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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00HARARE3029 INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS REPORT "SYSTEMATIC" TORTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF MEDICAL EXPERTS TOLD DIPLOMATS JUNE 5, FOLLOWING A FACT-FINDING MISSION, THAT THEY HAD FOUND "CLEAR OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF SYSTEMATIC TORTURE" IN ZIMBABWE THAT IS ELECTION-RELATED. AFTER EXAMINING TEN PURPORTED VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTU [...]
2000-06-07 10:28:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EU ZI
00HARARE3098ZIMBABWEAN ELECTION MONITORS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DOMESTIC ELECTION MONITORS HAVE EXPRESSED SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION THAT UN ACCREDITATION OF INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVERS WILL BE APPROVED BY AN INTER-MINISTERI AL GOVERNMENT BODY, RATHER THAN BY THE ELECTORAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (ESC),AS HAS BEEN T [...]
2000-06-09 07:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZI PREL KDEM EAID EU
00HARARE3166UN PULLS OUT OF ELECTION PROCESS; CONFUSION OVER ACCREDITATION REMAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE UN ANNOUNCED AT A DONORS' MEETING JUNE 9 THAT IT WAS WITHDRAWING ITS ELECTORAL SUPPORT UNIT. THE UN CITED THREE REASONS: CHANGES IN ELECTORAL REGULATIONS GIVING A GOZ BODY CONTROL OVER ACCREDITATION FOR INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS, WHICH THE UN HAD PLANNED TO COORDINATE; A NOTE [...]
2000-06-13 15:56:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM ZI EU
00HARARE3482EU INTERIM REPORT ON ELECTIONS TAKES A TOUGH STANCE
[...] SUMMARY: THE EUROPEAN UNION OBSERVER MISSION ISSUED AN INTERIM STATEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S JUNE 24-25 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AT MIDNIGHT ON JUNE 25-26. THE REPORT COVERS THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD AND THE VOTING; A LATER REPORT WILL COVER THE VOTE COUNT AND THE POST-ELECTION PERIOD. THE EU DETE [...]
2000-06-26 14:39:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV ZI EU ZANU PF
01ABUJA2686TFUS01: NIGERIA: EU TROIKA'S CALL ON THE AMBASSADOR RE: SECURITY
[...] (C) On October 16, the EU Troika (the Belgian and Spanish Ambassadors, and Head of the European Commission Delegation),called on Ambassador Jeter to discuss ongoing events in Nigeria in light of September 11 and the coalition response in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Belgian Ambassador Jozef Smets [...]
2001-10-20 08:19:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPREL OFDP ASEC EU NI
02AMMAN4063JORDAN WILL SUPPORT SPANISH-MOROCCAN UNDERSTANDING
[...] (C) On July 23, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on the Spanish-Moroccan Understanding to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Aide to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed said that Jordan agreed fully with the U.S. view and would do what it could to support efforts to resolve the issue. Gnehm [...]
2002-07-23 15:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP EU XF JO
02ANKARA7974EURODIPLOMATS IN ANKARA SAY TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Summary: EU-member-state diplomats in Ankara say the EU is headed toward offering Turkey a conditional date for accession talks, possibly in January 2004. Our contacts say Germany holds the key; local German diplomats agree Berlin feels under pressure not to block Turkey's candidacy. UK a [...]
2002-11-06 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU TU
02HANOI3028 EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE EU, REPRESENTED BY THE TROIKA AMBASSADORS, HELD A HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH THE GVN IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 5 (REF A). MORE THAN A DOZEN GVN OFFICIALS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA),MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY (MPS),AND M [...]
2002-12-19 09:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF EU VM ETMIN HUMANR
02HARARE204LAST-MINUTE GOZ RESPONSE TO EU ULTIMATUM
[...] (C) THE GOZ SUBMITTED A LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO THE EU IN HARARE AT 8:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 18, JUST HOURS BEFORE EXPIRATION OF THE ONE-WEEK DEADLINE IMPOSED BY THE EU DURING ITS JANUARY 11 ARTICLE 96 CONSULTATIONS WITH A MUDENGE-LED GOZ DELEGATION. THE LETTER WAS NOT SIGNED BY [...]
2002-01-22 14:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI EU
02ROME1IDENTIFYING FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN: NOW
[...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMMED ZEJJARI. AS WINTER FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BEING MET BY WFP'S CURRENT OPERATION (ALMOST 120,000 TONS DISPATCHED [...]
2002-01-02 05:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1011 LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD
[...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...]
2002-02-26 16:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME1251ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON ISAF/OEF PARTICIPATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY MAY EXTEND ITS PARTICIPATION IN ISAF UNTIL LATE JUNE IF REQUESTED, ACCORDING TO FRANCESCO GRECO (PROTECT),DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR TO DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO. GRECO CONFIRMED COMMENTS MARTINO MADE TO THE PRESS DURING A RECENT TRIP TO VISIT ITALIAN TROOPS IN THE PERSIAN [...]
2002-03-11 11:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT MARR MOPS PARM PREL AFGHANISTAN
02ROME134REACTION TO DECEMBER 28 DECREE TO
[...] SUMMARY. CONFAGRICOLTURA, ONE OF ITALY'S LEADING FARMER ORGANIZATIONS, TOLD AG MINCOUNSELOR THAT IT HAS A COMMITMENT FROM AGMINISTER ALEMANNO TO INTRODUCE A TOLERANCE OF 0.3-0.5 PERCENT FOR ADVENTITIOUS PRESENCE IN CORN AND SOYBEAN SEEDS FOR PLANTING SHOULD THE ITALIAN SEED CERTIFICATION AS [...]
2002-01-10 08:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME1457ITALIAN WHITE PAPER ON AGRICULTURAL
[...] SUMMARY: AN UNDATED WHITE PAPER ENTITLED "TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS AND AGRICULTURE: A TIME FOR CHOICES" WAS PUT INTO CIRCULATION IN ITALY AFTER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE GIANNI ALEMANNO PRESENTED AN OUTLINE OF THIS STRATEGY AT AN AGRICULTURAL FAIR IN THE SECOND WEEK OF MARCH. THIS PAPER RECOUNTS TH [...]
2002-03-21 15:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SENV EU IT ICSCA
02ROME19 WFP PLANS TO ASSIST THE AFGHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND
[...] AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITS NEXT EMERGENCY (EMOP) OPERATION APPEAL (FROM APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER 2002),WFP IS PLANNING FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 270,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOOD AID FOR TRAINING 50,000 TEACHERS, ASSISTANCE TO 75,000 ENROLLED IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND FOOD-FOR-WORK [...]
2002-01-02 15:15:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1962ITALY WON'T FORCE IRAN WTO ACCESSION ISSUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. ITALY STRONGLY DISAGREES WITH USG POLICY ON IRAN'S POTENTIAL ACCESSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION BUT DOES NOT INTEND TO PUSH THE EU TO FORCE THE ISSUE AT THE MAY 13 WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING OR THEREAFTER, ACCORDING TO MFA'S WTO COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH THE ITAL [...]
2002-04-19 17:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EU IT WTO
02ROME2030 AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT AND USE OF PORT BIN
[...] WFP'S INTERNATIONAL CARGO SURVEYOR IN KARACHI SUGGESTS THAT THE 1965 AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE PORT BIN QASIM. THIS MODERN PAKISTANI PORT FACILITY, BUILT IN THE MID-1970S, COULD HELP FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL FOR THE AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT. END SUMMARY. [...]
2002-04-26 07:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN
02ROME241BERLUSCONI,S FOREIGN POLICY ADDRESS: ITALY REMAINS STRONGLY IN EUROPE, BUT THINKS OF NATIONAL INTERESTS
[...] (C) IN HIS JANUARY 14 FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH BEFORE PARLIAMENT, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI AGAIN EMPHASIZED ITALY'S SOLID SUPPORT FOR AND COMMITMENT TO REMAIN WITHIN EUROPE. HE COMMENDED THE EURO AND REAFFIRMED THAT ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE A SEA CHANGE DURING HIS TIME AT T [...]
2002-01-15 17:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME274MFA VIEW ON FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE AND THE GOI'S ROLE IN EU REFORM AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA'S DIRECTOR FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS, GIUSEPPE BUCCINO, REITERATED TO POLOFF THAT THERE WILL BE NO/NO MAJOR CHANGES IN ITALY'S EUROPEAN POLICY. PM BERLUSCONI SEES NO CONTRADICTION IN PROTECTING AND ADVANCING BOTH NATIONAL AND COMMON EUROPEAN INTERESTS. T [...]
2002-01-17 15:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT PGOV PINR PREL
02ROME2862GOI TO NAME SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR CYPRUS; WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 10, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, MAURIZIO MORENO, AND DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN EUROPE, GIOVANNI RICCIULI, TOLD SPECIAL CYPRUS COORDINATOR TOM WESTON THAT ITALY WOULD APPOINT ITS OWN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CYPRUS, SOMEONE OF APPROPRIATE RANK AND [...]
2002-06-12 17:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL CY GR IT TU EU EUN
02ROME3006KEY ADVISOR TO EU PARLIAMENTARIAN ON EU FINANCIAL
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH SIX. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE EU'S FINANCIAL SERVICES ACTION PLAN (FSAP) REPRESENTS A GIANT STEP FORWARD FOR EUROPE, ARGUED ALESSANDRO MARIA POGGIALI, A SENIOR ADVISOR TO EU PARLIAMENTARIAN, RENATO BRUNETTA. WITH DETAILS OF THIS ACTION EMERGING FR [...]
2002-06-19 14:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EU IT
02ROME303CONCERNS VOICED ON THE U.N. WORLD FOOD
[...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMED ZEJJARI TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SOON TO BE RELEASED NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR AFGHANISTAN. THE PR [...]
2002-01-21 10:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN
02ROME3313GOI VIEWS ON FUTURE OF EU; PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 3, THE CHIEF OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR EU INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, EXPRESSED TO POLOFF HIS CONCERNS ABOUT PROGRESS, OR THE LACK THEREOF, ON CRITICAL EU INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS. HE IS STILL HOPEFUL THAT THE CONVENTION DOCUMENT CAN BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE [...]
2002-07-05 16:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT EUN
02ROME3390ITALY SPLIT ON BIOTECH TRACEABILITY AND LABELING,
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DEPT.; SEE PARA 8. ESTCOUNS MET WITH MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT EU AFFAIRS OFFICERS ON MAY 30 TO DISCUSS THE EU PROPOSALS FOR TRACEABILITY AND LABELING OF GMO EVENTS, AND TO DISCUSS ITALIAN VIEWS TOWARD EU CHEMICALS REFORM. 2. FINDING THE RIGHT GOI MINISTRY WITH [...]
2002-07-10 13:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EU EAGR
02ROME42AGRICULTURE MINISTER ORDERS SEED
[...] SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ORDERED THE NATIONAL SEED CERTIFICATION ENTITY (ENSE) TO PROVIDE BY JANUARY 12 ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF GMO-FREE SOY AND CORN SEEDS FOR PLANTING. TO CONSIDER AN EXPANSION OF THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF NON-GM SEEDS FOR THE 2002 PLANTING SEA [...]
2002-01-03 14:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME4208 WFP ACTIONS TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE AND
[...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IS ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNICEF-OCHA TASK FORCE ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES, AS AGREED TO BY THE UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC) ON JUNE 20. A WFP-INTERNAL ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN FINALIZED [...]
2002-08-29 10:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF AORC EU EAGR WFP UN
02ROME4238ARTICLE 98 AND AFGHANISTAN DEPLOYMENT:
[...] (C) CHARGE FOLLOWED UP ARTICLE 98 DEMARCHE (REFS) IN HIS INITIAL CALL ON PRIME (AND FOREIGN) MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISER, GIANNI CASTELLANETA, AUGUST 30. CASTELLANETA EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE INFORMATION ALREADY PROVIDED, FROM WHICH HE HAD DRAWN IN WORKING OUT THE GOI'S APPR [...]
2002-08-30 16:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL KICC AFGHANISTAN
02ROME4341COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ITALIANS WAIT FOR EU
[...] (U) ITALY WILL AWAIT THE RESULTS OF SEPT. 11 DISCUSSION AT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04341 061232Z THE EU CFSP HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL, INCOMING MFA HU [...]
2002-09-06 12:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL EU EUN
02ROME4735ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT - SUSTANTIVE FOOD DEFICITS
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ETHIOPIA SEPTEMBER 16-20, AND TRAVELED IN DROUGHT AFFECTED WOREDAS OF EAST AND WEST HARARGE REGION. ASSESSMENTS OF THIS AREA, IN ADDITION TO TIGRAY, WOLLO AND THE SOUTHERN REGION - SHOW A SERIOUS EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPING AS THE MAJOR (MEHER) CR [...]
2002-09-30 14:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME4756ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...]
2002-10-02 05:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME4937GREEK VIEWS ON MARGIN OF PREFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY: ON OCTOBER 3 AGATTACHE AND AGSPECIALIST MET WITH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY DIVISION SECRETARY GENERAL KORAKAS DG SARROS AND TWO OTHER MINAG EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIVISION OF ARABLE CROPS TO DISCUSS GREECE'S POSITION ON THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE (MOP). GREECE WILL LIKEL [...]
2002-10-09 15:29:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT ICSCA
02ROME5058AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE -
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...]
2002-10-17 09:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5133AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN MALAWI - "THE JOURNEY IS
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED MALAWI OCTOBER 11-13 AND FOUND THAT RELIEF PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND THE SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE ARE PROGRESSING WELL, ALTHOUGH THE NEED TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE OPERATIONS REMAINS AS MORE AND MORE HOUSEHOLDS GO WITHOUT FOOD. NEARLY THIRTY PERCENT [...]
2002-10-22 06:49:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5236 DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE
[...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...]
2002-10-25 13:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5255GOI BRIEFS USEU AMB SCHNABEL ON EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (U) THIS IS A JOINT USEU/EMBASSY ROME CABLE. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) IN PREPARATION FOR ITALY,S PRESIDENCY OF THE EU DURING THE SECOND HALF OF 2003, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE EU ROCKWELL SCHNABEL PAID INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON ITALIAN MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND GIOV [...]
2002-10-28 08:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN IR TU EU EAGR IT
02ROME5308 THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...]
2002-10-30 07:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME5324 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...]
2002-10-31 07:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
02ROME5360WESTERN SAHARAN REFUGEES IMPERILED BY LACK OF FOOD
[...] AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MINURSO (UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA) ADDRESSED WFP'S DONORS ON OCTOBER 25. HE UNDERLINED THAT THE LACK OF FOOD AID AND INSUFFICIENT FUNDING PRESENTLY THREATEN SOME 155,000 WESTERN SAHARAN (SAH [...]
2002-10-31 15:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5421 LIBERIA: WFP ADDRESSES A GROWING NUMBER OF
[...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS),AND RESIDENTS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 [...]
2002-11-06 15:23:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME544WFP MONITORING - STUDY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL
[...] A FIVE COUNTRY STUDY OF ONGOING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OPERATIONS, UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL DANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CONCLUDES THAT: WFP HAS STRENGTHENED THE QUALITY OF ITS OPERATIONS; THERE IS A CLEAR ROLE FOR CAREFULLY TARGETED DEVELOPMENT FOOD AID INTERVENTIONS; IN- KIND FOOD AID SHOU [...]
2002-02-05 13:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5454 REFUGEE NUMBERS IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION
[...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05454 01 OF 10 071545Z TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY D [...]
2002-11-07 14:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5511GERMAN GOVERNMENT (BMZ) PROPOSES AN EXTERNAL
[...] THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) HAS PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AND EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED WITH OTHER DONOR PARTNERS. DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE SUPPORTIVE. A TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) PAPE [...]
2002-11-13 09:39:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5540WFPASKS SUPPORT OF SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN TO
[...] (SBU) WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECOR JAMES MORRIS IN A LETTER TO UN SECRETARY-GENERL KOFI ANNAN (DATED OCTOBER 24) UNDERLINED THAT HE UN'S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD JEAN ZIEGLER) IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE EFFORTS OFTHE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO FOOD CRISESAROUND THE WORLD, AND PART [...]
2002-11-14 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5584 WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF
[...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25),THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR CENTRAL AMERICA - THREE YEARS (MARCH 2003-FEBRUARY 2006),VALUED AT USD 56.62 MILLION, TO ASSIST 690,000 BENEFICIARIES/ANNUM. SEVERE CORN CROP LOS [...]
2002-11-18 12:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5601GREECE'S DOMESTIC COTTON PROGRAMS
[...] SUMMARY: GREEK COTTON PRODUCTION IS SUSTAINED BY EU PRICE SUPPORTS WHICH VARY ACCORDING TO OVERALL PRODUCTION TARGETS. BECAUSE OF OVERPRODUCTION IN THREE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE AVERAGE PRICE PAID FOR SEED COTTON HAS VARIED FROM 62.50 EUROS PER 100 KG TO 88.0 EUROS PER 100 KG. 2. KE [...]
2002-11-19 07:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EU GR IT USTR
02ROME5771PROJECT MERCY - A PROVEN NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNER
[...] USMISSION AMBASSADOR TONY HALL HAS KNOWN MATRA GABRE- TSADICK AND HER HUSBAND DEME WHO RUN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL SIPDIS ORGANIZATION CALLED PROJECT MERCY IN THE SOUTHERN REGION (SNNPR) FOR MANY YEARS AND CONSIDERS THEM OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIANS. HE HAS VISITED THEIR PROJECT NEAR BUTAJIRA, IN T [...]
2002-11-29 10:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5778WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF
[...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25),THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR THE WEST AFRICA COASTAL REGION - ONE YEAR (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003),VALUED AT USD 56.81 MILLION, TO ASSIST 789,430 (INCLUDING 50,000 CONTINGENCY C [...]
2002-11-29 15:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
02ROME5788 WFP'S WEST AFRICA REGIONAL AIRCRAFT EXPANDS
[...] THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS ISSUED A NEW SPECIAL OPERATION (SO) FOR ITS WEST AFRICA PASSENGER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05788 01 OF 03 021338Z AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND LAST WEEK ISSUED A DONOR'S ALERT FOR THE SO. THE NEW SO REQUESTS 1.2 MILLION USD FOR [...]
2002-12-02 12:11:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
02ROME5813WFP PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. PEACE CORPS -
[...] WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS HAS REQUESTED UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR GADDI H. VASQUEZ TO INVOLVE 1,000 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BY 2004. WFP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS. THE UNITED STATES IS WFP'S LEADI [...]
2002-12-03 10:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME5831 FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID
[...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...]
2002-12-03 14:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS
02ROME5899RSA AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU NAMED WFP DEPUTY
[...] WFP HAS ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AMBASSADOR SISULU WILL ASSUME HER NEW DUTIES ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003. 2. A NATIONAL OF SOUTH AFRICA, AMBASSADOR SISULU BRINGS TO WFP AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AS AN EDUCATION REFORMER AND ANTI-APARTHEID A [...]
2002-12-09 14:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME590ITALIAN BOVINES POSITIVE TO
[...] MORE THAN 20,000 BOVINES, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY CALVES, WERE FOUND POSITIVE TO BOLDENONE STEROID HORMONES AND SEIZED IN 50 CATTLE FARMS BY THE ANTI-ADULTERATION UNITS OF ITALY'S CARABINIERI. 2. THE INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED IN DECEMBER 2001 WITHIN THE NATIONAL RESIDUE CONTROL PROGRAM CONDU [...]
2002-02-06 16:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT EUN
02ROME5916FAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - "AHEAD OF THE
[...] CHRISTOPHER RITTER OF USAID'S BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AGRICULTURE & TRADE (EGAT) RECENTLY REVIEWED FAO'S WORLD AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE (WAICENT) AND RELATED PROJECTS IN SETTING STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR DEVE [...]
2002-12-10 14:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP FAO UN EUEAID
02ROME5917SCANDALS IN THE ITALIAN BEEF
[...] SUMMARY: CURRENT BSE TESTING DOES NOT ENSURE A SAFE MEAT SUPPLY ACCORDING TO ITALY'S CARABINIERI. ALTHOUGH ONE MILLION MAD COW TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED ON ITALIAN CATTLE DESTINED FOR SLAUGHTER SINCE TESTING BECAME COMPULSORY AT THE BEGINNING OF 2001, THE 83 DETECTIONS ARE NOT AS SIGNIFICANT [...]
2002-12-10 15:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT
02ROME5937DUTCH QUESTIONS ON FOOD CRISIS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
[...] USMISSION PROVIDES A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A, RELATED TO THE LOCAL AVAILABIITY OF FOOD RESOURCES FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE FOOD AID PIPELINE FOR ETHIOPIA IN EARLY 2003. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- -------------- QUE [...]
2002-12-11 15:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU ER ET NL WFP UN
02ROME5939EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT: GOI STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (C) DRAWING ON POINTS REFTEL, POLOFF ON DECEMBER 11 EMPHASIZED WITH GIOVANNI RICCIULI, DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S OFFICE FOR MEDITERRANEAN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE ISSUES, THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON ALL SIDES TO AGREE TO A CYPRUS SETTLEMENT. RICCIULI UNDERLINED THAT THE GOI SHARED THE [...]
2002-12-11 15:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT CY ESDP
02ROME607FIFTYFOURTH CASE OF BSE IN ITALY
[...] ON FEBRUARY 5, ITALY'S HEALTH AUTHORITIES REACTED TO THE FIRST SUSPECTED CASE OF THE HUMAN VERSION OF MAD COW DISEASE, NEW VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (NVCJD). THE PATIENT IS A 25 YEAR OLD SICILIAN WOMAN FROM TRAPANI. ITALY'S MINISTER OF HEALTH GIROLAMO SIRCHIA AND THE MINISTER OF AGR [...]
2002-02-07 15:53:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT
02ROME6146DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS - "THE ANGUISH OF NORTHERN UGANDA" HARVESTED IN JANUARY, HAVE BEEN LOST, INCREASING THE DEPENDENCY ON ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE.
[...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED UGANDA DECEMBER 18-23, AND TRAVELED IN GULU DISTRICT IN THE NORTHERN REGION. SERIOUS INSECURITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION (GULU, KITGUM, LIRA AND PADER DISTRICTS) HAS LED TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 735,000 PEOPLE INTO CONGESTED SETTLEMENTS. THE [...]
2002-12-27 15:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
02ROME67THERE HE GOES AGAIN: WHITHER RUGGIERO, II?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALY'S FOREIGN MINISTER HAS AGAIN GENERATED TURMOIL BY PUBLICLY CHASTISING HIS FELLOW CABINET PAGE 02 ROME 00067 070638Z MEMBERS -- AND SOME SUGGEST EVEN HIS PRIME MINISTER -- FOR FAILING TO BE SUFFICIENTLY VOCAL IN THEIR SUPPORT OF THE LAUNCH OF THE EURO. IS RUGG [...]
2002-01-07 06:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME73RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE DOES NOT EQUATE TO EUROPE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MEDIA ANALYSIS TO THE CONTRARY, THE WEEKEND "RESIGNATION" (UNDER DURESS) OF FM RENATO RUGGIERO DOES NOT EQUATE TO AN ABOUT-FACE IN ITALY'S PRO-EUROPEAN STANCE. ITALY WILL REMAIN SOLIDLY IN EUROPE -- AND IN NATO, AND A SOLID PARTNER OF THE U.S. RUGGIERO'S DEPARTURE [...]
2002-01-07 13:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IT EU ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME763MEP GIORGIO NAPOLITANO ON EU REFORM;
[...] (C) SUMMARY. ON FEBRUARY 12, DURING A WIDE-RANGING DIALOGUE WITH POL AND ECON OFFICERS, ITALIAN MEP AND PRESIDENT OF THE EP'S CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE GIORGIO NAPOLITANO EMPHASIZED THAT EU REFORM AND STREAMLINING WAS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL IF THE UNION IS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY WITH [...]
2002-02-15 06:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALECON EU IT PREL
02ROME79 PROPOSED TAX ON BEEF
[...] ON FEBUARY 15 AGRICULTURE MINISTER ALEMANNO PROPOSED ATAX ON BEEF TO FUND NEW MEASURES TO ENSURE MEAT AFETY. ACCORDING TO ALEMANNO THIS TAX WOULD INCRASE GOVERNMENT REVENUE BY 67 MILLION EUROS AND B USED TO AUGMENT FUNDS PRESENTLY EARMARKED FOR TH BSE CRISIS. THIS TARGET WAS CALCULATED UNDE [...]
2002-02-15 14:34:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT AGR FAO
02ROME81AN INSIDER'S VIEW OF RUGGIERO'S SACKING
[...] (C) ON 7 JANUARY, THE HEAD OF THE MFA'S BALKAN OFFICE, MAURIZIO MASSARI (STRICTLY PROTECT) TOLD POLOFF THAT HE WAS "NOT SORRY TO SEE FORMER FM RUGGIERO GO," AND THAT THIS VIEW WAS SHARED BE MANY AT HIS LEVEL (ROUGHLY, THE EQUIVALENT OF OFFICE DIRECTOR IN THE DOS). MASSARI SAID THAT THERE WAS [...]
2002-01-08 06:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT PGOV PREL ITALIAN POLITICS
02ROME966ITALIAN DEFMIN'S COMMENTS SPARK ANOTHER ROUND OF
[...] ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ANTONIO MARTINO REVIVED OPPOSITION PARTY ACCUSATIONS THAT HE IS A "EURO-SKEPTIC" BY SUGGESTING THAT THE EU HAD RUSHED INTO CREATING ITS OWN MILITARY IDENTITY WITHOUT THINKING IT THROUGH. THE NUMBER OF TASKS APPROPRIATE FOR THE EU'S RAPID REACTION FORCE (RRF) SHOULD B [...]
2002-02-25 17:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS EU IT EUN
02VATICAN5753THE HOLY SEE AND THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION:
[...] (SBU) ALTHOUGH THE HOLY SEE IS PRESSING HARD FOR THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTINENT'S CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, THIS DRIVE IS IN NO WAY INTENDED TO SUGGEST HOLY SEE OPPOSITION TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP. ON THE CONTRARY, THIS EFFORT PREDATES THE CURRENT DEBATE OVER TURKEY, AND THE [...]
2002-11-27 13:53:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PINS EU PGOV VT
03ABUDHABI1570UAE SAYS GCC-EU FTA DISCUSSIONS MAKING NO HEADWAY
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT - REASONS: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) The MFA's Deputy Director for GCC Affairs, Khalid Al-Ghaith, gave Econchief a readout April 1 of ongoing discussions between the European Union and the GCC towards concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). According to A [...]
2003-04-01 13:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD KIPR BEXP EU TC
03ABUJA746NIGERIA: OVERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the ruling PDP the major victor in the April 19 and April 12 elections. However, echoing reports of several observers, President Obasanjo's political opponents allege massive irregularities. The GON is striking back wit [...]
2003-04-24 17:00:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM PREL NI US EU XA
03AMMAN2261JORDAN HAS NOT RECEIVED EU DEMARCHE AGAINST
[...] (C) PolCouns on April 13 raised ref points on EU intervention against bilateral Article 98 agreements with Ali al-Ayed, personal assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher. Al-Ayed said that he was unaware of any EU approach discouraging Jordan from signing an Article 98 agreement with th [...]
2003-04-15 05:55:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PHUM US EU JO
03AMMAN6220Jordan and Israel Seeking EU "QIZ" Arrangement
[...] (sbu) Summary. Jordan and Israel are working together to ask the EU for a special "QIZ-like" arrangement that will allow duty-free access to the European market for goods produced in Jordan with Israeli content. This effort, which the Jordanians say has high- level European and Israeli pol [...]
2003-09-29 14:28:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD JO IS EU
03ANKARA2186DRAFT EU PARLIAMENT REPORT CALLS FOR RADICAL
[...] (C) Summary: A clear-sighted but controversial European Parliament draft report calls on the GOT to make fundamental changes to the Kemalist State in order to meet EU membership criteria. MFA and reportedly a few members of the European parliament reject the report as biased; several European [...]
2003-04-03 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU OSCE
03ANKARA2340EU SUMMIT DOCUMENTARY ANGERS TURKS AND GERMANS,
[...] (C) Summary: A Danish documentary on the December 2002 EU Summit has angered Turks and Germans and embarrassed Denmark. The documentary, covered in the Turkish press, features candid comments by Danish and German ministers critical of Turkey's EU bid. The German Embassy has criticized the do [...]
2003-04-10 15:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
03ANKARA2711APRIL 29 MINI-SUMMIT ON ESDP: TURKS SHARE OUR
[...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On April 23, Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA/Disarmament Second Secretary Esra Dogan. Dogan thanked us for sharing the USG approach with regard to the April 29 "European Defense Su [...]
2003-04-25 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EU BE FR TU
03ANKARA5312TURKS SHARE CONCERNS ON ESDP AND "BERLIN PLUS"
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-20 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EU TU
03ANKARA6775TURKEY'S FOREIGN MINISTRY NOT EAGER TO SUPPORT
[...] Regional Environment Officer discussed U.S. position on French-proposed UNEO (reftel) with MFA Environment Office Head Asli Oral. Oral said that the government had been approached by the French Embassy and appreciated hearing the U.S. position. She said the Foreign Ministry was not eager to [...]
2003-10-30 14:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDIO SENV EU TU
03COLOMBO2179 In meeting with the Ambassador and other local
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador joined other local co-chairs of the Tokyo process in a meeting called by the Prime Minister late December 23. The PM expressed his concerns about an official gazette notification recently approved by the President that re-arranged responsibilities among the three [...]
2003-12-24 07:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU LTTE
03COLOMBO2183 Minister Moragoda reviews upcoming visit to Washington in meeting with the Ambassador
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Milinda Moragoda told Ambassador December 26 that he is going to Washington to: -- make sure it is understood the PM is not to blame for the current impasse -- ask for US pressure on President Kumaratunga to compromise -- ask the US to push for a high-level Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting ar [...]
2003-12-29 07:12:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN
03COLOMBO2200 AMBASSADOR DELIVERS SECRETARY'S LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered letter from the Secretary to the Prime Minister on Dec 31. PM was SIPDIS appreciative of the statement issued by the Department following Moragoda meeting with the Deputy Secretary. Ambassador told the PM that a similar letter would be delivered to the President [...]
2003-12-31 10:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN LTTE
03KATHMANDU671NEPALI MAOISTS MEET WITH EU MISSION HEAD
[...] (C) The head of the European Union office in Kathmandu broke ranks with his diplomatic colleagues and met with Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai and other Maoist leaders in Kathmandu on April 10. The EU Charge justified his "spontaneous" decision to meet the insurgent leader on humanitaria [...]
2003-04-11 10:37:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EU NP
03OTTAWA1169CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT,
[...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about the April 29 "European Defense Summit" (ref. A),and is pleased that we are making U.S. views clear to Europe. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, said the GoC considers the Summit very unhelpful both for [...]
2003-04-25 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO EU MK CA NATO
03OTTAWA144CANADA ON ESDI/P AND EU BALKANS OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Canada is pleased with the upswing in NATO-EU relations in the wake of the Prague and Copenhagen summits (reftel A),but shares our concern about unity of command issues. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, told us that Canada still had questi [...]
2003-01-14 19:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU CA BK NATO
03OTTAWA2232URGING HIGH-LEVEL CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT ON MOLDOVA
[...] (C) Canada agrees with us that more pressure needs to be brought to bear on the Moldovan peace process and the withdrawal of Russian forces, and will seek opportunities to do so. Embassy Political Minister Counselor discussed reftel demarche with Norbert Kalisch, Acting Assistant Deputy Minis [...]
2003-08-06 21:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EU MD CA OSCE
03OTTAWA556CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...]
2003-02-27 21:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE
03OTTAWA869CANADIAN VIEWS ON UNECE EFE MINISTERIAL
[...] EST Counselor and EST Specialist made the demarche requested in reftel to Jean-Louis Wallace of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). According to Wallace, Canada shares USG concerns about the draft Environment for Europe ministerial declaration. Wallace indicate [...]
2003-03-26 13:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EU IO KSCA AORC CA
03ROME1053GOI PUSHES STRONGLY FOR EU ASSUMPTION OF ALLIED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING BETWEEN DIRECTOR GENERAL GIANCARLO ARAGONA AND THE DCM, ARAGONA QUESTIONED CONTINUED DELAYS IN THE EU'S ASSUMPTION OF OPERATION ALLIED HARMONY FROM NATO AND MINIMIZED THE WORK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE BERLIN PLUS PROCESS. DCM MADE CLEAR THE U.S. HAS NO OBJECTION T [...]
2003-03-13 19:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU MARR MK PREL NATO EUN
03ROME1509GOI WILL MODIFY EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA DIRECTOR FOR EU EXTERNAL RELATIONS MASSIMO GAIANI TOLD EMBOFFS ON APRIL 2 THAT IRAQ AND RESTORING INTRA-EU AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS WILL LIKELY BE THE POLITICAL PRIORITIES WHEN ITALY TAKES OVER THE EU PRESIDENCY JULY 1. (SEPTEL WILL REPORT ECONOMIC (FIRST PILLAR) PRIORI [...]
2003-04-09 08:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT EU
03ROME1568ITALY/EU - GOI REACTION TO USG GAERC POINTS
[...] (U) WE DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO APPROPRIATE GOI OFFICES. RESPONSES FOLLOW BELOW. ESDP ----- 2. (SBU) MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI SAID THAT THE GOI CONCURS WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU NEEDED TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF OPERATION CONCORDIA BEFORE FOCUSING ON A POSSIBLE EU [...]
2003-04-11 16:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM EU IT ETRD ETRD PREL
03ROME1625ITALIAN REQUEST FOR EU EXCEPTION TO LIBYA ARMS
[...] (SBU) ON THE BASIS OF REF EMAIL, ECMIN RAISED RECENT REPORTS THAT THE GOI HAD ASKED THE EU TO RELAX THE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST LIBYA DURING AN APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ANTONIO BADINI. 2. (C) BADINI CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS CORRECT, EXPLAINING THAT A FEW WE [...]
2003-04-16 08:33:00Embassy RomeSECRETETTC EU IT LY PREL EUN
03ROME1678FM FRATTINI COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT
[...] (C) ON APRIL 16, MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF CABINET PASQUALE TERRACCIANO GAVE A/DCM A BRIEF READOUT OF FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI'S COMMENTS AT THE EU FM'S APRIL 14 LUNCH ON THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT. FRATTINI WAS APPARENTLY SCATHING IN HIS CRITICISM OF THE INITIATIVE, INSISTING, DESPITE ASS [...]
2003-04-18 11:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IT EU NATO EUN
03ROME1776ESDP MINI SUMMIT - GOI VIEWS
[...] (C) WE DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO GIOVANNI BRAUZZI, HEAD OF THE MFA'S NATO AFFAIRS OFFICE, AND SANDRO DE BERNADIN, ESDP DIRECTOR IN THE MFA EUROPEAN INTEGRATION BUREAU. AS INDICATED REF B, THE OFFICIAL GOI VIEW, AS VOICED BY FM FRATTINI AT THE APRIL 14 GAC LUNCH, IS STRONGLY CRITICAL OF THE I [...]
2003-04-28 17:01:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT NATO
03ROME1957"TWINNING" - WORLD FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE
[...] (SBU) AS A FOLLOW UP TO REF A, US MISSION RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH WFP'S JOHN POWELL THE LATEST THINKING RELATED TO "TWINNING" EFFORTS AIMED AT EXPANDING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S FUNDING BASE. TWINNING INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHANISM/STRATEGY TO MATCH NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS OF FOOD AID C [...]
2003-05-07 13:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME1992IMPROVING TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS TOP PRIORITY FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION ON MAY 2 ABOUT THE CURRENT - AND FUTURE - STATE OF US/EU RELATIONS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY, MFA DIRGEN GIANCARLO ARAGONA TOLD VISITING USEU AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL THAT HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF US/EU RELAT [...]
2003-05-09 07:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT NATO
03ROME2137GOI AGREES ON NEED TO COORDINATE "STEP BY
[...] (C) MFA RUSSIA OFFICE DIRECTOR ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO SAID THAT POINTS REFTEL, WHICH POLOFF ORIGINALLY DELIVERED MAY 6, WERE USED AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AT THE EU COEST MEETING (AT 25) IN BRUSSELS THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE SAID THAT ALL EU MEMBERS AND ASPIRANTS AGREED - THE US "STEP BY STEP" AND EU B [...]
2003-05-15 12:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU BO OSCE
03ROME218WFP REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETING ON IRAQ AND
[...] (S) U.N. HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ, RAMIRO LOPES DA SILVA, REPORTS THAT THE FRAGILITY OF THE IRAQI SOCIETY IS EXTREME AND MILITARY ACTION THAT DISRUPTS THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WILL CREATE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. THE U.N. IS PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE NORTH WILL BE SHIELDED FROM MI [...]
2003-01-17 15:07:00Embassy RomeSECRETAORC EAGR EAID EU KUNR PHUM PREF WFP
03ROME2299PDAS RIES CONSULTATIONS WITH GOI ON PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 20, EUR PDAS RIES DISCUSSED A BROAD RANGE OF US-EU AND ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DURING SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI. BOTH BALDOCCI AND CANGELOSI STRESSED THAT THE GOI'S TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ITAL [...]
2003-05-23 11:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT NATO
03ROME2326OPPORTUNITY FOR "UPSTREAM" COORDINATION WITH EU ON
[...] (U) SUGGESTED ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) DURING THEIR MAY 20 MEETING (REFTEL A REPORTS BULK OF CONVERSATION),MFA DIRECTOR FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ROCCO CANGELOSI TOLD PDAS RIES THAT FM FRATTINI PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE EU'S SUCCESSFUL "RECONSTRUCTING" OF THE GANG OF FOUR SE [...]
2003-05-27 16:20:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT NATO ESDP
03ROME2327ITALIAN MFA ON CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MAY 14 DISCUSSION ON THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, MFA DIRECTOR FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02327 01 OF 02 271651Z LEGAL AFFAIRS, GUISEPPE BUCCINO, TOLD EMBASSY POLOFF THAT A TREATY SIGNING CEREMONY DURING THE ITALIAN [...]
2003-05-27 16:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT PREL
03ROME2646FM FRATTINI ON THE MEPP, IRAQ, AND TRANSATLANTIC
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 11, FM FRATTINI GAVE A SPEECH ENTITLED "NEW SCENARIOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THE PERSIAN GULF, AND TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS" AT THE CENTER FOR DEFENSE STUDIES IN ROME. HE URGED THE ISRAELIS AND THE PALESTINIANS TO SEIZE THE MOMENTUM OF THE AQABA SUMMIT, STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF [...]
2003-06-11 16:12:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IT IS KPAL IZ EU
03ROME2763LIBYAN REFERENCE IN US-EU PROLIFERATION STATEMENT
[...] THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR NP. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) THE BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT BELIEVES QADAFFI HAS "CHOSEN THE PATH OF REINTEGRATION" INTO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND WAS TAKING IMPORTANT STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION, THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, [...]
2003-06-18 15:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IT LY EU EUN
03ROME289GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]
2003-01-24 14:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT
03ROME291FURTHER GOI VIEWS ON GAERC DISCUSSION OF IRAQ
[...] (C) ON JANUARY 24, WE DELIVERED POINTS ON IRAQ DEBATE AT JANUARY 27 GAERC TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS GIANCARLO ARAGONA. ARAGONA TOLD DCM THAT THE GOI CONCURRED WITH THE USG VIEW THAT THE EU SHOULD NOT ISSUE A COMMON STATEMENT ON IRAQ AT THIS TIME. CONSENSUS AT THE GAE [...]
2003-01-24 16:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EU IZ IT EUN
03ROME3029BERLUSCONI, THE ITALIAN JUDICIARY AND EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: On the cusp of Italy's EU presidency, the Berlusconi government's agenda has been eclipsed publicly by the Prime Minister's renewed rhetorical assaults on the Italian judiciary (septel addresses the furor caused by Berlusconi's offensive outburst in the European Parliament July 2 [...]
2003-07-03 10:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EU IT EUN
03ROME3162US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5,
[...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia),Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...]
2003-07-11 09:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME3200CODEL HYDE DISCUSSIONS ON ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini and Members of the Italian Parliament told CODEL Hyde that improving the transatlantic relationship was a priority for the Italian EU Presidency. Fini said that the GOI recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices America has made to preserv [...]
2003-07-14 12:46:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU IT EUN
03ROME3212 WFP/LIBERIA'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLANS
[...] Per ref A, US Mission queried WFP's Deputy Director for West Africa Arnold Verken who described both present and planned World Food Program operational steps which are described below. WFP is in the process of chartering a supply ship to be used as a mobile floating office off the coast of Mo [...]
2003-07-14 15:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN
03ROME3214MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT OF ITALY AS
[...] (C) Summary: Italy has identified the MidEast Peace Process as among its top foreign policy priorities during its EU Presidency (July-December 2003). PM Berlusconi has consciously upgraded Italy's relations with Israel to balance its traditional close ties to the Palestinians and make the GOI [...]
2003-07-14 17:00:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
03ROME3368U.S.-EU TROIKA POLITIAL DIRECTORS - PRODUCTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Jones had broad, frank and productive discussions at the U.S.-EU Troika Political Directors meeting, chaired by Italian MFA POLDIR Giancarlo Aragona in Rome on July 18. Both sides agreed on the need for strengthened and complementary U.S.-EU and EU-NATO security relations un [...]
2003-07-24 09:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT EUN
03ROME3382ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY ON AUGUST 29 ESDP MEETING
[...] (C) ON JULY 23, MFA CFSP COORDINATOR AND EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT SANDRO DEBERNARDIN BRIEFED POLOFF ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUGUST 29 ESDP MEETING DISCUSSED REFTELS. THERE HAD BEEN SOME THOUGHT TO HOLDING THE MEETING AT MINISTERS, LEVEL, AND THAT IS STILL A POSSIBILITY, BUT IT IS MORE LIKE [...]
2003-07-24 15:42:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL EU IT NATO ESDP
03ROME3388EUR A/S JONES DISCUSSIONS WITH PM DIP ADVISOR
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-25 11:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU IT EUN
03ROME341 WFP FOOD AID - A "FIRST CUT" ON FUTURE WFP
[...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) PRESENTED "NOTES FOR A CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC ISSUES" IN ROME ON JANUARY 14, 2003. WFP REITERATED ITS INTENT TO INTENSIFY ITS FOCUS IN COUNTRIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED - WHICH IT DEFINED AS THOSE WITH A PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDI) OF LESS THAN USD 885 A [...]
2003-01-29 14:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME3608WOMAN DIES OF MAD COW IN ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: MAD COW DISEASE RETURNED TO ITALIAN NEWSPAPERS WITH THE DEATH OF A YOUNG SICILIAN WOMAN WHO SUCCUMBED TO VARIANT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (VCJD) AUGUST 6. THIS IS ITALY'S FIRST CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM CONFIRMED DEATH FROM THE DISEASE. STATEMENTS FROM TH [...]
2003-08-08 15:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU IT EUN
03ROME3625 TUFTS UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP, FAO
[...] In March, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios dispatched a team from Tufts University's Feinstein International Famine Center to Ethiopia to review early warning systems related to food security issues. On July 17 and 18, three team members brie [...]
2003-08-11 15:19:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN FAO
03ROME3700URGING HIGH LEVEL ITALIAN/EU PRESIDENCY ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) ON AUGUST 14 THE ACTING (NORMALLY DEPUTY) DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE MFA'S BUREAU FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, FRANCESCO BASCONE, TOLD CHARGE THAT ITALY SHARED USG CONCERNS (REFTEL) OVER THE SLOW PACE OF PROGRESS TO REMOVE RUSSIAN TROOPS AND ARMS FROM MOLDOVA AND TO REACH A FINAL POLITICAL SETTLEMENT [...]
2003-08-14 13:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EU IT MD OSCE
03ROME3825HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: ITALIANS EQUALLY
[...] (C) THE ITALIAN MFA SHARED OUR PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD THIS YEAR, HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE DIRECTOR CALVETTA TOLD US AUGUST 21 (CHINA OFFICE DIRECTOR AND STAFF ARE STILL ON VACATION). SOME OTHER EU MEMBER-STATES WERE STILL WEARING ROSE-TINTED SHADES, AND IT WAS TOO SO [...]
2003-08-22 15:45:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM IT EU UNHRC
03ROME395WTO VIEWS ON BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DIRECTOR GENERAL PANITCHPAKDI IN WHICH PANITCHPAKDI IS ASKED TO PROVIDE VIEWS ON THE HOW WFP SHOULD HANDLE BIOTECH ENGINEERED [...]
2003-01-31 16:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID
03ROME4056 WFP EMERGENCY (EMOP) FOR NIGERIAN REFUGEES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-08 09:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF EU UN
03ROME4135 WFP EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR CAR REFUGEES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2003-09-11 06:56:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF EU UN
03ROME4158Ambassador Tony P. Hall in Albania meets regional
[...] US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Tony Hall, visited Albania from August 22-26, 2003. He came at the invitation of Members of the Albanian Parliament and the European regional office of the World Food Program. He participated in the first "Balkan Gathering" with Alb [...]
2003-09-11 14:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR AL EU WFP UN
03ROME4186EU WILL NOT TABLE AN IRAN RESOLUTION AT THE UNGA
[...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 11, POLOFFS MET WITH MFA GULF COUNTRIES OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUIGI MACCOTTA, TO CONSULT ON THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE IRAN RESOLUTION (REF C). POLOFF ALSO LEFT POINTS WITH THE MFA'S HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE, WHOSE OFFICIALS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. MACCOTTA STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE E [...]
2003-09-12 16:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IR EU IT UNHRC EUN
03ROME4460ARTICLE 98/ITALY: NO CHANGE IN ROME'S POSITION
[...] (C) DURING A SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING DEVOTED TO OTHER ISSUES, POL MC RAISED THE ISSUE OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS WITH CLAUDIO PAGE 02 ROME 04460 291757Z BISOGNIERO, DEPUTY TO MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ARAGONA. NOTING THE SCHEDULED OCTOBER 1 MEETING BETWEEN UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON AND ARAGO [...]
2003-09-29 17:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT MARR PHUM PREL EUN
03ROME454EU CONVENTION VICE PRESIDENT AMATO ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON FEBRUARY 3, EU CONVENTION VICE PRESIDENT GIULIANO AMATO TOLD AMBASSADOR SEMBLER THAT WHILE HE WAS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE CHANCES OF APPROVING A CONSTITUTION BEFORE FORMAL ENLARGEMENT, MUCH WORK REMAINED. IT WAS STILL POSSIBLE THAT THE CONVENTION COULD HAVE A PRODUCT READY TO P [...]
2003-02-05 12:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT EUN
03ROME4614Ambassador Tony P. Hall in the Democratic Republic
[...] A team led by Ambassador Tony Hall visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 23-30 and found the country with the third largest population in sub- Saharan Africa struggling to contain a major humanitarian disaster. In 2003, some 2.7 million internally displaced will require intern [...]
2003-10-09 04:35:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU CF WFP UN
03ROME4642 STATUS REQUEST FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
[...] Summary Italy's biotech regime is subject to EU legislation. Italy is more restrictive than EU laws in some instances. With the exception of corn, banned under the Amato Decree, Italy follows EU policies on agricultural biotechnology. For seeds for planting, the absence of an EU agreed law [...]
2003-10-10 05:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EU IT EUN
03ROME4802CIVAIR BEHIND THE SCENES: GOI TAKES LONG VIEW OF
[...] (SBU) GOI officials, back from the first round of U.S.-EU Open Skies negotiations, are taking a long view of the process, since Italy believes it will be "years" before existing bilateral agreements are replaced by anything concrete from Brussels. Aldo Sansone, the Transportation Ministry's D [...]
2003-10-21 10:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EU IT EUN AVIATION FAA
03ROME490ITALY/MEPP: A READ OUT OF THE EU JANUARY COMEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE EU COMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS (COMEP) IN BRUSSELS, THE WORKING GROUPS DISCUSSED THE QUARTET'S ROADMAP AND FUTURE MONITORING MECHANISM, AND THE GREEK PRESIDENCY DISTRIBUTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL EU STATES OUR NON-PAPER ON THE OPERATION [...]
2003-02-06 15:32:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5567 ITALIAN BACKGROUND TO THE BT-11
[...] SUMMARY: THIS RESPONDS TO REFTEL AND EXPLAINS THE PROCESS OF GOI TECHNICAL REVIEW OF SYNGENTA'S BT11 BIOTECH SWEET CORN APPLICATION. THE GOI REQUESTED MORE TIME TO REVIEW AN OPINION OF THE BT11 APPLICATION. THE EU COMMISSION DENIED THE REQUEST. AS A RESULT, ITALY ABSTAINED. A GOI TECHNICAL [...]
2003-12-12 15:27:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO ETRD EU IT FAO
03ROME5684 LETTER TO MARTTI AHTISAARI, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO MARTTI AHTISAARI, UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, DATED DECEMBER 22, 2003, FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: "THE HONORABLE MARTTI AHTISAARI UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMA [...]
2003-12-22 16:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME589 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...]
2003-02-13 12:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME637 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...]
2003-02-14 20:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME638 APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND
[...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005),COVERING 6.0 [...]
2003-02-14 20:05:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN
03ROME643 WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 -
[...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS),VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...]
2003-02-18 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03ROME644 APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND
[...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005),COVERING 6.0 [...]
2003-02-18 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN
03ROME760AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ETHIOPIA - "IT'S EVEN
[...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL AND AA/DCHA ROGER WINTER VISITED ETHIOPIA FEBRUARY 15-21 AND FOUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. IN 2003, SOME 11.3 MILLION DROUGHT VICTIMS WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 1.4 MILL [...]
2003-02-24 15:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME81 USDA/FSA DISCUSSIONS WITH WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] KEY MEMBERS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) KANSAS CITY COMMODITY OFFICE TRAVELED TO ROME, ITALY, NOVEMBER 18-22, 2002, TO BRIEF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OFFICIALS ON USDA'S NEW FOOD AID REQUEST ENTRY SYSTEM (FARES) AND TRAIN SELECT MEMBERS OF WFP STAFF ON THE SYSTE [...]
2003-01-09 15:18:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN USDA
03ROME832 LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR
[...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MALLOCH BROWN AND UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL BELLAMY DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: THE HONORABLE KENZO OSHIMA, U/SYG, UN OFFICE FOR THE [...]
2003-02-27 15:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME86OSCE: GOI ON IMPROVING U.S./EU COORDINATION;
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE. DURING A CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00086 100733Z DISCUSSION ON TURKMENISTAN "MOSCOW MECHANISM" (SEE PARA 5),MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF U.S./EU COORDINATION ON OSCE ISSUES, AND O [...]
2003-01-10 07:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU IT TX OSCE
03ROME876THE LETHAL COMBINATION OF HUNGER AND HIV/AIDS IN
[...] WHILE VISITING FEBRUARY 15-21 IN ETHIOPIA (REPORTED REF A),IT BECAME CLEAR THAT FURTHER AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS NEEDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING THE INSIDIOUS POTENTIAL OF HIV/AIDS TO TURN DROUGHT CRISES INTO CATASTROPHE. END SUMMARY. ---------- BACKGROUND -- [...]
2003-03-04 07:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME896 IDLO PROPOSAL TO USAID FOR U.S. DOLLARS 2.25
[...] THE ROME-BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO) HAS SENT TO THE U.S. MISSION A PROPOSAL FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE PERIOD 2003-2005 REQUESTING USAID FUNDING OF U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 MILLION (U.S. 750,000/ANNUM). IDLO IS FUNDED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; USAID HAS PREVIOUSLY PROV [...]
2003-03-04 15:45:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID PREF EU EAGR IDLO UNAORC UN
03ROME931GOI DISAPPOINTED WITH DELAY IN EU TAKEOVER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 5, ITALIAN MFA DEPUTY HEAD OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO EXPRESSED SURPRISE TO POLMIN AT THE US INTERVENTION (REF A) DURING THAT MORNING'S NAC IN BRUSSELS DEALING WITH THE EU'S PROPOSED TAKEOVER OF OPERATION ALLIED HARMONY. RATHER THAN FULLY CONCURRING WIT [...]
2003-03-06 17:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU MARR MK PREL NATO EUN
03SANAA2754INVITATION FOR USG PARTICIPATION IN JANUARY 2004
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: In an 11/18 meeting with Charge, FM Qirbi delivered a verbal invitation for &high-level8 USG participation in an international conference to take place in Yemen 10-12 January 2004. Shura Council Member Mohamed al-Tayeb, who will head ROYG preparations, provided background [...]
2003-11-21 07:57:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PREL EU YM ICC HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03THEHAGUE1595DUTCH CANDIDATE FOR EU MIDDLE EAST ENVOY
[...] (U) Noting that Marcel Kurpershoek is one of two finalists to replace Angel Moratinos, we want to share our impressions and some biographic details. Kurpershoek currently is resident in Pakistan, where he serves as Dutch ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Taji [...]
2003-06-20 12:09:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL EU IS NL PK
03THEHAGUE1739DUTCH PM BALKENDE OUTLINES AGENDA
[...] (C) On June 30, Amb Sobel and Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkende discussed their objectives. The Prime Minister listed three issues on which he personally wanted to lead his new government: values, innovation, and the 2004 EU presidency. In the Fall, the PM will begin traveling to capitals to prepa [...]
2003-07-08 11:14:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EU MARR NL PREL PTER
03THEHAGUE2171DUTCH SUPPORT EU RESOLUTION ON IRAN DURING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2003-08-28 09:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL IR EU NL UNHRC
03THEHAGUE2227DUTCH THOUGHTS ON EU GYMNICH MEETING
[...] (C) We spoke with working-level contacts about Gymnich while the FM was in Washington. According to contacts, the Dutch will push EU counterparts at Gymnich for an EU designation of HAMAS (ref B) and greater international support for the transition phase in Iraq. The Dutch will also query E [...]
2003-09-04 13:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2310DUTCH MFA ON GYMNICH, MEPP, AND IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff met with MFA Director for Political Affairs Jaap Werner and Deputy Director Joop Wijnands on September 9 to discuss the results of the September 5-6 EU Foreign Ministers Gymnich meeting. Werner termed the September 2-3 visit of PM Balkenende and FM de Hoop Sch [...]
2003-09-15 13:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEU PREL NL UNHRC OSCE
03THEHAGUE2612DUTCH FM-DESIGNATE SAYS TIES TO U.S. A TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) On October 10, FM-designee Ben Bot met with Amb. Sobel. Bot said he is committed to building upon the strong U.S.-Netherlands foundation that FM de Hoop Scheffer and PM Balkenende have set, including using the 2004 Dutch EU presidency to strengthen transatlantic relations. He expressed [...]
2003-10-10 15:25:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEU IZ NL PREL
03THEHAGUE2636DUTCH PRIME MINISTER VISITS TURKEY
[...] This is an action request for EUR/SCC Tom Weston. Please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Prime Minister Balkenende traveled to Istanbul and Ankara October 7-9 to discuss developments in Turkey's EU accession bid and Cyprus. Despite Turkish pleas, the Dutch made no promises on Turkey's EU c [...]
2003-10-16 11:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TK NL
03THEHAGUE2733KLM CEO SAYS 'BREAKTHROUGH' MERGER TO SPUR MORE
[...] (C) KLM's "breakthrough" merger with Air France sets a precedent that will spur further consolidation within the airline industry, KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk told the Ambassador in an October 9 meeting. Van Wijk likened the pact to the Netherlands' first-ever Open Skies agreement with [...]
2003-10-30 10:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAIR EU NL
03THEHAGUE2931IAEA/IRAN: REVISED LANGUAGE DELIVERED TO DUTCH MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-21 15:44:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM MNUC EU IR NL IAEA
03THEHAGUE2982IRAQI TRAVEL DOCUMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2003-11-28 14:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU NL PREF PREL
03THEHAGUE3067EU COUNCIL PUTS DUTCH IN AWKWARD POSITION
[...] (C) Dutch Politic... 12703 2003-12-15 03THEHAGUE3067 Embassy The Hague CONFIDENTIAL C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 003067 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/14/2013 TAGS: EU NL PREL SUBJECT: EU COUNCIL PUTS DUTCH IN AWKWARD POSITION Classified By: AMBASSADOR CLIFFORD SOBEL FOR REASON [...]
2003-12-15 14:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEU NL PREL
03ZAGREB1365MESIC SPEECH AT EMBASSY OPENING FAILS TO BOOST
[...] (C) On June 13, President Mesic attended the ceremonial opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Zagreb. The Ambassador used the festive occasion to declare that the imposing, state-of-the art chancery is a concrete example of the United States' long-term commitment to Croatia. Rather than use his [...]
2003-06-13 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU HR
03ZAGREB1587PRODI IN CROATIA: ENCOURAGEMENT FOR EU BID AND
[...] On July 10, EC President Romano Prodi visited Croatia to present the Commission's membership "questionnaire" to PM Racan. In meetings with President Mesic, PM Racan's Cabinet and an address to the Croatian parliament as well as in meetings with religious leaders and opposition parties, Prodi [...]
2003-07-11 13:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU HR
03ZAGREB1660POLITICS, POLITICS: AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON
[...] (C) The opposition-leading HDZ party will remain strong after parliamentary elections this November, but it will not be able to form a government; Croatia's next coalition government will be largely similar to the current lineup of parties, Parliament Speaker Zlatko Tomcic confidently predict [...]
2003-07-23 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU HR NATO
04AMMAN8013MORE ON EU SUPPORT FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION,
[...] (C) European Commission (EC) Iraq Delegation chief Ana Gallo Alvarez provided additional information to us on planned EU support for Iraq reconstruction and elections (ref A) during a meeting in Amman on September 21. According to Alvarez (who resides in Amman pending improvement in the secu [...]
2004-09-27 08:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID JO IZ EU
04ANKARA2403CYPRUS NEXT STEPS: GOT POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman April 28. He undertook to convey them to all other MFA officials involved on Cyprus before SRSG DeSoto's arrival in Ankara. In addition to meetings with MFA officials, DeSoto will meet with PM Erdogan and FM Gul. [...]
2004-04-29 08:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY ECON ETRD EU PREL TU
04ANKARA2441STICKER SHOCK: 50 BILLION EURO PRICE TAG TO BRING
[...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Representation in Ankara is pressing forward with pre-accession assistance of Euro 250 million in 2004, rising to Euro 1.4 billion in 2011, if accession negotiations are on track. However, in one sector, the environment, the cost to bring Turkey up to E [...]
2004-04-30 10:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN EU SENV TU
04ANKARA4133DAS KENNEDY: DISCUSSIONS ON IRAQ, CYPRUS, AND EU
[...] (C) Summary: In July 20/21 Ankara meetings at the Turkish MFA and General Secretariat for EU Affairs, EUR/DAS Laura Kennedy solicited evaluations of 1) Turkey's prospects for a definite date to begin EU accession negotiations; 2) steps forward in the wake of the Greek Cypriot rejection of the [...]
2004-07-27 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA TU CY IZ EU
04ANKARA6207SCENESETTER: AMBASSADOR SCHNABEL'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey provides an excellent opportunity to assure the Turks that the U.S. continues to support Turkey's EU candidacy. Some elements in Turkey view the U.S. and EU as rival power blocs, and question why the U.S. would want Turkey in the EU. By highlighting areas o [...]
2004-11-02 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU TU
04ANKARA6368DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) On November 10 we presented reftel A demarche to Turkish MFA Eastern Europe Political Officer Yavuz Evirgen, noting that we had demarched the MFA on Ukrainian elections as recently as October 14. Evirgen replied that Turkey had sent ten observers, five members of Parliament and five Turk [...]
2004-11-10 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EU UP TU
04ANKARA6489EUR DAS LAURA KENNEDY MEETS TURKISH OFFICIALS TO
[...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Laura Kennedy visited Ankara November 11-12 to discuss with Turkish officials the December 17 European Council decision on starting accession negotiations with Turkey. Kennedy met with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mehmet Dulger, MFA Deputy U/S for EU A [...]
2004-11-19 15:34:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN EU PGOV PREL TU
04ANKARA6627DCM URGES CONTINUED EU PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: The DCM November 26 urged MFA officials to look for ways to bolster Turkey's EU candidacy in the run-up to the December Summit. With opposition to Turkish membership building in Europe, the GOT should strengthen its position by pursuing reforms. Signing a protocol extending its [...]
2004-11-30 09:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU TU
04ANKARA6628AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARCHON VISIT, GREEK ORTHODOX
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador told MFA U/S Tuygan on November 26 that the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, a New York-based Greek Orthodox group, are visiting Ankara to discuss religious freedom with the GOT as part of a pilgrimage involving the transfer of relics from the Vatican to the [...]
2004-11-30 09:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
04BOGOTA1318DAS DESHAZO'S MEETING WITH FM BARCO
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on February 6, WHA DAS Peter DeShazo and FM Carolina Barco discussed paramilitary demobilization and the OAS resolution on its verification mission, Colombia-Venezuela relations, and President Uribe's February 8-14 visit to Europe. End Summary. 2. (U) At the Fe [...]
2004-02-09 19:27:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PHUM CO VE EU
04BOGOTA1356URIBE'S MEETING WITH INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wood and visiting U.S. inter-agency delegation met with President Uribe and FM Barco on February 4. Reftel details the portion of the meeting devoted to paramilitary demobilization and extradition issues. Barco expressed guarded optimism regarding the OAS vote on Se [...]
2004-02-10 15:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PHUM PTER SNAR CO EU
04BRATISLAVA1011WIDE SUPPORT FOR EU ACCESSION TALKS WITH TURKEY
[...] (U) Summary. The vast majority of Slovak political parties have expressed support for beginning EU-accession talks with Turkey. However, they caution that beginning talks is not a guarantee of support for joining the EU; Turkey must fully meet all the political and economic requirements for [...]
2004-11-05 16:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU UP LO
04BRATISLAVA1076SLOVAKIA SEEKS "BALANCED" EU POSITION ON CROATIA
[...] (C) POLEC Chief delivered reftel demarche to the MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on November 30. Rehak said the MFA had sent its delegation in Brussels "a different instruction" on November 29. Slovakia thinks the draft language being circulated on ICTY conditionality is "too strong [...]
2004-11-30 14:15:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KAWC EU HR LO ICTY
04BRATISLAVA197EU ENLARGEMENT AND WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
[...] The following is post's submission of updated GPA information for Slovakia, per reftel, under Directive 93/37. 2. The procuring entity (contracting authority) is defined in Art. 4, of Act No. 523/2003, as: a) the Slovak Republic represented by a state administration body, a body or an a [...]
2004-02-27 17:25:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PREL LO EU WTO
04BRATISLAVA266EUROPEAN COMMISSION CUSTOMS REGIME
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REFTEL. 2. SLOVAKIA'S CUSTOMS LEGISLATION IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH EU LEGISLATION EXCEPT FOR SOME PROVISIONS ON DRUG PRECURSORS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NON-ALIGNED PROVISIONS WILL TAKE PLACE UPON ACCESSION, MAY 1 WHEN THE EUROPEAN [...]
2004-03-22 16:48:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EU EFIN LO WTO USTR
04BRATISLAVA294Bratislava II: A Carrot for Balkans and Caucasus
[...] Introduction: Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda hosted a conference March 19 under the banner "Towards A Wider Europe: The New Agenda." With most Visegrad-4 and Vilnius- 10 countries moments away from full membership in both NATO and the EU, the conference focused on how to expand the process [...]
2004-03-25 16:53:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU LO NATO
04BRATISLAVA602EU RICE IMPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-06-18 15:13:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU LO
04BRATISLAVA896SLOVAKIA STILL UNDECIDED ON TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP,
[...] (C) DCM raised reftel message on Turkey's EU accession with MFA State Secretary Ivan Korcok, MFA Acting General Director for European Affairs Frantisek Ruzicka, and Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Milan Jezovica on September 28 and 29. Ruzicka said Slovakia was supportive in prin [...]
2004-09-29 14:34:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL EU TU LO
04BRATISLAVA909SLOVAK PARTIES AGAINST TURKISH EU ACCESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two parties from Slovakia's four-party ruling coalition have voiced strong reservations about setting a firm date for Turkey to begin EU accession talks. On September 30, Speaker of the Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky of the Christian-Democratic Movement (KDH) said he saw "many reas [...]
2004-10-05 14:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU LO
04BRATISLAVA923GAERC ISSUES: CODE OF CONDUCT STRONG ENOUGH;
[...] (C) In response to points raised from ref A, MFA European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak on October 6 told polec chief that the EU was strengthening the code of conduct regarding arms sales to make it more effective than in the past. He said member states were confident that it would suffice to [...]
2004-10-08 07:43:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH LY TU EU LO
04BRUSSELS139CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: JANUARY 2004
[...] This cable contains an action request. See para. 8. 2. Summary. During its January 9 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group reviewed regional reports from the Baltic states (Norway),Central Europe (Netherlands),Northern Africa (Spain),Africa - apart from North Africa (Franc [...]
2004-01-14 06:47:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EU KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS1749SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 26 INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE
[...] Summary and introduction. The inaugural meeting of the high level dialogue on transportation, border and infrastructure security (TBIS) on April 26 is an important opportunity to break through the bureaucratic logjams between various EU components that have severely complicated efforts to ad [...]
2004-04-22 12:14:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA EAIR ECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS2589SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 25 VISIT OF DHS DEPUTY
[...] Summary: You are coming to Brussels during a time of transition in the European Union as it absorbs 10 new member states and moves towards a new Parliament, new Commissioners and possibly a new Constitutional Treaty. At the same time, the EU is in the waning days of the Irish Presidency, an [...]
2004-06-17 13:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4536EUROPOL - FEELING ITS WAY FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. During their recent visits to The Hague, DHS Secretary Ridge and AG Ashcroft announced the assignment of an FBI agent to Europol's reconstituted task force on counter terrorism and a Secret Service agent for counterfeiting. This strengthened U.S. law enforcement liaison sugge [...]
2004-10-21 08:59:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4677DRUGS TROIKA DISCUSSES EU DRUGS STRATEGY,
[...] (U) Summary. The annual U.S.-EU Drugs Troika was held October 25 in Brussels. INL DAS Jonathan Farrar had wide-ranging discussions on trends in cocaine, heroin and synthetics production and trafficking. The USAID Office Director of South America Affairs gave a detailed presentation on U.S. [...]
2004-10-29 13:46:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF BL CO EU KCRM SNAR XM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04COLOMBO1362 EU AND JAPAN TALK TOUGH TO TIGERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU troika and the Japanese ambassador both delivered tough messages to LTTE political chief Thamilchelvan on killings, child soldiers and a rapid return to the peace table. Thamilchelvan told all that the LTTE is committed to a federal solution in accordance with the Oslo dec [...]
2004-08-18 11:31:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO150 In January 23 Tokyo followup meeting, Donors
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi hosted a second followup meeting to the June 2003 Tokyo donors conference. The first session of the meeting was attended by Colombo-based diplomats and local heads of multilateral organizations (WB, IMF, UN). Representatives [...]
2004-01-26 12:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO154 February Co-Chairs Meeting: Where We Go From
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG-hosted February 17 Tokyo co- chairs meeting in Washington comes at an appropriate time. Cohabitation between the President and the Prime Minister remains highly stressful which unfortunately means that a possible return to the peace table has been pushed down the road. [...]
2004-01-27 10:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CE JA NO EU LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO155 In readout, Japanese Ambassador sees visit by
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, Japanese Ambassador Suda provided Ambassador Lunstead and the other local co-chairs of the Tokyo process with a readout of Special Envoy Akashi's recent visit to Sri Lanka. In Akashi's meeting with the LTTE, the group requested that more be done to funnel aid to [...]
2004-01-27 11:11:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO226 Sri Lanka: PM appears relaxed about elections;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead met with Prime Minister Wickremesinghe late February 9. The PM appeared relaxed regarding the just announced parliamentary elections scheduled to take place April 2. He said he had always expected President Kumaratunga to go for elections and he predicted th [...]
2004-02-10 10:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CE JA NO EU
04COLOMBO271 Washington donor Co-chairs meeting reaps
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the February 17 Sri Lanka donor Co-chairs meeting hosted by the Deputy Secretary in Washington is just beginning to flow in. SIPDIS Most local press reaction, thus far, has been straightforward reporting of the Department's press statement with little commen [...]
2004-02-19 09:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPAO CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO72 Donors find agreement over Akashi visit
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tokyo Co-chairs and the larger donor group both agreed that the Akashi visit should include an informal meeting with the donors only, followed by a meeting with GSL -- and LTTE, if they would come. Meetings will be low-key, with no communique or press release. Akashi wil [...]
2004-01-14 10:00:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CE NO EU JA LTTE
04COLOMBO870 Sri Lanka: Upcoming meeting of the Co-Chairs
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, the four Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, the U.S., and EU) of the Tokyo Process are scheduled to meet in Brussels. The meeting is an important one and will build on recent visits to Sri Lanka by the Norwegian facilitators, GoJ Special Envoy Akashi, and SA A/S Rocca. Recen [...]
2004-05-25 10:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID PGOV CE JA NO EU IN LTTE
04COLOMBO911 Co-chairs meeting in Brussels receives a
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local reaction to the Sri Lanka donor co-chairs meeting held in Brussels on June 1 has been largely positive. Embassy interlocutors were appreciative of the international community's sustained support for the peace process. Media coverage has been light so far and focused on t [...]
2004-06-03 10:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO915 Co-Chairs' June 1 statement stirs up more
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Kadirgamar told Ambassador that the Co-Chairs' Brussels statement could be seen as a "threat" to the GSL. In the Wanni, the LTTE rejected a World Bank proposal for a mechanism to deliver development funds for the north/east. The Co- Chairs' statement clearly p [...]
2004-06-04 05:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04DUBLIN1163EXCHANGE OF LETTERS WITH EC ON "MIXITY" ISSUE IN
[...] On August 4, Embassy provided reftel's referenced letters on "mixity" to Kevin Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Political Division Counselor, and Frank Flood, DFA's EU Division Deputy Director. Both said that they would forward the correspondence to James Kingston, DFA Deputy Lega [...]
2004-08-05 12:35:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEU KTIA EAIR
04DUBLIN1331EU/IRELAND: FORMER IRISH PM BRUTON APPOINTED NEXT
[...] On September 9, Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and current member of the Irish Parliament John Bruton was appointed EU Ambassador to the US. He is the first EU ambassador to the US to be chosen since the European Commission's decision to give the appointment to a political heavyweight in [...]
2004-09-09 16:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU PINR
04DUBLIN1579IRELAND/EU: UNSYG ANNAN RENEWS CALL FOR UN-EU
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 speech in Dublin, UNSYG Kofi Annan called for effective multilateralism to address global challenges and, in particular, increased UN-EU cooperation on crisis management. He welcomed the EU battlegroup initiative as a potential model for UN-EU collaboration on c [...]
2004-10-19 06:57:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEU MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL UN
04DUBLIN1644IRELAND SUPPORTS EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 16:04:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU
04DUBLIN1672SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Irish Government and Embassy Dublin warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Dublin. Past and present Irish policy-makers look forward to substantive discussion with you on the dramatic transformation of Ireland's economy. I am planning a dinner in your honor that will inclu [...]
2004-11-09 15:48:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1717SECRETARY SNOW,S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER AHERN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow met with Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern. PM Ahern: -- Urged U.S. reengagement in the Middle East Peace Process, which Europe viewed as the world,s most pressing issue; -- Expressed concern about the ability of t [...]
2004-11-24 16:22:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1719SECRETARY SNOW,S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ARCHITECTS
[...] (C) Summary: The November 14-15 visit of U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow was an opportunity for discussion on SIPDIS the "secrets" of Ireland,s success with policy-makers and businessmen who were the architects of Ireland,s Celtic Tiger economy. These key figures noted that while the [...]
2004-11-24 16:43:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1805IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BILATERAL TREATIES
[...] On December 1, Post delivered reftel talking points to Tony Joyce, Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment (DETE) Senior Trade Negotiator. Post noted that the United States and Ireland have a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, dating back to 1950, with a Protocol signed i [...]
2004-12-16 14:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN KTIA EINV ETRD EU
04DUBLIN886CIVAIR DEMARCHE ON US-EU AGREEMENT - IRELAND
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, pol/econ chief met on June 9 with Irish Civil Aviation Director General John Lumsden to discuss how to move forward the U.S.-EU air services agreement before the June 26 US-EU Summit. Lumsden noted that, following the excellent meeting last month in Ljubljana b [...]
2004-06-09 17:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR EU
04HANOI2795BURMA ADDRESSED IN LOW-SUBSTANCE ASEM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Predictions that ASEM-5 would be a talk shop lacking in substance proved for the most part accurate, but the Europeans successfully insisted on raising the Burma issue and including a reference to the political situation there in the Chairman's Statement. The event [...]
2004-10-13 09:51:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU PHUM BM VM ARF
04HANOI3417VIETNAM ENGAGES THIRD COUNTRIES ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has been actively engaging third countries in formal exchanges on human rights issues, including hosting the annual Canada-China-Norway human rights forum, carrying out a bilateral discussion on the death penalty with EU countries and conducting the bi-annual EU-Vietnam [...]
2004-12-29 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EU VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HELSINKI1442FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Tulla Yrjola, the Counselor for Ukraine in Finland's MFA on November 10. Yrjola confirmed that the two Finnish observers that worked with the OSCE during the first round of the Presidential Election in Ukraine would return for the second round. Yrjola sa [...]
2004-11-12 14:40:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EU UP FI
04HELSINKI1472ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]
2004-11-17 14:57:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALCASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1482FINNISH PM VANHANEN TELLS VISITING EUR A/S JONES,
[...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, visiting EUR A/S Jones reassured the Prime Minister of the importance the Bush Administration places on the transatlantic relationship, citing the President's references to outreach to Europe and the importance of both the EU and NA [...]
2004-11-19 08:16:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC ETRD EU PHUM PREL SMIG AF IZ TU FI RU
04HELSINKI1486FINLAND: NOVEMBER GAERC STRATEGY
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to officials at the MFA and to Jonna Partanen, Special Advisor on EU Affairs to Prime Minister Vanhanen. On November 19, Poloff received feedback from Leena Aalto, Counselor in the MFA's EU Affairs Division. Aalto's remarks were keyed to the issues cover [...]
2004-11-19 14:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EU TU FI
04HELSINKI1547FINLAND: VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 13-14 GAERC
[...] (U) We met with Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Kimmo Lahdevirta to discuss the agenda for next week's GAERC meeting and the European Council meeting to follow. Finnish views, by issue: 2. (C) China Arms Embargo: Lahdevirta said his understanding is that the EU has reached consensus on revisi [...]
2004-12-10 14:28:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC XF CH HR IR TU UP FI EUN EU GAERC
04LJUBLJANA646SLOVENIA: NEW CENTER FOR EU INTEGRATION ANNOUNCED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 08 July, GOS announced its intention to create a new center to assist EU aspirants, in particular Western Balkan hopefuls. Although it is still in the early stages of development, the European Commission and the World Bank have already expressed an interest in the project. E [...]
2004-07-09 13:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU SI
04LJUBLJANA726SLOVENIA: GoS APPROVES POTOCNIK'S EU COMMISSIONER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On 29 July, the GoS approved Janez Potocnik's nomination to serve as Slovenia's Commissioner in the EU. Potocnik has had great experience within the EU, having served as Slovenia's top accession negotiator and interim Commissioner. He is independent and can be considered a f [...]
2004-07-30 10:35:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR EU SI
04LONDON3070PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 17:47:00Embassy LondonSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO UK
04MADRID1836IMPLEMENTATION OF EU TRACEABILITY AND LABELING
[...] In response to reftel request for information on implementation and enforcement of the new EU Traceability and Labeling (T&L) for food and feed regulations, we talked to the Spanish Food Safety Agency, the Spanish Food and Beverage Federation and the Spanish Feed Compounders Association regard [...]
2004-05-20 09:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EU TBIO SP
04MADRID2903ANDALUSIAN FIRES RAVAGE 35,000 ACRES
[...] SUMMARY: Since July 27, forest fires have raged out of control and burned more than 35,000 acres in the Andalusian provinces of Huelva and Sevilla. Authorities have evacuated more than 1,160 people from the surrounding areas affected by the flames. The 2004 fire season may be one of the wor [...]
2004-07-29 16:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SENV PGOV EU SP
04MADRID2986SPAIN: "MIXITY" ISSUE IN GPS AGREEMENT
[...] On August 4, we passed reftel points and exchange of letters to Jesus Antonio Perez Blanco, Subdirector General for Airline Navigation Systems and Airports at the Ministry of Public Works. We also shared points with two MFA contacts: Emilio Fernandez-Castano, Director General of Internation [...]
2004-08-05 14:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EU SP
04MADRID3937SPAIN: APPROACH TO EU MEMBERS ON AID, TRADE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-07 14:40:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL EU TU CY SP
04MADRID4381SPAIN SUPPORTS TURKISH EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) Spain supports Turkish EU candidacy, a policy that has remained consistent through both the Popular Party administration of Jose Maria Aznar and the current Socialist administration of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. MFA EU Correspondent Luis Canovas del Castillo told Poloff November 15 t [...]
2004-11-16 11:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL EU TU SP
04MADRID4430SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN
[...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, 11/16 to encourage Spain's participation in the second round of presidential election in the Ukraine set for November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictions on Ukrainian officials w [...]
2004-11-19 11:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID4444SPAIN: RESPONSE TO SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN
[...] (C) Poloffs met with the MFA desk officer for Russia and Eastern European affairs, Marta Ruiz, November 16 to encourage Spain's participation in election monitoring during the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on November 21 and to hear GOS views on imposing visa restrictio [...]
2004-11-19 16:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EU SP
04MADRID649SPAIN AGAINST FULL WEOG PARTICIPATION FOR ISRAEL
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Inigo de Palacio, MFA Director of UN Affairs, on February 24. De Palacio stated that while Spain and the EU would support renewing Israel's WEOG New York membership in May, the EU's common policy is to "gi [...]
2004-02-25 15:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL IS EU AORC SP UN
04MADRID841Spanish Customs Administration
[...] This cable contains responses to reftel cable re: EU member state customs regimes. Responses are queued to questions listed in reftel para 6. We collected the information during routine visits with Customs and business contacts. A. CUSTOMS PROCEDURES The formal procedure is comprised of t [...]
2004-03-12 09:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SP ETRD EU WTO USTR
04MONTREAL1464 EU Additionality at ICAO: EC Efforts to obtain
[...] (U) Summary and action request. As Department is aware, for some time the European Union has been talking with high level officials of the International Civil Aviation Organization about its desire to have an enhanced and permanent presence at ICAO. Of 36 current Council members, 8 are from [...]
2004-11-12 20:01:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAIR EU ICAO
04OTTAWA3058CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Deputy Director for Eastern Europe Habib Massoud and Desk Officer Claude Demers November 12, the latter of whom recently returned from observing the first round of elections in Ukraine. Massoud thanked us for the points and commented that we are gen [...]
2004-11-15 13:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALCA EU PGOV PHUM PREL UP FAC
04OTTAWA3134U.S. VIEWS ON PROPOSED UN ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Richard Ballhorn, Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Nicole Ladouceur, Director General for International Affairs in the Department of the Environment. Ballhor [...]
2004-11-19 21:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEU IO SENV CA
04PARIS3123PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 17:18:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PINS IZ TU EU SY JO FR
04PARIS9160UKRAINE: FRENCH ON YUSHCHENKO VICTORY
[...] (U) MFA desk officer for Ukraine Benoit Fremont described French satisfaction that the re-run of the second round of the Ukrainian presidential election had been conducted freely and fairly. Fremont agreed that while there had been some problems with the balloting, the level of fraud had not [...]
2004-12-28 16:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU UP FR PL
04ROME2489ITALY - EU ARMS EMBARGO ON CHINA
[...] (C) We raised reftel points with senior Italian officials at meetings on June 23, 24 and 25. They acknowledged that there may be a gradually emerging EU consensus on lifting the EU China Arms Embargo, but said that there is no deadline and that the EU does not want to signal to Beijing that t [...]
2004-06-25 17:04:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM ETTC EU CH IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME2875ITALY WARNS AGAINST MARGINALIZATION OF THE EU IN
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA warned that US "acquiescence" in Israel's efforts to exclude the European Union from engagement in the peace process is undermining the EU's credibility in the region, which will impede progress on the Roadmap and serve to further the divide between the Israelis a [...]
2004-07-26 05:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IT EU UNGA
04ROME3125 ITALIAN AGRICULTURE: MIXED
[...] Summary. Reactions of Italian agricultural opinion leaders to the WTO framework agreement reached in Geneva July 31 were generally positive. The majority hold tenaciously to the hope that geographical indications should be addressed in the WTO. Government, farmers' organizations, political [...]
2004-08-12 14:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EU IT FAO
04ROME3832ALITALIA: RESTRUCTURING PLAN CLOSE TO APPROVAL
[...] (U) Summary: Alitalia, the Italian government, and labor unions are expected to sign a final agreement soon on the restructuring of Italy's flag carrier. The airline will be split into two companies, one to continue the core flight operations, the other to take over Alitalia's ground service [...]
2004-10-04 15:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELAB EU IT KPRV PGOV FAA AVIATION
04ROME4198ITALY: EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-02 09:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME4699ITALY: EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: ENCOURAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-13 12:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU CU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME563 ITALIAN BIOTECH POLICY
[...] SUMMARY. Italian biotech policy and policy-making appears to growing less transparent and more confused. The NK603 dossier is only the latest example. The Embassy believes it is unlikely that a Feb 17 GOI interagency meeting of technical experts will develop a consensus view. In our e [...]
2004-02-13 16:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO ETRD EU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
04ROME740 NEW FORM OF BSE DISCOVERED IN ITALY
[...] Summary. Researchers from several Italian institutions published, in the National Academy of Science, findings that they have identified a second type of mad cow brain- wasting disease, BASE. The U.S. press has given this story much more attention than the Italian press. Italian media report [...]
2004-02-27 06:57:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EU IT
04SANTODOMINGO473DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #18: UN, EU AND OAS REPS
[...] (SBU) Following is number 18 in our Dominican presidential election series: UN, EU and OAS Reps Engage Dominican Electoral Authorities A UN Mission, Soon - - - - - - - - - - UN Resident Representative Niky Fabiancic informed the Ambassador and poloff on January 12 that the UN El [...]
2004-01-23 23:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR PGOV EAID EU
04STATE89155PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION ADDRESSEES ARE TO DRAW FROM THE POINTS IN PARA 2-4, AS APPROPRIATE, WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS AT THE HIGHEST APPROPRIATE LEVELS TO SEEK THEIR HELP IN PREVENTING A PARTY CONGRESS IN IRAQ BY KONGRA-GEL, THE TERRORIST SUCCESSOR TO THE PKK. THE U.S. WILL DO ALL IT [...]
2004-04-22 00:48:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO
04TELAVIV1488FM SHALOM REVIEWS BUSY TRAVEL ITINERARY; BELIEVES
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Shalom told the Ambassador on March 8 that in recent discussions in London and Dublin the Europeans had conveyed a preference for GOI-PA negotiations in the context of the roadmap, as opposed to unilateral steps. UK PM Tony Blair reportedly expressed admiration [...]
2004-03-10 06:44:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER IS EG XF EU GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04THEHAGUE1524NETHERLANDS/TURKEY/EU: ERDOGAN GETS PRAISE BUT NO
[...] (C) Summary: As expected, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's June 16 visit to the Netherlands focused heavily on Turkey's EU accession bid. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende publicly and privately praised Turkey's reform efforts to date and assured Erdogan that negotiations on accession would be [...]
2004-06-18 14:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL TU EU NL
04THEHAGUE1670DUTCH EU PRESIDENCY: THE VIEW FROM THE HAGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Balancing Dutch, European, and transatlantic interests will be a challenge for the Dutch presidency, made more complicated by the demands of a 25 member EU, a new parliament and Commission, and the new constitutional treaty. A "successful" presidency is seen by PM Balkendende as [...]
2004-07-02 14:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU NL
04THEHAGUE1705 NETHERLANDS: RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH, AS CURRENT EU PRESIDENT, WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE A POLICY OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS. THE EU'S ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH SYRIA HAS BEEN FINALIZED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED DUE TO SYRIAN OBJECTIONS TO ITS NON- PROLIFERATI [...]
2004-07-08 11:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NL EU SY PHUM
04THEHAGUE1770DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER
[...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close to [...]
2004-07-15 13:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL EU IS UNGA
04THEHAGUE1823DUTCH/EU ON ARAB RESOLUTION ON ISRAELI SECURITY
[...] (C) On July 9, Ambassador Sobel discussed the anticipated ICJ decision on the Israeli Security Barrier with Hugo Siblesz, the Dutch MFA's Director General for Political Affairs (ref a). At that time, Siblesz said that while elements of the substance of the decision were expected to be close t [...]
2004-07-20 05:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL EU IS UNGA
04THEHAGUE1920CIVAIR: KLM SEES NO ECONOMIC RATIOANLE FOR
[...] (U) On July 29 Ambassador Sobel and econoff (note taker) met with KLM President and CEO Leo van Wijk. Ambassador Sobel asked van Wijk his thoughts on the failure to achieve a first-phase U.S.-EU air services agreement. The Ambassador also steered the conversation to Commissioner DePalacio [...]
2004-07-30 16:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAIR EU NL
04THEHAGUE2169GPS-GALILEO AGREEMENT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED -
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-31 13:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEU TSPA TSPL NL EUN
04THEHAGUE259DUTCH DISCUSS TRANSATLANTIC GOALS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary. MFA SecGen Frank Majoor and Pol Director Hugo Siblesz invited Ambassador, DCM, and other embassy officials to lunch January 23 to discuss the upcoming Dutch EU presidency. The Dutch hope to work with the U.S. to elaborate cooperation in the area of peace and security, particular [...]
2004-02-02 11:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU NL MEPP
04THEHAGUE2605NETHERLANDS/EU/CHINA: EU "CAUTIOUS" ON LIFTING
[...] (C) Summary: According to Dutch FM Bot, the EU is moving "cautiously" with regard to the issue of lifting the China arms embargo. Although there is no strong opposition to lifting the embargo, several members feel more time is needed before making that decision. Bot would prefer not to have [...]
2004-10-12 14:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR ETTC CH NL EU
04THEHAGUE2676NETHERLANDS/EU/ASEM: EU CONDEMNS BURMESE HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dutch MFA contacts have expressed relief that the October 7-9 ASEM summit in Hanoi proceeded smoothly. After months of negotiating the related issues of Burmese participation and EU sanctions, the summit itself was relatively "boring," according to one interlocutor. Only EU r [...]
2004-10-15 14:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PHUM BM VM NL ARF
04THEHAGUE281DUTCH FM BOT'S VISIT TO THE U.S.
[...] (C) I just spoke with Ben Bot and found him well-prepared for his February 9 visit to Washington. He plans to ask how he personally can contribute to improved transatlantic relations. As he has said in press interviews, other European leaders are counting on him to help mend fences between the Euro [...]
2004-02-04 12:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAF EU IZ NL PGOV PREL SNAR TU XA XF XH NATO
04THEHAGUE287Dutch policy on Burma
[...] Summary: In a January 28 response to questions from Parliament, Foreign Minister Bot outlined Dutch policy on Burma. For reasons of effectiveness, the GoNL believes that the EU as a whole, and not bilateral Dutch efforts, should take the lead in advancing the improvement of the political and h [...]
2004-02-04 16:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM EU BM NL
04THEHAGUE3233DUTCH SUGGEST INFORMAL MULTILATERAL TALKS ON
[...] Summary: In his capacity as Minister of Environment, Pieter van Geel met with senior USG officials in Washington (November 15) to discuss post-Kyoto climate change strategy. He gave the ambassador a readout of his meetings December 6. Though the Kyoto Protocol will be in effect until 2012, s [...]
2004-12-09 17:49:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG PREL NL EU
04THEHAGUE3302ITER: DUTCH HOPE TO MAINTAIN TALKS' MOMENTUM,
[...] (U) On December 20 econ counselor and econ off delivered reftel demarche letter and talking points to Pim Fenger, Denise Heiligers and Joost Teverne, ITER policy advisors to Dutch Minister for Science van der Hoeven. 2. (C) Fenger and Teverne stressed that the talks were at a critical momen [...]
2004-12-20 16:25:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL TRGY NL EU
04THEHAGUE507ISRAEL/WEOG: DUTCH ANTICIPATE STATUS QUO
[...] (C) The GoNL favors renewing Israel's WEOG membership in New York; however, it is unlikely to agree to enhancing Israeli participation in other UN fora. PolOff met with Pieter Ramaer, head of the MFA's UN Political and Judicial Office, on February 27. Ramaer stated that neither the GoNL nor [...]
2004-02-27 14:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IS EU NL UN
04VATICAN1164VATICAN OPEN TO TURKEY'S EU BID
[...] (C) HOLY SEE COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR TURKEY JAN PAWLOWSKI REAFFIRMED MARCH 5 THE VATICAN'S OPENNESS TO TURKISH EU MEMBERSHIP, DESPITE THE IMPRESSION OF OPPOSITION GENERATED BY THE HOLY SEE'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO INTERJECT A REFERENCE TO EUROPE'S CHRISTIAN ROOTS IN THE EU CONSTITUTION. NEVERTHELES [...]
2004-03-23 17:26:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALEU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
04VATICAN252The Pope's Europe: Whole, Free and Faithful
[...] (U) From the start of his Pontificate, Pope John Paul II has had a clear vision of Europe as a continent united, free, and faithful. As an inspirational symbol for the Polish nation and a formidable voice for freedom, the Pope played an essential role in overcoming Europe's political division [...]
2004-01-23 16:33:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EU VT
04VATICAN2767HAITI: HOLY SEE AWAITS NEW NUNCIO
[...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Haiti Monsignor Giorgio Lingua told us July 15 the Vatican was eager for new Papal Nuncio (Ambassador) Mario Giordano to take the reins in Port au Prince. Giordano was just ordained an archbishop and is due to begin work in Haiti "any day now." Lingua was [...]
2004-07-16 04:38:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU EAID EFIN ETRD EU HA PHUM PREL VT
04VATICAN3196VATICAN STILL OPEN TO TURKEY’S EU BID
[...] (C) Acting Holy See Foreign Minister Parolin reaffirmed August 18 that the Holy See remained open to Turkish EU membership, notwithstanding recent critical comments by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Parolin emphasized that the Holy See's position on Turkish membership in the EU had not changed from the [...]
2004-08-18 16:27:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALEU PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
04VILNIUS1194LITHUANIA SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding support for Turkey's EU membership and provided non-paper on Turkey's progress on Copenhagen criteria to the MFA's Jurgita Apanaviciute on September 27. Apanaviciute, who is responsible for enlargement issues within the MFA's European Union Department, [...]
2004-09-30 12:58:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN EU TU LH
04ZAGREB1836IMPLEMENTATION OF IP MOU STALLS: EC NOT THE
[...] (SBU) The GOC has not yet taken action on legislative changes need to implement and bring into force the Intellectual Property MOU, finally ratified in March, despite Ministerial-level reassurances in September. European Commission officials have raised open-ended questions about the MOU in m [...]
2004-10-21 10:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD EU HR
04ZAGREB2004EU INTEGRATION MINISTER HELPS AVERT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-18 10:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EU HR
05ADANA185PKK VIOLENCE IN SE TURKEY CONTINUES DESPITE TURKEY, EU FIRST
[...] (SBU) The number of incidents of PKK-related violence in the southeast has shown no sign of decreasing since the October 3 milestone beginning discussions on Turkey's EU accession. At the same time, it does not appear that the GOT has made any changes in its approach of using security forces a [...]
2005-10-17 13:24:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PKK ADANA EU
05ALGIERS2247IRAN RELATED BRIEFING
[...] (S) Ambassador called on Energy Minister Chakib Khelil November 7 to deliver reftel talking points and introduce SIMO, who presented a sensitive briefing on Iranian nuclear weaponization efforts. (Reaction to the SIMO brief will be reported in separate channels.) Khelil heads Algeria's interm [...]
2005-11-07 16:17:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU AG
05ALGIERS2317IRAN-RELATED BRIEFING DELIVERED TO MFA SECRETARY
[...] (S) AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POLEC CHIEF AND ACTING SIMO, CALLED NOVEMBER 16 ON MFA SECRETARY GENERAL LAMAMRA TO DELIVER REF A TALKING POINTS AND INTRODUCE SENSITIVE SIMO BRIEFING ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR WEAPONIZATION EFFORTS. AMBASSADOR NOTED THAT DUE TO LAMAMRA'S ABSENCE ABROAD THE PREVIOUS WE [...]
2005-11-20 14:12:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR EU AG
05ANKARA2900DEMARCHE TO GOT ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel A points May 18 to MFA U/S Tuygan, reiterating points raised by EUR DAS Kennedy during her May 3 visit to Ankara. He emphasized that PM Erdogan and FM Gul should be prepared to discuss human rights issues during their upcoming visit to Washington. 2. (C) [...]
2005-05-23 12:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM US EU TU
05ANKARA3105FRENCH AND DUTCH "NO'S": MINIMAL INITIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ruling AKP and most pundits and media channels say they have taken the French and Dutch "no" votes in stride and opine that the results will not affect Turkey's Oct. 3 start date for EU harmonization. Markets have reacted in a similarly low-key way. However, in the midst of cont [...]
2005-06-03 05:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU EUN EU
05ANKARA3637TURKEY'S EU EFFORT PLAGUED BY LOW MORALE,
[...] (C) Summary: Top GOT leaders insist publicly that the rejection of the EU Constitution in France and the Netherlands will not affect Turkey's EU candidacy, though our MFA contacts concede that recent events in Europe have sapped morale. The GOT's recently-appointed lead EU negotiator must org [...]
2005-06-27 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN TU EU
05ANKARA3887REHN WARNS FM GUL THAT FOUNDATIONS LAW "FALLS
[...] (C) Summary: EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn sent a letter to FM Gul warning that the GOT's draft Law on Foundations "falls short of European standards" despite some positive elements. Rehn states that the draft in its current form would lead to numerous cases against Turkey in the European [...]
2005-07-06 15:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE EU
05ANKARA3890TURKEY WILL ISSUE CYPRUS NON-RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey is determined to issue a written declaration that extending the Ankara Agreement to the ten new EU members does not constitute recognition of the Republic of Cyprus (ROC). Domestic criticism that it does constitute recognition is pushing the Turks toward tougher non-reco [...]
2005-07-06 16:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL CY TU EU
05ANKARA4013TURKS DENY GO IT ALONE POLICY IN THE BLACK SEA
[...] (C) Summary: An MFA official and a Turkish admiral admitted to us June 30 that RADM Kadir Sagdic's comments on the margins of a Harvard Black Sea Security Conference earlier that month (ref A) were "extreme" and did not reflect GOT policy. They credited his comments to personal views prompted [...]
2005-07-10 11:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON EU RO TU NATO
05ANKARA4296TURKEY-EU: STEP BY STEP TOWARD TURKISH SIGNING OF
[...] (C) Summary: The UK Embassy hopes UK lobbying will have steered the Turkish government to sign the additional protocol to the Ankara Agreement shortly after the July 27 Blair-Erdogan meeting in London. At the same time, the UK has been pressing Turkish authorities to issue Turkey's expected r [...]
2005-07-26 15:03:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU
05ANKARA4486TURKEY-EU: AKP GOVERNMENT SIGNS ADDITIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: By its July 29 signing of an additional protocol extending the 1963 EEC-Turkey Ankara Agreement to the EU's 10 newest members, Turkey appeared to have fulfilled the remaining pre-condition for an Oct. 3 start to accession negotiations. However, the ability of the UK as EU Preside [...]
2005-08-02 14:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU
05ANKARA4598MINISTER BABACAN ON EU, IMF
[...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Charge, Minister of Economy--and now EU negotiator--Babacan painted a typically rosy picture of the GOT's role, claiming the IMF program was really the Government's, and asserting the program was effectively on track despite the delays in key reform l [...]
2005-08-05 09:59:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PGOV PREL EINV EU TU
05ANKARA4716REACTION TO TURKISH DECLARATION OF NON-RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 29 declaration that is does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) (ref A) has raised little controversy among EU diplomats in Ankara: it is what most expected, and not as extreme as some feared. Turkish media cautiously welcomed the protocol and non-recogniti [...]
2005-08-11 12:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EU
05ANKARA4767DRAFT GENERAL EU POSITION FOR THE ACCESSION
[...] (C) ON August 10, the Danish DCM (strictly protect) passed us the below document, dated July 19, from the European Council General Secretariat to the EU Permanent Representatives' Committee. 2. (C) Begin text: Â [...]
2005-08-12 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA4777TURKEY-EU: FURTHER CONCERNS OF EU DIPLOMATS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 08:59:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV PINS TU EUN EU
05ANKARA4789CDA ASSURES TURKISH MFA OF U.S. SUPPORT IN THE EU,
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Apakan called in CDA August 15 to urge that the U.S approach new EU members in support of Turkey's candidacy. CDA informed Apakan the process is underway (reftel),and urged that Turkey act quickly to demonstrate to the EU that it is ready for October 3. End Sum [...]
2005-08-15 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU EU
05ANKARA5183THE POST-GYMNICH VIEW FROM ANKARA: TURKS MAY
[...] (C) Summary: GOT officials express differing degrees of displeasure with the draft text of an EU counter-declaration to the July 29 Turkish declaration of non-recognition of the Republic of Cyprus (ROC). In the end, the Turks will probably accept it if the text does not vary from the current [...]
2005-09-06 16:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY EU
05ANKARA5236TURKS PREPARED TO ACCEPT EXISTING FRAMEWORK
[...] (C) Summary: In separate September 7 meetings with MFA Deputy U/S Bozkir and U/S Tuygan, Charge learned that the Turks are prepared to stomach some fairly tough language in the Negotiating Framework, especially if they can get slightly modified language in the Counter-Declaration, linking Cy [...]
2005-09-08 14:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA5317SECRETARY'S INVITATION DELIVERED TO TURKISH FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-13 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU OPDC TU NATO
05ANKARA5333TURKEY WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR
[...] Summary. Faced with massive financial and implementation challenges in meeting EU environmental standards, Turkey is interested in working with the U.S. Government and private sector in key environmental areas such as medical waste, municipal solid waste, air quality monitoring, wastewater t [...]
2005-09-14 06:11:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO BEXP TU EU
05ANKARA5499NSA HADLEY VISIT TO TURKEY: ANCHORING THE
[...] (C) Your arrival in Ankara comes at an extraordinarily difficult moment between Turkey and the EU. Your presence and the message of solidarity that you convey will provide much-needed solace to the Turkish government and to the broader population -- both of whom are feeling abused and humilia [...]
2005-09-22 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US IZ SY IR EU
05ANKARA5825APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH PM ERDOGAN:
[...] (C) Summary: In a 90-minute meeting with APNSA Hadley on September 23, Turkish PM Erdogan spoke of the challenges in the Middle East and the need for concrete steps to promote democracy. In that context, he stressed his theme of building personal relations with leaders of Turkey's neighbors, [...]
2005-09-30 13:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS KPAL CY
05ANKARA5841APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY GENERAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a one-hour meeting with APSNA Hadley on September 23, National Security Council Secretary General Yigit Alpogan spoke of the importance of opening new channels of dialogue to enhance the U.S.-Turkish relationship. The GOT appreciates U.S. support with the accession process, but w [...]
2005-09-30 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA5843APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Tuygan and APNSA Hadley both stressed the importance of U.S.-Turkish strategic partnership and agreed on the need for a bilateral strategic dialogue concerning the full range of cooperation on regional issues. Tuygan, however, also implied that Turkey feels overburdened by EU [...]
2005-09-30 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS PA
05ANKARA5932TURKS BITTER, RESIGNED AS EU DELIBERATES - "IT'S
[...] (U) Summary: Turkish leaders across the political spectrum displayed wounded pride and bitter resignation on the eve of the planned October 3 start of EU accession talks. Turkey has done its part, PM Erdogan and FM Gul stressed; the decision now rests with the EU. The public mood has turned [...]
2005-10-03 09:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
05ANKARA5978TURKEY, THE MORNING AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: The morning after Turkish FM Gul made his late-evening, oft-postponed flight to Luxembourg to officially open Turkey's EU accession negotiations, Turkish officials and media alike are hailing the step as an historic accomplishment. Last minute changes to the negotiating framewo [...]
2005-10-04 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA5986TURKISH BUSINESS RELIEVED OVER START OF EU
[...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, the business community breathed a collective sigh of relief over the start of EU accession talks, though many claimed they had always been confident of the outcome. The business community has been among a key constituency in support of EU accession, however, their [...]
2005-10-04 16:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ECIN TU EU
05ANKARA6229REHN OFFERS TURKEY FRESH START, URGES CONTINUED
[...] (U) Summary: During his October 5-8 visit to Turkey, EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn offered a fresh start in Turkey's EU bid and called on the GOT to continue the reform process that enabled Turkey to open accession negotiations. Rehn pressed PM Erdogan, FM Gul and other GOT leaders to make [...]
2005-10-13 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE EU
05ANKARA6351SUSTAINING INTERCHANGE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS
[...] (C) Summary: In line with Embassies Nicosia and Athens ideas for a post-October 3 way forward on Cyprus, Embassy Ankara offers two suggestions: initiating a sustained interchange with Turkish Cypriot authorities in areas of unassailable U.S. interest; and offering financing assistance for c [...]
2005-10-20 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY GR EU
05ANKARA6401TURKEY'S SUPPORT TO FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed Turkey's support for the Foundation for the Future October 21 with MFA Policy Planning officer Levent Gumrukcu. Asked about Turkey's likely contribution to the Foundation, Gumrukcu said his office had proposed USD 500,000 and was awaiting Foreign Minister Gul's approv [...]
2005-10-24 14:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU TU
05ANKARA6543AT THREE, TURKEY'S AKP GOVERNMENT SHOWING ITS AGE
[...] (C) After three years in power, Turkish PM Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government remain atop Turkey's political heap in popularity, and in control of the Turkish parliament and Turkey's municipalities. Yet the AKP government is beginning to show its age: it has reced [...]
2005-11-02 09:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EU TU CY
05ANKARA6561TURKEY'S PLANS FOR MOVING FORWARD ON EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Bozkir, one of the leads in Turkey's EU accession negotiations, told us that the GoT's inter-ministerial negotiating structure is up and running, and they are proceeding with the screening of initial chapters. His immediate concerns are the Progress Report and Acc [...]
2005-11-07 06:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PROV TU EU
05ANKARA6743IRAN RELATED BRIEFING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TU
05ANKARA6763GOT "SATISFIED" WITH EU REPORTS, DESPITE CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: MFA contacts say the November 9 EU reports on Turkey are acceptable to the GOT, although they have some objections to language relating to Greek Cypriot access to Turkish ports, minority language rights, and religious freedom. GOT leaders have been more supportive of the reports [...]
2005-11-16 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
05ANKARA6897BABACAN: NO PLANS TO SEND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and EU negotiator Ali Babacan explained that the GOT had deliberately not created a new structure to handle the EU process so as to keep all ministries engaged. The GOT has no plans yet to submit the Ankara Protocol Extension to parliament. Babacan reiterated [...]
2005-11-22 16:31:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN PREL PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA6930TURKEY FACES OBSTACLES ON PATH TO EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary: Now that Turkey has begun EU accession talks, it faces the difficult prospect of meeting EU requirements regarding Cyprus, minority rights, religious freedom, civil-military relations, and freedom of expression. This will require Turkey to open debate on sensitive topics and chan [...]
2005-11-23 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
05ANKARA7423AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH TURKISH FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-19 14:22:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL ETRD ECON PTER TU US IZ IR SY EU CY
05ANKARA7631TURKISH MFA PREPARING CYPRUS PROPOSAL FOR PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan previewed with Ambassador December 27 the current MFA draft aimed at opening Turkish ports and airports to Greek Cypriots as part of a negotiable package that would make such a move feasible here. MFA is working this at the behest of FM Gul, who rea [...]
2005-12-29 16:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EU UN
05ATHENS2371MOLYVIATIS WORRIED TURKEY/EU IN DOWNWARD SPIRAL
[...] (C) On the margins of the Prime Minister_ September 10 Thessaloniki Fair speech (septel),Foreign Minister Molyviatis told Ambassador that he was worried political pressures in Cyprus and France were pushing the Turkey/EU issue into a downward spiral. A glum Molyviatis, who had assured Ambassa [...]
2005-09-11 08:35:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALCY GR PGOV PREL TU EU TURKEY
05ATHENS2781GREECE PLEDGES 1.5 MILLION FOR FOUNDATION
[...] (C) Per reftel, Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis informed Ambassador on October 25 that Greece will pledge 1.5 million USD for the Foundation for the Future. Molyviatis will provide Embassy with a letter confirming Greece's pledge as soon as possible. Looking ahead to the November 11-12 Fo [...]
2005-10-25 10:38:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF GR AMB
05ATHENS2811BALKANS UPDATE FROM THE GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting, Foreign Minister Molyviatis confirmed to Ambassador that Greece will support the opening of EU accession talks with "FYROM," absent resolution of the name issue between Greece and Macedonia. Prospects for resolution of the name issue, however, are dim, [...]
2005-10-27 15:40:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR PGOV PREL EU AMB
05ATHENS482GREECE: MARCH DATE FOR EUROPEAN CONSTITUTION VOTE;
[...] (C) Summary. The Greek government will submit the European Constitution to parliament for ratification in March, Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos told Ambassador February 16. The government also plans to introduce immigration reform legislation that would regularize the status of tho [...]
2005-02-16 16:01:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL EU GR INTERNAL
05ATHENS799INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH
[...] This is in response to reftel invitation of post's input on Greece's adoption of maritime security measures in accordance to the President's Maritime Security Policy. 2. Greece, as host of the 2004 Summer Olympics, has expedited implementation of many security plans including maritime sec [...]
2005-03-22 10:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER ASEC EU GR IASA
05ATHENS828INFORMATION ON GREEK LAW REGARDING
[...] The following information is keyed to reftel questions regarding appeals from Greek Customs decisions. 2. Greek Customs procedures are governed by Greek national law 2960 of 2001, which is harmonized to EU regulations 2913/92 and 2454/93. Article 28 of Law 2960/2001 provides for customs [...]
2005-03-24 09:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EU GR
05BAGHDAD2452MFA ZEBARI DISCUSSES SYRIA, IRAQ CONFERENCE, AND
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAGRAPH 10. -------------------------------- SYRIAN DEMARCHE POINTS DELIVERED -------------------------------- 2. (C) On June 8, DCM conveyed REFTEL A demarche points regarding Syrian participation at EU - U.S. Brussels Conference to Minister of Foreign [...]
2005-06-09 16:30:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PINS SY LE EU IZ UN
05BANGKOK6843THAILAND REACTION TO EU AGRICULTURE PROPOSAL
[...] Embassy delivered talking points on the EU agriculture proposal to the RTG Ministry of Commerce as requested in reftel. Ms. Sirinart Chaimun of the Ministry's Department of Trade Negotiations said that the RTG shared essentially the same view as the U.S. of the EU proposal and considered it t [...]
2005-11-01 08:50:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR EU TH
05BERLIN2235FM FISCHER ON IRAN
[...] (S) During a meeting on June 29 with visiting New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Foreign Minister Fischer said he was extremely concerned about Iran after the election of President Ahmadinejad. He said no one expected Ahmadinejad's victory, least of all Iranian negotiators on the nuclear [...]
2005-07-01 13:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETIAEA KNNP MNUC PREL EU IR GM
05BOGOTA5143KIDNAPPED EU EMPLOYEE NOW FREE
[...] (C) Summary: European Union (EU) Delegation employee Carlos Ayala reportedly escaped from captivity on May 23, crossed the border into Venezuela, and made contact with officials there. The next day, EU Delegation Chief in Bogota, Adrianus Koetsenruijter, fielded questions from local and inter [...]
2005-05-27 21:43:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PTER CO VE EU
05BRATISLAVA160CO2 EMISSION RESTRICTIONS SQUEEZE ECONOMIC GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2004, the EU mandated that the GOS reduce its National Allocation Plan (NAP) for CO2 emissions by 14 percent. Recently, local companies, including U.S. Steel Kosice (USSK),have complained that the European Commission (EC) is targeting new EU members to reduce CO2 e [...]
2005-03-01 13:51:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV LO EU
05BRATISLAVA440POLITICAL AND PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES MOVING
[...] (C) After the U.S. negotiating team and Slovak Ministry of Justice Director for Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Branislav Bohacik failed to reach agreement April 14 on pursuing bilateral extradition and mutual legal assistance treaties (or on signing instruments to implement US-EU tre [...]
2005-06-08 09:27:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS EU LO
05BRATISLAVA45PARLIAMENT LEADER PRINCIPLED ON CUBA, TIP
[...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Pavol Hrusovsky told Charge d'Affaires January 20 he would continue to make support for Cuban dissidents one of his personal priorities, and was discussing with Vaclav Havel nominating three dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. He discussed the difficulties [...]
2005-01-27 06:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU CU LO
05BRATISLAVA498SLOVAK LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-29 08:56:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU LO
05BRATISLAVA552SLOVAK VIEWS ON JULY 18 GAERC
[...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A pre-GAERC points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, on July 8. Rehak was pleased to discuss U.S. positions and stated that he would share the talking points with others within the Ministry prior to the GAERC meeting, adding that Foreign Minister Kuka [...]
2005-07-12 15:23:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU UZ TU HR LO UN
05BRATISLAVA585EXTRADITION: US-EU AGREEMENT NOW, BILATERAL TREATY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Lipsic told Charge during his farewell call July 20 that he supported moving ahead with an initial agreement to implement the US-EU extradition treaty but urged that a more in-depth bilateral agreement be negotiated as well. He indicated a willingness to move con [...]
2005-07-22 11:50:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA660SLOVAKIA ON TURKISH ACCESSION: "YES, BUT"
[...] (C) On August 16, Deputy Chief of Mission raised reftel issue of Turkish EU accession with MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy Anna Turenicova and European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. Turenicova explained that within the EU there were three camps on Turkish accession: "yes," [...]
2005-08-17 14:42:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU LO
05BRATISLAVA686SLOVAKIA ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION: A ROSIER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-25 14:50:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU LO
05BRATISLAVA780EXTRADITION: SLOVAKIA READY TO SUPPORT, WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic told Ambassador during his introductory call September 26 that Slovakia hopes to finalize a comprehensive bilateral treaty on extradition during October 17-18 discussions with US negotiators. In reaction to reftel talking points, Lipsic provided us [...]
2005-09-27 13:14:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA808SLOVAKIA CODIFIES RELATIONSHIP WITH US IN NEW
[...] (SBU) On September 27, Parliament approved a new Security Strategy for Slovakia which supersedes the previous security policies in place since 2001. The security strategy notably acknowledges "special status" for the "Euro-Atlantic" security relationship, and calls for Slovakia to support " [...]
2005-10-04 08:46:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA831EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...]
2005-10-08 20:42:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU
05BRATISLAVA872SLOVAK JUSTICE MINISTER'S NOV. 7 MEETING WITH AG
[...] Slovak Minister of Justice Daniel Lipsic is scheduled to meet with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at 14:00 on November 7 in Washington. Poloffs met on 10/26 with MOJ's Head of the International and European Law Department Peter Banas and Jana Vnukova, Head of the Division of Coordination o [...]
2005-10-26 15:22:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PREL EU LO
05BRATISLAVA926SLOVAK VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 21 GAERC
[...] (SBU) Polec Chief met with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak November 16 to discuss points provided reftel on agenda items at the November 21 GAERC. 2. (SBU) DEFENSE ISSUES: Rehak noted that 19 states are members of both NATO and the EU, and it was in all their interests to improve coop [...]
2005-11-18 19:33:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EU LO
05BRATISLAVA959EU BUDGET, ENLARGEMENT TOR PRIORITIES FOR SLOVAKIA
[...] (C) Pol-Econ chief presented reftel points to Zuzana Dutkova, Division of European Affairs at the Slovak Republic. Dutkova did not comment on the points. Rather, she said Slovakia's absolute priority is to get an EU budget passed. Slovakia has been willing to compromise, even to the point of [...]
2005-12-06 15:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EU LO
05BRATISLAVA992ROBERT FICO HAS DIRECTION, BUT NO COMPASS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Robert Fico, the driven chairman of opposition party Smer ("Direction"),hosted a small lunch for the Ambassador on December 15 during which he outlined his views on Slovak politics and foreign policy, and revealed what we had long suspected: Fico is an intense and [...]
2005-12-16 16:21:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI EU LO
05BRUSSELS2674EU CLAIMS NO CHANGE ON NEPAL POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff delivered reftel discussion points to interlocutors at the European Commission and Council and the UK Permrep on July 11. All said no "policy statement" on Nepal was being prepared, but the UK Presidency was preparing an informal "internal discussion paper" on Nepal for a [...]
2005-07-13 15:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2823QUADRILATERAL 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 04:44:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBU EU LY PHUM PREL USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1062ROMANIA: DEMARCHE CONCERNING PENDING
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Recent conversations with the President,s domestic affairs advisor and the State Secretary for Adoption Affairs reveal substantial philosophical opposition to international adoption and even concern about alleged irregularities in the registration of such cases. This is desp [...]
2005-04-29 12:47:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PGOV SOCI RO EU
05BUCHAREST1432TURKISH ADMIRAL REAFFIRMS GO IT ALONE POLICY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a June 7-10 Black Sea Security Conference held in Chisinau, Moldova, the Turkish delegate repeated previous GOT comments that Turkey alone has the capacity to ensure security within the Black Sea region. Regarding future NATO activities in the region, he stated that wit [...]
2005-06-24 12:40:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL ECON EU RO MD NATO
05BUCHAREST1459ROMANIA: LICENSING CONDITIONS IN TELECOM SECTOR
[...] Embassy's Economic Section contacted Alexandrina Hirtan, Vice President of the Romanian National Regulatory Agency for Communications (ANRC),in connection with licensing fees for fixed telephony. Embassy has received the following responses to Reftel questionnaire: 2. Regarding fees char [...]
2005-06-29 13:05:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD ECON EU RO
05BUCHAREST748SECI 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 14:40:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO
05BUCHAREST8ADOPTIONS
[...] On December 30, Consul General paid a final call on Gabriela Coman, outgoing Secretary of State at the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoptions (NACPA). Coman reported her discussions with the European Commission regarding a proposed commission on Romanian-origin international ado [...]
2005-01-03 15:46:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDCASC CVIS PINR RO EU
05BUCHAREST946SECI 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 13:43:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI
05CAIRO4428EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCERNED OVER POSSIBLE
[...] (C) A senior MFA official convoked the Charge on June 12, at the Foreign Minister's direction, to express concern over how Egypt understood it was being characterized in a draft of a final statement for the June 20 U.S.-European Union summit in Washington. Assistant Minister Shadia Farag told [...]
2005-06-13 09:17:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS EAID EU EG
05CAIRO7189ENGAGING "LIKE-MINDED" NATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Emboffs have reached out to key members of Cairo's diplomatic community to urge public and private support for international observers in the run up to the parliamentary elections. We have spoken with a visiting UK Cabinet Secretariat team; a joint meeting of poloffs from ten [...]
2005-09-15 12:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EG EU
05COLOMBO1408IRAN/IAEA: SRI LANKA ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH TEHRAN
[...] (S) Charge' called on Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar August 11 and reviewed with him Ref A talking points calling for firm IAEA action against Iran. Kadirgamar said he shared the U.S. and EU sense of urgency and said the Foreign Ministry would review the U.S. points closely w [...]
2005-08-11 13:12:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPARM PREL IR EU CE
05COLOMBO1991SRI LANKA WILL TRY TO BE HELPFUL AT IAEA BOARD
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke to Foreign Secretary Palihakkara November 23 regarding upcoming IAEA Board meeting, explaining our decision not to seek referral of Iran to the UNSC at this time and also our desire that this not be seen as an endorsement of Iran's behavior. Palihakkara said that he unde [...]
2005-11-23 09:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC IAEA
05DHAKA3074LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] In Bangladesh, landline licenses are granted by division, a geographic unit approximately equivalent to a state or province. Licenses cost the same in all divisions and for all companies, at 20 million Tk (about 312,500 USD). Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) told Eco [...]
2005-07-01 01:04:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD ECON EU BG
05DUBLIN31BATTLE GROUPS: GOI TO TAKE SLOW APPROACH
[...] (C) Keith McBean, Director of Security Policy at DFA, told POL/ECON Chief January 11 that Defense Minister O'Dea's recent commments to the press on Irish participation in EU battlegroups was not coordinated with other ministries. In an interview over the weekend, O'Dea cited legal and policy [...]
2005-01-12 12:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS EU EUN
05DUBLIN42OEF: IRISH OFFER ADVANCED EOD TRAINING IN LIEU OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-13 17:48:00Embassy DublinSECRETMOPS MARR EU
05DUSHANBE1839TAJIKISTAN NOT OVERLY PLEASED BY NEW RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Nazarov did not hide his unease about the November 14 Russia-Uzbekistan Alliance. Tajikistan is concerned that Tashkent will use it's "new best friend" status with Moscow to harm Dushanbe's interests. He judged it would be unth [...]
2005-11-21 12:22:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR EU RS UZ TI
05GENEVA2727WSIS PREPCOM III MEETS IN GENEVA; LEAVES KEY
[...] Summary: The third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom III) for Phase II of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) took place in Geneva, Switzerland on September 19 ) 30, 2005. Over 1,900 participants attended the PrepCom including 1047 delegates representing 152 states [...]
2005-11-09 05:44:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EU IO TS WSIS
05HELSINKI1022FINLAND: TURKEY, IRAN AND CROATIA TO DOMINATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Finland believes discussions of Turkey and Iran are likely to dominate the Oct. 3 GAERC meetings. The GOF is optimistic about an Oct. 3 start date for EU accession talks with Turkey, but fears that some member states may try to push prematurely for a statement regarding Croatia's [...]
2005-09-27 12:22:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM KPAL FI TU EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI1113FINLAND: MY THOUGHTS AS I DEPART POST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finland's 2006 second-term EU Presidency offers the opportunity to strengthen trans- Atlantic ties and advance key U.S. interests. The U.S. and Finland share a broad agenda, including promoting democracy, crisis management and peacekeeping, trafficking-in-persons, and security [...]
2005-10-18 13:40:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI FI EU
05HELSINKI1116FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S TRAVELS TO RUSSIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In late Sept. and early Oct., President Halonen has made official visits to Russia and to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Russia, the GOF sees bilateral progress on environmental issues and border security, in part thanks to the good relations between the two presidents. Howe [...]
2005-10-19 06:24:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV FI AJ EU RS LG UK EN AM
05HELSINKI1128BMENA FUND/FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE - FINLAND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-21 14:09:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PHUM EU DA
05HELSINKI1170FINNISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche to EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala, who highlighted the Balkans, ICTY cooperation, Syria, Iran and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) among Finnish priorities for the November GAERC. 2. (SBU) BALKANS: Syrjala anticipated (correctly) that former Mar [...]
2005-11-02 13:29:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI1209FINNISH REACTION TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Tanya Jaaskelainen, Deputy EU Correspondent in the MFA's Unit for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy. The points were also sent to the EU Coordinator in the Prime Minister's Office. Jaaskelainen said that Finland would focus on the MEPP, Kosovo, an [...]
2005-11-17 11:27:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL IZ FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI1267CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FINNISH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Vanhanen and Charge reviewed several issues of interest to the U.S. and Finland Nov. 25. Vanhanen raised the issue of an alleged CIA flight through Finland about which the GOF has faced heavy political and press criticism. He also discussed the current presidential [...]
2005-12-08 15:12:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS FI EU
05HELSINKI202FINLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU DESIGNATION
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 14 to Jarno Syrjala, MFA's "regional director" for Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority in its Middle East Unit, and to Juha Rainne of the Unit for Public International Law. On the same day, Ambassador met with Israel Ambassador [...]
2005-02-16 14:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC EFIN XF LE FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI207FEBRUARY 21 GAERC: FINLAND RESPONSE
[...] (U) We delivered Ref A demarche to the Finnish MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on February 11. In a February 16 follow-up conversation with Kimmo Lahdevirta, Finnish EU Correspondent, Lahdevirta provided GoF views on the GAERC agenda and a preview of the issues the Finns want to raise dur [...]
2005-02-17 13:04:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL UP MD SR BK SU HR FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI321FINLAND: VIEWS ON MARCH GAERC ISSUES
[...] (U) On March 15 we met with Finnish MFA Acting European Correspondent Leena Aalto to review issues on the agenda for the March 16 GAERC, and to reinforce USG concern over the future of the EU's China arms embargo. Following are Finnish views, by subject: 2. (C) Croatia: Aalto said that "fr [...]
2005-03-15 15:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM XF CH HR LE RS FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI475APRIL 25-26 GAERC: FINLAND'S RESPONSE
[...] (C) On April 22 we met with Jarno Syrjala, Finnish MFA's new European Correspondent, to review the agenda for the April GAERC meeting (Reftel). Finnish views follow, by subject. See below for bio information on Syrjala, who has just taken over this position. 2. (C) Iraq: Syrjala said he e [...]
2005-04-25 14:54:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAIR XF IZ SU LE CG ZI RS FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI590U/S BROWN'S MEETING WITH FINLAND'S INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Under Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Brown and U.S. Ambassador to Finland Earle I.Mack met with Finland's Interior Minister, Kari Rajamaki, on April 26 in Helsinki. Rajamaki told them that Finland was just beginning its preparations for its fall 2006 EU Presidency; [...]
2005-05-26 07:52:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PTER KCRM KWMN FI EUN NATO EU
05HELSINKI920AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVE PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: Conservative Party presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto provided us a candid summary of his views on the upcoming campaign and on key issues of interest to the United States. Domestically, he criticized President Halonen for benefiting from Finland's decade of economic and fore [...]
2005-08-23 13:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU FI TU
05HELSINKI930FINLAND: PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 1-2 GYMNICH MEETING
[...] Summary: (U) The GoF plans to concentrate on three issues at the Gymnich: EU enlargement, the Middle-East Peace Process, and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Finland will strongly support the start of Turkish accession talks on Oct. 3, and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn (a Finn) [...]
2005-08-26 14:00:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEU PGOV PHUM PREL FI EUN
05ISTANBUL1TURKEY GETS A DATE FROM THE EU, ISTANBUL REACTS
[...] (u) Summary: The December 17 EU decision to begin membership negotiations with Turkey in October 2005 was greeted in Istanbul with a mixture of relieved satisfaction and lingering skepticism. Following the initial euphoria after the decision was announced, some Turks in academic circles alrea [...]
2005-01-03 10:03:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU TU
05KINSHASA1455EU SECURITY MISSION REFORM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 10:10:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EU CG
05KUWAIT1465EU TRADE COMMISSIONER CRITICAL OF GCC STATE
[...] (C) During consultations on a variety of issues with my EU counterparts today, they advised that during the recent EU/GCC Ministerial in Bahrain, the EU Commissioner for Trade criticized GCC members for pursuing bilateral free trade agreements with the U.S. Peter Mandelson reportedly upbraided [...]
2005-04-11 13:41:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EU PREL KU
05LIMA3341EU AMBASSADOR PROVIDES READOUT ON SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with EU Ambassador Mendel Goldstein on 7/27 to convey concerns about statements attributed to EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner that appeared to criticize U.S. counternarcotics policies in the Andes. Goldstein stated that Ferrero-Waldne [...]
2005-08-03 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ETRD PTER EU PE
05LIMA4024IRAN/IAEA: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR EU3 EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 16:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR EU PE IAEA
05LJUBLJANA458SLOVENIA - LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE
[...] (U) On 27 June Econ Specialist discussed licensing conditions in Slovenia's telecommunications sector with Mira Zupancic, the Head of the Telecommunications Department at the Slovenian Agency for Post and Electronic Communications (APEC). Zupancic explained that there is no fee in connection [...]
2005-07-07 04:54:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU SI
05MADRID1677SPAIN: FUNDING REQUEST FOR NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-29 12:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREL EU SP
05MADRID1786UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]
2005-05-10 15:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID1826 LOOKOUT SHARING
[...] CHARGE D'AFFAIRES A.I. MANZANARES PRESENTED DEMARCHE AS INSTRUCTED IN REFTEL TO JOSE MARIA PONS IRAZAZABAL, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON MAY 10. FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER WAS IN SPAIN AND HAD A MEETING WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR ALONSO IN WHICH H [...]
2005-05-13 05:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC PGOV PTER PINR PREL KPAO EU SP
05MADRID2109SPAIN RAISES ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2005
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spain raised its growth projections for 2005 to between 3.2 and 3.4 percent. The Ministry of Economy attributes the revision to strong performance in the first quarter. However, methodological changes on the part of the National Statistics Institute account for the numerical r [...]
2005-06-03 07:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EU SP
05MADRID2618U.S.-EU WINE NEGOTIATION:SPANISH CONCERNS
[...] EconOff met with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General for Agricultural Trade, Agustin Velilla Sanz, on 7/12/05 to discuss ref (B). Velilla was reticent to spell out the Spanish position; he prefaced his remarks by saying there would be a common EU position, and that it w [...]
2005-07-12 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EU SP
05MADRID501DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AND EU PERMREPS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-09 12:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU WTRO
05MANAMA1623BAHRAIN: WTO DOHA ROUND EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) EconOff November 2 delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin concerning the need to encourage greater flexibility from the EU in the wake of the October 28 EU agriculture proposal. He expressed familiarity w [...]
2005-11-02 14:21:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EU BA
05NEWDELHI2379INDIA UNDECIDED ON CHR NEPAL RESOLUTION
[...] (C) We shared reftel demarche with MEA J/S (North) Ranjit Rae on March 28 regarding the need to improve GON human rights record or face an Item 9 resolution at the CHR. After repeated attempts to elicit a response from the J/S proved unsuccessful, A/Polcouns managed to reach him in the early [...]
2005-03-30 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IN NP EU UK SZ
05NEWDELHI6250IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION
[...] (U) This is an action message please see para 3. 2. (S) In coordination with EU partners, PolCouns presented reftel demarche to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament) Dilip Sinha on August 11. The Charge double-tracked in an August 11 meeting with Deputy NSA Vijay Nambiar. Both the Charge and [...]
2005-08-11 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPARM PREL IR EU IN
05NEWDELHI6598PM SINGH TO SEEK FRENCH SUPPORT ON NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 meeting, French Second Counselor Gilles Bourbao previewed PM Singh's September 11-12 trip to Paris. The primary motivation for the Singh visit is to obtain French support for modifying the international nuclear framework in light of the US-Indian civil nuclear ag [...]
2005-08-26 14:50:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MASS FR IN EU
05NEWDELHI6994INDIA-EU,UK SUMMITS: THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
[...] (U) Summary: Tony Blair wrapped up two days of EU and UK summits on September 8, leaving behind an EU-India joint action plan, British and European support for Indian ITER participation, a framework agreement on Galileo, and UK assent to increased civil nuclear cooperation. Trade representatives [...]
2005-09-09 14:40:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV KPKO KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM
05NEWDELHI7197BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...]
2005-09-15 09:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP
05OTTAWA1930CANADA: THE CANADA-EU SUMMIT
[...] (U) Robert Clark, Director of the EU Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),provided a debrief on the results of the June 19 Canada-EU summit, held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, a resort town in southern Ontario. Clark characterized the one-day summit as extremely successful, with the GoC please [...]
2005-06-24 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR ASEC EAID ECON EU CA
05OTTAWA3122BMENA: SUPPORT FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) POLMINCOUNS delivered reftel demarche to Middle East Director General Mark Bailey October 19. Bailey said that Minister Pettigrew would not be able to attend the meeting in Bahrain because of the unstable political situation in Canada but Deputy Minister Harder would attend in his place. [...]
2005-10-19 16:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU XF PREL EAID PGOV PHUM
05PARIS1649GENERAL STRIKE MARCH 10 -- MORE PRESSURE ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A nationwide general strike March 10 called by public sector unions took place peacefully, and without causing major disruption. Striking public and private sector employees protested loss of purchasing power, low salaries and proposed reforms to the 35-hour work week and the [...]
2005-03-11 18:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EU FR PGOV SOCI
05PARIS1998PARTY OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF SOCIALIST PARTY 'YES'
[...] (C) At a meeting with PolOff on March 16, Francois Rebsamen, Mayor of Dijon and Socialist Party (PS) official in charge of the party's campaign to mobilize left-leaning voters to vote 'yes' in the upcoming referendum on the EU Constitution, acknowledged that the "Yes, for a strong Europe agai [...]
2005-03-24 16:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB EU FR PGOV PINR SOCI
05PARIS2085EU REFERENDUM: FRENCH POLLSTERS ASSESS TREND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After two recent polls showed that a majority of those who had decided would reject the EU Constitution in a May 29 referendum, we met with pollsters to get their assessment of this trend. We wanted to determine if the change was just a passing phase related to rece [...]
2005-03-29 17:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON EU PGOV FR ELAB SOCI
05PARIS2205'YES' VS. 'NO' -- THE FRENCH REFERENDUM DEBATE
[...] (SBU) The deepening debate in France over the EU Constitution has highlighted the divisions within the center-right and center-left coalitions that dominate the country's political scene. Overall, to be in favor of the proposed Constitution is seen as supporting business-as-usual -- to favor [...]
2005-04-04 05:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB EU FR PGOV PINR SOCI
05PARIS2516KEY ISSUES IN FRANCE'S EU CONSTITUTION DEBATE
[...] (SBU) The direction taken by France's debate on the proposed EU Constitution has left many observers perplexed: what, if anything, do unemployment and loss of purchasing power, Turkey's possible accession to the EU, public service unions unhappy with proposed reforms to 35 hour work week, and [...]
2005-04-13 15:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR ECON SOCI PINR
05PARIS2604EU CONSTITUTION: PRESIDENT CHIRAC TAKES HIS CASE
[...] (SBU) Seeking to revive flagging support in France for the proposed EU Constitution, President Chirac, in a closely followed TV event the evening of April 14, made his case that the constitution's defeat in the May 29 referendum would isolate France, undermining its influence in Europe, and th [...]
2005-04-15 17:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI
05PARIS2663EU REFERENDUM AS PLEBICITE ON JACQUES CHIRAC AND
[...] (SBU) France's referendum on a proposed Constitution for the EU could be shaping up into a nationwide vote of no confidence in Chirac and his leadership. Chirac has been President of France since 1995, and may well be aiming to run for a third term. For many voters across the electoral spec [...]
2005-04-19 18:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI
05PARIS2746FRANCE MOLLIFYING PROTESTORS TO LIMIT UNREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Strikes and social unrest, while common in France, have increased in recent months and could well intensify as the May 29 referendum on the EU Constitution approaches (reftel A). In order to deflect unpopularity while still pursuing necessary changes, politicians have long bla [...]
2005-04-22 14:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI
05PARIS2942FRANCE'S MAY 29 REFERENDUM ON EU CONSTITUTION: THE
[...] (SBU) Despite urgings from Jacques Chirac and most of France's mainstream political leaders to cast ballots on the EU Constitution's merits in the May 29 referendum, many French voters remain focused on unemployment and other pressing economic and social issues (reftel B). Diminished purchas [...]
2005-04-29 16:32:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS2975GROWING DISCORD OVER ABOLISHED HOLIDAY THREATENS A
[...] (SBU) A government initiative to fund health care for the elderly through the elimination of the Whit Monday holiday is meeting strong opposition from organized labor and leftist political activists. Discord over this "day of solidarity", May 16, could provoke strikes and unrest in the run-up [...]
2005-05-02 17:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3103FRANCE'S MAY 29 REFERENDUM ON EU CONSTITUTION:
[...] (SBU) "The question of Turkey" as the French refer to it, looms large in the background of voter concerns as France's electorate prepares for the May 29 national referendum on a proposed constitution for the European Union. Opponents of the constitutional treaty suggest that it will make Turk [...]
2005-05-06 17:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3208POLLS ON EU CONSTITUTION: ALL EVEN WITH LESS THAN
[...] (U) With less than three weeks to go before France's May 29 referendum on the EU Constitution, several recent public opinion surveys put the race in a statistical dead heat. One major poll shows an exact 50-50 split between 'yes' and 'no' among those who say they have decided how they will vo [...]
2005-05-11 14:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS329 UNESCO "CULTURAL DIVERSITY" CONVENTION
[...] Summary. Adopting a Convention on Cultural Diversity at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference remains the apparent goal for some key UNESCO members, despite the sharp differences on fundamentals shown during 14-17 December Meetings of Working Group ("Drafting Commission") charged with s [...]
2005-01-18 18:19:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PGOV PREL EU ETRD UN
05PARIS3342FRANCE'S REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTION: VOTERS
[...] (SBU) Arguments aiming to tap into anti-Americanism among the French to win support either for or against the proposed constitution have by and large met with indifference from ordinary voters. This has not prevented the TV debates featuring major politicians, the print editorials and the no [...]
2005-05-16 17:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3492FRANCE'S REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTION: NOTHING
[...] (SBU) With a week to go before France's May 29 referendum on the proposed constitution for the EU, the outcome remains highly uncertain. Latest polls, taken in mid-May, show 'no' with a slight lead over 'yes' among decided voters. Pollsters, however, are careful to point out that the number [...]
2005-05-20 17:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3659FRANCE'S REFERENDUM ON EU CONSTITUTION: INTERNAL
[...] (C) Whatever the outcome on May 29, none of the purely domestic political/economic issues that have so divided the French electorate during the referendum campaign will have been resolved. Rejection of the political class, along with the high unemployment, diminished purchasing power and eco [...]
2005-05-26 14:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3722FRANCE'S REFERENDUM ON EU CONSTITUTION: 'NO' WINS
[...] (SBU) In a stinging defeat for President Chirac and the entire French establishment -- its political class and business, media and cultural elites -- French voters massively voted 'no' in the May 29 referendum on the proposed constitution for the EU. President Chirac, in a terse statement on [...]
2005-05-31 10:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS3813CHIRAC GAMBLES AGAIN, ALLYING HIS PROTEGE AND HIS
[...] (C) In choosing former Foreign and Interior Minister and long-time collaborator Dominique de Villepin to head his new government, and center-right rival Nicolas Sarkozy to be its number two, President Chirac is attempting to unite the main factions that divide France's center-right in response [...]
2005-06-02 12:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS4044DOMINIQUE DE VILLEPIN'S MAIDEN SPEECH AS PRIME
[...] (SBU) A tightly self-controlled Dominique de Villepin -- he stuck to an uncharacteristically dry text and kept his hands glued to the podium throughout -- delivered his "general policy" speech to a packed National Assembly on June 8. Villepin was clearly focused on televisually communicatin [...]
2005-06-09 17:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS409CHIRAC WINS ONE IN HIS BATTLE WITH SARKOZY FOR THE
[...] (C) Summary: President Jacques Chirac has won a significant skirmish in his on-going battle with arch-rival Nicolas Sarkozy, currently president of the governing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party. At a "surprise appearance" at a caucus of UMP National Assembly deputies, Chirac demanded [...]
2005-01-21 19:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEU FR PGOV
05PARIS4585FRENCH RESPONSE TO LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE
[...] Econ Officer contacted France's Electronic Communications and Postal Services Authority (ARCEP) on June 22 to obtain information requested in reftel regarding French licensing practices for fixed services. 2. On June 28, ARCEP Director for International Affairs Anne Lenfant [...]
2005-06-30 11:25:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU FR
05PARIS4756FRENCH INITIAL REACTION TO TERRORIST ATTACKS IN
[...] (SBU) Shared outrage and shock, and a renewed awareness of their own vulnerability, characterized French reaction to the terrorist bombings in the London transport system. Prime Minister Villepin wrote to Prime Minister Blair within an hour of the attacks to express France's solidarity with [...]
2005-07-07 16:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS4954CHIRAC'S BASTILLE DAY INTERVIEW: A WEAKENED
[...] (SBU) Fighting to re-establish his relevance, President Chirac began the now traditional Bastille Day interview of France's President by casting himself as the leader of France's anti-terrorism effort. Thereafter, in the hour-long exchange with two leading TV anchorpersons, Chirac focused on [...]
2005-07-18 15:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS5032IRAN/EU3: LETTER FROM U/S BURNS AND U/S JOSEPH TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post delivered letter from U/S Burns and U/S Joseph to MFA Director for Political and Security Affairs Stanislas LeFebvre de Laboulaye on July 11. In a follow-up conversation on July 19 with Nicolas Roche of the MFA Directorate for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, Roc [...]
2005-07-20 13:08:00Embassy ParisSECRETIR EU KNNP PREL PARM FR IAEA
05PARIS5099SARKOZY DEFIES CHIRAC, THEN RETREATS -- AS
[...] (SBU) France's Interior Minister and 2007 presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy has again challenged President Chirac's credibility as a leader. In highly publicized remarks on July 14, Sarkozy compared Chirac to King Louis XVI. (Louis XVI is identified in France with ingnoring the winds of [...]
2005-07-22 14:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS5116 USUNESCO: MEETING ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH UK
[...] UK ambassador to UNESCO (and EU president) Tim Craddock and Michel Vanden Abeele, the head of the EC observer mission, requested a meeting with Ambassador Oliver on July 22. Craddock came with a message that 99 percent of the EU countries' agenda at UNESCO, especially in areas like education [...]
2005-07-22 17:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UK EU UNESCO
05PARIS5921 USUNESCO: GUIDANCE REQUEST: DISCUSSING THE
[...] (U) As reported ref, the UK Perm Delegate to UNESCO, Ambassador Timothy Craddock, suggested that USG lawyers meet with lawyers from EU member states so that the USG can better understand why the EU Member States have concluded that the preliminary draft Cultural Diversity Convention does not [...]
2005-08-31 16:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS5922REPORT FROM THE FRENCH SOCIALIST PARTY'S "SUMMER
[...] (C) France's Socialist Party (PS) held the thirteenth edition of its annual "Summer University" on August 26 - 28 (ref D). This year, party leaders used the event to start drawing up the battle lines (ref C) between the rival populist and progressive factions -- the 'no' and the 'yes' camps [...]
2005-08-31 16:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS5990 USUNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY JUGGERNAUT
[...] (C) This cable is classified by DCM Andrew Koss, for reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). Is UNESCO in the throes of mass hysteria --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (C) Summary: A picture is beginning to emerge of French and EU pressure on other UNESCO members to get the draft [...]
2005-09-02 14:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS6021 USUNESCO: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CULTURAL DIVERSITY
[...] Summary. The draft cultural diversity convention was a primary topic of discussion during Ambassador Oliver's meetings with UNESCO Director General (DG) Matsuura and several ambassadors, including the outgoing chairman of the general conference. All agreed that the convention must be adopte [...]
2005-09-06 15:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS6031PRESIDENT CHIRAC HOSPITALIZED WITH "LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary: President Jacques Chirac was admitted to a military hospital in Paris on the evening on Friday, September 2 for what doctors are calling a "minor vascular accident" that slightly impaired vision in one of his eyes. According to media reports, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin [...]
2005-09-06 18:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS6080 UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: FRANCE CALLS
[...] Summary. Agence France Press (AFP) reported that during a September 5 meeting with new WTO chief Pascal Lamy, the GOF Minister of Culture Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said Sept. 5 that the WTO should not interfere in CD matter. The AFP report says that de Vabres quoted Lamy as saying that WTO [...]
2005-09-08 10:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO
05PARIS6375 USUNESCO: MEETING WITH UK LAWYER ON CULTURAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. USTR and Department lawyers met Monday with British and Japanese lawyers at UNESCO to discuss the preliminary draft convention on cultural diversity. The UK indicated that they do not share our concerns and are prepared to bring the convention to a vote over US opposition. Th [...]
2005-09-19 17:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6376(U) USUNESCO: COUNTERING THE CULTURAL
[...] (C) Summary. With the UNESCO general conference starting on October 3 and the General Conference Legal Committee scheduled to meet that first week, things are rapidly coming to a head. Several delegates have indicated that strong pressure in their capitals may help us to build a ground swel [...]
2005-09-20 06:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6481 USUNESCO: EXECUTIVE BOARD ACTION: URGENT
[...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. On Friday morning, September 23, UNESCO Executive Board (EB) will act upon a draft decision (ref) that has important bearing for U.S. efforts to prevent adoption of the "preliminary" draft Cultural Diversity (CD) Convention, as currently drafted. [...]
2005-09-22 14:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS6482 USUNESCO: PRELIMINARY DRAFT CONVENTION WTO
[...] Following is a rough translation of excerpts from an op-ed piece by a Jean-Jacques Aillagon, the President and Director General of TV 5, a French broadcast TV station. Aillagon is also a former Minister of Culture. The op-ed piece appears in the 21 September edition of Le Figaro, a right-of [...]
2005-09-22 14:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD FR EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS6547 (C) USUNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION,
[...] (C) At the final negotiating session in Paris on the draft cultural diversity convention, Israel was one of the few countries to stick with the US. (Ref A) 2. (C) On Thursday, newly arrived Israeli Ambassador to UNESCO David Kornbluth gave Ambassador Oliver a read-out of his courtesy call o [...]
2005-09-23 16:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6576AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary: At a September 21 meeting with Ambassador Stapleton, President of the National Assembly and leader of the Gaullist faction in the ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party Jean-Louis Debre brushed aside assertions that U.S.-French relations are on the mend and foresaw, inste [...]
2005-09-26 14:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR GM SOCI PINR ECON
05PARIS6709 (C) USUNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION,
[...] (C) Classified by Andrew C. Koss, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Mission to UNESCO in Paris, reason 1.4 (b and (d). 2. (C) The EU group at UNESCO has decided to play hardball with Israel on the cultural diversity convention. 3. (C) As reported reftels, the French have been putting stro [...]
2005-09-29 17:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6727UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION:
[...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...]
2005-09-30 10:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO
05PARIS6744ALAIN MADELIN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR HIS CANDIDACY
[...] (C) At a meeting with Ambassador Stapleton on September 6, former French Finance Minister Alain Madelin solicited U.S. support for his candidacy to head the OECD. Madelin stressed his commitment to reform of the OECD along the lines of the U.S. proposal to that end. Madelin also made the case [...]
2005-09-30 16:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON EU FR IO PGOV PINR SOCI
05PARIS6813UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION:
[...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...]
2005-10-04 12:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO
05PARIS7216 AIR FRANCE CEO ON AVIATION SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador over breakfast October 20, Air France CEO Jean- Claude Spinetta called for enhanced cooperation and greater efficiency in the operation of international aviation security programs, and highlighted Air France's strong interest in succes [...]
2005-10-21 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC CVIS FR EU
05PARIS7275CONTINUED FRENCH OBJECTIONS TO FOUNDATION/FUND FOR
[...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 7. 2. (C) Summary: In response to ref a-b demarches, senior MFA and Elysee officials continue to voice objections to the Foundation and Fund for the Future, relying chiefly on G-8 institutional arguments put forth in the October 7 letter f [...]
2005-10-25 08:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PHUM EU FR
05PARIS7626FORMER PM JOSPIN DEFLECTS SPECULATION ABOUT
[...] (C) Over lunch with Ambassador Stapleton on November 2, former prime minister Lionel Jospin said that desire for change, along with widespread disappointment with the record of President Chirac and the center-right, "puts things in place" for a center-left victory in 2007. However, he also cau [...]
2005-11-08 13:35:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS7835ANALYZING THE CIVIL UNREST -- THE ISLAMIC FACTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The perpetrators of the urban rampaging (refs) in France are by and large of Arab-African and Black-African background. In most cases, they are also Muslims, raising the question as to what extent their religious affiliation helps explain the explosion in France's immigrant subu [...]
2005-11-17 17:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS8069SOCIALIST PARTY ENDS MONTH-LONG DECISON PROCESS
[...] France's Socialist Party (PS) -- in a convoluted, fiercely contested, but genuinely democratic process throughout November -- agreed on a document setting out the party's policy direction and renewed the membership of its governing institutions. It also created a "Presidential Commission" to [...]
2005-11-28 18:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
05PARIS8248 USUNESO - AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 2 LUNCH WITH
[...] Ambassador Oliver attended a lunch December 2 hosted by the Austrian ambassador to UNESCO Harald Wiesner. The 11 guests were from other delegations and the UNESCO secretariat and included Monsignor Follo, the Holy See observer, the ambassadors of Lithuania, Russia, and Serbia-Montenegro, the [...]
2005-12-05 17:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDETRD FR EU AU YI UNESCO
05PARIS8313TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
[...] (U) Action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Post received on December 6, 2005 faxed copy of a letter to the Secretary from the President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Renee van der Linden. The transmittal sheet attached to the letter from van der Linden's Chief of Staf [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PTER PINR PHUM FR
05PRAGUE1006IN-DEPTH READOUT OF EU'S CUBA COMPROMISE
[...] (C) Following the June 13 GAERC on Cuba, Post received a comprehensive record of the internal EU discussion in a document given to us by our interlocutors at the MFA. This document is the Czechs' written record of what transpired at the meeting. We have translated it and are sending it to W [...]
2005-07-01 16:04:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU EZ CU
05PRAGUE1057CZECH REPUBLIC AGREES TO THE US-EU WINE AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-14 15:56:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU EZ
05PRAGUE1629CZECH REPUBLIC: OSCE SCALES OF CONTRIBUTION 'END
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Czech MFA Security Policy Deputy Director Vaclav Balek Nov 22. Balek responded the Czech Republic would study the points carefully and would make every effort to accommodate the U.S. position. CABANISS [...]
2005-11-23 06:16:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEZ ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV OSCE
05QUITO2152GOE STILL NOT CONVINCED ON UNSC REFERRAL FOR IRAN
[...] (SBU) PolOff faxed RefTel points on September 15 and followed up with a telephone call on September 19 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Miguel Mendez, requesting that the GOE consider referring Iran to the UN Security Council. PolOff mentioned that the Secretary had raised this issu [...]
2005-09-19 20:35:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL IR EU MNUC IAEA
05RANGOON1080BURMA: CUTTING OFF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE WITH
[...] (U) On September 21, visiting EAP/MLS Director and Rangoon P/E Chief delivered reftel talking points during a previously scheduled meeting with the MFA's Acting Deputy General for Political Affairs, U Phae Thann Oo, and Director of the Americas Division, U Min Lwin. 2. (S) In delivering the [...]
2005-09-26 01:47:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP BM EU
05ROME1980SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA IN ROME; TAKES A
[...] (C) As reported ref a, on June 7, in anticipation of Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica's visit to Rome later the same day, EUR A/S Fried provided MFA POLDIR Terzi with an overview of the U.S. position on Kosovo. Fried asked that Italy try to persuade him to accept a definition of "less than in [...]
2005-06-10 13:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SR IT KOC UN NATO
05ROME2763 PARTICULATE MATTER AIR POLLUTION IN ITALY: AN
[...] SUMMARY: Air pollution is a serious and intractable problem in Italy, causes health problems, and shortens Italian life spans. Emissions levels and particulate matter (PM) concentrations are highest in Italy's northern industrial Po Valley between Bologna, Milan and Turin. While industry an [...]
2005-08-19 15:25:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA IT EU
05ROME3598BMENA FUND FOR THE FUTURE: ITALY SAYS NO EIB
[...] (SBU) Econ MinCouns discussed European Investment Bank (EIB) participation in the Fund for the Future (REF A) on October 25 with Ignazio Angeloni, Finance Ministry Director General for International Finance Relations, and Stefania Bazzoni, Office Director for EIB Affairs. Both thought that t [...]
2005-10-26 18:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EINV EU IT PGOV PHUM PREL
05ROME3609ITALY SEEKS "PARALLELISM" TO BREAK DOHA TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Rome has met with senior officials in the Vice Ministry of Trade and Ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs to urge the GOI to support EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson on a new EU proposal on agricultural market access within the "negotiating zone" of the USG an [...]
2005-10-28 04:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD IT EU WTO
05ROME3845WITH COMPROMISE, GOI SEES HOPE FOR SUCCESSFUL HONG
[...] (U) Summary: On November 8, Amadeo Teti, Vice Ministry of Trade Director General for Commercial Agreements, laid out for Acting EcMin the recipe for a successful Hong Kong Ministerial: (i) U.S. and EU compromise on key issues, (ii) collaborative work to build momentum in the negotiations, [...]
2005-11-22 09:37:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON EU IT UN
05ROME3880OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 17:40:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3885OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 08:53:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3961ITALY INSISTS IT IS FIRM ON PRESSURING RUSSIA ON
[...] (C) Summary. On December 1, Poloff met with Dr. Susanna Schlien of the OSCE office of the Italian MFA to discuss the US position on a possible ministerial declaration during the OSCE Ljubljana summit. Poloff noted that the USG believed that no ministerial message might be better than one whic [...]
2005-12-01 17:40:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05SANAA3533CHARGE DREYER: YEMEN WILL RECEIVE DEMOCRACY
[...] (C) Summary. During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador, European Commission (EC) CDA to Yemen, Ralph Dreyer, revealed that the EC intends to implement democracy and human rights programming in Yemen starting in 2007. Dreyer also informed Ambassador that the EC and other European missions hav [...]
2005-12-19 14:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KMPI YM EU HUMAN RIGHTS
05TAIPEI2187TAIWAN DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE WHO-PRC MOU
[...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed to Taiwan NSC and MOFA (per ref telcon) concern that Taiwan might make public the WHO-PRC MOU on Taiwan's participation in the International Health Regulations. Vice Foreign Minister Kau called AIT from Geneva to assure AIT that they did not have a copy of the MOU and [...]
2005-05-16 00:14:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALCH EU PREL TW ESTH
05TELAVIV1363(C) OTTE SAYS HE'S PRESSING PA FOR SECURITY
[...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Middle East envoy Marc Otte said he would press the PA, during his visit this week, on the need for security service reform, while focusing in his GOI meetings on Israeli-Palestinian economic cooperation. He reported that World Bank President W [...]
2005-03-08 15:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS EU EG LE SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1593C-NE4-01083: ISRAELI INTENTIONS REGARDING THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the "point of no return" for Tehran's nuclear weapons program. The GOI believes that diplomatic pressure with teeth, such as sanctions, can affect Iranian behavior, and is lobbying the EU-3 a [...]
2005-03-17 14:58:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP EU IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1844(C) OTTE LAMENTS WEAK PA COORDINATION ON
[...] (C) In a March 23 meeting with Deputy APNSA Abrams, NEA A/S Welch, and the Ambassador, EU Middle East envoy Marc Otte recounted that President Abbas had been vague in describing his next steps in discussions with EU officials at the Arab League summit in Algiers. Otte said Solana pressed Abbas [...]
2005-03-25 12:34:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS EU GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5359EU HIGHREP SOLANA PRAISES DISENGAGEMENT, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA and the EC delegation, High Representative Javier Solana's discussions with Israeli officials on August 28-30 focused on using the success of disengagement to foster movement on the roadmap. Despite a generally positive atmosphere, Solana made little progress [...]
2005-08-31 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL EU IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5941ISRAEL/WBG: EU OFFICIAL OUTLINES EXPANDED POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on September 30, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Marc Otte outlined EU plans to expand its police program in the West Bank and Gaza and EU preparations for a possible third-party role at the Rafah crossing. Otte al [...]
2005-10-03 08:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EU KWBG KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6516ISRAEL/WBG: EU ENVOY ADVOCATES "SOFT" OPENING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process Mark Otte advised that the GOI and PA were close to a final agreement on re-opening the Rafah crossing. The only major obstacle remaining was the lack of agreement on how [...]
2005-11-16 10:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EU IS KPAL KWBG PREL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05THEHAGUE2724NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ NOT INVITED TO THE
[...] (C) On October 7, POLOFF raised reftel concerns regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's upcoming visit to Europe with Dimitri Vogelaar (Senior Desk Officer for Venezuela, MFA). Vogelaar said he was aware that Chavez planned to attend the Ibero-American Summit in Salamanca, Spain. He had [...]
2005-10-07 16:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL VE EU NL
05THEHAGUE3136NETHERLANDS/OSCE: DEMARCHE ON OSCE SCALES OF
[...] Polmiloff discussed reftel points November 21 with Senior Policy Advisor Arjen van den Berg (Security Policy Department, MFA). Van den Berg was aware of U.S. reservations regarding the draft narrative text, and planned to discuss reftel points with the Dutch mission to the OSCE. He added that [...]
2005-11-21 15:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ABUD AFIN EU PGOV OSCE
05THEHAGUE3169NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN-RELATED BRIEFING DELIVERED
[...] (S) On November 16, Washington-based analysts, accompanied by Charge, POLCOUNS, and MPP Deputy Chief, delivered a classified briefing on Iran's nuclear weaponization program to senior Dutch MFA officials. The Dutch side included Hugo Siblesz (Political Director),Pieter de Gooijer (Deputy Pol [...]
2005-11-25 08:26:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR EU NL
05THEHAGUE362DUTCH MFA ON GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING OPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 14:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG EU NL
05TUNIS1204GENERAL JONES MEETING WITH TUNISIAN DEPUTY FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with MFA Deputy Foreign Minister for American and Asian Affairs Chtioui June 3, General Jones urged continued Tunisian cooperation with EUCOM and NATO as both entities expanded their scope to include Africa. Chtioui said Tunisia was ready to work together in a numb [...]
2005-06-06 15:12:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TS EU
05VIENNA2118LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR -
[...] Post discussed reftel questions with Martin Lukanowicz, Director of the Business Analysis Division in the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulator (RTR). 2. With regard to fixed line service in Austria, Lukanowicz stated that there are no licensing fees, no capitalization or bonding [...]
2005-06-24 11:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2530 AUSTRIA: TELECOMS UPDATE
[...] tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Western Wireless is for sale following Alltel's takeover of Western Wireless. Interest in tele.ring has dropped noticeably after the Lower Austrian state government imposed a new tax on mobile phone masts effective January 1, 2006 [...]
2005-07-27 14:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA2696AUSTRIAN SUBSIDIARY OF WESTERN WIRELESS SOLD
[...] On August 9, T-Mobile, a subsidiary of the German Telekom's T-Mobile group, bought tele.ring, the successful Austrian mobile phone subsidiary of Alltel/Western Wireless, for Euro 1.3 billion. With the purchase of tele.ring, T-Mobile solidified its place as the number two mobile pho [...]
2005-08-11 06:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD EU AU
05VIENNA3441AUSTRIA ON BMENA -- BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] On October 24, Charge delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General and acting deputy Foreign Minister. 2. Kyrle recalled that Austria had made a generous pledge at the Madrid Iraq conference in October 2003, and said the Austrian cabinet wou [...]
2005-10-24 15:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF AU
05VIENNA3586WTO -- DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA ON EUROPEAN
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires presented ref (a) demarche on November 3 to Josef Mayer, the Under Secretary-level Chief of the Austrian Economics Ministry's Trade Section. Charge and Agriculture Counselor delivered ref (a) demarche on November 4 to Werner Wutscher, Secretary General (Deputy Minister) of t [...]
2005-11-08 15:11:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EU AU
05VIENNA3833DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON QUESTIONABLE TRANSACTIONS
[...] (SBU) On December 7, Charge was able to reach Chancellery Diplomatic Advisor Hans-Peter Manz by telephone as Manz was about to leave with the Chancellor for Washington. Charge presented the unclassified portions of reftel demarche, and undertook to arrange for the classified portions to reach Manz [...]
2005-12-07 17:16:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP EU AU
05VILNIUS857GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TURKEY'S EU BID
[...] (C) Vidmantas Purlys, Head of the MFA's EU Sector Policies Coordination Division, told us August 18 that the GOL shares USG concerns about adding conditions to the negotiating framework ahead of the planned October 3 start of EU accession talks with Turkey. Purlys said that while the GOL is [...]
2005-08-18 14:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU LH
05WARSAW1273POLISH FISHING INDUSTRY: THE HAPPY UNEMPLOYED
[...] Per EU requirements, Poland is in the middle of restructuring its Baltic fishing fleet to meet EU requirements. Part of that process includes the reduction of the fleet by scrapping vessels and compensating the vessel owners and operators. The Restructuring Agency responsible for implementin [...]
2005-03-07 14:21:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ECON PL EU
05WELLINGTON491 NEW ZEALAND - RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LICENSING
[...] (SBU) Wellington Charge spoke about reftel questions to Kester Gordon, Senior Advisor, Telecommunications and Postal Policy Group for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. We received the following responses on June 22, 2005: 2. (U) With regards to the first question on fee as [...]
2005-06-23 00:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EU NZ
05ZAGREB431EU DELAY: SANADER SAYS GLASS STILL HALF FULL
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Ivo Sanader did his best to put a positive spin on the GAERC's March 16 decision to delay negotiations with Croatia, focusing on the approval of the negotiating framework and the fact that more countries were in favor of opening negotiations than against it. During [...]
2005-03-17 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU HR
06ABUDHABI103REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) On January 16, Pol Chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to deliver ref A points on U.S. views regarding the Iran nuclear issue, and texts of both the EU-3 Foreign Ministers' Statement and the Secretary's Statement on Iran's resumption of uranium SIP [...]
2006-01-17 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AE UN
06ABUDHABI3056P5+1 IRAN INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador emphasized reftel points on Iran with MFA's number two on July 26. An inquiry about the Minister's Iran travel plans led to a discussion of consular and legal issues between the UAE and Iran which would be addressed by an MFA team the following week. End summary. [...]
2006-07-26 13:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP AORC IR EU AE
06ACCRA2842GHANA: DEMARCHE ON INT,L MARITIME ORGANIZATION,S
[...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche to two representatives of the Ghana Maritime Authority scheduled to attend the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting in Istanbul: Mrs. Bernadette Esa Chinery-Hesse, Board Secretary; and Captain E.B. Komeng, Maritime Security Coordinator. Both were highly supp [...]
2006-11-28 10:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYANET AORC ECPS EU EWWT GH IMO INMARSAT KTIA
06AMMAN2813DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 04:37:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EU JO
06ANKARA1002NO JOY IN ANKARA OVER EU AID FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS
[...] (C) Summary: FM Gul, MFA working levels and Turkish opposition politicians believe that the EU's de-coupling of trade and aid for Turkish Cypriots forecloses any possibility the EU will approve direct trade with the "TRNC," a top Turkish priority. They are also unhappy with the degree of Gre [...]
2006-02-28 16:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA1104TURKISH MFA CAUTIOUS ABOUT CYPRUS TECHNICAL TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA is approaching cautiously the idea of UN brokered technical-level talks (reftel),wanting to avoid topics the GOT considers final settlement issues. MFA officials welcome the talks cautiously for what they are and recognize the importance of face-to-face discuss [...]
2006-03-03 16:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY UNFICYP EU
06ANKARA1479GOT CONCERNED FRENCH PROPOSAL COULD STALL EU
[...] (U) Summary: GOT and UK Embassy contacts say they are concerned about a French-led proposal that would require Turkey -- and perhaps other accession candidates -- to make progress on human rights reforms before opening talks on EU acquis chapters. GOT officials called the proposal a "headache [...]
2006-03-21 10:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA191TURKEY/CYPRUS/EU - MEETING WITH TURKISH ACTING FM
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador and UK Ambassador Westmacott were convoked January 18 by Turkish Acting FM Tuygan to discuss Cyprus and related EU accession issues. Tuygan described in familiar terms the elaboration of FM Gul,s proposals to deal [...]
2006-01-18 16:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU EU CY
06ANKARA2037DAS BRYZA URGES TURKISH MFA TO THINK FORWARD ON
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Turkish MFA officials on April 4, DAS Bryza urged them to support intercommunal technical talks, work with SRSG Moeller, and consider possible options for joint administration of Famagusta port that could provide a way for the GOT to open ports and airports to the Rep [...]
2006-04-14 10:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA2053GOT RESPONDS TO EU CRITICS BY ANNOUNCING REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul announced April 12 a package of political reforms Turkey plans to adopt to advance its EU candidacy. GOT contacts say the announcement was a response to unfair criticism from the EU that Turkey's reform process has stalled. They argue that the criticism reflects EU [...]
2006-04-14 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU
06ANKARA2447EU INVITES TURKEY TO OPEN ACQUIS CHAPTER
[...] (U) Summary: The EU has invited the GOT to open negotiations on the Education and Culture chapter of the EU acquis, without requiring Turkey to first make progress on political reforms. The invitation resolves, for now, a dispute over a French-led proposal that would have attached political b [...]
2006-05-03 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
06ANKARA287ERDOGAN GIVES SHAKY PERFORMANCE BEFORE EU
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, recovering from the flu, gave what contacts described to us as a "rambling" and "nearly incomprehensible" performance at a January 20 lunch meeting with EU ambassadors in Ankara. After a positive though unremarkable opening speech, he made a weak statement on Iran, de [...]
2006-01-26 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE PINR TU EU
06ANKARA3098TURKEY: FINNISH PM URGES PROGRESS ON CYPRUS, REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting Ankara in the run-up to Finland's EU term presidency, Finnish PM Vanhanen told PM Erdogan May 17 that the EU is united on the need for Turkey to open its ports to Greek Cypriot shipping. Vanhanen said Finland will continue its policy of supporting the accession of all EU [...]
2006-05-26 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU FI TU
06ANKARA3265TURKEY/EU - NO APPARENT MOVEMENT ON PORTS ISSUE
[...] (C) A downbeat Turkish MFA Northeastern Mediterranean Deputy Director General Bilman told us June 5 there has been no progress on either opening Famagusta port or referral to EU dispute resolution mechanisms of the ports/airports issue. On Famagusta, the MFA appears to be relying on the UN an [...]
2006-06-05 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EU UN TU CY
06ANKARA3312TURKEY: ANTI-TERROR BILL RAISES CONCERNS AMONG
[...] (C) Summary: European Commission (EC) officials in Ankara, as well as Turkish scholars and human rights activists, argue that a draft anti-terror bill currently under parliamentary review (reftels) could roll back some of the progress gained during Turkey's EU reform process and heighten tensio [...]
2006-06-07 09:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA3367DISPUTES THREATEN TO UNDERMINE TURKEY-EU MEETINGS
[...] (U) Summary: The GOT is concerned that French and Cypriot proposals being debated in the EU could undermine the Turkey-EU meetings scheduled for June 12 in Luxembourg. The French proposal could prevent Turkey from closing its first acquis chapter on June 12, while the Cypriot proposal would a [...]
2006-06-08 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EU TU
06ANKARA3676TURKEY: KURDISH MAYORS INDICTED FOR ROJ TV LETTER
[...] (U) Prosecutors have indicted 56 mayors from Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast on charges of supporting the PKK by sending a letter to Danish PM Rasmussen urging him to resist GOT pressure to shut down ROJ TV. The mayors, all from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),signed a [...]
2006-06-22 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU DA TU
06ANKARA3763TURKISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC PREL EU EUN UNGA TU
06ANKARA3985TURKEY: PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ADOPT ANNOUNCED REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: Parliament went into recess July 1 after passing only four minor elements of a reform package designed to boost Turkey's EU candidacy, although FM Gul, in April, had urged MPs to adopt the full package before the end of the legislative session. A number of controversial measures w [...]
2006-07-07 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF PTER EU TU
06ANKARA4314TURKEY FAMILIAR WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) We passed to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Head Osman Yavuzalp on July 25 reftel points on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Yavuzalp confirmed his government's familiarity with the specifics. He said Iranian officials told Turkey's embassy in Tehran that the package was [...]
2006-07-26 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06ANKARA4329TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S TRIP TO NORTHERN CYPRUS:
[...] (C) Turkish PM Erdogan trekked to the "TRNC" July 19 with a heavyweight delegation (six ministers and 20 parliamentarians) for a three-day visit to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Turks' 1974 intervention. This first visit of a Turkish PM to the island in eight years was intended, per Turkis [...]
2006-07-27 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EU
06ANKARA5032TURKEY RESPONSE ON DEMARCHE FOR USG CANDIDATE LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS
06ANKARA5268PARLIAMENT TO TAKE UP EU LEGISLATION AT SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Parliament will meet in a special session on September 19 at the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) request to consider legislation related to Turkey's European Union accession process. The government will attempt to pass the so-called Ninth Reform package [...]
2006-09-13 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU
06ANKARA5333AVOIDING A TURKEY-EU TRAIN WRECK: CONSULTING IN
[...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Ankara, Athens and Nicosia. 2. (C) Summary: We are seeing increasing signs that Turkey may indeed be headed for a train wreck in its relations with the EU late this fall. Derailment would endanger Turkey's EU accession bid, which the US has suppo [...]
2006-09-14 15:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU EU CY US
06ANKARA5388TURKEY: PARTICIPATION AT SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 22
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO TU EU
06ANKARA5436TURKEY-CYPRUS-EU - EUR DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a 75-minute meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza September 11, Turkish MFA D/US (U/S equivalent) and GOT Cyprus pointman Ertugrul Apakan animatedly described the latest state of play from Ankara's point of view. Apakan stressed Turkey's preference for a comprehensive, UN-based sett [...]
2006-09-18 13:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY UN EU
06ANKARA5608TURKEY: SOUTHEASTERN KURDS SEE LITTLE PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Summary. During a week-long trip to Turkey's Southeast, government officials and local Kurds expressed diametrically opposed views to us regarding the progress of human rights in the region. Centrally appointed government officials praised the GOT's progress on improving rule of law, fre [...]
2006-09-26 10:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA562FRENCH FM DOUSTE-BLAZY IN ANKARA: PLAYING TO TWO
[...] (C) Summary: During a February 1-2 trip to Ankara, French FM Douste-Blazy reminded GOT leaders that France had supported the opening of EU accession talks with Turkey, despite opposition from the French public. The French FM recommended that the French and Turkish governments work together to [...]
2006-02-09 11:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON FR TU EU
06ANKARA5976TURKS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GET TO "YES" ON FINNS'
[...] (C) Summary. The GOT understands that it must put its best foot forward with respect to the Finnish package proposal on Cyprus, MFA D/US Apakan told Ambassador and EUR/SE director Silliman October 12. The Turks are asking for more precision on questions such as what constitutes direct trade [...]
2006-10-17 13:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU CY EU
06ANKARA6037ON A KNIFE'S EDGE: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The next two months are critical for Turkey's EU accession. The obstacles remain formidable. Should the EU and Turkey fail to arrive at a modus vivendi over Cypru, the result could well be a de facto suspension of negotiations. With the Turks in a nationalist, "it's us against [...]
2006-10-19 05:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU EU CY
06ANKARA6154BSEC MINISTERIAL: VIEW FROM ANKARA
[...] SUMMARY: Turkey's MFA welcomed the U.S. proposal on an environment initiative with BSEC (Ref A) and supported the concept in principle, as part of a positive message on BSEC potential for bringing broader Black Sea countries together to discuss critical issues. MFA's BSEC point person told us [...]
2006-10-30 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV KCRM TU RS EU SR
06ANKARA6391TURKEY ON EU/CYPRUS: SEEKING A NARROWER,
[...] (C) Summary. Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan told Ambassador that while Turkey will continue to work with the Finns to find an acceptable Cyprus package that allows Turkey to meet its legal obligations to the EU, including Varosha will be next to impossible. The Turks would be more comfortable [...]
2006-11-09 16:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU EU CY
06ANKARA6467TURKEY/EU/CYPRUS: TURKS HEADED TO HELSINKI; "NO"
[...] (C) Turkish MFA A/US Ertugrul Apakan travels to Helsinki today, accompanied by Cyprus Deputy Director General Levent Bilman, for a day of technical talks November 22 on the Finnish Turkey/EU/Cyprus proposal. The talks will also serve as preparation for meetings FM Gul will have with the Finnis [...]
2006-11-21 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU EU CY
06ASHGABAT787CHARGE DELIVERS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DEMARCHE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 08:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TX
06ATHENS1057GREECE SUPPORTS INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 14:11:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR GR WMD
06ATHENS1952DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GREECE SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE
[...] (C) Per reftel A, post transmitted subject demarche to MFA contacts on July 21. MFA recipients included Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Ambassador Fotis Xydas of the D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations and Disarmament. 2. (C) D1 officials responded on July 22, [...]
2006-07-26 12:46:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC GR PGOV PTER UNSC
06ATHENS2251KOSOVO: GREEK MFA ON STATUS NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM met with the director of the MFA's Balkans unit, Ambassador Michael Christides, on August 29 to review ref a points on the Kosovo status negotiations. Christides -- who will meet with DAS DiCarlo in Washington the week of September 4 -- favored a "transition period" in orde [...]
2006-08-30 10:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU GR
06ATHENS373AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GREEK FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of an ongoing phone-tapping scandal (Ref A) of high-level Greek Government officials (in which the U.S. has been fingered in the media as the culprit),Greek FM Molyviatis used a one-on-one lunch February 8 with Ambassador in a central Athens restauarant to emphasize [...]
2006-02-09 12:59:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR PGOV PREL CY TU RS YI VE GT EU AMB
06BAKU1091AZERBAIJAN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche to MFA Americas Desk officer Ilgar Mukhtarov July 24. Mukhtarov told Poloff that the GOAJ was concerned that the Israeli-Lebanese conflict might distract the international community's attention from the P5 1 incentive package negotiations and therefore inter [...]
2006-07-25 13:37:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR EU AORC AJ
06BAKU163AZERBAIJAN MUM ON P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN, LIKELY
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref a demarche on Iran's nuclear programs to MFA Americas Desk Director Ilgar Mukhtarov on February 2. Mukhtarov had no substantive comment and, in response to emboff's query, said the GOAJ had not issued a public statement on the P5 2's agreement that the IA [...]
2006-02-03 14:02:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP AORC EU IR AJ
06BAKU1666DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-16 06:18:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06BAKU607EC VISIT TO AZERBAIJAN HEAVY ON NEIGHBORHOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During his April 7 visit to Baku, EC RELEX Deputy Director-General Fotiadis discussed mainly European Neighborhood Program issues and some energy issues. Sticking points for adoption of Azerbaijan's draft ENP plan appear to be language on regional cooperation, lingering Cypriot [...]
2006-04-20 03:21:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG AJ GG AM CY EU
06BANGKOK4505THAI REACTION TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 04:06:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TH
06BANJUL473THE GAMBIA: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 14:04:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GA
06BEIJING1061JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT
[...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...]
2006-01-17 11:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM CH IR EU KN
06BEIJING1305GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR TO PRESSURE BEIJING ON
[...] (C) The German Political Director will travel to Beijing January 23-24 to lead the EU-3 effort to pressure China to support its position on Iran's nuclear program, according to German Embassy Officer Aron Mir Haschemi. In a January 19 meeting and follow-up conversation on January 20, Aron sai [...]
2006-01-20 10:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING1306STRONG DOMESTIC PRESSURE DRIVING IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: A strong domestic consensus in Iran is driving the government to restart enrichment activities and to pursue an indigenous nuclear program, according to MFA West Asia and African Affairs Iran Division Director Xu Wei. In a January 19 meeting, Xu said that Beijing believes it is [...]
2006-01-20 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING19032CHINA-EU SUMMIT: HEAVY ON DIALOGUE, LIGHT ON
[...] (C) Neither the Chinese nor EU member states expect much in the way of deliverables from the Ninth Annual EU-China Summit in Helsinki, September 9-12. Wen Jiabao will represent China at the Summit, hosted by current EU President Finland, with the stated purpose of increasing dialogue and stre [...]
2006-09-08 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEU FI PREL CH
06BEIJING20898PRODI IN CHINA DISCUSSES ARMS EMBARGO, TRADE AND
[...] (C) Italy leans to lifting the embargo of arms sales to China, said Italian Premier Romano Prodi, in China from September 13-19 with a 500-person Italian trade delegation. In Beijing, Prodi met with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Communist Party Central Committee head Wang Jiarui. [...]
2006-09-28 10:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EU IT CH
06BEIJING23713EU ARMS EMBARGO UNLIKELY TO BE LIFTED DURING
[...] (C) Summary: The EU Arms Embargo against China is unlikely to be lifted, or even be on the agenda, during the German EU Presidency that begins in January 2007, according to contacts at the German and UK Embassies in Beijing. Although both Italian President Prodi and French President Chirac pu [...]
2006-11-09 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EU CH
06BEIJING4023PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG'S TRIP TO IRAN
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng focused during his February 24-26 visit to Iran on discussing the gravity of the international situation that Iran faces with regard to the nuclear issue, according to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Department Dputy Director General Wang Qun. Lu del [...]
2006-03-03 12:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4219PRC/IRAN: VFM LU GUOZENG STRESSES COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. China shares the international community's common goal of ensuring that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, Vice Foreign Minister Lu Guozeng stated. In a March 7 meeting with the CDA, Lu said he told Iranian officials during his late February trip to Iran that the "world does not [...]
2006-03-07 11:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING4893PRC/IRAN: CHINA OFFERS COMPROMISE SOLUTIONS TO P5
[...] (C) Summary: The PRC is prepared to adopt what it believes are compromise solutions to the current P5 disagreements over the text of a UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST),according to MFA International Organization Department Division Director Yang Tao. Noting Ambassador Wang Guangya,s discus [...]
2006-03-15 09:49:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CH
06BEIJING5077PRC/IRAN: IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY MOHAMMED
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian Presidential Envoy Mohammad Larijani, the elder brother of Iranian Supreme Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani, hewed closely to Iran's standard positions on its nuclear program during his March 14-16 Beijing visit, but he did not repeat threats that Iran woul [...]
2006-03-17 09:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR EU AORC CH
06BEIRUT3394LEBANON: NEA DAS DANIN MEETING WITH TELECOMS
[...] (C) On October 18, visiting NEA DAS Robert Danin, Charge and Econoff met with Lebanese Telecoms Minister and March 14 Group activist Marwan Hamadeh. Hamadeh said that the March 14 group's recently reviewed its goals, noting that Lebanon risks returning to a pre-Hariri assassination political [...]
2006-10-19 16:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALECPS ENRG MARR PGOV PREL PTER LE EU
06BELGRADE1043DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET CAP
[...] (U) Emboffs conveyed ref demarche points and draft resolution to Katarina Lalic, head of the UN Directorate in the Serbian MFA on June 27. Ms. Lalic said she expected Serbia to vote with the consensus EU position on the issue. She promised to contact us immediately if GoS intentions changed. [...]
2006-06-29 09:19:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEU AMGT AORC PREL UNGA
06BELIZE106THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 15:00:00Embassy BelmopanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC BH
06BERLIN1227IRAN: GERMAN PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 press conference, Ruprecht Polenz (CDU),Chairman of the German Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and frequent commentator in the German media, provided a readout of his May 2-3 visit to Tehran. Polenz said that the nuclear subject had come to dominate the publi [...]
2006-05-05 15:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM MNUC PHUM EU GM IR
06BERLIN1389GERMAN MINISTRIES ON SCHENGEN SUSPENSION FOR WORLD
[...] (C) While Germany has announced it would suspend Schengen provisions and re-establish border controls if necessary during the World Cup June 9 - July 9, the reality seems to be the move is little beyond a legal step needed in case Germany decides it needs some additional specific measures again [...]
2006-05-22 17:02:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KHLS PINR ASEC GM EU
06BERLIN1502FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 15:33:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA AORC PREL UNSC IR EU GM
06BERLIN1993POLITICAL GOALS OF THE GERMAN EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) (Summary) According to our contacts, the Germans have identified four main political goals to pursue during their EU presidency next year. They hope to create a new EU neighborhood policy that encourages countries of the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine and Georgia to pursue reforms d [...]
2006-07-14 15:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU GM
06BERLIN2593GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SANCTIONS, EU3 UNITY
[...] (U) Summary: Charge raised Iran with Foreign Office State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) August 30 and Embassy delivered SIPDIS reftel demarche August 31. Germany is ready for discussion of Iran to return to the Security Council and supports discussion of punitive measures. The critical task, [...]
2006-09-01 16:01:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEU IR KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN
06BERLIN2676S/CT AMB. CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH EU CT
[...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton, meeting EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries September 6 in Berlin, stated the need for the U.S. and EU to incorporate all the tools at their disposal -- social, commercial, economic, and diplomatic tools -- in the fight a [...]
2006-09-13 07:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KHLS EAID GM EU
06BERLIN2782GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY - LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce EU's meetings on September 13 and 14 with officials responsible for Germany's EU presidential agenda at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics and Chancellery provided a comprehensive preview of Germany's EU presidency economic agenda. Ge [...]
2006-09-20 16:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG GM PGOV PREL EU
06BERLIN2785U.S.-GERMAN COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY: SEIZING THE
[...] (S) Summary. The discovery this summer of the plot to bomb German trains, coming on top of terrorists' plans in the UK to blow-up transatlantic flights, has created an opening for the German government to move on further counterterrorism initiatives. Interior Minister Schaeuble's trip to Was [...]
2006-09-21 08:46:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KHLS CVIS TBIO GM EU
06BERLIN2829TREASURY OFFICIALS UNDERSCORE BASIS, VALUE OF TFTP
[...] (C) Summary. Treasury Department Deputy Assistant General Counsel James Freis and Senior Advisor Michael Jacobson underlined the legal basis and the value of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) in several meetings with German officials September 19. German officials, who are prepar [...]
2006-09-25 16:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPTER KJUS ETTC EFIN KTFN PGOV GM EU
06BERLIN2948CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S SPEECH ON GOALS FOR EU
[...] (U) Summary. Chancellor Merkel spoke on September 22 at a Bertelsmann Foundation Conference on the future of Europe and highlighted five key goals for the EU as her government prepares to assume the EU presidency in the first half of 2007. First, the EU is committed to democracy, rule of law [...]
2006-10-06 12:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU GM
06BERLIN3076GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING
[...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...]
2006-10-23 16:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR
06BERLIN3151EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 20, EB/ESC Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Simons met with senior German officials at the SIPDIS Foreign Office and the Economic Ministry to discuss issues associated with energy policy as Germany prepares to take over the EU and G-8 presidencies in 2007. Interlocu [...]
2006-10-30 08:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EU PGOV PREL SENV GM
06BERLIN3173DHS A/S BAKER ENGAGES ON PNR, SEEKS GREATER CT
[...] (C) Summary. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker urged greater bilateral SIPDIS biographic and biometric information sharing and explained U.S. objections to the recent U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement. A/S Baker urged Germany to accep [...]
2006-10-31 12:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKHLS PGOV PTER PREL EAIR GM EU
06BERLIN3267OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE U.S. OBJECTIVES DURING
[...] (C) Summary: While debates over constitutional reform will limit Germany's ability to launch major initiatives, Germany's EU presidency presents opportunities for the U.S. and Germany to advance shared objectives and improve coordination. On energy, we have an opportunity to promote closer c [...]
2006-11-08 16:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG PTER GM EU
06BERLIN3399ENERGY AND GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German EU presidency provides us with opportunities to engage both Germany and the EU on all aspects of energy policy, including the question of standards for the next generation of energy technologies. Germany plans to make energy a key focus of its EU and G-8 presidenci [...]
2006-11-30 12:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL EU GM
06BERLIN3402ENGAGING WITH THE GERMANS ON THEIR EU CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) (Summary) Germany has made engagement with Central Asia a top priority for its upcoming EU presidency. The Germans hope to strengthen regional cooperation in Central Asia, expand the region's economic options, increase cooperation on energy, promote the rule of law, and expand contacts b [...]
2006-11-30 15:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ZKGM EU GM
06BERLIN3462GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] SUMMARY. Embassy officers talked to numerous contacts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery about issues that will arise during the upcoming GAERC (see reftels) and European Council meetings. Chancellery officials stated that Turkey's failure to fulfill its obligations caus [...]
2006-12-08 15:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU GM
06BERN688BELARUS: SWITZERLAND WEIGHS VISA BAN, TARGETED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-29 15:24:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EU BL SZ
06BRATISLAVA234SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...]
2006-03-24 14:20:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA252SLOVAKS NOT KEEN ON ROMANIAN ADOPTION DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche March 21 to Juraj Kubla at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights directorate. Kubla in turn shared the points with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family, and the Slovak Embassy in Bucharest. [...]
2006-03-30 14:42:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO LO
06BRATISLAVA309SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resol [...]
2006-04-18 15:59:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA31SLOVAKIA UNHAPPY WITH IRAN, SUPPORTS UNSC
[...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered ref A points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova on SIPDIS January 13. Vasaryova, whose portfolio includes the United Nations, told us that Slovakia, as a member of the Security Council, a country with a bilateral relationship with Ira [...]
2006-01-13 15:21:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LO
06BRATISLAVA310SLOVAKIA AGREES ON KOSOVO STATUS, BUT CONCERNED
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel briefing on U.S. Kosovo policy to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko on April 18. Pesko said Slovakia is "99 percent" in accordance with U.S. views, but differs slightly in regard to the desired speed of the Ahtisaari pro [...]
2006-04-19 09:13:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA349CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...]
2006-04-28 14:03:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA397SLOVAKIA TO PARTICIPATE IN EU'S AFRICAN MISSIONS
[...] Slovakia is sending two military officers to Sudan and considering a contribution to a possible EU mission to Congo. DefMin Martin Fedor confirmed publicly May 18 that Slovakia will send two staff officers to Sudan in the coming weeks. Fedor explained that there is a growing feeling in Europe [...]
2006-05-22 10:43:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO EU IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA553SMER CRITICIZED BY EUROPEAN SOCIALIST ALLIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his preference for the European over the transatlantic relationship, new Slovak PM Robert Fico now finds himself losing friends among presumed European allies due to his party's coalition with the ultra-nationalist SNS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) has threatened [...]
2006-07-07 15:58:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU LO
06BRATISLAVA77SLOVAK VIEWS BEFORE JAN 30 GAERC
[...] (SBU) Pol-Ec Chief discussed reftel points 1/24 with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. He was joined by Anna Petrasova, Third Secretary stationed at the Slovak mission to the EU, covering COTRA and COLAT/AMLAT, who wanted to see "how our transatlantic coordination works." Pol-Ec Chief en [...]
2006-01-30 11:31:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA823EU FUNDS: SMER STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION VERSUS SNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, the GOS cabinet announced its distribution plan for EU funds from 2007-2013. The new government's basic funding priorities appear to remain consistent with EU fund priorities proposed by the previous government, but authority over more than 1.7 billion Euros in "k [...]
2006-10-11 14:31:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EU KPAO LO PGOV
06BRATISLAVA954SLOVAKIA'S PRE-GAERC POSITIONS DECEMBER 2006
[...] (C) China Arms Embargo: In response to ref A points, Drahomir Stos, Head of the Asia and Oceana Division of the MFA's Fourth Territorial Department, told us that the MFA treats the China arms embargo as a political issue, not a security one. Slovakia believes that it is not the right moment t [...]
2006-12-08 16:17:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM IS LE IR TU CH AF KPAL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA978SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On December 19, Emboff met with Martin Barto, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Slovakia for Banking Supervision, to discuss the SWIFT program. The meeting focused primarily on the Faull letter from the European Commission, since [...]
2006-12-21 14:11:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ECON EU LO
06BRATISLAVA98US / SLOVAKIA SIGN EXTRADITION AND MLA INSTRUMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-07 13:57:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PREL EU LO
06BRUSSELS1098TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH BELGIAN AND EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 14 meeting at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorism Financing Patrick O'Brien met SIPDIS with Belgian officials to explain the U.S. process to designate financiers of terrorists or terror groups. O'Brien's [...]
2006-03-30 15:34:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PGOV BE EU
06BRUSSELS1227RESPONSE TO EC COMMENTS AT 2006 BURMA/MYANMAR FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 11:29:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL BE
06BRUSSELS1653DEMARCHE FOLLOWUP: BRIEFING CAPITALS ON U.S.
[...] (C) Poloff met with Charles Delogne, MFA Adviser on the Balkans, to get additional information on Belgian views regarding U.S. policy on Kosovo status (refs A and B). Delogne had accompanied Belgian FM De Gucht to the Balkans in April as part of De Gucht's role as 2006 OSCE Chairman-in-Office [...]
2006-05-17 16:19:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YI EU BE
06BRUSSELS2961UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Poloff met with Thomas Antoine, MFA Director for the Balkans, to provide an updated briefing on Kosovo status negotiations (reftel). Antoine expressed pessimism that a negotiated solution would be reached in 2006 while agreeing that every effort should be made to reach a settlement this [...]
2006-08-31 14:33:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU BE
06BRUSSELS3098DEMARCHE ON IRAN: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF
[...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel points to Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible for middle eastern affairs, in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Bodson said Belgium will likely follow the European consensus on sanctions, but called the possibility of sanctions "a touchy issue." With the [...]
2006-09-14 11:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE PGOV PREL PARM UN EU IR KNNP
06BRUSSELS3103DEMARCHES ON SYRIA AND LEBANON
[...] (C) Poloff discussed points on Syria and Lebanon (refs A and B) with Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible for middle eastern affairs, in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Bodson said Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht generally believed a constructive dialogue was needed with all th [...]
2006-09-14 14:07:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE PGOV PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU IS
06BUCHAREST1444DAS KRAMER DISCUSSIONS WITH FM UNGUREANU AND
[...] (C) Summary: During separate meetings with Foreign Minister Ungureanu and senior advisors in the offices of the President and Prime Minister on September 7 in Bucharest, EUR DAS Kramer provided the Department's perspective on regional issues including the upcoming independence referendum in T [...]
2006-09-14 09:01:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PNAT MD EU RO
06BUCHAREST1479ROMANIA: SYRIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) DepPolChief delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to MFA Director for Middle East and Africa Laura Mircea. Mircea noted that there was no solution to the Lebanese situation without Syria, and that within the EU process, Romania supported engaging Syria in discussions on the situation in [...]
2006-09-20 15:58:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU RO
06BUCHAREST1509QUIET PRIDE AND FLEETING COMITY AFTER EC
[...] (SBU) In a rare display of comity between increasingly fractious coalition partners, President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu abandoned earlier plans for separate press events, opting instead for a joint press appearance at Cotroceni Palace to announce a positive E [...]
2006-09-27 15:50:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU RO
06BUCHAREST1717ROMANIA: GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-13 11:58:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEU PGOV PREL RO
06BUCHAREST1885AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROMANIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: At a year-end meeting with the Ambassador, Romanian FM Ungureanu said Romania hoped to promote an informal "gymnich"-type event as a follow-up to this year's Black Sea Forum. He evinced hope that the three upcoming EU Presidencies of Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia would contin [...]
2006-12-21 14:16:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EU MD RO
06BUCHAREST574GENETICALLY MODIFIED SOYBEANS STILL UNDER FIRE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With European Union (EU) accession looming, the Government of Romania (GOR) decided in January to ban the cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) soybeans starting in 2007, Romania's anticipated accession date. However, the GOR has yet to decide whether GM soybeans may be cult [...]
2006-04-05 11:33:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU TBIO RO
06BUCHAREST637ROMANIAN RESPONSE -- BRIEFING CAPITALS ON U.S.
[...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel points April 18 to U.S. Kosovo Policy to MFA Director General for Expanded Europe Rasvan Rusu, a core architect of the Romanian MFA's Balkans policy. Rusu noted that Romanian President Basescu and FM Ungureanu would be traveling to Belgrade the same day, and he wo [...]
2006-04-18 16:26:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU RO
06BUCHAREST638ROMANIA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET SHOWS INCREASING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Romania's small but growing market for renewable energy will provide new opportunities not only for U.S. exporters and investors, but for cooperation with Europe in the energy field. In conjunction with its European Union (EU) aspirations, Romania has set aggressive targets for [...]
2006-04-18 16:29:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL TRGY EINV ETRD EAGR EU RO
06BUCHAREST881ROMANIA PLEDGES SUPPORT ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Romania's president, foreign minister, and national security advisor agreed to support U.S. efforts to resolve Kosovo's final status when they met in Bucharest with Ambassador Frank Wisner, the Secretary's Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks. While noting serious con [...]
2006-05-30 15:52:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPREL PGOV YI EU RO
06BUENOSAIRES141REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan phoned the Ambassador on January 18 to follow up on the Ambassador's January 12 demarche on reporting Iran to the Security Council (Reftel B). Garcia Moritan told the Ambassador the GOA would support both the call for an emergency [...]
2006-01-19 17:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AR AORC
06BUENOSAIRES85REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana on January 12. Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan was also in attendance. Drawing on points in reftel, which were left as a non-paper, the Ambassador urged the GOA to continue its effor [...]
2006-01-13 15:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AR AORC
06CAIRO3638EGYPT ON JUNE 12-16 IAEA MEETING; VISIT OF ALI
[...] (C) The Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit June 11 the U.S. desire that Egypt make a strong statement at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors meeting calling on Iran to accept the offer made by P5 governments and Germany. Referring to his discussions with the Secretary G [...]
2006-06-12 14:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA MNUC IR EU EG KNNP
06CARACAS2238AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH EU TROIKA -- ELECTION
[...] (C) During a lunch for EU Troika representatives at the Ambassador's residence July 26, Finnish Ambassador Mikko Pyhala said the EU received a formal invitation to observe the December 3 presidential elections. (Note: Venezuelan-based representatives of the OAS and Carter Center report they [...]
2006-07-28 15:20:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EU OAS VE
06CARACAS3347BRV: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 14:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL CU EU PHUM VZ
06COLOMBO805DUTCH AMBASSADOR REGISTERS LOCAL EU CONCERN WITH
[...] (C) Dutch Ambassador Reynout Van Dijk called on Charge' May 17 in his capacity as the representative of the EU Presidency to complain about SCA PDAS Donald Camp's May 16 statement during a television interview in Colombo that the U.S. encouraged the European Union to list the Liberation Tige [...]
2006-05-17 10:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL CE EU
06COPENHAGEN1389DENMARK ON UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: Danish MFA European Correspondent Michael Bach Petersen told us October 13 that next week's GAERC will seek conclusions on Sudan, the Western Balkans, the Middle East, Iran, Georgia, and North Korea. Petersen pointed to emerging EU splits on Sudan, Kosovo and Zimbabwe that could [...]
2006-10-13 10:19:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU DA
06DAMASCUS1695EU DIPLOMATS SEE A CROSSROADS ON STRATEGY TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: European diplomats posted to Syria are increasingly questioning what they perceive as the EU policy of isolating the SARG. Some diplomats, especially those from Spain, Italy and Greece, but also from countries such the Netherlands and Austria, point to the regime's increased tie [...]
2006-04-13 12:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SY
06DAMASCUS5419REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE SEEN AS SUCCESS FOR
[...] (U) Summary. Syria hosted from December 11-14 the fourth biannual Scientific Research Outlook (SRO-4) meeting of the UAE-based Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) in Damascus. In attendance were a handful of Americans, including Dr. Osman Shinaishin from the National Science Founda [...]
2006-12-19 09:43:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALTSPL ECON EU SY
06DARESSALAAM125IRAN: TANZANIA BELIEVES MORE DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS,
[...] (C) Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Head of the Multilateral Division of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff January 19 that Tanzania believes recognizing the competency of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and allowing the IAEA to follow procedures is the preferred a [...]
2006-01-24 04:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC TZ
06DARESSALAAM133TANZANIA: SUPPORTS SUSPENSION OF EU DEBARKING
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel on the European Union's (EU) implementation of the debarking requirement for wood packaging materials to John Mhina, Director of Trade, at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Marketing on January 19. Mhina was highly supportive of the USG position to suspend the [...]
2006-01-24 14:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU TZ WTRO
06DARESSALAAM1561INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...]
2006-09-19 13:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM306TANZANIA: IAEA REPORT ON IRAN TO UN SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 12:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC TZ UN
06DARESSALAAM640TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]
2006-04-19 16:41:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DARESSALAAM641TANZANIA GIVES IRAN BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge delivered reftel demarche regarding increasing diplomatic pressure on Iran to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on April 18, 2006. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is waiting for the International Atomic Ener [...]
2006-04-19 16:42:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSD IR TZ
06DJIBOUTI63DJIBOUTI AND REPORTING IRAN TO UNITED NATIONS
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Ambassador briefed Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yousuf January 14 on U.S. views regarding Iran's decision to proceed with uranium enrichment activities. In a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Ambassador conveyed talking points provided in [...]
2006-01-16 08:43:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DJ
06DOHA616INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S
[...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...]
2006-04-20 12:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA
06DUBAI523IRANIAN GOVERNMENT REACTS TO IAEA VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-05 13:10:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBAI543IRANIANS CLAIM NUCLEAR CRISIS HELPS GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 12:08:00Consulate DubaiSECRETAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06DUBLIN156IRELAND STILL IN STEP WITH THE UNITED STATES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 15:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN216IRELAND: TO DEFER TO EU PRESIDENCY FOR VENEZUELAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 08:19:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PHUM PREL VE EI
06DUBLIN391IRELAND MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON BURMA SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Ireland supports the unconditional renewal of the EU's common position on Burma, said James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Political Division, to whom Emboff delivered reftel points on April 12. Additionally, he informed Emboff that [...]
2006-04-12 17:24:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL BM EAID EU PHUM PREF EI
06DUBLIN487IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 17:21:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI
06DUBLIN54IRELAND SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] (C) Ireland fully supports the EU-3's intention to request that the IAEA Board of Governors report Iran's nuclear safeguard violations to the UNSC, said Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, to whom Post delivered reftel demar [...]
2006-01-19 13:41:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC EI
06DUBLIN779IRELAND AGREES WITH UN REFORM DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 15:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EI
06DUBLIN882IRELAND SUPPORTS P5+1 STRATEGY ON IRAN
[...] (C) On July 25, emboff delivered ref A points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs International Security Policy Section Third Secretary Michael Keaveney. Keaveney welcomed the dissemination of the incentive package details, as this will show the generosity of the P5 1 offer. The internati [...]
2006-07-27 14:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU APRC EI
06GEORGETOWN151GUYANA ASSUMES CHAIR OF RIO GROUP
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana has assumed chairmanship of the Rio Group from Argentina. At the handing over ceremony FonMin Insanally emphasized that the group will focus on democracy and human rights, poverty alleviation, and multilateralism under Guyana's stewardship. Guyana has a proud history of l [...]
2006-02-13 20:39:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EU HA XM XL GY UN
06GEORGETOWN170STATEMENT DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UN
[...] (U) Per reftel, Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Insanally on the IAEA's reporting of Iran to the UN Security Council during February 15 meeting on another matter. Ambassador provided copies of President's and Secretary's statements. 2. (U) Post will forward any response by the Governmen [...]
2006-02-17 19:04:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC GY
06HANOI2415HINTS OF VIETNAMESE SUPPORT FOR U.S. NOMINEE STEVEN LETT TO
[...] (SBU) Supplementing two earlier demarches to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Post and Telematics (Refs B and C),Econ/C delivered talking points and color campaign brochure (Ref A) to VISHIPEL Deputy Director Mr. Phan Ngoc Quang on September 20. VISHIPEL is the state-owned e [...]
2006-09-21 01:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS VM
06HANOI289IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] (SBU) During a meeting February 10, Charge delivered reftel points to Assistant Foreign Minister and Americas Department Director General Nguyen Duc Hung. Hung had no substantive response, but promised to report our points to his leadership. 2. (SBU) Comment: We will follow-up with the MF [...]
2006-02-10 09:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC VM
06HELSINKI1042OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...]
2006-10-12 12:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI297ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION DURING FINLAND'S EU
[...] (SBU) On April 4, Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Minister of Environment Jan-Erik Enestam. Minister Enestam reiterated his high regard for the transatlantic relationship and said that he had invited OES A/S Claudia McMurray to visit Finland in advance of Finland's EU presidency, which beg [...]
2006-04-07 13:28:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI
06HELSINKI465FINNISH VIEW ON US-EU SUMMIT PREPARATIONS, AFGHAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Political Affairs Lyra told Ambassador that the US and EU are making good progress toward finalizing Summit Declarations, although more work needs to be done to create a real dialogue on climate change and to find language that is not counterproductive to our shared goals [...]
2006-05-26 09:55:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV PREL MARR FI EU
06HELSINKI505FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]
2006-06-02 12:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI847FINLAND RESPONSE TO UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Balkans Director Juha Ottman Aug. 23. Because of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari's status as special envoy, the Finns tend to be very well briefed on Kosovo developments; nonetheless Ottman welcomed the US initiative to share o [...]
2006-08-23 15:01:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU FI
06HELSINKI903GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...]
2006-09-08 06:26:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU
06HELSINKI932INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 13:41:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEU FI PREL
06HELSINKI934FINLAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SYRIA
[...] (C) Charge delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Markus Lyra September 13. She emphasized that the US and EU share the goal of preventing new hostilities in Lebanon and the rest of the region, but that our views on contacts with Syria continue [...]
2006-09-13 13:58:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU FI
06HELSINKI936SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...]
2006-09-14 05:03:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI960FINLAND UNCOMMITTED ON IMSO CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Econoff discussed the candidacy of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) with Mr. Riku Ahola, Legal Advisor for the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and the appointed Finnish voting representative at the IMSO meeting in Lond [...]
2006-09-21 13:35:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS FI
06HELSINKI995GOF ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFIRMS TO AMBASSADOR THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Environment Minister Enestam on September 27 to discuss the upcoming High Level Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development (HLD),which he confirmed would take place on October 24-25. Enestam also confirmed he will co- chair th [...]
2006-09-28 13:43:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV ENRG EU PREL FI
06ISLAMABAD14190DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (C) On July 21, Poloff delivered ref A demarche points to the MFA Acting-Director for Americas, Abdul Hameed. Hameed accepted demarche points and said he would forward them to the appropriate parties. On July 22, Poloff followed up with MFA Director for Disarmament, Wasim Ashraf. Ashraf sa [...]
2006-07-24 10:09:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC PK
06ISTANBUL2146FOREIGN MINISTER DRASKOVIC LAUNCHES SERBIAN BSEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 29, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic formally launched the six-month Serbian BSEC Chairmanship with a speech to BSEC representatives, observers and related bodies. FM Draskovic's remarks were followed by brief comments by the BSEC Secretary-General and a short [...]
2006-12-11 07:22:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KCRM EU TU SR
06JAKARTA617INDONESIA SOFT ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC
[...] Summary: On January 16, the Ambassador followed up the Secretary's telephone call to Foreign Minister Wirajuda SIPDIS seeking Indonesian support for referral of Iran to the UN Security Council by the IAEA Board of Governors. The Ambassador called for Indonesia to serve as a strong voice i [...]
2006-01-17 14:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC ID
06KATHMANDU1974DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-24 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EU AORC NP
06KATHMANDU2962PRIME MINISTER ANGRY INDIA AND EU COSYING UP TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador stressed to Prime Minister Koirala in a meeting November 3 that any arms management agreement with the Maoists had to begin to drain the fear and would thus require substantial domestic and international monitoring. The Ambassador's third point was that the Government of Nep [...]
2006-11-03 12:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR EU IN NP
06KATHMANDU3000U.S.-NEPAL POLICY AT THE CROSSROADS: SUPPORTING A
[...] (C) With the governing Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists in their second straight day of marathon peace talks, there is increasing expectation in Kathmandu that a peace deal might be on the way. While the text of an actual agreement or agreements could be delayed, the outlines of how Maois [...]
2006-11-07 11:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR EAID UN EU NP
06KHARTOUM2010DARFUR: BROADENING THE BASE OF DPA SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Khartoum has spoken with numerous SLM dissidents who favor international support for a meeting with a focus on sorting out leadership issues. EU and UK Special Envoys for Darfur and UK Embassy officials have told us that support for an SLM/Shafi conference should be tied [...]
2006-08-24 12:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV US EU SU
06KHARTOUM2341EC'S BARROSO TO UNDERLINE SUPPORT FOR AU
[...] EC contacts confirm that EC President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel will arrive in Sudan on September 30. Barroso and Michel will travel to El Fasher the same day to meet with AMIS commanders and the humanitarian assistance com [...]
2006-09-25 12:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO PHUM AU EU SU
06KHARTOUM2419 EC'S BARROSO PUSHES FOR A UN FORCE IN BASHIR MEETING
[...] (SBU) EC President Jose Manuel Barroso departed Sudan on the evening of October 1 after two days of visits in Khartoum and El Fasher. Barroso met with President Bashir for two hours on September 30, including a half hour one-on-one session; however, EC contacts reported Bashir did not budge on [...]
2006-10-02 14:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO KPAO UN EU SU
06KHARTOUM2427DARFUR: MEETING WITH EU'S HAAVISTO
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 discussion with CDA Hume, EU Special Representative to Sudan Pekka Haavisto described his recent meetings in Asmara with rebel leaders and Eritrean officials; the Sudanese government's internal divisions and its refusal to negotiate with the international community [...]
2006-10-03 08:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU UN EU
06KHARTOUM2844DARFUR: AMIS/EU INVESTIGATIVE TEAM DETAINED,
[...] (C) On December 9, unidentified armed men attacked a commercial truck convoy near Sirba, West Darfur, killing 22 people and injuring 10 others. The same day, a combined AMIS/EU team of two military observers and six protection force personnel flew, in an MI-8 helicopter, from El Geneina to Si [...]
2006-12-13 16:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PINR PREL AU EU SU
06KIGALI724IRAN INCENTIVE AND HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON
[...] On 27 July poloff delivered the "P5 1 Incentive Package for Iran" and "High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development" demarches (reftels) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara had no immediate comment on the subjects but assured poloff the t [...]
2006-07-28 10:22:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID KNNP PARM PREF UNGA RW IR EU
06KINGSTON1499DEMARCHE DELIVERED: P5 + 1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] (U) On July 24, 2006, PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Angella Brown, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. 2. (U) On July 28, Poloff followed up with Brown who said she was preparing briefing materials for the GOJ del [...]
2006-07-31 21:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC JM
06KINGSTON395DEMARCHE ON IRAN, IAEA, AND UNSC
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 24, P/ECouns met with and conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Vilma McNish, Director, Office of Multilateral Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),leaving the p [...]
2006-02-27 18:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC JM
06KINSHASA1643EU-GDRC PRESIDENCY TENSIONS
[...] (C) The British, French, and Belgian Ambassadors informed the Ambassador October 24 that a European Union (EU) ministerial-level "Troika" delegation in Kinshasa two weeks ago had been unable to secure a meeting with President Kabila, to the general irritation of the Europeans. The three diplo [...]
2006-10-25 10:41:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL CG GE EU
06KINSHASA195GROWING ANGOLAN MISTRUST OF RWANDA?
[...] (C) During a February 1 dinner for visiting Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht, the Angolan Ambassador, Mawete Joao-Batista, made several interventions conveying mistrust of Rwandan government intentions and motives in the region. Joao-Batista is dean of the diplomatic corps in Kinshasa, and a [...]
2006-02-06 10:42:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL AO RW CG EU
06KINSHASA372DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA IRAN REPORT
[...] (U) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli and delivered reftel statements and talking points. Djoli said the GDRC was very interested in what the IAEA would report to the UNSC, and hoped it would spur Iran to curtail its nuclear ambitions. Djoli agreed [...]
2006-03-06 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CG
06KUWAIT1347DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 12:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KFIN KJUS KTFN KNNP MNUC EU KU
06KUWAIT4414DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMARCHES IN ADVANCE OF INT'L
[...] (U) PolCouns delivered on November 7 reftel points regarding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming Maritime Safety Commission meeting starting 29 November in Istanbul to MFA Director of International Organization Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Al-Awadhi undertook to get the [...]
2006-11-08 12:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06KUWAIT497KUWAIT: CONSULTATIONS WITH EU TROIKA
[...] (SBU) On February 11, Ambassador met with his counterparts from Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom in the EU Troika format for a round of regular consultations. (The EU Commission does not have a resident rep in Kuwait.) Main points of the discussion are contained below. 2. (SBU) The [...]
2006-02-12 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU KU
06LIMA1126OLLANTA HUMALA MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On March 20, British Ambassador Richard Ralph provided his US and Canadian colleagues with a readout of the EU Ambassadors' meeting with Ollanta Humala five days earlier. Amb. Ralph said that Humala was accompanied by his wife Nadine, who said nothing, and by a leading business [...]
2006-03-22 20:40:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL EU PE
06LIMA1491INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 23:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1511INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LISBON1554PORTUGAL'S 2006 FOREST FIRE SEASON: BETTER THAN
[...] (U) Portugal has experienced significantly fewer forest fires in comparison to the same period last year. However, the summer is only halfway over and the temperatures continue to rise. American technical assistance demonstrated its value when a fire break created by the United States Forest [...]
2006-07-27 12:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID EU PO
06LISBON1871PORTUGAL IN LINE WITH USG POSITION ON IRAN
[...] (C) In response to Pol/Econ Counselor's urging that FM Amado and other EU Foreign Ministers deliver a strong message on Iran at the Sept. 1-2 Gymnich meeting in Finland, particularly with regard to the need for firm action in the UNSC, MFA Acting Director for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sou [...]
2006-09-01 16:34:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU UN IR PO
06LISBON2721PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 07:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06LISBON2754PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON TFTP
[...] (SBU) Portugal intends to follow the recommendations of the European Commission regarding next steps for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) - according to Mario Pinto Lobo, Director-General for European Affairs and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Finance and Carlos Coim [...]
2006-12-06 15:26:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ECON EU PO
06LJUBLJANA565SLOVENIA COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Slovenia (GOS) supports the goals of a negotiated settlement, though it is somewhat pessimistic that current negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo will achieve a final solution by the end of 2006. The GOS also has concerns about a possible destabilizing effect o [...]
2006-09-01 13:39:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK SI YI EU
06LONDON3200TERRORISM FINANCE: UK POSITION ON MENAFATF BEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK fully supports the MENAFATF best practices paper on charities, and there is no UK policy to relax the measures set out in the draft version of the paper. While representatives of the Charity Commission have discussed the paper with MENAFATF members, they have done so base [...]
2006-05-05 15:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5097UK PASSENGER NAME RECOGNITION CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UK is in the process of developing contingency plans to ensure that airlines have legal cover to provide passenger name recognition (PNR) data to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after September 30, even if a new [...]
2006-07-12 14:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5503TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...]
2006-07-27 10:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5956TERRORISM FINANCE: UK DOES NOT INTEND TO REQUEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK does not intend to request a UN 1267 designation in the short term for the nineteen suspects associated with the failed aircraft terror plot whose assets were frozen by the Bank of England on August 11 (reftel). According to HM Treasury officials, the decision not to pursue [...]
2006-08-14 17:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6059TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REVIEW OF TERRORIST ABUSE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Home Office and Her Majesty's Treasury are conducting an in-depth review of the UK's regulatory and law enforcement structure for combating terrorist financing in the charity sector. Home Office officials are deepl [...]
2006-08-17 15:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6164(S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE: CHARITY COMMISSION TO
[...] (S/NF) The Charity Commission of England and Wales intends to issue a temporary asset freeze either late August 22 or early August 23 on a UK-based charity with possible ties to the August 10 foiled terror plot. According to Stuart Young of the Home Office, the Charity Commission will temporar [...]
2006-08-22 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON8212UK AGREES ON NEED FOR VIGOROUS CRITIQUE OF IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office welcomes USG plans to publicly critique the undemocratic, unaccountable nature of Iran's Assembly of Experts election and the UK will be making a similar public statement, perhaps as early as December 5. The FCO noted, however, that due to co [...]
2006-12-05 12:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL IR EU UK
06LONDON8247TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP
[...] (C) Summary: The UK is extremely concerned that the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, and SWIFT's involvement in it, is being treated by the European Commission purely as a privacy issue when it should be "rooted in a national security debate." While HM Treasury officials are currently prep [...]
2006-12-07 15:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LONDON8292TERRORIST LISTS: UNITED KINGDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 11:44:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KFTN PREL PGOV EUN EU UK
06LONDON8394NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP: UK BUILDING COALITION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: The UK sees the emergence of a "coalition of the constructive," EU member states willing to work together to develop solutions to safeguard the terrorism finance tracking program (TFTP). The UK intends to work with Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany ( [...]
2006-12-19 10:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LUXEMBOURG481LUXEMBOURG: NEXT DAYS CRITICAL ON IRAN STRATEGY
[...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points to Jean-Louis Thill, MFA officer in charge of Middle Eastern Affairs, on August 31. He welcomed our points, and plans to share them with FM Asselborn in advance of the Gymnich meeting. Thill stated that Luxembourg will support strategies that expedite a prompt [...]
2006-08-31 14:25:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR UN LU
06LUXEMBOURG637AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU'S AVIATION EMISSIONS
[...] (C) During a meeting on 11 December, Ambassador raised the topic of the European Commission's proposed plan to include aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean Claude Juncker. Drawing on points contained reftel, the Ambassador highlighted US concerns [...]
2006-12-11 16:06:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD EU LU
06MADRID2084SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAS GEORGE ATKINSON
[...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to STAS George Atkinson, August 23 - 25, to participate in the reception for The International Congress of Mathematician Madrid at the U.S. Embassy. Post understands that no assistance is requested. 2. Visitors are reminded that bearers of di [...]
2006-08-22 10:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEU IT OTRA SP
06MADRID2139SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-Director General for Central Europe and the Balkans Raul Fuentes Milani on August 25. Fuentes Milani said that Spain mostly supports the U.S. approach to Kosovo. He made the following comments during the discussion of the reftel points: -- It [...]
2006-08-28 15:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UN PGOV EU SP
06MADRID2162SPAIN ON IMSO DIRECTOR ELECTION
[...] This is an action request for IO/T and EB/CIP/TS - see para 4. 2. ESTHOFF passed reftel diplomatic note and candidacy materials August 30 to MFA Director of Air, Maritime and Land Cooperation Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, urging Spain to support the U.S. candidate for the Directorship of th [...]
2006-08-30 14:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MADRID2334SPAIN SEES ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA AS NECESSARY
[...] (C) In a Sept. 13 meeting with MFA Director General for Middle East Alvaro Iranzo, PolCouns discussed reftel points on Syria, stressed that the United States strongly discourages high-level contacts with the SARG and made clear that the USG is not asking third parties to deliver any messages [...]
2006-09-15 16:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU SP
06MADRID2340SPAIN ON INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 4 2. (SBU) Ref B reported that Spain, in response to Ref C request, would likely agree to support the candidacy of Steven Lett to head the IMSO in the event that the Spanish candidate for the same position was eliminated prior to Lett. Ref [...]
2006-09-18 14:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EWWT KHLS INMARSAT IMO EU SP
06MADRID2360SPANISH POSITION IN ADVANCE OF SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel A and B demarche points to Spanish EU Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on September 13. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain agrees with U.S. positions on Sudan, Bosnia, Congo, and Ukraine. Fernandez-Arias did not anticipate discussion of Kosovo, Macedonia, or [...]
2006-09-19 15:23:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV UN EU SP KPAL
06MADRID2624SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...]
2006-10-17 07:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP
06MANAGUA134NICARAGUA SUPPORTS EU-3 AND USG POSITIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 16:13:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC NU
06MANAGUA1423EU LIKELY TO SEND OBSERVATION MISSION FOR
[...] (SBU) The European Union Commission official heading the EU election observation exploratory mission to Nicaragua, Andrew Bruce, gave a presentation to the Elections Donor Group on the parameters of a possible EU electoral observation mission (EOM). Although the mission will not conclude unti [...]
2006-06-29 18:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM OAS EU NU
06MANAGUA324GON FULLY AGREES WITH USG POSITIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 14:24:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC NU
06MANAMA1354BAHRAIN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) PolOff July 24 delivered reftel demarche on the Iran P5 1 incentive package to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran's initial reaction was that the package is quite extensive and includes many concrete benefits for Iran. He then asked about the inclusion of p [...]
2006-07-26 09:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL BA IR EU AORC REGION OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1659BAHRAIN: IMSO CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 14:42:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BA
06MANILA4683 PHILIPPINE ATTENDEES TO BIOTECHNOLOGY TASK FORCE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-14 05:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR RP EU
06MAPUTO1147MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR LETT'S ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS MZ
06MAPUTO78MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MASERU34REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATION'S SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 10:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU62THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 09:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MEXICO6219DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 18:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCU EU PREL PHUM MX
06MINSK972MOBILE SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 1. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...]
2006-09-07 08:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BO
06MONTEVIDEO55URUGUAY: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) On January 18, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez listened attentively and seemed particularly interested in what steps the UN Security Council might take in response to the international community's grow [...]
2006-01-19 11:50:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC UY
06NICOSIA1039CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON UN MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) On June 28, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus was generally in favor of UN management reform and that it would closely follow EU countries' consensus on the proposed draft resolution. S [...]
2006-07-03 09:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA
06NICOSIA314NICOSIA WILL ADDRESS COLAT ON VENEZUELAN NGO SUMATE
[...] (C) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou, in the MFA's Division of the Americas and Oceania. Vladimirou said he would raise the issue of Sumate at the next meeting of the EU committee on Latin America (COLAT) on March 7. He did not believe that Chavez would risk [...]
2006-03-02 12:40:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL VE EU CY
06NICOSIA317GOC "INCENSED" BY U.S. MESSAGE ON TURKEY AND CYPRUS
[...] (C) On March 2, Erato Marcoullis, Director of the MFA's Cyprus Question Division, called in Polchief to complain at considerable length about the message on Cyprus and Turkey that reftel authorized EU posts to deliver as appropriate. The GOC had obtained a copy of a non-paper version of the p [...]
2006-03-02 14:16:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU CY
06NICOSIA541CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU'S BURMA POLICY; EU BURMA
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel messages to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs division and to Stelios Makriyiannis, who follows Asian issues in the division of bilateral affairs. Makriyiannis said that Cyprus supported EU policy on Burma and that it was very much in line w [...]
2006-04-12 13:40:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EU PREL PHUM PGOV PREF BM CY
06NICOSIA56CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-19 08:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC CY
06NICOSIA590KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 11:10:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU CY
06NICOSIA975"TRNC" LOCAL ELECTIONS: SERDAR DENKTASH BIGGEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriots voted on June 25 for two empty seats in the "parliament," as well as for mayors and local officials in the north's 28 municipalities (ref a). While the ruling CTP of "President" Talat won both empty seats, they suffered serious setbacks at the municipal level, lo [...]
2006-06-26 13:48:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN EU TU CY
06OTTAWA2615CANADA'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN IMSO DG CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 16:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS CA
06PANAMA123PANAMA DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC)
[...] (C) On January 17, Ambassador Eaton delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and discussed the GOP's position on a possible emergency IAEA Board meeting to report Iran to UNSC. Ambassador Eaton emphasized to Lewis that Iran has violated both IAEA resolutions and EU-3 agreements [...]
2006-01-20 16:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
06PARAMARIBO105VENEZUELA DEFENDS IAEA VOTE ON IRAN IN THE
[...] (U) Under the heading "Venezuela Justifies Its Vote Against IAEA," De West, a Surinamese daily paper published a press release on February 20 from sources at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper, which has the smallest circulation in Suriname, ran the article on its second pag [...]
2006-02-22 10:55:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EU AORC ENRG NS
06PARAMARIBO755ADVANCE OF INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 13:40:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU
06PARIS1031SEGOLENE ROYAL DISCUSSES STRATEGY FOR 2007, TRIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with Ambassador, Socialist Party (PS) presidential hopeful, current media darling and president of the Poitou-Charentes region Segolene Royal left no doubt as to her determination to win election as president of France in 2007. She matter-of-factly assessed [...]
2006-02-17 16:14:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS1113UDF LEADER FRANCOIS BAYROU REVIEWS HIS CENTRIST
[...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with Ambassador Stapleton on February 16, Union for French Democracy (UDF) leader Francois Bayrou reaffirmed "that France needs a centrist alternative" (ref B). He admitted, however, that the French persist in thinking in terms of "right and left," making it unlikely [...]
2006-02-23 12:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS1251FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAYMOND BARRE SHARES
[...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with Ambassador Stapleton, former prime minister Raymond Barre cautioned against any overconfidence that right-wing, nativist and xenophobic sentiment in France might be something of the past. If anything, in Barre's view, popular reaction to urban unrest and other [...]
2006-02-28 17:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS1410FRANCE NOT KEEN ON NORWEGIAN PROPOSAL FOR SECURITY
[...] (C) Per reftel, on March 6 we informed the MFA of Norway's interest in initiating a broad security dialog with Iran and U.S. reaction against the initiative at this time. Nicolas Roche, who works on Iran-EU3 negotiations in the MFA's Strategic Affairs bureau, said the Norwegians had also share [...]
2006-03-06 17:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU NO FR
06PARIS1523French Response to Discovery of AI in a
[...] Summary : Following the discovery of the H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) virus in late February on a commercial poultry farm in the Ain district, 47 countries have placed partial or complete bans on French poultry imports, domestic poultry consumption has dropped more than 30 percent, poultry price [...]
2006-03-10 06:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU KFLU TBIO FR
06PARIS1556GOF Reacts to EU Energy Green Paper
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meeting with EB Energy Office Director Gallogly and EconOff, the GOF expressed "satisfaction" with the EU Energy Green paper even though they judged it to be "too cautious on some issues." The January 2006 episode involving gas transits through Ukraine woke up many EU membe [...]
2006-03-10 17:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR EU
06PARIS1720FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER RICHARD: INSIGHTS ON EU
[...] (C) In a meeting March 9, Ambassador Stapleton and former defense minister Alain Richard exchanged views on the roles of NATO and the ESDP, on the steady continuity in France's defense policies under Richard's successor (current Defense Minister Michele Aliot-Marie),and on French domestic pol [...]
2006-03-17 15:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON MARR
06PARIS1967FRANCE BRACES FOR ANOTHER DAY OF PROTESTS, AS
[...] (SBU) The weeks of protest (ref A) against the Villepin government's First Employment Contract (CPE) could well peak tomorrow, March 28. Leftist student associations, backed by the full organizational weight of France's major trade union federations and the center left Socialist Party (PS),h [...]
2006-03-27 18:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS2006MARCH 28 PROTESTS SIZABLE -- ORGANIZERS VOW
[...] (U) As of 1900 hours Paris time on March 28, preliminary police reports cite a turn-out for today's (ref A) nationwide demonstrations of over a million, double that recorded during previous protests against the Villepin government,s First Employment Contract (CPE). Earlier in the day, Prime [...]
2006-03-28 19:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ECON ELAB EU FR PGOV PINR SOCI
06PARIS2048AFTERMATH OF MARCH 28 PROTESTS: PRESSURE TO DEFUSE
[...] (SBU) Following March 28's sizable demonstrations against the Villepin government's First Employment Contract (CPE) (refs A and B),there is a growing sense among both the French public and political class that leadership on both sides of the issue should find a way to defuse the burgeoning [...]
2006-03-29 19:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS2095CPE LAW DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL -- CHIRAC TO
[...] (U) At 2000 local time March 30 France's Constitutional Council announced that it had decided that the Equal Opportunity Law -- including its controversial First Employment Contract (CPE) article -- did not/not violate the constitution (refs A and B). According to initial press reports, the [...]
2006-03-30 19:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ECON ELAB EU FR PGOV PINR SOCI
06PARIS2127IMPROMPTU "SMS GRAPEVINE" DEMONSTRATIONS BY
[...] (U) During the day of March 31, most university and high school students who have mobilized against the Villepin government's First Employment Contract (CPE) (ref A) took in the news of President's Chirac's likely promolugation of the controversial law (ref B). Some however, engaged in a rang [...]
2006-03-31 17:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS2136DOHA : FRANCE MAINTAINS HARD-LINE
[...] (SBU) Summary : Both PM De Villepin and AgMin Bussereau stated publicly their belief that other countries now need to respond to EU "Concessions" on agriculture in the Doha Development Round negotiations. FAS Paris contacts echoed these remarks and said that offered U.S. reforms were not "suf [...]
2006-03-31 17:11:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS2317USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety
[...] On April 7, 2006, USDA Under-Secretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond met with recently-appointed Executive Director of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) Catherine Geslain-Laneelle in Paris. Ms. Geslain-Laneelle is currently Regional Director of Agriculture and Forestry for the French I [...]
2006-04-07 16:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU KFLU TBIO FR
06PARIS2663A/S WAYNE DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: EB Assistant Secretary E. Anthony Wayne met with GOF energy policy officials to discuss potential areas for bilateral and transatlantic cooperation to improve energy security. GOF officials emphasized the need to maintain pressure on Russia to open its oil and gas markets and, [...]
2006-04-24 10:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALENRG EIND EINV PREL PGOV FR EU
06PARIS2868CHINA AND TAIWAN AT THE OECD: HARDBALL OVER SOFT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 16:28:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON SENV EU CH TW FR OECD
06PARIS3901SARKOZY ALLY ON CHIRAC'S ISOLATION AND SARKOZY'S
[...] (C) Over lunch on June 1 with Ambassador Stapleton, center-right candidate for mayor of Paris and Sarkozy ally Francoise de Panafieu gave a somber portrait of President Chirac's growing isolation. She conveyed Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) legislators' growing apprehension that the publ [...]
2006-06-09 10:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS4095 UNESCO-DISCUSSION OF ROTATION CAUSING CONSTERNATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sharing worries about a threat to the status quo and the potential of a "rogue" proposition rising to open discussion and a possible vote, key donor nations from several electoral groups met for the first time to discuss their views on rotational representation on UNESCO bodies. [...]
2006-06-15 16:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU UNESCO
06PARIS4096UNESCO CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS CONVENTION: FRANCE TAKES
[...] (U) On June 8, in a unanimous vote across all party lines, the French National Assembly approved the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (also known as the cultural diversity convention, which was adopted by vote at UNESCO in October, 2005 [...]
2006-06-15 16:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO FR ECON ETRD EU
06PARIS4247SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER ON HOW PS-LED FRANCE WOULD
[...] (C) Socialist Party (PS) First Secretary Francois Hollande and PS National Secretary for International Affairs Pierre Moscovici briefed the Ambassador June 8 on the turbulent race for the presidential nomination within the PS and the hurdles facing the party as it looks to next year's presiden [...]
2006-06-21 08:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS4411FORMER PRIME MINISTER RAFFARIN: CHIRAC SHOULD REIN
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confided to Ambassador Stapleton during a June 15 lunch that he was worried by President Chirac's waning authority. Raffarin said he had advised the president on the importance of restoring the respective roles of the presidency, prime minister an [...]
2006-06-26 16:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS4477FRANCE/UN: DRAFT REFORM RESOLUTION USEFUL; TIME TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche points at opening of business on June 27 to MFA IO PDAS-equivalent Jean-Pierre Lacroix, DAS-equivalent Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel, and IO desk officer Nicholas Kassianides. Lacroix offered feedback on June 28 in which he emphasized French concurrence on [...]
2006-06-28 15:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA FR
06PARIS4765WTO DOHA ROUND : AFTER GENEVA, FRENCH AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) In recent meetings with Agricultural Minister-Counselor, French Ministry of Agriculture officials stressed that they still expect a positive outcome of the Doha round of trade negotiations, despite the recent meeting in Geneva. In fact, they acknowledged that they are now more optimistic [...]
2006-07-12 13:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS5139WTO DOHA ROUND : GOF BLAMES U.S. FOR COLLAPSE; FARMERS WANT
[...] (SBU) French Minister for Trade Christine Lagarde expressed regrets over the collapse of the Doha trade round in Geneva, stating that she does not expect further results. She explicitly blamed the United States' "hard line" stance on domestic agricultural support for the failure of the recent [...]
2006-07-28 13:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS5865FRENCH DISAFFECTION WITH THE EU
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: France's President, Foreign Minister and Minister-Delegate for European Affairs used their late-August remarks to France's conclave of ambassadors, each in his/her own way, to express their continuing concerns about the EU's perceived weaknesses. Chirac complained a [...]
2006-08-31 15:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EU MARR PGOV
06PARIS5873EU GYMNICH/IRAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FRENCH, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 17:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EU FR IR KNNP PARM PGOV UN
06PARIS5974FRENCH ELECTION 2007: NICOLAS SARKOZY -- THE
[...] (C) Eight months before France's 2007 Presidential election, Interior Minister Nicholas Sarkozy remains the best positioned of the many contenders for France's presidency. He is a markedly different presidential heavyweight, pro-American and committed to free-market principles. Notwithstanding [...]
2006-09-06 15:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS5975INTERIOR MINISTER SARKOZY ON EVE OF HIS TRIP TO
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy told Ambassador September 5 he was "proud and honored" to be meeting with President Bush on September 12. President Chirac had pressured him "not to go to the U.S.," Sarkozy said, but this would not stop him from "affirming my loyal friendship" for the [...]
2006-09-06 15:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS6040GM RICE FOUND IN FRANCE BY GOF AUTHORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The French Government is testing for the presence of GM rice in U.S. long grain products already on the French market, an action which goes beyond the EU Commission's decision to have Member States test rice imports for the presence of GM material. Tests revealed several lots th [...]
2006-09-08 14:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS6159COMMERCIAL GM DESTRUCTIONS CONDEMNED; FARMERS STAND THEIR
[...] Summary: In the past several months, anti-Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) groups have destroyed several commercial biotech corn plantings. The latest incidents occurred on July 30 (see reftel),and September 2. The French Ministry of Agriculture reacted strongly and quickly to condemn [...]
2006-09-14 05:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS6176EU/GAERC DEMARCHE: FRENCH TAKE ON BOARD, NO
[...] (U) Post shared refs A and B points September 13 with new MFA Deputy Chief for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet, Lebanon points with desk officer for Lebanon Remy Bouallegue, Israel-Palestinian points with DAS-equivalent Herve Besancenot, Iraq points with desk officer for Iraq Bernard Chappedelaine, and [...]
2006-09-14 13:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL FR PGOV UNBRO EU YI SR BO JK SU CG IS
06PARIS632 UNESCO-AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the week of January 23, Ambassador Oliver met with the Ambassadors of Austria (current EU president),Finland (upcoming EU president),Italy (a major player at UNESCO) and Jordan to discuss US relations with EU states, UNESCO reform and a substantive agenda, as well as [...]
2006-01-31 17:00:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU IT FI AU IS XF UNESCO
06PARIS6576FRENCH FARMERS AND RESEARCHERS DEMONSTRATE IN FAVOR OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 14:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS6641FRENCH PRESS REACTION TO THE WTO BIOTECH RULING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 16:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS6781ELECTION 2007 TIMELINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first round of France's next presidential election will take place on Sunday, April 22, 2007. Between now and then, the nomination of their candidates by the two major parties, the composition of the (long) list of participants in the first round of the election, and the [...]
2006-10-13 14:40:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS6788PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE TO FRANCE: POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) We shared all ref A points October 11 with MFA DAS-equivalent for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet, Balkans points with DAS-equivalent for the Balkans Edouard Beslay, and Middle East points with DAS-equivalent for Lebanon/MEPP Herve Besancenot and DAS-equivalent for Iran Franck Gellet. 2. (C) Ba [...]
2006-10-13 17:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EU PGOV KPAL UNAUS YI SR BO MK SU
06PARIS6828French agricultural official clashes with EU commission
[...] (SBU) Summary : Debate between a GOF agriculture official and a representative of the European Commission at an October 10 seminar on agricultural risk management highlighted continuing differences over: - the date of the next round of CAP reform (2008 vs. 2013); - whether the EU needed to [...]
2006-10-16 16:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS6836POLISH AMBASSADOR ON RUSSIA AND FRENCH/EU TIMIDITY
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Polish Ambassador to France Jan Tombinski expressed concern about the increasing concentration of power in the Kremlin and criticized President Chirac for French reluctance to confront the Russians over their increasingly negative p [...]
2006-10-17 11:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR RU EU GG MD
06PARIS6946MFA A/S-EQUIVALENT PESSIMISTIC ON TURKEY-EU TRAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA A/S-equivalent for European Union affairs Gilles Briatta told us October 20 that Turkey understood that the French National Assembly's passage of legislation criminalizing denial of the Armenian "genocide" was only a first parliamentary step, and that Turkey had managed the [...]
2006-10-23 06:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EU TU CY PGOV RS ENRG ETRD
06PARIS7057EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting EUR DAS Bryza and EUR/CARC Conflicts Advisor Crosby met with newly arrived MFA Deputy Political Director and A/S-equivalent for non-EU Europe October 24 to exchange views -- in advance of Georgian FM Bezhuashvili's November 7 visit to Paris -- on next steps on Russia-Ge [...]
2006-10-27 08:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR GG RS NATO EU KDEM MARR
06PARIS7095 MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY ISSUE AT UNESCO 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (U) MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY The Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2008-2013 (34 C/4) was the source of hours of discussion and a major "thematic" debate on UNESCO's role in the world. (Comment: we know of no other organization that is as self-absorbed as UNESCO and wastes as much time discussing i [...]
2006-10-27 16:51:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL PO IS BR LE CU EU
06PARIS7228CHINA AND CHINESE TAIPEI AT THE OECD: RAISING THE BAR?
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request: China and Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) continue to spar over Taiwan's participation, as a non-member, in the work of the OECD -- work for which statehood is not a requirement. In recent developments, Chinese Taipei has applied to participate in the activities of t [...]
2006-11-06 13:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL SENV EU CH TW OECD FR
06PARIS7325U.S. Organics Program Presented to French Audiences
[...] Summary: On October 26, Katherine DiMatteo, representing the U.S. Organic Trade Association (OTA),met with two French agricultural journalists and participated in a round table with 20 people from the French organic industry and regulatory services. In these events, organized by FAS and PAO [...]
2006-11-09 13:02:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS7327VIOLENCE ESCALATES AROUND BIOTECH CORN
[...] Summary: On November 4, anti biotech activists, including Jose Bove, damaged 2,000 MT of GM corn worth at least 365,000 Euros at a farm near Bordeaux. The concerned farmer reacted by firing shots in the air and using his vehicle to damage demonstrators' vehicles. While the police briefly det [...]
2006-11-09 13:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS7424SEGOLENE ROYAL'S VICTORY MOVES HER CLOSER TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Segolene Royal's overwhelming first-round victory in the November 16 Socialist Party (PS) presidential primary makes it official -- she will be the candidate of the center-left in next year's presidential election, likely in a tight race against the center-right's Nicolas Sarkozy. [...]
2006-11-17 14:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PARIS7639GOF EXTENDS BAN ON GM RAPESEEDS
[...] On November 24, the Government of France extended its ban on two biotech-rapeseed products to April 18, 2007, despite the WTO decision that Member State bans were not supported by scientific evidence and were inconsistent with WTO rules. These decrees are available at: www.legifrance.gouv.fr. [...]
2006-12-01 15:50:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD SIPDIS EU FR
06PARIS7724Widespread interest in US crop insurance programs
[...] Summary: James Callan, Associate Administrator, Risk Management Agency, USDA, visited Paris November 13 and 14 and met with representatives from various agricultural sectors and French parliamentarians to discuss the US crop insurance program. All interlocutors expressed strong interest in US [...]
2006-12-08 14:56:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS7802GOF TO BE CONDEMNED BY EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
[...] On December 12, the EU Commission proposed that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) fine the GOF a lump sum of 38 million euros and a daily penalty of 366,744 euros for not transposing EU Directive 2001/18 (the EU legal framework on the deliberate release of biotech products into the environme [...]
2006-12-14 16:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD EU FR
06PARIS953EUR PDAS VOLKER'S FEB 3 MEETING WITH SARKOZY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kurt Volker reviewed on February 3 with Patrick Devedjian, a former industry minister and key advisor to Interior Minister Sarkozy, how a possible Sarkozy administration would likely approach relations with the U.S. Devedjian said a Sarkozy [...]
2006-02-14 17:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
06PRAGUE1053CZECHS SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO, EU
[...] (C) Summary. The Czechs agree with the U.S. position on Kosovo and Serbia on every material point. While the Czechs support the status talks, they are pessimistic about the outcome: Serbs will never willingly agree to an independent Kosovo. Czech MFA officials plan a visit to the Balkans the w [...]
2006-08-30 12:34:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU EZ
06PRAGUE1065CZECHS AT GYMNICH: SUPPORT SANCTIONS FOR IRAN;
[...] (C) Summery. MFA Director of the CFSP Department said EU foreign ministers will informally discuss Iran, Lebanon, and EU-Russian relations at the upcoming Gymnich meeting. No final conclusions are expected to be made. On Iran, the Czechs will support sanctions against Iran if it fails to compl [...]
2006-08-31 14:40:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV UN EZ
06PRAGUE305CZECHS PROMISE TO LOOK INTO ROMANIAN ADOPTION
[...] (SBU) Poloff met Dagmar Hovohradska, MFA's Human Rights Department, March 22 to discuss reftel demarche on Romanian intercountry adoption. Hovohradska said the Human Rights Department will research the issue and provide a response within a week. However, Hovohradska was unsure what the Czech p [...]
2006-03-23 14:23:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO EZ
06PRAGUE894CZECHS DO NOT RECOGNIZE RAUL CASTRO AS A
[...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on August 2 to discuss Czech views on Fidel Castro's temporary transfer of power to Raul Castro. Skalnik said the Czechs share the U.S. view that only a democratically elected leader would be the legitimate success [...]
2006-08-03 09:03:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL VT XM XS CU EU JA EZ
06PRISTINA286 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 assistant, Stephen J. Gee, to visit Pristina April 14 - April 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations o [...]
2006-03-31 07:51:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA AU GR SE AL NATO EU
06PRISTINA612 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND
[...] 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 Political Officer, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina July 26 - July 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations [...]
2006-07-21 12:08:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA AU GR SE AL NATO EU
06QUITO1427GOE RESCINDS NAM IRAN ENDORSEMENT, PLEDGES SUPPORT
[...] (C) PolChief delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs on June 8. Yepez response could not have been more different from his reception a day earlier (Ref B). Yepez agreed that Iran should be given time to reconsider its position, and was very [...]
2006-06-09 17:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR EU
06QUITO535IRAN/IAEA: GOE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolChief presented suggested RefTel points for Board member statements at the March 6 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA U/S Mauricio Montalvo on March 3. Montalvo indicated GOE agreement that the DG report met conditions in the Board's earlier resolution to refer Iran to the UNSC, [...]
2006-03-03 23:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL IAEA IR EU AORC EC
06RABAT1404P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) On July 25, Poloff delivered the points in reftel to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Bourita, the GOM thinks the P5 1 incentive package for Iran is excellent and the Iranians have no reason not to [...]
2006-07-25 17:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MO
06RABAT1862EU PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT TO THE WESTERN SAHARA
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 29, a clutch of European diplomats informed Poloffs that two European Union (EU) parliamentarians (MEP's) planned to visit the Western Sahara the following week, having previously visited Tindouf [...]
2006-10-05 20:43:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PBTS PHUM MO EU
06RIGA738LATVIAN VIEWS ON GAERC
[...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered points in refs a and b to Veronika Erte, MFA A/S-level official responsible EU affairs September 13. Erte noted that the Latvian cabinet had approved Latvia's GAERC positions at a cabinet meeting on September 12, but nevertheless welcomed hearing USG views. There [...]
2006-09-13 15:03:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LG
06RIGA775LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR IMSO DIRECTOR
[...] Pol/Econ Off spoke with Aigars Krastins, Head of the Maritime Department in the Latvian Ministry of Transportation, on September 22 regarding our candidate for Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization, Steven Lett. Krastins stated that he had received copies of the diplomati [...]
2006-09-25 05:14:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS LG
06ROME1174ITALY SUPPORTS CURRENT EU BURMA POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 13 to Nicola Tassoni, MFA Deputy Southeast Asia Office Director, presenting U.S. concerns regarding some of the statements made at the EC 2006 Burma/Myanmar Forum, and highlighting the importance the U.S. places on coordinating our Burma mess [...]
2006-04-19 07:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL IT
06ROME1230ITALY BRIEFED ON U.S. KOSOVO POLICY
[...] (C) April 20 Poloff briefed Raimondo de Cardona, MFA Balkans Office Director, and Maria Teresa di Maio, Kosovo Desk Officer, on U.S. Kosovo policy per reftel. De Cardona said it was useful to hear our policy laid out more comprehensively, noting that the GOI was already aware of the various c [...]
2006-04-26 11:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU IT
06ROME1335GOI PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC ENERGY
[...] (C) As instructed reftel, DCM and A/Ecmin met April 28 with Dutch DCM Joost Reintjes and Senior Economic Advisor Chris Schoenmakers to discuss European energy security issues and GON plans for a May 18 Conference on Transatlantic Energy Security. DCM Reintjes requested USG assistance in dete [...]
2006-05-05 13:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL IT EU
06ROME1897ITALY WANTS PROGRESS ON UN MANAGEMENT REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 13:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA EU EUN AORC AMGT IT
06ROME638SYRIA EIB LOAN: ITALY WILL ALLOW LOAN TO PASS
[...] (C) A/ECMIN and EconOff delivered reftel demarche February 28 to Ignazio Angeloni, Ministry of Finance Director General for International Financial Relations, and Sangante Filippo, Office Director for Bilateral Affairs with non-European Union countries. Angeloni was surprised to hear a Europ [...]
2006-03-02 14:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EINV EU IT PGOV PHUM PREL EUN
06ROME756ITALY FOLLOWING SUMATE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA South America Office Director Piero Benassi March 1 to deliver reftel demarche. Noting the judicial harassment of non-governmental organization (NGO) Sumate, Poloff urged Italy to speak out in defense of the accused leaders, send observers to the trial, and convey to t [...]
2006-03-10 11:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PHUM PREL VE IT
06SANJOSE1913COSTA RICA ON THE P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-30 00:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IR EU AORC CS
06SANJOSE281DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, and followed up by telephone on February 3. According to Mr. Cordero, Costa Rica has never had diplomatic relations with Iran, so official communication is unl [...]
2006-02-06 22:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CS
06SANSALVADOR2720EL SALVADOR: MEETING OF MINI DUBLIN GROUP
[...] (U) Post convened a November 9 meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Missions of France, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the European Union. The following provides information requested in reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counter-nar [...]
2006-11-09 17:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL EU EC PTER KCRM OTRA
06SANTIAGO254CHILE: JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-03 19:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU CI
06SANTODOMINGO2552DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LACKS POSITION ON P5+1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR EU DR
06SANTODOMINGO591IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UNSC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
[...] Embassy delivered reftel points and non-papers -- regarding the February 4 IAEA Board of Governors decision to refer the Iran dossier to the UN Security Council -- to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen on February 8 and to MFA Africa/Middle East affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadev [...]
2006-02-17 21:14:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR DR EU AORC
06SARAJEVO2140BOSNIA - KEEPING THE OHR HORSE IN THE BARN ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling on September 13 at the HighRep's request to discuss constitutional reform, police reform, and the transition from his position as High Representative to the EU Special Representative. On constitutional reform, Sch [...]
2006-09-14 15:46:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL BK EU
06SARAJEVO2160BOSNIA: POLITICIANS PLEDGE TO RESTRUCTURE THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the election campaign reached the halfway mark this week, comments on constitutional reform by Bosnian politicians are featuring prominently in the press. Representatives of the Patriotic Block coalition, who helped defeat the April constitutional reform package met with HighR [...]
2006-09-15 15:07:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK EU
06SEOUL2144ROK SUPPORTS UN REFORM, CONCERNED ABOUT BUDGET CAP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 08:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNGA AMGT AORC EUN EU KS
06SEOUL368JANUARY 30 P5+2 POINTS CONVEYED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:12:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KS KN KNNP IR EU AORC
06SEOUL448POINTS DELIVERED TO ROK ON IAEA DECISION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 08:18:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL KS IR EU AORC
06SKOPJE614MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 02:00:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA MK
06SKOPJE865MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 10:41:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU MK
06SOFIA1024BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1025BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 14:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU
06SOFIA1241BULGARIA'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 13:54:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN EU YI BU
06SOFIA1273SCENESETTER 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 12:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK KPKO SR YI EU BU
06SOFIA249PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES APPROVE BULGARIAN MISSION
[...] The parliamentary committees on foreign policy and defense voted in a joint session February 15 to approve the proposal to send Bulgarian military personnel to Camp Ashraf in Iraq. Four MPs from the ultra-nationalist Ataka party voted against the proposal as expected, and the other 14 MPs re [...]
2006-02-16 15:14:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EU IZ BU
06SOFIA250BULGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: TOO FAR OR NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian parliament is currently considering a package of proposed constitutional amendments aimed at implementing judicial reform and responding to EU criticism of the judicial system. While most observers view the package as essentially well-meaning, concerns have been r [...]
2006-02-17 07:52:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EU BU
06SOFIA267PARLIAMENT APPROVES BULGARIAN MILITARY DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Bulgaria's ruling three-party coalition won parliamentary approval February 22 to send 155 Bulgarian military personnel to Camp Ashraf, Iraq. The vote was 151 to 14 with one abstention. This decision clears the final hurdle in the GOB's political approval process for the mission and hi [...]
2006-02-22 16:06:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EU IZ BU
06SOFIA468BULGARIAN TROOPS LEAVE FOR IRAQ
[...] (U) A contingent of 153 soldiers departed Bulgaria March 30 to begin its mission at Camp Ashraf, located 70 kilometers north of Baghdad. The unit will replace a U.S. Army military police company, providing security for defectors from the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK),an Iranian opposition group. [...]
2006-03-30 13:45:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM EU IZ BU
06STOCKHOLM55SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-13 16:46:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM59SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM60SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...]
2006-01-17 08:25:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06STOCKHOLM941SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-27 14:14:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC EU EUN UNGA SW
06TALLINN1067ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-30 11:53:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN
06TALLINN1087ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...]
2006-12-08 13:44:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN
06TALLINN300ESTONIA - PENDING ROMANIAN ADOPTION CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-30 14:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO EN
06TALLINN370ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 12:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN
06TALLINN615UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-30 14:27:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN
06TALLINN683IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-28 12:08:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN
06TALLINN776ESTONIA: KOSOVO STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 14:44:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU EN
06TALLINN797ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 14:31:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN
06TALLINN842ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC LUNCH,
[...] (U) Ambassador Wos delivered A/S Fried's invitation letter to lunch with the Secretary on the margins of UNGA to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Monday, September 11. Paet said that he was already aware of the lunch and it was on his agenda for the trip. 2. (SBU) On the subject of [...]
2006-09-14 14:41:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEU NATO PREL OPDC IZ EN
06TALLINN849ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 07:18:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER USUN LE SY EU EN
06TALLINN851ESTONIAN MPS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon discussion of Afghanistan and Iraq with four members of Parliament: Jarno Laur (Social Democrats),Janno Reiljan (People's Union),Ela Tomson (Res Publica) and Ain Seppik (Center Party). The discussion focused on the upcoming deb [...]
2006-09-19 13:40:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU NATO AF IZ EN
06TALLINN943ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on October 16. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about recent statements coming from Iran and supports an [...]
2006-10-16 13:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK
06TALLINN968ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA
[...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...]
2006-10-24 12:14:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU GG RS EN
06TALLINN983ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...]
2006-11-02 11:59:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU EN
06TASHKENT440WHAT IS EU IDENTITY IN UZBEKISTAN?
[...] (C) Summary: The French Embassy, current EU chair in Tashkent, has started a campaign to inform Uzbek students about the EU. However, at a round-table discussion, EU diplomats failed to convey a concept of EU identity that satisfied their audience. The Uzbek students attending the roundtable [...]
2006-03-03 13:14:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL UZ
06TASHKENT579GERMANY WARNS THE UZBEKS TO BE NICE
[...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarians (MPs) from the German-Central Asia group met with GOU officials in February to discuss cooperation on issues including terrorism. GOU officials held to the party line that the truth about Andijon had been established. The Germans were generally pleased that the [...]
2006-03-24 16:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL UZ ZK
06TELAVIV2225PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TAKE RISKS TO HELP THE
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Amir Peretz told A/S Welch June 7 that he is willing to take maximum possible risks allowable in light of security demands to ease the pressure on the Palestinian people. He noted his efforts to keep the Karni crossing open -- as it is currently -- in both direc [...]
2006-06-09 12:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL EU IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3041ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (S) Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told the Ambassador on August 2 that Iran's rejection of what Frank characterized as a generous P-5 1 offer to Iran suggests that Iran has never been serious about negotiations on its nuclear program. Frank said the pas [...]
2006-08-03 16:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC AORC EU IR IS
06TELAVIV3703ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 07:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS IS
06TELAVIV4153EU DEMARCHE ON GOI ENTRY PROCEDURES TO WB/G
[...] The Embassy of Finland, in its EU Presidency capacity, shared with post the aide-memoire that the EU (plus Norway and Switzerland) plans to share with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the week of October 23. BEGIN TEXT: Since spring 2006, Israeli authorities have been more s [...]
2006-10-19 15:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWBG KPAL EU PBTS PHUM IS
06TELAVIV688IRAN-IAEA: ISRAELI ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (S) In a February 7 meeting, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Director General Gideon Frank told Ambassador Jones the following: A) On February 16, the EU3 MFA directors general are going to meet with an Israeli interagency team in Israel at the MFA to discuss Iran and the way ahead. [...]
2006-02-15 15:57:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR MNUC KNNP IR EU AORC IS GOI EXTERNAL
06THEHAGUE1184DUTCH SOCIALIST PARTY (SP): NOT YOUR FATHER'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under the charismatic leadership of Jan Marijnissen, the Dutch Socialist Party (SP) is reconfiguring itself to become a credible left-wing alternative to the increasingly centrist Labor Party (PvdA) of Wouter Bos. In a rare meeting with Ambassador Arnall on May 16, Marijnissen and [...]
2006-05-24 15:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EU NL
06THEHAGUE1185NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH REMAIN SKEPTICAL ON
[...] (C) Summary: Following the May 2005 "no" vote on the EU Constitution, the Dutch government instituted a one-year period of reflection. The GONL last week presented to Parliament the results of this reflection and made a recommendation for the next year: continue to reflect. The GONL has fai [...]
2006-05-24 16:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU NL
06THEHAGUE1425NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE
[...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...]
2006-06-27 09:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC
06THEHAGUE1433DUTCH OFFICIALS OUTLINE TRADE PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch trade officials recently outlined current Dutch trade priorities: completion of Doha (WTO) talks, energy security, balancing of trade and security needs, and the export of Dutch water management expertise. A February 2007 High Tech Connections mission to San Francisc [...]
2006-06-27 15:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO EAGR ETRD EU NL
06THEHAGUE1441NETHERLANDS/UN: UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on UN management reform and lifting the budget cap to Alain Ancion at the Dutch MFA's Office of UN Management Reform Office on June 27. Per instructions, Poloff also provided a copy of the draft resolution for the MFA to review. 2. (SBU) Ancion was supportiv [...]
2006-06-28 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EU EUN UNGA NL
06THEHAGUE1560WTO/DOHA: DUTCH ATTRIBUTE GENEVA FAILURE TO U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/COMMENT. In recent statements to the parliament and press, Dutch Foreign Trade Minister van Gennip attributed the failure of recent WTO/Doha talks to USG unwillingness to negotiate an agreement, a signal of Dutch frustration with the current stalemate, according to senior trade [...]
2006-07-14 13:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD USTR WTRO ECON EAGR EU NL
06THEHAGUE1674NETHERLANDS/IRAN: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 14:03:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM EU KNNP PREL IR NL
06THEHAGUE1723 NETHERLANDS/WTO: WE MUST SALVAGE WHAT WE CAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dutch Trade Minister van Gennip publicly blames the U.S. for the suspension of the Doha negotiations, but contacts at the ministries of Economic and Foreign Affairs stressed the need to avoid the blame game and restart talks. The Dutch see an agreement as critical to their inter [...]
2006-08-07 16:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO EAGR ETRD EU NL
06THEHAGUE1856NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UPDATED BRIEFING ON STATUS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Aug 22 to Sebastiaan Messerschmidt, Senior Policy Advisor, MFA Western Balkans Division. The Dutch support our policy but continue to stress that a timeline should not be imposed at the expense of a comprehensive solution. Secondly, they continue to urge [...]
2006-08-24 09:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PGOV UN UNMIK YI NL
06THEHAGUE1895NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: UPDATED BRIEFING ON STATUS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Aug 22 to Sebastiaan Messerschmidt, Senior Policy Advisor, MFA Western Balkans Division. The Dutch support our policy but continue to stress that a timeline should not be imposed at the expense of a comprehensive solution. Secondly, they continue to urge [...]
2006-08-29 12:56:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PGOV UN UNMIK YI NL
06THEHAGUE1924NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WANT MORE INFORMATION ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch are frustrated at the lack of information sharing on Iran within the EU, and do not believe a discussion of sanctions is appropriate at Gymnich absent more details of the Iranian response to the P5 1 proposals. Without having seen the response directly, the Dutch unde [...]
2006-08-31 14:37:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EU KNNP PGOV PREL UN IR NL
06THEHAGUE2023NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: DUTCH AVOID HIGH LEVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-15 15:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN EU LE SY NL
06THEHAGUE2024NETHERLANDS/DETAINEES: FM BOT DEFENDS ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: FM Bot told parliament September 13 that he had spoken with Secretary Rice and made known Dutch concerns over secret prisons and detainee policy. He defended his acceptance of her assurances last year, and said that U.S. arguments on the challenges of interrogating terror suspects [...]
2006-09-15 15:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU NL
06THEHAGUE426NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DEMARCHE ON NGO SUMATE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 27 to MFA Human Rights and Peacebuilding Department Senior Policy Advisor Guillaume Teerling and left a copy for South America Division chief Gertie Mulder, who is currently away on travel. 2. (C) Teerling stressed that the GONL shares our inter [...]
2006-02-27 16:20:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EU PGOV PREL VE NL
06THEHAGUE465AVIAN INFLUENZA: DUTCH FAO SUPPORT
[...] (U) Emboffs contacted officials at the Agriculture, Health, and Foreign Affairs Ministries to express support for GONL assistance to the FAO and deliver reftel talking points. Both Health and Agriculture Ministry contacts told us that UN Coordinator Nabarro visited The Netherlands in early Fe [...]
2006-03-03 13:16:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO EU FAO KFLU NL
06THEHAGUE512COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WHA PDAS SHAPIRO,
[...] (SBU) Country clearance is granted for WHA PDAS, Ambassador Shapiro, for his March 14-15 visit to The Netherlands. 2. (U) Control Officer is Political Officer Ted Burkhalter. He can be reached at: Tel: (W) 31-70-310-2336, (H) 31-70-324-1559, (Mobile) 31-65-181-6873. Fax: (W) 31-70-310-23 [...]
2006-03-09 11:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA BE EU EZ UK NL
06THEHAGUE617NETHERLANDS: PENDING ADOPTION CASES IN ROMANIA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 21 to MFA Western and Central Europe policy officer Mara van der Poel, who handles accession issues for Romania and Bulgaria. The GONL is satisfied with the Romanian adoption law, which it believes (despite our arguments) is in conformity with inte [...]
2006-03-22 15:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC EU RO NL
06THEHAGUE812NETHERLANDS/BURMA: RESPONSE TO EC COMMENTS AT
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL is adamantly opposed to any change in the European Union's position on Burma. Sanctions should remain in place. According to the Dutch, the comments of EU officials, including European Commission DG for External Relations Eneko Landaburu, do not represent EU policy. The [...]
2006-04-12 13:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREF PREL BM EU NL
06THEHAGUE895NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO U.S. KOSOVO POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL greatly appreciated the oral brief on U.S. Kosovo policy, but is concerned that the USG might be "tipping its hand" by trying to influence the status process in favor of Kosovar independence. MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Kosovo Sebastiaan Messerschmidt said that the Dutc [...]
2006-04-21 16:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EU NL
06THEHAGUE976NETHERLANDS/EU: SUPPORT FOR ENLARGEMENT CANDIDATES
[...] (C) Summary: The Netherlands appears likely to follow the European Commission's recommendation, due this month, on Bulgarian EU accession. The GONL is ambivalent on the date for Romania - 2007 or 2008 - and is not making any bets on whether Turkey will ever make it into the Union. The GONL b [...]
2006-05-02 15:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EU BU CY RO TU NL
06TIRANA776ALBANIA ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj July 21 to brief him on the P5 1 incentive package for Iran. Mustafaj said the GoA shared U.S. and EU concern about Iran's nuclear ambitions and agreed that Iran must suspend enrichment-related activity immediately and respond positively [...]
2006-07-21 09:45:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC
06TUNIS1816EUROMED ECONFIN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE JUNE 25-26,
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 25-26, 2006, economic and finance ministers (ECOFIN) of the 35 countries of the Euromed zone met in Gammarth, Tunisia to discuss the future of the European Investment Bank's (EIB) Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) and the poss [...]
2006-07-18 09:49:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EU TS
06TUNIS2480EU MOVES -- SLOWLY -- AFTER BLOCKED LABOR
[...] (C) Summary. In early September, the GOT blocked a prominent international NGO conference on labor and employment issues, ostensibly because the organizers had not given the GOT advance notification. Privately, GOT officials made clear to the organizers, who included European NGOs, a Spanis [...]
2006-10-03 07:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU TS
06TUNIS2482U.S.-EU COORDINATION ON TUNISIA: SHARED
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with Charge and Pol/EconCouns, European counterparts provided an update on the current EU thinking regarding Tunisia. There is a lack of EU consensus on approaching the GOT about blocked internet sites; that said, the EU may be interested in joint pri [...]
2006-10-03 10:21:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL TS EU
06TUNIS2782GERMAN FM CALLS FOR POLITICAL REFORM IN TUNISIA;
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. GERMANFOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER'S NOVEMBER 16 VISIT TO TUNISIA MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES FOR THE STONG MESSAGE HE CARRIED -- BALANCING PRAISE FOR TNISIA'S PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IGHTS WITH A CALL FOR GREATER POLITICAL REFORM. STEINMEIER'S MEETING WITH [...]
2006-11-20 16:20:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR EU GM TS
06USUNNEWYORK1043BALKAN PERMREPS MEET AMBASSADOR WISNER TO TALK
[...] (C) Romanian Ambassador Mihnea Motoc hosted a dinner on May 16 for U.S. Special Representative Frank Wisner to discuss the future status of Kosovo. Other invitees included the permanent representatives from Greece, Slovakia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and S [...]
2006-05-23 20:10:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK YI EU SR
06USUNNEWYORK433UNSC/IRAN: EU3 IRAN ELEMENTS
[...] (C) In a brief P3 meeting mid-day March 7, Ambassadors agreed to defer the P5 meeting planned for later in the day until the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8 at 5:00, when we would have a read-out of the Secretary's discussion with Russian FM Lavrov and when the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) w [...]
2006-03-08 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK467UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The Perm Five Permanent Representatives met at 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 at USUN to discuss the British-French draft elements on Iran. Discussion went round and round, as the Russians and Chinese had no specific instructions on the text, speaking instead in general terms about h [...]
2006-03-11 00:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR AA
06USUNNEWYORK476UNSC/IRAN: P3/P5 MEETINGS
[...] (C) Role for the Germans: P3 Ambassadors met early in the afternoon of March 8 in advance of the P5 meeting later in the day. French PR de la Sabliere urged German participation in the next meeting. Ambassador Bolton said regardless of how the meeting was described -- P5-plus-1 or E3-plus [...]
2006-03-13 18:13:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNNP EU IR
06USUNNEWYORK528MARCH 15 P5 MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The P-5 met at 8AM Wednesday, March 15 at the U.S. Mission to continue consultations on Iran. The Russians and Chinese continued to stonewall any progress on the British-French draft UNSC Presidential Statement, with no change in their positions since the March 14 P-5 and inform [...]
2006-03-17 14:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAA AORC EU IR KNNP IAEA
06VIENNA1195 AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND DUTCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 08:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON PREL EU AU
06VIENNA141AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM SCHUESSEL
[...] (C) Summary. During his first meeting in Vienna with Ambassador McCaw, Austrian Chancellor Schuessel confirmed full EU support for a unified front toward Iran and expressed a strong desire to work with the United States in the Balkans. The Chancellor saw the Russian-Ukraine gas agreement as [...]
2006-01-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AU IR RU
06VIENNA142AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM PLASSNIK
[...] (C) Summary. During a cordial and lively first meeting with Ambassador McCaw, Foreign Minister Plassnik expressed her desire to continue the improved tenor of transatlantic relations during the Austrian EU Presidency. She pledged solidarity on Iran and Afghanistan, and agreed that the EU ne [...]
2006-01-18 07:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AU IR AF RU
06VIENNA2612DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA ON EU FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) A/DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA Middle East/Africa director Ralph Scheide on August 31. Scheide will convey the points to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. Scheide has confirmed that Plassnik supports tough measures to prevent Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons. McCaw [...]
2006-09-01 08:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN EU IR AU
06VIENNA2713DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SYRIA
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetel demarche on September 12 to Wolfgang Lapuh, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Middle East Director. 2. (C) Lapuh agreed with our assessment of Syrian policy. However, he noted that the EU had taken the general position that it was necessary to press our com [...]
2006-09-12 14:56:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AU
06VIENNA2738GAERC -- DEMARCHES ON IRAN, OTHER POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel points on September 13 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Western Balkans: There will be council conclusions on Bosnia and on Montenegro, Riecken said. The reference to Monte [...]
2006-09-13 15:20:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN PARM KNNP IR EU AU
06VIENNA3025DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 11 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments on reftel points: -- Sudan: Riecken said there was broad agreement between the EU and US on Sudan. He not [...]
2006-10-12 09:58:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU AU
06VIENNA3156EMBASSY VIENNA POINTS OF CONTACT ON TRANSNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 08:39:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER PREL SNAR EU AU
06VIENNA324AUSTRIA ON A WAY FORWARD ON TURKEY/CYPRUS
[...] (C) Summary: The Austrian presidency will seek movement on ending the isolation of Northern Cyprus, starting with direct trade, but will do this quietly in order to avoid a torpedoing of the initiative by the Cypriots or by the British, who (according to the Austrian MFA's Southern Europe he [...]
2006-02-02 19:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CY TU EU AU
06VIENNA3551SWIFT DEMARCHE: AUSTRIA HAS DATA PRIVACY CONCERNS,
[...] (C) Senior GoA officials told us that, while Austria respects data privacy concerns raised in the EU Article 29 Working Group report, the Commission should work for a more balanced assessment of SWIFT to reflect SWIFT's contribution to counterterrorism efforts. Austria believes the Commission [...]
2006-12-14 15:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ECON EU AU
06VIENNA726FOLLOW UP ON DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN NGO SUMATE
[...] (SBU) EconPolCouns followed up on reftel demarche on March 8, with Rudolf Lennkh, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level Director for the Americas, and DAS-level SIPDIS Latin America section head Andreas Melan. 2. (C) Lennkh said Austrian Embassy Washington DCM Harald Guenther ha [...]
2006-03-09 16:36:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EU VE AU
06VILNIUS164GOL SCALES BACK BORDER CEREMONY WITH BELARUS
[...] (C) Summary: A senior GOL MFA official told us that the signing of a border demarcation agreement with Belarus will occur without fanfare or press and will only involve sub-cabinet level officials. The MFA officials have proposed a signing date of February 28 to the GOB and await a response. [...]
2006-02-17 15:30:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL EU BO LH
06WARSAW1552IRAN: DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Director for Middle East/Africa Amb. Maciej Kozlowski on July 25. Kozlowski was grateful for the information, which he said matched internal documents received from the EU-3. He asked, however, if there was any assistance the GOP co [...]
2006-07-28 14:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IR PL EU
06WARSAW1580CASTRO SUCCESSION: POLAND SUGGESTS A "FRESH START"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOP has not yet developed a policy on Castro succession, but Henryk Szlajfer, the senior MFA official dealing with Cuba, suggested that the best approach would be to "set aside" the existing record on Cuba and make a fresh start at reaching a trans-Atlantic consensus with the [...]
2006-08-03 09:47:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CU PL EU
06WARSAW1600POLISH ROADS: ROOT PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (SBU) Poland's highway system remains practically non-existent. Though Prime Ministers Marcinkiewicz and Kaczynski have both made highway building centerpieces of their initial public addresses, systemic problems remain. Despite the availability of EU reimbursement funds, sources within the [...]
2006-08-04 13:43:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ELTN EU PL
06WARSAW180POLAND'S COMMENTS ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) Poland's Ministry of Economy and MFA expressed support for the U.S. proposal on an approach to Ukraine but seek clarification on several questions. Poland requests fu [...]
2006-02-03 17:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PINR PREL UP RS PO AU EU CZ
06WARSAW1886IMSO: POLAND SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE
[...] (C) Deputy Econ Counselor provided reftel diplomatic note and campaign materials to Mr. Bogdan Rozycki, Counselor, in the Polish Ministry of Transport. Mr. Rozycki stated that Poland decided in early August to support Mr. Lett's candidacy to be head of the International Mobile Satellite Org [...]
2006-09-06 17:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS PL
06WARSAW2388POLAND ON THE GAERC: NO IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, BUT
[...] (C) Pol External Chief provided reftel points November 7 by fax to Pawel Herczynski, Deputy Director of the MFA EU Department. Herczynski responded by phone November 8, indicating that he would not be able to provide feedback before the November 13-14 GAERC. He explained that the internal co [...]
2006-11-14 14:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PL
06WARSAW2390POLAND BLOCKS GAERC ON LAUNCHING NEW PCA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Fotyga announced at the November 13 GAERC that Poland would continue its opposition to the EU opening negotiations for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia in advance of the November 24 EU-Russia Summit, absent Russian ratification of the European Energ [...]
2006-11-14 15:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD EAGR PL EU
06WARSAW2412POLAND ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF
[...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel points November 17 to Beata Baranska, Political Affairs Chief in the MFA UN Department. Baranska responded that she understood from the Polish delegation in New York that, following EU consultations on November 16, the Finnish EU presidency had received [...]
2006-11-17 12:09:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA EU PL
06WARSAW312POLAND DELIVERS NON-PAPER ON ENERGY SECURITY TREATY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Late Friday, February 24 the office of Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz delivered a letter addressed to President Bush with an accompanying non-paper outlining Poland's proposed European Energy Security Treaty. An unofficial translation of the letter to President Bush is included [...]
2006-02-24 17:05:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC ENRG ECON EU PL NATO
06WELLINGTON73NEW ZEALAND ON EU'S PLAN TO REQUIRE DEBARKING OF
[...] (U) Post on November 21 delivered reftel points to the European Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and to the International Policy Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). In response, Meredith Stokdijk, acting director of MAF's International [...]
2006-01-27 04:24:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EU WTRO NZ
06YEREVAN1263DEMARCHE ON SYRIA DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 05:42:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AM
06YEREVAN145ARMENIA STILL NOT WILLING TO JEOPARDIZE RELATIONS
[...] (C) We delivered ref A points and P5 plus 2 statement on Iran to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. "We understand Russia's position and we understand your position," Mkrtumyan said, "but Iran is our neighbor and a close trading partner." [...]
2006-02-01 12:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN190ARMENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 13:53:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM
06YEREVAN213NUCLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD: ARMENIA SEEKING US GUIDANCE
[...] (C) This is an action request. Member states of the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors are tentatively scheduled to meet June 2006 in Yerevan. Armenia is the current chair of the association. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian [...]
2006-02-13 12:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG KNNP PREL AORC IR EU RS AM
06YEREVAN64ARMENIA CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS IN VIEW OF U.S.
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on reporting Iran to the UNSC to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian January 13. Although officially on leave, Kirakossian was well aware of recent developments, had seen the EU-3 FMs' statement already and undertook to consider how Arm [...]
2006-01-13 13:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC EU IR KNNP PARM PREL
06YEREVAN982ARMENIAN DFM SAYS HE'LL ASK ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian July 21, stressing that Armenia should use its influence with Iran to encourage the government to accept the P5 1 package and suspend nuclear enrichment-related activities. Kirakossian said he would discus [...]
2006-07-21 12:01:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AM
06ZAGREB1110KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS - CROATIAN VIEW
[...] (U) Post briefed MFA contacts on reftel points on August 22 and 28. Asst MFA for EU and NATO Member States Neven Pelicaric told Charge at time that the GoC appreciated the USG's continued engagement on this sensitive issue. 2. (C) COMMENT: While PM Sanader has made repeated media comments [...]
2006-09-14 13:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1178BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE
[...] (C) Despite EU and Croatian Government efforts to downplay Commission President Barroso's comments about a "pause" in the EU's enlargement process, the damage has been done. For many Croatians, Barroso has turned on its head the EU's assurance that "When you are ready to join us, we will be r [...]
2006-09-28 10:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EU HR
06ZAGREB1307AMB WISNER IN ZAGREB -- ENGAGING CROATIANS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Wisner's first visit to Zagreb is well timed, coming just days after President Bush's White House acknowledgement of Croatia's leadership role in regional stability during his meeting with PM Ivo Sanader. In addition, MP Milorad Pupovac, a leading represe [...]
2006-10-27 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1322CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO KOSOVO OUTREACH DURING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his October 29-30 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador Wisner secured the GoC's commitment to actively assist in the region in promoting acceptance of Kosovo's future final status package. In meetings with Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar Kita [...]
2006-11-02 08:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB135FREE TRADE PROPOSAL TOUCHES OFF STORM IN ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The European Union touched off an exaggerated, if predictable reaction in Croatia last Friday when it gave its support to the Stability Pact Free Trade Agreement for Southeast Europe. Seized upon by a press corps ever eager to stir up controversy and let political [...]
2006-02-01 16:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB192INDUSTRY AND REAL ESTATE POSSIBLE BUMPS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: EU accession is Croatia's top foreign policy goal and an area of unusual political consensus. After beginning negotiations in October 2005, the government of PM Ivo Sanader has set an ambitious goal of accession by 2009, in time to participate in European election [...]
2006-02-14 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB203CROATIA SPINS VICTORY ON BALKAN FREE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Croatian PM Ivo Sanader scored domestic political points over the past two weeks in the controversy surrounding proposals for a Western Balkans Free Trade Agreement. Although the concept of a regional free trade agreement is one that Croatia has nominally support [...]
2006-02-16 09:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB847AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SANADER
[...] (C) Croatia is committed to promoting ever stronger Transatlantic cooperation, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador during a July 13 introductory call. Europe and the United States can only succeed when they work together; Sanader emphasized that now, as well as when Croatia is a member of the [...]
2006-07-14 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV HR EU UP
06ZAGREB872CROATIAN PM SANADER HAS POSITIVE UK VISIT
[...] (U) PM Ivo Sanader's July 18 meeting with British PM Tony Blair during his first official visit to London received wide coverage in the Croatian press. The media focused on Blair's strong support of Croatia's EU accession and his statement that "there is no sense that Croatia has to wait for o [...]
2006-07-21 10:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EU HR UK
07ACCRA2567DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 16:12:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU GH
07AMMAN1875UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 05:38:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP NO EU JO
07AMMAN4015FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES
[...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]
2007-09-27 13:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07ANKARA1052TURKEY PRESSING FOR SEAT AT ESDP TABLE
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for NATO Affairs Serdar Kilic told us May 4 that Turkey is awaiting the EU's answer on its request for increased participation in ESDP, inclusion in the European Defense Agency (EDA),and progress on the Security Agreement between Turkey and the EU. [...]
2007-05-04 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1205TURKEY: TGS ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE: HARD LINE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C) Turkish D/CHOD Saygun called in DCM May 18 to discuss NATO deliberations on the Transition Directive for Kosovo. Saygun noted that SACEUR had called Turkish CHOD Buyukanit May 17 to urge that Turkey set aside its objections and [...]
2007-05-18 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1232TURKEY: MFA ON KOSOVO/ESDP DISPUTE
[...] (C) We followed up on the possibility of compromise language on the Kosovo Transitional Directive mentioned by D/CHOD Saygun (ref a) with MFA NATO Deputy Director General Serdar Kilic on May 21. Aware of our May 18 conversation with Saygun, Kilic provided a copy of NATO document MCM-0118-200 [...]
2007-05-21 14:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1319TURKEY: U/S APAKAN'S EMOTIONAL APPEAL ON
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Apakan told Ambassador on May 29 that the Turkish government and military are irritated with NAC deliberations on NATO-EU cooperation in the Kosovo transition and oppose NATO's subordination to the EU. He repeated Turkish frustration with EU resistance to its [...]
2007-05-30 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1351TURKEY/NATO/ESDP: UK NATO PERMREP MAKES LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary: UK NATO PermRep Stewart Eldon made little headway with the Turks during May 30 ESDP/Kosovo discussions in Ankara. The UK plans to encourage NATO SYG Solana to offer proposals prior to the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Summit in Istanbul, June 24-25. In meetings with MFA [...]
2007-06-01 15:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO EU TU
07ANKARA1457AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...]
2007-06-08 15:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU
07ANKARA1515TURKEY-EU TROIKA MEETINGS: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey-EU Troika consultations held June 4 in Ankara were constructive and served to underscore the continued mutual commitment to pursuing eventual Turkish EU membership, according to GOT and EU officials. Turkey's membership aspirations continue, and the technical process, thou [...]
2007-06-14 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EU TU
07ANKARA1538TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN INSISTS ON "AGREED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan told Ambassador June 13 that Turkey will continue to insist that Agreed Framework language must be included in Kosovo transition documents. Turkey,s goal is to prevent the participation of Cyprus in EU operations with NATO; the other issues Turkey has raised [...]
2007-06-15 13:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EU NATO TU
07ANKARA193ANKARA'S LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING PROCEDURES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 07:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDAADP MARR MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL EU TU
07ANKARA2085TURKEY VIEWS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AS INEVITABLE
[...] (C) We delivered REF A points to MFA Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Western Europe Hasan Asan. Asan reiterated that Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo's final status and acknowledged that Kosovo independence is inevitable. Furthermore, Turkey strongly supports the prin [...]
2007-08-14 15:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL KV YI UN
07ANKARA2390TURKISH MFA ACKNOWLEDGES TRANSATLANTIC DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALNATO OPDC PREL EU TR
07ANKARA2598TURKEY: KOSOVO ESDP MISSION UNDER CLOUD OF
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey's so far unrequited desire for more direct participation in ESDP decision-making and access to EDA continues to cast a shadow over ESDP mission planning for Kosovo (ref a). Foreign Ministry officials appear unimpressed with EU and French ideas for improving NATO-EU relatio [...]
2007-10-19 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALAF EU MARR PREL TU NATO
07ANKARA408TURKISH MINISTER DESCRIBES EU AND ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish Minister of Economy and EU Negotiator Ali Babacan described the profound transformation of Turkey as a more transparent, globally-interconnected country to visiting EEB A/S Sullivan on February 10. Following the EU's December suspension of negotiations over eight chapters, [...]
2007-02-26 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALECIN EFIN EU TU
07ANKARA728 EU Funding takes off in Turkey
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EU PGOV TU
07ANKARA801 FIFTH YEAR OF STRONG GROWTH IN TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EU TU
07ANKARA89TURKEY: KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE
[...] (C) Turkey continues to agree with the U.S. view of Kosovo's final status process and supports UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's timeline for moving forward toward resolution. Ambassador discussed the issue with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Ertugrul Apakan January 17, emphasizing (per ref a) o [...]
2007-01-18 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC
07ASHGABAT1106EU SOLANA'S TURKMENISTAN VISIT: INTENSIFYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador Christian Lechervy briefed the non-EU diplomatic corps October 12 (the EU ambassadors' briefing was October 11) on the October 9 Ashgabat visit by European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. The United States, Ukrai [...]
2007-10-15 05:12:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EINV EPET SNAR EU IR AF RS TX
07ASHGABAT1164TURKMENISTAN'S 16TH INDEPENDENCE DAY: THE PAGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rather than simply a family picnic in the park to watch fireworks, Independence Day in Turkmenistan was really Independence Week (and more) -- an elaborate, undeniably expensive, and highly choreographed series of events calculated to extol Turkmenistani contemporary sovereignty [...]
2007-10-29 08:29:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI EU RS TX
07ASHGABAT1227 TURKMENISTAN'S BERDIMUHAMEDOV IN BRUSSELS: A BRIEF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's November 5-7 visit to Brussels seemed to reinforce that Turkmenistan is following its own path and, as yet, has little interest in the kinds of outward-looking compromises that could mak [...]
2007-11-13 04:42:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV EPET SCUL EU TX
07ASHGABAT1371TURKMENISTAN: FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON EU ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge met with French Ambassador Christian Lechervy December 18 for a read-out of European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Pierre Morel's December 10-11 visit to Ashgabat for the opening of the UN Preventive Diplomacy Center. As the contact representative for t [...]
2007-12-18 10:30:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EPET KDEM EU FR TX
07ASMARA346EU-ERITREA COURTSHIP?: MEANINGFUL CHANGE SHOULD BE
[...] (C) Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has recently personified (at least for him) reasonableness and cooperation in meetings with the EU representatives and UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson. Simultaneously, however, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to excoriate [...]
2007-04-02 15:39:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ER SO SU UK EU
07BAGHDAD3858NEW UNAMI SRSG OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR MANDATE,
[...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura stated in a November 25 meeting with S/I Satterfield and PolCouns that his top two priorities will be to resolve Article 140 and assist internally displaced persons [...]
2007-11-27 11:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR EU UN IZ
07BEIJING255PRC/FRANCE: SEGOLENE ROYAL VISITS BEIJING
[...] (C) Segolene Royal, the head of the French Socialist Party who hopes to become France's first female President in elections in April and May, had a positive visit to China, according to French Embassy Political Counselor Erkki Maillard. During her four-day trip to Beijing ending of January 9 [...]
2007-01-11 10:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL EU CH FR
07BELGRADE716IS THE EU TIRING OF SERBIA?
[...] (c) Summary: Despite a constant stream of pro-Serbian rhetoric from both European capitals and the EU itself, from the Belgrade perspective some in the machinery of the EU seem to feel Europe is getting tired of handholding its perennial "problem child." The view from the EU bureaucracy in [...]
2007-05-22 10:20:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EU SR
07BELGRADE747CZECHS PREVIEW 2009 PRESIDENCY AGENDA FOR BALKANS
[...] (U) The Czech Embassy hosted on May 17, 2007 in Belgrade a discussion panel on the program priorities of the Czech Republic when it assumes the EU presidency in 2009. The panel was composed of Jan Kahout, Czech Ambassador to the EU, and Dr. Tanja Miscevic, Director of the Serbian government' [...]
2007-05-30 10:56:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EU SR
07BERLIN1066GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER ON ENERGY/CLIMATE IN
[...] (C) Summary. German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos met with the Ambassador May 24 to discuss the EU/Russia Summit (in which Glos was a full participant),energy security and climate change policy, and the current push to realize a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha Dev [...]
2007-05-25 10:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD SENV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN1071CHANCELLOR MERKEL PREVIEWS G-8 SUMMIT
[...] Summary: German Chancellor Merkel emphasized climate change, hedge funds, Africa, and closer cooperation with emerging economies as core themes for the June 6-8 G-8 Summit in her remarks before the Bundestag May 24. Merkel acknowledged the debate on climate change is contentious, but argued d [...]
2007-05-25 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN114SCENESETTER: SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO BERLIN
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, your visit to Berlin will enable you to seek solutions to our bilateral and U.S.-EU challenges with a government and with a Minister who see things a lot like we do and who have the will and the authority to improve the status quo. Our key suggestions for your January 26 d [...]
2007-01-19 17:52:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKHLS KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM EU
07BERLIN1292KEY BUNDESTAG MEMBER INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH
[...] Please note action request contained in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Bundestag Transportation Committee Chairman Klaus Lippold (CDU),in a meeting with emboffs, offered to assist us in building a consensus in favor of tackling aviation emissions in a manner that would overcome U.S. object [...]
2007-06-30 10:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EINV SENV PREL GM EU
07BERLIN1716BOSNIA: GERMANY ON LAJCAK'S SEPT. 11 PSC ADDRESS
[...] (C) Post raised reftel points with the MFA Western Balkans office September 10. The MFA shares the U.S. assessment that the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina is deteriorating, as evidenced by the actions of Presidency Member Silajdzic and RS Prime Minister Dodik. The reputation of the interna [...]
2007-09-10 16:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK EU GM
07BERLIN1842TEC: GERMAN CHANCELLERY WORRIED ABOUT LOST MOMENTUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's chief economic adviser is concerned that work on the Transatlantic Economic Council program has slowed since Portugal took over the EU Presidency. Other German government and industry representatives report progress on the TEC's work program and structure alth [...]
2007-10-05 05:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM
07BERLIN1844TEC: GERMAN CHANCELLERY WORRIED ABOUT LOST MOMENTUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel's chief economic adviser is concerned that work on the Transatlantic Economic Council program has slowed since Portugal took over the EU Presidency. Other German government and industry representatives report progress on the TEC's work program and structure alth [...]
2007-10-05 07:39:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PREL ECIN EU GM
07BERLIN1980SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CRAWFORD VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Angela Merkel will arrive at Crawford riding a wave of public approval surpassing 70 percent. Her popularity is credited to her effective leadership style, Germany's economic growth, and her skill in turning centrist appeals on climate change and social issues to her advantage. [...]
2007-10-30 17:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN2034GRAND COALITION OPPOSES EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The German reaction to the European Commission's unbundling directives for the European energy market has been overwhelmingly negative. The Grand Coalition is displaying rare unanimity on this issue and is backed by Germany's major energy companies. The Economic Ministry, resp [...]
2007-11-07 13:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EINV ETRD PGOV EU RU GM
07BERLIN208EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN
[...] SUMMARY. On January 25, EB DAS Paul Simons met with Foreign Office Policy Planning Staff Head Markus Ederer and Economic Ministry Director General for Energy Issues Andreas Schusseil to discuss energy issues during Germany's EU and G-8 presidencies. Both German officials were positive about [...]
2007-02-01 17:19:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL SENV EU GM
07BERLIN2116GERMANY'S VIEWS ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on November 16 to Betina Kern, Deputy Head of the Andean Region Division at the German Foreign Ministry. With respect to the substance of USG concerns about proposed constitutional changes in Venezuela, Kern said that Germany "feels exactly the same way." [...]
2007-11-26 15:49:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM WHA EU VE GM
07BERLIN2140GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...]
2007-11-30 09:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2159GERMANY/IRAN - U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ADDITIONAL EU
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery met with German Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach in Berlin December 3 to request German support for additional EU autonomous measures against Iran in advance of a third UN Security Council resolution. Pfaffenbach reported that Ch [...]
2007-12-04 11:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2173IRAN - ECONOMICS MINISTRY AND MFA SUPPORT THIRD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials in the German Economics Ministry and in the MFA's Economic Policy Division insist Germany remains committed to a "strong, robust" third UNSCR on Iran. If there is no resolution or a watered-down resolution, Germany is prepared to support autonomous EU measures t [...]
2007-12-06 07:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2192IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2207 GERMANS PLEASED WITH TEC PROGRESS; IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German government officials and industry associations are upbeat about the results achieved at the first Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) meeting on November 9 in Washington. Government officials also expect renewed focus on TEC during the Slovenian EU Presidency. German in [...]
2007-12-17 06:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EFIN EINV ECIN PREL PGOV EU GM
07BERLIN251US-EU INFORMAL JHA HIGH LEVEL MEETING, JANUARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the German Presidency, met in Berlin January 22-23 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz, and DHS Acting A/S for Internati [...]
2007-02-08 06:47:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGM KJUS PREL PTER SMIG KHLS CVPR EU
07BERLIN334USEU AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, USEU Ambassador C. Boyden Gray met with German Chancellery State Secretary Dr. Hans Beus, Chancellery Director of Coordination for European Policy Andreas Hermes, and the Chancellery's Economic Advisor Dr. Jens Weidmann to discuss key issues in Germany's EU Presid [...]
2007-02-16 17:30:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD SENV PGOV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN447MERKEL GIVES PREVIEW OF PRIORITY ISSUES FOR MARCH
[...] Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who currently holds the presidency of the European Council, addressed the German Bundestag on March 1 in a policy speech about her priorities for the March 8-9 EU Council Meeting in Brussels. Major themes are the promotion of economic growth, a succes [...]
2007-03-05 17:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EU GM
07BERLIN520GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...]
2007-03-14 16:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN60GERMAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS EU DATA PROTECTION AND
[...] (C) Summary. German Ministry of Interior (MOI) DG for Police and Counterterrorism Gunther Krause told a DHS-DoJ-USEU delegation the EU draft framework decision on sharing police and judicial information is unsatisfactory; Germany plans to re-write it during its 2007 EU Presidency. Concerning [...]
2007-01-10 16:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKHLS KJUS PTER PGOV EU GM EAIR
07BERLIN72GERMAN CABINET DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Summary: In a joint meeting on foreign affairs between German cabinet ministers and their EU Commission counterparts January 9 in Berlin, EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson was reportedly upbeat about prospects for moving forward on Doha. Participants from both sides agreed UN Special Envoy [...]
2007-01-11 18:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PGOV GM EU
07BERLIN802SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL IN WASHINGTON: GOALS
[...] (C) Summary. Angela Merkel arrives in Washington in an enviable position of political strength, both at home and in the EU. However, she is conscious that her strength derives largely from the weakness of her counterparts and other factors beyond her control. Achieving her goals for the EU - [...]
2007-04-20 07:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECUN EU GM
07BRATISLAVA190SLOVAKIA TO JOIN EUROPEAN UNITY ON KOSOVO, BUT
[...] (C) Summary/Comment: After two days of over-heated debate on Kosovo, Parliament resoundlingly passed a resolution that, while containing nationalistic language, expresses the expectation that the GOS ultimately will seek a joint solution for the future of the Western Balkans together with othe [...]
2007-03-28 16:51:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC EU KOC YI LO
07BRATISLAVA459SLOVAKIA STILL LEERY OF MOVING TOO FAST ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary. PolEcon Chief, accompanied by Poloff, delivered Ref A points to Ivan Lancaric, Head of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA, on August 9. PolEcon Chief followed up with Stefan Rozkopal, Director of CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries on August 13. Although the tone and emphasis -- an [...]
2007-08-15 12:54:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKV YI UN PGOV EU PREL LO
07BRATISLAVA49SLOVAKIA DECIDES TO SUE EC OVER CO2 PLAN
[...] (U) In its January 24 cabinet meeting, the Government of Slovakia decided to sue the European Commission to overturn its proposed 2008-2012 plan on CO2 emissions, which adversely affect operations of the large US Steel factory in Kosice (see reftel for background on case). The Ministry of Just [...]
2007-01-24 15:32:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALECON EU PREL PGOV ENRG LO
07BRATISLAVA565SLOVAKIA: RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered ref a points to MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on October 11. Per ref b, DCM reinforced the Iran portion of the demarche on October 12 with MFA State Secretary Strofova. On Iran, Micovin stated that in keeping with Slovakia's "firm line" on Iran, his expec [...]
2007-10-12 16:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA618NOVEMBER GAERC: SLOVAK RESPONSE
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on November 16. With the usual exception of Kosovo, Micovcin noted the general coherence of U.S. and Slovak views on the GAERC agenda items. On Iran, Micovcin stressed GOS support for additional EU sanctions, [...]
2007-11-16 19:40:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA651SLOVAKIA: STANCE ON KOSOVO, RESPONSE TO GAERC
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on December 7. Micovcin described the preparations for the December 10 GAERC and December 14 Summit as "chaotic," noting that a special COREPER had been convened today to hammer out unresolved issues prior [...]
2007-12-07 17:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA662SLOVAKIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately on November 29 with Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, MFA Political Director Roman Buzek, Head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Boris Zala, and former Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan to discuss next steps on Kosovo, Bo [...]
2007-12-13 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALBH EU KVIR LO PREL
07BRATISLAVA668AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Obsitnik had a cordial, almost hour-long introductory meeting with Prime Minister Fico on December 17. The Prime Minister expressed his desire to maintain open and constructive relations with the U.S. Embassy and noted how pleased he was to have the opportunity to meet [...]
2007-12-17 16:02:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LO KVIR EU
07BRUSSELS1268BELGIUM: ASSESSMENT ON KOSOVO UNSCR
[...] (C) Embassy spoke April 16 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine said Russian Ambassador Lukov met with MFA officials two weeks ago to discuss Kosovo. Antoine indicated there was no lobbying, but Lukov did discuss Russian concerns about the proposals on Ko [...]
2007-04-16 13:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEU PGOV PREL RS UNMIK UNSC YI BE
07BRUSSELS1380SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...]
2007-04-24 14:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV
07BRUSSELS1878Belgians React to Sarkozy's Influence
[...] Overall, Belgians have welcomed the election of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He is particularly supported by this country's northern, largely conservative Flemish majority. Liberal (Flemish VLD) Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was quick to extend congratulations to France's new presiden [...]
2007-06-07 15:21:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BE EU
07BRUSSELS215BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE
[...] (C) Ambassador Korologos spoke with Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht January 19 to urge support for UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for concluding the Kosovo future status process (reftel). DeGucht was receptive to our arguments and expressed support for Ahtisaari. [...]
2007-01-22 16:35:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC BE
07BRUSSELS2562KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO BELGIANS ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points August 8 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine reiterated Belgium's support for Ahtisaari's recommendations, calling them a good starting point for new talks. While noting that the "aspirations of both parties must be res [...]
2007-08-10 09:45:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BE
07BRUSSELS2667U.S.- EUROPEAN UNION - RUSSIA TRILATERAL
[...] (U) A meeting of the United States - European Union (EU) - Russia Trilateral High Level Working Group on terrorism convened June 22 in fulfillment of a commitment made at the U.S.- EU - Russia Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Berlin on April 4. Participants expressed support for the work of t [...]
2007-08-22 15:54:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL SNAR EU RU UN
07BRUSSELS3037AMB WOOD DISCUSSES EU,S WORK IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood met with EU Council Secretariat and Commission officials September 17 and 18 in Brussels to discuss U.S. and EU efforts in Afghanistan. Topics included the EUPOL police training mission, European Commission assistance programs, and coun [...]
2007-10-01 14:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU EAID SNAR PTER
07BRUSSELS3128DEA ADMINISTRATOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN DRUG
[...] (C) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen Tandy discussed the drug situation in Afghanistan with Commission, Council Secretariat, and Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors during her September 30 to October 2 visit to Brussels. She emphasized close links betwe [...]
2007-10-12 12:33:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3195THE EU AND CENTRAL ASIA: PREPARING FOR THE COEST
[...] (C) Summary: Since the EU formally adopted a new strategy for Central Asia in June, it has been working to increase Member State focus on the region and generate interest in the implementation of the strategy. EU priorities in Central Asia include energy, demarcation and respect for borders, a [...]
2007-10-19 15:10:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID EU PGOV PREL UZ XG ZK
07BRUSSELS3268USITC INFO REQUEST ON BIO-BASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
[...] Summary. In response to reftel USITC request, Post submits the following overview of activities related to bio-based chemicals and liquid biofuels. The European Union has a broad array of programs and organizations dealing with the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and [...]
2007-10-31 14:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EU
07BRUSSELS3417WIREC 2008: EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS,
[...] (U) Summary: On November 20, 2007 ESToffs met with DG Environment to discuss preparations for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),March 4-6, 2008 in Washington. DG Environment is interested in participating in the EU delegation and queried about the possibility [...]
2007-11-29 15:23:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EPET SENV EU
07BRUSSELS3423IRAN DESIGNATIONS: EU NEEDS GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY REF: A. SECSTATE 160808 B. BRUSSELS 3137
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 20:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MUCN PARM PREL IR EU EFIN EUN
07BRUSSELS3470EU EXPECTATIONS FOR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT
[...] (C) The EU will consider that fact that the EU-Africa Summit takes place in Lisbon Dec. 8-9 a success in and of itself, particularly if President Mugabe does not succeed in running away with every headline from the summit. Officials in Brussels do not expect breakthroughs or even much substa [...]
2007-12-07 10:59:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF EU EUN
07BRUSSELS3501AMBASSADOR SCHWEICH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN RULE OF
[...] (C) The U.S. Coordinator for Counter-Narcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, Ambassador Thomas Schweich, discussed police training and counter-drug issues with several European Union (EU) officials at a November 28 meeting in Brussels. Officials on both sides agreed on virtually all polici [...]
2007-12-13 20:04:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS3519EU TROIKA VISIT TO DPRK
[...] (C) Summary: European Commission and Council officials emphasized that EU engagement with DPRK would proceed on a cautions track governed by North Korea's progress in meeting its six-party commitments. During a EU troika delegation trip to Pyongyang to encourage progress on denuclearization, DP [...]
2007-12-19 08:55:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP PHUM EAID EU EUN KN
07BRUSSELS3524SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: As you meet with EU officials for the biannual Africa troika Dec. 20, you will find the EU feeling very positive about its relations with Africa in the wake of its recent EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon. A shadow, however, is cast by the troubled EUFOR Mission to Chad/CAR, whose dep [...]
2007-12-19 15:04:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF EU EUN
07BRUSSELS3530U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING GENERATES WIDE-RANGING
[...] (SBU) Officials from the United States and the European Union (EU) engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of drug issues at a US-EU Troika Meeting in Brussels on November 14. The U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Christy McCampbell of the International Narcotics and Law En [...]
2007-12-21 10:22:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EU
07BRUSSELS860BELGIAN RESPONSE TO OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Embassy presented US-EU Open Skies Demarche (Refs A and B) to Belgian Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The following message was received from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 13: Thank you for your demarche of March 9 in which you request th [...]
2007-03-14 14:47:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EU KPAO BE
07BRUSSELS995BELGIUM: DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 14:36:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU BE
07BUCHAREST978ROMANIA ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Romania's Kosovo policy is largely driven from the top, especially by President Basescu's office which continues to adhere to the view that no solution can be imposed on Belgrade and Pristina without damaging the fundamental OSCE principles of territorial integrity. Romanians al [...]
2007-08-27 14:52:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU KV NATO YI RO
07BUDAPEST1298KOKA ON REFORM, RUSSIA, AND VISION FR FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 12:47:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HU EU RU
07BUDAPEST1889KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]
2007-11-28 08:29:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU EU
07BUENOSAIRES1363GOA MOVEMENT ON DOHA UNLIKELY PENDING ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) The EU Mission in Argentina sees little potential before October presidential elections for the GoA to support a Doha deal that cuts NAMA tariffs. Post shares that view. The GoA trade negotiator says Argentina counseled Brazil and India to walk out of the Potsdam G-4 meeting; that Argen [...]
2007-07-17 13:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL EU AR
07CAIRO718NEW EU-EGYPT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) On March 6 the EU and Egypt signed a new bilateral assistance agreement worth 500 million over the next four years. The agreement includes cash transfers and funds to implement projects in a number of areas, under the rubric of a bilateral "Action Plan." Technical sub-committees of EU a [...]
2007-03-14 13:11:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL PHUM KDEM EG EU
07CARACAS130EU DCMS ON QUICKENING PACE OF BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION
[...] (C) Key EU DCMs based in Caracas analyze the general situation in Venezuela almost exactly as we do, seeing Chavez as increasingly moving to accrue all power to the executive and silence independent voices, in violation of democratic norms. The Caracas HOMs have recommended that Brussels ap [...]
2007-01-22 18:52:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU VE
07CARACAS329VENEZUELA: EU DIPLOMAT CONCERNED ABOUT RCTV AND
[...] (C) EU First Secretary Denis Daniilidis (protect) told Poloff February 7 that the EU Commission is increasingly concerned about President Chavez' push to implement his "socialist revolution." Daniilidis said the EU mission is organizing a trip to Brussels for Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) [...]
2007-02-15 13:57:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EU VE
07COPENHAGEN131DANISH VIEWS AND PRIORITIES FOR FEBRUARY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Denmark will look for near-term forward progress on Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan and can be expected to maintain a skeptical line toward Iran at the February GAERC. Denmark will also press for EU consensus that a new Palestinian unity government honor Quartet principles, and is looking [...]
2007-02-09 14:59:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EU DA
07COPENHAGEN283KOSOVO: DENMARK SIGNALS FIRM SUPPORT FOR AHTISAARI
[...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried reviewed our approach on Kosovo March 22 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and MFA State Secretary Ulrik Federspiel. In that exchange, Moeller reported that he had just traveled to the region in support of the Ahtisaa [...]
2007-03-28 09:25:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU DA
07COPENHAGEN68DENMARK FIRM IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO STATUS TIMELINE
[...] (C) Danish MFA Permanent Secretary (deputy FM) Ulrik Federspiel assured the Ambassador January 18 that Denmark stands together with the United States in backing UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for Kosovo status. Federspiel. It is essential, Federspiel agreed, to resist Russian [...]
2007-01-19 15:00:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU DA
07COPENHAGEN989DENMARK SUPPORTS EU BURMA INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Post discussed REF A points October 26 with Jonas Parello-Plesner, MFA EU-Coordinator for the Department for Asia and Latin America, and Ditte B. Jensen, MFA Head of Section in the Department for Asia and Latin America. Parello-Plesner noted that Denmark has been a consistent supporter in [...]
2007-10-26 11:54:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM EU DA
07DAMASCUS1056EU PUTS SYRIAN AIR ON NOTICE
[...] (C) On the margins of the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) in Damascus on October 23-25, Post learned that the European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) was frustrated at Syrian Air,s continued non-compliance with EASA safety standards and planned t [...]
2007-10-30 04:39:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR EIND ETRD EU FAA
07DARESSALAAM845TANZANIA: VIEWS ON ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BOUNDARY
[...] (C) On June 11, the Deputy Chief of Mission raised the Eritrea-Ethiopia boundary impasse with Ambassador Charles Sanga, Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (reftel). Sanga described the issue as a regional one to be addressed within the [...]
2007-06-12 14:12:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF AU BE ER ET EU GH IT JA NO
07HAMBURG63THE SPD APPROVES OEF MANDATE, SIGNALS CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Overall, foreign policy played a minor role at the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) October 26-28 national convention in Hamburg (reftel). It was, however, the main focus of a pre-convention event October 25 sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and geared mainly tow [...]
2007-10-31 17:16:00Consulate HamburgCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KUNR GM AF EU RS TU
07HAVANA1188COM CONVERSATION WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) On December 27, COM lunched with Frederic Dore, the new French Ambassador to Havana, as part of our regular contact with the French embassy, but also in anticipation of France taking the EU lead in Cuba for the next year. Slovenia, the next leader of the EU Troika has no representation in [...]
2007-12-28 21:10:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EU PGOV PINR PINS PREL
07HAVANA904PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR ON UNGA TALKS WITH CUBANS
[...] (C) PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR TO CUBA MARIO GODINHO DE MATOS BRIEFED COM ON 11 SEPTEMBER ON WHAT HE KNOWS OF THE UPCOMING PORTUGUESE/EU TALKS WITH THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT. THE EXACT DATES FOR THE TALKS IN NEW YORK, ON THE MARGINS OF UNGA, HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET, BUT THE TARGET IS FOR ONE DAY BETWEEN 2 [...]
2007-09-12 15:17:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU PO CU
07HAVANA993PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR ON EU-TROIKA METING WITH GOC
[...] (C) Portuguese Ambassador to Cuba Mario Godinho de Matos provided COM with a readout of the September 24 meeting between a GOC team headed by FM Perez Roque and representatives of the EU troika. In general, Godinho de Matos, readout tracked with that obtained by Embassy Lisbon (reftel) with [...]
2007-10-15 16:28:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EU PGOV PREL
07HELSINKI184FINLAND SUPPORTS THE OPEN SKIES PLUS AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the Open Skies Plus agreement to Anne Torkkeli, Susan Hindstrom and Topi Siren, of the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications on March 14. GOF contacts voiced support for the revised Air Services Agreement and disappointment that the origin [...]
2007-03-14 14:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EU KTIA PREL FI
07HELSINKI232DEMARCHE TO SUPPORT UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS -- FINNISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Finland increasingly expects Russia to block any UNSC action to implement UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's final status recommendations for Kosovo. The Finns are also dismayed by eleventh hour hesitation from some EU member states -- especially Italy, a Contact Group member. No EU co [...]
2007-03-27 13:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU FI
07HELSINKI266FINLAND: WORKING OVERTIME TO APPROVE THE U.S.-EU
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement to Ms. Anne Torkkeli, Ministerial Counsellor in the Transport Services Unit of the GOF Ministry of Transport and Communications. Torkkeli said the GOF is pleased with the agreement which they anticipate will be sig [...]
2007-04-11 13:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON KTIA PREL EU FI
07ISTANBUL183BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH EU,
[...] (SBU) Summary: BSEC Senior Officials met February 26-27 in Istanbul to discuss establishing an institution-to-institution relationship with the European Union, review the status of ongoing projects including a labor/employment study to be performed the OECD, and discuss preparations for the 1 [...]
2007-03-07 10:48:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV EU
07ISTANBUL565BSEC 15TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT: A PROTOCOL TRIUMPH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The BSEC 15th anniversary summit held in Istanbul on June 25 proved that Turkey could deliver a high level protocol event, including participation by eleven of the twelve BSEC member heads of state or government. Armenia, the only hold out, was represented by Foreign Minister O [...]
2007-07-02 08:15:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECIN ENRG TU RU EU
07JAKARTA994ASSESSMENT OF INDONESIA'S POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia will resist taking a clear position on the Ahtisaari proposal for Kosovo until the last minute and will look for UNSC consensus and a solution agreed by both Serbia and Kosovo. We see little prospect for Indonesian leadership on Kosovo, nor even tacit support for Kosov [...]
2007-04-09 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPAO UNMIK PGOV YI EU ID
07KATHMANDU620UPDATE ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES; MEETING WITH EU
[...] (SBU) At the Kathmandu-based Core Group meeting March 22, the Ambassador detailed his earlier discussions with Prime Minister Koirala, Home Minister Sitaula and Foreign Minister Oli on resettlement of Bhutanese refugees. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham expressed concern about the activit [...]
2007-03-23 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV BT EU SAARC NP
07KYIV2673UKRAINE: READ-OUT OF MOSCOW TWO-PLUS-TWO MEETING
[...] (U) We drew on ref A October 23 to brief MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov and Counselor Rustam Rustamov on the results of the U.S.-Russia "2-plus-2" discussions held October 12-13 in Moscow. Belashov, who was on his way the same aftern [...]
2007-10-23 13:04:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS KPAO NATO EU EZ PL RS UP
07LIMA1052PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 22:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU PE
07LIMA1303PERU: ASSESSMENT OF GOP KOSOVO POSITION
[...] (BU) In numerous recent discussions regarding Kosovo, MFA officials have told us Peru remains uncomfortable with UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo's future because it is opposed by UNSC permanent members Russia and China and also by a majority of the UNSC's non-permanent member [...]
2007-04-11 18:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU
07LIMA3860PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 16:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PE UNAUS UNMIK YI EU
07LISBON1057PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE
[...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...]
2007-04-19 11:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1251PORTUGAL WILL NOT BLOCK MAY 10 BIOTECH VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 07:12:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1443PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE
[...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...]
2007-05-22 15:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON1560PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE
[...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...]
2007-06-06 16:41:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON1679PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE
[...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA),urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...]
2007-06-22 15:07:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON2046PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...]
2007-08-09 06:34:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO
07LISBON2500EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A
[...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...]
2007-09-25 15:23:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU
07LISBON2503PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]
2007-09-26 09:28:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON253PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST
[...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...]
2007-01-29 10:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EU PO
07LISBON369PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...]
2007-02-09 17:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PO
07LISBON438PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT
[...] (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State, Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his tec [...]
2007-02-16 18:30:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EU PO
07LISBON557PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209)
[...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia),led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...]
2007-03-06 17:29:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR EU PO
07LJUBLJANA734SLOVENIA SEEKS EU CONSENSUS ON VENEZUELA AND LATIN
[...] (C) On November 29, EmbOff met with Stefan Salej, Special Envoy for Latin America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela and to request that Slovenia join the voices of internationa [...]
2007-11-30 06:33:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM WHA EU VE SI
07LONDON1991ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT OF EU ENLARGEMENT FOR UK
[...] Since Romania and Bulgaria formally joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007, we have witnessed increased reference to economic activity between the UK and the new member states, ranging from high level visits to various UK contacts indicating they have purchased vacation property in [...]
2007-05-23 14:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EU UK
07LONDON2457IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI
[...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]
2007-06-26 17:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON4126(C) UK INTERESTED IN CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. Chris Wood, Head of the Foreign Office's Americas Directorate, told the Charge that the UK shares the goal of promoting democratic change in Cuba and is interested in several of the U.S. proposals for cooperation in Cuba (ref B),but it will take more U.S. lobbying in EU capitals [...]
2007-11-02 12:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA ETRD UN CU EU AR UK
07LUXEMBOURG122LUXEMBOURG ON TRACK TO SIGN U.S.-EU AIR TRANSPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 13:20:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR PREL EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG144DEMARCHE TO EIB RE: INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ
[...] Post discussed reftel with contacts at the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 18 Mar. EIB was unaware of the 3 May meeting in Egypt. Per discussion with our contact, Charge sent a letter to EIB President Philippe Maystadt and to EIB Vice President De Fontaine Vive and requested a meeting duri [...]
2007-04-20 15:42:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EU EIB LU
07LUXEMBOURG155EIB: NO MANDATE TO LEND IN IRAQ AT THIS TIME
[...] (U) Subsequent to Ref B, Post received a letter from EIB President Philippe Maystadt indicating that "the European Council has not conferred an official mandate to the EIB to operate in Iraq and for this reason we will therefore not be represented at the forthcoming Ministerial meeting." 2. [...]
2007-04-27 13:00:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN EG EU IAEA PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG170LUXEMBOURG CONCERNED ABOUT CUBA'S LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg is concerned about the EU's lack of progress with Cuba on the subject of human rights but still favors an "open, constructive and comprehensive dialogue" with Cuba. In the past, Luxembourg has played a constructive role within the EU in finding compromises but it does [...]
2007-05-08 10:19:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CU LU EU
07LUXEMBOURG204PUTIN VISITS JUNCKER LOOKING FOR FRIENDS IN OLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a one-day, first-ever state visit by a Russian or Soviet leader to Luxembourg on 24 May. The visit encompassed several dimensions but focused heavily on EU-Russia relations with the majority of the 9-hour visit being taken up by meeti [...]
2007-05-25 19:48:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EINV LU EU NATO RU
07LUXEMBOURG235LUXEMBOURG FENDS OFF EU VAT CHANGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the EU Economic and Finance (Ecofin) Council meeting on June 5, Luxembourg successfully fended off proposed changes to EU value added tax (VAT) policy which would have eroded its competitive advantage regarding VAT rates on e-commerce. Prime Minister Juncker said that the c [...]
2007-06-08 15:58:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG459LUXEMBOURG EXTENDS ISAF AND KFOR MANDATES AND WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-14 11:58:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR PREL NATO EU PINS AG KV LU
07LUXEMBOURG464LUXEMBOURG: SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-16 14:18:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE PHUM WHA EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG480LUXEMBOURG HOLDS OFF PROPOSED VAT CHANGES
[...] SUMMARY. At the 4 December Ecofin meeting, Luxembourg won crucial concessions from other EU member states on a proposal to change how the value-added tax (VAT) on services is levied and protected its comparative VAT advantage as well as a vital revenue source. These proposed changes would ha [...]
2007-12-06 15:49:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV PGOV EU LU
07LUXEMBOURG494LUXEMBOURG APPROVES COMPREHENSIVE MILITARY REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Luxembourg Parliament passed a long-anticipated military reform package on 19 December 2007 without objection. Key provisions include the creation of "Available Operational Units" (or UDO in French) which are available for service abroad, expanding the size of the army by nea [...]
2007-12-20 15:49:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV NATO MOPS PREL EU LU
07MADRID1556SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...]
2007-08-14 10:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP
07MADRID598SPAIN/KOSOVO: UN RESOLUTION KEY TO SPANISH TROOP
[...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria PONS Irazazabal on March 29 to discuss Spain's support for the Ahtisaari Plan's proposals for Kosovo. Pons told DCM that Spain is committed to supporting the EU common position and strongly supports the [...]
2007-04-02 15:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU SP
07MANILA2198EU EXAMINES ASSISTANCE AGAINST UNLAWFUL KILLINGS
[...] (C) A special seven-person European Union Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) visited Manila June 18-28 to identify possible areas on which EU assistance programs could help the Philippine government deal with the ongoing problem of unlawful and extrajudicial killings. British Deputy Head of Mis [...]
2007-06-29 04:27:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EAID EU RP
07MARSEILLE66MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE: AN OVERVIEW OF
[...] Summary: The 2008 municipal elections in the three largest cities in the south of France (Marseille, Nice and Montpellier) will probably not see any city halls changing hands. Marseille and Nice will remain UMP, and Montpellier PS. Marseille will see the closest race, as the powerful sociali [...]
2007-09-25 14:59:00Consulate MarseilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI EU FR PINR ECON ELAB
07MONTEVIDEO965DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO URUGUAY: DEMOCRACY IN
[...] (C) On November 9, 2007, A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros. He listened attentively and said that "officially" the GoU registered U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the BRV's constitutional reform package and [...]
2007-11-09 20:33:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE PHUM WHA EU UY
07MOSCOW1374RUSSIA-GEORGIA: CALM BEFORE THE STORM?
[...] (C) Russian non-official commentators have shown little interest in reacting to the Georgian suit against Russia in the European Court for Human Rights. Even Sergey Markov -- usually the shrillest parrot of any line the Kremlin takes -- called for handling the matter between the foreign minist [...]
2007-03-29 10:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MARR EU GG RS
07MOSCOW2356RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT: SHARPER RHETORIC, FEWER RESULTS
[...] (C) Summary: President Putin met with EU representatives near Samara May 17-18 to discuss the future of the Russia-EU relationship, Kosovo and Estonia, and trade and investment flows. Russian and EU participants had low expectations for a positive outcome; the Summit was marked by few deli [...]
2007-05-21 15:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG EU RS
07MOSCOW382GERMANY: BUSINESSLIKE PUTIN-MERKEL MEETING IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The January 21 meeting in Sochi between President Putin and Chancellor Merkel was businesslike but not particularly warm. There was a sharper tone in the political exchanges than there had been in the past. Putin told Merkel Russia would not accept a forced solution for Kosovo. [...]
2007-01-30 17:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EU GM RS
07MOSCOW4831RESPONSE TO PKK TERRORISM IN EUROPE DEMARCHE:
[...] (SBU) In an October 2 meeting, we delivered reftel demarche to MFA New Threats and Challenges Senior Counselor Vladimir Prokhorov. Prokhorov expressed dismay over the flight of Riza Altun and disappointment with the lack of cooperation between France and Austria. He told us that he would pa [...]
2007-10-02 14:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KTFN OSCE TU IZ EU RS
07MOSCOW5039GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR IN MOSCOW: IRAN, MD, AND
[...] (C) Summary: German Political Director Stanzel's October 9 visit to Moscow touched on most major international issues, including Iran, missile defense, and CFE. During his meeting with Stanzel, DFM Kislyak reaffirmed Russia's interest in maintaining a united front with the EC 3 on Iran. Kisl [...]
2007-10-17 11:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV GM AF EU IR RS
07MOSCOW5117LOOKING AHEAD TO THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has set a low bar for the EU-Russia summit, and will go to Lisbon prepared to push back on criticism of its human rights and democracy record, as well as to press for clarity on the implications of EU reform. With the continued stand-off over Polish meat, the Russians see " [...]
2007-10-23 13:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL EU WTRO ETRD ENRG KO RS
07MOSCOW5824U.S., RUSSIA, AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION: FIRST WE
[...] (C) Summary. MFA European Cooperation Director Ryabkov offered only partial reassurance on prospects for cooperation on European issues after a "stormy" round of international meetings, including strong disagreements on Kosovo and the OSCE. The MFA expected similar restrictions to be placed [...]
2007-12-14 15:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KV EU OSCE GG RS
07NICOSIA400CYPRUS WILL VOTE AGAINST APPROVAL OF STACKED BIOTECH CORN
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Post delivered on May 3 demarche on the May 10 EU Standing Committee vote on biotech corn to Alexandros Zenon, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also sent copies to Panicos Pouros, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Reso [...]
2007-05-09 12:27:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EU CY
07NICOSIA574CYPRUS ALREADY HELPING LEBANON; ARMAMENTS TO LAF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 13:01:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALLE CY MARR MASS MOPS NATO EU
07NICOSIA927CYPRUS GENERALLY AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 13:13:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM VE WHA EU CY
07OSLO294NORWAY FULLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 12:04:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UNAUS YI EU NO
07OSLO718NORWAY UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE LEBANESE ARMY ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 15:06:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU NO
07OSLO960STOERE TO ATTEND SECRETARY'S DINNER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 15:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO OPDC PREL EU NO
07PANAMA1880PANAMA: KOSOVO FINAL STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-17 21:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK YI EU PM
07PANAMA300PANAMA: KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 20:37:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC PM
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