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| 03KUWAIT5368 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND OTHERS STIFFING KUWAIT ON [...] (C) This is an action message. See Para 3. 2. (C) MFA continues to drub us on lack of Dominican and other coalition members' responsiveness in completing SOFA discussions. As addresses know, Kuwait bent its own rules and allowed Dominican and other battalions to transit Kuwait in advan [...] |
2003-11-24 06:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC ELAB DR PO SN PL KU SD |
| 04BRUSSELS5255 | MEETING WITH THE PORTUGUESE ON THE EXTRADITION AND [...] On December 10, USEU Senior Counsel Mark Richard, Embassy Paris Justice Attache Ken Harris and USEU/NAS Frank Kerber attended a meeting arranged by Embassy Lisbon in an attempt to explore the possible options for resolving outstanding issues with respect to the conclusion of the Portuguese pr [...] |
2004-12-13 16:22:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KCRM KJUS PO PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04STATE265884 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 7, 2004 MEETING [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) DECEMBER 7, 2004, 4:40 P.M., IN THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. - THE DEPUTY SECRETARY - EAP A/S JAMES A. KELLY - EAP DAS MARIE T.HUHTALA - AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES [...] |
2004-12-13 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC KJUST PHUM PREL USUN TT ID JA NZ PO |
| 05LJUBLJANA292 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RENE ALEXANDER "ALEX" [...] Embassy Ljubljana welcomes the visit of and grants Country Clearance to U.S. Speaker Mr. Rene Alexander "Alex" Acosta, to travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia on May 07-10, 2005, to discuss trafficking issues, in support of post's objective to reduce trafficking in humans. 2. The Control Officer [...] |
2005-05-04 06:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SL PO |
| 05MADRID1727 | SPANISH POLICE REPORT 16 ARRESTS FOR TRAFFICKING [...] All major Spanish dailies are reporting that Spanish National Police (SNP) authorities in the Canary Islands announced May 5 that 16 people from Spain and Cape Verde had been arrested on suspicion of trafficking children from the Cape Verde Islands through the Canary Islands to France. The S [...] |
2005-05-06 09:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SP FR GA CV SG PO |
| 05MAPUTO1449 | PORTUGAL TO TRANSFER CAHORA BASSA DAM TO MOZAMBIQUE [...] On November 2 representatives of the Mozambican and Portuguese governments signed in Lisbon a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the transfer of control over Cahora Bassa, the large hydroelectric dam on the Zambezi river in west central Mozambique, from Portuguese to Mozambican ha [...] |
2005-11-04 13:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PO MZ |
| 05NEWDELHI840 | ABU SALEM EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) In a February 1 conversation with Poloff, Portuguese DCM Frederico Nascimento confirmed recent Indian press reports stating that his country's Supreme Court had rendered a decision to permit the extradition of Abu Salem to India. He noted that this decision allows the extradition of Salem [...] |
2005-02-03 08:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV IN PO |
| 05ROME1018 | HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: ITALY PASSES ITC GAVEL TO [...] On March 15, Italy formally passed the chairmanship of the International Task Force for Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) to Poland. Attendees at the ceremony included the Polish Ambassador, representatives of the Italian Jewish communities in Rome and Milan, [...] |
2005-03-24 13:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PO IT |
| 06BAGHDAD48 | OIL SECTOR IN CENTER OF CONFLICT [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Chalabi, who is now the acting Minister of both Oil and Finance, hosted a status review January 4 of energy infrastructure protection. Fuel convoys were reported to be delivering fuel to Baghdad. The convoys had been attacked multiple times [...] |
2006-01-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG PGOV KCOR PINR EFIN IZ PO TU |
| 06BRATISLAVA97 | SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...] |
2006-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
| 06CANBERRA849 | EAST TIMOR: UPDATE ON AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE AND [...] (C/NF) The GOA confirmed that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) could include U.S. Embassy in Dili in its patrolling arrangements and could mount a rapid reaction capability to respond to a security threat at the U.S. Embassy, if needed. The GOA planned to double the number of police currently [...] |
2006-06-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR AORC PREL KDEM AS PO TT |
| 06DILI293 | EAST TIMOR WEEKEND UPDATE: JUNE 3-5, 2006, [...] (U) Summary: Pro-Xanana security ministers are sworn in; Superior Council endorses President's security plan; Ramos-Horta begins Defense Minister duties; FRETILIN Central Committee endorses Alkatiri, promotes Lobato; Australia on post-UNOTIL planning; Anti-Alkatiri demonstration reportedly ca [...] |
2006-06-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC KPKO AU PO TT |
| 06DILI296 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 6, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: 1500 Anti-Alkatiri demonstrators arrive from western districts; Ambassador meets with new Minister of the Interior Parliament deliberates with a bare quorum; Portuguese paramilitary police continue operations without JTF Coordination; Malaysian diplomats announce need for externa [...] |
2006-06-06 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC AU PO TT |
| 06DILI299 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 7, 2006 [...] (U) Summary. - Demonstrators return to their districts; - UN envoy Ian Martin departs Dili; - International police force update; - Readout on Ramos-Horta's meetings with dissident leaders; - Australian and New Zealand Defense Ministers visit; - Parliament's [...] |
2006-06-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI300 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 8, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary - GNR restricted to barracks after confrontation with Australian forces; - Provisional cooperation agreement reached between JTF and Portuguese forces; - Armed group claims Alkatiri gave them weapons to kill opponents; - Foreign Defense Attaches inv [...] |
2006-06-08 19:25:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY AS TT |
| 06DILI301 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 9, 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: - AFP commander gives policing plan to Ramos-Horta; - GNR Equipment Arrives in Baucau; - Former Minister of Police Bids Farewell to PNTL Commanders; - Sources confirm Fretilin Headquarters in Ermera District was burned; - Status of the news media; - JTF agrees to provide secur [...] |
2006-06-09 11:26:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI304 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 12, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry Commission; Opposition MP Joins Major Reinado to Call for Changes to the Constitution; GNR Cooperates Effectively with JTF; Security environment. End summary. GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry [...] |
2006-06-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI306 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 13, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Alkatiri armed group reported in Los Palos; Ramos-Horta casts doubt on whether UN investigation would include "Fretilin Security Forces"; Fretilin National Planning Committee may meet to discuss current crisis; Opposition MPs walk out of Parliament in protest of a Fretilin r [...] |
2006-06-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI308 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 14, 2006 [...] (U) Summary: President addresses Parliament; Fretilin presents itself as the victim; Ramos-Horta briefs diplomatic corps on GOET requests for post UN-mission; Prime Minister wants Timorese control of police; Security environment; End Summary. President addresses Parliament -------------- [...] |
2006-06-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS |
| 06DILI313 | EMBASSY DILI VIEWS ON POST-UNOTIL MISSION [...] (U) Summary: This message discusses possible components of a follow-on United Nations mission in East Timor after the expiration of the anticipated two-month extension of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). Whether or not the mission is conducted under Chapter VII authority and [...] |
2006-06-16 19:27:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | KPKO PREL PGOV PHUM AU PO MY TT |
| 06DILI325 | UPDATE FROM AFP ON INTERNATIONAL POLICING IN DILI [...] (C) Summary: Emboff met yesterday with Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander Steve Lancaster to review the current status of international policing in Dili. Lancaster reported that the international police have not yet reached full capacity, primarily due to a delay in the arrival of the [...] |
2006-06-22 07:07:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ASEC PHUM AU PO NZ TT |
| 06DILI341 | EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR 30 JUNE [...] (U) Summary: --- Ramos-Horta to head interim government? --- President may negotiate with Fretilin on new Prime Minister ---- Demonstrators depart after speeches by Gusmao, Alkatiri, Lu'olo; --- Alkatiri claims Parliamentary immunity in arms case; --- Fretilin activists contend their leader [...] |
2006-06-30 15:12:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AEMR PO AS TT |
| 06DILI363 | BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 11:06:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO |
| 06DILI372 | PRIME MINISTER RAMOS HORTA'S LATEST VIEWS [...] (SBU) Summary: In several conversations with Ambassador and Emboffs following his swearing in as East Timor's new Prime Minister, Jose Ramos Horta shared his views on some issues facing his government. Among the subjects addressed were: his delicate working relationship with the Fretilin party; [...] |
2006-07-19 00:15:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPKO UN PO AU TT |
| 06DILI387 | PRO-REINADO DEMONSTRATIONS SMALL BUT WORRYING [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations are being staged in Dili to protest the arrest and detention by international forces earlier this week of Major Alfredo Reinado, the leader of a group of dissident Military Police that played a prominent role in the violent clashes in and around Dili in late May. [...] |
2006-07-29 15:05:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM ASEC MARR AU PO TT |
| 06DILI427 | RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA |
| 06DILI439 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO CONCERNED ABOUT CAPE VERDE SRSG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-29 02:56:00 | Embassy Dili | SECRET//NOFORN | CV PO TT KPKO UN PREL KDEM PHUM |
| 06DILI463 | DILI SECURITY UPDATE: GANG DISTURBANCES BECOMING ENTRENCHED [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a spike in gang activity in early August in the period immediately following the arrest of dissident Major Alfredo Reinado, there was a reduction in such incidents later in the month. However, gang incidents have gradually escalated during the ensuing weeks, particular [...] |
2006-09-13 02:04:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PHUM ASEC CASC PREF AU PO TT |
| 06ISTANBUL128 | BSEC REQUEST FOR OBSERVER VIEWS ON COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Further to the BSEC Secretariat's late December request to observers to forward their views on how they envision cooperating with BSEC and its project development fund in future (copy faxed to EUR/SE), on February 1 BSEC forwarded [...] |
2006-02-02 14:15:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD PO PREL TU |
| 06KUALALUMPUR963 | MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE [...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...] |
2006-05-26 05:38:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY |
| 06LISBON1001 | PORTUGAL ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel talking points late on May 31 in separate conversations with Prime Minister Socrates and Foreign Minister Freitas do Amaral. The Prime Minister expressed his government's full support for the U.S. decision and pledged to help in any way he could. The For [...] |
2006-06-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PO |
| 06LISBON1007 | PORTUGUESE STATEMENT WELCOMES NEW U.S. IRAN POLICY [...] As promised in a May 31 conversation with the Ambassador (reftel), Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral issued a statement on June 1 strongly endorsing the new U.S. policy on Iran. The Embassy's translation of the statement follows: The Portuguese Government approves and welcomes the U. [...] |
2006-06-01 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IR PO |
| 06LISBON1014 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...] |
2006-06-02 19:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL MOPS TT PO |
| 06LISBON1089 | PORTUGAL: NATO RESPONSE FORCE: WITH THE U.S. IN [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 6 to MFA's Director of Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real. Corte-Real thought that the MOD had the lead on this issue and said he would forward it immediately. When pressed for his opinion, he said that Portugal was already participating in [...] |
2006-06-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR PO |
| 06LISBON1110 | PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha observed that Kosovo would not be on the agenda and proceeded to address the following reftel points: Balkans ------- 2, (C) Montenegro: The Montenegrin Parliament's declaration [...] |
2006-06-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO |
| 06LISBON1137 | PORTUGAL: AN INTEL VIEW OF EAST TIMOR [...] (C/NF) In a discussion on East Timor, the Chief of Staff for the Republic of Portugal's Intelligence Services (SIRP) underscored the need to recognize the Fretilin Party's popularity and the important role Prime Minister Alkatiri played in it. He was critical of Australia's past role in Eas [...] |
2006-06-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TT PO |
| 06LISBON1280 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, Pol/Econ DepCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA EU External Relations Division Head Cristina Vasconcellos and Ministry of Economy Acting DG for Enterprise Alice Rodrigues. Each reiterated well-known EU positions, with Vasconcellos underscoring the need for simult [...] |
2006-06-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WTRO ETRD ECON FO PO |
| 06LISBON1289 | MFA CRAVINHO VISIT TO TIMOR URGES COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho and his advisor Diogo Franco traveled to East Timor on a bilateral mission from June 25-28. Franco provided a readout to Emboffs on June 29, stressing that the visit had been positive in spite of the unexpected resignations. [...] |
2006-06-29 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN TT PO |
| 06LISBON1315 | PORTUGUESE FM RESIGNS, NEW MOD AND FM SWORN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Diogo Freitas do Amaral resigned on June 30, citing health reasons. MOD Luis Amado was named to become the next Foreign Minister, and Amado was replaced by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, the former director of the Institute of National Defense. Both men were sworn in on [...] |
2006-07-03 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PO |
| 06LISBON1341 | PORTUGAL - ECONOMY ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY [...] (U) Despite muted warnings over the last few months, the European Commission (EC) for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia recently gave Portugal passing marks for its efforts to reduce its huge budget deficit and undertake structural reforms, in accordance with Growth and Stability P [...] |
2006-07-06 15:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON1354 | PORTUGAL SHARES CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC PO |
| 06LISBON1449 | MIDEAST CRISIS: PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT NEUTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Since July 14, Portuguese government officials have made public comments lamenting the crisis in the Middle East and reassuring the Portuguese public that the violence will not affect Portugal, but has scrupulously avoided taking sides. Leftist Portuguese political leaders, howev [...] |
2006-07-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1500 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON PLANS FOR ASSISTANCE TO A FREE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1524 | GE BUILDING THE WORLD,S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY PLANT [...] SUMMARY: GE Energy Financial Services has joined with the PowerLight Corporation (US) and Catavento (Portugal) to construct the world,s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, slated to open in January 2007. This $75 million project - located in Serpa, Portugal - is GE,s first solar power [...] |
2006-07-25 07:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV TRGY ECON ETRD ETTC PO |
| 06LISBON1527 | TFLE01: PORTUGAL REQUESTS EU AND UN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Summary: Until July 20, the Portuguese government had remained relatively quiet on its views of the Middle East conflict, other than lamenting the humanitarian crisis and following the EU's message (reftel). On July 20 and July 23, however, the GOP offered to participate in a future UN pe [...] |
2006-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1545 | DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-27 07:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1546 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-27 07:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON1554 | PORTUGAL'S 2006 FOREST FIRE SEASON: BETTER THAN [...] (U) Portugal has experienced significantly fewer forest fires in comparison to the same period last year. However, the summer is only halfway over and the temperatures continue to rise. American technical assistance demonstrated its value when a fire break created by the United States Forest [...] |
2006-07-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID EU PO |
| 06LISBON1565 | TFLE01: PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado told the Ambassador on July 27 that the extraordinary EU meeting on the Middle East planned for August 1 must devise a common EU position and avoid divisions with the United States. He said Hezbollah must be disarmed and an international force deplo [...] |
2006-07-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1568 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer underscored the importance of PHARE assistance to Turkish Cypriots and our concern with the July 2 outcomes with MFA European Affairs Deputy Antonio Correia Aguiar. Correia Aguiar replied that Portugal is also following the issue very closely, but that Portugal's Office [...] |
2006-07-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PO |
| 06LISBON1572 | PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES HUGO CHAVEZ [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Luis Amado to get a readout of Prime Minister Socrates's July 23 meeting with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, which occurred during the latter's refueling stopover at the Lisbon Airport. The Ambassador expressed strong concern about Venezuela's mil [...] |
2006-07-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PO VE |
| 06LISBON1587 | PORTUGAL'S 61ST UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The following is a provisional list of participants for the GOP's delegation at UNGA. The GOP plans to have confirmations and further information about its participation by mid-August. A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva: No plans to attend UNGA. B. [...] |
2006-08-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP PO |
| 06LISBON1593 | CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...] |
2006-08-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE PO |
| 06LISBON1600 | PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer paid a call on MFA Migration Issues Officers Ana Trincao and Helga Bras on August 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the UN's proposed immigration forum and our concerns about replicating International Organization for Migration's (IOM) mandate unnecessarily. In response [...] |
2006-08-04 07:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UN PO |
| 06LISBON1642 | PORTUGAL OFFERS VIEWPOINT ON LEBANON SECURITY [...] (C) On August 7, Acting Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to Acting Director for International Political Organizations Helena Paiva and Israel-Arab Affairs Desk Officer Maria Joao Coutinho. Paiva, who previously worked for the Portuguese Mission to the UN, agreed t [...] |
2006-08-07 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE PO |
| 06LISBON1656 | SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE PO |
| 06LISBON1657 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA PO |
| 06LISBON1658 | PORTUGAL ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN PO |
| 06LISBON1672 | PORTUGUESE EDUCATION: FROM SALAZAR TO SOCRATES [...] (U) Even more than thirty years after the Salazar dictatorship, Portugal's education system lags so far behind other EU countries that its economic progress has been significantly affected. High dropout rates and lack of resulting qualifications have meant lost growth potential for the Portug [...] |
2006-08-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1677 | PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/CSI [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Orlando Baez, traveling to Lisbon, Portugal from August 22 - November 24, 2006. Special Agent Baez will be assigned to the Container [...] |
2006-08-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT OTRA PO |
