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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02ABUJA3346 |
NIGERIA: MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES [...] (SBU) On December 16, Ambassador Jeter, accompanied by USAID Acting Director, USAID HIV/AIDS Officer and CDC/Nigeria Statistician, presented the joint letter from Secretaries Powell and Thompson on the President's International Mother and Child HIV/AIDS Initiative (reftel) and delivered the s [...] |
2002-12-19 16:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA OPDC OSCI PREL SOCI TBIO TSPL KHIV NI |
| 02AMMAN2516 |
JORDAN: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW SELECTION [...] Embassy Amman has reviewed the three candidates for the Embassy Science Fellow Program that were forwarded to us by OES and has chosen Dr. Sylvana Li of the USDA/FAS as our first choice. Dr. Li's background suits her well to the job. Not only is her expertise in water quality and [...] |
2002-05-20 06:18:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER EAGR EAID TSPL SENV KSCA JO |
| 02AMMAN3465 |
HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...] |
2002-06-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA |
| 02HANOI140 |
ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. PHAM HUU CHI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S ASEAN DEPARTMENT, ON JANUARY 18 SENT POL/C A SUMMARY OF THE ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE VIEWS REGARDING ASEAN-US DIALOGUE RELATIONS. PLEASE NOTE REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP FROM USDA ON TWO PROPOSED PROGRAMS (ITEM A [...] |
2002-01-22 08:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EAGR EAID TSPL VM ASEAN |
| 02ROME1848 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE TO GALILEO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POST DISCUSSED REFTEL GALILEO TALKING POINTS WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA), THE ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY (ASI) AND THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION (MIT). THE OFFICIAL GOI RESPONSE WAS PROVIDED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ITALIAN GALILEO STEERING COMMITTE [...] |
2002-04-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECON IT EUN |
| 02ROME2765 |
ITALY AND BIOTECH: COULD BE (HAS BEEN) WORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN THE BUILD-UP TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S MAY 27-28 VISIT TO ROME, THE GOI GOT BUSY ON BIOTECH. PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI HAD MFA GIN-UP AN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO CONSIDER THE GOI CORN BAN, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S MISGUIDED WHITE PAPER, AND A POTENTIAL USG-GOI RESEARCH ACCORD. [...] |
2002-06-07 17:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON IT PREL TBIO TSPL WTO |
| 02ROME2999 |
GOOD AND BAD SCIENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BIOTECH [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERTET. 2. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR OES WHICH REQUESTS REPLY TO REF A TRANSMITTED APRIL 22, 2002. ALSO SEE PARA 19. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN THE ITALIAN BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] |
2002-06-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TSPL TBIO EAID IT |
| 02ROME3296 |
GDIN PAVES WAY FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE [...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 19-21, 2002, THE GLOBAL DISASTER INFORMATION NETWORK (GDIN) HELD ITS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, ENTITLED "TAKING OFF: GDINS CONTRIBUTION TO HUMAN HEALTH, SURVIVAL, AND WELL-BEING," AT THE SANTO SPIRITO MONUMENTAL BUILDING IN ROME, ITALY. EXPERTS WERE PRESENT FROM GOVERNMENT, IN [...] |
2002-07-05 11:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IT TSPL KSCA |
| 02ROME4292 |
GPS/GALILEO CONSULTATIONS IN ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING 23-24 JULY CONSULTATIONS IN ROME, ITALIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDED A DIVERSE SET OF NUANCED RESPONSES TO US CONCERNS OVER THE POSSIBLE OVERLAY OF THE GPS M-CODE BY GALILEO PRS. WHILE ITALIAN TECHNICAL EXPERTS WORKING ON GALILEO EXPRESSED SOME SYMPATHY TO US CO [...] |
2002-09-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL ECON IT |
| 02ROME4766 |
GALILEO DISCUSSION WITH ALENIA'S VIRIGLIO [...] (C) SUMMARY: EST SECTION RECENTLY MET WITH GIUSEPPE VIRIGLIO, CEO FOR THE SPACE DIVISION OF ITALIAN AEROSPACE COMPANY ALENIA SPAZIO. THE EUROPEAN GALILEO GLOBAL NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM WAS DISCUSSED IN THE CONTEXT OF RECENT USG-GOI DISCUSSIONS ON GPS-GALILEO INTEROPERABILITY. VIRIGLIO [...] |
2002-10-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL ECON EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 02ROME5589 |
NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY CLUSTER IN VENETO READY [...] SUMMARY. ESTCOUNS AND SCI SPECIALIST VISITED THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA NANOTECHNOLOGY PROJECT, A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AN INTERNATIONALLY-COMPETITIVE HIGH-TECH CLUSTER IN VENETO (NORTHERN ITALY). THE PROJECT, CO-FUNDED BY THE RESEARCH MINISTRY, [...] |
2002-11-18 13:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TPHY IT |
| 02ROME6137 |
WHY PM BERLUSCONI WON'T MOVE FORWARD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) SUMMARY. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF HIGH-LEVEL AND INTENSIVE EMBASSY WORK WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS GOVERNMENT, A COORDINATED, ITALIAN NATIONAL POLICY ON BIOTECHNOLOGY REMAINS ELUSIVE. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALEMANNO CONTINUES TO PRESS THE ANTI-GMO CASE BY ARGUING FOR A "ZERO-TOLERA [...] |
2002-12-27 09:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL PGOV IT EUN |
| 03AMMAN2232 |
JORDAN - REQUEST FOR 2003 EMBASSY SCIENCE [...] SUMMARY: Post welcomes the opportunity to further USG environmental and trade objectives in Jordan and requests an Embassy Science Fellow from EPA for up to three months during the summer of 2003. The fellow will provide technical assistance to the recently created Ministry of Environment, p [...] |
2003-04-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV ETRD AMGT APER KSCA JO |
| 03AMMAN268 |
SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-14 09:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN4807 |
SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...] |
2003-08-03 12:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN |
| 03AMMAN6505 |
Jordan: No Biotech Regulations [...] (U) According to senior officials of the Jordanian health and agriculture ministries, Jordan does not currently have agricultural biotechnology laws or regulations. They did not preclude that such regulations might be put in place, but did not suggest that any planning was underway to do so [...] |
2003-10-09 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL KPAO JO |
| 03ANKARA1393 |
THE GLOBE PROGRAM: TURKEY'S VIEWS [...] Embassy met with GLOBE national coordinator Fatma Baykal 2/7 to explore ways to energize program activities. Baykal advised that despite great interest in the program, the Ministry of National Education (MONE) is no longer able to implement the program as fully as it would like. Baykal advis [...] |
2003-03-04 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO TSPL TPHY KGLB KPAO TU |
| 03COLOMBO1705 |
STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Sri Lanka does not have formal biotechnology regulations on the production and import of agricultural biotech products into the country. An attempt to ban the import of GMO foods in 2001 was abandoned due to intense lobbying from foreign missions (including the U.S) and trade partn [...] |
2003-10-01 08:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO1820 |
SRI LANKA - AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE MODEL [...] Summary: Sri Lanka is an ideal model candidate on water. The GSL has identified water as a priority and has the political will and adequate good governance to see it happen. Because of the government's intentions to provide safe water to the entire population by 2010, improve water manageme [...] |
2003-10-20 11:18:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KSCA SENV TSPL CE |
| 03COLOMBO33 |
USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-07 06:52:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO CE OEXC |
| 03DJIBOUTI1847 |
STATUS REQUEST BOR BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] INTRODUCTION: DJIBOUTI IMPORTS MOST OF ITS CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF ITS FOOD CONSUMPTION. THE HOST NATION RETAINS CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FRANCE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF ITS IMPORTS. AGRICULTURE IS NOT DEVELOPED AND REPRESENTS LESS THAN ONE PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY' [...] |
2003-10-13 08:50:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL DJ |
| 03HANOI2630 |
VIETNAM -- CANDIDATE FOR THE UN COMMISSION ON [...] SUMMARY: Post nominates Vietnam as a candidate country for the water initiative of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (see reftel). Vietnam has an incredibly diverse geography with accompanying water issues. Vietnam has a national water plan, and on-going research projects with a wid [...] |
2003-10-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR KSCA SENV TSPL VM |
| 03HANOI2654 |
Vietnam -- BIOTECH REGs [...] Summary: Vietnam does not have a biotech framework law, but one is being developed. Vietnam does have several biotech labeling laws. However, they have not been implemented. There have not been any problems with biotech commodity trade, but Post will have to monitor the development of the new [...] |
2003-10-17 03:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON SENV TBIO TSPL |
| 03HANOI373 |
JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph 13 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has made little, if any, progress towards achieving the goals set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Hanoi on March 10, 2002, following bilateral [...] |
2003-02-16 01:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KTIA TSPL TNGD PREL TBIO OSCI SCUL ENRG OTRA TRGY MNUC VM |
| 03HARARE2000 |
Zimbabwe HIV and AIDS Education Messages at [...] Summary: Zimbabwe is facing both a food security crisis and the HIV and AIDS pandemic. Rural food distribution points provide an opportunity to save lives in terms of combatting hunger and fighting HIV/AIDS. USAID has just launched a new program working with local communities to capitalize [...] |
2003-10-02 08:08:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI |
| 03HARARE757 |
USG Response to Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Crisis [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS |
| 03HARARE758 |
USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN ZIMBABWE: POISED FOR [...] I call your attention to reftel which outlines the progress the US has made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care/treatment and mitigation in Zimbabwe, perhaps the second most affected country in the world. I believe it critical that the USG continue to give priority attention to Zimbabwe's enormous pu [...] |
2003-04-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI KSCA ZI US HIV AIDS |
| 03KUWAIT54 |
USDA'S JUNE 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND [...] Embassy Kuwait recommends sending the following GOK official to the June 2003 International Conference and Exposition on Agricultural Science and Technology: Sheikh Fahad Salim Al-Ali Al-Sabah, Chairman and Director General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PA [...] |
2003-01-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TSPL SENV ECON KPAO KU |
| 03LAGOS2163 |
NIGERIA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] (U) Nigeria has no specific law governing the approval, production, importation, and labeling of products of agricultural biotechnology. Nigeria's Draft Biosafety Guidelines state proposed procedures to follow to import or test GMO in the country. 2. (U) In February 2002 the Nigerian Fed [...] |
2003-10-21 14:36:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
| 03LAGOS2189 |
NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL INFO RE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reports that the approval, importation and labeling of food products, including products of agricultural biotechnology, is governed by the Drug and Related Products Act (as amended) and relate [...] |
2003-10-23 15:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL NI |
| 03OTTAWA1306 |
Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid [...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...] |
2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA947 |
CLONING AND STEM CELL BILL PROGRESSING WELL [...] Bill C-13, "An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction," was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons on October 9, 2002. If enacted, it would ban human cloning for both reproductive and research/therapeutic purposes. The legislation, itself a clone of Bill C-56 (Ref A), which died w [...] |
2003-04-02 17:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PHUM TSPL SOCI KSCA CA |
| 03ROME200 |
ITALY MORE RECEPTIVE TO GALILEO M-CODE OVERLAY [...] (C) GALILEO AND THE M-CODE OVERLAY ISSUE CAME UP DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS ON JANUARY 14 AND 15 ON OTHER ISSUES (REPORTED SEPTEL) WITH MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (I.E. INDUSTRY) MARZANO AND GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MFA NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE. MARZANO DISPLAYED CLEAR INTEREST IN [...] |
2003-01-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA TSPL PREL ECPS ETRD IT EUN NATO AVIATION |
| 03ROME2080 |
RESEARCH REFORM GOES AHEAD AND CNR PRESIDENT [...] ON MAY 13, LUCIO BIANCO, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CNR) RESIGNED. DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE, BIANCO UNDERLINED THAT HE DECIDED TO QUIT "AFTER MANY MONTHS OF CONFRONTATIONS WITH RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY MINISTER LETIZIA MORATTI AND HER RESEARCH REFORM PROPOSAL". IN A "OPEN L [...] |
2003-05-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT |
| 03ROME2192 |
CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEADERSHIP FORUM (CSLF) AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPT AND US DOE. SEE PARA 6. 2. ESTCOUNS AND ECONOFF JOINED US DOE OFFICIALS MCKEE AND DER IN MAY 2 DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (MPA) DG ALESSANDRO ORTIS AND ESTCOUNS FOLLOWED UP CSLF AND RELATED ENERGY S&T ISSUES WITH ORTIS' STAFF M [...] |
2003-05-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TSPL IT |
| 03ROME2330 |
SWEEPING ITALIAN RESEARCH REFORMS SWEEP OUT CNR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: TAKEN IN SCHUMPETERIAN TERMS, ITALY IS POORLY POSITIONED AT PRESENT TO GENERATE OR BENEFIT IN EARLY STAGES FROM THE "LONG WAVES" OF RESEARCH, INVENTION, AND INNOVATION WHICH CHARACTERIZE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL PARADIGM SHIFTS LIKE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT), BIOTE [...] |
2003-05-28 08:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT |
| 03ROME2331 |
BIOTECH OUTREACH: GREEN REVOLUTION TO GENE [...] SUMMARY. WITH SUPPORT FROM PD, USAID AND USDA, MISSION ITALY, AT THE INITIATIVE OF CONGEN FLORENCE, IS COSPONSORING A FOUR DAY CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA MAY 28-31. HEADLINING THE PROGRAM IS NOBEL PRIZE PRIZE WINNER NORMAN BORLAUG, AND SWISS SCIENTIST [...] |
2003-05-28 08:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL OIIP IT PRC |
| 03ROME2414 |
NUCLEAR PHYSICS LAB SHUT DOWN FOR ALLEGED [...] ON MAY 30, THE PRESS REPORTED THAT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS (INFN) GRAN SASSO LABORATORY WAS SHUT DOWN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. IN PARTICULAR, THE MAGISTRATE DECIDED TO KEEP THE HALL C SEALED, WHERE THE BOREXINO EXPERIMENT IS AND FROM WHERE PSEUDOCUMENE LEAKED INTO A RIV [...] |
2003-05-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TBIO TPHY IT |
| 03ROME3277 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...] |
2003-07-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN |
| 03ROME3542 |
US-ITALY HEALTH COOPERATION: A 25 MILLION DOLLAR [...] Summary. The US and Italy have long shared strong medical and health research collaborations, but this relationship has expanded and deepened in the last year. On April 17, Health Minister Sirchia and Secretary of Health and Human Services Thompson signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understandin [...] |
2003-08-05 13:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TBIO IT EUN |
| 03ROME3571 |
GOI OFFICIALS LOBBIED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON JULY 17, DR. CHARLES LAWSON (SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS), ACCOMPANIED BY EMB OFFS, MET WITH LUCA FRATINI, DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR IN THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST BUREAU, AMBASSADOR MARIO SICA (FORMER ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT), AND [...] |
2003-08-07 08:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TSPL IT UN |
| 03ROME3687 |
BIOTECH: ARE WE MAKING PROGRESS? [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR TSPL TBIO ETRD EAID IT EUN |
| 03ROME4746 |
GALILEO/M-CODE: INCREASED HIGH-LEVEL ITALIAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF AN OCTOBER 9 MEETING ON ANOTHER SUBJECT WITH PM BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, PRIME MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY GIANNI LETTA, AMBASSADOR SEMBLER TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THE USG'S CONTINUED GREAT CONCERN OVER LACK OF PROGRESS ON RESOLVING THE GALILEO/M-CODE OVERLAY DISAGR [...] |
2003-10-17 06:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ETRD IT TSPA TSPL PREL EUN |
| 03ROME5149 |
ITALY/BIOTEC... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ref A describes Italian Agriculture Minister Alemanno's latest gambit to effectively ban biotech crop cultivation in Italy by pushing through an extremely restrictive coexistence decree-law. Given the likely negative consequences of this proposal, not least upon U.S. seed expor [...] |
2003-11-13 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL EAID IT EUN |
| 03ROME5184 |
ITALY ON THE SIXTH EU-CHINA SUMMIT AND BILATERAL [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for EAP and EUR/ERA. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: Expanding trade between the EU and China, the EU's continued arms embargo and North Korea topped discussions at the October 30 EU-China Summit in Beijing. The EU and China signed the Gali [...] |
2003-11-17 08:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM SMIG TSPL TSPA ETRD CH IT EUN HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 03ROME520 |
TRIMISSION BIOTECH ACTION PLAN THROUGH JUNE 2003 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE; SEE PARA 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. EMBASSY ROME, EMBASSY VATICAN, AND THE U.S. MISSION TO U.N. AGENCIES IN ROME (FODAG) HAVE ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES FOR 2003: --ADVANCE THE U.S.- EU TRADE AGENDA; --MOVE THE GOI TOWARD SCIENCE-BASED POLICY FOUNDA [...] |
2003-02-07 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO KSCA TSPL IT EUN |
| 03ROME5491 |
GALILEO COMMENTS AT ROME CONFERENCE ON SPACE AND [...] THE ITALIAN CENTER FOR HIGH DEFENSE STUDIES (CASD) HELD A HEAVILY ATTENDED SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 2 IN ROME TO PRESENT A RESEARCH REPORT ON SPACE AND SECURITY POLICY IN EUROPE. KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDED: LUIGI RAMPONI, CHAIRMAN, DEFENSE COMMITTEE, ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES; JEAN JACQUES DORDAIN [...] |
2003-12-05 18:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL IT EUN |
| 03ZAGREB2224 |
STATUS OF CROATIAN BIOTECH REGULATIONS [...] The following information responds to questions reftel, approximately in the order questions were asked. Entry Into Force ---------------- 2. Over the past five months in Croatia, several pieces of legislation regulating the importation, cultivation and marketing of biotech crops and f [...] |
2003-10-16 06:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 04ACCRA17 |
GHANA: STATUS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS [...] Per reftel request, Post provides the following information on the legal and regulatory environment covering agricultural biotechnology in Ghana. The Government of Ghana is still developing its biotech policies, so Post will provide regular updates, as appropriate. 2. Ghana currently has [...] |
2004-01-06 07:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD GH SENV TBIO TSPL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| 04AMMAN3741 |
JORDAN-SOLICITING ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 6. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Jordanian Minister of Environment, Alia Bouran, welcomed the opportunity for 1- 2 of her employees to attend the Iraq environment experts workshop. (COMMENT: Post does not believe, however, that Jordan's nas [...] |
2004-05-13 13:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ JO |
| 04ANKARA2484 |
TURKISH PARTICIPANTS IN EXBS EXECUTIVE FORUM IN [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. On May 4, Embassy received a diplomatic note advising us of the Turkish participants in the subject forum. They are: Mr. Bulent Meric, Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, MFA (Head of Delegation) PPT: TR-Z 01886 [...] |
2004-05-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP PARM TSPL KSTC PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA6004 |
TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] |
2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
| 04BRASILIA2119 |
BRAZIL'S AMAZON SURVEILLANCE AND AMAZON PROTECTION [...] (C) Brazil's Amazon Surveillance System (SIVAM) and Amazon Protection System (SIPAM) continue to show progress and increased operational capabilities. SIVAM's data collection infrastructure is almost complete; SIPAM continues to create new map products for use by government and non-governmen [...] |
2004-08-20 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP TSPL TPHY SENV MARR EAIR PGOV BR POL MIL |
| 04BRASILIA2885 |
CHINA'S ONE NOTE SAMBA WITH BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On November 11 Brazil rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Hu Jintao, in country for a five-day state visit. Commercial issues dominated the bilateral discussions. In its demand that Brazil recognize its "market economy" status in exchange for tra [...] |
2004-11-23 12:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON PHUM BEXP TSPL EAGR |
| 04BRASILIA2890 |
BRAZIL: PUTIN PAYS A CALL [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: During his November 22 visit to Brazil, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Brazil's bid for a permanent UNSC seat and received from Brazilian President Lula reciprocal support for Russia's accession to the WTO. However, neither side achieved its princi [...] |
2004-11-24 12:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR TSPL ETRD EAGR BR UNSC RU |
| 04BRATISLAVA293 |
EARTH DAY IN SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL TSPA KPAO EAID KSEP LO SEVN |
| 04BRATISLAVA598 |
EU TAXATION OF U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL PREL EAID LO EUN |
| 04BRUSSELS1218 |
BELGIUM: NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS BE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2027 |
EU ARMS AGENCY: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) The EU continues to develop the EU Arms Agency (EUAA), and hopes to have it up and running by the final quarter of 2004. The agency's mission is to develop a systematic EU approach to addressing ESDP capability needs. EU officials note that close coordination with NATO will be required i [...] |
2004-05-10 13:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS TSPL EAGR MCAP PARM ETTC MASS EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DUBLIN1162 |
GROUP ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL |
| 04DUBLIN1607 |
IRISH ON ITER: "THE COMMISSION HAS THE LEAD" [...] (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counsellor for EU External Relations. McIntyre said that the Irish were not directly involved in negotiations a [...] |
2004-10-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG |
| 04DUBLIN1720 |
IRELAND: ITER UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL |
| 04DUBLIN748 |
IRISH UNABLE TO ASSIST REGARDING IRAQI [...] Emboff, drawing on reftel points, on May 17 spoke to First Secretary, Development Co-operation Division at DFA, Aine Hearns. Hearns stated that Ireland's total assistance regarding Iraq was directed through the International Reconstruction Fund for Iraq (IRFI) and would focus on primary educ [...] |
2004-05-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL |
| 04GUATEMALA197 |
GUATEMALA GRANTS OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR 2004 [...] Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Relations requesting overflight clearance for subject scientific mission. EconOff received a faxed letter directly from the Guatemalan Civil Aviation authority granting overflight clearance for the mission. Following is an informal t [...] |
2004-01-27 20:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL GT |
| 04HARARE2026 |
MUGABE TONES DOWN RHETORIC IN STATE OF THE NATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his State of the Nation speech to Parliament December 9, Mugabe avoided direct attacks on the U.S., U.K., and other western critics of his government, lauded the supposed economic rebound, and said upcoming Parliamentary elections would be nonviolent and meet SADC principles. [...] |
2004-12-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON TSPL ZI |
| 04LILONGWE1147 |
MALAWI EDUCATION SECTOR STATISTICS [...] Summary For the first time in many years the Government of Malawi (GOM), with support from USAID, has produced extensive data on the education sector. The data confirms that pupil-to-teacher ratios are very high, pupils-per-classroom ratios also are far above recommended norms, and that almos [...] |
2004-12-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL MI |
| 04LILONGWE156 |
BIOTECH OUTREACH: MALAWI REQUEST [...] Summary. In 2002 Malawi enacted a Biosafety Act, which created a framework for regulating biotechnology. Necessary regulatory structures and guidelines have not followed, however, and implementation remains weak. The arrival of USG food aid in 2002 and 2003 raised safety and environmental c [...] |
2004-02-25 11:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR MI |
| 04LJUBLJANA773 |
SLOVENIA'S EC PORTFOLIO COMPLEMENTS NATIONAL [...] (U) By all accounts the European Commission Science and Research portfolio assigned to Slovene Commissioner Janez Potocnik is a positive development for Slovenia. Both the ruling coalition and opposition parties view this portfolio, as opposed to the EU Enlargement portfolio many expected for [...] |
2004-08-18 04:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPL SI |
| 04MADRID1742 |
SPAIN: ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY [...] We spoke with high level officials in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (including the Spanish International Aid Agency) and Environment regarding reftel meetings. Secretary General for Pollution Prevention and Climate Change Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri expressed interest in sending a couple of his [...] |
2004-05-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ SP |
| 04MADRID4116 |
SPANISH ON ITER HOME [...] (U) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 19-22 to: (1) Juan Antonio Rubio, Director General of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Technology Investigation (CIEMAT); (2) Francisco Javier Arana Landa, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce; ( [...] |
2004-10-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG SP |
| 04MADRID4427 |
SPANISH ON ITER, EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE [...] (U) This is an action request for OES/SAT and OES/STC: see paragraphs 5 and 6 (respectively). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Spanish Science officials continue to believe that France will ultimately cut a deal with Japan that will bring the ITER to the French site along with sufficient guarant [...] |
2004-11-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCI TSPA ENRG TSPL TNGD TRGY SP |
| 04MADRID4486 |
SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SIX-PARTY ITER FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL |
| 04MADRID513 |
BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL: HIGHLIGHTING SPAIN'S BT [...] In response to reftel, Embassy's Biotechnology Working Group would like to propose creating a video to record and widely disseminate Spain's positive experience with planting and commercializing Bt corn. While local estimates for executing our project proposal are likely too high to be comple [...] |
2004-02-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TBIO TSPL ETRD SENV EAGR KPAL SP |
| 04MADRID981 |
INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-23 09:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV TSPA EFIS SP |
| 04MANAMA694 |
GLOBE BAHRAIN.DIALOGUE AT A CRITICAL TIME [...] Bahrain GLOBE high school students continue to enthusiastically work together with Americans to save the Earth. To observe Earth Day 2004, PAS coordinated with the Ministry of Education and GLOBE Bahrain students to support activities to increase awareness of environmental issues in Bahrain. [...] |
2004-05-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KGLB OEXC KPAO BA |
| 04NEWDELHI7333 |
VISA DENIALS THREATEN CREDIBILITY OF NSSP, OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to India's premier atomic energy establishments by Alain Bugat, Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission, suggests that France is willing to engage in discussions with India on nuclear matters to a degree that is inconceivable within the current NSSP framework. [...] |
2004-11-18 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC TSPL CVIS FR IN NSSP |
| 04PRETORIA4530 |
SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary and introduction. Following Cabinet's approval on October 6, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on October 7 formally launched South Africa's climate change response strategy. At the launch event, officials noted the urgency with which Cabinet views responding [...] |
2004-10-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID TSPL PREL SF |
| 04PRETORIA5223 |
SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT STANDS UP TO ACTIVISTS ON [...] Following the recent passage of a World Conservation Union resolution recommending a moratorium on the further release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), South African anti-GMO activist groups Biowatch and African Centre for Biosafety blasted the Government of South Africa for its failu [...] |
2004-12-02 05:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TSPL SENV ECON SF |
| 04RANGOON1470 |
BURMA STRIVES TO BECOME A (CENSORED) HI-TECH HUB [...] (C) Summary: Burma's generals are pushing to develop an IT and software sector well beyond the country's needs and abilities. Though a side effect of this effort has been improved communications and expanded access of some Burmese to the Internet, too many basic problems remain for this campa [...] |
2004-11-16 10:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM |
| 04RANGOON214 |
NO BIOTECH REGULATIONS IN BURMA [...] The Burmese government currently has no laws or regulations on the books regarding the import of biotechnology-derived food products. The Ministries of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Customs Department are now forming a working committee to draw up a framework to addr [...] |
2004-02-19 04:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL BM |
| 04ROME1871 |
ITALY WANTS TO SEE GPS-GALILEO SIGNED AT U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) TRANSPORT MINISTRY FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR EMILIO MARAINI TOLD SCI COUNSELOR MAY 12 THAT ITALY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT COMPLETING THE GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT IN TIME FOR SIGNATURE AT THE JUNE 26 SUMMIT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION OF THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES (AND WITH SCI COUNSELOR STILL IN TH [...] |
2004-05-13 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL IT EUN |
| 04TAIPEI3232 |
OFFSHORE TAIWAN EARTHQUAKE: NO SERIOUS DAMAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-17 23:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY SENV ECON TW ESTH |
| 04TELAVIV1568 |
COMBATING RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM; USG-GOI DISCUSS [...] (C) U.S. and Israeli delegations discussed efforts to combat radiological terrorism during February 24-25 talks held in Israel. The parties reviewed existing institutional structures and technologies as well as strategy and approaches for research, development, testing and evaluation. Also [...] |
2004-03-12 10:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER TSPL PARM IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 04TELAVIV1587 |
SHINUI SCIENCE MINISTER MAKES CASE AGAINST [...] (C) In a March 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Science and Technology (and Shinui MK) Eliezer Sandberg outlined his opposition to unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, adding his view that the Israeli public is moving in that direction as well. Sandberg cited three reasons for his opp [...] |
2004-03-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG TSPL PINR IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
| 04THEHAGUE1196 |
GPS-GALILEO DEMARCHE: DUTCH DOUBT SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY. THE DUTCH SEE NO OBSTACLES OF A TECHNICAL NATURE THAT WOULD BLOCK A U.S.-EU GPS/GALILEO COOPERATION AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY BELIEVE THAT THE PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMING AN AGREEMENT MAKE IT UNLIKELY THAT THE U.S./EU'S JUNE SUMMIT WILL SEE THE SIGNING OF THE ACTUAL AGREEME [...] |
2004-05-14 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL ECON NL |
| 04THEHAGUE1841 |
UKRAINE, THE NETHERLANDS, COUNTRY CLR, NSF: [...] Country Clearance is granted for Dr. James Morris, Program Officer, Division of Environmental Biology, for travel to Utrecht, The Netherlands from July 26-30, 2004. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. POST ACCESS: 3. Visitors who need unescorted access into secur [...] |
2004-07-21 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL OTRA KSCA UP NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2169 |
GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED - [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-31 13:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EU TSPA TSPL NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2799 |
FINDING A HOME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-02 09:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG NL |
| 04WELLINGTON717 |
NEW ZEALAND COMMENTS ON EARTH OBSERVATIONS: DRAFT [...] Pip Wilson, Environment Division, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, provided the GoNZ's response to reftel request for comments on the future governance mechanism for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS,) and noted that Peter Stevens, from the New Zealand Cli [...] |
2004-08-24 04:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL NZ |
| 04WELLINGTON911 |
CONVICTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST PASSPORT [...] (U) In what media reports have called the largest passport forgery case of its kind in New Zealand, two refugees to New Zealand, Iraqi Fahad Jaber AJEIL (age 29) and Kuwaiti Riyad Hamied SULTAN (age 29), were found guilty October 21 of conspiring to commit forgery. The prosecution accused the [...] |
2004-11-01 02:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC SENV TSPL NZ |
| 04YEREVAN1115 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED: SOLICITING ASSISTANCE FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On May 7, 2004 we discussed talking points in refs A and B with America's desk officer Lilit Toutkhalian. She replied that she would look into whether Armenia had any appropriate people to send to the workshops, and indi [...] |
2004-05-10 07:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KSCA SENV TSPL IZ AM |
| 04ZAGREB1037 |
POLITICS AND PORK OVERTAKE SCIENCE IN CROATIA'S [...] (C) After initial tests in February first raised the prospect of unlabeled GMOs in the Croatian food market (reftel A), the GoC has thoroughly politicized the GMO debate and shown an eagerness to cash in on populist anti-GMO sentiment to drum up support. A move in GMO policy away from scienc [...] |
2004-06-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB1339 |
UNLICENSED GMO CORN RETURNS BIOTECH TO HEADLINES [...] (U) On July 9, Minister of Agriculture Petar Cobankovic announced that a hybrid corn seed imported by US-based Pioneer Seeds tested positive for GMO content. Cobankovic estimates that 2,000 hectares of farmland have been planted with the GMO-contaminated seed. Destruction of contaminated cropl [...] |
2004-07-22 13:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL PGOV HR |
| 04ZAGREB578 |
BAD TEST RESULTS FORCE GMO ISSUE [...] (U) THE RECENT SCANDAL AROUND THE ALLEGED PRESENCE OF NON-APPROVED GMOS IN 14 FOOD SAMPLES HAS SPED THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS ON LABELING AND APPROVAL OF GMOS AND STIRRED PUBLIC DEBATE, EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT TESTS FOUND THAT ONLY ONE OF THE SAMPLES HAD MORE THAN ONE PERCENT GMO CONTENT. TH [...] |
2004-04-05 05:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 04ZAGREB85 |
PROPOSALS FOR BIOTECH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES [...] In response to ref A, Mission proposes the following biotech outreach activities: -- placement of biotech articles targeted for Central European market, especially those by European authors. -- funding to help promote local pro-biotech organizations. -- organize trips for regulators to [...] |
2004-01-16 06:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL HR |
| 05ALGIERS1674 |
UPCOMING SIGNING OF THE U.S.-ALGERIA S&T AGREEMENT [...] Econoff notified MFA Deputy Director of the Americas August 11 of USG agreement to the Algerian proposed changes to the Science and Technology Agreement (preamble paragraph 3) and informed him that we understood U/S for Global Affairs Dobriansky was prepared to come to Algiers for the signing [...] |
2005-08-13 18:14:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA TSPL AG US |
| 05ALGIERS2165 |
AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MFA DIRECTOR [...] (C) During an October 24 courtesy call, Ambassador briefed new MFA Americas Director General Fatiha Selmane on bilateral issues. Selmane, up until a year ago Algeria's ambassador to South Africa, agreed bilateral relations were good and growing; noted our excellent post-9/11 counter-terrorism [...] |
2005-10-26 10:48:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS TSPL EAIR SCUL KMPI AG INRB |
| 05AMMAN3971 |
