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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07VIENTIANE36 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - WEEKLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 12, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: Following are recent Avian Influenza (AI)-related developments in Laos: -- There have been no new outbreaks since our last report. -- Representative McCollum's visit to Vientiane's leading hospital both to learn about its capabilities and to express the need for focus on the AI is [...] | 2007-01-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU SOCI SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC EAGR EAID |
07VIENTIANE37 | REPRESENTATIVE MCCOLLUM VIEWS AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS [...] (U) Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MIN) learned first-hand about Vientiane's main Mahasot Hospital during her recent visit to Laos. She discussed available and needed resources in recognizing suspect cases of human avian influenza (AI) and reviewed corresponding clinical case management practi [...] | 2007-01-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TBIO KFLU AMED SOCI LA |
07VIENTIANE383 | SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS LOOKING TO EXPAND IN LAOS [...] (C) Summary: The Seventh Day Adventists have had an active church in Laos since 1974. There are approximately 1,250 Adventists country-wide, with the largest concentration in Vientiane Municipality. With only one church structure, most Adventists in Laos meet in house churches. While the [...] | 2007-05-11 03:08:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL LA |
07VIENTIANE409 | Timber, Roads, and Rubber in Sayaboury Province [...] (SBU) Summary: While Sayaboury Province is isolated from the rest of Laos due to a lack of transportation infrastructure, some significant road projects are currently underway, and others are expected to commence within the next two years. Logging activity in the province has increased signi [...] | 2007-05-16 10:23:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAGR ELTN ETRD ENRG SENV SOCI SMIG |
07VIENTIANE454 | UPDATE ON PROTESTANTS IN BOLIKHAMSAI AND VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary: There have been reports indicating that several ethnic Khmu Christians in Bolikhamsai Province's Nakun Village were forcibly moved May 15 to another village in the same district. The Lao Evangelical Church (LEC) has indicated that five heads of households were forced by local [...] | 2007-05-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL LA |
07VIENTIANE800 | SIGNIFICANT HEROIN ADDICTION EMERGES IN LAOS FOR [...] (U) Summary: Heroin abuse has not been encountered among the Laotian people in the past, but so far in 2007, the principal Lao national drug abuse treatment center at Somsanga has admitted more than 50 acknowledged heroin addicts, at least seven of whom admitted to current injecting drug use. [...] | 2007-10-29 10:52:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV LA SNAR SOCI UNCRIME |
07VILNIUS519 | LITHUANIAN FM TO SPEAK ABOUT WTO AND KOSOVO AT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vyta Naujokaityte of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division. Naujokaityte told us that FM Petras Vaitiekunas's briefing book is still being prepared for the July 23 GAERC. He plans to make a short statement about Kosovo and the WTO. 2. (C) N [...] | 2007-07-17 12:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI LH |
07VILNIUS540 | LITHUANIA: FIRST LADY ADAMKIENE WILL ATTEND UNGA, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 08:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LH |
07VILNIUS639 | LITHUANIA'S FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL LH |
07VILNIUS715 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES USG'S DRAFT ON CONDEMNING RAPE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN KWMN AORC SOCI LH |
07VILNIUS825 | LITHUANIA AGREES WITH USG ON UN RAPE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN AORC SOCI LH |
07WARSAW2379 | HIV-AIDS PATIENTS IN POLAND [...] According to a panel of experts who met in Warsaw November 29, 22 years after the first HIV cases were noted in Poland, Poles continue to stigmatize and discriminate against HIV positive persons. The panel, made up of Polish doctors, nurses, and social workers from NGO's, met to mark World AI [...] | 2007-12-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO PL |
07WELLINGTON779 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: NEW ZEALAND - REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 03:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA |
07YAOUNDE124 | CAMEROON: 2005 CENSUS RESULTS DELAYED [...] (U) Results from Cameroon's third General Population and Housing census, launched November 11, 2005, will be delayed until at least August 2007. The Government claims it lacks the funds to publish the report, whose results were promised by July 2006. The late publication of the results, whet [...] | 2007-01-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV CM NI |
07YAOUNDE1478 | CAMEROON: IS BIYA PREPARING TO CHANGE THE [...] (U) This is an action message (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary. Almost immediately after President Paul Biya returned from his October 26 meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, officials at all levels of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) began calling for a con [...] | 2007-12-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI |
07YAOUNDE1479 | CAMEROON: IS BIYA PREPARING TO CHANGE THE [...] (U) This is an action message (see para 9). 2. (C) Summary. Almost immediately after President Paul Biya returned from his October 26 meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy, officials at all levels of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) began calling for a con [...] | 2007-12-19 08:58:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI |
07YAOUNDE867 | CLINTON FOUNDATION HIV/AIDS ACTIVITIES IN CAMEROON [...] (U) Summary. The Clinton Foundation has begun programs focusing on the provision of pediatric and second line antiretroviral (ARV) drugs through an agreement signed with the Government of Cameroon (GRC) in January 2007 and intends to launch a Gates Foundation-funded malaria component in the [...] | 2007-07-09 09:18:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO CM |
07YEREVAN1259 | SANCTUARY AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR ARMENIA'S [...] (SBU) Numbering 40,000, the Yezidi minority in Armenia has found sanctuary as well as economic hardship since taking refuge in Russian Armenia in the 1830s. Based on fieldwork by Dr. Mark Yoffe, a George Washington University researcher participating in the U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist Progr [...] | 2007-10-17 13:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ASEC PTER PREF SMIG SOCI KWMN KIRF KFRD |
07YEREVAN126 | SURVEY FINDS ARMENIANS LESS TOLERANT OF CORRUPTION [...] Armenians are becoming less tolerant of corruption, according to a Transparency International Armenia (TIA) survey released January 31. The most striking symbol of their mounting dissatisfaction was respondents' answers to a question regarding the most visible and common manifestation of Arme [...] | 2007-02-06 06:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCOR SOCI AM |
07YEREVAN1300 | ONE AND THE SAME? THE COMPLEX ETHNIC PICTURE OF YEZIDIS [...] (SBU) Self-identification as either Yezidi or Kurd largely depends on individual self-perceptions. While closely related, many Yezidis and Kurds in Armenia insist on being either/or. Almost all Yezidis and Kurds here observe the pagan, sun-worshipping Yezidi faith, and speak the same Kurdish [...] | 2007-10-30 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SOCI AM |
07YEREVAN1416 | ARMENIA: NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN WORST FORMS OF [...] (SBU) In 2007 there were no significant developments to report with respect to worst forms of child labor in Armenia. As previously reported (ref B),Armenia has adopted all international agreements on children's rights, as well as a list of occupations considered hazardous for children. Both [...] | 2007-12-12 05:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM |
07YEREVAN1446 | ARMENIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER) [...] (U) Headlines in this round-up: -- MONITORING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE -- CIVIL PROTEST OVER INFORMATION POLICY OF PUBLIC TV -- CONTINUING REPORTS OF MEDIA CLAMPDOWN -- THE ONGOING TRAVAILS OF GALA TV -- TER-PETROSSIAN'S PRE-ELECTION MONITORING REPORTS -- HOUSING CERTIFICATES FOR 1 [...] | 2007-12-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI ELAB KDEM KJUS KWMN HSTC |
07YEREVAN452 | TOWARDS A TOBACCO FREE ARMENIA? [...] (U) The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Armenia, including American University of Armenia's Public Health Department and 25 NGOs, recently marked the second anniversary of the passage of a law restricting the sale and use of tobacco. At the event, the Coalition introduced public awareness materia [...] | 2007-04-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID AM |
07YEREVAN70 | ARMENIA: LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Law enforcement cooperation with Armenia continued to improve in 2006, with concrete key successes despite a complex environment and the lack of a formal bilateral legal framework. Fugitive investigations continued to be the most fruitful area of cooperation, but GOAM cooperation in an [...] | 2007-01-19 07:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC SOCI PINS AM |
07ZAGREB1013 | NO EXPECTATIONS OF MAJOR CHANGES TO UNGA [...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 15 November 2007. Dogan does not expect the GOC to support amendments watering down or otherwise altering the focus of the UNGA Third Committee resolutio [...] | 2007-11-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA |
07ZAGREB1049 | UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA [...] Summary: Child labor is not a significant problem in Croatia. Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent and are addressed effectively by author [...] | 2007-11-30 12:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR |
07ZAGREB694 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CROATIAN DEPUTY PRIME [...] Mr. Secretary, During my meeting on July 18 with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Family, Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity Jadranka Kosor, I informed the Minister of your decision to resign. The Minister expressed her regret at hearing this news and reiterated her appr [...] | 2007-07-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI HR |
07ZAGREB732 | CROATIAN FIRST LADY'S ATTENDANCE UNCONFIRMED [...] PolOff delivered reftel to MFA on July 31. The President's office has advised that his wife is unlikely to travel with him, but that they will confirm in coming days. PolOff will report definitive response to invitation as soon as possible. BRADTKE [...] | 2007-08-02 12:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07ZAGREB760 | CROATIAN FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA HR |
07ZAGREB918 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] Ref demarche was delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 02 October 2007. Dogan told PolOff that the GOC had no issues with the text of the resolution as presented. While the GOC is considering supporting the [...] | 2007-10-05 12:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI |
08ABIDJAN396 | THE NEW BLE GOUDE [...] (C) Summary. Charles Ble Goude, leader of COJEP (PanAfrican Congress of Young Patriots),is one of three Ivorians under United Nations (UN) Security Council sanctions. However, an offensive seems to be underway, bolstered by the presidential camp, to re-shape Ble Goude's public image and portr [...] | 2008-06-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI UN IV |
08ABIDJAN500 | BACKGROUND ON FN MUTINY IN SEGUELA [...] (C) Summary. DCM, ECON Chief and Political Specialist met with senior Forces Nouvelles military leaders during a recent visit to Bouake and Seguela, flashpoint of recent FN violence. Emboffs had unusually frank meetings with FAFN Chief of Staff Bakayoko and Deputy Chief of Staff Wattao, und [...] | 2008-07-29 15:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI IV |
08ABIDJAN520 | FORCES NOUVELLES VIEWS ON IDENTIFICATION, [...] (C) Summary. During a recent Embassy visit to Bouake and Seguela, senior interlocutors from the Forces Nouvelles (FN) and regional leaders of the RDR political party raised concerns about how the process of identification would proceed. FN political leaders went to great lengths to reject [...] | 2008-08-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IV |
08ABIDJAN820 | G/TIP TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Poloff met with NGOs and government officials working on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues, but could not obtain meetings with key ministries, specifically the Ministries of Justice and Interior, despite repeated phone calls and follow-up letters from th [...] | 2008-11-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SMIG KTIP KWMN KCRM IV |
08ABUDHABI1011 | UAE MEGA PROJECTS: UNCERTAIN SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS [...] (C) The leadership of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is using its vast wealth to build international name recognition, play "catch-up" with Dubai, and secure a prosperous future for its citizens. The numerous mega projects underway in Abu Dhabi (refs A, B, C and D) and Dubai (refs H and I) represen [...] | 2008-09-08 08:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV SENV PGOV SOCI PHUM AE US |
08ABUDHABI1124 | UAE WOMEN SHATTERING STEREOTYPES [...] (U) Summary: The UAE takes pride in noting that the prominent roles women play in UAE society defy traditional stereotypes of women in the Arab world. A series of recent appointments of women to high profile positions is seen as testaments to progressiveness of the country's leadership as we [...] | 2008-10-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI AE |
08ABUDHABI1285 | ABU DHABI HOUSING DEMAND EXPECTED TO GROW [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 9 conference on Abu Dhabi's economy, several senior real estate officials expressed confidence that the Abu Dhabi residential market is likely to weather the current world financial downturn. While some projects, including the high-profile Saadiyat Island megaproje [...] | 2008-11-10 04:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AE |
08ABUDHABI1440 | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DISMISSED EIGHTY THREE EMIRATI TEACHERS [...] (C) Summary: In 2007, eighty three Emirati teachers were unexpectedly reassigned from the Ministry of Education to other ministries for alleged Islamist tendencies. In a recent conversation with PolOff, two of the teachers lamented the dismissal of Emirati nationals from a school system domi [...] | 2008-12-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF SOCI AE |
08ABUJA1016 | (S/NF) NIGERIA: xxxxxxxxxxxx [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: xxxxxxxxxxxx contended that Yar'Adua began experiencing symptoms of acute renal failure in late 1999, and traveled at that time to Mainz, Germany, to consult with kidney specialists. xxxxxxxxxxxx claimed, that in 1999, German doctors told Yar'Adua to undergo dialysis treatment, and [...] | 2008-06-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KDEM KISL SOCI NI |
08ABUJA112 | NIGERIAN & ECOWAS EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post provides the following information concerning Nigerian and ECOWAS efforts to combat drug trafficking. This cable has been cleared by DEA/Lagos and Legatt/Lagos. ------- NIGERIA ------- 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria remains a hub of narcotics trafficking a [...] | 2008-01-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR EAID SOCI NI |
08ABUJA1467 | NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA COMMITTED TO BAKASSI WITHDRAWAL [...] (U) With the August 14 transfer of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon under the Greentree Agreement fast approaching, the GON has stepped up public statements expressing its commitment to go ahead with the handover. On July 25, President Yar'Adua stated at the credentialling of the new Cameroo [...] | 2008-07-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM EAID MOPS PREF MASS SOCI |
08ABUJA1591 | NIGERIA: ENCOURAGING POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR POLIO [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A request, the Mission re-conveyed to the Government of Nigeria (GON) the importance of polio eradication in Nigeria. The GON replied that it has set up a Technical Committee on Immunization and Polio Eradication because of the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution r [...] | 2008-08-11 12:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KISL KOCI NI |
08ABUJA1772 | NIGERIA: UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAM ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF SOCI NI |
08ABUJA2129 | OCTOBER SITREP ON NIGERIAN POLIO ERADICATION EFFORTS [...] (U) Per reftel A action requests, U.S. Mission provides this first in the new series of sitreps on the Nigerian government's polio eradication efforts. We suggest this sitrep be read in conjunction with refs C and D, which have previously reported on the Mission's efforts on the polio epidemic [...] | 2008-10-29 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2262 | NIGERIA: LAUNCHING NATIONAL HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From October 9 - 11 the Government of Nigeria hosted a forum to discuss and develop a national HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) initiative. The event provided a rare and useful platform for HIV/AIDS advocacy and frank discussions. The GON appears to view a new massive nat [...] | 2008-11-18 06:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2274 | NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...] | 2008-11-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2275 | NIGERIA: WEAK HEALTH SYSTEM HURTING MDGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 9, the acting Supervising Minister of Health Mohammad Lawal, who is also the Minister of Labor, held a press conference in which he reported on the current health status of the nation. The report, while unrealistically laudatory of the ministry's efforts, described a [...] | 2008-11-19 11:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2309 | NIGERIA: NEW POLIO CASE IN LAGOS [...] A World Health Organization (WHO) contact informed ESTHOff that a positive test for a single Type I polio case was reported on November 20-21 in Ali Mosho, a district within Lagos. The WHO contact coordinates polio vaccine efforts in Nigeria and has well-established ties to Nigerian public hea [...] | 2008-11-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA2515 | NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION PUSHES FOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF POLIO [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Polio Eradication Initiative Task Force (PEITF) Core Group held a meeting on November 11-12 in Kano to discuss current status of polio in northern Nigeria, assess preparations for upcoming campaigns, and strategize on steps to making future rounds more successful. Som [...] | 2008-12-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KISL PGOV SOCI ECON KOCI EAID NI |
08ABUJA351 | NIGERIA'S OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO WIREC 2008 [...] The Federal Ministry of Energy (Power) has informed post of the composition of the official GON delegation to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). The Ministry of Energy (Power) sees the role of renewable energy as important to Nigeria. In the power sect [...] | 2008-02-25 06:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID TRGY ECON CVIS SOCI KSCA NI |
08ABUJA695 | EMBASSY NIGERIA INTERESTED IN THE AWASH INITIATIVE [...] Post is interested in participating in the Ambassador's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (AWASH) project. The Mission is already actively engaged in the education sector, and endorses the opportunity to raise awareness about water, sanitation and hygiene issues while building goodwill in local Ni [...] | 2008-04-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO SOCI NI |
08ABUJA701 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: AL-AZHAR PREACHERS DEPLOYED TO [...] (C//NF) Egyptian Embassy First Secretary told PolOff April 7 that the Government of Egypt (GOE) has recently begun deploying preachers from Cairo,s renowned Islamic seminary al-Azhar University to serve as instructors in private Islamic secondary schools throughout central and southern Nigeria [...] | 2008-04-15 16:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SOCI KIRF NI EG |
08ABUJA861 | NIGERIA - RECENT OUTBREAKS OF MEASLES AND MENINGITIS [...] Summary. From January to April 2008 reports indicate there have been 20,549 suspected cases of measles (5,798 confirmed) with sixty-four recorded deaths. This is compared to the 6,400 suspected cases for all of 2007. About eighty percent of the confirmed cases for this year are in children u [...] | 2008-05-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID DEOC SOCI PGOV NI |
08ABUJA876 | NIGERIA: NORTHERN PARENTS REJECT VACCINES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff and PolSpecialist spoke with Dr. Muhammad Kabir, professor of community medicine at Bayero University in Kano, and Bashir Sanusi, community health specialist with the Kano State Ministry of Health, on April 16. Two themes clearly emerged: 1) despite the recent outbreak of [...] | 2008-05-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI TBIO KISL KOCI NI |
08ABUJA901 | WHY THERE IS NO NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN SOCIO-POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 09:32:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KIRF NI |
08ABUJA970 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: IMN GROWTH THOUGH LIMITED, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Intra-religious strife among Muslims in Nigeria is growing, as evidenced by several recent assassinations of Sunni imams, who have been critical of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN),which is thought to be responsible for these murders. The perceived "Shi'ite" orientation [...] | 2008-05-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL KIRF SOCI NI |
08ABUJA971 | (C/NF) NIGERIA: IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Reports that Nigerians may be studying Shi'ism at the Imam Hussein Foundation in Ghana may open up opportunities for the growth of Shi'ism in this traditionally-Sunni region. Iranian attempts at promoting Shi'ism in Nigeria (which began in the 1980s when Iran trained and fund [...] | 2008-05-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR KISL SOCI NI IR |
08ADANA26 | TURKEY: WIDESPREAD DROUGHT IN SOUTHEAST COMPOUNDING ECONOMIC [...] (U) The Tigris and Euphrates basins in Turkey's heavily Kurdish southeastern region are suffering from the worst drought in a generation, pushing many poor farmers to abandon their villages in desperation due to shortages of water and animal feed. The agriculture minister recently announced a [...] | 2008-07-24 05:50:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TU PGOV |
08ADANA42 | TURKEY: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SUPPLEMENTAL STRENGTHENS NGOS, [...] (U) Summary: A U.S.-sponsored grant to a women's organization in the Eastern Anatolia city of Adiyaman is providing literacy education for 200 poor women and vocational training for 70 more. The October 11 launch of the project demonstrated America's value as a force multiplier as a visit by [...] | 2008-10-27 12:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KWMN KPAO |
08ADDISABABA1815 | USAU: APRIL 9-11 AFRICAN UNION CONSULTATIVE [...] SUMMARY: From April 9-11 the African Union (AU) Consultative Meeting on Women and Gender met in Addis Ababa to review a framework paper to be subsequently endorsed by the AU Council of Ministers as the definitive AU statement on gender policy and gender mainstreaming. Subsequent to the meet [...] | 2008-07-07 06:23:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI AU |
08ADDISABABA1817 | USAU: PROPOSAL FOR AFRICAN CLIMATE POLICY CENTER [...] SUMMARY: On May 20 African Union (AU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) officials briefed donor partners on joint efforts to establish an African Climate Policy Center (ACPC). The African Development Bank (ADB) is also involved in the initiative to address the challe [...] | 2008-07-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI AU |
08ADDISABABA886 | ETHIOPIA: UNIONS AND UNIONIZATION AN EVOLVING PHENOMENON [...] Ethiopia's unions are small institutions experiencing difficulties in the context of a growing private sector. Although both constitutional and labor laws recognize and protect worker rights, the economy's formal sector is small, and efforts to organize workers in-country are challenging. Empl [...] | 2008-04-01 13:00:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ET |
08AITTAIPEI284 | CAN TAIWAN ERADICATE ITS TB PROBLEM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tuberculosis has been recorded in Taiwan since the early 20th century and successive administrations have tried to control this scourge. TB infects about 15,000 persons per year in Taiwan and 1,300 people die from it every year. Treatment is a major challenge, given the rig [...] | 2008-03-03 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT CASC ECON SENV SOCI TBIO TW |
08ALGIERS1121 | TRILINGUAL ILLITERATES: ALGERIA'S LANGUAGE CRISIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Decades of government-imposed Arabization have produced an under-40 population that, in the words of frustrated Algerian business leaders, "is not fluent in anything" and therefore handicapped in the job market and more vulnerable to extremist influence. The Algerian school syste [...] | 2008-10-16 12:46:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EDU AG |
08ALGIERS1145 | FRUSTRATED HARRAGA PARENTS ARRESTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A demonstration outside the Tunisian consulate in Annaba led by parents of youths who disappeared while trying to flee Algeria in boats ("harraga"; reftel) turned violent on October 20. Police arrested 14 of the protesters and charged three with violating the laws controlling pub [...] | 2008-10-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI KDEM AG |
08ALGIERS1164 | CULTURE MINISTER TOUMI'S 15 MINUTES OF FAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Culture Minister Khalida Toumi has emerged as the latest face on government efforts to implement conservative social policies and neutralize regime critics. In September, Toumi issued a directive to shut down bars and nightclubs located near cultural monuments in downtown Algiers [...] | 2008-10-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS1254 | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SURGES AS SOCIETY SIMMERS [...] Even as the constitution was being revised on November 12 to guarantee greater political representation for women, violence against women in Algeria was on the rise. According to Farouk Ksentini, the chairman of the government's National Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protectio [...] | 2008-11-26 14:08:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL AG |
08ALGIERS1267 | THREE CENTIMETERS TALLER THAN NAPOLEON: BOUTEFLIKA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS317 | DESPERATION FUELS INCREASE IN SUICIDES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Suicide, though a significant sin in Islam, is on the rise in Algeria. Sociologist Nacer Djabi warned that socioeconomic discontent was creating a developing "suicide mentality" in Algeria (reftel) even among young Algerians, and official statistics indicate suicide was an increa [...] | 2008-03-17 10:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON AG |
08ALGIERS332 | WOULD THE REAL AUTONOMOUS UNIONS PLEASE STAND UP? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first two months of 2008 have witnessed a coordinated level of independent labor union activity on a nationwide scale. The strikes of early 2008 appear to have been effective in mobilizing participants across the entire country. The three major nationwide strikes so far this [...] | 2008-03-20 09:17:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS385 | BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR: ALGERIA'S HOUSING CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A housing shortage across Algeria is one of the worst economic problems facing the country. To help ease the shortage, in 2004 President Bouteflika launched an ambitious plan to build more than one million new housing units by the end of 2009. The program has fallen far short [...] | 2008-04-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV AG |
08ALGIERS458 | "YEAR OF THE STRIKE" CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's autonomous unions staged another nationwide strike from April 13 to 15. Participation rates varied and the country did not grind to a halt. In an unusual development, riot police dispersed demonstrating strikers near the Central Post Office in Algiers. Although the [...] | 2008-04-23 11:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS661 | MOUNTING SOCIAL DISCONTENT DRIVES LATE MAY STREET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's two biggest cities, Algiers and Oran, suffered prolonged street violence in late May at the hands of angry youths for whom disappointing soccer results were the final straw that pushed them into the streets. Parts of Algiers had to shut down each night May 20-22 due to [...] | 2008-06-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS787 | THE HARRAGA: GIVE ME DIGNITY OR GIVE ME DEATH [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the desolate beach of Sidi Salem, in the eastern suburbs of Annaba, a dozen young Algerian males alternate between kicking a soccer ball and working on several small, unmarked wooden boats. Each week, several boats leave from this beach, filled with a cross-section of frustrated you [...] | 2008-07-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS848 | BOUTEFLIKA LASHES OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a speech to local officials on July 26, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stunned his audience by admitting that his government's economic policies have failed and blaming that failure on both foreign influence and mismanagement at all levels of government. The president scol [...] | 2008-08-02 06:15:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS865 | TEACHERS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN CONTRACT DISPUTE GET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian teachers hired on short-term, renewable contracts are locked in a stand-off with the education ministry over demands for improved compensation and preferred consideration for permanent appointments. The teachers' demands have received steadily increasing attention in the [...] | 2008-08-04 16:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS905 | TEACHERS PRESS ON WITH HUNGER STRIKE AS UNION [...] (SBU) Algerian contract teachers on a hunger strike since July 15 (ref) are continuing their efforts to pressure the Ministry of National Education (MNE) into negotiations concerning unpaid salaries, recent lay-offs and appointments in Algeria's career teaching service. Relations between the [...] | 2008-08-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ELAB SOCI AG |
08ALGIERS983 | REGIONALISM TRIUMPHS OVER LOGIC IN CHOICE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 24 proclamation by Minister of Culture Khalida Toumi that Tlemcen will be the 2011 "Islamic Capital" was met with widespread cynicism, and appeared to continue a trend of western Algerian regionalism trumping common sense. Many were puzzled by the declaration, since al [...] | 2008-09-12 10:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL SOCI AG |
08AMMAN1103 | WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME: MAIL DELIVERY IN JORDAN TO [...] (U) Summary: Historically, Amman has had an underdeveloped street naming and numbering system that has forced businesses to develop independent mapping systems based on landmarks. The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is actively verifying that all Amman streets have names; confirming that stre [...] | 2008-04-15 07:14:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS SOCI JO |
08AMMAN1523 | WOMEN'S ROLE IN JORDANIAN ECONOMY GROWING, SOME SAY NOT [...] SUMMARY: Significant financial, cultural, and social challenges face women who seek employment in Jordan, resulting in less than 15% of Jordanian women being active in the formal economy. Traditional roles within the family heavily affect a woman's decision to work. Many businesses and human [...] | 2008-05-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KWMN ELAB SOCI EAID JO |
08AMMAN1558 | JORDANIAN TOURISM EXECUTIVES SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT INDUSTRY [...] Summary: The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its second annual Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Jordan 53rd out of 130 rated countries, a drop from 46th in 2007. During a conference sponsored by USAID, 200 tourism executives criticized the report's methodology and discussed the i [...] | 2008-05-22 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAID SOCI JO |
08AMMAN1911 | "TOO SOPHISTICATED FOR JORDAN:" PUBLISHER PULLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pulp Magazine, a youth-oriented English-language monthly magazine known for tackling controversial subjects including sexuality, drug use, and abortion, was discontinued after 13 months of publication because the publisher found the magazine "too sophisticated for Jordan." Pulp [...] | 2008-06-29 11:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL SOCI KISL JO |
08AMMAN1989 | IRAQI RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN JORDAN FACE SIMILAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraqis residing in Jordan representing the Chaldean, Assyrian, Sabean, and Yezidi communities claim to be targets of discrimination and attacks in Iraq and do not envision ever being able to return safely to Iraq. They report financial and personal difficulties while residing i [...] | 2008-07-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KIRF PHUM SOCI JO IZ |
08AMMAN2052 | ISLAMIST WEEKLY SEEKS TO CHALLENGE MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Fact International ("al-Haqiqa al-Duwlia") Chairman Zakaria al-Sheikh told us recently that his Islamist weekly newspaper seeks to challenge the dominance of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Islamist press. While his newspaper criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood and aims to "portray [...] | 2008-07-10 10:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL SCUL SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2316 | KING'S HOUSING INITIATIVE FOR LOW-INCOME CITIZENS ENHANCED [...] (U) Summary: King Abdullah dubbed 2008 the "Year of Housing" for Jordan, and has launched a housing initiative with the goal of building 20,000 units per year. The initiative will include government-provided land and infrastructure, privately-constructed units, and bank-provided mortgages targ [...] | 2008-08-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2366 | Jordanian Request for Assistance to Address Food Security [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Jordan is a net importer of food, and the continuing global increase in food and agricultural commodity prices could not have come at a worse time. Government of Jordan (GOJ) efforts to lower its debt burden, such as buying back $2 billion in debt from Paris [...] | 2008-08-12 10:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2369 | JORDAN'S INFLATION RATE FOR JULY 2008 PEAKS AT 19 PERCENT [...] (U) Inflation in Jordan continues to rise. Jordan's Department of Statistics (DOS) reported a 2.3% increase in the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) between June 2008 and July 2008, the largest increase since February 2008 when the cessation of fuel subsidies resulted in a 6.5% increase (reft [...] | 2008-08-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI JO |
08AMMAN264 | STAFFDEL CAMMACK VIEWS IRAQIS IN JORDAN THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: During their January 6-7 visit to Amman, Staffdel Cammack (Senate Committee staff members Perry Cammack and Sharon Waxman) visited with senior GOJ officials and were shepherded though Amman by UNHCR, which gave them open access to its registration office, community centers, medic [...] | 2008-01-24 14:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO |
08AMMAN2780 | Jordan Reacts to Iraq Cholera "Outbreak" with Heightened [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reports of isolated cases of cholera in various areas of Iraq, the Government of Jordan had directed the medical screening of people arriving from Iraq. It has also imposed a temporary ban on the import of non-canned food products from Iraq. The number of report [...] | 2008-09-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL ETRD JO IZ |
08AMMAN2928 | PYRAMID SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS PAST REGULATORY FAILURES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent of the U.S. sub-prime crisis and the global financial crisis, as many as 70 Jordanian firms falsely claiming to broker and manage funds composed of financial instruments listed in markets outside Jordan collapsed in late September. Such "brokerage" firms were not reg [...] | 2008-10-23 13:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SOCI JO |
08AMMAN2973 | JORDANIAN POET ON TRIAL FOR BLASPHEMY [...] (SBU) Charges against a Jordanian poet, Islam Samhan, for allegedly defaming and insulting religion through Quranic verses and prophets in his book of poetry, "Grace Like a Shadow," has pitted religious leaders against public calls for greater freedom of expression. Eight months after the book [...] | 2008-10-29 10:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI JO |
08AMMAN3123 | IN PRESS ROUNDTABLE, KING ASSERTS CLEAR COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) King Abdullah II reaffirmed his commitment to eliminate all forms of violence against women and children in a November 8 meeting with editors of local daily newspapers stating that such crimes would not be tolerated as they threaten the country's future by undermining its young people. T [...] | 2008-11-17 07:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KOCI KWMN JO |
08AMMAN3173 | IN SPITE OF GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES JORDANIANS ARE [...] (U) Summary: After years of steady GDP growth near 6% and inflation near 5%, skyrocketing inflation in Jordan in 2008 has dwarfed wage growth and created new challenges for GOJ. While wages have increased an estimated 25% since 2002, the Consumer Price Index has increased an average of 44%, an [...] | 2008-11-23 10:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI JO |
08AMMAN3280 | JORDANIAN COURT DELIVERS STRICTER HONOR CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The criminal court handed down on December 1 uncharacteristically strict seven-and-a-half-year sentences in two separate cases in which the defendants each claimed they murdered female relatives because they tainted their family's honor. Until these rulings, perpetrators of such [...] | 2008-12-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO |
08AMMAN486 | IRAQI IN JORDAN UPDATE - FEBRUARY 14 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR ramped up referrals to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in early 2007. UNHCR staff began pilot testing of a new database to link its assistance programs with those of partners and its resettlement efforts; if successful, UNHCR will go live with the system by l [...] | 2008-02-14 14:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SOCI EAID JO IZ |
08AMMAN532 | UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER REVIEWS HIS TRIP TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres highlighted UNHCR's pleasure with the growing "consolidation of asylum space in the region" for Iraqi refugees in a February 18 meeting with the diplomatic and donor communities in Amman. The "relation of confidence" UNHCR has developed [...] | 2008-02-20 05:44:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM SOCI EAID JO IZ SY LE |
08AMMAN612 | EVANGELIZING, PROSELYTIZING, AND SHEEP-STEALING IN [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ's recent expulsion of a number of missionaries (reftel) has provoked a media and political firestorm, exposing major rifts between the Christian communities in Jordan and generating a highly defensive tone on the part of the government. The "traditional" churches of Jorda [...] | 2008-02-26 16:12:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI JO |
08AMMAN626 | ELECTRONIC JIHAD: MAINSTREAM ISLAMIST WEBSITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A year-old Jordanian web site, Islamouna, conveys strong criticism of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and the Middle East, while simultaneously criticizing al-Qaeda and takfirism for "distorting Islam" and "confusing Muslims about their religion." According to Islamouna,s editor, the [...] | 2008-02-27 09:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAO SOCI JO |
08AMMAN639 | IRAQIS IN JORDAN: ECONOMIC CRISIS, DROP BY DROP [...] (C) Summary: NGOs and Iraqis increasingly describe the deteriorating economic circumstances of Iraqi refugees in Jordan and their continued reluctance to seek essential services. While the Jordanian government remains responsive to our requests to ensure the provision of services, the measure [...] | 2008-02-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID SOCI JO IZ |
08AMMAN670 | RISING PRICES REINFORCE VIEW AMONG SOME THAT AMMAN IS THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Amman has recently been rated as one of the most expensive cities in the Middle East by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Prices in Jordan continue to rise as a result of rising world fuel and food prices and Jordan's peg to the weakening U.S. dollar. Jordan's Consumer Price Averag [...] | 2008-03-03 06:15:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI JO |
08AMMAN755 | NEW JORDANIAN WEEKLY STRESSES ITC INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new Jordanian weekly newspaper known for running feature stories and investigative reports, al-Sijjl ("The Record"),hit newsstands in November, 2007. Al-Sijjl's executive managing editor told us recently that his publication aims to provide an alternative to a Jordanian press [...] | 2008-03-09 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PTER SOCI JO |
08AMMAN802 | JORDAN REVERSES DEPORTATION DECISIONS FOR THREE [...] (C) Jordan's General Intelligence Director Lt. General Mohammad Dahabi agreed to reverse deportation orders for three American Evangelical missionaries (reported ref B) during a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador. Dahabi told the Ambassador that these individuals, if outside Jordan, would be [...] | 2008-03-13 07:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI CASC JO |
08ANKARA1060 | TURKEY: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) Post consulted with GOT officials, representatives of organized labor, employers' organizations, and ILO representatives in Turkey in an effort to determine the level and nature of the use of child and forced labor in the production of goods, per request in ref A. Post is aware of one rep [...] | 2008-06-09 11:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI |
08ANKARA1331 | TURKISH GULENIST SCHOOLS: "BE EVERYWHERE OR BE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Gulenist-administered Turkish schools are inspired by the same humanistic philosophy no matter where they operate in Turkey or the world, according to teachers and students at a leading Gulenist math and science school in Ankara. The teachers underscored that these schools mus [...] | 2008-07-25 10:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI TU |
08ANKARA1828 | TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS IN NATIONWIDE LOCAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Politics are personal and party affiliation counts for little in Turkey's Black Sea port of Trabzon. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is hoping to win Trabzon -- one of the very few large municipalities outside of its control -- in the March 2009 local [...] | 2008-10-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD EIND SOCI TU |
08ANKARA2058 | AN IRAN VIGNETTE; DUAL EXISTENCES IN DAILY LIFE [...] (C) Summary: In a September interview with Leila E, an official with the Iranian Ministry of Interior, she offered insights into political, social, and religious issues occurring in Iran. She described pervasive efforts by the regime to monitor and control the activities of the Iranian po [...] | 2008-11-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU |
08ANKARA912 | Turkey's Pledges USD 1 Million in Assistance to Burma [...] (SBU) On May 7, the Government of Turkey announced a USD 1 million pledge of humanitarian assistance to Burma to help alleviate suffering in the aftermath of tropical cyclone Nargis. Turkey will work through the United Nations to make good on its assistance pledge. The Turkish Disaster Manag [...] | 2008-05-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI TU XC |
08ANTANANARIVO224 | LIFE IN A "WILD WEST" SAPPHIRE MINING TOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ilakaka, a town in Madagascar's southwest, is known both for the lucrative sapphire trade and its social consequences, including crime and exploitative labor. Most stories depict a dangerous town reminiscent of the "Wild West," where men stroll around carrying guns on their hips. [...] | 2008-03-19 14:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM SMIG ECON ELAB EAID SOCI MA |
08ANTANANARIVO277 | LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 7 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal Embassy translation of a letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dated April 7, 2008. A scanned copy of the French original [...] | 2008-04-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN |
08ANTANANARIVO286 | LETTER TO POTUS FROM COMORAN PRESIDENT - APRIL 10 [...] (U) Paragraph Two contains an informal translation of this week's second letter in French from Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of the Comoros, for President George Bush. Reftel contains the text of the first letter. It was delivered via faxed copy of a Diplomatic Note dat [...] | 2008-04-11 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID SOCI OPDC CN |
08ANTANANARIVO572 | Fatigued Comorans Anxious About Ramadan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel stocks are dwindling without another shipment confirmed, leading Comorans to fear Ramadan celebrations will be affected. President Sambi's popularity remains low and is not helped by his frequent absences. In this context, the GOC will convene a planning meeting August 2 [...] | 2008-08-26 07:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC CN |
08ANTANANARIVO772 | ELECTORAL REFORM ON A SLOW ROAD TO NOWHERE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Ravalomanana pledged to undertake needed electoral reforms following senate elections in April 2008; however, the GOM has taken no action on these issues, instead leaving the ball in civil society's court. Civil society groups, while in broad agreement on goals, have [...] | 2008-11-18 15:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AORC SOCI MA |
08ASHGABAT1007 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CSTC-A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to continue our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your first visit to Turkmenistan follows the outgoing [...] | 2008-08-04 10:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR EPET ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM |
08ASHGABAT1008 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to continue our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your first visit to Turkmenistan follows the outgoing [...] | 2008-08-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR EPET ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM |
08ASHGABAT1015 | TURKMENISTAN: THE SOVIET GULAGS AND THEIR IMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Soviet "GULAG" system of work camps targeted the intelligentsia and those promoting an ethnic Turkmen identity during the 1930s through 1950s. Although little is known about the exact number of Turkmen affected, Stalin's purges undermined what educated population existed [...] | 2008-08-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1049 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SEPTEMBER 6-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue on energy. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 3 [...] | 2008-08-12 14:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KDEM MARR SCUL SOCI SNAR |
08ASHGABAT1051 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our continuing bilateral dialogue. President Bush met briefly with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 3 [...] | 2008-08-13 06:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EPET SCUL SOCI KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT106 | TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE: INDPENDENT STUDENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In December and January, Embassy Ashgabat's Consular Section interviewed dozens of students studying in the United States but not on U.S. government programs who had returned to Turkmenistan for the holidays but plan [...] | 2008-01-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI CVIS TX |
08ASHGABAT107 | TURKMENISTAN: WHY THERE'S HOPE: INDEPENDENT STUDENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In December and January, Embassy Ashgabat's Consular Section interviewed dozens of students studying in the United States but not on U.S. government programs who had returned to Turkmenistan for the holidays but plan [...] | 2008-01-22 09:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI CVIS TX |