| 06LISBON1693 | PORTUGAL CONSIDERS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Pol/Econ officer met with MFA International Organization Officer Celia Morais on August 11 to urge Portugal to support Dr. Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Committee. Morais welcomed the detailed information and replied that Portugal takes great interest in the Human Righ [...] |
2006-08-11 15:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN PO |
| 06LISBON1743 | PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION, [...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...] |
2006-08-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
| 06LISBON1768 | FM AMADO TRAVELS TO MIDDLE EAST IN EFFORT TO RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Luis Amado will be traveling to Libya, Cairo and Amman the week of August 21 as part of Portugal's effort to play a larger role in the international arena, particularly in the Middle East, in the run-up to its EU Presidency during the latter half of 2007. Minister Amado pl [...] |
2006-08-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO EG JO LY |
| 06LISBON1776 | PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...] |
2006-08-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO |
| 06LISBON1797 | WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IPR: PORTUGAL AGREES IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy staff met with MFA Multilateral Services Director Joana Tavares to encourage support as a co-complainant against China for IPR violations. Tavares agreed in principle with the US proposal but noted that she would need to consult with the Ministry of Economy before renderi [...] |
2006-08-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH PO |
| 06LISBON1804 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC PO |
| 06LISBON1805 | PORTUGUESE FM AMADO BROACHES PEACE AND TRADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado's first trip to the Middle East since assuming office on July 3 aimed at encouraging regional stabilization, assessing the humanitarian crisis, and establishing greater commercial ties, according to MFA Middle East Officer Lilia Navais. Minister Amado de [...] |
2006-08-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV EG JO LY PO |
| 06LISBON1814 | PORTUGUESE TO MEET WITH RUSSIANS ON NATURAL GAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Senior European Political Advisor informed Pol/Econ officer that Gazprom representatives were in Portugal in April to discuss the sale of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom to Portuguese Energy Company Galp Energia (Galp) via Algeria. A follow-up meeting is scheduled fo [...] |
2006-08-25 16:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY EPET ECIN ECON EMIN PREL PO RS |
| 06LISBON1819 | PORTUGAL - COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JULIETA [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Julieta Valls Noyes, DRL Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from September 1-2, 2006. The purpose of the trip is for an overnight stay in Lisbon awaiting a flight connection to Luanda. [...] |
2006-08-28 07:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO PHUM PO SF SZ |
| 06LISBON1845 | PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN [...] (C) On August 29, the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Advisor provided Charge d'Affaires with a read-out of Foreign Minister Amado's August 24 meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal. Bilal asserted that the Middle East needed to be "reengineered" from the inside and that anything [...] |
2006-08-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO IR SY |
| 06LISBON1861 | PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...] |
2006-08-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
| 06LISBON1871 | PORTUGAL IN LINE WITH USG POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) In response to Pol/Econ Counselor's urging that FM Amado and other EU Foreign Ministers deliver a strong message on Iran at the Sept. 1-2 Gymnich meeting in Finland, particularly with regard to the need for firm action in the UNSC, MFA Acting Director for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sou [...] |
2006-09-01 16:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU UN IR PO |
| 06LISBON1921 | AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...] |
2006-09-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE |
| 06LISBON1922 | PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1923 | BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-1002725 ON SAAB AVITRONICS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 06LISBON1924 | 61ST UNGA: UPDATED PORTUGUESE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) The MFA's Director for International Organizations, Helena Paiva, shared this list of high level attendees with Pol/Econ Off on September 7. Paiva confirmed that all delegation members are fluent in English and that no spouses will attend. A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not a [...] |
2006-09-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP UNGA PO |
| 06LISBON1937 | PORTUGUESE DISCUSS COCAINE TRENDS WITH STAFFDEL [...] (U) Summary: Staffdel Brennan, a delegation made up of House International Relations Committee (HIRC) and House Judiciary Committee staffers, visited Portugal from August 30 - September 2 to meet with local law enforcement and politicians to discuss narcotrafficking trends from Latin America t [...] |
2006-09-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP SNAR ASEC PO |
| 06LISBON1989 | PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss the policy areas listed in reftel before the September 15 GAERC. Rocha stressed that the EU's policy response to the situation in Sudan would be given the most consideration during [...] |
2006-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2002 | SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...] |
2006-09-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL SMIG PO |
| 06LISBON2003 | PORTUGAL ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Coelho offered her perspective on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial and discussed plans for Portugal's upcoming CD Presidency. In response to the reftel demarche, Coelho confirmed that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado [...] |
2006-09-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM PO |
| 06LISBON2160 | PORTUGUESE REACTION TO VENEZUELA'S CAMPAIGN USE OF [...] (U) The Portuguese press was dominated September 28 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,s billboard campaign in Caracas, which uses a photo of Chavez together with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, above the Venezuelan and Portuguese flags. Under the title, "Breaking the Blockade, Vene [...] |
2006-09-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE PO |
| 06LISBON2162 | PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] At the September 21 Bilateral Commission Science and Technology (S&T) Subcommittee Meeting, Embassy officials reviewed the Embassy Science Fellow program, NASA/C3P activities, forest fire cooperation, and fuel conversion at the nuclear research reactor. The Portuguese delegation focused on t [...] |
2006-09-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TBIO TSPA PO |
| 06LISBON2190 | PORTUGAL UNDECIDED BUT INCLINED TO FAVOR CATEGORY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP PO |
| 06LISBON2201 | PORTUGAL'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In 2005, the textile/apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial sector, accounting for approx. 20% of industrial GDP and 20% of all exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north of the count [...] |
2006-10-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 06LISBON2202 | PORTUGAL'S OCT/2006 TRADE COMPLIANCE AND [...] As a member of the European Union (EU), Portugal is obligated to follow all EU directives regulating trade. As such, many of the trade issues in Portugal are similar to those in other EU member states. For 2006, issues particular to Portugal involve waste management. END SUMMARY. COMPLIANCE [...] |
2006-10-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON2244 | PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC [...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...] |
2006-10-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MZ VE PO |
| 06LISBON2254 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST WORRIES PORTUGUESE [...] The Government of Portugal (GOP) shares U.S. Government concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions (Refs A and B). On October 9, the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued its own statement to express the GOP's apprehension over North Korea's announced experimental detonation [...] |
2006-10-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PO |
| 06LISBON2265 | PORTUGAL REJECTS EDA FRIGATES [...] In a letter from Vice Admiral Viegas Filipe, Director General for Weapons and Defense Procurement, to Embassy Lisbon's Office for Defense Cooperation, the Government of Portugal formally renounced any claim to the two Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates offered through the Excess Defense Arti [...] |
2006-10-12 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL MASS PO |
| 06LISBON2266 | US-PORTUGAL BILATERAL COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Portugal hosted the semi-annual meeting of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission on October 3 to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation items as well as coordination on international military engagements. The U.S. delegation noted Portugal's military contributions worldwide, incl [...] |
2006-10-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON2269 | PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...] |
2006-10-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO |
| 06LISBON2271 | FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS [...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...] |
2006-10-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2361 | VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM Adrienne O'Neal contacted the Foreign Minister's Chief of Cabinet Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes per reftel to inform him that, although the U.S. appreciates Portugal's interest in hosting the NATO summit and that Lisbon is an attractive option for a NATO summit overall, that the U.S. [...] |
2006-10-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PO PREL MARR |
| 06LISBON2365 | PORTUGUESE FM OFFERS TO RESIGN IF CIA FLIGHT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Portugal's Foreign Minister offered to resign if opposition forces can demonstrate any complicity on the part of the government regarding alleged illegal CIA rendition flights through Portuguese territory. While a government investigation has refuted these allegations, the saga [...] |
2006-10-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PO |
| 06LISBON2366 | SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...] |
2006-10-20 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2383 | PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...] |
2006-10-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CU PO |
| 06LISBON2406 | PORTUGAL: VENEZUELA SPECIAL COORDINATOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Director Helena Coutinho stressed Portugal's commitment to a fair Venezuelan presidential campaign with a viable opposition to prevent Chavez from [...] |
2006-10-25 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE BR PO |
| 06LISBON2407 | PORTUGAL: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) During a separate meeting in Lisbon on security and non-proliferation on the margins of the 21st Bilateral Commission, Portugal underscored the importance of a coordinated EU and US approach in the face of Iranian and North Korean efforts to upset the stability of the current worldwide [...] |
2006-10-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2419 | PORTUGAL AGAINST LEBANON-SPECIFIC UN RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2489 | PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN PO |
| 06LISBON2494 | PORTUGAL APPROACHED ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (U) On October 25, Pol/Econ officer met MFA International Organizations Officer Jose Moura to outline concerns regarding the ongoing anti-Israel bias in the UN and to request that Portugal consider voting against measures 60/36, 60/37, and 60/104 when next considered. Moura agreed to convey o [...] |
2006-11-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PO |
| 06LISBON2530 | PORTUGAL REVIEWING PROTECTED MIGRANT RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG PO |
| 06LISBON2544 | PORTUGAL DOES NOT AGREE ON CUBA EMBARGO AND ONE [...] (C) Summary: Portugal agrees with many of the U.S. issues regarding pending Third Committee resolutions, except for the Cuba Embargo Resolution and the retaliatory Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Resolution. Interlocutors noted that Portugal will consider any EU [...] |
2006-11-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2585 | PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CBP CLARK, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 14:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT OTRA PO |
| 06LISBON2615 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS: PORTUGAL [...] Per reftel, Portugal's TFCO and Deputy TFCO are: a) TFCO: Cari R. Enav OFFICE: 351-21-770-2242 CELL: 351-91-776-4291 UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.gov SIPDIS CLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.sgov.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Tiffany L. McGriff OFFICE: 351-21-770-2575 CELL: 351-91-959-482 [...] |
2006-11-17 16:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2616 | PORTUGAL ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: Portugal in particular, and the EU in general, will seek to make the ESS resolution on Israeli actions a more balanced text rather than oppose it directly. Should the EU achieve its goal to amend the text, member states will then try to achieve consensus on how to vote. End summa [...] |
2006-11-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2719 | PORTUGAL TO BE VOICE OF MODERATION IN EU ACCESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 17:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN NATO PO TU |
| 06LISBON2750 | PORTUGAL DOES NOT MAINTAIN NATIONAL TERRORIST LISTS [...] Antonio Folgado of the Ministry of Justice and Angelo Seica Neves of the Department of Finance reported that Portugal does not have a national terrorist list separate from the European Union or United Nations lists. Names provided by other countries, such as the United States, are collated bu [...] |
2006-12-06 09:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2754 | PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON TFTP [...] (SBU) Portugal intends to follow the recommendations of the European Commission regarding next steps for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) - according to Mario Pinto Lobo, Director-General for European Affairs and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Finance and Carlos Coim [...] |
2006-12-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ECON EU PO |
| 06LISBON2769 | PORTUGAL'S POLICIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Ana Filomena Rocha provided a review of MFA's preparations for the reftel December 11-12 European Union (EU) General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in a December 7 discus [...] |
2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PRM PGOV PHUM PREL PO CH EUN YI SR BK IS |
| 06LISBON2841 | PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY LEADER RESIGNS POST [...] Summary: A Social Democratic parliamentary leader resigned his leadership position in protest of his party,s cooperation with the leftist parties to investigate alleged CIA rendition flights at the expense of the Socialist government. The inability to prove a negation means that the CIA flig [...] |
2006-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2861 | PORTUGAL: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, the following text comprises Embassy Lisbon's Country Report on Terrorism. Despite assistance from Washington offices, our offices were unable to access the Intellipedia option to submit this report. 2. Begin text: Portugal supports international efforts to combat te [...] |
2006-12-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2891 | PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PO |
| 06LISBON933 | PORTUGAL: NOT READY TO PRESS ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On May 22, Polecon Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Russian Affairs Officer Ana Paula Moriera. While she acknowledged that Russia had been practicing a creeping influence policy, Moriera said the EU and OSCE messages urging restraint were probably sufficient given the sensitivities [...] |
2006-05-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL OSCE PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON951 | PORTUGAL PERMITS FREE ENTRY TO THE LEAST LIKELY [...] (U) Summary: On May 1, Portugal followed through with its March 10 commitment to allow the free movement of students and workers from the eight of the ten new EU members (excluding Cyprus and Malta). The announcement enjoyed significant press coverage, especially in light of the high-profile [...] |
2006-05-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON964 | PORTUGAL: MANAS AIRFIELD AND IRAQI CABINET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftels to MFA Director of Defense and Security Coordination Joao Corte-Real. He concurred with the U.S. concerns about Manas Airfield (ref A) and agreed to refer the matter to the Portuguese embassy in Moscow. With regard to Iraq (ref B), [...] |
2006-05-26 15:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO IZ KG AF |
| 06MAPUTO1409 | Mozambique - Cahora Bassa Dam Agreement Signed [...] On October 31, in Maputo, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and President Armando Guebuza signed an agreement under which Mozambique will acquire from Portugal an additional 67 percent of the shares of the Cahora Bassa dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). Mozambi [...] |
2006-11-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ENRG PO CH MZ |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1068 | LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...] |
2006-11-06 19:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY |
| 06PARIS1455 | FRENCH VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chirac and Prime Minister de Villepin received Polish President Lech Kaczynski on February 24 for his first visit to France since taking office. Chirac and Kaczynski discussed the future of the Weimar Triangle and the European constitutional treaty, and Chirac told Kaczy [...] |
2006-03-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FR PO EUN |
| 06PARIS4538 | AUSCHWITZ NAME CHANGE ISSUE UNRESOVLED [...] (SBU) The Polish Ambassador to UNESCO, Maria Wodzynska-Walicka, met with Ambassador Oliver yesterday afternoon, June 29th, to update her on the issue of the proposed name change of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, which was expected to be raised during the upcoming World Heritage Comm [...] |
2006-06-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL PO IS UNESCO |
| 06PARIS7095 | MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY ISSUE AT UNESCO 175TH EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (U) MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY The Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2008-2013 (34 C/4) was the source of hours of discussion and a major "thematic" debate on UNESCO's role in the world. (Comment: we know of no other organization that is as self-absorbed as UNESCO and wastes as much time discussing i [...] |
2006-10-27 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNESCO SCUL PO IS BR LE CU EU |
| 06TOKYO7061 | JAPAN: JOINT DEMARCHE OF EAST TIMOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-20 06:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RTT AS PO JA |
| 06USNATO635 | VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) Ambassador Nuland delivered reftel A talking points to key Ally Ambassadors (strictly protect) on October 24, informing them of U.S. support for Romania as host for the 2008 NATO summit. German Perm Rep Duckwitz said Berlin was still reviewing the options, though they previously had sup [...] |
2006-10-25 17:17:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR RO PO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1689 | UN ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The UN's Electoral Assistance Division hosted a discussion August 31 in New York on electoral assistance to Timor-Leste. Finn Reske-Nielsen, newly named deputy SRSG (Reconstruction, Development, Humanitarian Affairs) to Timor-Leste, outlined his plan to closely coordinate with local Emb [...] |
2006-09-01 15:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM TT PO GV EAID |
| 06USUNNEWYORK624 | PORTUGAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note, through the current WEOG Chair, from the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations requesting support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration [...] |
2006-03-29 16:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM UN PO |
| 06USUNNEWYORK797 | PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY: [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-14 16:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UN IR PO EVN |
| 06WARSAW1167 | POLAND: UPDATE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) The Government of Poland continues to pursue its goal of diversifying energy resources. On May 31, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution prioritizing construction of a gas pipeline from Norway, liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, and extension of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline [...] |
2006-06-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET GG PO PREL RS SA SL UR AJ EZ |
