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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01PRAGUE2892 |
CZECH RESPONSE: AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 13, WE BRIEFED THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, IVAN JESTRAB, ON THE POINTS IN REFTEL ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. JESTRAB, WHO TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 1 AFTER SERVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THE CZECH AMBASSADOR IN NEW DELHI, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECI [...] |
2001-11-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF EZ |
| 02VATICAN3717 |
HOLY SEE SIGNS ACCORD WITH CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) THE HOLY SEE SIGNED A JURIDICAL ACCORD WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC JULY 25 REGULATING THE STATUS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE AGREEMENT, REACHED AFTER THREE YEARS OF OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS, GUARANTEES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FREEDOM TO CONDUCT ITS ACTIVITIES, IN [...] |
2002-07-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PL RO LO BU EZ VT |
| 03ANKARA4004 |
TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL OF IRANIAN RFE/RL [...] (C) We have conveyed requests as outlined in reftel to Turkish MFA. Engin Yurur, head of Iran desk, was aware of the issue and had already conveyed our concerns to the relevant Turkish authorities and was coordinating with the Interior Ministry. MFA will confirm final details of how they wil [...] |
2003-06-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
| 03ANKARA4032 |
TURKS AGREE TO FACILITATE TRAVEL WHEN POSSIBLE [...] (S) Embassy confirmed with Turkish officials that they remain willing to ensure the two journalists will be able to transit Turkey as they travel to Prague when a new itinerary is developed. GOT officials asked that their participation be kept confidential. During preparations for transit on [...] |
2003-06-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL TU IR AJ EZ |
| 03THEHAGUE2949 |
DEMARCHE TO DUTCH ON CZECH FIGHTER ACQUISITION [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Arms Transfer Policy Chief Paul van den IJssel on November 25. The Dutch are also focused on the issue, and Van den IJssel said they were contemplating phone calls at a "high political level" to the Czechs (perhaps by D [...] |
2003-11-25 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MARR PREL EZ NL NATO |
| 04PRAGUE1846 |
CZECH PARLIAMENT PASSES 2005 STATE BUDGET [...] By a 101-99 vote, the Czech Parliament approved on December 15 the 2005 state budget with a Kc 83.6 billion ($3.7 billion) deficit -- essentially as presented to it by Prime Minister Stanislav Gross. (The state budget differs from the overall public budget in that it excludes certain off-bud [...] |
2004-12-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EZ PGOV |
| 04PRAGUE1848 |
COALED CASH - CZECH EMISSION TRADING PLAN: DRAFTED [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech Republic has proposed to the EU an emissions trading scheme that increases the ceiling on emissions above current levels. Environmental groups point to conflicts of interest, say the Czech proposal ignores submission criteria and the government's own stated energy poli [...] |
2004-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND EZ EUN |
| 04PRAGUE1856 |
CZECH PARLIAMENT COMPLETES APPROVAL FOR 2005 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Czech Chamber of Deputies approved the final chapters of the government's 2005 deployment plan on December 15. The deployment plan, which reflects the government's priority in the Balkans, calls for up to 600 troops for the KFOR mission in Kosovo, and up to 90 troops as pa [...] |
2004-12-21 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR EZ IZ |
| 04PRAGUE1857 |
CRISIS IN RULING CZECH CSSD: PARTY STUCK BETWEEN [...] (C) Summary. The initial period of relative calm and promise of consolidation in the main ruling Social Democratic Party (CSSD) after Stanislav Gross took over as acting party chairman this summer effectively ended with its poor showing in the November regional and Senate elections. The elec [...] |
2004-12-21 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EZ |
| 04PRAGUE1859 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHCROFT'S DECEMBER 14 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Attorney General Ashcroft met separately with the Czech Ministers of the Interior and Justice in Prague, December 14, 2004. The Attorney General thanked the Czechs for their contributions in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as for their cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agenci [...] |
2004-12-22 10:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL CVIS EZ |
| 04PRAGUE1869 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COURTNEY WHITWORTH [...] Embassy Prague welcomes and grants country clearance for Courtney Whitworth and Brian Weyand to travel to Prague February 17-22, 2005. 2. Embassy point of contact will be Tricia Cypher, tel. (420) 257 530 663, ext. 2313, e-mail CypherTB@state.gov. 3. Hotel reservation have been made, [...] |
2004-12-23 11:58:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AINR EZ OTRA |
| 04PRAGUE1870 |
CZECH MFA SOLICITS US OPINION ON POTENTIAL SALE OF [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 7 2. (C) As foreshadowed in Reftel A, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is, for the second time this year, soliciting US opinion on the possible sale of a Czech-produced passive radar system to Pakistan. 3. (C) As in the previous case, dealt with [...] |
2004-12-23 13:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PINR EZ PK |
| 04PRAGUE1871 |
RFE/RL GETS "NEW LEASE" ON LIFE IN PRAGUE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) The Czech cabinet announced on December 22 the approval of a new lease for Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which will extend their tenure in their current headquarters building until December 3 [...] |
2004-12-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 04PRAGUE1874 |
CZECH SUBMISSION FOR 2004-2005 INCSR, PART II [...] Both geographic and economic factors render the Czech Republic vulnerable to money laundering. Tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, smuggling, auto theft, embezzlement, racketeering and trafficking in persons are the major sources of funds that are laundered in the Czech Republic. Domestic and f [...] |
2004-12-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EZ |
| 04PRAGUE1878 |
CZECH SUBMISSION FOR 2004-2005 INCSR PART 1, DRUGS [...] SUMMARY. Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. Marijuana, both imported, and to a much lesser extent grown locally, is used more than any other drug. Consumption of marijuana continues to grow, particularly among the young. The popularity of Ec [...] |
2004-12-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EZ |
| 04PRAGUE1881 |
Semi-annual Request for Names, Title and Contacts [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3165 |
UPDATE ON CZECH REPORT OF ATTACK ON DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Embassy, working with MNF-I and 3rd Infantry Division, has still been unable to ascertain whether any U.S. or Coalition Forces witnessed or were aware of the incident reported by the Czech government, reftel. MNF-I at the level of Deputy Chief of Staff for Political, Military, and Econom [...] |
2005-07-31 20:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ EZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA31 |
SLOVAKIA LOSES USD 867 MILLION ARBITRATION WITH [...] Summary. An arbitration court has ruled in favor of the Czech bank Ceskoslovenska Obchodna Banka (CSOB) in its claim against Slovakia and ordered the GOS to pay the bank SKK 24.7 billion (USD 867 million). CSOB's claim dates back to 1993, when it provided a loan to a special state agency set [...] |
2005-01-14 10:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN LO EZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA446 |
Country Clearance granted for Richard Steffens [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes Senior Commercial Officer Richard Steffens and grants country clearance for the period of June 12-14, 2005. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Sanford Owens, SCO, tel: +421-2-5920-5320, fax line: +421-2- 5920-5333. Reservation has been made [...] |
2005-06-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EZ ETRD EFND |
| 05HANOI719 |
Pragmatic Diplomacy: Vietnam's Relations with [...] (SBU) Vietnam's relations with post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe and Mongolia have shown the GVN's willingness to move beyond ideology and politics to satisfy practical foreign policy, economic and security needs. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the demise of C [...] |
2005-03-24 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PGOV SOCI RS EZ PL HU MG VM |
| 05PRAGUE1004 |
CZECHS REPORT RUSSIAN PROTEST OVER DONATION TO [...] (U) Action request: see para 4. 2. (C) Czech MOD Director of Security Policy Borkovec told DATT on July 1 that the Russians had formally protested the planned Czech donation of small arms and grenades to the EUCOM-led Georgia Security and Stability Operations. The Russian MOD on June 30 c [...] |
2005-07-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS PREL EZ GG RU |
| 05PRAGUE1005 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On June 29, Acting DCM discussed ref A demarche on Venezuela with Edita Hrda, Director of the Americas Department at the MFA. Hrda informed us Venezuelan President Chavez will not be traveling to the [...] |
2005-07-01 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EZ PV |
| 05PRAGUE1006 |
IN-DEPTH READOUT OF EU'S CUBA COMPROMISE [...] (C) Following the June 13 GAERC on Cuba, Post received a comprehensive record of the internal EU discussion in a document given to us by our interlocutors at the MFA. This document is the Czechs' written record of what transpired at the meeting. We have translated it and are sending it to W [...] |
2005-07-01 16:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU EZ CU |
| 05PRAGUE1007 |
CZECH RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Summary. On June 20, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche on U.S. priorities for UN reform to Mr. Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department at the MFA. In addition, we referred Mr. Kara to the June 16 On-the-Record briefing on UN reform delivered by the Under Secretary and followed up with a [...] |
2005-07-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1008 |
CZECH MOD STAFF CONFIRM PLANS FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Czech MOD senior officials offered assurances that plans for extension of the Czech military police trainers currently in Iraq are continuing, and that the contingent would remain in its current status, i.e., part of MNF-I, but with the hope that they would "eventually" be move [...] |
2005-07-01 17:00:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MASS IZ EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1009 |
CZECHS NOTIFIED OF 2005 COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-01 17:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PARM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1023 |
CZECH PM IN CHINA FOCUSES ON BUSINESS, DODGES THE [...] (C) Summary. On July 7, ADCM met with Ivan Busniak, foreign policy advisor to the Prime Minister, to discuss Czech PM Jiri Paroubek's recent visit to Japan and China. In Japan, discussions focused on increasing Japanese investment and UN Security Council Reform. In China, the dialogue was [...] |
2005-07-08 18:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ETRD CH EZ EUN JP |
| 05PRAGUE1026 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified-Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 8, we delivered the diplomatic note in reftel regarding the U.S. intention to seek World Heritage Committee membership with Mr. Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department at the MFA. Kara informed [...] |
2005-07-11 08:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL EZ EUN UNESCO |
| 05PRAGUE1035 |
CZECH ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA AND FEEDBACK ON G-4 [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 8, we met with Mr. Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department at the MFA to discuss ref A demarche on Czech attendance at the UNGA and September HLE. Kara said that while it was too early to conf [...] |
2005-07-11 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP KSEP EZ OTRA UNSC UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE1036 |
CZECHS CONFIRM THEIR COALITION SOLIDARITY FUND [...] (U) This is an action request; see action in para 2. 2. (U) In a meeting with DAO July 8, Czech MOD Director of Security Policy Zdenek Borkovec expressed the GOCR,s great appreciation for the $6 million in Coalition Solidarity Funds (CSF). He indicated the GOCR had not changed any of its pr [...] |
2005-07-12 06:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PARM PREL MOPS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1056 |
CZECH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON UN REFORM, CCIT AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 14, the Charge d'Affairs met with MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to discuss reftels regarding the G-4 proposal on UN Security Council reform, support for the Comprehensive Con [...] |
2005-07-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KUNR KPKO EZ UNGA UNSC ECOSOC |
| 05PRAGUE1057 |
CZECH REPUBLIC AGREES TO THE US-EU WINE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1058 |
CZECH'S SOLIDARITY FUND REQUEST PROCUREMENT LIST [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) In response to the Department's request, Post is transmitting the text of the original Czech request for items under their $6 million Coalition Solidarity Fund (CSF) allocation. Per reftel, Czech MOD Director of Secur [...] |
2005-07-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PARM PREL MOPS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1059 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO JULY 18 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) On July 14 we delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Petr Kaiser, the new Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the Czech MFA. Kaiser offered the following views on items that will be on the agenda of the July 18-19 GAERC meeting: A. Turkey: Kaiser was reluctant t [...] |
2005-07-14 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE106 |
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL SALE OF CZECH PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Reftel reported the request of the Czech government for the U.S. government's opinion on the potential sale of a passive surveillance system (PSS) to the Air Force of Pakistan. This cable offers additional technical and background information on the system. Note: ref A mistakenly made r [...] |