08ASHGABAT1071 | TURKMENISTAN: STUDENTS BEGIN TO LOOK TO OVERSEAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: There has been a new trend in college admissions this year in Turkmenistan: due to extremely limited slots and extraordinarily high bribes to get in Turkmen universities, thousands of Turkmen high school graduate [...] | 2008-08-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1076 | TURKMENISTAN: CITIZENS SIDE WITH RUSSIA ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The events in Georgia remain a hot topic of discussion for many Turkmen. The predominance of Russian media continues to color people's perception of the conflict. And, not surprisingly, many locals take a decided [...] | 2008-08-18 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1087 | INSIDE TURKMENISTAN'S DISCOTHEQUES -- HITCH UP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's clubs represent an opportunity for young people to dress and act more liberally. At the same time, youth maintain a sense of modesty and do not seriously challenge cultural traditions. Many Turkme [...] | 2008-08-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1092 | TURKMENISTAN'S GAY UNDERGROUND: HIDDEN, GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Officially nonexistent and a taboo topic, Turkmenistan's gay population is finding partners with greater frequency. Men will first meet in public places and then clandestinely continue seeing each other, although [...] | 2008-08-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1094 | TURKMENISTAN: EARTHQUAKE RUMOR SHOWS DANGER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The calm of the dead of night in Ashgabat was disturbed by residents flocking out to the streets and driving off to their country dachas in response to a rumor that an earthquake was imminent. This rumor turned ou [...] | 2008-08-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1095 | TURKMENISTAN'S GAY UNDERGROUND: HIDDEN, GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Officially nonexistent and a taboo topic, Turkmenistan's gay population is finding partners with greater frequency. Men will first meet in public places and then secretly continue seeing each other, although the s [...] | 2008-08-21 04:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1100 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONALS GIVE COMMENTS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 12, diplomats from various Western embassies met at a UN-hosted roundtable to provide comments to Turkmenistan's draft constitution. On August 20, the UN resident coordinator "informally" passed those co [...] | 2008-08-22 04:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1136 | TURKMENISTAN: RESTORING VIRGINITY GAINING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Strong cultural traditions demanding a girl be a virgin on her wedding night have made operations designed to surgically recreate the semblance of virginity more popular among young Turkmen women. While the operati [...] | 2008-08-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT116 | TURMENISTAN'S CONSTRUCTION MINISTRY SHOWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 7 meeting at Turkmenistan's Ministry of Construction and Construction Materials Industry, officials representing all departments expressed enthusiasm about learning from the U.S. experience, espe [...] | 2008-01-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1178 | TURKMENISTAN BEGINS TO REDISCOVER CINEMA... AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A former Soviet movie theater has reopened as the first dedicated, modern cinema in post-Independence Turkmenistan. Because of the wide availability of cheap pirated DVDs, video rental remains the most popular fo [...] | 2008-09-05 10:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT118 | TURKMENISTAN RETURNS TO A MORE NORMAL HOLIDAY [...] (U) According to standard practice, Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhamedov on January 18 signed legislation listing this year's annual holiday schedule. However, included this year among the usual events -- New Year's Day, Day of Remembrance (of the victims of the 1948 earthquake) and the K [...] | 2008-01-23 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1187 | TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-hour meeting on September 2 and a three-hour private lunch on September 4 that included Charge, Deputy Chairman/Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov expressed appreciation for cooperation with the United States and dialogue with the embassy. He underscored Turkmenistan's [...] | 2008-09-09 06:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1197 | TURKMENISTAN: UN RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the conclusion of her week-long mission to Turkmenistan, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief told Charge that she has seen major improvements since 2007 in the country's attitude towards religious freedoms, but is still very concerned about the treatment [...] | 2008-09-10 16:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT1209 | TURKMENISTAN: SHOOTING INCIDENT IN KHITROVKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on September 9, two men, one armed with an AK-47, killed a soldier in a three-person foot patrol and wounded another soldier and the policeman with him. The suspects escaped. Police sources claim the suspects were extremists or at least influenced by outsiders. It is unc [...] | 2008-09-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SOCI KCRM TX |
08ASHGABAT1229 | TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA - - INITIAL HOTWASH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police were in a gun battle September 12 at a bottled water factory north of town with a group of men linked to the two suspects who escaped following the shooting of peace officers on September 8. Starting late on September 12 and extending until the afternoon of September 13, po [...] | 2008-09-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PTER KCRM KISL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1256 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE COUNTER NARCOTICS HEAD SAYS [...] (C) State Counter-narcotics Service Chairman Murat Islamov asked DATT and Office of Military Cooperation Chief for U.S. assistance in helping his Service to develop a special forces capability to counter armed drug traffickers. He asked specifically for special forces or counter-terrorism trai [...] | 2008-09-23 11:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS SOCI SNAR TX |
08ASHGABAT127 | TURKMENISTAN'S PROJECT RUNWAY: MINISTRY OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) When one thinks of haute couture and super models, one normally does not think of Central Asia. Nevertheless, on January 18, Turkmenistan's Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chinese Embassy teamed up on a fashion show [...] | 2008-01-25 04:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1295 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE COUNTER-NARCOTICS DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) DEA Special Agent William Gustafson, one of three officers comprising DEA's Tajikistan Country Office, visited Ashgabat September 5-9 to meet with representatives of Turkmenistan's new State Counter Narcotics Service [...] | 2008-09-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PINR PREL SNAR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT132 | TURKMENISTAN EDUCATION: GRADUATE STUDY RESUMES AFTER 10 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a Cabinet of Ministers Meeting on January 15, President Berdimuhamedov formally reinstated graduate and postgraduate studies in Turkmenistan. Nearly six months earlier, during a televised event on June 12, 2007, at Tu [...] | 2008-01-28 07:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1320 | TURKMENISTAN: KHITROVKA CASUALTY FIGURES [...] (C) Questions still surround the September 12-13 shoot-out btween police/military and an armed gang (Ref A). One question is the number of casualties that resulted from the 24-hour shoot-out. A Turkish embassy source shared with us on September 30 a casualty list he had received from a source [...] | 2008-10-01 14:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR SOCI KCRM KISL TX |
08ASHGABAT1353 | EBRD PREVIEWS TURKMENISTAN TRANSITION REPORT; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Ashgabat office gave a preview of the Bank's annual Transition Report on Turkmenistan and discussed the consumer price index and inflation [...] | 2008-10-11 08:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EPET AORC SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1355 | TURKMENISTAN: IRAN 3, U.S. 0, SPORTSMANSHIP [...] Embassy Ashgabat played the Iranian Embassy team on October 11 in a 30-minute soccer match during the first round of a diplomatic tournament organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan. Team U.S.A. was made up of the DATT, RSO, GUNNY and 2 MSG, CAO, and a Nevada National Guard representative. We n [...] | 2008-10-14 08:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI IR TX |
08ASHGABAT1370 | TURKMENISTAN BUILDS AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE COMPLEX [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov loves sports. The pictures you see in the official press and the posters hung in the two Ashgabat stadiums show an active man, who loves to ride his bike along mountain roads. They also sh [...] | 2008-10-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1376 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT OPENS DESERT CITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On October 17, President Berdimuhamedov, with government leaders and the diplomatic corps in tow, officially opened the model district of Ruhubelent. Ruhubelent, located about an hour's drive from the northern provincial cap [...] | 2008-10-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT139 | BITTER COLD DEADLY IN TURKMENISTAN'S NORTH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's abnormally cold temperatures this winter are taking a toll. Reports have surfaced that two military conscripts have died of exposure, and hundreds of head of livestock have perished in what has bee [...] | 2008-01-28 12:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1406 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's December 28 New Year party provided a glimpse of his government at work -- and at play. The Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting organized it as a dinner-cabaret (to be televised later) in the south wing of the central Exhibition Palace. Guests in [...] | 2008-01-02 08:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1434 | TURKMENISTAN: UNICEF SEEKING BROADER MANDATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the acting representative for UNICEF in Turkmenistan, the organization's current and future program plans focus largely on health and education. The organization has ambitious plans to expand its activities. A good relationship with the government is helping to ma [...] | 2008-11-04 07:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI UN TX |
08ASHGABAT1480 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows Department of Comme [...] | 2008-11-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
08ASHGABAT1486 | TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with a visiting Emerson College professor of Political Communication, Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Director Shirin Akhmedova said IDHR informally plays the role of ombudsman for citizens w [...] | 2008-11-13 04:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1492 | TURKMENISTAN: PRIVATE HOTEL OWNER (AND SABIT [...] (C) On November 7 econoff stayed at the Shahabad Hotel in Dashoguz city, a private hotel owned and operated by U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Program (SABIT) alumnus Ramanberger Ibragimov. Ibragimov's pride in his hotel, located on the second floor of a build [...] | 2008-11-14 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1493 | EFFECTS OF WORLDWIDE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan is unlikely to be strongly affected by the international economic crisis, because its banking sector is so cut off from the rest of the world's banking system and because the country has no debt. However, local economists predict for the first time that Turkmenist [...] | 2008-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1505 | TURKMENISTAN: MARY PARLIAMENT CANDIDATES HAVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A November 14 meeting with the mayor and deputy mayor of the city of Mary revealed a reluctance to discuss substantive matters regarding the local election. One local candidate declined to explain his campaign platform because -- although the election is about a month away -- h [...] | 2008-11-21 05:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EIND SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1506 | TURKMENISTAN: ROTTEN IMPORTED INDIAN EGGS CAUSE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has imported eggs from India since spring 2008 because it cannot satisfy the consumer appetite for eggs from domestic sources. However, Turkmenistan does not properly store the eggs, and they conseq [...] | 2008-11-21 05:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR ETRD SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1509 | TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC PRIESTS' VILLAGE VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Father Andrzej Madej, Charg at the Vatican Embassy and head of the local unregistered parish that operates under the auspices of the Embassy, asked a group of missionary friends in the U.S., Germany, and Slovakia to assist him during the absence of his assistant priest. The Amc [...] | 2008-11-21 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT152 | TURKMENISTAN: MEETING WITH MEJLIS CHAIR A LESSON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial meeting with a recent visitor, the Chair of Turkmenistan's Mejlis presented a rosy picture of life in Turkmenistan for women, claiming that no challenges currently exist for them that require future [...] | 2008-01-31 10:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SOCI KWMN TX |
08ASHGABAT1528 | TURKMENISTAN'S PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's pharmaceutical market offers a wide variety of basic pharmaceuticals made in Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, India and China, sold through drugstores owned by the Ministry of Health or private entities which have received Ministry licenses for distributorships a [...] | 2008-11-26 02:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AMED EIND ETRD SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1534 | TURKMENISTAN: DESPITE DISAPPROVAL BY SOME [...] (C) Econoff visited the American Corner in the provincial capital of Mary on November 13 to find out the status of U.S. exchange programs. Mary American Corner Regional Representative Albina Burashnikova said that local education authorities still discouraged teachers from coming to the Amer [...] | 2008-11-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT156 | TURKMENISTAN'S IOM REP VIEWS NEW TIP LAW IS A STEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's International Organization for Migration (IOM) representative believes the signing of Turkmenistan's first law on trafficking of persons (reftels) is a step in the right direction. This law appears to be another attempt by Turkmenistan to comply with international [...] | 2008-01-31 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX |
08ASHGABAT1577 | TURKMENISTAN: SNAPSHOT OF LIFE IN SERAHS [...] (SBU) Poloff visited the town of Serahs in late November to meet with local officials and candidates for the upcoming Mejlis (legislative) elections (reftel). Serahs, located on what was formerly the Great Silk Road between the ancient cities of Nishapur and Merv, sits on the Iranian border. [...] | 2008-12-05 04:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM PREL TX |
08ASHGABAT1589 | TURKMENISTAN: ELECTION PREPARATIONS IN BALKAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a pre-election visit to two cities in Balkan province, poloff met with two groups of election officials eager to answer questions and show-off their preparations for election day. Each of the 11 seats in the province are contested by two or three candidates. The candidate [...] | 2008-12-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1648 | TURKMENISTAN: USDA ENGLISH PROGRAM OPENS DOORS AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rector of Turkmenistan's Agriculture University and the head of International Relations at the Ministry of Agriculture said they welcome additional USDA support for English classes and that they are willing to [...] | 2008-12-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1649 | TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICIALS CONDUCT PUBLIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 20, the State Counter Narcotics Service hosted a drug burning ceremony near Ashgabat. It was the third such event this year. The consignment of narcotics had been seized by Turkmenistan's law-enforce [...] | 2008-12-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT1654 | TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICIALS CONDUCT PUBLIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 20, the State Counter Narcotics Service hosted a drug burning ceremony near Ashgabat. It was the third such event this year. The consignment of narcotics had been seized by Turkmenistan's law-enforce [...] | 2008-12-30 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT174 | TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...] | 2008-02-05 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT177 | TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...] | 2008-02-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT196 | TURKMENISTAN: CHALLENGES ABOUND ON ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent visit by a World Bank delegation focused on education provided the delegation with an opportunity to learn more about the challenges and changes to Turkmenistan's education system. Donors told the delegation that a bureaucracy, more used to hunkering down than innovation [...] | 2008-02-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT2 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's December 28 New Year party provided a glimpse of his government at work -- and at play. The Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting organized it as a dinner-cabaret (to be televised later) in the south wing of the central Exhibition Palace. Guests in [...] | 2008-01-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT200 | TURKMENISTAN: "NEW REVIVAL" COVERAGE REPLACES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Throughout former President Niyazov's tenure, Turkmenistan television's Altyn Asyr channel nighly broadcast a reading of Niyazov's "Ruhnama" before the 9:00 pm news. Two or three presenters would read from the "Ruhnama" (and, [...] | 2008-02-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT201 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF RURAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At his February 2 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov reiterated his determination to improve life in Turkmenistan's remote rural regions, requiring relevant cabinet members to report on progres [...] | 2008-02-08 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT219 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S FIRST YEAR IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his first year in office, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has delivered more change than most here expected or even thought was realistically possible for immediate post-Niyazov Turkmenistan. Spurred by a wish to make Turkmenistan a respected member [...] | 2008-02-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR SOCI KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT225 | TURKMENISTAN: SKEPTICAL AMU DARYA VALLEY [...] (C) Although the Government of Turkmenistan continues to maintain that it is taking steps to prevent flooding along the Amu Darya River, residents and officials in flood-prone districts are not taking those assurances at face value, according a local Embassy staff member whose sister works for [...] | 2008-02-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT226 | TURKMEN FEEL IMPACT OF RISING MARKET-BASKET COSTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Turkmenistan's unusually chilly weather continues, food prices have continued to rise. A recent price survey showed that the average increase for basic food staples since early January was three percent. Turkmenistan's residents worry that Turkmenistan's unusually cold win [...] | 2008-02-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT23 | TURKMENISTAN: SATELLITE DISHES START TO COME DOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Turkmen love their satellite television. The four local (state-controlled) Turkmen stations are deadly dull and provide a fare that consists primarily of President Berdimuhamedov's meetings, President Berdimuhamedov's [...] | 2008-01-07 11:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT243 | TURKMENISTAN: VALENTINE'S DAY STILL A POPULAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen exile opposition website chrono-tm.org reported on February 14 that Ashgabat City officials warned restaurant and bar owners not to hold Valentine's Day events at their venues, because they would clash with the " [...] | 2008-02-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT244 | TURKMENISTAN: RUHNAMA - GOING, GOING... [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. LESS EMPHASIS ON READING RUHNAMA AND MORE ON WRITING AND ARITHMETIC 2. (SBU) Since Berdimuhamedov became president in February 2007, former President Niyazov's "Book of the Soul," has become increasingly irrelevant. While still [...] | 2008-02-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT255 | TURKMENISTAN'S FLAG DAY: ANOTHER NIYAZOV DOG [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan celebrated February 19 as Flag Day, a new national holiday previously marked as former President Niyazov's birthday. As usual for public holidays in Turkmenistan, multiple elaborate public events were scheduled the day before and the actual day of the holiday, and rehearse [...] | 2008-02-20 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT259 | TURKMENISTAN PROVIDES MORE HUMANITARIAN AID, THIS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following on its decision to send aid to Afghanistan (reftel),Turkmenistan donated fuel as humanitarian assistanceto Tajikistan on February 13, publicly demonstrating the strong bilateral ties it shares with it [...] | 2008-02-21 08:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TI TX |
08ASHGABAT261 | TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTS OF DEEP FREEZE LINGER IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A February 20 visit by EmbOff to Turkmemabat, Turkmenistan's second largest city, revealed that the area is still suffering the after-effects of the freezing-cold winter that gripped the country in January and early February. [...] | 2008-02-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT27 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO FORUM "EARLY HOLIDAY PRESENT" FOR CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On December 24, USAID implementing partner International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) organized a roundtable on NGOs' Participation in the National Reforms that attracted over 50 representatives from governme [...] | 2008-01-07 12:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT270 | TURKMENISTAN: NEWSPAPER FEATURES ARTICLE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On February 23, "Zaman," a Turkmen-language newspaper, featured a half-page, above-the-fold article with color photos, entitled "Kosovo - New Independent State." "Zaman" borrows some of its content from its "Zaman" parent co [...] | 2008-02-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT278 | TURKMENISTAN: MIDLAND OIL FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Charge met February 27 with Chairman of the Board and President of the U.S.-based Midland Oil and Gas Company Robert Murphy. When they first met on February 1, and again when Murphy provided an update on February 6, he was confident Midland was in pre-qualification status for five major [...] | 2008-02-27 11:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT285 | TURKMENISTAN: CITIZENS FEELING IMPACT OF INCREASED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost immediately following the eightfold increase in gasoline costs on February 11, meat and dairy product prices -- already increasing because of livestock losses due to the cold weather -- spiked by 20-50%. For now, the government is trying to stabilize meat prices by enfo [...] | 2008-02-28 14:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ETRD SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT290 | TURKMENISTAN: EVIDENCE OF DISCONTENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an EmbOff's trip to Turkmenbashy February 17-19, an ethnic Dagestani Turkmen citizen driver effusively disclosed -- with little prodding -- his thoughts on the gas price hike, Avaza, and Turkmenistan's econ [...] | 2008-03-01 07:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EIND ELAB SCUL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT292 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO FINDS WORK-AROUND TO [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR PUBLIC INTERNET. 2. (SBU) DURING A ROUTINE VISIT TO A LOCAL NGO ON FEBRUARY 16, ECONOFF SAW THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE WAS CLOSED FOR "INSPECTION" BY THE MINISTRY OF TRADE. ON FEBRUARY 20, ECONOFF RAN INTO ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE BUI [...] | 2008-03-03 03:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EFIN SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT312 | TURKMENISTAN: ACTIVIST'S LETTER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society activist Natalya Shabunts published via Internet a long letter she sent to Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhamedov, criticizing the government for its failure to protect and care for Turkmenistan' [...] | 2008-03-06 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT318 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT REWARDS MOTHERS TO PROMOTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 3, President Berdimuhamedov established a new award giving women who have at least eight children about $250 and some free services. While the award seems to be focused on helping to reverse Turkmenistan' [...] | 2008-03-07 10:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT319 | TURKMENISTAN: REVIEWING G/TIP PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ashgabat office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) submitted a project proposal on Combating Trafficking in Persons in Turkmenistan: Prevention, Protection and Capacity Building in response to a requ [...] | 2008-03-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN TX |
08ASHGABAT32 | TURKMENISTAN: BUREAUCRATIC INTRIGUE IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A little digging behind the "technical problem" explanation for the postponement of a visit revealed bureaucratic maneuvering within Turkmenistan's Ministry of Health. A deputy minister stepped in it by extending an invitation that had not been cleared by his boss. Now, colleagu [...] | 2008-01-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT323 | TURKMENISTAN: ANOTHER NEW IDEOLOGY? WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January, President Berdimuhamedov announced his new "Great Revival Epoch" ideology, based on the principle of "government for the people." The new ideology claims to guide developmental reforms that Berdimuha [...] | 2008-03-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT324 | TURKMENISTAN: WEEKEND INSPECTIONS LEAD TO SHOP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Over the weekend of March 1-2, Embassy officers noticed that some private shops at some of the larger markets were closed or sealed for inspection, especially shops selling imported alcohol, tobacco, and other luxury goods. [...] | 2008-03-10 11:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT348 | TURKMENISTAN: LIMITED BANDWIDTH AND PRICE HINDER PROGRESS [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a year into reforms under President Berdimuhamedov, Internet access for ordinary citizens is still limited. Despite the President's early steps towards providing Internet cafes and his statements that all citize [...] | 2008-03-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT359 | TURKMENISTAN: MEAT MATTERS - GOVERNMENT LOSES THE PRICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government's efforts to use price caps to keep meat prices from rising following the introduction in mid-February of higher gasoline prices have failed. Several weeks of shenanigans between meat vendors and t [...] | 2008-03-20 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT380 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS SHOW SIGNIFICANT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: An unpublished report on "Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey on HIV/AIDS and Drug Use Among Sex Workers in Turkmenistan" prepared in 2007 by the UN Development Program (UNDP) with the support of the Ministry [...] | 2008-03-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SOCI KHIV TX |
08ASHGABAT408 | TURKMENISTAN: LEADER OF UNREGISTERED RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of an unregistered evangelical religious group in the city of Mary has been banned from traveling outside of Turkmenistan, and his home raided -- and religious material seized -- by security authorities in the middle of a religious meeting. Meanwhile, the Council of [...] | 2008-04-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT411 | TURKMENISTAN: MARY CITY TEACHERS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) During a visit to the American Corner in the provincial city of Mary on March 26, American Corner Director Albina Burashnikova told EmbOff that she thinks that the governor's office is behind school directors warning teachers that visiting the American Corner could put their jobs in jeopa [...] | 2008-04-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT419 | TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL OBSERVATIONS FROM A VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EmbOff recently traveled to the city of Mary, the capital of the province of the same name. As she walked around town and stopped at various venues, she had an opportunity to talk to a number of local residents. They revealed a degree of ambivalence about transition and refor [...] | 2008-04-03 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT427 | TURKMENISTAN: DEVELOPMENT VISIBLE IN LEBAP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff toured Turkmenabat city and environs extensively on March 31, as well as visited the banks of the Amu Darya and the Farap border crossing point with Uzbekistan. Turkmenabat's infrastructure is clearly be [...] | 2008-04-04 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT429 | TURKMENISTAN: THE FEMALE "STREET NINJAS" OF ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Every day, an army of Turkmen women, in bright orange traffic vests and with their heads and faces wrapped in scarves, descend on the capital's streets and public sites to carefully sweep away Ashgabat's omnipresen [...] | 2008-04-07 08:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI SNAR KWMN TX |
08ASHGABAT431 | TOWN MEETING TURKMEN-STYLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The administration of a building where foreigners and well-off Turkmen reside recently decided to hold a town meeting to inform residents of a switch from private satellite dishes to communal cable TV. Since thi [...] | 2008-04-07 08:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT45 | TURKMENISTAN: BITTER COLD SNAP KNOCKS ASHGABAT FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe cold weather hit Ashgabat and the rest of Central Asia on January 6, and has been challenging the government's ability to keep the city up and operating. The weather has been causing damage to the city's in [...] | 2008-01-10 06:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT468 | TURKMENISTAN: AMCIT GROUP FREELANCES ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Members of the AmCit group, Friends of the Turkmen, were recently in Turkmenistan to meet with Turkmen officials and offer assistance (Ref. A). The group met with officials at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health, E [...] | 2008-04-14 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT488 | TECHNOCRATS AND GENERALISTS IN TURKMENISTAN'S PETROLEUM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Turkmenistan reforms its oil and gas industry, two principally different development strategies exist among the country's hydrocarbon leadership. One school of thought -- the technocrats -- places primary empha [...] | 2008-04-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT492 | TURKMENISTAN: AHAL PROVINCE PASTOR OPTIMISTIC AS CHURCH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a visit to cities in Ahal province to the west of Ashgabat, PAO met with the pastor of the Light of Life Christian Church's branch in Abadan city. The Abadan branch of the church applied for registration as a religi [...] | 2008-04-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT496 | TURKMENISTAN: MUSLIM TOUR GUIDE AT GYPJAK MOSQUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A visit to the Gypjak Mosque revealed that at least one of the Muslim religious students charged by the government to show visitors around such official government mosques may be showing signs of a more fervent [...] | 2008-04-22 05:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT5 | TURKMENISTAN: ARRANGED MARRIAGES MAKE A COMEBACK, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, a traditional country where most women still marry rather than face the social stigma from remaining single, women's rights are closely linked to marriage customs. Although the pre-Soviet custom of [...] | 2008-01-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT502 | TURKMENISTAN: YOUNG ECONOMIST SPECULATES ON [...] (C) On a plane to Istanbul on April 5, EconOff sat next to Nury Meredov (strictly protect),a former economic advisor employed on a contractual basis at Turkmenistan's Embassy in Washington. Meredov was on his way to Malaysia to participate in a Government of Malaysia-sponsored, two-week sem [...] | 2008-04-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT530 | TURKMENISTAN: ENGINEER AT CATERPILLAR [...] (S) A Russian citizen engineer, who worked for Zeppelin, the company that represents Caterpillar in Turkmenistan, was convicted of child pornography and deported on April 23, according to German Ambassador Hans Mondorf and EU-TACIS Advisor Michael Wilson. When the engineer was first arrested [...] | 2008-04-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL ECON ETRD SOCI KCRM TX |
08ASHGABAT55 | TURKMENISTANL: AHAL TEKE TRIBE DOMINATES GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Examination of background information that is available on government leadership reinforces the widely-held notion that President Berdimuhamedov's Ahal Teke tribe dominates the senior levels of government. Members o [...] | 2008-01-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT550 | TURKMENISTAN: DISCONTENT IN DASHOGUZ PROVINCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Misery is on the rise in Dashoguz, a mid-sized city and important cotton producing center near the Uzbek border. Central government policies to raise gas prices and devalue the dollar have led to inflation and made l [...] | 2008-05-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT551 | AT LONG LAST, A UNIFIED EXCHANGE RATE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 1, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan announced a unified exchange rate of 14,250 manat per $1. The final impact of the four-month process for unifying the dual exchange rate is yet unclear. Immediately evident is the fact that the arbitrary devaluation of the dollar ha [...] | 2008-05-01 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EIND ETRD EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT558 | TURKMENISTAN: SOCIAL ILLS WORSEN IN DASHOGUZ PROVINCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Life in Dashoguz, a mid-sized city with 100,000 residents close to the Uzbek border, has always been hard. The city and central governments favor Turkmen and offer limited opportunities for educational advancement [...] | 2008-05-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT559 | TURKMENISTAN: REGISTRATION WOES FOR BAPTIST CHURCH IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen Baptist Church of Dashoguz pastor Begjan Shirmedov says it is no easier trying to register his church under President Berdimuhamedov than former President Niyazov. More than two years ago, Shirmedov submitted paper [...] | 2008-05-02 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT560 | TURKMENISTAN: REGISTRATION WOES FOR BAPTIST CHURCH IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen Baptist Church of Dashoguz pastor Begjan Shirmedov says it is no easier trying to register his church under President Berdimuhamedov than former President Niyazov. More than two years ago, Shirmedov submitted paper [...] | 2008-05-02 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KIRF TX |
08ASHGABAT561 | TURKMENISTAN: REMOVING SATELLITE DISHES -- BAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since President Berdimuhamedov's late 2007 decision that privately-owned satellite dishes should be removed from the outside of apartment buildings in an effort to beautify the city, nervous residents have wondered what thi [...] | 2008-05-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT562 | TURKMENISTAN: PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE - COST OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Just a day after Turkmenistan unified its dual currency exchange rate at 14,250 manats to the dollar (Ref A) -- a rate which many experts here thinks inflates the manat's real value against the dollar -- authorities seem pr [...] | 2008-05-02 14:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT563 | TURKMENISTAN: DOCTOR REPORTS ON HOSPITAL CORRUPTION IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A doctor recently discovered an extensive pharmaceutical theft scheme in a Mary hospital, and the discovery lead to her being fired from her job and beaten. While corrupt officials benefit from malfeasance, it [...] | 2008-05-05 10:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV AMED SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT570 | TURKMENISTAN: MAGTYMGULY SHELTERED FROM ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although life seems increasingly tough in most of Turkmenistan's agricultural areas, the district of Magtymguly, located west of Ashgabat close to Turkmenistan's border with Iran, seems to be weathering the country's inflation and unemployment slightly better than other rural ar [...] | 2008-05-05 13:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI IR TX |
08ASHGABAT571 | TURKMENISTAN: POOR GO THROUGH DUMPSTERS LOOKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Many post personnel live in so-called marble-covered "elite" apartment buildings on prestigious Archabil Avenue. The Berzengi neighborhood, located in the south of Ashgabat with a postcard-view of the Kopetdag Mountains, [...] | 2008-05-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT573 | TURKMENISTAN: SUN-FACING NIYAZOV STATUE HEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many Ashgabat residents were surprised when Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhamedov directed on May 3 that the Arch of Neutrality, with its rotating gold-plated statue of former president Saparmurat Niyazov, should be moved from its current location in downtown Ashgabat to the m [...] | 2008-05-06 11:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL TX |
08ASHGABAT574 | TURKMENISTAN DEVALUES THE EURO [...] (C) Europa House Coordinator Emilio Valli told EmbOffs May 4 that Turkmenistan has recently devalued the euro 30% in relation to the Turkmenistan manat. He explained this was done in order to prevent people from further profiting on a difference between the European and Turkmenistan euro/dolla [...] | 2008-05-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT577 | FROM ASHGABAT TO MASHHAD: WESTERN DIPLOMATS GET A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Two female Western diplomats made a visit recently to Mashhad, Iran, and got a feel for the city and its residents. Although the city was historically and culturally interesting, the visitors increasingly felt [...] | 2008-05-06 12:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI SCUL TX IR |
08ASHGABAT599 | TURKMENISTAN'S BLACK MARKET IN EXCHANGE -- HOW IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from various of Turkmenistan's ministries and state enterprises have profited from a system, run by the Central Bank, where money from dollar denominated "special" accounts were originally valued at the official rate and sold at the higher black market or "unofficial rat [...] | 2008-05-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT602 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV INCREASES [...] (C) Over recent months, there has been a noticeable increase in security around President Berdimuhamedov. For example, both RSO and defense attaches from various embassies have noticed that there are more police (including plainclothes officers) on the street when the president moves around [...] | 2008-05-09 06:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PTER SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT604 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN-SPONSORED VICTORY DAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian embassy hosted the annual dinner/reception for the dwindling Red Army veteran community. While the event celebrated the end of the Great Patriotic War and the end of the Fascist threat, it was unde [...] | 2008-05-12 09:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI RS TX |
08ASHGABAT617 | TURKMENISTAN: MOSQUE-HOPPING IN ASHGABAT FINDS NO TRACE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff's visit to various Ashgabat mosques revealed the conspicuous absence of the Ruhnama, former President Niyazov's required "spiritual guide," underscoring the book's decline in influence in post-Niyazov Turkmeni [...] | 2008-05-14 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF KISL TX |
08ASHGABAT618 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES LEVEL OFF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) While the unification of the currency exchange rate at 14,250 manat to the dollar in late April resulted in stress and uncertainty among Turkmenistan's residents, prices for most major market basket items showed little or n [...] | 2008-05-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT640 | TURKMENISTAN'S NORTH: SATELLITE DISHES ON MUD HOUSES, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Turkmenistan's northern city of Dashoguz, PolOff found local residents generally positive about life in their region. Vendors in the city's largest market, which was bustling with activity [...] | 2008-05-19 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI UZ TX |
08ASHGABAT652 | TURKMENISTAN: UNSETTLED TIMES, BUT NO REVOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Even though 2008 has brought a number of economic displacements that have put new pressures on people used to minimal price raises and an extensive system of subsidies, Turkmenistan remains far from revolt. Grumbling -- a new phenomenon that would never have been heard, or pe [...] | 2008-05-21 08:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT653 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the areas of education and the human dimension. President Bush met briefly with Preside [...] | 2008-05-21 09:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON SCUL SOCI SNAR KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT657 | TURKMENISTAN: SOME IN TURKMENBASHY UPBEAT, OTHERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Conversations with local residents during a recent visit to the Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy revealed a mixture of attitudes, with several individuals expressing satisfaction with their lives and overall optimi [...] | 2008-05-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI AJ TX |
08ASHGABAT671 | TURKMENISTAN CONTINUES TO SHUCK VESTIGES OF NIYAZOV'S [...] (U) In response to April 23 instructions from President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament) on May 24 adopted a resolution that returns the names of the months of the year to their Russian (international) names and the names of the days of the week to their traditiona [...] | 2008-05-27 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT712 | TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NAVCENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of security cooperation. Your second visit to Turkmenistan follows Assist [...] | 2008-06-04 04:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SCUL SNAR SOCI KDEM |
08ASHGABAT735 | TURKMENISTAN: PRICEY WHITE MARBLE SUMMER CAMP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, President Berdimuhamedov opened the Nebitchi children's summer camp, a high-class resort for kids located outside of Ashgabat. The state-of-the art white marble facilities, fun activities, and amusement [...] | 2008-06-09 10:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT739 | TURKMENISTAN: ELITE APARTMENTS - II [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkmenistan is acknowledging the emerging problem of skyrocketing real estate prices. New elite apartments that have yet to be built are now selling for 2.4 - 3.2 billion manats (the equivalent o [...] | 2008-06-10 09:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KCOR TX |
08ASHGABAT763 | TURKMENISTAN: STRIKE CONFIRMED AT BURREN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deutsche Welle reported June 10 that there had been a violent demonstration by up to 600 workers at the field just south of Balkanabat (formerly Nebitdag) whose production sharing agreement Italian oil company Eni had purchased in November 2007 from Burren Energy. According to [...] | 2008-06-16 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB EPET SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT787 | TURKMEN OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN USDA EXCHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Agriculture Program Officer Amy Freitas met on June 9-10 with representatives of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, and Niyazov Agriculture University to discuss possible implementation of a U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored faculty exc [...] | 2008-06-20 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAGR EAID SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT793 | TURKMENISTAN SENDS FIRST PARTICIPANT TO CDC'S FIELD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: After rejecting repeated invitations for participants since 2004, Turkmenistan sent its first-ever epidemiologist to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) USAID-funded Field Epidemiology Training [...] | 2008-06-25 08:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI CDC TX |
08ASHGABAT808 | TURKMENISTAN: RFE/RL NEWS COLLECTION PRACTICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Turkmenistan-based RFE/RL reporter told Poloff on June 26 that a June 23 RFE/RL story that he was uncertain where the report that hundreds of families were being forcibly resettled -- possibly due to their ethnicity -- to frontier outposts in an effort to populate new territor [...] | 2008-06-27 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT851 | TURKMENISTAN: DASHOGUZ FARMER EXPERIMENTS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a creative marketing approach, IPC Group has been placing free loaner agricultural equipment in farms managed by an influential farmer, Sadulla Rozmetov, in Dashoguz Province for the last 18 months. While working with private influencers like Rozmetov is good for business, [...] | 2008-07-08 08:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAGR EAID SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT865 | TURKMENISTAN: DRUG ADDICTS HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Families in Turkmenistan afffected by drug abuse struggle daily to help their family members deal with heroin addictions but receive little help from the government. Often, they are forced to choose between cutti [...] | 2008-07-10 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT872 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT STILL MAKES FARMERS GROW WHEAT, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Lack of precipitation this spring and shortage of irrigation water has led to lower crop yields. The government has not released any statistics on the harvest, but the overall production is expected to be lower tha [...] | 2008-07-11 09:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SENV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT902 | TURKMENISTAN: FAMILIES USE BRIBERY TO PROTECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, military conscription is highly unpopular. Treatment of conscripts is often very poor, and parents fear for their children's well-being and resent the "wasted time" spent in service. Families us [...] | 2008-07-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT928 | TURKMENISTAN: LIMITED EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Young people graduating from Turkmenistan's system of secondary education, as well as those who participated in exchanges, are often frustrated by too few opportunities for employment or advancement to higher educat [...] | 2008-07-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI SCUL TX |
08ASHGABAT930 | TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURAL FIXES FAIL TO RESOLVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As demonstrated by this year's poor wheat harvest, Turkmenistan's agricultural sector is facing a growing crisis. At fault is the sector's fundamental resistance to change. While the Soviet-era collective farms h [...] | 2008-07-23 07:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT995 | TURKMENISTAN: DETERMINING CULTURAL HISTORY IN A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Cultural identity is illusive in Turkmenistan, due in large part both to Soviet Russification efforts and the inability of Niyazov's Ruhnama to provide a believable and cohesive history. President Berdimuhammedov [...] | 2008-07-31 08:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI SCUL TX |
08ASMARA205 | CATHOLIC CHURCH WINS A ROUND [...] (C) A Catholic priest at Asmara's Cathedral told PolOff April 8 that the GSE has issued seminary students identification cards exempting them from national service. This recent policy represents an about-face by the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE),who months earlier threatened to sei [...] | 2008-04-10 06:31:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM SOCI PGOV ER |
08ASMARA306 | ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENTS MARK ANOTHER ERITREAN [...] (SBU) Summary: As in the past two years, President Isaias used the May 24 Eritrean Liberation Day festivities to lambast the U.S. Administration for its policies on the Eritrean-Ethiopian border and in the Horn of Africa, and to blame the United States for virtually all economic and political [...] | 2008-06-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP SOCI ER |
08ASMARA341 | DIASPORA YOUTH WARY OF MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of Eritrean diaspora youth volunteering to spend part of their summer in the Sawa military training camp has significantly declined in recent years. Conditions in the military camps remain poor while reports of abuse and death of those conscripted continue to surface. [...] | 2008-07-03 07:52:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM ER |
08ASMARA343 | POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH KEREN LEADERS DURING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 07:33:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ER |
08ASMARA349 | IMPRISONED FSN RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with former local guard Aklilu Yohannes (strictly protect) on July 9, who was imprisoned underground for nearly a year without charge. Aklilu was additionally imprisoned for 12 days in 2005 for belonging to an unregistered church. While in prison, Aklilu reports b [...] | 2008-07-11 06:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV APER KIRF SOCI ASEC ER |
08ASMARA353 | MYSTERY SURROUNDS ERITREAN DEPORTEES FROM EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mystery and conflicting statements continue to surround the status of the Eritreans recently deported from Egypt (reftel). While the UNHCR reports that some have been returned to their homes and some returned to national service, the MFA insists that each individual has been safel [...] | 2008-07-15 07:04:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI ER |
08ASMARA361 | PEACEBUILDING WORKSHOPS GAINING MOMENTUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa (PCHA) hosted its third Embassy-sponsored workshop for eastern Sudanese participants during the week of June 21-27. The week-long workshop included lively presentations, discussions, simulations, and lectures. The most recent worksh [...] | 2008-07-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI SU ER |
08ASMARA389 | GSE SUPPLIES FOREIGN ERITREANS WITH INCREASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) rations basic commodities through government-owned stores. Though the majority of Eritreans complain that the rations allowed are not enough to sustain the average family, so-called Beles (Eritreans living abroad who return to Eritrea f [...] | 2008-08-08 10:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI ER |
08ASMARA465 | UPDATE ON ERITREANS DEPORTED FROM EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 11:12:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI ER EG |
08ASMARA5 | MedOff Visits Self-Help Supported Fistula Center [...] (U) Summary: On December 14 MedOff, CLO, and the Embassy's LES RN visited the Fistula Center at the Mendefera Hospital to deliver donated medical supplies and to meet American surgeons sent to train local surgeons on fistula repair techniques. MedOff noted that the hospital appeared to be we [...] | 2008-01-04 08:21:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID ER |
08ASMARA525 | ISAIAS AND PFDJ OFFICIAL MEET WITH PUBLIC DISSENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both President Isaias Afwerki and the ruling party's political chief Yemane Ghebreab faced strong dissent during their respective meetings with the Eritrean populace, contrary to glowing reviews plastered across the state-owned media outlets. An unusually feisty expatriate crowd in [...] | 2008-10-30 10:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV ER |
08ASMARA527 | GSE ABUSE EXTENDS BEYOND ERITREAN BORDERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) maintains a tight watch over its diaspora community, using its embassies as information-gathering hubs and its employees as agents of harassment. Eritrean refugees in Nairobi detailed a well-oiled system of monitoring and harassment or [...] | 2008-10-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PREL PHUM PGOV KE ER |
08ASMARA586 | ASMARA ANGST [...] (C) Asmara is awash in speculation about domestic instability stemming from food shortages, economic decline, and stepped-up repression from the Isaias regime. In an isolated society with no media freedoms, Eritreans depend on "bado seleste," (akin to the grapevine or bush telegraph) for info [...] | 2008-12-11 04:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV SOCI ASEC ER |
08ASMARA95 | GSE INTERNAL DEBATE OVER SAWA [...] (C) High-ranking Eritrean officials are said to be debating which ministry should provide funding for Sawa Secondary School, a government-run boarding school/military camp located in the Gash Barka region near the Sudanese border. The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) requires all Erit [...] | 2008-02-25 08:41:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM MOPS PINR ER |
08ASTANA1084 | KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES UN CONVENTION AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL [...] On June 4, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and three additional protocols against the production of firearms, their parts, components, and ammunition; against human trafficking, especially of women and children; and [...] | 2008-06-11 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ |
08ASTANA1245 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMENDMENTS TO DRUG LAWS [...] On June 26, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, President Nazarbayev signed into law amendments introducing tougher punishment for drug-related crimes. The new law increases penalties to life imprisonment for most serious drug-related crimes. 2. Interfax-Kazak [...] | 2008-07-10 11:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
08ASTANA1246 | KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REPORTS ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES FROM [...] The following is a summary of human trafficking cases reported in local newspapers from February to June 2008. --------------------------- UZBEKISTANIS IN KAZAKHSTAN --------------------------- 2. March 14, Interfax: Uzbekistani and Kazakhstani police jointly dismantled an organized smu [...] | 2008-07-11 03:34:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KCRM PREL UZ KZ |
08ASTANA1279 | KAZAKHSTAN - ASTANA CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN GRAND [...] (SBU) Astana celebrated its 10th anniversary as Kazakhstan's capital on July 6. The jubilee consisted of a week of events, ranging from monument dedications and gala concerts to an official anniversary ceremony attended by nine foreign heads of state, including Russian President Medvedev. The [...] | 2008-07-17 01:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL ECON KZ |
08ASTANA1288 | USOSCE DCM SCOTT DISCUSSES MADRID COMMITMENTS [...] SUMMARY: During his June 26-30 trip to Kazakhstan, USOSCE DCM Kyle Scott met with government officials and opposition and civil society leaders to discuss Kazakhstan's Madrid commitments. In meetings held after President Nazarbayev's June 29 speech, government officials strove to reassure DCM [...] | 2008-07-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL ECON KZ |
08ASTANA1327 | KAZAKHSTAN - DISCUSSIONS WITH GOK ON CO-FINANCING HEALTH [...] (U) Summary: The DCM and USAID held a productive meeting with Minister of Health Dernovoi on July 15 to discuss a new joint strategy in the health sector, the "Partnership for Health Development" (PHD). The proposal would combine USG assistance funds with matching funds from the GOK to suppor [...] | 2008-07-23 11:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PGOV PREL KZ |
08ASTANA1343 | U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE WITH [...] As part of its U.S. speaker program, U.S. Embassy Astana sponsored the July 7-12 visit to Kazakhstan of environmental law expert Dr. John Dernbach in order to familiarize Kazakhstani audiences with the concepts of sustainable economic growth and the importance of energy conservation in mitigat [...] | 2008-07-25 01:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PREL ENRG KZ |
08ASTANA1562 | KAZAKHSTAN'S GERMAN MINORITY IS MORE THAN JUST A SHOWPIECE [...] (SBU) Although their community shrank dramatically in the 1990s, ethnic Germans remain one of the largest and best organized minority groups in Kazakhstan. The German government provides the German minority significant resources to strengthen its minority Association, improve its economic pros [...] | 2008-08-21 11:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL ECON KZ |
08ASTANA1655 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, AUGUST 18 - 29, 2008 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Nurlan Alimbekov Released ------------------------- 2. On July 31, a Shimkent court issu [...] | 2008-09-04 01:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KZ |
08ASTANA1807 | KAZAKHSTAN - POLL INDICATES PUBLIC SYMPATHIES ARE WITH [...] (U) Summary: The results of an opinion poll indicate that the Kazakhstani public has largely adopted the South Ossetian and Russian viewpoint with respect to the conflict in Georgia. Overall, 40.2 percent of poll respondents sympathized most with the South Ossetians, compared to just 2.7 perc [...] | 2008-09-17 11:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR SOCI KZ GG RS |
08ASTANA1946 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 15-26, 2008 [...] (U) The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE 2. (U) On September 21 in Almaty, sev [...] | 2008-10-01 12:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KZ |
08ASTANA2032 | KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS MADRASSA STUDENTS FOR IFTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, Embassy Astana hosted a group of students from the Astana madrassa for an iftar. This was the first time that most of the students had met Americans or visited an American home. The evening went a [...] | 2008-10-15 04:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2085 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 11, [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. STUDENT ADVOCACY GROUP AGAINST HIGHER TUITION 2. Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, head of the Ar [...] | 2008-10-20 12:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KZ |
08ASTANA2121 | KAZAKHSTAN: BUILDING DEMOCRACY FROM THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the 14th annual meeting of the Assembly of the Peoples of Kazakhstan, a multi-ethnic presidential advisory commission, President Nazarbayev emphasized his fundamental goal to build a peaceful, tolerant, multi-ethnic country that would move slowly and responsibly toward making [...] | 2008-10-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KDEM GG KZ |
08ASTANA2122 | KAZAKHSTAN ESTH UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] The information for this cable on environment, science, technology, and health issues in Kazakhstan is drawn solely from the Kazakhstani press. -- Unlicensed Pharmaceutical Production Facility -- One in Three Pregnancies Ends in an Abortion -- Mass Food Poisoning at a Karaganda High School [...] | 2008-10-28 08:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV SOCI KCRM KZ |
08ASTANA2123 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKH-AMERICAN FREE UNIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY. Poloff met in Ust-Kamenogorsk on September 10 with administrators, faculty, and students from the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU). KAFU President Yerezhep Mambetkaziyev gave thanks for the U.S. government's support for his university. KAFU students expressed satisfaction wi [...] | 2008-10-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SCUL KZ |
08ASTANA2148 | KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN DISCUSSES PARTY ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Nur Otan party First Deputy Chairman Darkhan Kaletayev explained that Nur Otan aims to become a party of "real deeds." The party sees itself as a conduit between the public and government, helping to solve socio-economic and ot [...] | 2008-10-30 11:12:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2153 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, OCTOBER 13-24 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." "PUBLIC PARLIAMENT" SUPPORTS ELECTION AMENDMENTS 2. During an October 13 meeting, the "Khalyk Kenesy" ("People's Parliament") expr [...] | 2008-10-31 06:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2233 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 7 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." UIGHUR INCIDENTS 2. According to an October 28 report of the International Human Rights Bureau NGO, two law enforcement officials [...] | 2008-11-10 11:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2250 | KAZAKHSTAN HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRIMARY [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Kazakhstan recently hosted nearly 500 participants from 65 countries, including 11 health ministers, at the International Primary Health Care Conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata declaration on primary health care. Dr. Margaret Chan, Directo [...] | 2008-11-13 11:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ |
08ASTANA2252 | KAZAKHSTAN: ATYRAU AKIM EAGER FOR UNBIASED NEWS, ANXIOUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, the Ambassador held his first meeting with Atyrau oblast governor (Akim) Bergey Ryskaliyev, a 41-year old former oil company director appointed in October 2006. Ryskaliyev greeted the Ambassador wa [...] | 2008-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2263 | KAZAKHSTAN: BOLASHAK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR CLAIMS INTEREST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, CAO met with Aida Sagintayeva, president of the Center for International Programs, which is responsible for administering Kazakhstan's "Bolashak" program, through which the government funds up to 3, [...] | 2008-11-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2266 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS AND SOCAR SIGN AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 14, the state oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed an agreement outlining the basic principles for implementation of a trans-Caspian oil transportation system. The agreement defines the r [...] | 2008-11-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2276 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS FIRST VP IDENOV ON SWAPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, KazMunaiGas (KMG) First Vice President Maksat Idenov briefed the Ambassador on KMG's trans-Caspian oil transportation agreement with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),indica [...] | 2008-11-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2290 | KAZAKHSTAN: HEALTH MINISTER SACKED AFTER PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 19, Anatoliy Dervonoy was replaced by Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev as Kazakhstan's Health Minister. Rumors of Dernovoy's dismissal had circulated for several months, but reached their peak after President Nazarbayev's [...] | 2008-11-21 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI KZ |
08ASTANA2291 | KAZAKHSTAN: KULIBAYEV ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, Timur Kulibayev, newly-appointed Deputy Chairman of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund, gave the Ambassador his assessment of the domestic impact of the global financial crisis and an update o [...] | 2008-11-21 10:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EPET EINV SOCI KPAO RS IR AJ |
08ASTANA2346 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD MUSIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Ambassador met Aslan Musin, Head of the Presidential Administration, to discuss Kazakhstan's broad goals as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and the package of legislative amendments currently be [...] | 2008-11-25 10:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM ECON EFIN EINV SOCI KNNP KDEM KPAO |
08ASTANA2353 | KAZAKHSTAN: TWO FRONTS IN "THE WAR OF IDEAS" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kazakhstan is facing a "War of Ideas" on two separate fronts. As a Muslim-majority country, Kazakhstan is susceptible to religious extremism from its neighbors to the south. As a former Soviet and largely Ru [...] | 2008-11-26 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL KPAO ZK RS KZ |
08ASTANA2361 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, NOVEMBER 10 - NOVEMBER 21, 2008 [...] (U) NOTE: The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. END NOTE. NUR OTAN REACHES OUT TO NGOS 2. (U) On November 12, the new deput [...] | 2008-11-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2365 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN OFFERS TO CONSULT WITH THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, Ambassador Hoagland met with Senate Chairman Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev. Tokayev told the Ambassador that the Senate's priorities are to pass a package of "Madrid" amendments now making their way throug [...] | 2008-11-26 12:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2404 | HIV OUTBREAKS AMONG CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR REFORM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent outbreaks of HIV and AIDS among children in three countries of Central Asia point to dangerous and unnecessary medical procedures being performed throughout the region. A recent assessment conducted by USA [...] | 2008-12-05 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KG TI TX UZ KZ |
08ASTANA2407 | KAZAKHSTAN: WAS THAT AN INSULT? OPPOSITION NEWSPAPER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 1, Charge d'Affaires met with Yermurat Bapi, Editor-in-Chief of Taszhargan newspaper. Taszhargan is a weekly opposition paper printed in Russian and Kazakh with a total circulation of 72,000. Bapi re [...] | 2008-12-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2445 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR IDRISOV ON RAKHAT ALIYEV, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met Kazakhstan's Ambassador Erlan Idrisov for lunch at the Georgetown Club in Washington on December 5. They discussed -- President Nursultan Nazarbayev's exiled ex-son-in-law and how he is an irritant in the U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship; -- presid [...] | 2008-12-10 11:00:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KDEM RS KZ |
08ASTANA2452 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, NOVEMBER 24-DECEMBER 5 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION LEADERS CHARGED WITH CRIME 2. On December 1, the Interior Ministry charged Azat party leader Bulat Abilov with "concea [...] | 2008-12-12 05:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KIRF KZ |
08ASTANA2469 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE STATE OF THE MEDIA - STILL A LONG WAY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, the Kazakhstani Press Club hosted a conference on the state of the media in Kazakhstan. Some 200 people -- including media experts, representatives of international and nongovernmental organizations [...] | 2008-12-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO OSCE KZ |
08ASTANA2471 | KAZAKHSTAN: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN HOUSING AND ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 1, Charge d'Affaires met with Talmas movement leader Aynur Kurmanov. Kurmanov discussed the impact of the current financial crisis and the creation of a "new poor class" from members of the middle cla [...] | 2008-12-18 16:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2481 | KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL BORDER TOWN BALANCES RUSSIAN INFLUENCE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Aksai is a small, provincial border town in northern Kazakhstan much like many others -- with the notable exception that it has billions of dollars worth of oil and gas buried in its backyard. Unfortunately, it w [...] | 2008-12-19 02:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV SOCI PBTS RS KZ |
08ASTANA2522 | KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER ZHOVTIS: "I'D RATHER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 18 meeting in Almaty with the Ambassador, Kazakhstan International Human Rights Bureau Director Yevgeniy Zhovtis offered his views on democracy, human rights, and the political situation in Kazakh [...] | 2008-12-22 08:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM OSCE KZ |
08ASTANA2534 | KAZAKHSTAN: NSDP LEADER TUYAKBAY - AN HONORABLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 18 meeting with the Ambassador in Almaty, the chair of the National Social Democratic Party (NSDP) Zharmakhan Tuyakbay argued that Kazakhstan's democratic hopes were dashed in mid-1990s when Presi [...] | 2008-12-23 03:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA2545 | KAZAKHSTAN'S DUVANOV: "YOU'RE LOSING THE INFORMATION WAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Independent journalist Sergei Duvanov judges: -- the United States is losing the information war with Russia in Kazakhstan because we are doing little effective to provide an alternative to Russia's massive domi [...] | 2008-12-24 02:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PROP SOCI KDEM RS KZ |
08ASTANA2546 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, DECEMBER 9 - 19 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. CITY AKIM RECEIVES OPPOSITION LEADER ABILOV 2. The Almaty akim (mayor) Akhmetzhan Yesim [...] | 2008-12-24 05:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA282 | Kazakhstani Koreans Wield Disproportionate Influence [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan's ethnic Korean minority has made great strides in the country's business and political spheres since independence, with a number of them holding influential positions. The success Kazakhstani Koreans have achieved in the post-Soviet era is a product of their higher ra [...] | 2008-02-08 02:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KZ |
08ASTANA301 | KAZAKHSTAN: SLAVERY CONVENTIONS RATIFIED [...] According to a government press service, President Nazarbayev signed the bill on February 5 to ratify the League of Nations' Slavery Convention of 1926, the 1953 UN Protocol on Amendments to the Slavery Convention, and the 1956 UN Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery. 2. The l [...] | 2008-02-11 06:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI KCRM PGOV KZ |
08ASTANA330 | CORRUPT POLICE OFFICIAL CONVICTED FOR PROTECTING A [...] On February 12, the Almaty regional court sentenced Captain Igor Morozov, the former head of the anti-trafficking in persons unit of the Ministry of Interior (MVD),and Olga Kodonidi, the infamous madam he protected. 2. Captain Igor Morozov was convicted of abuse of professional functions a [...] | 2008-02-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
08ASTANA355 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CASES IN JANUARY [...] Summary: The following is a summary of media reports on human trafficking cases from local newspapers in January 2008. End summary. -------------------- SEXUAL EXPLOITATION -------------------- 2. The January 12 edition of Express-K and January 17 edition of Yuridicheskaya Gazeta pub [...] | 2008-02-21 04:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KCRM PREL KZ |
08ASTANA41 | KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-NARCOTICS LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE [...] The media reported on January 9 that the Mazhilis (the lower chamber of Parliament) has approved a bill to amend the Criminal and Administrative Codes to increase penalties for drug-related crimes up to life imprisonment. 2. Kalmukhanbet Kassymov, Vice Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),sa [...] | 2008-01-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SOCI KCRM KZ |
08ASTANA485 | KAZAKHSTAN BEGINS THE DIFFICULT AND DELICATE TRANSITION [...] (SBU) Kazakhstan is slowly transitioning from Russian to Kazakh as the primary language of governance. Spoken by only a minority of Kazakhstanis at the time of independence, demographic shifts and government programs have increased the prevalence of Kazakh in Kazakhstani society. However, the [...] | 2008-03-12 04:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KDEM KZ |
08ASTANA685 | KAZAKHSTAN - ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 24 - APRIL 7, 2008 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. - Azat Statement Prompted by Aliyev's Conviction - OSDP Says Government-Opposition Dialogue [...] | 2008-04-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KZ |
08ASTANA769 | AMBASSADOR OPENS AMERICAN CORNER, MEETS WITH KEY [...] (C) The Ambassador attended the official opening of the eighth American Corner in Kazakhstan on April 8 at the Aktobe branch of the Republican Science Technical Library. While in Aktobe, he also held meetings with oblast (regional) and city officials, NGO's representatives, and local businessm [...] | 2008-04-18 12:35:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI KZ |
08ASUNCION102 | YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found fiv [...] | 2008-02-15 21:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA |
08ASUNCION103 | YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] As of February 15, there are 46 reported cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. Twenty-six are live cases; only five cases have been confirmed to date. The first case of yellow fever surfaced January 15 in San Estanislao, San Pedro Department. A team of experts dispatched to the region found [...] | 2008-02-15 21:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV PA |
08ASUNCION107 | YELLOW FEVER UPDATE [...] (SBU) Paraguay now has seven confirmed cases of yellow fever. Of 66 additional suspected cases, 25 have been ruled out; seven resulted in deaths. The GOP had 800,000 vaccines available last week, and an additional 750,000 will be arriving in country shortly from Peru and PAHO. The USD 50,00 [...] | 2008-02-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL AEMR CASC MASS SOCI TBIO AFSN PGOV |
08ASUNCION145 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...] | 2008-03-10 15:53:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION149 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following persons of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...] | 2008-03-11 20:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION221 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following persons of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...] | 2008-04-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION255 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...] | 2008-04-18 11:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION269 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...] | 2008-04-22 14:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION313 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...] | 2008-05-12 20:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION344 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individuals of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate na [...] | 2008-05-28 17:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION350 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individual of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Jose Javier Lopez Lope [...] | 2008-05-29 15:49:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION364 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following units (or person) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candid [...] | 2008-06-02 20:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION365 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 6TH SPECIAL [...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (ODC),and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS) Counter Narco-Terrorism Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). In accordance with the TOR, the f [...] | 2008-06-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION379 | REVISED: TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR 6TH [...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (ODC),Drug Enforcement Agency Attache, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS) Counter Narco-Terrorism Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). I [...] | 2008-06-10 20:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION396 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following individuals of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. The proposed candidates are scheduled to att [...] | 2008-06-17 21:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION400 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR NAVAL SPECIAL [...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here (reftel). In accordance with the TOR, the following information is provided: A. (U) Chief of Mission (COM) [...] | 2008-06-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION401 | CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING [...] (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH) scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces Commander Gen [...] | 2008-06-19 12:31:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION403 | CANCELLATION OF JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE TRAINING [...] (C) Chief of Mission and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay nonconcur with the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mission (reference SPA2008JCET420WH) scheduled for August 10 - September 18, 2008, due to political sensitivities in Paraguay. Paraguayan Armed Forces Commander Gen [...] | 2008-06-19 22:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION409 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and security assistance. The unit is scheduled to p [...] | 2008-06-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION418 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...] | 2008-06-24 19:28:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION445 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Marcelino Antonio Marino M [...] | 2008-07-01 20:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION446 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. This unit of the Paragu [...] | 2008-07-01 20:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION456 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] (U) Embassy reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no information regarding human rights violations for Javier Hernan Benitez Duarte (DOB November 14, 1979; POB Asuncion, Paraguay; Nationality: Paraguayan). Mr. Benitez Duarte is a [...] | 2008-07-03 17:35:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION463 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. security assistance. 2. Candidate name: Benigno David Fe [...] | 2008-07-07 16:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION464 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Luis Maria Benitez Riera [...] | 2008-07-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION468 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals from Paraguay's drug enforceme [...] | 2008-07-09 13:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION505 | CHILD AND FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION [...] (U) This cable responds to the Department of Labor's request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of Paraguayan goods as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (reftel). Per reftel, this cable focuses on labor [...] | 2008-07-23 16:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PA |
08ASUNCION526 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) The Ambassador, U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation Paraguay (USODC),Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) concur with the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion (POB) Military Information Support Team (MIST) deployment as outlined here (reft [...] | 2008-07-30 20:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION531 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Ricardo Preda DOB: No [...] | 2008-07-31 13:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION532 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit commanders of the Riverine Customs Unit (DETAVE) of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. Thi [...] | 2008-07-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION555 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the La [...] | 2008-08-08 14:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION562 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. They are scheduled to attend the 12th session of [...] | 2008-08-12 21:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION599 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Adrian Meza Martinez D [...] | 2008-08-28 13:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION625 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...] | 2008-09-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION626 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies sche [...] | 2008-09-08 13:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION629 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Carlos Humberto Benitez Gon [...] | 2008-09-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION655 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These members of Paraguay's National Anti-Drug S [...] | 2008-09-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION667 | TERMS OF REFERENCE CONCURRENCE FOR CIVIL MILITARY [...] (U) The Ambassador, Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Paraguay, and the Paraguayan Military Forces Commander concur with the Terms of Reference (TOR) and deployment as outlined here. In accordance with the TOR, the following information is provided: A. (U) Chief of Mission (COM) Liliana [...] | 2008-09-26 20:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION675 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training assistance. These individuals from the Paraguayan [...] | 2008-10-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION712 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are police officers with the N [...] | 2008-10-22 18:33:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION713 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] (SBU) Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures, and finds no credible derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. (SBU) Candidate name: Fede [...] | 2008-10-22 19:55:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION718 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan Peace Keeping Operations Multi-Role Engineering Company that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or sec [...] | 2008-10-23 21:02:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION720 | VENEZUELANS PERFORMING EYE SURGERIES AND MORE [...] (SBU) Venezuela's ""Miracle Mission"" Program has sent several thousand Paraguayans abroad for free eye surgeries and ""leadership"" training in Cuba and Venezuela. The last Paraguayan government signed an agreement with Venezuela in April 2006 to launch the program, and the Lugo administration e [...] | 2008-10-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PROP PGOV SOCI CU VZ PA |
08ASUNCION734 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Nicolas Angel Narvaez Retam [...] | 2008-10-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION735 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assistance. 2. Candidate name: [...] | 2008-10-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION775 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipients of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Williams Celestino Lezcano [...] | 2008-11-18 17:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION796 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following members of the Paraguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training. These individuals are scheduled to attend the St [...] | 2008-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION830 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNIT OF PARAGUAYAN SECURITY [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following unit of the Paraguayan security forces that is an intended recipient of ongoing U.S. training and/or security assistance in Asuncion, Para [...] | 2008-12-12 18:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION855 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Cesar Eduardo Frutos Casco [...] | 2008-12-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION856 | HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBER OF PARAGUAYAN [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following member of the Paraguayan security forces who is an intended recipient of U.S. training. 2. Candidate name: Eduardo Guillen Paez DO [...] | 2008-12-23 12:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS PGOV SOCI PINS SNAR PA |
08ASUNCION96 | WIREC INVITATION SENT TO PARAGUAYAN MINISTERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
08ATHENS1028 | SOMALI PIRACY: GREEK SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SOCI XA XW GR |
08ATHENS1116 | THE FREE PRESS PHENOMENON: THE VILLAGE [...] (SBU) On July 25-26, Mosaiko.gr, Embassy Athens' youth-oriented website, sponsored a conference entitled "The Free Press Phenomenon" for publishers, editors, and journalists of the Greek free and alternati6e press at a beach-side hotel, featur)ng speaker3 frgm the Village Voice and AM New Y [...] | 2008-08-04 05:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KPAO OIIP GR |
08ATHENS1168 | CONTROVERSY OVER PROGRESS MADE TO CLEAN UP ASOPOS RIVER [...] (SBU) Summary: In September 2007, Post received over four thousand emails in a 24-hour period from concerned American citizens in reference to the presence of hexavalent chromium in the Asopos River near Athens. The emails were in response to a posting by Erin Brockovich on her website. Brock [...] | 2008-08-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR SOCI TBIO EIND GR |
08ATHENS1396 | U.S. MESSAGE CLEAR AS GREECE'S ANSWER TO "60 MINUTES" [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Greece's elite, progressive SKAI TV devoted the September 29 season premiere of its popular "60 Minutes"-style investigative show "Neoi Fakkeloi" (The New Files, or Folders) to the Georgia-Russia crisis, featuring an interview conducted on location in Tbilisi wit [...] | 2008-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO SOCI MOPS GR RU GE |
08ATHENS147 | GREECE MOURNS ARCHBISHOP'S DEATH [...] On January 31, Greece paid its final respects to Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos in a funeral service at Athens' Metropolitan Cathedral. The service, lasting two hours and broadcast live on several television channels, was attended by a who's-who of Greek society, as well a [...] | 2008-01-31 12:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI GR |
08ATHENS148 | GREECE/TURKEY: MFA TERMS KARAMANLIS VISIT [...] (C) MFA officials termed PM Karamanlis' January 23 - 25 trip to Turkey "positive but not concrete." They were pleased by statements by PM Erdogan that "could be seen as positive openings" on the status of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, on the Aegean "casus belli," and on broader Ae [...] | 2008-01-31 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM SOCI TU GR |
08ATHENS164 | EXTREMISTS CLASH IN ATHENS RIOT [...] (SBU) Competing demonstrations of far-right and leftist groups turned ugly on February 2 when violence broke out between the two groups. Downtown streets were closed, several hundred riot police were mobilized, and several businesses were damaged. The rioting lasted for 10 hours. Several peo [...] | 2008-02-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI ASEC GR |
08ATHENS1643 | GREECE: UNPRECEDENTED ANARCHIST VIOLENCE FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 6-7, anarchist rioters caused extensive damage in downtown Athens and other Greek cities following the shooting by police of a 15-year-old protester Saturday evening. Lower key protests continued on Monday, but the situation remained volatile. The Education Minister [...] | 2008-12-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI GR |
08ATHENS1649 | GREEK RIOTS: DECEMBER 9 UPDAT [...] (SBU) Rioting continued in multiple cities on the evening of December 8 and further protests are expected December 9 as the funeral takes place for the 15-year-old student. In Athens, several businesses and public buldings, including the National Library and a uilding housing part of the For [...] | 2008-12-09 14:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC CASC PTER SOCI GR |
08ATHENS1660 | END-OF-FIRE SEASON UPDATE IN GREECE: SIGNIFICANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Greece had a low-intensity fire season in 2008 with one major fire in July on the island of Rhodes that destroyed 13,000 hectares of land. Fires reappeared in early December, hitting Rhodes again and burning over 3,700 hectares of land. The GoG continues to lack coordination i [...] | 2008-12-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR RU |
08ATHENS1687 | PM KARAMANLIS DISCUSSES RIOTS, VATOPAIDION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely publicized December 16 speech to his ruling New Democracy (ND) party caucus in Parliament, Prime Minister Karamanlis took what is now a familiar line of sharply criticizing the actions of the accused police officer while simultaneously condemning the street violence a [...] | 2008-12-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS1689 | GREECE PLAYS HOOKY ON EU WASTE DIRECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: Greece's lackluster performance on waste management likely will result in another serious reprimand by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for the country's inability to meet EU directives. Greece was referred to the ECJ on over twenty occasions in 2007 for a failure to impl [...] | 2008-12-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PREL GR |
08ATHENS1692 | GREEK RIOTS - WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW THEY IMPACT [...] (C) The riots that began in Greece following the December 6 police shooting of a teenager have shocked even the most cynical of Greeks, and have resulted in hundreds of millions of Euros in economic damage. The unrest has deeply polarized society, with youth of all socio-economic backgrounds [...] | 2008-12-18 13:00:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL SOCI ASEC PHUM ECON TU MK GR |
08ATHENS1698 | GREEK RIOTS: SETTLING IN FOR THE LONGER-TERM [...] (SBU) Levels of rioting and violence have increased in localized areas of Athens, and anarchists are clearly trying to injure or kill police and state security officials. Rioters have sought to increase further their visibility by placing banners on the Acropolis and attempting to burn down ( [...] | 2008-12-22 06:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI PHUM GR |
08ATHENS1720 | GREEK RIOTS: DECEMBER 24 UPDATE [...] (SBU) Rioting and violence remain ongoing in Athens in localized areas, although at a lower tempo in advance of the holidays. A bus carrying police officers was fired upon -- purportedly with Kalashnikov rifles -- from the grounds of the satellite campus of the Polytechnic University. Police [...] | 2008-12-24 11:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC SOCI PHUM GR |
08ATHENS1728 | GREEK FM URGES ACTIVE EU ROLE IN GAZA CONFLICT, [...] (SBU) SUMARY: Events in Gaza temporarily pushed domestic concerns, such as anarchist violence, the Vatopaidion scandal, and economic troubles, off Greek front pages, giving the Karamanlis government a much-needed breather after weeks of bruising criticism and declining poll figures (reftels). [...] | 2008-12-30 11:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SOCI GR IS |
08ATHENS179 | GREECE ELECTS NEW ARCHBISHOP -- SAME LINE, LOWER [...] (U) Ieronymos, Archbishop of Thebes, was elected February 7, 2008 as the new Archbishop of Athens and all Greece by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church. Signaling election of a new Archbishop with illumination of the exterior lights of Athens' Metropolitan Cathedral -- a new procedure [...] | 2008-02-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF KREL SOCI GR |
08ATHENS210 | GREECE: NATIONAL STRIKE OVER SOCIAL SECURITY [...] (U) On February 13, the two leading labor unions in Greece held a 24-hour general strike to protest the proposed (though still unveiled) legislation for reforming the Greek social security system. Much of Greece was shut down. Unions are angry at plans that purportedly call for increasing the [...] | 2008-02-14 16:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI GR |
08ATHENS260 | GREECE FACING ONSLAUGHT OF IMMIGRANTS [...] (C) The immigration statistics for 2007 reveal that Greece continues to face a sharp increase of migrants attempting to cross into Greece as a destination point or a stop-over en route to other parts of Europe and beyond. Asylum applications have increased four times from the previous year wh [...] | 2008-02-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI TU GR |
08ATHENS271 | AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW GREEK ARCHBISHOP [...] (C) On February 25, Ambassador Speckhard met with newly elected Greek Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II. The Archbishop told the Ambassador that coordinated efforts, discipline, and the absence of fanaticism were all necessary to achieve advances in human dignity. The Archbishop pledged his b [...] | 2008-02-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF SOCI PINR GR |
08ATHENS273 | CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN ANCIENT JEWISH CEMETERY [...] (C) Notwithstanding our long-standing advice to the contrary and assurances from the GOG to consult with us and the Thessaloniki Jewish Community, Greece has begun construction for a metro station in Thessaloniki in an area that falls within the ancient Jewish Cemetery. Ambassador Speckhard [...] | 2008-02-26 16:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF GR |
08ATHENS325 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-05 15:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS340 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS344 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS353 | STRIKES AGAINST PENSION REFORM INTENSIFY [...] Strikes in Greece continue as the government tables in Parliament this week its plan to reform Greece's debt-ridden pension system. The plan aims to reduce Greece's 133 pension, health, and retirement funds for private sector workers to just 13 umbrella funds. It will also effectively raise [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ENRG ECON GR |
08ATHENS399 | PASOK PRESIDENT MANUEVERS TO HALT SLIDE [...] (SBU) At the PASOK party Congress over the March 14 - 16 weekend, party leader Papandreou moved to bolste PASOK's plunging poll figures by replacing old guard central committee members with new blood. PASOK rank and file and voters appear to remain dissatisfied with his leadership and apparen [...] | 2008-03-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08ATHENS400 | POWER BLACKOUTS AND TRASH-STREWN STREETS -- [...] (U) Rolling electrical blackouts and burgeoning trash piles persist across Greece as unions extend and intensify strikes against social security and pension reform (reftel). The Karamanlis government's social security/pension reform bill is now scheduled for vote in Parliament on Thursday, Mar [...] | 2008-03-17 16:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON GR |
08ATHENS433 | STRIKES BRING GREECE TO STAND STILL - SOCIAL [...] (SBU) Private and public sector unions continued their ongoing strike against government-sponsored social security reforms today, a situation which has essentially brought most of the country to a stand still. Professionals from the ranks of lawyers, doctors, engineers, and teachers joined e [...] | 2008-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS441 | SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM BILL PASSES IN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) Greece's parliament approved its government- sponsored pension reform bill late Thursday, March 20, after weeks of protests and strikes by labor unions. The bill passed in its proposed form with 151 votes in favor and 13 against. Major opposition party PASOK and far-right LA.OS walked o [...] | 2008-03-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS452 | OPPOSITION TABLES NO CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST [...] (U) Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou tabled a motion of no confidence against the Karamanlis administration March 26, following a debate punctuated by sharp exchanges between government and opposition on the issue of social security reform. Although it is unlikely PASOK will mu [...] | 2008-03-26 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON MK GR |
08ATHENS478 | NO CONFIDENCE MOTION FAILS IN GREEK PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On March 28, a censure motion - essentially a call for a vote of no confidence - raised by the main opposition PASOK party, failed by a vote of 152 to 138. The three-day debate preceding the vote provided Greek parliamentarians an opportunity to excoriate the government for its handling of [...] | 2008-03-31 14:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS494 | HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN [...] (U) Two important human rights issues related to the Turkish minority in Thrace were recently addressed by court decisions: the first, by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the second, by a local court in Rodopi. The ECHR decision indirectly confirms the right of Thrace Muslims to [...] | 2008-04-03 09:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR |
08ATHENS495 | HUMAN RIGHTS COURT SIDES WITH TURKISH MINORITY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-03 09:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KIRF PHUM GR |
08ATHENS637 | CONFERENCE CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON U.S. [...] (SBU) In Greece, conventional wisdom holds that the United States was comlicit in the April 21, 1967 coup that put a mlitary junta in power through 1974. In a rare public conversation about these sensitive events, former PM Mitsotakis (father of current FM akoyannis) and his foundation hoste [...] | 2008-05-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI GR |
08ATHENS702 | EMBASSY ATHENS MARKS DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) Ref B discussed post's actions regarding promotion of May 21 as the "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." In addition, Ambassador has placed an editorial on Cuba and the Day of Solidarity in the daily free-press Metro newspaper, which everyday reaches a quarter of a million average Gr [...] | 2008-05-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO GR CU |
08ATHENS716 | Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former [...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...] | 2008-05-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS743 | Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5 [...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...] | 2008-05-30 09:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS778 | CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION CONCLUDES WITH WHIMPER [...] (SBU) The Karamanlis government's ambitious plans for constitutional revision came to a lackluster close on May 27 when only 3 relatively minor (out of 38 proposed) constitutional amendments were adopted by parliament. With major opposition party PASOK removing itself from the constitutiona [...] | 2008-06-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON SOCI GR |
08ATHENS792 | SENIOR ADVISOR TAHIR-KHELI ATTENDS WOMEN [...] (SBU) Senior Advisor for WomenQs Empowerment Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited Greece on behalf of the Secretary to attend the Women LeadersQ Working Group Conference hosted by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. The June 3 QLagonissi Declaration summarized the Working GroupQs initiative to [...] | 2008-06-06 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KWMN KPAO GR |
08BAGHDAD1008 | MINISTERIAL CAPACITY SURGE ASSESSMENT - INTERIM REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of March 30, 97 percent of the 75 "surge" advisors on Ministerial Capacity have arrived in Baghdad. Their arrivals were staggered; in mid-January, 53 percent were present and working in country. Surge personnel focus on providing targeted skills to several key non-security [...] | 2008-04-01 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AMGT PGOV ECON PREL SOCI PINR IZ |
08BAGHDAD1031 | EPRT: HR ADVISOR AL-JABOORI EXPLAINS SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) On March 25, Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi told E-PRT Team Leader and BCT Commander during a biweekly reconciliation meeting that prominent Sunni political parties refused to participate [...] | 2008-04-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD1047 | SAI LEADER SHEIKH AHMED SPEAKS ON HIS NEW [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, leader of the Iraq Awakening Movement, or Sahawa Al-Iraq (SAI),spoke to us on April 2 for over two hours about SAI's movement towards becoming a national political party, his personal attitude on th [...] | 2008-04-06 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS KDEM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD1237 | EPRT BAGHDAD 2 AT YEAR ONE; SUCCESS STORIES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable drafted by Team Leader Eric Whitaker. 2. (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Baghdad 2 E-PRT has undertaken a variety of activities in the areas of local governance, community reconciliation, economic growth and development, and essential [...] | 2008-04-21 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON EAID SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD1341 | A GLIMPSE INTO MOLSA ORPHANAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOffs had a rare opportunity to tour Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs orphanages in Baghdad on April 24. Since a July 2007 scandal when MoLSA orphans were found naked and tied to beds, the USG has had little communication with the ministry on this issue. The two orphanag [...] | 2008-04-30 18:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM IZ |
08BAGHDAD14 | AUSTRALIA CONSIDERS NEW ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Australian Ambassador Innes Brown called on EMIN December 28 to discuss possible areas where Australia could increase its economic assistance to Iraq. The Government of Australia (GoA) has been tasked by PM Rudd to develop new initiatives by the end of January. Innes Brown sa [...] | 2008-01-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV ECON ELAB OFDP PREL SOCI IZ XF XU XB AU ZP ZR |
08BAGHDAD1477 | PRT ANBAR: ANBAR UNIVERSITY SEEKS LINKS TO US [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (S) Summary: At a May 1 meeting, Anbar University (AU) President Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Al Dulemy requested Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and Multinational Force ) West (MNF-W) assistance to establish relationships with U.S. universities [...] | 2008-05-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR PTER SCUL SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD1517 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: CDC HOLDS FIRST TRAINING [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY: At the instigation of the Salah ad Din Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),CDC has conducted its first training course in Iraq, which was enthusiastically received by Iraqi medical professionals. END SUMMARY. 3. (U) P [...] | 2008-05-15 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO EAID IZ |
08BAGHDAD1576 | NINEWA COUNCILWOMEN UNITE TO EMPOWER IRAQI WOMEN [...] (U) PRT Ninewa recently initiated a series of discussions with several prominent female local government leaders to discuss obstacles and ways forward on women's empowerment issues, including institutional discrimination and traditional attitudes regarding gender roles. Recognizing the need [...] | 2008-05-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD1641 | PRT ANBAR: UNAMI VISITS ANBAR TO DISCUSS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A small UNAMI delegation visited Ramadi on May 27 with a dual purpose: to hold talks with provincial officials on economic development in advance of the expected establishment of a permanent UNAMI presence in the province and to m [...] | 2008-05-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON EAID UN IZ |
08BAGHDAD176 | INFORMAL MINISTERIAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministerial Engagement Team (MET) leaders in Embassy Baghdad conducted the second of two informal assessments to determine the level of institutional capacity of several Iraqi ministries. The Mission used the same methodology in both years and the results of the December 20 [...] | 2008-01-23 18:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AMGT PGOV ECON PREL SOCI PINR IZ |
08BAGHDAD1901 | PRT MAYSAN: LOCAL OFFICIALS REQUEST EDUCATION AND [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: on June 17, representatives from Majar al-Kabir (MAK) city and al-Bhtera village, accompanied by Maysan governor's advisor Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, met with the PRT at Tallil Air Base. The MAK area education representative, inspector for education, agriculture representativ [...] | 2008-06-23 06:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD204 | BAGHDAD ESSENTIAL SERVICES: 2007 YEAR IN REVIEW [...] SUMMARY: Initiated in 2007, Fardh Al Qanoon (FAQ),aka the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),emphasized several themes, including the delivery of essential services. Although initially led by DPM Zoubai, his attempted assassination and the political boycott of the Tawafuq bloc hindered efforts to [...] | 2008-01-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | AMGT EAID ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PINR PREL SOCI |
08BAGHDAD2048 | PRT DIYALA: FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS - A WORRISOME [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The recent spate of female suicide bombers in Iraq presents serious challenges for the Iraqi Security Forces. There have been 23 reported cases nationwide this year alone, a significant increase from eight reported attacks in 200 [...] | 2008-07-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD2060 | NUNCIO AFFIRMS IRAQI CHRISTIANS WANT TO STAY, NOT [...] (C) Summary: The Papal Nuncio to Iraq, Archbishop Chullikat, affirmed on July 3 that most Christians wished to remain in Iraq. He declared the trend toward emigration reversible, with generating employment opportunities the best remedy for their hardships. He called for Christians to be int [...] | 2008-07-04 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD2083 | SIV ELIGIBILITY OF IRAQIS WORKING UNDER [...] Section 1244 of Public Law 110-181, the Defense Authorization Act of 2008 (the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act),greatly expanded the eligibility criteria for special immigration status for Iraqi nationals employed by or on behalf of the United States Government in Iraq on or after March 2003, for [...] | 2008-07-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS IZ PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG SOCI UN |
08BAGHDAD2140 | PRT ANBAR: VOTER REGISTRATION - GETTING THE WORD [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) PRT members met with the head of the Sunni Endowment in Anbar Province, Sheikh Abdullah Jallal al-Faraj, to discuss upcoming voter registration and to propose that the Sunni Endowment utilize the traditional Friday evening [...] | 2008-07-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM SOCI UNSC IZ |
08BAGHDAD2204 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: GEO REPORTS VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During a July 14 meeting, Salah ad Din (SaD) Governorate Election Officer (GEO) Hatim Abdulhamid provided PRT/CF officials with an upbeat assessment of the state of voter registration readiness in the province. He [...] | 2008-07-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINS KDEM KCRS SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD2421 | (SBU) KARBALA'S LARGEST JAIL BURSTING AT SEAMS. [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala's largest jail (technically a pre-trial detention facility) is filled beyond capacity. Because the province does not have a prison and the regional prison in al-Hillah also is full, Karbala's jail also houses post-trial detainees, including ten people (one female) convic [...] | 2008-08-04 05:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD2429 | PRT ANBAR: ANBAR VOTER REGISTRATION ECLIPSES 2005 [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anbar Governate Electoral Office (GEO) Director Khalid Rijab Abdul-Razak told the PRT that more than 46,600 Anbaris have verified their names on the list of the Province's pre-registered voters. At six percent of eligible voters [...] | 2008-08-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM SOCI UNSC IZ |
08BAGHDAD2492 | KARBALA PREPARES FOR SHABANIYAH [...] (C) Summary: Seeking to avoid a repeat of the deadly violence that marred last year's Shabaniyah (a Shia observance commemorating the twelfth imam's birth, which this year is on August 17),Karbala officials are tightening security throughout the province. Seven thousand additional police and [...] | 2008-08-08 03:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2643 | KARBALA CELEBRATES SECURE SHABANIYAH [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala officials and residents alike are breathing a sigh of relief after the annual Shabaniyah observance, which culminated in the early morning hours on September 17, passed without incident within the province (although violence was recorded in other provinces among pilgrim [...] | 2008-08-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL SOCI KISL IZ |
08BAGHDAD2738 | CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST: GRATIFIED THE "U.S. IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Asserting that intra-Iraqi Christian discord is the result of political competition between church leaders, CoR Speaker Mashadani's human rights advisor urged the USG to engage with nonpolitical lay people. She complained that the government was not providing adequate assistan [...] | 2008-08-26 06:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD2928 | IRAQ NOT IN A TIME OF CHOLERA [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq Ministry of Health (MoH) officials said September 9 that there have been a total of 26 cases of cholera reported in 2008; according to health officials, this is far below the number of cases reported by this time last year and falls well short of the threshold of an outbreak [...] | 2008-09-10 11:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI KSCA IZ |
08BAGHDAD3002 | USAID/IRAQ HELPS CAPTURE $1 BILLION PER YEAR [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: With elections approaching and essential services still lagging, improved service delivery of electricity is critical. Yet every day Iraq's southern oil fields burn off gas associated with oil production, gas that could drive 3,500 megawatts (MW) of generator power worth $9 b [...] | 2008-09-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR ENRG |
08BAGHDAD3009 | VISIT REQUESTED BY HOLY SEE LIKELY TO LEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, the Holy See asked the USG to arrange for a human rights attorney from Rome to meet with former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, who was the highest ranking Christian in Saddam Hussein,s government and is now on trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT). On S [...] | 2008-09-18 15:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3065 | IRAQI OIL MINISTRY'S PENDING HUMAN RESOURCES CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the retirements in the next few years of its top cadre, who are on one-year waivers of the mandatory 63-year-old retirement age, the Ministry of Oil will lose a generation that has the international exposure and experience to lead the Ministry during a period when it restr [...] | 2008-09-24 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EAID SOCI PGOV KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3081 | ADVANCING CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The Prime Minister is leading a new Civil Service Reform Committee to overhaul federal personnel management in Iraq. The Iraqi Government has requested USG help to make this happen. The goals are to have merit- based appointment and promotion; performance management, grading, and p [...] | 2008-09-24 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR ENRG EPET |
08BAGHDAD3088 | IRAQ MINISTERIAL PARTNERSHIPS RE-START WATER [...] SUMMARY: In the midst of Iraq's struggles with a crippling drought, the USAID-funded Tatweer and Inma programs have facilitated a partnership between the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) and Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to help secure a rehabilitation budget allotment to keep the water flow [...] | 2008-09-25 10:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PINS SNAR ENRG EPET |
08BAGHDAD3162 | KARBALA UNIVERSITY FAST-BREAK A SLAM DUNK [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Karbala hosted Karbala University representatives to an iftar on September 15. The PRT described its activities and the Karbala guests explained their needs. In cooperation with Karbala University, PRT Karbala hopes to assist Iraq regain its tradition of academic excellenc [...] | 2008-10-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3210 | RRT ERBIL: JOURNALISTS GIVE NEW KRG MEDIA LAW A TENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Key independent media editors in the Kurdistan Region have cautiously welcomed passage September 22 of a new KRG Press Law, with one veteran editor characterizing it as "80 percent good." Our interlocutors were pleased with revisions in the law that cap defamation fines, prohib [...] | 2008-10-05 02:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3329 | IMPROVING IRAQI DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With significant improvements in security, the Iraqi public is becoming increasingly impatient with electricity and fuel shortages and deficiencies in delivery of essential services. The GOI must be seen as recognizing the problem and working to improve essential services. To d [...] | 2008-10-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EINV ECON ENRG IZ |
08BAGHDAD3385 | SECRETARY LEAVITT PRESSES PM MALIKI FOR QUICK [...] (C) In their October 20 meeting in Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt and Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki agreed on the importance of continued U.S.-Iraq health cooperation in "solidifying" the two countries' partnership. Encouraging quick passage of the S [...] | 2008-10-23 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV OVIP SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3453 | IRAQ GROPING FOR LONG-TERM NATIONAL PLAN FOR [...] (C) Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) officials told EmbOffs on October 23 that while MoST and Ministry of Health (MoH) officials have agreed to try and import new Cobalt-60 (Co-60) sources to meet short-term demands for cancer therapy (reftel),they have as yet not reached a consensus [...] | 2008-10-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO KNNP PGOV OVIP SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3545 | ERBIL RRT: STANDING ROOM ONLY AUDIENCES FOR U.S. ELECTION [...] With the strong support of Embassy Baghdad's Public Affairs Section, RRT Erbil's Public Diplomacy Section brought University of Massachusetts-Amherst Professor Mike Hannahan to the Kurdistan Region October 26-November 7 for a series of lectures at major universities. Hannahan, the Director of [...] | 2008-11-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI PGOV OEXC OIIP KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3587 | RRT ERBIL: LVIN EDITOR DETAILS KDP ATTEMPT TO KILL [...] (C) During a November 5 meeting with Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq Krajeski, Sulaimaniya-based Lvin Magazine Editor-in-Chief Ahmad Mira provided details on what he said was a recent attempt by the KDP to kill him. Mira explained that PUK Asayeesh officers told him they arrested two men Sep [...] | 2008-11-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS KDEM SOCI SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3616 | HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: IRAQI BUDGET EXECUTION [...] Summary. Budget execution in Iraq remains a challenge as the GOI strives to develop infrastructure, provide essential services to the populace and devolve authority to provincial governments. Although vestiges of the Saddam-era command economy and the loss of skilled workers complicate matter [...] | 2008-11-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SOCI PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3639 | KARBALA TRIBES DEMONSTRATE IN FAVOR OF SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 1,500 tribesmen demonstrated in downtown Karbala on the morning of November 15 to show their support for the Support Councils favored by Prime Minister Maliki and his provincial protege, Governor Aqeel Mahmoud al-Khazali. The demonstration -- apparently organized [...] | 2008-11-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3723 | KARBALA'S TRIBES AND THE SUPPORT COUNCILS [...] (C) Summary: Karbala's tribes are an enduring source of order and security. They participate in the tribal Support Councils initiated by Prime Minister Maliki, but should be viewed as "rented" rather than "owned" by the Da'wa Party. Tribal backing, key to candidates' success in the provincial [...] | 2008-11-25 13:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3744 | SUPPORT COUNCILS: WHAT THEY ARE [...] (U) In recent months, Support Councils (majilis al-isnad) established by Prime Minister Maliki in various regions have become an important and controversial part of Iraq's political landscape. Their implications for the United States range from the strategic (the balance of central and provi [...] | 2008-11-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3749 | FIRST YEAR WRAP UP: OPA'S QUICK RESPONSE FUND HELPS PRTS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) recently concluded the first year of its $135 million Quick Response Fund (QRF) program. QRF was created to finance Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) projects designed to promote socio-economic development and stability througho [...] | 2008-11-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL ECON IZ |
08BAGHDAD3758 | MUTHANNA OFFICIALS' MEASURED OPINION OF TRIBAL [...] (C) Local government officials in Muthanna expressed their concerns about the legality of how the Maliki government established the tribal support councils (SCs) to Senior Advisor Gray during his November 24-25 visit, while tribal sheikhs stressed how important SCs are to assuring a voice for [...] | 2008-11-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3759 | MUTHANNA GOVERNOR AND PC CHAIRMAN DISCUSS [...] (C) The governor and Provincial Council chairman told Senior Advisor Gray and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Muthanna staff on November 24 that the elections will be successful and free of violence, the SOFA agreement should pass, and foreign investment will continue to be a top priorit [...] | 2008-11-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI IZ ECON EINV |
08BAGHDAD3806 | KARBALA: JAAFARI'S CAMPAIGN STARTS EARLY [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's National Reform Party (Islah) papered three Karbala neighborhoods with handbills on December 1. Other parties here plan to sue Islah for jumping the gun; the official start date for campaigning is December 15. Among Islah's candidates [...] | 2008-12-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD3834 | BUDGET EXECUTION: WHAT THE IRAQIS SAY, OR FAIL TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite improved results in provincial budget execution in 2008, the Government of Iraq (GOI) and provincial government offices continue to be hampered by insufficient staffing levels, unclear policies and poor communication. Representatives from the two groups briefed PRT and [...] | 2008-12-08 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI PREL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3856 | RRT Erbil: Nawroz TV Co-Op Makes News [...] (U) A two-week TV co-op project in the United States gave millions of people in Iraq's Kurdistan Region an extraordinary window into the workings of American democracy. From October 27 to November 7, the three-person crew from Kurdistan's Nawroz TV visited Washington, Chicago, and San Diego, [...] | 2008-12-10 13:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3992 | SALAH AD-DIN ANALYSIS: TRIBAL POLITICS IN LOCAL [...] (C) Tribal influence will play an important role in the upcoming provincial elections in Salah ad Din (SaD). That said, there are substantial divisions within the tribes, and limits on the ability of leaders to mobilize political support. The influence of most sheikhs or tribal leaders is lo [...] | 2008-12-21 07:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD402 | PRT DIYALA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala Reporting Cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Security in Diyala Province has long adversely impacted the ability of the provincial government to provide services for its citizens. Thanks to recent security improvements, both the provincial council and the executive branch [...] | 2008-02-11 11:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAID SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD411 | NINEWA: PRT EMERGENCY PLANNING EFFORTS BEAR FRUIT [...] (U) After months of hard work to raise the profile of emergency preparedness among government officials in Ninewa, the PRT's efforts paid off January 23 when a large group of provincial and local officials, led by Provincial Governor Duraid Kashmoula, convened to outline the initial steps for [...] | 2008-02-12 12:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER EAID SOCI ECON IZ |
08BAGHDAD533 | BAGHDAD EPRT: SHEIKH ALI-HATEM SPEAKS ON AQI, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD537 | BAGHDAD EPRT: SHEIKH ALI-HATEM SPEAKS ON AQI, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a February 12 meeting with MNF-I Officers and E-PRT Team Leader, Sheikh Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, a controversial Anbar Province figure, condemned the February 11 VBIED attack against him, which he attributed to AQI, and de [...] | 2008-02-24 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD557 | MINISTER OF HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION EXPLAINS [...] (C) In a cordial 90 minute meeting on February 24, Minister of Housing and Construction Bayan Diyazee told Ambassador Charles Ries, the Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq, and Major General Kevin Bergner, Deputy Chief of Staff for MNF-I Strategic Effects, that foreign investment was a [...] | 2008-02-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD623 | PRT KIRKUK: MAJOR CRIMES COURT RESUMES TRYING [...] (U) THIS IS A PRT KIRKUK REPORTING CABLE. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) THE KIRKUK MAJOR CRIMES COURT (MCC) RESUMED OPERATIONS FEBRUARY 28 HEARING A SECOND DOCKET OF 42 CASES. CREATED IN OCTOBER 2007, THE MCC HAS TRIED 26 CASES AND CLEARED A TWO-YEAR BACKLOG OF MAJOR CRIMES CASES, INCLUDING [...] | 2008-03-03 09:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM SOCI IZ |
08BAGHDAD695 | PRT KIRKUK: COUNCILS CONVOCATION II - [...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Rizgar Ali, Chairman of the Kirkuk Provincial Council (PC),convened a second information sharing session on February 24 with the primarily Kurdish and Turkman district and sub-district councils to discuss council operations, rol [...] | 2008-03-09 10:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON IZ |
08BAGHDAD756 | KIRKUK BOYCOTT NEGOTIATIONS STALL [...] (U) This is a PRT Kirkuk reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Turkman Bloc met with the Kirkuk Brotherhood List (KBL) on March 9 as part of their ongoing negotiations to end the 15 month-long boycott of the Kirkuk Provincial Council by the Turkman Bloc. Negotiations stalled after the tw [...] | 2008-03-14 09:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINS IZ |
08BAGHDAD877 | UN ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE (MARCH 17-18, 2008) [...] (U) Summary. As part of its portfolio of activities to support good governance, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),in coordination with the office of Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, organized an international Anti-Corruption Conference in Baghdad on March 17-18, 2008 at al-Rash [...] | 2008-03-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID IZ KCOR PGOV PREL SOCI |
08BAMAKO288 | LEADER OF MALIAN HAMALLIYYA DISCUSSES AQIM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PTER ML |
08BAMAKO574 | THE ANSAR DINE MOVEMENT AND ISLAM IN MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL PHUM SOCI PTER ML |
08BAMAKO610 | DISTANCES AND DISORGANIZATION HAMPER ASSESSMENT OF [...] Summary: On June 26 the Embassy met with International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) delegate Andreas Schmidt to discuss the living conditions of populations displaced by fighting in northern Mali. A hand-written report sent to the Embassy by the Director of the Malian Red Cross in Kida [...] | 2008-07-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID SOCI ML |
08BAMAKO806 | FY07 SELF HELP REPORT FOR MALI [...] Summary. The Embassy Self Help Committee used its FY 07 allocation of USD 80,000 to fund 15 projects in the areas of education, health, food production, income generation and economic development. Direct beneficiaries of these projects totaled more than 77,000 people. An estimated 65 percen [...] | 2008-09-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI PHUM ML |
08BAMAKO831 | NEW NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF POLICE SHAKES UP POLICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 11:09:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS SOCI ML |
08BAMAKO835 | HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 05:45:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TBIO KHIV ML |
08BAMAKO898 | ARAB-TUAREG TENSIONS IN LERE RISE AFTER SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI PINS PINR ML |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59 | BRUNEI WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered invitation letters per instructions reftel on February 6 to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Energy. We will inform the Department of the GoB response about participating in WIREC as soon as we receive it. SKODON [...] | 2008-02-13 03:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI BX |
08BANGKOK1833 | DIESEL UP, CABBAGE DOWN, THAI PROTESTS ALL AROUND [...] (U) Summary. This week in Thailand, farmers, fishermen, laborers and truckers staged demonstrations around the country to protest high fuel prices and low crop prices. The protests appear neither coordinated nor partisan but rather are a reaction to record high diesel prices and downward pric [...] | 2008-06-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV SOCI TH |
08BANJUL117 | PRESIDENT JAMMEH OPENS 2008 LEGISLATIVE YEAR [...] (U) On March 28, President Yahya Jammeh presided over the opening of the National Assembly, which marked the beginning of the 2008 legislative year. This year's event was the most elaborate in recent years and was attended by National Assembly Speakers and parliamentary delegations from four [...] | 2008-04-04 08:18:00 | Embassy Banjul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET KDEM SOCI GA |
08BASRAH39 | BASRAH HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR ON OPERATION CHARGE OF THE [...] (C/REL MCFI) Regional Embassy Officers met with the head of the Ministry of Human Rights' Basrah office, Mahdi al-Tamimi, April 17 to discuss the humanitarian effects of the GOI's Operation Charge of the Knights (CoK). Mahdi noted that before CoK, Basrah was crime ridden, suffering a murder ra [...] | 2008-04-28 16:55:00 | REO Basrah | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PBTS PGOV PREL PTER SOCI IR IZ |
08BEIJING1022 | TIBET: RESTORING ORDER IS PRC'S PRIMARY FOCUS; [...] (C) Summary: China's leadership is focused on restoring order and preventing the Tibet-related unrest of the last week from spreading nationwide, a well-connected scholar told PolOff March 18. Although international reaction to Beijing's response is a consideration for China's rulers, partic [...] | 2008-03-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM KIRF CH |
08BEIJING1023 | BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON JAPAN, [...] (C) At the March 14 bi-weekly Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, Japanese DCM Kunio Umeda said that PRC President Hu Jintao's trip to Japan is scheduled for May 6, but the poisoned dumpling issue could make the visit "difficult." Participants were unimpressed by the National Peopl [...] | 2008-03-18 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KOLY SENV SOCI PTER AF CM CH FR |
08BEIJING1045 | TIBET: JOURNALISTS CITE GOVERNMENT "RESTRAINT," [...] (C) Summary: China's leadership has ordered security forces to show "restraint" and not discharge their weapons in responding to Tibet-related unrest, according to two editors at official Chinese newspapers. One source said that despite these orders, "isolated shooting incidents" may have occ [...] | 2008-03-20 10:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL CH |
08BEIJING1047 | MARCH 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA CLIQUE, [...] Key points at the regular March 20 MFA press briefing: -- Wen Jiabao expressed grave concern to UK PM Gordon Brown over his plans to meet the Dalai Lama. Reports that Wen has agreed to meet the Dalai Lama are incorrect, as the Dalai Lama has not yet met the preconditions for dialogue. His [...] | 2008-03-20 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL CH KS JA |
08BEIJING1396 | BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON TIBET, THE [...] (C) At the April 11 bi-weekly Beijing-based G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French DCM Nicolas Chapuis noted that there is much confusion in Paris regarding Sarkozy's "conditions" or "elements" involved in his ultimate decision to attend or not attend the Beijing Olympics. President Hu Jinta [...] | 2008-04-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KOLY SOCI SENV CH FR GM JA UK |
08BEIJING1416 | APRIL 15 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TORCH RELAY, DALAI [...] Key points at the regular April 15 MFA press briefing: -- Past successful legs of the Olympic Torch Relay have come about through cooperation with the relevant countries; any disruptions in future legs of the torch run will show the "true nature" of Tibetan separatist forces. China hopes th [...] | 2008-04-15 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CH JA |
08BEIJING1490 | APRIL 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TORCH RELAY, DALAI [...] Key points at the regular April 17 MFA press briefing: -- The torch relay in Pakistan was "warm and grand," and the people of India have "shown their enthusiasm for the relay." -- The Beijing Olympic Committee will arrange a specific media group to cover the Mount Everest leg of the torch [...] | 2008-04-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CH JA |
08BEIJING1506 | RURAL FINANCE INITIATIVES STILL STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) New rural finance initiatives continue to struggle in China's countryside one year after their introduction because they are not commercially viable. Promoting private banks' involvement in the rural sector through the establishment of Village Banks is the right approach, by increasing c [...] | 2008-04-18 09:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
08BEIJING164 | BOHAI FUND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HOME-GROWN STATUS [...] (SBU) The establishment of the new renminbi (RMB) 20 billion (USD 2.7 billion) Tianjin-based Bohai Industrial Investment Fund, the first of a series of home-grown RMB-denominated private equity (PE) funds backed by state-owned entities, represents an effort by Chinese authorities to expand non [...] | 2008-01-17 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CH ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD PGOV SOCI |
08BEIJING1671 | PRICES STILL RISING BUT PROVINCES REMAIN CALM [...] (SBU) Commenting on inflationary trends in their respective localities, government officials and citizens in two provinces outside Beijing recently expressed optimism that prices are stabilizing and said their regions have not so far experienced widespread social unrest or hoarding. Their comm [...] | 2008-04-30 02:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR SOCI CH |
08BEIJING1690 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -- CHINA [...] (U) INTRODUCTION: This report is Mission China's response to reftel, which requested input on the impact of food and commodity price increases. It is a composite of analysis and data compiled by Embassy Beijing as well as by Econoffs in Consulates General Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, and She [...] | 2008-04-30 09:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR SOCI CH |
08BEIJING1760 | HUNAN'S RETURN MIGRATION? [...] (SBU) Contacts in Hunan Province claim that rural-to-urban migrants who previously had worked in factories on the coast in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) appear to be returning home in greater numbers than before to Hunan's countryside. The trend is not necessarily a new one -- many temporary mig [...] | 2008-05-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV EAGR SOCI CH |
08BEIJING1870 | STATE COUNCIL RESEARCHER SAYS APRIL CPI DATA WARRANTS [...] (SBU) China's Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 8.5 percent year-on-year in April, fueling further concern about inflation in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. Food prices again accounted for most of the increase, led by surging pork and cooking oil prices. A leading researcher at China' [...] | 2008-05-15 05:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR SOCI CH |
08BEIJING2010 | BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON EARTHQUAKE [...] (C) At the regular meeting of G-5 ambassadors in Beijing, the Japanese Ambassador reported that PRC President Hu Jintao has taken personal ownership of Sino-Japanese relations and made the final decision to travel to Japan over the opposition by some in the Chinese Government. Ambassador Miya [...] | 2008-05-23 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM PGOV MARR KOLY SOCI SENV CH |
08BEIJING2048 | UNSC DISCUSSION ON WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (C) PolOff on May 28 delivered to MFA reftel invitation from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi inviting FM Yang to participate in a minister-level public thematic debate on Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council on Thursday, June 19. MFA International Organizations [...] | 2008-05-28 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN KWMN SOCI PHUM |
08BEIJING2220 | A/S KRAMER DISCUSSES TIBETAN AND UIGHUR ISSUES [...] (C) In a May 27 meeting with State Ethnic Affairs Commission Vice Minister Wu Shiming, DRL A/S Kramer urged China to seize the opportunity to seek "real results" in the dialogue with the Dalai Lama's representatives. Vice Minister Wu replied that progress does not depend on the Chinese side a [...] | 2008-06-06 10:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF SOCI CH |
08BEIJING2393 | CHINESE PROTEST AT JAPANESE EMBASSY OVER EAST CHINA SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: A small group of Chinese demonstrators chanted and waved flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in protest against a Sino-Japan joint gas exploration deal on June 18. Security was tight at the government-sanctioned protest, with an estimated 150 municipal police and Pe [...] | 2008-06-18 22:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CH JP |
08BEIJING2437 | EARTHQUAKE: PARTY BENEFITS, ANGER IN QUAKE ZONE [...] (C) The Chinese public is giving high marks to the Central Government, and especially to Premier Wen Jiabao, for its quick response to the May 12 Sichuan earthquake, and our contacts believe the Party and Central Government have received a boost in legitimacy as a result. Although managing th [...] | 2008-06-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PROP SOCI CH |
08BEIJING2458 | OPEN QUAKE COVERAGE UNPRECEDENTED, LONG-TERM [...] (C) Chinese journalists jumped at the chance to cover the devastating May 12 Sichuan earthquake without waiting for (or ignoring) guidance from the Party Propaganda Department, according to a variety of Embassy contacts. Premier Wen Jiabao's prompt appearance at the quake's worst-hit areas pr [...] | 2008-06-23 11:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL CH |
08BEIJING3005 | PETITIONERS' FRUSTRATION HIGHLIGHTS CENTRAL-LOCAL [...] (C) In response to several recent episodes of local unrest, the Chinese Government issued regulations July 24 threatening administrative punishment, including dismissal, for officials who fail to handle correctly citizens' petitions to higher levels of government to redress perceived injustice [...] | 2008-08-04 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KOLY CH |
08BEIJING3240 | FEW PETITIONERS AT BEIJING CALLS AND LETTERS [...] (C) During an August 20 reconnoiter of Beijing's State Bureau for Letters and Calls (where petitioners from across China submit petitions to seek redress for grievances),PolOff observed a heavy security presence but few petitioners. PolOff witnessed security guards dragging a woman away from [...] | 2008-08-22 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KOLY SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3293 | PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL ON SOCIAL STABILITY, PRIDE IN [...] (C) According to a prefecture-level Party Secretary from Anhui Province, new regulations on handling petitions will make local officials improve their efforts to deal with disgruntled citizens. Liu'an City Prefecture Communist Party Secretary Tang Linxiang (protect) told PolOff earlier this m [...] | 2008-08-26 03:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL KOLY CH |
08BEIJING335 | CENTER MOBILIZES TO DEAL WITH SNOWSTORM; MAJOR [...] (C) At last grasping the severity of the disruptions caused by snowstorms in south and central China that have affected millions of travelers headed home for the Chinese New Year holiday (reftels),China's central leadership on January 29 and 30 launched an all-out effort to mobilize Party and [...] | 2008-01-30 13:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3405 | Can't Please Everyone: Shanghai Party Secretary Describes [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...] | 2008-09-03 23:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH |
08BEIJING3465 | CORRECTED COPY -(INFO ADDRESSES) - CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE: [...] (C) Summary: During a September 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Shanghai Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng said managing differences among competing interest groups remains his biggest management challenge in China's most dynamic city. Making sure people do not get angry with the government will b [...] | 2008-09-06 04:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EINV ELAB SOCI BEXP CH |
08BEIJING3476 | MINISTER OF CIVIL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PARALYMPICS, [...] (SBU) In a September 5 meeting, Minister of Civil Affairs Li Xueju welcomed Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake, head of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Paralympic Games, and wished U.S. athletes success. Minister Li said that with assistance from the international community, [...] | 2008-09-08 05:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINS MOPS SOCI EAID SENV KOLY CH |
08BEIJING3702 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 DINNER WITH VICE [...] (C) At a September 19 event for the diplomatic corps to celebrate the recent China-hosted Olympics and Paralympics, Vice President Xi Jinping expressed appreciation for President Bush's positive role in U.S.-China relations and acknowledged China's need for "change and reform." Also at the ev [...] | 2008-09-24 09:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KOLY SOCI EAID CH TW |
08BEIJING3728 | CHINESE SEARCH ENGINES CENSOR FOR CASH? [...] (C) One consequence of the ongoing milk safety scandal in China has been the revelation that PRC search engines apparently regularly accept money from corporate clients to suppress negative news in online search results. Baidu, by far China's most popular search engine, has been criticized ov [...] | 2008-09-25 09:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3788 | OCTOBER PARTY PLENUM: RURAL REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Rural reform and development will be the primary theme of the upcoming plenary session ("Plenum") of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Central Committee scheduled for October 9-12 in Beijing. The Party's selection of this topic reflects the leadership's belief that solving rural problems [...] | 2008-09-29 11:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3857 | CHINA'S RURAL POLICIES: UPDATE ON THE STATE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The stated focus of the October 9-12 Third Plenum of the 17th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee is rural reform. Scholars continue to debate China's current path of rural reform and doubts remain about implementation and whether China's current policy direction a [...] | 2008-10-09 00:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
08BEIJING390 | WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC; CENTER [...] (C) China's worst snowstorm in 50 years continues to wreak havoc across southern and central parts of the country. Although some transportation networks over the past two days have started to return to normal, hundreds of thousands of travelers remain stranded and millions of residents face ha [...] | 2008-02-01 11:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP ECON ELTN SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3933 | COMMUNIST PARTY PLENUM CLOSES, ISSUES COMMUNIQUE [...] (C) The Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 17th Central Committee concluded on October 12, adopting a "Decision" on rural reform and development that, as expected, emphasized the importance of the countryside to China's overall development and pledged to devote considerable reso [...] | 2008-10-16 02:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAGR EFIN SOCI CH |
08BEIJING3948 | NPC VICE CHAIR CHEN ZHILI MEETS WITH SENATOR HAGEL [...] (C) National People's Congress Standing Committee Vice Chairperson Chen Zhili told Senator Chuck Hagel October 13 that China hopes Congress will act to cancel the recently-announced U.S. arms sale to Taiwan. The Chinese people see a contradiction between PRC efforts to help the United States [...] | 2008-10-16 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS ECON SCUL SOCI CH TW GG |
08BEIJING4100 | PLENUM DECISION TACKLES LAND, RURAL FINANCE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The full text of the "Decision" approved by the Third Plenum of the CCP 17th Central Committee was released on October 19 (ref A),largely echoing the October 12 Plenum Communique (ref B) by pledging more Central Government support for efforts to boost peasant incomes, reduce t [...] | 2008-10-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI CH |
08BEIJING4102 | THE CCP THIRD PLENUM: HOPEFUL BUT NOT HOLDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contacts from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, one of China's poorest regions, expressed hope the decisions of the October 9-12 Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 17th Central Committee would translate into concrete policies to boost agricultural production, su [...] | 2008-10-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH |
08BEIJING4453 | U/S JEFFERY AND SCIO AGREE TO FUTURE [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery, III met with State Council Information Office Vice Minister Cai Mingzhao on December 3 to discuss China's Internet administration and information access policies. The two hailed the success of industry cooperation in the U.S.-China Internet Summi [...] | 2008-12-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KIPR ECON CH |
08BEIJING4522 | CHINESE BLOGGERS COMPLAIN ABOUT CENSORSHIP, [...] (C) Government control and censorship of the Internet are the key problems facing Chinese netizens, according to participants at the fourth annual China Blogger Conference held in Guangzhou November 15-16. Conference attendees complained of officials paying bloggers to post pro- government op [...] | 2008-12-12 08:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI CH |
08BEIJING4644 | REFORM JOURNAL RESISTS PRESSURE TO FIRE CHIEF; HU [...] (C) Party propaganda authorities have asked the president of a controversial pro-reform journal to step down, according to Embassy contacts and Western media, allegedly over recent articles about Zhao Ziyang, the late former Party chief who was ousted in the crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen prot [...] | 2008-12-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
08BEIJING521 | "WE NEED A CHINESE UNITED WAY": CIVIL AFFAIRS [...] (C) China wants to develop more charities, especially those targeting the disabled, and hopes to expand cooperation with international charitable foundations such as the Gates Foundation, according to officials at the Civil Affairs College, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' (MCA) cadre training s [...] | 2008-02-14 11:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI CH |
08BEIJING608 | BLOGPOWER: CHINA'S GOVERNMENT FEELS PRESSURE FROM [...] (C) In 2007 Chinese bloggers grew increasingly bold in questioning government authority, according to several Post sources in media and academia. Censors, our contacts tell us, simply cannot keep up with China's rapidly growing blogger community, which now numbers 17 million. For example, wh [...] | 2008-02-20 10:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCUL PROP SOCI EINT CH |
08BEIJING645 | HU JINTAO´s CHINA OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Chinese policy and politics over the next five years will be driven by the Party´s determination to preserve its monopoly on power through continued rapid, market-oriented, economic development and incremental, but limited, political reform. Concern over social stability will remain the prim [...] | 2008-02-22 09:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CH |
08BEIJING648 | BAIDU CEO DENIES HIJACKING OF RIVAL SEARCH ENGINE [...] (C) Contrary to popular Chinese perception, China's top search engine, Baidu.com does not enjoy a special relationship with the PRC Government, company founder Li Yanhong told Poloff in a recent meeting. However, Li said, Baidu does engage in extensive self censorship of Internet searches but [...] | 2008-02-22 10:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PROP SOCI EINT CH |
08BEIJING750 | MORE ATTENTION ON THE RURAL SECTOR: WILL IT BE ENOUGH? [...] (SBU) Beijing-based rural experts say the State Council's 2008 Number One Document, which identified rural issues as the Central Government's top policy priority for the fifth year in a row, signals the leadership's continuing concern about the urban-rural income gap and restates the case for a [...] | 2008-03-03 00:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV EFIN SOCI CH |
08BEIJING809 | PREMIER'S NPC REPORT PLEDGES MORE REFORM, TACKLES [...] (C) The State Council's annual "Government Work Report," read by Premier Wen Jiabao at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) on March 5, reviewed China's major hot-button economic, administrative and social issues and provided general policy priorities to tackle them. Th [...] | 2008-03-05 13:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON KCUL PHUM CH |
08BEIJING826 | HENAN NPC DELEGATION STRESSES RURAL DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Henan's Provincial National People's Congress (NPC) Delegation stressed the importance of rural development and family planning during discussions on March 6 regarding the Government Work Report that Premier Wen Jiabao delivered the previous day (Ref A). Representatives from China's most [...] | 2008-03-06 23:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI ELAB CH |
08BEIJING873 | PROVINCIAL NPC DELEGATIONS DISCUSS PREMIER'S WORK [...] (C) Provicial delegations to the National People's Congress (NPC) spent March 6 and 7 "discussing" the Premier's Government Work Report (ref C),in the process revealing concerns over both local problems and the Government's ability to solve them. At the Beijing, Shanghai, Anhui and Tibet se [...] | 2008-03-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON PGOV SOCI |
08BEIJING889 | ZHEJIANG PARTY SECRETARY ZHAO HONGZHU ON SOCIAL [...] (C) Zhejiang Party Secretary Zhao Hongzhu emphasized the need to address China's pressing social problems during a March 9 lunch hosted by the Ambassador. Zhao said the emphasis on social issues is the core message of this year's National People's Congress (NPC) session and is his primary co [...] | 2008-03-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
08BEIJING895 | GANSU ECONOMY GROWING, BUT MORE INVESTMENT NEEDED: [...] (C) Gansu Province has benefited from Central Government initiatives to balance development by boosting spending in western China, but it continues to face major challenges, including water and power shortages, low rates of foreign investment, lagging employment opportunities, and a decrease i [...] | 2008-03-11 23:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG PGOV SENV SOCI |
08BEIJING927 | CHONGQING PARTY SECRETARY BO XILAI ON U.S. [...] (C) New Chongqing Party Secretary Bo Xilai emphasized the historical ties between Chongqing and the United States, as well as investment opportunities for U.S. firms, during a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador. Coming across as an energetic salesman for his region, Bo claimed that the Cent [...] | 2008-03-13 10:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SOCI PREL CH |
08BEIRUT1171 | LEBANON: MINISTER HARIRI ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HER [...] (C) In an August 8 courtesy call by Charge, Minister of Education Bahiya Hariri told us that she hopes to create standardized curricula for Lebanon's public schools. In addition, she plans to push for greater community involvement in the educational process. A longtime MP from the southern c [...] | 2008-08-08 17:08:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SCUL SOCI LE SY |
08BEIRUT1228 | LEBANON: TALKING, QUIETLY, OF MARONITE PATRIARCH [...] (U) Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, the Lebanese Maronite Patriarch, turned 88 in May and there are quiet discussions about who will succeed him in this religiously and politically significant position. Following our report on the organization of the Maronite church (Ref A),this report [...] | 2008-08-20 16:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL KIRF PGOV LE |
08BEIRUT1247 | LEBANON: AOUNIST SOCIAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SEEKS BIGGER ROLE; [...] (SBU) During a visit by Charge Grant, newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Mario Aoun explained that the Ministry of Social Affairs' (MOSA) main challenges in implementing social reform were overlapping responsibilities with other ministries and a small budget. Aoun said he hoped to [...] | 2008-08-25 15:06:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PREL PGOV LE |
08BEIRUT1343 | LEBANON: MINISTER BAHIYA HARIRI FOCUSED ON "BACK [...] (C) Minister of Education Bahiya Hariri told the Ambassador on September 11 that if the Ministry of Education could make significant progress during the next school year, which coincides with the same ten-month period of the current national unity government, then she believed Lebanon would be [...] | 2008-09-15 06:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID UNSC SCUL SOCI LE SY |
08BEIRUT1389 | LEBANON: CHALLENGE HIZBALLAH BY FIXING THE DRUG [...] (C) Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Vice President Duraid Yaghi said September 19 one-third of the population of his hometown of Baalbek does not support Hizballah, although it is in an area of strong Hizballah influence. However, according to Yaghi, continued unemployment and increased cul [...] | 2008-09-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PTER PINR EAID SOCI UNSC NAS SY LE |
08BEIRUT1423 | LEBANON: DRUG ERADICATION HALTED IN 2006 HAS NOT [...] (C) The Internal Security Forces' (ISF) Counternarcotics Chief said the ISF had to halt its drug eradication efforts in the Bekaa valley agricultural region in 2006 because of the war with Israel and the program has not resumed because police and military personnel were needed to deal with vi [...] | 2008-10-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PTER PINR EAID SOCI UNSC NAS SY LE |
08BEIRUT340 | LEBANON: CHARGE VISITS SAFE HOUSE FOR TRAFFICKING [...] (U) On March 4, the Charge visited the G/TIP-funded Safe House operated by Caritas in partnership with the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC). The residents, all women, told stories of abuse and exploitation, while at the same time displaying the strength and courage to leave [...] | 2008-03-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG SOCI CE CF ET LE MA NP |
08BEIRUT349 | LEBANON: PRM A/S WITTEN REVIEWS IRAQI REFUGEE [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri conveyed his concerns to visiting Acting A/S for Population, Refugees and Migration Samuel Witten about the complex situation of Iraqi refugees residing in Lebanon. He admitted that some in the Lebanese public are suffering from "paranoia," and he is co [...] | 2008-03-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG LE |
08BEIRUT577 | LEBANON: ORGANIZATION OF THE MARONITE CHURCH [...] (U) This report is a general overview of the Maronite community in Lebanon, to provide a brief understanding on who the Maronites are, how the Maronite clergy is structured, and what the responsibilities are of the clergy in Lebanon. A subsequent report will cover the succession to the Patriar [...] | 2008-04-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SCUL KIRF LE |
08BEIRUT696 | LEBANON: GOL REQUESTS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Elie Mekhael, Secretary General of the Council for Children at the Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) on May 7. Mekhael said he was very interested in attending the UNESCO Conference on the Counterradicalization of Youth being held in Bahrain June 15-17 [...] | 2008-05-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI UNESCO LE |
08BEIRUT821 | LEBANON: ISRAELITE COMMUNAL COUNCIL BOARD OBTAINS GOL'S [...] (U) On May 15, the Israelite Communal Council obtained the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) official recognition of its newly elected board. The Board was elected on February 28 for a six-year term, but the MOI had delayed giving the Council its validation. Due to the difficulties in obtaining th [...] | 2008-06-02 18:00:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF LE |
08BEIRUT929 | LEBANON: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR SWANEE HUNT ENCOURAGES [...] (SBU) In a visit to Beirut, former U.S. Ambassador and Harvard University John F. Kennedy school professor, Swane Hunt, met with a cross-section of talented andsuccessful Lebanese women active in business, civil society and politics. Although she recognized the importance of the current role [...] | 2008-06-25 14:10:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI LE |
08BELGRADE514 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU SR |
08BELGRADE637 | SERBIA: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 15:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM SOCI SR MW |
08BELMOPAN108 | BELIZE: POSITIVE INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial meetings with Prime Minister Barrow and Deputy Prime Minister Vega went well. Both said that they felt bilateral relations were on a good track. They said that the main challenge ahead was to run a clean administration, and while they were optimistic about the future t [...] | 2008-02-21 20:45:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR EPET SOCI BH |
08BELMOPAN109 | BELIZE: NEW GOVERNMENT REQUESTS LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) During the Ambassador's initial meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow (reported septel),the PM made a pitch for wireless intercept equipment for the Police Special Branch. He said that the capability was essential to anti-drug and anti-gang efforts in Belize. In response we noted th [...] | 2008-02-21 22:24:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR SOCI PINR ASEC BH |
08BELMOPAN111 | BELIZE: INITIAL MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's initial meeting with National Security Minister Perdomo and his deputy was encouraging. Perdomo recognizes that there are serious problems to be addressed in law enforcement and is interested in cooperating more closely with us on improving the effectiveness [...] | 2008-02-25 16:55:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MASS SOCI PINR BH |
08BELMOPAN120 | BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER/ATTORNEY GENERAL POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belize's new Attorney General and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington told the Ambassador February 20 that he did not see any major problems in the bilateral relationship. He seems likely to focus most attention on the justice system and less on his foreign affairs portfolio. Co [...] | 2008-02-25 21:58:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI PINR BH |
08BELMOPAN131 | (C) BELIZE: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Attorney General/Foreign Minister Elrington has asked the Ambassador for USG assistance in tracking a Venezuelan grant made just before the election and now the subject of controversy over the amount provided (REF A). Elrington requested any information we might be able to provide on the [...] | 2008-03-05 20:16:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR SOCI PINR ASEC BH |
08BELMOPAN153 | BELIZE: PM BARROW'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMMARY: Prime Minister Barrow looks forward to a positive meeting with the President. He has told us that he thinks the bilateral relationship is on a good track. Domestically he has faced several early challenges since he took office less than six weeks ago, the largest one being th [...] | 2008-03-13 22:27:00 | Embassy Belmopan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI PINR ASEC BH |
08BELMOPAN169 | BELIZE: NEW GOVERNMENT THRONE SPEECH DELIVERS LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) Summary. On March 14, the new Government of Belize proposed a legislative plan that focused on government reform, education, health, and crime. The announced reform agenda seeks to combat corruption and institutionalize transparency. The plan also included new and expanded programs and ser [...] | 2008-03-19 22:17:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL SOCI BH |
08BELMOPAN252 | BELIZE: HAND GRENADE ATTACK LATEST ESCALATION OF GANG [...] At least one teenager was killed and nearly a dozen more wounded, some critically, when An explosive, probably a grenade, was thrown into a group of youths Sunday evening, May 18. The suspect in the attack, who is still at large, is believed to be approximately 16. According to police the at [...] | 2008-05-19 21:42:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SOCI PGOV CASC BH |
08BELMOPAN253 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy has attempted to place an op-ed with major media outlets in Belize. At this time we have not received a commitment to publish. 2. We have posted information on the Day of Solidarity on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. On May 21 Embassy staff ar [...] | 2008-05-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BELMOPAN263 | BELIZE -- DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Embassy Belmopan distributed op-ed to major media outlets in Belize. Belize newspapers are published weekly and no confirmation of publication was received. 2. Information on the Day of Solidarity was posted on the Embassy website along with a link to solidaridadcuba.org. 3. Embassy [...] | 2008-05-22 20:08:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU BH |
08BELMOPAN46 | BELIZE: AUDITOR GENERAL ISSUES SCATHING REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The most recent report of Belize's Auditor General paints a bleak picture of "widespread" waste, fraud and abuse in the public sector. Like many of the reports of scandals and corruption in the current government, this one made a brief sensation in the press and then faded fr [...] | 2008-01-24 19:31:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI BH |
08BELMOPAN64 | BELIZE: ELECTION CAMPAIGN CONCLUDES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Observers of Belize's election campaign refer to issues of class and race to predict voting patterns but most agree that after ten years in power and numerous corruption scandals it will be difficult for the government to be reelected on February 7. The two major political [...] | 2008-02-06 20:21:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI BH |
08BELMOPAN65 | BELIZE: ELECTION GENERALLY PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY [...] As of approximately 1600 local time (1700 Washington time) Belize's election is proceeding smoothly. The Embassy's 16 observers have visited dozens of polling stations throughout the country and have generally found officials well-organized and lines of voters moving smoothly. 2. There h [...] | 2008-02-07 22:20:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC SOCI PREL BH |
08BERLIN386 | EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation, [...] | 2008-03-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM |
08BERLIN658 | CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY: MISSION GERMANY ACTIVITIES [...] (U) Per reftel B, Mission Germany plans to issue an Op-Ed under the Ambassador's by-line in recognition of the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. The Op-Ed will appear in a national daily newspaper, The Tagesspiegel. We are working with the Chancellor's office and the Foreign [...] | 2008-05-19 16:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU GM |
08BERN12 | DELIVERY OF INVITATION TO WIREC TO FEDERAL COUNCILOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA SZ |
08BISHKEK1094 | KYRGYZ OFFICIAL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON ISSUK KUL [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 discussion with the Ambassador, Issyk Kul region officials outlined desires for increased tourism, expressed optimistic plans for a shorter road link to southern Kazakhstan and described needed investment at Tamchi Airport. Local schools will be shuttered for [...] | 2008-10-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1124 | SNAPSHOT OF A KYRGYZ RESORT TOWN [...] (U) Summary: During a stop in Cholpon Ata, the main tourist town on Lake Issyk Kul's northern shore, the Ambassador visited the Ruh Ordo religious park and the local petroglyphs. Accommodations in the region range from Soviet-era relics to modern (and pricey) developments, which attract Kyr [...] | 2008-11-04 11:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1134 | KYRGYZ DEPUTY GOVERNOR BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Issyk Kul Oblast Deputy Governor Alishbayev briefed the Ambassador October 23 about the Oblast's agricultural, mining and industrial sectors. The Oblast's greatest potential, however, appears to be further development of its tourism sector. While air links are limited, inter [...] | 2008-11-06 11:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1144 | KYRGYZSTAN: KARAKOL MAYOR PRAISES INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The mayor of Karakol, capital of Issyk Kul oblast, praised NGO and international assistance projects to the Ambassador October 23, but also identified infrastructural shortcomings, particularly in the transportation sector, which challenge the region's aim to develop its touri [...] | 2008-11-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1165 | KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS ISSYK KUL CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings October 23 in Karakol, the Ambassador fielded questions about the U.S. political system, learned about civil society programs and fundraising activities, and obtained insights into efforts to improve primary healthcare in Issyk Kul oblast. Representatives of t [...] | 2008-11-14 07:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1173 | KYRGYZSTAN: VIEWS FROM ISSYK KUL'S SOUTH SHORE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Issyk Kul regional chief briefed the Ambassador October 24 on the shift of his region's economic foundation largely to agricultural and livestock pursuits. While the Soviet Union's collapse took its toll on major industrial and tourist facilities, the chief expressed hope t [...] | 2008-11-18 03:15:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1174 | KYRGYZ RELIANT ON FRAYING WINTER POWER PATCHWORK [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic will be relying on a patchwork of external support, strained infrastructure, and good fortune to keep the lights on this winter. A Russian-brokered plan to ensure winter supplies of electricity in the Kyrgyz Republic is fraying as proposed imports of Kazakh [...] | 2008-11-18 03:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK1200 | NO MORE COFFEE: NEW KYRGYZ ENERGY MINISTER BACKS [...] (C) Summary: As concerns mount over winter electricity supplies, President Bakiyev replaced Energy Minister Saparbek Balkibekov November 25 with electricity sector veteran Ilias Davidov. Immediately after assuming his post, Davidov called for more stringent cuts in power consumption in order [...] | 2008-12-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL SOCI PINR KG |
08BISHKEK1209 | ANALYZING CHINESE TRADERS IN KYRGYZ MARKETS [...] (SBU) Summary: A university survey of traders at two Chinese-dominated markets identified a "lack of market competition" as a main reason for Chinese "migration" to the Kyrgyz Republic. Despite large increases in visa and work permit costs, Chinese entrepreneurs continue to trade in bazaars [...] | 2008-12-03 10:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK428 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic, a net food importer with limited arable land, saw 28% food price inflation in 2007 and is likely to see its wheat import bill double to $142 million in 2008. With wheat a major staple of the Kyrgyz diet, Kyrgyz officials have announced a 45,000 hectare exp [...] | 2008-05-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK501 | WATER AND ELECTRICITY WOES SHOCK KYRGYZ INTO ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Water shortfalls in the Kyrgyz hydroelectric cascade have resulted in power blackouts throughout the country as well as irrigation shortages for downstream farmers. While Kyrgyz officials advocate multilateral solutions to regional water issues, President Bakiyev ventured to Ta [...] | 2008-05-19 04:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK593 | THE PERFECT STORM: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary: Economic woes -- including food price spikes, currency appreciation, low water levels, decreased electricity output, and high natural gas import costs -- have pushed the Kyrgyz government to take increasingly desperate measures. With the specter of government coffers emptying l [...] | 2008-06-10 12:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK602 | KYRGYZSTAN: RESPONSE TO SYSTEMIC FORCED OR [...] In response to reftel request, Post met with local non-governmental organizations, the local UNICEF and International Labor Organization (ILO) offices, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, and trade unions to seek information concerning forced labor and/or exploitative child la [...] | 2008-06-12 09:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK699 | KYRGYZ MINISTER SEES OUTSIDERS AIDING ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: With reservoirs at the main hydroelectric network far below last year's levels, Kyrgyz authorities have instituted forced blackouts to conserve water and reduce electricity consumption. Energy Minister Balkibekov has confirmed plans to privatize the Bishkek thermal plant, the S [...] | 2008-07-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK712 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RAMP AND ENERGY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 7 farewell call, Prime Minister Chudinov expressed surprise to learn that President Bakiyev had delegated the Manas Airbase ramp project decision to him. After digesting this news, Chudinov surmised that the ramp project was no longer just a proposal [...] | 2008-07-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ENRG ECON SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK730 | KYRGYZ PM WELCOMES U.S. ENERGY FIRM AES [...] (C) Summary: Visiting AES representatives reported a positive July 8 meeting with PM Chudinov, who encouraged AES interest in three major Bishkek-based energy sector assets. Any AES proposal would envision significant investment in return for a minority stake in the enterprises, and a long-t [...] | 2008-07-16 03:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK907 | KYRGYZ REPUBLIC POWERS DOWN FOR WINTER [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Energy Minister Balkibekov briefed the Ambassador September 8 on the three government priorities for avoiding energy shortfalls this winter: 1) savings through cuts in electricity consumption; 2) improving production capacity; and 3) importing electricity. The Minister r [...] | 2008-09-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG |
08BISHKEK999 | TROUBLE BREWING AT KYRGYZ MINISTRY OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In an apparently unprecedented move, President Bakiyev summoned Minister of Finance Kalimbetiva, her staff, and international donor representatives to a September 25 meeting at the Kyrgyz White House. Bakiyev expressed disappointment at the slow pace of financial management ref [...] | 2008-09-30 10:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PINR SOCI KG |
08BOGOTA1017 | UPDATE ON LABOR-RELATED VIOLENCE, IMPUNITY, AND [...] Colombian labor confederations report eleven possible union homicides so far in 2008. The Social Protection Ministry (MSP) has confirmed ten of the cases. The Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) labor sub-unit--which was only set up in November 2006--has resolved 40 of the 73 labor cases solved [...] | 2008-03-17 18:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1197 | AGUILAS NEGRAS AND THREATS AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The GOC decried the recent violence and threats reported by various human rights groups after the March 6 march against para and state violence, and met with them to discuss their security. The GOC said preliminary investigations show that in three of the four union murders, the motives [...] | 2008-03-31 22:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1199 | CORRECTED COPY: AGUILAS NEGRAS AND THREATS AGAINST [...] (C) The GOC decried the recent violence and threats reported by various human rights groups after the March 6 march against para and state violence, and met with them to discuss their security. The GOC said preliminary investigations show that in three of the four union murders, the motives w [...] | 2008-04-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA120 | COLOMBIA: DELIVERY OF WIREC INVITATION LETTER [...] This cable includes an action request for Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On January 9, post delivered ref A letter for Foreign Minister Araujo via diplomatic note with copy to Mines and Energy Minister Hernan Martinez and MFA Director of Multilateral Economic, Social and Environment [...] | 2008-01-09 21:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY CO |
08BOGOTA126 | A/S FARRAR'S VISIT TO CHOCO RAISES CONCERNS ON [...] On November 28, 2007, DRL Acting A/S Jonathan Farrar visited Quibdo, Choco to discuss Afro-Colombian land and social issues. Choco Governor Julio Ibarguen said weak infrastructure, poor nutrition, and underdevelopment foster violence and displacement in Choco, especially in Afro-Colombian com [...] | 2008-01-10 18:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO SOCI |
08BOGOTA1373 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...] | 2008-04-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1376 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO QUIBDS, CHOCS ON MARCH [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on March 28 to the predominately Afro-Colombian town of Quibds, Chocs to meet local military, political and economic figures, civil society leaders, and university students. Chocs is the department with the highest percentage of Afro popolulation in Colo [...] | 2008-04-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID EAGR PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1441 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 2 VISIT TO CARTAGENA [...] The Ambassador visited Cartagena, capital of the Department of Bolivar, to attend a bilateral summit between the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Colombian Navy (COLNAV),meet with the Mayor of Cartagena And the Governor of the Department of Bolivar, and visit a Little league baseball [...] | 2008-04-17 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL ASEC EAGR ETRD EAID SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1442 | AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 2 VISIT TO CARTAGENA [...] The Ambassador visited Cartagena, capital of the Department of Bolivar, to attend a bilateral summit between the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Colombian Navy (COLNAV),meet with the Mayor of Cartagena And the Governor of the Department of Bolivar, and visit a Little league baseball [...] | 2008-04-17 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PREL ASEC EAGR ETRD EAID SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1460 | GOC REACTS TO SURGE IN LABOR VIOLENCE [...] (U) The murder rate of unionists in the first quarter of the year has increased over 2007, with 19 reported cases to date. If the rate continues at this pace, the total in 2008 will be 76, an increase over the 39 reported in 2007. Some human rights groups link the surge in labor murders to [...] | 2008-04-21 12:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1570 | AFRO-COLOMBIAN COMMISSION TO BEGIN WORK ON MAY 21 [...] The GOC will announce the official launch of work by the Commission for Advancement of Afro-Colombians on Afro-Colombian Day, May 21. Commission Executive Director Oscar Gamboa said the launch was delayed due to the perception of some Afro-Colombian communities that they did not have adequate [...] | 2008-04-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON CO |
08BOGOTA1611 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S VISIT TO MEDELLIN, ANTIOQUIA ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador traveled on April 15 to Medellin to open a three-day workshop on protecting cultural patrimony from looting and illicit trafficking, pay an office call on the Mayor of Medellin, speak with Martin Luther King (MLK) Fellows at a Binational Center, address the status [...] | 2008-05-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PHUM EINV ETRD PTER PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA190 | COLOMBIA REDUCES POVERTY THROUGH GROWTH COMBINED [...] SUMMARY. Economic growth and anti-poverty programs have lifted over 5.5 million Colombians out of poverty since 1999. "Families in Action," the GOC's conditional cash transfer program, substantially increased school attendance and children's health for 700,000 families in extreme poverty. T [...] | 2008-01-15 19:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON CO |
08BOGOTA1952 | GOC CONCERNED ABOUT ILO CONFERENCE [...] (C) Ministry of Social Protecion (MSP) officials told us they fear Colombia will be listed as an individual country case for discussion by the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards at the International Labor Conference May 28-June 13 in Geneva. Colombian labor unions are lobbyi [...] | 2008-05-23 23:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA1965 | AFRO-COLOMBIAN INITIATIVES ADVANCING BUT COMMUNITY [...] (U) Vice President Francisco Santos announced the official launch of the Commission for Advancement of Afro-Colombians on May 19. The Commission will identify barriers to Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make recommendations on ways to overcome them. Tensions continue to exist b [...] | 2008-05-28 18:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2064 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Uruguayan FM Gonzalo Fernandez June 2. The Deputy and Fernandez noted a "growing bilateral relationship" between the USG and GOU, due in part to recent bilateral economic and science and technology agreements. Fernandez discussed Uruguayan at [...] | 2008-06-06 17:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EC UY CO |
08BOGOTA2091 | SAN ANDRES: COLOMBIA'S CARIBBEAN PARADISE BANKS ON [...] SUMMARY: San Andres, Colombia's Caribbean island paradise, makes a living on tourists who come for the sun, sand, surf and shopping. The island hosts over a thousand visitors daily and looks to increase the number with increased domestic visibility, a new convention center, five-star hotel, [...] | 2008-06-10 18:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EAIR EFIS EAGR PBTS SENV SNAR TINT |
08BOGOTA2156 | COLOMBIA'S PACIFIC COAST: CAN THE PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's largely Afro-Colombian Pacific coast suffers from high unemployment, isolation and poverty. Poor infrastructure and lack of human capital hobble development. The coast's three most important cities, Buenaventura, Tumaco and Quibdo, generate the majority of its econo [...] | 2008-06-16 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EFIS EAID EIND ELAB EWWT EAGR CO |
08BOGOTA2175 | GOC ADVANCES ON LABOR CONCERNS [...] (U) The GOC continues to make progress on labor concerns. The GOC announced plans to make special labor judge jobs permanent positions, and the Colombian National Police's (CNP) new "rewards program" for information on violence against unionists led to the capture of five perpetrators. The Fis [...] | 2008-06-17 16:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2261 | COLOMBIA: INFORMATION ON CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN THE [...] The following is information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Colombia, as requested per reftel. Post obtained the information from Colombian government agencies, human rights groups, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) for use in preparing [...] | 2008-06-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2291 | UPDATE ON JIGUAMIANDO AND CURVARADO LAND DISPUTE [...] (U) Legal, bureaucratic, and security issues--exacerbated by resistance from local palm oil interests and divisions within the displaced communities--continue to delay the return of the displaced Jiguamiando and Curvarado communities to their land. Interior and Justice Vice Minister Isabel Ni [...] | 2008-06-24 21:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2317 | COFAN INDIGENOUS GROUP DEMANDS CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) The Santa Rosa del Guamuez Cofan Indigenous community petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to seek precautionary measures requiring the GOC to consult with them on plans to build a military base near their territory. The Santa Rosa representatives (who clash wi [...] | 2008-06-25 22:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA239 | GOC READY TO RETURN AFRO-COLOMBIAN LANDS IN CHOCO [...] SUMMARY: The GOC has resolved the legal issues surrounding the return of the Afro-Colombian communal territories of Curvarado and Jiguamiando to their rightful inhabitants. The GOC determined that the communities, displaced by paramilitaries in the mid-1990s, own 29,300 hectares of land occ [...] | 2008-01-17 20:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV SOCI ECON POL CO |
08BOGOTA2510 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) At a July 7 meeting with Association of Internally Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) President Geiler Romana, the Ambassador underscored U.S. support of Afro-Colombian communities through institution-building, human rights, and development programs. AFRODES said the GOC and internation [...] | 2008-07-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2774 | THE STRUGGLE OF COLOMBIA'S INDIGENOUS TO PRESERVE [...] (U) Indigenous make up slightly more than 3% of Colombia's total population, but indigenous reserves (resguardos) account for over 30% of Colombia's national territory. Indigenous groups are relatively well-organized, and international conventions and Colombian law on consultations, political [...] | 2008-07-30 22:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA2855 | U.S.-COLOMBIA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC POLICY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Dr. David F. Gordon, the State Department's Director of the Office of Policy Planning (S/P),led the first Policy Planning talks with the GOC. The talks were carried out under the March 2007 U.S.-Colombian strategic framework agreement. The meetings in Bogota with FM [...] | 2008-08-04 18:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PINS SOCI SNAR PTER ETRD |
08BOGOTA2926 | COLOMBIAN UNIONS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE ARMED CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Labor advocacy groups complain that Colombia's three main confederations focus too much on politics, hindering efforts to improve wages and worker conditions. The confederations have made some progress in moving away from their traditional hard-left orientation, but continue to struggle [...] | 2008-08-11 22:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3133 | GOC DIALOGUE WITH MEDIO MAGDALENA COMMUNITY [...] (U) The GOC continues dialogue with human rights, civic and Catholic Church leaders in the Medio Magdalena region through the Inter-sectorial Commission for Life (CIV),a public forum created in 2003 to promote communications between the GOC and human rights groups in the highly polarized, vi [...] | 2008-08-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3134 | MEDIO MAGDALENA REGION REMAINS VIOLENT, BUT MAYOR [...] (SBU) Barrancabermeja's strategic position, natural resources, and tradition of civic activism have placed it at the center of Colombia's armed conflict. Barranca Mayor Carlos Contreras eschews traditional political clientism and corruption, and said his greatest challenge is breaking the ci [...] | 2008-08-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3135 | COLOMBIA'S TRADITION OF CORPORATE SOCIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Colombia has a long tradition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Philanthropic foundations and industry associations have, fueled in part by absences of state presence or resources as a result of civil conflict, provided social services and built infrastructure in areas [...] | 2008-08-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3316 | LABOR VIOLENCE DATA ON MOTIVES REMAINS LIMITED AND [...] (C) Data on the motives behind unionist murders remains controversial and limited. The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) reports that the most common motive (35%) identified in the 100 unionist murders solved since 2001 was the victim's perceived affiliation with the FARC or ELN by par [...] | 2008-09-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3502 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 20:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3535 | COLOMBIA SEEKS A SEAT AT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF [...] The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) delivered a diplomatic note requesting USG support in seeking a seat on the Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The MFA cites GOC support for the promotion of health, commitment to regional cooperation, and sustai [...] | 2008-09-22 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3601 | CAUCA: FARC DIMINISHED, BUT RETAIN INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) The Colombian military is steadily pushing the FARC into Cauca department's northeast corner, reducing the group's influence. Still, the FARC retains a significant base within the Paez indigenous communities in northern Cauca, and GOC officials fear the communities are vulnerable to pene [...] | 2008-09-25 21:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3629 | SUGAR CANE WORKERS STRIKE FOR WAGES AND RIGHTS [...] (C) Over 10,000 sugar cane cutters (corteros) began a strike in Valle del Cauca on September 15, demanding that the sugar mills end their use of worker cooperatives and contractors. The corteros charged that the cooperatives undercut their wages and right to organize. The mill owners refuse [...] | 2008-09-30 18:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3715 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW [...] (C) The USG co-hosted a two-day conference on international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as well as measures to promote the Colombian military's respect for human rights, with the Colombian Defense Ministry. The conference was attended by officials from the Prosecutor [...] | 2008-10-08 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3826 | NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD FOR ELIMINATION [...] Embassy Bogota would like to nominate the Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOFECAR) for the Department of Labor's Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. Information requested in reftel is listed below. 2. Nomination information: a) Cartagena Drivers Association (ASOCHOF [...] | 2008-10-21 19:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP CO |
08BOGOTA3829 | CAUCA INDIGENOUS PROTESTS EXPANDING TO NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 20, the National Organization of Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) announced plans for over 12,000 indigenous to participate in an eight day march from Popayan to Cali. The march follows a week of indigenous protests in Cauca over human rights and land. The indigenous say t [...] | 2008-10-21 20:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER PREL SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3855 | TRIP TO CURVARADO HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) The GOC effort to restore land--which has been illegally occupied by palm oil firms--to the displaced communities of Jiguamiando and Curvarado continues to move slowly due to community divisions and legal hurdles. Despite a military presence in the region, security is also a serious conc [...] | 2008-10-22 20:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3928 | INDIGENOUS AND URIBE FAIL TO MEET [...] (C) President Uribe and indigenous protesters exchanged accusations of bad faith after they failed to meet in Cali to address indigenous concerns. The meeting was scheduled after 30,000 indigenous protesters marched from northern Cauca to Cali to press their demands for land, investigations i [...] | 2008-10-28 21:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA3966 | SOCIAL PROTESTS - WHY NOW? [...] (C) Social protests in Colombia are on the rise--recent judicial, trucker, and sugar cane worker strikes and indigenous protests culminated in a one-day, 500,000-person national solidarity strike in 21 cities on October 20. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said there is loos [...] | 2008-10-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4125 | PORT STRIKE IN BUENAVENTURA AVOIDED FOR NOW [...] (SBU) After a strike threat by Buenaventura port employees in early October, the Social Protection Ministry quickly established a dialogue with workers and port authority officials, and also initiated a 30-day plan to review workers' complaints. The unions want to negotiate directly with the [...] | 2008-11-13 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4131 | AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) At a November 10 meeting with Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte and Criminal Chamber Vice President Julio Socha, the Ambassador expressed the USG's support for a strong and independent judiciary. Socha explained that extradition requests unrelated to narcotrafficking are difficu [...] | 2008-11-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI KJUS PTER CO |
08BOGOTA4135 | BUENAVENTURA: EPICENTER OF NARCOTRAFFICKING, [...] (SBU) Top security officials said Buenaventura illustrates all of Colombia's ills, including narco-trafficking, violence, corruption and poverty. Local Marine Commander Carlos Diaz told us murder rates have fallen 70% since last year, attributing the fragile gains to the increased military a [...] | 2008-11-17 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4233 | LABOR CONFEDERATIONS REMAIN INTRANSIGENT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Center-left Nuevo Arco Iris think tank Director Leon Valencia wrote an open letter to the presidents of Colombia's three labor confederations on November 18, saying that due to the changing political climate in the United States, the "time was right" for Colombian unions to send [...] | 2008-11-25 19:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4304 | INDIGENOUS MARCH TO BOGOTA [...] (U) After a 16-day trip from Cauca department, the indigenous protest reached Bogota on November 20. They demanded the GOC comply with prior commitments on land, apologize for making public statements linking the indigenous to the FARC, and make concessions on a range of issues including th [...] | 2008-12-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4390 | GOC WORKS TO ACHIEVE ILO COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) The GOC made efforts to align Colombia's labor code with International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions in 2008 through new legislation (see reftel),but key issues remain: clarity on essential public services and the right to strike, registration of new unions, allowance of industr [...] | 2008-12-11 20:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4396 | LA GUAJIRA AND CESAR--SHARED INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Cesar and La Guajira departments share significant indigenous populations and security issues, including the presence of FARC, ELN, and criminal groups. The indigenous in the region have great cultural differences, but express a common distrust for the National Indigenous Organization of [...] | 2008-12-12 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CO VE |
08BOGOTA4397 | LEGAL OBSTACLE TO FARC DEMOBILIZATIONS NOT [...] (C) President Uribe announced that all Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members, including senior leaders, would avoid prosecution for human rights crimes if they assisted in hostage releases. Local legal experts said despite Uribe's assurances, the Wilson Bueno Largo (Isaza) ca [...] | 2008-12-12 23:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4457 | MILITARY KILLS HUSBAND OF CAUCA INDIGENOUS LEADER [...] (U) 29th Army Brigade Commander General Barrero told us Colombian soldiers killed the husband of prominent Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) Chairperson Aida Quilcue when his vehicle did not stop at a check-point around 4:00am on December 16. Barrero called the incident a "terrible [...] | 2008-12-17 17:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4462 | LAND ISSUES REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Summary: The land issue is central to almost all aspects of consolidation and post-conflict reconstruction in Colombia. Not only is it of concern for victims and those displaced by the conflict, but boosting agricultural productivity is also a GOC priority. After over 50 years of conflic [...] | 2008-12-17 19:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA4527 | USG FUNDED LABOR PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. Government supports the labor sector through eleven projects, including: one by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL),three by the Department of Labor (DOL),and seven by USAID. The $27 million in funding over the 2001-2011 time frame support projects t [...] | 2008-12-22 20:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA812 | LABOR CONFEDERATIONS CRITICIZE GOC'S LABOR REFORM [...] (U) Colombia's three main labor confederations criticized the GOC's labor reform package which is pending in Congress. The unions applauded the proposed transfer of authority for declaring whether a strike is legal from the executive to the judiciary, but said the two bills (Legality of Strike [...] | 2008-03-04 20:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA902 | PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION CREATES GREATER [...] (C) Local civic and Catholic church leaders said the paramilitary demobilization and parapolitical investigations created new political space in the Medio Magdelena region, noting the triumph of reformist mayors in southern Bolivar department and Barrancabermeja in the October local elections. [...] | 2008-03-06 21:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BOGOTA970 | SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND CHAO DELEGATION MEETS WITH [...] Participants: UNITED STATES Secretary Carlos Gutierrez SIPDIS Secretary Elaine L. Chao SIPDIS Steven Preston, Administrator, Small Business Administration Ambassador William R. Brownfield Senator Bob Corke, R-TM Representative Tom Davis, R-VA Representative Edolphus Towns, D-NY [...] | 2008-03-12 17:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO |
08BRASILIA12 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FINDS OPPORTUNTIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Clifford Sobel met with Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao on December 12 to advance the public health cooperation agenda. The Ambassador said the USG would work with the Health Ministry, the NGO "Malaria No More," and the State of Amazonas to develop a program [...] | 2008-01-03 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID KHIV BR |
08BRASILIA1219 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 112 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2008-09-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA124 | BRAZIL'S LONG-TERM PLANNING MINISTER OUTLINES [...] (C) Summary. Over the course of two meetings with the Ambassador (accompanied by PolCouns, DAO, and MLO representatives) and a briefing with Department of Defense officials in Cambridge, Long-Term Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger has laid out his vision for a U.S.-Brazil partnership [...] | 2008-01-24 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM SOCI SENV ECON BR |
08BRASILIA1264 | BRAZIL: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS NEW [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chertoff's July 19-22 visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Brazil identified new areas of cooperation between the United States and Brazil. They included improved security of passenger travel and travel document fraud d [...] | 2008-09-22 20:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SOCI ECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMIN ENRG ETRD |
08BRASILIA1294 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 113 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2008-09-30 16:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA1339 | ANDEAN GLACIER MELT PORTENDS SHORTAGES OF WATER AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 18:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR |
08BRASILIA1341 | ANDEAN GLACIER MELT PORTENDS SHORTAGES OF WATER AND [...] SUMMARY. Accelerating glacier melt in the central Andean region of South America (Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia) is rapidly shrinking frozen water storage reservoirs, providing short-term water surpluses that portend long-term water scarcity, with significant reductions in river [...] | 2008-10-09 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR |
08BRASILIA1396 | U.S. FOREST SERVICE COLLABORATION ADVANCES BRAZILIAN FOREST [...] Following a two-week workshop lead by U.S. Forest Service (USFS) experts, the Brazilian Center for Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention (PREVFOGO/IBAMA) agreed to take the lead in forming a National Wildfire Coordination Group, which will be responsible for elaborating and implementing a Brazil [...] | 2008-10-23 17:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA1465 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 114 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2008-11-07 18:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA1504 | SOUTH AMERICAN MINING SECTOR DOWNTURN CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Between 2002 and 2008, South America experienced a sustained, successful expansion of its mining sector, with strong growth in Brazil, Chile, and Peru. This expansion brought environmental costs to some fragile ecosystems and public health concerns to vulnerable populations - impacts [...] | 2008-11-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO XR |
08BRASILIA1572 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 115 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...] | 2008-12-08 18:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA1588 | BRAZIL: DRUG TRAFFICKING UP, DRUG FLIGHTS DOWN, TIP ISSUES LIMITED: A REPORT FROM THE FAR NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Drug flights into Brazil's far north have diminished by 75 percent since the introduction of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial (shootdown) program, but Brazilian authorities say pressure from Plan Colombia has actually increased the amount of cocaine entering Brazil. The region rem [...] | 2008-12-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SOCI KCRM ELAB FARC KTIP BR VE PE CO XR |
08BRASILIA1686 | BRAZIL: DRUG TRAFFICKING UP, DRUG FLIGHTS DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Air Bridge Denial ("shootdown") program has diminished drug flights in Brazil, and as a result, traffickers are increasingly using riverine routes to transport drugs out of the country. The state of Para sees much of this riverine trafficking. The combination of tribu [...] | 2008-12-31 19:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | NAR SOCI KCRM ELAB FARC BR |
08BRASILIA228 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 106 [...] The following is the 106th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...] | 2008-02-19 16:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA278 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 107 [...] The following is the one-hundred-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...] | 2008-02-29 19:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA373 | POLLUTION RANKS HIGH AMONG ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN PERU [...] (SBU) Regional Environmental Officer held meetings January 28-31, 2008 with Peruvian government representatives, trade organizations, international institutions, NGOs, and private industry to discuss environmental concerns. Discussions of priority environmental issues covered: (1) Mining pollu [...] | 2008-03-18 16:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA454 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 108 [...] The following is the one hundred eigth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...] | 2008-04-09 16:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA531 | AMBASSADOR, BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister for External Relations Celso Amorim on April 3 to review the state of play on several bilateral initiatives. Amorim agreed to help move forward the Tropical Forests Conservation Act (TFCA) debt swap and the counternarcotics letter of agreement (L [...] | 2008-04-22 12:36:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON SNAR EINV MARR SOCI SENV ENRG BO |
08BRASILIA618 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 109 [...] The following is the 109th in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...] | 2008-05-09 10:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA663 | BRAZIL FOREST STEWARTSHIP COUNCIL MEETING ON CERTIFIED [...] SUMMARY: The 3rd Brazil Certified Fair and the Amazonia Sustainable Forum (Sao Paulo, April 2008) brought together the Brazilian Council for Forestry Management and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC),in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Imafora, and Imazon for discussion of sustainable [...] | 2008-05-15 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA712 | Brazil - Focus on Forest Fire Prevention [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian environmental protection agency (IBAMA) and its forest fire prevention unit (PREVFOGO) are seeking ways to better control forest fires. These efforts included the organization of two seminars in March 2008 focused on promotion of inter-agency coordination and advanced [...] | 2008-05-27 10:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EAGR EAID SOCI BR |
08BRASILIA760 | BRAZIL: MEETING WITH SENATE PEDOPHILIA [...] Summary. Ambassador, Resident Legal Adviser, DHS/ICE Attache, and Poloff met on May 13 with the Chairman of the Brazilian Senate's Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) into Pedophilia and two law enforcement officials to discuss U.S. laws to protect children, prosecute sex offenders, and [...] | 2008-06-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT SOCI TINT KCRM KJUS PHUM BR |
08BRASILIA770 | ANDEAN ORGANIZATIONS TELL THEIR STORY AT THE 2ND MEETING OF [...] SUMMARY. The USAID-funded Initiative for Conservation of the Andean Amazon (ICAA) brought together 75 participants for the Second ICAA Partners Meeting, held in Quito, Ecuador from May 18-23, 2008. ICAA is a five year program (2006-2011) based in the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuad [...] | 2008-06-06 19:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA836 | OAS DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE [...] Approximately 30 people from nine countries of the Americas (including Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil) attended the OAS event "Trends in the Implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) in the Americas" June 04 in Sao Paulo. The discussion took place withi [...] | 2008-06-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA877 | SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110 [...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...] | 2008-06-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR |
08BRASILIA97 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, joined by PolCouns (notetaker),met with Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Everton Vargas on January 11 to raise Kosovo independence (ref A) and possible Brazilian participation in UNAMID (ref B). Vargas was joined by chi [...] | 2008-01-17 12:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SENV SOCI SNAR UNSC BR |
08BRATISLAVA109 | GOS ROLLS OUT ROMA STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Slovakia has new EU-provided funding and increased staff in the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dusan Caplovic (Smer) to dramatically upgrade programs that address the needs of the Roma community. Roma activists and other observers are very skeptical, however [...] | 2008-03-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV LO |
08BRATISLAVA252 | POST PROMOTES HIRING ROMA TO ADDRESS SLOVAK LABOR SHORTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recognizing that Slovakia's impressive economic growth and low unemployment means that labor is becoming scarcer and more expensive, the Embassy partnered with U.S. Steel Kosice and the American Chamber of Commerce to hold a May 20 conference in Presov on hiring the long-term une [...] | 2008-05-30 12:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PHUM SOCI PGOV LO |
08BRAZZAVILLE301 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE - APRES CETTE MOIS, LE DELUGE [...] Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Summary. Torrential rains began in early November in Congo-Brazzaville (RoC). The small rainy season, designated October 1 through December 15, (Mid-Feb to May is the Big Rainy Season),had a mild start this year, but the ferocity and volume of rain [...] | 2008-11-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Brazzaville | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDA EAID AEMR SOCI CF |
08BRIDGETOWN125 | SNAPSHOT: ISLAM IN NEVIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following-up on contacts made at the Embassy's inaugural Iftar, PolOff met with the leader of the Nevis Muslim Association, as well as with leaders from the local university's Muslim Association. While both groups are small, they are well-integrated into the tiny island comm [...] | 2008-02-28 18:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL SOCI PREL PHUM XL SC |
08BRIDGETOWN134 | ST. VINCENT: MAN ACQUITTED OF KILLING PM'S PRESS [...] (U) Summary: In a year of sensational crime stories, St. Vincent witnessed its most sensational trial fall apart this week, as the man accused with the 2006 murder of the Prime Minister's press secretary was acquitted of the charges. The presiding judge had earlier ruled that an oral confessio [...] | 2008-03-04 13:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SOCI PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL XL VC |
08BRIDGETOWN14 | WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, invitation letter from Secretary Rice was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0020, Barbados #0021, St. Kitts #0022, and St. Lucia #0023) on January 08, 2008. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post WIREC POC is [...] | 2008-01-08 18:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO OPDC XL |
08BRIDGETOWN36 | TEMPERS, CARS SET ABLAZE BY ST. KITTS ELECTORAL [...] (U) Summary: Following the passing of electoral reform law in December 2007 in St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis, tempers have flared as the opposition has raised objections to the ruling Labour party's implementation of re-registration rules. In what has devolved into a vicious battle in [...] | 2008-01-16 21:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI EAID SC XL |
08BRIDGETOWN72 | POST CANNOT CONTRIBUTE FUNDS FOR WIREC DELEGATION [...] In response to the Department's request (Reftel) for post funding for delegates to attend WIREC, post has determined that no discretionary funds are available for this purpose. Post has no reason to believe that funding presents an obstacle to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevi [...] | 2008-02-05 15:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XL |
08BRIDGETOWN88 | WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, invitation letters under Ambassador Oursiman's signature were delivered to Foreign Ministers by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Dominica #0120 and St. Vincent and the Grenadines #0121) on February 12, 2008. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this d [...] | 2008-02-13 19:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY DO VC XL |
08BRUSSELS1022 | BELGIUM COURT OF APPEALS REDUCES SENTENCES FOR [...] (C) Belgian MFA Anti-Terrorism Coordinator Andre Ceulemans told PolCouns both he and Johan Delmulle, the Federal Prosecutor, were "astonished by" and "not pleased with" the June 26 Court of Appeals ruling reducing the sentences of five defendants found guilty in January 2008 in the Degauque [...] | 2008-07-07 15:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SOCI PREL PGOV BE |
08BRUSSELS1682 | BURMA: EU ADDITIONAL VIEWS ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) Per REF A instructions, Poloff reviewed U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with Andreas List, Burma Desk Officer at DG External Relations. Drawing upon REFTEL points, Poloff stressed the importance of obtaining a commitment from the Burmee Government up front in the Global Fund ap [...] | 2008-10-31 11:11:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KHIV PREL PHUM SOCI ETRD BM EUN |
08BRUSSELS770 | TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] Summary: At the 25 April High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF),senior U.S. and EU regulators discussed strengthening EU-US cooperation on import product safety, enhancing information sharing, collaborating on risk analysis, and the final joint OMB/Secretariat General report on the [...] | 2008-05-22 14:19:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND SENV SOCI EUN |
08BRUSSELS828 | BELGIUM: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] Article 22b of the Belgian Constitution states that "each child has the right to the respect of its moral, physical, mental and sexual integrity." In 1992, the Belgian Parliament adopted legislation imposing a total ban on child labor. The legislation was put into effect through the Royal D [...] | 2008-06-02 12:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BE |
08BRUSSELS974 | BELGIAN JUSTICE MINISTER SUPPORTS INCREASED [...] (S/NOFORN) Ambassador Fox and PolCouns met June 24 with Belgian Justice Minister Jo Vandeurzen. Reactions from Vandeurzen, his diplomatic advisor Marc Van den Reeck, and legal advisor Erik Verberb were very positive as the Ambassador emphasized the importance of sharing information on count [...] | 2008-06-26 15:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER PGOV SOCI PINR PREL BE |
08BUCHAREST290 | ROMANIA PROPOSES POST-CONFLICT TRAINING CENTER, [...] (SBU) Summary: Political Director Stefan Tinca briefed NATO and EU member state embassies on April 8 on the GOR's renewed proposal for a post-conflict reconstruction training center in Romania. He also discussed Romania's broader strategy for the Black Sea Region following the successful NA [...] | 2008-04-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI SENV ECIN RO |
08BUCHAREST404 | AFTER ACTION: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] (U) The prominent news daily "Romania Libera" (circulation 316,000) May 21 carried op-ed under the Ambassador's by-line expressing solidarity with the people of Cuba. The commentary recalled similar regimes in the former communist states of Eastern Europe that were now defunct, and highlighte [...] | 2008-05-23 09:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU RO |
08BUCHAREST418 | THE UNINOMINAL EXPERIMENT: THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: Romanians prepare to go to the polls June 1 to elect mayors, local and county councilors-and, for the first time-the heads of the county councils. A recent visit to witness the electoral campaign in Maramures and Satu Mare counties underscored that local leaders are still adapting [...] | 2008-05-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RO SOCI |
08BUCHAREST579 | ROMANIA: EMBASSY-SPONSORED FORUM PROMOTES RENEWABLES AND [...] (U) Seeking to build in a local setting on the success of the spring 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),post co-sponsored a Renewable Energy Conference with the NGO the "Romanian Association for Energy Policies" (APER) on July 9, 2008. Expert speakers outlined [...] | 2008-07-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EAID SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO RO |
08BUCHAREST601 | ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 1: AILING PUBLIC SYSTEM HOBBLES [...] (SBU) Romania's public healthcare system is at a crossroads. At present, the system's resources are distributed unevenly and unreliably throughout the country. The quality and accessibility of care, cost of services, and competence of personnel remain unpredictable, ranging from tolerable to [...] | 2008-07-30 13:41:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
08BUCHAREST604 | ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 2: PHARMACEUTICAL DEMAND RISING, [...] (SBU) As incomes rise in Romania, pharmaceutical consumption is also increasing. Better awareness of useful medications has put pressure on the Government of Romania (GOR) to expand the national drug list and to include more cutting-edge medications. While any pharmaceutical which has been o [...] | 2008-07-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
08BUCHAREST607 | ROMANIAN HEALTHCARE PART 3: PRIVATE HEALTHCARE STRUGGLES [...] (SBU) While the public healthcare system remains the primary source of medical care for the majority of Romanians, it is under-funded, and the unpredictable quality of care has begun to lead some wealthier consumers towards the growing private healthcare sector. Revenues from this private sec [...] | 2008-07-31 07:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
08BUCHAREST609 | ROMANIA: DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SIX ROMANIAN COUNTIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador has determined that severe floods in Northern Romania have created a natural disaster beyond Romania's ability to respond without additional assistance. The Ministry of Interior has requested the ass [...] | 2008-07-31 13:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI |
08BUCHAREST631 | ROMANIA: DISASTER RELIEF PROVIDED TO AID FLOOD VICTIMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 13:21:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI |
08BUCHAREST9 | ROMANIA PASSES 2008 BUDGET WITH VOTERS IN MIND [...] (SBU) Clearly padded to reflect political calculations ahead of local and national elections over the next 24 months, the Government of Romania's 2008 budget includes sizable increases for education, health care, social services, and retirement pensions. The Parliament approved the state and [...] | 2008-01-09 07:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SOCI RO |
08BUCHAREST90 | SPLITTING THE ETHNIC HUNGARIAN VOTE: COURT [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, after four years of delays, the Bucharest Court registered a new political party representing ethnic Hungarians, the Hungarian Civic Party (PCM). The new party aims to provide an alternative to Romania's Democratic Alliance of Ethnic Hungarians (UDMR),seen by so [...] | 2008-02-01 16:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM SCUL RO |
08BUCHAREST927 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to being awarded the highest honor Romania bestows on civilians, the Star of Romania Grand Cross on November 25, 2008, the Ambassador and President Basescu met for 45-minutes to discuss procurement of F-16s, development of the Constanta port for commercial as well as naval [...] | 2008-11-26 10:01:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SOCI RO |
08BUCHAREST983 | ROMANIA: HPV VACCINATION CAMPAIGN FOUNDERS IN FACE OF [...] (SBU) Summary. An effort by the Romanian Ministry of Health (MOH) to address the inordinately high levels of cervical cancer deaths in Romania through a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign has largely failed. With parental refusal rates of up to 90 percent two thirds of the way t [...] | 2008-12-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV PGOV SOCI AMED RO |
08BUDAPEST1209 | MAGYAR GARDA - THE LONG-AWAITED COURT RULING [...] Summary. The Budapest Municipal Court ruled December 16 to disband the Magyar Garda Association. The Association will appeal the ruling. However, the Magyar Garda Movement, not a legal entity under the law, remains in place with potential anti-Roma demonstrations likely down the road. End [...] | 2008-12-18 13:31:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI HU |
08BUDAPEST663 | COCKTAILS FOR THE ROMA - MOLOTOV STYLE [...] Summary: Recent Molotov cocktail attacks on Roma houses in the village of Patka highlight a growing trend of open confrontation between Roma and non-Roma Hungarian citizens in various locales. Village officials and the local "Civil Guard" group face racism claims in their effort to maintain la [...] | 2008-07-02 05:04:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI HU |
08BUDAPEST673 | MAGYAR GARDA - TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS? [...] Summary: The Budapest Municipal Court held the third round of hearings concerning the Budapest Prosecutor's civil suit against the far-right Jobbik Party's Magyar Garda on June 30. The hearing attracted numerous onlookers, both for and against declaring the organization unlawful. Conducted [...] | 2008-07-07 10:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI HU |
08BUDAPEST933 | BUDAPEST DEMONSTRATIONS - LESS VIOLENCE, BUT [...] Summary. In a day of Budapest demonstrations September 20, approximately 4,000 supporters of the government's newly-organized Magyar Charta (Hungarian Charter) and 1,000 Roma peacefully carried their message of tolerance and inclusion through the streets of the Capital, culminating in a ral [...] | 2008-09-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI HU |
08BUENOSAIRES1280 | Argentina: Ambassador Promotes Chevron Corporate Social [...] (SBU) Ambassador attended the inauguration of a newly-rebuilt high school on September 9 in Junin de los Andes, in the southwestern province of Neuquen, whose reconstruction was sponsored by Chevron Argentina. The rural school, which had been damaged in an August 2007 fire, serves many impover [...] | 2008-09-12 21:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI SENV KGLB EINV ENRG KPAO BEXP PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES144 | BOLIVARIAN VISION FOR ARGENTINE CATARACT PATIENTS [...] Argentines needing cataract surgery are traveling to Bolivia for treatment by Cuban doctors. A leading Buenos Aires newspaper reported that approximately 17,000 Argentine citizens crossed the border for that reason over the past two years, although that figure is likely inflated. The GOA wil [...] | 2008-02-07 13:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAID PREF PROP TBIO AR CU VZ |
08BUENOSAIRES1478 | GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA THINKING OUT LOUD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Five Argentine Cabinet Ministers joined a host of other public and private figures October 9 to launch a two-day workshop on Argentine narcotics policies, offering the first serious public dialogue on decriminalization of consumption since President Fernandez de Kirchner mooted t [...] | 2008-10-27 21:06:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV EFIN KJUS PHUM SOCI AR |
08BUENOSAIRES471 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, the Ambassador met with Argentina's National Ombudsman Dr. Eduardo Mondino. The Ombudsman spoke at length about the independence of his office, which he said has occasionally incurred the rancor of both Kirchner Administrations. His portfolio includes the protection [...] | 2008-04-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN AR |
08BUENOSAIRES476 | ARGENTINA: MAGDALENA FAILLACE CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY OF [...] Embassy received from the Argentine MFA a diplomatic note soliciting USG support for Ambassador Magdalena Faillace as a candidate for President of the Inter-American Commission for Women (CIM). Elections will take place during the CIM's Ordinary Assembly of Delegates this November. 2. Si [...] | 2008-04-14 19:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KWMN PHUM IACW OAS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES495 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HARVARD TRIP, DOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met April 15 with the mayor of Bahia Blanca, Cristian Breitenstein, who had recently returned from a brief course of study at Harvard University. Young, dynamic and pro-American, Breitenstein identified priorities for his first full term in office, including expan [...] | 2008-04-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BEXP EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI AR |
08BUENOSAIRES687 | ARGENTINE PRESIDENT'S LOW-PROFILE PARTICIPATION IN EU - LAC [...] (SBU) Summary: President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) met (low) expectations (ref A) at the Summit Meeting of Leaders of the European Union - Latin America and the Caribbean ( EU - LAC),holding a number of bilateral meetings but dodging the press. In the Mercosur - EU bilateral, CFK [...] | 2008-05-20 21:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ECIN ECON ENRG ETRD ETTC SOCI TSPL |
08BUENOSAIRES786 | ARGENTINA: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN GARMENT INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on interviews with GOA officials, International Labor Organization representatives, and union and NGO leaders, as well as a review of media articles, some companies in Argentina's apparel industry appear to use forced and child labor in their production chain. It is diffi [...] | 2008-06-06 20:14:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB PHUM PGOV ECIN ECON SOCI AR |
08BUENOSAIRES800 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARGENTINE OPPOSITION SENATOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met June 6 with Argentine Senator Maria Eugenia Estenssoro, prominent leader of the opposition Civic Coalition (CC). Estenssoro offered her critical view of how the GOA was managing the ongoing agricultural strike. In connection with congressional consideration [...] | 2008-06-11 20:20:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB PHUM PGOV ECIN ECON SOCI AR |
08BUENOSAIRES948 | ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH YOUNG, DYNAMIC [...] (C) Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey (protect) told the Ambassador that the export taxes imposed on the agricultural sector are hindering economic growth and thus negatively affecting his province. While close to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Urtubey was clearly feeling local pr [...] | 2008-07-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI AR BL |
08CAIRO1019 | EGYPT'S COPTIC LEADER ON RELATIONS WITH ISLAM, THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIRF KISL EG |
08CAIRO1111 | UPPER EGYPT SECTARIAN STRIFE APPEARS UNRELATED TO CAIRO [...] (U) Summary: Tensions between Coptic and Muslim residents of the Upper Egyptian village of Malawi continue to simmer after a land dispute between a monastery and its neighbors turned violent on May 31, leading to fears of sectarian strife during the June 4 celebrations of the Virgin Mary Moulid [...] | 2008-06-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KIRF EG |
08CAIRO1177 | PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE OVER FLOUR SUBSIDIES [...] (U) Summary: The northern Egyptian coastal town of Burg al-Burullus was the site of a large June 7 impromptu protest against the provincial governor's recent decision to halt the distribution of subsidized flour in favor of subsidized bread distribution. Police sent to disperse the demonstrato [...] | 2008-06-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON EG |
08CAIRO1192 | EGYPT CRIMINALIZES TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN AND FGM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 7, Egypt's upper house of parliament approved amendments to Egypt's Child Protection Law that criminalize and stipulate severe punishments for trafficking of children and for female genital mutilation (FGM). The new legislation represents Egypt's first legal framework to [...] | 2008-06-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KWMN EG |
08CAIRO1193 | MORE SECTARIAN TENSIONS IN UPPER EGYPT [...] (SBU) Summary: The killing of a young Copt on June 6 sparked a demonstration of a few hundred Christians in the town of Dafesh, which lies 140 kilometers from the site of last week's altercations between Copts and Muslims over the Abu Sana monastery (reftel). Church sources have been quick to [...] | 2008-06-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KIRF EG |
08CAIRO1228 | MUFTI'S VIEWS ON RECENT SECTARIAN INCIDENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-15 11:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI KIRF PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO1711 | EGYPTIAN MONASTERY CLASH: RESOLUTION EXPECTED SOON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO2205 | INVITATION TO MRS. BUSH FROM EGYPTIAN MFA AND THE [...] This is an action request; please see para 2. 2. Post received para 3 letter October 9th via dipnote. We respectfully request that the Department pass the invitation to the Office of the First Lady. 3. The text of the invitation reads as follows (informal Embassy translation). Original [...] | 2008-10-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI |
08CAIRO2209 | EGYPTIAN COPTIC PRIEST JAILED IN LEGAL DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-16 15:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SOCI KIRF EG |
08CAIRO2251 | A FIRST IN EGYPT: COURT SENTENCES SEXUAL ASSAULT [...] (C) Summary and comment: On October 21, for the first time in Egyptian history, a Cairo court heard a sexual assault case, and sentenced truck driver Sherif Gomaa Gibrial to three years in prison for groping 27-year-old female film director Noha Rushdie in June 2008. Rushdie told us that the [...] | 2008-10-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI EG |
08CAIRO2266 | THE VIEW FROM THE AHWA: THE TALK OF TOWN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite ubiquitous complaining about life's difficulties, and justified laments about pervasive corruption and the widely loathed Mubarak government, the denizens of Cairo's famed coffeehouses seem satisfied merely to grouse about their grievances, with no thought of taking any [...] | 2008-10-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM SOCI SCUL PGOV ECON PHUM KISL EG |
08CAIRO2382 | EGYPT'S SECOND EVER SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: ONE-YEAR [...] (C) Summary and comment: On November 17, in Egypt's second ever sexual assault case, a Cairo court convicted and sentenced a 19 year-old man to one year in prison on charges of sexual assault for the highly publicized October 2 attempted rape and groping of three women in front of a large cro [...] | 2008-11-19 14:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI EG |
08CAIRO2428 | SECTARIAN ATTACK ON CHURCH NEAR CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
08CAIRO2515 | COPTS ON SECTARIAN STRIFE IN UPPER EGYPT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 06:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PGOV ECON KIRF KISL SOCI EG |
08CAIRO607 | DARFUR: CAIRO-BASED REBELS ON NATIONAL CENSUS [...] (SBU) In a March 26 meeting, we asked Alaa El Din Ibrahim and Abdallah Ali, Political and Media Secretaries of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) Abdulwahid Nur faction, respectively, to encourage Nur supporters in Darfur, and particularly in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp [...] | 2008-03-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI UNSC KDEM EG SU |
08CANBERRA1141 | INTERVENTION REVIEW FUELS POLITICAL AND SOCIAL [...] (U) Summary: Sixteen months after the Australian government mounted a controversial intervention in indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to combat reported widespread sexual abuse of Aboriginal children, a review panel has concluded that the emergency remains acute and has endors [...] | 2008-11-13 05:32:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AS PGOV PHUM SOCI |
08CANBERRA126 | RUDD SAYS "SORRY" TO INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The House of Representatives passed a motion February 13 apologizing for the treatment of indigenous Australians, particularly the "Stolen Generations" - which refers to the Aboriginal children who were taken from their families by white Australia between 1910 and 1970. Prime Mi [...] | 2008-02-13 22:38:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI AS |
08CANBERRA287 | RUDD HONEYMOON MEETS BUDGET REALITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From March 7-12, the dominant political issue was speculation over whether the Rudd Government would axe budget allocations for carers (family members who care for invalids) and seniors in his fight against inflation. With Rudd overseas for most of this period, the Government di [...] | 2008-03-25 06:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI AS |
08CANBERRA403 | RUDD HOLDS SUMMIT OF THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd convened a summit of 1000 of Australia's "brightest and best" on the weekend of April 19-20 to discuss ways of addressing long-term challenges facing Australia. The high-profile summit, "Australia 2020," produced a number of proposals, many of which we [...] | 2008-04-21 23:40:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI AS |
08CANBERRA461 | RUDD ANGERS LEFT ON GAY MARRIAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Rudd government, exercising the Federal Government's power to override territory laws, has forced the left-leaning Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to abandon plans to allow "civil unions" for same-sex couples. The Rudd govern [...] | 2008-05-07 05:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI AS |
08CANBERRA542 | HIGH COURT HEARS CASE ON SLAVERY AND TRAFFICKING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 13 the High Court of Australia heard an appeal of a brothel owner who was convicted for enslaving five Thai prostitutes who had incurred a debt of A$45,000 when they were recruited to work in a brothel in Melbourne. The brothel had been raided in 2003 and the owner, Wei Tang [...] | 2008-05-27 04:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN AS |
08CAPETOWN223 | CAPE TOWN'S PREPARATIONS FOR 2010: EFFORTS [...] Summary: The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Provincial Government showcased their plans and preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup at separate events during the last two weeks. The first event, hosted by the City of Cape Town and the German Konrad-Stiftung NGO, included a lively p [...] | 2008-11-07 13:31:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND SOCI SA |
08CAPETOWN255 | A TRIP TO THE EASTERN CAPE: POSITIVE STEPS [...] Summary: The Eastern Cape has the dubious reputation of being the most poorly managed province in South Africa. Nevertheless, Cape Town Consul General and Econoff found a variety of organizations and individuals in business, civil society and the government who are developing or implementing [...] | 2008-12-23 08:00:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHIV SOCI SA |
08CARACAS1209 | VENEZUELA'S HOUSING CRISIS - SOCIALISM THE ANSWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An estimated 2 million unit housing shortage is complicating Chavez' chances for success in the November state and local elections. In an effort to improve one of the worst housing construction records of any recent administration, Chavez has nationalized companies providing c [...] | 2008-08-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EIND PGOV VE SOCI |
08CARACAS516 | CHAVEZ'S TACTICAL RETREAT ON EDUCATION - FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary. The Venezuelan government is promoting a highly politicized new school curriculum designed to create "new citizens" and a "new Republic" based on vague Bolivarian values. Teacher training efforts to implement the new pre-K-through-high school curriculum by September sparked teac [...] | 2008-04-11 21:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM VE |
08CARACAS64 | DENGUE CASES DOUBLE IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS) ceased publishing dengue and malaria statistics from July 21 to December 22, during the lead up to Chavez' failed December 2 constitutional reform vote. Now we know why: the latest official epidemiology bulletin, released January 8, [...] | 2008-01-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO SOCI PGOV VE |
08CARACAS865 | VENEZUELA: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] SUMMARY. This cable responds to reftel request for information on forced labor and child labor in the production of goods in Venezuela. Venezuela, a high volume, oil producing nation, is largely dependent on imports, and as a result does not have a tradition of child labor in the production [...] | 2008-06-18 18:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI VE |
08CASABLANCA115 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] This cable responds to a request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Morocco. While Morocco does not have a record of forced child labor, child labor does exist and is used in the production of some goods, mainly in the handicr [...] | 2008-06-03 18:04:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM ECON SOCI MO |
08CASABLANCA146 | MOROCCO CELEBRATES WORLD REFUGEE DAY: AN OVERVIEW [...] Summary: Although Morocco struggles with large populations of migrants and refugees, organizations such as UNHCR and the Friendship and Solidarity Organization (FSO) are moving towards further solidarity between Moroccan nationals and those who have adopted Morocco as their home. To this end, [...] | 2008-07-15 11:34:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG PREF PREL SOCI ELAB MO |
08CASABLANCA281 | CASABLANCA REFORMERS FOCUS ON EDUCATION, PARLIAMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary: At a reform advocates' luncheon for visiting DAS Kent Patton and Tunis MEPI Director Peter Mulrean on January 16, 2008 in Casablanca, discussion focused on three types of reform: educational, parliamentary and constitutional. The discussion preceded a letter calling for the defe [...] | 2008-01-29 11:14:00 | Consulate Casablanca | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV ECON SOCI MO |
08CASABLANCA285 | CASABLANCANS REACT TO GAZA TROUBLES [...] (SBU) Summary: While many Casablancans have been thinking of little but Morocco's plight in soccer's Africa Cup Playoffs, others have been preoccupied with raising their voices about recent events in Gaza. Over the past week, three organizations organized progressively larger protests in oppo [...] | 2008-01-31 09:00:00 | Consulate Casablanca | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI MO |
08CHENGDU11 | GUIZHOU PARTY SECRETARY HOSTS LUNCH FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary. During a lunch banquet hosted for the Deputy Secretary, Guizhou Party Secretary Shi Zongyuan described his SIPDIS professional challenges, especially the problems of economic development in the face of deep rural poverty. He urged more high-level visits to interior China, c [...] | 2008-01-23 01:15:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU17 | EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN VISIT TO CHENGDU: LOCAL SCHOLAR ON [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting in Chengdu with EAP DAS Christensen, noted Sichuan-Tibetan scholar Tsering Dhudrup frankly shared his concerns on the economic and political challenges faced by ethnic Tibetans in China. He complained that assistance funds directed by the central government [...] | 2008-02-11 01:59:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU188 | LHASA: CONVERSATIONS WITH TAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In a week of meetings with Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) foreign affairs, religion, health, education, and tourism officials, ConGenOffs' interlocutors generally responded readily to questions but at times showed considerable unease. TAR officials apparently believe that the March [...] | 2008-09-10 07:09:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KHIV SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU2 | HENAN AIDS CAMPAIGNER GAO YAOJIE'S MEMOIRS SET FOR EARLY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Gao Yaojie's youngest sister discussed her two week stay with her sister in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Gao is closely monitored and her family members regularly pressured. Gao's next two books -- on AIDS in Henan and her memoirs -- may tempt the authorities to deal more h [...] | 2008-01-03 09:02:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KHIV SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU238 | NORTHWEST YUNNAN'S DIQING PREFECTURE: SNAPSHOT OF A QUIETER [...] (C) Summary: Northwest Yunnan's Tibetan Diqing Autonomous Prefecture (TAP) has been the calmest of all the ethnic Tibetan areas in China during 2008, likely due to a large presence of Han and other minorities (Tibetans only make up about a third of the population),the influence of its ethnic [...] | 2008-10-24 05:56:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU263 | VETERANS: CHENGDU BURMA-INDIA OLD SOLDIERS REMEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 07:21:00 | Consulate Chengdu | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI MARR PGOV |
08CHENGDU289 | SOUTHEAST TIBET: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: According to Linzhi Prefecture officials in the southeast of China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),ninety percent of local government expenditures are subsidized by the central government as well as the provincial governments of Fujian and Guangdong. A major source of income fo [...] | 2008-12-16 01:40:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU30 | SOUTHWEST CHINA -- THE SATELLITES ARE HIGH AND THE EMPEROR [...] (C) Summary: Satellite television ties rural Chinese to urban culture and brings unjammed foreign broadcasts to a large audience throughout China. Simple satellite receiver dish packages selling for USD 50 bring central Chinese television to rural areas and the world to Chinese cities. To [...] | 2008-02-21 09:18:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PHUM ECPS KIPR CH |
08CHENGDU36 | SOUTHWEST CHINA -- GUIZHOU SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM STORM [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of what provincial authorities claim was the worst winter storm since 1904, China's poorest province is struggling to deal with the provision of basic necessities to the countryside. Damage to the province's electrical power distribution system was particularly s [...] | 2008-02-26 09:37:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU39 | ISLAM ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU - TWO LOCAL PERSPECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: According to a Tibetan active in Lhasa's Muslim community who studied Islam in Nepal and Pakistan, the inflow of Muslim businessmen and laborers from other parts of China into traditionally Tibetan areas has sometimes caused tension and "incidents" with local Buddhists, but for ec [...] | 2008-03-05 06:24:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU42 | LHASA CONVERSATIONS - WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE THINKING? [...] (C) Summary: A series of unscripted Consulate encounters in Lhasa, including with a Han teacher from Hebei, a Hui Muslim vendor of pirated DVDs from Gansu, a longtime resident Han barber from Sichuan, a lama recently arrived from Qinghai, university students from Chamdo (eastern Tibet),and B [...] | 2008-03-06 09:41:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU43 | TIBET: TOURISM, THE TRAIN, AND MIGRANT LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Local officials in charge of tourism, railroad, and labor issues in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) claim to be "unsure" how many people from inland China may be resettling in traditional Tibetan areas. In 2007, over four million tourists (mostly from inland China) visited t [...] | 2008-03-07 09:33:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU52 | TIP IN SOUTHWEST CHINA IMPROVING? AUTHORITIES SHED LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Sichuan and Yunnan authorities insist that effective law enforcement, education campaigns, and victim assistance programs have dramatically reduced human trafficking in southwest China. But a healthy dose of skepticism seems to be in order. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Accompanied [...] | 2008-03-24 03:05:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU55 | SOUTHWEST CHINA: INSTABILITY AND RESENTMENT IN TIBETAN AREAS [...] (C) Summary: According to an influential Han Chinese businessman and patron of Buddhism in Chengdu, the Communist Party will likely have to purge many ethnic Tibetans from its ranks as they are sympathetic to the Dalai Lama. A high-ranking Tibetan administrator of a local university where st [...] | 2008-03-26 07:29:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI CH |
08CHENGDU65 | GROWING UP A TIBETAN CADRE KID IN CHINA - DIALOGUE WITH HAN [...] (C) Summary: While not going into detail about recent unrest in western Sichuan and other Tibetan areas, a well-educated son of Communist Party officials shared with Post his experiences as a young ethnic Tibetan studying and working in inland China. An admirer of the banned Tibetan-Chinese w [...] | 2008-04-10 05:04:00 | Consulate Chengdu | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI CH |
08CHENNAI214 | ANDHRA PRADESH: AN ANTI-TRAFFICKING MODEL FOR INDIA [...] Summary: The South Indian state Andhra Pradesh has made great strides in combating trafficking in persons. In what anti-trafficking NGOs describe as a "paradigm shift," the police, prosecutors, and the judiciary have all actively participated in training programs sponsored by the United Nati [...] | 2008-06-25 11:01:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN |
08CHENNAI326 | INCIDENTS AGAINST CHURCHES IN KARNATAKA CONTINUE AS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of another round of apparent attacks on churches in Karnataka on September 21, Consul General Andrew Simkin visited Bangalore September 23-24. The CG used the opportunity to emphasize the importance of protecting religious freedom to a wide variety of interlocutors, [...] | 2008-09-25 09:57:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR KIRF SOCI IN |
08CHENNAI33 | HHS SECRETARY SWINGS THROUGH SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),visited three of South India's largest cities from January 7-9, 2008. The visit provided the Secretary an opportunity to promote the importance of assuring SIPDIS product safety in an increa [...] | 2008-01-29 10:47:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON TBIO SENV AMED KSCA PHUM KCRM SOCI IN |
08CHENNAI330 | CONGRESS CONSIDERING BANNING HINDU FUNDAMENTALIST BAJRANG [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Catholic voice in the Congress party came away from a recent meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan feeling that India will probably ban the militant Hindu group Bajrang Dal as a result of the violence in Oriss [...] | 2008-09-29 09:56:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR KIRF SOCI IN |
08CHENNAI387 | SRI LANKAN REFUGEES STILL ARRIVING, POST RECOMMENDS PRM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 12 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent escalation of Sri Lanka's war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has not resulted in the expected flood of new refugees to India. Nonetheless, refugees continue to arrive at a steady, but mod [...] | 2008-11-24 08:13:00 | Consulate Chennai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI IN CE |
08CHIANGMAI10 | STAFFDEL YEO FOCUSES ON REFUGEES, IDPS AND BURMESE POLITICAL [...] (C) In meetings with Staffdel Yeo, some politically active Burmese exile groups requested stronger U.S. sanctions against Burma, claimed to play a significant role in organizing recent protests inside Burma, and asked for U.S. support for a constitution they drafted as an alternative to the Bu [...] | 2008-01-14 09:00:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI TH BM |
08CHIANGMAI127 | CITIZENSHIP HARDSHIPS GREATER FOR HIGHLAND WOMEN THAN MEN [...] (SBU) Though the Thai government has increased its efforts to streamline the naturalization process for members of hill tribes, corruption at the tribal and local government level and inherent ethnic biases have delayed progress, especially for women. Because most hill tribes are located in re [...] | 2008-08-25 10:14:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI TH |
08CHIANGMAI133 | NORTHERN LABOR UNIONS, STUDENTS AND MEDIA DIVIDED OVER PAD [...] (SBU) Labor unions in northern Thailand are split, with some supporting the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and others supporting Prime Minister Samak's government, though the more vocal ones support PAD. Over 1,000 PAD supporters have traveled from the north to Bangkok [...] | 2008-09-03 10:08:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ELAB SOCI TH |
08CHIANGMAI140 | RELOCATIONS HURT HILL TRIBE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Agriculturally-dependent hill tribe or highland people in northern Thailand have become economically strained by forest conservation and drug control policies adopted by the Thai government in the last several decades. These policies have had success in conservation and counternarcotics [...] | 2008-09-10 07:18:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI SNAR PHUM TH |
08CHIANGMAI147 | PM'S VISIT TO CHIANG MAI: NOT AS SMOOTH AS SILK [...] (SBU) Despite concerted efforts by provincial and local officials, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's October 1-2 visit to Chiang Mai met with some unwelcome disruptions. Meanwhile, tensions between the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),and the pro-government United Front [...] | 2008-10-03 09:43:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM TH |
08CHIANGMAI161 | TV NEWS PROGRAM FOR BURMESE YOUTH LAUNCHED [...] (SBU) The exile media group Democratic Voice of Burma marked the official launch of its news program by and for Burmese youth on October 3 in Chiang Mai. Youth Voice is the result of a collaborative effort between several NGOs and governments, and is a first for Burma, giving youth a chance to [...] | 2008-10-17 07:12:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL SOCI ECPS PROP TSPA BM TH NL NO |
08CHIANGMAI17 | KARENNI REFUGEE CAMP FEELING SQUEEZED [...] (C) At the Karenni refugee camp where a violent clash with security forces last December left one refugee dead, order has been restored but follow-up actions promised by local officials have proceeded unevenly. A post-clash formal dialogue involving camp residents, local Thai authorities, and [...] | 2008-02-01 02:43:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM SOCI TH BM |
08CHIANGMAI173 | BURMESE EXILES TELL STAFFDEL GROVE HUMANITARIAN SPACE WON'T [...] (C) Increased space for humanitarian relief work in the Irrawaddy Delta won't speed up political change, and the U.S. needs a strategy for change in Burma involving regional actors -- these were the two main messages prominent Burmese exiles conveyed to StaffDel Grove during his brief November [...] | 2008-11-14 09:22:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON SOCI BM CH TH |
08CHIANGMAI21 | CHANGE IN BURMA: NOW, OR IN THE DISTANT FUTURE? [...] (C) Change will not come to Burma for another 20 years if it does not come soon, was the prevailing sentiment among Burmese exiles over lunch with the Ambassador. Though there was disagreement among the group over whether steps could be taken to help effect short-term change, and whether the [...] | 2008-02-06 10:54:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI TH BM |
08CHIANGMAI51 | SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS HINDER [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...] | 2008-03-28 09:27:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH |
08CHIANGMAI53 | CORRECTED COPY: SKILLED LABOR SHORTAGE, HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS [...] In meetings with the Ambassador March 18, business leaders highlighted a shortage of highly skilled labor and unusually high transportation costs as key obstacles to expanding development and American investment in northern Thailand. Local Thai business leaders echoed the calls of American fir [...] | 2008-03-28 09:47:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELTN ETRD ETTC SOCI TH |
08CHIANGMAI75 | EXILES SEE OPPORTUNITY FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN NARGIS [...] (C) The Burmese regime's mishandling of the relief effort in the wake of Cyclone Nargis has the potential to boil over into mass uprising, according to Thailand-based Burmese exiles. Given the correct confluence of factors, demonstrations could even possibly lead to the downfall of the regime, [...] | 2008-05-15 09:49:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BM TH |
08CHIANGMAI76 | CHINA-FOCUSED CHRISTIAN GROUP CAUGHT UP IN PRC'S POST-TIBET [...] (C) The "Friends of China" (FOC) NGO - which has been placing teachers and rural developmental workers in China for 20 years - reports that Beijing authorities recently shut down its office in Qinghai Province that oversees assistance projects with ethnic Tibetans there. FOC believes this is [...] | 2008-05-29 04:01:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF SOCI CH TH |
08CHISINAU469 | UPDATE ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN MOLDOVAN GOODS [...] According to figures from the Moldovan Labor Inspection Unit (LIU),collected by ILO in Chisinau, no cases of forced labor, including forced child labor, were discovered in Moldova in 2006 or 2007. However, of 371 cases of child labor investigated in 2007, 73 involved no violations, and 298 [...] | 2008-05-02 14:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
08COLOMBO1055 | SRI LANKA: AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPARATIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lankan health officials continue preparations to prevent an Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in country. Repeated incidence of the disease in the region places Sri Lanka at risk of AI. Animal health authorities maintain monitoring activities while the Ministry of Health has [...] | 2008-11-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC WHO CE |
08COLOMBO491 | SRI LANKA REMITTANCES UP AGAIN IN 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan migrant worker remittances rose 15% to $2.5 billion in 2007. Remittances are the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings to the country, after garment exports. Each year, over 200,000 Sri Lankans -- about one percent of the population -- leave to work abr [...] | 2008-05-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN KWMN KCRM PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG CE |
08COLOMBO719 | MALDIVES: EMPLOYMENT BILL RATIFIED AMID CONCERNS [...] (U) Summary: The President of Maldives recently ratified an employment bill which sets new rights and responsibilities for workers including a minimum wage, a limit on weekly working hours, and the establishment of an institution to resolve employment-related disputes. The legislation was cri [...] | 2008-07-25 05:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EAID ETRD PHUM SOCI MV |
08CONAKRY182 | GUINEA - AN ASSESSMENT, PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PGOV ECON PREL EAID SOCI SNAR PHUM KDEM GV |
08CONAKRY348 | G8 AMBASSADORS BRIEF U.N. AND ECOWAS ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The G8 ambassadors painted a bleak picture of the Guinea's political outlook for the U.N. Office for West Africa (UNOWA) and ECOWAS on Monday, July 7. The Ambassadors recommended that ECOWAS set several benchmarks to track the government's progress towards elections, and that [...] | 2008-07-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ECOWAS GV |
08CONAKRY631 | ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF THE FOREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fourth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). The youths of Guinea,s Forest Region appear to be primarily focused on minor inter-tribal tensions within their own region. Forest youth leaders downplayed broader [...] | 2008-10-24 14:00:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KDEM ASEC GV |
08CONAKRY652 | ETHNIC POLITICS IN GUINEA - YOUTH OF COASTAL GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable is the fifth in a series of reports exploring the role of ethnicity in Guinean politics (reftels). Despite repeatedly affirming their neutrality and broad-based ethnic support, the youths of "Bas-Cote" were clearly pro-Conte and pro-Soussou. During a meeting with [...] | 2008-10-30 16:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PREL ASEC GV |
08CONAKRY739 | YOUTH TRY TO REGROUP TO ORGANIZE CIVIL MOVEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY. After failing to organize a mass youth movement in September and then turning to military elements to plot a coup d'etat, a local youth leader says he is now back to bringing youths together to force President Conte out of office. Contact expressed concerns that the military may [...] | 2008-12-09 13:09:00 | Embassy Conakry | SECRET | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV |
08CONAKRY815 | RELIGIOUS LEADER SEES COUP AND CNDD AS A POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. A respected Christian leader called Guinea's recent coup d'etat and subsequent installation of the Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) a political "catastrophe." He expressed disappointment over the lack of civilian leadership and the general complacency with which the [...] | 2008-12-31 16:26:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV |
08COPENHAGEN290 | DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...] | 2008-05-16 07:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA |
08COTONOU314 | BENIN: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF [...] This cable responds to reftel requests for information on Forced Labor and Child Labor in the production of goods. ----------------------- Rocks and Mineral Goods ----------------------- 2. According to Norbert Fanou Ako, Director of the the NGO ESAM, "Enfants Solidaires d'Afrique et du [...] | 2008-05-29 18:31:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BN |
08COTONOU420 | BENIN: POLITICAL STATE OF THE NATION - NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The uncertain legitimacy and role of Benin's Presidential Mediation Entity (OPM) headed by National Mediator, Albert Tevoedjre, is indicative of the political quagmire that engulfs the administration of reform-minded President Boni Yayi. The latter is beset on one hand by the i [...] | 2008-07-15 19:36:00 | Embassy Cotonou | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI EFIN PINR KDEM BN |
08COTONOU451 | BENIN: CHILD LABOR PERSISTS IN STONE QUARRIES [...] SUMMARY: Child labor continues to be used in stone crushing quarries in central Benin. On June 24, 2008 a mission team visited the quarries to gage the magnitude of the use of child labor in them. The team observed that children continue, in significant numbers, to engage with their parents in [...] | 2008-07-29 17:03:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND SOCI BN |
08DAKAR1100 | FARBA SENGHOR-GUILTY SAYS THE PROSECUTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an impromptu fifteen minute meeting with Ousmane Diagne, the prosecutor who investigated former Transport and Cultural Affairs Minister Farba Senghor and his acolytes' alleged involvement in the trashing of two Dakar newsrooms, he told us that as far as the evidence is concern [...] | 2008-09-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG |
08DAKAR1286 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL-IBADU RAHMAN, THE SALAFISTS [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. While the country is 95 percent Sunni Muslim, major differences exist between the various brotherhoods that dominate the Sunni-Sufi landscape which includes smaller, more conservative Sunni groups and Shia Muslims. Ad [...] | 2008-11-06 17:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG |
08DAKAR1378 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL-AL FALAH, THE WAHABBI [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the second in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns the Al Falah group who, along with Cemaat Ibadu-Rahman (reftel),is considered to be one of the country,s more conservative organizations. They are identified by many as being Wahabbi wit [...] | 2008-12-01 10:43:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PINS SOCI SG |
08DAKAR1401 | SENEGAL: FORMER PRIME MINISTER MACKY SALL [...] (C) Summary: On December 3 Political Counselor and PolOff met with the recently ousted president of the National Assembly, Macky Sall. The previous day Sall announced the creation of a new political party: the Alliance for the Republic Yakaar - APR Yakaar (Yakaar means hope in Wolof). Sall sa [...] | 2008-12-08 10:47:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG |
08DAKAR1435 | RELIGION IN SENEGAL: THE CATHOLICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables analyzing religion in Senegal. This cable concerns Catholics in Senegal. With a long established history, the Catholics are Senegal,s largest religious minority and continue to wield far greater influence in the country,s political, econom [...] | 2008-12-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SCUL VT SG |
08DAKAR165 | Senegal: Women in Politics [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of conversations with some of Senegal's leading female political activists a picture has emerged of a gender that is becoming an increasingly important part of this country's complicated and yet sometimes monochromatic political environment. Today's political partie [...] | 2008-02-08 12:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI PINR SG |
08DAKAR386 | SENEGAL: POLICE CRUSH PROTEST AGAINST HIGH COST OF LIVING [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, two Senegalese consumer associations organized a demonstration against the steady rise of the costs of basic commodities and food staples. Riot police arrested the leaders of the two associations and used electric batons, tear gas, and riffle butts to forcefully bre [...] | 2008-04-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
08DAKAR471 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau is a net importer of basic foodstuffs, most significantly rice. Rising world market prices and reduced local production due to poor rainfall are impacting availability and price. So far, there have not been demonstrations or unrest to protest the rising cost of living [...] | 2008-04-24 14:03:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PU |
08DAKAR523 | RESPONSE ON IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal's 2007-08 cereal deficit is estimated at 1.4 million metric tons (MT),a significant increase from previous years. The country could face a cereal shortage of 250,000-400,000 MT in the next six months and with low global stocks and high commodity prices, it is not know [...] | 2008-05-06 14:57:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV SG |
08DAKAR534 | SENEGAL'S UNIONS PREPARING MULTIPLE STRIKES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fed up with President Abdoulaye Wade's confrontational attitude and refusal to communicate, Senegal's major unions are getting ready to strike. The country's main unions are preparing to hold a general strike, while teacher's unions have just announced that they will strike for [...] | 2008-05-08 17:17:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM ECON SG |
08DAKAR566 | CAMEROON REGIONAL FOOD FOR PEACE OFFICER [...] Summary: Dakar-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO) traveled to Cameroon from March 31 to April 11, 2008 to assess progress of the humanitarian programs and the living conditions of Central African Republic (CAR) and Chadian refugees in the country. Visits to various refugee sites [...] | 2008-05-15 16:13:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL WFP SOCI NG EAGR MR ECON |
08DAKAR688 | SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) The majority of working children can be found in agriculture, livestock herding, hunting, fishing, domestic service, sewing and weaving activities, transportation, construction, as well as in automobile repair shops, restaurants, and hotels. Children also work in hazardous conditions in ro [...] | 2008-06-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG |
08DAKAR95 | EMBASSY DAKAR CANNOT FUND HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE [...] The mission does not have any discretionary funds available to help defray the costs of the expected Senegalese delegation to the March 4-6 WIREC. We still expect that Senegal will send a delegation, headed by Minister of Renewable Energy, Christian Diatta (REF B) SMITH [...] | 2008-01-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI |
08DAMASCUS304 | INTERNATIONAL VISITOR EXPERIENCE LEADS TO FIRST DAMASCUS [...] [SBU] Pink balloons, ribbons, and posters festooned a high-traffic area of Damascus on Saturday, April 12 for the first-ever "March for Survival." The walk, organized by the Syrian Breast Cancer Society, inspired by the October 2007 International Visitor Program on "Breast Cancer Awareness." [...] | 2008-05-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SOCI SY XF |
08DARESSALAAM413 | TANZANIA: NO EVIDENCE OF FORCED OR CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] (U) Post has neither record nor evidence of the use of child labor or forced labor in the production of goods in Tanzania. 2. (SBU) According to ILO and ILO-IPEC officials in Dar es Salaam, quantifiable evidence of child or forced labor in the production of goods in Tanzania is difficult to [...] | 2008-07-08 03:33:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB ETRD SOCI TZ |
08DARESSALAAM567 | ZANZIBAR: HOME GROWN "U.S. ELECTION RALLY" A [...] On August 31, Muloud Salim, a young, self-appointed Zanzibari "U.S. Election Organizer" held an "Obama for President" Rally in the old fort at the epicenter of the capital of Stonetown. Despite never having been outside of Tanzania, for the last several months Salim has taken it upon himself [...] | 2008-09-04 09:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI SCUL PGOV KDEM TZ |
08DARESSALAAM740 | ZANZIBAR TOURIST SHOOTING REVEALS ISLAND RIFTS [...] (C) Summary: After a vacationing French national was shot and critically wounded at a Zanzibar resort on September 17th, extensive follow up inquiries yielded insight into the inner workings of Zanzibar and its police. The lack of initial police response and severe deficiencies in the Zanzib [...] | 2008-10-28 09:56:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR SOCI TZ |
08DHAKA1006 | GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH EASES BAN ON TRADE UNION [...] (U) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) recently announced a partial relaxation of the ban on trade union activities in place under the State of Emergency since January 2007. The new measures allow union activities, but limit the size of gatherings and require advance permission in certain cas [...] | 2008-09-23 10:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG |
08DHAKA103 | BANGLADESH DELEGATES TO WIREC 2008 [...] Post submits two names of representatives from Bangladesh for participation in the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) 2008. USAID will be funding the travel expenses for these two delegates. The two proposed participants are: Mr. Kaisar Ahmed, Director, Renewable Ener [...] | 2008-01-22 07:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA BG |
08DHAKA1040 | WOMEN,S DEVELOPMENT POLICY BEING IMPLEMENTED [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to implement its Women's Development Policy quietly, according to the Adviser for the Ministries of Primary and Mass Education, Women and Children Affairs, and Cultural Affairs. Adviser Rasheda K. Chowdhury told the Ambassador on September 30 that [...] | 2008-10-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN SOCI KPAO EAID UN BG |
08DHAKA1147 | BURMA-BANGLADESH MARITIME DISPUTE FLARES [...] (S/NF) Dhaka, on November 2, strongly protested Burma's November 1 decision to explore for oil and gas and dispatch naval vessels in disputed waters between the two nations. The Government of Bangladesh demanded the withdrawal of four exploration ships, accompanied by two naval warships, from [...] | 2008-11-03 11:12:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET//NOFORN | BG BM ECON KDEM PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY |
08DHAKA115 | EMBASSY CAUTIONS GOB AGAINST CASTING TOO WIDE A [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of worker unrest in the vicinity of Dhaka in early January, the USG-funded American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) and partner NGOs report being harassed by Bangladesh,s security forces. We have been told that an ACILS employee was arrested on Janua [...] | 2008-01-24 13:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EAID PREL SOCI KTEX BG |
08DHAKA1157 | MARITIME TENSIONS BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND BURMA [...] (C) Diplomatic talks between Bangladesh and Burma ended inconclusively November 8, with no negotiated settlement over the current maritime border dispute. Tensions between the two states continued to escalate, with both nations placing border forces on alert. Bangladesh-based South Korean di [...] | 2008-11-09 14:13:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG BM ECON PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TRGY |
08DHAKA1164 | AMBASSADOR'S CHITTAGONG VISIT - MILITARY ENGAGEMENT AND A [...] (U) Ambassador Moriarty's second visit to the city of Chittagong highlighted U.S.-Bangladesh Navy cooperation and the importance of decentralization in an effective democracy. As part of a November 2-6 port call in Chittagong by the USNS SAFEGUARD, the Ambassador observed U.S. Navy divers work [...] | 2008-11-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON PGOV KPAO SOCI BG |
08DHAKA1286 | BANGLADESH BEFORE THE ELECTIONS: ALL QUIET ON THE [...] (C) Preparations for December 29 parliamentary elections are just beginning to get underway in Barisal, Gazipur, and the northern portions of the Chittagong division in Bangladesh. Though formal campaigning has yet to begin, journalists, NGOs, local political leaders and international observer [...] | 2008-12-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
08DHAKA1310 | BANGLADESH QUIETLY PREPARES FOR COUNTY LEVEL POLLS [...] (C) Virtually ignored as the campaign for Bangladesh,s December 29 national parliamentary elections kicks off, preparations for the upazila (county) elections appear to be moving forward. Nearly 10,000 candidates have filed nomination papers with the Election Commission (EC) to run for upazil [...] | 2008-12-17 10:55:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | BG ECON KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
08DHAKA209 | ISLAMIC NGOS, NATIONS MAJOR PLAYERS IN CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Three months after Cyclone Sidr barreled through southern Bangladesh, Islamic organizations and nations are thick on the ground offering assistance to the worst-hit areas. They are filling the gaps in government relief efforts, often focusing on sanitation, shelter and other recon [...] | 2008-02-14 10:58:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PINR PREL SOCI BG |
08DHAKA219 | Interagency Assessment West Team Report - Cyclone Sidr [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the last three weeks, two U.S. Interagency Assessment Teams (IATs) surveyed five sub-districts (upazilas) in southern Bangladesh, which were severely hit by Cyclone Sidr. This report is from the team that surveyed the Morrelganj and Sarankhola sub-districts. Through meeti [...] | 2008-02-18 11:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI PINR PREL BG |
08DHAKA224 | LABOR UPDATE AND INTERIM GSP DEMARCHE DELIVERY [...] (U) On February 5, CDA a.i. Geeta Pasi delivered a speech at an award event organized by the US Cotton Council. In the speech, CDA emphasized key labor rights themes. (NOTE: full text of the speech is available on Post,s public website: http://dhaka.usembassy.gov END NOTE) Acknowledging the [...] | 2008-02-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL EFIS EIND EAID SOCI |
08DHAKA618 | BANGLADESH SHRIMP SECTOR - CHILD LABOR PRESENT BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Recent Embassy visits to shrimp processing factories in southwestern and southeastern Bangladesh revealed cases of child labor in a handful of factories. Econoff and Econ Specialist visited nine shrimp processing factories in Bangladesh's Khulna region, four in Cox's Bazaar, and five in [...] | 2008-06-09 09:17:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN BG |
08DHAKA745 | BANGLADESH: CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN GOODS PRODUCTION - TVPRA [...] (U) As a result of poverty and population density in Bangladesh, child labor exists throughout the country. Economic necessity requires millions of children to work for their survival and that of their families. The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) has limited capacity to enforce its labor laws [...] | 2008-07-14 03:50:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG |
08DHAKA833 | THE BANGLADESH PARADOX AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: SOME GOOD [...] The USG is contributing to the development of Bangladesh and finds many outstanding, willing partners. On a recent trip to CoxQs Bazaar and Teknaf in south eastern Bangladesh, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers observed several USAID projects which are helping to modernize energy use, p [...] | 2008-08-05 09:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB EAGR ETRD SOCI PGOV BG |
08DHAKA980 | WORKER UNREST IN BANGLADESH'S GARMENT SECTOR DURING [...] (SBU) Before and during the fasting month of Ramadan, workers in Bangladesh's highly-profitable apparel sector have staged demonstrations, agitating for wage increases to ease the hardship of high food prices, which traditionally rise around the time of Ramadan. Business leaders have responded [...] | 2008-09-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV KWMN KTEX BG |
08DHAKA988 | CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE: BANGLADESHI [...] (C) Following the deportation of nearly 1200 Bangladeshis alleged to have participated in violent strikes in Kuwait, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) reacted by sending the Foreign Affairs Adviser on an official visit; he encouraged the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to compensate the workers. [...] | 2008-09-21 00:31:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI BG |
08DHAKA999 | NATIONAL ELECTIONS SET FOR 18 DECEMBER; WILL BE HELD BEFORE [...] (SBU) Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed announced September 20 that parliamentary elections would take place December 18 and Upazila, or sub-district (county equivalent),elections would be held later in the month. The Chief Adviser also declared that the State of Emergency would be relaxed to al [...] | 2008-09-22 10:39:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PREL ECON BG |
08DILI216 | MISSION DILI COMMENTS ON UNFPA CPD FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] In response to reftel, US Mission Dili offers the following comments on UNFPA's Country Program Document for Timor-Leste for 2009-13. 2. General: In general, the proposed Country Program Document (CPD) is analytical, well written and reality/evidence based. The document aptly incorporate [...] | 2008-08-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SOCI TT |
08DILI288 | TIMOR-LESTE: IDP REINTEGRATION ON TRACK DESPITE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Since April 2008, the Government of Timor-Leste's Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) has closed 33 of 54 internally displaced persons (IDP) camps erected after over 100,000 people fled their homes during the 2006 political-military crisis. The GOTL and NGOs estimate that over 50,000 I [...] | 2008-11-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI TT |
08DILI41 | TIMOR-LESTE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary. Child labor in Timor-Leste is pervasive but difficult to quantify. Hard data is largely unavailable. All stakeholders agree that it is a problem, but the GOTL, preoccupied with the fundamental tasks of preserving public order, has not yet had sufficient means, capacity, or stabilit [...] | 2008-02-12 04:33:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI TT |
08DJIBOUTI1039 | DJIBOUTI: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Child labor in Djibouti is largely limited to informal sector activities, including street vending, work in family-owned businesses, and begging. In rural areas, children are often involved in caring for their families' livestock. Agriculture in Djibouti is largely limited to nomadic [...] | 2008-12-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ |
08DJIBOUTI545 | DJIBOUTI STARTS PLANTING FOR "GREEN REVOLUTION" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with rising global food prices, a near-total dependence on imported food, and resulting high levels of malnutrition and food insecurity (reftel),the GODJ has recently encouraged creative small-scale agricultural projects as part of Djibouti's overall food security strategy [...] | 2008-06-23 08:10:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID SENV PGOV SOCI KPAO DJ |
08DJIBOUTI565 | DJIIBOUTIAN NATIONAL DAY: FLYING THE FLAG AND THANKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With tensions still running high on the Djibouti-Eritrea border, the GODJ marked Djiboutian National Day on June 27 with modest celebrations, thanks to allies, and a renewed appeal for national solidarity. Although a large portion of Djibouti's armed forces are deployed near the [...] | 2008-06-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO SOCI FR ER DJ |
08DJIBOUTI684 | DJIBOUTI MCC ROUNDUP: SUBSTANTIAL FY2008 PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: In FY2008, Djibouti made significant strides in several areas measured by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) indicators. Some of Djibouti's achievements--such as holding free and fair legislative elections that brought two more women into parliament, organizing a national semi [...] | 2008-08-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI SENV KCOR KMCA KWMN |
08DJIBOUTI753 | VISIT TO DJIBOUTI'S PRISON SHOWS IMPROVING CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 10 visit to Djibouti's prison, EmbOffs noted substantial improvements in conditions. While there were some persistent shortcomings--such as unsatisfactory sanitary conditions in the prison kitchen--EmbOffs noted that minors, women, and pre-trial detainees were [...] | 2008-09-15 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CASC SOCI DJ |
08DJIBOUTI885 | DJIBOUTI ON FY09 MCA SCORES: THE BALL'S IN OUR COURT [...] (U) SUMMARY. In delivering advance copies of Djibouti's FY2009 Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Scorecard to GODJ officials (per reftel),Post welcomed Djibouti's Presidential-level commitment to improving indicator performance. In light of Djibouti's slight backsliding in FY2009 scores, Pos [...] | 2008-11-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI SENV KCOR KMCA KWMN DJ |
08DJIBOUTI945 | SOMALIA - TFG PRIME MINISTER DETERMINED TO MOVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a long, November 25 meeting, Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Adde reiterated his determination to move the Djibouti Process agenda forward without the participation of TFG President Yusuf. Nur Adde told Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates that he plan [...] | 2008-11-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET DJ |
08DJIBOUTI946 | SOMALIA - ARS WORRIES ABOUT AL-SHABAAB EXPANSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 24 conversation, Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Chairman Sheikh Sharif agreed with Special Envoy for Somalia Yates that recent al-Shabaab gains in Somalia were worrying and unconvincingly pegged the lack of a promised ARS counter-offensive to respec [...] | 2008-11-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET DJ ER |
08DOHA578 | ESTABLISHMENT OF QATARI INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Qatar is rapidly building a world-wide disaster response and humanitarian relief capability, part of the Qatari leadership's efforts to carve out a larger regional and international role for their country. To better coordinate these efforts, a recent Emiri decree established [...] | 2008-08-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EAID ASEC SOCI QA |
08DOHA594 | MANY QATARIS DON,T SUPPORT EDUCATION CITY; "SYMBOL [...] (C) On August 11, Ambassador paid an introductory call on James Reardon-Anderson, Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q),one of the six American universities at Education City. Characterizing Qatar as a "family-owned business," the Dean described Education City as a singular vision o [...] | 2008-08-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO QA |
08DOHA683 | AMBASSADOR'S LETTER: THE AMERICAN MAJLIS DURING [...] (C) The small and attractive building with the inviting glass doors adjacent to the new Chief of Mission Residence here was identified on State Department blueprints as a drivers' room. Upon closer inspection, however, the Embassy determined that the Qatari landlord who had leased the family [...] | 2008-09-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL QA |
08DOHA735 | AMBASSADOR'S LETTER -- STARING INTO THE ABYSS, [...] (C) Prices on the Doha Securities Exchange plummeted for several days last week, creating a palpable sense of investment panic here among Qataris. 2. (U) In response to the mounting fear, Qatar Investment Authority, the sovereign wealth fund, said October 13 that it will take 10-20 percen [...] | 2008-10-20 09:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL EFIN SOCI SCUL PGOV QA |
08DUBLIN271 | IRELAND: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD [...] (U) There is no record of forced labor used in the production of goods in Ireland. One non-governmental organization (NGO) reported several cases of forced labor in the service industry and in agricultural production. However, discussions with Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Emp [...] | 2008-05-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EI |
08FREETOWN188 | AMBASSADORS' WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE IN SCHOOLS [...] Embassy Freetown is very pleased to support the proposed "Ambassadors' Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools (AWASH) Initiative." 2. Sierra Leone continues to rank the lowest on the Human Development Index and is seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. About 52% of the people live on [...] | 2008-04-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO SOCI SL |
08FREETOWN517 | CONGRESSMAN SNYDER'S INTEREST IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (SBU) Recent Time Magazine and Washington Post articles on maternal dealth rates (one in eight) in Sierra Leone prompted Congressman Victor Snyder (D - Arkansas) to contact Ambassador (October 23) on the country's development status. Representative Snyder asked about the overall health condit [...] | 2008-10-24 12:56:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID OREP SL |
08FREETOWN521 | AMBASSADOR GAINS SUPPORT OF MINISTER OF FINANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Perry's meetings with Finance Minister David Carew on September 15 and October 27 to discuss tax relief for diplomatic missions met with success when the Minister agreed to lift the "road usage" tax, with a potential savings for the Embassy of more than 130,000 dollars [...] | 2008-10-30 16:55:00 | Embassy Freetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI MASS SL |
08GABORONE1017 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Nolan paid a courtesy call on Botswana's Minister of Labor and Home Affairs Peter Letlhogonolo Siele on November 7. The Minister and Ambassador discussed the current situation in Botswana's prisons, a plan by President Khama to assist released prisoners in starting [...] | 2008-11-18 09:55:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ZI BC |
08GABORONE1083 | BOTSWANA: 5 CHOLERA CASES REPORTED SO FAR [...] SUMMARY: The number of people infected with cholera in Botswana has risen to five - all of whom are Zimbabwean. There have been no reports that any citizens of Botswana have contracted cholera from contact with these patients. The GOB is carefully monitoring the situation and has been working [...] | 2008-12-12 10:45:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO BC |
08GABORONE1103 | WHY IS SADC SO SAD? [...] (C) Summary: It is now "Festive Season" holiday time in Botswana and across Southern Africa, but it is also silly season when it comes to SADC. The SADC Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security's insistence on a full-scale investigation of and report on GOZ allegations that Botswana is helpi [...] | 2008-12-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI BC ZI |
08GABORONE647 | BOTSWANA FIRM BUT ISOLATED IN SADC OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Acting P/E Chief Woods delivered demarche per reftel on July 29 to MFA Assistant Director of the Americas Desk Shimane Kelaotswe. He expressed deep appreciation for USG support of Botswana's approach on Zimbabwe following the flawed June 27 election. Kelaotswe intimated that both the MFA [...] | 2008-07-31 20:32:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SADC SOCI BC ZI |
08GABORONE714 | TSVANGIRAI VISITS GABORONE AS FIRST STOP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai visited Gaborone immediately after the SADC Summit, reportedly meeting with President Khama who had boycotted the weekend's Johannesburg Summit in protest over the Zimbabwe political impasse. The GOB has been cagey about the visit [...] | 2008-08-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Gaborone | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR SADC SOCI ETRD ZI BC SF |
08GABORONE728 | BOTSWANA'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENDA [...] Summary. The Government of Botswana (GOB) through the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (MCST),is determined to develop a credible national science and technology (S&T) capability that will yield globally competitive outputs. The most daunting challenge for Botswana is to uti [...] | 2008-08-21 10:26:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC |
08GABORONE883 | BOTSWANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL S&T CONFERENCE [...] Summary. The University of Botswana (UB) hosted September 8-10 in Gaborone the second International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) Conference (IASTED TWO). The UB is placing increasing emphasis on Science and Technology (S&T) and its participation in IASTED Two [...] | 2008-10-07 07:46:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY ENRG SENV SOCI EAID BC |
08GABORONE884 | HEALTH CARE IN BOTSWANA IN THE ERA OF HIV/AIDS [...] Summary: Botswana just celebrated its National Day on September 30 and the country has made significant progress in the fight against hunger, poverty, injustice, illiteracy and unemployment over the last forty two years. The rate of progress is, however, threatened by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, an [...] | 2008-10-07 08:01:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC |
08GABORONE909 | BOTSWANA REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO RIVER BASIN ACCORDS [...] Summary: Botswana hosted September 15 a USAID-sponsored regional meeting under the aegis of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) on river basin organizations (RBOs) for relevant GOB ministries and departments, and representatives from the four RBOs of which Botswana is a member. At [...] | 2008-10-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV SOCI EAID BC |
08GABORONE932 | AU-IBAR HOSTS REGIONAL AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP [...] Summary: The African Union's Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted October 2-4 in Gaborone an Avian Influenza (AI) technical workshop for Southern Africa officials from the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Animal Health Organizati [...] | 2008-10-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV TBIO ECON EAID SOCI BC |
08GENEVA921 | WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States),two intergovernmental organization [...] | 2008-11-04 15:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO |
08GEORGETOWN698 | USS KEARSARGE VISIT A HUGE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary. On November 22, the USS KEARSARGE concluded its two-week humanitarian medical and engineering mission to Guyana, the final stop on its six-nation "Continuing Promise 2008" mission. Medical and dental practitioners provided care at three sites in one of Guyana's more remote and und [...] | 2008-12-10 18:11:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GY SOCI PREL MARR |
08GEORGETOWN702 | MEDIA REACTION TO THE USS KEARSARGE VISIT [...] (U) Summary. The November 9-22 humanitarian mission to Guyana of the USS KEARSARGE generated widespread and overwhelmingly favorable coverage in both print and broadcast local media. The media consistently incorporated the KEARSARGE's motto "Continuing Promise" into their reporting, and frequen [...] | 2008-12-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | GY SOCI PREL MARR |
08GRENADA10 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 13 - 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Kuwait Funds Feeder Road Project The Government of Grenada received the go ahead last week to commence an Agr [...] | 2008-01-22 22:29:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ELAB SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA103 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 9 - 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Chinese Medical Team at Local Hospital An eight-member medical team from China arrived in Grenada during the week for a [...] | 2008-07-23 20:44:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EFIN PGOV GJ |
08GRENADA107 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JULY 20 - 26, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: SGL Holdings Ltd. In Trouble a. A Turks & Caicos-based currency trading financial company with an office in Grenada, SGL H [...] | 2008-07-31 02:51:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA119 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 17 - 23, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada Not Ready to sign EPA Grenada's Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas announced that Grenada needs more time to study [...] | 2008-08-26 20:53:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN KCRM SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA129 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 7 - 13, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. VAT to be put on hold Grenada's Minister for Finance Nazim Burke announced that the government will not implement Valu [...] | 2008-09-18 20:35:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SOCI XL GJ |
08GRENADA134 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. IMF Predicts Low Growth for Grenadian Economy The IMF's staff mission predicted a 1.6 per cent increase in economic growth for [...] | 2008-10-01 21:32:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID SOCI SENV GJ XL |
08GRENADA136 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 4, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada Pioneers New AOSIS Fund Grenada's Foreign Minister and the deputy Foreign Minister of Greece announced on behalf of th [...] | 2008-10-10 21:34:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC KCRM SOCI XL GJ |
08GRENADA137 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - OCTOBER 5 - 11, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: A. Grenada's Prime Minister Visits Washington Prime Minister Tillman Thomas termed "successful" his whirlwind one-day tour of the [...] | 2008-10-16 21:12:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI EFIN GJ XL |
08GRENADA14 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 20-26, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Mitchell Says If Asked He Would Cede Party Leadership Amid reports of party dissension, Prime Minister Keith M [...] | 2008-01-30 18:20:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA144 | GRENADA EXPECTING LOWER GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Grenada's Ministry of Finance painted a somber picture of the country's economic situation in recent discussions. Grenada is still suffering the aftereffects of Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) with high debt and an underprepared tourist industry. The international econ [...] | 2008-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA145 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 9 - 15, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Gets Budgetary Help from the EU: According to The Grenadian Voice, Grenada will receive six million Euros (US$7.56 mill [...] | 2008-11-18 22:39:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA149 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Reopening Offshore Sector? Re-establishing an offshore sector is one of the many ideas floating around to get the count [...] | 2008-11-26 20:50:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV SENV SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA150 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 31- DECEMBER 6, [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenadians Succumb to Online Scams Grenadians continue to lose money to online scams. Grenada's Financial Intelligence Unit (F [...] | 2008-12-11 20:47:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SOCI KHIV PREL GJ |
08GRENADA152 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: DECEMBER 7 - 13, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. National Reconstruction Levy (NRL) Repealed Delivering on a campaign promise, the five-month old National Democratic Congress ( [...] | 2008-12-16 21:34:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SOCI KWMN PHUM GJ |
08GRENADA40 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 1, [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. NDC Accuses NNP of Spying Grenada woke February 27 to the news that two Royal Grenadian Police Force (RGPF) o [...] | 2008-03-05 21:31:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN SOCI |
08GRENADA47 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MARCH 9 - 15, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Acting OECS Chief Justice Retires The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) last week paid tribute to retiring acting [...] | 2008-03-20 21:48:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA5 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 6 - 12, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. Parliamentary Elections Office Demands Proof Leader of the Technical Allied Workers Union (TAWU),Senator Che [...] | 2008-01-15 21:51:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EAIR GJ |
08GRENADA50 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 16 - 22, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Will American Airlines Fly to Grenada Again? Grenada's Director of Tourism, Jocelyn Sylvester-Gairy announced [...] | 2008-03-26 22:15:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA52 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 23 - 29, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Southcom Completes Intel Training Southcom trainers conducted a highly successful Intelligence Analyst trainin [...] | 2008-04-02 20:53:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS ECON SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA55 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: A. ISPS Training Officers of the Grenada Port Authority (GPA),Sol Gas, and Chevron participated in a two-day se [...] | 2008-04-09 21:26:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EWWT KCRM SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA57 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 6 - 12, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a. Grenada Makes Significant Economic Progress Grenada made significant economic progress in 2007, according to [...] | 2008-04-15 22:45:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN ECON SNAR SOCI GJ |
08GRENADA58 | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP - CHORES IN ACTION IN GRENADA [...] Ambassador Ourisman spent several hours in St. George's on April 14 meeting with American volunteer health workers with the Children's Health Organization for Relief and Educational Services (CHORES) program at the General Hospital. The Ambassador thanked Dr. Beverly Nelson for having the visi [...] | 2008-04-18 19:26:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PREL EAID GJ |
08GRENADA60 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL 13- 19, 2008 [...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin GWAR text: a)CHORES back to serve Grenada Ambassador Mary Ourisman visited Grenada briefly on April 14 to meet with the Chil [...] | 2008-04-23 19:33:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI PGOV ECON GJ |
08GRENADA83 | GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT MAY 18 - 24, 2008 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Owner of CapBank Arrested, Charged, and now Free on Bail It appears, however, that the financial investigations unit ( [...] | 2008-05-29 21:53:00 | Embassy Grenada | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KCRM PGOV SOCI GJ |
08GUADALAJARA122 | A SEWER RUNS THROUGH IT: BOY'S DEATH DRAWS ATTENTION TO [...] Summary: A child's death after falling into the severely polluted Santiago River in the Guadalajara suburb of El Salto has finally attracted official and popular attention to a long-standing ecological nightmare. But after years of official neglect and indifference, the authorities are seeki [...] | 2008-03-14 21:28:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PGOV EAID MX |
08GUADALAJARA150 | PROMISE AND PROBLEMS IN RURAL GUANAJUATO [...] Summary. A visit to rural Guanajuato to see the Bajio Community Foundation's projects provided a good view of what works and what doesn't to spur local economic development. Most of these communities survive and grow on remittances, but some organizations and individuals are trying to create [...] | 2008-04-08 19:29:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI ECON KPAO MX |
08GUADALAJARA237 | EVALUATION FOR IIP SPEAKERS ANTHONY CEJA AND MONICA [...] Summary: Anthony Ceja and Monica Tinajero from San Diego's Education Department spoke to a variety of groups during their three-day program in Guadalajara and Tepic. They met with educators and public security departments, an association of rehabilitated gang members, and students to explain [...] | 2008-05-22 17:37:00 | Consulate Guadalajara | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SOCI MX |
08GUANGZHOU105 | Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Major Economic, Social, and [...] (U) Summary: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a strong economic, social, and cultural foothold in south China, with Guangdong leading the way in total TCM revenue and product output. "Guangdong Liang Cha", for example, an herbal tea, is becoming a national phenomenon and chasing Coca Cola [...] | 2008-02-20 05:22:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU147 | A Generation Left Behind - Migrant Education in the Pearl [...] (U) Summary: How successful have Chinese government and educational officials been in meeting one of the major societal challenges confronting them, i.e., the care and training of the tens of millions of children of the migrant workers who have driven China's economic boom? Clearly the childr [...] | 2008-03-11 07:51:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM |
08GUANGZHOU148 | Shenzhen Heparin Maker Emphasizes Differences with [...] (U) Summary: Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co. - recently the focus of a Wall Street Journal article - clearly takes product safety very seriously and is anxious to reassure visitors about its quality assurance and supply control procedures. The only heparin producer in China to receive U.S [...] | 2008-03-11 08:56:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND TBIO SOCI ECON PGOV PREL CH |
08GUANGZHOU158 | GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT OFFERS FOIA WITH CHINESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A groundbreaking 2007 Guangzhou law ordering government to share information with the public is imperfect but represents an important development in official transparency. Though the law theoretically gives individuals the right to have their queries answered promptly and at no cos [...] | 2008-03-17 06:05:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU16 | Guangdong Province Planning Seven High-Speed Rail Lines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Province plans to build seven new high-speed rail lines; three are already under construction. All of the projects are government funded, although private companies can bid on construction contracts. One official speculated that manufacturing and real estate industrie [...] | 2008-01-06 23:36:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PINR SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU173 | GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION - HARD TO SEE, EVEN HARDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A team of China researchers estimates that corruption has cost the Chinese economy about RMB 3 billion (USD 420 million) each year between 1980 to 2002, and private sector contacts say the problem is "absolutely endemic" in Guangzhou. There have been some high-profile convictions [...] | 2008-03-26 07:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI ECON EFIN EIND EINT CH |
08GUANGZHOU206 | Guangdong Illegal Blood Trading Ring Uncovered [...] (U) Summary: Since 1998, when Guangzhou first officially permitted citizens to donate blood, authorities have attempted to combat the illegal trade of blood supplies amid fears of disease transmission, especially HIV/AIDS. Recently, authorities have identified a string of cases in which Guangz [...] | 2008-04-03 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU250 | Guangdong Outbreak - Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Claims [...] (U) Summary: A hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak has led to three deaths in Guangdong province, and the infection of more than 1,600 local children. Guangdong's Department of Health has created an HFMD task force to increase local monitoring, prevention and control efforts. Guangdon [...] | 2008-05-06 09:03:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU265 | Enterovirus 71 Outbreak - South China Infections and Death [...] (SBU) Summary: Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has taken a fourth life in Guangdong Province, and has infected more than 7,100 local children. Provincial health officials are working to determine the incidence rate of EV 71 among HFMD cases. Guangxi has reported two deaths among 636 cases [...] | 2008-05-09 09:20:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH |
08GUANGZHOU289 | South China EV 71 Update - HFMD Cases Increase, Though Rate [...] (U) Summary: The number of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) infections in south China continues to rise, though authorities claim that the pace is slowing. In the past two weeks, Guangdong's reported HFMD cases have risen to 23,278, resulting in seven deaths. The current number has far s [...] | 2008-05-22 06:45:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AMED CASC SOCI PREL HHS CH |
08GUANGZHOU307 | GUANGZHOU GOVERNMENT GRAPPLES WITH "AFRICA TOWN" [...] (SBU) Summary: The local authorities have responded to the growing numbers and high concentrations of Africans in various Guangzhou neighborhoods by quietly funding research into crime rates, religious practices, and tax payments associated with their activities. It is unclear whether this is [...] | 2008-06-03 01:39:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL SOCI XA CH NI ML RW |
08GUANGZHOU373 | PROSECUTING RAPE CASES IN SOUTH CHINA'S CRIMINAL COURTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: As Guangzhou's American Citizen Services Section continues to closely monitor the status of a criminal case in which an American citizen has been charged with rape, research into how the local courts handle the prosecution of these cases sheds some light on China's developing cri [...] | 2008-06-26 08:58:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN PHUM PINS SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU409 | Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...] | 2008-07-11 08:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU412 | Bishop of Guangzhou - Walking a Tightrope between Beijing [...] (C) Summary: The Bishop of Guangzhou is clearly someone to watch - politically savvy, a man of immense faith and considerable charm, a connoisseur of fine wines (not just those used in the mass) and someone capable of both walking a tightrope between Rome and Beijing as well as finding ways to [...] | 2008-07-11 08:40:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU45 | China's Young Urban Christians: Optimistic and [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's new generation of urban Christians are supportive of government policies and confident that relations between underground churches and religious authorities will continue to improve, according to south China church elders and missionaries. However, older Christians worry th [...] | 2008-01-25 08:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU461 | GUANGZHOU - DESIGNATION OF POST DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER [...] (U) The U.S. Consulate General - Guangzhou designates Ms. Ashley Brady, Economic Officer, TED 08/2009, as the Post Disaster Relief Officer. Work phone: 86 (20) 8121-8000, ext. 5786; Fax: 86 (20) 8121-9001; Cell phone: 86 138-0296-2392; Home phone: 86 (20) 8121-5702; Email: BradyAL@state.gov. [...] | 2008-07-31 05:44:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU466 | Reforming the Countryside: Micro-Finance in Guangxi [...] (U) Microfinance is on the rise in Guangxi, as commercial banks, rural credit unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) expand their lending programs. Banks are eager to make rural finance profitable. The area's dominant rural credit union complains that defaults continue to be a probl [...] | 2008-08-01 09:14:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAGR PGOV SOCI ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU48 | 400,000 Stranded Rail Passengers in Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Severe weather, which is causing transportation shut-downs in Central and East China, has left 400,000 passengers stranded at railway stations in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta. With the delays to date, it is possible that upwards of 700,000 passengers [...] | 2008-01-29 06:42:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU500 | American Companies in Guangdong Take Lead in Adopting [...] (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S. firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart - with suppliers and migrant workers in south China. Winning support from factory management is often the k [...] | 2008-08-18 09:18:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV EAID SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU51 | Bad Weather Making It Hard on Stranded Guangzhou Train [...] (SBU) Summary: As many as 200,000 stranded passengers continue to wait at the main Guangzhou train station with most standing outside or seeking shelter in nearby buildings. Despite deteriorating weather conditions, the majority of travelers do not seem dissuaded from continuing their homeward [...] | 2008-01-30 08:00:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU513 | Guangdong's Glass Ceiling -- Few Cracks Showing [...] (U) Summary: Promoting women cadres may be a priority for provincial officials, but Guangdong continues to fall short. Despite an increase in the number of women officials here, some academics believe that the environment is not favorable for their promotion; few women are actually given the ch [...] | 2008-08-22 06:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU55 | Trains Resume, Conditions Improve for Stranded Guangzhou [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions for Guangzhou's stranded rail passengers have generally improved as many trains resumed service in the last 24 hours and rain stopped. Onsite police and government workers appeared better rested and calmer in the face of continuing large crowds, with no new reports of [...] | 2008-01-31 07:13:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU58 | No Bubble in South China Property Market Say Developers [...] (SBU) Guangdong real estate developers and consultants are confident of continuing growth in the regional property market, and reject concerns about a potential real estate "bubble". Some maintain that affordability, at least among the region's professional class, is not on the decline, but li [...] | 2008-01-31 07:27:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SOCI CH |
08GUANGZHOU60 | South China's Foreign Lawyers - Strangers in a Strange [...] (SBU) Foreign attorneys in south China are subject to tight restrictions, including prohibitions on advising on Chinese law, with regard to the nature and scope of their professional activities. Traditional Western legal touchstones such as confidentiality, conflict of interest, and legal prec [...] | 2008-02-01 09:32:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON EINV CM |
08GUANGZHOU62 | Crowds Persist at Train Station [...] (SBU) Summary: Thousands of stranded travelers have successfully departed Guangzhou's train station in the last two days, but progress has attracted as many as 200,000 more travelers to the station. Police efforts to maintain general control appeared effective even as isolated incidents of dis [...] | 2008-02-01 09:54:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU63 | Large Numbers of Travelers Depart Guangzhou; Up to One [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou's main train station continues to draw travelers, with estimates that as many as one million people remain stranded in South China. In the wake of two train-station-related deaths over the weekend, police erected additional roadblocks outside Friday's half-mile perimete [...] | 2008-02-04 09:11:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUANGZHOU737 | INFANT CONTRACTS AVIAN INFLUENZA A (H9N2) VIRUS IN [...] Summary: An eleven-week old girl who resides in Shenzhen has reportedly contracted avian influenza A (H9N2) virus. She is being treated in a Hong Kong hospital. Some medical experts have expressed concern that avian influenza A (H9N2) virus - which has only been documented in a low pathogenic [...] | 2008-12-31 08:17:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC SOCI PREL HK CH |
08GUANGZHOU74 | Guangzhou Train Station Returns to Normal Holiday [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangzhou Train Station sent 200,000 passengers home February 4, with air and bus lines also operating at full holiday capacity. Access control restrictions have been lifted, providing the first opportunity for Consulate employees to enter Railway Station Square in over a week. [...] | 2008-02-05 09:15:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN SOCI PGOV ELAB ECON CH |
08GUATEMALA100 | ADDENDUM TO GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 23:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA1018 | DEMARCHE ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 18:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM GT |
08GUATEMALA1124 | GUATEMALAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CREATES HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] The Foreign Ministry created an office to coordinate Guatemala's human rights agenda with national institutions, multilateral organizations, and embassies. The "Directorate of Human Rights, Rights of the Indigenous Peoples, Environment, Culture, and International Humanitarian Rights" is headed [...] | 2008-09-04 22:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI UN GT |
08GUATEMALA1229 | GUATEMALA PASSES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT [...] Summary: After ten years of advocacy and three bills before Congress, the Guatemalan Congress unanimously passed the Free Access to Public Information Law on September 23. The law requires all public and private entities that receive public funds to respond to citizen requests for information [...] | 2008-09-30 23:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KDEM KJUS SOCI MCC GT |
08GUATEMALA1352 | GUATEMALA'S INDIGENOUS POPULATION STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) With 22 Mayan indigenous groups, it is unlikely that Guatemala's splintered indigenous population will unite in the short term around the idea of a common ethnic identity, as was possible in Bolivia. Supporters of the political movement Winaq believe that only an indigenous political part [...] | 2008-10-30 18:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT |
08GUATEMALA1458 | EXHUMATIONS HELP GUATEMALAN FAMILIES FIND CLOSURE [...] (U) Summary: Exhumations are helping bring closure to family members of the estimated 150 victims of a 1982 massacre in Lacama Segundo, an indigenous community in Chichicastenango, Quiche Department, an area that saw intense fighting during Guatemala's internal conflict. With the support of v [...] | 2008-11-21 11:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM EAID PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA1468 | GUATEMALA CITY'S ZONE 18, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE [...] (SBU) Introduction: On November 18, Poloffs toured Guatemala City's high crime district of Zone 18 to examine political and economic issues in a part of the capital less frequented by Embassy staff. As part of the visit officers toured a local market, met with local community leaders, visite [...] | 2008-11-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI ELAB ENRG PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA1487 | FOREIGN MINISTRY DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (U) Summary: During a recent meeting with poloffs, senior Foreign Ministry officials discussed advances and challenges affecting Guatemala's multi-ethnic indigenous population. They underscored the GOG's commitment to human rights and its desire to facilitate exchanges with indigenous groups i [...] | 2008-12-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI SNAR EAID GT |
08GUATEMALA1506 | BUDGET/TAX REFORM VOTE VICTORY FOR COLOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21, Congress passed President Colom's "solidarity tax" (ISO) and 2009 budget of Quetzales 49.7 billion (approximately $6.5 billion). The successful passage of these measures is a significant victory for President Colom and demonstrates his ability, at least for now [...] | 2008-12-05 08:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA1517 | HELP FOR FEMALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IS FOUR DIGITS [...] On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Guatemalan Institute of Public Criminal Defense (IDPP) inaugurated a hotline to provide emergency assistance to female victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and other forms of physical violence 24 hou [...] | 2008-12-10 17:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM SOCI PGOV MX GT |
08GUATEMALA1547 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] Summary: Ambassador and Embassy officers met November 24 with a delegation of American and Guatemalan activists organized by a U.S.-based women's rights NGO to discuss violence against women in Guatemala. Delegation members expressed their concern over the climate of impunity and the level o [...] | 2008-12-17 14:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA1579 | POVERTY AND VIOLENCE PLAGUE GUATEMALA CITY'S ZONE 7 [...] Summary: On December 11, poloffs toured a 10-kilometer stretch of Guatemala City's Zone 7, considered a dangerous "red zone" of high criminal activity, and met with government, NGO and community representatives to better understand the issues affecting this marginalized portion of the capital. [...] | 2008-12-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM SOCI KWMN ASEC ELAB ECON GT |
08GUATEMALA313 | CICIG AGREES TO INVESTIGATE MURDERS OF WOMEN IN [...] Summary: On March 6, at the request of the Guatemalan government, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) agreed to investigate murders of women. During the official signing ceremony, attended by the Ambassador and other members of the diplomatic community, Presiden [...] | 2008-03-11 18:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA328 | GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUPS PRESENT 100-DAY PLAN [...] (U) Summary: Women's groups congregated in front of the National Palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court on March 5 to present to the government a 100-day plan for women. First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom pledged her support to advance their agenda and promised to deliver the plan to Presiden [...] | 2008-03-13 22:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA357 | LABOR VICE MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS SOCIAL ISSUES AND [...] Summary: During a March 17 meeting with poloff, Labor Vice Minister Mario Illescas discussed some of the challenges facing the Labor Ministry and some of his initiatives to address social issues, including labor compliance and public transport security. He expressed concern over the low salar [...] | 2008-03-19 19:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SOCI PHUM KDEM KJUS GT PGOV |
08GUATEMALA363 | GUATEMALA UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OUTLINES 12 [...] Summary: On March 7, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Country Representative Anders Kompass presented to the diplomatic community a report of the human rights situation in Guatemala and the activities of his office during 2007. Kompass said his office was most concerned about v [...] | 2008-03-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM KWMN PGOV SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA371 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Luis Carranza, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seeking GOG support for DPRK mandate extension and support for the other country-specific mandates that are up for renewal. Carranza said that Guatemala would not oppose [...] | 2008-03-25 22:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM PJUS PREL SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA54 | GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 23:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA633 | FOLLOW-UP FOR MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA644 | TRANSPORTATION CRISIS LOOMS FOR COLOM [...] (U) Transportation problems are looming for the Colom Administration as a 15-day "State of Prevention" draws to a close May 21. On May 7, President Colom declared a nationwide "State of Prevention," which suspended all strikes and protests, to restore order after truck drivers demonstrated in [...] | 2008-05-21 05:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI ELAB ENRG PGOV GT |
08GUATEMALA684 | EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT |
08GUATEMALA693 | GUATEMALA: INFORMATION ON CHILD/FORCED LABOR IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 20:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA895 | PRESIDENT COLOM SIGNS PETROCARIBE DEAL WITH [...] On July 13, President Colom signed a PetroCaribe deal (reftel) with Venezuela during the 5th Extraordinary Summit of PetroCaribe member states in Maracaibo, Venezuela to help alleviate Guatemala's increasing fuel and food prices. Under the terms of the deal, which requires congressional approv [...] | 2008-07-14 23:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL PGOV SOCI GT |
08GUATEMALA950 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 17:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC SOCI DCHA |
08HANOI1077 | VIETNAM LAUNCHES ANTI-TRAFFICKING TRAINING MANUAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The Steering Committee of Vietnam COMMIT (Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking) has officially launched the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) training manual on the prevention and suppression of human trafficking with participation of representatives of mini [...] | 2008-09-18 09:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI VM |
08HANOI1102 | VIETNAMESE THINK-TANK PUSHES CHANGE, RANKLES [...] (C) An independent institute bringing together well-connected Vietnamese experts is emerging as an influential voice of reform, calling for political liberalization and increased economic efficiency with a frankness rare in this one-party state. According to the President of the Institute for [...] | 2008-09-24 09:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI VM |
08HANOI1135 | CPV EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: HANOI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 30, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador that the Party is pleased with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's late June visit to the United States because of the substantive agreements reached. On the DPRK, the Chairman relay [...] | 2008-10-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1166 | GVN TO PUT ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORTERS ON TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: The trial of two journalists for their reports on a major corruption scandal is slated to take place in Hanoi on October 14 and 15. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) changed the charges against the two from "abuse of power in performing official duties" to "abusing democratic freed [...] | 2008-10-10 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM |
08HANOI1184 | USAID-SUPPORTED WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USAID-supported workshop on the prevention of wildlife trafficking detailed the massive scope of the problem but a lack of enthusiasm from Vietnamese attendees showed that signatures on international conventions and the passage of wildlife protection laws will not be eno [...] | 2008-10-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV SOCI EAGR VM |
08HANOI1185 | VIETNAMESE JOURNALISTS WHO EXPOSED CORRUPTION FOUND GUILTY [...] (SBU) Summary: After a day and a half of testimony, the Hanoi People's Court on October 15 found two reporters who exposed a major corruption scandal guilty of "abusing democratic freedoms." The court sentenced Thanh Nien newspaper's Nguyen Viet Chien to two years in prison and sentenced Tuoi [...] | 2008-10-16 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1253 | THAI BINH COMMUNES: ONCE DYSFUNCTIONAL, NOW EXEMPLARS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On a recent visit to several villages in Thai Binh Province, Poloff found local officials striving to implement the "Grassroots Democracy Ordinance," which enshrines greater transparency in budgets and allows more villager participation in local decision-making. According to the [...] | 2008-11-10 03:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI1258 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho and Cat Tien National Park. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of the importance of our growing bilateral environmental relationship, especially as we seek to build on the progress made duri [...] | 2008-11-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI1261 | CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF WASTEWATER VIOLATIONS HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. The recent targeting of Vedan Vietnam, a Taiwanese-owned manufacturer of monosodium glutamate for illegal discharges of untreated wastewater into the Thi Vai River in southern Dong Nai province, highlights the growing scope of environmental degradation in Vietnam resulting from unc [...] | 2008-11-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON POL SOCI VM |
08HANOI1264 | AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT VIETNAM'S DRAFT PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Information & Communications (MIC) Le Duan Hop on November 6, 2008. The Ambassador expressed concern about the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) draft press law, urged that private sector companies in Vietnam participate in the upcoming 2008 ICT [...] | 2008-11-14 05:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECON TSPL KCOR KPAO SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO |
08HANOI1293 | AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BROADER HEALTH COOPERATION WITH VICE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Michalak and Vice Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien met to discuss their vision for the future of U.S.-Vietnam health cooperation. Tien spoke highly of her recent trip to the United States, during which she met with professionals from U.S. government agencies, u [...] | 2008-11-24 10:41:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM |
08HANOI1331 | VIETNAM'S DIVERSE BUT POLITICALLY LIMITED CIVIL [...] (U) The responses below are keyed to questions in Ref A. This cable is not meant for Internet distribution and should remain within USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: Most of Vietnam's growing and varied civil society organizations administer to the poor and disadvantaged. They have limited i [...] | 2008-12-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM |
08HANOI1339 | HANOI CORE STATEMENT ON HEALTH TOUCHES ON BROADER AID [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Vietnam (GVN) and several development partners have drafted a Statement of Intent (SOI) to improve the Vietnamese health care system, through improving development assistance, coordinating GVN and donor efforts, and increasing transparency and accountability. Th [...] | 2008-12-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL PGOV SOCI KHIV KFLU VM |
08HANOI1370 | INTERIOR DELEGATION JOINS ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary: From November 17-22, a delegation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Petty, visited Hanoi and the Mekong Delta to promote U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on responses to climate change. In Hanoi, a member of the delegation signed the ch [...] | 2008-12-17 08:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KFLU KHIV VM |
08HANOI1389 | SENIOR DEPUTY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS ASSEMBLY'S EVOLVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the influential Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations Vu Xuan Hong insists that National Assembly (NA) deputies should play a stronger "supervisory" role in Vietnam's system and wants more international NGOs to work in the country. In a December 11 conversa [...] | 2008-12-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI VM |
08HANOI1402 | TAM DAO BEAR RESCUE CENTER: MODERN, WELL-RUN AND [...] (U) Summary: Animals Asia Foundation, a Hong Kong based NGO, recently completed construction of the first stage of a bear rescue center in the Tam Dao National Park. The state of the art facility can provide long-term housing for nearly 50 bears and has sufficient facilities to provide care f [...] | 2008-12-23 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV SOCI EAGR VM |
08HANOI1412 | REFORMERS DISCUSS ECONOMIC SLUMP, PCI SCANDAL AND [...] (C) Summary: During a December 29 dinner discussion with the Ambassador, three founding members of the reform-minded Institute for Development Studies expressed doubt that a proposed stimulus package of $6 billion would be implemented in full. They argued that small and medium business owners, [...] | 2008-12-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI152 | DEEPENING COOPERATION ON LEGAL REFORM: THE AMBASSADOR MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Judicial Affairs Committee Chairwoman Le Thi Thu Ba discussed with the Ambassador how the USG and GVN can deepen cooperation on judicial and legal reform in Vietnam. Laws on enforcement of civil and criminal court judgments must be revised so th [...] | 2008-02-12 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI159 | IMPLEMENTING GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY: THE VIEW FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam's (GVN) Ordinance on Grassroots Democracy (OGD),which took effect last April, is a small step towards participatory local government within the context of the GVN's top-down, centrally controlled government structure. In a recent visit to provinces in [...] | 2008-02-14 04:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR ECON KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI288 | VIETNAM'S RAPID INTERNET AND IT GROWTH (C-AL8-00160) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Internet is a growing source of news, entertainment, communication and political expression in Vietnam. Internet usage has grown at a rate of 36 percent per year over the past ten years, resulting in nearly 19 million Internet users in Vietnam today - roughly 22 percent of Vi [...] | 2008-03-12 10:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS PINR EINT TINT ECON TSPL PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI |
08HANOI296 | GVN'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR SAYS HANOI WANTS INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6, the Ambassador met the head of Vietnam's Government Inspectorate (GI) Tran Van Truyen, a key player in the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) fight against corruption and an ally of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Truyen said he welcomed cooperation with the USG, and adde [...] | 2008-03-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI359 | VIETNAM PREPARES TO BUILD FIRST MDB-FINANCED DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is set to begin construction in 2009 on the Song Bung IV hydroelectric dam, Vietnam's first multilateral development bank-financed hydropower project. USAID Senior Environmental Policy Advisor Leslie Johnston recently traveled to Vietnam to condu [...] | 2008-03-28 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
08HANOI414 | POLITBURO MEMBER SEEKS ANTI-CORRUPTION TRAINING FOR PARTY [...] (SBU) In an April 9 meeting with Ambassador, Politburo member Nguyen Van Chi asked for U.S. help in selecting American institutions with expertise in anti-corruption work which could cooperate with Vietnam to enhance its capacity in that regard. The Ambassador and Chi discussed Hanoi's fight a [...] | 2008-04-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI415 | VIETNAM'S LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC DAM RISES IN SON LA [...] (U) Summary: As part of an ambitious plan to add 50,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid by 2015, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) is building what will be the country's largest hydroelectric dam in northwestern Vietnam. The 2,400 MW Son La Hydropower Project (SLHP) will enter ser [...] | 2008-04-11 01:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
08HANOI46 | ECONOMIC GROWTH TRUMPS PUBLIC HEALTH: VIETNAMESE ROOFING [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam increasingly relies on asbestos in its construction sector, despite the internationally recognized harmful health impacts from asbestos exposure. In the absence of effective worker safety provisions, many workers in Vietnam's growing number of asbestos-cement processing fa [...] | 2008-01-16 01:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
08HANOI482 | EXPANDING HANOI'S JURISDICTION HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAM'S [...] (SBU) The GVN's handling of the expansion of Hanoi municipality underscores the fact that, despite recent talk of decentralization, decision-making in Vietnam remains very much a top-down affair. As Hanoi's explosive growth continues, the Communist Party of Vietnam has initiated a jurisdiction [...] | 2008-04-25 09:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI493 | GVN STRETCHES HISTORICAL RECORD TO ENHANCE CLAIM FOR SOUTH [...] Summary: A recent ceremony to honor past heroes in Vietnam's fight for the Spratly and Paracel Islands received primetime attention on national television, highlighting Vietnam's historical claim to the islands. The ceremony was dedicated to the "tens of thousands" of 19th century Nguyen Dyna [...] | 2008-04-28 08:31:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA PBTS SOCI VM |
08HANOI516 | STILL LUCID AT 97: GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP TALKS EDUCATION [...] (SBU) On April 25, the Ambassador and General Vo Nguyen Giap discussed efforts to increase educational exchanges between the United States and Vietnam. After imploring the Ambassador to work to bring the overall relationship to an even higher level, Giap echoed the Ambassador's desire to see m [...] | 2008-05-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI533 | VIETNAM RETHINKS QUESTIONABLE REVISIONS TO LAW ON DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary: Initial drafts of a revised Vietnamese Law on Drug Prevention and Control (LDPC) contained several elements of concern to Vietnam's international donors. In particular, the draft law would have: (a) mandated that injecting-drug users (IDU) be detained for five years; (b) contain [...] | 2008-05-07 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM |
08HANOI535 | AMBASSADOR EXCHANGES VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CHINA WITH [...] (SBU) On May 2, CPV External Relations Commission (ERC) Chairman Tran Van Hang told the Ambassador the ERC welcomes the positive developments in U.S.-Vietnam relations, especially in trade, investment and education. He appealed for Vietnam to be granted GSP and agreed that many recently opened [...] | 2008-05-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM |
08HANOI541 | POLITBURO MEMBER COMMENTS ON AMBASSADOR'S PRIORITIES AND [...] (SBU) On May 5, influential Politburo member and Standing Member of the Secretariat Truong Tan Sang met the Ambassador to discuss U.S.-Vietnam relations, the Ambassador's priorities for his tenure in Vietnam and economic issues. The "consensus" within Vietnam's governing circles is that Hanoi [...] | 2008-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL CM VM |
08HANOI550 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On April 29, Deputy Prime Minister and Politburo member Truong Vinh Trong discussed with the Ambassador Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's planned visit to the United States, the cases of political dissidents Le Thi Cong Nhan and Bui Kim Thanh and Government of Vietnam (GVN) efforts against [...] | 2008-05-12 03:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ECON TBIO PGOV SOCI PREL KCOR KHIV KPPAO |
08HANOI569 | VIETNAMESE PRESS AND PUBLIC CONTINUE TO FIRE AWAY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Widespread criticism continued in the Vietnamese press and blogosphere over the arrest of two journalists for their reporting on the PMU-18 corruption scandal and high-profile figures have offered their support to the journalists. The case is widely seen as reflecting power strug [...] | 2008-05-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI581 | VIETNAM'S BIGGEST EVER SEIZURE OF MARIJUANA [...] Summary. The May 13 seizure of eight tons of marijuana resin by GVN authorities was the biggest such seizure ever in Vietnam. The drugs were found in two shipping containers transiting Mong Cai border gate in the Northeastern province of Quang Ninh into China. The shipment originated in Paki [...] | 2008-05-16 09:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM SOCI CH PK VM |
08HANOI643 | VIETNAM: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS [...] Summary: Forced and child labor (as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005) is not generally used to produce goods in Vietnam. While there is some evidence that abuses do sometimes occur, they are neither widespread nor systematic. Indeed, much of the inform [...] | 2008-06-02 09:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON POL EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI VM |
08HANOI667 | VIETNAM: SFRC STAFFDEL STUDIES TRANSPARENCY IN EXTRACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff members Jay Branegan and Marik String visited Hanoi May 25-29, 2008 to meet with GVN officials, private sector energy companies and NGOs to discuss transparency in extractive industries. The Extractive Industries Transparency [...] | 2008-06-06 05:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
08HANOI672 | ARRESTED JOURNALISTS PAWNS IN CPV POWER STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: While contacts report that state-controlled media outlets have been ordered to cease reporting the story, outrage over the arrest of two journalists who broke a major corruption scandal in 2006 continues. At a Swedish Embassy-organized "Dialogue on Anti-Corruption" attended by sc [...] | 2008-06-06 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI783 | PROMINENT VIETNAMESE BUSINESS LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) In late June, Poloffs met Le Thien Thanh, who like many children of leading Vietnamese communists, is a wealthy businessman and General Director of the Thien Mien Company. Thanh's father, Le Duan, was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) for close to 30 years and is sa [...] | 2008-07-03 10:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI857 | LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT MFA, HANOI CITY GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has added three vice ministers, although with some of the four current ministers likely to take other positions how many total vice ministers the ministry will have remains to be seen. There is speculation that the changes lay the groundwork for curr [...] | 2008-07-23 08:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
08HANOI865 | GVN CLAMPDOWN ON PRESS CLAIMS MORE VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Two popular State-controlled but reformist newspapers based in Ho Chi Minh City that ran stories on corruption replaced editorial leaders and the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) recently interrogated the paper's chief editors. While the dailies portrayed the moves as nothing out of the [...] | 2008-07-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCOR KPAO SOCI PREL VM |
08HANOI88 | SOY SAUCE WAR: HCMC PROVINCIAL AIDS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Newspaper reports highlighting corruption investigations of HCMC Provincial AIDS Committee (PAC) Vice Chairman Le Tran Giang have focused attention on his conduct but seem unlikely to lead to his dismissal. Dr. Giang has the political backing of HCMC People's Committee Vice Cha [...] | 2008-01-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM |
08HANOI94 | PEPFAR VIETNAM'S STRATEGIC INFORMATION ACTIVITY [...] (U) Summary. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) plays an important role in U.S.-Vietnam relations and is the single largest vehicle for U.S. bilateral assistance. As in the 14 other PEPFAR nations, information collection and analysis play an important role in promoting AI [...] | 2008-01-28 07:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PROP SOCI TBIO EAID SNAR KHIV VM |
08HANOI981 | VIETNAM'S EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS: [...] (SBU) Summary. Industrial Parks (IPs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) are key components of Vietnam's growing economy. However, IPs and EPZs emit large amounts of air and water pollutants, while producing growing quantities of solid wastes. While the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has several [...] | 2008-08-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO ECON SOCI VM |
08HARARE1007 | AMCIT REPATRIATION HIGHLIGHTS ZIM'S CRUMBLING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED CMGT PGOV SOCI ZI |
08HARARE1039 | COLLAPSE: ZIMBABWE'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's health system has collapsed. Most of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, including the three main medical centers in Harare, are closed. Many clinics lack basics including staff, water, electricity, and medical supplies. Despite protests by medical professionals and outcry over the [...] | 2008-11-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID AMED PGOV CACS PHUM ZI |
08HARARE1067 | HARARE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE: COPING WITH COLLAPSE [...] SUMMARY: The collapse of Zimbabwe's infrastructure and economy continues to provide new challenges to post management. Post currently has the capacity to provide regular water supplies to all USG offices and residences except those in commercial office buildings. Additional wells may be requ [...] | 2008-12-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SOCI ECON PGOV AMED ZI |
08HARARE1125 | HARARE EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND CHOLERA OUTBREAK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's EAC met on December 15 to review trip wires in relation to the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe and the collapse of medical services. The EAC agreed that the situation falls within the "Growing Potential for Drawdown" category in which Post has generally operated since March [...] | 2008-12-16 12:46:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI CASC TBIO ZI |
08HARARE786 | WIDESPREAD DOLLARIZATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Despite the official ban on foreign currency as a medium of exchange in Zimbabwe, use of the rand and the US dollar, in particular, is increasing. Dollarization of the economy has emerged due to the rapid depreciation of the local currency and the prevailing hyperinflationary environment. [...] | 2008-09-08 11:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PGOV ZI |
08HARARE821 | SEED SHORTAGE ONE MORE THREAT TO MAIZE PRODUCTION [...] (U) Zimbabwe is heading into the summer planting season about one third short of needed seed maize. The past year's seed maize crop was poor due to uneven rainfall and inadequate supply of inputs. In addition, price controls have deterred farmers from growing the crop and delivering it to the [...] | 2008-09-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SOCI PGOV ZI |
08HARARE919 | CRUMBLING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE RAISES CHOLERA RISKS [...] (SBU) The supply and quality of water throughout Zimbabwe has continued to rapidly deteriorate since last November's assessment by the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) advisor from USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) (reftel). This is a result of a combinatio [...] | 2008-10-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM SOCI ZI |
08HAVANA103 | CUBAN HEALTHCARE: “AQUI NADA ES FACIL†[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...] | 2008-01-31 19:52:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU |
08HAVANA170 | LIFE OUTSIDE HAVANA- TRIP OBSERVATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: January 17, 2008, COM and ConOff traveled to Guardalavaca and Holguin in Holguin Province to visit an American prisoner being held there. However, the travel also afforded a rare opportunity for USINT personnel to see conditions in the provinces and converse with people outside [...] | 2008-02-21 22:40:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | CU EAGR ECON SOCI |
08HAVANA852 | U.S. ELECTIONS GENERATE INTENSE INTEREST IN CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: As with many things about the U.S., Cubans were captivated by the U.S. election process this year. Even official media devoted significant time and space to covering the primary and final elections (until the final election itself was over that is). USINT hosted an election nig [...] | 2008-11-06 16:08:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR EAID CU |
08HELSINKI12 | FINLAND TO SEND A STRONG DELEGATION TO WIREC [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the formal invitation for the Washington International Conference on Renewal Energy (WIREC) to Mr. Henri Backman, Senior Advisor to the Minister in Finland's newly-created super Ministry of Employment and the Economy. A strong advocate of renewable energy sources, Mini [...] | 2008-01-10 13:06:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
08HELSINKI141 | Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI |
08HELSINKI149 | Finland: DOL Assistant Secretary for Policy [...] Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Policy Leon R. Sequeira participated in a panel at the Nordic- American Dialogue at Hanasaari, a trans-Atlantic forum organized by the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Center in Helsinki Finland on March 3. On March 4, Sequeira discussed aging population i [...] | 2008-04-02 09:59:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SMIG SOCI ECON FI |
08HELSINKI224 | FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 13:09:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI |
08HELSINKI563 | FINLAND: ELEVATING TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Finnish government has been proactively pursuing trafficking cases and opportunities to raise public awareness about trafficking. A Finnish court recently handed down prison sentences to five Finns for a trafficking case involving a single Finnish woman. Finnish authoriti [...] | 2008-12-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP ELAB SOCI FI |
08HILLAH19 | NAJAF ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL TOURISM CONFERENCE, CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable. 2. (U) Summary. In a February 7 meeting with PRT Najaf, the Najaf Provincial Council (PC) Tourism Committee announced that it decided to hold the three-day tourism conference April 5 - 7, in conjunction with Iraqi Tourism Week, which will begin on April 1 with [...] | 2008-02-26 18:17:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ |
08HILLAH37 | REGIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES LEAD TO NAJAF TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Najaf Provincial Council Tourism Committee, chaired by Sheikh Fayed al-Shimerti, reluctantly decided to postpone the April 5-6 Najaf Tourism Conference (reftel) for exactly one month in the wake of country-wide disruptions from the recent Basrah offensive. The conference i [...] | 2008-04-02 13:13:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ECON KPAO SOCI SCUL IZ |
08HILLAH52 | NAJAF'S KUFA UNIVERSITY - MUCH TO BOAST BUT "WORDS" OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kufa University staff has made impressive progress since PRT Najaf's introductory meeting November last year. With some PRT assistance, the influential university president Dr. Razak Al-Essa has accomplished much that was on his "wish list." (ref) In March, Kufa University becam [...] | 2008-05-05 15:15:00 | REO Hillah | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI IZ |
08HILLAH54 | BG CARDON AND TL ENGAGE NAJAF GOVERNOR ON SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf Cable. 2. (S) Summary: On the margins of meeting with Najaf authorities on May 10 to discuss the airport (see septel),BG Cardon and TL met with Governor Asad to discuss the security situation in Najaf. The Governor noted that he had not yet heard back about [...] | 2008-05-11 14:17:00 | REO Hillah | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL SOCI IZ |
08HILLAH92 | CONSTRUCTION BOOMING IN AL-HILLAH [...] Summary: Construction in Al-Hillah, particularly of homes, is booming. Land values have doubled in the past year and in some cases increased even more. Construction is fueled by Al-Hillah's strategic location, improved security, growing population and economy, and changing social customs. [...] | 2008-11-05 13:34:00 | REO Hillah | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI IZ |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1002 | AMIDST MUDDLED POLICIES, STAFFDEL ATKINS FINDS SOLID SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Bureaucratic mismanagement, insufficient and misdirected funding, and lack of university autonomy have stymied both scientific research and science education in Vietnam, according to government officials, non-government organizations and private sector experts. Nevertheless, Hou [...] | 2008-11-07 10:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1005 | LAND RIGHTS ISSUES EMPHASIZE NEED FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: While few land rights organizers may want to admit it, the GVN is paying close attention to the land use issues that have resulted in demonstrations by provincial farmers throughout Vietnam over the past few years. Conversations with current and former GVN officials and economic [...] | 2008-11-10 09:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1055 | SOUTHERN LEGISLATOR ON PUBLIC FEARS ABOUT THE ECONOMY AS [...] (C) Vietnam's National Assembly is bracing for the impact of the global financial meltdown, according to National Assembly delegate and chairman of Vietnam's largest retailer Saigon Coop, Nguyen Thanh Hoa. On break from the current National Assembly session in Hanoi, Hoa explained that "most [...] | 2008-12-04 14:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EIND PGOV PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1070 | CHOICE OF DEFENSE ATTACHE HIGHLIGHTS VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision to appoint an American of Vietnamese origin as Defense Attache at the Embassy in Hanoi touched off a round of soul-searching at senior levels in the GVN and CPV by forcing leaders to explicitly declare why they did, or did not, object to the issuance of a visa for the [...] | 2008-12-12 05:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1088 | DIVERGENT DEVELOPMENT PATHS IN THREE "DEEP SOUTH" PROVINCES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's "deep south" provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang are among the roughest business environments in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Both private and state-owned enterprises say they are struggling with poor infrastructure, weak consumer demand and inadequate acc [...] | 2008-12-23 11:37:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EIND EAGR PGOV SENV SOCI TBIO VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1092 | CODEL BAUCUS SCORES POINTS WITH HCMC AND CAN THO LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Political, business and civil society leaders in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),Can Tho City and Long An Province all warmly welcomed Senator Max Baucus during his December 18-20 visit to promote bilateral relations, advance U.S. trade policy and increase educational cooperation. Ho [...] | 2008-12-24 07:43:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1096 | VIETNAMESE FISH INDUSTRY COURTS CODEL BOSWELL [...] (SBU) Summary: During CODEL Boswell's visit to the Mekong Delta on December 18, GVN officials and business executives appealed for greater U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation on trade issues and emphasized the concerted efforts Vietnam has made toward improving food safety standards for its aquaculture [...] | 2008-12-29 10:40:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN SOCI PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY1099 | U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS EXPAND TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Wildlife trafficking, the fate of Vietnam's premier national park and sustainable development comprised the agenda of Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science (OES) Claudia A. McMurray's November 18-22 visit to southern Vietnam. Officials responsible for [...] | 2008-12-30 05:32:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EIND SENV SOCI PGOV PREL VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY156 | VIETNAM'S CAGED BEARS: HCMC'S SMALL STEPS AT PROTECTION [...] (U) Summary: Ho Chi Minh City is home to a number of wild-game restaurants now coming under greater scrutiny because they push the line between exotic and illegal. After a concerned Amcit recently reported seven bears caged outside one such restaurant, the Consulate followed up. While we le [...] | 2008-02-20 01:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV SOCI EAGR VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY235 | PATRIOTS AND PUNDITS SOUND OFF VIA BLOGS [...] (SBU) Summary: As the number of Vietnamese with access to the Internet skyrockets, personal weblogs (blogs) have rapidly become an increasingly widespread alternative public news source. Blogs go well beyond even the feistiest print and electronic media, airing unprecedented criticism of the [...] | 2008-03-05 11:58:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL PHUM VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY414 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS LEADERS ROLL OUT WELCOME MAT IN DAK LAK [...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's two-day trip to Dak Lak March 17-18, Central Highlands officials spoke positively about their recent Voluntary Visitor (VolVis) trip to the United States, reiterating their desire to promote more two-way exchanges. While skeptical about the perceived credibility of [...] | 2008-04-23 04:12:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SOCI ECON EAGR VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY472 | ARVN VETERANS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: The day to day differences between the lives of veterans of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and other Vietnamese citizens are slight in most of Vietnam today. An atmosphere of latent mistrust and lingering hostility still exists in some poorer areas. Geography and eco [...] | 2008-05-12 09:15:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREF PHUM PGOV VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY480 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DEMONSTRATIONS DWINDLING [...] (SBU) Summary: Reports of civil unrest in the Central Highlands are dwindling, but tensions between ethnic minorities, Kinh majority residents and local authorities remain. One contact estimates 20-30 "instigators" remain in custody in Gia Lai. Post is following up on reports of fatalities i [...] | 2008-05-15 09:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY503 | CARDINAL MAN TALKS ABOUT LAND AND OTHER CATHOLIC CONCERNS [...] (SBU) At dinner with the Consul General on May 14, HCMC Cardinal Pham Minh Man was upbeat regarding the recent return of land at La Vang, an important pilgrimage site in Hue province. Despite this positive development, the Cardinal stressed the Church still has many outstanding property issues [...] | 2008-05-22 05:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY519 | TECHNICAL PROBLEMS CLOSE HCMC STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange's (HoSE) trading system software failed on May 27, bringing weeks of falling prices to a temporary halt. This isn't the first time the platform has experienced problems, but the three previous interruptions lasted just hours each. With the market trendin [...] | 2008-05-29 10:42:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY693 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO ARREST MONTAGNARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Six ethnic minority "instigators" of mass demonstrations were arrested by authorities in Gia Lai province this month, according to a recent government news report. Post contacts confirmed the arrests, but say only two now remain in custody. While official reports call the deta [...] | 2008-07-29 09:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY696 | TURNING HCMC'S HIGH TECH DREAMS INTO REALITY [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing concerns about human resources, Vietnam's ICT market, which is now among the fastest growing in the world, is beginning to create opportunities for businesses and investors alike. President Nguyen Minh Triet recently presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for wh [...] | 2008-07-30 10:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETRD KIPR SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY700 | EDITOR SACKED FOR PUBLICLY CRITICIZING ARRESTS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 07:29:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY705 | BATTLES LINES DRAWN OVER AN INDEPENDENT BAR ASSOCIATION -- [...] (C) Summary: HCMC Bar Association President and two-term member of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Dang Trung said that the opportunities for meaningful democratic change in Vietnam are currently "greater than they ever have been before" but cautions that change will come only gradually an [...] | 2008-08-04 09:35:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI PREL VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY753 | EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the GVN's goal of ethnic minority development in the Central Highlands, ethnic minorities continue to lag behind their Kinh counterparts in education, and as a result in almost every other economic enterprise. Due to cultural, historical, and pedagogical obstacles to edu [...] | 2008-08-21 08:41:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY756 | SLOW AND STEADY PROGRESS COMBATING TIP IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: The GVN made positive strides in combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) during the first half of 2008, with provincial police busting four trafficking rings in Tay Ninh and HCMC police conducted their biggest raid yet against an illegal marriage brokering agency catering to Korean [...] | 2008-08-22 06:21:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PREL PGOV SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY801 | HCMC TRANSPORTATION OFFICIAL AT THE HEART OF NEW PMU [...] (C) Summary: Two recent corruption cases share one thing in common--an influential HCMC official with sterling ties to the Politburo who allegedly demanded bribes to clear the way for two major infrastructure projects. The official at the heart of these cases is Huynh Ngoc Sy, Deputy Director [...] | 2008-09-03 09:07:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI PHUM VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY821 | (U) DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S SEPTEMBER 12-13 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Deputy Secretary's visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on September 12-13, HCMC government officials, business leaders and legal professionals outlined the many challenges and opportunities that will set the course for the future development of the city and the path Viet [...] | 2008-09-15 10:05:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP NEGROPONTE PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KIRF |
08HOCHIMINHCITY878 | LABOR PROBLEMS PERSIST, WORRYING INVESTORS [...] (SBU) Vietnam's deficit of human resources is now the most frequently cited challenge facing companies in southern Vietnam. This issue is shifting leverage from factory managers to workers, leading to more strikes in the first half of 2008 than in all of 2007, as well as contributing to 18 per [...] | 2008-09-30 06:03:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EINV PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY9 | AMBASSADOR MICHALAK'S MEETING WITH HCMC BAR ASSOCIATION [...] (SBU) At Ambassador Michalak's December 3 meeting with key members of the HCMC Bar Association, member lawyers gave a frank assessment of Vietnam's current legal system and advocated for further reform. The lawyers were hopeful that the establishment of regional courts will increase transparen [...] | 2008-01-03 08:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY915 | VIETNAMESE EXPORTERS WELCOME CPSC SAFETY STANDARDS MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Consumer product exports have been a central pillar of Vietnam's economic development success story -- in 2007 Vietnam was the 31st largest source of imports to the United States and the surprising leader in some products, candles for instance. So when Consumer Product Safety Commission C [...] | 2008-10-03 09:47:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY940 | PRESS SAYS FARMERS SUFFERING BECAUSE GVN GUESSED WRONG ON [...] (SBU) Vietnamese farmers and newspapers are now openly critical of the Government of Vietnam (GVN's),accusing it of mismanaging the country's rice market. The GVN sets export targets and rice prices, seemingly to the advantage of the state-owned companies. Earlier this year central planners [...] | 2008-10-17 05:26:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV SOCI VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY958 | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS BEHIND UNREST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Highlands region of Vietnam is in the midst of an economic transformation. While only twenty years ago much of the Central Highlands was forested and cultivated by ethnic minorities using swidden (roving slash-and-burn) agricultural techniques, today the jungle is c [...] | 2008-10-23 09:45:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY972 | VIETNAM'S EXPORTERS EXPECT TO GROW IN 2009, BUT MORE SLOWLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Most Vietnam watchers believe that the economy is largely shielded from the direct effects of global financial turmoil, but would be hurt by any significant decline in overseas consumer demand for Vietnamese exports. Orders for most "value" products like low-cost apparel remain [...] | 2008-10-28 12:01:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND SOCI PREL VM |
08HOCHIMINHCITY988 | IN HCMC, TWO RISING STARS FOLLOW TWO DIFFERENT PATHS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The career paths of two prominent political leaders in Ho Chi Minh City reflect fundamental divisions with the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Contacts tell us that conservative elements within the CPV leadership are promoting the career of the Deputy Secretary [...] | 2008-11-03 09:44:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | SECRET | PGOV SOCI PREL VM |