| 06WARSAW180 | POLAND'S COMMENTS ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) Poland's Ministry of Economy and MFA expressed support for the U.S. proposal on an approach to Ukraine but seek clarification on several questions. Poland requests fu [...] |
2006-02-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PINR PREL UP RS PO AU EU CZ |
| 06WARSAW2199 | POLAND WAITING FOR ANSWERS ON MAZEIKIU FIRE [...] (C) Cezary Filipowicz, PKN Orlen (PKNO) Deputy President told Deputy Econ Counselor that while he can't say with 100 percent certainty that the PKNO purchase of Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) will proceed following the October 12 fire, it is PKNO's intention to complete the purchase. A tea [...] |
2006-10-13 15:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PO |
| 06WARSAW2418 | POLAND FINALIZES GAS DEALS WITH ROSUKRENERGO AND [...] (U) Polish Oil and Gas Company PGNIG signed a contract with RosUkrEnergo for gas imports beginning January 1, 2007. The contract is for 2.5 BCM of gas per year for three years with the possibility of prolonging the deal for another two. The price is based on the price of oil derivative produc [...] |
2006-11-20 10:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PO RS UR |
| 06WARSAW2420 | POLAND: PKN ORLEN PRESIDENT WEATHERS A STORM [...] (C) Summary: PKN Orlen President Igor Chalupec has been under intense scrutiny over the past few months by the Polish government and press. Monthly press reports speculate that he will be replaced. Recent press articles include detailed accounts and biographies on potential replacements. C [...] |
2006-11-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PO LI PREL |
| 06WARSAW2460 | POLAND: PKN ORLEN WANTS TO BUY CONOCO UNIPETROL [...] (C) PKN Orlen Deputy President told Econoff that PKN Orlen is interested in purchasing the Unipetrol refinery assets Conoco Phillips recently announced it is selling to Lukoil. Filipowicz emphasized that Orlen, as majority owner, has right of first refusal to purchase the assets, and wants [...] |
2006-11-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PO CZ PREL RS |
| 07ABIDJAN959 | (U) ACTION COMPLETED: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim leaders who have favorable views of the United States and offer an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) El Hadj Aboubacar FOFANA Gender: Male DOB [...] |
2007-09-12 18:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PK PO QA RP RS RW SA SF SG SL SN SO SP |
| 07ASHGABAT504 | TURKMENISTAN'S EMINENCE GRISE RELEASED FROM [...] (C) Rumors of shadowy Chief of the Presidential Security Service Akmurat Rejepov's expected departure from the government were confirmed by a May 15 presidential decree announcing his assignment to "other work." An additional -- and more surprising change in Turkmenistan's security structu [...] |
2007-05-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PO TX |
| 07BEIJING4010 | JUNE 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the June 14 MFA Press Conference were: -- China has taken note of reports indicating the imminent transfer of North Korean funds from Macau's Banco Delta Asia and hopes relevant parties take steps toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. -- Not responding directly to [...] |
2007-06-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EFIN KJUS KS KN RS PO VM NU IZ |
| 07BRUSSELS2052 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] |
2007-06-22 11:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
| 07BRUSSELS2056 | EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...] |
2007-06-22 13:00:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG |
| 07DILI19 | PRESIDENT GUSMAO DECLINES TO MEET ON JOINT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. President Gusmao has declined to meet the Australian, Japanese, Portuguese, and U.S. chiefs of mission to receive the Ref B joint demarche previously delivered to former Prime Minister Alkatiri (Ref A). Through his Chief of Staff the President conveyed that he was well aware of th [...] |
2007-01-17 11:39:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AS JA MZ PO TT |
| 07DILI204 | MANAGING PORTUGESE AND LUSOPHONE INTERESTS IN EAST TIMOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: As the international community grapples with how best to assist East Timor in re-establishing security, strengthening the public sector, and stimulating economic growth, one of the most delicate issues confronting the major players is how to manage Portuguese, Brazilian and ot [...] |
2007-05-25 07:58:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID TT PO |
| 07DILI234 | EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT RAMOS HORTA LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 meeting with Charge and Poloff, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta expressed satisfaction with the ongoing parliamentary election campaign and confidence in connection with various post-election political scenarios. He confirmed that he had requested that the Inter [...] |
2007-06-21 10:04:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AS PO ID TT |
| 07DILI310 | AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL BRING AID TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Dili | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID TT PO AS |
| 07DILI351 | TIMOR-LESTE TO PRESS FOR ASEAN ENGAGEMENT ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador met October 26 with Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Zacarias Albano Da Costa to urge that Timor-Leste, as a candidate for accession to ASEAN, explore ways to press Burma. We stressed the importance of the issue to the United States, and expressed our appreciation for [...] |
2007-10-26 09:39:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEAN PO SG TT BM |
| 07HAVANA904 | PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR ON UNGA TALKS WITH CUBANS [...] (C) PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR TO CUBA MARIO GODINHO DE MATOS BRIEFED COM ON 11 SEPTEMBER ON WHAT HE KNOWS OF THE UPCOMING PORTUGUESE/EU TALKS WITH THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT. THE EXACT DATES FOR THE TALKS IN NEW YORK, ON THE MARGINS OF UNGA, HAVE NOT YET BEEN SET, BUT THE TARGET IS FOR ONE DAY BETWEEN 2 [...] |
2007-09-12 15:17:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU PO CU |
| 07KINSHASA381 | POLITICAL VIEWS FROM BOTH SIDES [...] (C) Summary: Following the March 22-23 violence, political feelings are running high. Reflecting Prime Minister Gizenga's views, his de facto chief of staff, Minister Godefroid Mayobo, strongly reaffirmed the need for a full trial of former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. While fully acc [...] |
2007-03-30 17:15:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV MOPS CG PO SF |
| 07KINSHASA385 | BEMBA DEPARTURE DELAYED [...] (C) The departure for Portugal of former Vice President Bemba has been delayed from the original hoped-for date of Saturday, March 31, but the initiative still appears on track. Per telcons with UN SRSG Bill Swing and South African Charge Kenneth Pedro, discussions headed by National Assembly [...] |
2007-04-02 09:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO ASEC PO SF CG |
| 07KINSHASA419 | BEMBA LEAVES KINSHASA FOR PORTUGAL [...] (U) Senator and former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba departed Kinshasa for Portugal aboard his private jet at 2:10 a.m. April 11. Bemba, accompanied by his wife and five children, officially left for follow-up surgery for a broken leg suffered in December 2006. He had been at a South African [...] |
2007-04-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO PO CG |
| 07KINSHASA624 | BEMBA NOT PLANNING TO RETURN TO KINSHASA SOON [...] (C) Summary: Close aides to Senator Jean-Pierre Bemba said the former Transitional Vice President and MLC President will remain in Portugal and not return to the DRC anytime soon. A 60-day leave of absence granted Bemba by the Senate ends June 11. Bemba and his advisers say he will not come ba [...] |
2007-06-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PO CG |
| 07KINSHASA799 | BEMBA SIGNALS HARDER LINE TO EU [...] (C) European Chiefs of Mission have told us that former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba recently spoke with EU Special Envoy Van de Geer regarding his potential return to the DRC. Bemba, still in Portugal ostensibly for medical treatment but in reality living in temporary self-exile, reporte [...] |
2007-07-11 13:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PO CG |
| 07KYIV2266 | UKRAINE: PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 14 SUMMIT WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: An EU delegation of Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates, EU Council Secretary General Solana, European Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner will participate in the EU-Ukraine summit September 14 in Kyiv. In their private meetings, the EU delegation will [...] |
2007-09-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN PO UP |
| 07LISBON104 | AVIAN FLU: PORTUGAL PREPARES FOR NEXT MIGRATORY [...] Portugal,s Ministry of Agriculture tested over 5000 birds for avian influenza in 2006 with no detection of the H5N1 virus. A national campaign to register domestic birds for quarantine contingency resulted in over six million birds being documented on-line. Although Portugal decided not to va [...] |
2007-01-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA WHO PO |
| 07LISBON1057 | PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...] |
2007-04-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1060 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Carlos Alberto Ferreira Antunes DOB: April 25, 1982 POB: Vale Formoso, Covilha, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V100264 Course Title: CIWS MK-15MOD 11/14 OP/M [...] |
2007-04-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1061 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for DHS/ICE Acting Attache Eileen Escoto and FSN/LES Investigator Miguel Angel Alonso to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, April 23-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is for meetings with Embassy and host government officials. 2. Control Offi [...] |
2007-04-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PO |
| 07LISBON1062 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP MANIECE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for CBP Officer Anthony Maniece, to travel to Lisbon from April 19, 2007 to April 19, 2008. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screening for cont [...] |
2007-04-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PO |
| 07LISBON1078 | PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...] |
2007-04-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1085 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...] |
2007-04-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1098 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Paulo Ricardo Toipa Silva DOB: June 9, 1985 POB: Viseu, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: J174772 Course Title: SUPT Course Dates: 05/30/07 to 09/04/08 2. [...] |
2007-04-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1199 | PORTUGAL ON WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Aderito Serrao, President of the Meteorology Institute, who plans to attend the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Quadrennial Congress from May 7-25. Serrao noted the need for further discussion on climate change in international bodies suc [...] |
2007-05-04 08:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WMO PO |
| 07LISBON1207 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DAT [...] |
2007-05-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1210 | PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...] |
2007-05-04 16:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KTIA PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1211 | PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us they expect to sign on to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us that the relevant office was preparing a decision memorandum for the Minister in which they recommend joining the Global Initiative. [...] |
2007-05-04 17:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1226 | PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...] |
2007-05-07 12:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KTIA PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1237 | PORTUGAL ON INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] On May 3, PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Jorge Palmeirim, Portuguese representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), who plans to attend the May 28-31 Annual Meeting in Anchorage. Regarding the U.S.-Russia request to update the bowhead whale quota, Palmeirim stated [...] |
2007-05-09 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PO |
| 07LISBON1251 | PORTUGAL WILL NOT BLOCK MAY 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-10 07:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1275 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...] |
2007-05-10 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PO |
| 07LISBON1292 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Jorge dos Santos LOPES DOB: April 13, 1963 POB: Tabua, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G583591 COURSE TITLE: P3C OFT Simulator Training COURSE DATES: J [...] |
2007-05-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1321 | PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] In preparation for the May 18 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on April 19 to review bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussion focused on Embassy organized conferences, the Embassy Science Fellow program, and fuel conversion at the [...] |
2007-05-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1328 | PORTUGAL: RESPONSE TO MAY 11 UNSC PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV YI PO |
| 07LISBON1373 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Andre Borges MARTINS DOB: May 11, 1983 POB: Chaves, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H146629 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES: June 25 to Oc [...] |
2007-05-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1386 | PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...] |
2007-05-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1387 | FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI [...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...] |
2007-05-18 17:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO TL |
| 07LISBON1388 | Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...] |
2007-05-18 17:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM PO |
| 07LISBON1410 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Martins MAGALHAES DOB: January 28, 1982 POB: Paredes, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G871000 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES [...] |
2007-05-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1412 | PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW PO |
| 07LISBON1418 | PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...] |
2007-05-22 07:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1443 | PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE [...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...] |
2007-05-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EU PO |
| 07LISBON1445 | OECD: PORTUGAL SUPPORTS NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-22 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN OECD PO |
| 07LISBON1467 | PORTUGALS VIEWS ON NSG, GLOBAL INTIATIVE, AND PSI [...] (U) Visiting ISN/CPI Director Tony Foley called on Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Director Joao Corte Real May 3 to discuss issues before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Proliferation Security Initiativ (PSI), and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclar T [...] |
2007-05-24 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1498 | DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA [...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...] |
2007-05-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL |
| 07LISBON1508 | PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU [...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...] |
2007-05-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1527 | PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials agreed to review the reftel request to increase contributions to ISAF, but noted they did not expect the review to bring about any changes to current contribution levels. Portugal is operating, they stated, under an austerity budget. Moreov [...] |
2007-06-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF PO |
| 07LISBON153 | PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION [...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...] |
2007-01-17 18:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1559 | PORTUGAL ON ZOELLICK'S WORLD BANK NOMINATION [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff raised reftel talking points on the nomination of Robert Zoellick to the Presidency of the World Bank with Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Moreno said there is support within the GOP for Zoellick, [...] |
2007-06-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD PO |
| 07LISBON1560 | PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA), urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...] |
2007-06-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1622 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...] |
2007-06-15 17:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1632 | PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT ZOELLICK FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance, informed post on June 11 that Portugal will support Robert Zoellick's candidacy for World Bank President. Per ref A, Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos confirmed the government's p [...] |
2007-06-19 07:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD PO |
| 07LISBON1679 | PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA), urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...] |
2007-06-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1745 | PORTUGUESE TELL A/S STEINBERG THAT EU WILL NOT ACT [...] (C) On June 26, Transportation A/S for Aviation and International Affairs Andrew Steinberg met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon to underscore strong USG opposition to the EU's proposal to include international aviation in its emission trading scheme (ETS) without mutual consent. He urged [...] |
2007-07-02 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PO EUN |
| 07LISBON1766 | A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES [...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...] |
2007-07-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID PREL EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1786 | USAFE REORGANIZATION IN PORTUGAL [...] Post coordinated dissemination of reftel information to the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MOD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and to the Regional Government of the Azores. Our interlocutors at each of these institutions expressed relief that no Portuguese positions would be affected. Al [...] |
2007-07-09 07:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PARM PO |
| 07LISBON1800 | PORTUGAL: REACTION TO US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel points underscoring deep USG unhappiness with the results of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 5th Session with MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights and International Affairs Susana Vaz Patto. Patto replied that the Portuguese were also quite unhappy with t [...] |
2007-07-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1812 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20 [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...] |
2007-07-11 18:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON182 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...] |
2007-01-19 17:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO |
| 07LISBON1839 | PORTUGAL: DEFICIT REDUCTION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, [...] Portugal's efforts to reduce its budget deficit were ahead of schedule, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos told post. It was even possible that the government would reach its target to reduce the deficit below 3% in 2007, a year ahead of schedule, if GDP grew by 2.0 [...] |
2007-07-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PO |
| 07LISBON1841 | TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...] |
2007-07-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1854 | A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO [...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...] |
2007-07-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN |
| 07LISBON1856 | PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...] |
2007-07-18 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PO UN ZL |
| 07LISBON1858 | U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...] |
2007-07-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS |
| 07LISBON1902 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Valentim Jose Pires Antunes RODRIGUES DOB: 01-17-1964 POB: Bissau, Guinea Bissau PASSPORT NUMBER: V104825 COURSE TITLE: Naval Command College COURSE DATES: [...] |
2007-07-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1940 | 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PORTUGESE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (No plans to attend) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September [...] |
2007-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PO |
| 07LISBON1960 | PORTUGAL: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. (U) Post's [...] |
2007-07-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON1972 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Jorge de Jesus Marques DOB: 05/24/1972 POB: Maputo, Mozambique PASSPORT NUMBER: V102308 COURSE TITLE: Basic American Language Instructor Course COURSE DATES [...] |