2005-01-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PINR PK EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1068 |
CZECHS OPEN TO URGENT TRANSFER OF SMALL GROUP OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-15 14:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PREF EZ UZ KG |
| 05PRAGUE1069 |
CZECH PARTICIPATION AT DEAD SEA DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 12, Charge D'Affairs delivered reftel points on participation at the Dead Sea Donor's conference to Political Director at the MFA Martin Povejsil and Director of the Middle East Department Miloslav Stasek. T [...] |
2005-07-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1072 |
PRAGUE -- YEAR 2005 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION [...] (U) Per the regulations in 6 FAM 0521.2-1, the Ambassador has chosen an Embassy officer as his personnel representative to serve on our Employee Association in Prague. Management Officer Amy Hyatt fulfilled this role until her departure from post on June 10. Acting Management Officer Robert [...] |
2005-07-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN APER EZ |
| 05PRAGUE109 |
(S) MTAG 05-96: CZECH FIRM STROJIMPORT AND IRANIAN [...] (S) Poloff met January 20 with Otakar Gorgol, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA's UN Department to discuss ref A. Poloff and Gorgol, who handles many of the ministry's non-proliferation issues, have had a series of meetings about a horizontal boring machine, manufactured by the Czech firm Tos [...] |
2005-01-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC EZ IR MTCR |
| 05PRAGUE1090 |
CZECHS OFFER PERMANENT RESETTLEMENT TO 40 UZBEK [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) Following up on ref requests for a humanitarian transfer of Uzbek refugees to a safe location, we met with Mr. Tomas Haisman, Director o [...] |
2005-07-20 15:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL EZ UZ KG |
| 05PRAGUE111 |
CZECH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES APPROVES EXTENSION OF MP [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On January 21 the Czech Chamber of Deputies, parliament's lower house, approved the extension of the Czech military police (MP) mission in Iraq until the end of 2005. With a few exceptions, the coalition a [...] |
2005-01-24 06:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1130 |
CZECH DEPUTY PM JAHN CONSIDERS JOINING CSSD AND [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Czech Deputy Prime Minister Martin Jahn offered views on his possible political future, potential political scenarios heading into next summer's elections, and the fate of economic legislation. Jahn confirmed that PM Paroubek has asked him [...] |
2005-07-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1132 |
RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY ANNOUNCES CONTRACT [...] (U) On July 28, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) announced that it had signed a contract with a local developer to build a new, more secure headquarters building for its approximately 600 employees. The signing of the build-to-lease contract marked the end of a long process, begun af [...] |
2005-08-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ASEC EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1136 |
CZECH'S WELCOME U.S. RESPONSE TO BAGHDAD CONVOY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-02 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1139 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: PRIVITAZATION OF AERO VODOCHODY [...] (U) Summary. At its cabinet meeting on July 20, the Czech government approved a privatization plan for Aero Vodochody (Aero), the aircraft company formerly partnered with Boeing until their 2003 split. Following the recommendations made by Deloitte & Touche, the government will sell Aero as [...] |
2005-08-02 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1145 |
U.S. ANSWERS MFA CONCERNS ABOUT EXPORTS OF CZECH [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC PREL IZ PGOV EZ AF |
| 05PRAGUE1146 |
ASDD-01 TO VIETNAM: POINTS DELIVERED, LITTLE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-03 14:48:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PTER VM |
| 05PRAGUE115 |
NOMINATION OF PRAGUE EMBASSY FSN ANDELA KUNSTOVA [...] Post nominates Andela Kunstova, FSN Economic Specialist, for FSI course scheduled for May 2-13, 2005. A. Andela Kunstova, Grade 10 B. Born June 19, 1944 C. Nationality: Czech D. Passport No. 35476364 E. State - Embassy Prague Political-Economic Section F. Position Title: Econo [...] |
2005-01-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ECON AFSI AFSN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE116 |
CZECHS READY TO PROMOTE CUBA RESOLUTION AT UN [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: While not a member of the CHR, the Czechs are prepared to lobby in support of a CHR resolution on Cuba and would like to coordinate efforts with Washington. Specifically, the GOCR wants to know if the USG will sponsor this year's resolution. [...] |
2005-01-25 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CU EZ UN CHR |
| 05PRAGUE1162 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution 2. In response to action request reftels, post has prepared an op-ed piece for placement in local press based on revised reftel talking points. Per Department instructions, we are awaiting Department approval of the text for place [...] |
2005-08-08 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1164 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: VISIT OF MADELYN SPIRNAK, SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of an intense two-day visit to the Czech republic (July 27-28), Senior Advisor for Agricultural Biotechnology, Madelyn Spirnak met with senior government officials and US business leaders to advance the US position on transgenic crops and to enlist Czech aid in wo [...] |
2005-08-09 12:30:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD ECON EAGR PINR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1167 |
CZECH MFA: 10,000 ASSAULT RIFLES FOR PRIVATE USE? [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC PREL PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE117 |
Czech Republic Response to EU Commission [...] Summary: The European Commission presented all EU member states with a questionnaire seeking their views on obstacles or barriers to trade and investment between the U.S. and EU and appropriate ways to remove them. The Czech MFA shared with us their responses to the questionnaire, which was [...] |
2005-01-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1176 |
GOCR HEALTH CARE REFORM [...] (U) Summary. On July 7, following up on several health care reform proposals by Health Minister Milada Emmerova, the GOCR officially approved specific steps and deadlines for reform implementation. As part of these health care reforms, the government-run health insurance company, VZP (the [...] |
2005-08-11 07:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1179 |
Ambassador's Op-Ed on Gitmo Detainees [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1182 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NO PLANS TO GRADUATE FROM EBRD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ministry of Finance Department of International Organizations Director Lenka Loudova and Czech EBRD Member of the Board Igor Ocka made it clear that the current government has no plans to graduate from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). It is not on the [...] |
2005-08-12 11:48:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1191 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (U) During an August 10 introductory call on Vaclav Rombald, Deputy Director General and Head of the Legal Section of the Ministry of Finance International Finance Department, econoff inquired about the timing and expectations for th [...] |
2005-08-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1203 |
CZECH OPPOSITION ON 05 CAMPAIGN, 06 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. One hundred days after new PM Jiri Paroubek took office, and 10 months before parliamentary elections, three shadow ministers from the main opposition party, the Civic Democrats (ODS), shared with the Ambassador their expectations for the time remaining before next June's election [...] |
2005-08-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1204 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NO DELEGATE TO THE CODEX AD HOC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-17 13:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1209 |
SMALL CZECH PARTIES AND THE 2006 ELECTION: 1 + 1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The current consensus in political circles in Prague says that there will be only four parties in government after next June's elections and that likely scenarios include a grand coalition between the Social Democrats (CSSD) and the Civic Democrats (ODS), a minority government, [...] |
2005-08-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1222 |
ISAF: CZECHS AGREE ON MANDATE, BUT CAUTIOUS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 06:16:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF EZ NATO UNSC |
| 05PRAGUE1229 |
CZECHS PLAN $50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO UN DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-23 09:01:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE123 |
INFORMATION ON RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING [...] Summary: Researchers collecting specimens in the Czech Republic should be especially careful about activities in nature reserves and collection of protected endangered species. Legislative authority and agencies responsible for administration of permits are outlined para 2. End Summary. [...] |
2005-01-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1230 |
CZECH ATTENDANCE AT UNGA AND HLE [...] (SBU) During a meeting to discuss the UN Democracy Fund (reftels), Czech MFA Director of UN Affairs, Jan Kara, reviewed for Pol-Econ Chief the planned Czech participation at this year's UNGA and surrounding events. The following are tentative schedules of senior Czech participants: -- Czech [...] |
2005-08-23 09:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL EZ UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE1236 |
CZECH ASSAULT RIFLES TO GO TO THE U.S., POSSIBLY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC PREL PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1243 |
CZECHS QUESTIONING TURKISH ACCESSION, BUT LIKELY [...] (C) Summary: Czech public and official position on Turkey's EU accession has softened noticeable from late last year, when the GOCR came out clearly in favor. A petition opposing Turkish accession received 12,000 signatures last month; the Foreign Minister this week published an editorial sa [...] |
2005-08-25 08:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1245 |
CZECHS ON SEPTEMBER 1-2 GYMNICH POINTS [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief met August 25 with Czech MFA Director for CFSP Issues, Petr Kaiser, to discuss ref A points in advance of the September 1-2 EU Foreign Ministers Gymnich meeting. Kaiser noted that HMG had not yet circulated a final agenda for the meeting, but he expects it will cover most [...] |
2005-08-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1247 |
CZECH CABINET APPROVES 2006 FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MOPS PREL PGOV AF IZ YI BK |
| 05PRAGUE1252 |
"DOWNGRADED VERA": LIKELY CZECH YES TO PAKISTAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to formally oppose a sale of a passive surveillance system, model ASDD-01, to Vietnam. This move effectively blocks that deal for the immediate future. The GOCR is currently involved in a high-level debate on the merits of issui [...] |
2005-08-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PK VM |
| 05PRAGUE1256 |
CZECHS ON GYMNICH/TURKEY/CROATIA: NOT YET FIRMLY [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to deliberate their position on Turkish EU accession and to send mixed signals. Visiting Turkish MFA officials last week heard what they wanted to hear: the GOCR supports the Oct 3 starting date and will not impose new conditions. But during an Aug 29 speech [...] |
2005-08-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU HR EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE126 |
CZECH REQUEST FOR USG TRANSPORT OF ARMORED [...] (U) Action request in para 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Czech government requests USG assistance in transporting two armored vehicles to Baghdad. The vehicles will be used by protective forces guarding the Czech ambassador and other Czech diplomats in Baghdad. The Czechs are prepared to cover [...] |
2005-01-27 16:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1263 |
CZECHS WELCOME IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ EZ PREL PGOV |
| 05PRAGUE1264 |
CZECH READINESS FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK - [...] (U) Michael Vit, Deputy Health Minister and Chief Public Health Officer, briefed Embassy officials August 29 on steps already taken, as well as those planned, to deal with an outbreak of avian flu. The Czech Republic has a plan for pandemics and that plan is now being evaluated for its effect [...] |
2005-08-30 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EZ KSTH WHO |
| 05PRAGUE1266 |
CZECHS WILL NOT/NOT MEET SYRIANS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER SY EZ |
| 05PRAGUE127 |
CZECH SENATE GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1275 |
CZECH CORRUPTION FIGHTER UNDER ATTACK BY JUSTICE [...] SUMMARY. (C) In the midst of a very public battle between Justice Minister Pavel Nemec and the Supreme State Prosecutor (Attorney General) Marie Benesova, Benesova's number two, Deputy Attorney General Jaroslav Fenyk, contacted the Embassy to air grievances and his version of events. Fenyk pro [...] |
2005-09-01 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ KCOR |
| 05PRAGUE128 |
CZECH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 31 GAERC [...] (U) On January 27, conveyed reftel points concerning issues to be raised at the January 31 meeting of the GAERC to Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the MFA. Strouhal's responses follow: A. (C) TSUNAMI RELIEF: Strouhal said the EU member st [...] |
2005-01-27 17:15:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL CU IR IZ UP CH EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1284 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: TOEING THE EU LINE ON FOOD AID [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Agriculture, which has the lead on this issue, stated that the GOCR supports the EU position on this matter and that further discussion with [...] |
2005-09-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR EZ WTRO |
| 05PRAGUE1285 |
CZECH FM LIKELY TO VISIT IRAQ IN SPRING 2006, DEF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1287 |
TFUS01: CZECH REPUBLIC RESPONSE [...] In response to Hurricane Katrina, the Czech government made a general offer of assistance on August 30 in a letter from FM Cyril Svoboda to Secretary Rice. Svoboda wrote "I would also like to assure you of our readiness to provide to the American people our help and assistance." Since then [...] |