Iraqi Scientists Work on Grant Proposals at [...] (SBU) Summary: Over thirty Iraqi scientists worked with international collaborators on developing scientific and business-related grant proposals during a May 16-18 proposal- writing workshop in Amman. The workshop was sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) in cooperation with the UAE- [...] |
2005-05-22 07:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR XF JO |
| 05AMMAN4244 |
Jordan and Palestinians Welcome U.S./Israeli [...] SUMMARY: The Board of Directors of the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD) visited Jordan May 23-24 to discuss including Jordan and the Palestinian Authority in an expanded version of BARD dubbed MARD. A wide range of Palestinian and Jordanian officials a [...] |
2005-06-01 09:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR PREL TSPL KPAL EAID IS JO |
| 05AMMAN5907 |
Jordan's Request for Science Fellows [...] Summary: Post requests four Embassy Science Fellows (Ref A). One Science Fellow would fill a longstanding commitment to the Government of Jordan under the Joint Environmental Forum (JEF) of the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement to provide an environmental economist. The second fellow would c [...] |
2005-07-25 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA JO |
| 05AMMAN6094 |
Jordanians, Israelis Bridge the Rift in Joint [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian, Israeli, and U.S. university professors and students in early July participated in a joint scientific survey of the Dead Sea area environment along the Jordan-Israel border. This survey and its predecessor in January, 2005, are the first of their kind and essential [...] |
2005-07-31 12:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID TBIO TSPL KSCA JO |
| 05ANKARA3381 |
Incentives in Turkey's Technology Development [...] (SBU) Summary: As a part of its efforts to attract foreign investment and promote high technology development, the GOT has given a variety of incentives to companies and individuals working in Technology Development Zones. These zones have had some success in attracting foreign entrepreneurs [...] |
2005-06-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EIND EFIN TSPL TU EUN |
| 05ATHENS1347 |
INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTH ISSUES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 09:03:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05BANGKOK4796 |
CORRECTED VERSION: THAILAND'S NATIONAL DISASTER [...] Summary: Thailand's new National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) issued a "Tsunami Watch" immediately following the 7.2 Richter magnitude earthquake near Nicobar Island in the Indian Ocean late at night on July 24. The "watch" prompted local officials to evacuate residents and tourists in some [...] |
2005-07-27 01:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL PREL SENV EAID KSCA TH |
| 05BRASILIA573 |
BRAZILIAN CONGRESS PASSES BIOSAFETY LAW -- VICTORY [...] SUMMARY. On March 2, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies overwhelmingly passed the Biosafety Law that regulates biotechnology crops and stem cell research. After a year and a half and competing versions in Congress, this was the final vote, and President Lula is expected to sign it into law qu [...] |
2005-03-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ECON PREL TSPL SOCI BR |
| 05BRASILIA98 |
USITC TRAVEL TO BRASILIA FOR COLLECTION OF DATA ON [...] (U) Summary: United States International Trade Commission (USITC) Senior International Trade Specialist David Ingersoll and International Trade Analyst Christopher Mapes visited Brasilia December on December 21-22, 2004, after visits to Rio and Sao Paulo to speak to Brazilian governmental enti [...] |
2005-01-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EPET SENV TSPL KSCA BR |
| 05DHAKA3178 |
CELLPHONE CONNECTION TAX CHOKES SECTOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The BDG has attempted to squeeze private cellphone providers with a new tax on SIM/RIM cards. The four largest cellphone providers, already in control of the most lucrative portion of the cellphone user market, have balked, leading to a new tax that will be passed along to the [...] |
2005-07-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | KMCA ECON KSCA ECPS EFIN ETRD PGOV TSPL BG |
| 05DHAKA3635 |
BANGLADESHI SCIENCE MINISTER WANTS NUCLEAR POWER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bangladesh's Minister of Science has told U.S. officials he wants to obtain a commercial nuclear reactor to supply electric power to Bangladesh. No other BDG ministry has expressed support for Khan's proposal. Khan has also approached the Chinese with his interest in a reactor, c [...] |
2005-07-28 07:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | ENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL TRGY TSPL BG CH BGD |
| 05DHAKA3711 |
DHAKA PROPOSAL FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM - 2005 [...] This cable responds to reftel's invitation to apply for projects funded under the Embassy Science Fellows Program (ESFP). Two proposals follow. National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme of Bangladesh: --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. Tuberculosis is a ma [...] |
2005-08-01 09:20:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV ECON BG |
| 05DUBLIN574 |
IRELAND - NAME OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05GENEVA1780 |
3RD WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE: DECISION ON HOLDING [...] (U) The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Executive Council requested at its 57th session (June 21- July 1) that the WMO Secretary-General form a provisional organizing committee to develop a meeting plan for a third World Climate Conference and submit that plan to the Executive Counci [...] |
2005-07-25 06:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TPHY WMO |
| 05GENEVA1922 |
REPORT OF THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION [...] The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council (EC) Session was held June 21-July 1, 2005 in Geneva. The EC addressed a number of items including continuing financial reform efforts, potential changes to the WMO convention, program details, financial and administrative ma [...] |
2005-08-11 12:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL SENV EFIN KUNR AORC WMO |
| 05HARARE1611 |
Fall in Zimbabwe's National HIV/AIDs Prevalence [...] The "Zimbabwe National HIV/AIDS Estimates 2005" will be officially released November 30 2005. The study's key finding is that the estimate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in adults (aged 15 to 49 years) was 20.1% in 2005, substantially lower than the 2003 estimate of 24.6%. The new figure represents [...] |
2005-11-29 14:30:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA US ZI HIV AIDS |
| 05HELSINKI1137 |
Finland Prepares for EU Presidency and CSD 14 - [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Finland's upcoming presidency of the EU, OES representatives Jonathan Margolis and Griffin Thompson visited Finland to discuss areas of cooperation and to share views on the current cycle of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Margolis and Tho [...] |
2005-10-26 10:51:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY TSPL XG FI |
| 05KINGSTON1113 |
CLIMATE CHANGE: RAISING PROFILE OF INTER-AMERICAN [...] Econoff delivered the talking points provided in reftel to Angella Brown, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on April 22. Brown did not have any immediate comment. TIGHE [...] |
2005-04-26 19:24:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV TSPL JM |
| 05KUWAIT1830 |
OIL AND WATER: REGIONAL HUB OFFICER RECEIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his April 17-20 orientation visit to Kuwait, Amman Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) officer Jock Whittlesey met with a wide range of governmental, non-governmental and private sector individuals and participated in three public diplomacy outre [...] |
2005-05-03 09:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EPET PREL KPAO KU TSPL |
| 05KUWAIT1859 |
KUWAIT SUPPORT FOR MUSCAT-BASED ESTH HUB [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait strongly supports the establishment of an environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) regional hub in Muscat. Although the Gulf countries confront many of the same challenges as their counterparts in the Levant and Maghreb, there are many ESTH concerns that are uniq [...] |
2005-05-04 12:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO AMGT KU ZR |
| 05MADRID1408 |
EMBASSY MADRID PARTICIPATION IN ESTH CONFERENCE [...] Embassy Madrid ESTH Officer Ken Forder hopes to participate in reftel conference June 20-24. Confirmation of his participation depends on financial arrangements. Total cost of participation is expected to run USD 2,668.00. This breaks down as follows: Round Trip airfare Madrid to Washing [...] |
2005-04-13 07:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPA TSPL KPAO KSCA AMGT SP |
| 05MADRID1705 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Carl K. Andersen, Federal Highway Administration representative, to travel to Leon, May 12-21 to attend the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) meeting and participate in working sessions of various technical committees. 2. Embas [...] |
2005-05-04 15:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN TSPL OTRA SP |
| 05MADRID1869 |
SPAIN OFFICER REPONSIBLE FOR ESTH [...] In response to reftel, the officer responsible for Environment, Science, Technology, and Health issues is Economic Officer Kenneth Forder, who can be reached at, e-mail: forderk@state.gov; Office (34) 91-587-2385, Fax: (34) 91-587-2292. NEALON [...] |
2005-05-17 14:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL KSCA SP |
| 05MADRID3939 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FHA RICHARD LIVINGSTON [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard Livingston, Federal Highway Administration representative, to travel to Bilbao and Madrid, November 11-20, to present a paper and participate in the 2nd International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction, and in Madrid, to coordi [...] |
2005-11-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN TSPL OTRA SP |
| 05MANAMA72 |
BAHRAIN: NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-16 14:07:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL BA |
| 05MANILA4278 |
AVIAN FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: GAPS IN PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there have been no reported cases of avian influenza (H5N1) in the Philippines, the GRP's capacity to respond to a potential outbreak is limited by lack of resources in many areas. The GRP lacks funds for materials such as protective gear and stockpiles of Tamiflu. K [...] |
2005-09-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 05MANILA4503 |
PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...] |
2005-09-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO |
| 05MANILA5059 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA - LIMITED SURVEILLANCE AND [...] (U) This is the third of a series of reports on the Philippines' preparedness to avert a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak (Refs C and D). This report focuses on stages 1 and 2 of the Philippines' Avian Influenza Protection Program: HPAI prevention and the establishment of co [...] |
2005-10-27 02:40:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 05MANILA5291 |
NEW AVIAN FLU "CZAR" WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION [...] On November 2, President Arroyo appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Domingo Panganiban as the "anti-Avian Flu Czar" supervising avian flu preparedness. Panganiban will lead the National Avian Influenza Task Force (NAITF) that coordinates inter-agency efforts to prevent and cont [...] |
2005-11-09 07:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 05MANILA5393 |
TEXT MESSAGE RUMORS SHOW RISING PUBLIC CONCERN [...] This is an information message. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. The Philippines remains free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), but recent text message rumors of HPAI cases in the Philippines show rising public awareness and concern over avian flu. The GRP faces increasing chall [...] |
2005-11-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 05MANILA5864 |
Avian Flu-Related Trade Restrictions on Poultry [...] This cable confirms delivery of ref A talking points to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It also provides information requested in ref A on poultry market trends and GRP import restrictions. The GRP appears to follow guidelines of the World O [...] |
2005-12-16 07:57:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 05MAPUTO1562 |
MOZAMBIQUE: ON WORLD AIDS DAY, PRESIDENT GUEBUZA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-02 10:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ |
| 05MUSCAT1030 |
OMAN ONLINE: SHOOTINGS, SCIENCE, AND STATESMEN [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...] |
2005-06-29 17:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI TSPL KCRM MU |
| 05MUSCAT1939 |