2007-08-01 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1974 | BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...] |
2007-08-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ZL PO |
| 07LISBON2046 | PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...] |
2007-08-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO |
| 07LISBON2054 | PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...] |
2007-08-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2123 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Claudia Monistrol, Supply Chain Security Specialist, and Ralph Martinez, Supply Chain Security Specialist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 17-19, 2007 to conduct C-TPAT validations. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Politic [...] |
2007-08-20 10:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON2143 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...] |
2007-08-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON216 | PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...] |
2007-01-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2163 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Diamantino Jose Santos FERNANDES DOB: September 24, 1968 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V019704 COURSE TITLE: Mobile International Strategic In [...] |
2007-08-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON217 | EARLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Portugal's upcoming Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group starting in November, the MFA called for a meeting to solicit input from some members' diplomatic missions in Lisbon. The Ukrainian ambassador offered several suggestions in i [...] |
2007-01-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON218 | PORTUGAL: SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP AND SWIFT "INFORMED [...] (SBU) In response to Embassy outreach on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and SWIFT per reftel a, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos responded via a Jan 10 letter acknowledging the program's important role in fighting terrorist finance, encouraging cont [...] |
2007-01-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PTER KTFN PO |
| 07LISBON2199 | PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-28 17:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2200 | PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-29 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2229 | IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN [...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...] |
2007-08-31 12:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2258 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA WATKINS [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Tim Watkins, Deputy Director, Rachelle Duvall, Physical Scientist, and Deborah Luecken, Research Physical Scientist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 21-31, 2007 (Watkins and Duvall) and Septmeber 22 - October 0 [...] |
2007-09-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
| 07LISBON2288 | AUSTR DONNELLY DISCUSSES TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East Shaun Donnelly and USTR Director for European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead held meetings with Portuguese trade and economic officials in Lisbon on August 28. They discussed Doha Round next steps, November 9 Transatlantic Economic Cou [...] |
2007-09-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PO |
| 07LISBON2290 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE BULL [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Stanley Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from October 3-6, 2007 to attend the First World Materials Summit and give an invited presentation on Advanced Materials and Renewable Energy Supply. 2. [...] |
2007-09-06 15:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON2296 | IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...] |
2007-09-07 09:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PARM PREL IAEA PO |
| 07LISBON2300 | PORTUGAL ON THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2301 | US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...] |
2007-09-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON2303 | PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...] |
2007-09-07 14:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN |
| 07LISBON2305 | LISBON'S PLANS TO SHEPHERD PASSAGE OF EU REFORM [...] (SBU) During August 28 trade discussions with A/USTR Shaun Donnelly, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor Vitor Escaria and MFA Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Rui Macieira provided insight into Lisbon's plans to obtain European Council approval of the EU Reform Treaty. Escaria e [...] |
2007-09-07 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PO PREL EUN |
| 07LISBON2307 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...] |
2007-09-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON232 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Pedro Miguel Carvalho Pinto DOB: 01Aug1969 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PPT NUMBER: Z101523 Purpose: IMET course 2. Embassy Lisbon has completed an internal [...] |
2007-01-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2328 | PORTUGAL SIGNED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-11 08:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PO |
| 07LISBON2368 | PORTUGAL: 9/11 ACT COSTLY TO IMPLEMENT & [...] On September 7, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points on Title XVII of the 9/11 Act which calls for 100% scanning of all US-bound shipping containers by 2010 to Jose Figueiredo, Deputy Director-General for Customs and Special Taxes. Figueiredo stated that Portugal does not have the [...] |
2007-09-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER PO |
| 07LISBON2410 | PORTUGAL'S UPDATED 62ND UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (Not attending) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September 27. S [...] |
2007-09-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PO |
| 07LISBON2418 | Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on [...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...] |
2007-09-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2443 | PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...] |
2007-09-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2456 | PORTUGAL'S PLANS REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-21 08:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID PO |
| 07LISBON2459 | CC GRANTED FOR EXTENSION OF TDY ASSIGNMENT [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for extension of TDY assignment for DHS/ICE Neviene Habeeb thru March 21, 2008. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Political/Economic Officer Tiffany McGriff. CONTACT INFO ------------ OFC : 351-21-770-2575 FAX : 351-21-726-6547 CELL: 351-91-959- [...] |
2007-09-21 14:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON247 | AMBASSADOR, PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (C) At a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Hoffman, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Jorge Roza de Oliveira discussed the media attention and government response to Ana Gomes' vocal investigation of alleged CIA rendition flights through Portugal. He noted that Foreign Minister Amado [...] |
2007-01-26 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO PO |
| 07LISBON2483 | PORTUGAL/EU REGARDING IAEA ACTIVITIES IN THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Interlocutors in the Portuguese MFA,s Security and Disarmament Division told us that they are canvassing Six-Party Talks participants regarding potential European Union support for IAEA activities in North Korea (Ref A). They noted appreciation for our Ref B views, and will propose EU en [...] |
2007-09-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PO KNNP OPDC PREL MNUC IAEA |
| 07LISBON2500 | EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A [...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...] |
2007-09-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU |
| 07LISBON2503 | PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...] |
2007-09-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO |
| 07LISBON2525 | PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2527 | PORTUGAL: UK AMBASSADOR ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (C) On September 21, newly-arrived British Ambassador Alexander Wykeham Ellis informed Ambassador Hoffman that European concerns over Russia's aggressive energy policies and the need for market competition were the driving forces behind the third EU energy liberalization package. He suggested t [...] |
2007-09-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OFDP PO |
| 07LISBON2529 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Goncalo Nuno Baptista de Sousa DOB: 13 December 1974 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G357167 COURSE TITLE: Computer Science, MS COURSE DATES: [...] |
2007-10-01 06:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON253 | PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST [...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...] |
2007-01-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EU PO |
| 07LISBON2564 | EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...] |
2007-10-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN |
| 07LISBON2570 | MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: AN UPBEAT ABBAS IN [...] (C) During a one-day visit to Lisbon on September 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the entire senior leadership of Portugal, which currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. Abbas said he was encouraged by his talks with the U.S. and others in New York [...] |
2007-10-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2571 | PORTUGAL: 2006 TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: In 2006, the Textile/Apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial/manufacturing sector, accounting for 11.8% of industrial/manufacturing exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/Apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north [...] |
2007-10-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 07LISBON2572 | PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2591 | PORTUGAL ON OCTOBER 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-09 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2604 | EU CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SPACE OBJECTS PROPOSED [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Division representatives passed us a draft Code of Conduct for Space Objects, on which the EU has been working for several months. The draft paper covers activities to avoid collisions and deliberate explosions, to develop sa [...] |
2007-10-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA EUN |
| 07LISBON2605 | EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers met informally in Lisbon October 1-2. An embassy officer attended to follow discussion of such topics as the elimination of land and sea travel barriers in December, the establishment of a counternarcotics analysis and operations center, the sub [...] |
2007-10-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS MOPS PO PREL PTER EUN |
| 07LISBON2613 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16 [...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...] |
2007-10-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO |
| 07LISBON262 | PORTUGAL'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, the following list includes five women who affect politics, business, media, and civil society in Portugal: - (Maria) Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation. Prior to becoming Foundation president, Beleza was a former Health Minister and her interests in [...] |
2007-01-29 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2621 | Portugal Confirms Support for Gaer, Requests US Backing for [...] (U) Following the informal notification on October 9, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated October 10 noting that it had voted in favor of the U.S. candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. The note then goes on to solicit U.S. support for Portugal's candidacy for the UN Security [...] |
2007-10-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON27 | PORTUGAL AND THE LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | FR EFIN ECON EAID PO |
| 07LISBON2706 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ines Fontinha for consideration in the Secretary's 2008 International Women of Courage Award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ines Fontinha President of the Nest Association, Sociologist, Author Address: Rua Luciano Cordeiro n. 59 [...] |
2007-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2714 | PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...] |
2007-10-24 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO |
| 07LISBON2720 | AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...] |
2007-10-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PTER PO |
| 07LISBON2730 | PORTUGUESE FM AMADO ON RUSSIA, IRAN, KOSOVO, AND [...] (C) Ambassador hosted FM Amado for a very friendly, two-and-a-half hour one-on-one lunch at the Residence on October 24. Amado said the EU would press President Putin during the October 26 EU-Russia summit to agree to additional UN sanctions on Iran and to invite the OSCE to observe the De [...] |
2007-10-26 17:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2744 | PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA), Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...] |
2007-10-29 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO |
| 07LISBON2745 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points, stressing that the embargo was a matter of bilateral policy and that the UN resolution was an attempt to deflect the international community's attention away from the ongoing human rights crisis in Cuba. MFA International Affairs Officer Miguel Maia do Vale [...] |
2007-10-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN ETRD PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2755 | US GOVERNORS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CARBON ACTION [...] (U) The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was launched on October 29 in Lisbon by a coalition of European countries, the EU Commission, US states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and Norway. The inaugural event included a signing ceremony followed by several technical workshops [...] |
2007-10-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2764 | PORTUGAL SEEKS TO COORDINATE EU HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer demarched MFA Human Rights Officer Ana Brito to discuss areas where the U.S. and European Union could work together on encouraging human rights advancements in Cuba. Brito was familiar with the proposal and noted that she and the Director for Human Rights Susana Vaz Patt [...] |
2007-10-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2765 | PORTUGAL YET TO DECIDE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Organizations Officer Pedro Pinto on October 22 and called to follow up on October 29. Pinto responded that Portugal recognizes our keen interest in seeing Mr. Walker elected to this committee but had not decided yet which ca [...] |
2007-10-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL AORC PO |
| 07LISBON2771 | EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...] |
2007-10-31 18:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO |
| 07LISBON279 | PORTUGAL'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY: NO EXPOSURE IN [...] (SBU) Ministry of Finance Coordinator Teresa Costa told post that Portugal's Export Credit Agency, COSEC, did not have any exposure in Iran, according to September 2006 records. Costa did note that Iran is open for both short and mid/long term export credit insurance, the former requiring an [...] |
2007-01-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN MNUC PREL EXIM UNSC OECD IR PO |
| 07LISBON2805 | PORTUGAL PUSHING FOR MANDATE OF EU AVIATION [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers met with Ministry of Environment officials to express USG concerns about the unilateral nature of the EU's proposal to include Civil Aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme and related legal issues. Post underscored the need to engage third countries and urged Portugal [...] |
2007-11-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON SENV ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2806 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO [...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...] |
2007-11-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR RU PO ZI |
| 07LISBON2881 | PORTUGAL ALSO CONCERNED WITH RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Portuguese interlocutors told us that they are also concerned with the Government of Russia's response to the OSCE regarding election monitoring for the December 2 Duma elections. They said that they are engaged with the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) [...] |
2007-11-09 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | RS KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2882 | PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...] |
2007-11-09 17:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PO |
| 07LISBON2911 | MINISTERS CONFIRM, ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN, PORTUGUESE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In conversations with Ambassador Minister of Defense Severiano Teixeira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado confirmed that Portugal intended to draw down its contributions to ISAF by August 2008. The Defense Minister portrayed this move as a "different kind of commitment," [...] |
2007-11-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2912 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON [...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...] |
2007-11-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO |
| 07LISBON2916 | FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...] |
2007-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2923 | PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Leandro Amado to detail U.S. concerns regarding the Chavez government's proposed constitutional amendments, highlighting the potential risks to free speech, due process, and civil liberties. Amado acknowledged reftel points and confirmed [...] |
2007-11-15 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PO |
| 07LISBON2926 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Mario Rui Pacheco da Veiga DOB: April 17, 1966 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G449110 COURSE TITLE: International Maritime Officer Course COUR [...] |
2007-11-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2929 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...] |
2007-11-16 18:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2949 | PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...] |
2007-11-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM VE PO |
| 07LISBON2959 | PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...] |
2007-11-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
| 07LISBON2960 | EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...] |
2007-11-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO TW IN CH EUN |
| 07LISBON3013 | PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT ON AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C) I went alone to my courtesy call on President Cavaco Silva on November 26. It was a warm meeting in which we both described the excellent state of bilateral relations but focused mostly on a constructive discussion of the recent Portuguese decision to draw down combat forces in Afghanist [...] |
2007-11-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO PO |
| 07LISBON3051 | PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...] |
2007-11-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 07LISBON3071 | PORTUGAL LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS PO |
| 07LISBON3088 | Portugal Confirms Support for U.S. IMO Candidate: Again [...] (U) On December 3, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated November 28, noting its support for the U.S. election to the International Maritime Organization as a Class A country. As with the reftel dipnote, the MFA once again drew a connection between Portuguese support in international for [...] |
2007-12-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON3095 | PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...] |
2007-12-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PO BU |
| 07LISBON3101 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Pereira da Silva PAULO DOB: November 27, 1962 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G878073 COURSE TITLE: Program in Advanced Security St [...] |
2007-12-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON3106 | EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...] |
2007-12-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN |
| 07LISBON3114 | NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP), the Portuguese presid [...] |
2007-12-07 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EUN PO |
| 07LISBON3116 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...] |
2007-12-07 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON3129 | FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...] |
2007-12-11 17:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO |
| 07LISBON3144 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS; PORTUGAL ON THE GGE AND GERMAN [...] (SBU) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Security Pedro Sousa Abreu requested a meeting with us December 10 to review discussions on cluster munitions. At the meeting, we were asked point-blank if the U.S. objected to Portuguese Ambassador Jose Julio Pereira Gomes, Por [...] |
2007-12-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON3145 | PORTUGAL: ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PO BM |
| 07LISBON3149 | PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the DCM on December 12 there is a consensus among EU member states that the period for negotiations on Kosovo is over and that independence is the only alternative. He was less certain how events would unfold over the next weeks and months, [...] |
2007-12-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI PO |
| 07LISBON3170 | PORTUGAL DOES NOT OBJECT TO U.S. OFFER ON GAMBLING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 15:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO PO |
| 07LISBON3178 | EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...] |
2007-12-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO |
| 07LISBON3193 | PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...] |
2007-12-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO |
| 07LISBON3194 | PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect), Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...] |
2007-12-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN |
| 07LISBON3195 | Portugal Labor Market Stagnates, Unemployment Soars [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese labor union and employers' organizations agree that three main considerations affected Portugal's labor markets: immigration, labor laws, and training/education opportunities. Labor union representatives stress that the Portuguese government's push towards "flexicurity" [...] |
2007-12-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SMIG PO |
| 07LISBON329 | PORTUGUESE ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met MFA Latin American Desk Officer Leandro Amado to discuss Portugal's views of Venezuela's encroachment on freedom of the press, and to urge that the Government of Portugal (GOP) pressure the Venezuelans to respect free speech. Amado responded that Portugal is watching [...] |
2007-02-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON330 | PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL [...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...] |
2007-02-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN SOCI PO |
| 07LISBON342 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Luis Manuel Correia David e Sousa DOB: 10 May 1950 POB: Lisbon PASSPORT NUMBER: V015370 Purpose: To attend Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marsh [...] |
2007-02-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON345 | PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...] |
2007-02-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON369 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...] |
2007-02-09 17:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU PO |
| 07LISBON370 | PORTUGAL TO CONSIDER STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING [...] On February 1, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Maria do Ceu Faria, Political Analyst in the MFA's Office of International Organizations. Despite press reports that the Ministry of Culture called for the rejection of a "universal monoculture," Faria denied that protectionism was b [...] |
2007-02-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN SCUL UNESCO PO |
| 07LISBON393 | PORTUGAL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION [...] On February 11, Portuguese citizens voted in favor of a referendum question to decriminalize abortion by a strong majority (reftel). The referendum question (informal translation) was: "Do you agree with decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, occurring in the first ten week [...] |
2007-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KWMN PREL SOCI |
| 07LISBON406 | PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ana Vicente for consideration in the Secretary's first International Women of Courage award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ana Maria Vicente Former Commissioner for Women's rights, Co-Founder of "New Future" Organization, Author [...] |
2007-02-15 07:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON423 | DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...] |
2007-02-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO PO TL |
| 07LISBON434 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals so that they may attend an OFT Simulator Training program from March 3-17, 2007: NAME: Luis Duraes DOB: 29-JUN-1963 POB: Santiago do Cacem, Portugal PPT NUMBER: [...] |
2007-02-16 12:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON436 | PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON437 | PORTUGAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (U) Portugal is in danger of surpassing its Kyoto Protocol and EU Burden Sharing Agreement 2012 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The government has proposed implementing domestic policies to reduce Portugal's projected 42% increase in GHG emissions (using 1990 as a baseline) to the [...] |
2007-02-16 17:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL PO |
| 07LISBON438 | PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT [...] (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State, Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his tec [...] |
2007-02-16 18:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON457 | PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A), alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...] |
2007-02-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON46 | PSI: URGING BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Emboff notified MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real about the U.S. interest in including Brazil in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) community by engaging in a direct dialog through our Embassy in Brasilia. Portugal would welcome Brazil's inclusion, accordi [...] |
2007-01-05 15:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM EWWT PHSA PO |
| 07LISBON48 | EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...] |
2007-01-05 17:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TT PO |
| 07LISBON49 | PORTUGAL'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY MODEST BUT CONVINCING [...] Proving the skeptics wrong, Portugal's Socialist government managed to reduce the budget deficit to 4.6% in 2006 from an all time high of 6.0% in 2005 and increase GDP growth to 1.4% from 0.3%. Even the ever cautious Bank Governor noted that Portugal's economic recovery, though modest, was c [...] |
2007-01-05 17:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PO |
| 07LISBON503 | PORTUGAL'S 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...] |
2007-02-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON507 | PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON SELECTION FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-28 17:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON508 | PORTUGAL REVIEWS 2007 CONTRIBUTION TO UN MIDDLE [...] (U) In response to reftel message, MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Paula Molina told us she had been unaware that funding was running low for the Middle Ring Security Initiative. Molina consulted with her colleagues in Portugal's mission to the UN and said they were undergoing a r [...] |
2007-02-28 17:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PREL PO |
| 07LISBON513 | PORTUGAL'S 2007 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2007 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is good and IPR legislation is consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provisions of GATT. In [...] |
2007-03-01 15:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PO |
| 07LISBON533 | PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...] |
2007-03-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO |
| 07LISBON549 | PORTUGAL'S RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-06 09:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP PO |
| 07LISBON550 | PORTUGAL SIDES WITH NATO ON US MISSILE ASSET ISSUE [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer outlined our concerns regarding the recent Russian threats against Poland and the Czech Republic in a meeting with MFA Disarmament and Security Officer Felipe Ramalheira. Ramalheira welcomed the information about the consultations with Russia and noted that he had not been [...] |
2007-03-06 09:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO |
| 07LISBON557 | PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia), led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...] |
2007-03-06 17:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR EU PO |
| 07LISBON594 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Manuel Joao de Oliveira Marques Borges DOB: December 27, 1960 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PORTUGUESE ID NMBER: 2031193 (issued April 18, 2002; valid through De [...] |
2007-03-09 12:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON607 | PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...] |
2007-03-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO |
| 07LISBON631 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO SALMON [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Attorney, Paul Salmon, and invitational guest, Judge Arthur Gajarsa, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from March 17-21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to speak at the Embassy of Portugal's Intell [...] |
2007-03-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON ETRD AORC KIPR OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON635 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rodrigo Emanuel Salvador Oliveira DOB: August 11, 1982 POB: Peniche, Portugal PPT NUMBER: H487457 COURSE: Specialized English Language Training; T-6 Jo [...] |
2007-03-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON644 | FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...] |
2007-03-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA XF PO |
| 07LISBON651 | PORTUGAL: EU TO SEND STRONG MESSAGE ON BURMA [...] (C) Burma must improve its democratic reform and human rights efforts in order to be fully accepted into the global and ASEAN communities, MFA diplomatic advisor Cristina Cordeiro informed post on March 12. That is the "strong message" the EU plans to reiterate during the March 14-15 EU-ASEAN [...] |
2007-03-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM EUN PO |
| 07LISBON652 | PORTUGAL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF US-EU AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-13 16:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EUN PO KTIA |
| 07LISBON658 | PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE NEVIENE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for ICE Senior Special Agent, Neviene Habeeb, to travel to Lisbon from March 21 to September 21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screenin [...] |
2007-03-14 08:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON694 | PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of [...] |
2007-03-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON708 | PORTUGAL ON UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer spoke with MFA International Organizations Officers Maria Manoel de Vilhena and Miguel Maia do Vale regarding our concerns over the proposed reforms before the UN's fifth and sixth committees (reftel). Vilhena stated that the European Union delegates were waiting for an [...] |
2007-03-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL PO |
| 07LISBON709 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Bruno Goncalo Vieira Torcato DOB: November 12, 1977 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H011965 COURSE TITLE: Flight Safety Officer/Jet Engine Misha [...] |
2007-03-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON710 | ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...] |
2007-03-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XA PO |
| 07LISBON725 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 07LISBON750 | CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...] |
2007-03-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU PO |
| 07LISBON791 | PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...] |
2007-03-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO |
| 07LISBON807 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria,Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DATES: [...] |
2007-03-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON821 | PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP), and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...] |
2007-03-28 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IQ PO |
| 07LISBON839 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador's demarche on reftel points, MFA Secretary of State for European Affairs (and acting Foreign Minister) Manuel Lobo Antunes assured us that Portugal fully supports UN Special Envoy Martii Ahtisaari's proposals on Kosovo. Should the UN be unable to rea [...] |
2007-03-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON852 | PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2007/2008 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...] |
2007-04-03 11:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON888 | PORTUGAL AGAINST PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BIOLOGICAL [...] (U) On April 2, Embassy Lisbon received a diplomatic note from the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, which outlined its thoughts about a proposed amendment to the biological weapons convention. An informal translation of the text follows and the original was faxed to EUR/PRA on April 5. 2. (U) [...] |
2007-04-09 06:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PO |
| 07LISBON966 | SPEAKER PELOSI'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi paid a courtesy call on Portuguese Parliament President Jaime Gama on April 6 during a Lisbon stopover following her trip to the Middle East. The hour-long meeting was cordial and broad ranging. Speaker Pelosi underscored that the dele [...] |
2007-04-13 09:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PO EUN XF ZP AF |
| 07LISBON975 | PORTUGUESE PM DEFENDS ACADEMIC RECORD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On his two year anniversary as Prime Minister, Jose Socrates held a 90-minute interview on national television to recap the highlights of his tenure. Nevertheless, almost half of the interview focused on the controversy surrounding his higher education history and the rumors tha [...] |
2007-04-13 13:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PO |
| 07MADRID75 | SPAIN ON URGING BRAZILIAN PSI PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-12 18:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT PHSA BR PO SP |
| 07MAPUTO1395 | CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM IN MOZAMBICAN CONTROL [...] In an emotive 11/27 ceremony in Tete province led by President Armando Guebuza, the GRM formally paid the Government of Portugal the remaining $700 million of a $950 million deal for control of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam (HCB) on the Zambezi River. Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabw [...] |
2007-11-29 05:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PO MZ |
| 07PARIS3344 | COUNTERTERRORISM IN FRANCE: PKK, LTTE, ETA, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: Poloff met on August 7 with Louis Blin, the MFA's Acting DAS-equivalent for security and counterterrorism in the Bureau of Strategic Affairs, to discuss current U.S./France counterterrorism cases. Blin expressed disappointment (but not surprise) at Vienna's release and assist [...] |
2007-08-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL EFIN PGOV AU IZ PO SP TU FR |
| 07STATE138402 | (U) EUR A/S FRIED,S SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-01 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP FRIED DANIEL UNGA PREL MOPS NATO MARR KPKO PO |
| 07STATE152799 | STEERING GROUP NON-PAPER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Background: The Partnership for Democratic Governance was successfully rolled out at a well-attended high level event co-hosted by OECD and UNDP in New York on October 1, 2007. The Department appreciates Posts' support and effort [...] |
2007-11-05 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AU BR CA CI EAID ET JA KDEM KS MX NL NZ PL PO |
| 07STATE157671 | U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On October 9, the Portuguese MFA's Security and Disarmament Division, in its role as chair of the EU Working Group on Global Arms Control, provided Embassy Lisbon with a non-paper on a proposed EU "Code of Conduct for [...] |
2007-11-17 01:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG EC ESA EUN FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA |
| 07STATE162747 | NON-PAPER ON EU/EC PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] (SBU) PURPOSE: This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the following text on the United States' (US) position on European Union/European Community participation in the UN Peacebuilding Commission in a non-paper to an appropriate host counter-part. The text of the non-paper [...] |
2007-12-03 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS EUN UNGA UNSC ECOSOC UN PO |
| 07STATE19737 | PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD), the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...] |
2007-02-16 18:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
| 07STATE19832 | PORTUGAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, the following is guidance on the Community of Democracies (CD), the role the U.S. can play in shaping both the work of the GOP-led CD Working Group "Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance," and priorities for Portugal's upcoming C [...] |
2007-02-16 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
| 07STATE35083 | PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal's announcement, as detailed reftel, that it would no longer lead the Community of Democracies (CD) Working Group (WG) on Regional and Interregional Cooperation for Democratic Governance is a disappointing development. Department understands the Portuguese are not to b [...] |
2007-03-20 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
| 07TOKYO978 | EAP/MLS DIRECTOR SCOT MARCIEL,S FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Japan is still studying the question of how best to increase collaboration with the United States on assistance to Southeast Asia, MOFA First Country Assistance Planning Division Director Maeda told EAP/Office of Maritime Southeast Asia Director Marciel, on February 27. Establish [...] |
2007-03-07 22:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PREL CH ID RP PO AS JA |
| 07USEUBRUSSELS3473 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE EU/EC PARTICPATION IN THE UN [...] (C) PolOff presented points (reftel) December 7 to Morten Knudsen of the European Council's UN and International Law Unit. Knudsen emphasized that the Council and the Commission are in no way looking to expand their influence within the PBC, that they are not seeking either voting privilege [...] |
2007-12-07 16:53:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS UNGA UNSC ECOSOC EUN PO UN |
| 07WARSAW1147 | POLAND'S NAIMSKI TELLS DAS BRYZA KRAKOW SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski told visiting DAS Bryza that the Krakow Summit had four important results: The governments reached a political decision that a Caspian-Odessa-Brody-Plock-Gdansk (COBPG) oil pipeline should be constructed and that an Intergovernme [...] |
2007-05-16 08:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL PO KZ UR LI AJ GG RS |
| 07WARSAW1204 | POLAND: LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] (C) Post is not aware of any Polish investment in Cuba and bilateral trade is very small. In the first eleven months of 2006 Poland exported $18.0 million in goods to Cuba and imported $0.2 million from Cuba. Exports for the first 11 months of 2005 were $10.4 million while imports were $3.2 [...] |
2007-05-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO CU |
| 07WARSAW1359 | POLAND'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR WANTS TO [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Jerzy Pomianowski, Director of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Cooperation Department (Polish AID) would like to meet with his US counterparts while in Washington June 25 and 26 for meetings with the World Bank. Pomianowski is the GOP equivalent of t [...] |
2007-06-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PO |
| 07WARSAW1440 | POLAND JOINS SKANLED CONSORTIUM SOLVING GAS PUZZLE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, not for internet distribution 2. (U) Being Summary: On June 20, Polish Oil and Gas Company PGNiG joined the Skanled Consortium which is developing the Skanled gas pipeline from Karsto, Norway to Sweden and Denmark. Poland acquired a 15% [...] |
2007-06-22 17:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EINV PREL PO |
| 07WARSAW1901 | POLISH BUSINESSMEN STAYING ABROAD WHILE KRAUZE [...] (C) Summary: David Ensor told us that the Polish investors in his company, Mercuria Energy, are staying out of Poland while the GOP investigates Polish businessman Richard Krauze. Ensor stated that the company is afraid that during the likely upcoming election campaign that PiS will use a [...] |
2007-09-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PO ES RS GM |
| 07WARSAW1932 | POLAND'S MARITIME MINISTRY: ADRIFT AT SEA [...] (U) Classified by Economic Counselor Richard Rorvig, reasons 1.4 b, d 2. (C) Ambassador Ashe, accompanied by econoff, paid a courtesy call on new Minister of Economy Grobarczyk on September 5. During the meeting, Grobarczyk seemed unfamiliar with basic facts about Polish shipping. He [...] |
2007-09-12 15:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD PREL PO PINR |
| 07WARSAW234 | POLAND: ENERGY UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action cable, see paras 5, 7, 8 2. (C) Summary. The GOP continues to pursue the purchase of Transpetrol assets from Yukos International. The GOP remains concerned that the government of Slovakia will not support a GOP purchase. The GOP started negotiating a contract fo [...] |
2007-02-05 07:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PO RS UP KZ AG GM |
| 07WARSAW2349 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to reftel. Post's TFCO is Economic Counselor, Richard A. Rorvig. His office phone number is (48)(22)504-2711, cell number (48)(22)0608-338-330. His classified e-mail address is RorvigRA@state.class and unclassified RorvigRA@state.gov. [...] |
2007-12-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN PO |
| 07YEREVAN735 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) We delivered reftel information to Arshak Manukyan, head of the MFA's Division of Non-Conventional Arms and Global Security, who thanked us for the update. GODFREY [...] |
2007-06-05 10:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KGIC PARM PREL FI PL PO SW AM |
| 08BRATISLAVA29 | AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S COURTESY CALL ON FORMER [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-23 16:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | LO PO PREL PGOV |
| 08BRATISLAVA32 | AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S COURTESY CALL ON FORMER [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial and lively one-hour conversation, former Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda outlined his strategy for wooing voters back to his party, the Social Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU). In an series of public meetings throughout the country over the next several months, [...] |
2008-01-24 13:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | LO PO PREL PGOV |
| 08CAIRO1255 | IFES ENGAGEMENT WITH EGYPT'S SUPREME ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On June 16, the Egypt country director for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) debriefed us on a June 2-7 trip to Poland that IFES, in coordination with the Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, arranged for three senior members of Egypt's Supreme Ele [...] |
2008-06-18 10:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PO EG |
| 08CAIRO2077 | IFES PLANS SECOND TRIP WITH SUPREME ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Country Director Jeffrey Carlson told us September 15 there is a good chance that IFES will lead a trip with four members of Egypt's Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) in October to India, where SEC members would meet with Indian coun [...] |
2008-09-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM PO IN EG |
| 08CARACAS670 | PORTUGAL PM SOCRATES WINS PLEDGE OF 30,000 BPD [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates won pledges of 30,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez while on a May 13-15 state visit to the Bolivarian Republic. Portugal will pay for the oil, estimated by Chavez as having an annual value of USD 1 billion, [...] |
2008-05-15 21:01:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENGR EINV ECON PO VE |
| 08DILI229 | LET'S LIFT THE TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dili believes that conditions in Timor-Leste now warrant revocation of the Department's Travel Warning, last revised in July. Over the course of 2008, immediate threats to political and social stability have been eliminated or reduced. There have been no major instances o [...] |
2008-09-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PO AS TT |
| 08LISBON1012 | PORTUGUESE OPPOSITION SEEKS NEW LEADER [...] (C) Summary. In the race to lead the major center-right party, the able and unifying Manuela Ferreira Leite faces the polarizing but canny Pedro Santana Lopes. Santana Lopes, a former party leader and Prime Minister, has a significant faction behind him, but his widely disparaged government makes m [...] |
2008-04-26 08:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON1073 | Blue Lantern Reply on Application 050096455 [...] (U) Per reftel request, Emboff visited the Portuguese company Aerohelice on April 28 for a pre-license check. Aerohelice is a locally-owned business, founded in 1982, in Azedia, Portugal. The company has 18 employees, most of whom are former employees of OGMA (the partially state-owned aerosp [...] |
2008-05-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 08LISBON1091 | EMBASSY LISBON'S DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-05 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON1130 | PM SOCRATES HEADS TO VENEZUELA: OIL-FOR-FOOD AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Socrates has two principal objectives for his visit to Venezuela May 13-15, according to his diplomatic advisor for Latin American issues, Frederico Ludovice. He intends both to strengthen ties to the 500,000-strong community of Portuguese citizens resident in Venezuela [...] |
2008-05-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV VE PO |
| 08LISBON1155 | PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...] |
2008-05-14 16:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE |
| 08LISBON1202 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Lisbon provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaboration with the Portuguese in the field of renewable energies, the number one goal of our Mission Strategic Plan. The centerpiece of your visit will be signature of an MOU which lays the groundwor [...] |
2008-05-20 12:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PO |
| 08LISBON1205 | PORTUGAL: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on May 19 to Foreign Minister Amado. Amado said he shared our concerns about Lebanon and was watching developments there closely. He said Lebanon would be on the agenda when EU Foreign Ministers gather at the General Affairs and External Relations Coun [...] |
2008-05-20 15:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY IR PO |
| 08LISBON1236 | PORTUGAL SPRING REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA's Officer Director for Latin America Joao Batista confirmed that Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged. He responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) The Portuguese hold firmly to the [...] |
2008-05-23 17:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 08LISBON1237 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU STATEMENT ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portugal supports the concept of a EU statement that would allow EU member states to accept low-threat Guantanamo detainees. MFA interlocutors told us that EU Foreign Ministers would discuss the subject May 26 at the GAERC luncheon. While no text would likely be adopted, at [...] |
2008-05-23 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PDRG PHUM PREL SMIG PTER PO |
| 08LISBON1238 | NEW POLICIES NEEDED FOR KOSOVO AND LEBANON; OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent reported that the EU ministers needed to quickly develop an alternative strategy for the mission transition in Kosovo to avoid a gap between the UN and EU forces. She added that Portugal was in "no rush" to recognize Kosovo at this poin [...] |
2008-05-23 17:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON1257 | DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO |
| 08LISBON1279 | CONTACT UPDATES FOR LEADING PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT [...] This is in response to reftel request for updated information for Portuguese leaders. Country: Portuguese Republic Date: May 28, 2008 Head of Government Last/Family Name: Socrates First/Middle Names: Jose Conventional Usage: Jose Socrates Formal Title: Prime Minister of the Portugu [...] |
2008-06-02 09:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL PO |
| 08LISBON1291 | ISAF ALLIES WEIGHING IN WITH PORTUGAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Resident Ambassadors from NATO nations with uncaveated and militarily significant contributions to ISAF gave the ambassador a readout June 2 of their views regarding Portugal's contributions to that mission. While none of them have lobbied the GOP regarding the withdrawal of [...] |
2008-06-02 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AF PO |
| 08LISBON1324 | PORTUGAL REPLY ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR [...] There is no credible evidence that child labor or forced labor is being used in the production of goods, according to Joaquina Cadete, Director of the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the Ministry of Labor (MOL). Cadete stated that Portugal does not have an organized [...] |
2008-06-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PO |
| 08LISBON1340 | ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PROMOTES WAVE ENERGY AND [...] On his first trip to Portugal as Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman highlighted the two countries' shared commitment to enhancing global energy and port security. During his stay, he signed two memoranda of understanding -- one with Economy Minister Pinho to collaborate on wave energy research a [...] |
2008-06-09 14:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO |
| 08LISBON1343 | PORTUGAL RELUCTANT TO NAME NATIONS IN U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Portugal would like to keep the U.S.-EU Summit declaration language on Latin America general, according to MFA Director for American Affairs Helena Coutinho. Regarding Cuba in particular, Coutinho said the EU preferred private engagement on human rights issues and was concerned that "si [...] |
2008-06-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PO |
| 08LISBON1397 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent outlined internal EU disagreements on how best to proceed on Zimbabwe, Cuba, and the Olympics, but underscored that the group was largely united on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) and Georgia. [...] |
2008-06-16 14:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON1402 | BLOCKADE SPARKS PANIC AT THE PUMPS AND IN STORES [...] (U) A three-day truckers' blockade protesting rising fuel costs triggered panic gas purchases as people flocked to fill their gas tanks before the supply ran out. The blockade, which began on June 9, visibly affected southern Portugal, including Lisbon. After just 48 hours, several supermarke [...] |
2008-06-16 17:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ELAB PO |
| 08LISBON149 | Portugal to Back CERD Candidate Prosper, Solicits U.S. [...] (U) In response to our demarche, Portugal sent a diplomatic note on January 17 confirming its support for U.S. Candidate Pierre Prosper to the Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The note goes on to request for the third time in as many months that the U [...] |
2008-01-17 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN PO |
| 08LISBON156 | PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...] |
2008-01-18 08:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO |
| 08LISBON157 | PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...] |
2008-01-18 08:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO |
| 08LISBON1655 | PORTUGAL POLDIR: CONCERN ON IRAN, WAIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary. While just absorbing his portfolios, new MFA Political Director Nuno Brito relayed his optimism for a negotiated suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment. Brito also doubted Portugal would recognize Kosovo before September, but would maintain its support for NATO and EU missi [...] |
2008-07-11 13:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM MNUC PGOV PO YI KV IR |
| 08LISBON1674 | PORTUGAL AIRLINE AGAINST BIODATA COLLECTION BURDEN [...] Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) conveyed to Consul General and PolEconOff the strong concern of the Portuguese flag air carrier TAP about proposed regulations for biometric data collection by airlines under the US-VISIT program. In the July 11 meeting Deputy Director General for [...] |
2008-07-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV PREL PO |
| 08LISBON1724 | PORTUGAL DECLINES RESETTLEMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) Refugee Advisor Pedro Barreto stated that Portugal has already filled its annual quota of 30 slots for asylum seekers and cannot accept the migrants from Guantanamo Bay Naval Base this year. Barreto added that Portugal had received more than 100 a [...] |
2008-07-18 09:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG PO |
| 08LISBON1725 | PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW THE PACK AT JULY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA Officer Pedro Almeida predicted that, after last month's busy Lisbon Treaty debate, this GAERC agenda would be non-controversial and cover the usual business. He told us that Portugal would support EU consensus on Iran, Somalia, Chad, and Zimbabwe, despite some res [...] |
2008-07-18 10:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON1726 | PORTUGUESE MOJ GOALS ON GUINEA-BISSAU, A CRY FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese MOJ recommends three immediate projects to aid rule of law efforts in Guinea-Bissau. Recognizing the difficulty of operating with the host government and frustrated with the pace of decision-making in the U.N., MOJ officials asked us to share the MOJ's views with [...] |
2008-07-18 10:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR EAID PGOV PREL PU PO |
| 08LISBON1781 | PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in E [...] |
2008-07-23 15:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP PO |
| 08LISBON1782 | PORTUGAL LIKELY TO OPT FOR INDIRECT PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Portugal agrees that Colombian insurgent groups, which continue to hold more than 700 captives hostage, are using a cruel and inhumane tactic and should be urged to stop immediately. MFA Director for South American Affairs Joao Baptista told us that Portugal fully agrees with our criticis [...] |
2008-07-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR PGOV PREL CO PO |
| 08LISBON1808 | ALLEGATION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SMUGGLING - PORTUGAL [...] (S) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report came to post's attention via a walk-in. Information concerning this report was relayed [...] |
2008-07-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER |
| 08LISBON1815 | PORTUGAL: NO PROBLEMS ON NAM, TURKEY, OR SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-25 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PO IR SY TU |
| 08LISBON183 | AMBASSADOR, FM AMADO DISCUSS IRAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Amado told Ambassador Stephenson on January 22 -- in the latter's initial courtesy call -- that he had agreed to Iranian FM Mottaki's request for a meeting in Lisbon the following day. Amado said Portugal and the U.S. agreed on the need to turn up the pressure on Tehran [...] |
2008-01-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO IR |
| 08LISBON1874 | FOLLOW-UP REPORTING REGARDING ALLEGATION OF [...] (S/NF) Synopsis: On July 24, a walk-in approached Embassy Lisbon and reported that he knew of 5 to 6 plates of Uranium that are for sale in Portugal. The plates are allegedly in the possession of an ex-Russian General living in Portugal who was using a Portuguese Judge to broker sales. Al [...] |
2008-07-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PO PREL PTER |
| 08LISBON1887 | PORTUGUESE MOJ ON CAPE VERDE'S NARCOTICS/TERRORISM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Judicial Police leaders briefed us on counternarcotics and counterterrorism efforts in Cape Verde. They expressed concern that Cape Verde, West Africa's example of a successful state, was under threat and encouraged greater U.S.-Portugal cooperation to help the Gov [...] |
2008-08-01 17:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR EAID PREL CV PO |
| 08LISBON1898 | PORTUGAL WON'T MEET RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS [...] (C) Portugal is falling short on efforts to expand biofuels production due to tender problems this year. Portugal continues a broadbased effort to diversify energy sources, wooing potential new suppliers for petroleum and natural gas while expanding renewable energy generation capacity. Alth [...] |
2008-08-04 16:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO |
| 08LISBON1975 | PORTUGAL DEFERS TO EU ON STRONGER BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (U) Portugal continues to support the EU consensus regarding sanctions against Burma, according to Joao Terenas of the MFA's Asia Office. Terenas thanked us for the briefing on stronger U.S. sanctions but declined to comment on the prospects for stronger EU sanctions pending further discussio [...] |
2008-08-08 17:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD BM PO |
| 08LISBON1976 | PORTUGUESE FM AMADO EXPLAINS STANCE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) In a cordial, one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on August 7, FM Luis Amado confided that domestic political considerations and the Portuguese-Serbian relationship had delayed Portugal's recognition of Kosovo thus far. Nevertheless, he told the Ambassador that the GOP would recognize Ko [...] |
2008-08-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PO |
| 08LISBON1999 | TFGG01: PORTUGAL NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT STRONG NAC STATEMENT REF: STATE 85678 [...] (C) Portugal is concerned about the crisis in Georgia but is not ready to make a statement against Russian actions at this time, according to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Mascarenhas Neto. She told us that Portugal would wait to hear the French report at the special GAERC meeting on Au [...] |
2008-08-11 18:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE PO RU GG |
| 08LISBON2029 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] Charge and his British counterpart John Kraus jointly delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Pedro Sousa Abreu and requested Portugal's support for the draft exemption at the August 21 meeting. Sousa Abreu responded that it wouldn't be a problem; the draft is acc [...] |
2008-08-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC PO |
| 08LISBON205 | PORTUGAL PUSHES FOR BALANCED HRC RESOLUTION ON GAZA [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor and Poloff jointly delivered reftel demarche points to MFA officials in both the Middle East and the UN/Human Rights Offices urging a common position against the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC) special resolution on Gaza as presented in reftel. UN Affairs Officer Gon [...] |
2008-01-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EUN PO |
| 08LISBON207 | PORTUGAL USES EU PRESIDENCY TO PUSH BIOTECH [...] (C) Led by Minister of Agriculture Jaime Silva, Portugal visibly strengthened its public support for biotech issues during its July-December 2007 EU Presidency. Minister Silva's public leadership on biotech went beyond favorable voting to include outspoken support of the European Food Safety [...] |
2008-01-24 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD TBIO PO EUN |
| 08LISBON210 | PM SOCRATES INVITED TO CARACAS [...] (SBU) A Portuguese daily recently reported that Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates would visit Caracas by March, citing the Venezuelan presidency's website. Bernard Amaral, one of the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisors, confirmed to us that Hugo Chavez had invited Socrates during the fo [...] |
2008-01-24 16:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO VE |
| 08LISBON221 | PORTUGUESE VIEWPOINTS IN ADVANCE OF JANUARY 28-29 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of the GAERC meeting on January 28 and 29. She offered frank insights into the internal EU discussions on Kosovo, Iran, Kenya, and on the new practice of "restricted sessions." 2. [...] |
2008-01-25 17:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO EUN |
| 08LISBON2300 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit is scheduled to coincide with two important Portuguese foreign policy moments ) recognition of Kosovo and Portugal leading discussion on the EU's trans-Atlantic policy. This is an opportune moment to stress that the US and EU generally share goals and to call for [...] |
2008-08-29 14:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OTRA PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2301 | LISBON SEEKS LOW PROFILE ON RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Post delivered ref demarches on Russia/Georgia and Kosovo/ICJ. Portugal does not want a public role in condemning Russia over the conflict in Georgia. The Portuguese are hoping for a lessening of current rhetoric in order to put greater emphasis on the Six Point Plan. Separ [...] |
2008-08-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS KV RS PO |
| 08LISBON2379 | PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...] |
2008-09-04 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN |
| 08LISBON238 | IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO LISBON [...] (C) According to an MFA diplomatic advisor, during a one-day visit to Lisbon by Iranian FM Mottaki on January 23, FM Amado urged his counterpart to take steps to restore the international community's trust and to act responsibly as a key player in the Middle East, and he publicly welcomed the [...] |
2008-01-28 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO IR |
| 08LISBON2453 | PORTUGUESE LEGAL ADVISOR SHOWS SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Secretary's visit to Lisbon on September 4, Legal Advisor Bellinger met with Portuguese MFA Legal Advisor Luis Tavares and covered several bilateral areas of interest, including transfer of Guantanamo detainees, Kosovo recognition, and Serbia's UN petition fo [...] |
2008-09-09 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KLIG PREL PO |
| 08LISBON251 | PORTUGUESE MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR, AMBASSADOR [...] (C) During a friendly, one-hour courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry on January 29, MFA political director Bramao Ramos told the Ambassador the EU is about two weeks away from agreement on a public statement to be issued in response to a Kosovo declaration of independence. The statement is [...] |
2008-01-29 17:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PINR PO IR |
| 08LISBON2514 | PORTUGAL CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AT SEPTEMBER 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has no plans to present or direct discussion at the September 15-16 GAERC meeting. MFA officials expressed cautious optimism about political developments in Zimbabwe and Belarus. They told us that the GOP fully supports EU efforts to stabilize the Somali coast and Geo [...] |
2008-09-12 17:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI TU GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN |
| 08LISBON2515 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU LINE ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (U) Portugal's MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins said Portugal plans to coordinate its human rights agenda with other EU member states and vote on Third Committee measures as a bloc. The GOP approved draft text for Third Committee resolutions, but Martins said Portugal was still wait [...] |
2008-09-12 17:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PHUM PREL EUN PO |
| 08LISBON2587 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV EAID PO |
| 08LISBON2588 | PORTUGUESE DEMARCHED ON OFAC NARCOTICS KINGPIN ACT [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer informed Portuguese MFA America's Director Helena Coutinho and EU Deputy Correspondent Florbela Cardy of the Kingpin designation on Venezuelan officials on September 12 per reftel request. Neither offered a response specifically to the notification, but MFA officials have [...] |
2008-09-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | LE KTFN KCRM PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2589 | PORTUGAL HAS NO COMMENT ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2591 | PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL RS GG PO EUN |
| 08LISBON2595 | PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...] |
2008-09-19 17:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO |
| 08LISBON2596 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. Menezes expressed firm support for the US position in the disputes with Bolivia and Venezuela, adding that Portugal had taken note of US "moderation". Sayin [...] |
2008-09-19 17:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PO BL |
| 08LISBON2597 | PORTUGAL REGRETS FOR 23 SEPTEMBER EU27 CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-19 17:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2600 | PORTUGAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (U) Portugal is actively engaged in EU efforts to reach consensus on biofuels mandates and sustainability criteria by the end of 2008, according to officials of the Ministries of Environment and Economy. Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Ministry of Environment highlighted to Pol/Econoff the Prime [...] |
2008-09-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN POL PO |
| 08LISBON2601 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON IAEA DEMARCHE [...] (C) DCM and Pol/Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Portuguese MFA diplomatic advisor Francisco Ribeiro Menezes on September 19. After MFA consultation Minister Amado's Diplomatic Advisor Paulo Lourenoo today called the DCM and said "We are not happy with the candidacy of Iran and Syr [...] |
2008-09-22 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PARM MNUC PO |
| 08LISBON2602 | NO PORTUGUESE RESPONSE YET ON "NO BUSINESS AS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | GG RS PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2603 | NO PORTUGUESE BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | GG RS KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2604 | PORTUGAL RECEIVED POINTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM PO |
| 08LISBON2620 | PORTUGAL REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON U.S. [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Disarmament and Security Deputy Director Joao Pedro Fins do Lago and Disarmament Officer Sara Oliveira thanked us for the draft text on the U.S. resolution on compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitations and disarmament agreements. Fins do Lago asked for additional [...] |
2008-10-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2621 | PORTUGAL - IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-06 10:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MNUC PARM PO |
| 08LISBON2622 | PORTUGAL - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ IR SY PO |
| 08LISBON2629 | (S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN [...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...] |
2008-10-07 10:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2630 | PORTUGAL: LATEST KOSOVO RECOGNITION TARGET DATE IS [...] (C/NF) In an October 3 meeting Portuguese MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nuno Brito said he "hopes" Portugal will formally recognize Kosovo on October 7, and that President Cavaco Silva told Serbian President Tadic it is time for Portugal to move on regarding the issue. Brito relate [...] |
2008-10-07 11:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA UN KV PO |
| 08LISBON2634 | PORTUGAL RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (C) After several months of indecision, the Government of Portugal (GOP) recognized Kosovo October 7. Foreign Minister Luis Amado also told Ambassador Stephenson privately October 8 that Montenegro and Macedonia would likely recognize Kosovo in the next few days. In addition to the recognitio [...] |
2008-10-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV PO |
| 08LISBON2635 | PORTUGAL ON PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM PO |
| 08LISBON2636 | PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSES STRAIN BUT NO [...] Portuguese banks and financial institutions have adequate capital to ensure solvency and limited exposure to the devalued assets plaguing larger financial institutions elsewhere in Europe, yet the Portuguese public is nervous about recent difficulties of large U.S. and European institutions a [...] |
2008-10-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2637 | PORTUGAL ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: STEPS FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA PARM MARR PREL PO AL HR |
| 08LISBON2638 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-09 06:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL UN PO |
| 08LISBON2639 | PORTUGAL: OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-09 11:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PO |
| 08LISBON2641 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS TOUGHER LINE ON BELARUS AT [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese MFA officials Isabel Ferreira and Florbela Cardy stressed that Portugal and the EU agree with the main points of reftel demarche on Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Belarus. While Portugal plans to follow the EU consensus on most votes, Cardy did mention that Portugal and the Ne [...] |
2008-10-09 15:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | BO GG RS PHUM PREL PGOV PO EUN |
| 08LISBON2643 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE: NATO AND UNGA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PO AF IZ |
| 08LISBON2648 | (SBU) Portuguese interim response to demarche on sharing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and ACS Specialist met with Manuel Grainha do Vale, MFA Americas Division Deputy Director, on September 30 to deliver the demarche regarding the HSPD-6 proposal to share terrorist screening information. We left the proposal with him in hard copy as a diplomatic no [...] |
2008-10-16 12:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2657 | PORTUGAL: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST NO. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-22 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AINF PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2658 | PORTUGAL'S PARTICIPATION IN EULEX (C-RE8-01061) [...] (C) Following Portugal's recent recognition of Kosovo (Ref A), Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Defense Luis Leandro da Silva told us that they fully support the EU Mission. He further noted that, although not every EU member state recognizes Kosovo, the EU has achieved consensu [...] |
2008-10-22 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL EUN KV PO |
| 08LISBON2659 | PORTUGAL'S 2009 BUDGET TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Portuguese Government's 2009 budget request maintains the record low budget deficit that was achieved last year (2.2% of GDP). There are no major policy or spending shifts in the budget request and, for that reason, there was little significant criticism from opposition pa [...] |
2008-10-22 13:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2666 | PORTUGAL FINANCIERS FORESEE LEAN TIMES AHEAD [...] Six leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese financial market is "getting by" with decreasing profits during the current "deleveraging" period. Although there is some concern about bank liquidity, the GOP is expected to announce a bank recapitalization program next we [...] |
2008-10-27 12:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PO |
| 08LISBON2667 | PORTUGAL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL- [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-27 13:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO |
| 08LISBON2672 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BOSNIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-29 12:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2676 | GOP NOT ATTENDING IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 13:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PREK TRGY PO |
| 08LISBON2677 | PORTUGUESE DELEGATION TO MTCR MEETING AND DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 13:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM PREL TSPA ETTC PO |
| 08LISBON2678 | PORTUGAL OPEN TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-31 13:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PO |
| 08LISBON2685 | PORTUGAL: DRAFT OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel request, attached is Embassy Lisbon's submission for the 2008 INCSR Report. I. Summary Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than Northern Atlantic routes. As a result, [...] |
2008-10-31 16:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PO |
| 08LISBON2689 | (C) WHY PORTUGAL IS SOFT ON RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Portugal has shown itself to be notably reluctant to criticize Russian misbehavior in recent months. There is no single reason for this, but rather a combination of Portugal's new economic diplomacy, a desire to find a "balance" on tough issues, and some preconceptions on the [...] |
2008-11-03 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON RS PO |
| 08LISBON2690 | PORTUGAL'S TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE LUSO-BRAZILIAN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 28, Brazil hosted the Ninth Luso-Brazilian Summit in Salvador, Brazil. The summit is held biennially to discuss common bilateral agendas, and this year included discussions on the financial crisis, the status of the Doha Round and the signing of ten bilateral commercia [...] |
2008-11-04 09:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV BR PO |
| 08LISBON2694 | PORTUGAL BANK NATIONALIZATION RATIFIED [...] (U) The Portuguese parliament ratified the nationalization of Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN) announced by Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos on November 2. The takeover, the first bank nationalization in Portugal since 1975, was prompted after days of negotiation failed to produce an a [...] |
2008-11-07 11:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2698 | AFRICA COMMAND DCMA COORDINATES WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Summary: Africa Command DCMA Amb. Yates conducted meetings with civilian interlocutors in Lisbon November 4 to develop potential partnerships, particularly in Lusophone Africa. Representatives from the Ministries of Interior and Justice lauded existing trilateral cooperation with the US i [...] |
2008-11-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL XA PO |
| 08LISBON2699 | PORTUGAL REITERATES OUTSTANDING BOSNIA COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Florbela Cardy and Isabel Ferreira of the Portuguese MFA expressed general Portugal and EU agreement with reftel points. Cardy stressed EU resolve for Bosnia to meet its 5 2 Agenda commitments and downplayed concerns about the EU/Russia summit. Cardy said the EU is encouraged b [...] |
2008-11-07 17:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN BK RS IZ AF BM PO PHUM |
| 08LISBON2701 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PO |
| 08LISBON2702 | PORTUGAL ON GAERC SUPPLEMENT DEALING WITH RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV RS PO |
| 08LISBON2703 | PORTUGAL: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EUN IMO PO |
| 08LISBON2707 | PORTUGUESE BANKERS OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Portuguese financiers continue to express cautious optimism about the Portuguese financial markets and to support the leadership demonstrated by the U.S. Treasury Secretary and Portuguese Finance Minister. Ambassador Stephenson met with four leading Portuguese bankers who are concerned a [...] |
2008-11-13 17:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PO |
| 08LISBON2708 | MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FORMIN AMADO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado November 13 and touched on a range of key topics. Amado is laying the political groundwork for an increase in Portugal's contribution to ISAF in Afghanistan, but new boots are unlikely to hit the ground before early [...] |
2008-11-13 17:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2711 | EMBASSY LISBON'S OCTOBER 2008 VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Lisbon's Visas Viper Program (VVP) Committee met on November 3, 2008. This month, Post submits the name of an American citizen fugitive, wanted in the U.S. for criminal, terrorist activities, a Syrian national with links to an Al-Qa'ida fundraising operative, and 14 members [...] |
2008-11-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PO |
| 08LISBON2718 | PORTUGAL FUMBLES ITS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES' [...] (C) Summary and comment: Portugal holds the 2007-2009 Chair for the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group, but its performance has been disappointing from the start. Portuguese MFA contacts offered us an overview of their leadership agenda for the Community of Democracies in 2009. MFA [...] |
2008-11-19 17:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2719 | RUSSIAN FM LAVROV VISITS PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stopped in Portugal on November 18 while returning from the G-20 meetings in Washington. In Lisbon he met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado after which the two gave a joint press conference. Publicly, Lavrov confirmed Moscow's plans to i [...] |
2008-11-20 07:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PO |
| 08LISBON2724 | PORTUGAL INFORMED OF REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN PO |
| 08LISBON2725 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PORTUGAL: GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2726 | PORTUGAL URGED TO OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE SY PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2727 | PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UPCOMING UN FIRST COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2728 | PORTUGAL CONCERNED WITH DEA EXPULSION, HOPES EU [...] (C) Portugal shares U.S. concerns regarding potential increased coca cultivation, drug trafficking, and crime as a result of the GOB's expulsion of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). In response to reftel demarche points, MFA Director for Latin America Joao Baptista told us that Portugal and [...] |
2008-11-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR PO |
| 08LISBON2729 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP PO PREL |
| 08LISBON273 | PORTUGUESE PM SOCRATES REPLACES TWO MINISTERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid growing criticism by the public over service cutbacks and other austerity measures, Prime Minister Socrates accepted the resignations of the Ministers of Health and Culture on January 29. Both outgoing ministers were publicly criticized for mishandling aspects of their por [...] |
2008-02-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PO |
| 08LISBON2735 | PORTUGAL - PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-26 16:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2736 | PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-26 16:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2739 | PORTUGAL ON EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY [...] (C) Luis Duarte Silva of Portugal's Directorate General of Energy and Geology (Ministry of Economy) said Portugal understands reftel demarche points but must continue to work within the EU process regarding biofuels sustainability. Silva acknowledged Portuguese reservations concerning the EU [...] |
2008-11-28 15:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU PO |
| 08LISBON2740 | PORTUGAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT POZNAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Portugal is optimistic about progress at the upcoming UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Poznan. Fausto Brito e Abreu, Advisor to the State Secretary of the Environment, cited President-elect Obama's recent statements of support for emissions reductions and [...] |
2008-11-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2751 | PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-05 09:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO |
| 08LISBON2752 | PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-05 09:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO |
| 08LISBON2753 | PORTUGAL MAINTAINS STATUS QUO IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) In response to reftel request for information for the Suspension of the Libertad Act, Title III, Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged over 2008. 2. (C) POLITICAL INTERACTION: Portugal follows the European Union policy of supporting human rights and democratic transition [...] |
2008-12-05 10:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2754 | PORTUGAL: IMPROVING EU BURMA SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-05 10:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU PO |
| 08LISBON2756 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON ALL DECEMBER 8-9 [...] (SBU) Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU shares US concerns about Pakistan, the Western Balkans, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Middle East as outlined in reftel demarche. She further noted that Portugal fully agreed with the draft conclusions to be p [...] |
2008-12-05 17:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2759 | PORTUGAL: AMENDED LACEY ACT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-09 16:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO PO |
| 08LISBON2765 | PORTUGAL TO SEND MEDICAL UNIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Jorge Roza de Oliveira, Diplomatic Adviser to Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, told us December 5 that Portugal would provide additional contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan in the wake of the Portuguese C-130,s December 2008 departu [...] |
2008-12-11 09:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL AF PO |
| 08LISBON2769 | PORTUGAL URGES EU TO ACCEPT GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (U) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado sent the letter below to his European Union counterparts December 10 calling for an EU response to help the U.S. close the Guantanamo detention center, specifically by accepting detainees for resettlement. (U) Begin text of letter: Lisbon, 10 Dec [...] |
2008-12-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PREF PO CU |
| 08LISBON2771 | PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2772 | PORTUGAL ON IEA 2009 - 2010 BUDGET [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG IEA PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2777 | PORTUGAL: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PO |
| 08LISBON2778 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: SYRIA IAEA PROJECT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY PREL PO |
| 08LISBON2780 | PORTUGAL: PROBLEMS AT THE LUSO-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In 1985, with the USAID mission to Portugal closing its doors, the U.S. and Portuguese governments created the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon to address Portugal's development challenges and to promote U.S.-Portuguese cooperation. The USG subsequently contr [...] |
2008-12-15 16:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AMGT EAID OEXC SCUL PO |
| 08LISBON2781 | CODEL HASTINGS AND THE OSCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Hastings visited Portugal to report to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares regarding Hastings' recent trip through North Africa and the Middle East. Hastings will develop a proposal to allow the OSCE,s Maghreb partners to participate more fully in OSCE [...] |
2008-12-15 17:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP OSCE PGOV PO PREL |
| 08LISBON2784 | PORTUGAL: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC EUN PO |
| 08LISBON2785 | PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PO |
| 08LISBON2788 | PORTUGAL: NUCLEAR ENERGY OVERVIEW [...] The following presents the information requested reftel regarding civilian nuclear energy in Portugal, provided by Teresa Tavares, Deputy for International Relations at the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Bento Morais Sarmento, Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Energy and [...] |
2008-12-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON2789 | PORTUGAL UNDERSTANDS SECURITY NEEDS FOR 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
| 08LISBON2791 | PORTUGAL: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-19 10:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO PO |
| 08LISBON327 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: PORTUGUESE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Pol/econ counselor delivered reftel talking points and note verbale to MFA Middle East Director Isabel Pedrosa on February 7. Pedrosa said Portugal is "very much in tune" with U.S. priorities in Lebanon. She agreed on the importance of getting the Tribunal up and running and has recomm [...] |
2008-02-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY PO |
| 08LISBON35 | PORTUGAL'S ISAF CAVEATS [...] (U) Even before my arrival in Portugal, the status of Portugal's contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was the most significant issue on our agenda. Following a review of the SHAPE Caveat Report, I believe it important to comment on the caveat prio [...] |
2008-01-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL AF PO |
| 08LISBON350 | PORTUGUESE LAMENT ELUSIVENESS OF EU KOSOVO UNITY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Portuguese MFA political director said he expects the EU to take as long as a week or two to achieve a consensus EU reaction to a Kosovar declaration of independence. He said some member states have made preparations difficult, that final negotiations cannot take place un [...] |
2008-02-12 17:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV MOPS PO ZL |
| 08LISBON351 | TIMOR LESTE: IN AFTERMATH OF ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-12 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PO TL PREL |
| 08LISBON353 | DEMARCHE ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 12 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-13 07:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD PO TBIO EUN |
| 08LISBON395 | PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO IN OSCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-15 09:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV UN YI EU PREL OSCE PO |
| 08LISBON410 | FM AMADO, AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a one-on-lunch with the Ambassador on February 14, FM Luis Amado said he would push for Portugal to be among the first wave of countries recognizing Kosovo, if there is agreement on an EU umbrella statement. Amado is pushing for a Portuguese commitment to lead a second OMLT in Afghanis [...] |
2008-02-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PO |
| 08LISBON427 | PORTUGUESE POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18-19 [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha stressed that the February GAERC would be focused heavily on how to coordinate a unified response to a Kosovar coordinated declaration of independence (CDI). In addition, she responded to reftel points on the Middle East, Chad, Kenya, and Myanmar [...] |
2008-02-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PO |
| 08LISBON433 | PORTUGAL: RECENT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES [...] Per reftel, post reports the following commercial success story: DATE: September 16, 2007 POST/DEPARTMENT OFFICE: FCS, ODC, Pol/Econ COUNTRY: Portugal COMPANY: Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems COMPANY/HEADQUARTERS (state/zip): MN/55121-2034 ISSUE/PROJECT: In early 2007, Embas [...] |
2008-02-20 11:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON EINV PO |
| 08LISBON441 | PORTUGAL: SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST NOT RECOMMENDED [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is adequate and IPR legislation is generally consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provision [...] |
2008-02-21 07:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PO |
| 08LISBON442 | PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON ENERGY [...] The following responses are keyed to paragraph four of reftel: A.) The Political/Economic (P/E) and the Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) sections are the two offices tasked with handling energy matters at post. The P/E Section has 8 employees: 5 Foreign Service Officers - P/E Counsel [...] |
2008-02-21 07:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV APER ABUD PO |
| 08LISBON464 | PORTUGAL: CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PO PREL |
| 08LISBON467 | KOSOVO: TIMING OF PORTUGUESE RECOGNITION REMAINS [...] (C) In several discussions with senior Portuguese officials on February 22 on the margins of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission, Ambassador and visiting PDAS Kurt Volker, per ref A, pressed hard for Portugal to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible. Volker noted Kosovo's unique history an [...] |
2008-02-22 17:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PO EU |
| 08LISBON492 | POSSIBLE PORTUGUESE-IRANIAN GAS AGREEMENT ON THE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Luis Amado confirmed during a January 23 press conference that Portugal's largest energy company, Galp Energia, and Iran's National Oil Company, NIOC, are in negotiations over a natural gas exploration and production project in Iran. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and [...] |
2008-02-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO IR RS AG |
| 08LISBON509 | PORTUGUESE RESPOND TO COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal has several suggestions and goals to ensure active participation in the Community of Democracies (CD), clear missions with results, and reforms to reinvigorate non-Convening Group member states, according to MFA Deputy DG Antonio Ricoca Freire. Nevertheless, the MFA ha [...] |
2008-02-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 08LISBON510 | PORTUGAL-U.S. BILATERAL COMMISSION; KOSOVO, [...] (U) Summary. The 23rd U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission examined the state of the bilateral relationship. Portugal will not remove its battalion in Kosovo, supports NATO membership for three MAP countries, and will present its action plan for the Community of Democracies in the near future. [...] |
2008-02-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS KDEM PGOV ELAB PO XH AF |
| 08LISBON511 | PORTUGAL: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY [...] (SBU) The selection of Raul Castro as Cuba's president will not alter Portugal's support for the EU's dual-track approach of pressing for political reform while actively engaging members of civil society. The MFA Americas Director does not foresee any radical change but does see possible eco [...] |
2008-02-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CU EUN PREL PO |
| 08LISBON512 | PORTUGAL OPEN TO DISCUSSING IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's Director of International Economic Organizations Jose Rui Caroco and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Caroco stated that even though the IEA requires that its [...] |
2008-02-27 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG IEA PO |
| 08LISBON513 | PORTUGAL: S&T SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING HIGHLIGHTS [...] In preparation for the February 21 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on February 14 to review and discuss bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussions focused on climate change, renewable energies, and the Embassy Science Fellows (ESF) [...] |
2008-02-27 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO |
| 08LISBON584 | PORTUGAL WAITING FOR EU GUIDANCE ON VISA WAIVER [...] (SBU) On March 5, 2008, Embassy Lisbon's Consul General delivered reftel points to representatives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, top officials indicated that Portugal 'fully shares' the EU Commission's view that visa [...] |
2008-03-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KPAO CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL PTER PO |
| 08LISBON594 | PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE MARCH GAERC [...] (SBU) Assistant EU Correspondent Pedro Severo de Almeida responded to the reftel points with Portugal's views in advance of March's GAERC meeting. He confirmed that the ministers planned to discuss the Balkans, Middle East Peace Process, Zimbabwe, Georgia, and Iran. He also noted the possibil [...] |
2008-03-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF IR GG IS PREL PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON595 | U.S.-PORTUGAL COLLABORATION IN AFRICA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12 for details. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) AF/RSA Office Director Louis Mazel met in Lisbon with Portuguese officials from the Ministries of Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs on February 20-21 to discuss ongoing trilateral assistan [...] |
2008-03-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR PHUM MASS PINR KJUS ETRD SMIG PO |
| 08LISBON606 | PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR; [...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel), Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...] |
2008-03-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO |
| 08LISBON611 | PORTUGAL'S ADDITIONAL ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Action request. See paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Portuguese Defense Minister told us Portugal will announce the contribution of a second OMLT before the Bucharest Summit. To encourage additional contributions, we recommend that other ISAF allies and the NATO SYG engage the [...] |
2008-03-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
| 08LISBON624 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS IPCC LANGUAGE TO REDUCE GHG [...] (C) EU member states, including Portugal, strongly support Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) language suggesting Annex 1 countries collectively reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020, according to a high-ranking Environment Ministry official who characterized the proposal as [...] |
2008-03-12 17:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV KGHG EUN PO |
| 08LISBON678 | FM AMADO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS LAJES AIR BASE, [...] (S) The Ambassador told FM Amado on March 19 that Lajes Air Base is important but not crucial to the United States, so it made sense to think about possible new missions that would make the base more attractive. They agreed to move forward with military-to-military exploration of a new train [...] |
2008-03-19 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO IR |
| 08LISBON685 | GALP - IRAN: AGREEMENT UNLIKELY IN SHORT TERM [...] (C) Summary: The largest shareholder in Galp, Portugal's largest energy company, told us that reports of a Galp deal with Iran were overstated. He said Galp's discussions with Iran were only to maintain contact for concrete collaboration in the future, when the political environment is more [...] |
2008-03-20 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PO ENRG EPET ETTC PREL |
| 08LISBON70 | TREATY OF LISBON: PORTUGAL TO AVOID REFERENDUM [...] (U) Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates confirmed in the National Assembly January 9 that he will not submit the EU reform treaty (the "Treaty of Lisbon") to a national referendum. Instead, he will send it to the National Assembly for parliamentary ratification. 2. (U) Socrates' governing S [...] |
2008-01-09 16:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PO |
| 08LISBON777 | PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT [...] Summary. The Government of Portugal expects the NATO Summit to be dominated by three topics: Russia, operations, and enlargement. On Russia, the Portuguese stress engagement and believe that true progress is available regarding CFE and missile defense. The Portuguese avoided discussions re [...] |
2008-03-28 16:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL RS PO |
| 08LISBON787 | PORTUGAL APPROVES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION [...] Chief of Mission approves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to establish a permanent Container Security Initiative (CSI) presence in Lisbon with two (2) direct-hire Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and one (1) Locally Employed Staff based on the justifications outli [...] |
2008-03-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS PO |
| 08LISBON793 | PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS, [...] For the second year in a row, the Government of Portugal has exceeded its own economic benchmarks, registering 1.9% GDP growth in 2007 vs. the projected 1.8 % and lowering the budget deficit below the eurozone 3.0% limit to 2.6%, a year ahead of schedule. These positive results validate the [...] |
2008-03-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PO |
| 08LISBON811 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Director: Your visit to Portugal will be the first high-level ONDCP visit since 1998 and underscores both our interest and concern about increasing cocaine flows through Portugal into Europe. As you may know, Portugal saw a marked increase in cocaine seizures in 2005 and 2006, fol [...] |
2008-04-03 08:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC PO |
| 08LISBON874 | PORTUGAL STRENGTHENS ITS COUNTERTERRORISM TOOLS [...] (C) Portugal has faced a lower threat profile than nearby European nations despite its proximity to past terrorism targets like Spain, the UK, and Morocco. Nevertheless, the government of Portugal (GOP) has heeded the warnings from the attacks in London in 2005 and Madrid in 2004 by enhancing [...] |
2008-04-10 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PO |
| 08LISBON886 | LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM [...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...] |
2008-04-11 17:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT BMGT SP PO |
| 08LISBON941 | PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2008/2009 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...] |
2008-04-17 15:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSAC TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO |
| 08LISBON963 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS' VISIT: DRUG FLOWS TO EUROPE [...] (U) In meetings with Portuguese counternarcotics officials, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director John P. Walters noted there has been a noticeable decrease in the supply of cocaine in the U.S. market and noted that there were anecdotal reports of increased demand in Europe. [...] |
2008-04-22 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL SOCI PO |
| 08LONDON111 | MISSILE DEFENSE: HMG CONCERNED POLAND WILL [...] (C) This is a State action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. HMG is concerned that public statements by Warsaw since the Polish elections are causing other NATO Allies to begin to question whether NATO should approve MD work at the Bucharest summit in April. HMG suggests the U.S. Gov [...] |
2008-01-11 12:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL NATO UK PO |
| 08MADRID405 | LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM [...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...] |
2008-04-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT BMGT PO SP |
| 08MADRID569 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON VISIT TO MADRID [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. The Government of Spain (GOS) shares your interest in the development of renewable energy, including biofuels. However, what once promised to be a booming industry with plans for construction of 30 biodiesel and 20 ethanol plants, ha [...] |
2008-05-23 07:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP FR PO |
| 08MAPUTO310 | VISIT OF PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT PROMISES CLOSER [...] (U) Summary. Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva made a state visit to Mozambique March 24-27, the first by a Portuguese head of state in more than ten years. The visit was widely described as the beginning of a new era of cooperation between Portugal and Mozambique and was highlighte [...] |
2008-04-11 05:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PO MZ |
| 08NEWDELHI1726 | INDIA IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: NOT SATISFIED [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on India's role in the Community of Democracies (CD) to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora. On June 20 Arora contacted A/PolCouns to provide India's position on the withdrawal of Indian support for the Diplomat's Handboo [...] |
2008-06-23 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ZI SF PO CA IN |
| 08PARIS2130 | U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARD FOR [...] ESTH Office has review the proposed research and Embassy Paris find no objection to the proposed research grant entitled "Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy". STAPLETON [...] |
2008-11-20 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA TPHY US UK PO FR SW AR BR |
| 08SKOPJE522 | HMONG-AMERICANS RECRUIT "TROUBLEMAKERS" FROM THAI [...] (C) Summary: Unidentified Hmong-Americans are said to be recruiting Hmong from the holding camp in Thailand's Petchabun Province to return to Laos to stage incidents apparently in support of the three-decade-old but failing Hmong insurgency. The Embassy is working to gather more information. [...] |
2008-08-15 05:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK MN KV EU MA PO |
| 08SKOPJE592 | MACEDONIA: GRUEVSKI READY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO IN OCTOBER, [...] (C) Summary: Macedonia wants to recognize Kosovo along with Montenegro and possibly Portugal, but this will likely not happen until mid-October, PM Gruevski told the Charge Sept. 21. Gruevski said he is coordinating closely with Montenegrin PM Djukanovic, and is delaying at his request. Gruev [...] |
2008-09-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR KV MK PO MW GR |
| 08STATE111745 | PORTUGAL: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP [...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), but are making signif [...] |
2008-10-20 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PO PREL SMIG KTIP |
| 08STATE14246 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING PORTUGAL TO ACTION AS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach the MFA at the appropriate levels to urge their strong leadership of the Community of Democracies (CD) and to solicit their views on priorities for their Chairmanship over t [...] |
2008-02-11 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PO AO |
| 08STATE34180 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050096455 for the export of C-130 and P-3 aircraft spare parts to Portugal. Post is requeste [...] |
2008-04-02 19:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 08STATE62767 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: INDIA'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) India has a longstanding position at the UN against the use of country-specific language in resolutions and it seems they are extending that position to statements issued by the Community of Democracies (C [...] |
2008-06-11 13:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IN ZI SF PO CA |
| 08STATE68446 | HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR MOBILITY COMMAND [...] (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HOST NATION NOTIFICATION AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL REGARDING USAFE FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN REF (A). POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RESULTS OF HOST NATION NOTIFICATION NO [...] |
2008-06-25 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
| 08STATE76526 | CORRECTED COPY: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION FOR AIR [...] (U) THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF STATE 68446 THAT CHANGES THE CLASSIFICATION OF PARAS 2-3 TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF DETAILS ON U.S. FORCE STRUCTURE CHANGES TO HOST GOVERNMENTS. 2. (S) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES LONDON, BERLIN, MADRID, AND LISBON. POSTS ARE REQUESTED TO CONDUCT HO [...] |
2008-07-16 19:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL GM PO SP UK |
| 09ABUJA590 | ECOWAS' RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs Dr. Abdel Fatah-Musa to discuss ECOWAS' next steps in Guinea-Bissau. Fatah-Musa, who has long followed Guinea-Bissau politics, related background information about what he said had led to the double assassinations o [...] |
2009-04-06 16:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECOWAS KPKO PGOV PREL MASS SNAR PU GV CU PO |
| 09LISBON100 | PORTUGAL: ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Due to its small size and reach, Portugal has chosen to limit its international ambitions to three foreign policy pillars: transatlantic relations, former Portuguese colonies (the Lusophone world), and the European Union. In 2008, the GOP added a fourth focus - economic diplomacy - in orde [...] |
2009-02-13 17:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV PO |
| 09LISBON105 | PORTUGAL TOURISM FEELING ECONOMIC PINCH [...] In a February 11 breakfast meeting ten Portuguese travel and tourism contacts told the Ambassador the Portuguese tourism industry is suffering from the impact of the global financial crisis, and tourism to the US is harder hit due to poor marketing of US travel destinations. The group also c [...] |
2009-02-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PO |
| 09LISBON106 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-19 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 09LISBON108 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES PRE-NOTIFICATION OF US PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETRD ETTC PO |
| 09LISBON109 | PORTUGUESE FM AMADO HOPES TO ATTEND MARCH 2 [...] (SBU) On February 19,Pol-Econ officer shared reftel points with Portuguese MFA Officer Florbela Cardy and underscored the importance of Portugal's engaged participation in the event. Cardy told us that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado wants to attend the event and believes that it will b [...] |
2009-02-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG |