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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ABUJA2986 |
NIGERIA: ARMY MINISTER DISCUSSES PKO PLANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 22 meeting with PolCouns and PolmilOff, Army Minister Batagarawa confirmed that Nigeria was planning to send an OFR Phase III battalion to Burundi. He also reported that Ghana probably would seek U.S. equipment support for its Burundi-bound battalion. Batagarawa [...] |
2001-11-27 05:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PINS SL BU NI |
| 01SOFIA3033 |
BULGARIAN ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS [...] PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF BULGARIA'S JUNE 17 ELECTIONS SHOW A COMMANDING LEAD FOR THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT SIMEON II, WITH AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT SEEMINGLY LIKELY BUT NOT YET ASSURED. THE UDF OF PM KOSTOV HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUS DEFEAT, AND HE IS EXPECTED TO RESIGN AS PARTY LEADER SHORTLY. [...] |
2001-06-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BU |
| 01VATICAN1744 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 24 - 30 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01744 01 OF 02 301041Z - VATICAN CALLS FOR UN TO MONITOR BIOTECHNOLOGY - DRUG INJECTION ROOMS JUDGED "UNETHICAL" BY VATICAN - POPE STRESSES IMPORTANCE [...] |
2001-03-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR SOCI BU IT VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN2955 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE MAY 26 - JUNE 01 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - POPE SENDS ENVOYS TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORY - CONSISTORY: OUTREACH TO THE ORTHODOX? - VATICAN CALLS NUTRITION AN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHT - POPE'S UKRAINE TRIP NOT A THREAT SAYS VATICAN FM - POPE W [...] |
2001-06-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EAGR IS AM KZ BU UP GT MEPP RU |
| 01VATICAN4425 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...] |
2001-08-23 13:40:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN5288 |
POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT |
| 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 |
| 03ANKARA2664 |
TURKISH IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD BRIBERY CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOT Parliament ratified the OECD Bribery Convention in 2000, but did not ratify the implementing legislation until January 2, 2003. This makes Turkey the last of the 35 signatories to the Convention to ratify laws that make it a crime to bribe foreign officials in internatio [...] |
2003-04-24 17:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU |
| 03ANKARA2870 |
ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE IN KOREA: TURKEY [...] (U) Sun Kim, Second Secretary at the Korean Embassy in Ankara, said his Embassy recently sent its formal invitation to the GOT for the 3rd Global Forum on Fighting Corruption, to be held in Seoul May 29-31. He said the Korean Embassy did not receive instructions from Seoul to jointly approach [...] |
2003-05-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV BR AR SI CI BU OECD |
| 03ANKARA6217 |
INITIAL TURKISH RESPONSE ON APPOINTMENT OF [...] (S) Deputy pol-mil counselor delivered ref a and b points to MFA NATO Department Head Atila Gunay October 2. Gunay said he was aware of the issue, having received a recent cable from the Turkish mission at NATO. Gunay explained he had held off on receiving deputy pol-mil counselor until now [...] |
2003-10-03 07:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU TU |
| 03KUWAIT1335 |
IRAQ: BULGARIA SEEKING TO SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary. The Government of Bulgaria is seeking ways to support efforts by the DoD Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in the reconstruction and civil administration of Iraq according to Bulgarian Ambassador to Kuwait [...] |
2003-04-09 16:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS BU IZ KU |
| 03SOFIA88 |
SQUARING THE LAWYERS' CIRCLE: LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE FOUR MOST PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE SO-CALLED "LAWYERS CIRCLE," WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INFLUENTIAL WITHIN THE RULING NATIONAL MOVEMENT SIMEON II (NDSV), HAVE COME UNDER VARYING DEGREES OF SUSTAINED CRITICISM IN RECENT WEEKS, MUCH OF IT RELATED TO CORRUPTION. THE PRIME MINISTER H [...] |
2003-01-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PGOV PINR BU |
| 03THEHAGUE2421 |
DUTCH MFA RESPONSE TO ASPARUKHOV DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-09-24 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MARR PINR PGOV BU NL NATO |
| 04ANKARA2181 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOT CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AL BK BU GR HR KSEI MD MK PREL RO SR TU EUN |
| 04BRUSSELS1655 |
JOINT U.S.-EC MONITORING TRIP IMPROVES DONOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In order to improve donor coordination and to bring international attention to the humanitarian needs in Burundi, the U.S. and the European Commission (EC) undertook a joint monitoring mission from March 29-April 2 to assess post-conflict needs and to monitor the work of impleme [...] |
2004-04-16 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF EAID PHUM PGOV BU TZ EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3840 |
ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 13 GAERC [...] (C) We have discussed reftel A points on the EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Sept. 13 with a variety of EU officials. EU Conclusions on Sudan should dovetail with the main elements of our draft UNSC Resolution. On Iran, we understand the EU will is [...] |
2004-09-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR BK SU EAID BU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04SOFIA2338 |
BULGARIAN COURT RULING ENDS MUSLIM LEADERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: A recent court ruling has resolved -- at least for the time being -- the leadership dispute that has divided the top echelons of Bulgaria's Muslim community since December 2003. A new chief mufti (the spiritual head of the denomination) has been appointed; however the community's new a [...] |
2004-12-09 10:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV KIRF BU |
| 04THEHAGUE2480 |
DUTCH RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL HIGH LEVEL BURMESE [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Eric Verwaal, Head of Southeast Asia and Oceania Division and Special Assistant to EU Envoy Hans van den Broek September 28 to follow up Ref A message regarding the potential for Burmese participation in the October 8-9 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) at a higher level than [...] |
2004-09-29 09:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM BU NL |
| 04THEHAGUE2512 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/ASEM: BURMESE ATTENDANCE; [...] (C) Eric Verwaal, Head of Southeast Asia and Oceania Division (and Special Assistant to EU Envoy Hans van den Broek), told poloff October 1 that the Vietnamese had informed him the Burmese participant at ASEM will be: U Tin Winn, identified as "Minister in the Office of Prime Minister." Verwa [...] |
2004-10-01 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BU NL |
| 04THEHAGUE3140 |
EU/TURKEY: DUTCH COMMENT ON DECISION DRAFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29 the Dutch circulated draft conclusions on Turkey to EU partners (subsequently leaked to the press) in advance of the December 17 Council meeting that includes strong, but predictable, language on accession (e-mailed to EUR/ERA and USEU). Turkish officials in The [...] |
2004-12-01 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TU HR RO CY BU EUN |
| 04TRIPOLI27 |
(C) BULGARIAN MEDICS UPDATE [...] (C) Status of Medics: The five Bulgarian medics sentenced to death for infecting over 400 Libyan children with HIV-tainted blood in a Benghazi hospital are being kept relatively secluded, the Bulgarian Embassy's Dimitar Dimitrov told us December 7. Dimitrov personally speculates this is becaus [...] |
2004-12-13 00:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU LY XA XF XI |
| 05ANKARA1953 |
USNAVEUR ADM MULLEN DISCUSSES IRAQ, BLACK SEA AND BILATERAL RELATIONS IN ANKARA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-05 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | BU GG IZ MARR MASS PREL RO RS TU UP |
| 05ANKARA2060 |
TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL: "NATO INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] (C) Turkey shares with us the goal of eventual NATO involvement in the Black Sea, an MFA official told us April 7. At BLACKSEAFOR's March 31 senior officials meeting, the members agreed on a common threat assessment and agreed that it would be beneficial to build some ties with outside states [...] |
2005-04-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU NATO |
| 05ANKARA3953 |
USNAVEUR ADM ULRICH DISCUSSES BLACK SEA, IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: During introductory calls as USNAVEUR and Joint Forces Command Naples commander, ADM Ulrich won Turkish Navy's agreement to hold consultations on information sharing between the Turks' Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation and Allied Maritime Component Command Naples sometime before [...] |
2005-07-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS IZ |
| 05ANKARA5953 |
WHAT IS BEHIND TURKEY'S BLACK SEA POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Turkey makes a strong distinction between Black Sea maritime security and broader security challenges in the larger region (such as frozen conflicts). We see Turkish pride of place as a main driver of their approach to the former, though a genuine desire to draw Russia into cooperation [...] |
2005-10-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS |
| 05ANKARA802 |
TURKS SEEK TO INCREASE MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (C) Turkish military and civilian officials have told us that Turkey is working to multilateralize its current Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation, which monitors and assesses Black Sea maritime traffic and reports the findings to NATO. This effort would only extend to the other five littoral st [...] |
2005-02-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU |
| 05ATHENS587 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 28 CALL ON DFM STYLIANIDIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: DFM Evripidis Stylianidis, at a February 28 meeting with Ambassador, pitched the proposed Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline as a cheap and safe way to ship Russian oil to Western Europe and beyond. Ambassador raised the stalled Greece-Albania child repatriation agreement as an i [...] |
2005-03-01 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG EWWT PHUM GR TU BU RS AMB |
| 05BANGKOK3208 |
MY DINNER WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary: I had dinner on May 12 with Prime Minister Thaksin. He was in a receptive mode. On trade issues, Thaksin indicated that he was ready to push his ministers to reengage on all FTA issues and said there was "no problem" in lifting Thailand's ban on U.S. beef. He accepted constr [...] |
2005-05-13 11:11:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER BU TH IZ BURMA ASEAN |
| 05BRATISLAVA70 |
Country Clearance granted for NP/ECC personnel: Paul [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes the NP/ECC personnel: Paul B. van Son and Jason C. McClellan and grants country clearance for the period of February 1-2, 2005. The embassy point of contact is Larry Adkins, EXBX Program Advisor, tel: +421-2-5922-3375, fax: 421-5922-5038. Reservations h [...] |
2005-01-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC BU RO LO |
| 05BRUSSELS2823 |
QUADRILATERAL ON BULGARIAN AND PALESTINIAN MEDICS [...] (C) Summary. UK, European Commission, Bulgarian, and U.S. representatives agreed on need to continue efforts to support humanitarian HIV/AID projects in Libya, while pressing Libya to release the Bulgarian and Palestinian medics, in order to set the stage for the private discussions necessar [...] |
2005-07-27 04:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BU EU LY PHUM PREL USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST1347 |
BLACK SEA BORDER SECURITY INITIATIVE EXPERTS GROUP [...] Summary. Under the auspices of the Black Sea Border Security Initiative (BSBSI), USG representatives attended a first planning conference to consider Romania,s proposal to hold a tabletop simulation of a WMD incident. The other states represented at the conference were Georgia, Moldova, Bulg [...] |
2005-06-13 08:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC KNNP RO MD GG UP BU |
| 05BUCHAREST1472 |
BSBSI "STYX 2005" TABLETOP EXERCISE GOES WELL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Department TDY PolOff officially observed the Romanian-organized Black Sea Border Security Initiative (BSBSI) tabletop exercise, held at the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) Center in Bucharest from June 22-24. During the exercise, representatives from Romania, B [...] |
2005-06-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP PREL RO GG UP BU MD SECI |
| 05BUCHAREST1510 |
EXBS: ROMANIA & BULGARIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - [...] June 9 Advisor and Staff Assistant met with Nelu Pop, Frontier Police Inspector General, for the formal donation of EXBS provided equipment made for the past several months. Frontier Police requested this so that signatures could be witnessed by a notary public. 2. June 24 Advisor met with [...] |
2005-07-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP BU RO |
| 05BUCHAREST1533 |
ROMANIA AGREES TO GLOBALIZE THE ITALIAN CHEESE [...] Bucharest's Agricultural Office received consent of Romanian Government to globalize the remaining Italian cheese Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) granted to Romania. 2. Romania was granted a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation for Italian-type cheese in the Uruguay Round for 500 tons. Under the U. [...] |
2005-07-11 14:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR RO BU |
| 05BUCHAREST1577 |
PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ROMANIA - SEED FUNDED, INL [...] The project accomplishments listed below apply for the Counter-narcotics, Cyber-Crime, Police Academies, and ICITAP Advisor projects coordinated by the RSO. RLA/OPDAT will report separately. 2. The major accomplishments for the last 18 months are: - RSO provided specialized audio-vi [...] |
2005-07-15 11:02:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC BU KCRM SNAR RO |
| 05BUCHAREST477 |
ROMANIAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PSI OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - AND CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BLACKSEAFOR EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | BU GG MARR MASS MNUC NATO PARM PGOV PINS PREL RO RS TU UP |
| 05BUCHAREST748 |
SECI CENTER AND BRUSSELS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER [...] SECI Center DoS Coordinator traveled to Brussels and met with EU officials concerning SECI initiatives and EU plans to become more involved with the Center. Though EU officials were very interested in the current work of SECI, they were reluctant to commit any resources despite the reality th [...] |
2005-03-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO |
| 05BUCHAREST946 |
SECI UPDATE MARCH 2005 [...] SECI Center's governing body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), met on 18 March 2005 in Bucharest for their semi-annual meeting. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the SECI Center's near-term strategy, election of a General Director, as well as other issues concerning the [...] |
2005-04-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI |
| 05NEWDELHI6036 |
INDIA'S SAARC PRIORITIES: SAFTA IS KEY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 28 meeting, newly appointed MEA Joint Secretary for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) P.K. Kapur highlighted the GOI's priorities for the November 12-13 meeting in Dhaka, including the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), a poverty and infrast [...] |
2005-08-04 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECIN EAID BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC |
| 05NEWDELHI8749 |
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: GOI PROPOSES US OBSERVER STATUS AT SAARC [...] (U) For SA: SEE ACTION REQUEST PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In a surprise development, the GOI has told us that it would welcome US participation as an Observer to SAARC. At a South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit briefing on November 16, MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) P.K. [...] |
2005-11-17 13:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECIN AORC BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC |
| 05SOFIA1000 |
STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE PRESSING [...] SUMMARY: The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe's semi-annual Regional Table Meeting May 17-18 in Sofia pushed countries in South East Europe to make a greater political and resource commitment to the Pact's regional initiatives. The meeting was the first serious discussion countries have [...] |
2005-06-03 14:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PHUM PARM BU |
| 05SOFIA1020 |
SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIA'S JUNE 25 GENERAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria holds general elections on June 25, the sixth since communism collapsed in 1989. The election will likely come down to a race between the ruling National Movement for Simeon II (NMSS) and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The NMSS began the 30-day official campaign [...] |
2005-06-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1031 |
BULGARIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) The GOB has not adopted any special decisions on the Ethiopian elections and will follow the EU's position on the issue, according to a nonpaper delivered to us on June 6 from the MFA Africa Directorate. The MFA did not address directly the questions in reftel, but has pledged itself to su [...] |
2005-06-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM ET BU |
| 05SOFIA1032 |
BULGARIA: PRESIDENT TO STAY ENGAGED ON BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Purvanov met Ambassador on June 8 to discuss his recent trip to Libya to pursue the release of the Bulgarian medics. Purvanov said Qadhafi recognizes the seriousness of the problem of the medics, would like to find a solution, but does not seem to have a plan. He thanke [...] |
2005-06-09 08:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LY BU |
| 05SOFIA1033 |
CLASSIFIED BULGARIAN ARMS EXPORT REPORT REVEALS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a classified government report passed to us by a reputable NGO, the GOB summarizes the amounts and locations of all authorized Bulgarian arms exports for the period 2002-2003. The report has not been officially released yet and remains secret even though EU regulations requir [...] |
2005-06-09 08:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC BU |
| 05SOFIA1036 |
BULGARIA: NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE JUNE 25TH ELECTION [...] SUMMARY: Bulgaria holds general elections on June 25 to elect 240 members of parliament for a four-year term. The MPs are elected through a system of proportional representation in 31 electoral regions, and parties must win a minimum four percent of the nationwide vote to enter parliament. T [...] |
2005-06-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1054 |
BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR ELECTION LOTTERY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A government plan to use a lottery to boost voter turnout in the June 25 election has stirred controversy in Bulgaria, drawing criticism towards PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's ruling party during the election campaign. The state-funded lottery - giving out prizes to those who vote - i [...] |
2005-06-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1101 |
BULGARIA: ANOTHER SCOLDING ON ARMS DEALS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Milkov confirmed in a meeting with Ambassador on June 14 that Bulgaria sold 100 T-55 tanks to Eritrea. According to Milkov, the GOB has not approved further military sales to Eritrea after this delivery in 2005 and insisted that the GOB now [...] |
2005-06-21 06:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ETTC ER ET BU |
| 05SOFIA1110 |
BULGARIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SETTING UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) Bulgaria's Ambassador designate to Iraq, Col. Valeri Rachev, requested USG assistance in securing an office in the Green Zone for a temporary Bulgarian Embassy to Iraq during a meeting with Ambassador on June 21. Rachev said the GOB [...] |
2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1114 |
BULGARIA: SOCIALISTS LEAD POLLS FOR SATURDAY'S VOTE; LATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) retains a comfortable lead over the ruling party for the June 25 general election according to all reputable opinion polls released as the 30-day campaign draws to a close. Surveys show the Socialists appear poised to win the most s [...] |
2005-06-23 04:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1134 |
BULGARIAN SOCIALISTS WIN: COALITION TALKS BEGIN; EXTREMIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) won the June 25 general elections, though by a smaller margin than expected, and face tough coalition talks on the formation of the government. Official results show seven parties, including extreme nationalist group "Ataka", passed the four pe [...] |
2005-06-26 13:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1144 |
SOCIALIST LEADER FAVORS LARGE COALITION; SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador on June 27, a confident Sergei Stanishev, Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader, laid out his party's views on a future government in anticipation of negotiations to form a coalition. At this point, Stanishev favors a large coalition, inc [...] |
2005-06-28 04:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1207 |
(U) BULGARIAN ORGANIZED CRIME (C-CN5-00054) [...] (U) This cable is in response to ref A request for information about organized crime in Bulgaria and the Balkans. Where direct sources are not cited, connections are largely based on information from operational contacts and open-source publications. ----------------------- OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES [...] |
2005-07-07 07:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KCRM PGOV EINV ECON KCOR BU |
| 05SOFIA1217 |
BULGARIAN COALITION TALKS STALL AS SIMEON TRIES TO KEEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), which won a plurality in the June 25 general elections, so far is struggling to hammer out a coalition deal to form the new government. The Socialists say the best option for a stable government is a three- party coalition including the defea [...] |
2005-07-08 10:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1239 |
BULGARIA: EXTREME NATIONALIST PARTY ENTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extreme nationalist political group Ataka (Attack) won 8.7 percent of the vote in June's general election and became the fourth largest political party in the new parliament which commenced in Sofia July 11. If, as expected, the first three parties form a coalition governme [...] |
2005-07-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA124 |
DEFENSE MINISTER PLEADS FOR DEMONSTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Svinarov called the Charge to his office January 19 to repeat a now- familiar refrain: the current government must demonstrate to its electorate that there are tangible benefits to its deployment of troops in Iraq. The alternative, according to Svinarov, will b [...] |
2005-01-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1280 |
PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...] |
2005-07-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1318 |
BULGARIAN COURT REJECTS JEWISH COMMUNITY PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY: In a July 6 decision, the details of which were not available until July 20, Bulgaria's highest court rejected the property claim of the Jewish community over a valuable piece of land in downtown Sofia that was nationalized during Communism and used for hotel construction. The deci [...] |
2005-07-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASCH PREL KTIA BU |
| 05SOFIA1325 |
COALITION TALKS FAIL: SOCIALISTS PREPARE WEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. High-stakes coalition talks between the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and that of outgoing PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha collapsed July 22 with the Simeon Movement (NMSS) announcing it would not participate in a BSP-led government. The Socialists, who won a small plurality in th [...] |
2005-07-22 15:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1329 |
BULGARIAN SOCIALISTS PRESENT MINORITY GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Socialist PM-designate Sergei Stanishev presented his cabinet choices July 24, drawing candidates from his own party as well as his coalition partner, the mainly ethnic-Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms, and outside technocrats. The proposed list seeks to garner public [...] |
2005-07-25 16:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1339 |
BULGARIA: OPPOSITION WALKOUT BLOCKS VOTE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A coordinated walkout by every member of the opposition to Bulgaria's proposed Socialist-led government forced parliament to adjourn July 26 without voting on the new cabinet. While the Socialists and their junior coalition partner may still be in the race, their odds are sign [...] |
2005-07-26 12:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1363 |
BULGARIA: AS SOCIALISTS FAIL AMID POLITICAL CHAOS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A hostile opposition rejected the minority government of Socialist PM-designate Sergei Stanishev in a dramatic 117 to 118 vote shortly before midnight July 27. The Socialists, who overplayed their hand with an elaborate scheme to secure votes for their proposed minority governm [...] |
2005-07-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA137 |
O/I DAVIES Q KUNEVA TALKING POINTS [...] (C) The following text is sent as an O/I to EUR/SCE because Embassy Sofia's classified e-mail system is not working. DAS Glyn Davies meeting with Bulgarian Minister for European Affairs Meglena Kuneva on Jan 24 CONTEXT Bulgaria's next step in the process towards EU accession (planned for [...] |
2005-01-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT BU |
| 05SOFIA1373 |
ANOTHER BULGARIAN CRIME BOSS SHOT DEAD IN DOWNTOWN [...] Three organized crime figures were shot dead at a popular ice cream shop in downtown Sofia - close to the former chancery - on Saturday evening, bringing to over two-dozen the number of OC-related killings in the last 24 months. Anton Miltenov (&The Beak8), Ivan Todorov (&The Ghost8), and Nik [...] |
2005-08-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA1375 |
BULGARIA?S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2005 REMAINS [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian economy showed encouraging growth of 6 percent in the first quarter of 2005, cementing experts? views that the economy will continue to grow in 2005 despite the political turmoil surrounding the formation of the new government. The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) issued [...] |
2005-08-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BU |
| 05SOFIA1380 |
