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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00HANOI1420 |
VISIT OF FRY FM JOVANOVICH TO HANOI: MORE SYMBOLISM THAN SUBSTANCE [...] SUMMARY: FRY FOREIGN MINISTER JOVANOVIC'S JUNE 4-8 VISIT TO VIETNAM FOCUSED ON LITTLE OF REAL SUBSTANCE. THE EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC "INFORMATION-SHARING" PROMISES LITTLE FOR TRULY STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS. HANOI'S COVERAGE OF THE VISIT WAS MEASURED AND REHASHED CRITICAL RHETORIC FRO [...] |
2000-06-30 02:23:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON VM SR |
| 00THEHAGUE1679 |
ICTY: JORDA PROPOSES "AD LITEM" JUDGES TO SPEED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B), (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: JUDGE CLAUDE JORDA, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY), VISITED AMBASSADOR ON TUESDAY, MAY 30, TO PREVIEW PROPOSALS HE INTENDS TO MAKE BEFORE TH [...] |
2000-06-06 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM HR SR NL ICTY ICTR |
| 00THEHAGUE1693 |
DUTCH DISCOURAGED ABOUT EU EFFORT TO DEFINE FRY [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-07 13:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ETRD SR NL EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1700 |
ICTY: READ-OUT ON RS PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B), (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA (RS) PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S MAY 29 WITH THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY) WAS USEFUL FROM A SYMBOLIC POINT OF VIEW I [...] |
2000-06-08 09:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1779 |
DUTCH THOUGHTS ON U.S.- EU VISA BAN AND SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE DUTCH ARE PLEASED THAT THE 6/13-14 EU GAC ENDORSED MORE FREQUENT UPDATES OF THE EU SERBIA VISA BAN LIST. THEY THINK THEY NOW HAVE A POLITICALLY RESPONSIVE TOOL TO PRESSURE MILOSEVIC AND HIS REGIME. THEY STILL SUPPORT CLOSER EU COORDINATION WITH NON-EU STATES ON FINANCIAL SANCTIONS, [...] |
2000-06-15 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC CVIS PHUM SR NL EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1802 |
DUTCH MULLING KOSOVO AID NEEDS, FINALIZING [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-16 15:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PREF SR NL |
| 00THEHAGUE1878 |
ICTY: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPER DISPOSITION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is an action request; see paragraph five below. The Finance Section of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has recently renewed its 1998 request for advice as to the proper disposition to be made of a refund (in the amount of [...] |
2000-06-23 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1879 |
FRY RIGHT TO ADDRESS THE UNSC: DUTCH WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-23 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR NL UNSC |
| 00THEHAGUE1896 |
ICTY: SFOR APPREHENSION OF DUSKO SIKIRICA [...] EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 25, SFOR FORCES IN BOSNIA DETAINED DUSKO SIKIRICA, A PUBLIC INDICTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY). SIKIRICA ARRIVED IN THE HAGUE AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 ON JUNE 25 AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ICTY'S DETENTION FACILITY IN T [...] |
2000-06-26 10:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1940 |
DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-27 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE |
| 00THEHAGUE2000 |
URGENT ACTION REQUEST ON FRY ANTI-TERRORISM LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-30 15:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SR NL EUN |
| 01PRISTINA1593 |
THACI SCENESETTER: LEADER LOOKING FOR APPROVAL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN K. MENZIES, COM, FOR REASONS 1.5 (B&D) SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF KOSOVO (PDK) PRESIDENT HASHIM THACI IS CONCERNED THAT WASHINGTON IS NEITHER MUCH INTERESTED IN NOR FRIENDLY TOWARDS HIM, AND WILL SEEK DEMONSTRATIONS OF APPROVAL, LAR [...] |
2001-09-11 07:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ECON NATO SR |
| 01VATICAN1907 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE MARCH 31 - APRIL 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01907 071610Z CONTENTS: - NEW BELGRADE BISHOP WELCOMES MILOSEVIC ARREST - POPE WILL NOT STOP IN CYPRUS DURING MAY TRAVEL - NO CHANGES TO POPE'S EASTER WEEK [...] |
2001-04-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SR CY VT |
| 02ROME1230 |
GOI SUPPORT FOR USG FRY PRIORITIES [...] (C) ON MARCH 7, POLOFF DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA FRY DESK OFFICER ANDREA POMPERMAIER. AFTER CONSULTING WITH HIS SUPERIORS, POMPERMAIER TOLD POLOFF ON MARCH 8 THAT THE GOI APPRECIATED USG EFFORTS TO PUSH THE FRY ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES OUTLINED REFTEL. THE ITALIAN EMBASSY IN BELGRADE HAD [...] |
2002-03-08 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PREL SR KAWC UN |
| 02ROME2660 |
POSSIBLE ITALIAN INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE APPARENT INTENTION OF THE INDEPENDENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02660 01 OF 02 311621Z ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTOR TO PROCEED WITH AN INVESTIGATION OF PRESIDENT DJUKANOVIC IS A NOT UNEXPECTED RESULT OF A YEARS-LONG PROBE, AND A MASSIVE ONGOING TRIA [...] |
2002-05-31 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT MW OPRC PGOV SR SRIT EUN |
| 02ROME2729 |
MFA VIEW ON POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF DJUKANOVIC [...] (C) AS PROMISED REF A, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S BALKAN OFFICE, MARIZIO MASSARI, TO CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02729 061321Z REGISTER THE MINISTRY'S VIEWS ON THE NEW INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT DJUKAN [...] |
2002-06-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | OPRC PGOV IT MW SR EUN |
| 02ROME5093 |
GOI AGREES WITH USG ON NEED FOR SERBIAN ELECTION [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 16, MFA BALKAN OFFICE DIRECTOR MAURIZIO MASSARI TOLD POLOFF THAT THE GOI AGREED COMPLETELY WITH USG THE USG VIEW EXPRESSED REFTEL THAT THE IC MUST PUT PRESSURE ON SERB PM DJINDJIC TO RECONVENE PARLIAMENT IN ORDER TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL LAW IN LINE WITH ODIHR RECOMMENDATIONS. M [...] |
2002-10-18 08:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR MN IT OSCE |
| 02ROME585 |
GOI WORRIED ABOUT MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM; LOOKING [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE GOI AND EU ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER THE POTENTIAL REGIONAL INSTABILITY THAT COULD BE FOMENTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MONTENEGRO. THE EU BELIEVES THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE FOR THE IC TO STALL THE MOMENTUM TOWARD A REFERENDUM. [...] |
2002-02-06 12:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MW PREL SR ZL UN |
| 03BELGRADE278 |
"YUGOSLAVIA" OFFICIALLY DISAPPEARS, GIVES WAY [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, FOLLOWING THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER AND IMPLEMENTATION LAW, THE YUGOSLAV PARLIAMENT OFFICIALLY PROCLAIMED THE END OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE STATE UNION OF "SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO." THIRTY FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS IMMEDIATELY CEAS [...] |
2003-02-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PBTS MW SR YI |
| 03BELGRADE287 |
SERBIA AND MONTNEGRO: FEDERAL TRANSITION [...] WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER AND THE CHARTER IMPLEMENTATION LAW, "YUGOSLAVIA" CEASES TO EXIST AND THE NEW STATE OF "SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO" IS ESTABLISHED (SEE REFTEL). HOWEVER, THERE IS FULL CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE OLD STATE AND THE NEW STATE. THEREFORE, INSTITUTIONS AND OF [...] |
2003-02-05 17:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SR YI |
| 03BRUSSELS5525 |
U.S.-EU COTER CONSULTATIONS ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] The U.S. and EU COTER held their quarterly counterterrorism coordination meeting on December 3. The U.S. was represented by S/CT,s Senior Advisor for Multilateral Affairs, Chris Ensley, DOJ senior counsel Mark Richards, Econoff Kim Gagne and NAS Frank Kerber. The EU COTER delegation was cha [...] |
2003-12-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TS AG MO SR BK AL MK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03ROME144 |
GOI ON DAYTON ARMS CONTROLS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI, THE GOI CONCURS WITH USG POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAYTON ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS AS OUTLINED REFTEL. HE TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 10 THAT HE AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR CONTACT GROUP PRESSURE ON THE PARTIES FOR [...] |
2003-01-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BK HR SR IT OSCE |
| 03ROME3381 |
ONTENEGRO: POSSIBLE DJUKANOVIC INDICTMENT [...] (U) ITALIAN PRESS REPORTING OF THE POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF MONTENEGRO'S PM DJUKANOVIC FOR CIGARETTE SMUGGLING HAS BEEN MUCH LESS EXTENSIVE THAN THAT IN SERBIA-MONTENEGRO. THE INITIAL PRESS REPORTS JUNE 30 HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FOLLOW-UP HERE IN ITALY. THIS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE SITUATION [...] |
2003-07-24 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT MW PGOV PREL SR EUN |
| 03ROME4032 |
TELEKOM SERBIA SCANDAL GROWS, IMPLICATING EU [...] Summary: Over the past several weeks, pro-Government daily "Il Giornale" published numerous articles on the 1997 sale by Telekom Serbia of a stake to Telecom Italy - - a ruinous financial speculation that helped keep Milosevic in power and allegedly involved kickbacks to several members of It [...] |
2003-09-05 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PGOV SR IT EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE1392 |
ICTY: SENIOR OTP OFFICIALS DOWNBEAT ON "NEW ERA" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reason: 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. According to Chief of Investigations Patrick Lopez-Terres of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), cooperation with Belgrade authorities has not signific [...] |
2003-06-02 15:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1417 |
ICTY: IS MILOSEVIC HOLDING UP? [...] (C) Summary: The last two months have dealt blows to Slobodan Milosevic from Belgrade and within the trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). In the ICTY, a series of witnesses have hammered Milosevic with crime-based details of the joint crimina [...] |
2003-06-05 10:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1530 |
ICTY: DEL PONTE GREETS SLJIVANCANIN ARREST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reasons 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte reacted to the arrest today of outstanding "Vukovar Three" fugitive Veselin Sljivancanin with [...] |
2003-06-14 08:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1546 |
ICTY: CROSS-BORDER PIFWC APPREHENSIONS GET A GREEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) confirmed on June 5 that the Tribunal has jurisdiction over indictee Dragan Nikolic, who has claimed since his arrest in April 2000 to have been detained unlawfully by SFOR (refs A and B). [...] |
2003-06-16 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1674 |
ICTY: LILIC'S TESTIMONY AGAINST MILOSEVIC A MIXED [...] (C) Summary. To outside observers, Former Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic's testimony against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last week looked like a mixed bag. Lilic gave a detailed accounting of Milosevic's role in decision-maki [...] |
2003-06-27 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1730 |
ICTY: UK DRAFT UNSCR ON THE COMPLETION STRATEGY [...] (C) International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron passed to embassy legal counselor the draft of a Security Council resolution developed by the UK that would require the ICTY Prosecutor to implement key elements of the Tribunal's so-called completion [...] |
2003-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1738 |
ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON TO VISIT BELGRADE JULY 24-25 [...] (U) Classified by: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason: 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (SBU) International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron has received and accepted a formal invitation to visit Belgrade from Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Foreign Ministe [...] |
2003-07-08 10:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1827 |
ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON URGES USG TO OPPOSE DEL [...] Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Daniel R. Russel for reason 1.5 (d). 2. (C) Summary. President Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met with the Ambassador on July 16 to convey his serious concerns about the performance of Chief Pro [...] |
2003-07-17 14:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | HR KAWC KJUS NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1858 |
ICTY: DEL PONTE PUSHES BACK;SEEKS MEETING WITH SG [...] Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), is seeking an urgent meeting with UN Secretary General Annan, perhaps as early as tomorrow, [...] |
2003-07-23 05:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY ICTR |
| 03THEHAGUE2002 |
ICTY: SENIOR PROSECUTORS PUSH FOR PLEA AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) successfully negotiated four plea agreements during the three months that ended with the plea of Darko Mrdja on July 24. According to ICTY Chief of Prosecutions Michael Johnson, the plea agreement [...] |
2003-08-08 11:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2107 |
ICTY: CHIEF PROSECUTOR AND PRESIDENT PUSHING IN [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, for reasons 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte and President Meron are pressing for competing changes in the draft ICTY/ICTR Security Council [...] |
2003-08-21 11:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2161 |
ICTY: REGISTRAR THANKS USG FOR RULES OF THE ROAD [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH TWO REGARDING USG CONTRIBUTION TO THE ICTY RULES OF THE ROAD PROJECT. 2. // BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER// Clifton M. Johnson Office of the Legal Counselor Embassy of the United States of America Lange Voorhout 102 2514 EJ The Hague [...] |
2003-08-27 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY KAWS |
| 03THEHAGUE2563 |
ICTY: PREVIEW OF CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S AND [...] (C) Summary. Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and President Theodor Meron of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will present the Security Council with a difficult dilemma during their reports to the Council on October 9. Del Ponte will report that she intends to seek [...] |
2003-10-07 05:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2611 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL CHAMBER BALANCES KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) had its hands full this week as it reconvened to hear the Prosecution's case against Slobodan Milosevic. Compressed into the new three-day per week schedule, the proceedings balanced the [...] |
2003-10-10 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2769 |
ICTY: KEY WITNESSES TESTIFY TO MILOSEVIC'S CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from political insiders the week of October 20 as the Prosecution continued to present its case against Slobodan Milosevic. Two key witnesses offered their versions of the [...] |
2003-11-04 11:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2818 |
ICTY: AMBASSADOR PROSPER'S MEETINGS WITH ICTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Pierre-Richard Prosper met with the President and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in separate meetings on October 30 in The Hague. Ambassador Prosper, meeting with ICTY officials on the margins o [...] |
2003-11-07 16:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2835 |
ICTY: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MILOSEVIC'S HEALTH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The head of the detention unit of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) provided Embassy legal officers and USG physician with details of Slobodan Milosevic's health status, daily regimen, legal and financial network, frame of mind, and contacts o [...] |
2003-11-12 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2867 |
ICTY: LORD OWEN'S TESTIMONY A MIXED BAG FOR [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from Lord David Owen the first week of November. As an international negotiator, Lord Owen insisted that the Trial Chamber call him as a neutral witness rather than being cal [...] |
2003-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2898 |
ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS ASSISTANCE ON BUDGET [...] Summary: The deputy registrar and chief budget officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) requested USG support for the ICTY's proposed budget for the 2004-2005 biennium the face of an ambiguous concluding sentence in the ACABQ's report to the Fifth Committ [...] |
2003-11-18 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3019 |
ICTY: SIEGE OF SARAJEVO TRIAL ENDS WITH CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Stanislav Galic, commanding general of the Republika Sprpska Army's (VRS) Sarajevo Romanija Corps (SRK) during 1992 to 1994, for his responsibility for attacks on the civilian popu [...] |
2003-12-05 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3027 |
ICTY: WITH STRUGAR BALKING AT RETURN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Theodor Meron, told embassy legal officers that he would report to the UN Security Council Belgrade's noncooperation by 0900 EST on Tuesday, December 9, if indictee Pavle Strugar fails to return [...] |
2003-12-09 06:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3043 |
ICTY: THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OFFERED FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard from three key witnesses in November offering unique perspectives on the role Milosevic played. During the week of November 10, historian Robert Donia resumed his testimony concer [...] |
2003-12-11 05:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03ZAGREB1031 |
CROATIA DECIDES TO ACCEPT UNFROZEN FUNDS "WITHOUT [...] (C) AT A CLOSED SESSION ON MAY 8, THE CROATIAN CABINET FORMALLY DECIDED TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROZEN IN THE U.S. UNDER MILOSEVIC-ERA SANCTIONS. ON MAY 7 WE MET WITH MFA SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR ANDREJA METELKO- ZGOMBIC AND AMERICA'S DESK DIRECTOR MIROSLAV KOVACIC TO PRESS FOR CROATIAN ACCEPTANCE. THI [...] |
2003-05-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON MK SR BK SI MW HR |
| 03ZAGREB1546 |
APPLICATIONS FOR FY2003 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR [...] We are pleased to submit two applications to PRM,s Ambassador,s Refugee Fund Program aimed at providing support to refugee communities. The first request is to provide resource support (totaling about 7,000 USD) to a community center and primary school in Centingrad, a town with a sizeable Mu [...] |
2003-07-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF HR SR |
| 03ZAGREB450 |
UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: GETTING HOLD HARMLESS LOOKS REMOTE [...] (C) THE RACAN GOVERNMENT IS DIGGING IN ITS HEELS ON THE SUCCESSION AGREEMENT, AND MAY WELL IGNORE OUR REQUEST FOR A HOLD HARMLESS BEFORE THE USG UNBLOCKS DISPUTED NBY ASSETS THIS SPRING. THAT IS THE INDICATION WE RECEIVED IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE GOC'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FINANCIAL C [...] |
2003-02-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR HR BK SI MW |
| 03ZAGREB578 |
UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: PICULA SAYS GOC STILL [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED DEMARCHE (REF A) CONCERNING USG PLANS TO UNBLOCK SFRY ASSETS TO FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA MARCH 14. PICULA WAS NON-COMMITTAL, BUT AGAIN POINTED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING A HOLD HARMLESS IN THE ABSENCE OF A RATIFIED SUCCESSION AGREEMENT. AS HE HAS IN PREVIOUS [...] |
2003-03-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR |
| 03ZAGREB617 |
PATTEN IN CROATIA: DOUBTS OVER ICTY PRESSUE; WAY AHEAD ON CROATIA'S APPLICATION [...] (C) LOCAL EUROPEAN COMMISSION HOM WUNENBURGER TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT COMMISSIONER PATTEN, DURING A MARCH 13 VISIT TO ZAGREB, EMPHASIZED THE GOC'S NEED TO MAKE REAL PROGRESS ON ICTY COOPERATION, REFUGEE RETURNS, JUDICIAL REFORM AND MEDIA LEGISLATION. MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT MESIC, PM RACAN AND KE [...] |
2003-03-18 15:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC ECIN PREF HR SR EUN |
| 03ZAGREB755 |
UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: CROATIA MAINTAINS HARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOR CROATIA, UNRAVELING THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE SUCCESSOR STATES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES TO HINGE ON SECURING A RATIFIED AGREEMENT ON SUCCESSION ISSUES (ASI). ON APRIL 4, ZDRAVKO ROGIC, SENIOR CROATIAN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUCCESSOR STATES' FINANCE COMMITT [...] |
2003-04-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR RU |
| 03ZAGREB950 |
CROATIA WILL NOT ACCEPT TRANSFER OF NBY FUNDS [...] (C) ON APRIL 29, WE MET WITH MIROSLAV KOVACIC, HEAD OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE MFA, AT HIS REQUEST. KOVACIC SAID THE MINISTRY HAD HEARD FROM THE CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK (CNB) THAT IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO ACCEPT A TRANSFER OF $54.6 MILLION AS CROATIA'S PART OF UNFROZEN NBY ASSETS IN THE [...] |
2003-04-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN SI BK MK SR HK |
| 04ANKARA2181 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOT CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AL BK BU GR HR KSEI MD MK PREL RO SR TU EUN |
| 04BRUSSELS1295 |
SERB PM KOSTUNICA VISITS EU; SOLANA AND PATTEN'S [...] (C) Our readout of Serb PM Kostunica's March 23 meetings in Brussels with High Rep Solana, and Commissioners Prodi and Patten tracks closely with reftel account from Belgrade. In addition, Kostunica is reported to have hinted at the possibility of a "quiet dialogue" with ICTY, claimed to be o [...] |
2004-03-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3772 |
GYMNICH RESULTS ON BURMA, SUDAN, MIDDLE EAST AND [...] (SBU) The EU Foreign Ministers' informal "Gymnich" meeting in Maastricht on September 3-4 proceeded as expected (reftel). The EU will go ahead with the Asia-EU (ASEM) Summit in Hanoi on October 7-9, as long as Burma attends at the FM or lower level, but the FMs also announced further sanction [...] |
2004-09-08 05:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ BM SU SR IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3897 |
EU FMS SEND LOTS OF SIGNALS, BUT MAKE FEW [...] (SBU) The September 13 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting of EU Foreign Ministers refined EU positions spelled out over previous months and recently discussed at the Sept. 3 Gymnich (ref B). On Sudan, the EU noted some progress, but insisted the GoS has not complie [...] |
2004-09-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID IZ BM SU SR IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4265 |
THE COMMISSION'S EXPLANATION OF EU'S "TWIN TRACK" [...] The Commission reports that its new "twin track" approach to Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) met with an enthusiastic response in both Belgrade and Podgorica. Further details still need to be hashed out, however, on when, whether and how a feasibility study on negotiations for a Stabilization an [...] |
2004-10-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD SR MW ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4874 |
EU COUNCIL RESPONSE ON QUINT ICTY DEMARCHE [...] (S/NF) We delivered reftel points to Stefan Lehne of High Rep Solana's office on November 15. Lehne noted that, since this was a Quint initiative and there was no agreed position from the EU at 25, the Council Secretariat could not participate in an external representation of this sort. This [...] |
2004-11-15 17:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM KAWC SR YI ICTY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04ROME2168 |
MFA OFFICIALS TELL A/S JONES ITALY WILL HELP PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 4 meeting over lunch on the margins of President Bush's Rome visit, MFA Political Director Giampiero Massolo told EUR A/S Jones that the draft UNSC Iraq resolution was "heading for a good result in a relatively short time," and Italy was doing all it could to help. [...] |
2004-06-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IR SR AF EUN NATO IAEA IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN |
| 04THEHAGUE1033 |
ICTY: KRSTIC JUDGMENT SETS ASIDE GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) set aside a trial chamber's 2001 judgment that Radislav Krstic, commander of the Drina Corp immediately under Ratko Mladic during the Srebrenica massacres of July 1995, perpetrated genoci [...] |
2004-04-23 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1163 |
ICTY: SAM MINISTER OF JUSTICE SEES PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Minister of Justice, Zoran Stojkovic, visited the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, following his appearance at the provisional release hearing for indictees Frenki Simatovic and Jovica Stanisic. Earl [...] |
2004-05-11 16:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE149 |
ICTY: DEPUTY PROSECUTOR BLEWITT RESIGNING [...] (C) Summary: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Deputy Prosecutor Graham Blewitt has announced to colleagues in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) that he will not remain in his position beyond June of this year. Blewitt's resignation, after ten years at the Trib [...] |
2004-01-22 18:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1565 |
ICTY: COURT REJECTS ONE THIRD OF ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) crossed two key mileposts last week. On June 16, the Trial Chamber issued its decision on the amici curiae,s (friends of the court) motion seeking the dismissal of num [...] |
2004-06-23 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1592 |
ICTY: PREVIEW OF DEL PONTE JUNE 29 ADDRESS TO UN [...] (C) Summary: In her June 29 oral report to the UN Security Council, Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will highlight several issues from her written report submitted to the Security Council in May. In addition to the e [...] |
2004-06-25 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1599 |
ICTY: PREVIEW OF JUNE 29 MERON PRESENTATION TO [...] (C) Summary. In his June 29, 2004 address to the Security Council, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, will focus on the two competing sides of the completion strategy: on the one, the Tribunal,s heavy workload and his in [...] |
2004-06-25 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1693 |
ICTY: TRIBUNAL SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Prosecutor and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) urged Ambassador for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper to weigh in with UN Headquarters to help solve two emerging budget and personnel crises that were posing a significant [...] |
2004-07-06 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1715 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC'S POOR HEALTH TRIGGER'S "RADICAL" [...] (C) Summary: The trial chamber hearing the case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) postponed the July 5 commencement of the defense case due to the Accused,s poor health. During the hearing, Milosevic accused the Tribunal of [...] |
2004-07-08 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE176 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION HEADING TOWARDS [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on January 13 after a three-week winter break, which had begun just after the high note of General Wesley Clark's testimony. Prosecution witnesses included a Serb [...] |
2004-01-26 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1910 |
ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS AGREEMENTS ON SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 28 meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Hans Holthuis, the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), sought USG assistance with respect to the enforcement of sentences and the relocation of witnesses. Holthuis specifically requested [...] |
2004-07-29 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1918 |
ICTY: A PUNISHING WEEK FOR OTP [...] (SBU) Summary: It was a punishing week for the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). On July 28, a trial chamber ordered the provisional release of two of the highest-ranking members of Slobodan Milosevic's inner circle, Jovica [...] |
2004-07-30 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2196 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC REVISITS HISTORY IN OPENING OF [...] (C) Summary. After a series of health-related delays, Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense on August 31, 2004, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with a predictable, political, often dull, and highly skewed survey of Balkans history. Milosevic repeatedly [...] |
2004-09-02 11:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2201 |
ICTY: COUNSEL IMPOSED ON MILOSEVIC [...] (SBU) Summary: As anticipated, Trial Chamber Three of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) decided on September 2 to assign counsel to assist in the defense of Slobodan Milosevic. The court decided that the counsel should be the amici curiae (friends of the Cou [...] |
2004-09-02 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2494 |
ICTY - MILOSEVIC TRIAL ADJOURNS IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Summary. The defense phase of Slobodan Milosevic,s trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) stumbled into a new set of obstacles during the week of September 13. The trial chamber abruptly transformed the defense from one led exclusively by Milosevi [...] |
2004-09-30 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2678 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL PICKS UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on October 12 after a one-month hiatus, the bulk of its time devoted to a status conference in which assigned defense counsel Steven Kay updated the court on his o [...] |
2004-10-15 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE271 |
ICTY: NEW STRESSES IN THE MILOSEVIC TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) careens towards an interesting, difficult and potentially explosive final few weeks of the prosecution's case. In terms of testimony, the biggest grenade could come in the [...] |
2004-02-03 16:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2711 |
ICTY: DEMARCHE ON BEHALF OF MERON CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 11:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2736 |
ICTY: "WHO'S RUNNING THIS COURT?" [...] (C) Summary: A rare appeals chamber hearing in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Slobodan Milosevic heard sharp and well-presented arguments this week on the imposition of counsel on the accused. Defense counsel Steven Kay pleaded with the appea [...] |
2004-10-22 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2792 |
ICTY - MILOSEVIC REGAINS SOME CONTROL OVER DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was recessed again because of a lack of witnesses during the week of October 24, but that did not stop the case from making news. In particular, Steven Kay, imposed defense [...] |
2004-11-01 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2793 |
ICTY - TRIBUNAL OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings on September 28 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), President Meron, Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte, and Registrar Holthuis struck consistent themes with Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper and EUR DAS f [...] |
2004-11-01 17:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2869 |
ICTY - APPEALS CHAMBER RETURNS LEAD IN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 1, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld the Milosevic trial chamber,s decision to impose counsel on the accused but reversed the trial chamber,s decision to give assigned counsel a lead role in the case. [...] |
2004-11-05 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2932 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL CHAMBER FOCUSES ON APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial chamber in the case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) continued to deal with defense counsel issues during the week of November 8. Its three days of hearings -- a full schedule for this case -- were [...] |
2004-11-12 17:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE3210 |
ICTY - PROSPER WARNS THAT TRIBUNAL MAY CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper met with officials from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). During the meeting, and later with the press, Prosper emphasized that a l [...] |
2004-12-08 16:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC PHUM ICTY PREL SR |
| 04THEHAGUE3255 |
ICTY - MILOSEVIC WITNESSES ADVANCE POLITICAL CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Having regained control of his defense case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Slobodan Milosevic questioned a string of Russian witnesses and a former Yugoslav official over the past two weeks, focusing much of their testimony on corrob [...] |
2004-12-14 16:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE3323 |
ICTY: TRIBUNAL RESISTS UN/GC EFFORT THAT WOULD [...] (C) Summary: President Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) told Embassy legal officers on December 21 that the UN Secretariat is resisting his efforts to appoint two ad litem judges to trials in dire need of immediate appointments. Meron shared [...] |
2004-12-22 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE347 |
ICTY: KRAJISNIK TRIAL OPENS SMOOTHLY [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Momcilo Krajisnik before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) opened smoothly for the prosecution on Feb. 3. Krajisnik, who is being tried on eight counts including charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, held many prominen [...] |
2004-02-10 16:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE490 |
ICTY: OTP REQUEST 298 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, joined by Deputy Legal Counselor, delivered reftel letter and points February 25 to Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Carla Del Ponte. While arguing that her actions did not amount to a "breach" of the USG's [...] |
2004-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE498 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION LIMPS TO CLOSE ITS CASE [...] (C) Summary. The Milosevic Prosecution team of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closed its case in the anti-climactic form of a motion to Trial Chamber III on February 25. The recent melodrama of the Milosevic prosecution -- the rancorous internal debates [...] |
2004-02-26 17:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE783 |
ICTY: MILOSEVIC REFUSES TO GIVE CONSENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, convened a special hearing on March 25 in order to determine whether Slobodan Milosevic would consent to the continuation of the trial with a new judge, an as-yet appointe [...] |
2004-03-25 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE813 |
ICTY: OTP PAPER SAYS BELGRADE FAILING TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a paper circulated among key diplomatic representatives in The Hague and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) late on March 26, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) asserts that Belgrade's cooperation with [...] |
2004-03-30 10:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE975 |
ICTY: DEL PONTE DEFENDS POSITIVE ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), vigorously defended her positive assessment to EU officials of Croatia,s cooperation with the Tribunal. She based her decision on Croatia,s cooperation in recent weeks wit [...] |
2004-04-19 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE985 |
ICTY: SENIOR FORMER USG OFFICIALS ON MILOSEVIC [...] (C) Summary: Slobodan Milosevic -- in one of his first filings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) -- submitted to the trial chamber on April 13 a confidential document describing the witnesses he may call during his upcoming defense case. While the list [...] |
2004-04-20 15:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04VATICAN1989 |
SERB AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO, ISLAM [...] (SBU) DARKO TANASKOVIC, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (SAM) AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE, PASSED THE AMBASSADOR MAY 19 SAM'S DISCUSSION PAPER ON KOSOVO (REF A) AND IMPRESSED UPON HIM HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE SERBIAN MINORITY IN THE PROVINCE. TANASKOVIC DESCRIBED A GROWING EXTREMISM AMONG [...] |
2004-05-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF MW PREL SOCI SR VT YI UNMIK |
| 04ZAGREB2013 |
SANADER'S BELGRADE VISIT HAILED AS HISTORIC, [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Politicians and analysts from across nearly the entire political spectrum have praised PM Ivo Sanader's November 15 visit to Belgrade and his meetings with SAM President Svetozar Marovic and PM Vojislav Kostunica as a key step forward in post-war reconciliation. Accord [...] |
2004-11-18 15:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR HR |
| 05ANKARA1169 |
USG ICTY POLICY [...] We delivered reftel talking points concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to GOT MFA Balkans officials Kasim Cavusoglu and Gizem Sucuoglu. Both said that Turkey had been following this issue for a long time and agreed with the U.S. position, saying that peop [...] |
2005-03-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KAWC SR YI TU |
| 05BRUSSELS2822 |
DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. According to EU Council and Commission officials, there can be no "shortcut" to EU membership for the countries of the Western Balkans, although their European perspective remains the long-term goal. Kai Eide is "gloomy" and disappointed with what he has seen of the standards impl [...] |
2005-07-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL BK MK SR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST748 |
SECI CENTER AND BRUSSELS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER [...] SECI Center DoS Coordinator traveled to Brussels and met with EU officials concerning SECI initiatives and EU plans to become more involved with the Center. Though EU officials were very interested in the current work of SECI, they were reluctant to commit any resources despite the reality th [...] |
2005-03-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO |
| 05HELSINKI207 |
FEBRUARY 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 13:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP MD SR BK SU HR FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05LJUBLJANA112 |
SLOVENIA ON FEBRUARY 21 GAERC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK SI |
| 05MADRID1251 |
EXTRADITION CASE OF MANUEL ISAAC MARQUEZ SR [...] Country clearance is granted for U.S. Marshal, Christina Pharo, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Stephanie Christine Perez and Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Javier Rodriguez. 2. Three double rooms for single use have been reserved for U.S. Marshal, Christina Pharo, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marsha [...] |
2005-03-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CPAS KCRM SP MARQUEZ MANUEL ISAAC SR |
| 05MADRID617 |
SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 21 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. We discussed Transatlantic Relations, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, the Western Balkans, Ukraine/Moldova, Sudan, the Great Lakes, and Iran with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning on February 15. Mora Benavente said that the February 21 GAERC meeting would [...] |
2005-02-15 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU SR BK CGEN |
| 05PARIS1082 |
FRENCH ON FEB. 21 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel A) points to MFA DAS-equivalent for Common Foreign and Security Policy Pascal LeDeunff on Feb. 11 and followed up in conversation Feb. 18. LeDeunff emphasized that ministers would spend the bulk of the Feb. 21 GAERC in preparing for the EU summit with President Bus [...] |
2005-02-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK FR |
| 05PARIS1527 |
FRANCE WILL ISSUE PRESS STATEMENT REACTING TO ICTY [...] (C) On March 8, POL M/C delivered reftel demarche encouraging press statements on the ICTY indictment of Ramush Haradinaj to Jean-Francois Terral, A/S-equivalent for Russia, the former Soviet space, and the Balkans. Terral agreed with the necessity of issuing a press statement, and shared a co [...] |
2005-03-08 17:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KAWC SR YI FR ICTY |
| 05PARIS3456 |
USUNESCO: May 13 UNESCO Conference of Donors for [...] Summary: During the Conference of Donors for the Protection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Kosovo organized by UNESCO, donors pledged US$10 million, including U.S. $1 million from the United States, for the restoration, protection and enhancement of Christian and Islamic monuments [...] |
2005-05-20 08:21:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV YI SR UNESCO |
| 05PARIS7202 |
U/S BURNS DISCUSS INDIA NONPRO, BALKANS, CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Russian DFM Sergei Kislyak on October 19 in Paris to discuss, among other issues, India nonproliferation, the Balkans (especially Kosovo), and Secretary Rice's recent trip to Central Asia. Kislyak raised Russian concerns regarding access for its dipl [...] |
2005-10-21 08:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR IN FR KO |
| 05PARIS7896 |
FRENCH ON NOVEMBER 21 GAERC - ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN, [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on November 16 to MFA CFSP deputy Pascal LeDeunff and European Affairs DAS-equivalent for EU External Relations Caroline Ferrari, and discussed them with LeDeunff November 18. Embassy Middle East watcher discussed points on November 16 with MFA DAS-equival [...] |
2005-11-18 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD IZ KPAL PREL SR SY UP YI FR EUN |
| 05PRAGUE1590 |
CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation Cooperation believes that many international efforts to foster democratic change -- including in particular those of the EU -- suffer because the funding mechanisms chosen impede the chances for success. She believes that donors need to b [...] |
2005-11-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM |
| 05ROME1529 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON "POST-STANDARDS" KOSOVO; SUPPORT [...] (C) EUR DAS Kathy Stephens, in town on April 29 for the Aspen Institute's rollout of the International Commission on the Balkans report on "The Balkans in Europe's Future" (copy emailed to EUR/SCE), discussed briefly with MFA EUR DG Giovanni Caracciolo and Deputy PolDir Claudio Bisognero Itali [...] |
2005-05-04 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT SR EUN OSCE KFOR |
| 05ROME1859 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MAY 13 DISCUSSIONS IN ROME [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns exchanged views with senior Italian Foreign Ministry officials on UN Security Council reform, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Syria/Lebanon, Darfur, and Iran during his May 13 stopover in Rome. On most issues, Italian positions were [...] |
2005-06-01 09:45:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL MOPS SY LE AF SR IT EUN BI |
| 05ROME1980 |
SERBIAN 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 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SR IT KOC UN NATO |
| 05ROME3729 |
SERBIA/MONTENEGRO AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Poloff met with Amb. Darko Uskokovic, Serbia/Montenegro Ambassador to Italy to discuss his views on the bilateral relationship between SaM and Italy and a possible Montenegrin referendum for independence. Uskokovic, a politically-appointed Ambassador who is close to [...] |
2005-11-09 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IT MW SR NATO |
| 05ROME4107 |
FRATTINI TO FLOAT EU BALKANS ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary. The Italian MFA December 19 hosted a conference on Balkans issues attended by Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj, Vice President of the European Commission Franco Frattini, and members of the Italian MFA Department for Balkan Affairs. Frattini stated that on January 9, [...] |
2005-12-20 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM YI SR MW IT BI |
| 05ROME746 |
MFA ON FINI'S BALKANS VISIT; DAS STEPHENS ROME [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that FM Fini's February 23-25 Balkans visit had been"constructive," and that Fini reassured his interlocutors that Italy would "maintain maximum attention" to the region. In Belgrade he pointed out that ICTY cooperation remains crucial for the region's advancemen [...] |
2005-03-04 17:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR IT KI EUN |
| 05ROME807 |
ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO PM [...] (SBU) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told poloff March 7 that the elements of the US statement on Kosovo PM Haradinaj's resignation contained were excellent. He was in the process of drafting Italy's statement, and would have liked to have followed our lead and been more dire [...] |
2005-03-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SR YI KAWX ICTY |
| 05ROME989 |
US-ITALIAN GOALS FOR BALKANS: "PLAYING THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with MFA Political Director Terzi and European Affairs Director-General Caracciolo, DAS Stephens heard a strong Italian pledge of continued participation and cooperation with the US in the Balkans. Terzi said that Italy was focusing on a number of important issues, fr [...] |
2005-03-22 17:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL SR BS EUN HZ |
| 05SANAA564 |
SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Saleh on March 10. In a classic Saleh move to put his interlocutors on the defensive, the Yemeni President opened with a theatrical tirade on the latest Human Rights [...] |
2005-03-12 07:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 05THEHAGUE3121 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the November 21-22 GAERC, the Dutch will advocate for a "non-binding regime for civ-mil coordination" that favors development of national capacities and express concern on Iran. While the Dutch are proud of EU involvement in the Iraqi elections, they do not advocate for a [...] |
2005-11-18 15:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL ETRD SR SY UP YI NL EUN |
| 05THEHAGUE427 |
NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparing a positive agenda for the President's visit, the EU is actively seeking forward-looking ways to engage with the U.S. on a range of issues while the Luxembourg Presidency struggles to control an agenda where 25 Heads of State/Foreign Ministers want a chance to speak. T [...] |
2005-02-14 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK NL |
| 05VIENNA1895 |
AFGHANISTAN: AUSTRIA SENDING UP TO 100 SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) On June 7, the Austrian Council of Ministers (cabinet) unanimously approved the deployment of up to 100 Austrian soldiers to Afghanistan in August - October 2005. Parliament's standing committee will have to give final approval to the deployment mandate, possibly as early as June 10. [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA1966 |
AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEPLOYMENT OF [...] (SBU) On June 10, Parliament's standing committee (Hauptausschuss) unanimously approved the cabinet's decision (ref a) to send up to 100 Austrian soldiers to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan for a period of three months, until October 31, 2005. The Austrian soldiers will join the German PRT i [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA2670 |
AUSTRIA HOSTS 4TH INFORMAL BALKANS SUMMIT [...] Summary: The Austrian Government and the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe hosted leaders from six southeastern European countries from 2-3 August for the 4th informal "Balkans Summit." Participants discussed the region's expectations for EU membership, establishing a common [...] |
2005-08-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN AL BK HR MK RO SR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA3142 |
ALPBACH POLITICAL FORUM: EU UNABLE TO PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: The EU, a self-conscious "soft power," is unable or unwilling to use the potential for political clout that stems from its economic might. At the same time, EU membership holds considerable attraction for countries in the Western Balkans and beyond, and is an important inc [...] |
2005-09-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECIN ELAB TU SR AU EUN RU CZ |
| 05VIENNA473 |
APPROACHING EU IN ADVANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor and Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Director/Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Werner Almhofer on February 11 and followed up with him on February 16. Almhofer's likely successor, Andreas Riecken, also attended. 2 [...] |
2005-02-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK AU EUN |
| 05ZAGREB590 |
USG REHABILITATING MASS MURDERER? - AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Both President Stjepan Mesic and PM Ivo Sanader have called in Ambassador Frank in the past 24 hours to express grave concern over press reports of a planned U.S. presentation of the Legion of Merit (LoM) medal a [...] |
2005-04-14 05:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR HR |
| 05ZAGREB834 |
LOCAL ETHNIC TENSIONS RISE IN ELECTION WAKE [...] (SBU) An unfortunate convergence of events has stirred anger and fear among some small-town Croats, sparking several incidents of ethnic hatred against Serbs. The May 9 USG presentation of the Legion of Merit to the relatives of Chetnik leader Draza Mihailovic; the May 10 reports of propose [...] |
2005-05-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SR HR |
| 06ANKARA6154 |
BSEC 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 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV KCRM TU RS EU SR |
| 06ATHENS1293 |
EUR/SE DEPUTY VISIT TO ATHENS: EXCELLENT BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR TU CY GR |
| 06ATHENS1375 |
HELLENIC AID DIRECTOR CONFIRMS DISBURSEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid (HA) Director General Panayotis Goumas informed Economic Counselor May 25 that HA had disbursed 200,000 Euro as the GoG's first annual contribution to the Transnational Action against Child Trafficking (TACT) program in Albania. Goumas said that he believed the funds were [...] |
2006-05-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM GR AL RO MK BU SR |
| 06BEIJING4956 |
PRC/KOSOVO: BEIJING WILLING TO ACCEPT INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR CH |
| 06BELGADE856 |
KOSOVO: ELGRADE PRESENTS NEGOTIATING PLATFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | REL PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1001 |
2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] Below is the Serbia and Montenegro submission for the 2006 report on investment disputes and expropriation claims. As requested in reftel, we have sent tracked edits to the Serbia and Montenegro portion of the final 2006 report via e-mail to EB/IFD/OIA James Roseli. One of the two investment [...] |
2006-06-22 07:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV EFIN CASC PREL SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE101 |
MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: PARTIES [...] (U) Summary: The beginning of talks on the rules for the referendum was postponed until at least January 23, as previewed reftel. The parties instead debated the actions of the new police chief in a December 29 local by-election, with the opposition calling to oust the police and intelligenc [...] |
2006-01-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW SR |
| 06BELGRADE1013 |
GOS TO PURSUE PHASED PRIVATIZATION OF OIL COMPANY [...] The GOS will move forward on a draft privatization strategy for state-owned oil and gas company Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) submitted by adviser Merrill Lynch, according to the head of the privatization steering group. In a recent meeting, Slobodan Sokolovic, Assistant Minister of Energy a [...] |
2006-06-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR |
| 06BELGRADE1015 |
DISSOLUTION OF STATE UNION OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO - [...] (U) Introduction: The Republics of Serbia and of Montenegro will need to take a series of steps to implement the dissolution of the State Union. Belgrade and Podgorica posts are reporting periodically on the actions being taken by the republics and by the USG to ensure the peaceful and, to th [...] |
2006-06-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE1030 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DPM [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's June 23 meeting with newly-appointed Deputy PM Ivana Dulic-Markovic revealed the new DPM as a deeply idealistic technocrat eager for positive change but uncertain of how to use her new position to effect it. The Ambassador encouraged Dulic- Markovic to speak [...] |
2006-06-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL INRB SR |
| 06BELGRADE1058 |
MOF Presents Candidate for Radio [...] (U) On June 15, 2006, the Embassy received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a request to support the re-election of Momcilo Simic, Assistant Minister for Capital Investments of the Republic of Serbia, to the Radio Regulations Board of the Council of the International Telecommunications Un [...] |
2006-07-04 08:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE106 |
Serbia and Montenegro Reaction to Rugova Death [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1063 |
KOSOVO: GOS ASKS FOR OUR SUPPORT WITH UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbian Presidential advisor Ambassador Dusan Batakovic requested UNMIK and Contact Group support for the GOS effort to name three Serbian Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo as UNESCO protected buildings during the bodyQs July 8 Q 16 meeting in Vilnius. Batakovic expressed his h [...] |
2006-07-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1078 |
Djindjic Trial Update [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of the accused assassins of former Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic is still on track to conclude this fall. The Embassy's RLA continues to closely monitor the trial and further enhance the capacity of these special institutions. While observers continue to believe that [...] |
2006-07-06 09:32:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KJUS KCRM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1092 |
SERBIAN REACTION TO ORIC VERDICT/SENTENCING [...] (u) Summary: The recent verdict of the Hague Tribunal (ICTY) against wartime commander of Muslim forces in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, has enraged the Serbian leadership and public and received widespread negative coverage in local media. To many here, the Tribunal's decisions - coming on the h [...] |
2006-07-07 14:53:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY KCRM PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1103 |
KOSOVO and ICTY: KOSTUNICA BRIEFS HIS PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 3, Prime Minister Kostunica was interviewed by editors of four major Serbia news outlets (Vecernje Novosti, BETA, Danas, Standard) on national television (RTS) in which he explained his position on Kosovo and ICTY. Prime Minister Kostunica said categorically that he will ne [...] |
2006-07-10 10:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1107 |
TADIC SENDS CONGRATULATORY LETTER FOR JULY 4TH [...] (u) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from President Boris Tadic to the President to offer congratulations on the occasion of our national holiday. Text of letter below. Original has been forwarded to the department via pouch. 2. (u) Begin text of letter: July 4, 2006 Dear [...] |
2006-07-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL PGOV SR |
| 06BELGRADE1113 |
KOSOVO: FM DRASKOVIC LETTER TO THE SECRETARY AND CONTACT [...] (U) On July 6, the Embassy received a letter from Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic to the Secretary and the Contact Group Foreign Ministers outlining redlines and urging a compromise solution for Kosovo's final status. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: REPUBLIC OF SERBIA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFF [...] |
2006-07-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL PGOV YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1117 |
Successful Step in Improving Military Cooperation [...] (U) Summary: The visit of two USAF F-16s on June 22 and 23 marked a new high point in the military relationship between the US and Serbia. The extensive and overwhelmingly positive media coverage made the operation a success and demonstrates the effect that military cooperation can have on [...] |
2006-07-11 15:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR MASS SR |
| 06BELGRADE1123 |
KOSOVO: BELGRADE WORRIED ABOUT ELEPHANT ROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting with Contact Group representatives, Kosovo status negotiator Leon Kojen conveyed a letter from PM Kostunica and President Tadic to UNOSEK Special Envoy Ahtisaari. Kojen signaled profound Belgrade concern that the upcoming high-level status meeting ("elephant [...] |
2006-07-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1149 |
SERBIA TOUTS ICTY ACTION PLAN AS MAJOR SUCCESS [...] (c) SUMMARY: The Serbian government is portraying as a major success its presentation to the EU of its &Action Plan8 for completing cooperation with the Hague Tribunal (ICTY). Local media have fawnishly echoed this sentiment. Privately, EU and ICTY representatives in Belgrade have downplay [...] |
2006-07-18 17:42:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY PGOV PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1153 |
SERBIA - SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SERBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The highest levels of the GOS continue to assure us that solving the 1999 murders of the three Amcit Bytyqi brothers remains one of their foremost law enforcement priorities. Nonetheless, five years after the discovery of the bodies, no indictments have been handed down. Int [...] |
2006-07-19 09:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM PINR PGOV KJUS PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1154 |
SERBIAN RESPONSE TO ATTENDANCE REQUEST [...] (U) On July 18, Poloffs met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding Serbia's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events in September 2006, per reftel instructions. MFA said the government was just starting to arrange its delegation, but confirm [...] |
2006-07-19 09:53:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1157 |
Elections Timetable Speculations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite previous pronouncements suggesting fall elections, many of our interlocutors believe that the current coalition will hold together until after a decision is made regarding Kosovo's final status, with new elections occurring about 45 to 90 days later. Although elections [...] |
2006-07-20 06:11:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1158 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/WCI AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Belgrade grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Ambassador Clint Williamson and staff assistant Louis-Alexandre Berg to Belgrade July 25-28, 2006, to meet on war crimes issues. Transportation is arranged, including onward transportation to Banja Luka on July 28, an [...] |
2006-07-20 06:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SR |
| 06BELGRADE1160 |
SCENESETTER FOR JULY 25 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR WISNER TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-20 08:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1162 |
Launch of the Serbian Social [...] Summary: The UNDP in Serbia organized a conference on July 18 to discuss the findings of the Social Vulnerability Report of Roma, Refugees, and IDPs. The conference brought together GOS, EU, and UNDP officials as well as NGO leaders to discuss how programs are/should be implemented to addr [...] |
2006-07-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PREF PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1163 |
Launch of the Serbian Social Vulnerability Report [...] Summary: The UNDP in Serbia organized a conference on July 18 to discuss the findings of the Social Vulnerability Report of Roma, Refugees, and IDPs. The conference brought together GOS, EU, and UNDP officials as well as NGO leaders to discuss how programs are/should be implemented to addres [...] |
2006-07-20 11:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1172 |
INFO ON MLADIC'S PAST WHEREABOUTS PUBLICLY [...] SUMMARY: Influential, pro-government Belgrade daily Politika has for the past two days published front-page articles related to the locations where Ratko Mladic was hiding from June 2002 until January 2006. These articles are basically extracts from the indictment brought against ten individu [...] |
2006-07-21 12:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ICTY PGOV PINR PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1174 |
Election Outlook for Serbia -- Still [...] (U) Two June polls in Serbia indicate that the Radicals and Socialists continue to be within reach of together winning a majority in future elections -- particularly if turnout is low. A Kosovo outcome perceived as negative by the electorate could conceivable sap support for the democrats f [...] |
2006-07-21 14:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1202 |
SERBIA: SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER IN BELGRADE -- [...] (C) Summary: PM Kostunica offered to visiting Special U.S. Envoy Ambassador Frank Wisner on 7/25 a dark and emotional reaction to the prospect of Kosovo independence, an outcome he seems to increasingly see as inevitable. It was a dramatic encounter with the PM who appeared to be visibly weig [...] |
2006-07-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE1207 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: QUIET ON THE ABL, BUT POLITICALLY ADRIFT [...] (U) SUMMARY: With Kosovo negotiations in full swing, Southern Serbia is calm and without incidents of interethnic violence. Politically, however, hardline Albanians in the ethnically-mixed muncipality of Bujanoviac are trying to squeeze Serbs out of participation in the municipal government th [...] |
2006-07-31 12:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1211 |
SWCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (c) S/WCI Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson told the senior GoS leadership that we are eager to see Serbia integrate into Euro-Atlantic institutions, but that we needed to see results on Mladic and ICTY cooperation first. Calling the GOS' Action Plan on ICTY a good [...] |
2006-08-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY GPGOV PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1212 |
BYTYQI UPDATE FROM WILLIAMSON VISIT [...] (sbu) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson pressed Serbian officials for results in the seven year old Bytyqi brothers murder case, during his July 25-28 visit to Belgrade (SEPTEL). Officials at all levels, including MININT Jocic, reiterated their commitment [...] |
2006-08-01 09:19:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY KCRM PHUM PGOV PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1236 |
KOSTUNICA AND TADIC CONSTRUCTIVE AT CONTACT GROUP DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic were both cordial and constructive at a joint demarche by Contact Group (CG) Chiefs of Mission in Belgrade on August 4. Both stressed that the GOS is committed to UNOSEK talks and confirmed Belgrade will participate in August 7th and [...] |
2006-08-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1242 |
TFLE01: Serbia's Response to the Lebanon Crisis [...] (sbu) President Tadic issued an official statement supporting an "immediate and sustainable end" to hostilities. The government of PM Kostunica has so far declined to take an official position on the Lebanon crisis. 2. (sbu) Belgrade daily Kurir reported a statement by Rasim Ljajic, lea [...] |
2006-08-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC SR |
| 06BELGRADE1257 |
GOS ADOPTS PRIVATIZATION STRATEGY FOR NIS [...] (U) On July 20, the Government of Serbia (GOS) approved the privatization strategy of state-owned oil company "Naftna Industrija Srbije" (NIS). The approved strategy was not the preferred option proposed by the privatization advisor consortium Merrill Lynch and Raiffeisen Investment. The appr [...] |
2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG ECON EINV SR |
| 06BELGRADE1258 |
MOBI 63 SOLD FOR EUR 1.513 BILLION [...] On August 1, the largest Norwegian mobile operator Telenor signed the sales agreement with the Government of Serbia (GOS) to buy Serbian mobile operator Mobi 63 (former Mobtel) for EUR 1.513 billion. Telenor won the televised auction organized the day before, competing with Austrian Mobilkom [...] |
2006-08-09 11:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN PGOV BTIO KPRV SR |
| 06BELGRADE1277 |
Serbian Parties Begin to Prepare for Elections [...] (SBU) Responding to perceptions that the international community will decide Kosovo independence in the near future, parties across the spectrum have begun to prepare for a tense political period and probable early elections in the aftermath. Across the board, democratic parties remain unpre [...] |
2006-08-14 09:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE128 |
EU Envoy Tempers Optimism on Montenegro [...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for the Montenegrin referendum are slowly progressing, but the two sides remain far apart on key modalities. After a month of talks, little has been decided, but discussions will begin to quicken as pro-Independence and pro-Union forces hopefully resolve the less c [...] |
2006-01-27 13:45:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW |
| 06BELGRADE1285 |
MOU TO GIVE GAZPROM STRATEGIC FOOTHOLD IN SERBIA [...] (SBU) The scheduled signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Serbia (GOS), state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom- Gazexport on August 8 was postponed by the Russians for technical reasons. This MOU, approved by the GOS on July 27, establishes [...] |
2006-08-15 07:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR |
| 06BELGRADE1294 |
SERBIA: PRESIDENT TADIC ON UPCOMING TRIP TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with President Tadic on 9 August to discuss preparations for his upcoming visit to the U.S., scheduled for the first week of September. Tadic returned to the usual broad themes ) the need for elections before the end-game on Kosovo; the need to work closely with Ko [...] |
2006-08-16 08:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE1308 |
ARMS CONTROL DEMARCHES DELIVERED RE SYRIA AND [...] (s) We delivered reftel demarches in separate meetings with Assistant DEFMIN for Material Resources COL Markovic, MFA Chief of the Directorate for Arms Control Branka Latinovic, and YugoImport Director Stevan Nikcevic August 15-17. In each meeting, we impressed upon our interlocutors the se [...] |
2006-08-18 08:38:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET | PARM BEXP PREL SR SY VE |
| 06BELGRADE1323 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 1: AUGUST 4, 2006 [...] (c) Emboffs met August 4 (at USG request) with Rasim Ljajic to try to jump-start the weekly updates the GoS had proposed as part of the implementation of the Action Plan (AP). Initial indications are not inspiring, as most of the effort has been on bureaucracy building. There have been a f [...] |
2006-08-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1324 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 2: AUGUST 11, 2006 [...] (c) Our second meeting with Action Plan coordinator Rasim Ljajic (and an earlier meeting with operational coordinator Vladimir Vukcevic) revealed modest progress in setting up the infrastructure for the Action Plan, but not a great deal more action. The media side of the plan is still woefu [...] |
2006-08-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1325 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE NUMBER 3: AUGUST 18, 2006 [...] (c) One month into the announcement of the Action Plan (AP), there is still no sign of a sustained and public senior-level effort to prepare the ground for a Mladic handover. Visiting ICTY officials shared our disappointment at the pace of work on the action plan, and agreed that the ultima [...] |
2006-08-22 10:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET | ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1329 |
Bishop Artemije Reviews Trip/Repeats Jihad [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Orthodox Bishop Artemije (Gracanica) met with the Ambassador on August 7, one of several meetings Artemije held in Belgrade to "communicate the results of his recent trip to the U.S." Artemije expressed satisfaction with his trip, repeating unsubstantiated warnings abou [...] |
2006-08-23 05:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1371 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #4; AUGUST 25, 2006 [...] (c) This week saw the most action to date on the media campaign portion of the Action Plan. Kotunica made a public statement about Serbia's reolve to hand over Mladic to The Hague - if he isfound on the teritory of Serbia. While the PM' statements were welcome, we have continued to pus him [...] |
2006-08-30 07:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1379 |
SERBIA UNDECIDED ON WEDGWOOD CANDIDACY [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding to request Serbian support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood per reftel request. Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but will consider Professor Wedgwood's candidacy very closely. An [...] |
2006-08-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1380 |
SERBIA UNDECIDED ON MATHESON CANDIDCY [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 206, poloff met with representatives of the Serbin MFA regarding to request Serbian support for thecandidacy of Michael Matheson per reftel request Serbia is unable to give an answer at this time, but will consider Mr. Matheson's candidacy very closely. Any additional info [...] |
2006-08-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1381 |
SERBIA: PM KOSTUNICA NOT LETTING UP ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with PM Kostunica on August 29 to review priority issues after the Serbian government,s August recess. He acknowledged the PM,s recent personal address to the nation on Mladic (and several other positive developments) but pressed Kostunica to explicitly call f [...] |
2006-08-30 16:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE1382 |
SERBIA: EU/UNOSEK REP LEHNE VENTURES ON SLIPPING [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions in Belgrade with visiting EU officials attached to the UNOSEK negotiations suggest some openness in Brussels to extending the Kosovo end-game calendar well into 2007 in response to alleged reports of imminent Tadic-Kostunica agreement on a Serbian electoral time [...] |
2006-08-30 17:00:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE1420 |
61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SERBIAN HIGH LEVEL [...] (U) On AUGUST 28, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA regarding Serbia's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly (UNGA) high- level events in September 2006, per ref B instructions. The President and Foreign Minister plan to attend. Their information is as [...] |
2006-09-05 07:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1466 |
FINANCE MINISTER SEEKS MORE PARIS CLUB DEBT RELIEF [...] summary: Finance Minister Dinkic has proposed a major Paris Club debt reduction - unrelated to Kosovo - as one element of his so-called "packet plus," a supplement to the GOS action plan for cooperation with the Hague tribunal. This Dinkic initiative proposes bigger, meatier carrots for Serb [...] |
2006-09-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG SR |
| 06BELGRADE1469 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EMBASSY OFFICER NATHAN M. MARSHALL [...] Embassy Belgrade grants country clearance for Nathan M. Marshall to visit Belgrade from September 13-16, 2006 for Embassy consultations and mission support. Transportation to/from the airport is arranged, and a room has been reserved at the Hyatt Hotel as requested reftel. Control officer is [...] |
2006-09-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SR |
| 06BELGRADE1502 |
Serbia: New Poll Indicates Softening Support for Radical [...] SUMMARY: The latest poll (conducted in early September) by a well-respected electoral/political NGO in Serbia, records a significant softening in the popularity of the Radical Party and an improvement for PM Kostunica's DSS party. The results continue to show sky-high rates of abstention and [...] |
2006-09-16 12:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1522 |
Scenesetter for the Secretary of Defense's Visit to [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as the Montenegrins celebrate their newly regained independence following a successful referendum in May. Most recently, during the 10 September parliamentary elections the Montenegrin voters handed Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic's ruling coalition another mandate with 4 [...] |
2006-09-19 15:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW |
| 06BELGRADE1532 |
SERBIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA CD MINISTERIAL REQUEST [...] (U) On September 20, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to request information on Serbia's attendance at the UNGA CD Ministerial per reftel. MFA thought that Assistant Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sahovic would attend, but plans were SIPDIS not definite. Serbia full [...] |
2006-09-21 06:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SR PGOV PHUM KDEM |
| 06BELGRADE1534 |
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S FRIED TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Dan, you arrive at a politically charged time in your old stomping grounds. No senior government official here has any illusions about where the International Community is generally heading in the Kosovo end-game but there is still a belief, particularly by the Prime Minister himself, tha [...] |
2006-09-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1537 |
SERBIA: S/WCI WILLIAMSON'S VISIT TO BELGRADE, SEPT [...] (C) Summary: During a September 12- 14 visit to Belgrade, Ambassador-At-Large for War Crimes Williamson noted lack of significant progress on ICTY Action Plan with Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic as well as with Action Plan Co-Coordinators Rasim Ljajic and Vladamir Vukcevic. Williams [...] |
2006-09-22 06:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE155 |
BELGRADE REACTION TO CG LONDON STATEMENT [...] (c) The CG London declaration was discussed within the negotiating team on February 01, and PM advisor Aleksander Simic delivered the official reaction to local media at the end of the day, with the reaction appearing in local press by February 02. The official statement highlighted the neg [...] |
2006-02-02 14:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE1554 |
BELGRADE'S RESPONSE TO STATE 138362 (C-RE6-01248) [...] (U) The following is Embassy Belgrade's response to INR's questions in reftel. 2. (C) Response follows (reftel's questions in caps): A. (C) WHAT IS THE NATURE OF KOSTUNICA AND TADIC'S RELATIONSHIP? (C) The President and Prime Minister continue to balance their dislike for each othe [...] |
2006-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT PREL MW YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1566 |
A/S FRIED'S SEPT 25 MEETINGS WITH SERBIAN LEADERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In separate meetings on September 25 in Belgrade, Assistant Secretary Fried delivered to Prime Minister Kostunica, President Tadic and Foreign Minister Draskovic the following unambiguous messages: Kosovo will be independent, Serbs and Serbian culture in Kosovo will be protect [...] |
2006-09-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PBTS YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1567 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a), the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...] |
2006-09-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1568 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN UPDATE #5; SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 [...] (U) This is the most recent in our weekly reports on GOS efforts on the Mladic Action Plan. Last week's report was included in reftel (a), the reporting cable of Ambassador Williamson's (S/WCI) visit to Belgrade 12-14 September and our subsequent discussion with Ljajic on the 15th. Prior rep [...] |
2006-09-28 08:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | SECRET//NOFORN | ICTY PREL PROG PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1590 |
SERBIA: PARLIAMENT SET TO APPROVE CONSTITUTION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: It appears that all major political parties in Serbia are close to agreement on a package for approving the constitution in a national referendum (late October/early November) with follow up elections before the end of the year. President Tadic is supporting the referendum, despite [...] |
2006-09-29 15:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM SR YI MW |
| 06BELGRADE1644 |
DISAPPOINTING DEL PONTE VISIT TO BELGRADE (ICTY [...] (C) As foreshadowed by ICTY Action Plan Coordinator Ljajic late last week, the Serbian government presented lots of promises but reported little substantive progress in October 2-3 meetings with visiting ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte. At the end of her visit, CDP told us that her asse [...] |
2006-10-06 09:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE168 |
PROGRESS NOTED IN FAA TECHNICAL REVIEW [...] A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) team completed its technical review of the Serbia and Montenegro Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) on January 27 in Belgrade. The review results found significant progress in all areas of the CAD's oversight capabilities since the last technical review [...] |
2006-02-06 10:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SR MW KTIA ICTY |
| 06BELGRADE1681 |
ICTY ACTION PLAN SCORECARD, OCTOBER 2006 [...] (c) SUMMARY: In July, the USG provided the GoS with eleven recommendations designed to advance the hunt for Ratko Mladic. Due primarily to the resistance of PM Kostunica himself, the GoS has not carried out in full a single one of our recommendations (two have been, arguably, partially initiated). [...] |
2006-10-17 06:20:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM UNSC SR |
| 06BELGRADE1694 |
WAR CRIMES PROSECUTOR FED UP, THREATENS TO QUIT [...] (c) War Crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic stunned local journalists and emboffs when he announced on Ocotber 17 that he was tendering his resignation as operational coordinator for the GoS's Action Plan for ICTY cooperation. Vukcevic cited to us his deep frustration over not having the aut [...] |
2006-10-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY PREL PGOV KCRM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1698 |
SERBIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA IN UNSC VOTE [...] (U) DCM raised reftel points with Serbian Assistant Foreign Minister Sahovic, and Poloff conveyed substance of reftel points to representatives of the Serbian MFA as requested. MFA officials noted Serbia usually supports the EU consensus position. We expect they will continue to be sensitiv [...] |
2006-10-18 07:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC GT UN VE SR |
| 06BELGRADE170 |
MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM NOTES: TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Expert-level talks opened January 31, and quickly reached agreement that the EU, COE, OSCE, and OSCE/ODHIR will be invited to monitor the referendum campaign and vote. The sides are still far apart on financing and rules for media coverage, and talks on those subjects will contin [...] |
2006-02-06 14:23:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW SR |
| 06BELGRADE1719 |
EMBASSY BELGRADE'S GOTV CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade has launched a comprehensive "Get Out The Vote" (GOTV) campaign for the likely imminent Serbian parliamentary and presidential elections. This campaign -- which relies heavily on NDI, IRI, and local NGOs -- will seek to combat voter apathy and frustration in an effort t [...] |
2006-10-20 10:32:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE1747 |
KOSOVO SERB DELEGATION ADVOCATES COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) Summary: In a 20 October meeting with the Ambassador, a delegation of four Kosovo Serbs led by the Belgrade-based NGO 'Fractal' outlined how they see the basic needs for Serbs living in the enclaves: (1) support for returns, (2) economic development, (3) improved media, and (4) infrastruct [...] |
2006-10-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE1749 |
AMB POLT HOSTS 3RD ANNUAL IFTAAR DINNER [...] Celebrating the customs of Ramadan as well as cooperation between members of different religious traditions, the Ambassador played host to Embassy Belgrade's 3rd annual Iftaar dinner this week (10/19). Over a meal which included both traditional Arab dishes and American favorites such as pump [...] |
2006-10-25 12:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM SR YI KPAO |
| 06BELGRADE1752 |
SERBIA AND KOSOVO: WISNER VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Frank, Serbian politics have gone into high gear since your last visit to Belgrade in late July, and every politician is now in election mode. Although Prime Minister Kostunica and President Tadic have both improved their poll numbers by appearing to work together, it is the Prime Ministe [...] |
2006-10-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO YI SR |
| 06BELGRADE176 |
DEL PONTE CONFIDENT OF MLADIC HANDOVER [...] (c) Summary: Despite public criticism of SaM efforts to date on ICTY cooperation, del Ponte told assembled ambassadors she is convinced she will have Mladic in The Hague by the end of February - but only if the EU exerts maximum pressure on Kostunica by conditioning SAA talks on Mladic's be [...] |
2006-02-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR ICTY |
| 06BELGRADE1765 |
SERBIA OFFERS INCENTIVES TO FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] (U) Attracting foreign direct investment is increasingly becoming a priority for the Serbian government. The GOS is developing a range of incentives for investors, including cash grants to investments resulting in significant job creation, as well as tax incentives in the form of credits and [...] |
2006-10-27 08:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EINV ECON SR |
| 06BELGRADE1767 |
SERBIA CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Econoff met with authorities at the Civil Aviation Directorate (CAD) on October 20, 2006, to discuss the status of the Open Skies (OS) Agreement and progress on the new draft law on civil aviation. CAD's legal representative told Econoff that all ministries except the Ministry of Finance [...] |
2006-10-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SR MW YU KTIA |
| 06BELGRADE1809 |
SERBIA: COALITION SCENARIOS COALESCING [...] (SBU) The current trend in polling data suggests that the three major parties (DS, DSS, and SRS) are currently the only parties that will definitively jump the 5 percent threshold for participation in the parliament. The Socialists are on the verge of threshold, and most pollsters agree that [...] |
2006-11-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1810 |
SPECIAL ENVOY WISNER'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (c) Special Envoy Wisner's messages to government, church, and civil society leaders in Belgrade October 31 were exceptionally clear: the USG remains committed to a status decision by the end of 2006; contact group unity and support for Ahtisaari is and will remain solid; and Serbia's leader [...] |
2006-11-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV SR |
| 06BELGRADE1813 |
SERBIA'S ELECTRICITY OFFER TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) The Working Group on Energy Cooperation met in Belgrade on October 26. As a result of the meeting, Serbia sent a formal proposal of an electricity donation for Kosovo on October 27 to Jolly Dixon, Chairman of the Working Group. The offer, considered to be a donation to avert a potential [...] |
2006-11-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SR YI UNMIK |
| 06BELGRADE1814 |
SERBIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] The following information is in response to reftel A request for information on Embassy Belgrade's efforts to monitor agreements and respond to trade barrier complaints. 2. Background: Serbia is not currently a member of WTO or OECD, nor does it have a bilateral investment treaty or a free [...] |
2006-11-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD KIPR SR WTO |
| 06BELGRADE1824 |
BELGRADE - REQUEST FOR IMET FUNDING [...] (SBU) In the wake of the President's decision to waive ASPA conditionality from IMET eligibility for a number of countries, including Serbia, Embassy requests IMET funding in the amount of $500,000 for the current fiscal year. Such funding would support resident courses, Distinguished Orienta [...] |
2006-11-07 16:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1842 |
SERBIA'S SANDZAK -- DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS DROP AS [...] SUMMARY: A recent visit to the largest city in Serbia's Sandzak area, the home of Serbia's largest Bosniak minority community, shows the local political machine of Sulejman Ugljanin, a close ally of PM Kostunica, firmly in control. A murky election-day shoot-out during a Belgrade-backed recal [...] |
2006-11-13 06:36:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE1849 |
SERBIAN SUPPORT FOR EU'S DECISION TO VOTE AGAINST [...] On November 09, 2006, poloff met with a representative of the Serbian MFA to obtain additional information on Serbian (and EU) vote against ref B request on the amendment to the resolution on Cuba. Per ref A, Serbia said on 08 November 2006 that they would "constructively support" reftel requ [...] |
2006-11-13 13:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | UN UNGA PHUM KTIA SR |
| 06BELGRADE1850 |
NIS Democracy Roundtable Breathes Fresh Air into Local [...] (U) In the first of what Embassy Belgrade hopes to be a series of such events, poloff moderated a roundtable in Nis on November 4 designed to bring together Serbian democratic bloc parties to show our support for them and to help them encourage voter participation as part of our overall GOTV c [...] |
2006-11-13 13:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1852 |
SERBIAN ELECTIONS SET FOR JANUARY 21, 2007 [...] (SBU) Early on November 10, the Serbian Parliament adopted the constitutional law and set January 21 as the date for new parliamentary elections, with presidential elections mandated sometime before December 31, 2007. Parliament is disbanded and Prime Minister Kostunica's government continues [...] |
2006-11-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL |
| 06BELGRADE1854 |
SERBIAN ELECTIONS SET FOR JANUARY 21, 2007 [...] (SBU) Early on November 10, the Serbian Parliament adopted the constitutional law and set January 21 as the date for new parliamentary elections, with presidential elections mandated sometime before December 31, 2007. Parliament is disbanded and Prime Minister Kostunica's government continues [...] |
2006-11-13 15:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL |
| 06BELGRADE1870 |
SERBIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON BELORUSSIAN RETALIATORY [...] (U) On November 15, 2006, Ambassador Polt called Serbian Foreign Minister Draskovic to request Serbia's "No" vote on the Belarusian retaliatory resolutions tabled in response the U.S. initiated resolution in ref B. Draskovic agreed and contacted his ambassador at the UN, instructing him to v [...] |
2006-11-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO |
| 06BELGRADE1872 |
Belgrade Reaction to Status Decision [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari's announcement on November 10 that he would postpone presenting his proposal for the status of Kosovo until after Serbian elections was met with mixed reactions in Belgrade. While President Tadic expressed some gratitude for the delay, he als [...] |
2006-11-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1873 |
Parliamentary Campaigns Begin In Serbia [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian parliamentary elections are scheduled for January 21, 2007. Parties have come out swinging: aggressively working on their party lists and possible coalitions and launching their opening salvos for campaign themes. Kosovo is the predicable headline but there are democra [...] |
2006-11-20 06:32:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL |
| 06BELGRADE1877 |
SERBIAN FISCAL EXPANSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serbia's macroeconomic outlook appears strong as the country moves toward elections. GDP was up 6.7 percent in the first half of 2006, inflation likely will reach only 9 percent, and strong export growth continues, at 27 percent. Record inflows of foreign direct investment, mainl [...] |
2006-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EIND PGOV SR |
| 06BELGRADE188 |
GOS DECLARES IMF VICTORY, LOOKS TO PARIS CLUB [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOS economic team jointly declared victory in completing the final review of its IMF program on February 6 and invited Paris Club action on implementing the final tranche of debt reduction before the next payment falls due. Finance Minister Dinkic also announced an ambitious [...] |
2006-02-09 10:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE1899 |
SERBIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - [...] As the result of a public referendum on May 21, 2006, the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) was dissolved and Montenegro became an independent country. The Government of the Republic of Serbia (GOS) became the legacy member of the Council of Europe and the United Nations. As a result [...] |
2006-11-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE1917 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Almost all Albanian party leaders from southern Serbia have expressed support for a joint Albanian list in Serbia's upcoming Parliamentary elections. Party leaders hope to announce an agreement by November 28, but remain wary that one or more parties will reverse and mount a b [...] |
2006-11-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1927 |
"Long Live Serbia" -- DSS Plumbing the Depths of [...] (SBU) Campaigning under the slogan "Long Live Serbia," PM Kostunica's DSS has made it abundantly clear that its election campaign will revolve around "patriotic" issues, especially Kosovo. Its coalition with populist mayors from central Serbia (including a close associate of assassinated war [...] |
2006-11-28 07:50:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL |
| 06BELGRADE1929 |
K1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K1: expectations and consequence management. This invol [...] |
2006-11-28 07:53:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL PHUM SR |
| 06BELGRADE193 |
KOSOVO- SERBS GO PUBLIC WITH PRIVATE MESSAGES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 16:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE1934 |
SERBIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON [...] (u) The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia on counter- terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border security, information sharing, antiterrorism finan [...] |
2006-11-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1943 |
Serbian Reactions to PfP Invitation [...] (SBU) 1. (SBU) President Tadic has warmly welcomed NATO's decision to invite Serbia to join the Partnership for Peace (PfP). In a statement to the nation, Tadic claimed credit for his own efforts and pledged that the invitation did not absolve Serbia of its outstanding ICTY commitments. FON [...] |
2006-11-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1956 |
PFP REACTIONS UPDATE - GOS Private Reactions [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on November 29 with President Tadic, FONMIN Draskovic, and DEFMIN Stankovic. PM Kostunica returned the Ambassador's call on November 30. The Ambassador congratulated his interlocutors, noting the Secretary's efforts to forge consensus on the issue. He said NATO a [...] |
2006-12-04 09:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1959 |
Engaging With Serbia's Leadership After Riga [...] (c) NATO's offer of PfP membership to Serbia creates an opportunity to move the ball forward on greater bilateral and multilateral defense cooperation. To fill this partnership with substance, we are already seeking a public and clear commitment to Euroatlantic integration from those democr [...] |
2006-12-04 16:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP MARR PREL NATO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1960 |
Seselj's Hunger Strike Increasing Attention for [...] (SBU) The Serbian Radical party is keenly focusing its campaign for parliamentary elections in January on the continuing hunger strike of their leader, Vojislav Seselj, currently on trial in the Hague. As the campaign trail heats up, the Radicals will likely continue to exploit Seselj's latest [...] |
2006-12-05 06:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SR YI PREL |
| 06BELGRADE1964 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN PARLIAMENTARY [...] After weeks of negotiation, the major Albanian parties in southern Serbia officially agreed on December 4 to participate in Serbia's January 21 parliamentary elections, ending a boycott of national elections by the Albanian minority. The parties publicly signed an agreement in Bujanovac to su [...] |
2006-12-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE1967 |
DS KICKS OFF FORWARD-LOOKING ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) officially launched its parliamentary campaign at a high energy, American style convention gathering on December 4 in Belgrade. Against a stage filled with the 250 delegates on its electoral list, speakers were brief but energizing with Tadic deliveri [...] |
2006-12-06 06:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1970 |
SERBIA FORMALLY SUPPORTS PSI [...] On December 5, the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed emboff an official statement of support for the Proliferation Security Initiative and its principals under cover of diplomatic note number 34019. The statement, dated November 16, 2006, will be put on the Ministry's website in the [...] |
2006-12-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PGOV PREL MARR SR |
| 06BELGRADE1973 |
More Reaction from Democrats and NGOs on PfP [...] (SBU) NATO's invitation for Serbia's membership in PfP continues to dominate local media. President Tadic gave credit to his advisors for the invitation, a statement to which FONMIN took offense. The EU, meanwhile, has said publicly that NATO's relaxation on conditionality will not change its [...] |
2006-12-06 13:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1974 |
CEFTA - SERBIA SEEKS COMPROMISE ON CIGARETTES; [...] (SBU) In order to break an impasse on the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), the Government of Serbia (GOS) has offered a concession to Croatia on cigarette duties. In a November 30 letter, Serbia's chief negotiator offered to lower the overall level of protectio [...] |
2006-12-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL HR SR |
| 06BELGRADE1986 |
SERBIA MINT ACCEPTS INVITATION FOR TRAINING AT [...] (U) The Ministry of Interior has accepted a joint US- Italian invitation to participate in training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) located in Vicenza, Italy and proposed eight candidates for participation in the six week middle management course that is schedul [...] |
2006-12-11 05:42:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV IT NI SR |
| 06BELGRADE1994 |
ACTION REQUEST: MASSAGING SERBIA'S PFP [...] (sbu) Serbia has been working with NATO International Staff since March, 2006 on a Presentation Document in anticipation of an eventual invitation to join PfP. As a result, by the time of the Riga Summit, the Serbian MoD and MFA were already nearly finished with a fairly comprehensive, forw [...] |
2006-12-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO SR |
| 06BELGRADE1996 |
K+1: MOVING SERBIA BEYOND KOSOVO - IMMEDIATE [...] (c) As part of our Mission-wide K+1 (Kosovo settlement and aftermath) strategy, we have laid out in reftel our recommendations on how to manage the endgame in the status process here in Serbia. This message focuses on the next step of K+1: expectations and consequence management. This inv [...] |
2006-12-12 16:33:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE1998 |
ACTION REQUEST: MASSAGING SERBIA?S PRESENTATION [...] (sbu) Serbia has been working with NATO International Staff since March, 2006 on a Presentation Document in anticipation of an eventual invitation to join PfP. As a result, by the time of the Riga Summit, the Serbian MoD and MFA were already nearly finished with a fairly comprehensive, forw [...] |
2006-12-13 09:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE2004 |
MY YEAR-END MEETING WITH PM KOSTUNICA [...] (c) SUMMARY: I used my final meeting of the year with PM Kostunica to challenge him to do more to support our growing mil-mil relationship, to follow through on his government's commitments to key US investors and restitution claimants, and to urge him to provide reassurances of his commitm [...] |
2006-12-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS SR |
| 06BELGRADE2007 |
ENGAGING SERBIA'S MUSLIMS [...] (sbu) The Republic of Serbia is a multiethnic, multi-religious state. There are two significant indigenous Muslim communities: Bosniak Muslims, who are ethnic Slavs and have extensive ties to the Bosniak community in Bosnia, and Albanian Muslims, who are ethnic Albanians and have extensive t [...] |
2006-12-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE2016 |
VETTING FOR PROPOSED PARTICIPANTS FOR [...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for attendance in the January 2007 training course at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vincenza, Italy. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to Leahy Amendment Human Rights Vetting, these [...] |
2006-12-15 16:06:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS KCRM PREL IT SR |
| 06BELGRADE202 |
MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM TALKS: [...] (SBU) Summary: The pro-Independence and pro-Union blocs have started to focus on a definition of the majority required in the vote for independence, but remain far apart. Ambassador Polt's visit to Montenegro February 7-8 underscored USG support for a free and fair referendum, consistent with [...] |
2006-02-10 14:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MW SR |
| 06BELGRADE2037 |
KOSOVO AND SERBIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Kosovo status is playing a major role in all political parties' campaigns. This cable assesses their Kosovo platforms and campaign statements related to Kosovo in lead up to Serbian parliamentary elections on January 21. ------------ Democratic Party (DS), Leader: President Boris Tadic [...] |
2006-12-20 10:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE2039 |
SPS Confirms Milosevic Legacy [...] (SBU) Milosevic's once-dominant Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) will probably eke across the five percent threshold in Serbia's upcoming January 21 parliamentary elections. A party congress earlier this month revealed continued disarray, with "moderates" winning a tough fight for the leadership [...] |
2006-12-20 15:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE2061 |
BIG BLOC OF SERBIA'S DEMOCRATIC VOTERS [...] (SBU) Early election forecasts from Serbia's major polling agencies suggest that the ultranationalist Radical and Socialist parties have little chance of forming a government alone after the 21 January elections. Pollsters indicate that President Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) and PM Kostuni [...] |
2006-12-22 10:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SR |
| 06BELGRADE2062 |
RUSSIA, SERBIA SIGN MOU ON PIPELINE [...] (SBU) The Serbian Government (GOS), state-owned gas company Srbijagas and Russian Gazprom-Gazexport signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Moscow on December 20 that establishes a framework for future cooperation and a possible agreement with Gazprom on extension of the Blue Stream gas p [...] |
2006-12-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR |
| 06BELGRADE2065 |
Religion and Politics in Serbia -- The [...] (C) Summary: The Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) has played an important political role since the end of the Milosevic era, increasingly collaborating with conservative nationalists to promote a mutually beneficial agenda that encourages conservative values at home and school, discourages stro [...] |
2006-12-26 06:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI KIRF SR |
| 06BELGRADE207 |
VIENNA DECENTRALIZATION TALKS: KEEPING THE SERBS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-10 17:19:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE210 |
MONTENEGRO: AFTER THE REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: It is increasingly likely that Montenegro will hold a referendum on independence in the spring of 2006. Whether or not the vote is for independence, Montenegro's relationships with Serbia, and, potentially, with the United States will change significantly. Regardless of the ou [...] |
2006-02-13 10:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM SR MW PNAT |
| 06BELGRADE2104 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA -- ALBANIAN COALITION CRUMBLES; MODERATES [...] SUMMARY: The tenuous coalition among Albanian parties in southern Serbia has crumbled, with the two more nationalist parties withdrawing under hard-line pressure. There is no guarantee that the two remaining participating parties will be able to obtain the votes needed to secure at least one s [...] |
2006-12-28 11:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE220 |
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB MW PGOV SR USTR |
| 06BELGRADE231 |
KOSOVO: SERBIAN POLS DISTANCE SELVES FROM RADICALS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE232 |
Ensuring Stability in Southern Serbia [...] We are working to ensure that local political developments in the three Southern Serbia municipalities with ethnic Albanian populations (Presevo, Bujanovac, and Medvedja) do not undermine progress that has been made in stabilizing this sensitive area bordering Kosovo. Our strategy for the co [...] |
2006-02-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW YI |
| 06BELGRADE237 |
MONTENEGRIN INDEPEDENCE REFERENDUM TALKS: EU [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Envoy Ambassador Miroslav Lajcak, after receiving the full support of EU member states and the EU Presidency, has proposed to the pro- and anti- independence camps specific criteria for the Montenegro referendum. The required majority would be 55 percent of valid votes cast, [...] |
2006-02-17 07:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MW SR |
| 06BELGRADE256 |
SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PRINCIPLES FOR KOSOVO [...] In the process of resolving the future status of Kosovo and Metohija the Serbian Orthodox Church, her faithful and her Holy Shrines in the Province should be provided with adequate protection and a free life in accordance with basic principles of religious freedom and human rights generally ac [...] |
2006-02-21 06:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE257 |
SERBIA'S DEMOCRATS UNDER THREAT? [...] (SBU) Recent polls indicate that Serbia's anti-Western nationalists are within striking distance of capturing a parliamentary majority in new elections. Potentially traumatic issues later this year, such as Kosovo final status, could strengthen their hand even further. Early elections, perha [...] |
2006-02-21 09:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SR |
| 06BELGRADE264 |
VISIT TO U.S. BY MODERATE SERBIAN ORTHODOX [...] (U) An official Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) delegation of generally moderate bishops is planning to visit Washington in mid-March. The bishops have requested meetings at the State Department and the White House, mainly to discuss the future status of Kosovo and the fate of SOC patrimony the [...] |
2006-02-21 10:44:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KIRF SR |
| 06BELGRADE275 |
2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) While generally agreeing with the description of IPR problems contained in the IIPA Special 301 submission, we do not recommend that Serbia and Montenegro be placed on the Watch List. The IPR environment in Serbia and Montenegro (SAM), although not yet satisfactory, is certainly moving i [...] |
2006-02-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL SR MW KIPR |
| 06BELGRADE277 |
MLADIC UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite rampant press speculation, the GoS continues to vehemently deny, both in private and in public, that it is any closer to apprehending Mladic. Nevertheless, the degree of scrutiny given to this most recent "Mladic sighting" indicates a shift in expectations in the Serbia [...] |
2006-02-22 13:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR ICTY |
| 06BELGRADE299 |
MONTENEGRO'S OPPOSITION, GOVERNMENT TO BACK EU [...] (C) Summary: The Montenegrin Parliament is expected to meet February 28 to adopt the question, date, and rules for the referendum -- the "EU package." The opposition was quicker to support the package than the GoM, which engaged in a last-minute campaign to persuade the EU to lower the thresho [...] |
2006-02-24 16:39:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS SR MW |
| 06BELGRADE31 |
SAM: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM V2 [...] (u) General Assessment/Cooperation: The USG has an overall excellent working relationship with Serbia and Montenegro (SaM) on counter-terrorism issues. Both policy-level and operational-level interlocutors have been eager to cooperate with the USG on a wide range of issues including border [...] |
2006-01-11 12:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO SR |
| 06BELGRADE312 |
KOSOVO: BELGRADE EAGER TO DISCUSS STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE321 |
MONTENEGRO: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] (U) The Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) in Vienna projects the GDP growth in Montenegro will reach 5.0 percent. GDP growth was 4.0 percent in 2004 and 3.7 percent in 2005. WIIW expects unemployment to plateau at the current level, and inflation to rise slightly to 3.0 perc [...] |
2006-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KPAO ETRD EINV EAID PGOV MW SR |
| 06BELGRADE322 |
Montenegro Referendum: Rules of the Game Are [...] (SBU) The Montenegrin parliament has adopted the EU- proposed ground rules for the independence referendum, which will be held 21 May. Nonetheless, the pro- independence government strongly complained that the EU-recommended 55 percent super-majority is unfair and more stringent than existing [...] |
2006-03-02 07:38:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SR PBTS PGOV PNAT MW |
| 06BELGRADE341 |
SERBIA: MIXED MESSAGES ON CEKU NOMINATION [...] (C) Summary: While the Serbian government declared publicly that Agim Ceku's nomination as Kosovo's prime minister is "unacceptable," in private conversations with poloffs, government officials have been much more practical and indicated a "wait-and-see" approach to gauge how the new premier w [...] |
2006-03-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SR YI |
| 06BELGRADE366 |
SERBIA-KOSOVO: LACK OF PREPARATION FOR POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Commissioner for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia Dragisa Dabetic told our REFCOORD March 2 that he was not prepared to receive an outflow of ethnic Serbs and other minorities from Kosovo. He said, however, that if Kosovo became independent, there would be a large outflow. Formulating [...] |
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