005-03-15 10:57:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IN |
05CALCUTTA176 | INDIAN REACTION TO ULFA TERROR DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The addition of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to the Other Selected Terrorist Organizations list in the 2004 Country Reports on Terrorism has been widely remarked by the press in India. A large majority of public comments, as well as reactions from our private cont [...] | 2005-05-02 12:08:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI |
05CALCUTTA18 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH: ISOLATED TRIBAL STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographic isolation, historical misfortune and deliberate choice combine to make the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh India's most isolated and among it least developed. As home to 26 major tribal groups, Arunachal is something of an anthropologist's dream, but a politic [...] | 2005-01-18 09:17:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON ENRG PBTS PREF CH IN |
05CALCUTTA206 | BIHAR STATE ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the early hours of May 23, following Governor Buta Singh's recommendation, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Center dissolved the Bihar State Assembly. The State Assembly had previously been placed under a state of "suspended animation" (in which elected [...] | 2005-05-24 12:51:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
05CALCUTTA246 | INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...] | 2005-07-06 18:02:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
05CALCUTTA330 | WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...] | 2005-09-16 09:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP |
05CALCUTTA372 | ETHNIC VIOLENCE FLARES IN ASSAM [...] (U) Summary: Between September 26 and October 18, ethnic violence in the Karbi Anglong district of the Northeast Indian state of Assam claimed 73 lives. Conflict over territorial control and retaliation between the insurgent groups of the Karbi and Dimasa tribals has instigated the bloodbath. [...] | 2005-10-19 08:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KRIM CASC SOCI IN ASEC |
05CALCUTTA373 | BIHAR'S FIRST DAY OF VOTING OFFERS NO CLEAR WINNER AND NO [...] (U) Summary: On October 18, Bihar completed a relatively peaceful first day of voting in its State elections. Voting took place in 57 of Bihar's 243 constituencies. Television and newspaper exit polls were contradictory, making predictions difficult. Zee News television predicted an inde [...] | 2005-10-19 17:32:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI CASC IN |
05CALCUTTA418 | ASSAM'S INSURGENT GROUPS QUIET FOR NOW BUT SOCIAL PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: November 5-10, CG made an introductory visit to the State of Assam, the gateway to India's Northeast. Ethnic insurgencies, poverty, drugs and economic stagnation have plagued Assam in recent history. However, some positive trends have emerged in moderating ethnic tensions and [...] | 2005-11-21 12:50:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EINV EMIN ASEC SNAR IN BG |
05CALCUTTA420 | NDA DECISIVELY WINS IN BIHAR [...] (SBU) Summary: In November 22 voting results, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landslide victory in Bihar's State Assembly elections, winning more than the 122 seats needed for a governing majority. The [...] | 2005-11-22 15:13:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC IN |
05CALCUTTA454 | GOI SEES IMMIGRATION FROM BANGLADESH AS NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Classified By: CG Henry V. Jardine for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Poloff, Indian security services in West Bengal described illegal immigration from Bangladesh as a serious national security threat. The three major areas of concern for the officials [...] | 2005-12-16 12:38:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI IN XE PTER |
05CALCUTTA68 | THE COMMUNISTS WORRY ABOUT THE MAOISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: West Bengal's governing Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) is concerned about the nascent spread of ultra-Left Maoist influence in rural West Bengal. The Party would prefer to tackle the Maoist challenge politically, by mobilizing the rural masses, but has not yet been abl [...] | 2005-02-17 15:35:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS PTER SOCI IN |
05CALCUTTA69 | WEST BENGAL COMMUNISTS ACCEPT GLOBALIZATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 21st triennial State Conference of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) concluded on February 12 after some lively debate on the Party's future road map - political and economic. The CPM expressed concern about the radical Left (Septel) and advised its cadre to begin pr [...] | 2005-02-17 18:20:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI IN |
05CALCUTTA72 | JHARKHAND POLLS HAND IN THE BALANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 23 India's newest state, Jharkhand, will hold the third and final round of its first State Assembly elections. Their outcome is anything but certain. Going into the elections the state-governing National Democratic Alliance (NDA),led by the Bharatiya Janata Party [...] | 2005-02-22 12:33:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IN |
05CALCUTTA97 | INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an opportunity to show the world that the Left is still relevant - even if that relevance was expressed mostly through shopworn anti-imperialist sloganeering. Chavez appeared to [...] | 2005-03-09 09:37:00 | Consulate Kolkata | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EPET VE IN |
05CALGARY577 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT DRUMS UP OILPATCH INVESTMENT DURING [...] (SBU) Calgary was the first stop on Mexican President Vicente Fox's whirlwind tour of Western Canada on Thursday, September 29th. The trip was designed to "strengthen commercial, political and educational ties between Western Canada and Mexico". During his one-day visit to Calgary, President [...] | 2005-10-03 23:15:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV XM CA |
05CALGARY599 | USDOE OFFICIALS LEARN ALBERTA OILPATCH DOES ALL IT CAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Calgary welcomed USDOE officials Mr. Gary Ward, Director, American Affairs, and Ms. Kathleen Deutsch, Senior Analyst, American Affairs, to Calgary September 27 - 30, 2005. In addition to presenting a speech at the Far North Oil and Gas Conference and touring northern Alberta' [...] | 2005-10-07 17:29:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
05CALGARY600 | SOARING OIL PRICES RAISE ALBERTA SURPLUS AND OTTAWA [...] While commuters from New York to Tokyo watched in horror as oil and gas prices shot up this year, residents of Calgary, Alberta celebrated, and for good reason. For every US$1 increase in the price of a barrel of oil, an estimated C$100 million is pumped into provincial coffers. Recent spikes [...] | 2005-10-07 17:48:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV ZR CA |
05CALGARY622 | WEYBURN C02 PROJECT A WIN/WIN FOR PRODUCERS AND [...] Summary: During an October visit to Regina, CG and Econ Assistant toured the Weyburn C02 Monitoring and Storage Project in southern Saskatchewan. The technology, introduced in 2000 by Calgary-based EnCana and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre in Regina, injects C02 into depleted oil re [...] | 2005-10-18 17:38:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
05CALGARY631 | WHILE WILMA RAGES, PLANS DRAWN UP FOR NEW ALBERTA GULF COAST [...] Some may question Altex President Jack Crawford's timing. His October 14th press release that his newly-formed Calgary company is proposing a heavy crude oil pipeline line from northern Alberta to the refineries of southeast Texas may have raised a few eyebrows, as meteorologists warned that th [...] | 2005-10-21 18:02:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
05CALGARY656 | CALGARY ENERGY ROUND-UP: OCTOBER 2005 [...] Alberta Minister Melchin Warns Ottawa to Keep Energy out of Softwood Lumber Dispute: "Hands off Our Oil" 2. NEP2 on the Horizon? 3. Alberta Energy Company Buys North Sea Developer 4. New Terasen-Pembina Partnership Proposes Condensate Pipeline 5. New Oilsands Regulations Raise Environmenta [...] | 2005-11-04 03:56:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SENV CA CH UK |
05CALGARY723 | IMPERIAL MOVES TO REGULATORY HEARINGS, BUT COMMITMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of delay and uncertainty, Imperial Oil and its partners in the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline announced in November that they are ready to move to public hearings. While Imperial claims the announcement is "not a decision to build a pipeline", the [...] | 2005-12-08 19:35:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
05CALGARY736 | KING COAL'S COMEBACK [...] In a surprise to many energy economists, King Coal is returning to the throne. As recently as two years ago, many experts were predicting a rapid demise for a fuel long associated with black lungs and melting ice caps, but the outlook is once again promising for an industry older than the Indu [...] | 2005-12-15 18:34:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SENV CA |
05CALGARY746 | ELECTION UPDATE: TORIES LIKELY TO SWEEP ALBERTA? NDP RETURN [...] Three weeks into the federal election campaign little has changed with respect to our initial sense that Alberta, with 26 of its 28 seats held by the Conservative Party of Canada, will unquestionably remain a Tory fortress. Federal party leaders recently made their first brief foray into this [...] | 2005-12-19 21:15:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
05CANBERRA1129 | AUSMIN 2005: INITIAL LOGISTICAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOA convened an initial AUSMIN interagency planning session with Emboffs on June 29 to consider logistics issues: dates, accommodations, security, transportation, number of delegates, advance teams, media, etc. DFAT and other GOA agency representatives stressed the importan [...] | 2005-06-30 09:02:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OTRA PREL ASEC PGOV AS |
05CANBERRA1381 | MUSLIM COMMUNITY'S RESPONSE TO LONDON BOMBINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The London terrorist incidents of July 7 and 21 have sparked a debate in Australia about the value and meaning of multiculturalism and about the need for the Muslim community to condemn more forthrightly violent extremist propaganda within its own ranks. Australia's relatively [...] | 2005-08-12 07:25:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR ASEC KCRM AS |
05CANBERRA1399 | REVISED CHILD LABOR REPORT ON AUSTRALIA [...] Per reftel, we raised child labor issues with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) on August 11 and 16, and with the domestic NGO Child Wise and the Australian Council of Trade Unions on August 12. Our Australian counterparts responded that they shared U.S. concerns ab [...] | 2005-08-16 21:50:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
05CANBERRA1423 | AUSTRALIA: LONDON BOMBINGS PROMPT CT SUMMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The July London bombings have prompted Australia to conduct a national, government-wide counterterrorism review to assess Australia's capacity to respond to a terrorist attack. PM John Howard will meet with state and territory leaders in late September at a national counterterr [...] | 2005-08-22 08:17:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR AS |
05CANBERRA1433 | GOA AND UNIONS TAKE THEIR FIGHT TO THE ILO [...] (SBU) Australia's union leaders have gone overseas to seek guidance from their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere to strengthen their campaign against the Howard Government's proposed labor law reforms. The Government of Australia (GOA),meanwhile, has restarted its regional labor diploma [...] | 2005-08-24 22:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
05CANBERRA1455 | PM HOWARD ENLISTS MUSLIM LEADERS TO COMBAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard and thirteen Australian Muslim leaders met at an August 23 "summit" to find ways in which the government and Islamic leaders could work together more closely to combat the spread of extremism within Australia's Islamic community (Refs A and B). After t [...] | 2005-08-29 07:54:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR AS |
05CANBERRA1460 | AUSTRALIAN DOD READOUT ON FIJI GUARD UNIT [...] (C) Summary: Australian Department of Defense (ADOD) officials told us on August 29 that they were exasperated by Fiji,s threat to renege on its commitment to provide guard units to the UN in Basra and Erbil, and they planned to advise Defense Minister Hill and the Department of Prime Ministe [...] | 2005-08-30 02:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR IZ FJ AS UNSC |
05CANBERRA287 | AMBASSADOR RAISES EUROCOPTER ENGINES WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) During his February 14 farewell call on Australian Minister for Defence Robert Hill, Ambassador raised the issue of the Australian Government's purchase of engines for the MRH-90 from Eurocopter. The Ambassador told DefMin Hill that the U.S. would appreciate it if the GOA requested General [...] | 2005-02-14 06:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV AS |
05CANBERRA342 | AUSTRALIA TO SEND ADDITIONAL 450 TROOPS TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister John Howard announced February 22 that Australia would increase its troop contribution to Iraq by 50 percent by sending 450 additional ground forces to protect Japanese military engineers engaged in reconstruction efforts in Al Muthanna province. Some of the new [...] | 2005-02-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PTER PGOV IZ AS |
05CANBERRA436 | AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO BA'ASYIR VERDICT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australian officials welcomed the March 3 Indonesian Court decision to convict Abu Bakar Ba'asyir (ABB) for his involvement in the Bali bombings, but were disappointed by the short 30-month sentence he received. The Australian Ambassador to Jakarta raised GOA concerns over the [...] | 2005-03-04 07:30:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC ID AS |
05CANBERRA725 | GOA CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) In an April 22 meeting, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Director Jeremy Bruer and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Iraq Program Manager Katherine Krilov. Krilov indicated that Australia [...] | 2005-04-22 05:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI AU AS HU IZ |
05CANBERRA749 | FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT [...] (U) Poloff delivered on April 27 Ref A talking points on activities related to the second anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) International Security Division Executive Officer Lucinda Bell. Bell expressed [...] | 2005-04-28 05:57:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP AS |
05CANBERRA772 | GOA STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE IRAQI TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) On May 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Iraq Task Force Executive Officer Bernadette Siely. Siely noted that Foreign Minister Alexander Downer had issued a press release on May 1 welcoming the formation of the new Iraqi gove [...] | 2005-05-02 22:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ AS |
05CANBERRA807 | AUSTRALIA ANTICIPATES EAS INVITATION: WILL MAKE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia will sign ASEAN's Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC),with conditions, in exchange for an invitation to the first East Asian Summit (EAS) to be held in Kuala Lumpur this December. The conditions include ensuring that the TAC does not hinder Australia's obligations [...] | 2005-05-09 07:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AS ARF |
05CANBERRA865 | AUSTRALIA PULLS POLICE FROM PNG: ECP IN DANGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 the GOA decided to withdraw Australian Federal Police (AFP) forces deployed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a result of the May 13 ruling by PNG's Supreme Court which overruled the legal immunity given to Australian police and bureaucrats under the Enhanced Cooperation Pr [...] | 2005-05-19 00:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID AS PP |
05CANBERRA879 | AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...] | 2005-05-23 23:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK |
05CANBERRA884 | GOA COUNTERTERRORISM UPDATE: RELEASE OF CT BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia augmented its counterterrorism efforts in the Asia-Pacific region with its recent announcement of a four-year, A$40.3 million (USD$30.6 million) regional counterterrorism package and with progress on a counterterrorism memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakistan. [...] | 2005-05-24 07:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV PK AS XC |
05CANBERRA898 | AUSTRALIA IN WAIT-AND-SEE MODE ON ILO DIRECTOR [...] (U) We passed reftel talking points to Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) Director of International Relations Scott J. Evans on May 23. We also raised the issue during a dinner Charge hosted for Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Kevin Andrews on May 25. A [...] | 2005-05-26 05:26:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB KTDB AS |
05CANBERRA944 | UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...] | 2005-06-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
05CANBERRA987 | Australia: Labor Commission Lifts Minimum Wage [...] No summary [...] | 2005-06-08 04:23:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS |
05CARACAS1011 | ACCION DEMOCRATICA: LOOKING FOR VOTES IN ALL THE [...] (C) Accion Democratica (AD),Venezuela's largest opposition party, lacks a credible strategy to confront the administration of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. AD does not appear to be either revising its platform or attempting to build coalitions with other parties. Instead, the party is [...] | 2005-04-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL VE |
05CARACAS1012 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS DEFEND FORMER IAHRC PRESIDENT [...] (C) Venezuelan prosecutors postponed until April 14 the opening of a formal investigation against former Inter-American Commission on Human Rights President Carlos Ayala. All the major Venezuelan human rights groups and Human Rights Watch rallied to support Ayala April 5, when he went to ap [...] | 2005-04-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS1038 | CHAVEZ DECREES FORMATION OF MILITARY RESERVES [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made official his plans to increase military reserves and call up a civilian militia with two decrees published April 4. On his "Alo Presidente" program April 3, Chavez said the new military reserves will number more than 1.5 million and the rest of the [...] | 2005-04-11 18:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR VE |
05CARACAS1045 | SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL [...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...] | 2005-04-11 19:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1047 | SEN. COLEMAN MEETS WITH POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) visited Venezuela on April 1-3, 2005 and held talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, business and religious leaders, and representatives of the country's opposition legislators. President Chavez, according to the Senator was gracious and spoke of trying to [...] | 2005-04-11 20:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1088 | VENEZUELA'S FINANCIAL SECTOR FACING MORE POLITICAL [...] (C) Several issues are causing heads to turn in Caracas financial circles. It is rumored that the Central Bank is unloading its U.S. treasury instruments, for fear that they might be vulnerable to a U.S. economic embargo on Venezuela. Meanwhile the Finance Ministry has successfully carried o [...] | 2005-04-14 19:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1105 | CHAVEZ: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE [...] (C) One of President Hugo Chavez's principal mechanisms for influencing regional leaders have been international conferences such as the Bolivarian People's Congresses, a push to spread his ideology and influence through a conference similar to Cuba's Tri-Continental Congress in the 1960's. M [...] | 2005-04-15 18:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1139 | VENEZUELA: PLAN PETROLEUM SOVEREIGNTY ADVANCES [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-18 20:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1188 | SUMATE: PRESSURE CONTINUES [...] (C) Maria Corina Machado, Executive Vice President of the Venezuelan NGO Sumate, said April 11 that judicial and social pressure against Sumate leaders was growing. Machado told poloffs that Venezuelan electoral officials continue to violate electoral law, and said she could not recommend p [...] | 2005-04-21 20:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1205 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANZOATEGUI STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador's trip to Anzoategui State March 8-9 concentrated on the Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz area and the Jose industrial complex - a multi-billion dollar US investment. The objectives were to emphasize the importance of the US-Venezuelan oil relationship, to get a better sense of the [...] | 2005-04-22 18:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY |
05CARACAS1230 | VENEZUELA: GOV PARTIALLY WALKS BACK ON OIL TAX [...] (C) GOV officials carefully walked back from President Chavez's April 15 announcement that a 50 percent tax would be levied on the four projects that upgrade extra-heavy crude. In fact, the tax increase will apply to the companies that operate in Venezuela under 32 Operating Service Agreements [...] | 2005-04-26 18:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1235 | CHAVEZ CELEBRATES APRIL 13 ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez celebrated the third anniversary of his return to power of 2002, after a two-day temporary ouster, with three commemorative acts on April 13. While swearing in what the GOV claimed were approximately 29,000 new military reservists in Caracas, Chavez explained his vis [...] | 2005-04-26 19:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS1283 | VENEZUELA: THE MILITARY IN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) At least 180 military officers, both active and retired, currently occupy positions in the Venezuelan government. Some estimates range higher, but this figure reflects Embassy's specific information at this time. Seventy-nine of the 179 are/were in the Army (44%),25 the Navy (14%),25 [...] | 2005-04-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1285 | VENEZUELAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: SO MUCH TO DO, AND [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly plans to pass a number of important laws before the summer recess August 15, according to Movimiento Quinta Republica Deputy Calixto Ortega. Ortega and other deputies cited the National Police Law, the Organized Crime Law, and the Drug Law as priorities [...] | 2005-04-28 19:33:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1286 | CHAVEZ'S MVR PARTY: PRIMARIES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) President Hugo Chavez's Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) held the first Venezuelan primaries April 10 to elect candidates for the August 7 parochial board and local councilmen elections. Delays and disagreements caused the postponement of the contests by several days in Zulia, Anzoategui [...] | 2005-04-28 19:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1298 | THE TELESUR SAGA: CHAVISTA CNN, THE MANAGER'S [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez has been vigorously pushing for the creation of TELESUR, a hemisphere-wide, multi-national, Latin American satellite television network, to offer a different point of view from CNN. TELESUR would promote GOV interests, and it would promote Chavez,s ambitions for cont [...] | 2005-04-29 18:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS KPAO OPRC PGOV PINR XM VE |
05CARACAS1336 | CAN YOU SPARE A BILLION? NO? HOW ABOUT SEVEN? [...] (C) As Venezuela's international reserves continue to grow - to over USD 27 billion - the GOV continues to pursue methods to gain control of part of them. The amount the GOV wants also continues to rise. While a year ago Chavez wanted a "mere billion" ("un millardito"),and later that year go [...] | 2005-05-02 20:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1355 | CHAVEZ CALLS FOR END TO BLACK LISTING: OPPOSITION [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on officials to stop using the so-called Tascon List to discriminate against opponents April 15. The list contains the names of all the Venezuelans who signed petitions calling for the presidential recall referendum, and has been used by officials [...] | 2005-05-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1356 | LAND LAW CHANGES TO LEGALIZE CURRENT GOV ABUSES [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly amended the 2001 land law on April 14 to increase the types of land subject to expropriation, to grant squatters more rights, and to empower the National Land Institute (INTI). The modifications, however, do not provide INTI objective standards to use as [...] | 2005-05-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR SENV VE |
05CARACAS1359 | CHAVEZ VISIT TO HAVANA LEAVES PLETHORA OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) In Havana April 28, Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba signed a series of economic agreements which will assertively strengthen trade between the two countries. In addition to sending USD 412 million of various products duty free to Cuba, Venezuela will also incr [...] | 2005-05-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1389 | VENEZUELAN POLITICAL PROSECUTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Venezuelan judges will soon open hearings to decide whether Venezuelan Workers' Confederation President Carlos Ortega, detained since March 1 2005, and former Miranda Governor Enrique Mendoza will stand trial for civil rebellion. A judge in Aragua is in the midst of hearings to decide w [...] | 2005-05-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS VE |
05CARACAS1441 | LAND "REFORM" PLACES NATURE RESERVE IN JEOPARDY [...] No summary [...] | 2005-05-09 19:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SENV VE |
05CARACAS1498 | KELLER POLL: VENEZUELANS SUPPORT CHAVEZ AND THE [...] (C) Respected political analyst and pollster Alfredo Keller met with poloff May 10 to discuss his and the public's views on the GOV and the Venezuelan military. According to Keller's most recent (February 2005) survey, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the GOV, and the armed forces all rece [...] | 2005-05-13 19:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR VE |
05CARACAS1501 | BANKS FACE INTEREST RATE CONTROLS [...] (C) On April 28, the Venezuelan Central Bank published new regulations capping the interest rates at which Venezuelan banks can lend money, as well as setting minimum interest rates for both savings accounts and time deposits, effective May 1. Embassy economic contacts agree that while this wi [...] | 2005-05-13 19:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1511 | EDUCATION, BOLIVARIAN STYLE [...] (U) The Venezuelan Ministry of Education has published five books outlining Venezuela,s educational plans from pre-school through the post-secondary level. The books appear to be geared to school teachers, administrators and others who deal directly with public education. As a drawn-out missio [...] | 2005-05-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS152 | SHUFFLE OF ECONOMIC MINISTRIES - THE MORE, THE [...] (C) President Chavez announced on January 9 several Ministerial changes. The Ministry of Production and Commerce has been divided, as has been the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and there are three new institutions: the Ministry of Light Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Basic Industries [...] | 2005-01-18 20:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1522 | VENEZUELAN JUDICIAL PURGES: ENDING CORRUPTION OR [...] (U) The Venezuelan Supreme Court removed 53 judges, a mix of tenured and provisional magistrates, in the states of Lara, Tachira, Falcon, Vargas, and the city of Caracas in early May, accusing them of complicity with drug traffickers and other irregularities. Supreme Court Judicial Committee [...] | 2005-05-17 21:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS VE |
05CARACAS160 | CHAVEZ'S LAND REFORM JUGGERNAUT [...] (C) Summary: President Hugo Chavez signed a decree to "Reorganize the Use and Tenure of Agricultural Land" before thousands of cheering supporters January 10. Prior to the decree, several governors issued decrees to register property or otherwise assist the land reform process. The Nationa [...] | 2005-01-18 20:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR KDEM VE ENV |
05CARACAS162 | VENEZUELA: CONOCOPHILLIPS - BACK IN THE GAME? [...] (C) On January 12, a report hit the international news wires that ConocoPhillips, the single largest foreign investor in Venezuela, would pull out following the breakdown in its negotiations with the GOV on the development of the Corocoro offshore oil field. By week's end, ConocoPhillips and [...] | 2005-01-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV VE |
05CARACAS163 | EXXONMOBIL READY TO TAKE ON THE GOV OVER ROYALTY [...] (C) ExxonMobil informed the Embassy January 12 that it intends to take legal action in response to the GOV's unilateral decision to increase the royalty payments levied on the Orinoco extra heavy oil projects. (Note: Exxonmobil and other international oil companies had embarked on these tech [...] | 2005-01-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1635 | GOV HOLDS TIPS HEARING IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) At the behest of Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. Bernardo Alvarez, National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee president Saul Ortega (MVR),convened a hearing May 25 on organized crime, particularly trafficking in persons. In addition to poloffs, three National Assembly deputies and so [...] | 2005-05-31 22:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN VE |
05CARACAS165 | GRANDA AFFAIR CAUSES TRADE JITTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, in a speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly, President Chavez announced that he was suspending trade ties with Colombia as a result of the alleged kidnapping of FARC "Foreign Minister" Rodrigo Granda. In the aftermath of this announcement, banks and companies w [...] | 2005-01-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV VE |
05CARACAS1657 | GOV POSTURES AGAINST GUERRILLAS AND ALLEGED [...] (C) The Venezuelan Government and Armed Forces are scrambling to assert their authority after a Venezuelan soldier died in a shoot-out with Colombian guerrillas May 17. The military has sent more troops to the border with Colombia, and the GOV has adopted a slightly firmer rhetorical positi [...] | 2005-06-02 17:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR VE |
05CARACAS1658 | PDVSA OIL EARNINGS - WHAT THEY MEAN ABOUT [...] (C) A controversy is raging in Venezuela over just how much money state-owned oil company PDVSA delivered to the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) in the first quarter of 2005, which in turn calls into question whether its claimed oil production is accurate. (As we reported ref A, industry observ [...] | 2005-06-02 18:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS168 | CHAVISTAS GET TOUGH: VENEZUELA'S PENAL CODE [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly approved amendments to the Penal Code January 6, which a prominent Venezuelan lawyers criticized as repressive, and unconstitutional, while a Chavez supporter called them "fascist". The amendments criminalize popular forms of protest such as banging pots [...] | 2005-01-19 19:58:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS VE |
05CARACAS1703 | MEDIA PLAY 6/1-7: BUSH-MACHADO (SUMATE) MEETING [...] The May 31 meeting between Maria Corina Machado, the director of Venezuelan pro-democracy NGO SUMATE and President Bush has created outraged reactions from Chavez supporters. Comments made by senior government officials claim Machado is trying to garner support from the U.S. in preparation for [...] | 2005-06-06 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS1706 | CODEL DAVIS VISITS CARACAS [...] (U) Representative Tom Davis (R-VA),Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, led a Congressional delegation to Venezuela on May 31 and June 1. The delegation which included Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI),Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD),Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA),and Rep. Carolyn Malon [...] | 2005-06-06 21:39:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1805 | VENEZUELA'S SUMATE AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (C) Venezuelan pro-democracy NGO Sumate has been strengthened by the meeting between President Bush and Sumate's Maria Corina Machado May 31. The meeting riled supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and gave his opponents a much-needed moral boost. For the latter, in fact, the meeti [...] | 2005-06-14 18:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS1829 | GOV DOGGED BY REPORTS OF MILITARY DISSENSION [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Armed Forces' operations against illegal armed groups on the Colombian border begun after a Venezuelan soldier died in a May 17 shoot-out with irregular troops have not yet abated despite some internal disagreements over the new policy, accusations of human righ [...] | 2005-06-16 17:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PHUM VE |
05CARACAS1866 | MORE ALLEGED INFIGHTING IN THE VENEZUELAN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fired the National Guard General in Bolivar State for corruption June 3 and replaced the National Guard Regional Command June 7 with Army personnel from the Fifth Infantry Division. Opposition media sources have alleged other National Guard unit [...] | 2005-06-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR VE |
05CARACAS1867 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5 [...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...] | 2005-06-21 15:14:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY |
05CARACAS1913 | VENEZUELAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS MULTIPLY [...] (C) Since early 2005, several political opposition movements defending democracy or human rights have appeared in Venezuela, each spurred by an opposition political activist. The organizations include Federacion Verdad Venezuela (Tulio Alvarez_),Alianza Popular (Oswaldo Alvarez_ Paz),Electo [...] | 2005-06-23 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM VE |
05CARACAS195 | HOW LOW MUST IT GO? OIL REVENUES AND CHAVEZ'S [...] (C) Key to President Chavez's political success thus far has been his expansive fiscal policy, in which large sums, only partially accounted for in budgeting procedures, are provided to pay for popular social "missions" in education, health care, and job creation, and for (promised) big-ticke [...] | 2005-01-21 19:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE |
05CARACAS1951 | THE HEIGHTS OF THE VENEZUELAN ANDES - AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) During a visit to the Venezuelan state of Merida on June 9 and 10, the Ambassador met with the governor, a close ally of President Hugo Chavez. This was the first time a pro-GOV governor has agreed to meet with him in 2005. The conversation was cordial, with the Governor offering to help [...] | 2005-06-27 19:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF VE |
05CARACAS1954 | PROBLEMS WITH VENEZUELAN COOPERATIVES [...] (C) Summary: Rural cooperatives are a pivotal part of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's land redistribution effort. Thousands of agricultural cooperatives are forming to petition land and monetary grants from the GOV as participants in Chavez's "Mision Vuelvan Caras" job training program [...] | 2005-06-27 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR VE |
05CARACAS1983 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW JUDICIAL NGO [...] (C) Members of the newly constituted Venezuelan judicial NGO "Foro Penal" (Penal Forum) briefed the Ambassador June 23 on their organizational goals and informed him of the group's work to date. The group released a report June 6 criticizing the politicization of the justice system in Venezue [...] | 2005-06-30 20:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS2072 | SUMATE LEADERS TO BE TRIED; NO INCARCERATION [...] (C) A Caracas court ruled July 7 that Sumate's leaders - Maria Corina Machado, Alejandro Plaz, Luis Enrique Palacios and Ricardo Estevez - would stand trial for conspiracy for accepting National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funds. The court did not/not order detention measures for Sumate's [...] | 2005-07-08 16:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VE |
05CARACAS2088 | VENEZUELAN MILITARY DOCTRINE STILL EVOLVING [...] (C) Summary. The July 5 deadline President Hugo Chavez gave the Venezuelan Armed Forces to present its new doctrine has passed unfulfilled. Notwithstanding, the GOV has begun trying to prepare for "asymmetrical warfare"--and the strategy's chief corollary, the establishment of a civilian r [...] | 2005-07-08 20:55:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR VE |
05CARACAS2140 | US AERONAUTICS COMPANY BREAKS DEAL WITH GOV [...] (C) Concerned about safety issues since the expulsion of US personnel from Venezuelan military bases, Lockheed Martin plans to withdraw its engineer responsible for servicing the Venezuelan Air Force's F-16 squadron. The engineer told poloff July 12 he met Israeli contractors at the base who [...] | 2005-07-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS VE |
05CARACAS2174 | KILLING OF STUDENTS LEADS TO PROTEST, GOV RESPONSE [...] (C) The killing of three university students June 27 prompted protests at universities across Venezuela in early July, culminating in the student presentation of demands for justice to National Assembly President Nicolas Maduro on July 12. Some two dozen criminal investigative police (Cicpc) [...] | 2005-07-19 13:28:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VE |
05CARACAS219 | CHAVEZ IN 2005 -- SCANT POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is unlikely to face significant political opposition in 2005. The opposition political parties are in a re-building phase after being smashed in last year's presidential recall vote. Civil society groups which railed against the President until recently a [...] | 2005-01-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS2206 | CARDINAL'S COMMENTS DRAW CHAVEZ'S IRE [...] (C) Retired Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara called the GOV a dictatorship and elections a farce in an interview published July 17, prompting President Hugo Chavez to call the prelate a bandit, coupster, devil, and a hypocrite on his Alo Presidente broadcast later that same day. Church and oppo [...] | 2005-07-22 18:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS221 | UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO VENEZUELAN [...] (C) On January 13 Venezuelan prosecutors formally accused three suspects as the material authors of the murder of Venezuelan prosecutor Danilo Anderson. According to information investigators provided EmbOffs, there are no solid leads as to the intellectual authors of the crime. (The invest [...] | 2005-01-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PTER KJUS VE |
05CARACAS2228 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO LARA STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Barquisimeto in Lara state 14-15 July to inaugurate the first American Corner and Virtual Presence Post in Venezuela, visit social programs, and meet with local business executives, media outlets, religious leaders, and a Venezuelan baseball hero. Politicians fr [...] | 2005-07-25 18:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS2267 | TELESUR DEBUTS WITH MUCH FANFARE, LITTLE [...] (SBU) THE MUCH-AWAITED LAUNCH OF TELESUR, THE REGIONAL TELEVISION STATION HATCHED BY VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ-WITH NOMINAL COOPERATION FROM ARGENTINA, BRASIL, CUBA, AND URUGUAY-OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, JULY 24. THE INITIAL BROADCAST ORIGINATED FROM A THEATER IN CARACAS WHERE SELECT INVITED [...] | 2005-07-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV VE |
05CARACAS2277 | MEDIA PLAY- TELESUR DEBUT AND U.S. [...] Telesur, the regional TV channel backed primarily by the Venezuelan government, debuted July 24. Recent comments made by officialist press reflect disappointment in the United States for what they consider another attempt to hinder efforts towards regional integration. They further claim the U [...] | 2005-07-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV VE |
05CARACAS2286 | OPPOSITION LEADER DETAINED AT AIRPORT [...] (C) Venezuelan National Guard and Intelligence Services (DISIP) officers temporarily detained Tulio Alvarez_, the head of the opposition group Verdad Venezuela, at the airport in Maracaibo July 27 as he was departing for Caracas. Minister of the Interior Jesse Chacon claimed that security forc [...] | 2005-07-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER VE |
05CARACAS2317 | ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION AGAINST [...] (C) Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez announced the launch of a criminal investigation against Caracas daily El Universal July 27. The Attorney General called the paper's July 25 editorial entitled "Justice Kneels Down" "a journalistic plot taken from the next chapter in the CIA's Manual of C [...] | 2005-08-01 21:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM VE |
05CARACAS2326 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERS [...] (C) In a July 29 meeting with retired Cardinal Castillo Lara and Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Porras, the Ambassador recognized the growing tension between the Catholic Church and the GOV, and offered United States support for any statements or actions taken by the Church in [...] | 2005-08-03 13:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF VE |
05CARACAS2371 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL COUNCIL LEADER [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Evangelical Council (CEV) leader Samuel Olson (dual national AmCit) July 29. Olson told the Ambassador the CEV was beginning to emerge as a public voice, and that plans were underway to institutionalize this development. Olson said that after years of operating un [...] | 2005-08-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL VE |
05CARACAS2381 | VENEZUELAN YOUTH FESTIVAL: IT'S NO WOODSTOCK [...] (U) Over 20,000 international delegates from more than 130 countries are expected to attend the 16th World Youth and Students Festival in Caracas from August 7 to 15. Organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, the theme is "For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism a [...] | 2005-08-05 18:23:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR VE |
05CARACAS2385 | VENEZUELA GEARS UP FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This Sunday Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect the equivalent of city and neighborhood councils. The outcome is not in doubt-- Chavez' ruling coalition is expected to do at least as well as it did in the regional elections last October when it won all but two governorships and a ma [...] | 2005-08-05 20:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE |
05CARACAS2388 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OAS MISSION LEADER PERINA [...] (C) Ambassador met with OAS mission head Ruben Perina and local OAS Representative Patricio Carbacho Thursday, August 4 to emphasize USG concerns that the OAS and European Union coordinate their strategies to ensure a credible international observation of the legislative elections in Decemb [...] | 2005-08-05 21:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS2404 | REACTION TO IACHR VARGAS DECISION [...] (C) The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) passed a resolution accepting Venezuela's admission of responsibility for all charges in the case of Blanco Romero y Otros vs. Venezuela. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) and representatives for the victims (th [...] | 2005-08-08 19:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CS VE |
05CARACAS2406 | CNE PERFORMANCE IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CONFIRMS [...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) showed its continued bias in favor of the governing coalition during municipal elections on Sunday. Despite media and opposition reports of low turnout, CNE President Jorge Rodriguez arbitrarily extended voting hours twice, citing problems in some sta [...] | 2005-08-08 21:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE |
05CARACAS288 | GOV CONSOLIDATES CONTROL AT CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Leftist economist and former state oil company head Gaston Parra has been confirmed as the new President of the Venezuelan Central Bank, just a few days after President Hugo Chavez hand-picked him as the replacement for out-going President Diego Castellanos. The Bank also agreed to give up [...] | 2005-01-28 17:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS293 | GOV TAKES ANTI-US TACK ON GRANDA AFFAIR [...] (C) Venezuelan officials shifted from the battle with Colombia over the capture of FARC leader Rodrigo Granda to anti-US criticism January 19. The officials took advantage of comments regarding Venezuela by the Secretary designate in her Senate confirmation hearings and began painting the G [...] | 2005-01-28 20:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS294 | NEW CNE SLATES 2005 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) appointed the new President, vice-president and two new Directors to the National Electoral Council January 20, even though under the constitution it is the National Assembly that makes the appointments. The TSJ named former Director Jorge Rodriguez to repla [...] | 2005-01-28 20:52:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS3113 | CAPEL AUDIT SUGGEST VOTER ROLLS UNTRUSTWORTHY [...] (C) In a meeting with poloff October 11, Ricardo Valverde, the Program Director for the umbrella organization for the Center for Electoral Assistance and Promotion (CAPEL),said CAPEL's audit would likely conclude that the electoral registry is too unreliable to hold meaningful elections. T [...] | 2005-10-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS3584 | TELESUR MARCHES FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: On October 31, 2005 the Venezuelan Government supported international, cable channel TELESUR began broadcasting 24 hours a day. PD officer conversations with both the President and Director General of TELESUR reveal that they remain concerned with financial and programming issue [...] | 2005-11-29 18:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS3659 | PIPELINE EXPLOSIONS QUICKLY CONTROLLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As noted in reftel, an explosion, possibly caused by an explosive device, occured on the Ule-Amauy oil pipeline on Saturday evening. Authorities quickly controlled the explosion and it will not have an impact on production in western Venezuela. Another explosion occured on a nea [...] | 2005-12-05 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS3662 | VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: DECEMBER 5 [...] (C) After most opposition parties pulled out of the process, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) and its allies swept the December 4 National Assembly elections, according to preliminary results reported by the GOV. The MVR received more than two-thirds of the 167 [...] | 2005-12-05 21:02:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS3713 | WHY THE OPPOSITION WITHDRAWAL SURPRISED OBSERVERS [...] (C) Five of six major Venezuelan opposition parties withdrew from the December 4 National Assembly elections in a move that surprised political experts and international observers. The pullout was also unplanned by the parties themselves. Eleventh-hour cooperation by the National Electoral [...] | 2005-12-09 18:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS41 | VENEZUELA: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2005-01-06 17:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL VE |
05CARACAS472 | REVOLUTIONARY JUSTICE: CHANGES IN VENEZUELA'S TOP [...] (U) The new Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) elected Justice Omar Mora President of the Court in its first plenary session February 2. Former TSJ President Ivan Rincon announced his resignation from the Court the same day. In his first public remarks as TSJ President, Mora said that those ju [...] | 2005-02-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS VE |
05CARACAS486 | CHAVEZ VETOES PENAL CODE REFORM [...] (U) On February 3 President Hugo Chavez vetoed amendments to Venezuela's Penal Code approved by the National Assembly on January 6, according to press reports and public statements by various legislators. In vetoing the legislation, the President returns the bill to the Assembly with observ [...] | 2005-02-11 20:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS498 | OPPOSITION LEGAL CRUSADER SENTENCED FOR DEFAMATION [...] (C) Constitutional lawyer Tulio Alvarez_ was sentenced on February 10 to two years and three months in prison for defamation of character in a trial fraught with irregularities. Alvarez_ received the sentence for accusing pro-Chavez legislator Willian Lara of corruption in the handling of Nat [...] | 2005-02-14 18:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS509 | UNION LEADERS DIVIDE WHILE WORKER DISCONTENT GROWS [...] (C) Senior leaders of Venezuela's two principal labor confederations -- one pro-Chavez, the other in opposition -- are gridlocked over upcoming elections in their respective organizations. The traditional Venezuelan Workers Confederation (CTV) is split over whether to roll back a reform for t [...] | 2005-02-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV KDEM PHUM VE |
05CARACAS512 | VENEZUELA: BIOS OF SELECTED GOVERNORS [...] (C) Candidates backed by President Hugo Chavez won 20 of 22 gubernatorial races on October 31, 2004, in addition to the Caracas mayoralty. Chavez's Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) and allied parties picked up 7 states and lost only one. The new governors' competence varies; some are career p [...] | 2005-02-15 17:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM VE |
05CARACAS53 | CHAVEZ SPEECH SHOWS MILITARY "CUBANIZATION" AFOOT [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on December 27 addressed the armed forces in an over two hour pep rally and romanticized Venezuelan history lesson that glorified the military's growing role in society. Peppering his remarks with anti-US rhetoric, he unveiled to the public a r [...] | 2005-01-07 12:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM VE |
05CARACAS546 | FLOODING: DECENT GOV RESPONSE, WITH LOTS OF SPIN [...] (SBU) From February 7 to February 13, heavy rains fell through much of Venezuela, along the north coast at first and later in the Andean region. As a result, President Hugo Chavez declared states of emergency in nine states, plus the capital district of Caracas. The death toll to date is at [...] | 2005-02-18 20:36:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV VE |
05CARACAS563 | CARDINAL SEES REBUILDING YEAR FOR CATHOLIC CHURCH [...] (C) Retired Venezuelan Jose Cardinal Castillo Lara sees the Catholic Church in Venezuela keeping a low profile in 2005. Appointments of a new papal nuncio and archbishop of Caracas will likely tone down the heated rhetoric exchanged by the bishops and the GOV throughout Venezuela's political [...] | 2005-02-22 21:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF VE |
05CARACAS577 | JUDGES UNDER FIRE: INTIMIDATION IN VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) Venezuela's "judicial revolution", heralded by Supreme Court (TSJ) President Omar Mora, has already begun, according to reports from judges. The lawyer of a Chavista leader told one judge she would be fired for refusing to attend a political meeting. Another has resigned just before bein [...] | 2005-02-23 20:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS578 | THROUGH DISCOUNT CHAIN, THE STATE TAKES OVER MUCH [...] (C) The state-owned "Mercal" chain of discount food stores may be for lowest income Venezuelans the most visible sign of the Bolivarian revolution. Paid for with petroleum revenue, it has become a massive undertaking, with thousands of outlets, either state-run or franchised, that provide s [...] | 2005-02-23 20:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR PGOV VE |
05CARACAS598 | BOLIVARIAN HUBRIS: CHAVEZ WARNS OF US [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez February 20 accused the USG, and President Bush specifically, of plotting to kill him. During his weekly television program, he warned the US President that if he were killed, his people would fight a follow-on US invasion and sever US oil shi [...] | 2005-02-24 20:44:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL VE |
05CARACAS603 | "GO TO HELL" VENEZUELAN MINISTER OF INFORMATION [...] Summary: (U) Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Andres Izarra followed up on President Hugo Chavez's February 20 claim that the U.S. was trying to kill him by launching his own attack on the U.S. and Venezuelan media, starting with a February 21 press conference. He claimed [...] | 2005-02-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL PROP |
05CARACAS636 | VENEZUELA: JUDICIAL CORRUPTION V. POLITICS [...] (C) Venezuelan Supreme Court (TSJ) Justice Luis Velazquez Alvaray, in charge of the administration of Venezuela's court system, told poloff February 24 there is widespread mismanagement and corruption in the judicial system. Velazquez said he intends to remove corrupt judges, whatever their [...] | 2005-03-01 19:12:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS646 | BINGO! GOV CAPTURES LABOR LEADER [...] (C) Venezuelan authorities captured Venezuelan Workers' Confederation (CTV) President Carlos Ortega outside a Caracas bingo hall March 1. Ortega faces charges of treason, conspiracy and rebellion in connection with the opposition marches and the two-month national strike from December 2002 [...] | 2005-03-02 20:05:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB VE |
05CARACAS651 | AMBASSADOR VISITS BOLIVAR STATE [...] (U) The Ambassador,s visit to the state of Bolivar on February 16 and 17, included meetings with the Mayor of Ciudad Bolivar, Director General of Ciudad Guyana, a local Chavista university, local press, various business leaders, American citizens in the area, as well as visits to USAID-support [...] | 2005-03-03 14:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PINR VE PIR |
05CARACAS669 | VENEZUELA DEVALUES TO KEEP THE SPENDING MACHINE [...] (C) The GOV has announced announced the devaluation of the bolivar from 1920 to 2150 bolivars per dollar. The rise will mean that the GOV will have more local currency at hand to continue its highly aggressive spending policies, which have proven to be so politically popular. With high oil [...] | 2005-03-04 20:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS671 | CUBA-VENEZUELA MLAT: REPRESSIVE INTEGRATION? [...] (C) The Venezuela-Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) came into effect on December 22, 2004. Beyond standard provisions, the Treaty allows cooperation in investigating political crimes and offenses which are considered illegal in only one of the two countries. Some Venezuelan legal [...] | 2005-03-04 20:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS742 | VENEZUELA: VP'S SON SOUNDS US OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jose Vicente Rangel Jr., mayor of Caracas' Sucre district and son of Venezuelan Vice President Rangel, met with DCM March 11 primarily to discuss bilateral relations. Rangel declined to support President Chavez' claims that the USG sought to kill him, but otherwise defended the [...] | 2005-03-11 20:37:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV US |
05CARACAS759 | THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION IN CARABOBO STATE [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica's (MVR) Carabobo State coordinator Luis Medina told poloff the selection of MVR candidates by the people is a sign the Bolivarian Revolution has evolved and is becoming more democratic. By 2007 President Hugo Chavez's supporters would unite under the MVR party, [...] | 2005-03-14 20:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE |
05CARACAS766 | HARASSMENT OF VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (C) The GOV has taken several steps recently which have intimidated the human rights NGO Committee for the Families of the Victims of February 1989 (COFAVIC),according to the NGO's director, Liliana Ortega (please protect). The harassment, she told poloff, has included: a public letter fro [...] | 2005-03-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV VE |
05CARACAS767 | LAND "REFORM" FITS AND STARTS [...] (C) Repeating Venezuelan land reform history, the GOV's Bolivarian push to seize property is falling short of its ambitious goals. It is encountering opposition from various interest groups, public insecurity generated by land invasions, and backpedaling from some regional leaders. Nonethel [...] | 2005-03-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM VE |
05CARACAS786 | CHILD MARRIAGE [...] (U) Underage marriage in Venezuela poses significant problems to minors and tends to perpetuate poverty, abandonment and mistreatment. Needed programs are lacking, and no U.S. institutional support currently exists. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The following responses are keyed to reftel question [...] | 2005-03-16 18:49:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN VE |
05CARACAS790 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA [...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...] | 2005-03-16 21:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR |
05CARACAS806 | BANKS UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Government intervention in the economy has taken another step forward with the issuance of regulations which force the banking sector to devote 10% of its lending portfolio to mortgage and home construction loans and which increase from 10% to 16% the portion which must be dedicated to the [...] | 2005-03-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV VE |
05CARACAS813 | APRIL 11 REVISITED: VENEZUELAN SUPREME COURT [...] (C) The Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court March 11 annulled the 2002 decision which ruled that the events of April 2002 constituted a power vacuum and not a coup. The decision now allows the Attorney General to bring four high ranking military officers to trial on charge [...] | 2005-03-17 17:35:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS VE |
05CARACAS828 | VENEZUELAN FONMIN CALLS FOR MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez called to meet March 17 with Ambassador Brownfield. Rodriguez' ostensible purpose was to finally meet the Ambassador four months after becoming FonMin. Real reason probably was to support Chavez' "charm offensive" towards the USG. The [...] | 2005-03-18 21:38:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV US VE |
05CARACAS839 | TOUGH TALK, BRAVE FACES, AND SELF-CENSORSHIP IN [...] (U) Three months after President Hugo Chavez signed the "Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television" (the content law),the GoV phased-in the second tier of requirements on March 7. Regulations have yet to be published, and the telecommunications regulatory agency (CONATEL) is final [...] | 2005-03-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS855 | VENEZUELA: ACCIDENTALLY COMBATING TERRORISM [...] (C) Venezuelan national police captured FARC official Gentil Albis "El Chiguiro" Patino in Bolivar State during a February 18 operation to rescue the kidnapped mother of a Venezuelan major league baseball player. Although the GOV initially did not admit to Chiguiro's capture and refused to [...] | 2005-03-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER VE |
05CARACAS857 | FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIAL MAKES SALES PITCH [...] (C) In a March 21 meeting with econcouns, Rudolfo Romer, the head of the Finance Ministry's National Public Credit Office (and thus chief liaison with the international investment community),expressed satisfaction with a recently concluded billion euro bond issue. He asserted that the GOV [...] | 2005-03-22 19:10:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV VE |
05CARACAS871 | GOV NOMINATES DELGADO FOR OAS'S JUDICIAL COMMITTEE [...] (U) The GOV notified the Embassy through a diplomatic note dated March 14 that it is nominating Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado Ocando for the Interamerican Judicial Committee (IJC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the 2006-2009 period, and asked for U.S. support for Delgado's candidacy [...] | 2005-03-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV VE OAS |
05CARACAS872 | CIVILIAN RESERVES: DEFENDING THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has begun organizing civilian units to defend the country from potential invasions. The GOV has not made clear the relationship between military reserves and civilian militias, but Chavez announced that Maj. Gen. Julio Quintero Viloria would emerge from [...] | 2005-03-23 17:24:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR VE |
05CARACAS90 | ARCHBISHOP URGES MORE USG CRITICISM OF CHAVEZ [...] (C) Venezuelan Archbishop Baltazar Porras, head of the council of Catholic bishops of Venezuela, told Ambassador January 6 the USG ought to be more outspoken in its criticism of Hugo Chavez. Porras urged more international community involvement to contain Chavez's regional aspirations, though he ad [...] | 2005-01-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF VE |
05CARACAS917 | PRIMERO JUSTICIA: FLEDGLING OPPOSITION [...] (C) Primero Justicia President Julio Borges and Sec Gen Jose Luis Mejias lamented the opposition's inability to offer the public an alternative to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Meeting with the Ambassador March 22, they outlined the party's political strategy, noting especially its effor [...] | 2005-03-30 20:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM VE |
05CARACAS93 | CODEL DODD MEETS WITH SUMATE LEADERS [...] (C) Maria Corina Machado and Roberto Abdul, leaders of the NGO Sumate, briefed CODEL Dodd on January 10 on future plans of the electoral advocacy group. Machado lamented the tightening control President Hugo Chavez now held over Venezuela's branches of government, especially the National Elec [...] | 2005-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM VE |
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