BULGARIA: SIMEON'S PARTY HAS SLIM CHANCES TO FORM A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's party, which ranked second in the June elections, is struggling to forge a coalition deal with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). However, given the deep bitterness that emerged during the BSP's failed attempt to form a government, talks between Simeon' [...] |
2005-08-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA139 |
BULGARIA/IRAQ: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR A "QUICK [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov called January 21 for a "quick but not premature" withdrawal from the multinational force in Iraq, urging parliament to bring the Bulgarian troops home by the end of 2005. Purvanov, who addressed Parliament and the diplomatic corps on the third [...] |
2005-01-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1398 |
BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES HIGHER ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: The situation in Bulgaria is slowly improving after weeks of heavy rains and flooding. However, conditions remain dangerous in some areas, and on August 4 the government declared a state of disaster in three municipalities. There have been 17 flood-related deaths and more than 60 [...] |
2005-08-08 03:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1404 |
ANOTHER WAVE OF HEAVY RAINS WREAKS HAVOC, LEAVES [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has declared a state of emergency in 23 municipalities as another wave of heavy rains hit the country over the weekend. The disaster left five people dead and blocked major motorways and railways with mud and debris. The number of buildings, homes and brid [...] |
2005-08-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1429 |
BULGARIA: AS SIMEON'S PARTY FAILS TO FORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg's party August 11 abandoned its attempt to form a government after failing to strike a coalition deal with the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). The two parties have been at odds over forming a cabinet since the Socialists won the June general elections but [...] |
2005-08-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1448 |
BULGARIA: THREE-PARTY COALITION FINALLY FORMS A NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly eight weeks after general elections, the three largest parties in parliament are poised to form a coalition government. In an extraordinary session scheduled for later today (August 16), Parliament is expected to approve the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) Sergei Stan [...] |
2005-08-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA1450 |
PARLIAMENT APPROVES BULGARIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Action request Para 7 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At an extraordinary session of parliament on August 16, the largest coalition in Bulgaria's post-communist history approved the nomination of Socialist leader Sergei Stanishev as prime minister. Stanishev was backed by MPs from a three-party coalitio [...] |
2005-08-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1504 |
BULGARIA: MEDIA AND POLITICIANS FAN ANTI-ROMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of the extreme nationalist party Ataka has paralleled a surge in anti-Roma reporting that is adding to a troubling increase in ethnic tension. Ataka won a surprisingly high nine percent of the national vote in June and continues to fan negative attitudes towards R [...] |
2005-08-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU |
| 05SOFIA1527 |
BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENTS SUPPORTING IRAQI [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points delivered by DCM to Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Zlatin Trupkov August 29, President Purvanov's office and the MFA released the following supportive statements (informal translation provided by Embassy So [...] |
2005-08-31 12:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1545 |
BULGARIA: AS FLOOD WATERS FALL, EXTENSIVE COSTS [...] SUMMARY: Though government officials are still completing on-site damage assessments, their preliminary estimate of flood losses stands at one billion leva (USD 625 million) and 10 deaths. A recent USDA report shows the agricultural sector has sustained substantial damage, estimated at USD [...] |
2005-09-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1546 |
BULGARIAN POLICE RAID PIRATE CD PRODUCER, ARREST [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian police broke up a large-scale Optical Disc Media (ODM) bootlegging operation, involving production and distribution of pirated goods. Following a well-planned investigation, the police raided two illegal production sites August 31, seizing over 70,000 pirated discs wi [...] |
2005-09-02 10:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1548 |
BULGARIAN PM CONFIRMS INTENTION TO REMAIN ENGAGED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a weekly parliamentary question and answer session, Prime Minister Stanishev confirmed his government's intention to remain engaged in Iraq despite the withdrawal of its military contingent by the end of 2005. Stanishev added that an interagency commission will suggest possible [...] |
2005-09-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1554 |
BULGARIANS FOCUSING ON IRAQI FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Summary: In their Sept. 7 introductory meeting, new Bulgarian FM Kalfin told Ambassador Beyrle that Bulgaria considers it very important to be "loyal, predictable and remain involved in Iraq," and hopes to have its position regarding follow-on Iraqi military participation ready for disc [...] |
2005-09-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU IZ MARR MOPS NATO |
| 05SOFIA1561 |
SENATOR HAGEL MEETS NEW BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Hagel was the first Washington official to meet the new government after the June elections. He stressed energy and investment issues, Bulgaria's strategic importance as an ally in the region that extends eastward, and Bulgaria's need to improve its investment climate by [...] |
2005-09-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OVIP PREL OREP ENRG MARR EINV LY BU |
| 05SOFIA1565 |
BULGARIA REQUEST FOR FY06 USDA PL-480 TITLE I [...] Name and Address of Applicant Government of Bulgaria Contacts: Brian Goggin Agricultural Attache Sofia Bulgaria Telephone: (3592) 939-5704 Email: Brian.goggin@usda.gov 2. Country of Donation Bulgaria 3. and 4. Kind and Quantity of Commodities Requeste [...] |
2005-09-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID BU |
| 05SOFIA1566 |
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AT THE UNGA HIGH LEVEL EVENT: [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Emil Yalnazov, head of the MFA's UN Directorate on 7 September. Yalnazov agreed that the specific proposals contained in the Declaration are "also complicated for us" and conveyed that the GOB was not likely to support any binding application of the [...] |
2005-09-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID EFIN KPAO BU UNGA |
| 05SOFIA1568 |
BULGARIA TO RESPOND SHORTLY TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-12 04:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO BU |
| 05SOFIA1578 |
NEW DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS PLANS TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov told Amb. Beyrle September 9 that an interagency working group would be ready to receive USG experts soon to discuss the timing and manner of withdrawing Bulgaria's contingent from Iraq, as well as a possible follow-on mission. He also expressed [...] |
2005-09-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA1597 |
ECONOMY MINISTER: BULGARIA TO STAY THE MACRO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beyrle made an introductory call on Roumen Ovcharov, the new Minister of Economy and Energy, on September 12. He stressed USG support for Bulgaria's EU accession in January 2007, as well as continued close cooperation on economic and commercial issues. In the ensuing [...] |
2005-09-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KIPR ENRG EFIN ETTC PREL BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA1598 |
BULGARIA: CHARISMATIC INTERIOR MINISTRY CHIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Interior Ministry Chief Secretary General Boiko Borisov, one of Bulgaria's most popular officials, submitted his resignation September 14, citing planned legislative amendments that significantly curbed his position's powers. In a letter to the President and the PM, Borisov sai [...] |
2005-09-15 15:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM ASEC PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA1639 |
BULGARIANS REACT TO IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Summary. A Washington engagement team presented Bulgarian security officials September 21 with three possible follow-on missions in Iraq. The expert-level Bulgarian interagency group was receptive and positive, but repeatedly noted the difficult political decision that awaits the governme [...] |
2005-09-21 17:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA1681 |
COMBATING EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria,s Muslim minority has been a target for recruitment by foreign extremist groups since the early 1990s, and local media have reported sensational accounts of purported radical Islamic activity. Despite these reports, the vast majority of Bulgaria,s roughly 13 percent Muslim min [...] |
2005-09-30 12:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KMPI EAID BU |
| 05SOFIA17 |
BULGARIA'S BIOSAFETY LEGISLATION: CARTAGENA [...] Bulgaria ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2000. In 1996 Bulgaria set out a Biosafety Decree regulating biotechnology work for contained use, and field testing. Commercialization and trade (both imports and exports) were not subject to this decree. Therefore, the legislation [...] |
2005-01-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO BU |
| 05SOFIA1704 |
BULGARIAN TROOPS LIKELY TO REMAIN IN IRAQ THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Stanishev told Ambassador October 5 that Bulgaria will likely maintain its contingent in Iraq through the December 15 elections. The decision regarding a follow-on military activity is still under discussion and will next be considered in the coalition government,s [...] |
2005-10-05 15:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU IZ MARR MOPS NATO |
| 05SOFIA1715 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 10:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BU NATO BULGARIA ENDURING FREEDOM |
| 05SOFIA1719 |
BULGARIA PROPOSES MINIMAL FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 8 2. (S) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed DCM Oct. 7 that Bulgaria,s follow-on military activity in Iraq would consist of 40 soldiers dedicated to the NATO Training (NTM-I) and Multi-National Security Transition Command (MNST [...] |
2005-10-07 12:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL BU IZ NATO |
| 05SOFIA1729 |
ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's large Muslim community is predominantly moderate and traditional, though both foreign and indigenous Islamic extremists are active in the country. Bulgaria's government is officially tolerant, but Muslim minorities and their problems are often ignored by central authori [...] |
2005-10-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA1748 |
BULGARIA REQUESTS NEW EXTRADITION TREATY [...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Post has received an official request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to begin negotiations on a revised extradition treaty. Political and Consular officers raised the issue in consultations with MFA counterparts last we [...] |
2005-10-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC CASC KCRM KJUS BU |
| 05SOFIA1749 |
BULGARIA 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Since our 2004 report, Bulgaria has made significant progress in implementing a national strategy to fight child labor abuses. The GoB has signed an agreement with the International Labor Organization (ILO), established a child labor unit within the Ministry of Labor and Social Poli [...] |
2005-10-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BU USAID |
| 05SOFIA1765 |
BULGARIA AGREES TO DEFER IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION [...] (C) Based on ref A demarche, the Bulgarian government agreed to postpone decision regarding its Iraqi follow-on mission until after President Purvanov,s meeting with President Bush. Rayko Raychev, chief of staff to Foreign Minister Kalfin told DCM that the Council of Ministers, which had bee [...] |
2005-10-13 11:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA1785 |
BULGARIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC - PERHAPS OVERLY SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: All eyes are on Brussels on the eve of the October 25 European Commission (EC) progress report on Bulgaria's EU accession. The government is engaged in a complex strategy of playing down the public's expectations, encouraging parliament to pass the necessary legislation - partic [...] |
2005-10-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA1795 |
DEMOCRACY BUILDING: SUCCESS STORIES AND BEST [...] Democracy building in Bulgaria has been a lengthy process with multiple dimensions. The USG has been actively involved with different aspects of the reform efforts and can claim excellent results and success in many areas. There are two areas where the USG is a pioneer in terms of providing [...] |
2005-10-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM BU |
| 05SOFIA1796 |
PROGRESS ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS, BUT TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made significant progress toward concluding a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia October 6-7. Significant work remains to be done, however, in the areas of freedom of movement and c [...] |
2005-10-17 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA1799 |
BULGARIA: U.S. WTO AG PROPOSAL [...] We delivered reftel demarche and fact sheet to Bulgarian trade official Diana Naydenova on October 17. The GOB is currently reviewing the U.S. proposal with its future EU colleagues. Naydenova feels agriculture is the most advanced topic in the discussions. She said the EU proposal put forth [...] |
2005-10-18 03:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD BU WTRO |
| 05SOFIA1826 |
SOFIA MAYOR'S ELECTION TESTS RULING COALITION STABILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria will hold mayoral by-elections October 29 in Sofia and seven other cities where mayors were elected to parliament in the June general elections (Ref. A). The partners in the Socialist-led government have failed, however, to agree on joint candidates, turning the by-election [...] |
2005-10-24 03:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1847 |
TOP BULGARIAN MONEY LAUNDERER SHOT DEAD IN SOFIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Controversial banker Emil Kyulev, owner of Bulgaria's biggest financial group DZI, was shot dead in in central Sofia October 26. The killing of Kyulev is the latest in a series of apparent organized crime-related assassinations in recent months. It comes only a day after the [...] |
2005-10-26 15:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1856 |
E.C. REPORT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON BULGARIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) in its October 25 monitoring report confirms that Bulgaria should be able to accede to the EU on January 1, 2007, provided that promised reforms are implemented. However, behind this relatively positive overall assessment lies a very harsh assessment [...] |
2005-10-28 12:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUC |
| 05SOFIA1858 |
BULGARIA NARROWS ITS MILITARY PRIORITIES, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MOD has finally managed to narrow from eleven to three its list of top-priority modernization projects. Multi-role fighters are not among them. The decision reflects belated acceptance by the MOD of the Finance Minister's argument that there is not enough money in next year' [...] |
2005-10-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA1860 |
BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINSTER DISCUSSES LIBYA, IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador October 27 that Bulgaria would be ready "soon" to continue discussions regarding a follow-on mission for Bulgarian soldiers in Iraq. We will follow up with the MFA the week of October 31. On the fate of the Bulgarian nurses sentenced t [...] |
2005-10-28 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KCRM LY IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1866 |
BULGARIAN REACTION TO IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL [...] Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel talking points to Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, October 28. The Ministry referred him to the text posted on October 27th on their website. 2. Begin text posted on Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website. "Th [...] |
2005-10-31 12:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA187 |
BULGARIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SIGNS SUSPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite a letter from the Ambassador questioning the adequacy of the process used to select the winning bidder, Defense Minister Svinarov signed January 28 a deal worth up to USD 400 million for the purchase of 18 Cougar and Panther helicopters from EADS. Sikorsky Helicopter was [...] |
2005-01-31 15:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BEXP ETRD KCOR BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA1873 |
BULGARIA: COALITION ALLIES BACK RIVAL CANDIDATES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's colorful former Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Boiko Borissov won the largest number of votes in the October 29 Sofia by-election, but fell short of the 50 percent needed for an outright victory. He will now face a run-off against Socialist (BSP) MP Tatyana Donche [...] |
2005-11-02 04:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1874 |
FY 2006 PROPOSALS FOR INL-MANAGED SEED FUNDED [...] SUMMARY: Post herein submits proposals to continue four INL-managed projects using FY 2006 funding: Resident Legal Advisor (RLA); Forensics Laboratories Project; the Criminal Law Liaison (CLL); and Embassy Rule of Law Assistant. Post also proposes transforming the Regional Criminal Justice [...] |
2005-11-02 04:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID ASEC PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1881 |
BULGARIA DENIES ENTRY TO REV. MOON [...] SUMMARY: Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon was denied permission to enter Bulgaria on October 26 after the MOI deemed his presence "undesirable," citing inability to provide security following the shooting of high-profile banker Emil Kyulev. 2. (SBU) Moon had planned to arrive on Oct [...] |
2005-11-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL KIRF BU |
| 05SOFIA1882 |
BULGARIA'S CRACKDOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME: IS IT [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the high-profile killing of banker Emil Kyulev, Bulgarian authorities have begun a crackdown on organized crime, including the arrest of two notorious crime figures. It is not yet clear whether this is a genuine effort to deal with the problem of organized crime or [...] |
2005-11-02 15:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR EINV ECON KCOR KCRM BU |
| 05SOFIA1889 |
BULGARIAN FIRST LADY'S LETTER TO MRS. BUSH [...] Bulgarian President Parvanov's Foreign Policy Advisor, Mr. Zlatin Trapkov, requested a meeting November 4 to deliver a copy of a letter from Mrs. Zorka Parvanova, Bulgaria's First Lady, to Mrs. Laura Bush. Below is the text of the letter. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Laura, Please, accept [...] |
2005-11-04 12:07:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1892 |
BULGARIAN PRESIDENT PARVANOV'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT [...] Bulgarian President Parvanov's Foreign Policy Advisor, Mr. Zlatin Trapkov, requested a meeting November 4 to deliver a copy of a letter from President Parvanov to President Bush. Below is the text of the letter. 2. BEGIN TEXT. The Republic of Bulgaria November 4, 2005 The [...] |
2005-11-04 19:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA1902 |
BULGARIA: PRESIDENT SIGNALS A MEK DECISION IS CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 8 meeting with the Ambassador, President Parvanov mirrored the General Staff's forward-leaning position on Bulgaria's follow-on activities in Iraq, indicating the government is now leaning toward the MEK mission at Camp Ashraf. He also expressed his optimism for a p [...] |
2005-11-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR KCRM IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA1916 |
BULGARIAN REACTION TO IP ACTION PLAN; NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government's reaction to our proposed intellectual property (IP) action plan (REF A) has been generally favorable. More than ever, the GOB appears eager to demonstrate progress on IP issues largely because the EU has identified it as a key area of concern. Despi [...] |
2005-11-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA1925 |
2006 BUDGET PROMISED INCREASED SOCIAL SPENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government approved on October 31 the consolidated draft budget for 2006, which is now undergoing Parliamentary committee hearings. The government plans a balanced budget and introduces a package of measures aimed at sustaining strong economic growth. The budget [...] |
2005-11-15 09:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV SOCI BU |
| 05SOFIA1942 |
PRESS REACTION: DELAY IN LIBYAN CASE EVOKES MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The November 15 decision by the Libyan Supreme Court to postpone judgment on the case of five Bulgarian medics until January 31st 2006, has provoked a mixed reaction in Bulgaria. Government leaders, while relieved at having averted confirmation of the death sentences, have voice [...] |
2005-11-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV LY BU |
| 05SOFIA1945 |
BULGARIA SEEKS BALANCED APPROACH TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria supports a balanced approached to negotiations over Kosovo's future status and believes that all options should be considered. Sofia sees the prospect of EU integration for Kosovo, and other West Balkan countries, as the key factor in bringing stability and development to [...] |
2005-11-18 12:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA1950 |
2006 NTE UPDATE FOR BULGARIA [...] The following is Embassy's input for the 2006 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Bulgaria. The text -- including the ranking of barriers -- has been sent electronically to USTR and State (EB). RANKING OF BARRIERS: The following are general range estimates of what the increase in U.S. e [...] |
2005-11-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON KIPR BEXP EAGR PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA196 |
FY-05 TV CO-OP PROPOSALS FROM SOFIA [...] PA Sofia proposes to participate in the PA/OBS TV-Co-op projects this year, with proposals from Bulgaria's national broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). The Director of BNT's News Division is herself a former participant in the TV Co-op program, and is well aware of the overall r [...] |
2005-02-01 12:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP BU |
| 05SOFIA1971 |
MOVING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia on November 16-17. The U.S. and GOB reached agreement in principle on mos [...] |
2005-11-25 10:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA1987 |
U.S.- BULGARIA SECURITY RELATIONSHIP: PUSHING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S.- Bulgaria security relationship is strong and shows no signs of weakening after the August formation of a three-party coalition including the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). Despite our concerns in the pre-election period, the coalition remains a solid ally supporting [...] |
2005-11-29 16:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA2003 |
Bulgarians Making False Asylum Claims, Part II [...] Summary: As noted reftel, we are seeing growing numbers of following-to-join (Visas 92) Immigrant Visa cases where it is obvious the original successful asylum seekers based their claims on fraud, lies, forged documents and false pretenses. On November 14 alone we received five such cases. [...] |
2005-12-05 10:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA2025 |
BULGARIA'S "ATAKA" PARTY BECOMING INCREASINGLY ANTI- [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The rhetoric of the extreme nationalist party Ataka has become increasingly anti-American in recent weeks, with much of the party's wrath focused on proposed joint military facilities and Bulgaria's participation in the Iraq coalition. Neither high-profile infighting in Ataka' [...] |
2005-12-09 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR PINR SOCI BU RU |
| 05SOFIA2026 |
GOVERNMENT FINALIZES DEAL WITH AES ON MARITSA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Bulgarian government signed December 7 the underlying financial agreements with AES and four financial institutions to construct a new 670 MW coal-fired power plant. The financial agreements represent the biggest ever greenfield investment in the Bulgaria [...] |
2005-12-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA2036 |
BULGARIA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per reftels, Post provides its submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Bulgaria. Begin text of 2005-2006 INCSR for Bulgaria: Part I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL I. Summary Bulgaria is a major transit country, as well as a producer of illic [...] |
2005-12-12 14:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU |
| 05SOFIA2051 |
BULGARIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following submission provides Post's contributions to the Department's "Country Reports on Terrorism 2005" report. 2. Bulgaria remains a steadfast member of the global coalition against terrorism. No significant acts of terrorism occurred in Bulgaria in 2005. Bulgaria is not a sp [...] |
2005-12-14 04:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA2054 |
BULGARIA'S CRACKDOWN ON ORGANIZED CRIME: BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: The Bulgarian government has little to show for its effort to crack down on organized crime six weeks after the killing of controversial banker Emil Kyulev. The police and Interior Ministry have yet to conduct a thorough investigation of the murder, possibly out of concern about r [...] |
2005-12-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON KCOR KCRM BU |
| 05SOFIA2055 |
Entertainment Recruiter's Likely Ties to Visa Fraud [...] We have noted a pattern of visa abuse that strongly implicates Magic Star Entertainment (MSE) -- 142 Estates Circle, Lake Mary, FL 32746, phones (407) 322-9211 and (407) 322-9322, email Kristo500@aol.com, website www.magic- star.com -- in alien smuggling, using the P1 visa category. MSE's pres [...] |
2005-12-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA2056 |
BULGARIA SEEKS TO PLAY POSITIVE ROLE IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Kosovo talks about to begin, Bulgaria is actively working to build confidence among the participants and create a positive environment for negotiations. The Bulgarian Minister of Culture last week hosted a meeting with his Serbian and Kosovar counterparts to discuss pr [...] |
2005-12-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR BU |
| 05SOFIA2063 |
RUSSIA PLAYING ENERGY HARDBALL WITH BULGARIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev's Foreign Policy Advisor, Valentin Radomirski, told the Ambassador December 12 that a Gazprom representative gave Stanishev "an ultimatum" to either renegotiate the current agreement on the purchase of natural gas or face a cutoff. In face-to-face meeti [...] |
2005-12-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG MARR BU RU |
| 05SOFIA2069 |
New Validation Study Shows Lower Than Expected [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD ASEC BU |
| 05SOFIA2076 |
BULGARIA HAILS SUCCESSFUL IRAQI VOTE, PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] Bulgaria's government congratulated the Iraqi people on the successful conduct of the December 15 parliamentary elections and said it was ready to continue its cooperation with the new Iraqi leadership. In a special public statement issued December 16, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimiter Tsanch [...] |
2005-12-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KPAO IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA2089 |
SHADES OF GRAY: BULGARIA'S UNDERGROUND ECONOMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's thriving underground economy is one of the few cloudy areas in an otherwise bright macroeconomic outlook. Most experts estimate the gray economy is responsible for 30-40 percent of GDP. Likewise 14 to 25 percent of the labor force are employed in the gray economy, [...] |
2005-12-22 05:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KCOR KCRM BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA2120 |
BULGARIA: ECONOMIC CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, BUT TOO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Having already risen above the 2005 forecast of 3.5 percent, Bulgaria's inflation rate is expected to jump dramatically to 8.4 percent in the first quarter of 2006 thanks to higher fuel prices and an increase in excise taxes to match EU minimum levels. However, inflation is exp [...] |
2005-12-29 16:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BU |
| 05SOFIA2123 |
BULGARIA: BASING PROSPECTS ON TRACK DESPITE PUBLIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-30 10:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU RU |
| 05SOFIA217 |
BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT IN SHOCK AS UNITED [...] (C) Summary. The government is in shock at the rapid escalation of the political crisis that began earlier this week with the collapse of the BulgarTabak privatization deal (reftel), with the Prime Minister telling the Ambassador this evening that he is "very worried." The turmoil gained mom [...] |
2005-02-03 17:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA228 |
BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT FIRES SPEAKER: DEATH KNELL FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Parliamentary speaker was ousted February 4 in the opposition's first step in a march to bring down the government. Debate on a motion of no confidence is scheduled to begin February 9, when the opposition will have to muster at least 2 more votes to achieve success. A key Pa [...] |
2005-02-04 15:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA242 |
BULGARIA RULING PARTY SEALS DEAL TO AVERT POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's ruling coalition signed February 7 a cooperation agreement with the New Time (NT) party that secured majority support for Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha's government in the upcoming no-confidence vote. Under the deal, the ruling party, its junior coalition partner, and the [...] |
2005-02-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA267 |
FOUR MORE BULGARIAN TROOPS TO JOIN NATO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-10 12:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA27 |
BULGARIA PUSHES FOR MILITARY SALES TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In another sign that Bulgarian political leaders are agressively looking for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Lydia Shuleva met with Ambassador and the Iraqi Ambassador to Bulgaria, Hayder Al Barrack, on Jan [...] |
2005-01-05 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA283 |
BULGARIAN DEFENSE EQUIPMENT SALES TO IRAQ AND [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: We continue to support procurement of military equipment for the security forces in Iraq and Afghanistan as a major USG priority, but aspects of this process at the local level have raised concerns about potential weapons diversion. Embassy has encountered at least one case wh [...] |
2005-02-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC IZ AF BU |
| 05SOFIA288 |
BULGARIAN PM SURVIVES NO CONFIDENCE VOTE: STRONGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg survived the biggest challenge yet to his nearly four-year- old government, defeating a vote of no confidence in Parliament on February 11. The government survived the motion with 128 votes to 106 and four abstentions. The rejection of the mo [...] |
2005-02-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA302 |
BULGARIA: STAYING COMMITTED IN IRAQ IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador's discussions with Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov and Foreign Minister Solomon Passy indicate that Bulgaria does not plan any dramatic shift in its Iraq troop commitments through 2005. Passy and Svinarov recommend that the future of Bulgarian troop commitme [...] |
2005-02-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA333 |
BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER RESHUFFLES CABINET ON [...] (SBU) Summary. As he departed for Brussels on February 21, Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha sacked three cabinet ministers, including his influential Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Lydia Shuleva. Shuleva's departure was expected in the wake of last week's confidence vo [...] |
2005-02-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA345 |
2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - BULGARIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Based on the amount of pirated goods flowing through Bulgaria and the lack of necessary government action despite repeated prodding by all levels of the embassy and industry, we feel that this government lacks seriousness in addressing intellectual property rights (IPR) violati [...] |
2005-02-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BU |
| 05SOFIA35 |
PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...] |
2005-02-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR |
| 05SOFIA357 |
BULGARIA FORMALLY CONFIRMS FIVE TROOPS WILL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA358 |
PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...] |
2005-02-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR |
| 05SOFIA382 |
BULGARIA TO SEND 30 MORE TROOPS TO ISAF [...] (SBU) The Bulgarian parliament passed a motion on 24 February that will send an additional 30 troops to participate in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). This will raise Bulgaria's total ISAF troop commitment to 65. Bulgaria also has 7 soldiers participating in Operation Endu [...] |
2005-03-01 09:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR AF BU NATO |
| 05SOFIA422 |
BULGARIA: FOLLOW-UP LETTER REQUESTING DUELFER [...] This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. Post received the letter in paragraph 3 on 1 March from the Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission investigating the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scandal. 3. Begin text of letter: Republic of Bulgaria National Assembly 1 March 2005 To [...] |
2005-03-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA423 |
BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL [...] After months of intensive lobbying by Embassy Sofia, the Parliament ratified with an overwhelming majority March 1 the U.S.-Bulgarian agreement defining the legal status of the Anglo-American School (AAS) in Sofia. With its status defined in law, AAS can now begin construction of a new camp [...] |
2005-03-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASCH PREL KTIA BU |
| 05SOFIA508 |
BULGARIA LOOKING TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy, Miroslav Sevlievski, asked March 15 for U.S. assistance in facilitating a deal that would provide Bulgarian electricity to Iraq through Turkey. In a meeting with the DCM, he suggested that the deal would provide up to 300 MW to the Bosporus g [...] |
2005-03-17 04:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL ETRD PGOV IZ TU BU |
| 05SOFIA524 |
BULGARIA/IRAQ: POLITICS FORCING MOVE TOWARD EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister Svinarov's public statement that Bulgaria may pull its troops out of Iraq by year-end is strong evidence that election-year politics are forcing the government to move rapidly toward an exit strategy. Despite Svinarov's comments, no such decision has in fact been [...] |
2005-03-18 13:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA548 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy's meeting with you on March 25 is an opportunity to shape Bulgaria's commitment to the Iraq coalition as the government searches for an exit strategy. Passy has consistently been the most pro-American voice in this government on the full [...] |
2005-03-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EFIN LY IZ BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA557 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visit to Sofia comes in the midst of a highly politicized review of Bulgaria's military participation in Iraq. With Parliamentary elections scheduled for June, the government has clearly decided that an Iraq exit strategy must be announced before the campaign season begins. [...] |
2005-03-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS ECON LY IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA604 |
BULGARIAN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONSIDERS DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) is considering a proposal on March 31 to withdraw its troops from Iraq on 31 December 2005 in accordance with the GOB's understanding of UNSCR 1546. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Solomon Passy on March 30, Passy informed Deputy Sec [...] |
2005-03-31 13:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA616 |
BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS IRAQ EXIT STRATEGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian Council of Ministers (CM) approved and sent to Parliament on March 31 a proposal to set 31 December 2005 as the deadline for the end of Bulgaria's military participation in the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). The CM also asked Parliament to reduce the country [...] |
2005-04-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA623 |
BULGARIA: SOCIALISTS RETAIN STRONG LEAD FOR JUNE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Support for Prime Minister Simeon Saxe- Coburg and his ruling party has slowly but steadily increased over the past year, and the former king was named by a plurality as the preferred candidate to lead the next government, according to a survey by the International Republican I [...] |
2005-04-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA626 |
BULGARIA: NEXT STEP ON NEGOTIATING A DOUBLE [...] SUMMARY. Bulgarian tax authorities will meet with officials from U.S. Treasury in Washington on April 19-20 to review technical issues and determine when formal negotiations of a Treaty for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTT) should begin. Deputy Secretary Zoellick lent his support to a [...] |
2005-04-04 10:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA677 |
BULGARIA OFFERS TO PROVIDE DEFENSE ARTICLES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the past year, Bulgarian political leaders have aggressively looked for concrete benefits from their military participation in Iraq. Most recently, the Prime Minister raised the issue with Deputy Secretary Zoellick (ref A). Post has noted that contracts and subcontracts awarded [...] |
2005-04-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV PL IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA72 |
NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-11 11:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA74 |
BULGARIAN PRESIDENT PURVANOV REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) The Chief of Staff to President Purvanov, Andrei Karaslavov, called on the Ambassador to request a meeting between the two presidents. Purvanov prefers the first half of this year. 2. (SBU) Karaslavov noted that Bulgaria has been the most stalwart coalition ally in Iraq, but is the on [...] |
2005-01-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA766 |
CONTINUED CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FOR [...] SUMMARY: Bulgarian criminal activity already has a direct and increasing impact on the United States, which is likely to continue even after Bulgaria's planned EU entry in 2007. Embassy Sofia requests continued U.S. criminal justice assistance following SEED graduation in FY06. Current U.S [...] |
2005-04-21 14:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID ASEC PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA780 |
BULGARIA SIGNS EU ACCESSSION TREATY, BUT MUCH WORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria signed the EU Accession Treaty on April 25 paving the way to join the Union on January 1, 2007. The Bulgarian government plans immediate submittal of the treaty to Parliament for ratification prior to the late May election recess. Despite Bulgaria's solid progres [...] |
2005-04-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU |
| 05SOFIA808 |
BULGARIA'S SOCIALIST PARTY: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OR [...] (C) SUMMARY. If opinion polls are correct, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) is likely to play a leading role in the next government. Street protests drove the last BSP government from power in 1997 amid hyper-inflation and the collapse of the banking system. More than eight years later, [...] |
2005-04-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR IZ BU |
| 05SOFIA836 |
BULGARIA: AS GOVERNMENT TAKES TO THE CAMPAIGN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
| 05SOFIA859 |
BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EU ACCESSION TREATY, RULING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's parliament ratified May 11 the EU accession treaty, as another step on the way to join the European Union on January 1, 2007. The document, signed in Luxembourg on April 25, passed with 231 votes in favor, one against and two abstentions. To come into force, the trea [...] |
2005-05-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU EUN |
| 05SOFIA91 |
BULGARIA: U.S. MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES [...] U.S. market access priorities in Bulgaria (ranked with a value from one to five, with one a top priority for U.S. service suppliers in host country and five a very low priority for U.S. service suppliers): -3-Legal services -3-Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services -3-Taxation servic [...] |
2005-01-14 04:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BU WTO |
| 05SOFIA922 |
BULGARIA: PRESIDENT PURVANOV CONFIRMS TRIP TO [...] (C) Summary: President Georgi Purvanov will travel to Libya later this month to raise the case of the Bulgarian medics. According to his staff, the President has tentatively scheduled the trip for May 27-28. During the visit, Purvanov plans to meet with Qadhafi and the medics in Tripoli [...] |
2005-05-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU LY OPDC PREL EUN |
| 05SOFIA924 |
U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN BULGARIA: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress in concluding a supplemental SOFA with the GOB during talks in Sofia May 16-17. Amb. Loftis also presented the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and identified the military facilities of interest [...] |
2005-05-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV BU |
| 05SOFIA931 |
THE "KING'S MOVEMENT": BULGARIA'S BEST HOPE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though current polls show it lagging behind the Socialists in the June 25 elections, the ruling National Movement Simeon II (NMSS) may play an important role in the next Bulgarian government -- either as the junior partner in a Socialist-led government or the core of a disparate [...] |
2005-05-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | BU PGOV PREL |
| 05SOFIA933 |
TOP GENERAL DISCUSSES WAY AHEAD FOR BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of his renewed mandate, Bulgarian Chief of the General Staff (CHOD) General Nikolai Kolev gave us an overview of the direction of the Bulgarian Armed Forces for the next calendar year during a meeting on May 16. Kolev sees Bulgaria as a strategic partner of the U.S., wi [...] |
2005-05-25 13:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS BU |
| 05SOFIA957 |
BULGARIAN COURT REGISTERS NEW CHIEF MUFTI, BUT [...] SUMMARY: The 18-month leadership dispute within Bulgaria's Muslim community is closer to being resolved with the recent official court registration of a new Chief Mufti (the spiritual head of the denomination) and Supreme Council. The new leadership is supported by the ethnic-Turkish polit [...] |
2005-05-31 07:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF BU |
| 05SOFIA999 |
NATO-AFGHANISTAN: BULGARIA WILL NOT LIFT ISAF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF BU NATO |
| 05TELAVIV5903 |
NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Jacob Keidar told Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI hopes, SIPDIS in the aftermath of disengagement from the Gaza Strip, to improve its relations with Arab states in the Gulf and North Africa [...] |
2005-09-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS MO SENV TS LE BU MU RS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05TRIPOLI221 |
SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...] |
2005-08-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | PGOV PTER PHUM LY BU |
| 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 |
| 06ANKARA1043 |
TURKEY TO CONSIDER CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENT REQUEST [...] (S) Per reftel, we approached the MFA on Feb. 28 and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) on Mar. 1 with our request for Turkey to consider a transfer of some of its unused CFE ground equipment entitlements to the US to allow the rotational training of US forces in Romania and Bulgaria. MFA Deputy [...] |
2006-03-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM TU GR RO NO BU RU |
| 06ANKARA1328 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUROPEAN REGIONAL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to European Regional Affairs (EUR/ERA) Officer John Robinson to travel to Ankara from March 16-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is for consultations with embassies and host government officials. Embassy control officer for the visit is Political [...] |
2006-03-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV BE BU TU |
| 06ANKARA1958 |
EUR DAS BRYZA'S BLACK SEA DISCUSSIONS IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Black Sea security with MFA, Turkish Navy and Turkish Land Forces officials during his April 4-6 visit to Ankara. Bryza expressed appreciation for what Turkey was doing to foster security cooperation among the littorals, suggested efforts were neede [...] |
2006-04-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU RO BU RS UP GG |
| 06ANKARA2482 |
BLACK SEA: ROMANIA/BLACK SEA HARMONY AND BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey appreciates our efforts to persuade Romania and Bulgaria to join Operation BLACK SEA HARMONY (OBSH), and asks that we weigh in again with the GOR prior to a May 9 Turkey-Romania bilateral on the subject. MFA told us May 4 that Romania has agreed to begin negotiations on jo [...] |
2006-05-05 05:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO UP RS TU GG BU RO |
| 06ANKARA3034 |
TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT THE BLACK SEA FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-26 05:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ |
| 06ANKARA3201 |
BLACK SEA SECURITY AND TURKISH REPRESENTATION AT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has actively participated in preparations for the Black Sea Forum and will be represented at the Forum at the cabinet level. MFA expects the only heads of state to attend besides Romania to be those from the south Caucasus. Ankara is concerned that the Forum not create a [...] |
2006-06-02 07:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS BU GG RO TU AR AJ |
| 06ANKARA321 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/IRF STAFF MEMBER [...] (U) Mission welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL/IRF Desk Officer Michael Mates to travel to Ankara and Istanbul February 20 - 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet religious leaders and NGOs and advocate for USG positions regarding religious freedom with host government offic [...] |
2006-01-27 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM AL BU TU |
| 06ANKARA3435 |
BLACK SEA: ADMIRAL OUTLINES CURRENT TURKISH [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey is pleased with Russia's continually improving attitude toward Euro-Atlantic cooperation in maritime security, the Turkish Navy's N5 RADM (LH) Cem Gurdeniz told us June 7. Gurdeniz thanked us for persuading Romania and Bulgaria to be more positive toward Oper [...] |
2006-06-09 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU RS BU RO GG UP |
| 06ANKARA3694 |
BLACK SEA: PRODUCTIVE TURKEY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA [...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria held a "productive and fruitful" trilateral meeting on Black Sea maritime security issues June 19, according to MFA DDG for Multilateral Security Affairs Serdar Kilic. Romania presented a paper on NATO and broader international community [...] |
2006-06-23 05:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO TU BU RO |
| 06ANKARA6661 |
SECI ANTI-OC TRAINING SHOULD BE IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Ankara recommends the U.S. take advantage of the existing advantages of Ankara-based TADOC for anti-organized crime training under the SECI umbrella as described reftel. Not only is TADOC a well-functioning international training academy but by using TADOC the USG will [...] |
2006-12-15 06:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM SNAR KJUS TU BU |
| 06ANKARA6703 |
TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, November 2006 [...] The second annual meeting of Turkey's Supreme Military Council (YAS) convened under PM Tayyip Erdogan on November 30 to assess external threats, recent developments in the region, the ongoing fight against the PKK terrorist organization, military policies and modernization needs of the military [...] |
2006-12-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL FR GR IS RS FI PL GG RO BU PK TU |
| 06ASHGABAT1042 |
RECOMMENDING AGAINST U.S. INTERVENTION ON MYRADOVA [...] (C) In response to ref A request, embassy recommends the USG not intervene in the Begmedov/Hadzhiev case currently under consideration in Bulgarian courts. End Summary. Likely Guilty, Inaccurate and not Conducive to U.S. Interests --------------------------------------------- -------------- [...] |
2006-10-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU TX |
| 06ATHENS1375 |
HELLENIC AID DIRECTOR CONFIRMS DISBURSEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid (HA) Director General Panayotis Goumas informed Economic Counselor May 25 that HA had disbursed 200,000 Euro as the GoG's first annual contribution to the Transnational Action against Child Trafficking (TACT) program in Albania. Goumas said that he believed the funds were [...] |
2006-05-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM GR AL RO MK BU SR |
| 06ATHENS3240 |
PRESS REPORTS LINK TRAFFICKING TO PRIVATE [...] (U) This week, Athens police arrested a 41 year-old British woman in connection with the kidnapping of an infant child bed!&!)&! Q) ! 1Q year-old Romanian Roma #iQ,& T(%Q T%e&!g%$ victim was also arre1T%$ !&4%R !k%Qd!)&).' to police that she (!d "e%f !h%!Q%$ #QT !b the 14,000 euro that 4(eQQ [...] |
2006-12-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HSTC GR BU RO |
| 06ATHENS635 |
GREECE: AGREEMENT ON TRAINING IRAQIS IN BULGARIA [...] (C) The Bulgarian government has agreed to allow the Greek military to train Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria, Greek MFA NATO Division Director Zographos told PolCouns March 7. Although there were a few remaining details to be worked out -- most notably Bulgarian parliamentary approval [...] |
2006-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR BU IRAQ |
| 06BAGHDAD2317 |
BULGARIAN AMB DISCUSSES MILITARY, TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarian Ambassador Valeri Ratchev told A/DCM Speckhard June 29 that his visit to Iraq would help him rto refute statements by Iraqi exiles in Bulgaria about how dangerous Iraq service was. Bulgarian forces were positive about their conditions in Iraq, Ratchev noted, and he hopes [...] |
2006-07-03 08:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BU IR GR NATO IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD4554 |
PM STANISHEV SAYS BULGARIA TO CONSIDER EXTENDING [...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told the Ambassador December 12 that Bulgaria will decide in March whether to extend its troop contribution to MNF-I, following the ongoing U.S. policy review on Iraq. Stanishev sought the Ambassador's views on prospects for reducing sect [...] |
2006-12-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS BU IZ |
| 06BRATISLAVA817 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP OCTOBER 6, 2006 [...] (SBU) The new National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be Jozef Bucek, the new State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. This effectively raises the political clout of the National Coordinator position by several notches. Bucek, a Smer party member from Kosice, does not [...] |
2006-10-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ELAB KDEM PINR AF RO BU |
| 06BRUSSELS1502 |
COMMISSION OFFICIAL: BULGARIA AND ROMANIA LIKELY [...] (C) European Commission Unit Head for Bulgaria and Romania Timo Summa told us May 3 that Bulgaria and Romania will almost certainly join the EU in 2007, as 2008 "is no longer an option politically." Summa noted that the Commission likely will recommend safeguards for each country. The EU h [...] |
2006-05-04 16:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BU RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST1808 |
STABILITY PACT MEETINGS IN BUCHAREST FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) The November 15-16 meetings in Bucharest of the Stability Pact for South East Europe saw continued progress toward shifting the Pact's program of regional cooperation initiatives to the responsibility of regional governments under the umbrella of the South East Europe Cooperation Proces [...] |
2006-12-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD EUN PREL BK BU GR HR MD MI |
| 06BUCHAREST981 |
ROMANIAN BLACK SEA FORUM: FIRST STEPS TOWARD A [...] (C) Summary. Senior GOR officials assert that they will use the momentum initiated by the June 5 "Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership" summit in Bucharest as a "launching pad" for further dialogue and cooperation in the Black Sea region. Romanian interlocutors have also expressed gr [...] |
2006-06-13 16:33:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ECIN PINS PHSA NATO PGOV AM AJ BU |
| 06DARESSALAAM1508 |
BURUNDI, FNL SIGN CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, and Palipehutu-FNL's Chairperson, Agathon Rwasa, signed a Comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement in Dar es Salaam September 7. The ceasefire is to take effect 72 hours from the signing of the agreement. The agreement outlines further steps to [...] |
2006-09-08 10:38:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BU TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1706 |
TANZANIA DEFENDS REFUGEE RETURNS AS VOLUNTARY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports of Tanzania's expulsion of illegal immigrants "abruptly and under harsh conditions" are misreported and exaggerated, according to John Chiligati, Minister of Home Affairs. Chiligati described a two-phase process now ongoing in the Kagera region of northwestern Tanzania t [...] |
2006-10-18 03:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL RW UG BU TZ |
| 06DUBLIN903 |
IRELAND MAINTAINS CONCERNS ON BURMA BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) On August 1, emboff delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Asia Section First Secretary James McIntyre. McIntyre said that the GOI would not ask the EU Presidency to withdraw or downgrade their invitation for Burma to attend the September Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) [...] |
2006-08-02 12:41:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN EI |
| 06KINSHASA572 |
TWO PEACEKEEPING BATTALIONS IDENTIFIED FOR KATANGA [...] (SBU) In order to address the security situation in the northern and central Katanga province (reftels), MONUC has identified two battalions for near-term deployment. The first, a contingent of Pakistani peacekeepers, Jordanian medical officers, and 50 military observers currently assigned t [...] |
2006-04-12 17:16:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPKO MOPS CG BU |
| 06LISBON1658 |
PORTUGAL ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN PO |
| 06LUXEMBOURG424 |
LUXEMBOURG MIRRORS OTHER EU MEMBERS ON ASEM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM FI BU LU EUN |
| 06MADRID1994 |
SPAIN ACCEPTS BURMA'S PRESENCE AT ASEM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EUN BU SP |
| 06NAIROBI1980 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO [...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Operations Officer, Myra Kraut Vinner to travel to Bujumbura, Burundi during the period o/a May 14-18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to follow up on transition of the Burundi OFDA Office and to coordinate administrative requirement [...] |
2006-05-08 08:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA BU |
| 06NICOSIA1331 |
DEMARCHING CYPRUS ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message on August 7, 2006 to Stelios Makriyiannis in the MFA's Division of Asia and Africa. He replied that the Finnish decision was not surprising because it was indeed in accordance with the EU common position that visas could be issued to Burma cabinet members f [...] |
2006-08-08 04:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN |
| 06PARIS1335 |
FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART I [...] Answers below are keyed to section and para numbers in reftel. Embassy Paris TIP point of contact is Kim Baker, bakerke@state.gov. Phone 33 1 43 12 23 93 (or IVG 8-498-2393), fax 33 1 43 12 26 63. Time spent on TIP report: FS-04 poloff: 80 hours. FS-1 Deputy Political Counselor: 4 hours [...] |
2006-03-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
| 06PARIS1338 |
FRANCE CONTRIBUTION FOR 2006 TIP REPORT - PART II [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-03 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR BU RO AL SL CM NI |
| 06PRAGUE893 |
CZECHS SAY NOT TO WORRY: ASEM WILL FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-02 15:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN EZ |
| 06PRETORIA3420 |
BURUNDI SUMMIT POSSIBLE IN LATE AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Regional leaders may convene a high-level Burundi summit August 29 or 30 in Dar es Salaam to witness the signature of an FNL-GOB cease fire agreement, according to ISS Analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck, a long-time Burundi watcher with close connections to the FNL, says that the FNL [...] |
2006-08-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BU |
| 06PRETORIA3889 |
SOUTH AFRICA MEDIATOR VISITING BURUNDI AND TANZANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula, will travel to Burundi and Tanzania September 19-20 to "remove obstacles" to the implementation of the September 7 FNL peace agreement. Nqakula will seek international donor [...] |
2006-09-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SF BU |
| 06PRETORIA4726 |
VAN ECK SAYS FNL LOSING FAITH IN CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. ISS Burundi Analyst Jan van Eck says the Palipehutu-FNL is losing faith in the Burundi peace process and is "at the point of declaring the ceasefire agreement dead." At an ISS seminar in Pretoria November 14, van Eck outlined the FNL's major concerns: problems with the immunity [...] |
2006-11-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BU SF |
| 06PRISTINA419 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, and his SIPDIS assistant, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina May 21 - May 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultati [...] |
2006-05-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC AU BU HU RO SE |
| 06PRISTINA472 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARTIN MORELL [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Martin Morell to visit Pristina June 12-16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to evaluate technical assistance projects in the telecom sector. Point of contact is Economics Officer Shante Moore, who can be reached at: office 381-38- [...] |
2006-05-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA USTA YI SB MW MK BU |
| 06ROME2195 |
ITALY: INVITATION TO BURMESE FM AN EU EXPERIMENT [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Giuseppe Mistretta, MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia, August 2, stressing U.S. disappointment with the Finnish Government's decision to invite the Burmese Foreign Minister to the September ASEM meeting in Helsinki. Mistretta responded that the invit [...] |
2006-08-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN IT |
| 06ROME435 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ, [...] Based on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, FAO will conduct a press conference on February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The message that will be relayed will include the following: 2. On the Government of Italy's efforts: -- FAO [...] |
2006-02-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06ROME464 |
AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES [...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy), and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...] |
2006-02-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
| 06SOFIA1017 |
SOCIALISTS CONTINUE MACROECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost one year into its tenure, the Socialist-led government has succeeded in preserving macroeconomic stability, growing the economy and preparing the country to meet EU convergence criteria. The coalition government has maintained the key elements of the previous governmen [...] |
2006-07-21 12:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV BU |
| 06SOFIA1024 |
BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
| 06SOFIA1025 |
BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
| 06SOFIA103 |
BULGARIAN POLICE BUST COUNTERFEIT CD RING [...] SUMMARY: Bulgarian Police busted a syndicate believed responsible for illegal production, storage and retail distribution of pirate optical disc media (ODM). During a two-day operation (January 20-21, 2006), police simultaneously raided an illegal production site, warehouse premises and ret [...] |
2006-01-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ASEC BU |
| 06SOFIA1042 |
AVIAN FLU DISCOVERED IN BULGARIAN DOMESTIC FLOCKS, [...] SUMMARY: Avian Influenza (AI) has been identified in poultry in Slanchogled (a predominantly ethnic-Turkish village in the southern Kardzhali region), where at least 107 chickens died between July 11 and 19. This is the first suspected case of AI in domestic stock. Until now, all other rep [...] |
2006-07-26 03:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO BU |
| 06SOFIA1045 |
BULGARIAN REPRESENTATION AT 61ST UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Kamen Velitchkov at the MFA's UN Directorate informed us on July 26 that Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivailo Kalfin will be the highest ranking member of the Bulgarian government attending the 61st UN General Assembly general debate in September. Kalfin will head a delegation consisting [...] |
2006-07-26 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BU |
| 06SOFIA1063 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON HLD; REQUESTS [...] (U) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kamen Velichkov of the MFA,s Department of UN and Global Issues on July 28. He said the GOB sees no need for a permanent forum on migration and that migration issues are best discussed in regional fora. He also requested USG support for Bulg [...] |
2006-08-01 06:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BU |
| 06SOFIA1068 |
LEBANON: BULGARIA CONDEMNS QANA ATTACK, CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Bulgarian government has closely coordinated its position with that of the EU from the outset of the Israel/Hezbollah conflict. On July 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement calling for maximum restraint from all parties, condemning the kidnapping of Isr [...] |
2006-08-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS LE BU |
| 06SOFIA1080 |
LINE OF BULGARIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 22 presidential elections will offer Bulgarian voters the opportunity to pass judgment on the country,s most influential politician, incumbent President Georgi Parvanov. With Parvanov's candidacy a certainty (though still formally unannounced), several other figur [...] |
2006-08-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1083 |
FOLLOW-UP REQUEST - DETAINED U.S. GAUGES FROM [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA representative Elizabeth Konstantinova on 2 August. She agreed to convey our request for continued detention of the gauges and information on the truck's routing to inter-ministerial collea [...] |
2006-08-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PTER ASEC KNNP UK IR BU |
| 06SOFIA1089 |
BULGARIA NOT IN A POSITION TO OPPOSE INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BU |
| 06SOFIA1102 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel on draft UNSCR regarding Lebanon to Emil Yalnazov, MFA's Head of United Nations and Global Issues Directorate, on Aug. 7. Yalnazov said the GOB welcomes the resolution as a sign of a united UN voice on the issue. It is time for action; allowing the crisis to go on [...] |
2006-08-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN BU |
| 06SOFIA1111 |
BULGARIA KICKS OFF DECADE OF ROMA INCLUSION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on July 4, Bulgaria took over the presidency of the 2005-2015 Decade of Roma Inclusion. The pomp and circumstance of Bulgaria's ascendance to the Decade's presidency contrasts sharply, however, with the squalid living conditions of the Roma throughout [...] |
2006-08-09 03:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU |
| 06SOFIA1119 |
BULGARIA CONSULTS ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 9, Christo Atanasov, head of the Export Control Department of the Ministry of Economy, informed us that Bulgarian arms manufacturer Samel 90 has applied to export 100 sets of MANPADS components to Egypt. The proposed [...] |
2006-08-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
| 06SOFIA1135 |
INTERIOR MINISTER PETKOV: BULGARIA HESITANT ON WMD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MNUC MARR BU |
| 06SOFIA1138 |
RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1162 |
BULGARIA SPARRING AGAINST RUSSIAN ENERGY DEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Bulgarian leaders are battling against the grip that Russia increasingly holds over the energy sector here, but are struggling to strengthen their position. President Purvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev appear especially concerned; Minister of Economy and Energy [...] |
2006-08-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1165 |
BULGARIAN RESPONSE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1168 |
BULGARIA: NEW TOOLS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under U.S. and EU urging, Bulgaria has begun considering more sophisticated tools to fight organized crime (OC), especially its financial aspects. Complex money laundering schemes finance massive, pervasive local underground activities. Recognizing that inadequate laws and w [...] |
2006-08-17 04:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PGOV PTER BU |
| 06SOFIA1169 |
BULGARIA NON-COMMITTAL BUT LEANING TOWARDS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHCR BU |
| 06SOFIA1170 |
BULGARIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT IN [...] (U) Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following public statement supporting UNSCR 1701 on August 16: Begin text of unofficial translation: Bulgaria supports unanimously-adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for a full cessation of hostilities, deployment [...] |
2006-08-17 07:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO KPAO UN UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1173 |
BULGARIA: TOUGH GMO LAW HAMSTRINGS BIOTECH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria currently has some of the most restrictive legislation on biotechnology in Europe, surpassing even the European Union's stringent standards. In addition to prohibiting the commercialization and release into the environment of modified products banned by EU member countr [...] |
2006-08-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON EAGR ETRD PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1177 |
BULGARIANS LOOK FORWARD TO U.S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND [...] (C) Prime Minister Stanishev's Chief of Staff, Philip Bokov, told the Charge' August 17 that Bulgaria looks forward to completing the 13 implementing agreements necessary for U.S. forces to begin rotating into Bulgaria on a regular basis. We told Bokov to expect a EUCOM negotiating team in la [...] |
2006-08-18 06:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BU |
| 06SOFIA1182 |
TIP: BULGARIA WANTS TIER 1, BUT STRUGGLES TO FIND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BU |
| 06SOFIA1187 |
BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT VOTES FOR UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) On August 21, Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov briefed Charge Karagiannis on the Council of Ministers' August 20 decision to deploy troops in support of UNIFIL's expanded mission. Kyuchukov emphasized that the scope of Bulgarian participation in UNIFIL will be determined by thre [...] |
2006-08-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE BU |
| 06SOFIA1195 |
EXTRADITION: BULGARIA EAGER TO NEGOTIATE, ASKS FOR [...] On August 22, we delivered the draft texts of the proposed extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) to Ministry of Justice's Peter Rashkov, Director of the International Cooperation and European Integration Office, and Vesselina Maleva, Head of the International Legal Assis [...] |
2006-08-23 11:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA BU |
| 06SOFIA1196 |
BULGARIA: BLUE LANTERN ACTION OFFICER [...] (U) Embassy Sofia's Blue Lantern action officer is: John Senior Political Officer 359 2 932 5270 (office) 359 2 937 5320 (fax) SeniorJM@state.gov (unclassified email) SeniorJM@state.sgov.gov (classified email) Estimated Departure Date: August 2007 2. (SBU) After receiving a Blue Lanter [...] |
2006-08-24 14:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC KSEP BU |
| 06SOFIA1204 |
BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 24, we received a Diplomatic Note from Parisa Popnikolova of the MFA's International Security Directorate which formally informs the U.S. of a planned MANPADS component transfer in accordance with the U.S.-Bulgaria MA [...] |
2006-08-25 12:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
| 06SOFIA1205 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1701, MINISTER TO ATTEND [...] (C) We delivered reftel A & B talking points to Margarita Isaeva from the MFA's Near East and Africa Directorate on August 25. Isaeva was unaware of any planned delegations to or from Iran or Syria, and considered them unlikely for the foreseeable future. However, she promised to share our c [...] |
2006-08-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS MARR IR LE SY SW BU |
| 06SOFIA121 |
BULGARIA: EDGING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward concluding a combined supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia January 18-20. This session p [...] |
2006-01-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
| 06SOFIA1216 |
BULGARIA ON BOARD FOR NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT [...] (C) We delivered reftel A talking points to Zlatin Krystev, acting head of the MFA's International Security Directorate on August 24. After conferring with MOD colleagues, Krystev reconfirmed Bulgaria's commitment to the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed previously, adding that "there is no sugge [...] |
2006-08-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO BU |
| 06SOFIA1233 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTIVE ON U.S.-INDIA DEAL [...] (SBU) On August 28 we delivered reftel demarche to Elizabeth Konstantinova of the MFA's International Security Directorate. While hesitating to commit to a statement at the NSG meeting, she emphasized Bulgaria's overall support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. Specific [...] |
2006-08-30 15:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY BU |
| 06SOFIA1241 |
BULGARIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy FM Lyubomir Kyuchukov on 21 August. He confirmed Bulgaria's supportive approach to U.S. policy on Kosovo, while voicing Bulgaria's concern that the effect of a final settlement on regional security be given due consideration by all parties. In an Au [...] |
2006-08-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN EU YI BU |
| 06SOFIA1264 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UNHCR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNHCR BU |
| 06SOFIA1267 |
BULGARIA ATTENDING NAM SUMMIT FOR POLITICAL REASONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CU BU |
| 06SOFIA1273 |
SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two issues dominate Bulgaria's political scene and calendar: a final verdict on EU accession, framed by the September 26 European Commission report on Bulgaria's readiness for membership; and Bulgaria's October 22 Presidential election. Seized by these two overlapping events, t [...] |
2006-09-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KPKO SR YI EU BU |
| 06SOFIA1292 |
BULGARIA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BU |
| 06SOFIA1293 |
BULGARIA'S UNTAPPED RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: Bulgaria's alternative and renewable energy sources hold great potential, but most will go unrealized for the foreseeable future due to a lack of financial and manpower resources and a comprehensive national plan. Diversification of the energy sector is nonexistent. In 2004, 96 per [...] |
2006-09-12 12:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD BU |
| 06SOFIA1295 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS USG VIEW ON UNSCR 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER KN BU |
| 06SOFIA1311 |
BULGARIA FULLY SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 12:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BU |
| 06SOFIA1314 |
BULGARIA WILL RAISE SUDAN AT NAM IF POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KPKO KDEM BU |
| 06SOFIA1316 |
BULGARIA'S IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE GAERC'S [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has long supported including the Western Balkans into EU and NATO. On Congo and Sudan, the GOB supports international involvement but will not be able to contribute because of its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bulgaria hopes GAERC will produce a common EU positio [...] |
2006-09-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BU |
| 06SOFIA1320 |
BULGARIAN BIOFUEL INDUSTRY [...] SUMMARY: The Bulgarian biofuels industry is just getting off the ground. Biodiesel and bioethanol (see Definitions at bottom) are currently produced only in small quantities, although an increasing number of investors are constructing facilities for production of biofuels, mainly biodiesel. [...] |
2006-09-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG ECON ETRD BU |
| 06SOFIA1330 |
BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...] |
2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU |
| 06SOFIA1331 |
61ST UNGA: UPDATED BULGARIAN HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) On September 14, 2006, we met with MFA's Kamen Velichkov, Head of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Department, to confirm Bulgaria's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly. Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin will lead a delegation of Deputy Ministers and Ambassadors. 2. Pl [...] |
2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA OVIP OTRA PREL KSEP BU |
| 06SOFIA1342 |
YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN [...] (C) Your meeting with Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin in New York on September 20 comes just six days prior to the European Commission's final report on Bulgaria's readiness for accession. Much of official Bulgaria is holding its breath in anticipation of the report, which in turn will play in [...] |
2006-09-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LY IZ BU |
| 06SOFIA1369 |
BULGARIA,S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PARVANOV HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incumbent Georgi Parvanov, a consistent supporter of moderate, pro-U.S. policies, looks poised to win re-election, if not on October 22 then in a second-round run off the following week. The conspicuous absence from the line-up of the charismatic Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov has d [...] |
2006-09-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 06SOFIA1370 |
BULGARIA,S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PARVANOV HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incumbent Georgi Parvanov, a consistent supporter of moderate, pro-U.S. policies, looks poised to win re-election, if not on October 22 then in a second-round run off the following week. The conspicuous absence from the line-up of the charismatic Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov has d [...] |
2006-09-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
| 06SOFIA1392 |
MURADOVA'S RELATIVES SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled relatives of Turkmen dissident Muradova, who died under disputed circumstances in Turkmenistan (ref A), believe Turkmen authorities are blocking their calls to Muradova,s three children and allege that Turkmen security forces are watching the family. The two relatives are o [...] |
2006-09-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1393 |
BULGARIA CONSULTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On September 26, Christo Atanasov and Ivelina Bachevanova of the Ministry of Economy's Export Control Department informed us of a high-value export application for sale of Bulgarian weapons and ammunition to the Republic of Geo [...] |
2006-09-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS ETTC GG BU |
| 06SOFIA1402 |
RELIEVED BULGARIA ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO CONTINUE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgarians' satisfaction over receiving the green light for a January 2007 entry into the European Union has not been dampened by the threat of "safeguard" actions if certain reforms are not completed following accession. Ruling coalition politicians have put a positive spin on the [...] |
2006-09-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EUN BU |
| 06SOFIA1423 |
BULGARIA CALLS POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Kalfin October 5. Subsequently, the MFA issued the following statement the same day: "The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry expresses deep concern with the statement of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic [...] |
2006-10-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP BU |
| 06SOFIA1425 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTS AMENDING EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Panteley Spassov of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Department agreed that the Cuban Embargo Resolution at UNGA should be balanced with a statement on Cuba's human rights record. He said the GOB will seriously consider our proposed language for the amendment but doubted our text would pas [...] |
2006-10-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN INRO PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU BU |
| 06SOFIA1427 |
BULGARIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MEGAN HALL, OCT. [...] Embassy Sofia warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for G/TIP Reports Officer for Europe Megan Hall to visit Sofia, Bulgaria, from 18 through 21 October, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to assess recent government efforts to combat human trafficking through discussions with Embassy offic [...] |
2006-10-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM PREL BU |
| 06SOFIA1451 |
BULGARIA: CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFERS [...] (C) We delivered CFE talking points on October 13 to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the MFA's OSCE & Regional Security Department. He expressed openness to the possibility of approaching Greece on CFE entitlement transfers, but he did not make any commitment. Noting bruising discussions on the Am [...] |
2006-10-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BU |
| 06SOFIA1452 |
BULGARIA SCOLDS NORTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR, SUMMONS [...] (C) On October 13, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Feim Chaushev to follow up on reftel A demarche. Chaushev emphasized Bulgaria's strong reaction to the test, pointing out that he had summoned North Korean Ambassador Jo Song Ju to his office to express his displeasure. In Chaushev's wo [...] |
2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN IR UN BU |
| 06SOFIA1464 |
BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY The abolition of import quotas for Asian producers from 1 January 2005 has had no adverse effect on Bulgaria's textiles and apparel production and export capacity. The sector experienced an increase in new investment and technology, which supported higher labor productivity and wages [...] |
2006-10-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BU |
| 06SOFIA1481 |
BULGARIA FAVORS RUSSIAN BID TO BUILD BELENE NPP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador Oct. 19, Energy/Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov confirmed press reports that Bulgaria has decided in favor of the Russian/European consortium for construction of a new nuclear plant at Belene. Ovcharov acknowledged a link between the Belene decis [...] |
2006-10-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL RU GR BU |
| 06SOFIA1491 |
BULGARIAN MOD COMMITTED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov confirmed the GOB's willingness to extend its current mission in Iraq, and discussed plans to increase the Bulgarian deployment in Afghanistan. He also outlined the challenges the ministry will face [...] |
2006-10-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO BU |
| 06SOFIA1494 |
BULGARIA: END GAME IN SIGHT ON JEWISH RESTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A report submitted to the Prime Minister by the government-appointed Restitution Commission sidesteps the controversial Rila hotel case (reftel), but recognizes Jewish claims on MOD property in Varna and urges the Ministry of Health (MOH) to give Shalom some space at the already [...] |
2006-10-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR BU |
| 06SOFIA1495 |
BULGARIA WOOS INVESTORS WITH 10 PERCENT CORPORATE [...] SUMMARY: | ||||