HOUSE CALL ON GENETIC RESEARCH [...] (SBU) On December 13, the Ambassador received a delegation of four geneticists from Harvard Medical School and their colleague from the Omani Ministry of Health. The group discussed their collaborative research into the genetic mutations that are causing such a high incidence of neurological [...] |
2005-12-31 13:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SCUL SOCI TSPL MU ESTH |
| 05MUSCAT471 |
MUSCAT BOOK FAIR: SALES DOWN, LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary: Embassy Muscat exhibited 85 American titles at the Muscat International Book Fair. We sold a total of 120 Arabic-language books, down from previous years. We plan to substantially increase the number of English titles we offer next year. End summary. --------------------------- [...] |
2005-03-19 02:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP TSPL MU |
| 05MUSCAT853 |
FEEDBACK: LEGAL REGULATORY WORKSHOP IN OMAN [...] (SBU) The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program sponsored an Export Control Legal-Regulatory Workshop in Muscat May 15-18, 2005. Over 25 officials attended the 4-day event and shared comments on the current state of export controls in Oman. While the course provided an aw [...] |
2005-05-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM KNNP KSTC TSPL MU |
| 05NEWDELHI1136 |
ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...] |
2005-02-14 10:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI1230 |
IMPROVING US-INDIA DEFENSE COOPERATION: INDUSTRY [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting sponsored by the US- India Business Council (USIBC) and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), senior Indian and US defense company representatives suggested that to expand the bilateral defense market, the USG should reform its export licensing proces [...] |
2005-02-16 11:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MASS TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN US NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI1261 |
NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS INDIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: NRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran discussed India's energy future at a meeting in the Secretary's office in New Delhi on February 11, 2005. Saran told Merrifield that energy is a key strategic interest of India and nuclear power woul [...] |
2005-02-17 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI1263 |
NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA JOINT [...] (C) Summary: In this February 11 meeting, NRC Commissioner Merrifield complimented Jaishankar about the accomplishments and maturity of the Indian nuclear power industry. "With regard to nuclear power," Merrifield said, "India can no longer be treated as a junior partner." Merrifield also h [...] |
2005-02-17 12:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI1264 |
NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 NRC Commissioner Merrifield met MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar who has the non-proliferation portfolio within her purview. Commissioner Merrifield expressed satisfaction with his visit to Indian facilities and suggested that further cooperation could bring [...] |
2005-02-17 12:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP |
| 05NEWDELHI8245 |
BURNS-SARAN OCTOBER 21 MEETING ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Much progress was made in the October 21 opening meeting in Delhi between Under Secretary for Political Affairs Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran which reviewed the US-India joint ventures launched at the July 18 Summit. Both agreed that the two sides must ensure that smal [...] |
2005-10-24 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS EAID EAGR ENRG EINV KNNP ETRD EAIR ETTC ECPS TSPA TBIO TSPL CVIS KDEM SENV IN PK US |
| 05NEWDELHI9527 |
THE TRIBAL BILL - A UPA ATTEMPT AT SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: India's forest dwelling tribals (aboriginals largely residing in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra) are caught in a vise between greedy forest mafias and the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), which hopes to enlist them into its vio [...] |
2005-12-20 10:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KCRM ASEC SCUL SENV KSCA TSPL |
| 05OTTAWA2934 |
NASA Deployment of RB-57 aircraft [...] Transit of Canadian airspace and overnight stop in Goose Bay by the NASA aircraft enroute to the UK and return, can proceed without GoC diplomatic approval (Ref A). The aircraft will not/not be collecting data/conducting research in Canadian airspace, the Government of Canada therefore does not [...] |
2005-09-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL OTRA CA |
| 05PARIS1081 |
NEWBORN FRENCH RESEARCH AGENCY AND ITS PAINFUL [...] Summary. France advanced its science agenda with the establishment of a National Research Agency (ANR, ref A) which held its first meeting on February 15. This new, NSF-style, "agency of means" is part of the government's ambitious effort to renovate France's research organization and boost [...] |
2005-02-18 17:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL EFIN KSCA TPHY FR KBIO |
| 05PARIS1496 |
AT MEETING WITH MEMBER STATES, DG OUTLINES [...] Summary: In a February 10 meeting with representatives of member states, DG Matsuura reported that UNESCO had succeeded in assuming a lead role in coordinating efforts to set up global and regional tsunami warning systems. He outlined a process -- SIPDIS including a March 3-8 UNESCO/IOC [...] |
2005-03-08 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL SENV KSI UNESCO |
| 05PARIS2727 |
NUCLEAR WASTE STORAGE/FRENCH R&D: PROGRESS AND [...] The influential Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Science and Technology Options (OPECST) recently released a comprehensive scientific report on R&D progress achieved in France in the area of high-level, long-lived radioactive waste management (HLLLW). The report's final recommendat [...] |
2005-04-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
| 05PARIS3952 |
NEW FRENCH RESEARCH MINISTER [...] Summary. President Chirac appointed a new government on June 2 (ref C). The research portfolio remains folded into a large Education Ministry. Francois Goulard, the new `Minister-Delegate for Higher Education and Research,' will face a number of sensitive challenges, including the final dr [...] |
2005-06-07 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PINR FR |
| 05PARIS4724 |
USUNESCO: UNESCO PLANS SMALL EXPERTS [...] Summary and Introduction: The Director of UNESCO's Science Analysis and Policies Division, Mustafa El Tayeb, informed USUNESCO science officer and intern (notetaker) that his office plans a September 8 - 10, 2005 meeting in Trieste, Italy to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq's science infrast [...] |
2005-07-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS4748 |
FRANCE SETS NEW BIODIVERSITY MECHANISM INITIATIVE [...] Summary. On June 28, France confirmed its desire to facilitate the launch of an international multi-stakeholder consultative process to assess the need for an "international mechanism of scientific expertise on biodiversity" (IMOSEB). An informal meeting hosted by the GOF gave 40 participant [...] |
2005-07-07 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA ETRD PGOV FR |
| 05PARIS4799 |
USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION [...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...] |
2005-07-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS4821 |
USUNESCO: NEW DIVISION CREATED FOR SCIENCE POLICY [...] Summary and Introduction. UNESCO DG Matsuura has announced the creation of a new Division for Science and Sustainable Development (SC/PSD) in the natural sciences sector to be directed by Mustafa El Tayeb, formerly the Director of the Science Analysis and Policies Division. The division strea [...] |
2005-07-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS5096 |
UNESCO: NASA DISCUSSIONS ON REMOTE SENSING OF [...] Summary and Introduction. NASA's Program Director for Applied Sciences, Mr. Ron Birk, and Mr. Steve Ambrose of the Program's Disaster Management group, met with various specialists in UNESCO's Earth Sciences Division for exploratory discussions about using NASA "remote sensing" technology on [...] |
2005-07-22 13:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS5297 |
FRENCH GOVERNMENT QUIETLY PREPARES FOR 2006 NUCLEAR WASTE [...] With little fanfare, French authorities are advancing France's waste management strategy on the political agenda. On schedule, on June 30 the National Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) submitted to the GOF a progress report on R&D in their respective field [...] |
2005-08-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
| 05PARIS5300 |
FRANCE'S YUCCA MOUNTAIN [...] (U) On July 26, 2005, in the context of the upcoming national debate and the 2006 law on nuclear waste of high-level, long- lived radioactive waste (HLLLW) (see reftels), EST Counselor, Science Affairs Specialist, and EST Intern, met officials of the French National Radioactive Waste Manag [...] |
2005-08-02 16:15:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
| 05PARIS5478 |
USUNESCO: MEETING OF MAN AND BIOSPHERE [...] Summary and introduction: the agenda of the June 27-29 meeting of the bureau of the international coordinating council of the man and biosphere (MAB) program focused on management of biosphere reserves, including those that are also world heritage sites. Under MAB's current short-term strateg [...] |
2005-08-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV FR UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS5855 |
USUNESCO: UNESCO TO ORGANIZE JUNE 2006 [...] This is a request for guidance, see Para 9. 2. Summary. The UN is planning an international scientific conference on desertification -- "The Future of Dry Lands" -- as part of its International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The conference, organized by a UN inter-agency committee [...] |
2005-08-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS5862 |
USUNESCO: NORDIC STATES AND UK CHAMPION [...] Guidance Request in Para 3. 2. Summary: In Advance of UNESCO's October General Conference, the Nordic States and the UK are circulating a draft resolution calling for an "overall review" of Programs II and III (the Natural Sciences Sector and the Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)). Th [...] |
2005-08-30 16:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 05PARIS6874 |
FRENCH RESEARCH GETS A BUDGET BOOST [...] Summary: With an additional one billion euros for research and 3000 more jobs, the Research and Higher Education Ministry (RHEM) looks like one of the few winners in the 2006 French budget process. Roughly one-third of the increase is allocated to public research labs and university researc [...] |
2005-10-05 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL EFIN KSCA TPHY FR |
| 05PARIS7012 |
FRANCE RESTRUCTURES RESEARCH [...] Summary: To introduce "structural solutions" into France's traditional scientific system (refs A-D), Prime Minister de Villepin announced on October 5 the long-awaited Research and Innovation Bill (RIB). Advocating a new approach to funding and orienting research based on projects, the RIB w [...] |
2005-10-12 16:44:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TPHY FR |
| 05PARIS7023 |
FRANCE RESTRUCTURES RESEARCH [...] Summary: To introduce "structural solutions" into France's traditional scientific system (refs A-D), Prime Minister de Villepin announced on October 5 the long-awaited Research and Innovation Bill (RIB). Advocating a new approach to funding and orienting research based on projects, the RIB w [...] |
2005-10-13 10:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KSCA TPHY FR |
| 05PARIS7446 |
UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE: U.S. WINS POSITIVE [...] Summary: In Commission III (social and natural sciences) at UNESCO's 33rd General Conference (GC), the U.S. Delegation registered several important successes relating to social and natural sciences issues, despite a challenging political environment. The adoption by the GC of the Bioethics [...] |
2005-10-31 18:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TSPL EAID TBIO SENV SOCI UNESCO ETRA KSCI |
| 05PARIS7561 |
SET BACK FOR FRANCE'S NUCLEAR COMPANY AREVA [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Prime Minister de Villepin cancelled the planned partial privatization of French nuclear powerhouse AREVA, generating a flurry of journalistic commentary, mostly suggesting that the non-privatization will upset the company's planned expansion to take advantage of [...] |
2005-11-04 17:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA EINV PGOV FR |
| 05PARIS7691 |
FRENCH INNOVATION EVENT: SEEKING U.S. PARTICIPATION [...] Summary: Eminent scientist and former French presidential scientific advisor Professor Jean Audouze called on Embassy recently to urge U.S. participation in the second European Research and Innovation Exhibition and associated conference to be held June 8-11, 2006 in Paris. The Embassy views t [...] |
2005-11-10 13:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TPHY TNGD KPAO FR |
| 05PARIS8016 |
CLIMATE CHANGE: FRENCH PREPARE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the UNFCCC/Kyoto meetings in Montreal, Embassy officers visited French environment officials to learn what was on their minds. All expressed praise for USG climate science and climate technology work, something of a change from mostly negative comments toward [...] |
2005-11-23 18:42:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TPHY TSPA TSPL KSCA FR |
| 05PARIS8601 |
UNESCO CONFERENCE EXAMINES MEANS OF ENHANCING [...] Summary and Introduction: An international conference on "The Introduction of History of Science in the Higher Education Level of the Muslim Countries" took place December 15-16, at UNESCO; the conference was organized by UNESCO's Culture Sector, with the participation of the Natural Science [...] |
2005-12-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KSCA SOCI SCUL KISL TSPL FR |
| 05PRAGUE1562 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES BILATERAL SCIENCE AND [...] The government of the Czech Republic approved the draft of a US-Czech bilateral agreement on science and technology on October 19. The Czech government is the first of the ten new EU members to approve a new agreement, which includes reimbursement for VAT and customs duties imposed on commod [...] |
2005-11-03 07:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI TSPL EZ EUN |
| 05PRETORIA1282 |
SOUTH AFRICA: OESI PROPOSAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary and introduction. Embassy Pretoria appreciates the funding opportunity offered in Ref A and is pleased to make a proposal in support of the OES Bureau's signature initiative of Governance. The proposed activity fosters strong cooperation between South African and U.S. officials, bui [...] |
2005-03-31 04:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI SENV ETRD TSPL TBIO ECON SF |
| 05PRETORIA1469 |
SOUTH AFRICA AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (U) Summary: South Africa's Department of Science & Technology (DST) has begun to play a stronger leadership role on research and development (R&D) issues in energy. In the upcoming months, DST will take the lead on key USG- initiated energy initiatives, establish a new National Energy Resear [...] |
2005-04-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KNNP TRGY EAID TSPL SF |
| 05PRETORIA147 |
SOUTH AFRICA - IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR SCIENCE [...] (U) Post welcomes the proposed Science & Technology Advisory Capacity Building Partnership and is pleased to provide feedback regarding appropriate representation from South Africa. We also support the proposed use of the Voluntary Visitor program for a follow-on week of meetings and activiti [...] |
2005-01-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON PREL TSPL SF |
| 05PRETORIA942 |
SOUTH AFRICA - NASA VISIT EVALUATES SOUTH AFRICA'S [...] (SBU) Summary. A six-member delegation from National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory had a productive visit to South Africa January 28 through February 8. The group, accompanied by Embassy Defense Attache, made site visits and hel [...] |
2005-03-04 09:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ECON PREL TSPL SF |
| 05RANGOON518 |
BURMESE GOVERNMENT ANGLING TO (RE-)MONOPOLIZE THE [...] (C) Summary: There is mounting circumstantial evidence that the GOB is seeking to assert full control over Burma's still developing Internet and IT sectors. Declining fortunes of the country's once high-flying private Internet service provider, rumors of expanded influence and aspirations of t [...] |
2005-05-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM |
| 05RANGOON76 |
BURMA'S IT SECTOR LOSES ITS CHAMPION [...] (C) Summary: Since former PM, and IT champion, Khin Nyunt was ousted in October 2004, the computer industry has faced a rapid decline in government support. It is also coming to terms with the reality of Burma's human resources shortcomings. The situation is in flux at the moment, but ultima [...] |
2005-01-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM |
| 05ROME2979 |
FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND THE RISK [...] Summary. With the potential risk that the Avian Influenza (AI) deadly sub-virus H5N1 may be transported via the migratory flyways of wild water fowl from South Asia to the Middle East and Europe, the activities of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to stamp out AI [...] |
2005-09-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TSPL XB XC XD XE UN FAO OIE WHO |
| 05TAIPEI72 |
NEW U.S. SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-10 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ESTH |
| 05TELAVIV6751 |
SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 [...] (C) Mr. Ambassador: Your visit to Israel will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and progress is being made on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Anxiety in Israel is high about Iran and its nuclear weapons program, political instability in Syria and [...] |
2005-12-02 12:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID ENRG ETTC MASS OTRA PARM TRGY TSPL GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
| 05TELAVIV7030 |
NNSA ADMINISTRATOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9 VISIT TO [...] (U) Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security/Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Linton Brooks visited Israel December 6-9 for a series of discussions of ongoing cooperation between NNSA and the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). IAEC Director Gene [...] |
2005-12-21 13:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA ENRG KNNP PARM PINR PGOV PTER EAID TRGY TSPL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| 05VIENNA3100 |
EUROPEAN ESTH CONFERENCE - EMBASSY VIENNA [...] Post nominates FSN Specialist Alexander Schratt to participate in the October 5-6 ESTH Conference in Copenhagen. Following information is keyed to information requested in reftel: Name: Alexander Schratt Title: Economic Specialist D/POB: April 24, 1962, in Baden-Baden, Germany Telephone [...] |
2005-09-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA OTRA AU |
| 05VILNIUS138 |
Minister of Environment Setting New Priorities in [...] (SBU) Ambassador Mull met with Minister of Environment Arunas Kundrotas on February 8 as part of his tour of the GoL's new cabinet (refs A and previous). The Ambassador recalled the extensive bilateral environmental protection cooperation that has taken place, noted ongoing cooperation in are [...] |
2005-02-10 11:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV ECON EPET TBIO TSPL LH RS |
| 05VILNIUS731 |
LITHUANIAN SCIENTISTS ADJUST TO A NEW, MARKET- [...] Summary: Lithuania's research institutes have significant research and development (R&D) capabilities, but generally fail to produce profitable and marketable innovations. While there are some exceptions -- notably in lasers, electronics, and biochemistry -- inadequate funding and a lack of [...] |
2005-07-13 10:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TSPL KSCA PGOV LH |
| 05VILNIUS90 |
Minister of Education and Science Pledges Support in Signin [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV TSPL KPAO LH |
| 05VILNIUS93 |
Minister of Health Looks to U.S. for Continued [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TBIO SENV TSPL KPAO LH |
| 05WELLINGTON20 |
SENTENCING IN NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST PASSPORT FRAUD [...] (U) Following their conviction for conspiring to commit forgery in October (reftel), refugees to New Zealand Iraqi Fahad Jaber AJEIL and his brother-in-law, Kuwaiti Riyad Hamied SULTAN, were sentenced December 20 in the Auckland District Court. Ajeil, who had been found guilty on 14 forgery-r [...] |
2005-01-11 01:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PINS TSPL NZ |
| 05WELLINGTON386 |
CHANGE IN EMBASSY WELLINGTON ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-16 23:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS TBIO SENV TSPA TSPL |
| 05YEREVAN300 |
ARMENIANS AUTHORIZE USGS MOU EXTENSION [...] The GOAM has authorized the extension of the USGS MOU for five years from November 2, 2003. The text of the authorizing diplomatic note number 16/01878, dated February 21, 2005, follows. 2. Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presents its compliments [...] |
2005-02-22 12:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TPHY TSPL AM |
| 06AITTAIPEI4192 |
TAIWAN HIT BY 3 OFFSHORE EARTHQUAKES NO AMCITS [...] On December 26 at 8:26 pm a strong earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Taiwan. The quake, with an epicenter 21.8 km southwest of Hengchun was felt as a Richter 4 quake in the city of Kaohsiung, and a Richter 2 quake in Taipei. A second tremor, magnitude 6.4, with [...] |
2006-12-27 08:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC TSPL SENV ECON TPHY TW |
| 06ALMATY1583 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR ALMATY BIOKOMBINAT EQUIPMENT [...] (C) Summary: The private company that purchased the Biokombinat veterinary vaccine production facility is moving forward with construction of a smaller production facility in Stepnogorsk, in order to observe the terms of its privatization deal and avert potential threats to its real estate de [...] |
2006-05-02 11:04:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KSCA PARM PREL TBIO TSPL KZ |
| 06ALMATY1846 |
KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SEE STEPNOGORSK [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani officials dealing with biotechnology issues are eager to see the veterinary vaccine production facility that Betta Star is setting up in Stepnogorsk succeed, as it has the potential to commercialize innovations resulting from Kazakhstani research. According to the di [...] |
2006-05-24 05:18:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KSCA PARM PREL TBIO TSPL KZ |
| 06AMMAN2648 |
HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS SHOWCASES ANOTHER GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's $330 million pharmaceutical industry is a bright spot in the nation's industrial development and one of the front-runner sectors in the leadership's strategy of export-led economic growth. Hikma Pharmaceuticals and its parent, the Hikma Group, is the shining star amon [...] |
2006-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TSPL KIPR TBIO JO |
| 06AMMAN2740 |
Jordan: 2006 Request for Science Fellows [...] Summary: Embassy Amman would like to request Embassy Science Fellows (ref A) for 1) an assessment of the marine ecosystem, 2) environmental law enforcement, 3) further work on managing industrial wastewater, and 4) developing Jordan's research sector. End summary. Marine Ecosystem Assessme [...] |
2006-04-17 12:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV APER KSCA JO |
| 06AMMAN4527 |
Jordan: Post Supports Start of S&T Agreement Negotiations [...] Summary: Embassy Amman supports beginning negotiations on a Science and Technology Agreement between the United States and Jordan. It is Post's view that successful conclusion of this agreement will promote U.S. social, political and economic interests in Jordan. End summary. ------------ [...] |
2006-06-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV KTIA TBIO TPHY ETRD JO |
| 06AMMAN7726 |
Jordan Welcomes S&T Engagements with Business Flavor [...] Summary: Jordanian officials, academics and businessmen welcomed progress on two major, parallel S&T projects during late-September meetings with USG and private Americans: the private-sector focused Jordan Science and Technology Initiative (JSTI), and the government-to-government Science and [...] |
2006-10-10 12:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL BEXP SENV KTIA TBIO TPHY ETRD JO |
| 06ASTANA353 |
NEW HEALTH MINISTER CALLS FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In his introductory meeting with newly appointed Minister of Health Anatoliy Dernovoy, the Ambassador reaffirmed that close cooperation in the health sector remains an important Embassy priority. Dernovoy reacted positively, stating that he hopes for continued collaboration. De [...] |
2006-10-31 03:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV PINR CASC TSPL KZ |
| 06ATHENS374 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MARINE BIODIVERSITY BEYOND [...] (U) Post delivered demarche as instructed in Reftel to the appropriate persons at both the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Directorate on 9 February 2006. 2. (U) Post will advise on response from the GoG when available. RIES [...] |
2006-02-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA TPHY EFIS SENV TSPL GR |
| 06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN573 |
BRUNEI WANTS FREE TRADE AT TOP OF APEC AGENDA [...] (C) Brunei's top priority for the upcoming APEC Leaders meeting and beyond is to encourage movement on regional free trade agreements (see also ref B). The GoB'sapproach to multilateral fora will remain to listen to others and seek consensus. The GoB wants to advance APEC's capacity-building [...] |
2006-11-08 06:12:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PARM PTER TSPL BX |
| 06BRASILIA1119 |
UPDATE ON GPS IN BRAZIL [...] Summary: Mission Brazil is facilitating the participation of NOAA's Jason Kim, Senior Policy Analyst in NOAA's Office of Space Commercialization, as a speaker in the GEOBrasil Summit scheduled for July 18-20 in Sao Paulo, and is supporting the GIWG (GPS International Working Group) in gathering [...] |
2006-06-06 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR |
| 06BRASILIA1122 |
PROPOSED U.S. - SOUTH AMERICA BIOINFORMATION CONFERENCE [...] (U) Post delivered points as requested to Paulo Rogerio Goncalves, Director of International Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology in Brazil regarding the U.S. proposal for a Brazil - South American Regional conference on Bioinformatics to be held in Brazil in November. Although Brazil's [...] |
2006-06-07 10:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAID SENV TBIO TSPL BR |
| 06BRASILIA1708 |
MERCURY PARTNER FOR UNEP SUBMISSION - BRAZILIAN RESPONSE [...] Post delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Drummond of the MFA's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. Drummond noted that the Ministry of Environment (MMA) is responsible for mercury activities in Brazil and surmised that the MMA would most likely submit a list [...] |
2006-08-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD TSPL UNEP BR |
| 06BRASILIA2272 |
BRAZILIAN MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPACE POLICY [...] The following are excerpts from two recent media articles. Neither indicate that the Brazilians are contemplating a closer relationship with the United States in issues relating to space. "The Masters of Space", Correio Brasiliense, October 22, 2006 The United States made public its first s [...] |
2006-10-30 15:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA375 |
NEW GMO LAW LOOKS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (U) Summary: Slovakia adopted new "co-existence" legislation for genetically modified organisms in April 2004, and is now in the process of drawing up regulations to enforce the new law. The law will enable the Ministry of Agriculture to establish conditions for growing genetically modified c [...] |
2006-05-11 09:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL |
| 06BRATISLAVA609 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...] |
2006-07-26 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN762 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JUDITH WILSON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Judith Wilson, Chief, Environmental Complicance Unit, Minerals Management Service (MMS), Department of the Interior, to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis, May 22-26. The purpose of her trip is to participate as a U.S. delegate at the Scientific [...] |
2006-05-04 16:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY TSPL EPET SC |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1148 |
ARGENTINA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IMSO, IN [...] Econoff presented reftel talking points to Maritime Affairs Counselor Ariel Gonzalez of the Foreign Ministry's Office of Legal Counsel on May 18. Gonzalez responded that the GOA agrees, in principle, with the positions the USG is supporting in the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) [...] |
2006-05-19 16:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD TSPL KCIP KSCA KSTC EINT ETTC IMO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1826 |
ARGENTINA'S PROGRESS ON MERCURY PARTNERSHIPS [...] Reftel requested information concerning Argentina's participation in partnerships geared to reducing mercury contamination, with an eye to the February 2007 UNEP Governing Council meeting, where mercury will be an agenda item. The Embassy spoke on August 11 with Gonzalo Entenza of the MFA's [...] |
2006-08-14 18:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL ETRD AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2537 |
ARGENTINA EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S. GLOBAL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Argentine officials responded enthusiastically to Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State Dr. George Atkinson's proposed Global Science Partnerships progra [...] |
2006-11-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SCUL OEXC OSCI |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2580 |
SECRETARY'S S&T ADVISER VISITS ARGENTINA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Science and Technology Adviser (STAS) to the Secretary Dr. George Atkinson led a delegation of U.S. SIPDIS scientists and engineers on a visit to Argentina November 7-9. [...] |
2006-11-17 21:00:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL SCUL OEXC OSCI |
| 06BUENOSAIRES479 |
Argentina: GOA Funds Nanotechnology Efforts [...] Summary: Buoyed by a ten million dollar grant from the Argentine Ministry of the Economy (MOE), the Argentine Nanotechnology Foundation (FAN) seeks to diversify the Argentine economy through promotion of public-private nanotechnology projects. FAN is the first effort to tie public and priva [...] |
2006-03-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP TSPL TSPA TPHY AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES707 |
AMBASSADOR GUTIERREZ'S TRIP TO BARILOCHE [...] Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the Patagonian city of San Carlos de Bariloche for a March 17 meeting with executives of INVAP, an Argentine high-technology company that builds nuclear reactors and satellites. The Ambassador stressed the importance the U.S. attaches to non-proliferation of [...] |
2006-03-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP ETRD TSPA TSPL AR |
| 06CAIRO5872 |
REPORT ON BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP IN EGYPT [...] SUMMARY: The Office of Agricultural Affairs hosted a ?Best International Practices for Developing Biosafety Regulatory Systems? workshop in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from September 5-6, 2006. Local and international biosafety experts made presentations on the benefits of agriculture biotechnolo [...] |
2006-09-19 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD BEXP USTR TBIO TSPL EG |
| 06CAIRO6038 |
MUBARAK FOCUSES ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IN EGYPT'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: At last week's National Democratic Party (NDP) conference, both President Mubarak and his son Gamal highlighted nuclear energy as an alternative to continued reliance on fossil fuels. Prime Minister Nazif convened the Supreme Council for Energy for the first time in 18 years to d [...] |
2006-09-26 10:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV TSPL KNNP EG |
| 06DAMASCUS5419 |
REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE SEEN AS SUCCESS FOR [...] (U) Summary. Syria hosted from December 11-14 the fourth biannual Scientific Research Outlook (SRO-4) meeting of the UAE-based Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in Damascus. In attendance were a handful of Americans, including Dr. Osman Shinaishin from the National Science Founda [...] |
2006-12-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPL ECON EU SY |
| 06DHAKA5796 |
GOB PROVIDES NAMES FOR S&T COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. After three years of foot-dragging, the GOB has provided names for an advisory committee to activate the 2003 Bangladesh-U.S. Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation. The GOB names reflect a strong nuclear bias and Science Minister Khan's determination to pursue [...] |
2006-09-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPL PREL BG |
| 06DUBAI326 |
IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-22 12:26:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC |
| 06DUBAI3808 |
DUBAI ESTABLISHES BIOTECHNOLOGY FREE ZONE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 11:43:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ETTC SENV TNGD TSPL AE EINV |
| 06DUBLIN213 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NSF DR. MARK SUSKIN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Suskin, Head, NSF Europe Office, to travel to Dublin, Ireland, from March 5 to 7, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to attend the Science Foundation of Ireland Physics Panel Meeting. 2. Per reftel, post understands that no assistance is [...] |
2006-02-28 16:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD TPHY OTRA KSCA EI |
| 06DUSHANBE618 |
EMBASSY DUSHANBE REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW [...] Embassy Dushanbe requests an Embassy Science Fellow for the proposals below. The projects described below benefit the environment and have a direct effect on the well-being of the people of Tajikistan. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan's impoverished status has directed scie [...] |
2006-04-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER KSCA TSPL OTRA SENV TI |
| 06GEORGETOWN330 |
EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST: GUYANA [...] Embassy Georgetown requests an Embassy Science Fellow with expertise in agro-meteorology to work with the Embassy and the Government of Guyana to assess and build capacity in forecasting techniques and water management. Post is hopeful that NOAA or USDA in particular would be able to accommoda [...] |
2006-04-10 19:18:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV KSCA GY |
| 06GUANGZHOU30121 |
ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In his roundtable discussion with American Chamber of Commerce South China representatives September 1, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton said that his mission in China was to advance the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development a [...] |
2006-09-15 09:55:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH |
| 06GUANGZHOU30122 |
ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In a September 1 meeting with Guangdong Province Development and Reform Commission (DRC) Deputy Director Li Miaojuan, White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton called for eliminating tariffs on environmental technology products; he told Li that [...] |
2006-09-15 09:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL BEXP CH |
| 06GUATEMALA44 |
RESULTS OF SENIOR SCEINCE ADVISOR AND SCIENCE [...] As per reftel, the visit of Senior Science Advisor Madelyn Spirnak and work of Embassy Science Fellow Kitty Cardwell on educating the GOG and the local scientific community on biotechnology use in agriculture were very productive. One positive result was that biotechnology legislation that l [...] |
2006-01-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV TSPL GT |
| 06HELSINKI1137 |
U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] At the first-ever High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD) October 24-25 in Helsinki, the U.S. and EU agreed to strengthen bilateral efforts in areas including clean coal, carbon sequestration, energy efficiency, renewables, methane recovery, and b [...] |
2006-11-07 12:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY TSPL ELTN EUN EPET FI |
| 06HELSINKI824 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LEIF FAGERNAS, DG [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Leif Fagernas, Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) on August 9. They discussed Finland's efforts to remain competitive in the face of a rapidly aging population, the significant strains on its social programs, and increasing global [...] |
2006-08-18 10:19:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP TNGD TSPL ELAB FI |
| 06HELSINKI958 |
OES MEETING WITH EU PRESIDENT AND GERMANY ABOUT [...] Summary: On September 19th US State Department's Special Representative for Sustainable Development Jonathan Margolis, Senior Energy Advisor Griff Thompson and Embassy Econ Officer Glenn Lewis met Finnish representatives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, and a G [...] |
2006-09-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY TSPL FI |
| 06JEDDAH474 |
POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW OIC DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General of Political Affairs held a positive introductory meeting with ConGenOffs. He outlined the OIC's 10-year action plan that emerged from the organization's extraordinary summit held in Mecca in December 2005, and no [...] |
2006-07-12 12:11:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI TSPL |
| 06JERUSALEM1286 |
"FIL MISH-MISH": PA ISSUES TENDER FOR MOBILE [...] (SBU) Palestinian Authority (PA) Telecom Ministry issued a tender March 28 for eligible strategic partners to bid on a 30 percent share of a second mobile telecom operator in the West Bank and Gaza. This operator would be granted a new license to establish and operate a GSM telecom network an [...] |
2006-03-29 15:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS TINT TSPL PGOV KWBG |
| 06KINGSTON1704 |
CORRECTED SUBJECT: KINGSTON WELCOMES EMBASSY SCIENCE [...] This is a joint State-FAS message. This cable responds to ref. A action request. 2. Post is pleased to welcome Dr. Thomas Schiefer and Dr. Bradley Turner to Kingston to assist the Government of Jamaica's Ministry of Health to develop a National Avian Influenza Surveillance and Response Pro [...] |
2006-08-29 20:12:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV JM |
| 06KINGSTON1705 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: THOMAS SCHIEFER AND BRADLEY [...] Post grants country clearance to Bradley Turner and to Thomas Schiefer, Embassy Science Fellows. Post understands the travelers will be assisting the GOJ Ministry of Agriculture in implementing an avian influenza surveillance and response plan. 2. The Embassy point of contact will be Mr. Sy [...] |
2006-08-29 20:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT APER SENV EAGR OTRA JM |
| 06KINGSTON725 |
NOMINATION FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM [...] This is a joint State-FAS-USAID message. 2. The growing global threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to human and domestic animal health, agricultural industries, and entire economies, has generated interest among Government of Jamaica (GOJ) officials and private sector stakeho [...] |
2006-04-12 18:36:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV JM |
| 06KINGSTON884 |
CORRECTED COPY: NOMINATION FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE [...] This is a joint State-FAS-USAID message. This cable corrects and updates ref. A, please see paragraph 6. 2. The growing global threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to human and domestic animal health, agricultural industries, and entire economies, has generated interest among [...] |
2006-05-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV JM |
| 06KUWAIT3994 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...] |
2006-10-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06LIMA1451 |
Embassy Science Fellows Program (PERU) [...] Summary: Embassy Lima would like to host an Embassy Science Fellow, and proposes USGS scientist William Earl Brooks for a project lasting approximately six weeks in January and February 2007. Dr. Brooks would study the distribution and effects of mercury in connection with gold mining and ot [...] |
2006-04-12 22:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV PE |
| 06LIMA1809 |
COBALT-60 STORY FROM THE LIMA END [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, NAS Director and DepEconCouns met with Alfonso Paredes, manager of Caddin, operator of Rapiscan's GaRDS system in Peru. Paredes described an accidental transfer, by a Caddin engineer (supposedly trained by Rapiscan), of the Cobalt-60 capsule from its storage canister to [...] |
2006-05-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE |
| 06LIMA1924 |
PERUVIANS CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF COBALT-60 [...] (U) Summary: After exhaustive interviews, investigators from GOP nuclear regulator IPEN believe that a poorly trained Caddin employee removed the Co-60 source in Lima without realizing it. IPEN, Caddin and Rapiscan officials discounted the possibility that the Co-60 removal was a malicious act [...] |
2006-05-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE |
| 06LIMA4248 |
PERU'S VIEWS ON APEC 2006 AND HOSTING APEC 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP sees eye-to-eye with the USG on priorities for the November APEC Leaders' and Ministers' meetings. Having passed the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement (PTPA) in its Congress in June, Peru has already signed on to many of the USG's trade priorities. It is likely that Pre [...] |
2006-10-31 22:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON APECO ETRD PTER PARM TSPL PE |
| 06MANILA1862 |
GRP ADOPTS CONFLICTED BIOSAFETY FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) Summary. President Arroyo issued an executive order (EO) adopting the National Biosafety Framework (NBF) as a compliance mechanism under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB). The NBF, a compromise between pro- and anti-biotech policy makers, promulgates conflicting principles in [...] |
2006-04-28 08:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV TBIO TSPL RP |
| 06MANILA2520 |
Visiting EPA team advises GRP on chemical emergency [...] (U) At the request of the GRP and with support from Ambassador Kenney, four US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emergency responders came to Manila to advise on the clean up of the high-profile mercury spill at St. Andrew's School (refs A,B). The team trained GRP personnel and private c [...] |
2006-06-16 05:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EMIN ETRD TPHY TSPL RP |
| 06MAPUTO237 |
MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT [...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...] |
2006-02-24 07:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ |
| 06MUMBAI1375 |
A $5-$6 BILLION "NUCLEAR PARK" FOR U.S. REACTORS IN INDIA? [...] (C) The head of India's state-run nuclear power company told visiting Charge on July 21 that U.S. nuclear suppliers could get their own "nuclear park" of five to six reactors worth $5-$6 billion if the U.S./India civil nuclear agreement becomes reality. S.K. Jain, MD and Chairman of the Nuclea [...] |
2006-07-26 08:08:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV BEXP IN |
| 06MUMBAI1803 |
WILL FRANCE, RUSSIA REAP THE INITIAL COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF [...] (SBU) GE and Westinghouse fear that French and Russian companies may be the first to benefit from the commercial opportunities created by successful passage of the U.S./India civil nuclear initiative. The Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL) confirmed to us that the GOI has approved two new si [...] |
2006-10-08 08:56:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUMBAI2064 |
NPCIL OUTLINES ITS VISION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 14. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) India hopes to import 20 to 25 foreign nuclear reactors in the coming decades, the head of the country's nuclear power utility told over 25 U.S. companies from the nuclear sector on December 1 in Mumbai. [...] |
2006-12-13 14:25:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUMBAI2068 |
CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION MUST NOT CONSTRAIN INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Anil Kakodkar, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, told Commerce Undersecretary Frank Lavin and U.S. nuclear industry leaders on December 2 that the planned U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative must not constrain India's planned three stage program that will establish a closed nu [...] |
2006-12-14 07:29:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUMBAI2075 |
NPCIL TELLS SEN. SPECTER THAT IT APPLAUDS NUCLEAR LAW, YET [...] (SBU) S.K. Agrawal, director of projects at the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), told Senator Arlen Specter on December 16 that the civil nuclear law passed by Congress would not restrict the company's expansion plans. Without the agreement, the NPCIL's growth would even be slower a [...] |
2006-12-20 11:10:00 | Consulate Mumbai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY PGOV ECON |
| 06MUSCAT1098 |
MOVING FORWARD ON MATH AND SCIENCE COLLABORATION [...] This is an action request for OES. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 11, Econoff delivered ref A reply to Dr. Sana Sabeel Sulaiman al-Belushi, Director of the Technical Office for Studies and Development, Ministry of Education (MOE). Econoff noted that after careful review of the comments [...] |
2006-07-11 13:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL KGLB PREL SENV MU |
| 06MUSCAT1282 |
MICROSOFT, GOVERNMENT INK CONTRACT [...] (U) The Omani government recently concluded a three-year, five million USD per year agreement with Microsoft for the use of the company's licensed products. The contract, which includes a commitment by Microsoft to invest two million USD per year in training programs for government employees a [...] |
2006-08-30 05:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON KIPR TSPL ETRD MU |
| 06NEWDELHI1699 |
INDIA AND AUSTRALIA SEEING EACH OTHER IN A NEW [...] (C) Summary: Australian Prime Minister John Howard on March 9 concluded a successful four-day visit to Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai and signed six agreements on a range of issues, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Defense Cooperation that will bury lingering Indo-Australian suspic [...] |
2006-03-10 14:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ENRG ECON ETRD MNUC TRGY TSPL ASEAN |
| 06NEWDELHI2536 |
PM ASKS SEN HAGEL FOR HELP PASSING CIVIL NUKE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in an April 10 meeting in Delhi with Senator Chuck Hagel asked for "Congressional blessings" for the US-India civil nuclear deal. He outlined to the Senator the importance of the deal to India's burgeoning economy, and made the case that India is a [...] |
2006-04-14 10:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY BEXP EFIN |
| 06NEWDELHI318 |
SUCCESS OF US-INDIA MISSILE DEFENSE PLANEX CALLS [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Planning Exercise (Planex) held January 11-12, 2006 in Hyderabad sparked lively discussions on virtual threat depictions, MD designs and operational challenges related to ballistic MD execution. The Planex players successfully complet [...] |
2006-01-17 14:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS TSPL KSTC PREL MOPS IN |
| 06NEWDELHI5285 |
THE CIVIL NUCLEAR INITIATIVE MOVES TO CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative has moved to the top of the agenda in Parliament. Both the Prime Minister and Minister of State for External Affairs tried to assuage angry MPs from the Left and the Right on July 26 and 27, with limited success. Despite the dramatic floo [...] |
2006-07-27 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PARM PINR TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
| 06NEWDELHI6230 |
NSA NARAYANAN SUGGESTS SARAN-BURNS MEETING AS [...] (C) Summary. In a September 6 meeting with National Security Advisor Narayanan, Ambassador Mulford urged India to re-engage in negotiations on the 123 Agreement. Narayanan would not commit India to doing so, but offered as a sign of India's engagement to send Foreign Secretary Saran to meet [...] |
2006-09-06 15:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
| 06NEWDELHI7584 |
INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VIEWS DELAY IN [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met with National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan on November 3rd to discuss the status of the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative as well as terrorism and Indo-Pakistan relations (Septel). Narayanan downplayed concern about Indian public reaction if the leg [...] |
2006-11-03 15:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM TSPL ETTC ENRG KNNP IN |
| 06OTTAWA3248 |
APEC 2006: CANADA'S PRIORITIES [...] (sbu) Summary: Canada shares many of the USG's priorities for APEC 2006, Foreign Affairs Canada APEC Deputy Director Karen Garner told EMIN on October 26. Garner stated that Canada would urge APEC members to support an "ambitious, successful conclusion" to the Doha round, and said APEC refor [...] |
2006-10-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ECON PARM PTER TSPL APECO |
| 06PARIS137 |
UNESCO: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON INVITATION TO [...] This is guidance request, see paragraph three. 2. The UNESCO Secretariat has asked permission via letter to Ambassador, to invite U.S. official Eugene Stakhiv (Army Corps of Engineers) to deliver a public lecture at the 8th Kovacs Colloquium. The Kovacs colloquium, entitled "Frontiers in F [...] |
2006-01-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV TSPL EAID UNESCO KSI |
| 06PARIS1642 |
FRANCE CREATES INDEPENDENT NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY [...] France's Council of Ministers approved on February 22 the creation of a new, "independent," body, the High Authority for Nuclear Safety (HANS), "responsible for the control of nuclear safety, radioprotection, and information." This new administrative body will substitute for the existing Aut [...] |
2006-03-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TSPL TPHY KSCA FR KNUC |
| 06PARIS217 |
AVIAN FLU: WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL [...] Summary: In Advance of the January 17-18 International Conference on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza, The Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) is pleased with the level of cooperation among the various international organizations leading this effort (World bank [...] |
2006-01-12 16:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO SOCI SENV TSPL KSCA EAGR OIE |
| 06PARIS2774 |
UNESCO: 174th EXECUTIVE BOARD HIGHLIGHTS CHALLENGES FOR [...] Summary: The 174th Executive Board highlighted two major challenges that UNESCO faces in the Natural Sciences Sector. Firstly, the Secretariat needs to define a strategy for UNESCO's category two centers. Secondly, the Secretariat must respond to the demand from member states for cross-secto [...] |
2006-04-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC TSPL EAID SENV KSCI |
| 06PARIS4206 |
UNESCO: OVERVIEW OF UNESCO'S WORK ON DESERTIFICATION AND [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. At a June 13 information session, UNESCO secretariat experts discussed the continuing progress the organization has made with regard to desertification and arid zones. After outlining UNESCO's history of action in this area, panelists presented some of UNESCO's curre [...] |
2006-06-19 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KS AORC TSPL EAID |