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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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07BERLIN2083 | IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...] | 2007-11-16 17:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2094 | GERMAN BANKS WEATHERING SUB-PRIME MORTGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Third quarter reports show that most German banks appear to have weathered the turbulences in the international financial markets. Large private banks such as Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank reported losses in their investment portfolios, balanced by gains in other sectors, resu [...] | 2007-11-20 10:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2116 | GERMANY'S VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on November 16 to Betina Kern, Deputy Head of the Andean Region Division at the German Foreign Ministry. With respect to the substance of USG concerns about proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela, Kern said that Germany "feels exactly the same way." [...] | 2007-11-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE GM |
07BERLIN215 | JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED [...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...] | 2007-02-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF |
07BERLIN2152 | CLIMATE CHANGE -- GERMAN OPINION AHEAD OF UN [...] (SBU) The Germans have endorsed a roadmap approach at Bali that is not dissimilar to that of the U.S. (Reftel A),but Chancellor Merkel's government is committing itself to increasingly ambitious environmental objectives that could challenge the U.S. position in Bali and other international n [...] | 2007-12-03 09:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM |
07BERLIN2177 | COMPREHENSIVE GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The coalition government presented a series of far-reaching and ambitious environmental legislative measures to the German Parliament for consideration on December 5 (Reftel). The 14 points of this proposal are not new, but rather stem directly from the 29-point "Meseberg Plan [...] | 2007-12-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM |
07BERLIN2186 | MERKEL CLAIMS POLITICAL CENTER FOR CDU [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's central and ever present role in the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) December 3-4 convention and the absence of any major internal opposition to her policies or leadership reinforce her position as the undisputed leader of the most U.S.-frien [...] | 2007-12-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN2207 | GERMANS PLEASED WITH TEC PROGRESS; IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German government officials and industry associations are upbeat about the results achieved at the first Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on November 9 in Washington. Government officials also expect renewed focus on TEC during the Slovenian EU Presidency. German in [...] | 2007-12-17 06:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EINV ECIN PREL PGOV EU GM |
07BERLIN2208 | SECOND WAVE OF FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS HITS [...] SUMMARY: The "second wave" of the U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis has hit the German banking sector, striking hardest those banks that were already affected at the beginning of the crisis in July and August. IKB (Industrie Kreditbank) and Saxony state bank (Sachsen LB) announced their need fo [...] | 2007-12-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN2222 | IRANIAN PROCUREMENT NETWORKS PUT GERMAN EXPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Recent German and international media reports have focused on Iran's extensive efforts to procure nuclear- and missile-related dual-use technology in Germany. Although some press accounts have asserted that Iran has been able to exploit weaknesses in Germany's export control regim [...] | 2007-12-19 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL KJUS KSCA KNNP MNUC PGOV IR GM |
07BERLIN2241 | IRAN: GERMAN MFA UPDATES ON EU MEASURES, LARIJANI, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a December 20 meeting with Iranwatcher, MFA Senior Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel discussed a range of Iran-related issues. In addition to comments on the current status of the P5 1 and EU additional measure processes, she underscored the return of former nuclear nego [...] | 2007-12-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN2256 | IRAN: SENIOR IRANIAN BANKER SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A senior Iranian banker confirmed recent press reports that the Germany-based European Iranian Commercial Bank (EICB) is expanding and will be opening a new office in Tehran, with further plans for a new Dubai office. The EICB is owned by a group of Iranian state-owned banks, [...] | 2007-12-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD GM IR |
07BERLIN229 | DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON [...] (C) Summary: DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, in January 26 meetings with German Interior Minister Schaeuble, Justice Minister Zypries and Chancellery Head de Maiziere, reiterated USG interest in enhanced counter-terrorism information-sharing. The German side agreed that data-privacy concern [...] | 2007-02-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KHLS PTER CVIS PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN230 | AL-MASRI UPDATE -- NEXT STEPS ON ARREST WARRANTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The MFA's Acting Legal Adviser told emboffs Feb. 5 the German Government fully understands the USG's strong desire that international arrest warrants not be issued in the al-Masri case. She noted, however, that such warrants are routinely issued ("99.99 percent of the time") [...] | 2007-02-05 18:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN242 | AL-MASRI CASE -- CHANCELLERY AWARE OF USG CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) In a February 6 discussion with German Deputy National Security Adviser Rolf Nikel, the DCM reiterated our strong concerns about the possible issuance of international arrest warrants in the al-Masri case. The DCM noted that the reports in the German media of the discussion on the issu [...] | 2007-02-06 17:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | KJUS PTER PREL PGOV GM |
07BERLIN269 | GOVERNMENT AND NGO REPORTS EVALUATE GERMAN EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Reports prepared by the German Federal Interior Ministry and Federal Family Ministry, as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and key German anti-trafficking NGOs independently conclude there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) during [...] | 2007-02-09 15:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN279 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE FEBRUARY FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. Schieb said that the GAERC conclusions on the new PA unity government were likely to be similar to our points (Reftel C). The announcement of the unity gove [...] | 2007-02-12 13:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GM |
07BERLIN317 | BUNDESTAG INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE SEEKS USG [...] (U) On February 9, 2007 Ambassador Timken received a letter from the chairman of the Bundestag committee investigating the detention in Guantanamo of the German-born Turkish national Murat Kurnaz. In the letter, Chairman Siegfried Kauder asks whether the USG would be willing to allow an Amer [...] | 2007-02-15 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GM KJUS KLIG PGOV PINS PREL |
07BERLIN334 | USEU AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, USEU Ambassador C. Boyden Gray met with German Chancellery State Secretary Dr. Hans Beus, Chancellery Director of Coordination for European Policy Andreas Hermes, and the Chancellery's Economic Advisor Dr. Jens Weidmann to discuss key issues in Germany's EU Presid [...] | 2007-02-16 17:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD SENV PGOV PREL EU GM |
07BERLIN38 | GASTRIGHT DELEGATION DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN ON [...] (C) (Summary) In an productive and timely visit, South and Central Asian Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gastright, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Schweich, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Ward, and J [...] | 2007-01-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL SNAR PTER PNAT PGOV EAID ECON ECIN |
07BERLIN386 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMMING [...] (C) (SUMMARY): With 2006 expenditures totaling nearly two million Euros, Germany's approach to supporting Iranian civil society focuses on broadcasting, exchange, cultural, and educational activities. Reflecting Germany's general caution on promoting civil society in the region, the GOG tends [...] | 2007-02-26 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GM IR |
07BERLIN390 | GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY RELEASES EVALUATION OF 2002 [...] (U) Summary: German legislation enacted in 2002 to improve the legal and social situation of prostitutes -- and create conditions for them to get out of prostitution -- has enjoyed only partial success, according to a 200-plus page Family Ministry report released in late January. The report [...] | 2007-02-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN399 | SECOND ROUND OF US-GERMAN "PRUEM" DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. German and U.S. officials resumed discussions of a data sharing agreement modeled on Germany's "Pruem" Convention for law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation in Berlin January 23. The German delegation said it had not had time to study the U.S. draft text or discuss i [...] | 2007-02-27 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KHLS PGOV CVIS KVPR GM |
07BERLIN431 | GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery, Economic Ministry, and Environment Ministry. On Kosovo, Schieb said that Germany remained committed to the Ahtisaari timeline and was hopeful that a new UNSC [...] | 2007-03-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL GM |
07BERLIN434 | BUNDESTAG LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S., P5+1 ON IRAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 parliamentary debate on Iran policy, the four main German parties presented a relatively unified message in support of P5 1/UN efforts on Iran and making Iran responsible for the next steps. Speakers emphasized the clandestine nature of Iran's nuclear program, its [...] | 2007-03-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN442 | KINDERGARTEN CAPERS: CDU EATS THE SPD'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary. In the debate with minority conservative elements in her own party over creation of new day-care/pre-school slots for Germany's children, Chancellor Merkel is advancing her program of modernizing the CDU's social image. At the same time, she has stolen at least some of the Socia [...] | 2007-03-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV GM |
07BERLIN45 | GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN [...] (U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics Minister Michael Glos stated there was no cause for alarm as Germany has sufficient reserves to cover any shortages. That said, Glos demanded that "the pipeline be reopened as soon [...] | 2007-01-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM |
07BERLIN457 | NSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH GERMAN INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Schaeuble told National Security Advisor Hadley February 23 Germany and the U.S. need to share information to combat terrorism, but the European Parliament is concerned about civil liberties. Schaeuble sought U.S. agreement for a U.S.-EU-Russia trilateral meetin [...] | 2007-03-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS AF LE IZ SR RS GM |
07BERLIN459 | GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...] | 2007-03-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC |
07BERLIN493 | DEMARCHE TO GERMANY ON ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS ASEC GM AR IR LE |
07BERLIN494 | MDB WISSMANN OUTLINES VISION OF NEW TRANSATLANTIC [...] (U) Summary: Building on his previous calls for closer transatlantic economic ties (reftel),Matthias Wissman, Chairperson of the Bundestag Committee on EU Issues, presented his latest ideas on further integrating the transatlantic economy at a press roundtable March 8. Wissmann told the press [...] | 2007-03-09 19:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN515 | IRAQ COMPACT UN MEETING: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered ref demarche to the Chancellery and MFA to urge senior German participation. The German government's initial plan was to have an ambassador-level official from its UN Mission represent Germany at the event. Embassy has reclamaed the German government at senior le [...] | 2007-03-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ GM |
07BERLIN520 | GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...] | 2007-03-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM |
07BERLIN567 | EON-RUHRGAS DETAILS POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF GAS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Eon Ruhrgas gave emboff a new detailed read out March 13 of the company's plans for the possible purchase of Iranian liquified natural gas (LNG). Eon's Vice President for Government, International and Economic Affairs Dr. Heinz Riemer, said Eon's decision to pursue a contract to b [...] | 2007-03-21 10:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV ENRG PREL IR GM |
07BERLIN59 | COUNTERTERRORISM INFORMATION SHARING: BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The three main results of the first meeting of the U.S.-German Working Group on Counterterrorism Information-Sharing were: (1) the U.S. will provide Germany with a draft bilateral agreement on enhanced biometric data-sharing in January; (2) the U.S. invited a German delegation [...] | 2007-01-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS CVPR PGOV GM |
07BERLIN60 | GERMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EU DATA PROTECTION AND [...] (C) Summary. German Ministry of Interior (MOI) DG for Police and Counterterrorism Gunther Krause told a DHS-DoJ-USEU delegation the EU draft framework decision on sharing police and judicial information is unsatisfactory; Germany plans to re-write it during its 2007 EU Presidency. Concerning [...] | 2007-01-10 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS KJUS PTER PGOV EU GM EAIR |
07BERLIN601 | GERMANY/TIP - POLICE INVESTIGATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: A number of TIP-related police investigations concluded in recent weeks highlight German efforts to prosecute German nationals allegedly engaged in child sex tourism and other forms of trafficking in South East Asian countries. Over the past two years, German law enforcement agenci [...] | 2007-03-23 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM |
07BERLIN602 | GERMAN PLANS TO HELP SECURE THE LEBANON-SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Germany plans a four-step process to help Lebanon secure its border with Syria by 01/01/2008, beginning with a pilot project in the north. Equipment deliveries and training have begun. The 2006 German government team examining the prospects found, according to a recently releas [...] | 2007-03-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MARR PGOV PBTS PREL GM LE SY |
07BERLIN72 | GERMAN CABINET DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: In a joint meeting on foreign affairs between German cabinet ministers and their EU Commission counterparts January 9 in Berlin, EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson was reportedly upbeat about prospects for moving forward on Doha. Participants from both sides agreed UN Special Envoy [...] | 2007-01-11 18:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PGOV GM EU |
07BERLIN747 | GERMANY'S GRAND COALITION IN GOOD CONDITION, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Germany's Grand Coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD is in good condition, despite tensions between the two parties on domestic and foreign policy. The CDU/CSU has for the most part taken the lead in domestic policy and Chancellor Merkel is broadly credited with doing a good job. The SP [...] | 2007-04-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN766 | GERMAN RESPONSE: FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND IRAQ [...] (SBU) DCM delivered points in ref to MFA State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden April 12. Global Affairs Officer followed up with MFA Iraq Team Leader Ruediger Lotz April 13. Lotz stated German Foreign Minister Steinmeier would attend the meeting in Sharm El-Sheik. As to German plans for an anno [...] | 2007-04-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IQ GM |
07BERLIN802 | SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL IN WASHINGTON: GOALS [...] (C) Summary. Angela Merkel arrives in Washington in an enviable position of political strength, both at home and in the EU. However, she is conscious that her strength derives largely from the weakness of her counterparts and other factors beyond her control. Achieving her goals for the EU - [...] | 2007-04-20 07:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECUN EU GM |
07BERLIN833 | G-8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] Welcome in advance to Germany and to this year's meeting of G-8 labor ministers, hosted by Germany's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs May 6-8 in Dresden, the capital of the eastern state of Saxony. Like the other states of the former German Democratic Republic, Saxony still lags behind th [...] | 2007-04-24 16:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL GM |
07BERLIN858 | THIRD ROUND OF U.S.-GERMAN "PRUEM" DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: German and U.S. officials met April 4 on the margins of the U.S.-EU Troika meetings in Berlin for the third round of face-to-face discussions on a data-sharing agreement modeled on the European "Pruem" Convention. (Note: Additional discussion has taken place via videoconference. [...] | 2007-04-27 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS PREL PGOV KVPR GM |
07BERLIN925 | ENCOURAGING GERMANY TO MOVE FORWARD ON HOLOCAUST [...] (U) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy met April 22 and 23 with German government officials to discuss three major Holocaust issues: "ghetto pensions," restructuring of the slave labor foundation's Board of Trustees, and stolen art restitution. In each of these [...] | 2007-05-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM PGOV PREL |
07BERLIN955 | GERMANY'S ISLAM CONFERENCE: WATCHING SAUSAGE BEING [...] (U) Summary: The second plenary meeting of the Interior Ministry's Islam Conference took place May 2. The Conference has yet to deliver much concrete progress on substantive issues, but can claim the increased public attention to Muslim integration as a major success. It is also mired in a [...] | 2007-05-11 12:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KISL PGOV SOCI |
07BERN1009 | SWISS ELECTIONS: LEFT-WING RADICALS DISRUPT SVP [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 6, left-wing radicals disrupted a long-planned campaign rally in downtown Bern by the Swiss People's Party (SVP). At days end, 42 left-wing demonstrators reportedly had been arrested, with 3 demonstrators and 18 police injured. This incident has further disconcerte [...] | 2007-10-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SZ |
07BERN1020 | Swiss October 21 Elections Set to Mark Only Measured [...] (SBU) The upcoming Swiss national parliamentary elections on October 21 look set to mark measured shifts of political support from the center to the two extremes, with power still shared by all of the current major political parties. The central questions to be answered by this election are (1 [...] | 2007-10-18 14:24:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SZ |
07BERN1087 | SWISS LIKEMINDED ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA -- BUT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Officer delivered the reftel talking points on anti-democratic reforms in Venezuela on November 16 to Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs U.S. Office Director Urs Hammer and South America Desk Officer Nora Kronig, and received an initial readout on the Swiss position regarding the [...] | 2007-11-16 11:08:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SZ |
07BERN1104 | SWISS MFA REPORTEDLY STILL REVIEWING FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Swiss MFA Desk Officer for Iraq Laila Sheikh told poloff November 28 that the MFA has not reached a final decision as to whether to close the Swiss Liaison Office in Baghdad (ref B). She explained that the matter is still under review, but that security and cost issues are making [...] | 2007-11-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
07BERN1130 | KOSOVO: SWISS SUPPORT DELIBERATE MOVEMENT TO [...] (C) Poloff presented the message in reftel on December 12 to Didier Chassot, MFA Regional Coordinator for Southeastern Europe. Chassot's deputy, Gabriele Derighetti, also participated in the meeting. Chassot said that Swiss thinking on the way forward in Kosovo is in line with USG views. He [...] | 2007-12-12 16:28:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI SZ |
07BERN1131 | PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE: SWISS PLANNING SENIOR [...] (SBU) DCM met with MFA Middle East Division Chief Livia Leu on December 10 and delivered the message in reftel, urging the GOS to send ministerial-level representation to the December 17 Donors Conference and to be prepared to announce major new assistance pledges to the Palestinians. Leu unde [...] | 2007-12-12 16:33:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SZ |
07BERN1132 | SWISS FEDERAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS: BLOCHER FAILS TO [...] (SBU) Right up until the voting began, the major Swiss pundits and insiders were saying that all seven Federal Councilors would be re-elected on December 12 by the Swiss Parliament. Justice Minister Christoph Blocher, whose SVP party had the strongest showing in the October parliamentary elec [...] | 2007-12-12 17:27:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SZ |
07BERN1137 | SVP GOES INTO OPPOSITION: SWISS POLITICS ENTERS [...] (C) Summary: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf announced her decision early the morning of December 13 to accept her election by the Parliament to the Federal Council (reftel). Following Widmer-Schlumpf's announcement, the SVP leadership made good on its threat to take the SVP into the parliamentary op [...] | 2007-12-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SZ |
07BERN1156 | NORTHERN UGANDA UPDATE; ACCOUNTABILITY OF JUBA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the points in reftel on December 19 to Kuno Schlaefli, deputy in the MFA's Office of the Special Envoy for Human Security. Schlaefli thanked poloff for the information. He said he could not yet provide a substantive response, but undertook to discuss the matter with oth [...] | 2007-12-21 17:36:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL UG SZ |
07BERN144 | SWISS ELECTION YEAR -- WILL POLARIZATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SZ |
07BERN880 | PROBABLE RIGHT-WING BOMB ATTACKS AGAINST THREE SWISS CANTONAL OFFICIALS - WARNING SHOT? [...] (SBU) In the early morning hours of September 4, three small bombs exploded outside the homes of three prominent politicians in central Switzerland. The blasts caused limited damage and nobody was harmed in any of these incidents. A link to international terrorist groups can be virtually rule [...] | 2007-09-11 05:56:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SZ PGOV PTER |
07BERN896 | BLOCHER-ROSCHACHER ROILS SWISS CONSENSUS POLITICS [...] (SBU) The Blocher-Roschacher affair is for the most part about Federal Councilor (and Justice Minister) Blocher's role in the July 2006 resignation of Federal Prosecutor Valentin Roschacher. The key question hanging in the air is whether Blocher abused his office as Justice Minister to exert u [...] | 2007-09-13 05:53:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR SZ |
07BERN941 | COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: SWISS COMMITTED, BUT [...] (SBU) Poloff met September 21 with Tim Enderlin, Chief of UNSC Affairs for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and delivered the reftel message outlining U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies (CD) in preparation for the October 1 meeting on the margins of the UNGA [...] | 2007-09-24 15:43:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNGA KDEM PGOV SZ |
07BISHKEK100 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS REFLECT ON PARTIES, [...] (C) Summary: During conversations with the Ambassador and visiting Central Asian Affairs Office Director Pamela Spratlen, Kyrgyz government officials defended the December 30 version of the constitution that restored numerous powers to the president. Presidential advisors stressed the need f [...] | 2007-02-01 06:01:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1001 | KYRGYZ SEEK AUGUST MEETING ON BASE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Security Council Secretary Tokon Mamytov called in Ambassador August 8 to discuss issues related to the Manas Air Base. Ambassador delivered a copy of Ref A diplomatic note proposing to convene a meeting, with the participation of a Defense Department official, in early S [...] | 2007-08-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1015 | KYRGYZ STAND READY FOR SCO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following months of intense preparation, Kyrgyz officials claim they are ready for the 7th annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on August 16. The Kyrgyz Government has worked feverishly to ensure all logistical and functional aspects of the summit -- from paving roa [...] | 2007-08-10 08:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1048 | SCO SUMMIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC, SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek August 16 emphasized security and economic cooperation. The formal session produced no surprises, the set speeches were unexceptional, and the summit was mostly free from the anti-American rhetoric of p [...] | 2007-08-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1092 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON AUGUST 27 SCHOOL [...] (C) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 27 August 2007 to discuss whether security conditions at post warrant continued use of USG assets to transport post dependent children to school. Present were the DCM, RSO, DAO, CON, MGT, PAS, [...] | 2007-08-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1137 | KYRGYZ INSIDERS PROMISE "BIG EVENTS" THIS FALL: [...] (C) Summary: After a relatively quiet summer, with attention focused on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek and vacations at Lake Issyk Kul, presidential insiders are predicting "big events" for the fall. Constitutional reform, and the question whether to adopt the amendm [...] | 2007-09-13 12:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1154 | Media Reaction: the Sixth Anniversary of the September 11 [...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy garnered substantial coverage in the local media. Much of the coverage repeated or supported conspiracy theories printed in Russian media, which is widely-read in Kyrgyzstan. Most of the coverage was critical of U.S. policy po [...] | 2007-09-17 10:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK1155 | "MAXIMIZING" BUSINESS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: A prominent ex-pat businessman, Giorgio Fiacconi, has reportedly been forced to sell his Kyrgyz Credit Bank (KCB) to a close business associate of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's son, Maxim. The associate, Latvian businessman Valery Belokon, has also acquired the failed "I [...] | 2007-09-18 09:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV KCOR ECON EINV PINR KG |
07BISHKEK1158 | KYRGYZ MP BAIBOLOV DETAILS CONFUSION, ANXIETY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador September 18, opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov detailed the confusion and anxiety in parliament following the Constitutional Court's September 14 decision to invalidate the November and December 2006 constitutions (reftel). Baibolov predicted furt [...] | 2007-09-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1168 | 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) On September 17, poloff delivered the 2007 International Religious Freedom report for the Kyrgyz Republic to Erkin Atabekov, human rights officer in the International Organizations and Security Department of the MFA. Poloff also informed Atabekov that a Russian translation of the report w [...] | 2007-09-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1170 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT SETS REFERENDUM ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: In a nationwide address September 19, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced a national referendum for October 21 on two questions: a new version of the constitution, and a new election code. Bakiyev said that under his constitutional draft, the parliament would be electe [...] | 2007-09-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1173 | KYRGYZ FEEL INFLATIONARY AND FINANCIAL PRESSURES [...] (SBU) Summary: With "official" monthly food price inflation of 2.3%, hoarding and rapid price inflation are affecting an increasing array of foodstuffs in Kyrgyz markets. Meanwhile, the Kyrgyz Central Bank has pumped the equivalent of over $150 million into the local currency market to curb [...] | 2007-09-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1184 | EARLY KYRGYZ REACTIONS TO NEW CONSTITUTION DRAFT [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan will hold a national referendum October 21 on a "new edition" of the constitution. The draft text, which was released to the public September 20, calls for parliament to be elected entirely by party lists and appears to strengthen presidential control over the parliam [...] | 2007-09-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1187 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER KARABAYEV'S TRIP TO THE [...] (C) Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev will travel to Washington and New York between September 26 and October 3. This is his first trip to the United States since becoming foreign minister in February 2007, and the first high-level visit since President Bakiyev and former Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-09-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1200 | NEGLECT, POLITICAL ISOLATION AND HOPE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to the eastern Kyrgyz cities of Naryn and Balykchy September 19-21, met with government officials, civil society activists, NGO representatives and educators, and found infrastructural neglect, political isolation, and high unemployment, but hope for the future. [...] | 2007-09-28 10:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1201 | KYRGYZSTAN: NEXT STEPS ON MANAS AIR BASE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kyrgyz have repeatedly requested a U.S. response to their June diplomatic note, which requested changes to the protocol covering payment for access to the base, as well as information on the disposition of the case regarding the December 2006 shooting incident. We underst [...] | 2007-09-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK124 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIANS WARN OF NEGATIVE AIR BASE [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz parliamentarians have told us that the December 6 base shooting and other recent incidents have led to a decline in parliament's perceptions of the U.S. Manas air base, and continued negative public reaction to the shooting could have an impact on U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. T [...] | 2007-02-06 11:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK125 | MANAGING KYRGYZ CRITICISM OF MANAS AIR BASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz domestic political turmoil in December and January over a new constitution and government has shifted public and political attention away from Manas Air Base. This welcome hiatus may prove temporary, however, once the new government is in place. Looking ahead, we see sev [...] | 2007-02-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK126 | NEW KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE APPROVED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament approved a new government structure February 6. The new structure, proposed by Prime Minister Azim Isabekov, comprises 14 ministries, 5 committees, and 12 state agencies, including a new Ministry of Industry, Energy and Fuel Resources. The new structure marks a slight [...] | 2007-02-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1270 | VIEWS FROM SOUTH ON THE REFERENDUM AND POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. On a two-day visit to the southern capitals of Jalalabad and Osh (other issues reported septel),the Ambassador met with the governors of both oblasts, NGOs, and political party representatives, who shared their views on the presidential decree announcing an October 21 national [...] | 2007-10-10 07:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1280 | Embassy Events Marking Ramadan and Orozo Ait [...] (SBU) On September 25, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for local religious leaders and members of the diplomatic corps and interfaith community. Over forty guests joined Embassy staff for this event. In her remarks, the Ambassador emphasized the positive spirit of cooperation between th [...] | 2007-10-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO SCUL KG |
07BISHKEK1285 | RISING PRICES AND TIGHTER BORDERS, BUT CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to the southern capitals of Jalalabad and Osh, the Ambassador presided over a U.S.-funded border checkpoint opening, met with students, civic leaders, political parties, and NGOs, honored local religious leaders with an Iftar dinner, and visited the largest hydropow [...] | 2007-10-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1288 | BISHKEK LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM chaired the Embassy's Law Enforcement Working Group (LEWG) meeting on September 19. In addition to reports from Bishkek-based officers, the meeting included presentations by the regional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer and the regional FBI Legal Attache. The [...] | 2007-10-17 02:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1296 | KYRGYZSTAN REFERENDUM IS "JUST POLITICS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold a nationwide referendum on a new constitution and new electoral code on October 21, despite a recommendation from the parliament that the vote be postponed. The proposed constitution closely resembles the recently annulled December 2006 constitution, but i [...] | 2007-10-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1304 | BAKIYEV DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AFTER NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission announced that, based on preliminary results, 75% of eligible voters approved a new constitution and electoral code in the October 21 referendum. The CEC claimed that nationwide turnout was over 80%, but local observers disputed that fi [...] | 2007-10-23 12:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1319 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING RE SECURITY PROCEDURES FOR [...] (C) Ambassador Yovanovitch chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee on October 22, 2007, to discuss Security for the 232nd USMC Birthday Ball. Present were the DCM, RSO, DAO, CON, MGT, PAS, POL/ECON, POL/RA, RLA, SAO, INL, MED, CLO, Peace Corp, and Manas AB Commander. MSG Detachm [...] | 2007-10-25 09:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1320 | ETHNIC UZBEK JOURNALIST SLAIN IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outspoken ethnic Uzbek/Kyrgyz national journalist Alisher Saipov was shot and killed outside his office in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, early evening October 24. Saipov was editor-in-chief of the Uzbek-language newspaper, Siyosat (Politics),and he served as a stringer for Voice of America [...] | 2007-10-25 11:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1328 | Kyrgyz Consular Update: US Contractors, Kazakhstan and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On October 10, Kyrgyz MFA Consular Affairs Director Beshymbiev told Con Chief there is legislation pending before the Kyrgyz and Kazakh parliaments that would allow bearers of valid Kyrgyz visas to enter Kazakhstan without obtaining a Kazakh visa. Beshymbiev a [...] | 2007-10-29 11:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KG KZ CVIS PGOV PREL |
07BISHKEK1335 | LETTER TO AMBASSADOR FROM WIDOW OF KYRGYZ TRUCK [...] (SBU) This cable forwards the text of the fifth letter to the Ambassador from Mrs. Ivanova, the widow of the Kyrgyz truck driver who was shot on December 6, 2006 by a U.S. airman at Manas Air Base. The letter includes a long litany of alleged unfulfilled commitments by the U.S. side to coope [...] | 2007-10-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1337 | KYRGYZ INVESTIGATION INTO SAIPOV KILLING CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz law enforcement investigation continues into the October 24 killing of journalist Alisher Saipov. The two most popular theories place blame either on the Uzbek security services or on Islamic extremist organizations Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) or the Islamic Movement of Uzbek [...] | 2007-11-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1339 | POOR KYRGYZ OBLAST HIT HARD BY GROWING INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24 ) 26, Ambassador Yovanovitch visited Naryn Oblast. Everyone she met, from local government representatives in Naryn City to farmers in remote villages, reported that the economic situation in the oblast is dire. The region, already poor, has been especially hard [...] | 2007-11-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1340 | UPCOMING KYRGYZ ELECTIONS AND THE RECENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's October 24 - 26th trip to Naryn Oblast provided an opportunity to measure the political pulse of ordinary Kyrgyz citizens, local politicians, opposition and pro-government parties, and NGO representatives in one of Kyrgyzstan's poorest provinces. Residents of Nary [...] | 2007-11-02 12:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1342 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER 16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold parliamentary elections December 16. Under the new constitution, the parliament will consist of 90 seats elected on a proportional basis by party list. The new electoral code establishes thresholds of 5% of all eligible voters as well as 0.5% of voters in [...] | 2007-11-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK1366 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: A GUIDE TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan will hold early parliamentary elections on December 16. For the first time, election to parliament will be solely on a proportional basis by party list. The new electoral code sets an extremely high threshold for a party to enter parliament: 5% of all registered v [...] | 2007-11-15 10:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1368 | RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: To the extent it exists here, resource nationalism in the Kyrgyz Republic has focused on gold mining operations. Political grievances over the Canadian-run Kumtor gold mine concession have generated demands for greater Kyrgyz ownership, additional tax assessments, environmental [...] | 2007-11-15 11:56:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EMIN KG |
07BISHKEK1371 | KYRGYZSTAN: 2007-2008 INSCR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND [...] (U) No report was published for the Kyrgyz Republic in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering. Embassy point of contact for this report is Resident Legal Advisor Irfan Saeed, e-mail: SaeedIA@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Follow i [...] | 2007-11-16 06:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR PGOV KG |
07BISHKEK1383 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR RESULTS OF IVANOV [...] (SBU) On November 19, post received a diplomatic note from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the results of the U.S. investigation into the December 6, 2006 killing of Kyrgyz citizen Alexander Ivanov by an airman from Manas Airbase. Unofficial translation of the Note follows at [...] | 2007-11-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1399 | KYRGYZ AIR CONTROLLERS STAGE ONE-HOUR STRIKE [...] (C) On November 26, Kyrgyz air control personnel at Manas airport conducted a one-hour work stoppage aimed at coalition aircraft operating out of Manas Air Base, which is collocated at the airport. Air Base officials, who were aware in advance of the proposed strike, had redirected aircraft [...] | 2007-11-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK140 | SOME KYRGYZ CABINET APPOINTMENTS MADE [...] (SBU) On February 7 President Bakiyev appointed several cabinet ministers, including the First Vice Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minster. When all appointments have been made, the Prime Minister will then have the option to enact parliament's recommendation to put each of the ministries, com [...] | 2007-02-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1400 | KYRGYZ STATE TV CHANGES DIRECTORS, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. Promised reforms of the Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Corporation (KTR) have ground to a halt in advance of the December 16 parliamentary elections. Acting General Director Melis Eshimkanov said that his primary problems were dealing with bloated staffing, but acknowledged t [...] | 2007-11-28 11:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK1401 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUSTS PM ATAMBAYEV AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev dismissed Acting Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev. The post will likely remain vacant until after the December 16 parliamentary elections. The move came the day after Jalalabad oblast governor Iskender Aidaraliyev's appointment as fir [...] | 2007-11-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1402 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGNING BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official campaign period for Kyrgyzstan's early parliamentary elections opened November 26 with billboards, media ads, and public events. On November 25, the Central Election Commission (CEC) completed the registrations of 12 parties to appear on the ballot; 10 parties were [...] | 2007-11-28 13:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1419 | OUSTED PRIME MINISTER COMMENTS ON KYRGYZ ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev told Charge November 30 that President Bakiyev, by using state resources to support the pro-presidential Ak Jol party in the parliamentary election campaign, was repeating the mistakes of former President Akayev in the 2005 elections. Atambay [...] | 2007-11-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1421 | KYRGYZ FM PUSHES FOR GREATER COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen and Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Karabayev November 20 in Bishkek. Spratlen stressed the importance of the upcoming parliamentary elections as an indicator of the direction of Kyrgyzstan's political reform, and she discussed [...] | 2007-12-03 07:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1424 | KYRGYZ OFFICIALS CALL IN INTERNATIONAL REPS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Senior Kyrgyz administration officials called a meeting November 30 with some of the diplomatic and donor community to discuss the upcoming parliamentary elections. Attending the meeting were representatives from the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republi [...] | 2007-12-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1425 | KYRGYZ PARTY LEADERS AND OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19-20 visit to Bishkek, Central Asia Officer Director Pamela Spratlen met with political party leaders, the head of the Central Election Commission, civil society activists, and other leading analysts. Discussion centered on the December 16 parliamentary electi [...] | 2007-12-04 04:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1441 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: BALLOT SCANDAL ERUPTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) decided to cancel Edil Baisalov's registration as a Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) candidate in the December 16 parliamentary elections. Baisalov had posted a picture of a ballot on his personal blog, and [...] | 2007-12-05 14:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KG |
07BISHKEK1460 | KYRGYZ ANNOUNCE ARREST IN SAIPOV INVESTIGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 5, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) announced the arrest of the owner of the gun used in the October 24 murder of prominent journalist Alisher Saipov (Ref B). The MVD also released the photographs of two additional suspects in the shooting. The MVD is r [...] | 2007-12-08 04:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1461 | ELECTION EVE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst the political wrangling preceding the December 16 Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, there have been significant economic and financial developments in the Kyrgyz Republic during the past year. Despite strong economic growth in 2007, increasing inflation and the falling v [...] | 2007-12-10 13:23:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK1478 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: CHARGES OF INTIMIDATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the vote scheduled for December 16, accusations of the misuse of administrative resources, intimidation of government opponents, and continued controversy over the 0.5% regional threshold dominate the last days of the campaign. Government employees have been pressured to jo [...] | 2007-12-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1486 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO CRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of the December 16 parliamentary elections, senior government officials acknowledge the use of administrative resources to support the pro-presidential Ak Jol party, but attribute excesses against the opposition to over-zealous local officials. The controversial 0.5% regio [...] | 2007-12-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK1504 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: IT'S NOT JUST THE VOTES CAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections won't be decided entirely by the votes cast on December 16. The heavy use of administrative resources virtually assures that President Bakiyev's Ak Jol party will take the vast majority of the seats, and a disproportionate regional threshold m [...] | 2007-12-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1505 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS SHOW AK JOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced preliminary results showing that the pro-presidential Ak Jol party received enough votes to pass the nationwide and regional thresholds in the December 16 parliamentary elections. The opposition Ata Meken passed the nati [...] | 2007-12-18 02:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1509 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: SUPREME COURT CANCELS REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Supreme Court annulled the Central Election Commission's (CEC) interpretation of the 0.5% regional threshold December 18. The CEC had previously based the 0.5% threshold on the national voter list, meaning a party needed to gather 13,500 votes in each of the seven obl [...] | 2007-12-18 13:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1525 | KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: PARLIAMENT OPENS WHILE [...] (C) Summary: With Central Election Commission election results showing opposition party Ata Meken not passing the 0.5% vote threshold in Osh city, the pro-presidential Ak Jol party collected 71 out of 90 seats in the new Kyrgyz parliament. The Social Democrats and Communists, which polled s [...] | 2007-12-21 12:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR KG |
07BISHKEK1538 | NEW KYRGYZ PM AND PARLIAMENT START WORK, WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Energy Minister and Bakiyev loyalist Igor Chudinov assumed the prime ministerial post December 24 and indicated a new cabinet would be in place by year's end. In parliament, ex-State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov was elected speaker, and the pro-presidential Ak Jol party obt [...] | 2007-12-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK154 | BIO OF NEW KYRGYZ FM KARABAYEV [...] (SBU) Ednan Oskonovich Karabayev, Kyrgyzstan's new Foreign Minister, was appointed February 8 after spending thirteen years at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University as Vice Rector. No stranger to the MFA, FM Karabayev held the same position from 1992-1994, under former President Askar Akayev. [...] | 2007-02-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KG |
07BISHKEK1543 | NEW KYRGYZ CABINET SIGNALS LITTLE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev signed a decree installing the new Cabinet under Prime Minister Chudinov December 27. The new Cabinet's structure and composition are consistent with previous PM Atambayev's Cabinet, with many holdovers and only a few new names. The positioning of experience [...] | 2007-12-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK1548 | KYRGYZ FM WARY AS OPPOSITION EXHAUSTS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a December 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev acknowledged "problems" with the December 16 parliamentary elections, but reasoned that an Ak Jol-dominated parliament would inspire real debate with the government. To correct electoral code proble [...] | 2007-12-31 08:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK181 | KYRGYZSTAN'S NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to nominate an outstanding Kyrgyz candidate for the IWOC Award. Ms. Bubusara Ryskulova is a well-known promoter of women's rights in the Kyrgyz Republic. She has tirelessly worked in the area of women issues for the last 10 years. First among her many accomplishments wo [...] | 2007-02-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK183 | CHARGE DEMARCHES KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. On February 15, Charge demarched Minister of Interior and Deputy FM regarding information that Kyrgyz investigators into the December 6 shooting incident were under political pressure to charge the U.S. Airman with intentional homicide, notwithstanding the facts of the case. Bot [...] | 2007-02-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK184 | FORMER PM KULOV THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Felix Kulov told an overflow crowd of press, diplomats, and supporters February 14 that he was joining the political opposition. Saying that he could not remain a "passive observer," Kulov vowed to "unite and lead" the forces that want "radical, positive cha [...] | 2007-02-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK196 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION'S NEW "UNITED FRONT" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition has formed a new alliance, calling for the removal of President Bakiyev and for "real" constitutional reform. Led by former Prime Minister Felix Kulov, the "United Front for Kyrgyzstan's Decent Future" has attracted many -- but not all -- opposition leaders. [...] | 2007-02-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK199 | KYRGYZ SPEAKER VIEWS U.S. VISIT AS USEFUL, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met with Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov on February 14 to discuss the Speaker's recent visit to the United States (Ref A) and reported statements about renegotiating the Manas Airbase agreement; the status of the parliament's December resolution concerning the base; [...] | 2007-02-23 13:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK2 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 30, the Kyrgyz Parliament, under pressure from President Bakiyev, voted to adopt a new constitution. This new constitution reportedly would restore to the president powers lost in the November 2006 constitution, including control over law enforcement agencies and t [...] | 2007-01-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK210 | KYRGYZ DOWNPLAY EXPECTED IMPACT OF NEW RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: With an estimated 500,000 Kyrgyz working in Russia, sending back an estimated half billion dollars a year in remittances, Russia's new restrictions on foreign labor and outdoor markets (Ref A) have prompted concern here about a possible sudden return of labor migrants and reductio [...] | 2007-02-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK222 | AMBASSADOR COMPLAINS TO KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met February 28 with Kyrgyz Ombudsman for Human Rights Tursunbay Bakir uulu to protest the Ombudsman's "inspections" of U.S. Government-funded assistance implementers. Bakir uluu claimed it was "within his right" to investigate all foreign-funded organizations for pot [...] | 2007-03-05 02:31:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK227 | NEW KYRGYZ FM KARABAYEV MORE POSITIVE ON U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Ambassador's introductory meeting with new Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on February 26, Karabayev said he was looking forward to a productive relationship, and suggested establishing a regular schedule of meetings with the Ambassador. He said that his top priorities were [...] | 2007-03-05 11:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK228 | KYRGYZ UNITED FRONT MOVES FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Felix Kulov said during a March 5 press conference that the opposition United Front that he founded following his ouster from office would campaign throughout the country to push for early presidential elections. Kulov argued that people had voted in 2005 f [...] | 2007-03-05 12:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK229 | NEW KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting March 1, new Kyrgyz Prime Minister Azim Isabekov told the Ambassador that he looked forward to continued cooperation with the United States, particularly on economic development issues. Isabekov said that the government's priorities would be to push [...] | 2007-03-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK239 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES "PILLARS OF FOCUS" [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed new Foreign Minister Karabayev March 5 on the range of interagency U.S. assistance programs in Kyrgyzstan. Karabayev said he thought U.S. assistance was "in tune" with Kyrgyzstan's priorities, and he expressed interest in increased collaboration. Karabayev th [...] | 2007-03-07 08:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK24 | BUS COLLISION AND MUFTI ALLEGATIONS TOP KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: A tragic bus accident, which claimed the lives of twenty-two Kyrgyz Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, clouded the conclusion of what many Kyrgyz had considered to be a successful year for the Hajj. Kyrgyz Muftiate and State Agency for Religious Affairs representatives consoled relat [...] | 2007-01-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK240 | FM KARABAYEV URGES FASTER RESOLUTION OF BASE ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a March 5 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Karabayev urged the U.S. to move forward to solve base issues, such as the December shooting incident and the September collision. Karabayev seemed interested in assisting the U.S. in countering the negative publicity and [...] | 2007-03-07 08:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG |
07BISHKEK258 | KYRGYZ MP BAIBOLOV URGES GREATER EFFORTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 28, the Ambassador met with opposition Member of Parliament Kubatbek Baibolov to discuss the current political situation, Kyrgyzstan's leadership, and the new constitution. Baibolov harshly criticized President Bakiyev and his administration, saying they lacked the wi [...] | 2007-03-13 10:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK259 | KYRGYZ OFFICIALS URGE DELAY IN AIRMAN'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION RECOMMENDATION. In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Deputy National Security Adviser Oruzov warned of very strong negative reaction if the service member involved in the December 6 shooting incident departs Kyrgyzstan without coordination with the Kyrgyz g [...] | 2007-03-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK262 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER URGENTLY REQUESTS DELAY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev urgently requested that the U.S. delay the departure from Kyrgyzstan of the service member involved in the December 2006 shooting incident at the Manas Airbase. Karabayev presented a diplomatic note (un [...] | 2007-03-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK264 | MEDIA REACTION: AIR BASE SHOOTING INCIDENT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 06:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK27 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on January 11, 2007 to develop an earthquake preparedness plan. Present were the AMB, DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, USAID, CONS, DAO, MGT, MSG, PAS, and LEG. 2. (SBU) In response to recent earthquake activity l [...] | 2007-01-18 05:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL |
07BISHKEK270 | CONCERN "THE GENERALS" COULD SPARK CONFLICT IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met March 12 with "Adilet" Legal Clinic director and "Za Reformi" member Cholpon Jakupova to discuss the United Front and Felix Kulov's campaign to oust President Bakiyev. Jakupova has not joined the United Front herself, but said she agreed with many of its grievances [...] | 2007-03-16 09:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK284 | KYRGYZ ANALYSTS PREDICT POLITICAL STANDOFF TO BE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 19 meeting with the Ambassador, two leading Kyrgyz political analysts predicted that the current standoff between the government and Felix Kulov's United Front would be resolved ahead of street protests planned for April 11. Former Foreign Minister Murat Imanaliye [...] | 2007-03-19 13:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK30 | EMPOWERED KYRGYZ PRESIDENT NOMINATES KULOV AS PM; [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev signed into law constitutional changes January 15 which restore many powers stripped from him in the November 9 Constitution. Specifically, the revised constitution restores presidential authority over judges and provincial governors. Opposition to the c [...] | 2007-01-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK316 | GOING FOR THE KYRGYZ GOLD -- WILL USENOV TAKE THE [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Prime Minister Usenov has continued to consolidate control over Kyrgyz economic and business activity since the new cabinet was named in February. He led the (successful) campaign against the HIPC initiative, and he has advocated ousting the IMF and the World Bank a [...] | 2007-03-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON EFIN PREL KG |
07BISHKEK332 | GKNB CHAIRMAN SUTALINOV CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) At the March 21 Novrooz celebration, GKNB Chairman Sutalinov approached Ambassador to register his concerns that the April demonstrations could turn violent and to enlist Ambassador's support to moderate the actions of the opposition. He also expressed hope that the U.S.-Kyrgyz bilatera [...] | 2007-03-26 09:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MARR KG |
07BISHKEK334 | BAKIYEV CHALLENGES OPPOSITION TO WORK WITH HIM ON [...] (SBU) On March 24, the Kyrgyz Government convoked the leadership of the country to celebrate the second anniversary of the 2005 "revolution." In contrast to last year's public event on Ala Too Square that included a military display and helicopter flyovers, this year's ceremony was by invitat [...] | 2007-03-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK335 | NOVROOZ: AN EXCUSE TO DRINK AND CELEBRATE SOVIET [...] (C) The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry and resident embassies that celebrate Novrooz invited the diplomatic community to a lengthy lunch and cultural program to celebrate spring on March 21. The words that followed were no doubt heavily influenced by the vodka, which flowed freely, but were no les [...] | 2007-03-26 10:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK340 | MFA LAYS NEXT STEPS ON SHOOTING INCIDENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27, Ambassador delivered ref A diplomatic note denying Kyrgyz request to extradite Airman Hatfield in connection with the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base. First Deputy Foreign Minister Kydyrev was expecting this response and laid out his views on next st [...] | 2007-03-28 07:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK343 | BAKIYEV FIRES USENOV, TAKES OTHER STEPS TOWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a dramatic move March 28, President Bakiyev fired powerful and controversial First Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov, four other cabinet members, and two agency heads. The firings follow a series of moves by Bakiyev to reach out to the broader opposition, as Felix Kulov's [...] | 2007-03-28 10:10:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK347 | KYRGYZ PM ISABEKOV RESIGNS; ATAMBAYEV ASKED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28, President Bakiyev reversed Prime Minister Isabekov's decision earlier that day to fire five cabinet ministers. On March 29, Isabekov resigned, and Bakiyev named opposition figure Almaz Atambayev as Acting Prime Minister, with the instruction to form a "coalition cab [...] | 2007-03-29 12:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK350 | PROFILE OF NEW KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER ALMAZ [...] (SBU) Summary: A northern native with a background in business, new Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev is a former parliamentarian who has previously harbored presidential ambitions. His People's Congress of Kyrgyzstan was an active player in the March 2005 revolution. Atambayev worked a [...] | 2007-03-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK351 | NEW KYRGYZ PM CONFIRMED; WILL NAME CABINET MONDAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament overwhelmingly confirmed opposition leader Almaz Atambayev as prime minister March 30. Atambayev offered to serve as a "bridge" between the opposition and government, and he said he would propose the new cabinet by April 2. Several opposition leaders have already sai [...] | 2007-03-30 13:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK362 | MOST KYRGYZ CABINET APPOINTMENTS MADE; OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following his March 30 confirmation, Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev announced that he would consult with all political forces -- including the opposition -- to select a new "coalition" cabinet. He then quickly reappointed the foreign minister and the power ministers. He also ann [...] | 2007-04-03 12:31:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK363 | KYRGYZ PROPOSE DISCUSSIONS ON AIR BASE ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Karabayev informed the Ambassador April 3 that the Kyrgyz government proposes to hold discussions with the U.S. to resolve outstanding issues connected to the operation of the Manas Air Base, including environmental concerns and questions about leased land. Karab [...] | 2007-04-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK365 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION RELAY VIEWS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador April 3, the prime minister's chief of staff Medet Sadyrkulov and opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov gave differing assessments of the impact of the appointment of Almaz Atambayev as prime minister. Sadyrkulov said that Atambayev would be ab [...] | 2007-04-03 13:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK37 | NEW LAW BANS FOREIGN TRADERS IN KYRGYZ MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Kyrgyz labor law bans foreign nationals from selling goods in the open-air markets. Coming on the heels of a similar restriction in Russia, the measure is scheduled to take effect on April 1. The State Committee on Migration and Employment claims the measure is an attemp [...] | 2007-01-22 02:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KG |
07BISHKEK373 | BAKIYEV-DOLE: POSITIVE MEETING ON RELATIONSHIIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 4, Senator Robert Dole held a positive meeting with President Bakiyev and Foreign Minister Karabayev. Bakiyev said that he understands the importance of the Manas Air Base, but the outstanding questions, such as compensation, the September collision, the December 6 sh [...] | 2007-04-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR KG |
07BISHKEK374 | KULOV EXPECTS TO PREVAIL; "PROMISES" NON-VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 4, Ambassador met with United Front leader and former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Feliks Kulov. Kulov said that his goal is to build a system in which no one individual has unlimited power, as is currently the case. For this, constitutional reform is necessary, and it needs t [...] | 2007-04-05 11:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK375 | KYRGYZSTAN: LEGALIZING POLYGAMY: A REAL THREAT? [...] (C) Summary: While the issue of polygamy in Kyrgyzstan has been raised before, t(e topic is now being actively debated in Kyrg9z society as a result of Parliament's recent consideration and rejection of a bill to decriminalize the practice. The wide-spread debate of this issue shows how the KY [...] | 2007-04-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK377 | KYRGYZSTAN PREPARING FOR SCO SUMMIT IN AUGUST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12, below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyzstan is preparing to host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Bishkek in August. President Bakiyev has said that the summit is Kyrgyzstan's top foreign policy priority, an [...] | 2007-04-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK383 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 9, 2007 to discuss action plans for the anti-government demonstrations scheduled to start in out-lying regions of Kyrgyzstan on April 9 and in Bishkek April 11. Present were: INL, RSO, LEG, POL/ECON, PO [...] | 2007-04-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK384 | KYRGYZ PM ATAMBAYEV ON INTERNAL POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 6, the Ambassador met with newly appointed Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev, who said that the opposition had boxed itself into a corner by demanding the President's resignation, and it was difficult to see a face-saving way forward. Atambayev sharply criticized both fo [...] | 2007-04-09 12:16:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK385 | GKNB REPORTS CONCERNS ON RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR KULOV [...] (C) On April 6, Ambassador met with GKNB Chairman Murat Sutalinov, who said that the Russians are supporting Kulov in exchange for Kulov selling out Manas Air Force Base when he comes to power. He also provided detail on Kulov's alleged ties to organized crime. The Kyrgyz are clearly worri [...] | 2007-04-09 12:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK386 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATIONS BEGIN; POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Felix Kulov's United Front continues to move forward with plans for an open-ended anti-government demonstration in Bishkek starting on April 11. In several northern regions of the country, smaller demonstrations were staged on April 9, and in Bishkek, over 100 United Front suppo [...] | 2007-04-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK389 | KYRGYZSTAN ON THE EVE OF DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the fourth time in a year, Bishkek is bracing for a mass opposition rally on the central Ala-Too Square. Felix Kulov's United Front, with the support of the For Reforms movement, plans to begin the demonstration on the afternoon of April 11 and continue until President Bakiye [...] | 2007-04-10 12:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK390 | KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, INTERNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IR AF KG |
07BISHKEK396 | KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATIONS: TWO COMPETING VIEWS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting separately with the Ambassador April 11, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament provided widely varying analyses of the opposition-led demonstrations beginning today in Bishkek. Speaker Sultanov told the Ambassador he thought the protests would be peaceful, and ther [...] | 2007-04-11 12:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK397 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION BEGINS MASS DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) The opposition United Front began its mass protest on Bishkek's central Ala-Too Square. Throughout the day, United Front and other party workers erected over 30 yurts and dozens of tents on the square. As of 17:00 local, the crowd had grown to approximately 4-5,000 demonstrators. Much [...] | 2007-04-11 12:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KG |
07BISHKEK405 | KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATION CONTINUES; PARLIAMENT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a quiet night at Bishkek's central Ala-Too Square, the opposition United Front and For Reforms movements continued their "non-stop" protest on April 12, with the rally program beginning somewhat after the advertised start time of 16:00 local. Speaker of Parliament Su [...] | 2007-04-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KG |
07BISHKEK413 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS FEIGENBAUM'S VISIT TO BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at an unsettled time in Kyrgyzstan. To this point (mid-day April 13),the "non-stop" anti-Bakiyev protest called by former Prime Minister Kulov has failed to gain momentum. The demonstration is not over, however, and there is still a risk that a misstep or a pr [...] | 2007-04-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK419 | SPANISH FM MORATINOS OFFERS OSCE AS MEDIATOR IN [...] (C) OSCE Chairman in Office and Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos paid a four-hour visit to Kyrgyzstan on April 13, meeting separately with President Bakiyev and former Prime Minister and opposition United Front Leader Kulov. According to OSCE Ambassador Mueller, Moratinos told both men tha [...] | 2007-04-16 12:31:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK423 | SENIOR KYRGYZ INTEREST IN ORIENTATION TRIP TO [...] (U) This is an action requesQ see para. 9 below. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Kyrgyz First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbaev informed DATT April 13 that the Kyrgyz government had authorized cabinet level officials to visit Afghanistan, as had been discussed during prior visits of senior U.S. milita [...] | 2007-04-17 09:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK426 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF: RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum discussed the current political situation, prospects for Kyrgyzstan's Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Country Program, and the state of bilateral relations on April 17 with newly-appointed Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov. Sad [...] | 2007-04-18 03:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK427 | DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum arrived April 15 to an unsettled political situation in Kyrgyzstan. United Front leader Felix Kulov has vowed publicly to press on with street demonstrations until President Bakiyev resigns, even though the demonstrations have failed to gain momentum. In [...] | 2007-04-18 03:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK434 | ONE WEEK ON, KYRGYZ DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Summary: At the end of the seventh day of anti-presidential demonstrations, opposition leaders struggle to gather momentum and the necessary turnout of demonstrators to succeed in their goals to remove President Bakiyev and achieve constitutional reforms. An increase in frustration and [...] | 2007-04-19 00:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KG |
07BISHKEK435 | DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...] | 2007-04-19 10:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK436 | BAISALOV WEIGHING OFFER TO JOIN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Late on April 18, opposition member Edil Baisalov told SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum that Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov had asked him to join the Bakiyev administration as his deputy. According to Baisalov, Sadyrkulov told him that he would be the only deputy chief of staff, he w [...] | 2007-04-19 10:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK437 | DOWNBEAT INSIDER DOUBTS EASY RESOLUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with MP Omurbek Babanov, who was skeptical about President Bakiyev's ability to settle the current political standoff and predicted that north-south divisions could be exacerbated as a result. Babanov was more confident in PM Almaz Atambayev's [...] | 2007-04-19 10:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK449 | KULOV: SOME FLEXIBILITY, BUT NO CLEAR PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met April 17 with former Prime Minister and leader of the United Front Felix Kulov. Kulov claimed that the main goal of the "non-stop" demonstration was constitutional reform, and because President Bakiyev was stalling on reforms, the demonstrators demand [...] | 2007-04-20 04:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK450 | DINNER WITH COMMENTATORS, ACTIVISTS MIRRORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a raucous dinner meeting April 18 with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum, emotions were high as local commentators and activists expressed varying viewpoints on the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan. While some advocated immediate regime change, others strongly believed ref [...] | 2007-04-20 06:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK452 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING REGARDING ON-GOING [...] (U) Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on April 20, 2007 to review demonstration-related events of the past few days and make security plans for the coming weekend. Present were: AMB, DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, RSL, DAO, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps [...] | 2007-04-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK454 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION-LED DEMONSTRATION ENDS WITH A [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on April 19, the anti-government demonstration in Bishkek came to a halt when Ministry of Interior (MVD) forces cleared the area around the Kyrgyz White House and Ala-Too square. The action followed an apparent attempt by a small group of protesters to storm the Whit [...] | 2007-04-20 11:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK46 | PRIME MINISTERIAL BATTLE: A VIEW FROM THE KYRGYZ [...] (C) Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Desk Director Pamela Spratlen met with Deputy Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov on January 23. Sadyrkulov said that he expected that on January 25 the Parliament would hold a secret vote on whether to accept the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commit [...] | 2007-01-24 01:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK47 | ANNUAL REVIEW OF STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY-ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on January 22, 2007 the DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the Memorandum of Agreement Between COMS and COCOMS on Security of DOD Elements and Personnel in Foreign Areas and Additional Annex A Review. Present were: DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, C [...] | 2007-01-24 06:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL AODE AMGT ASEC |
07BISHKEK479 | SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETING WITH KYYRGYZ ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary. In an April 19 meeting with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum, recently-nominated Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Islan Ryskulov said he sought improved dialogue and cooperation with the United States. He asked for assistance moving forward on U.S. funding for the Kyrgyz Threshold C [...] | 2007-04-24 11:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID KG |
07BISHKEK480 | BISHKEK CALM, BUT ACCUSATIONS FLY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The center of Bishkek has remained calm since the anti-government demonstration ended abruptly the night of April 19 (reftel),and demonstrators have not returned to Ala-Too Square. The opposition and the government have accused each other of provoking the confrontation that led [...] | 2007-04-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK485 | KYRGYZ DEFENSE MININISTER ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (C) On April 19, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met with Defense Minister Isakov and Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev for a warm and open discussion. Isakov repeated assurances (reftel) that Kyrgyzstan understood the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and had made a political de [...] | 2007-04-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK486 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION RUNNING SCARED AND CHANGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Bishkek seems calm since the anti-government demonstration ended last week, the underlying problems between the government and opposition have not been resolved, but just postponed for another day. Opposition leaders fear that President Bakiyev and his closest advisors bel [...] | 2007-04-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK487 | GRIM ASSESSMENT PROVIDED BY INFLUENTIAL KYRGYZ MP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A meeting between opposition MP Kubatbek Baibolov and SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum April 19 revealed that Baibolov, at least, has little hope for a near-term solution to Kyrgyzstan's political instability. Baibolov said that the struggle for power and resources between rival clans re [...] | 2007-04-26 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK488 | MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY EVAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to DAS Evan Feigenbaum,s visit of April 15-20 was primarily neutral, matter of fact reporting with some elements of general suspicion and conspiracy theory thrown in, as is generally the case in local media. Both print and electronic media covered his visit [...] | 2007-04-26 04:52:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK490 | DAS FEIGENBAUM AND FM KARABAYEV LAY GROUNDWORK FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 15-19 visit to Bishkek, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met twice, over five hours, with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for open and wide-ranging discussions. While many other meetings during the visit were dominated by the fast-changing domestic political situation, [...] | 2007-04-27 06:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR AF KG |
07BISHKEK492 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CLAIMS HARASSMENT FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 26, the Kyrgyz Prosecutor General brought criminal charges against United Front leaders Omurbek Suvanaliyev and Omurbek Abdrakhmanov for "mass disorder" associated with the opposition's April 11-19 demonstration. Suvanaliyev and Abdrakhmanov, along with United Front you [...] | 2007-04-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK50 | KULOV OUT AS KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER? [...] (C) Summary. According to several well-placed Kyrgyz and other officials, it appears increasingly likely that Acting PM Felix Kulov's candidacy will be voted down in Parliament on a procedural point that will effectively ease Kulov out of office. The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee th [...] | 2007-01-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK518 | OPPOSITION LEADERS RELEASED; BY-ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on April 27, United Front leaders Omurbek Abdrahmanov, Omurbek Suvanaliyev, and United Front youth leader Adilet Aitikeev were released from custody. The three had been held by the state security service (GKNB) since April 23 in connection with the opposition's April 11-19 [...] | 2007-05-03 13:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK520 | KYRGYZ PM PARTICIPATES IN US EMBASSY WORLD PRESS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In honor of World Press Freedom Day, Post hosted an event at the recently raided Freedom House Printing Press. The Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Alamaz Atambayev, and Kyrgyz Media Representative Shamaral Maychiev gave short remarks regarding the importance of a free press in [...] | 2007-05-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK521 | REFORM-MINDED PM LOOKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT OF [...] (C) On April 30, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Atambayev. Atambayev noted that the President and those around him are "euphoric they have won (against the opposition following the April demonstrations)," but said he would work with the President to make sure that there is no persecutio [...] | 2007-05-04 10:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK522 | KAZAKH PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV BRINGS HOPE, CRITICISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The abbreviated April 26-27 visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was portrayed as a success by the Kyrgyz government, with both governments signing a number of bilateral agreements and discussing the possibility of creating bilateral and multilateral unions. However, [...] | 2007-05-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK528 | KYRGYZ PEDESTRIAN DEATH FOCUSES ATTENTION ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Late on May 7, a Kyrgyz pedestrian was struck and killed by a Kyrgyz automobile in a hit-and-run accident near Manas airport. A car carrying an Amcit contractor at the U.S. air base was also damaged apparently when the pedestrian's body hit the vehicle after being struck by the [...] | 2007-05-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CASC KG |
07BISHKEK542 | DECENTRALIZATION SUCCESSES IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] Summary: Since 1998 USAID has been helping Kyrgyz cities to become more transparent and accountable to their citizens and more effective leaders with skills in municipal property management, financial management, and service delivery. As a result, local leaders have accomplished many firsts, [...] | 2007-05-11 10:36:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PGOV KMDR KG |
07BISHKEK544 | KYRGYZSTAN, MANAS AIR BASE AND THE SCO SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary. With the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishek only three months away, we need to move to closure now on two contentious incidents -- an aircraft collision and a shooting -- that have undermined public and political support for continued operation o [...] | 2007-05-11 11:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK549 | KYRGYZ POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PRESSURE ON BASE [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz political developments this week focused on Manas Airbase, as well as parliamentary candidate Bermet Akayeva and opposition leader Felix Kulov. On the base, PM Atambayev said "steps would be taken" to review the Manas Airbase agreement in response to calls for further gove [...] | 2007-05-11 13:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK555 | DEJA VU: KYRYGZ WANT GREATER COMPENSATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 and 11, Ambassador held separate meetings with National Security Council Secretary Mamytov and Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev who urged the USG to bring outstanding base issues to a close. They also indicated that the GOKG will shortly seek to reopen the compensatio [...] | 2007-05-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK560 | KYRGYZ INVESTIGATE APRIL EVENTS [...] (C) Summary: United Front leader Omurbek Suvanaliyev is due in court this week to face claims for damage caused during the April protests in Bishkek. Former Prime Minister Kulov, in a conversation with the Ambassador, absolved himself of any mistakes or responsibility for the April events. [...] | 2007-05-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK584 | (S) KYRGYZ PM ATAMBAYEV ALLEGES HE WAS POISONED [...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 17, Ambassador met with Prime Minister Atambayev, who claimed he was poisoned on May 11. He fingered a number of possible culprits, but former PM Kulov was at the top of the list. Atambayev had visibly lost weight, was slurring his words and did not have his usual energ [...] | 2007-05-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK597 | KYRGYZ POLICYMAKERS FOCUS ON MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting, the Manas Airbase commander handed Alexander Ivanov's widow a goodwill check to compensate her for her loss. Mrs. Ivanova and her lawyer queried about "moral damages" and complained about the amount and intent of the payment. Ivanova later spoke at a press [...] | 2007-05-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK598 | OBSERVATIONS OF KYRGYZ GENERAL PROSECUTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 8, Ambassador Yovanovitch met General Prosecutor Elmurza Satybaldiyev to discuss a base-related road accident and other issues. The Ambassador briefed Satybaldiyev on training opportunities for his staff and the Millennium Challenge Account. Satybaldiyev, who is rumored [...] | 2007-05-21 13:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK602 | KYRGYZ RECEIVE POINTS ON RUSSIAN DRAFT OF AN OSCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 10:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV KG |
07BISHKEK614 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT AND PRESS TARGET MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) Summary: During a packed parliamentary committee session May 23, MPs criticized the Prosecutor General's office for its handling of the Hatfield case and called for the ouster of the U.S. military from Manas Airbase. Interest in extension renewals for the base's operations as well as tax [...] | 2007-05-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK626 | AMBASSADOR NEUMANN BRIEFS POLITICAL HEAVY HITTERS [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reaffirm the importance of Manas Airbase operations, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Neumann briefed key government officials on military activity and reconstruction efforts currently underway in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Atambayev sum [...] | 2007-05-25 12:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK627 | MANAS: KYRGYZ TRY TO TONE DOWN THE VOLUME, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Kydyrov's May 25 conversation with the Ambassador revealed what is likely to be the main Kyrgyz talking point during the visit of Secretary Gates: renegotiation of the base agreement. The SIPDIS Ambassador disabused Kydyrov of the notion that an "administ [...] | 2007-05-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL KG |
07BISHKEK63 | ANALYSTS OFFER GRIM VIEW OF KYRGYZ POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and visiting Central Asia Office Director Spratlen met January 23 with four leading Bishkek think tank directors and political analysts to discuss the current political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan, as well as the state of U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. The analysts described a Kyrgy [...] | 2007-01-25 12:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK632 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT MAKES AN APPARENT ABOUT FACE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three parliamentarians told the Ambassador on May 28 that the parliament likely would postpone any plenary debate or resolution on the Manas Airbase until the fall. For now, the parliamentary committees that considered base issues during a heated May 23 session (Ref C) will refer [...] | 2007-05-29 13:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK633 | KYRGYZ CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REVIEWING ATAMBAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite parliamentary criticism that the Constitutional Court is purposefully slowing the review of PM Atambayev's draft constitution, Constitutional Chairperson Cholpon Bayekova has assured us that the review process is underway, and could be finalized well before the fall. She [...] | 2007-05-30 06:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK634 | KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY SPLIT, BUT SEEKS COHESION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A widening schism has formed in the Kyrgyz NGO community, according to two of its main activists. Seeking to reunify, civil society leaders are reaching out to others -- including the EU, OSCE, and the U.S. -- for help, and both activists said they considered U.S. action in Kyrgy [...] | 2007-05-30 06:24:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK64 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN KULOV AGAIN; BAKIYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the second time in a week, the Kyrgyz Parliament today voted down the nomination of Felix Kulov to the post of Prime Minister. President Bakiyev has said he will not nominate Kulov a third time, but will consult tomorrow morning with leaders in Parliament about a new candida [...] | 2007-01-26 02:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK664 | (C) KYRGYZ PM TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT IN TURKEY [...] (C) In a May 31 meeting, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almaz Atambayev thanked the Ambassador for the previous offer of medical tests to determine if he had been poisoned (reftel). He confirmed that he is receiving daily blood transfusions, and has decided to travel to Turkey soon for treatment. 2 [...] | 2007-06-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK665 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) We warmly welcome you to Kyrgyzstan June 7 to 11. Your visit comes at an important time for the bilateral relationship. The series of high-level visits -- Secretary of Defense Gates on June 5, your visit, and then CENTCOM Commander Admiral Fallon later in June -- will demonstrate to the K [...] | 2007-06-01 13:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK670 | KYRGYZ PROTEST AGAINST BASE, AS LAWMAKERS SEEK [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On June 2, 35-40 demonstrators gathered in front of the Embassy to protest Manas Airbase's continued presence in Kyrgyzstan. Led by the "Movement for the Withdrawal of the U.S. Air Force Base," the demonst [...] | 2007-06-04 13:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK684 | NO KNOWN U.S.-KYRGYZ INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG |
07BISHKEK707 | BAKIYEV TELLS BOUCHER BASE IS BILATERAL ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, President Bakiyev said that U.S.-Kyrgyz cooperation had been "mutually beneficial" on the political, economic, and security fronts, but there were unresolved problems with Manas Air [...] | 2007-06-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EINV KG |
07BISHKEK726 | NEW KYRGYZ AMBASSADORS: OPPOSITION CRITIC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev has offered the post of ambassador to Switzerland to his one-time critic, MP Melis Eshimkanov. Eshimkanov told us he had decided to accept the position in exchange for the president's promise to drop charges related to Eshimkanov's role in anti-government demon [...] | 2007-06-14 08:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK737 | KYRGYZ PUSH FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE FINANCING, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 7-11 visit to Bishkek, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with senior Kyrgyz government officials, parliamentary deputies, civil society representatives, and business leaders. Prime Minister Atambayev was upbeat about the bilateral r [...] | 2007-06-18 10:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV MARR KG |
07BISHKEK79 | BAKIYEV NOMINATES AG MINISTER AS NEXT PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, following consultations with Speaker Marat Sultanov and parliamentary leaders, President Bakiyev nominated Acting Minister of Agriculture Azim Isabekov as Prime Minister. Isabekov is seen as loyal to Bakiyev, without strong personal ambitions. Several MPs, includ [...] | 2007-01-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KG |
07BISHKEK81 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO KARAKOL: ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 16 and 17, the Ambassador traveled to Karakol, at the eastern edge of Lake Issyk Kul in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, to open an American Corner at the Issyk Kul Oblast library. The center will provide increased access to news and information about the United States and [...] | 2007-01-26 14:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK816 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO CHANGE BASE FINANCE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On June 22, the Kyrgyz government delivered a draft protocol on changes and additions to the July 2006 Protocol of Intentions covering U.S. payment to the Kyrgyz government for access to and use of Manas Airbase. The Kyrgyz proposal includes additional payments and a [...] | 2007-06-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK830 | MODERATE KYRGYZ ANALYSIS OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with AKIpress that was picked up by other media outlets, political commentator Valentin Bogatyrev analyzed growing anti-American sentiment and opposition to the Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. He said there were base-related reasons for the concerns, but that cer [...] | 2007-06-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KPAO KG |
07BISHKEK832 | KYRGYZ REFORMS: UNDER THE RADAR, BUT HAVING AN [...] (C) Summary: Against a backdrop of domestic political wrangling, changes in government personnel, and heated debate over the presence of the Manas Airbase, important reforms are beginning to reshape Kyrgyzstan's economy, business environment, criminal justice system, and media. While these [...] | 2007-06-27 03:31:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCOR KMCA KG |
07BISHKEK833 | TRAVELS TO BATKEN AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: During a four-day trip to southern Kyrgyzstan, the Ambassador visited the remote Batken Oblast, which is almost completely surrounded by Tajikistan, on the edge of the Ferghana Valley. Batken has several Uzbek and Tajik enclaves located within its borders, and mining (mercury and [...] | 2007-06-27 04:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK86 | LOOING AHEAD AT U.S.-KYRGYZ RELATIONS IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary/Introduction. Looking back on 2006, U.S.-Kyrgyz relations suffered a series of body-blows, including the unprecedented expulsion of two U.S. diplomats and a series of unfortunate incidents related to the Manas airbase that have undermined the U.S. image as a beneficial partner. [...] | 2007-01-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK87 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Following a two hour confirmation hearing on January 29, Parliament confirmed former Agriculture Minister Azim Isabekov as Prime Minister by a vote of 57 to 4. Isabekov will officially take office once his confirmation has been approved by President Bakiyev, which should happen immediatel [...] | 2007-01-29 13:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK894 | INTERIM RESPONSE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ-PROPOSED [...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A response to Kyrgyz-proposed changes to the Manas Air Base Protocol to Deputy Foreign Minister Sarbayev on July 10. Charge noted that this was an interim response, and he expected to receive additional information later. 2. (C) Sarbayev thanked Charge for the resp [...] | 2007-07-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK906 | KYRGYZ NSC DEPUTY ON BASE-RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) On July 12, Charge provided an all-encompassing review of USG assistance programs to Kyrgyzstan for FY07 to Major General Alik Mamyrkulov, Chief Inspector for the National Security Council (NSC). Charge gave detailed explanations of numerous State Department and USAID programs in the field [...] | 2007-07-13 07:28:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK907 | KYRGYZ NGO FORUM FOCUSES ON INTERNAL, GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 150 Kyrgyz NGOs from throughout the country convened July 10-11 to discuss constitutional, economic, ecological, and social reform; corruption; the future of political party development; and the role of civil society in relation to the Kyrgyz Government's Country Developme [...] | 2007-07-13 07:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
07BISHKEK908 | KYRGYZ MFA CONFIDENT ABOUT SCO SUMMIT PREPARATIONS [...] (C) In a July 10 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Sarbayev told Charge that preparations for the August 16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek were moving quickly, and that following the July 9 meeting of SCO foreign ministers, summit documents were nearly ready. Sarbayev said [...] | 2007-07-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
07BISHKEK909 | ENGAGING THE KYRGYZ ON MANAS AIR BASE [...] (C) Summary: On June 22, the Kyrgyz government proposed changes to the July 2006 Protocol of Intentions covering payment for access to, and use of, Manas Air Base. The Kyrgyz proposal includes a request for $18 million for upgrades to their air traffic control system at Manas, as well as a r [...] | 2007-07-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
07BISHKEK925 | KYRGYZ REBUFF IRAN OVER SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Deputy FM Sarbayev requested an urgent meeting with Charge July 17, to provide a readout of his just completed trip to Tehran in advance of the August 16 SCO summit in Bishkek, which Iranian President Ahmadinejad will attend as an SCO observer. He opened by saying he wanted to "set the [...] | 2007-07-17 13:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KG |
07BISHKEK946 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN KYRGYZSTAN: CLAMPING DOWN OR [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the State Agency for Religious Affairs (SARA),Toigonbek Kalmatov, told the press July 12 that Kyrgyzstan needed "tougher" legislation to combat religious extremism, and SARA was working on "five draft laws." Kalmatov claimed that over 400 religious organizations, in [...] | 2007-07-20 11:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KIRF KG |
07BISHKEK949 | GAUGING INFLUENCE IN THE KYRGYZ CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Central Bank Chairman Marat Alapayev maintains a low profile, Parliament Speaker (and former Central Bank chief) Marat Sultanov has recently backed three allies for positions on the Central Bank's nine-member Board of Governors. Four other Central Bank governors, r [...] | 2007-07-23 11:17:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PINR KG |
07BISHKEK958 | THE ROOTS OF ISLAMIC BANKING IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's EcoBank has launched a pilot project to introduce Islamic banking instruments in the country. The driving force behind the project is EcoBank's main shareholder, Shamil Murtazaliev, who also serves as Kyrgyzstan's representative to the Islamic Development Bank. Whi [...] | 2007-07-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KISL PGOV KG |
07BISHKEK968 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON JULY 30 DEMONSTRATION AT [...] (C) Charge chaired an EAC meeting at 09:00 am on July 30 to discuss precautions for a possible demonstration at the Embassy. In attendance were RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, DATT, MGMT, CONS, USAID, MSG, RLEA, MED, and Peace Corps. At 11:00 am on July 30, a small demonstration supporting the U.S. a [...] | 2007-07-30 09:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PINR KG |
07BISHKEK972 | SMALL PRO-U.S. DEMONSTRATION AT EMBASSY LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A small, unsanctioned demonstration took place in front of the Embassy the morning of July 30. Approximately 15-20 demonstrators carried signs in support of the U.S. airbase in Kyrgyzstan. After demonstration organizer Tursun Islamov presented two letters to the Embassy, the p [...] | 2007-07-31 11:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC PINR KG |
07BOGOTA1013 | XXXXXXXXXXXX FOR SLAIN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST BLAMES [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX slain human rights activist Yolanda Izquierdo, told us February 7 that two persons with paramilitary ties, Diego Sierra and Sor Teresa Gomez, were responsible for her January 31 killing in Monteria. XXXXXXXXXXXX doubted human rights groups' claims that Izquierdo's murder was d [...] | 2007-02-12 22:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA1033 | NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT THREAT, [...] (C) The GOC and OAS say the new criminal groups that have appeared in certain regions lack the organization, reach, and military capacity of the former AUC. Rather, they are primarily decentralized criminal operations that have used some demobilized paramilitaries, as well the former AUC's i [...] | 2007-02-13 17:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO SNAR PREF |
07BOGOTA1109 | ELN NARCO ACTIVITIES INCREASINGLY APPARENT [...] (S) There is growing evidence of ELN fronts' narcotics trafficking activities, and credible indications the ELN's Central Command (COCE) permits and benefits financially from the drug trade. Testimony from demobilized ELN fighters says some ELN fronts adre deeply involved in narco activities. [...] | 2007-02-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PTER SNAR KCRM PHUM PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA1139 | GUARDED OPTIMISM ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF GOC-ELN [...] (C) Presidential Counselor Jose Obdulio Gaviria and GOC-ELN guarantor Alvaro Jimenez separately expressed to us guarded optimism about the possibility of a GOC-ELN ceasefire being announced in the near future. Jimenez said the two sides hoped to present a ceasefire agreement at the end of th [...] | 2007-02-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA1141 | URIBE ORDERS SEIZURE OF PARAMILITARY ASSETS [...] (SBU) On February 1, President Uribe instructed GOC agencies to seize assets belonging to former paramilitaries. Two-days later, the GOC took possession of 10 properties belonging to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso. National Judicial and Police Intelligence Director, General Osca [...] | 2007-02-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1142 | URIBE ORDERS SEIZURE OF PARAMILITARY ASSETS [...] (SBU) On February 1, President Uribe instructed GOC agencies to seize assets belonging to former paramilitaries. Two-days later, the GOC took possession of 10 properties belonging to former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso. National Judicial and Police Intelligence Director, General Osca [...] | 2007-02-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1158 | RIVER WARS IN THE FARC'S HEARTLAND [...] (C) To cut guerrilla supply lines and interdict narcotraffic, riverine battalions of Colombian Marines (COLMAR) are fighting to take control of nearly 8,000 miles of inland waterways. The tough river environment gives inherent tactical advantages to the FARC, but the COLMAR is building more [...] | 2007-02-16 16:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA1165 | COLOMBIA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR [...] This is an action request (see paragraphs 2 and 4). 2. We received a request from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for support for their candidate for the Interamerican Judicial Committee of the Organization of American States, Guillermo Fernandez de Soto. A copy of the request [...] | 2007-02-16 19:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA1218 | PRESIDENT URIBE APPOINTS FORMER FARC HOSTAGE AS [...] On February 19, President Alvaro Uribe appointed Fernando Araujo Perdomo to replace Maria Consuelo Araujo (no relation) as Colombia's Foreign Minister. Fernando Araujo escaped from 6 years of FARC custody on December 31, 2006. Uribe said he appointed Araujo because he was a symbol of Colombi [...] | 2007-02-20 22:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CO |
07BOGOTA1224 | FERNANDO ARAUJO: LIFE AS A FARC HOSTAGE [...] (C) Former GOC Development Minister Fernando Araujo was kidnapped by the FARC in December 2000 and held hostage until his dramatic escape during a COLMIL assault last New Year's Eve (reftel A). In five hours of de-brief interviews with Embassy officers, Dr. Araujo described the guerrillas' t [...] | 2007-02-21 18:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1232 | A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SANTOS ON [...] (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told WHA A/S Thomas Shannon and INL A/S Anne Patterson the U.S. and Colombia should develop a coordinated message on Plan Colombia's successes, a message he would take with him to Washington when he met with Secretary of Defense Gates. Santos urged the U [...] | 2007-02-21 23:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA1246 | COLMIL REFORMS (1) -- EDUCATION ROADMAP [...] Planners have drafted a "strategic roadmap" for overhauling military and police education and doctrine, the first of five reform areas announced last fall by the Defense Minister to strengthen the credibility and efficiency of the armed forces. Educational initiatives will focus on leadership [...] | 2007-02-22 18:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA1302 | GOC 'WEALTH TAX' BOOSTS DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) In December 2006, the GOC approved a four-year "wealth tax" on liquid assets of Colombia's richest citizens and businesses to boost military spending. Of the estimated $3.7 billion in new revenue over 2007-10, the major portion (about 70 percent) is expected to fund the domestic war effo [...] | 2007-02-23 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1322 | CHARGE RAISED HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS WITH ARMY [...] (C) In the first of a series of periodic human rights meetings with COLAR Commander General Montoya, the Charge d'Affaires said we share concerns raised in the forthcoming UNHCHR annual human rights report that extra-judicial killings committed by COLAR personnel may be the unintended result [...] | 2007-02-26 17:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1339 | NOISE ON HUMANITARIAN ACCORD MASKS LACK OF PROGRESS [...] President Uribe authorized representatives of families of FARC hostages to seek direct meetings with the terrorist group and work towards an exchange of FARC hostages for imprisoned terrorists. Representatives of the families, including the mother of Ingrid Betancourt, blamed the FARC for th [...] | 2007-02-26 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA1390 | PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL FUELS URIBE DRIVE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Supreme Court ordered the detention of nine Congressmen for alleged ties to ex-paramilitaries; that number is expected to grow. One group claims more than 80 legislators could eventually be implicated. The scandal has sparked calls for political and electoral reform; on Feb [...] | 2007-02-28 20:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA1401 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT PLANS CHANGES [...] The Colombian military's civil affairs unit works to win the hearts and minds of civilian populations. A new commander hopes to increase its effectiveness with fresh ideas and additional resources. End Summary. ------------------------ Winning Hearts and Minds ------------------------ [...] | 2007-02-28 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL MARR EAID PROP CO |
07BOGOTA1407 | COLOMBIA AND PANAMA: DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (C) Tensions increased between Colombia and Panama after President Uribe announced he would place greater customs restrictions on goods originating from Panama's Colon Free Trade Zone. Panama claims these restrictions would violate a customs agreement signed by the two countries in October 20 [...] | 2007-03-01 11:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECIN ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO PA VENZ |
07BOGOTA1455 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL TO INTERROGATE 69 SOLDIERS OVER [...] (SBU) On February 22, the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) summoned 69 soldiers - an entire company from the 17th Brigade - to a formal interrogation hearing into the February 21 2005 massacre of eight members of San Jose de Apartado peace community. The summons to a formal hearing do [...] | 2007-03-02 20:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA1558 | PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO ON PARAMILITARIES, ELN [...] (C) Summary: Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said he is talking to the former paramilitary leaders in Itagui prison to encourage them not to disrupt the Justice and Peace Law process. President Uribe is concerned by his security forces, failure to capture Vicente Castano and other re [...] | 2007-03-08 16:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1629 | CHARGE RAISES JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Charge Milton Drucker met March 8 with National Prosecutor General (Fiscal) Mario Iguaran to offer U.S. assistance in developing a database to manage and access victims, testimony in the Justice and Peace Law process, and to stress the need for results in key human rights cases. Drucker pr [...] | 2007-03-09 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA1797 | POSITIVE GOC RESPONSE TO UNHCHR REPORT; [...] (C) The UNHCHR office in Colombia released a balanced annual human rights report on March 13, citing numerous examples of significant progress over the past year. The report praised substantial reductions in homicides, kidnappings, torture allegations, and forced displacement, and said inves [...] | 2007-03-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM CO |
07BOGOTA1809 | REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (SBU) In a March 2nd meeting with Representative James McGovern, President Uribe reviewed progress in the investigation into the high-profile killing of a victims representative in January. Uribe highlighted the importance of a transparent Justice and Peace Law Process, explaining it was cruc [...] | 2007-03-20 19:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAM PTER PREL CO |
07BOGOTA1810 | REPRESENTATIVE MCGOVERN MEETS WITH DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos told Representative James McGovern (D-MA) on March 4 that the Justice and Peace Law was an example of security advances under Uribe, but voiced concerns that revelations of para-political ties would be viewed negatively by the U.S. Congress. Santos [...] | 2007-03-20 19:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PMIL PHUM PTER PREL ELAB VE CO |
07BOGOTA1836 | BUENAVENTURA'S SECURITY AND SOCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Multiple illegal groups including the FARC, renegade ex-AUC, and narco-gangs are battling for control of the coca business in the port city of Buenaventura. Marines and Police quadrupled force strength, captured a host of gang bosses, and may have begun to turn the tide on crime. The GO [...] | 2007-03-21 19:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA1925 | NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS REMAIN DECENTRALIZED, BUT GOC [...] (C) The size and scope of the new criminal groups remained relatively constant in recent months, with some 22 groups comprising about 3,000 people. The groups remain largely decentralized, and former AUC leaders in Itagui maximum security prison--with the exception of Macaco and Don Berna-- [...] | 2007-03-23 21:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KCRM PGOV PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA199 | CONDOLENCE MESSAGE [...] We received a condolence letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed to the Secretary regarding the death of former President Gerald Ford. Original will be sent by pouch to WHA/AND. 2. Begin informal Embassy translation of condolence letter: To Her Excellency Condoleezza Ri [...] | 2007-01-11 15:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA2102 | ROBUST OBSERVATION MISSION REQUIRED FOR OCTOBER [...] (C) On March 20, Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo formally requested an OAS electoral mission to observe the October local elections. The request reflects concerns--heightened by recent revelations of paramilitary interference in the 2002 and 2006 legislative elections--that former paramilit [...] | 2007-03-29 18:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | AADP PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2117 | INTEL LEAK TO L.A. TIMES: LOCAL FALLOUT IN BOGOTA [...] (S) GOC and COLMIL reaction to publication of the leaked intelligence report in the L.A. Times has been generally measured, with no indication that U.S. contributions to COLMIL operational activities will be affected. Generals Montoya and Padilla, named in the report as being likely paramilit [...] | 2007-03-30 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA2146 | URIBE CONTINUES DRIVE FOR POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) On March 28, President Alvaro Uribe hosted eleven political party leaders from his Congressional coalition to sign a "transparency pact" promising maximum efforts to guarantee free and fair local elections in October--opposition parties did not participate. Party leaders from the U Party, [...] | 2007-03-30 21:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2244 | FACILITATORS REPORT SMALL ADVANCES ON HUMANITARIAN \ [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us French and Swiss facilitators had met with FARC spokesperson \ Raul Reyes and appeared optimistic they could persuade the \ FARC to agree to a "zona de encuentro" to begin talks on a \ humanitarian exchange. The GOC was working well with the \ facilitators but saw no FARC [...] | 2007-04-04 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA2256 | GOC CAPTURES KEY FUGITIVE EX-PARAMILITARY LEADER [...] GOC security forces arrested fugitive ex-paramilitary leader Ever Veloza-Garcia (AKA "HH") on April 3 in Antioquia department. Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Veloza did not qualify for Justice and Peace Law benefits and was subject to extradition. Veloza was an instrumental f [...] | 2007-04-04 20:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2274 | PALM OIL CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR [...] Colombia is increasing production and export of African palm oil as a sustainable alternative to coca. There are a small number of high-profile accusations that palm oil producers, possibly in concert with paramilitaries, illegally seized land from Afro-Colombian communities for palm cultiva [...] | 2007-04-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV PTER SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA2283 | PRESSURE INCREASES ON ELN TO REACH PEACE DEAL WITH [...] (C) The GOC, Catholic Church, guarantors, and international community are pressing the ELN to agree to a ceasefire and release its kidnap victims when the next round of talks resumes in Cuba on April 12. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said publicly on April 8 the ELN's failure to re [...] | 2007-04-09 18:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM KCRM CO |
07BOGOTA2290 | MILGROUP BOGOTA (1) -- HELPING SOLDIERS SAVE LIVES [...] (U) The Combat Life Saver (CLS) course is one of a broad range of hands-on training programs provided by the U.S. military to the Colombian Army (COLAR). CLS gives medics and field soldiers essential skills to stabilize wounded soldiers on the battlefield until they can be evacuated. Several [...] | 2007-04-09 19:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA2392 | GOC PROTECTS LAND RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] (C) Cordoba department land activist Eloina Gaspar told us on March 25 she was being threatened by people who had identified her as the replacement for Popular Housing Organization founder Yolanda Izquierdo, murdered in late January (ref A). On April 1, the Prosecutor General's Office moved [...] | 2007-04-11 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2437 | CHARGE URGES GOC TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTION PROGRAMS [...] (C) The Charge reiterated to Vice President Francisco Santos and Justice and Interior Minister Carlos Holguin the importance of strengthening GOC protection programs for victims participating in the Justice and Peace Law process. Santos and Holguin said the GOC shared our concerns and was tak [...] | 2007-04-12 20:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM CO |
07BOGOTA2464 | SUCRE, NEW SPACES OPENING POST PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Our March 26-27 visit to Sucre showed a department starting to recover from years of paramilitary domination and economic decline. The paramilitary demobilization--and increased GOC security presence--has provided a growing sense of security, allowing displaced people to return to their [...] | 2007-04-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2528 | SOME PROGRESS IN CORDOBA POST PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Our March 25-26 trip to the former paramilitary heartland Cordoba showed some positive changes following paramilitary demobilization: violence had decreased, security improved, and new spaces for civil society activity had opened. The demobilization and para-political scandal had delegit [...] | 2007-04-17 17:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2529 | BACKGROUND ON THE "CONVIVIR" SELF-DEFENSE GROUPS [...] (SBU) The "Convivir" self defense groups were authorized by President Gaviria 1994 and abolished by President Samper in 1998. Their original purpose was to enable citizens to defend themselves from terrorist attacks and to supply intelligence to the security forces. During their brief exist [...] | 2007-04-17 17:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2533 | AFRO-COLOMBIANS STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL IDENTITY [...] A century-and-a-half of state neglect has marginalized the majority of Afro-Colombians and created substantial deficits in income, health and education. Sometimes called an "invisible minority," only in recent years has the government acknowledged Afro-Colombians as a distinct ethnic group e [...] | 2007-04-17 19:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON CO |
07BOGOTA2575 | BOLIVAR'S SECURITY SITUATION STILL A CONCERN POST [...] (C) On March 20, Poloff visited the former conflict-ridden Bolivar department where the overall security, political, and economic situation has improved sharply since 2002. Still, an increase in common crime and other security-related problems remain a challenge. The security and social sit [...] | 2007-04-19 17:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2593 | URIBE CALLS PETRO'S PARA-POLITICS DEBATE ON [...] (SBU) President Uribe called leading opposition Polo Democratico Senator Gustavo Petro's accusations during the para-politics debate in congress on Antioquia department a personal slander. The nine-hour debate on April 17--in which Petro spoke for over two-hours--focused primarily on allegat [...] | 2007-04-19 20:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2633 | URIBE RESPONDS TO PARAMILITARY ACCUSATIONS AND [...] (C) President Uribe used an hour and forty-five minute live press conference on April 19 to address Senator Petro's allegations against Uribe, his family and his administration. Uribe's press conference was prompted by his concern that Petro's claims were damaging Colombia's image abroad, as [...] | 2007-04-20 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA269 | FISCALIAS PREPARES TO RESUME SALVATORE MANCUSO'S [...] (C) The Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) Justice and Peace Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez told us on January 12 his office is preparing the second round of questions for ex-paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso once his &version libre" or voluntary confession resumes on January 15. Gonzalez said th [...] | 2007-01-12 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2837 | PETRO DENOUNCES ATTEMPTED OFFICE SEARCH AND [...] (C) At a Senate hearing on April 24, leading opposition Polo Democratico Senator Gustavo Petro denounced an April 23 attempt by police to search his office for documents linked to an old espionage case involving a military officer. Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran conceded a low-level prosecu [...] | 2007-04-27 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA2839 | NARINO COMMUNITIES SUFFER VIOLENCE, INTIMIDATION [...] (C) The southwest department of Narino has deteriorated from a peaceful backwater to a conflict hotspot. The rural civilian population suffers violent intimidation and forced coca cultivation at the hands of the FARC, ELN, former AUC, and narco-traffickers. As rival groups compete for contro [...] | 2007-04-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA2923 | PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH MOD SANTOS [...] (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was seeking to provoke a confrontation with Colombia to strengthen his domestic political position. Colombia was working with Peru, Mexico and Chile to deepen economic integration an [...] | 2007-04-30 22:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA2929 | SCENESETTER CHECKLIST FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May 2-4 visit to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims in the Colombian Congress that he and his family are tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilate [...] | 2007-05-02 12:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM |
07BOGOTA297 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q4'06 [...] (S) Greater COLMIL assertiveness kept the FARC on a broadly defensive footing. Still, the FARC opportunistically struck vulnerable COLMIL units in Meta and Catatumbo and attacked police in strategic coca growing areas previously dominated by paramilitaries. The ELN continued to decline, mak [...] | 2007-01-16 19:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA2995 | SPILT MILK: FARC ATTACKS AGAINST NESTLE [...] (C) FARC attacks on Swiss multinational Nestle's dairy operations in Caqueta threaten the livelihoods of thousands of families. In January-February 2007, the FARC bombed Nestle plants and trucks in Caqueta, disrupting the most important legal sector in the department's economy. Nestle turned d [...] | 2007-05-02 22:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PTER SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA3089 | SOUTHCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS VISITS [...] (C) Commander of U.S. Southern Command Admiral James Stavridis visited Colombia on April 26-27. He was briefed first by JTF-O Commander GEN Navas, who thanked him for U.S. contributions of mobility assets and psyops support, as well as for U.S. help to COLMIL/GOC civil affairs efforts. BRACN [...] | 2007-05-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA3093 | CESAR ATTEMPTING TO SHAKE-OFF PARAMILITARY LEGACY [...] (C) During two trips to former paramilitary-dominated Cesar department in March and April, community leaders said local sympathy for the paramilitaries has turned into resentment. The demobilization of 5,000 paramilitaries led by Cesar strongman Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, AKA "Jorge 40," reduced vi [...] | 2007-05-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3096 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q1'07 [...] (C) The most prominent FARC attacks in the first quarter were urban bombings in Valle, Cauca, and Huila departments, with the group mostly on the defensive or quiet elsewhere. While ELN leadership continued talks with the GOC in Havana, the group conducted few attacks and sustained heavy losse [...] | 2007-05-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA311 | COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE ESCAPES FARC CAPTORS DURING [...] (S) Former GOC Minister and six-year hostage Fernando Araujo escaped from his FARC guards during a COLMIL assault to rescue him and take down a FARC leader. The December 31 operation coincided with partying among the guerrillas, who failed to hear approaching helicopters. Araujo supplied val [...] | 2007-01-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3133 | MAGDALENA IMPROVING, BUT THREATS FROM EMERGING [...] (C) Community leaders in Magdalena told poloff the paramilitary demobilization and President Uribe's democratic security strategy have led to improvements in security and the local economy. Still, instances of rearmament of ex-paras are worse in Magdalena than in other north Atlantic coast d [...] | 2007-05-04 22:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3139 | UNION PENEYA: POTENTIAL POSTER CHILD FOR URIBE'S [...] The voluntary return of 1,200 displaced residents to the small town of Union Peneya is a sign that President Uribe's "Democratic Security" policy is working. The COLAR thwarted a series of FARC attacks on the town and residents say they feel safe. GOC agencies are providing short-term relief [...] | 2007-05-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREF MARR SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA3189 | DISPLACED FAMILIES PLAN RETURN TO SAN JOSE DE [...] (C) Over 1,300 displaced families plan to return to San Jose de Apartado in light of improved security. Local authorities and community leaders told Poloff the families have growing faith in the GOC's ability to provide security and basic government services. Remaining challenges include re [...] | 2007-05-08 12:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA32 | STRUGGLE OVER LAND CONTINUES TO FUEL COLOMBIAN [...] (U) Rural land development is a source of conflict in Colombia; repeated land reform efforts have been unsuccessful. A proposed new law aimed at facilitating rural development and promoting land distribution has led to complaints by human rights groups that it could legalize illegal land se [...] | 2007-01-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO |
07BOGOTA3237 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (U) May 8, 2007, 0800, residence of Charge d'affaires, a.i. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Deputy Secretary WHA A/S Thomas P. Shannon CDA Milton K. Drucker D staff assistant Mary Sue Conaway Political Counselor John S. Creamer D/polcouns Scott I. Hamilton (notetaker) Co [...] | 2007-05-09 20:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3259 | FORMER PRESIDENT CESAR GAVIRIA REJECTS ALLEGATIONS [...] (U) On May 5, El Tiempo newspaper published an interview with Cesar Gaviria, in which the Liberal Party chief and former president rejected allegations that President Alvaro Uribe was connected to former paramilitaries. When asked about attacks against the president, Gaviria said, "I do not [...] | 2007-05-09 21:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3276 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3282 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-10 15:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM CO |
07BOGOTA3288 | GOC REJECTS EFFORT BY SENATOR PETRO'S FAMILY TO [...] (C) Justice and Interior Minister Carlos Holguin rejected May 9 the effort by some family members of Senator Gustavo Petro to decline GOC protection measures, saying the GOC's obligation to protect the family was "irrevocable." Petro's parents and brothers made the request after police detaine [...] | 2007-05-10 17:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA3307 | GUAJIRA'S UNIQUE SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONTINUE POST [...] (C) Community leaders and local officials said security had improved in Guajira since the paramilitary demobilization, but some ex-paramilitaries continued their criminal activities. Several said most of the department's problems were not security related, but reflected entrenched social pro [...] | 2007-05-10 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3394 | URIBE OFFERS "MASSIVE" RELEASE OF FARC PRISONERS [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said May 11 he would begin immediate consultations with legal and other GOC authorities to establish a mechanism by which the GOC could unilaterally release hundreds of FARC prisoners. President Uribe had made the offer earlier on May 11, saying his [...] | 2007-05-14 19:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3448 | CARAMAGNA SAYS "DE-PARAMILITARIZATION" OF REGIONS [...] (C) OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS) Director Sergio Caramagna told PolCouns the mission's ninth quarterly report would characterize the demobilization process as positive, with the potential to lead to the "de-paramilitarization" of former paramilitary strongho [...] | 2007-05-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3454 | PRESIDENT URIBE FIRES TWO POLICE GENERALS AFTER [...] (C) On May 14, President Alvaro Uribe dismissed national police chief (CNP) General Jorge Daniel Castro and CNP intelligence chief (DIPOL) Guillermo Chavez after learning of illegal DIPOL wiretaps. Vice Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon confirmed to Judatt that Castro and Chavez admitted to [...] | 2007-05-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR CO |
07BOGOTA3581 | TELLING COLOMBIA'S STORY [...] President Uribe's democratic security policy -- and the paramilitary demobilization -- has saved the lives of over 40,000 Colombians, strengthened Colombia's democratic institutions, and led to substantial improvements in human rights protection. The establishment of GOC territorial control [...] | 2007-05-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MARR CO |
07BOGOTA3618 | MANCUSO ALLEGES PARAMILITARY TIES TO POLITICIANS, [...] (U) Former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso claimed in his May 15-16 voluntary testimony that retired generals, top government officials (including the vice-president and defense minister),members of congress, local government representatives, and companies had collaborated with paramili [...] | 2007-05-18 20:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3620 | JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW PROCESS BEGINS TO SHOW [...] (SBU) The Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) Justice and Peace Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez told poloff on May 16 voluntary testimonies of ex-paramilitary leaders have so far helped to identify the perpetrators of over 200 murders and have been instrumental in helping the GOC create new mechanisms t [...] | 2007-05-18 20:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3651 | U.S. HOSTAGES: POSSIBLE 'PROOF OF LIFE' [...] (C) Former hostage Jhon Pinchao escaped on April 28 from a FARC camp deep in the jungle of southeast Colombia. Pinchao said he was held with 13 other captives, including three U.S. citizens captured in 2003. He gave accurate descriptions and specific anecdotal details of the three Americans; [...] | 2007-05-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3778 | PRESIDENT URIBE TO RELEASE FARC PRISONERS, SEEKS [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe announced two significant proposals designed to further peace processes in Colombia. On May 25, he said he would release FARC prisoners before June 7 for "reasons of State." On May 22, Uribe outlined a truth-for-freedom proposal that would allow those accused of cr [...] | 2007-05-25 21:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA3787 | COLOMBIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, the House of Representatives approved a non-binding resolution calling on the GOC to ask the OAS to remove Sergio Caramagna, chief of OAS Mission for Support of the Peace Process (OAS/MAPP),for alleged incompetence in monitoring the Tierralta accord with the paramilitaries. ( [...] | 2007-05-25 23:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV MARR PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA3855 | CURVARADO AND JIGUAMIANDO: A TALE OF TWO [...] (C) Conflict between paramilitary and FARC forces displaced the Afro-Colombian communities of Curvarado and Jiguamiando in 1997. Between 2001-2002, after the GOC designated 100,000 hectares in the area as Afro-Colombian "communal territories," community members returned. They found their l [...] | 2007-05-30 22:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO |
07BOGOTA3872 | COLOMBIA: HOMICIDES PLUMMET, ESPECIALLY CIVILIAN [...] Data from the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ),a prominent human rights group, show "political" homicides involving civilians fell by almost 70 percent during Uribe's first term. Overall, Colombia's homicides dropped by 40 percent in the last four years, reaching their lowest level in [...] | 2007-05-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV MARR CO |
07BOGOTA3879 | FARC PRISONER RELEASE EXPECTED [...] (C) The Presidency's Legal Advisor Mauricio Gonzalez told polcouns May 26 the GOC was preparing a decree to regulate the transfer and release of a significant number of FARC prisoners. Gonzalez linked the initiative to President Uribe's conversation with newly-elected French President Nichol [...] | 2007-05-31 17:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3891 | DEFENSE MINISTER SANTOS DEFENDS RECORD IN CONGRESS [...] Defense Juan Manuel Santos faces a June 6 vote on a congressional censure motion against him. If a majority of both houses of Congress votes in favor of the motion, Santos would be removed from office. Pro-Uribe supporters have the votes to defeat the motion, and the president publicly backe [...] | 2007-05-31 20:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA3903 | HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERS DISCUSS LAND, AFRO-COLOMBIAN [...] Human rights groups, including representatives of indigenous and Afro-Colombian groups, addressed human rights, Afro-Colombian, and indigenous rights issues at a May 25 lunch hosted by Polcouns. Justicia y Paz urged higher-level GOC involvement in talks with human rights groups, and respect [...] | 2007-05-31 21:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA4029 | PRESIDENT URIBE EXPLAINS UNILATERAL RELEASE OF \ [...] (C) President Uribe explained in a radio and television \ news conference on June 4 that his unilateral FARC prisoner \ release was a goodwill gesture to gain the freedom of 56 \ political hostages held by the FARC, including the three U.S. \ hostages. XXXXXXXXXXXX told Polcouns \ President Uribe [...] | 2007-06-05 18:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA408 | POLITICIANS NAMED FOR ALLEGED TIES TO [...] (C) Colombian media published the July 2001 "Ralito Agreement" signed by paramilitary leaders and some 30 political figures, some of whom are still in office. The Agreement is vague and contains no reference to criminal purposes, but the Prosecutor General's office and the Supreme Court are [...] | 2007-01-19 15:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA413 | CATHOLIC PRIEST ON HUMANITARIAN ACCORD, ELN-FARC [...] (C) Secretary General of the Commission on National Reconciliation Father Dario Echeverri told us on January 17 he is trying to reach senior FARC leaders to discuss a possible humanitarian accord based on the December 2005 European proposal, but he has not received a response. Echeverri said [...] | 2007-01-19 16:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4157 | CENTRIST GAVIRIA CONSOLIDATES CONTROL OF LIBERALS [...] (C) Summary: Former President and Liberal Party chief Cesar Gaviria marginalized leftist elements and strengthened his hold of the opposition party in a recent Liberal congress, preparing the party to fight October local and 2010 national elections on a centrist platform. The change is goo [...] | 2007-06-07 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO |
07BOGOTA416 | CATHOLIC PRIEST ON HUMANITARIAN ACCORD, ELN-FARC [...] (C) Secretary General of the Commission on National Reconciliation Father Dario Echeverri told us on January 17 he is trying to reach senior FARC leaders to discuss a possible humanitarian accord based on the December 2005 European proposal, but he has not received a response. Echeverri said [...] | 2007-01-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4171 | FRANCE OR CUBA POSSIBLE DESTINATIONS FOR GRANDA, [...] Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo met with released FARC terrorist and informal "foreign minister" Rodrigo Granda June 7. The press reports the two discussed Granda's relocation, with France and Cuba mentioned as the most likely candidates. French DCM Alain Fort told polcouns June 7 F [...] | 2007-06-08 17:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA418 | COLOMBIA SEEKING THE LEAD ON REGIONAL [...] (U) After sharp reductions in kidnapping and homicide rates in Colombia, the GoC is seeking to position itself as a leader in counterterrorism (CT) efforts in the region. Colombia signed a bi-national agreement with Paraguay to provide training and technical assistance in crime scene and kidna [...] | 2007-01-19 20:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON PGOV PREL PTER SNAR ASEC CO MX PA |
07BOGOTA4324 | FARC OFFICIAL RODRIGO GRANDA LIKELY TO END UP IN [...] (C) Summary: Catholic priest Dario Echeverri said the GOC's release of unofficial FARC "Foreign Minister" Rodrigo Granda will not lead to any advances on a humanitarian exchange in the short-term, but could be helpful in the long-term. He said the GOC is working to arrange Granda's travel to [...] | 2007-06-15 18:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4329 | GOC EFFORTS TO WORK WITH JUSTICE AND PEACE VICTIMS [...] The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia),Inspector General's Office (Procuraduria),Ombudsman (Defensoria),and National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission have to date helped over 80,000 victims of violence to come forward with information on crimes allegedly committed by former pa [...] | 2007-06-15 22:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4340 | COLOMBIA: ADDRESSING COLMIL EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos set up a high-level commission chaired by Vice Minister Jaramillo to address the apparent increase in extrajudicial killings by the Colombian military. He also ordered Armed Forces Commander Padilla to incorporate international humanitarian law into all operationa [...] | 2007-06-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA436 | RECENT LABOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] The GOC announced a 6.29 minimum wage increase on December 27, from 192 USD (408,000 pesos) to 205 USD (433,700 pesos). On the same day, President Uribe issued a decree aimed at limiting the use of workers' cooperatives as a form of labor contracting and vowed to combat those temporary contract [...] | 2007-01-22 17:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA437 | IS INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT DECREASING IN COLOMBIA? [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Colombia and a respected Colombian NGO, the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES),are reporting marked decreases (16-30 percent) in the number of new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the first 9 months of 2006. However, the International [...] | 2007-01-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF SNAR SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA440 | MEETING WITH AFRO-COLOMBIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP [...] (SBU) On January 17, Polcouns and Poloff visited the Bogota offices of the Association for Internally Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) to discuss specific threats against AFRODES' office in Cartagena, as well as land, displacement, and general security issues facing Afro-Colombians. AFRODES [...] | 2007-01-22 21:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA4471 | PARA-POLITICAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK NOT ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Presidential Legal Advisor Mauricio Gonzalez told polcouns June 15 the GOC proposal to provide for reduced, alternative sentences for politicians, front men (testaferros),ranchers, and others who were linked to the paramilitaries but were not United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) [...] | 2007-06-20 23:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA449 | SALVATORE MANCUSO BEGINS TO REVEAL CRIMES; VERSION [...] (U) Ex-AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso admitted to committing or ordering 336 murders from the early 1990s to 2003 in his January 15-16 voluntary confession, or version libre, in Medellin. He discussed paramilitary infiltration of government institutions and paramilitary interference in local a [...] | 2007-01-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4614 | HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REINTEGRATION FRANK PEARL [...] (SBU) The High Commissioner for Reintegration's Office (HCR)--which replaced the Reinsertion Program managed by the Minister of Interior and Justice last September--has changed the process to improve its effectiveness. The changes extend the program's educational and employment services--as w [...] | 2007-06-26 17:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4615 | CODEL MEEKS MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS [...] (U) June 4, 2007; 300PM, U.S. Embassy 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) Polcouns John Creamer Pol officer (notetaker) COLOMBIA Former President and Liberal Party leader Cesar Gaviria [...] | 2007-06-26 17:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4653 | CODEL MEEKS MEETS WITH PROSECUTOR GENERAL IGUARAN [...] (U) June 4, 2007; 200PM, U.S. Embassy 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) CDA Milton Drucker Pol officer (notetaker) COLOMBIA Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran Human Rights Unit Director [...] | 2007-06-26 20:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4677 | NEW DEFENSE MINISTRY DIRECTIVE PROHIBITS USE OF [...] (C) Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos issued a June 21 directive banning the incorporation of demobilized individuals into the "red de cooperantes" (voluntary informant networks) run by the military and police. Charge Drucker and OAS Observation mission (MAPP/OAS) head Sergio Caramagna [...] | 2007-06-28 01:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4716 | FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN HOSTAGES [...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...] | 2007-06-28 23:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4722 | SOUTHCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER SPEARS VISITS COLMIL [...] (C) On a June 25-27 visit, U.S. Southern Command Deputy Commander General Spears met Vice Minister of Defense Pinzon and Colombian Armed Forces Commander General Padilla. Pinzon said the GOC wanted to review counterdrug programs, with a possible shift from spraying to manual eradication and c [...] | 2007-06-29 13:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA4730 | CORRECTED COPY: FARC ASSASSINATES ELEVEN COLOMBIAN [...] Summary. The FARC assassinated eleven Colombian state assemblymen on June 18, according to a FARC communique issued June 28. The FARC claimed the hostages were killed in a crossfire during a military attack. President Uribe condemned the FARC for the murders, and he confirmed that GOC did [...] | 2007-06-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4741 | AS COLOMBIA MOURNS, FARC OFFERS TO RETURN HOSTAGE [...] On June 29, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) spokesman Raul Reyes issued a communique addressed to Fabiola Perdomo, widow of one of the murdered legislators, and to Alvaro Leyva, a long-term advocate of a humanitarian exchange, confirming the June 18 deaths of the eleven state as [...] | 2007-06-29 21:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4742 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES [...] (C) Your visit follows President Uribe's May and June visits to Washington. Uribe fears unsubstantiated claims that he and his family were tied to the paramilitaries are undermining prospects in the U.S. Congress for continued high aid levels and ratification of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...] | 2007-06-29 22:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MARR PTER ECON ETRD KCRM |
07BOGOTA4743 | MILGROUP BOGOTA (2) -- CLOSING THE COLAR'S [...] Personnel shortages in officer and NCO positions are a handicap to expansion of the Colombian Army's fight against the FARC. With guidance from the U.S. Army Mission, the Colombians are piloting new faster-track training courses, drawing officer candidates from civilian college graduates and [...] | 2007-06-29 22:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4746 | BUENAVENTURA: MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EFFORTS TO [...] (C) Marine and Police reinforcements in Buenaventura have cut homicides from last year's peaks, but violence has rebounded as FARC militias and criminal gangs launched a wave of bombings in response to the security crackdown. In addition, drug traffic has shifted inland, and gangs have recru [...] | 2007-06-30 20:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA4786 | CONGRESS DELIVERS RESULTS DESPITE PARA-POLITICAL [...] Summary. The Colombian Congress passed the GOC's top legislative priorities during its February-June session, despite the distraction of the para-political scandal. President Uribe's governing coalition lacks discipline and programmatic coherence, but was able to unite on votes that mattered, [...] | 2007-07-05 17:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREF PREL PTER PINR CO |
07BOGOTA4798 | HOW EX-PARAMILITARIES FINANCED THEMSELVES THROUGH [...] (C) Colombia's decentralization in the 1990s made local governments a tempting target for paramilitary infiltration. The paramilitary demobilization, confessions through the Justice and Peace process, and a renewed GOC security presence in former-para regions have exposed numerous cases of p [...] | 2007-07-05 20:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO |
07BOGOTA4825 | PDAS FARRAR MEETS COLOMBIAN LAND OFFICIALS [...] (C) DRL PDAS Jonathan Farrar met with officials of Colombia's rural land development agency (INCODER) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MinAg) in a June 24-29 visit. INCODER and MinAg officials described provisions in the new rural development law that protect the right [...] | 2007-07-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO |
07BOGOTA4995 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q2'07 [...] (C) GOC efforts in the second quarter continued to erode FARC and ELN fighting strength, while new strategies effectively targeted other illegal armed groups. FARC attacks centered on vital drug trafficking areas in Tolima Department, Cali, and Buenaventura, where the group conducted a serie [...] | 2007-07-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5002 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q2'07 [...] (C) GOC efforts in the second quarter continued to erode FARC and ELN fighting strength, while new strategies effectively targeted other illegal armed groups. FARC attacks centered on vital drug trafficking areas in Tolima Department, Cali, and Buenaventura, where the group conducted a serie [...] | 2007-07-12 12:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5035 | FARC SEEKS ICRC HELP TO RETURN MURDERED HOSTAGES' [...] On July 9, the FARC posted an open letter on its web portal Anncol from Secretariat member Raul Reyes requesting the "good offices" of international intermediaries -- mainly the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) -- to facilitate handover of the remains of 11 Valle assemblymen mu [...] | 2007-07-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR CO |
07BOGOTA509 | GOC AND ELN WORK ON CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT; SENIOR [...] (C) GOC and ELN representatives meet in Venezuela on January 24 to discuss a ceasefire agreement. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told us in December the GOC would insist the ELN implement a ceasefire in February and would link political space for the ELN to release of its kidnap vic [...] | 2007-01-24 20:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA5118 | ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN PEACE TALKS WITH ELN SET TO [...] (C) Summary. The on-again, off-again peace talks between the GOC and ELN are set to resume July 14. ELN negotiator Palbo Beltran said in an interview the ELN was willing to agree to a cessation of hostilities and a release of hostages, but admitted that serious differences with the GOC on v [...] | 2007-07-13 23:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA5256 | PRESIDENT URIBE MEETS WITH CODEL REYES [...] On July 8, at 1730, at CATAM airfield in Bogota. 2. Participants: United States Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) CDA Milton Drucker C/ORA David Fitzgerald Michael Delaney George Pappas Notetaker Colombia President Uribe FM Fernando Araujo DAS Director Andres Penate ------ [...] | 2007-07-19 21:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MARR ELAB CO |
07BOGOTA5258 | JHON PINCHAO'S ESCAPE FROM FARC CAPTIVITY [...] (C) Police subintendente Jhon Frank Pinchao successfully fled eight and a half years of FARC captivity in late April 2007 (ref A),four months after Fernando Araujo escaped from a separate rebel front (ref B, C). Unlike Araujo, who escaped during a military operation, Pinchao relied on long- [...] | 2007-07-19 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA5299 | BOGOTA FY08 "1206" PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Embassay Bogota concurs with the following eight project proposals for Section 1206 funding in FY 2008. Listed in priority order, all will strengthen Colombia's capacity to conduct counterterrorism operations against the FARC and ELN (designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and other [...] | 2007-07-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5392 | COLOMBIA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] This is an action request (see paragraphs 2). 2. We received a request from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for support for their candidate for the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez. Pastor Murillo is well-known [...] | 2007-07-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UN UNHRC AORC CO |
07BOGOTA5424 | MILGROUP BOGOTA (3) -- MODERNIZING PERSONNEL [...] Colombian military personnel do not have military occupational specialties (MOS) and hence cannot be categorized according to training, experience, or expertise. The military also does not have a computerized system to track personnel, which causes inefficiencies and gaps in deployments for k [...] | 2007-07-25 23:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5431 | COLOMBIA PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS FREE FROM [...] (C) Summary. The GOC and political parties are working to prevent the interference of illegal armed groups (FARC, ELN, new criminal groups) in the October elections for governors, mayors, and other local officials. A recent independent study concluded that 328 of Colombia's 1099 municipali [...] | 2007-07-26 17:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO |
07BOGOTA5444 | CONGRESS PASSES RURAL DEVELOPMENT LAW WITH [...] (C) On June 15, Colombia's congress passed a rural development law to increase rural productivity, harmonize existing laws, and reform INCODER, Colombia's rural land development agency. Concerns of human rights, Afro-Colombian and indigenous groups were addressed in the bill, and INCODER wi [...] | 2007-07-26 21:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA5449 | FARC REPORTEDLY WANTS TO MEET U.S. OFFICIALS TO [...] (S) Newly promoted director of the Office of Police Intelligence (DIPOL) Colonel Ramirez Calle met with Embassy Legat on July 24. Ramirez told Legat that DIPOL had intercepted FARC communications indicating that the FARC would like a face-to-face meeting between one of their spokespersons, [...] | 2007-07-27 11:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA5488 | HOW COLOMBIA'S ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS FINANCED [...] (C) The FARC, ELN and former AUC partially financed their criminal activities through "vacunas," extortion payments levied on businesses and households. Some large companies paid millions of dollars for "protection," while individual households might pay USD two to five per month. Armed gro [...] | 2007-07-27 21:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA5489 | COLOMBIA DISPUTES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT ON [...] Summary: Amnesty International (AI) released a report on July 3 criticizing the GOC's record on combating violence against trade unions. The report accused the Colombian military of maintaining links with former paramilitary groups that used terror tactics against unionists. It also critic [...] | 2007-07-27 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA5530 | COLOMBIAN SUPREME COURT RULING THREATENS LEGAL [...] Summary: On July 25, President Uribe announced the GOC would introduce a bill in Congress to reverse a July 11 Supreme Court (SC) decision that removes the legal basis for pardoning 18,000 demobilized paramilitaries for their membership in the United Self-defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) and [...] | 2007-07-30 23:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA5672 | SAN JOSE DE APARTADO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY, [...] (C) On August 1, Poloffs met with members of the 17th Brigade, local police, the Peace Community (PC) and the Human Rights Ombudsman in San Jose de Apartado to highlight concern over recent violence and press security forces to respect human rights. The 17th Brigade and the San Jose de Apart [...] | 2007-08-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA5683 | URIBE PROPOSAL TO FARC ON HOSTAGES [...] (U) On August 2, President Alvaro Uribe said he would release Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) prisoners and create an "encounter zone" for peace talks with the FARC for 90 days if the FARC first released all its hostages. The offer came in a public, sometime tense, debate on Bo [...] | 2007-08-03 17:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO |
07BOGOTA5742 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL MOVES TO INSULATE PARAPOLITICAL [...] (U) On August 6, the Supreme Court's Criminal Chamber of Appeals announced it will select a judge in Bogota to try former Sucre Department Senator Jairo Merlano who is accused of collaborating with paramilitary groups. This follows the November 28, 2006 decision by the Supreme Court--at the r [...] | 2007-08-06 23:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA5789 | ELN PEACE TALKS STUCK OVER VERIFICATION AND ELN [...] (C) Summary. GOC-ELN peace talks are stuck over the ELN's refusal to accept the GOC terms for cease-fire monitoring and hostage release verification mechanisms. The ELN is looking for a new strategy to move the talks forward. Peace process "guarantor" Akerman is trying to convince ELN leader [...] | 2007-08-08 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA581 | MEDELLIN SETS THE PACE ON SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Secretary of Government for Medellin Gustavo Villegas said on January 16 security in the city had improved dramatically over the last three years. Even regular criminal group members want to "demobilize." Still, Medellin faced security challenges associated with ex-paramilitary power st [...] | 2007-01-26 20:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA5871 | ARRESTS MADE IN NARCO/FARC INFILTRATION OF MILITARY [...] The Colombian Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) and Colombian Army counterintelligence worked closely for over a year to uncover a small network of Army personnel collaborating with the Norte de Valle drugs cartel. The Fiscalia has arrested at least nine military members and two civilians, and th [...] | 2007-08-10 21:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5882 | COLOMBIA'S NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS: THE DRUG TRADE'S [...] (SBU) New criminal groups active in areas of former paramilitary influence are largely small drug mafias that lack the United Self-Defense Forces' (AUC) political pretensions. Most emerged to exploit the narcotrafficking and criminal vacuum left by the AUC's demobilization; an estimated 20% [...] | 2007-08-13 13:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA5986 | OAS DELEGATION INSPECTS HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN [...] (U) Summary: Poloff accompanied an international delegation organized by the OAS Mission to Aid the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS) to hear concerns of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community (PC). PC members reiterated their distrust of the GOC justice system and concerns about security. Apartado [...] | 2007-08-16 12:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6013 | OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT MEMBERS VOICE CONCERN [...] (U) Summary: As the October 28 regional elections approach, concerns over the integrity of elections are surfacing. Opposition politicians and GOC officials voiced concern that paramilitaries, the FARC, ELN and narco-traffickers will affect the outcomes in certain regions. Opposition leader [...] | 2007-08-16 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA6020 | URIBE PROPOSES BILL TO CHARGE PARAS FOR CRIMINAL [...] (U) On August 15, Interior and Justice Minister Carlos Holguin officially presented a bill in Congress that would charge the 18,000 demobilized paramilitaries--who have been in legal limbo since the July 11 Supreme Court that para crimes were common, not political offenses--with "simple consp [...] | 2007-08-16 22:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6028 | GOC SHOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON CEASEFIRE TERMS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe showed some flexibility on possible ceasefire terms with the ELN, but said the group should sign a "base agreement" (acuerdo base) establishing a roadmap for the peace process at the next GOC-ELN talks set for August 20-24 in Havana. The GOC feels a sense of urgen [...] | 2007-08-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA606 | JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN GENERAL PACE MEETS WITH VICE [...] (C) In a one-hour meeting with CJCS General Peter Pace on January 19, Vice President Francisco Santos urged continued U.S. Congressional support for the fight against FARC terrorists. Santos said the GOC supported spraying but also sought new strategies. He cautioned that Ecuador's President [...] | 2007-01-29 18:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6105 | DUSTR VERONEAU DISCUSSES TRADE, LABOR VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. During his August 7-11 visit to Colombia, DUSTR John Veroneau discussed U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) prospects and labor violence with Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata and Attorney General Mario Iguaran. Veroneau briefed the officials on the state of play i [...] | 2007-08-20 22:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA6106 | BUDGET INCREASE FOR PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE [...] Minister of Interior and Justice Carlos Holguin said in an August 13 interview in Semana magazine the GOC would provide an additional 80 billion pesos (40 million USD) to the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) in the 2008 budget. This would enable the Fiscalia to add 497 new personnel to [...] | 2007-08-20 23:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6186 | CHAVEZ OFFERS TO HELP NEGOTIATE COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Chavez met with relatives of FARC-held hostages and offered to act as an observer/guarantor for a humanitarian exchange. He also suggested Venezuela as a possible site for talks. Colombian Liberal party Senator Piedad Cordoba set up the meeting after Presi [...] | 2007-08-22 22:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6200 | VISIT OF HDAC COMMITTEE, AUGUST 27-31, 2007 [...] (SBU) Colombia's congress passed President Uribe,s top legislative priorities in its latest session, and its members look forward to developing institutional ties with the U.S. Congress. Security has markedly improved with successful military efforts to re-take areas controlled by the Revolut [...] | 2007-08-23 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM ECON ETRD OVIP OTRA PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA6290 | GOC AND FARC MANEUVER ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Summary: FARC spokesperson Raul Reyes insisted the GOC create a demilitarized zone ("despeje") for a humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages. GOC officials firmly rejected a despeje, but said the GOC would consider new proposals to achieve a humanitarian exchange. End summary. [...] | 2007-08-27 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6329 | REPRESENTATIVE BLUNT MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] Summary: Representative Roy Blunt (R-MO) met with Vice President Santos on August 22 to discuss counter narcotics cooperation and prospects for U.S. congressional approval of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Santos voiced optimism regarding degradation of the FARC's network and cont [...] | 2007-08-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6382 | SENTENCING OF SOLDIERS IN ARAUCA LABOR CASE [...] A Bogota court sentenced four Colombian soldiers to 40 years each for murdering three union leaders in Saravena, Arauca department on August 5, 2004. The court ruling, announced August 28, found the soldiers guilty of executing labor leaders Jairo Eduardo Prieto Chamucero, Hector Alirio Mart [...] | 2007-08-30 21:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6383 | COLOMBIA TO EXTEND UN HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE [...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia (GOC) and the UN High Commission on Human Rights (UNHCHR) have agreed on the renewal of the UNHCHR mandate in Colombia through 2010. The agreement will be signed during the September 8-9 visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. Juan [...] | 2007-08-30 21:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6400 | REPRESENTATIVE BLUNT MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Uribe thanked Representative Blunt for his support, and outlined GOC efforts to protect union members, prosecute human rights violators, combat emerging new criminal groups, and address Colombia's socio-economic problems. Uribe explained that he had begun to review t [...] | 2007-08-31 16:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV ETRD PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6460 | GOC KILLS FARC HIGH VALUE TARGET TOMAS MEDINA [...] (U) The GOC claims to have killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 16th Front commander Tomas Medina Caracas, aka "Negro Acacio." Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said Medina died September 1 during a pre-dawn bombing of a FARC jungle camp near the Venezuela border. The GOC h [...] | 2007-09-05 11:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6461 | INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS RECOVERS BODIES OF FARC [...] (C) The FARC and GOC agreed after six weeks of negotiations that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would recover the bodies of the 11 legislators killed in June and that the OAS would coordinate an international forensic team to examine the cadavers. The FARC claims the le [...] | 2007-09-05 11:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6520 | CHAVEZ OFFERS TO HOST NINTH ROUND OF ELN PEACE [...] (C) Summary. At an August 31 summit with President Uribe in Bogota, Venezuelan President Chavez offered to host a new round of GOC-ELN peace talks in Caracas. Uribe quickly agreed to Chavez' offer, believing it is better to have Chavez inside the tent rather than outside causing problems. G [...] | 2007-09-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6535 | GOC CONSULTATIONS WITH INDIGENOUS AND [...] The GOC must consult with indigenous and Afro-Colombian groups about actions that affect them pursuant to international treaties, the Colombian Constitution, laws, and court decisions. The GOC conducts 50-75 consultations per year, 80 percent with indigenous groups and 20 percent with Afro-C [...] | 2007-09-07 19:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA6536 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY REACHES OUT TO INDIGENOUS AND [...] Summary: The Ministry of Defense issued directives instructing military and police to respect the integrity of indigenous and Afro-Colombians. The directives educate commanders on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Colombians and provide guidance on how such communities should be treated. A [...] | 2007-09-07 19:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA6594 | UNHCHR INTERNAL REPORT ASSESSES SAN JOSE DE [...] (C) Summary: A local United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) report on San Jose de Apartado (SJDA) highlights differences between the Peace Community's (PC) version of recent killings and accounts provided by the Prosecutor General (Fiscalia),Human Rights Ombudsman (Defenso [...] | 2007-09-11 18:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6649 | CHAVEZ FACES TOUGH JOB NEGOTIATING HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Summary. On August 31, President Uribe and Venezuelan President Chavez discussed Chavez' efforts to facilitate a "humanitarian exchange" of FARC-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. Uribe ruled out any demilitarized area ("despeje") or return of released prisoners to FA [...] | 2007-09-12 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO |
07BOGOTA6668 | ELECTORAL VIOLENCE DOWN, BUT STILL AN ISSUE IN [...] Summary: As the October 28 local elections draw near, violence against candidates continues in specific regions--though at lower levels than in previous elections. Contacts from political parties across the spectrum expect free and fair elections in spite of the limited violence. The FARC and [...] | 2007-09-12 21:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA6697 | CODEL PRICE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 28 meeting with Codel Price, President Uribe explained the Justice and Peace Law and reiterated his commitment to extradite former paramilitaries who violate their peace process obligations. He reviewed GOC efforts to reintegrate former paramilitaries -as well as [...] | 2007-09-13 15:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD KJUS PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6699 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFELD PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 15:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD CO |
07BOGOTA6744 | GOC BREAKS UP EMERGING CRIMINAL GANG AND [...] On August 31, the Colombian National Police (CNP) arrested 50 alleged members of "Los 40," an emerging criminal gang involved in violence, drug trafficking and extortion in Atlantico, Bolivar, and Magdalena departments. The group took its name from former AUC commander "Jorge 40" (demobilized [...] | 2007-09-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR CO |
07BOGOTA6745 | POLO PARTY'S INTERNAL RIVALRIES FLARE OVER THE FARC [...] (U) Summary: Polo Democratico Senator Dussan's September 11 statement that "we are neither with the FARC, nor against the FARC" overshadowed the party's rejection of the FARC's armed struggle and generated an angry exchange with fellow Polo Senator Petro. Petro attributed Dussan's comment t [...] | 2007-09-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO |
07BOGOTA6746 | COLOMBIA: TRACKING CONVICTIONS IN LABOR VIOLENCE [...] The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) created a special sub-unit in October 2006 to focus on prosecuting "priority" cases of violence against trade unionists. Working with the three main labor confederations, the Fiscalia identified 204 "priority" cases and pledged to prosecute the perpe [...] | 2007-09-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6754 | GOC PLANS FOR TRIPARTITE G-24 MEETING IN BOGOTA [...] Vice Foreign Minister Adriana Mejia told us September 13 that the Group of 24's (G-24) Third International Conference on Colombia (November 29-December 1) in Bogota would provide an excellent opportunity to highlight the GOC's international cooperation strategy, showcase progress on human righ [...] | 2007-09-17 20:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA6789 | MAJOR SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR 1999 MASSACRE IN [...] On September 15, the Colombian Supreme Court found Major Luis Fernando Campuzano Vasquez guilty of complicity in the August 21, 1999 massacre of 27 people in La Gabarra, Norte de Santander. The court ruled that Campuzano, a lieutenant at the time, ordered the withdrawal of military patrols an [...] | 2007-09-18 23:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA6881 | GOC REITERATES RULES OF THE GAME FOR CHAVEZ AND [...] (S) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo said he and President Uribe repeatedly told Venezuelan President Chavez the GOC will not consider a demilitarized zone as part of a deal for a "humanitarian exchange" with the FARC. The FARC does not want to meet with Chavez in Venezuela (preferring [...] | 2007-09-19 22:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR CO |
07BOGOTA6885 | CORDOBA SEEKS MEETINGS WITH "SIMON TRINIDAD" AND [...] (C) Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba called the Charge from Caracas on September 18 to request a meeting with FARC members "Simon Trinidad" and "Sonia" (convicted in the United States of terrorism and drug charges, respectively). Cordoba asked to meet with the two on September 21 during a plan [...] | 2007-09-20 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF FR VZ CO |
07BOGOTA6894 | ELN "CONFUSED" AS PARTIES PREPARE FOR TALKS IN [...] (C) Summary. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the last round of ELN talks in Havana (August 20-24) made it clear the Cubans would not press the ELN to make a deal, leading the GOC to accept the ELN's long-standing request to shift the talks to Caracas. The GOC thinks President Chavez wants [...] | 2007-09-20 23:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BOGOTA6899 | SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL MCCAFFREY [...] (SBU) President Uribe's "democratic security" policy has hit the FARC and ELN hard over the past five years, with security improving across the country. Colombians are free to travel highways and confidence has skyrocketed, translating into record economic growth. The paramilitary peace proc [...] | 2007-09-21 18:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6932 | COLOMBIA'S NEW VICTIMS' PROTECTION PROGRAM UNDER [...] The Ministry of Interior and Justice (MIJ) issued a decree on September 18 creating an integrated program to protect almost 70,000 victims who have denounced paramilitary crimes or sought redress under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). The decree assigns the national police (CNP) the task of [...] | 2007-09-24 18:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA6948 | COLOMBIA'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE FAIR ELECTIONS IN [...] During a pre-elections visit to Sucre and Cordoba departments, politicians, local authorities, and victims, groups all told us the safer environment created by the demobilization of paramilitaries resulted in a dramatic increase in the participation of newer political parties. However, some v [...] | 2007-09-25 04:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA696 | COLMIL RELIEVES COLONEL OF COMMAND FOR [...] (SBU) On January 26, Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos relieved Colonel Hernan Mejia Gutierrez, a highly decorated officer, from command of the 13th Mobile Brigade due to allegations tying him to former paramilitary leader Jorge 40. Military Criminal Justice authorities transferred their [...] | 2007-01-31 22:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6966 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador briefed President Uribe on the latest developments on the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),urged the GOC to coordinate closely with the USG on the efforts of Senator Cordoba and President Chavez to achieve a humanitarian exchange with the FARC, and outlined likely shift [...] | 2007-09-25 17:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA6967 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S SEPTEMBER 21 MEETING WITH [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo said that the GOC finds it hard to control Senator Cordoba's and President Chavez' efforts to facilitate a humanitarian exchange. The FARC has little interested in an exchange, but wants to use Chavez' role to gain international recognition, create tension [...] | 2007-09-25 17:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV VZ CO |
07BOGOTA6998 | THREE AIR FORCE OFFICERS SENTENCED FOR SANTO [...] The 12th Circuit Penal Court in Bogota sentenced two pilots and a technician to six years under house arrest on manslaughter charges stemming from the accidental bombing of a community in Tame (Arauca),which killed 17 people during an operation against the FARC on December 13, 1998. Captain [...] | 2007-09-26 12:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7017 | GENERAL PETER PACE'S SEPTEMBER 13 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 13, 2007, Cartagena Airport, 60 minutes 2. (U) Participants: United States SouthCom Commander ADM James Stavridis Ambassador William Brownfield Colombia Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos Military Forces Commander GEN Fredy Padilla Army Commander GEN Mario Monto [...] | 2007-09-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PTER PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA7019 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S SEPTEMBER 24 CALL ON TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata on September 24 told the Ambassador that the dramatic turnaround of Colombia remains a process and still requires expanded trade and investment. The Minister applauds USG efforts to expand the bilateral economic rela [...] | 2007-09-27 18:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ETRD EINV PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA7038 | NGO CONSULTATION FOCUSES ON AFRO-COLOMBIAN AND [...] Summary: On September 14, we hosted a discussion of Afro-Colombian and indigenous issues with human rights groups. Participants criticized the GOC's "democratic security" policy as a pretext to transfer lands traditionally belonging to indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities to large commer [...] | 2007-09-27 23:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7061 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD,S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met September 26 with families of the three American hostages held by the FARC. The families appreciated the Ambassador's recent statements that he would not oppose other governments' efforts to resolve the hostages' detention. The Ambassador stressed the importan [...] | 2007-09-30 20:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER PREL PGOV CO VZ |
07BOGOTA7104 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior and Justice (MOIJ) Holguin told the Ambassador on September 26 that the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) process faced difficult challenges as it addresses the legal status of 18,000 rank and file demobilized paramilitary. The recent victims protection decree will [...] | 2007-10-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PINR PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7158 | FARC TIE RELEASE OF "SONIA" AND "SIMON TRINIDAD" [...] (C) The FARC published an editorial on October 2 calling for the GOC to grant a demilitarized zone for talks on a humanitarian accord and demanding the release of FARC members "Sonia" and "Simon Trinidad" from U.S. custody as part of a deal. Catholic priest Father Echeverri, who attended Vene [...] | 2007-10-03 23:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7193 | PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN SUCRE: NEW SPACE [...] (U) Politicians, local authorities, and victims groups in Sucre report the paramilitary demobilization has opened new political space, allowing increased participation by new political parties and social groups ahead of the October elections. Still, some victims, groups and candidates complai [...] | 2007-10-04 20:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7203 | URIBE REITERATES GOC OPPOSITION TO RETURN OF [...] On October 3, following a breakfast meeting with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, President Alvaro Uribe told the press the GOC opposed the return to Colombia of FARC members "Sonia" and "Simon Trinidad" as part of any humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages for FARC members in Colomb [...] | 2007-10-04 23:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7223 | CORDOBA PRE-ELECTIONS REPORT: INCREASED [...] (U) New parties and community groups are taking advantage of the greater political space created by the paramilitary demobilization and jailing of elected officials with paramilitary ties to participate actively in the October local elections in Cordoba. Still, candidates fear new criminal gr [...] | 2007-10-05 19:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7224 | SHOOTING VICTIMS REQUEST INVESTIGATION AND [...] (C) On September 17, Miguel and Ualberto Hoyos, leaders of a resettlement effort for displaced persons near Curvarado and Belen de Bajira, Choco department, were shot outside their home by a man believed linked to new criminal groups and local ranchers. The Hoyos brothers believe they were ta [...] | 2007-10-05 20:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA7234 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated to Foreign Minister Araujo on October 1 our commitment to obtaining U.S. congressional approval of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and said we will need continued GOC support for the congressional delegations that will likely visit Colombia in the coming [...] | 2007-10-06 00:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER UNSC VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7238 | HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN CARTAGENA INVOLVE NEWLY [...] (U) Summary: Displaced community members told a visiting international delegation organized by UNHCHR that threats by newly emerging criminal bands are on the rise. A community leader was shot on July 16, and 15 other human rights and community leaders received threats this year. The local Hum [...] | 2007-10-09 12:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7240 | PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Supreme Court has linked 37 of Colombia's 268 legislators to the former paramilitaries, with fourteen members in jail, one a fugitive, and twenty-two under formal investigation. Congressmen facing investigation include Mario Uribe, a distant cousin and longtime political ass [...] | 2007-10-09 15:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7281 | GOC-GOV TENSIONS EMERGE AS HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...] (C) President Chavez urged the GOC to facilitate, not block, GOV efforts to meet with FARC leaders in Venezuela. The GOC responded by warning the international community not to "fall for the deception of terrorism." Long-time FARC intermediary Alvaro Leyva said Uribe's decision to involve Cha [...] | 2007-10-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7323 | TRANSPARENT ELECTION PROCESS AND GREATER POLITICAL [...] Local candidates and officials in Apartado (Antioquia department) told us preparations for the October elections are proceeding in a transparent manner. Local candidates said the current environment allowed a broader "political space" to campaign freely and had few complaints about how local [...] | 2007-10-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7325 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S 26 SEPTEMBER MEETING WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Brownfield met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Juan Manuel Santos and Vice MoD Juan Carlos Pinzon on September 26. Santos raised the need for agreement on GOC sharing of intelligence with Israeli defense contractors, as well as Colombia's request that its priority military purc [...] | 2007-10-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA7350 | ELECTION RISK MAPS HIGHLIGHT REGIONAL THREATS [...] In mid-September, the civil society Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) published maps identifying 576 of Colombia's 1099 municipalities as at risk for violence or electoral fraud during the October 28 departmental and municipal elections. Interior Minister Carlos Holguin dismissed the MOE f [...] | 2007-10-11 21:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA7359 | PRESIDENT URIBE: QUESTIONS ARISE WITH SUPREME [...] (SBU) On October 8, President Uribe released a statement saying he had received a letter from a jailed paramilitary accusing Supreme Court Magistrate Ivan Velasquez of offering the paramilitary legal benefits to implicate Uribe in a plot to murder a jailed paramilitary leader. Uribe called Vel [...] | 2007-10-12 14:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER |
07BOGOTA7375 | U PARTY PROPOSES THIRD TERM FOR URIBE [...] On October 10, U Party Secretary General Luis Guillermo Giraldo announced that the Party would seek to amend the constitution to allow President Uribe to run for a third term in 2010 presidential elections. In a Senate session hosted by the U Party to discuss its platform, Giraldo said "no m [...] | 2007-10-12 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA7395 | GOC TAKING CONCRETE STEPS TOWARDS INVESTIGATING [...] (SBU) Summary: An international human rights group coalition claims there were 955 extrajudicial killings by Colombian security forces between July 2002 and June 2007. The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) is formally investigating 189 allegations of extrajudicial killings involving 388 [...] | 2007-10-15 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7397 | PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN VALLEDUPAR: CRIMINAL [...] (U) Summary: Candidates and officials in Valledupar, capital of the northern Cesar Department, report some paramilitary influence in local campaigns and isolated security threats against candidates, but note an overall improvement in openness and transparency this election season. The GOC is [...] | 2007-10-15 20:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7421 | INCREASING ASSET SEIZURES: A STEP FORWARD IN [...] (U) In the past three months, the GOC seized close to a billion dollars in assets tied to major narcotraffickers, including infamous ex-paramilitaries "Macaco" and Vicente Castano, and drug trafficker "Chupeta." The seizures reflect excellent US-GOC law enforcement cooperation, as well as the [...] | 2007-10-16 22:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA7451 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 10 MEETING WITH UNHCHR [...] (SBU) In an October 10 courtesy call, the Ambassador voiced our support for the work of local UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Office Director Juan Pablo Corlazzoli and noted our interest in working closely with his successor. Corlazzoli thanked the Ambassador for U.S. funding, voi [...] | 2007-10-17 23:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR PREL PTER UN CO |
07BOGOTA7453 | COLOMBIAN HIGH-VALUE TARGET OPERATIONS BEARING [...] (S) The Colombian military's successful operation against FARC 16th Front commander and leading narcotrafficker Tomas Medina Caracas aka "Negro Acacio" shows that the Colombians--with substantial U.S. support--have advanced in intelligence, strike accuracy, mission planning and deployment, op [...] | 2007-10-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA7456 | MAGDALENA GOVERNOR CONVICTED FOR PARAMILITARY TIES [...] Trino Luna Correa, Liberal party member and former governor of Magdalena, plead guilty to aggravated conspiracy (concierto para delinquir agravado) to commit crime due to his paramilitary ties on October 14. Luna, who ran uncontested in 2003, was detained in March for ties to para leaders Ro [...] | 2007-10-18 19:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7470 | UNITED STATES, COLOMBIA AND MEXICO MEETING [...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Karen Tandy met with Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos Calderon and Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza on October 9 to promote increased counternarcotics cooperation. The meeting was part of a series and led to ag [...] | 2007-10-18 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC ECIN PTER SNAR MX CO |
07BOGOTA7481 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 11 MEETING WITH [...] (C) In an October 11 meeting, the Ambassador and Vice-President Santos reviewed prospects for U.S. approval of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA),agreed on the need to work closely to deflect efforts by President Chavez and the FARC to make the USG and GOC look intransigent in humanita [...] | 2007-10-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7483 | PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN CUCUTA: CRIME AND BORDER [...] (U) Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander, is a major transit point to Venezuela, making it a magnet for illegal armed groups trying to control legal and illegal commercial activity. Its mayor was arrested in September for paramilitary ties, but he remains highly popular. Election preparat [...] | 2007-10-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PINR PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7582 | OAS AND U.S. ELECTORAL OBSERVATION EFFORTS IN [...] The OAS Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has a presence on the ground and will support extensive GOC actions to promote free and fair elections (reftel). The Embassy has developed an election observation plan, and will deploy 30 officers across key Departments under OAS accreditation. Othe [...] | 2007-10-19 22:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7622 | META AT RISK: ELECTIONS VISIT TO VILLAVICENCIO [...] (U) On September 26-28, we met with political party leaders, candidates, incumbents, and civil society representatives in Meta to discuss the October 28 local elections. The civil society group--the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE)--considers Meta at high risk for violence and fraud. Cor [...] | 2007-10-22 22:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER PHUM CO |
07BOGOTA7623 | MAPP/OAS CONCERNED OVER ALLEGED EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) An internal MAPP/OAS report outlined concerns about the disappearance of eleven young men in Sucre department, allegedly involving the 11th brigade. Six of the men (ages 16-22) were found dead days after their disappearance; the 11th brigade claimed they were killed in combat. Five remain [...] | 2007-10-22 22:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS MARR CO |
07BOGOTA7625 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q3'07 [...] (C) The following reflects the Country Team's quarterly review of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and GOC activities. During the third quarter of 2007, the FARC shifted forces to its core territories between Meta Department and the Pacific coast -- evidently to hunker down, pro [...] | 2007-10-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR MCAP OAS CO |
07BOGOTA7648 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER REVIEWS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos voiced skepticism about the efforts of President Chavez and Senator Cordoba to facilitate a humanitarian exchange with the FARC, prompting a rebuke from President Uribe. GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us Uribe was chagrined with Santos' remarks, because at th [...] | 2007-10-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7671 | GOC'S POSSIBLE SHIFT ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] (C) During an October 17 meeting with Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC),President Uribe suggested the GOC would revisit whether to continue delaying the application of the ICC war crimes provision. The GOC exempted itself from the provision for se [...] | 2007-10-24 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7695 | DRAFT MAPP/OAS TENTH QUARTERLY REPORT ON PEACE [...] (C) The MAPP/OAS draft Tenth Quarterly Report on the peace process recognizes GOC progress in the reintegration of demobilized paramilitaries, as well as in combating new criminal groups, but urges it to do more to prevent narcotraffickers, the FARC, and other criminal groups from exploiting [...] | 2007-10-25 17:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO PHUM PGOV KJUS PREL |
07BOGOTA7702 | VALLE DE CAUCA: CLEAN ELECTIONS EXPECTED DESPITE [...] (C) Summary. We expect peaceful elections in most races in Valle de Cauca, but there is widespread concern that drug money may be behind some campaigns. The FARC is unlikely to disrupt elections, but is reportedly sponsoring candidates around Cali. New criminal groups and ex-paramilitaries [...] | 2007-10-25 21:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7718 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) In an October 13 breakfast meeting with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and an accompanying congressional SIPDIS delegation, President Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support and urged them to support the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). He said the FTA will complement Plan Colomb [...] | 2007-10-26 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KJUS OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER EC |
07BOGOTA7746 | COLOMBIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS PROCEED SMOOTHLY WITH [...] Colombia's October 28 local elections occurred without significant violence or problems. The GOC deployed 167,000 police and military to voting sites, and electoral officials were well-organized overall. The GOC quickly deployed security to the few areas where allegations of fraud--or local [...] | 2007-10-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7748 | SCENESETTER FOR THE USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL AND [...] (SBU) Your delegation will visit a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. During your visit y [...] | 2007-10-30 19:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELAB EAGR OVIP PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA7761 | GOC CONSIDERING CHANGES IN REPARATIONS IN JUSTICE [...] (SBU) The GOC announced October 23 it is considering a proposal by the National Commission of Reparations and Reconciliation (CNRR) to change the reparations process from the current judicial procedure--which has proved extremely slow in identifying victims and assets--to an administrative p [...] | 2007-10-30 22:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA7772 | COLOMBIA'S 2008 BUDGET INCREASES SOCIAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 16, Colombia's Congress approved the 2008 national budget with a 9 percent spending increase over the 2007 budget. Despite the increase, the GOC expects to come in below its fiscal deficit target of 3.3 percent of GDP while raising the primary surplus above 1 percent [...] | 2007-10-31 20:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA7804 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S OCTOBER 29 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador told Cardinal Pedro Rubiano on October 29 that the USG would consider joint efforts with the Church on health, education, and poverty reduction projects. Rubiano said the National Conciliation Commission has useful insights into peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces [...] | 2007-11-01 17:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VE VT CO |
07BOGOTA7842 | COLOMBIA: DELIVERY OF FY08 MCC SCORECARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC CO |
07BOGOTA7862 | EMBASSY CONFIRMS REPORT OF AMERICAN KIDNAPPED BY FARC IN APRI [...] (C) Summary. On October 25, FBI and consular representatives inter 2. (C) In late September 2007, Colombian citizen Nestor Mora wrote to 3. (C) Nestor described the circumstances surrounding his brotherQs ki 4. (C) Nestor said the kidnappers contacted him two months later, and [...] | 2007-11-02 20:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER PREL PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA7873 | EMBASSY CONFIRMS REPORT OF AMERICAN KIDNAPPED BY FARC IN [...] (C) Summary. On October 25, FBI and consular representatives interviewed Colombian citizen Nestor Mora. Mora said that the FARC had kidnapped his brother, U.S. citizen Daniel Mora, in April 2003. Post verified DanielQs citizenship, and Colombian authorities have confirmed NestorQs account o [...] | 2007-11-02 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PTER PREL PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA790 | TRADE CONFEDERATIONS SEND ANTI-FTA LETTER TO U.S. [...] (U) On January 23, two trade confederations and a pensioner's group released an open letter to the U.S. Congress, criticizing the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and urging that it not be ratified (See para 5). The trade confederations also invited a U.S. labor-Congressional delegation [...] | 2007-02-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA791 | FISCALIA INDICTS, ARRESTS SEVEN SOLDIERS IN HIGH [...] (U) On January 31, the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) announced the indictments and arrests of seven soldiers on homicide charges in the January 21, 2006 killing of Edilberto Vasquez Cardona of the Arenas Alta Peace Community in San Jose de Apartado. The seven soldiers, two noncommiss [...] | 2007-02-06 11:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7946 | PARAS, FARC, AND CORRUPTION LOSE GROUND IN LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. The results of October 28 local elections saw ex-paramilitaries and their political associates lose ground. The paramilitary demobilization created new political space, with the press actively exposing candidates with para ties. Still, some candidates linked to jailed para-poli [...] | 2007-11-06 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA7951 | SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA [...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...] | 2007-11-06 22:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA7954 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 29 MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed with Liberal Party leader Cesar Gaviria on October 29 the result of the preceding day's local elections, Senator Cordoba's and President Chavez' efforts to promote a humanitarian accord, and prospects for U.S. Congressional approval of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...] | 2007-11-06 22:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD PHUM PINR PREL OAS PE VE CO |
07BOGOTA7955 | SCENESETTER FOR ONDCP DIRECTOR JOHN WALTERS AND DEA [...] (SBU) You are visiting a Colombia far safer, economically stronger, better governed and more democratic than it has been in decades. Many Colombians say conditions today have improved to a level better than any other time in their lives or those of their parents. Murder rates declined 40 per [...] | 2007-11-07 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP SNAR ETRD ELAB PGOV PREL CO |
07BOGOTA7971 | MARINES MAKE MAJOR DRUG SEIZURES, BUT SUFFER [...] (C) Operating in difficult terrain, Colombian Marine units accounted for 20% of Colombian cocaine seizures in January-October 2007 (nearly 20 metric tons). Beyond fighting drugs, Marines participated in counterguerrilla offensives, manned river checkpoints and patrols, safeguarded shipping, a [...] | 2007-11-07 18:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA7981 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 1 MEETING WITH BOGOTA MAYOR [...] (C) Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo "Lucho" Garzon told the Ambassador on November 1 that he supports the Free Trade Agreement--with modifications--as well as President Uribe's democratic security policy. Garzon urged the USG to pay greater attention to "leftist" movements in the region but disavow [...] | 2007-11-08 12:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PHUM PTER ETRD VE CO |
07BOGOTA7987 | RECOMMENDATION TO RESTORE ASSISTANCE TO AIR COMBAT [...] (C) The Department of State suspended U.S. assistance to Colombian Air Force Air Combat Command-1 (CACOM-1) in Puerto Salgar (Cundinamarca) in January 2003 due to the Air Force's refusal to accept responsibility for the bombing of the village of Santo Domingo (Arauca) on December 13, 1998 by a [...] | 2007-11-08 14:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA7990 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S OCTOBER 25-26 VISIT TO [...] The Ambassador visited Cartagena, capital of the Department of Bolivar for meetings with government, private sector, educational and religious leaders. His interlocutors underscored that improved security had opened the door for economic growth and expressed interest in deepening the U.S.-Co [...] | 2007-11-08 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV ASEC CO |
07BOGOTA7998 | USTR SCHWAB-LED CODEL DISCUSSES COLOMBIA TRADE [...] (U) Sunday, November 3, 2007; 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab Acting Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner Ambassador William R. Brownfield Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Rep. John Ta [...] | 2007-11-08 21:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL ECON OVIP USTR USDA CO |
07BOGOTA8001 | CHAVEZ AND THE FARC KEEP GOC IN THE DARK [...] (C) Summary: Prompted by press reports of a President Chavez-FARC meeting, GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo issued a statement on November 7 stating that Chavez had not informed the GOC of his encounter--as Uribe and Chavez had previously agreed. A senior GOC official voiced skepticism about [...] | 2007-11-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8025 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH CNRR [...] (U) National Commission for Reconciliation and Reparations (CNRR) President Eduardo Pizarro thanked the Ambassador for USG support, reviewed CNRR progress in addressing legitimacy, organizational and coordination challenges, and outlined his future priorities in a November 6 meeting. He noted t [...] | 2007-11-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS AR CI GM SP SZ CO |
07BOGOTA8044 | MILITARY JUSTICE WORKING GROUP HEARS REFORM [...] (SBU) Military Criminal Justice (MPJ) director Luz Marina Gil and National Director for Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's office (Fiscalia) Alicia Ledesma outlined their plans for greater military-civilian cooperation on human rights investigations, including extrajudicial killings, to a [...] | 2007-11-13 23:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8045 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 1 MEETING WITH FORMER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 00:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER KJUS FR NU VE |
07BOGOTA8047 | ELN MILITARY ACTIONS AND AREA OF OPERATIONS [...] Summary: Local security experts and peace advocates said ELN attacks against the GOC fell over 90 percent from 2002-2006. The ELN's geographic area of operations also shrank dramatically. The experts voiced hope that the ELN's fading military capacity would make the group ready for peace neg [...] | 2007-11-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA8056 | RECENT HUMAN RIGHTS CASES DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS [...] The Prosecutor General's office (Fiscalia)--supported by the GOC ans using evidence generated by the Justice and Peace Law (JPL)--has made progess on human rights. The Fiscalia is considering asking the Supreme Court to re-open proceedings against retired military generals Rito Alejo del Rio [...] | 2007-11-14 19:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8068 | GOC CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REESTABLISH STATE PRESENCE [...] (U) The GOC created the Centro de Coordinacion de Accion Integral (CCAI) to integrate military, police civilian programs into a single, coordinated effort to establish GOC penetration of key conflict areas. CCAI works to ensure civilian health, welfare, educational, and economic development pr [...] | 2007-11-14 22:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PTER NL SP CO |
07BOGOTA8080 | FISCALIA SPECIAL COMMISSION INVESTIGATING [...] The Prosecutor General's office (Fiscalia) has sent a special commission to Antioquia, Cordoba, and four other departments to review the backlog of alleged extrajudicial killing and to spur action on investigations. Human Rights unit prosecutor William Arteaga--based in Medellin--heads the co [...] | 2007-11-15 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8086 | URIBE REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO DEMILITARIZED ZONE [...] (SBU) President Uribe reiterated his opposition to a demilitarized zone ("despeje") in talks with the FARC, and ruled out a meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and senior FARC leader Manuel Marulanda. In his November 8 meeting with Chavez, FARC Secretariat member Ivan Marquez had [...] | 2007-11-15 20:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8091 | MONTES DE MARIA: MILITARY-CIVILIAN COOPERATION [...] (C) On October 24, the military attacked the FARC 37th Front, killing its commander alias "Martin Caballero." Caballero was the second front commander on the GOC's "most wanted" list to be killed by the military since September. The Caballero operation capped a year of joint military and law e [...] | 2007-11-15 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM CO MARR |
07BOGOTA8092 | COLOMBIA BIOFUELS UPDATE: PROMISE DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opening of Colombia's first biodiesel plant, establishment of a biodiesel free trade zone, and increasing blending mandates reinforce the GOC's commitment to adopt biofuels to diversify energy supplies and promote rural job creation. However, while growers expand palm oil c [...] | 2007-11-15 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CO |
07BOGOTA8117 | USG SUPPORT FOR GOC EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) The Colombian Government has made ending extrajudicial killings (EJES) a top priority, with Defense Minister Santos and Prosecutor General Iguaran instituting steps to facilitate civilian investigation of combat deaths, end jurisdictional disputes between military and civilian courts, and [...] | 2007-11-19 17:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS MARR PTER UN CO |
07BOGOTA8160 | CHAVEZ' PROPOSAL FOR MEETING WITH FARC'S MARULANDA [...] On November 20, in response to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' public statement that he received GOC authorization for a meeting with FARC leader Manuel Marulanda, the GOC issued a communique clarifying that such a meeting could only occur after the FARC began to release its hostages. The GOC [...] | 2007-11-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER FR SP SZ VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8170 | COLOMBIAN AND MEXICAN AUTHORITIES MOVING SWIFTLY IN WAKE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mexico (GOM) seized two large cocaine shipments that originated from Colombian seaports in October. In response to these seizures, the Government of Colombia (GOC) sought additional information from the GOM and initiated formal investigations of all involved [...] | 2007-11-21 18:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM PTER MX CO |
07BOGOTA8200 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SENATE MAJORITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 21:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD ECON CO |
07BOGOTA8221 | AMBASSADOR VISITS CALI--COLOMBIA'S THIRD CITY, AT [...] (C) On November 14, Ambassador Brownfield visited Cali, capital of Valle del Cauca and Colombia's third largest city. Infamous for the violence and narcotrafficking of the 1980s and 90s, Cali continues trying to start a revival and clean up its image. The Ambassador expressed the Embassy's c [...] | 2007-11-23 21:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8305 | GOC RECOVERS PROOF OF LIFE FOR SIXTEEN HOSTAGES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 22:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CASC FR VE CO |
07BOGOTA8306 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER EXPLAINS SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador that Venezuelan President Chavez' repeated violation of the rules set by President Uribe for Hugo Chavez' effort to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had forced Uribe to suspe [...] | 2007-11-30 23:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MARR AR BR CS EC FR UY |
07BOGOTA8332 | URIBE REITERATES COMMITMENT TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF [...] President Uribe said the GOC remains committed to obtaining the release of hostages held by the FARC, and would work with French President Sarkozy on new ways to achieve this goal. Still, he cautioned that any release should not strengthen the FARC or encourage kidnapping. GOC Peace Commissi [...] | 2007-12-03 21:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PTER FR CO |
07BOGOTA8367 | MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE TAKES STRONG [...] The Ministry of Defense (MOD) issued a directive on November 20 ordering military commanders to give greater weight to the demobilization or capture of illegal combatants than to kills (bajas) in evaluating the success of military operations. The directive addresses human rights groups' conc [...] | 2007-12-05 19:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8368 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL TO APPEAL ACQUITTAL OF GENERAL [...] On November 28, civilian judge Oscar Jaimes acquitted General Jaime Humberto Uscategui, former commander of the 7th Brigade, of homicide, kidnapping and omission charges in connection with the July 1997 paramilitary massacre of an estimated 50 people in Mapiripan, Meta department. Uscategui, [...] | 2007-12-05 19:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8384 | PRESIDENT URIBE SPEAKS TO REID DELEGATION ON TPA, [...] (SBU) During a November 28 meeting with the U.S. Congressional Delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, President Alvaro Uribe outlined Plan Colombia's accomplishments and stressed the importance of continued U.S. support. Uribe said passage of the U.S.- Colombia Trade Promotion A [...] | 2007-12-06 20:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PTER PHUM PGOV KJUS VE CO |
07BOGOTA8390 | G-24 CONFERENCE ON COLOMBIA FORUM FOSTERS DIALOGUE [...] The international community expressed political support for the GOC at the G-24 Third International Conference on Colombia on November 29-December 1. The joint G-24 Bogota declaration recognized GOC advances on human rights and sustainable development, stressed the international commitment to [...] | 2007-12-06 23:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV PTER OFDP AR CA SW CO |
07BOGOTA8400 | ARMY CAPTAIN CHARGED IN FEBRUARY 2005 MASSACRE OF [...] On November 22, the Prosecutor General's office (Fiscalia) ordered the detention of Army Captain Guillermo Gordillo for his participation in the massacre of eight civilians near San Jose de Apartado in February 2005. Captain Gordillo is in preventive detention, charged with homicide of protec [...] | 2007-12-07 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BOGOTA8405 | URIBE ACCEPTS "ENCOUNTER ZONE" FOR HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) President Alvaro Uribe announced on December 7, that the GOC would accept a Catholic Church proposal to create a small "zona de encuentro" (encounterzone) toseek a "humanitarian exchange" of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)-held hostages for FARC prisoners in Colombian jails. [...] | 2007-12-07 20:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO |
07BOGOTA8430 | U PARTY REMAINS DIVIDED HEADING INTO 2010 [...] (C) The U Party continues to consolidate its party structure following the October local elections, with Party leaders focused on quashing internal dissent and developing a plan to enable it to maintain strong ties with whoever wins the 2010 presidential elections. Still, the Party's poor rel [...] | 2007-12-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA8434 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL DATA SKETCHY BUT SHOWS MOST [...] The Colombian Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) reports that since 2001, it has resolved 59 cases of violence against labor union members, resulting in the sentencing of 126 individuals. Eleven of the cases, leading to 20 convictions, were prosecuted by the special subunit set up by the [...] | 2007-12-10 17:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8453 | GOC 'WEALTH TAX' FIGHTS CURRENT AND FUTURE WARS [...] (C) Allocation of the $3.7 billion "wealth tax" (ref A) for 2007-10 defense spending has been a topic of heated debate within the Defense Ministry since its passage by the Colombian Congress late last year. Minister of Defense Santos stressed that his top priorities are purchases that contri [...] | 2007-12-10 22:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA8455 | AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 28 MEETING WITH GOVERNOR [...] (C) Governor Angelino Garzon told the Ambassador the GOC's suspension of Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba's and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' efforts to promote a humanitarian accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stemmed from their mercurial approaches, the GOC's f [...] | 2007-12-11 13:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ELAB ECON VE CO |
07BOGOTA8458 | GOC FIGHTING TO CONTAIN NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS [...] Combined GOC military and police efforts to combat new criminal groups are making progress, with 1,710 captures and 568 kills of gang members from January through mid-November 2007. The share of demobilized ex-AUC among these new groups appears to be falling, indicating that reinsertion prog [...] | 2007-12-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
07BOGOTA8477 | CATHOLIC CHURCH BEGINS EFFORT TO CONTACT FARC ON [...] (C) Catholic priest Dario Echeverri told us the Church will reach out to the FARC to explain its proposal to create an "encounter zone" for GOC talks with the FARC on a humanitarian exchange. He said President Uribe had asked the Church to make the proposal to deflect international pressure o [...] | 2007-12-11 21:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF AR CI FR SZ VZ VE |
07BOGOTA8478 | PRESIDENT URIBE DISAVOWS THIRD TERM, BUT DOUBTS [...] (C) Summary: Public debate continues over whether President Uribe will seek a second re-election in 2010. Uribe has publicly said he will not do so, and presidential political strategist Jose Obdulio Gaviria categorically told us Uribe will not run again. Still, U Party Secretary General Lu [...] | 2007-12-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR CO |
07BOGOTA8508 | ILO COMMISSION GAINS TRIPARTITE PERSPECTIVES IN [...] A high-level International Labor Organization (ILO) commission visited Colombia November 25-28 to encourage progress on implementation on the June 2006 Tripartite Agreement (ref A). The commission released its report--which the local ILO report called positive--to the GOC, unions, and employe [...] | 2007-12-13 20:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8518 | ELN-GOC PEACE PROCESS REMAINS STALLED [...] (C) The GOC is trying to revive FARC-ELN peace talks, but a December meeting appears doubtful. Numerous contacts told us ELN leaders remain divided over whether to pursue peace talks with the GOC, and are looking to close ranks with the FARC. Former ELN member Leon Valencia told us senior ELN [...] | 2007-12-13 22:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CU VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8545 | EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF HOSTAGE PROOF-OF-LIFE [...] (S) Colombian Security Forces captured three suspected Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members in possession of proof-of-life (POL) for sixteen hostages, including U.S. citizen Defense Departments contractors Tom Howes, Keith Stansell, and Marc Gonsalves on November 29, 2007 (re [...] | 2007-12-17 14:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM VZ FR CO |
07BOGOTA8574 | GOC SETS UP COMMISSION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF [...] On October 29, 2007, President Uribe issued a decree creating the Commission for the Advancement of Afro-Colombians which will identify barriers to Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make recommendations on ways to overcome them. Vice President Santos will chair the commission, an [...] | 2007-12-18 17:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA8618 | FARC ANNOUNCES PENDING RELEASE OF THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC welcomed the December 18 announcement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it would release three hostages - Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and former Congresswomen Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo - to Venezuelan President Chavez or "whomever he designat [...] | 2007-12-19 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CU FR VZ CO |
07BOGOTA8640 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD,S DECEMBER 13 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador visited Barranquilla, capital of Atlantico Department on December 13 for meetings with Governor Carlos Rodado, ranking regional military Commander Colonel Carlos Bueno, and public outreach audiences. Rodado expressed his support for the U.S.-Colombian Trade Pro [...] | 2007-12-21 21:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV MARR CO |
07BOGOTA8651 | COUNSELOR COHEN'S DECEMBER 20 MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Uribe told Counselor Eliot Cohen on December 20 of his growing concern over Venezuelan President Chavez and suggested that the USG and GOC hold "strategic consultations" on Venezuela. Uribe said the GOC's immediate priorities remain U.S. congressional approval of the Colombia T [...] | 2007-12-21 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER ECON CO VZ |
07BOGOTA8652 | CONTINUING PROBES IN PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL [...] (U) The Supreme Court and the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia)--with GOC support--continue to investigate politicians with alleged paramilitary ties. Former Senate President Luis Humberto Gomez Gallo was arrested on December 3, bringing the total number of congressmen in jail to eightee [...] | 2007-12-21 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8657 | GOC ACCEPTS CHAVEZ PROPOSAL FOR "OPERATION [...] (C) On December 26, the GOC accepted a proposal from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send an international commission with representatives from France, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolvia, Argentina, and Cuba to Colombia to recover three FARC-held hostages. The commission would travel to a [...] | 2007-12-26 21:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VE CO |
07BOGOTA8660 | URIBE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS EXTRADITIONS AT [...] (SBU) The GOC processed a record number of 164 extraditions in 2007, surpassing the previous record of 134 set in 2005. Under President Uribe, 581 defendants involved in crimes such as drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and terrorism have been extradited to date to the United Sta [...] | 2007-12-26 21:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR CO |
07BOGOTA8661 | NICARAGUA URGES FARC "BROTHER" TO RELEASE HOSTAGES [...] On December 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on his "beloved brother," Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Manual Marulanda, to free Ingrid Betancourt, apparently in response to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' appeal for his involvement. Ortega added that "in the [...] | 2007-12-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM FR VZ CO NU |
07BOGOTA8662 | GOC MOVES TO EXPEDITE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF [...] In response to concerns identified by the International Labor Organization (ILO),the GOC has introduced bills in Congress that would bring Colombia's laws closer to ILO standards. The proposed legislation would: transfer authority for declaring whether a strike is legal from the executive t [...] | 2007-12-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KJUS PGOV PHUM PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8692 | EMBASSY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPONSORS CONFERENCE ON [...] Embassy Public Affairs sponsored the 12th Houston Series seminar with a focus on "Social Justice: Reducing Poverty, Building the Economy and Peace." 110 leaders and officials from the private sector, academia, government and NGOs participated in the three-day conference held in Cartagena fr [...] | 2007-12-28 20:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ASEC KPAO OIIP CO |
07BOGOTA8697 | COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL INDIGENOUS GROUPS CONGRESS [...] Summary: The National Organization for the Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) held its Seventh Congress December 9-14, declaring unity among all indigenous groups in South America and calling for protection of indigenous communities and their way of life. Complaints ran high against private inves [...] | 2007-12-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
07BOGOTA870 | INL A/S PATTERSON MEETS WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) In a January 30 meeting, INL A/S Anne Patterson asked Minister of Interior and Justice Carlos Holguin to continue expediting consultations with indigenous communities regarding aerial eradication in reserves. Holguin expressed frustration with the conflicting SIMCI and CNC numbers on hec [...] | 2007-02-07 20:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO SNAR |
07BOGOTA871 | INL A/S PATTERSON MEETS WITH REINTEGRATION CZAR [...] (C) In a February 1 meeting, Reintegration Commissioner Frank Pearl told INL A/S Anne Patterson of his efforts to increase the program's credibility in Colombia and with the international community. He noted the GOC pays 96 percent of the Reintegration Program's budget, while the internation [...] | 2007-02-07 20:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
07BOGOTA8722 | CONSERVATIVES MODERNIZE AND REBUILD LEADING UP TO [...] (C) The Conservative Party did well in the recent October local elections, reversing two decades of decline and significantly increasing the overall number of votes cast for the party and its candidates. The party maintains close ties with the Casa de Narino, but its leaders are focused on ef [...] | 2007-12-31 19:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF CO |
07BOGOTA8723 | FARC DELAYS HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSION AS [...] The Venezuelan-led, international mission to recover three hostages -- Clara Rojas, her son Emmanuel, and Consuelo Gonzales de Perdomo -- held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) remains on hold as the GOV awaits transfer point coordinates from the FARC (reftel). President Ur [...] | 2007-12-31 19:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO |
07BOGOTA884 | UNION PENEYA: SECURITY PROMPTS MASS RETURN [...] In the rural hamlet of La Union Peneya, Caqueta Department, over 1,200 residents have returned to the town they abandoned in 2004 amid military-guerrilla combat. Most of the town's infrastructure is still standing, but the residents returned earlier than expected, before all social services h [...] | 2007-02-07 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO PREF |
07BOGOTA900 | URIBE COMMITTED TO POVERTY REDUCTION BUT SUCCESS [...] Colombia's poverty rate of 49 percent -- which reaches almost 70 percent in rural areas -- exacerbates the urban-rural divide and feeds social conflict. President Uribe has boosted social spending, and improved economic growth and targeted social programs have cut poverty rates. Still, Uribe [...] | 2007-02-07 23:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON CO PHUM PREF |
07BOGOTA923 | VIOLENCE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ON [...] (U) On January 31, unknown gunmen killed human rights activist Yolanda Izquierdo, who had been warning the GOC of death threats against her. The killing followed violence, threats, and arson against other groups involved with human rights, displaced persons, and paramilitary victims' rights o [...] | 2007-02-08 19:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO |
07BRASILIA1000 | BRAZIL: INL A/S PATTERSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C). Summary. INL Assistant Secretary Patterson and Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by DCM, Embassy Regional Affairs Chief, and PolCounselor, met on 14 May with General Jorge Armando Felix, chief of the ministerial-level Office of Institutional Security (GSI) in Brazil's Presidency. Felix was [...] | 2007-06-04 13:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SNAR PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1006 | Update on GOL-Legacy Crash Legal Case [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, the Brazilian federal prosecutor in charge of the criminal investigation into the September 29 air collision between a business jet and GOL airliner indicted four air traffic controllers for the accident, one on serious charges of having acted deliberately. T [...] | 2007-06-04 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EAIR PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1025 | BRAZIL'S ACRE STATE: GROUND ZERO FOR SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. One of President Lula's key objectives is the construction of an all-weather highway linking Brazil to the Pacific Ocean, and within a few years this dream will become reality. The GOB has paved route BR 364/317 to the Peruvian border and paving of this highway on the Peruvia [...] | 2007-06-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD SNAR BR PE |
07BRASILIA1034 | LULA, CHAVEZ SPAR OVER BRAZILIAN SENATE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula and Venezuelan President Chavez sparred in the media over Chavez's criticism of the Brazilian Senate's resolution on the RCTV forced closure on May 28, giving additional stress to an already frayed friendship. What began as a polite refusal by Lula to criticize [...] | 2007-06-06 19:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECPS ETRD BR VE |
07BRASILIA1067 | BRAZIL'S RONDONIA STATE CONFRONTS THE PROBLEMS OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Located in center-west Brazil, the state of Rondonia forms part of the country's frontier with Bolivia. Sparsely populated until the 1980s, Brazil's military government during its reign paved highway BR 364 to the state's capital, Porto Velho, to encourage (for national securit [...] | 2007-06-11 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD BR PE |
07BRASILIA107 | CHAMBER PRESIDENCY CONTEST REVEALS COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary. The battle for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies (equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the House) is revealing an inability by the presidential palace to enforce discipline within the governing coalition and may cause a rift with lasting damage. The crisis is worsening and [...] | 2007-01-19 17:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1220 | BRAZILIAN SUPPORT FOR BOLIVIA ON CN ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Worried about the potential for increased narco-trafficking to (and through) Brazil, the Lula administration has sought to provide both economic and moral support to the Morales government. Consistent with their perception of Brazil as the (self-anointed) leader of South Ameri [...] | 2007-06-28 18:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV ETRD ENRG BR BL |
07BRASILIA1242 | SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 9-11 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and Brazil share the basic goals of fostering hemispheric stability, promoting democracy, achieving a mutually satisfactory conclusion to the Doha round of WTO negotiations, preventing terrorist and drug transit activity and strengthening international non-proliferation [...] | 2007-07-02 19:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | ECON PGOV EFIN BR |
07BRASILIA1334 | BRAZIL: U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During their July 11 Brasilia meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson and Brazilian Finance Minister Mantega discussed recent Brazilian economic performance, recent U.S. economic performance and the importance of promoting reform at the International Monetary Fund - including th [...] | 2007-07-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1335 | BRAZIL: U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson Meeting with [...] (SBU) In a July 11 meeting with Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo, U .S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson outlined the focus of his visit to Brazil: (1) increasing private sector infrastructure finance; (2) facilitating the development of small and medium-sized enterprise development through inc [...] | 2007-07-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1336 | BRAZIL: July 11, 2007, meeting between U.S. Treasury [...] (SBU) Summary: In their July 11 Brasilia meeting, Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles told Secretary Paulson that Brazil appears to have overcome the extreme economic and financial volatility it experienced in the past, and that Brazil's medium-term growth and inflation outlook is positi [...] | 2007-07-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1368 | BRAZIL: U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Amorim emphasized to Secretary Paulson in their July 11 Brasilia meeting the significance Brazil places on regional infrastructure integration. Paulson noted the importance of bringing in the World Bank to this discussion. On trade, Amorim stated that even thou [...] | 2007-07-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1466 | BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of one (1) claim of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...] | 2007-08-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA149 | BRAZIL: LULA'S SECOND TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH PACKAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoB announced on January 22 a series of measures, the Program to Accelerate Growth (PAC),meant to enliven Brazil's current lackadaisical economic growth rates. The measures, a combination of targeted tax breaks and new public spending, along with the recycling of a few exist [...] | 2007-01-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR |
07BRASILIA1498 | THE SOYBEAN MORATORIUM, ONE YEAR LATER [...] (U) Summary: On July 24, 2007, NGOs involved in the pact for sustainable soy in the Amazon - the soy moratorium - such as Greenpeace and The Nature Conservancy, met in Sao Paulo with representatives of the soybean industry and large-scale European consumers to evaluate the results of the one ye [...] | 2007-08-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO PGOV ECON XR BR |
07BRASILIA1581 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...] | 2007-08-16 16:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA1664 | BRAZIL,S FOREIGN MINISTRY DISSES AND DISMISSES [...] (C) Summary: The director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti, told PolCouns in a meeting August 27 that Brazil does not see the Brazil/Argentina/Paraguay tri-border cooperation mechanism and the 3 1 mechanism that incl [...] | 2007-08-31 11:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA BR AR |
07BRASILIA1670 | SCANDAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST EX-OFFICIALS SEEN AS A [...] (U) Summary. In rulings seen by Brazilians as an important step forward in countering impunity, the Brazilian Supreme Court has allowed prosecution to proceed against all 40 individuals accused in the "mensalao" ("monthly payola") political scandal that rocked the Lula presidency in 2005. In [...] | 2007-08-31 16:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA1745 | SENATE PRESIDENT WINS ACQUITTAL ON IMPROPRIETY CHARGES [...] (U) In a historic vote, Brazilian Senate President Renan Calheiros was absolved on September 12 of charges of misconduct - the first time the Senate had voted on a charge of impropriety against its president. The secret vote of 40 to 35, with 6 abstentions, fell short Of the 41 votes needed t [...] | 2007-09-13 18:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA1837 | LULA'S TRIP TO EUROPE: CAN ITAMARATY FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian President Luis Inacio "Lula" da Silva,s mid-September tour of four Scandinavian countries and Spain to promote foreign investment, expand the use of biofuels in Europe, and press for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),represents a continuation o [...] | 2007-09-26 10:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG BR |
07BRASILIA1850 | Brazilian Senators Welcome U.S. Outreach, Exchange [...] (U) Summary. As part of a broad outreach to Brazilian senators August 7-8 on a number of topics, Ambassador Sobel found very high receptivity to the prospects of an increase in bilateral congressional exchanges. Interest is not limited to members of the foreign affairs committee, and topics [...] | 2007-09-27 20:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL BR |
07BRASILIA1881 | U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT: BRAZIL STILL REVIEWING DRAFT POLICY [...] (U) On September 24, ESTH Off delivered reftel's demarche and draft text of a policy exception for the Nuclear Suppliers Group for the U.S.-India 123 Agreement to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS),Luis Galvao. The [...] | 2007-10-03 09:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN BR |
07BRASILIA1897 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NEC DIRECTOR AL HUBBARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of an August visit to Brazil by State Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III. During his visit, the Under Secretary's discussions with GOB officials included biofuels and infrastructure (REFTELS A, B,C). A [...] | 2007-10-04 10:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV BR |
07BRASILIA1990 | Ambassador Sobel Visits Chamber of Deputies Foreign [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with members of the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee on October 2 for a wide-ranging discussion that included the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, Burma, Cuba, Darfur, Iran, Haiti, tourism, and other topics. Members expressed intere [...] | 2007-10-16 18:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
07BRASILIA1991 | EMBATTLED SENATE PRESIDENT TAKES LEAVE, WILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Embattled Senate President Renan Calheiros (PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, governing coalition; of Alagoas) took leave from the Senate on October 11 after five months of unrelenting media and opposition attacks over alleged corruption. He is now expected to resig [...] | 2007-10-16 18:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA2062 | Ambassador Sobel's meeting with the Senate Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee told Ambassador Sobel in a closed, informal meeting on October 16 of concerns about a possible U.S.-Brazil tax treaty, fears of Venezuelan aggression, support for the Doha Round, and hopes for sustainable de [...] | 2007-10-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD BR |
07BRASILIA2070 | SUBJECT: BRAZIL: PROBABLY WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINA [...] (C) On 29 October, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to director of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) Office of Transnational Crimes, Virginia Toniatti. While Toniatti was familiar with the AMIA case and the upcoming Interpol General Assembly vote, and noted Brazil,s con [...] | 2007-10-31 10:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS PGOV PREL IR BR |
07BRASILIA208 | BRAZILIAN POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JAN. 29-FEB. 5, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary. The new Congress took office and each house elected a leader from the pro-government coalition, although the choice in the Chamber of Deputies widened a painful split in the government's base. President Lula da Silva must now find ways to repair the damage, and he may use mi [...] | 2007-02-06 17:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA2082 | USG-GOB COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE: CONTINUING A STRONG FORWARD [...] Summary: The reporting session of the third meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue, an hour-long event held October 10, 2007 in Brasilia, Brazil, was a positive and productive example of current USG-GOB bilateral cooperation. Visiting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez and [...] | 2007-11-01 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EINV ENRG TSPL TBIO TPHY TRGY TNGD PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA2120 | BRAZIL: ICAO DEMARCHE ON MONTREAL CONVENTION AMENDMENT [...] (SBU) Econoff and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on Monday, November 5 to Alexandre de Lima in the Division of Services, Investments and Financial Affairs (DSF) at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),as a follow-up on the demarche points sent to him on October 30. De Lima, who will [...] | 2007-11-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON MARR PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA2124 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: ANAC PRESIDENT RESIGNS; THREE DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil's civil aviation agency (ANAC)'s Director-President Milton Sergio Silveira Zuanazzi formally submitted his resignation to President Lula the afternoon of October 31. The same day, the "Diario Oficial da Uniao," the GOB's Federal Register equivalent, announced the confi [...] | 2007-11-09 14:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON MARR EIND PGOV PREL EINV BEXP BR |
07BRASILIA2171 | BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...] | 2007-11-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR |
07BRASILIA2217 | BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES GLOBAL, [...] (C) In a November 30 meeting in Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim discussed a range of global, regional and bilateral issues. On the region's most pressing issues - such as political developments in Venezuela and Bolivia, and Colombia-Venezuela bilateral [...] | 2007-12-03 21:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KPAL OVIP EFIN AMGT VE BL AR |
07BRASILIA2233 | SENATE PRESIDENT STEPS DOWN -- FINALLY [...] (SBU) Senator Renan Calheiros (PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, government coalition; of Alagoas) resigned as Senate President on December 4 after facing months of mounting accusations of ethics violations. His resignation was an apparent quid pro quo with his fellow Senators in exc [...] | 2007-12-05 20:29:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA2258 | Court Rulings Limit Party Switching by Elected Officials [...] Summary. Recent federal court rulings have placed strict limits on party switching that are expected to strengthen large parties and could weaken traditional spoils politics. The rulings are a victory for large parties and a loss for smaller, non-ideological parties in the government coaliti [...] | 2007-12-11 15:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KCOR BR |
07BRASILIA2262 | BRAZIL: UNWILLING TO ENDORSE ARGENTINE CLAIMS ON [...] (S) Summary: With its abstention on the vote to confirm issuance of international capture notices for five Iranian nationals and one Lebanese suspected of involvement in the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires at the Interpol General Assembly session on November 7 the Government of Brazil has [...] | 2007-12-12 14:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL BR AR |
07BRASILIA2309 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: POSSIBLE INCREASED FREQUENCIES, ROUTES FOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Sobel spoke again on December 19 with recently confirmed new National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Director-President Solange Vieira, who will now be responsible for air services negotiations with the United States. The Ambassador also met separately on the same day with Mini [...] | 2007-12-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON EIND PGOV PREL EINV BEXP BR |
07BRASILIA32 | BRAZIL'S NEW SMALL BUSINESS LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Lula signed legislation on December 14, 2006 that expanded the scope and coverage of previous efforts to simplify the taxation system as applied to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Brazil. When it comes into full effect in July 2007, the new law, known as "Supersim [...] | 2007-01-08 14:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI BR |
07BRASILIA396 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SENIOR BRAZILIAN POLICYMAKERS PRIOR [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 27, the Ambassador met (separately) with three influential GOB policymakers: Minister of Justice Marcio Thomaz Bastos, MFA U/S for Political Affairs Everton Vieira Vargas, and Lula Private Secretary Gilberto Carvalho. The wide-ranging discussion touched upon a numb [...] | 2007-03-06 18:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PTER OVIP SENV PGOV EAGR BR |
07BRASILIA452 | BRAZIL: LULA'S MEETING WITH GOVERNORS PRODUCES LITTLE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula held a meeting with the governors of Brazil's 26 states and the federal district on March 6, in part to lay the foundation for cooperation with the governors on some of the sensitive fiscal federalism issues that, in an ideal world, Lula would address over the cou [...] | 2007-03-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA485 | PRO-GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS BLOCK AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. In a dramatic marathon session of the Chamber of Deputies' Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee (CCJ),pro-government legislators on March 20 broke the backbone of a minority attempt to establish a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) into the Air Traffic Crisis. [...] | 2007-03-22 15:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAIR BR |
07BRASILIA501 | THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE [...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...] | 2007-03-26 12:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA502 | THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE [...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...] | 2007-03-26 12:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA503 | THREE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE [...] Three new cabinet ministers were sworn in on March 23, nearly completing the long-awaited cabinet shuffle of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term (reftel). Lula has also selected Miguel Jorge, a banker, to be the new Minister of Development, Industry and Trade. He could be sworn [...] | 2007-03-26 12:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA555 | FIVE NEW MINISTERS SWORN IN; CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (U) With the March 29 swearing-in of four new ministers and the reassignment of one, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva seems to have completed the overhaul of the cabinet that is to serve him in his second term. Lula created a new cabinet post for the new government spokesman and director [...] | 2007-03-30 14:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA564 | BRAZIL: POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (SBU) President Lula has apparently wound up his cabinet shuffle after four rounds of swearing-ins, on March 12, 16, 23 and 29 (refs a, b and c). The new cabinet aims to satisfy all parties in his coalition, although the Brazilian Socialist Party was left with, in its view, inadequate repre [...] | 2007-03-30 18:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAIR BR |
07BRASILIA598 | OPPOSITION DEPUTY BLAMES LULA FOR AIR TRAFFIC [...] (C) Summary. Federal Deputy Antonio Carlos Magalhaes Neto ("ACM Neto"),of the Democrats party ("DEM," formerly called the Liberal Front Party, PFL),of Bahia believes President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defused a ticking bomb in the military this week by reversing his decision not to punish [...] | 2007-04-05 18:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAIR BR |
07BRASILIA60 | BRAZIL: FISCAL PACKAGE CLAIMS FIRST BUREAUCRATIC VICTIM [...] (SBU) Summary: The fiscal battle over President Lula's planned package of economic measures -- which the GoB is now referring to prosaically as a "package to accelerate growth" (PTAG) -- has claimed its first bureaucratic victim. Finance Ministry Treasury Secretary Carlos Kawall (under-secreta [...] | 2007-01-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA600 | BRAZIL: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS STRIKE, MAY BE PROSECUTED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 30, between 120 and 200 air traffic controllers (ATCers) initiated the strike that they had been obliquely threatening for months, marking another tense chapter in Brazil's civil aviation history. Due to the military's control of the ATC system, this action was consid [...] | 2007-04-05 19:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV OTRA ECON BR |
07BRASILIA607 | BILATERAL ENGAGEMENT RESULTS IN IMPROVED PUBLIC REACTION TO [...] (U) Summary. A number of high level visits by USG officials to Brazil, culminating in two Presidential visits have given us an unprecedented opportunity to get our views into the media. As a result, a more positive tone has started to emerge in the media and public opinion, with residual ske [...] | 2007-04-05 19:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA661 | BRAZIL: SUBCABINET LEVEL ECONOMIC TEAM CHANGES [...] (SBU) Summary: With the make-up of President Lula's second-term cabinet now finally finalized (ref B),attention has shifted to some of the second tier positions in government. The Central Bank announced on April 11 that it was asking Lula to nominate Mario Gomes Toros, a former Vice Presiden [...] | 2007-04-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA751 | BANCO DEL SUR BECOMES A BRAZILIAN "PEEVE" [...] (C) Summary: The abrasive and high-handed manner in which Venezuelan President Chavez has sought to advance his "Banco del Sur" project has pushed Brazil to the point of seriously considering not joining the Venezuelan's latest flight of fancy. The Brazilians, according to both the IMF resrep [...] | 2007-04-27 17:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL BR XM |
07BRASILIA759 | BRAZIL: MANAUS MEETINGS, MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: As Virtual Presence Post Officer, Econoff visited Manaus, State of Amazonas from April 16-19 for public outreach and economic-related meetings. While there, she visited the U.S. Consular Agent in Manaus, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Amazonas, and the bi-national center, Institu [...] | 2007-04-30 15:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG KPAO OIIP CVIS PGOV SENV BR |
07BRASILIA832 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL AGENDA WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) On April 25, Ambassador met privately with Lula Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff in the wake of a prior meeting between visiting DOE A/S Andrew Karsner and Rousseff (reported septel). In this subsequent give-and-take session, the Ambassador raised a number of pending issues with Rousseff [...] | 2007-05-09 19:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD OVIP EINV BR |
07BRASILIA833 | BRAZIL: PETROBRAS AND GOB RESPOND TO BOLIVIAN OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian Government's decree prohibiting Brazil's Petrobras from exporting refined petroleum products (reftel) has drawn an incrementally more robust official response from the Brazilian Government than previous Bolivian actions prejudicial to Petrobras. Foreign Ministry (Itam [...] | 2007-05-10 15:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV PGOV PREL BR |
07BRASILIA854 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF U/S DOBRIANSKY [...] The U.S. Mission in Brazil welcomes the May 16-17, 2007, visit of Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and delegation for the Common Agenda for The Environment and other meetings, and grants country clearance to the travelers. During your stay in Brasilia (DF),Bra [...] | 2007-05-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA OVIP PGOV BR |
07BRASILIA872 | BRAZIL: PMDB PLAYED HARDBALL WITH AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) leadership used a threat of non-cooperation with the government in the Chamber of Deputies' just-created Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) on the Air Traffic Crisis to pressure the Lula administration for jobs in the second t [...] | 2007-05-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV CASC BR |
07BRASILIA921 | "OPERATION NAVALHA": EMERGING POLITICAL SCANDAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A large-scale Federal Police investigation has surfaced a major political corruption scandal involving bribes a construction firm allegedly paid to politicians to guarantee lucrative contracts. The scandal has reached the Cabinet and at least six ministries may be involved. S [...] | 2007-05-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON BR |
07BRATISLAVA100 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FACES SETBACK IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Slovakia, which has the strictest requirements in the OSCE for registration of a religious organization, plans to tighten those requirements. Parliament is set to pass an amendment to the religious registration law changing the necessary 20,000 petition signatures from those of [...] | 2007-02-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA102 | SLOVAKIA'S DEBATE ON KOSOVO STILL SIMMERING [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo remains a delicate topic in Slovak politics, with both opposition and government parties vying to show the strongest support for Serbia, and the MFA struggling to maintain room to maneuver. The final say on Slovakia's position will come from PM Fico. Key will be whether he [...] | 2007-02-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
07BRATISLAVA112 | FICO'S LIBYA TRIP A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's February 20-22 delegation to Libya focused on commercial objectives, primarily gaining Slovak military and infrastructure contracts in Libya as repayment for Libya's debt to Slovakia. Initial press reports indicate that Libya and Slovakia reached pr [...] | 2007-02-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD ENRG LY LO |
07BRATISLAVA115 | KOSOVO: SLOVAK MFA STILL TRYING TO PERSUADE GOS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak indicated to us Feb. 23 that the MFA is continuing its efforts to prevent Slovak politicians from passing the point of no return on the Kosovo issue. Lajcak, who considers this goal feasible, is busy orchestrating meetings or phonecalls with [...] | 2007-02-23 17:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
07BRATISLAVA116 | SLOVAK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ON FIVE-DAY STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's Air Traffic Control employees went on strike February 22, shutting down all international flights over Slovak airspace, including US military flights. The strike has resulted in significant costs to the US military due to re-routing. Slovak domestic air travel continu [...] | 2007-02-26 16:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON MARR PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA117 | KUBIS LOOKING FOR DOMESTIC AGREEMENT ON KOSOVO IN [...] (C) Summary: FM Kubis told the Ambassador February 24 that language in a Slovak parliamentary resolution referring to regional peace and security could give the GOS a way to support an eventual UNSCR on Kosovo, even without the agreement of Serbia. Kubis and other MFA diplomats continue to st [...] | 2007-02-26 17:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KO LO |
07BRATISLAVA12 | DRUZHBA: SLOVAK PIPELINE EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL [...] (C) Transpetrol Board member Jan Kridla (please protect) informed Econoff that Slovakia had experienced "technical difficulties" relating to the flow of oil for a couple of hours on Sunday evening. Volumes remain lower than normal today (1/8),but supply continues to flow. Kridla noted, howe [...] | 2007-01-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LO RS |
07BRATISLAVA133 | FICO: I WILL NOT ALLOW MY GOVERNMENT TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador that he will not allow his government to be isolated in Europe on the issue of Kosovo, which is what he believes to be the aim of opposition leader Mikulas Dzurinda. Fico expressed firm support for FM Kubis, who in turn gave public remarks [...] | 2007-03-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KOC YI LO |
07BRATISLAVA134 | PM FICO SHARES THOUGHTS ON DOMESTIC AND [...] (C) The Ambassador and PM Fico discussed Kosovo (reftel) and other issues over breakfast March 2. Following are some observations and highlights from the meeting. The Prime Minister/Party Leader ------------------------------- 2. (C) Fico was a few minutes late to the breakfast and explai [...] | 2007-03-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON LO |
07BRATISLAVA138 | SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...] | 2007-03-06 19:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC |
07BRATISLAVA139 | POLITICAL FALLOUT AFTER MUNITIONS EXPLOSION KILLS [...] (SBU) Summary. Three civilian-employees were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at the GOS owned Military Repair Company (VOP) in Novaky, Slovakia on Friday March 2. DefMin Frantisek Kasicky offered his resignation in the wake of the incident, but the offer was quickly rejected [...] | 2007-03-07 16:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR LO |
07BRATISLAVA140 | SLOVAK MPS VISIT CUBAN DISSIDENTS, BRING MONEY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two opposition MPs traveled to Cuba recently to meet with dissidents and bring them money and medicine. They, along with Pontis Foundation, the NGO that organized the trip, hope to raise awareness of human and civil rights abuses in Cuba and to increase support for Cuban dissident [...] | 2007-03-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CU LO |
07BRATISLAVA146 | UPDATE ON SLOVAKIA'S KOSOVO DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and action recommendation: In separate conversations, President Gasparovic, the International Secretary of PM Fico's Smer party, and a Christian Democrat SIPDIS MP told us that Slovakia will not be outside the European mainstream on Kosovo. Nonetheless, in a March 12 press appe [...] | 2007-03-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KO LO |
07BRATISLAVA147 | SLOVAKIA ON TRACK FOR 2008 SCHENGEN ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Despite some early uncertainty and delays carried over from the previous government, the current GOS seems motivated - and able - to meet its deadlines for joining Europe's Schengen zone by the end of the calendar year. Accession to the Schengen zone would, in effect, certify that Slova [...] | 2007-03-13 07:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PGOV PREL PINR SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA154 | RHETORIC IN BRATISLAVA OVERSHADOWS KUBIS IN [...] (C) Summary: FM Jan Kubis in Belgrade March 12 told Serb leaders that there was no alternative to the Ahtisaari plan and that he was confident of EU unity. Kubis was struck by the Serbs' non-aggressive attitude and the lack of mention of Russia, though others in the MFA believe this is a tacti [...] | 2007-03-15 17:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
07BRATISLAVA156 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP - NATIONALIST EDITION, [...] (U) On March 13, two NGOs held a press conference to draw attention to racist attacks against minorities and people of color. In the space of two weeks, a resident Nigerian, two resident Vietnamese, several Spanish exchange students, a Mexican exchange student, and a Romani-Slovak were physica [...] | 2007-03-16 16:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA16 | SLOVAK MFA SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. In advance of the January 12 NATO Political Directors meeting and the January 26 NATO Ministerial discussions on Kosovo, Ambassador discussed Slovakia's position with MFA PolDir Miro Lajcak on January 10. Lajcak told us that the MFA completed a Kosovo strategy paper to present to [...] | 2007-01-10 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR LO |
07BRATISLAVA162 | KOSOVO: FICO REASSURES DIPLOMATS; MPS WORK ON A [...] (C) Summary: PM Fico reassured EU ambassadors March 16 that Slovakia would support the consensus EU position on Kosovo, including in the UNSC. Nonetheless, political parties continue discussions on a parliamentary resolution expressing objections to the Ahtisaari plan and Kosovo independence, [...] | 2007-03-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC RU LO |
07BRATISLAVA169 | DZURINDA HAS BOXED HIMSELF IN ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Former PM Dzurinda's advisor told the Ambassador that Dzurinda would not change his mind on Kosovo. However, the advisor also assured the Ambassador that any resolution SDKU proposed would not be binding and would not comment on how Slovakia should vote in the security council. En [...] | 2007-03-20 16:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
07BRATISLAVA176 | NO RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO GETS THROUGH COMMITTEE [...] (U) The parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee March 22 failed to pass any resolution on Kosovo. In a surprise move, Slovak National Party (SNS) MP Jozef Rydlo pulled out a "unified" draft text at the last minute that replaced the previously separate drafts submitted by SNS and former PM Muk [...] | 2007-03-22 16:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV YI KO LO |
07BRATISLAVA183 | SLOVAKIA FEELING PRESSURE TO FINALIZE A DEAL ON [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek met 3/23 with representatives from Yukos International, one of two Yukos Dutch subsidiaries with a legal claim to the 49 percent stake in the Transpetrol oil pipeline, for the first time in almost eight months. With Slovak veto authority over any [...] | 2007-03-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA187 | HEATED PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE OVER KOSOVO CONTINUES; [...] (C) Summary: While the MFA issued a statement March 27 emphasizing EU unity and support for the Contact Group on a Kosovo final status UNSCR based on the Ahtisaari plan, politicians took to the floor in parliament with a string of diatribes against the prospect of an independent Kosovo without [...] | 2007-03-27 16:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO UNSC LO |
07BRATISLAVA190 | SLOVAKIA TO JOIN EUROPEAN UNITY ON KOSOVO, BUT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: After two days of over-heated debate on Kosovo, Parliament resoundlingly passed a resolution that, while containing nationalistic language, expresses the expectation that the GOS ultimately will seek a joint solution for the future of the Western Balkans together with othe [...] | 2007-03-28 16:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC EU KOC YI LO |
07BRATISLAVA199 | KUBIS CLAIMS SLOVAKIA STILL WITH EU WHEN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: FM Jan Kubis continues to insist publicly that Slovakia's priority in the Balkans is to give Serbia a European perspective and that Slovakia will be with the EU in the UNSC, but demurs from responding publicly to direct questions about how Slovakia will vote on Kosovo (as it appea [...] | 2007-04-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC SR KO LO |
07BRATISLAVA21 | ARCHBISHOP PRAISES FASCIST WHILE NATIONAL MEMORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Slovak Prime Minister and President publicly refuted the statements (although not the person) of Slovak Archbishop Jan Sokol in praise of a WWII era fascist leader which had outraged local minority groups and received international media attention. Despite the PM's repudia [...] | 2007-01-11 17:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF LO |
07BRATISLAVA210 | WHAT DOES A NEW LEADER MEAN FOR SLOVAKIA'S [...] (U) Summary: The opposition Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK) surprised everyone when it elected a new chairman, Pal Csaky, at its March 31 Party Congress in Komarno. Csaky defeated Bela Bugar, who had been the longest-serving party Chairman in Slovakia and was widely respected as a moder [...] | 2007-04-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA23 | IRAQ: ECHOING PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IN SLOVAK MEDIA [...] On Thursday January 11, Ambassador Vallee strongly echoed the themes, presented in President Bush's new Iraq Strategy, to a broad Slovak audience: Much is at stake in Iraq; it can not become a base for global terrorism; the Iraqis will take the lead in this new strategy; protection of the popul [...] | 2007-01-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO |
07BRATISLAVA236 | INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS ALL EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE [...] (C) Interior Minister Robert Kalinak assured the Ambassador on April 18 that the Slovak police are committed to fighting extremism. The MOI is currently working on two separate draft laws, one for the fight against extremism and the other for the fight against terrorism. Kalinak indicated th [...] | 2007-04-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CVIS LO |
07BRATISLAVA241 | TIP GRANT PROPOSALS FROM SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) First recommendation: Name of organization: Kulturne Zdruzenie Romov Slovenska (KZRS),(Cultural Association of Roma of Slovakia, an NGO) Name of primary contact: Andrea Buckova Requested funding amount from USG: USD 49,940 Total cost of project: USD 80,274 Project title: Prevention of [...] | 2007-04-23 06:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM SMIG PHUM PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA250 | SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: During Serbian President Boris Tadic's April 24-25 visit to Bratislava, Slovak leaders stayed largely on message. In private meetings they told Tadic that Slovakia sympathizes with Serbia but it would vote with the EU. MFA PolDir Lajcak expressed satisfaction with the visit and s [...] | 2007-04-26 06:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI UNSC LO |
07BRATISLAVA251 | MOD SPINS NTM-I RIGHT-SIZING AS WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Slovak MoD Frantisek Kasicky is spinning the return of five Slovak soldiers from the NATO Training Mission in Iraq as a withdrawal in keeping with the manifesto of the Fico government. In fact, the soldiers (three officers and two NCOs) were sent home after SHAPE determined they were no lo [...] | 2007-04-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR NATO IZ LO |
07BRATISLAVA253 | SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON MINURSO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Department of UN and International Organizations Deputy Director Popjak. Popjak said that if UK, France and Spain are supporting the resolution then Slovakia will support it as well. Although he did not seem familiar with the issue, he was certain that S [...] | 2007-04-27 14:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI LO |
07BRATISLAVA256 | SLOVAKIA RELIGIOUS ROUND UP APRIL 27, 2007 [...] (U) On April 19, the Ministry of Culture registered the Bahai Community as the 18th recognized religion in Slovakia. The Bahais are the last faith to receive recognition under the existing law, which requires a petition of 20,000 signatures of resident supporters (though not necessarily member [...] | 2007-04-27 15:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV PHUM LO |
07BRATISLAVA263 | PM FICO DISCUSSES SUDAN, KOSOVO, ENERGY AND MD [...] (C) Summary. During a May 3 breakfast, PM Robert Fico assured Slovakia will vote with the EU on Kosovo in the UNSC; reiterated his personal opposition to U.S. Missile Defense plans and advocated more dialogue with Russia and within the EU; reacted favorably to the possibility of sending militar [...] | 2007-05-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR SU RU LO |
07BRATISLAVA269 | PM FICO IN MOSCOW ON KOSOVO, MD AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Robert Fico's May 4 visit to Moscow touched on issues of the day including Kosovo final status, missile defense, energy security, and trade. Fico had meetings with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and opened a Slovak-Russian business foru [...] | 2007-05-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SR SU RU YI LO |
07BRATISLAVA270 | HZDS AND MECIAR: CAN'T LIVE WITH HIM, CAN'T LIVE [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Meciar is being challenged for the leadership of his People's Party ) Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HzDS) for the first time in 14 years. HzDS Vice-Chairman Viliam Veteska,s reach for the HzDS top post is unlikely to succeed, but it reflects concerns about Meciar's [...] | 2007-05-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA275 | FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA, SERBIA, MISSILE [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In a frank, productive 90-minute conversation May 9, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador that: --Slovakia is still with the EU on voting for a Kosovo resolution. Slovakia would like to finesse the language of the UNSCR to avoid direct endorsement for the Ahtisaari plan [...] | 2007-05-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ENRG CVIS KO YI RU LO |
07BRATISLAVA298 | SLOVAK CONCERNS ON BELARUSIAN INVITATION TO OSCE [...] (SBU) Stefan Rozkopal, MFA Director for CIS and the Balkans, told DCM May 18 that Slovakia shares the U.S. opinion about not accepting the Belarusian invitation to OSCE heads of missions to visit Minsk. He agreed that the program contained no substance and no opportunities to interact with the [...] | 2007-05-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OSCE BO LO |
07BRATISLAVA306 | FORMER PM DZURINDA ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA, SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary. Former PM Mikulas Dzurinda discussed Russia, Kosovo and domestic politics in an informal meeting with Ambassador on May 19. Dzurinda said he will continue to criticize PM Fico for his Russophile leanings, but acknowledged the Slovak public is not bothered. He decisively dismissed [...] | 2007-05-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO |
07BRATISLAVA308 | SLOVAKIA PURSUING A TRANSPETROL DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary - Minister Jahnatek followed up the May 4 Putin/Fico meeting (Ref A) with detailed discussions with Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) and Gazpromneft on the eventual sale of the 49 percent stake plus management control in the Slovak oil pipeline Transpetrol. In return for agre [...] | 2007-05-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU |
07BRATISLAVA314 | SLOVAKIA WILL JOIN ANY EU STATEMENT ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV SY LO |
07BRATISLAVA320 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP: MAY 30, 2007 [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, President Ivan Gasparovic, whose role is largely ceremonial, shared his opinions on a variety of topics. 2. (C) ON MEETING WITH SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC: Gasparovic said he explained Slovakia's economic success as a result of joining the EU [...] | 2007-05-30 16:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM SOCI LO |
07BRATISLAVA367 | HZDS: MECIAR STILL IN CHARGE [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Meciar was reelected Chairman of the co-ruling People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HzDS) at a party congress on June 9. Meciar won with 90 percent of the vote after his challenger, Deputy-Chairman Viliam Veteska, withdrew on the morning of the congress an [...] | 2007-06-20 12:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA368 | FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MD AND ISAF [...] (C) Summary/introduction: In a frank, productive 60-minute conversation June 20, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador: - Slovakia must have a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) in order to recognize Kosovo, but allowed that a mission under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) might [...] | 2007-06-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO |
07BRATISLAVA371 | V-4 CONFERENCE: SLOVAKIA MAKES NICE WITH HUNGARY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico used the June 18-19 Bratislava V-4 summit to showcase partnership with its neighbors on pre-arranged issues of agreement, such as V-4 entry into the Schengen area. Fico and Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany also used the opportunity to orchestrate a succe [...] | 2007-06-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI HU PL EZ LO |
07BRATISLAVA38 | SLOVAK TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN, PM FICO,S OVERSEAS [...] (C) PM Fico,s Chief of Protocol Marek Estok (please protect) told DCM January 19 that Fico has made his decision about whether to move Slovak engineering troops from Kabul to Kandahar, although Estok demurred from saying what that decision is. Fico travels to Kandahar January 25, but it is no [...] | 2007-01-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF LO |
07BRATISLAVA382 | OPPOSITION PARTIES COOPERATING IN A BID TO [...] (C) Slovak opposition parties -- the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party (SDKU),Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) -- are gradually improving their intra-party cooperation and appear united in their shared goal of maintaining the eco [...] | 2007-06-27 10:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA40 | SLOVAKS LOOK TO RUSSIA FOR TRANSPETROL SOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary - In stark contrast to the strong concerns about Russia's reliability as an energy partner expressed this past week throughout Central Europe, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek believes the Russian-Belarus spat illustrates the need to strengthen ties with Moscow. Jahnatek ha [...] | 2007-01-19 16:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
07BRATISLAVA417 | PM FICO AND PRESIDENT GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C)Summary. Paragraphs 4-12 contain notes from the Ambassador,s July 19 Meeting with PM Robert Fico. Paragraphs 13-19 contain notes from the Ambassador's July 18 meeting with President Gasparovic. SUMMARY OF THE MEETING WITH PM FICO ----------------------------------- 2. (C) The Ambassador [...] | 2007-07-20 15:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO |
07BRATISLAVA42 | HZDS LEADER MECIAR UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL QUADRUPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 15:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA420 | YUKOS FINANCE AUCTION SHIFTS DYNAMICS OVER [...] (C) Summary - Yukos Oil Receiver Eduard Rebgun announced July 13 that Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) will be auctioned off on August 15 in Moscow at a starting price of approximately USD 300 Million. The announcement followed one day after a Dutch court overturned an appeal by Rebgun th [...] | 2007-07-23 15:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU |
07BRATISLAVA425 | FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, CFE, AFGHANISTAN, UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Vallee met with Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on July 25 to discuss a wide range of topics. Highlights include the following: - FM Kubis believes that, given the failure to pass a UNSC resolution on Kosovo, the EU can develop a common position on Kosovo within the 120-d [...] | 2007-07-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS RU KO LO |
07BRATISLAVA453 | SLOVAKS RECONSIDERING TRANSPETROL OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek maintained the status quo at the July 31 Transpetrol Annual General Assembly (AGA) by removing any discussion of personnel changes to the Transpetrol Board and Supervisory Board from the agenda. In conversations with Yukos International (YI) rep [...] | 2007-08-09 14:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU |
07BRATISLAVA459 | SLOVAKIA STILL LEERY OF MOVING TOO FAST ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. PolEcon Chief, accompanied by Poloff, delivered Ref A points to Ivan Lancaric, Head of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA, on August 9. PolEcon Chief followed up with Stefan Rozkopal, Director of CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries on August 13. Although the tone and emphasis -- an [...] | 2007-08-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL LO |
07BRATISLAVA462 | TARGET TOMANOVA [...] Summary. Opposition parties are preparing to introduce a motion in Parliament in early September to call for the dismissal of Minister of Labor Viera Tomanova, citing corruption and incompetence. Tomanova is the most visible symbol of social democratic/left-wing economic policymaking within [...] | 2007-08-16 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ELAB EFIN EIND LO |
07BRATISLAVA472 | EXAMINATION OF POLITICAL PRESSURE IN SLOVAK MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: Since its inception the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, has brawled with the press. This "open war," as the spokesman for the Ministry of Culture has termed it, is exacerbated by statements from the Prime Minister's office insisting on more coverage by public med [...] | 2007-08-24 06:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KPAO LO |
07BRATISLAVA49 | SLOVAKIA DECIDES TO SUE EC OVER CO2 PLAN [...] (U) In its January 24 cabinet meeting, the Government of Slovakia decided to sue the European Commission to overturn its proposed 2008-2012 plan on CO2 emissions, which adversely affect operations of the large US Steel factory in Kosice (see reftel for background on case). The Ministry of Just [...] | 2007-01-24 15:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EU PREL PGOV ENRG LO |
07BRATISLAVA518 | SLOVAKIA CAUTIOUS ON LEBANON BORDER MISSION [...] (C) PolEcon chief discussed reftel with Deputy Director of the Department of Africa, Middle East and Asia, Klara Novotna, on September 13. Novotna was very appreciative of the timing of the demarche, and pledged to convey our points to the Slovak Mission in Brussels prior to the September 14 [...] | 2007-09-14 15:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN |
07BRATISLAVA527 | FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MISSILE DEFENSE, CFE, AND [...] (C) Summary. During a cordial one-hour meeting on September 18, Ambassador Vallee and Foreign Minister Kubis discussed Kosovo, CFE, Missile Defense, and Afghanistan. FM Kubis noted that he had begun to advocate in EU circles the idea of decoupling the results of the Troika process on Kosovo [...] | 2007-09-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CVIS KOC YI RU LO |
07BRATISLAVA539 | NEW SOCIAL INSURANCE LAW: TEMPEST IN A TEA CUP, [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 24, Vladimir Meciar (HZDS) reached an agreement with Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) to support an amended social insurance proposal that will be submitted (and passed) by Parliament this fall. The final compromise will raise payroll taxes for upper-income earner [...] | 2007-10-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN LO PGOV |
07BRATISLAVA540 | SMER: NOT A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party has introduced a range of measures this year to reduce public input into government decision making processes and otherwise curb the rights of individuals within society. Though Smer labels itself as a social democratic party, its civic go [...] | 2007-10-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SENV LO |
07BRATISLAVA546 | EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS PUT OFF DECISION ON SMER - [...] (C) The Party of European Socialists (PES) voted October 4 to put off until spring a decision on whether to grant Prime Minister Robert Fico's party Smer-Socialna Demokracia (Smer) full membership in its European parliamentary grouping. The decision was expected, since PES Chairman Paul Nyrup [...] | 2007-10-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA56 | SLOVAKIA DOES NOT HAVE DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN [...] (SBU) Director of the MFA's Middle East Department Ambassador Klara Novotna thanked Emboff for the information regarding USG programming on democracy, civil society, and freedom of information promotion in Iran, but indicated that Slovakia does not have any similar programs in Iran. VALLEE [...] | 2007-01-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA560 | SLOVAKIA: PM FICO RAISES SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Past may not be prologue in Central Europe, but it is certainly present. A simmering dispute regarding the post-World War Two era "Benes Decrees" gained momentum when the Slovak Parliament adopted on September 20 a resolution reaffirming the inviolability of the Decrees. Hungaria [...] | 2007-10-10 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | HU LO PREL PGOV |
07BRATISLAVA561 | SOLVING TRANSPETROL WITHOUT THE RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary - The August 15 sale of Yukos Finance to an American investment group, Monte Valle, has reduced Russia's role in the future of the Transpetrol oil pipeline, leaving the Slovak government without its preferred partner. Economy Minister Jahnatek remains confident that any future buye [...] | 2007-10-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU |
07BRATISLAVA57 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 26, 2007 [...] (C) Over dinner with the Ambassador and their wives on January 23, Foreign Minister Jan Kubis acknowledged that Prime Minister Robert Fico will likely continue to infuriate international partners as he did, for example, with his attendance at the Cuban national day reception on January 11 and [...] | 2007-01-26 16:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA578 | GOS SUPPORTS SENDING MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. The Slovak government approved a proposal to increase Slovak military participation in Afghanistan. If approved by Parliament, 111 Slovak soldiers will be deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, 41 of whom will work with Dutch forces in Uruzgan. The Dutch, US and other NATO member states [...] | 2007-10-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS AF NL LO |
07BRATISLAVA579 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY IN BURMA THROUGH EU [...] In response to reftel, Drahomir Stos, MFA Director of the Asia and Oceania division, confirmed to Poloff that Slovakia does not have any development assistance programs in Burma and does not plan to open programs in Burma in upcoming years. Stos emphasized that Slovakia will continue to suppo [...] | 2007-10-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LO |
07BRATISLAVA585 | SLOVAK POLITICS: TROUBLES ALL AROUND [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia's current government probably represents the strongest possible coalition of parties, but rumors of early elections or new party alignments are kept alive by feuding, arrogance and conflicting interests. Vladimir Meciar and HzDS are testing their power within the coalitio [...] | 2007-10-26 09:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA593 | FICO AND HIS COALITION PARTNERS: THE SHARK AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and junior coalition partner HZDS continue to argue publicly over nearly every issue in parliament, including the recently passed health insurance, social insurance/pension, and mining reform laws. HZDS threatened to vote with the opposition on [...] | 2007-10-31 17:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB LO |
07BRATISLAVA61 | PM FICO'S JANUARY 29 LUNCH WITH THE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. PM Robert Fico hosted the Ambassador for a two-hour lunch in his office on January 29. Fico denied that he is moving Slovakia's foreign policy further from the U.S. and agreed to consider or pass along many of the Ambassador's suggestions on energy security and other domestic issue [...] | 2007-01-31 15:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF SR LY VE LO |
07BRATISLAVA614 | HZDS: STILL CORRUPT, BUT MECIAR WEAKER [...] (SBU) Summary. In the latest manifestation of tension within this odd governing coalition, Branislav Briza (HZDS),Director of the Ministry of Agriculture land distribution fund, resigned on November 15 under pressure from Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer). Two days earlier, Fico demanded th [...] | 2007-11-15 17:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PGOV EAGR ECON LO |
07BRATISLAVA624 | SMER TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON MECIAR [...] (SBU) With junior coalition partner HZDS unwilling to fire Minister of Agriculture Miroslav Jurena in response to widespread corruption at the ministry's land distribution fund, Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer) surrogates are tightening the screws on HZDS in the local media, leaving the imp [...] | 2007-11-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR LO |
07BRATISLAVA632 | MECIAR CONCEDES TO VICTORIOUS FICO, COALITION [...] (SBU) After several days of alarming headlines suggesting that the governing coalition was perhaps on the verge of collapse, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) and junior coalition partner Vladimir Meciar (HZDS) made separate press announcements on November 29 indicating that they had come to a [...] | 2007-11-30 17:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA638 | SLOVAKIA: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DINNER WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico hosted a farewell dinner for Ambassador Vallee on December 2. Interior Minister Kalinak, Speaker of the Parliament Pavol Paska, and the Prime Minister's Director of Foreign Relations, Marek Estok, also attended the dinner. The tone of the conversation [...] | 2007-12-04 17:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO MARR KIVR |
07BRATISLAVA661 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH [...] (SBU) Ambassador Obsitnik presented his credentials to President Ivan Gasparovic on December 12. The follow-on meeting was warm and friendly with the President stressing the strong ties between the two countries and expressing his appreciation that President Bush had sent an Ambassador with f [...] | 2007-12-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
07BRATISLAVA668 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Obsitnik had a cordial, almost hour-long introductory meeting with Prime Minister Fico on December 17. The Prime Minister expressed his desire to maintain open and constructive relations with the U.S. Embassy and noted how pleased he was to have the opportunity to meet [...] | 2007-12-17 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO KVIR EU |
07BRATISLAVA76 | AHTISAARI PLAN SPARKS DEBATE IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plan on Kosovo final status has sparked heated debate in Slovakia. While the MFA forges ahead of the rest of the government and the general population toward "inevitable independence" for Kosovo, politicians and individual citizens continue to h [...] | 2007-02-07 18:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI LO |
07BRATISLAVA83 | MFA MOVES CLOSER TO U.S. ON KOSOVO; POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Slovaks have come around within EU circles to acceptance of "welcoming the Ahtisaari proposal" and are working toward consensus on GAERC conclusions on Kosovo and Serbia, according to PolDir Miroslav Lajcak. On the other hand, Slovak political leaders are digging in their hee [...] | 2007-02-08 16:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI LO |
07BRATISLAVA85 | SNS-NOMINATED UPN CHAIRMAN SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS [...] (SBU) On February 9, PolOff and PolFSN met with Ivan Petransky, PhD, the new Chairman of the Institute of the Memory of the Nation (UPN). Petransky was nominated by the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS) whose members generally profess an admiration for Jozef Tiso, leader of the WWII-era f [...] | 2007-02-09 17:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR LO |
07BRATISLAVA87 | FICO OPPOSES INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: While the SNS and SDKU 2/12 both introduced parliamentary resolutions opposing independence for Kosovo without the agreement of Serbia, Prime Minister Robert Fico made his true feelings known. Harking back to the Slovak public's opposition to NATO airstrikes in 1999, he reminded [...] | 2007-02-12 17:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
07BRATISLAVA95 | GOS DRAFTS LABOR CODE PROPOSAL; FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOS has prepared a draft labor code proposal, which it hopes to finalize and introduce in Parliament next month. The proposal contains numerous pro-worker changes that domestic and foreign investors will fight strenuously. While priorities different among employers, Americ [...] | 2007-02-15 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV LO |
07BRAZZAVILLE368 | BRAZZA IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 7 2007 [...] (U) Frederic Bintsamou, also known as Pastor N'Tumi, announced he will arrive in Brazzaville on September 10th to take his appointed position as a Presidential Adviser on promoting peace in the aftermath of the civil war. Ntumi was appointed by President Sassou-Nguesso in May 2007 to appease t [...] | 2007-09-07 17:54:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE393 | BRAZZA IN BRIEF SEPTEMBER 24 2007 [...] (U) RSG Global Coffey Mining, a London-South African-Australian mining consulting agency will coordinate and direct the 5,000-meter drilling for iron ore in the Zenaga region of RoC, the first phase of which is scheduled to be completed by December 2007. In the short time since the license was [...] | 2007-09-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE403 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...] | 2007-10-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE406 | BRAZZA IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 5, 2007 [...] (U) Post celebrated the completion of a high school renovation by the U.S. Navy Seabees Detachment from Sigonella, Sicily. After thanking the Seabees, the Ambassador pointed out that this was the first cooperative effort between members of the U.S. and Congolese Armed Forces and that their suc [...] | 2007-10-05 17:05:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM SCUL MARR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE416 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF OCTOBER 12 2007 [...] (U) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil , will arrive in Brazzaville October 15 for one day meeting with GRoC to discuss bilateral agreements and participate in the RoC launch of a campaign to provide immunizations for measles and distribution of bednets for children aged 5 years [...] | 2007-10-12 17:10:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON SCUL MARR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE429 | U.S. NAVY MAKES A BIG SPLASH IN CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...] | 2007-10-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE430 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF FOR OCTOBER 26, 2007 [...] (U) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will deliver 'a message on the state of the nation' to Parliament on October 27, 2007. 2. (U) "A Dream Come True Thanks to Sassou" banners flew over the city of Pointe Noire as President Sassou-Nguesso inaugurated the construction of a major roadway to link [...] | 2007-10-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON ECIN EAID |
07BRAZZAVILLE431 | CORRECTED (ADDED TAGS AND INFO ADDRESSES) U.S. NAVY MAKES A [...] (U) Summary. The U.S. Navy has been active in Congo-Brazzaville, and the small country is still feeling the benefits of its community outreach programs. A detachment of Seabees renovated two schools in the Brazzaville area, and on the heels of their departure, the USS FORREST SHERMAN made a po [...] | 2007-10-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL MARR KDEM PINR CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE439 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF, 2 NOVEMBER 2007 [...] (U) The Renaissance Man: President Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaimed in his state of the nation address that the Republic of Congo (RoC) is now in a full renaissance mode. Addressing Parliament on October 27, the President stated "The renaissance of the Congo is a visible, concrete and tangible a [...] | 2007-11-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR PGOV EAID PINR PHUM SCUL MARR ECON CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE449 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 16, 2007 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. Representatives of the London Club (LC) announced on November 15 that an agreement has been signed between the Republic of Congo (RoC) and the LC to forgive 77 percent of the US$643.6 million debt owed to LC creditors. Government bonds will be [...] | 2007-11-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELTN EAID PHUM ENRG CF |
07BRAZZAVILLE455 | BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 23, 2007 [...] EmbBrazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended the official launch of the multi-national military maneuvers called Barh El Gazel being conducted as part of the peacekeeping operations under the auspices Economic Community of States Central Africa (ECCAS). [...] | 2007-11-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG CF |
07BRIDGETOWN1021 | ST. LUCIAN HOUSING MINISTER RICHARD FREDERICK MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucian Housing Minister, Richard Frederick, returned for police questioning on July 18 as part of an investigation against Frederick's alleged customs violations. Various authorities and observers are concerned that the Director of Public Prosecutions will not pursue the cas [...] | 2007-08-15 18:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1028 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-08-16 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1029 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-08-16 19:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1038 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1039 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN104 | ST. LUCIA: NEWLY APPOINTED FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Rufus Bousquet, visited the U.S. Embassy in Barbados on January 18 to discuss his visa ineligibility with the Consul General. FM Bousquet also paid a courtesy call on the DCM, who asked about APIS legislation for Cricket World Cup an [...] | 2007-01-30 21:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1054 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-08-21 18:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1055 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORE [...] Post reqests the Department's assistance in screening thefollowing candidate who has been nominatedfor training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominated f [...] | 2007-08-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1056 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-08-21 18:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1098 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S VISIT TO ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (SBU) Ambassador Ourisman traveled to Antigua and Barbuda August 15-16, 2007, with Embassy Bridgetown USAID Director for the Eastern Caribbean and the Regional Security Officer. The Ambassador met privately with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, as well as Minister of Health, John Maginley. The [...] | 2007-08-29 17:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PGOV PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1114 | ST. LUCIA PM SIR JOHN COMPTON ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton's health has starkly deteriorated. On September 1, he was flown to Martinique where he is currently on life support. Compton's chosen successor, current Acting Prime Minister Stephenson King, appears positioned to officially succeed him [...] | 2007-09-04 20:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1145 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-09-06 19:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1168 | ST LUCIA PRIME MINISTER JOHN COMPTON PASSES AWAY [...] Prime Minister of St. Lucia Sir John Compton passed away on September 7 from a series of strokes and other complications. He was 82 years old. Compton led St. Lucia to independence from the United Kingdom in 1979, becoming the island state's first prime minister. He also served as Premier o [...] | 2007-09-10 20:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1203 | DOMINICA AFTER DEAN -- VENEZUELA WILL HELP US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Dominica has been promised assistance from Venezuela to improve infrastructure, particularly roads and retaining walls, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean from August 16-17. These pledges far outstrip the modest assistance the USG has been able to provide to date, giving Hugo [...] | 2007-09-14 19:15:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL VE DO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1210 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO THE [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the Presidential Delegation to attend the funeral of the late Prime Minister Sir John Compton in St. Lucia, from September 18-19, 2007. 2. Members of the Presidential Delegation include: The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, [...] | 2007-09-17 20:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT OTRA PGOV ST |
07BRIDGETOWN1213 | REGIONAL AIRLINE COMPETITION AND THE AMERICAN [...] (U) The Government of St. Lucia recently granted American Eagle fifth freedom rights to operate flights between St. Lucia and Barbados beginning on September 5 and future service between St. Lucia and Trinidad. The announcement created significant division between the LIAT shareholder governm [...] | 2007-09-17 21:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ELAB PREL PGOV CASC ASEC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1224 | INTEREST IN BARBADOS OFFSHORE OIL BIDS HIGH [...] (SBU) P/E Chief and Deputy met with the country managers for Simpson Oil (SOL) and Shell Trading Company (Eastern Caribbean) on September 13, 2007 to discuss the energy market in the Eastern Caribbean, prospects for renewable energy and the upcoming bid for oil block exploration, announced by t [...] | 2007-09-19 20:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB |
07BRIDGETOWN1225 | ST. LUCIA'S NEW CABINET SPORTS FAMILIAR NAMES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 9, 2007, Prime Minister Stephenson King was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia, following Sir John Compton's death on September 7th. King appointed his new cabinet on September 12th but made few changes to his predecessor's cabinet. The new cabinet is most notab [...] | 2007-09-19 21:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1226 | COMPTON FUNERAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. TIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton's funeral was extremely well-attended, with 1000 guests at the cathedral and hundreds more outside. Attendees included diplomatic dignitaries from around the world. Compton's friendship with the United States was well-documented in the provided program. The fu [...] | 2007-09-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV PREL ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN123 | CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY ASSESSMENT [...] (C) In response to reftels, it is Embassy Bridgetown's assessment that the Eastern Caribbean countries would be highly unlikely to accept migrants or to operate camps to detain migrants. All seven of the Eastern Caribbean islands, and especially the northernmost three--Antigua and Barbuda, Do [...] | 2007-02-01 21:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1256 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) During her September 19-21 visit to St. Kitts and Nevis to celebrate that nation's National Day, the Ambassador raised biofuels and the Angelus expropriation case with Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and Foreign Minister Timothy Harris. The Ambassador also used the trip to draw public attenti [...] | 2007-09-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PREL CVIS XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1341 | US-OWNED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ST. VINCENT TO SHUT DOWN [...] (U) Summary: After months of speculation, and negotiations with the GOSVG, St. George's University (SGU),which operates the Kingstown Medical College in St. Vincent, announced that it will cease operations by January 2008. While the medical school had originally announced that it was only sca [...] | 2007-10-18 15:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM KPAO ELAB AC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1351 | BARBADOS WORKER'S UNION DISPUTE WITH ADM BARBADOS [...] Sir Roy Trotman, General Secretary of the Barbados Workers' Union, sent the following letter to Laboff on Friday, October 19. Begin text: Dear Mr. Aller I am aware that part of your duties is to say (sic) on top of US business relations with the people of Barbados generally and particu [...] | 2007-10-23 16:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1354 | RSS ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE? [...] (C) Summary: Now that the urgency for region-wide security cooperation necessitated by the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup has dissipated, the Regional Security System (RSS) appears to be reaching a crucial turning point. With the UK Special Assistance Team (UK-SAT) planning to leave Ant [...] | 2007-10-23 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1372 | DOMINICAN CABINET RESHUFFLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reshuffled his cabinet October 16, taking the Foreign Minister portfolio himself and shifting previous Foreign Minister Charles Savarin to Public Utilities and Energy. According to one official, this will separate Housing from Public Util [...] | 2007-10-30 18:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ENGR EPET XL DO |
07BRIDGETOWN1377 | ST. VINCENT PM USES INDEPENDENCE DAY TO "PASS OUT [...] (SBU) During Ambassador Ourisman's October 26-28 visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to celebrate that nation's Independence Day, the Ambassador attended Independence Day activities and spoke to Prime Minister Gonsalves on issues ranging from Cuba to foreign investment in the Grenadi [...] | 2007-10-31 15:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL XL EINV |
07BRIDGETOWN1387 | ST. VINCENT: SPLINTERS OF AN OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: In several meetings with leaders of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) opposition New Democratic Party (NDP),and in consultations with the party's sympathizers as well as Unity Labor Party (ULP) and former-ULP members, Embassy Bridgetown learned of growing discontent with [...] | 2007-11-01 21:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EAID ECON EFIN ELAB KCRM PGOV PINR PREL |
07BRIDGETOWN1406 | BIGEST POLUTRY PRODUCER IN BARBADOS LOOKING AT [...] Summary: POl/ECON Deputy was contacted by the GM of Chickmont Foods, Barbados who was interested in finding out how to export chickens to the US market. POL/ECON Deputy met with the GM, Geoffry Goddard, to explore their plans and learn more about the poultry industry in Barbados. Mr. Goddard [...] | 2007-11-07 18:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1409 | ST LUCIA: JOHN COMPTON'S DAUGHTER LIKELY TO WIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jeanine Compton-Rambally, daughter of former prime minister Sir John Compton, will likely win an upcoming by-election for the seat left vacant by her father's death. Although unlikely, the opposition could narrowly win the seat if the participation of two independent candidates sp [...] | 2007-11-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CN TW ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1410 | ST. KITTS ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS GALORE [...] (U) During a recent visit to New York, St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas reiterated his nation's commitment to foreign investment and announced plans for additional high-end resorts to invest in St. Kitts. The government's apparent success in attracting well-known [...] | 2007-11-08 19:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PREL CVIS XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1440 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN TO ST. LUCIA: ARTICLE 98, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's October 17-19 trip to St. Lucia was highlighted by a positive meeting with PM King that helped move our Article 98 agenda forward. In addition, the Ambassador's presentation of USD 2 million to the OECS for a biodiversity grant and USD 39,000 worth of DSATA bomb [...] | 2007-11-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EINV EIND ASEC CASC KTIA ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1442 | DOMINICA: SKERRIT SUPPORTS DOLLAR DIPLOMACY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked China, Venezuela, and Cuba in his Independence Day speech, citing specific assistance these countries have recently provided. Other thanks also went to the European Union, which has also provided substantial assistance. This speech is an [...] | 2007-11-20 17:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID DO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1472 | BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Barbados and Cuba enjoy a close relationship. As head of CARICOM this year, Barbados has publicly declared CARICOM's commitment to deepening their relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number of areas such as sports, health, education, agricultur [...] | 2007-12-03 21:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1475 | ST. VINCENT REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 12:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR CU XL PGOV |
07BRIDGETOWN1480 | ST. KITTS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 19:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1481 | DOMINICA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 19:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU DO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1482 | THE UNDERBELLY OF SUCCESS: ST. KITTS' KID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Recent newspaper stories in St. Kitts and Nevis have highlighted the plight of child abuse in that country. The operator of a government-subsidized Children's Home has complained of threats against the home's female occupants and a recent incident in which a Cuban diplomat is all [...] | 2007-12-04 19:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL KWMN |
07BRIDGETOWN1483 | BARBADOS NATIONAL DAY: AN ELECTION PULPIT [...] (U) Barbados celebrated its 41st year of independence from Great Britain on November 30. Both the current ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) took advantage of the occasion to posture themselves favorably for the upcoming national election, pred [...] | 2007-12-04 20:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1494 | ST. LUCIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1501 | ANTIGUA-BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) Antigua and Barbuda enjoys a close relationship with Cuba. The Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) has publicly declared CARICOM's commitment to deepening their relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in health, education, transportation, and scien [...] | 2007-12-07 17:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1530 | THE SEX INDUSTRY AS A POTENTIAL AVENUE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Various government officials and NGO representatives are recognizing the possible existence of trafficking victims in St. Lucia, particularly in the commercial sex industry. Most foreign prostitutes fulfill some technical elements of trafficking, even if they are willing partici [...] | 2007-12-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PGOV ELAB DR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1539 | BARBADOS OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Summary: On December 12, the Barbados opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) launched its most aggressive attack yet against the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP). The DLP announced an indefinite boycott of both houses of Parliament, protesting both the ruling Barbados Labour Party's ( [...] | 2007-12-17 20:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1548 | ONE-SIDED VICTORY?: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ADOPTS [...] (U) Summary: In early December 2007 the St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis Parliament approved major changes to the country's election laws, the first changes since 1984. Reforms in the current law include the introduction of a national voter identification card and new regulations allowing [...] | 2007-12-18 21:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL VE CU |
07BRIDGETOWN1554 | DOMINICA DEVELOPING PRISONER REINTEGRATION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The Dominica Prison Service is developing and implementing inmate rehabilitation and reintegration plans. Felix Gregoire, Cabinet Secretary, and Matthew LeBlanc, Labour Commission, both confirmed to PolOff that PM Skerrit has made prisoner rehabilitation a priority and is allocating fund [...] | 2007-12-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL EAID DO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1561 | PETROCARIBE #34: EC LEADERS FLOCK TO PETROCARIBE [...] (U) Summary: Eastern Caribbean Heads of State departed for the Fourth Petrocaribe Summit on Friday, December 21st in Cienfuegos, Cuba. The summit comes among praises from leaders in St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who have benefited from the Petrocaribe program. The pa [...] | 2007-12-21 19:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM PINR XL CU |
07BRIDGETOWN1562 | DOMINICA: TRAFFICKING VICTIMS LIKELY EXIST, BUT NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons, pulling together representatives from key government offices and NGOs. The discussion showed that, although many officials believe trafficking victims might exist among commercial sex workers, Chinese laborers, an [...] | 2007-12-21 19:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCRM PHUM PGOV ELBA CN DR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN1563 | ST. VINCENT: OPPOSITION LEADER SEEKS US ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On December 20th, the St. Vincent and the Grenadines opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Arnhim Eustace called PolOff to express his concern that the current government is corrupted by the drug trade. In relation to the criminal charges filed against him for "making mal [...] | 2007-12-21 19:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SNAR PGOV INRB PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN161 | BARBADOS: SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOP ON HIV/AIDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 29-30, the U.S. Department of Labor-International Labor Organization's HIV/AIDS Workplace Program hosted a sustainability workshop, which focused on developing a strategy for carrying forward the Program's mission after the Program officially concludes in December [...] | 2007-02-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BB ECON ELAB KHIV PGOV PREL SOCI XL |
07BRIDGETOWN162 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #30: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (C) The Prime Minister of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB),Baldwin Spencer, continues to portray Hugo Chavez as an altruistic benefactor and a friend of the Caribbean. To date, both governments have signed agreements with an estimated value of USD 48 million allocated betweenthe [...] | 2007-02-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN178 | BARBADOS RELEASES DRAFT ENERGY POLICY [...] The Ministry of Energy and the Environment of the Government of Barbados (GOB) recently unveiled its draft National Energy Policy and invited a wide range of stakeholders to provide comments and suggestions. The proposed policy's priorities include energy conservation, alternative energy dev [...] | 2007-02-12 12:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN181 | ANTIGUA/BARBUDA: TWO STEPS BACK ON HALF MOON BAY [...] (C) On January 22, EconOff met with Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB). Querard complained about harassment she has been experiencing, allegedly instigated by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB),and the perceived apathy of the State Department. Querard [...] | 2007-02-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC |
07BRIDGETOWN189 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur assured the United States of his commitment to continue building a strong and warm bilateral relationship. PM Arthur and Ambassador Ourisman discussed trade, disaster risk man [...] | 2007-02-12 19:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR ECON ETRD BB JM XL |
07BRIDGETOWN194 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO GRENADA [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-19, 2007, Ambassador Ourisman visited Grenada to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Grenadian officials including the Prime Minister and the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, [...] | 2007-02-12 21:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT GJ XL |
07BRIDGETOWN195 | (C) ST. LUCIA PM COMPTON HOLDS HIS CARDS CLOSE BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, Deputy Chief of Mission Gilroy called on Government of St. Lucia (GOSL) Prime Minister Sir John Compton to congratulate him on his return to power and to review the bilateral relationship. She also raised USG concerns about charismatic cabinet member Richard Frede [...] | 2007-02-12 21:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR SNAR ASEC EAID ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN196 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the President of Dominica and called on both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on January 24. In her courtesy calls, the Ambassador and her interlocutors discussed both current and possible future USAID projects, the Adva [...] | 2007-02-13 16:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID ENRG EINV MASS KCRM KPAO |
07BRIDGETOWN213 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #31: CHAVEZ TO VISIT DOMINICA [...] (C) Summary: Various media report that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Dominica and St. Vincent on February 16 and 17, respectively, to open fuel storage tank facilities. Despite the reality of several logistical and technical setbacks with fuel delivery and storage for the Petro [...] | 2007-02-16 20:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN2268 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following fourteen (14) candidates from various Eastern Caribbean security forces who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory informa [...] | 2007-01-02 10:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN228 | PETROCARIBE #32: CHAVEZ VISIT UNEVENTFUL [...] (C) Summary: On February 16-17, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The visit was light on substance and heavy on atmospherics, as he reiterated past Petrocaribe-related promises and resorted to his usual vitriolic anti-American talking points. [...] | 2007-02-21 19:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN23 | GRENADA TRYING TO READ ST. LUCIA TEA LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Grenadians are reading the tea leaves of the St. Lucia election, hoping to find clues to their own future. Speculation is rampant that Prime Minister Keith Mitchell will call elections following Cricket World Cup in an attempt to ride the expected popular high following successfu [...] | 2007-01-05 20:39:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR GJ XL |
07BRIDGETOWN242 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Royal Grenada Police Force who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. [...] | 2007-02-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN261 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following three (3) candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candid [...] | 2007-03-01 22:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN277 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate will parti [...] | 2007-03-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN286 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the government of St. Lucia on February 20. In meetings with the Governor General, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and leader of the opposition, the Ambassador discussed crime in St. Lucia, Article 98, Petrocaribe, the Advance Pa [...] | 2007-03-05 23:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM CASC ENRG EPET EFIN ASEC |
07BRIDGETOWN299 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (C) Summary: On February 25-27, 2007, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines to present her credentials. Meetings with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Opposition Leader focused on Venezuelan assistance, Article 98, narcotics trafficking and Cricket World Cup. T [...] | 2007-03-08 21:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT EAIR SNAR |
07BRIDGETOWN312 | RSS C-26 AIRCRAFT AND COLOMBIA [...] (C) Per ref A, Ambassador Ourisman informed Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur that INL's proposal to repair the two C-26 aircraft of the Regional Security System (RSS) airwing was no longer offered. 2. (C) In response, PM Arthur and other officials noted that, in principle, Barbados w [...] | 2007-03-13 20:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR BB CO XL |
07BRIDGETOWN332 | PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent public opinion poll confirmed that Prime Minister Owen Arthur remains the most popular Barbadian politician and is well-positioned to lead his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in parliamentary elections expected later this year. David Thompson, PM Arthur's rival an [...] | 2007-03-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN333 | PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent public opinion poll confirmed that Prime Minister Owen Arthur remains the most popular Barbadian politician and is well-positioned to lead his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in parliamentary elections expected later this year. David Thompson, PM Arthur's rival an [...] | 2007-03-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN338 | PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY CONTINUES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent public opinion poll confirmed that Prime Minister Owen Arthur remains the most popular Barbadian politician and is well-positioned to lead his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in parliamentary elections expected later this year. David Thompson, PM Arthur's rival an [...] | 2007-03-19 17:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN353 | PETROCARIBE #33: CHAVEZ TIES WORRY ST. VINCENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with St. Vincent and the Grenadines' (SVG) private sector representatives reveal widespread anxiety over the Vincentian government's growing ties with Venezuela, especially the close relationship between Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Venezuelan P [...] | 2007-03-21 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM PINR XL |
07BRIDGETOWN367 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no confirmed derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate [...] | 2007-03-23 21:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN368 | BARBADOS BUDGET: TAX CUTS, CHEAP HOUSING, LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last week's budget presentation by Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and opposition leader David Thompson's response were greeted with much anticipation. The charged atmosphere was mainly due to the political context in which the two speeches and the ensuing debate took place, [...] | 2007-03-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL |
07BRIDGETOWN369 | OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR SAINT VINCENT'S OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The head of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) opposition party, Arnhim Eustace, has stepped up his criticism of Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in the last three weeks. His most recent themes included Gonsalves' December pardon of a convicted drug dealer and Gonsalves' emb [...] | 2007-03-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM VC VE XL |
07BRIDGETOWN397 | U.S. DISENGAGEMENT IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Bridgetown would like to offer the following assessment of the possible consequences of further cuts in U.S. assistance to the Eastern Caribbean. The economic realities--or more aptly--vulnerabilities of these microstates are such that further reductions in U.S. presen [...] | 2007-04-04 16:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB CU VE XL |
07BRIDGETOWN399 | REQUEST TO REPROGRAM FMF FUNDS IN FY 08 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 11 and 12. 2. (U) Embassy Bridgetown has registered in reftel its concerns regarding the State Department's decision to eliminate FY 08 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for the Eastern Caribbean. While we strongly urge the Department to reverse th [...] | 2007-04-04 16:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB ST VC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN405 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENGEL,S VISIT TO THE EASTERN [...] I look forward to welcoming Chairman Engel and his delegation to the Eastern Caribbean on April 13-16. In anticipation of our meetings with Grenada's Prime Minister Mitchell and Vincentian Prime Minister Gonsalves, I would like to offer the following background on the region and key U.S. pol [...] | 2007-04-05 20:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ECON PREL PGOV PBTS PINR VC GJ XL |
07BRIDGETOWN406 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no confirmed derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate [...] | 2007-04-05 21:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN429 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-04-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN44 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidat [...] | 2007-01-09 21:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN451 | DISAPPOINTING CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Four years ago, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed an agreement to host the world's third largest sporting competition, the Cricket World Cup (CWC),from February to April, 2007. Caribbean governments have reportedly spent over USD 500 million on preparations for what they [...] | 2007-04-16 13:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN452 | SVG PM GONSALVES TO CUBA FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Likely as a guest of the state, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves will travel to Cuba April 13 for medical treatment, rest, and relaxation following a car accident in St. Vincent which resulted in his hospitalization on April 9. He is planning to be gone at least two weeks. END S [...] | 2007-04-16 13:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CU VC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN454 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-04-16 21:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN464 | ST. LUCIA - PIERRE REACHING FOR SLP HELM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a private conversation on March 30, deputy leader of the opposition St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) Philip Pierre shared his views on the future of his party and evaluated his potential competitors in the ruling United Workers Party (UWP). Pierre indirectly admitted that he pl [...] | 2007-04-17 20:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN469 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-04-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN470 | BARBADOS CENTRAL BANK: OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Senior Director for Research, Dr. Daniel Boamah, is projecting solid growth for Barbados' economy in 2007 and no serious impact from the disappointing Cricket World Cup. The CBB plans to announce that it has revised its economic growth projections [...] | 2007-04-20 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN476 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-04-23 21:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN483 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-04-24 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN487 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-04-25 21:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN488 | ST. LUCIA - TAIWAN BACK IN, CHINA TO BOW OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of St. Lucia formally announced during its April 24 budget debate that it will re-establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan. In exchange, Taiwan has agreed to develop agricultural diversification, ecotourism, information technology, and learning centers thro [...] | 2007-04-25 22:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD OFDP CH TW ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN500 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-04-27 21:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN505 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-04-30 20:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN506 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR VARIOUS U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for various training courses sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following can [...] | 2007-04-30 20:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN509 | CODEL ENGEL'S VISIT TO GRENADA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 13-15, 2007, visit of CODEL Engel to Grenada was a great success. Grenadians, including government and opposition leaders, and resident American and local business people, were pleased with the opportunity to exchange views with the delegation and hopeful that the visit [...] | 2007-04-30 21:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GJ |
07BRIDGETOWN51 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CABINET CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 31, Prime Minister Spencer announced several changes (listed below) in his cabinet. Although some of the rearrangement of duties seems quite practical, others appear to have been made in reaction to accusations of corruption. Two significant adjustments are the shift [...] | 2007-01-10 14:15:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG XL |
07BRIDGETOWN513 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-02 19:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN517 | DOMINICA: SLOW START-UP FOR NEW OFFSHORE SERVICES [...] (C) Summary: Although the government of Dominica has announced plans to resuscitate its economic citizenship program and offshore financial services sector, it has yet to develop the necessary policy framework and institutions to do so. The existing Financial Services Unit, envisioned as the [...] | 2007-05-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EFIN EINV CPAS IR RS KS SZ |
07BRIDGETOWN518 | BARBADOS PM ARTHUR'S CABINET [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Owen Arthur, Barbados' most popular politician, is well positioned to win an unprecedented fourth term in the next parliamentary election, which is expected later in 2007 or in 2008. He will run on his solid record of achievement over the past 12 years, supported [...] | 2007-05-03 17:34:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN525 | (C) ST. LUCIA: TAIWAN DECISION MAY WEAKEN COMPTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Rufus Bousquet has emerged as the head of a rival faction set on forcing Prime Minister Sir John Compton to retire from politics and leave FM Bousquet in charge. If Compton's departure is the outcome of current infighting in the five-month-old government, suspec [...] | 2007-05-04 18:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN547 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-08 20:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN548 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-08 20:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN550 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-08 20:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN551 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-08 20:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN572 | CONGRESSWOMAN'S VISIT TO "GRENADA 13" PRISONER [...] (C) Summary: During CODEL Engel's recent visit to Grenada, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked post to arrange a meeting with Bernard Coard, the leader of the group known as the "Grenada 17" who were convicted of the 1983 assassination of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others. PM Mit [...] | 2007-05-09 21:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC GJ XL |
07BRIDGETOWN573 | (C) GRENADA PM MITCHELL ON CHAVEZ'S BAD LIST? [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat tense mid-April meeting with Charge, Grenada's Keith Mitchell shared his fears that strongly leftist Caribbean leaders, led by St. Vincent's Ralph Gonsalves, had persuaded Hugo Chavez that the pro-American Grenada government should not receive further Venezuelan as [...] | 2007-05-09 21:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID AC DO GJ IS VC VE XL |
07BRIDGETOWN581 | PRIME MINISTER MITCHELL RESHUFFLES GRENADA CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 6 New National Party (NNP) rally, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced a change in several cabinet portfolios, including the creation of a new ministry, effective May 15. He did not call parliamentary elections, as had been widely expected. His decision caught the [...] | 2007-05-11 18:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB GJ PGOV PREL |
07BRIDGETOWN589 | ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's May 10 meeting with St. Lucia's Comptroller of Customs and the Acting Commissioner of Police was a cry for help from PM Compton and his few remaining loyalists. While PM Compton is reportedly recovering in New York from a stroke, his chances of hanging on to power may be [...] | 2007-05-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN604 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominated for the Machinery Tech A/ [...] | 2007-05-15 20:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN615 | ST. KITTS: GOVERNMENT EXPROPRIATION LEAVES AMCITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Bridgetown continues to assist Amcit property owners in the expropriation case involving the government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) and the Angelus resort. The GOSKN has mishandled the case by providing poor information to the owners and delaying the resolution of t [...] | 2007-05-16 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV CASC PGOV KIDE SC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN616 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nomin [...] | 2007-05-16 21:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN617 | MITCHELL'S PLANS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 New National Party (NNP) rally, Grenada's Prime Minister Keith Mitchell announced a cabinet reshuffle (reftel) and laid out plans to control rising prices, provide assistance for poor Grenadians, and conclude negotiations in the near term on salary increases for pub [...] | 2007-05-16 21:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV GJ |
07BRIDGETOWN625 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominated for the Pre-Ranger and Ra [...] | 2007-05-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN632 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS AG [...] (C) Summary: In a May 11 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados Attorney General Dale Marshall thanked the United States for its assistance during Cricket World Cup and looked forward to further cooperation in the areas of security and law enforcement. He also requeste [...] | 2007-05-18 19:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC CASC SNAR ECON ETRD BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN641 | CRICKET WORLD CUP MAY DELIVER LONG TERM SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: While the Cricket World Cup (CWC) has been an economic disappointment for the region (ref A),it has generated changes and reforms in the CARICOM security infrastructure that may yield lasting benefits for the region. The United States contributed to the region's CWC preparatio [...] | 2007-05-21 12:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ASEC EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CASC BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN642 | GRENADA LABOR ISSUES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Technical and Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Grenada's most radical and active union, continues to challenge the government with mini-strikes and threats of broader strike action. Concerned about persistent high unemployment, Prime Minister Mitchell's government has so far [...] | 2007-05-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV GJ |
07BRIDGETOWN644 | ST. LUCIAN CABINET COUP FAILED, BUT NEW PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia's Prime Minister Sir John Compton reportedly returned from New York on May 19. His weakened state probably means that St. Lucia's unsettled political situation will continue. The government has made no official announcements since his return, but it is likely that Acti [...] | 2007-05-22 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN648 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate who has been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidate. 2. The following candidate is nominat [...] | 2007-05-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN652 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on the candidates. 2. The following candidates are n [...] | 2007-05-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRIDGETOWN654 | BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown recommends a waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for Barbados. Barbados and Cuba enjoy a good relationship. Both countries recently committed to deepening their relationship further through increased bilateral collaboration and exchange in a number [...] | 2007-05-23 19:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN656 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 16 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Anthony Cathcart Simmons expressed appreciation for U.S. support to the Barbadian judicial branch over the years. Simmons spoke fondly of his working relationship with previous U.S [...] | 2007-05-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN669 | ST. LUCIA: FREDRICK INVESTIGATION AND MLAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 17 television talk show, a prominent news personality leaked the details of a standing evidence request made under the U.S.-St. Lucia Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) concerning Richard Fredrick, St. Lucia's Housing Minister suspected of ties to drug trafficking [...] | 2007-05-25 21:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS KTIA KCOR PREL PGOV PINR SNAR ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN711 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S MEETING WITH BARBADOS DPM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 30 introductory meeting with Ambassador Mary Ourisman, Barbados' Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Mia Mottley, thanked the United States for its assistance during Cricket World Cup and looked forward to further cooperation in the a [...] | 2007-06-05 17:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | BB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN737 | E. CARIBBEAN AND VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID: RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Five Eastern Caribbean countries have signed Petrocaribe agreements. St. Lucia nullified its agreement with Venezuela under the new Compton administration in 2006. Barbados also turned down the Petrocaribe offer, but it is still a beneficiary of other Venezuelan assistance. Hugo [...] | 2007-06-07 19:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PGOV XL |
07BRIDGETOWN739 | MEETING WITH ST. VINCENT FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 1, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sir Louis Straker, paid a courtesy call on DCM Mary Ellen T. Gilroy. Key points of their discussion included the upcoming Caribbean Conference, LIAT's perceived monopolistic posture, Petroc [...] | 2007-06-07 20:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR EPET EINV EWWT CU VE VC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN740 | OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS LOUDER FOR ST. VINCENT'S [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, June 8, opposition party leader, Arnhim Eustace, will lead another protest demonstration in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). This time, Eustace has managed to gain public support from several members of St. Vincent's private sector. However, Eustace's goals for t [...] | 2007-06-07 20:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SNAR KCRM VC XL |
07BRIDGETOWN749 | ST. LUCIA CABINET RESHUFFLE, A STEP TOWARD A NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 6, St. Lucia Prime Minister Sir John Compton reshuffled his cabinet, firing Foreign Minister Rufus Bousquet, demoting Home Affairs Minister Keith Mondesir, and giving their portfolios to Acting Prime Minister Stephenson King. Given Compton's health problems, it is widely [...] | 2007-06-08 18:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR AORC OVIP KSUM KJUS KTIA ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN760 | DAS DUDDY AND ST. VINCENT PM GONSALVES DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary Patrick Duddy met with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves on June 11 in preparation for the Conference on the Caribbean to be held in Washington later this month. Specifically, DAS Duddy and PM Gonsalves focused on the Confe [...] | 2007-06-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EINV ECON AORC OVIP KSUM PINR |
07BRIDGETOWN774 | AMOR ETERNO: CUBA'S RELATIONS WITH THE EASTERN [...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister, Felipe Perez Roque, received praise for his country from Caribbean governments last week at the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Summit in Grenada on May 25, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Cuba Summit, held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on [...] | 2007-06-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN800 | 2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim of a United States person that may be outstanding against the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB). End Summary. Claimant Designation -------------------- 2. (U) Claimant A Date of Expropriation --------------------- [...] | 2007-06-18 20:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
07BRIDGETOWN801 | 2007 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of one (1) outstanding and eight (8) new claims of United States persons against the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN). End Summary. Claimant Designation -------------------- 2. (U) Claimant A Date of Expropriation ---------------- [...] | 2007-06-18 21:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV |
07BRIDGETOWN810 | ST. LUCIA HOUSING MINISTER FREDRICK HELD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia Housing Minister Richard Fredrick was questioned on June 18 by St. Lucian authorities for his alleged involvement in customs duty evasion. After six hours, he was released and asked to return on July 18 for further questioning. Contacts stated that the Director of Pub [...] | 2007-06-20 18:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS KTIA ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN85 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 [...] Barbados is open for business. The Government of Barbados, through the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC),strongly encourages foreign direct investment in Barbados, particularly in industries that create jobs and earn foreign currency. 2. The Government offers special [...] | 2007-01-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN906 | ST. LUCIA: GOVERNMENT CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's May 10 meeting with St. Lucia's Comptroller of Customs and the Acting Commissioner of Police was a cry for help from PM Compton and his few remaining loyalists. While PM Compton is reportedly recovering in New York from a stroke, his chances of hanging on to power may be [...] | 2007-07-16 19:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID ETRD CH TX ST XL |
07BRIDGETOWN907 | CARICOM HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING: HALTING [...] (C) Summary: The 28th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference took place in Barbados on July 1-4, 2007. Unsurprisingly, the Caribbean leaders agreed on a number of measures that should ensure some forward momentum in the region's integration efforts in the economic, security, and social develo [...] | 2007-07-16 19:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BB EAID EAIR ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN918 | CONGRESSWOMAN'S VISIT TO "GRENADA 13" PRISONER [...] (C) Summary: During CODEL Engel's recent visit to Grenada, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) asked post to arrange a meeting with Bernard Coard, the leader of the group known as the "Grenada 17" who were convicted of the 1983 assassination of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others. PM Mit [...] | 2007-07-19 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC GJ XL |
07BRIDGETOWN930 | NEW SENTENCE FOR GRENADA 13 LEAVES GRENADIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: New sentences for the "Grenada 13" were handed down on June 27, 2007, by Justice Francis Belle, who presided over the June 18-26 hearing. Three of the defendants convicted in 1986 of the 1983 killing of Prime Minister Bishop, members of his cabinet, and a number of [...] | 2007-07-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC GJ |
07BRIDGETOWN941 | GRENADA VISIT OF ROBERT CARHART [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INR analyst Robert Carhart arrived in Grenada on June 28, for a one-day orientation visit. With rumors floating around Grenada that the Prime Minister might call elections either in the fall of 2007 or in early 2008, Charge d'Affaires Karen Jo McIsaac and Carhart met with pol [...] | 2007-07-23 20:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GJ |
07BRIDGETOWN943 | CARICOM CHAIR GIVES FREE PASS TO CUBA, AGAIN [...] (U) In a joint press conference with Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 19, Barbados Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Owen Arthur, told journalists that CARICOM has never approved and will never support unilateral sanctions against Cuba. While Barbados support for Cuba is not unus [...] | 2007-07-23 20:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL |
07BRIDGETOWN952 | CANADA PM STEPHEN HARPER ADDRESSES BARBADOS [...] (SBU) On July 19, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, addressed a standing room only audience of approximately 200 senior officials, diplomats and top business representatives in Barbados. Harper unveiled Canada's plan to play a bigger role in the hemisphere and create "a new partnership [...] | 2007-07-27 15:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | BB ETRD ETTC PGOV PINR PREL XL |
07BRIDGETOWN96 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the follow eight (8) candidates from various Eastern Caribbean police forces and immigration departments who have been nominated for training sponsored by the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has [...] | 2007-01-29 19:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PHUM PTER XL |
07BRUSSELS1099 | FRIENDS OF BELARUS OFFER MIXED VIEWS ON ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) On March 21, DAS David Kramer and U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Karen Stewart participated in a Friends of Belarus meeting convened at the Lithuanian Permanent Mission to the EU, in Brussels. The meeting was held on the margin of EU capital-based COEST experts meeting and US-EU COEST Troika [...] | 2007-03-30 15:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BO |
07BRUSSELS1175 | MID-TERM CHANGES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-05 13:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR EUN |
07BRUSSELS119 | FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON US -EU GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The first round of negotiations on a US-EU General Security of Information Agreement took place in Brussels the week of December 4, 2006. The agreement would create a legal framework under which classified information could be exchanged between the US and the European Union. E [...] | 2007-01-16 13:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN PGOV PINR PREL |
07BRUSSELS1241 | EU LATIN AMERICA MINISTERIAL IN SANTO DOMINGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. European Union Secretary General and High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner will attend the EU-Latin America Ministerial meeting in Santo Domingo April 19 and 20. Solana will visit Mexico prior to arriving in Sa [...] | 2007-04-13 10:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN MX DR GT PE CO XM XK |
07BRUSSELS1254 | BELGIANS PONDER LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Belgium will be represented at the signing of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, at a minimum by its ambassador to Egypt. (Note: The Belgian political scene, including the agendas of ministers, is currently dominated by pre [...] | 2007-04-13 16:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL BE IZ |
07BRUSSELS1268 | BELGIUM: ASSESSMENT ON KOSOVO UNSCR [...] (C) Embassy spoke April 16 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine said Russian Ambassador Lukov met with MFA officials two weeks ago to discuss Kosovo. Antoine indicated there was no lobbying, but Lukov did discuss Russian concerns about the proposals on Ko [...] | 2007-04-16 13:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL RS UNMIK UNSC YI BE |
07BRUSSELS1315 | Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control [...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...] | 2007-04-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS1316 | Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control [...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...] | 2007-04-19 10:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS1324 | BELGIUM: HIGHEST COURT QUASHES DHKP-C VERDICT [...] Belgium's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, on April 19 quashed the November 7 ruling of the Ghent Appellate Court imposing stiffer sentences on three convicted DHKP-C militants, and confirming the sentences handed down by a lower court in Bruges in February 2006 to four other DHKP-C milit [...] | 2007-04-19 15:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER BE TU |
07BRUSSELS1380 | SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...] | 2007-04-24 14:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV |
07BRUSSELS1408 | DHKP-C CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED BUT BELGIANS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Belgium's highest court, the Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court),on April 19 quashed the November 2006 ruling of the Ghent Appellate Court that imposed stiffer sentences on three convicted members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C),and reaffirmed the sentences [...] | 2007-04-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER BE |
07BRUSSELS1460 | SCENE-SETTER FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: THE [...] This message is intended to provide information and background on the EU employment strategy and the personality and the views of EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in preparation for the G-8 Labor Ministerial to take place in Dresden on May 6-8. MORE AND BETTER [...] | 2007-05-02 11:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI PGOV EUN |
07BRUSSELS1462 | A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. South Asia delegation to the COASI (the EU's Asia-Oceania Working Party) Troika on South Asia, discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, U.S.-EU-India relations, and the situati [...] | 2007-05-02 12:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF PK IN CE NP BG |
07BRUSSELS1483 | SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT'S MAY 11 [...] (C) Summary: Belgian FM De Gucht has three goals for his May 11 meetings in the Department with the Secretary and others -- raising USG consciousness on Great Lakes issues, gaining a firsthand impression of USG goals on Russia, and garnering favorable press as Belgium's June 10 federal electi [...] | 2007-05-03 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | CG PGOV PREL US BE |
07BRUSSELS1548 | BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...] | 2007-05-10 05:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZK |
07BRUSSELS1558 | BELGIUM'S 2007 ELECTION ? WHERE THE PARTIES [...] (U) In 1983 some 300,000 people marched through the streets of Brussels to protest the deployment American cruise missiles in Belgium. It was the largest protest registered since World War II, and almost brought down government of Wilfred Martens. Despite predictions that the issue would hav [...] | 2007-05-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS1576 | BELGIUM'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Belgian electoral campaigns are short affairs, lasting little more than a month, with important decisions having been made long before the electorate is called to the polls. At this point, the parties have completed their candidate tickets, which translates into a guaranteed seat in the n [...] | 2007-05-11 11:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS1596 | BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...] | 2007-05-11 15:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZK |
07BRUSSELS1642 | BELGIAN ELECTIONS PROSPECTIVE: UP FOR GRABS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the June 10 national elections fast approaching, Belgium's political leaders are beginning to focus on the nitty-gritty mathematical aspects of forming the next governing coalition. Most observers believe there are four possibilities -- continuation of the present Flemish [...] | 2007-05-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS1664 | NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES SUDAN SANCTIONS, SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: In a May 17 meeting, Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte heard from two EU's senior experts on Africa policy that discussions of imposing European sanctions on Sudan are stalled. The EU is looking to the UN to take the lead on multilateral sanctions, but says the UN Security Coun [...] | 2007-05-21 05:00:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EUN AF |
07BRUSSELS1672 | BELGIAN ELECTIONS: FAR RIGHT VLAAMS BELANG SAYS [...] (SBU) Fresh off a disappointing showing in the October 8, 2006, local Belgian elections, where it failed to achieve a much sought after breakthrough in the larger cities of Flanders, the far right, ultra-nationalist Vlaams Belang (VB) finds itself pondering observations by political observers [...] | 2007-05-21 13:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS1778 | BELGIUM: REACTION TO PROPOSED RUSSIAN DRAFT OF AN [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Thierry Vuylsteke, Director of the MFA's OSCE office. Vuylsteke said Belgium did not see the need for an OSCE charter, since the OSCE works well with its existing institutions and within its current framework. He said the idea was raised but did not come to fruition at [...] | 2007-05-31 14:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS1878 | Belgians React to Sarkozy's Influence [...] Overall, Belgians have welcomed the election of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He is particularly supported by this country's northern, largely conservative Flemish majority. Liberal (Flemish VLD) Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was quick to extend congratulations to France's new presiden [...] | 2007-06-07 15:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BE EU |
07BRUSSELS1882 | LETERME'S CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS GAIN MOMENTUM IN [...] (C) With the election just days away, the latest polls show the alliance of the centrist Christian Democrats and the moderate nationalist New Flemish Alliance (CD&V/NVA),headed by CD&V's Yves Leterme, leading in Flanders with close to thirty percent of the votes. If the voters confirm these [...] | 2007-06-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS193 | BELGIUM: GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PGOV PREL IR BE |
07BRUSSELS2001 | A NEW EU TREATY?: WHAT IT MEANS FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary. Given barely even odds six months ago, an agreement on institutional reform at the June 21-22 European summit has reached the realm of probability, with a strong Polish objection on voting weights as the most serious obstacle to agreement. The pressure to reach a deal is enorm [...] | 2007-06-18 15:12:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ECIN PBTS |
07BRUSSELS2041 | BELGIAN COALITION FORMATION -- LETERME EXPECTS A [...] (U) Summary: During a June 20 meeting with Ambassador Fox, Flemish Minister President Leterme said he planned to put together a four-party Christian Democrat/Liberal coalition if, as expected, King Albert asked him to form the next federal cabinet. Leterme intends to reach out to the opposit [...] | 2007-06-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS2052 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] | 2007-06-22 11:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
07BRUSSELS2056 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] | 2007-06-22 13:00:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
07BRUSSELS215 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE [...] (C) Ambassador Korologos spoke with Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht January 19 to urge support for UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for concluding the Kosovo future status process (reftel). DeGucht was receptive to our arguments and expressed support for Ahtisaari. [...] | 2007-01-22 16:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC BE |
07BRUSSELS2211 | As Belgian Cabinet Formation Hits Snag, Former [...] On July 5, Belgian King Albert II tasked former Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, a Flemish Christian Democrat (CD&V),with a delicate mission ? finding a way to form a government that can implement constitutional reform in a way that is acceptable to the Flemish voters who want change and the [...] | 2007-07-06 15:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS2298 | BELGIAN MUSLIMS: IDENTITY AND INTEGRATION AMONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As in other western European countries, Muslims in Belgium have reached the stage where, despite years of residence, they feel - and are often perceived as -- strangers in their own, albeit adopted land. Of primarily Moroccan and Turkish origin, Belgian Muslims seek increasing [...] | 2007-07-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2313 | Vlaams Belang Gains Position in Belgium's House [...] (SBU) The far-right, nationalist Vlaams Belang (VB) party set political observers talking with its win of a vice-presidency slot in Belgium's House of Representatives July 12, in a vote that saw Flemish and Francophone House members opposing each other. VB is the fifth largest party in the H [...] | 2007-07-18 13:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2393 | Belgian Leader Leterme [...] (U) For Yves Leterme, the first week of trying to form Belgium's next government has been a sobering experience. His interlocutors at the government formation talks have given him a rude welcome to the premier division of Belgium's political world. To make matters worse, Leterme himself ha [...] | 2007-07-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS2402 | AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU [...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...] | 2007-07-30 08:27:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH |
07BRUSSELS2431 | BELGIANS SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 14:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS2473 | EU REFORM TREATY: MAKING THE SAUSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 23, EU Foreign Ministers opened an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to draw up the EU's "Reform Treaty." The Portuguese Presidency wants to draft the treaty quickly on the basis of the mandate adopted by the leaders at the June 21-23 European Council. In fact, the Pr [...] | 2007-08-02 14:56:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EUN PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL |
07BRUSSELS253 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION OUTLINES PNR-STYLE APPROACH TO [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Treasury Deputy Assistant General Counsel, James Freis, and Michael Jacobson, from Treasury,s Terrorism Finance Office, met with the European Commission, the Council Secretariat and key member states in Brussels to discuss how to resolve the SWIFT issue January 16 [...] | 2007-01-25 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PETR KJUST EFIN KTFN PGOV EUN BE |
07BRUSSELS2562 | KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO BELGIANS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points August 8 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine reiterated Belgium's support for Ahtisaari's recommendations, calling them a good starting point for new talks. While noting that the "aspirations of both parties must be res [...] | 2007-08-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS2686 | Leterme's Exit Means Further Delays Before [...] (U) Summary: A prolonged period of uncertainty seems likely to follow Flemish Christian Democratic (CD&V) leader Leterme's August 23 decision to halt his attempt to form Belgium's next government. His efforts broke down after it became clear that his potential coalition partners (the Flemis [...] | 2007-08-24 12:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS2884 | NEW DHKP-C TERROR TRIAL BEGINS [...] (SBU) Proceedings began September 13 in the Antwerp Appellate Court in the re-trial of Fehriye Erdal and other members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C). In April, Belgium's highest court, the Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court),quashed the November 2006 ruling of [...] | 2007-09-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER BE |
07BRUSSELS2888 | EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON - STRONG BELGIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 15:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN BE |
07BRUSSELS2969 | EU QUARTET ENVOY MARC OTTE DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) European Union (EU) Special Representative on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) Mark Otte discussed Lebanon and the MEPP in an introductory meeting with USEU DCM on September 18. Otte said the Arab states may not participate in an international meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian issue u [...] | 2007-09-21 14:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS LE SY XF EUN |
07BRUSSELS3020 | DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 13:32:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH |
07BRUSSELS3021 | "THIS IS NOT A CRISIS" -- PREMATURE PREDICTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgium recently passed an important milestone -- 100 days under a caretaker administration while the politicians try to form a government that can command a majority in parliament. This situation has precipitated an unwelcome (for the Belgians at least) deluge of speculation [...] | 2007-09-28 13:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON BE |
07BRUSSELS3037 | AMB WOOD DISCUSSES EU,S WORK IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood met with EU Council Secretariat and Commission officials September 17 and 18 in Brussels to discuss U.S. and EU efforts in Afghanistan. Topics included the EUPOL police training mission, European Commission assistance programs, and coun [...] | 2007-10-01 14:07:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU EAID SNAR PTER |
07BRUSSELS3039 | CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 15:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH |
07BRUSSELS3046 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU MOVING AHEAD ON PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, USEU delivered the Black Sea Strategy demarche to Janos Herman, Principal Advisor for Regional Cooperation, DG RELEX on September 27. Herman agreed that the U.S. regional strategy complemented the EU's new "Black Sea Synergy" initiative approved by EU Foreign Mi [...] | 2007-10-02 11:38:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT BU |
07BRUSSELS3052 | EU RESPONSE TO KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE [...] (C) Summary: EU Council and Commission contacts expressed their agreement with reftel points and explained that intense EU discussions are continuing on internal and external measures designed to keep pressure on the Burmese regime in response to the recent violent crackdown on protesters. Mem [...] | 2007-10-02 14:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM EUN |
07BRUSSELS3064 | RIGHT WING VLAAMS BELANG SAYS SUPPORT FOR FLEMISH [...] (SBU) With over one hundred days without a government, speculation in the international media rapidly spread about the future of Belgium. Touted to become Prime Minister after the June 10 elections, Flemish Christian Democratic (CD&V) leader Yves Leterme's efforts to form a government broke [...] | 2007-10-03 15:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS3081 | ESDP OFFICIALS SHOW LITTLE ENTHUSIASM FOR LEBANON [...] (C/NF) Summary: European Union member states have agreed to send a small, political exploratory team to the region later this month to determine Lebanese and Syrian willingness to accept an EU border mission. However, HR Solana remains opposed to the EU deploying an ESDP mission and has inst [...] | 2007-10-04 15:37:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SY LE EUN |
07BRUSSELS3093 | EU CONTACTS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) EU Council Middle East Unit Chief Christian Jouret characterized the Quartet and other meetings in New York as good, but expressed his personal concern from side meetings with Arab officials that "the Arabs" are not privately as optimistic or constructive as they appeared to be. Jouret [...] | 2007-10-05 14:47:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY LE XF EUN |
07BRUSSELS3121 | (C/NF) COUNCIL CONTACT DOUBTS EU BORDER MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The EU Council is currently working on a concept paper and road map for an "exploratory" mission to Damascus at end-October to discuss the proposed EU border monitoring mission on the Syrian-Lebanese border. Council contacts are skeptical that such a mission will go beyond the e [...] | 2007-10-10 15:59:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SY IS LE XF EUN |
07BRUSSELS3128 | DEA ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN DRUG [...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy discussed the drug situation in Afghanistan with Commission, Council Secretariat, and Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors during her September 30 to October 2 visit to Brussels. She emphasized close links betwe [...] | 2007-10-12 12:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU |
07BRUSSELS3138 | BELGIANS SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN [...] (C) The Belgian government fully supports the idea of imposing autonomous EU sanctions on Iran, according to Walter Stevens, FM De Gucht's Chief of Staff. Charge relayed relevant points of reftel demarche to Stevens during a conversation on October 12, 2007. Although pressed specifically abo [...] | 2007-10-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV |
07BRUSSELS3139 | EU DYNAMICS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 16:33:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS ETTC IR XF EUN BM CD ZL |
07BRUSSELS3195 | THE EU AND CENTRAL ASIA: PREPARING FOR THE COEST [...] (C) Summary: Since the EU formally adopted a new strategy for Central Asia in June, it has been working to increase Member State focus on the region and generate interest in the implementation of the strategy. EU priorities in Central Asia include energy, demarcation and respect for borders, a [...] | 2007-10-19 15:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EU PGOV PREL UZ XG ZK |
07BRUSSELS3233 | EU DISCUSSES BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN [...] (C) In response to reftel points, EU Council and Commission officials said that Burma will feature high on the agenda for the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22. In fact, the issue is taking prominence in nearly every aspect of the EU's external relations, and will likely be broached with Russia [...] | 2007-10-25 12:16:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EUN BM |
07BRUSSELS3298 | ATTEMPT TO FORM NEXT BELGIAN GOVERNMENT IN DANGER [...] (SBU) Summary: Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme's 148 day attempt to form a new Belgian government could collapse entirely during the week of November 5. If he is unable to forge an agreement on the contentious Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde redistricting issue by November 7, at least two o [...] | 2007-11-06 16:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS3308 | DESPITE BITTER WORDS, POLITICIANS FIND A WAY TO [...] (SBU) In a typical twist of Belgian politics, what looked yesterday like an argument that could result in the country's dissolution, now looks like a garden variety row between francophones and Flemings. Shortly before the Flemish members of the lower house Interior Affairs Committee voted un [...] | 2007-11-08 15:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS3351 | BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FORMATION - ADRIFT, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Yves Leterme's attempt to form a new Belgian government is still alive, but there seems little chance that it will succeed anytime soon. A recent series of inter-communal flaps, all centered around the bilingual communes surrounding Brussels, have brought a pause to Leterme's [...] | 2007-11-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS3353 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Absent significant progress on the nuclear file, EU officials doubted that Iran or the EU could muster enough political will to resurrect the now-moribund bilateral human rights exchange. End Summary  [...] | 2007-11-16 17:17:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PREL PGOV KDEM IR EUN |
07BRUSSELS3371 | BELGIANS SHARE U.S. CONCERN ABOUT VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Belgian government shares USG concern about the current trend in Venezuela, the Director of the MFA's Latin America Division told polcouns on November 20, 2007. As a reflection of that concern, the Belgians have helped craft an EU statement expressing opposition to Chavez policies and [...] | 2007-11-20 16:17:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM |
07BRUSSELS3438 | Expanded Role for Caretaker Prime Minister the [...] The King has resumed his consultations following the collapse of Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme's six- month government formation attempt. He was closeted with Leterme at midday on December 3, having started his session almost two hours earlier. Caretaker Prime Minister Guy Verhofst [...] | 2007-12-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR BE |
07BRUSSELS3453 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: For the foreseeable future, the continuing Belgian government formation crisis gives us no alternative to working closely with the current caretaker government in which Karel De Gucht serves as Foreign Minister. Generally speaking, this is good news since the current government [...] | 2007-12-04 16:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV BE US |
07BRUSSELS3477 | A/S FRIED MEETS GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER GURGENIDZE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 15:56:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS EUN |
07BRUSSELS3488 | EU TREATY OF LISBON - THE ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) When EU leaders clink champagne glasses over the Treaty of Lisbon on December 13, the mood will be celebratory. Do not be deceived, however: in many ways, the real work and political maneuvering will be just beginning. Over the next year, the member states and institutions will have the [...] | 2007-12-12 11:31:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM ECIN PBTS |
07BRUSSELS3493 | EU REPRESENTATION AT PARIS DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 16:35:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID IS EUN |
07BRUSSELS3500 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE URGING THE EC TO SEND [...] (C) USEU delivered points (reftel) on December 11 to Helen Campbell, Head of Unit for South Asia in the European Commission DG for External Relations (RELEX),and, separately, to Stefano Gatto, elections desk officer in the RELEX Office for Human Rights and Democratization. We were not able t [...] | 2007-12-13 16:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK |
07BRUSSELS3501 | AMBASSADOR SCHWEICH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN RULE OF [...] (C) The U.S. Coordinator for Counter-Narcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, discussed police training and counter-drug issues with several European Union (EU) officials at a November 28 meeting in Brussels. Officials on both sides agreed on virtually all polici [...] | 2007-12-13 20:04:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU |
07BRUSSELS3506 | KOSOVO STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 12:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI BE |
07BRUSSELS3515 | BELGIANS TO MAKE STRONG, SUPPORTIVE STATEMENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 07:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV |
07BRUSSELS3523 | VERHOFSTADT'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR KING ALBERT - A NEW [...] (U) Belgium's two Liberal, two Christian Democratic, and francophone Socialist party finally agreed on December 18 to form an interim government. The decision followed an agonizing day of public argument and backroom arm twisting that resulted in an agreement for current caretaker Prime Minist [...] | 2007-12-19 12:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BE |
07BRUSSELS3530 | U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING [...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...] | 2007-12-21 10:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU |
07BRUSSELS3539 | BELGIUM'S KING ALBERT SWEARS IN VERHOFSTADT III [...] (U) King Albert II of Belgium swore in PM Guy Verhofstadt's third cabinet during the morning of December 21, 2007. Verhofstadt followed up this action with a speech outlining the ten-point plan that the interim government intended to carry out before leaving office on Easter Sunday, March 23, [...] | 2007-12-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS3544 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON PAKISTAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 09:54:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER PHUM KDEM PK EUN |
07BRUSSELS438 | BELGIAN ELECTIONS: FAR RIGHT VLAAMS BELANG [...] (SBU) Fresh off a relatively disappointing showing in the October 8 local Belgian elections, where the far right Vlaams Belang (VB) failed to achieve a much sought after breakthrough in the larger cities of Flanders, the party finds itself struggling with an unprecedented internal crisis, one [...] | 2007-02-09 11:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS450 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CASH SMUGGLING IN BELGIUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials in the Belgian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),Belgian customs, and Ministry of Justice are aware of the problem of cash smuggling and are taking steps to combat it. As required by law, Belgium is on track to implement the European Parliament and Council of the Euro [...] | 2007-02-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV BE |
07BRUSSELS493 | EU FOCUSES ON PAKISTAN, WARY ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with senior officials from the European Commission and Council and with Representatives of the European Council Political and Security Committee January 25-26 to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan [...] | 2007-02-13 15:45:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN AF PK |
07BRUSSELS594 | BOSNIA PIC MEETING: EU GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF US [...] (C) The EU Council Secretariat is in full agreement with reftel U.S. priorities for the upcoming PIC meeting, according to Bosnia officer Rasa Ostrauskaite. European Commission political officer for Bosnia, Jose Sanchez Alegre, voiced some skepticism regarding the value and necessity of OHR ex [...] | 2007-02-23 09:29:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EUN |
07BRUSSELS666 | EU CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Feb. 27 to Francois Massoulie at the European Commission, who just returned from Tehran where he said the mood is "gloomy" regarding any collaboration between Iranian NGOs or individuals and Western governments. Massoulie, the desk officer for Iran at the C [...] | 2007-02-28 16:34:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM EUN KPAO PREL PGOV IR BE EAID |
07BRUSSELS826 | EU MINISTERS KEEN TO RAISE THE VISIBILITY [...] SUMMARY. EU ministers for Labor and Social Affairs in their February 22 Council meeting agreed on "key messages" for the March 8-9 European Council review of the "Lisbon Strategy" for Growth and Jobs. Though the dual approach of partnership and policy reform underpinning "Lisbon" was showi [...] | 2007-03-13 09:27:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ESOC EUN |
07BRUSSELS846 | EU STRATEGY FOR JOBS AND GROWTH SEEN AS [...] SUMMARY. At a "Tripartite Social Summit" that preceded the European Council meeting on March 8, the German Presidency, the Commission and high-level employers' and workers' representatives concurred that the "Lisbon" EU Strategy for Jobs and Growth was showing "encouraging results." The mee [...] | 2007-03-14 08:16:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI PGOV EUN |
07BRUSSELS848 | BELGIUM WILL NOT LEGALIZE INTERNET GAMBLING, FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOB will not legalize internet gambling, at least under the current government. In November 2006 the Belgian Federal Council of Ministers considered draft legislation that would have legalized internet gambling in Belgium (reftel). Current Belgian press reports cite "lega [...] | 2007-03-14 10:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINT PGOV KCRM BE |
07BRUSSELS91 | EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 18:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
07BRUSSELS995 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU BE |
07BUCHAREST103 | TWO ROMANIAN CONTRACTORS DETAINED IN IRAQ: [...] (C) SUMMARY. News that two Romanian contractors have been detained since last October by MNF-I forces for having taken unauthorized photographs of U.S. military facilities has burst into a full-scale media flap in Bucharest. President Basescu raised the issue with the Ambassador on February [...] | 2007-02-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PROP PHUM PGOV IZ RO |
07BUCHAREST104 | RFG: MUNAF'S CASE IN UNHCR; ROMANIA SEEKS US VIEWS [...] (SBU) This is a request for Action. Please see para. 7. 2. (C) MFA State Secretary Adrian Vierita asked to meet with DCM and Acting Polcouns on January 30 to discuss a complaint filed with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on behalf of dual Iraqi/US citizen Mohammad Munaf, who wa [...] | 2007-02-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | CASC KJUS MARR PGOV PREL UNHCR IZ RO |
07BUCHAREST106 | AMBASSADOR'S 1/25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU: [...] (C) Summary: In their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Basescu Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit, the Joint Strike Fighter program, and moving forward on the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Basescu agreed to get personally engaged in Romania's bid to host the NA [...] | 2007-02-01 16:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ENRG SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST1061 | GEOANA AGONISTES: PSD DELAYS NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION [...] (C) PSD head Geoana has announced that he will postpone by a week the introduction of a no-confidence motion in the Tariceanu cabinet. However, new fissures have appeared within the PSD, with former Prime Minister Nastase openly calling for adoption of a collective PSD leadership system and [...] | 2007-09-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1062 | ORTHODOX CHURCH ELECTS NEW PATRIARCH [...] (SBU) Summary. Metropolitan Daniel of Moldova and Bukovina was elected Patriarch, succeeding the late Patriarch Teocist after a 40-day mourning period. The new Patriarch reportedly represents a modernizing wing of the Church. His election may offer an opportunity to reopen discussions on a r [...] | 2007-09-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST109 | REQUIEM FOR A MIDDLEWEIGHT: THE CHRISTIAN-DEMOCRAT [...] (SBU) The Christian-Democrat National Peasant's Party (PNTCD) held its congress on January 21, electing Marian Milut as president to replace failed 2004 presidential candidate and current mayor of Timisoara, Gheorghe Ciuhandu. A businessman, Milut has had a unremarkable political career. In [...] | 2007-02-02 10:01:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1096 | ROMANIA: POLITICAL PLAYERS READY TO THROW THE DICE [...] (C) Summary. As Bucharest summer has given way to fall, so too has the political lethargy of July and August been replaced in recent weeks by sharpened conflict and stormy negotiations among the leading players. The main opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD),the largest in parliament, finally a [...] | 2007-09-21 16:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1102 | SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES IMPENDING [...] (C) Summary: A senior Presidential Office insider said that the outlook for the no-confidence motion introduced in Parliament was uncertain, with results likely hinging on whether parliament opts for a secret ballot or a more transparent process. While the PNL continues to refuse entreaties [...] | 2007-09-25 14:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1135 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESSURING BURMESE REGIME [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BM RO |
07BUCHAREST114 | FOREIGN MINISTER UNGUREANU RESIGNS OVER ARREST OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 17:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST115 | FOREIGN MINISTER UNGUREANU RESIGNS OVER DETENTION [...] (SBU) At Prime Minister Tariceanu's request, Foreign Minister Ungureanu resigned on February 2, following revelations that Ungureanu had not informed the Prime Minister about the arrest last October of two Romanian contractors in Iraq (ref. a). After President Basescu on February 1 corrected [...] | 2007-02-02 18:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1215 | STATE TV NEWS EDITOR SANCTIONED FOR REVEALING [...] (C) Summary: Press freedoms appear to have been caught in the political backlash against the release of footage of a Romanian Agriculture Minister caught accepting a bribe. Romanian journalists complain of political pressure as the public television editors who broadcast the footage of high-le [...] | 2007-10-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL PINR PTER RO |
07BUCHAREST1229 | USAREUR MEETING WITH ROMANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) USAREUR Commanding General McKiernan accompanied by Ambassador met October 31 with Romanian Defense Minister Teodor Melescanu. Melescanu prefaced the meeting by expressing his appreciation for the excellent bilateral ties between the two nations, boasting that the partnership between Rom [...] | 2007-10-31 15:54:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RO |
07BUCHAREST1230 | CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS: A PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors and NGOs complain that parliament's amended draft Criminal Code and Criminal Procedures Code, if signed into law, would exculpate a wide variety of criminal acts by nullifying evidence gained outside of its new, highly restrictive procedures. In attempting to absolve [...] | 2007-10-31 16:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1266 | ROMANIAN PREPARATIONS FOR NATO SUMMIT (C-RE7-02147) [...] (C) The GOR has appointed Ambassador Victor Micula, the Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Ministry, as overall NATO Summit coordinator. He has assembled an interagency task force with a core group currently of around 25 individuals representing a range of agencies. These include special [...] | 2007-11-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO RO |
07BUCHAREST1267 | ROMANIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Ambassador, Prosecutor General Kovesi expressed concern that new amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code would affect all court cases and turn Romania into a "paradise for crime." Kovesi expected parliament to override the president's veto [...] | 2007-11-09 05:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1272 | ROMANIAN CENTRAL BANK HIKES INTEREST RATES IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Faced with growing inflationary pressures in the economy, the National Bank of Romania (BNR) raised its benchmark interest rate a half point, from 7.0% to 7.5%, at its October 31 Board of Directors meeting. The hike marked a reversal of the looser monetary policy BNR had pursued since th [...] | 2007-11-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1286 | POTENTIAL IMPACT IN ROMANIA OF TEO PETER “FINAL [...] (C) Summary: The impending "final offer" by the U.S. Army Foreign Claims Service, Europe to the family of the late Romanian rock star Teofil Peter, who was killed in a 2004 car accident involving Embassy Bucharest's former Marine detcommander, seems certain to have a significant, negative effect on [...] | 2007-11-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KLIG MARR RO |
07BUCHAREST1296 | NOVEMBER 25 EUROELECTIONS: HIGH APATHY, LOW TURNOUT, BIG STAKES [...] (SBU) Summary: Romanians go to the polls Sunday to vote for representatives to the European Parliament and to decide a referendum on electoral system reforms proposed by President Basescu. Most observers anticipate low voter turnout, despite initial hopes in the President's camp that the injection [...] | 2007-11-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1298 | ROMANIA: AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH, BRITISH CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Summary: Although President Basescu announced on November 20 that he is returning a package of controversial amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to Parliament, only a simple majority of parliamentarians is needed to enact the amendments into law over his veto, notwi [...] | 2007-11-23 21:00:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST1304 | APATHY GETS BIGGEST VOTE SHARE IN ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than 30 percent of registered voters bothered to vote in European Parliament (EP) elections held on November 25, with an even smaller number of voters participating in a referendum called by President Basescu on implementing a uninominal voting system in Romania. With 85 p [...] | 2007-11-26 15:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1314 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH DANIEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 16:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI SCUL RO |
07BUCHAREST1318 | EUROPARLIAMENTARY ELECTION: EVERYONE HAS WON AND [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the November 25 Euro Parliamentary election and referendum, all major parties have tried to publicly spin the results as a victory for their side. PNL contacts said the key lesson from the election was for them: "Don't fight with Basescu." Since his opponents [...] | 2007-11-29 15:16:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1319 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON TEO PETER CASE IMPLICATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador was called to the Presidential Palace 11/29 for an "urgent" meeting with Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Anca Ilinoiu; no further information about the topic was provided in advance. After pleasantries, Ilinoiu cut straight to the chase: the President's office was aware that a "final U [...] | 2007-11-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST1334 | UPDATE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN ROMANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: While Romania remains both a country of origin and transit point for trafficking in persons (TIP),its growing prosperity has increased the risk of a concomitant growth in internal trafficking. Interior Ministry statistics also suggest that trafficking for labor exploitation is [...] | 2007-12-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM RO |
07BUCHAREST1379 | CONTENTIOUS LIBERAL LEADER NOMINATED FOR JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The governing National Liberal Party (PNL) decided on December 17 to nominate Norica Nicolai, Deputy Speaker of the Senate and one of the PNL vice-presidents, for the Justice Minister position vacated since the December 10 resignation of Tudor Chiuariu. President Traian Basescu [...] | 2007-12-20 05:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST143 | DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR A TRAINING CENTER FOR [...] (C) During a February 7 meeting to discuss Afghanistan, Kosovo and GAERC issues (septel),MFA Political Director Ovidiu Dranga shared a draft concept paper for creating a European Training Center for Post-Conflict and Post-Crisis Reconstruction (ETCPR). Dranga believes the ETCPR addresses a g [...] | 2007-02-09 18:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST144 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by DCM and Acting Polchief met with Prime Minister Tariceanu on February 8, to get his views on the current domestic political turmoil and to remind the PM of continuing US priorities on Iraq, Afghanistan and NATO. While Tariceanu was at times cagey in respon [...] | 2007-02-09 18:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST157 | COMMUNICATION FROM ROMANIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ON [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Post received a note dated February 2, 2007 from the Romanian Ministry of Justice International Law and Treaty Department seeking assistance in AmCit Mohammad Munaf's case. It represents a follow-up to request for assistance in reftels A and C. Post seeks guidance from [...] | 2007-02-13 16:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL MARR KJUS IZ RO |
07BUCHAREST158 | "THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE" - PSD DELIVERS CHARGES AGAINST BASESCU TO PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Social Democratic Party (PSD) delivered to Parliament on February 12 its case for the suspension of President Basescu. In a subsequent briefing for NATO and EU envoys, PSD head Geoana said the suspension motion would first be debated in a joint session of Parliament. Following Base [...] | 2007-02-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST17 | ROMANIAN MOJ REQUEST FOR MUNAF HEARING FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Justice sent Embassy Bucharest a request on December 29 for judicial assistance in connection with two cases involving Mohammad Munaf, held in custody in Iraq. This letter is the first received pursuant to reftel guidance establishing a single formal channel for requests [...] | 2007-01-05 15:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PTER PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST170 | SENATE PASSES MOTION AGAINST REFORMIST JUSTICE [...] (SBU) The Romanian Senate on February 13 voted 81 to 41 to censure Justice Minister Monica Macovei for failings in judicial reform . The censure motion, entitled "The Lie -- The Truth of Macovei's Justice System," was initiated by the Conservative Party (PC) and endorsed by the main opposition [...] | 2007-02-15 05:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST180 | BEFORE A HALF-EMPTY PARLIAMENT, BASESCU PROPOSES [...] (SBU) In a February 14 address before Parliament, President Traian Basescu announced his intention to organize a national referendum to change the electoral process in favor of uninominal voting and away from the current party list system. Basescu focused his address on what he labeled a cent [...] | 2007-02-16 10:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST192 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANTOS VISIT TO ROMANIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST202 | PNL LAUNCHES PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TO WITHDRAW [...] (C) Liberal Party (PNL) legislators, led by former Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu and Senator Norica Nicolai opened a new front in the current political war by announcing at a press conference February 21 that they will launch a debate in Parliament on withdrawing Romanian troops from Iraq. [...] | 2007-02-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ RO |
07BUCHAREST237 | ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...] | 2007-03-01 15:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN |
07BUCHAREST240 | ROMANIA IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-02 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENGR EUN KPAL RO |
07BUCHAREST245 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RELIGION LAW [...] (C) Human Rights Officer delivered reftel demarche 2/15 to MFA Director for OSCE, COE, and Human Rights Issues, Brandusa Predescu. Predescu took the points on board with little comment, evincing the hope that the USG would not tie its reaction to the new religion law to the OSCE and other is [...] | 2007-03-02 16:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV DRL PREL PHUM RO |
07BUCHAREST254 | PYGMALION: A DISCUSSION WITH NEW GENERATION PARTY [...] (C) Summary: A former U.S.-based Romanian academic now serving as senior advisor to property and sports magnate Gigi Becali confirmed that Bacali's New Generation party had benefited greatly from voter disgust with internecine strife in the ruling coalition and other political turmoil. The PN [...] | 2007-03-05 16:29:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RO |
07BUCHAREST287 | ROMANIA: NO IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL IR RO |
07BUCHAREST300 | PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU TELLS AMBASSADOR BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Tariceanu told the Ambassador at a March 13 meeting that he had decided to postpone European parliamentary elections until the fall because he feared that they could not be carried out in the current political turmoil in "a European manner." The PM appeared determi [...] | 2007-03-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENIV RO |
07BUCHAREST313 | MEDAR OUT, STANISOARA IN: PRESIDENT RESHUFFLES [...] (SBU) The Presidential Office announced 3/15 a major reshuffle of the Presidential Administration, including the naming of Mihai Stanisoara as National Security Advisor; Sebastian Lazoroiu as the head of a reorganized Political Planning department; Cristian Preda as Presidential Advisor for E [...] | 2007-03-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST314 | COMPARING NOTES ON MOLDOVA: AMB. KIRBY VISITS [...] (C) Summary: Romanian frustrations in dealing with Moldova were a leitmotif during Ambassador Kirby,s visit to Bucharest March 7-8, which included calls on senior Basescu advisors, the PM's Chief of Staff, the MFA State Secretary, and exchanges with MFA Moldova experts and representatives of l [...] | 2007-03-16 16:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS RO MD |
07BUCHAREST322 | FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF RESIGNS [...] (SBU) The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE),Claudiu Saftoiu, resigned March 19, following his controversial testimony last week before the special parliamentary committee to investigate the president for abuse of constitutional authority. PC President Dan Voiculescu, who chairs [...] | 2007-03-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KCOR RO |
07BUCHAREST335 | BASESCU TO PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS: CREATE A NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: President Traian Basescu in a letter to parliamentary leaders has suggested two options to resolve the current political impasse: have the current (or reshuffled) government submit to a vote of confidence or create a new coalition based on a new parliamentary majority. Basescu [...] | 2007-03-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST349 | PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Claiming that Romania's military has fulfilled its mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu announced during a speech on March 26 that he would do his utmost -- within his constitutional authority -- to see that all Romanian military forces would come home from Iraq by Ch [...] | 2007-03-26 17:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PGOV IZ RO |
07BUCHAREST373 | AMBASSADOR TO TARICEANU, BASESCU, AND GEOANA: PUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Prime Minister, President, and the head of the opposition PSD, the Ambassador expressed concern about the current political turmoil spilling over into governance, investment, and Romania's trans-atlantic equities. He also warned that questions were [...] | 2007-03-30 15:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST378 | PRIME MINISTER TARICEANU EXPELS PD MINISTERS FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tariceanu has followed up his 4/1 announcement that he intended to dissolve the ruling alliance with President Basescu's Democratic Party (PD) by submitting a list of nominees for a reshuffled cabinet the following day. The portfolios have been divided between th [...] | 2007-04-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST381 | MFA: ROMANIA IS INTERESTED IN LEADING A PRT IN [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (SBU) New Director General for Strategic Affairs, Victor Micula, accompanied by NATO Policy Deputy Director Ana Tinca, told DCM and POLMILOFF on March 28 that Romania was interested in leading a PRT in Qalat, Zabol Province (where Roman [...] | 2007-04-03 15:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV |
07BUCHAREST385 | SENIOR PSD OFFICIAL ON NEW CABINET, IRAQ, BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: PSD Vice President Diaconescu predicted easy parliamentary approval of the new Cabinet line-up proposed by Prime Minister Tariceanu. He also predicted that the Constitutional Court would rule against President Basescu, adding further substance to efforts to remove him. Diaconesc [...] | 2007-04-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST412 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH NEW FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a get-acquainted meeting with the Ambassador, new Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu stressed that continuity of policy and close ties with the United States would be the hallmark of his tenure. He assured the Ambassador that Romania was "not in a hurry" to withdraw all forces [...] | 2007-04-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST42 | BENYATOV ARREST UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. citizen Vadim Don BENYATOV, a Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) based in London, remains in preventive detention in Bucharest. The Romanian Office of the Prosecutor General is continuing its investigation of his alleged involvement in acts of "economic [...] | 2007-01-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST443 | SENIOR PSD DEPUTY HREBENCIUC: WE HAVE THE VOTES TO SUSPEND, ALTHOUGH I'D RATHER NOT [...] (C) Summary: Senior PSD political strategist Viorel Hrebenciuc confirmed that the clock has begun ticking on the process that will result in a vote to suspend the President. He insisted that the anti-Basescu bloc had the votes to suspend the President, but suggested to Emboffs that if Basescu were [...] | 2007-04-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST444 | STAGE SET FOR PARLIAMENTARY SESSION ON SUSPENDING [...] (C) Summary: The stage is set for joint session of parliament April 19 to decide on the removal of President Basescu. Ever the wily poker player, Basescu has gotten momentum from a Constitutional Court advisory ruling that he is not guilty of seriously infringing his constitutional powers. [...] | 2007-04-18 14:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST452 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW INTERIOR MINISTER CRISTIAN DAVID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with new Interior Minister Cristian David to review and maintain major areas of cooperation. David assured the Ambassador of the government's continued commitment to anti-corruption reforms in Justice and Home Affairs. He also requested additional U.S. assistance o [...] | 2007-04-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL PINR PTER RO |
07BUCHAREST453 | PARLIAMENT SUSPENDS PRESIDENT BASESCU [...] (C) Summary: The Romanian Parliament on April 19 voted 322 to 108 (10 abstentions) to suspend President Traian Basescu for 30 days. The suspension should go into effect April 20 after the Constitutional Court notes the decision and it is published in the Official Gazette. Basescu's staff a [...] | 2007-04-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RO |
07BUCHAREST454 | PRESIDENT BASESCU TO AMBASSADOR: "A BLACK DAY FOR [...] (C) In a telephone conversation after the parliamentary suspension vote April 19, President Basescu told Ambassador that he was "probably" not going to honor his pledge to resign immediately if he were suspended. Basescu cited current press speculation that the PSD, PNL, and other anti-Bases [...] | 2007-04-19 15:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST457 | PSD HEAD MIRCEA GEOANA ON THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Ambassador accompanied by Polcouns met with PSD head Mircea Geoana April 20. The meeting was at Geoana's request. Geoana began by stating that he had tried his utmost to find an amicable solution short of suspending President Basescu. He had met with Basescu twice, and had undertaken the [...] | 2007-04-20 12:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST463 | PM TARICEANU: DON’T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Tariceanu told Ambasssador that he was personally disappointed with the ongoing domestic turmoil in Romania, but also claimed he had received a vote of confidence from European Commission President Barroso. Tariceanu was concerned about reports that the USG was being "mo [...] | 2007-04-24 12:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST468 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY IN THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 13:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST469 | EXPERTS QUESTION NEW JUSTICE MINISTER'S COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts working to advance anticorruption and justice reform expressed doubts concerning new Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu's commitment to reform. Two experts, one with the European Commission Delegation in Romania and the other from the Ministry of Justice, evinced ne [...] | 2007-04-27 07:54:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST47 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING BEST PRACTICES: IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In continuing efforts to work with the Romanian Government on Trafficking in Persons issues, one "best practice" established by Embassy BucharestQs Department of Justice office (RLA) has been the creation of a victim/witness coordination program. The Romanian National Anti-Tr [...] | 2007-01-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST491 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The newly appointed Liberal Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu appeared confident and eager to signal his readiness to fight corruption and support judicial reform. He insisted that he would be more effective than his predecessor, the popular Monica Macovei, because he would work mo [...] | 2007-05-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST512 | WHAT'S AT STAKE: SCENE-SETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO [...] (C) When you arrive next week, Romania will be in the middle of an unprecedented 30-day suspension period for President Basescu. Barring further surprises in this soap opera, a May 19 national referendum will decide his fate; odds are he will be returned to office, perhaps by a wide margin. [...] | 2007-05-04 16:15:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST519 | MISTAKES WERE MADE -- ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT CAPS US [...] (SBU) A joint session of Parliament on May 2 passed a decision that not only approved the entry and stationing of U.S. military forces on Romanian territory but unexpectedly also capped at 3,000 the total number of U.S. troops for the ten-year duration of the December 2005 U.S.-Romanian Defense [...] | 2007-05-07 16:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST52 | LUSTRATION: SECURITATE RECORDS HANDED OVER BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu announced December 29 that the intelligence services have completed the transfer of the archives of the former communist political police, the Securitate, to the National Council for the Study of Securitate Archives (CNSAS). At his urging, the Supreme Council f [...] | 2007-01-17 12:47:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR SOCI KJUS RO |
07BUCHAREST538 | LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [...] (C) Post found no information to indicate that the below named individual has been involved in or accused of any human rights abuses pursuant to the Leahy Amendment-mandated human rights checks requirements. Post requests that the Department check its records for any information indicating inv [...] | 2007-05-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PGOV SNAR |
07BUCHAREST540 | REFERENDUM POLITICS: BY FAIR MEANS OR FOUL [...] (C) Summary: A national referendum will be held May 19 to decide whether President Basescu will be returned to office or permanently removed. Despite Prime Minister Tariceanu's pledges to conduct a clean referendum in accordance with existing legislation, he and other opponents of Basesc [...] | 2007-05-14 14:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST556 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ANTICORRUPTION DIRECTORATE CHIEF DANIEL MORAR [...] (C) Summary: In a May 14 meeting, National Anticorruption Directorate Chief Daniel Morar described to Ambassador the negative effects of recent actions by Parliament and the new Romanian Justice Minister in undercutting the effectiveness of anticorruption prosecutions. Morar said parliamentarians w [...] | 2007-05-16 04:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR KJUS RO |
07BUCHAREST574 | FALSE START: JUSTICE MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO DISMISS [...] (C) Summary: A heavy-handed attempt by Justice Minister Chiuariu to remove Romania's top anti-corruption prosecutor has been blocked for now by the Superior Council of Magistracy (CSM) . The CSM decision effectively prevents the anti-Basescu coalition from gaining control over anticorruption [...] | 2007-05-21 04:31:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCOR RO |
07BUCHAREST581 | SUSPENDED PRESIDENT TRAIAN BASESCU WINS REFERENDUM VOTE [...] (SBU) Romanians voted overwhelmingly against the removal of President Traian Basescu from office on May 19. The President will likely return to his presidential duties on May 22, once the Constitutional Court validates the referendum and publishes it in the official record. The Central Elec [...] | 2007-05-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST628 | RFG: MFA SEEKS WASHINGTON VISIT TO DISCUSS CFE [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. (C) State Secretary for European Affairs Adrian Vierita on May 29 told Charge that he would like to visit Washington the week of June 4 to consult on the upcoming CFE Extraordinary Conference. Vierita said the request for consultations [...] | 2007-05-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP RU RO |
07BUCHAREST65 | PYRRHIC VICTORY AT THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE: PM [...] (C) Summary: The National Liberal Party (PNL) reelected Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as party president at the extraordinary party convention held on January 12-13. Some leading Liberals, including several Tariceanu allies, were defeated in their leadership bids by more populist and [...] | 2007-01-22 14:44:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PROP RO |
07BUCHAREST665 | AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 5 in advance of Cioroianu's visit to Washington next week. While in Washington, Cioroianu will stress Romania's continued commitment to our strategic partnership, to reform and to combating corruption, and to making t [...] | 2007-06-07 07:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST670 | SAME BED, DIFFERENT DREAMS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu told the Ambassador that in the aftermath of the failed attempt to remove him as President, he could no longer work with Prime Minister Tariceanu. He was now working on two fronts to replace the Tariceanu government--either through a bid to re-create a coalition [...] | 2007-06-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST677 | YOUR MEETING WITH ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADRIAN [...] (C) Your meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu on June 13 affords us a golden opportunity to influence the thinking of a new, untested Minister on issues important to us. More importantly, it underscores our support for a close partnership with Romania, whatever the politic [...] | 2007-06-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST688 | GOVERNMENT SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (SBU) On June 11, the government led by PM Calin Popescu-Tariceanu easily survived a no-confidence motion initiated by the Democratic Party (PD). The motion received only 115 votes, mostly from legislators from the pro-Basescu PD and the Liberal-Democratic Party (PLD),far fewer than the 235 [...] | 2007-06-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST747 | EC FRUSTRATED BY NEW ROMANIAN CORRUPTION AGENCY'S [...] (C) Summary. Romania's National Integrity Agency (ANI),the last major anti-corruption effort that the GOR promised before acceding to the EU, was formally established last month. While the European Commission is unhappy with Romanian backsliding in the fight against corruption, its monitor [...] | 2007-06-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST761 | UNINOMINAL REFORM IN PARLIAMENT: DEAD ON ARRIVAL? [...] (C) Summary. Despite widespread popular support and a unified draft law ostensibly supported by all the three major Romanian political parties-PSD, PNL, PD-Embassy interlocutors from all political stripes have been telling us that uninominal electoral reform is doomed to failure and that the curren [...] | 2007-07-02 06:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST777 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) A belated casualty of the failed attempt to remove President Basescu, deputy prime minister Marko Bela has resigned. Marko, recently re-elected to a fifth term as leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR),stated at a July 3 press conference that he wanted to focus en [...] | 2007-07-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI RO |
07BUCHAREST784 | PARTING SHOT: FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Former Justice Minister Macovei provided a downbeat assessment of recent GOR efforts on the anticorruption front, alleging attempts to weaken the National Anticorruption Directorate; to direct state funds toward private interests; and to use anticorruption funding from the EU and [...] | 2007-07-06 14:28:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCOR MA RO |
07BUCHAREST787 | ROMANIA: IRAQI AMBASSADOR MURAD SHARES WITNESS [...] (C) Iraqi Ambassador Abdel Murad sent a letter following up his earlier one (reftel) regarding the death of his father-in-law during an incident involving U.S. troops in Baghdad last Christmas. He confirmed that his Baghdad relatives are staying with him in Bucharest, and they have yet to re [...] | 2007-07-09 06:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST789 | RESTITUTION AND THE PROPERTY FUND: ENVOY CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Christian Kennedy discussed Holocaust education and property restitution with Romanian officials on June 6-8. The minority Liberal government on June 28 forced through an emergency ordinance that should enable the Property Fund to start the p [...] | 2007-07-09 09:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR PREL EINV ECON RO |
07BUCHAREST79 | AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH FM UNGUREANU [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ungureanu discussed the upcoming NATO Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers, Kosovo, and Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit. Ungureanu has become increasingly involved in promoting Romania's offer to host the NATO Summit in 2008 [...] | 2007-01-24 16:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SB RO |
07BUCHAREST797 | "I NEED A SILVER BULLET": AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] (C) Summary: PSD head Geoana told the Ambassador that he wanted to encourage Romanian politicians to bring their infighting under control and to reach a "minimum common understanding" on a common agenda in order to ensure the success of the 2008 Bucharest NATO Summit. Geoana acknowledged the [...] | 2007-07-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST846 | PSD: INTERNECENE TENSIONS ERUPT ON THE EVE OF [...] (C) Summary. Vasile Dancu, a PSD Vice President and senior party strategist, has tendered his resignation from the party leadership. Dancu,s departure follows a month of rising factional strife within the PSD, a struggle that came to a head over Bucharest leader Marian Vanghelie,s proposals to [...] | 2007-07-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RO |
07BUCHAREST855 | ROMANIA TO SUPPORT U.S. UNESCO CANDIDATES; ASKS [...] (SBU) Embassy received on July 6 from the MFA the following diplomatic note announcing Romania's support for the U.S. candidates for the UNESCO committees and requesting USG support for Romania's candidates. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Nr. C 2-2/3661 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romani [...] | 2007-07-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNESCO PREL PGOV |
07BUCHAREST856 | ROMANIA: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN [...] (C) Deputy Polcouns delivered on 23 July reftel demarche to MFA Director for East Europe and Central Asia Ambassador Gheorghe Magheru. Magheru was in agreement with the U.S. points and expressed special interest in the strategic context for the U.S. demarche (i.e., the importance of making s [...] | 2007-07-24 15:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EUN AJ RO |
07BUCHAREST857 | INTERIOR MINISTER WELCOMES COESPU INVITATION [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel formal invitation (by note verbale) to the attention of MFA Deputy in the Directorate for UN and Specialized Institutions, Eugen Mahut. Mahut has been our primary interlocutor/coordinator on developing a GPOI component with the Ministry of Interior (Gendarmes). Ma [...] | 2007-07-25 12:23:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST858 | JUSTICE MINISTRY'S NOTE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Embassy received by fax on July 20, the below note regarding the case of Mohammad Munaf from the Romanian Justice Ministry (MOJ) sent to us upon the recommendation from the MFA. The MOJ note cites the 1999 bilateral agreement with the United States on judicial assistance in seeking U,S, [...] | 2007-07-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC IZ PGOV PREL KJUS RO |
07BUCHAREST86 | PSD,S GEOANA ATTACKS FROM THE REAR, AS TWO PALACES [...] (SBU) Summary: In one of the rockier political moments since Prime Minister Tariceanu and President Basescu came to power, the opposition parties under Social Democrat leader Mircea Geoana, Conservative Party president Dan Voiculescu and Greater Romania party head Vadim Tudor have initiated [...] | 2007-01-26 17:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST876 | ROMANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY AT MID-YEAR: THE CALM [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu is back in charge with a new, stronger presidential mandate, and he has reasserted himself into almost all aspects of day-to-day foreign policy formulation. Consequently, Prime Minister Tariceanu and his new cabinet have been marginalized by Basescu on key [...] | 2007-07-31 08:27:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RO |
07BUCHAREST897 | MONEY AND POLITICS: WHO REALLY OWNS ROMANIA? [...] (C) Summary. Romania's transition from communism and the ensuing privatization of state enterprises hugely benefited a small group of individuals with connections to the immediate post-Communist regime and/or the ubiquitous Securitate. Some of these individuals leveraged information and relati [...] | 2007-08-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON RO SOCI |
07BUCHAREST911 | LASZLO TOKES CHALLENGES UDMR LEADERSHIP AND [...] (C) Summary: Romania's ethnic Hungarian party (UDMR),the Liberals' coalition partner government, risks failing to meet the five percent electoral threshold in upcoming elections, starting with this fall's European Parliamentary race. The candidacy of controversial Bishop Laszlo Tokes could di [...] | 2007-08-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO |
07BUCHAREST940 | SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: GEOANA ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: An informal PSD strategy meeting August 14 reportedly developed into a gripe session among party leaders unhappy with the party's current strategy of "constructive opposition" (e.g., silent support for the ultra-minority Tariceanu government.) A brief session apparently ended with PSD [...] | 2007-08-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RO |
07BUCHAREST978 | ROMANIA ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Romania's Kosovo policy is largely driven from the top, especially by President Basescu's office which continues to adhere to the view that no solution can be imposed on Belgrade and Pristina without damaging the fundamental OSCE principles of territorial integrity. Romanians al [...] | 2007-08-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV NATO YI RO |
07BUDAPEST100 | SPRING TRAINING: POLITICAL SEASON BEGINS WITH [...] (C) Summary: With Parliament preparing to reconvene and both Prime Minister Gyurcsany and FIDESZ leader Orban planning to give major addresses in the coming weeks, the political season is set to resume. Despite Orban's long absence (or perhaps because of it) FIDESZ has been making the most n [...] | 2007-01-23 16:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM |
07BUDAPEST1043 | HUNGARY AT THE ALL-STAR BREAK [...] (C) Our contacts across the political spectrum are looking forward to a long summer break following the conclusion of Parliament's spring session on June 25. 2007 has brought few breakthroughs thus far, and many foresee a "hot fall" after the slow summer "cucumber season." 2. (C) The gov [...] | 2007-06-27 09:50:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HU |
07BUDAPEST1051 | THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS: ORBAN ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) An energetic and upbeat Viktor Orban met with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security, the transatlantic relationship, and Cuba (domestic political issues septel). ENERGY SECURITY: SUPPORTING THE [...] | 2007-06-27 14:06:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV HU |
07BUDAPEST1059 | ORBAN ON ORBAN: FIDESZ PRESIDENT ON THE OPPOSITION'S LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY [...] (C) Meeting with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security and the transatlantic relationship (septel),FIDESZ president Viktor Orban also reviewed his plans to "professionalize" the party leadership and his strategy for the months - and years - ahead. BUDAPEST UNDERGROUND 2. [...] | 2007-06-29 05:35:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HU PINR |
07BUDAPEST1096 | SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of A/S Fried to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes at the beginning of the summer "cucumber season," and an exhausted Gyurcsany government is taking a much-needed (if not particularly well-deserved) break after a year [...] | 2007-07-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM HU |
07BUDAPEST1097 | NEVER A BOAST OR A BRAG: WHAT WE (OVER)HEARD AT [...] (SBU) Post's commitment to active but non-partisan outreach was rewarded with a stellar turn-out by contacts across the political spectrum at the Fourth of July reception. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany attended his first July 4th reception as PM, the latest signal of his desire to aff [...] | 2007-07-06 11:29:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG HU |
07BUDAPEST1157 | HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE [...] (U) Just over a year since the second Gyurcsany administration took office, parties, think tanks and the media are evaluating the performance of the government during a turbulent year that many say has changed the dynamics of politics more than any other since the system change. Although the [...] | 2007-07-17 12:47:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HU |
07BUDAPEST1158 | NOT NO ... BUT NOT NOW: EMBASSY VIEWS RE REQUESTED [...] (S) Septel reports on the formal requests from GoH officials for meetings between POTUS and PM Gyurcsany and between Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Goncz, which we understand have also been raised directly by the Hungarian Embassy in Washington. 2. (S) Post is mindful of the extraord [...] | 2007-07-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Budapest | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM OVIP HU |
07BUDAPEST1164 | A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Ivan Udvardi, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary Fried commended GoH activism on Cuba and called for SIPDIS similar leadership on issues including Russia and energy security. Varkonyi formally requested a meeting f [...] | 2007-07-18 09:38:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HU |
07BUDAPEST1178 | MUTED HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) On 19 July POLOFF met with MFA Azerbaijan Desk Officer, Sandor Csikos, concerning reftel. POLOFF mentioned MFA State Secretary Dr Laszlo Szoke's recent discussions with the Ambassador expressing GOH interest in the subject. Csikos confirmed awareness of the challenges to media freedom in [...] | 2007-07-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL HU |
07BUDAPEST1179 | HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) Hungarian preparations for the upcoming GAERC finds significant harmony with US positions on key issues. Kosovo remains in the Hungarian spotlight with concerns over possible impact on ethnic Hungarians in the Vojvodina with the inevitability of Kosovo's independence. Encouraging the EU to [...] | 2007-07-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI HU |
07BUDAPEST1214 | WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED: CABINET MINISTER KISS [...] (C) Summary: Cabinet Minister Kiss met with Ambassador Foley and DCM July 25 to review the state of playing on the government's reform agenda. Kiss embraced the challenge of improving dialogue on the issues, professing confidence in the recent coalition agreement and downplaying friction both [...] | 2007-07-27 09:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON HU |
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