2005-09-03 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR KPAO EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1289 |
TFUS01: CZECHS OFFER IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN HELP [...] Czech PM Paroubek and President Klaus both met Ambassador morning of Sept 5 to present list of Czech offers of immediate support for relief and assistance following Hurricane Katrina. The Czechs have notionally offered $1 million in equipment and personnel to provide immediate relief, althoug [...] |
2005-09-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR EAID EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1295 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REACTION TO USG REPLY TO THE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1296 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NO BILATERAL AID TO HAITI BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-07 05:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EZ HA EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1297 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: NO CODESHARING WITH THE RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-07 05:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EZ RU |
| 05PRAGUE1302 |
EMBASSY BAGHDAD DCM ENGAGES THE CZECHS ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-07 13:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ IZ PGOV PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1304 |
EU/TURKEY: CZECHS REMAIN FAVORABLE, BUT NOT FIRM; [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to support moving forward with the Oct 3 negotiations on Turkish accession. They are engaged in negotiating the EU's counter-declaration, with the focus not on recognition but the modalities of the Customs Union, i.e, restrictions at Turkish ports. The Czechs [...] |
2005-09-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1306 |
CZECHS APPROVE $50,000 DONATION TO UN DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-08 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE1309 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: WILLING TO SEND ONE ELECTORAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EZ HA PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1318 |
TFUS01: CZECHS INFORMED OF ACCEPTANCE OF KATRINA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1322 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: REACTION TO USG POSITION ON UN [...] SUMMARY: The GOCR understands the USG position on the outcome document for the upcoming UN Summit, and while not optimistic, will work towards a consensus. The GOCR does not support the "Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development," and believes the focus should be on imp [...] |
2005-09-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECIN EFIN EZ PREL UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE1325 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: IS RUNNING IN PLACE GOOD ENOUGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the GOCR,s June 2005 economic strategy, the Czech Republic hopes to reach the EU average GDP per capita by 2013 (from USD 19,700 to USD 30,000 using PPP). To this end, the Czech economy,s near term outlook remains strong. Real GDP growth reached 4.4 percent in 2 [...] |
2005-09-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EZ PGOV |
| 05PRAGUE1327 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES CONCENRING THE MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EZ KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PRAGUE1329 |
CZECH CORRUPTION: BAD, AND UNLIKELY TO GET BETTER [...] SUMMARY. In light of several recent Czech corruption scandals, post offers the following snapshot of the issue. Internal statistics, as well as assessments from Transparency International and the World Bank show the number of cases is increasing, while the government's effectiveness in combati [...] |
2005-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR PGOV EINV KJUS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1339 |
INDIA NUCLEAR DEMARCHE - CZECHS THINK EUROPE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ IN KNNP PARM EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1343 |
CZECH ACTIVIST JAN URBAN ON IRAQI JOURNALISTS, [...] SUMMARY. Poloff met with Czech journalist/activist Jan Urban after his return from Amman, Jordan, where he conducted training for 40 Iraqi journalists under a program funded with money from the National Endowment for Democracy. Urban said he would like to follow up with additional programs, i [...] |
2005-09-16 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SCUL EZ IZ JO KPAO |
| 05PRAGUE1348 |
TFUS01: CZECH ASSISTANCE RECAP [...] SUMMARY: Post continues to receive active offers of assistance and support from the GOCR, City of Prague, and private individuals. The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Svoboda attended a ceremony and press conference on September 11 marking the first NATO humanitarian assistance mission stop [...] |
2005-09-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EZ PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1349 |
CZECH ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA: PRACTICAL STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG EZ PREL RS |
| 05PRAGUE135 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the Czech Government's position on Haiti, Iraq, Singapore, and Taiwan inclusion into the Community [...] |
2005-01-28 10:43:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1363 |
CZECHS LICENSE A ONE-YEAR VERA SYSTEM LOAN TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-21 12:01:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PK |
| 05PRAGUE1371 |
CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS ADOPTING UNESCO CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOCR plans to fall in line with the EU in support of adopting the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions in October 2005 without further negotiation. The Czechs candidly advised Emboffs that a high level call from the State Department will not change the Czech position. [...] |
2005-09-23 14:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EZ PREL SCUL UNESCO |
| 05PRAGUE1382 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (S) Summary: Islamic extremism is rare in the Czech Republic, and Islamic authorities here are keen to ensure outside influences do not become a catalyst for indigenous radicalism. The Czech authorities do monitor for potential Islamic extremist activities. The U.S. Embassy provides training, [...] |
2005-09-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1399 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLIDLY ON BOARD WITH BELARUS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech MFA and its partner NGO People in Need (PIN) are strongly committed to democracy promotion in Belarus. The GOCR and USG approaches to Belarus are fully aligned, and Czech MFA is actively engaged in molding EU policy on Belarus transition. MFA has approved USD 18,000 [...] |
2005-09-30 10:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1407 |
CZECHS ON OCT 3 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs are optimistic that the upcoming GAERC will find a way forward on Turkey. The GOCR has formally stated that they support launching talks with Turkey without establishing a privileged partnership or other status as an option. They also insist that there is no linkage w [...] |
2005-09-30 16:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ TU EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1415 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: STRONG SUPPORT FOR (CERGE-EI) [...] SUMMARY: Post strongly supports ASHA financial assistance for CERGE-EI, the leading economics doctoral program in the region, fully-accredited in both the Czech Republic and the United States. CERGE-EI has the best economics library in the country, containing a wealth of American texts and [...] |
2005-10-03 08:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1422 |
CZECHS AGREE -- THE TAMIL TIGERS ARE A TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-03 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1426 |
CZECHS REQUEST GUIDANCE ON PLANNED DPRK DEL VISIT [...] (U) Action request - see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A DPRK delegation plans to visit the Czech Republic later this month on a trip organized by the head of the Czech Communist Party (and vice speaker of Parliament). The tentative itinerary includes a visit to the Temelin nuclear power plant. [...] |
2005-10-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL ENRG KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1446 |
CZECHS STATE THAT UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT IS POSSIBLE, [...] (U) Action request paragraph 5. 2. (S) Poloff met on October 6 with Tomas Haisman, Director of Asylum and Migration Policies at the Czech Ministry of Interior, to discuss resettlement of 15 Uighur detainees (reftel). Haisman called the situation "shocking," but nevertheless held out ho [...] |
2005-10-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PHUM PREL MOPS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1447 |
CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BEGIN TO CONSIDER COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: The Czech government under PM Jiri Paroubek, in order to secure passage of priority legislation, is beginning to break the long-standing taboo against cooperation with the Communist party. Debate over two high-profile pieces of legislation, along with a change in the Communist [...] |
2005-10-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1455 |
IRAQ PRESIDENT JALAL TALABANI'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Prague focused on symbolism and achieved little in the way of concrete improvements to the robust Czech-Iraqi relations. The GOCR promised to continue supporting transition efforts, and will take steps to increase business ties. Negotiations [...] |
2005-10-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ETRD EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE1461 |
CZECH REPLY TO UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief delivered Secretary's letter to Czech FM Svoboda on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention (ref A) to MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil on Oct 13. Povejsil was familiar with USG positions from previous discussions (ref B). He stated that the Czechs believe the Conven [...] |
2005-10-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL EZ UNESCO BHUM EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1469 |
TSA ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR GRANT VISITS PRAGUE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. TSA Assistant Administrator Nicholas Grant recently visited Prague to discuss the lessons learned in the simulated terrorist attack on Prague's public transportation system on September 22. Grant found a sophisticated and competent emergency response system, but identified som [...] |
2005-10-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE147 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT TAKES NOTICE OF WARNINGS ON [...] Summary: U.S. pharmaceutical companies' concerns about obstacles to market access in the Czech Republic will be raised in their 2005 Special 301 submission. Embassy Prague has raised with the GOCR the pharma industry's complaints about the discriminatory effect of Ministry of Health setting [...] |
2005-02-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR EZ USTR |
| 05PRAGUE1470 |
ACTION REQUEST: CZECHS SEEK GUIDANCE ON THEIR [...] (U) Action request at paragraph 4. 2. (U) The Czechs have announced their candidacy for two UN positions: (1) non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term beginning in 2008, and (2) a seat on the Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) for a three-year term. The [...] |
2005-10-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE148 |
CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT MON863 BIOTECH CORN [...] On January 26, Embassy economic officer and agricultural specialist met with Karel Blaha, the Director of the Department of Environmental Risks at the Ministry of Environment. Blaha is the Czech official most involved in European Union rulemaking on issues affecting the environment such as b [...] |
2005-02-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1490 |
CZECHS ARE CO-SPONSORS OF U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE1491 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Econoff met October 17 with Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy and Common Trade Policy Ladislava Votavova) and delivered reftel demarche and letter from Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban. The Ministry of In [...] |
2005-10-18 08:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL EZ UNESCO |
| 05PRAGUE1493 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER FOR CZECH [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Embassy Prague is DCM Cameron Munter, 420-257-530-662 ext. 2303, email: MunterCP@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Richard Hinman, Political officer, tel. 420-257-530-663 ext. 2313, email: HinmanRC@state.gov. 2. (U) Post believes that a regio [...] |
2005-10-18 09:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1496 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL FOR WTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Industry and Trade received our demarche with genuine welcome and said that although they would have to consult with the Ministry of Agriculture, it would be in the interest of the Czech Republic to urge the EU to seize this timely opportunity to get beyond the ag [...] |
2005-10-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO |
| 05PRAGUE1498 |
VERA-E - BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE [...] (C) Foreign consignee, ERA A.S. (ERA) is familiar to the United States Government. A sample of some of the USG reporting on the company's systems can be found in Refs B-L. 2. (C) Embassy Prague closely follows ERA,s license applications to the GOCR for export of the VERA-E system. During hi [...] |
2005-10-19 09:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KOMC ETTC EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1502 |
NEWS REPORTS OF IRAN TRADE EMBARGO NOTHING NEW TO [...] (SBU) A Reuters press report on October 20, which claimed that Iran has stopped the imports of goods from the Czech Republic, Britain, South Korea and Argentina, was not new news to the Czech government. According to the Reuters report, the Iranians imposed the trade embargo in an effort to p [...] |
2005-10-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EZ IR ERTD |
| 05PRAGUE1503 |
CZECH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SCUL EZ UNESCO EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1504 |
CZECH PM APPOINTS NEW HEALTH MINISTER [...] (U) Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek today named David Rath, currently President of the Czech Medical Chamber, to replace Milada Emmerova as Minister of Health. With less than eight months before the next general election, the move is being seen as an interim appointment. One of Rath's main tasks w [...] |
2005-10-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EINV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1505 |
CZECHS SAY &NO8 TO THE UIGHURS, BUT AGREE TO [...] (U) Action request at paragraph 5. 2. (S) Summary. Frantisek Bublan, the Czech Minister of the Interior, informed the DCM that the GOCR has denied our request to resettle 15 Uighur men in the Czech Republic, citing foreign policy and security concerns. Post believes the Czech decision [...] |
2005-10-20 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PHUM PREL MOPS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1506 |
CZECHS ON UNGA ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) The Czechs intend to co-sponsor the UNGA resolution on Holocaust Remembrance (ref A), according to Jan Kara, Director of the Czech MFA UN Department. 2. (SBU) Kara indicated that the Czechs are still examining the USG points (ref B) and consulting with other states on the UNGA resolut [...] |
2005-10-21 06:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IS EZ UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE1514 |
CZECH ELECTIONS - TOO EARLY AND TOO CLOSE TO CALL, [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Czech Republic will hold general elections next June. This cable summarizes current election trends and possible outcomes, and assesses impact on US interests in the Czech Republic. Septels will discuss in greater detail the positions of individual parties. Under the propor [...] |
2005-10-21 15:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EZ PGOV PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1515 |
DPRK DELEGATION VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC INCLUDES [...] (U) Action Request in para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The DPRK parliamentary delegation visited the nuclear power plant at Temelin during their 17-22 October visit to the Czech Republic. Czech officials indicate they received a "standard VIP tour" of the facility; according to the company officia [...] |
2005-10-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1522 |
CZECHS REQUEST U.S. INFORMATION ON GEORGIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Czech MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy Peter Kaiser Oct 19 asked Pol-Mil Off whether the United States could share information with the Czech MFA on the current effort by Georgia to build up its armed forces. K [...] |
2005-10-24 17:31:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | IZ EZ PREL PGOV |
| 05PRAGUE1526 |
CZECH REPUBLIC REMAINS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAMP ON [...] (SBU) In culmination of a multi-day campaign to urge the Czech government and industry to push hard for a positive EU response to the U.S. agriculture proposal, the DCM met October 25 with Ladislava Votavova, Director of the Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, [...] |
2005-10-25 12:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD EZ WTRO |
| 05PRAGUE1532 |
CZECHS CONTINUE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE [...] The City of Prague is soliciting Embassy guidance on how to achieve forward movement on their offer of archive restoration and retrieval for Hurricane Katrina relief. As reported reftel (para 3), the City of Prague approved CZK 16 million USD 700,000 for hurricane assistance, and they need t [...] |
2005-10-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1533 |
AVIAN FLU: CZECHS DON'T HAVE THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no evidence of Avian Flu in the Czech Republic. However, due to a lack of political leadership and a delayed reaction to the potential pandemic, the government only has sufficient medical supplies and facilities to deal with a mild outbreak. A larger outbreak would o [...] |
2005-10-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED EAGR EZ PGOV TBIO WHO |
| 05PRAGUE1535 |
CZECHS REVIEWING MI-17 PARTS REQUEST FOR PAKISTAN [...] (U) Pol-mil Off delivered reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Vaclav Balek Oct 27. The Czechs do have MI-17s in their inventory. Balek had not heard Pakistan planned to ask NATO for MI-17 parts. He said the GOCR would examine the request carefully. CABANISS [...] |
2005-10-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | AEMR ASEC EAID IN PGOV PK PREF MASS EZ NATO |
| 05PRAGUE1546 |
CZECHS WILL SUPPORT JUDGE BUERGENTHAL FOR ICJ [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-31 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ UNGA UNSC |
| 05PRAGUE1554 |
MUSLIM OUTREACH: US EMBASSY PRAGUE HOSTS FIRST [...] Summary. On October 25, Ambassador William Cabaniss hosted an Iftar dinner at his residence, the first-ever held by the Embassy. Nearly fifty Muslim diplomats and business leaders attended, including Ambassadors from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Yemen and Afghanistan. Notic [...] |
2005-11-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ KISL KPAO PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1558 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) Polec officer delivered ref A demarche on October 31 to Miloslav Stasek, director of the Middle East and Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stasek agreed that the inflammatory remarks by Iranian President Ahmadi-nejad were unacceptable. He added that he also met with [...] |
2005-11-02 17:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PHUM PREL PTER EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1559 |
CZECHS SUPPORT CREATION OF FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-02 18:53:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM XF EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1561 |
CZECH REPUBLIC ON EU CHEMICALS POLICY (REACH): [...] (U) SUMMARY: Experts at the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade believe that despite the admitted flaws in the draft EU REACH legislation, all EU member states are ready to press on with the legislation in its current format 'to get the ball rolling,' and necessary alterations to the agreement [...] |
2005-11-03 07:10:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON SENV EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1562 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES BILATERAL SCIENCE AND [...] The government of the Czech Republic approved the draft of a US-Czech bilateral agreement on science and technology on October 19. The Czech government is the first of the ten new EU members to approve a new agreement, which includes reimbursement for VAT and customs duties imposed on commod [...] |
2005-11-03 07:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCI TSPL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1565 |
VISITING EUR/ERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CZECH EU [...] SUMMARY: Visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase met with the MFA European Union Section and inquired about internal GOCR coordination on EU internal and external issues, and raised the WSIS internet governance and the WTO agriculture proposal issues. On WTO, the MFA reiterated what the Minis [...] |
2005-11-03 10:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EZ ECIP WTRO |
| 05PRAGUE1568 |
CZECHS AND THE WSIS: WHY FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: All of the Czech players involved on WSIS echo the refrain "why fix it if it ain't broke?" and seek to maintain the status quo on internet governance. The GOCR is preparing to argue this point at COREPER in Brussels on 4 November, but are resigned to follow the final decision of [...] |
2005-11-04 06:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1571 |
CZECH-CUBA CONFLICT IS HEATING UP [...] (U) Action request at paragraph 5. 2. (S) Summary. The Czechs are concerned they will lose their mission in Cuba as part of the fall-out from the Czech National Day incident in Havana (ref A). They are therefore trying to use the incident to rally EU support at the Nov 7 GAERC, and are [...] |
2005-11-04 09:00:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PHUM PREL SOCI CU EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1572 |
CZECHS ON NOV 7 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs support tough measures against Syria, Belarus, and Cuba, but do not have the full support of their EU partners. On Iraq, the Czechs will continue their mission independent of any EU mission. In the Balkans, Czechs support the open door policy. However, due to enlarge [...] |
2005-11-04 09:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1573 |
CZECHS SAY YES TO IRAQ RESOLUTION, AND NO TO SWISS [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs are grateful the U.S. shared the text of the draft Iraq resolution at an early stage, and are optimistic the resolution will pass. On the Swiss proposal for reform of the UNSC working methods, the Czechs will oppose it. End summary. 2. (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief and [...] |
2005-11-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EZ UNSC UNGA |
| 05PRAGUE1575 |
CZECH COMMUNIST PARTY: STILL HERE AND [...] Summary: (C) Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has recently turned to the Communist Party (KSCM) for parliamentary support on key legislation. This, along with the speculation that next June's general election might lead to a minority Social Democrat-led government that relied on the Communis [...] |
2005-11-04 09:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1578 |
DLOUHA REPLY TO ADAMS LETTER: THANKS FOR SUPPORT [...] (U) On Nov. 3, Poloff forwarded reftel letter from Thomas Adams to Gabriela Dlouha, the Czech MFA Transition Promotion Unit Coordinator. Dlouha responded promptly, thanking the U.S. for its commitment to the Belarus radio project. She also said the GOCR will provide an initial grant of $80,000, [...] |
2005-11-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BO EAID EZ PL |
| 05PRAGUE1581 |
CZECHS ON PAKISTAN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION [...] (U) DCM met November 11 with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar to discuss Czech assistance to Pakistan. Pojar, who was until recently Director of the Czech NGO People in Need, provided the following information: -- Czech government assistance to date totals approximately $4.5 milli [...] |
2005-11-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL PK EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1586 |
CZECH DRAFT LABOR CODE: APPEALS TO THE COMMUNISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a political move that has brought together the Social Democrat and Communist parties and could cool investment in the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek has made his union-friendly Labor Code a "super priority" that he wants passed before the elections in June 20 [...] |
2005-11-08 12:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1587 |
CZECHS VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-08 16:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EZ UNHRC |
| 05PRAGUE1588 |
CZECH PARLIAMENT AGAIN REJECTS LEGALIZATION OF [...] The lower house of the Czech Parliament has rejected a bill that would have paved the way for the legal regulation of prostitution in the Czech Republic. The proposal would have permitted the GOCR to withdraw from the International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and t [...] |
2005-11-09 15:01:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EZ KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 05PRAGUE1589 |
CZECHS ON CHINA, RUSSIA, AND BEING HEARD IN THE EU [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase, the Czech MFA's Political Director offered the following: -- The Czech Republic played a leading role within the EU to prevent lifting of the China arms embargo, but in the context of PM Paroubek's growing closeness with [...] |
2005-11-09 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CH RS CU LE SY ENRG ECON EFIN |
| 05PRAGUE1590 |
CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation Cooperation believes that many international efforts to foster democratic change -- including in particular those of the EU -- suffer because the funding mechanisms chosen impede the chances for success. She believes that donors need to b [...] |
2005-11-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM |
| 05PRAGUE1601 |
CZECHS PROVIDE RECIPE FOR DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs have been working for years to promote democracy in Belarus. Thus, talking to the Czechs about Belarus is like preaching to the choir. The Czech MFA, in the words of their Transition Promotion Unit Coordinator, supports U.S. policy toward Belarus without hesitation. She [...] |
2005-11-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV BO EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1602 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: ANDREW WEISS/KOTVA INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-10 15:32:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ KIDE |
| 05PRAGUE1608 |
CZECH RESPONSES TO OECD SECGEN SELECTION, ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoff met November 10 with Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Pavel Klima to deliver reftel A and B demarches. Klima said that during the July 21 Polish state visit, the Prime Minister signaled GOCR support former Po [...] |
2005-11-10 18:07:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EZ EINV |
| 05PRAGUE1613 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO CAPE TOWN CONVENTION DEMARCHE [...] SUMMARY: Post contacted the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Law Department to deliver reftel demarche urging the Czech government to ratify the Cape Town Convention. The Ministry responded that most competencies regarding transportation rest with the EU and that their hands [...] |
2005-11-15 13:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EFIN EAIR EIND ETRD KTIA EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1614 |
CZECH NGO WILL SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR PLAN TO EXPAND [...] (U) Poloffs met with Simon Panek, Director of Czech NGO People in Need (PIN), and Igor Blazevic, head of PIN,s Human Rights Section, to discuss PIN,s ongoing efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East (ref A.). Panek said PIN began training Iraqi civil society in August 2005 at a center l [...] |
2005-11-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE162 |
(S) MTAG-05-96: CZECH REPUBLIC BASED STROJIMPORT'S [...] (S) Two weeks after receiving a demarche (Reftels) about the possible sales of computer numerically controlled lathes from the Czech firm Strojimport to firms in Iran, the MFA has delivered its response. Jan Kara, Director of the UN Department, and Otakar Gorgol, who handles MTCR issues, said [...] |
2005-02-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC EZ IR MTCRE |
| 05PRAGUE1621 |
CZECH REPUBLIC'S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO U.S. [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations. The MFA responded that it would support USG re- election to the IMO Council in Category "A." However, the MFA said that support would be conditional upon the USG's support [...] |
2005-11-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA EZ IMO ECIP |
| 05PRAGUE1623 |
CZECHS ON NOV 21 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The primary focus of the Nov 21 GAERC will be the EU budget. The Czechs support the Luxembourg Compromise, but pragmatically believe no compromise will be reached in the upcoming GAERC (or even this year). The Czechs generally support EU efforts in the Middle East, the Balkans, and [...] |
2005-11-18 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1629 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE SCALES OF CONTRIBUTION 'END [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Vaclav Balek Nov 22. Balek responded the Czech Republic would study the points carefully and would make every effort to accommodate the U.S. position. CABANISS [...] |
2005-11-23 06:16:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV OSCE |
| 05PRAGUE163 |
(S) NIAG 4225: POSSIBLE IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF [...] (S) In response to demarche in Reftel A, presented to the MFA on January 20, the Czech government assembled representatives from the MFA, the Office for Nuclear Security (SUJB), the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the intelligence branch (BIS). None of the representatives could find any e [...] |
2005-02-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EZ IR |
| 05PRAGUE1630 |
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS: CZECHS STILL AGREE TO [...] Action request at paragraphs 5 and 7. 2. (S) Summary. The good news is that the Czechs are still committed to resettling 40 Uzbek refugees in the Czech Republic (reftel), and are even willing to accept close family members of the refugees. The bad news is in the fine print: the Czechs will [...] |
2005-11-23 09:19:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PHUM PREF PREL EZ UZ KG |
| 05PRAGUE1638 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] (U) This cable responds to the request for information in reftel A in the same order as the original questionnaire. 2. (SBU) Preparedness/Communication: -- The GOCR has a preparedness plan for pandemics that was submitted to the WHO in 2000 and updated in April of 2004. It can be found at [...] |
2005-11-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1648 |
CZECHS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT ADDING A THIRD PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EZ ICRC |
| 05PRAGUE1649 |
CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS: STRUGGLE FOR SOUL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) in the Czech Republic, a numerically small force, have traditionally exercised an influence beyond their numbers, staking out the middle ground in order to maintain the option of forming coalition governments with larger parties either to their [...] |
2005-11-25 17:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1655 |
CZECHS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO SUPPORT OAS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-28 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PTER CO EZ OAS |
| 05PRAGUE1657 |
SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: Czechs this month marked the 16th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. As you will see during your visit this week, the country has embraced a pro-transatlantic foreign policy, with the Czech government and NGOs playing a significant role in efforts to promote democratic transf [...] |
2005-11-28 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1658 |
CZECH COUNTRY REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic is a staunch supporter of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. For years it sponsored the annual Cuba human rights resolution in the UNCHR, and even though it is no longer a member of the Commission, it supports the Cuba country-specific re [...] |
2005-11-29 06:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PHUM ETTC PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1660 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR UN REQUEST [...] (C) Poloff and DATT Nov 23 delivered reftel points to Zdenek Borkovec, Policy Director of the MOD,s Strategic Planning Division. The Czechs are unable to provide aircraft. As reported Ref B, Defense Minister Kuehnl has requested U.S. air transport for a visit to Iraq due to the Czechs' own ina [...] |
2005-11-29 10:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IZ EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE1664 |
CZECHS: DPRK'S VISIT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, ON [...] (S) Summary: The Czech MFA understands U.S. dismay over the October 20 visit of a DPRK Parliamentary delegation to the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant, and will again oppose any similar requests for visits or for nuclear cooperation in the future. The Czechs will not directly focus on China's human [...] |
2005-11-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | EZ KN KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV PHUM CH |
| 05PRAGUE1677 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: TRADE POLICY AND TRENDS AFTER EU [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the Czech Republic prepares for the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong December 13-18, the Czech economy is basking in rosy statistics (reftel A). The CR is enjoying a trade surplus for the first time since becoming an independent nation in 1993, with 2005 trade surplus forec [...] |
2005-12-04 13:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO EUN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1678 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: HOPEFUL ON DDA BUT EXPECTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 24 member Czech delegation to Hong Kong, led by Minister of Industry and Trade Milan Urban, is doubtful that progress can be achieved in Hong Kong and yet remains hopeful about the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). Both the Ministries of Industry and Trade and Foreign Affairs b [...] |
2005-12-04 13:25:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD WTRO EUN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1680 |
CZECH PM ANNOUNCES HIS OWN KOSOVO POLICY [...] (U) Following a November visit to the Balkans, Czech PM Jiri Paroubek made the surprise announcement that the best solution to Kosovo's status would be a separation along ethnic lines. Paroubek floated the idea in a press interview on his return from the November 18-21 visit to the region. He [...] |
2005-12-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1686 |
CZECH REPUBLIC'S MACROECONOMIC FAIRYTALE AND MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic is enjoying unprecedented GDP growth (5.1 percent in 2Q 2005), doubling of foreign direct investment from 2004 to 2005 (to USD 10 billion), the first trade surplus since the country's birth (USD 2 billion or 1.7 percent of GDP) and a possible budget surplus. On [...] |
2005-12-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ PGOV |
| 05PRAGUE1687 |
CZECHS ALSO CONCEREND ABOUT RUSSIAN NGO LAW [...] (C) The Czech Republic shares USG concerns about the draft Russian NGO law, and is interested in coordinating with the U.S. on practical measures that will result in changes to the legislation. Embassy discussed reftel points in recent weeks with MFA Director General for European Bilateral Rel [...] |
2005-12-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ RS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1688 |
DAS MARK PEKALA FINDS COMMITTED ALLIES IN PRAGUE [...] (U) Action requests in paragraphs 25 and 26. 2. (C) Summary. DAS Mark Pekala traveled to Prague November 30-December 1 to meet with Czechs actively working to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, Belarus, and elsewhere; and to discuss Czech policy priorities on neighboring countries, [...] |
2005-12-07 06:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE169 |
CZECH ON FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION; POSSIBILITY OF [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and DATT raised ref A points on future of Iraq coalition with Czech MFA and MOD Security Policy Departments. The Czechs welcomed the information provided about current thinking on the coalition. They noted, of course, that the Czech parliament had just approved the ext [...] |
2005-02-07 08:29:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EZ NATO |
| 05PRAGUE1699 |
16 YEARS AFTER THE END OF COMMUNIST RULE, CZECHS [...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent unsuccessful initiative to ban the Czech Communist Party (KSCM), together with November's anniversary of the student protests that led to the eventual end of communist rule, and the general elections scheduled for next June, have focused public debate on the role of the l [...] |
2005-12-08 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1701 |
CZECHS APPROVE 2006 MILITARY DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] Summary: The Czech Chamber of Deputies voted December 7 in favor of proposed foreign military deployments for 2006, including the retention of 100 troops in Iraq. End Summary 2. The Czech Chamber of Deputies voted December 7 in favor of proposed foreign military deployments for 2006. This ti [...] |
2005-12-08 16:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EZ PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MARR MOPS |
| 05PRAGUE1704 |
CZECHS SEEK INFORMATION ON U.S. PLANS FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Polec Chief and Poloff met December 7 with Veronika Stromsikova, Czech MFA's Director of Human Rights Department, and her deputy, Jan Kaminek. Stromsikova said the Czechs are planning their strategy for UN human rights resolutions in 2006, and would [...] |
2005-12-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PHUM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1707 |
IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS PRAGUE BUT [...] (C) Summary: The recent visit of an Iranian parliamentary delegation to Prague left a trail of conflicting claims and counterclaims between the Iranians and their Czech hosts. Closer investigation has revealed that most Czech officials remain skeptical about Iran, and the Iranians were unsucce [...] |
2005-12-09 16:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ PREL PGOV ETRD PINR KNNP IR |
| 05PRAGUE1716 |
CZECH FM WILL RAISE RUSSIAN NGO LAW WITH PUTIN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points December 9 to Czech MFA Russia Desk Officer, Josef Broz, and also delivered courtesy copies to Jaromir Plisek, MFA Director General of Territorial Section 1 (including Russia and Eastern Europe), and MFA Human Rights Director, Veronika Stromsikova. [...] |
2005-12-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1721 |
CZECHS WANT TO ADD CUBA TO U.S.- EU DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 5. 2. (C) In a meeting with poloffs December 7, Edita Hrda, Czech MFA Director of the Department of Americas, said the Czechs strongly support the U.S.- EU Democracy Initiative. To maximize the results of the initiative, the Czechs think the U.S. and EU shoul [...] |
2005-12-15 13:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1727 |
CZECH CIVIC DEMOCRATS (ODS): RIGHT OF CENTER, LEFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the start of 2005, the Czech Republic's senior opposition party, the center-right Civic Democrats (ODS), had a comfortable lead in the polls. The party, as well as the public, assumed ODS would easily win next June's election and form a right-of-center government after eight [...] |
2005-12-15 17:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1732 |
NOTWITHSTANDING INTERPOL NOTICES, UZBEK REFUGEES [...] (C) Post has learned that the 15 Uzbek refugees selected for resettlement in the Czech Republic arrived in the Czech Republic December 15 (although this information has not yet been made public). 2. (C) This number includes six refugees who are the subject of Interpol "diffusion notices" is [...] |
2005-12-16 13:19:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL EZ UZ |
| 05PRAGUE174 |
CZECH PLANS TO REMAIN THE GADFLY IN THE EU'S CUBA [...] (C) Summary. While the Czechs eventually agreed with the EU's proposal to lift the restrictive measures against Cuba at last week's GAERC meeting, they are continuing to fight for EU approval of a detailed plan for structured dialogue with dissidents and hope to establish criteria to use as a [...] |
2005-02-07 15:35:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ CU EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1753 |
RUSSIAN FM TURNS DOWN REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE CZECH [...] (U) The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has, for the time being, refused a request from his Czech counterpart, Cyril Svoboda, to renew the registration of the Czech NGO, People in Need (PIN). PIN had been operating in Chechnya since 2000. But In April, 2005, PIN was told, without any [...] |
2005-12-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EZ PREL RS |
| 05PRAGUE1754 |
CZECH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN COMPACT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref demarche to Michal Svoboda, Afghan desk officer for the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Svoboda said that the Czech government most likely would not be able to financially contribute to the Afghanistan Compact, however he did say that his government was intereste [...] |
2005-12-21 16:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EZ PGOV PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1755 |
CZECH COURT EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RESTITUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OHI PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1761 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIAN-OWNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Russian company OMZ, a subsidiary of the state-run firm GAZPROM, purchased the Czech firm, Skoda Nuclear Engineering (Skoda J.S), in April of 2004. OMZ has two wholly owned subsidiaries that manufacture equipment for nuclear plants. One, Izhorskie Zavody of Saint Petersburg [...] |
2005-12-23 12:58:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | KNNP PARM ETRD EZ |
| 05PRAGUE177 |
CZECHS SEEK USG SUPPORT FOR COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] Summary and comment: The Czech government intends to run for a seat on the UN Commission on Human Rights in 2006 and seeks USG support. In a recent meeting, Czech MFA officials acknowledge that they face tough competition, with Poland and Lithuania also likely to vie for the two seats open i [...] |
2005-02-08 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC EZ UN |
| 05PRAGUE179 |
COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): AGREEMENT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-08 14:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL PTER EZ |
| 05PRAGUE183 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT UNDER PRESSURE TO IMPROVE TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government has been looking at ways to improve its anemic trade ties to Iran. The Iranians have limited Czech imports in retaliation for broadcasts of the Prague-based Radio Farda as well as legislation passed in 2000, at U.S. request, to bar supplies to the Bushehr n [...] |
2005-02-08 16:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EZ IR |
| 05PRAGUE184 |
CZECH PM STANISLAV GROSS: SHROUDED IN CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary. Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross is under increasing pressure from the opposition and the public to explain the unclear origin of money used in 1999 to purchase the family's luxury Prague apartment, or to resign. His inability to explain his source of financing for the apart [...] |
2005-02-09 06:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE197 |
MAJOR EUROPEAN TELECOMS COMPANIES MAKE PRELIMINARY [...] Five entities made preliminary offers for the Czech Republic's leading telecoms company, Cesky Telecom (CT), by the January 31 deadline for doing so. They are the Spanish firm Telefonica, Belgium's Belgacom, Swisscom, and two financial groups, a consortium of the U.S. company Blackstone Grou [...] |
2005-02-10 16:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINV ETRD EZ |
| 05PRAGUE198 |
CZECH LOWER HOUSE PASSES REFORM OF COMPANY [...] On February 9 the lower house of the Czech parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, passed a bill designed to speed up registration of companies in the so-called "commercial register", a sine qua non for doing business in the Czech Republic. Foreign and domestic businesses alike have long compla [...] |
2005-02-10 16:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE204 |
FIRMS WITH FOREIGN INVESTMENT ADD MORE VALUE, HAVE [...] Summary: Much of the Czech Republic's economic growth over the past several years has been attributable to significant flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) that have made the country the destination for more such investment per capita in recent years than any other country of central and [...] |
2005-02-11 12:23:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE213 |
NEW EC DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL [...] (U) Post offers the following background and biographical information on Karel Kovanda, the current Czech Ambassador at NATO, who was appointed February 9 as European Commission Deputy Director General for External Relations. Kovanda will replace Fernando Velenzuela Marzo. His portfolio will [...] |
2005-02-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE221 |
CZECHS SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-15 16:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PTER EFIN EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE232 |
FUTURE OF CZECH GOVERNMENT IN QUESTION AS JUNIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The simmering debate about shady financing of PM Gross's apartment escalated into a crisis for the Czech government on Feb 15 when Miroslav Kalousek, head of the junior coalition partner Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL), threatened to call for Gross's resignation, and the head of t [...] |
2005-02-16 18:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE239 |
CZECH PRESIDENT NAMES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF CENTRAL [...] Summary: President Klaus appointed three new members of the board of the Czech National Bank on February 11. The three are known to be close both politically and philosophically to President Klaus and the opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Klaus will have a majority of his appointees [...] |
2005-02-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE241 |
CZECHS AND GAERC MEETING: PREPARING TO SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic plans to use the Feb 21 GAERC meeting to lead EU members to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization. The Czechs are also working towards taking a leading role in the EU debate over the China arms embargo. The Czechs share our optimism about improving [...] |
2005-02-17 15:51:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC CH IR UP MD HR KPAL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE242 |
CZECH PM GROSS APPEARS LIKELY TO RETAIN HIS [...] (U) Summary: The crisis which until yesterday seemed to be threatening the unity of the current Czech government coalition (reftel) increasingly looks like just another episode in the uneasy coexistence of the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats. The governing coalition, with its one-vo [...] |
2005-02-18 06:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE26 |
CZECH MEP ON REPAIRING US-EUROPE RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Longtime embassy contact and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jana Hybaskova termed herself shocked by the depth of anti-American feeling she has found at European institutions such as the Council and Commission, including knee-jerk reactions opposing any U.S. involvement [...] |
2005-01-06 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IZ EZ MEPP |
| 05PRAGUE260 |
CZECHS SOLICIT U.S. OPINION ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs is beginning to get a number of requests from Czech arms firms wanting to sell weapons and ammunition to the government of Afghanistan. The Czech Republic has no diplomatic mission in Afghanistan, and consequently [...] |
2005-02-23 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EZ PARM |
| 05PRAGUE28 |
POST RESPONSE TO OIG RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Prague submits the following responses to the formal recommendations of the referenced OIG report. 2. Recommendation No. 1: Embassy Prague should request, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Bureau of European And Eurasian Affairs should approve and fund, an additional Foreign Service [...] |
2005-01-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASIG EZ AMGT |
| 05PRAGUE318 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT SOLICITS US OPINION ON ARMS SALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. The Czech Republic has extensive surpluses of arms and ammunition left over from the days of the Warsaw Pact. Licensing authorities at the MFA are recieving many requests from Czech arms dealers to sell the surplus munitions to the governments in Afgh [...] |
2005-03-04 11:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AF IR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE337 |
(C) RUSSIAN MISSILES FOR US NAVY COMING FROM [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. The US Navy has for some time been planning an open commercial purchase of 23 KH-31 (or MA-31) Russian sea-skimming missiles from a Czech arms dealer. It has come to our attention that the missiles are coming from Belarus, via a series of complicated [...] |
2005-03-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ UP BO RS |
| 05PRAGUE338 |
Child Marriage Response for Czech Republic [...] The legal age of marriage in the Czech Republic is 18 for both girls and boys. Under special circumstances, a minor over the age of 16 may be given permission to marry by a court; without court consent, such a marriage is invalid. 2. While there are some reports that the country's Roma pop [...] |
2005-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE346 |
CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with DCM Hillas, Czech Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations Petr Kolar and Czech Ambassador to Lebanon Marek Skolil stated that the Czech Republic agrees with the U.S. position about the complete withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. The Czech MFA issued [...] |
2005-03-09 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINS PINR SY LE EZ |
| 05PRAGUE348 |
WHAT IF THERE IS A MINORITY CSSD GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) On March 6, PM Stanislav Gross won a decisive vote of confidence from the Social Democrats Central Committee, but the ongoing crisis in the ruling three party coalition government has not ended and is likely to erupt anew after the Easter Congress of the Social Democrats (CSSD). Christian [...] |
2005-03-10 10:28:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE353 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP - CZECH PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EZ CBW |
| 05PRAGUE354 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED CHR TEXT ON [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Mr. Jan Kaminek of the Department of Human Rights at the Czech MFA on March 10 regarding the referenced demarche asking for feedback about a planned resolution on the state of democracy and democratic elections in the world. Mr. Kaminek told Poloff candidly that whil [...] |
2005-03-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EZ PDEM UNCHR |
| 05PRAGUE355 |
RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 15:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC EZ |
| 05PRAGUE356 |
(C) US NAVY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILES [...] (C) Poloff was shown March 10 the request for an export license filed by the Czech firm that is working to provide an initial shipment of 23 Russian-made sea-skimming missiles (KH-31) to the US Navy. The application showed the name and address of the firm in Minsk that was supplying the missiles, b [...] |
2005-03-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ BO RS UP |
| 05PRAGUE366 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MORAVIAN-SILESIAN REGION: [...] Summary. During his February 7-8 visit to Ostrava, regional governor Evzen Tosenovsky told the Ambassador the influence of the regions is growing, and that an accommodation between Prague and the regions must be worked out within his ODS party. The Ambassador visited Vitkovice Steel, which [...] |
2005-03-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ETRD MARR EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE376 |
CZECHS ON GAERC, CHINA ARMS EMBARGO, HIZBALLAH AND [...] (C) Summary. On March 14, we met with Mr. Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department in the Czech MFA, to discuss the GAERC (ref a), China Arms Embargo (ref b), and visit of Syrian FM to Europe (ref c). We also delivered the statement on U.S. support of t [...] |
2005-03-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG EZ IR EUN |
| 05PRAGUE377 |
CZECHS ON IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN IRAQI POLITICS [...] (C) On March 14, we met with Mr. Pavel Mrazek in the Czech MFA Middle East Department to discuss Iranian interference in Iraqi politics (reftel a). We also delivered the non-paper on Hizballah (ref b) and the statement on USG support for EU-3 diplomacy on Iran (ref c), which are discussed mo [...] |
2005-03-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC IZ IR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE40 |
CZECH VIEWS ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES INVITATIONS [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) PolCouns met with Jan Kara, Director of the Czech MFA's Department of United Nations Affairs, on January 6 to deliver reftel demarche regarding gaining European support for Community of Democracies invita [...] |
2005-01-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE44 |
CZECH POSITION ON EU CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA appreciates reftel effort to remind European capitals of the real issues at stake in the EU debate over its common Cuba policy. Czech efforts are currently focused on establishing a meaningful format for the structured EU dialogue with the opposition. The Czech re [...] |
2005-01-10 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE459 |
DEMARCHE ON THE OSLO DONOR'S CONFERENCE ON SUDAN, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-30 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SU EZ |
| 05PRAGUE46 |
PRIORITIES FOR WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS FOR CZECH [...] Embassy Prague has reviewed the list of services sectors transmitted reftel. We submit the following rating of sectors in the Czech Republic that offer the highest potential for U.S. services providers. Ratings are from 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest). 2. --Legal services 5 --Accounting, aud [...] |
2005-01-10 16:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EZ BMOT WTO |
| 05PRAGUE467 |
POST FOLLOW-UP TO OIG RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Prague submits the following responses to the four remaining open/unresolved recommendations from the OIG inspection of Embassy Prague (ISP-I-04-39A), issued September, 2004. 2. Recommendation No. 1: Embassy Prague should request, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Bureau of European [...] |
2005-04-01 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASIG EZ AMGT |
| 05PRAGUE469 |
CZECH PM GROSS SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Gross survived a no-confidence vote on April 1 thanks to abstentions from the Communist Party. Further resignations from Gross's cabinet are likely, and it is possible that the remaining coalition partner, Freedom Union, will withdraw. Despite his victory, there are inc [...] |
2005-04-01 14:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE470 |
(C) CZECH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SAYS NO TO SALE OF [...] (C) The Czech government has formally denied the license request of a Czech arms dealer to broker the sale of Russian KH-31 missiles, now in the possession of a state-run firm in Belarus, to the U.S. Navy. Poloff was told April 1st that the MFA licensing office had on March 31 sent a formal letter [...] |
2005-04-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BO EZ RS |
| 05PRAGUE473 |
CZECH PLANS TO LOBBY FOR CHR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] This message is Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Poloff contacted Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights Department at the MFA regarding the referenced request for EU Member State assistance on the Commission on Human Rights Cuba resolution. Kaminek was happy [...] |
2005-04-04 10:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EZ UNHRC EUN |
| 05PRAGUE474 |
Czechs vote to keep UN treaty; prostitution [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. Summary: The Czech Parliament has refused to permit the government from withdrawing from a UN Convention on trafficking in persons, effectively stalling the country's prior efforts to pass a prostitution regulati [...] |
2005-04-04 12:08:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE478 |
CZECH REPUBLIC AMCHAM REVIEWS ITS AGENDA WITH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic (AmCham) priorities for the coming year include the traditional ones of commercial register reform and a new bankruptcy code. The AmCham is [...] |
2005-04-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EZ |
| 05PRAGUE480 |
CZECH REPUBLIC OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH [...] The following information relates to the questions e- mailed to post in conjunction with reftel. CONTACT NAME IN COUNTRY: Mr. Zdenek Cais, Specialist, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. PHONE: 420-221-922-460. E-MAIL: zdenek.cais@mpsv.cz [...] |
2005-04-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE499 |
GWOT ASSESSMENT: POST FEEDBACK FOR CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) The Czech Republic, despite the weak coalition government that came into power after the June 2002 elections, has been a stauch supporter of the GWOT and has responded admirably to USG requests for troop contributions to Iraq and Afghanistan, and is actively providing economic, humanitari [...] |
2005-04-07 13:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE500 |
HIGH PRICE FOR CESKY TELECOM PLEASES CZECH [...] Summary: (U) The Spanish telcommunications firm Telefonica will pay $3.6 billion for Cesky Telecom (CT), much more than the government had expected to get for its share of the company at the outset of the privatization process. Telefonica will have to offer to buy out the minority shareholde [...] |
2005-04-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE514 |
CZECH ENTER DEBATE ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic is beginning to speak out against the immediate removal of the EU China arms embargo. Growing European debate over the timing and modalities of any removal of the embargo is allowing the Czechs to play a more active role in the debate and, the Czechs believe, s [...] |
2005-04-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS CH EZ |
| 05PRAGUE515 |
HIV/AIDS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: PREVENTION AND [...] Summary: The Czech Republic currently has one of Europe's lowest rates of HIV infection, despite a significant problem with prostitution and trafficking. Officials and NGOs in the country link the low incidence of HIV with active prevention campaigns, abundant and accessible anonymous testin [...] |
2005-04-12 05:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV PHUM PREF EZ |
| 05PRAGUE519 |
CZECH REPUBLIC WILL OBSERVE BAN ON LIGHTERS [...] Post delivered the demarche on DHS banning lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to Josef Turecky, Director General, Civil Aviation Department, Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic, on March 10, 2005. Based on the information in the demarche, the Czech authorities are b [...] |
2005-04-12 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE534 |
UPDATE ON CZECH DIPLOMATIC AND RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary. On April 14, we met with Ivo Silhavy, Director of the Middle East Department at the MFA, to discuss the latest developments in Iraq. Silhavy described Czech-Iraqi relations as "very good and very intense," building on prior contacts with the Iraqi Minister of Culture and new Ir [...] |
2005-04-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EZ IZ IS |
| 05PRAGUE536 |
CZECH REPUBLIC TO SUPPORT COMMISSION ON BT10 CORN [...] We discussed the impending vote in the Standing Regulatory Committee on Food and Animal Health, relating to imposing a certification requirement on U.S. corn gluten feed that may contain BT10 corn, with two officials at the Ministry of Agriculture on April 14. Both Milena Vicenova, Director [...] |
2005-04-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR TBIO PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE546 |
CZECH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] Poloff spoke with Jan Kaminek of the Human Rights Department at the MFA regarding Czech plans for participation in the Ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies. Although fostering global democracy has long been and continues to be a priority for the Czechs, Kaminek said that they h [...] |
2005-04-15 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE547 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT CRISIS: PULLING BACK FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY The agreement on a new version of the old government, reached by the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the three coalition parties after 8 hours of negotiations late on the night of April 13, was rejected 15 hours later by the leadership of CSSD, the main party in the coalition. Jan [...] |
2005-04-15 16:06:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE548 |
CZECH REPUBLIC SEES TIME AS NOT RIPE FOR RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-15 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL RS EZ OECD |
| 05PRAGUE572 |
THE "NEW" CZECH GOVERNMENT: OLD WINE IN AN OLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The three parties in the Czech ruling coalition have agreed to end a three-month government crisis and renew their cooperation. If the current proposal is accepted this weekend by the central committee of the main coalition party, the CSSD, PM Gross would resign next week and [...] |
2005-04-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE603 |
CZECH GOVERNMENT CRISIS MOSTLY RESOLVED AS PM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The crisis that began 14 weeks ago with an inquiry into the funds used by Czech Prime Minister Gross to purchase a luxury flat is nearly at an end. Gross has resigned and Jiri Paroubek, formerly his Minister for Regional Development, has replaced him at the head of a three-part [...] |
2005-04-26 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE633 |
CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Czech MFA Director of Middle East Department Ivo Silhavy told Acting DCM on Apr 28 that the GOCR fully shares USG positions outlined reftel: complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon remains a priority; June elections in Lebanon require international support; and the EU ought to designate H [...] |
2005-04-28 15:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO LE SY EZ |
| 05PRAGUE64 |
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: CZECH EFFORTS IN THE MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary. During a January 10 lunch discussion, MFA Director of Middle East Affairs Ivo Silhavy discussed the Czech role in the Middle East Peace Process and upcoming elections in Iraq. The Czechs see the Middle East as an area where they can play a role as an honest broker, making use of [...] |
2005-01-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ EZ IS |
| 05PRAGUE650 |
GERMAN REPORTER RAISES OLD VIEWS OF CHILD [...] The Czech press in late April renewed its coverage of child prostitution in Cheb, a Czech town on the German border. Czech dailies described the account of a German television reporter who asked in a club for sex with children and was taken by one of the girls working the [...] |
2005-05-02 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE659 |
MTAG: SYRIA'S MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING CNC [...] (S) Czech officials responsible for non-proliferation issues told poloff May 4th that the machine which is the subject of reftel was never exported to Syria. Poloff was shown a copy of the MTCR denial notification, MI-CZ-05-001, dated January 12, 2005. The notification was sent to appropriat [...] |
2005-05-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MNUC SY EZ MTCR |
| 05PRAGUE66 |
DSACEUR LETTER ON NTM PAVES WAY FOR CZECH [...] (C) According to President Klaus' office, the Czech government in its weekly cabinet session on January 12 decided to seek a parliamentary mandate for the continued deployment of the Czech company of MPs in southern Iraq. The MOD was charged with preparing the draft for presentation to parl [...] |
2005-01-12 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS EZ IZ |
| 05PRAGUE68 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Post's updated investment climate statement for 2005 follows para 2. 2. THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE Maintaining an open investment climate has been a key element of the Czech Republic's transition from a Communist, centrally planned economy to a functioning market economy. The Czech Republic [...] |
2005-01-13 07:04:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KTDB EZ OPIC USTR |
| 05PRAGUE699 |
CZECH PARLIAMENT MAY INVESTIGATE ALLEGED RENDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech press in past week has picked up the story from the "New York Times" and other American press about CIA rendering flights that have allegedly transited the Czech Republic. Opposition politicians plan to call for a Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to discuss [...] |
2005-05-11 16:04:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PINR PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE707 |
THE ODS: HOW TO SELL THE DISMANTLING OF THE SOCIAL [...] Summary: The Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) program for the next elections promises a limited state that costs the taxpayer less, but offers less support to citizens and companies and demands they take more responsibility for their own futures. Although the party benefits mightily from t [...] |
2005-05-12 11:51:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE720 |
NEW CZECH PM PAROUBEK SURVIVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, [...] (U) The government crisis that began in January with a questions about the source of funds used by then PM Stanislav Gross (CSSD) to acquire his apartment, came to a formal end on May 13 when the government of his successor, Jiri Paroubek (CSSD), was approved by the lower house of parliament. [...] |
2005-05-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE731 |
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PANS PIG FARM AT FORMER ROMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government's long-standing failure to remove a pig farm from the site of a WWII Roma concentration camp has resurfaced as a political issue following a critical European Parliament resolution and the allegation of President Klaus that the site was not a real "concent [...] |
2005-05-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE744 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-19 09:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EZ SCUL UNESCO |
| 05PRAGUE813 |
CZECHS OPPOSE CUBAN ILO CANDIDACY, SUPPORT LEANER [...] We raised the points contained reftels with Olga Rozsivalova, head of the ILO department in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, who will attend the ILO Labor Conference May 31-June 16 in Geneva as the Czech Republic's representative. 2. Regarding Cuba's and Barbados's candidacies fo [...] |
2005-05-27 10:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB CU ILO BB EZ |
| 05PRAGUE814 |
EXPELLED CZECH POLITICIAN SAYS CUBA UNDERESTIMATED [...] (C) Summary. On May 25, we met with Czech Senator Karel Schwarzenberg, who was one of the European politicians deported from Cuba during last week's opposition gathering in Havana (see reftel). Schwarzenberg who did have an opportunity to meet with some dissidents prior to his expulsion, st [...] |
2005-05-27 11:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EZ CU EUN |
| 05PRAGUE815 |
TROUBLING SIGNALS IN LARGEST CZECH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: The current $1 billion Czech Army tender for armored vehicles -- the military's largest procurement to date -- is designed to avert past problems with transparency, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers engaged to run the tender instead of the MOD's Armaments Directorate. The two main decl [...] |
2005-05-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | MASS PREL BEXP KCRM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE822 |
NEW CZECH GOVERNMENT: GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Czech PM Jiri Paroubek, who won a vote of confidence on May 13 (ref A), has gotten off to a stronger than expected start. His foreign policy looks to be a continuation of that of the previous Gross Government, marked by support for transatlantic policies. Notwithstanding his [...] |
2005-05-27 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EZ |
| 05PRAGUE827 |
DEMARCHE ON ANDREW WEISS CASE DELIVERED, MFA [...] On May 26 we delivered the points transmitted reftel, regarding the case of Andrew Weiss, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Present at the meeting were Jan Maisler of the MFA's Americas Department, Milan Kuchta, head of the non-European Countries office of the Department of Bilateral Econo [...] |
2005-06-01 07:17:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EZ USTR |
| 05PRAGUE832 |
CZECH MFA FOCUSES "LESSONS LEARNED" ASSISTANCE ON [...] Summary: The Czech MFA office designed to promote democratic transformations based on Czech experience is now in its first year of operation. Priority areas for activity are Belarus and Cuba, with the office supporting other MFA assistance in Iraq; future targets are Ukraine, Moldova, Serbi [...] |
2005-06-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ CU BO IZ |
| 05PRAGUE833 |
CZECH VIEWS ON DEBATE OVER CHANGES TO EU'S CUBA [...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. The Czechs expect the June review of EU Cuba policy to result in a number of tougher measures, although the package will remain less robust than it was before the current policy was adopted earlier this year. The ex [...] |
2005-06-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE835 |
BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The third meeting of the U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group was held on June 1 at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Its agenda followed the elements of the visa roadmap aimed at eventual qualification of the Czech Republic for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), an important Cze [...] |
2005-06-02 14:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL EZ |
| 05PRAGUE836 |
UN DEMOCRACY FUND: CZECHS WILL SIGN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-03 06:55:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE841 |
CZECHS TO STICK WITH EU ON SA/LW NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EZ PREM |
| 05PRAGUE842 |
EU REFERENDUM DEFEATS INTENSIFY CZECH DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Not surprisingly in a country where the government has declared passage of the EU constitution the reason for its existence, and whose President has staked out a position as one of Europe's leading critics of the agreement, the French and Dutch "no" votes have only amplified dome [...] |
2005-06-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE854 |
2005 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS [...] Poloff delivered the demarche regarding the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report on Monday, June 6, 2005, to First Deputy Interior Minister Miroslav Koudelny and to Dr. Pavel Rotyka, Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Justice. Minister Koudelny, who is the Czech Republic's Nation [...] |
2005-06-06 12:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EZ |
| 05PRAGUE858 |
LIBERTAD ACT: CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) As discussed in ref D reply to the previous Libertad Act tasking, the Czech Republic is one of the staunchest European defenders of Cuban dissidents and a proponent of U.S. policy towards Cuba. Refs A C detail Czech efforts to toughen the EU policy towards Cuba in a manner that will sup [...] |
2005-06-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC CU EZ |
| 05PRAGUE860 |
CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON EU AND ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-07 09:32:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE869 |
CZECHS DISAPPOINTED WITH EU CUBA NEGOTIATIONS; [...] (C) The Czechs are very disappointed with their inability to win support for tougher EU measures towards Cuba. MFA Cuba Desk officer Petr Mikyska confirmed assessments provided to USEU by Solana's office (ref A) from this week's COLAT and PSC meetings. Mikyska said that, despite their optimis [...] |
2005-06-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE870 |
CZECH REPUBLIC NOT SUPPORTIVE OF SEPARATE IPR OR [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to oficials at the Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Czechs are sending Ivana Holubkova (Deputy Director of the Americas Department in the MFA) and Zuzana Skalna (of the MFA trade and agriculture policy section) to Brussels on June 7 to [...] |
2005-06-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE888 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO JUNE 13 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) On June 9, we discussed the points in ref A demarche with Mr. Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the Czech MFA. Strouhal provided the following responses: A. Kosovo: Strouhal emphasized the importance of the EU playing an active role in th [...] |
2005-06-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH CU EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE889 |
CZECH ARMS SALES/DONATIONS TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST, SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2 (C) As the western-most country in the Soviet bloc, then Czechoslovakia became the forward ammo depot for any potential invasion of Western Europe.That fact, combined with the recent draw-down in the number of Czech troops from over 130,000 to roughly [...] |
2005-06-10 13:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PM EZ |
| 05PRAGUE892 |
CZECH PROPOSAL FOR PASSIVE RADAR SYSTEM TO VIETNAM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSTC PARM PINR PREL EZ VM PK |
| 05PRAGUE896 |
CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KOLAR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech republic is promoting former Czech Ambassador to the US Alexandr Vondra to become the Special EU Representative to Bosnia, and has garnered the support of Slovakia and Poland. The Czechs are presenting a proposal on the EU on dealings with Cuba which includes developmen [...] |
2005-06-13 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINR EAID IZ BK EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE913 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO MDA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 15:56:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EZ ICRC |
| 05PRAGUE94 |
ODS SECOND-IN-COMMAND PETR NECAS AN IDEOLOGICAL [...] (C) Summary. The December 2004 election of main opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) long-time defense expert and ideological visionary Petr Necas to the number two position in the party strengthens Chairman Mirek Topolanek's leadership team and bodes well for future direction of ODS. The [...] |
2005-01-19 17:02:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV MARR EZ |
| 05PRAGUE981 |
CZECH FM ON IRAQ, VISAS AND DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Czech FM Cyril Svoboda on June 27 primarily to discuss an extension of the Czech military police unit in Iraq through 2006 (UN reform issues covered septel). Svoboda said that the GOCR intended to ask the parliament to extend the troop deployment this fa [...] |
2005-06-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ IZ |
| 05RANGOON1235 |
ENGAGE BURMA: EUROPEAN VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with all European diplomatic missions represented in Rangoon (plus two accredited missions resident in Bangkok) revealed waning support for advancing democracy and human rights in Burma, and growing interest in expanding humanitarian assistance. The British join u [...] |
2005-11-02 05:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID SW FR GM UK YI IT EZ BM |
| 05THEHAGUE206 |
NETHERLANDS/CUBA/EU: STILL A CHANCE TO RESIST [...] (C) Dutch interlocutors informed Poloff on January 27 that the Czech Republic continues to pose obstacles to implementing the COLAT's proposed revisions to the EU's strict "June measures" against the Cuban regime. If the Czechs remain firm, this could make it difficult for the January 31 GA [...] |
2005-01-27 14:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NL CU EZ EUN |
| 05VIENNA1155 |
PRAGUE FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FSN Sal. 56,447 32,002 43,100 75,1 [...] |
2005-04-08 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
| 05VIENNA2283 |
PRAGUE FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 75,102 49,855 23,020 [...] |
2005-07-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
| 05VIENNA2698 |
CENTRAL EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS PLEDGE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the annual meeting of the "Salzburg Forum" (an informal conference of Central European Interior Ministers) Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania pledged to strengthen police cooperation against organized crime, corruption, and [...] |
2005-08-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KCOR KCRM SMIG EZ HU PL LO SI RO BU AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA2991 |
PRAGUE FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final GA/MPCC review for Prague follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1-228 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 72,875 59,937 12,93 [...] |
2005-09-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD EZ |
| 05WARSAW2265 |
HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...] |
2005-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO |
| 06ASHGABAT1228 |
TURKMENISTAN GROUNDS CZECH MILITARY PLANE OVER [...] (SBU) Turkmenistan on December 2 grounded at the Ashgabat airport a transiting Czech military plane transporting high-ranking Czech military and civilian officials from Kabul because some on board were carrying weapons. The issue was resolved 14 hours later through diplomatic channels, but th [...] |
2006-12-04 13:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP PREL OSCE TX EZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4094 |
AL-BATHA MAYOR SEEKS DONOR SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Dhi Qar PRT and U.S. Army Civil Affairs (CA) personnel met with the Mayor of Al-Batha, a small town located approximately 15 KM from provincial capital, Al-Nasiriyah, on September 12 at the Mayor's office. The mayor, Mr. Ali Faad Al She [...] |
2006-11-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ECON EZ |
| 06BRATISLAVA47 |
Country Clearance granted for EUR/NCE Director Janet [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes EUR/NCE Director Janet Garvey and grants country clearance for the period of January 31 through February 4, 2006. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Debra Hevia, Pol-Econ Section Chief, tel: +420-2-5922- 3412, cellphone: +420-903-227-329. Em [...] |
2006-01-20 13:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EZ HU LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA97 |
SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...] |
2006-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
| 06PARIS7302 |
FRANCE UNLIKELY TO GRANT FURTHER DEBT RELIEF TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) Embassy raised reftel points on Iraqi debt forgiveness with the head of France's Inter-ministerial Mission for Iraq Reconstruction, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Guinhut, on November 6. Guinhut said there would be considerable resistance to going beyond the 80% forgiveness France had committed t [...] |
2006-11-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EZ FR |
| 06PRAGUE1032 |
CZECH POLITICS: CSSD DUMPS ODS AT THE ALTAR AND [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Talks between the leaders of the two main Czech political parties, the Civic Democrats (ODS) and the Social Democrats (CSSD), broke down August 24, hours after both sides had publicly stated that an agreement was in sight and expected within days. Immediately after outgoing Prim [...] |
2006-08-25 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1033 |
CZECHS ARE CONSIDERING REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN [...] (C) Summary. The Czech MFA is considering reftel request to resettle Cuban political migrants in the Czech Republic. The Ministry of Interior would prefer to wait until 2008, when a proposed change in resettlement policy would facilitate such resettlement, but will defer to the decision of the [...] |
2006-08-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG CU EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1049 |
CZECHS SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ON UNHRC [...] (C) Polec Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Human Rights Department Acting Director Martin Boucek on August 28 to discuss U.S. concerns that the UNHRC may be unable to credibly address serious human rights situations around the world, and to deliver Ref A. Boucek said the Czechs share U.S. con [...] |
2006-08-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1052 |
PRAGUE EL CONFERENCE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION [...] (U) Embassy Prague welcomes participants of the Prague EL Conference, which will take place on September 6-8 (Ref A, B). A country clearance cable has been sent granting entry to all conference participants (Ref C). If you know of someone who is planning to attend the Conference but is not list [...] |
2006-08-30 08:20:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA AFSI EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1053 |
CZECHS SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO, EU [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs agree with the U.S. position on Kosovo and Serbia on every material point. While the Czechs support the status talks, they are pessimistic about the outcome: Serbs will never willingly agree to an independent Kosovo. Czech MFA officials plan a visit to the Balkans the w [...] |
2006-08-30 12:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1054 |
CZECHS PREPARING LETTER OF INTENT ON NATO'S [...] (C/NF)DATT delivered reftel talking points to MOD Defense Policy and Strategy Division Deputy Director Radomir Jahoda on August 29th. Jahoda reiterated the Czech Ministry of Defense support for the Strategic Airlift initiative. He said a Letter of Intent was currently awaiting signature by Depu [...] |
2006-08-30 12:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL NATO EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1056 |
LEADERSHIP OF CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT PARTY [...] SUMMARY (SBU) Just days after the fiercely anti-Communist Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) joined a surprising coalition with the Social Democrats (CSSD) that would have relied on the tacit support of the Communist Party (KSCM), the party chair Miroslav Kalousek, and three of the party's five Dep [...] |
2006-08-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1060 |
CZECHS COMMIT AID TO LEBANON, TROOPS UNDER [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Czechs have continued to indicate a willingness to support the U.S. position throughout the Lebanon/Israel crisis, and are now committed to providing aid to Lebanon. The Czech MFA confirmed on August 28 that the Czechs will offer $1 million for Lebanon at the Stock [...] |
2006-08-31 09:28:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR LE MARR MOPS SY XG EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1065 |
CZECHS AT GYMNICH: SUPPORT SANCTIONS FOR IRAN; [...] (C) Summery. MFA Director of the CFSP Department said EU foreign ministers will informally discuss Iran, Lebanon, and EU-Russian relations at the upcoming Gymnich meeting. No final conclusions are expected to be made. On Iran, the Czechs will support sanctions against Iran if it fails to compl [...] |
2006-08-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV UN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1074 |
CZECH EX-PRIME MINISTER PUTS U.S. AND MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Former Czech PM Jiri Paroubek took advantage of a farewell call by Ambassador to punctuate his political battle with the new government, and specifically with new Foreign Minister Vondra with whom Paroubek has had difficult relations. Ambassador used the farewell call to sound ou [...] |
2006-09-05 09:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1075 |
CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT TAKES POWER IN PRAGUE - [...] SUMMARY (C) Czech President Klaus appointed formally appointed a minority government led by incoming Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on Monday, September 4, bringing to an end eight years of Social Democrat-led government and thirteen weeks of uncertainty following the June 2-3 elections. Topo [...] |
2006-09-05 11:11:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1093 |
LOW-KEY CZECH REACTION TO NEW DETAINEE INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Czech PM Topolanek September 7 on the new USG initiative related to detainees in the war on terrorism (reftel). Topolonek had no substantive reaction but asked for additional details (we are providing his office with transcripts and tailored points). Separately, visit [...] |
2006-09-08 11:59:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1100 |
CZECHS REQUEST CLARIFICATION OF U.S. POSITION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: The Czech Government is hesitant to use its upcoming meetings with Serbia to deliver a tough message on ICTY compliance because it is hearing mixed messages on how significant ICTY compliance will be i [...] |
2006-09-11 05:05:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1106 |
DAS PEKALA IN PRAGUE: MISSILE DEFENSE THE MAIN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Missile defense dominated discussions in Prague during DAS Mark Pekala's meetings. Pekala explained in public and private that a USG decision on MD site(s) in Central Europe should come in the fall; that the MD assets have no offensive capability; and that the USG welcomes a v [...] |
2006-09-11 14:39:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1107 |
CZECHS WILL SUPPORT MICHAEL MATHESON [...] (U) Czech MFA Head of Public International Law Unit Milan Dufek informed Poloff on August 31 that the Czechs will support the candidacy of Michael Matheson as a member of the International Law Commission. CABANISS [...] |
2006-09-11 14:41:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1119 |
CZECHS ON THE CD MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 12 to discuss reftel concerning the Communities of Democracies (CD) Ministerial scheduled to take place during UNGA on September 20. Kara thanked the U.S. for providing advance information about issues to be [...] |
2006-09-13 13:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | |