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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08USUNNEWYORK1033 | UN/AU PANEL PUSHES ASSESSED FUNDS ENVELOPE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although UNSCR 1809 expressly recognizes "the challenges in accessing United Nations assessed contributions for funding regional organizations," Romano Prodi and his colleagues on the UN/AU "Panel of Distingui [...] | 2008-11-06 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1034 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IIIC COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad met with IIIC (International Independent Investigation Commission) Commissioner Daniel Bellemare November 4 to discuss the status of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) at Bellemare's request. The discussion focused on Bellemare's request that the start [...] | 2008-11-07 00:08:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK1035 | UPDATE ON AIRLIFT AND MISSING ASSETS FOR UNAMID [...] (C) Summary: USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) Political Officer and Senior advisor for Special Envoy's office spoke with UN Secretariat Staff regarding the US airlift offers and the Ethiopian helicopter pledge. UN officials told USUN (1) 60% deployment by year end is contingent upon US airli [...] | 2008-11-07 15:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK1036 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON VIOLENCE [...] On October 23, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee took action on the following draft resolutions: A/C.3/63/L.2, entitled "Preparations for the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;" A/C.3/63/L.4, entitled "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly o [...] | 2008-11-07 21:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK104 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: USUN AND LEBANESE SHARE RISK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Seeking to resolve differences over whether the Lebanese judges will receive risk-related compensation for their service, Amb. Wallace and Lebanese PermRep Salam discussed options on January 31 (per reftel) and then [...] | 2008-02-05 23:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK1042 | UPDATE ON SAUDI INTERFAITH DIALOGUE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Post met with the Saudi Mission to discuss changes to the Saudi draft statement about the interfaith religious dialogue that will to be discussed during the General Assembly (GA) plenary on November 12-13 (reftel). The resulting text, which incorporates virtually all of the USG changes, [...] | 2008-11-07 22:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNEP KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK1044 | UNGA: UN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS FIVE JUDGES [...] (U) Summary: The 63rd General Assembly held elections November 6 for five vacancies on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for terms of office to begin February 6, 2009. The Security Council held simultaneous elections, per the Statute of the Court. The Statute requires an absolute majo [...] | 2008-11-07 23:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1045 | UNSC PRESSURES COTE D'IVOIRE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (Ref. B) on November 7 urging all Ivorian parties to cooperate fully to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections as soon as possible. This was in response SRSG Choi's report to the Council on October 27 which noted elections in C [...] | 2008-11-08 00:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IV |
08USUNNEWYORK1047 | FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: The UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved nine resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian situation on November 7: four under agenda item 29 "The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East" (UNRWA) and five under agenda i [...] | 2008-11-10 13:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1048 | UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: UNGA's Sixth Committee debated agenda item 79 "The Rule of Law at the National and International Level" from October 13-14. During the debate, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro presented remarks. Many delegations commended the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group [...] | 2008-11-10 14:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1049 | SAUDIS AND PGA ON REVISED STATEMENT FOR INTERFAITH [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting, Ambassador Khalilzad and Saudi FM Prince Saud discussed a revised draft statement (see text and action request in paragraph 5) that reflects changes requested by the EU. (Comment: The statement appears to retain all the elements specifically requested by the Depa [...] | 2008-11-10 17:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNEP KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK105 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: FRANCE PROPOSES COMPROMISE ON [...] (SBU) Action request: At a February 5 experts' meeting with the U.S., Germany, and the Netherlands to discuss issues relating to the formation of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, France withdrew its proposal that the Committee should be based in The Hague. Instea [...] | 2008-02-06 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK1050 | SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES OCT SYG REPORT ON UNMIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on the SYG's October 20 report on Sudan in an open meeting. In the discussion that followed, Council members discussed the ICC indictment of Bashir, pending elections, Abyei, oil revenue sharing, and reconfiguration of [...] | 2008-11-10 18:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AF |
08USUNNEWYORK1051 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS:COMMITTEE DIVIDED ON EXPERT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, the Sudan Sanctions Committee discussed possible Committee response to the recommendations made by the Sudan Panel of Experts (POE) in its final report. The Committee reviewed POE recommendations that the Committee should encourage Sudan to cease its violations of t [...] | 2008-11-10 19:07:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK1053 | UNGA: SYG HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH AMBASSADORS ON G-20 [...] SUMMARY: United Nations Secretary General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon briefed UN General Assembly (UNGA) Members on the latest developments in the Middle East peace process, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),his recent visit to Asia and other pressing issues in a November 10 meeting. On the finan [...] | 2008-11-12 15:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KPKO KUNR KPAL PWBG UNGA IS CG SU |
08USUNNEWYORK1054 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] On November 11, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee took action on the following draft resolutions: A/C.3/63/L.56, entitled "Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;" A/C.3/63/L.17/Revision 1, entitled "Indigenous issues;" A/C.3/63/L.21, entitled "Regional arrang [...] | 2008-11-12 16:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1059 | UNGA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON [...] Summary: UNGA's General Assembly adopted by consensus the "Report of the International Criminal Court" on November 11. Dutch Deputy Permanent Representative Piet de Klerk introduced the draft resolution under agenda item 69. In his remarks he called the ICC "the most significant development i [...] | 2008-11-12 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1062 | UN ON DRC: GIVE TROOPS, PRESSURE KAGAME; 85 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Le Roy on November 11 called on the Security Council to approve rapidly the UN request for more MONUC troops. He warned MONUC was "all alone" in the east and reinforcements were desperately needed to defend Goma and protect civilians. Le Roy said Co [...] | 2008-11-13 00:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW |
08USUNNEWYORK1063 | UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ICJ IN THE UN 63RD [...] SUMMARY: President Rosalyn Higgins presented the annual Report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (A/63/4) to the General Assembly on October 30. She gave an overview of action on key cases during what she called the ICJ's "most productive year." The Court delivered four substantive [...] | 2008-11-13 20:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1065 | UNSC REFORM: OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP MEETS; PGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) during the 63rd UNGA session, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) reiterated his October 10 letter to the membership about launching intergovernmental negotiations November 21, though he had previously indicate [...] | 2008-11-13 23:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA KUNR IN BR IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK1066 | UNGA CONSIDERS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] On November 10-11, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered the following agenda items: strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the UN, including special economic assistance; cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS); the situa [...] | 2008-11-13 23:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM XF GT UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1067 | UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] Summary: President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Judge Philippe Kirsch, presented the ICC's annual Report (A/63/471) to the General Assembly on October 30. Kirsch outlined the Court's progress in the four situations before it last year. Kirsch called for increased ratification o [...] | 2008-11-13 23:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1069 | UNGA'S LATEST FINANCIAL CRISIS PANEL MORE BALANCED [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee held a panel discussion to examine the causes and impact of the global financial crisis on November 11. In contrast to the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) October 30 panel on the crisis (reftel),this latest discussion w [...] | 2008-11-13 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PREL ENRG UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1074 | UN FOURTH COMMITTEE DEBATE ON ISRAELI PRACTICES IN [...] Summary: The UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee met November 4 - 6 to debate the annual "Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories" (the Special Committee). The debate inclu [...] | 2008-11-17 15:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1075 | UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID [...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...] | 2008-11-17 17:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR CU |
08USUNNEWYORK1076 | IRAN UN AMBASSADOR PROTESTS VISA DELAY/DENIAL AT [...] (U) Action request - See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) At the October 31, 2008, meeting of the UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country, the Committee quickly adopted its annual report, including the recommendations and conclusions (previously faxed to IO/UNP). The Iran Mission's Deputy Perm [...] | 2008-11-17 22:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP CVIS PREL IR |
08USUNNEWYORK1077 | SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMI/MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council received a quarterly briefing on November 14 from Staffan de Mistura, head of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and from Ambassador Khalilzad, on behalf of MNF-I. Iraqi PR Bayati also addressed the Council. All participants, including members of the [...] | 2008-11-17 22:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1079 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE CHOSES MEMBERS OF [...] Summary: On November 7, the UN General Assembly Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held its elections for officers of subsidiary organs, the Committee on Contributions (CoC),the Investments Committee (ISSC),the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),the Staff Pension Co [...] | 2008-11-17 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK1080 | UNGA DEBATES SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the UN General Assembly considered the situation in Afghanistan, and adopted by consensus a resolution reaffirming international commitment to rebuilding the country. Virtually every speaker expressed strong concern over the increase of attacks against humanitarian a [...] | 2008-11-17 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC AF UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1086 | UNGA: EVO MORALES CALLS FOR A DEMOCRATIZED GLOBAL [...] Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma addressed the 63rd UN General Assembly November 17 to express thanks for the support of the international community during Bolivia's recent political and civil crises. Morales used the speech as an opportunity to call the United Nations to democra [...] | 2008-11-18 22:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA BL |
08USUNNEWYORK109 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: OLA AND LEBANESE NEARING [...] (SBU) UN Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Larry Johnson advised Amb. Wallace on February 6 that the Lebanese Government is provisionally amenable to the new proposal described in ref A for compensating the Lebanese judges for the risk associated with their service to the Special [...] | 2008-02-06 23:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK1091 | UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on Nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on November 12. The Chairs described their respective committee's accomplishments [...] | 2008-11-19 14:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK1092 | UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 72, "Nationality of Natural Persons in Relation to the Succession of States," on October 21. Countries affirmed nationality as a fundamental human right and the key to legal protection. Delegations emphasized that this ri [...] | 2008-11-19 18:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1094 | UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part one of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 27-28. Part one's topics included: Chapters 1-3, "Introductory Chapters;" Chapter 4, "Shared Natural Resources;" Chapter 5, "Effects of armed [...] | 2008-11-19 22:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1095 | UNSC REFORM: PGA GIVES OEWG "TIME AND SPACE IT [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) announced the cancellation of the November 21 launch of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion in an informal plenary of the General Assembly, reversing his October 10 decision. He agreed that bot [...] | 2008-11-20 18:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNGA KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK1096 | MORE TROOPS, POLICE FOR MONUC APPROVED BY UN [...] (U) The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1843 on November 20, authorizing a temporary increase of MONUC's military strength by up to 2,785 military personnel and the strength of its formed police unit by up to 300 personnel. The vote was 15-0. France, Costa Rica, Belgium, the United Kin [...] | 2008-11-20 18:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW |
08USUNNEWYORK1099 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, [...] SUMMARY: From October 6-21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed social development, advancement of women, rights of children, and indigenous issues. The broader themes discussed under these topics reflected those raised during the UN General Assembly General Debate, nam [...] | 2008-11-20 23:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK11 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED UN [...] (S/NF) Per reftel instruction, USUN PolOff informed UK PolOff that the USG would be submitting the names of Badran Turki Hishan Al Mazidih and four members of his network for sanctions in the 1267 (Taliban/Al-Qaeda) Committee, and sought the UK's co-sponsorship of the designation. UK PolOff a [...] | 2008-01-07 11:24:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1100 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES RACISM, [...] SUMMARY: From November 3-5, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, the right of peoples to self-determination, and the report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Speakers from several Islamic nations noted a trend [...] | 2008-11-20 23:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF SMIG PNAT PBTS KPAL KWBG |
08USUNNEWYORK1104 | UN BRIEFS ON BHUTTO COMMISSION OF INQUIRY [...] (C) SUMMMARY: Pakistan is pushing the UN to announce a Commission of Inquiry into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, said UN officials on November 19. Although they remain opposed to any Security Council action, they have accepted the principle of an exchange of letters between the Secretar [...] | 2008-11-21 23:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PK |
08USUNNEWYORK1105 | ZIMBABWE AT THE UN: POWER SHARING STALLED, COUNTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN A/SYG Menkerios told the Security Council on November 20 Zimbabwe's power sharing negotiations were stalled. He warned of dire humanitarian and economic crises, and said the control of the police was the most pressing issue. South Africa, Russia, China, and Viet Nam suppor [...] | 2008-11-21 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZU |
08USUNNEWYORK1106 | SOMALIA: COUNCIL FRUSTRATED AT LACK OF PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A downbeat briefing on political developments combined with continued lack of progress toward a Multinational force (MNF) or peacekeeping operation (PKO) led to frustrated reactions from Council members in a November 20 meeting on Somalia. Several members noted that the prospect [...] | 2008-11-22 00:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ET |
08USUNNEWYORK1111 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE ICESCR [...] SUMMARY: On November 18, the UN General Assembly Third Committee took action on five draft resolutions, adopting four by consensus, including a draft resolution on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Russia's draft resolution on racism [...] | 2008-11-25 16:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1114 | UN INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER THE GAVEL [...] Summary: On November 20, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) discussed mechanisms for resolving staff employment grievances. The Committee received reports from Under Secretary-General for Management Angela Kane (A/62/748, A/62/782, A/63/314, and A [...] | 2008-11-26 15:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK1115 | UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part two of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 29-30. The discussion in part two included Chapter 6, "Reservations to Treaties;" Chapter 7 "Responsibility of International Organizations;" [...] | 2008-11-26 16:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1117 | UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...] | 2008-11-26 17:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1118 | UNGA DISCUSSES UNSC REPORT; CALLS FOR MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The General Assembly met November 18-20 to discuss Security Council expansion (Septel),as well as the annual Report on the Security Council. Unlike in the past, a large number of member states devoted significant time to discussing the Report. President of the Gen [...] | 2008-11-26 19:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNSC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1120 | UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND [...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...] | 2008-12-01 13:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1121 | UNGA TAKES ACTION ON GLOBAL HEALTH; AND UN [...] On November 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus the following draft resolutions: A/63/L.28, entitled "Global health and foreign policy;" A/63/L.38, entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community" (CARICOM); and A/63/L.40, entitled, "Cooperation [...] | 2008-12-01 13:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1124 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS 15 RESOLUTIONS, [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee (Economic and Financial) adopted 15 resolutions during its November 25 and 26 sessions. Per reftel A, the United States called for a vote and voted against the draft resolution entitled, "Oil slick on Lebanese shores," which [...] | 2008-12-02 14:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SENV PREL PREF UNGA LE IS TX |
08USUNNEWYORK1126 | UN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: MEMBER STATES REJECT [...] Summary: President Bush and approximately 80 heads of state, senior government officials, and other representatives gathered November 12 - 13 for an "Interfaith Dialogue" as part of the United Nations General Assembly (GA) plenary session. Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Saud, the drivin [...] | 2008-12-02 20:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1127 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS: SOUTH AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Security Council held its monthly briefing and consultations on the Middle East on November 25. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed on the "landmark" Quartet meeting November 9 with the two parties. He stressed that the biggest challenges to a lasting peace agreement [...] | 2008-12-02 21:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA SY |
08USUNNEWYORK1128 | UNSC: UNSCR 1701 QUARTERLY CONSULTATIONS - [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams and DPKO Assistant Secretary-General Edmund Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on the SYG's UNSCR 1701 quarterly report. Williams noted the improved political climate in Lebanon but emphasized [...] | 2008-12-02 22:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK1129 | MONUC AT UN: GIVE US CLEAR DIRECTIONS FOR DRC-AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SRSG Alan Doss asked the Security Council on November 26 for clear operational guidelines for MONUC, especially regarding use of force. He also said a temporary stabilization force is sorely needed as we await the additional MONUC troops the Council recently authorized. He sa [...] | 2008-12-03 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG |
08USUNNEWYORK113 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE [...] (U) Mission welcomes the proposed visit on February 07 (reftel) of S/WCI Deputy Director Milbert Shin and S/WCI officer Jason Gorey to accompany USUN/MR representative to meeting of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee. This meeting, to be hosted by the Canadian Mission, as Man [...] | 2008-02-07 16:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
08USUNNEWYORK1130 | ICC’S OCAMPO: BASHIR ARREST WARRANT IN JANUARY OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ICC Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo on December 2 spoke with Ambassador Wolff at the UN on the situation in Sudan. Ocampo said the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir would be issued in January or February. He said Arab leaders were frustrated with Bashir, and French President Sarkoz [...] | 2008-12-03 21:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AX CG UG |
08USUNNEWYORK1132 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND [...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...] | 2008-12-04 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1133 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON PALESTINIAN [...] In the afternoon meeting on November 20, the UN General Assembly Third Committee took action on 12 draft resolutions. The following draft resolutions were adopted by consensus: A/C.3/63/L.23, entitled "National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights;" A/C.3/63/L.25, ent [...] | 2008-12-04 15:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1134 | SUDAN: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE SPLITS ON PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Sanctions Committee on December 2 discussed two separate proposals for action: first, a Belgian suggestion to invite the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Sudan to discuss with the Committee the last Sudan Panel of Experts (POE) report (ref A),and second, an offer fr [...] | 2008-12-04 20:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK1137 | ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC [...] SUMMARY: In his December 3 briefing to the Security Council (SC),International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo provided a detailed chronology of the three investigations conducted pursuant to UNSCR 1593, which referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC. Ocampo's remarks focu [...] | 2008-12-04 23:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC XA |
08USUNNEWYORK1138 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...] | 2008-12-05 14:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN |
08USUNNEWYORK1139 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON DEFAMATION OF [...] On November 24, the UN General Assembly Third Committee adopted two draft resolutions by consensus and adopted six others by vote, including three resolutions on which the United States was the sole opponent. The draft resolutions adopted by consensus were A/C.3/63/L.58/Revision 1, entitled " [...] | 2008-12-05 14:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK114 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 07 [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Updates on UNAMID TCC deployments including police units; helicopter update; contractor issues and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). END SUMMARY 3. (C) UNAMID Deployment: --Egypt: The heavy transport un [...] | 2008-02-07 23:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK1140 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON RELIGIOUS [...] On November 25, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed the following draft resolutions by consensus: A/C.3/63/L.34/Revision 1, entitled "Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief;" A/C.3/63/L.39/Revision 1, entitled "Protection of human r [...] | 2008-12-05 14:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1141 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON PROGRAMME 19, [...] On November 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee passed draft decision A/C.3/63/L.79, entitled "Programme planning," in a vote of 167 in favor, two against (U.S.),and two abstentions. The Committee Chair was the initial sponsor of the draft, but withdrew it after the Israeli de [...] | 2008-12-05 14:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1142 | UNSC: COUNCIL MEETS AT LIBYAN REQUEST TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) The Security Council met December 3 at Libya's request to discuss the Israeli Navy's action to deny entry of a Libyan vessel carrying humanitarian assistance to the port of Gaza. The Council invited both Israeli and Palestinian representatives to participate in the meeting. The Libyan [...] | 2008-12-05 21:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY EG |
08USUNNEWYORK1145 | U/SYG HOLMES ON HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN [...] Summary: On December 3, UN Under Secretary General for the Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) John Holmes briefed the Security Council on his recent trip to Chad and Sudan (November 21 - 30). Holmes said that he left Chad with more optimism than expected, but claimed that [...] | 2008-12-06 00:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREF PREL PHUM UNSC CD CT SU |
08USUNNEWYORK1146 | SOMALIA: PKO POSSIBLE; MORE WORK NEEDED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C/NF) Summary: In response to reftel A instructions, USUN consulted with the UK and other interested delegations on December 4 and 5 on the possibility of quickly rehatting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) as a UN pea [...] | 2008-12-06 00:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK1147 | US STAFF OFFICERS NEED CUSTOMS CLEARANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: After months of waiting USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) was notified on 17 NOV by UN Force Generation Services (FGS) that the 8 US Military Staff Officers deploying in support of the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) have been issued letters of approval by the GOS for visas on [...] | 2008-12-08 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK1149 | UNSC: UN OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS BRIEFS THE [...] (SBU) The United Nations Under Secretary-General/Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien, briefed the Security Council December 4 on the progress made toward establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and the transition between the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) and [...] | 2008-12-08 20:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1150 | UNSC: COUNCIL AGREES ON ELEMENTS FOR PRESIDENCY TO [...] (SBU) In consultations late on December 5, the Security Council agreed not to meet formally in response to requests by the Palestinians through the Non-Aligned Movement and the Arab Group for a Council meeting on recent settler violence in the Hebron area of the West Bank. In lieu of a meetin [...] | 2008-12-08 22:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1151 | BAN PROPOSES "PAUSE" IN GOOD OFFICES MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a meeting of the Group of Friends of Burma and revealed that he received "no productive response" to proposals, which included his own visit, from the Burmese regime. He proposed a "pause" to recalibrate the overall framewo [...] | 2008-12-08 22:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK1152 | UNGA ADOPTS ALL FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS; FOUR [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted 22 resolutions and four draft decisions included in the reports of the UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) on December 6. Resolutions and plenary votes are in paragraph two (most passed with significant margins [...] | 2008-12-09 15:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF SENV UNGA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1158 | UNSC: COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNDOF (GOLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on December 10, the Secretariat briefed on the activities of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),which supervises the cease-fire between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights. He referred to the Secretary-General's November 26 report t [...] | 2008-12-10 21:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC IS SY |
08USUNNEWYORK116 | USUN STRATEGY ON BURMA [...] (C) In response to a request in the February 7 Deputies Committee meeting, USUN provides the following plan of action on Burma over the next few weeks. USUN will continue to engage the Secretary General, the P-3 and other Council members to build support for stronger steps. 2. (C) In a dis [...] | 2008-02-08 20:58:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK1160 | DRC: UN SANCTIONS EXPERTS CONFIDE FRUSTRATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Group of Experts (GOE) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) expressed privately to USUN their frustrations in carrying out their mandate to monitor compliance with UN sanctions and the arms embargo in the DRC. The Group particularly discussed concerns about insu [...] | 2008-12-11 15:39:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC PGOV EFIN ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK1163 | UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA SRSG [...] (SBU) Head of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenca delivered a well-received statement on December 10 to the Security Council on UNRCCA activities and outlined plans for the future. In response to questions from [...] | 2008-12-11 23:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KRAD PREL ENRG SENV ZK AF |
08USUNNEWYORK1164 | NEW YORK: DFI NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad met with Iraqi PR Bayati on December 9 to discuss a draft Security Council resolution renewing immunities for Iraqi assets including the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and extending the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). The Ambassador encouraged B [...] | 2008-12-11 23:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1165 | USUN: COUNCIL RESPONSE TO SOMALIA PIRACY RESOLUTION [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In response to reftel instructions, USUN circulated our draft resolution on Somalia piracy to the P3 on the evening of December 9 and to the broader Council on December 10. Initial expert-level consultations wer [...] | 2008-12-12 00:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XA XW |
08USUNNEWYORK1166 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS SIXTH COMMITTEE [...] Summary. On December 11, after consideration of the reports of the Sixth Committee, the UN General Assembly adopted without a vote fifteen resolutions and two decisions. In its explanation of vote on the terrorism resolution, India reserved the right to introduce, at any time, a proposal und [...] | 2008-12-12 00:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1167 | GUINEA-BISSAU AT THE UN-DEBATE EXPECTED ON 6 VS. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Head Omoregie briefed the Security Council on December 11. He asked for a panel of experts to identify those involved in drug trafficking, since the rise of trafficking and attendant corruption were major destabilizing [...] | 2008-12-12 14:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PU XY |
08USUNNEWYORK1168 | UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON OCEANS AND THE [...] (U) Summary: The 63rd UN General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 70, "Oceans and the Law of the Sea," on December 4. The General Assembly considered two resolutions relating to this agenda item, both of which were co-sponsored by the United States. The resolution on Oceans and the Law [...] | 2008-12-12 14:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA SENV EWWT PHSA PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK117 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: ESTABLISHING MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UN Legal Counsel Michel briefed Amb. Wolff on February 8 on developments relating to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. First, Michel said the UN has not been informed that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab [...] | 2008-02-08 21:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK1170 | DFI/IAMB RESOLUTION: DEC 12 UPDATE FROM NEW YORK [...] (SBU) The Security Council met at expert-level on December 12 to discuss renewal of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). Discussion went smoothly, and substantive requests were largely as predicted. Russia requested language calling fo [...] | 2008-12-13 01:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1174 | IRAN/SANCTIONS: MUTED COUNCIL SESSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 11, the Chair of the 1737 (Iran) Sanctions Committee updated the Council on the Committee's activities during the last ninety days, highlighting a briefing by the United States on the transfer of goods and technology to Iran and a briefing by Norway on a planned nucl [...] | 2008-12-16 17:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK1175 | ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) ARAB PERFORMANCE AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS A MIXED BAG, WITH DIFFERENTIATED VOTING ON SOME KEY ISSUES. EGYPT MAINTAINED ITS USUAL ACTIVISM IN SHAPING AND DEFENDING UNHELPFUL G-77, OIC, AND NON-ALIGNED POSITIONS. SYRIA ENGAGED IN ITS USUAL RHETORIC AND POLARIZING TACTICS, AND ALGE [...] | 2008-12-16 19:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PHUM XF EG |
08USUNNEWYORK1176 | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS OFFICIALS ADDRESS [...] Summary. The Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR) reported to the UN Security Council progress made on prosecutions and administrative matters. Tribunal officials focused on efforts to move forward on the strategy for c [...] | 2008-12-16 23:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS UNSC ICTY ICTR PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK1177 | UNGA COMMEMORATES UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in New York on December 10. Despite some initial uncertainty about which states would be permitted to speak, the commemoration, which included two panel discussions and [...] | 2008-12-17 10:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AG MO IS NU UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK118 | SE ELIASSON AND USYG GUEHENNO BRIEF THE SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy for the Sudan Jan Eliasson and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno briefed the Security Council February 8 on the latest developments on the Darfur peace process and UNAMID deployment. Eliasson reported that while he has ma [...] | 2008-02-08 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UNSC SU MOPS PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK1180 | BURUNDI AT THE UN: CONSENSUS TO RENEW BINUB; SOUTH [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) was before the Security Council on December 11. The Burundian PermRep told the Council the names of an independent electoral commission will be announced "in the coming days," a critical step for the organization of 2010 elections. [...] | 2008-12-17 19:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO BY ZF |
08USUNNEWYORK1181 | GEORGIA SRSG VERBEKE CONSIDERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgia SRSG Johan Verbeke told Ambassador DiCarlo on December 16 he would likely propose a more robust UN mandate for the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) when drafting the next periodic report on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia. The report will be complet [...] | 2008-12-17 19:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK1182 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES FINANCING [...] Summary: On December 15 the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) began discussions of financing the international criminal tribunals. African and European representatives endorsed the Secretariat's calls for additional funding. The French delegate (on b [...] | 2008-12-17 21:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWCI RW YI |
08USUNNEWYORK1183 | NEGOTIATIONS ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REFORM [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: After more than a dozen negotiating sessions, the Fifth Committee has reached an impasse on streamlining of contracts and harmonization of conditions of service for UN staff. In an effort to reach a compromise, the U.S. submitted revised proposals (see para 4 below). Those pr [...] | 2008-12-18 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1184 | UN SECRETARIAT CONSIDERS CHANGES TO GEORGIA MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The UN Secretariat is leaning toward recommending an enhanced mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) when the SYG releases his periodic report in February 2009. The report will likely recommend a small peacekeeping mission for Georgia/Abkhazia of about 700 troops [...] | 2008-12-18 23:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK1185 | MONUC AT UN: WE ONLY HAVE PLEDGES FOR HALF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary-General Le Roy on December 15 told the Security Council that diplomatic efforts are thawing the relationship between the DRC and Rwanda. He said direct talks between the DRC and Nkunda's CNDP stalled, but were set to resume December 17. Le Roy said he had r [...] | 2008-12-19 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC XA BY CG |
08USUNNEWYORK1188 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MEETS [...] On December 19, the UNGA Credentials Committee considered the credentials of representatives to the sixty-third session of the General Assembly and found them to be acceptable. The Committee recommended the following (para 2) decision to the General Assembly. The Assembly is expected to tak [...] | 2008-12-19 19:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1190 | UNSC: OUTGOING PERM REPS ANALYZE AND DISSECT BODIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, outgoing Security Council Perm Reps from Italy, South Africa, Indonesia, Belgium and Panama provided the Council with analysis, personal reflections and "lessons learned" about their Chairmanships of UN Security Council Subsidiary Bodies. The Belgian Perm Rep la [...] | 2008-12-19 19:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK1191 | UNGA TAKES ACTION ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS, SPORT FOR [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus 10 resolutions and a text on December 11. The resolutions and report were as follows: U.S. co-sponsored "The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict" (A/63/L.52),"Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace" (A/63/L.51 [...] | 2008-12-19 21:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PREF KPAL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1192 | UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 63RD [...] (U) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African Group includes the st [...] | 2008-12-19 21:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU |
08USUNNEWYORK1193 | UNSC: COUNCIL EXTENDS IIIC MANDATE FOR TWO-MONTHS: [...] (C) Summary: On December 17, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1852, extending the mandate of the International Independent Investigation Commission (IIIC) until the end of February 2009 to maintain the momentum of the investigation and allow its smooth transfer to the Hague [...] | 2008-12-19 22:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK1194 | BURMA STATE OF PLAY AT THE UN [...] (C) During a P-3 meeting with Ambassador DiCarlo on December 18, UK and French Permanent Representatives voiced strong concern about pressing for an arms embargo resolution in the Security Council. UK PR Sawers said an embargo would likely result in a double veto by Russia and China, which wo [...] | 2008-12-19 23:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK1196 | UNSC CONSIDERS NEXT STEPS ON LIBERIA/DRC SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council (UNSC) on 17 December heard briefings from the chairs of the UNSC Liberia Sanctions Committee and the UNSC Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Sanctions Committee detailing recent reports from the UN expert bodies tasked with monitoring implementation of th [...] | 2008-12-22 11:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK1197 | UNGA: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the activities of Western Hemisphere delegations at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly. At the opening of the Session, twenty-five heads of state from the Western Hemisphere participated in the General Debate. Incoming President of the General Assembly [...] | 2008-12-22 18:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM |
08USUNNEWYORK1198 | UNGA 63: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Robert J. Smolik who served as Senior Area Advisor for Western European Affairs to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) During the fall session of the 63rd UNGA, EU and European Free Trade Association states generally aligned with U.S. objectiv [...] | 2008-12-23 19:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB |
08USUNNEWYORK1199 | UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...] | 2008-12-23 19:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG |
08USUNNEWYORK12 | SERBIAN FM PLEADS FOR JANUARY 16 UNMIK MEETING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: On January 4, Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic told Ambassador Wolcott that Serbia has unhappy memories of closed Security Council meetings in 1999 and asked for U.S. support for a public meeting format for the January 16 UNMIK meeting so th [...] | 2008-01-07 15:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK YI |
08USUNNEWYORK120 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) USUN delivered reftel points to all Security Council members regarding the upcoming USG designation of Badran Turki Hishan al-Mazidih and three members of his network in the UN 1267 (Taliban/al-Qaeda) Sanctions Committee. The UK and France will both co-sponsor the request. Russia request [...] | 2008-02-08 23:59:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1200 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: LOW-KEY PLENARY DEBATE GIVEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly met November 18-20 to discuss Security Council expansion, as well as the annual Report on the Security Council (reported ref A). Given the November 11 and 17 meetings of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) (ref B),the plenary debate on Council expansion wa [...] | 2008-12-23 19:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK1202 | SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS DFI PROTECTIONS FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 22 the Security Council unanimously passed resolution 1859, providing for a one-year extension of protections for Iraqi assets, including the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and a Security Council review of all resolutions pertaining to Iraq since the adoption of re [...] | 2008-12-23 21:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK1203 | CHISSANO TO UN: KONY WON'T GO TO ICC; TO U.S.: TRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council issued a Presidential Statement on December 22 condemning the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacks and LRA rebel leader Joseph Kony's failure to sign the Final Peace Agreement. Special Envoy Chissano told the Council on December 17 that Kony would "rathe [...] | 2008-12-23 21:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG UG SU XA |
08USUNNEWYORK1204 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACCEPTS ALL CREDENTIALS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1205 | UNSC DISCUSSES DEC SYG REPORT ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19, U/SYGs Le Roy and Malcorra briefed the Security Council on the SYG's December 12 report on Sudan. The Sudanese Permanent Representative also spoke. In the consultations that followed, Council members discussed the security and humanitarian situation in Darfu [...] | 2008-12-24 17:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
08USUNNEWYORK1209 | COPY OF LETTER SENT TO AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD FROM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Khalilzad received the following letter from the Grand Conference of the Afghans Organizing Committee, forwarded to him by Hekmatyar's son-in-law, Mr. Jarir. The text of the correspondence is included below. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Dear Excellency, Some time ago Mr. Jari [...] | 2008-12-31 21:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF |
08USUNNEWYORK122 | SUDAN CONTACT GROUP AGREES TO FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 15:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK123 | CDG MINUS COUNTRIES UNITED IN CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The Coordinating and Drafting Group Minus Russia (CDG-1) on February 8 discussed the run-up to a Kosovo declaration of independence (DI) and its aftermath. There was agreement that there should be no pretext provided for Russian efforts to de-legitimize Kosovo's independence. The [...] | 2008-02-11 16:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC YI |
08USUNNEWYORK127 | LEBANON: RISING CONCERN ABOUT UNSCR 1701 [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, the Israeli Mission, Secretariat officials, and departing UN Special Coordinator SIPDIS for Lebanon Geir Pedersen have expressed concern to USUN about increasing risks to the implementation of UNSCR 1701 as attention in Lebanon has largely been focused on th [...] | 2008-02-11 22:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE |
08USUNNEWYORK132 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: S/WCI Deputy Milbert Shin and USUN/MR represented the U.S. at a February 7 meeting of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee that focused on issues expected to be addressed during the Committee's upcoming February 14-22 trip to The Hague and Freetown. Shin and USUN/ [...] | 2008-02-13 16:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
08USUNNEWYORK134 | UNGA 63: NICARAGUAN CANDIDACY FOR PGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 19:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA XK XL XM BR DR GT PA PM |
08USUNNEWYORK136 | GEORGIAN PERMREP ALASANIA DISCUSSES GENEVA MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgian Permrep Alasania told Ambassador Wolff on February 11 that he looks forward to the Friends of Georgia meeting as an opportunity to launch a UN-led review of the Abkhazia peace process. Alasania hoped to avoid giving Russia any pretext for harmful actions. Ambassador W [...] | 2008-02-14 00:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
08USUNNEWYORK137 | EU MEMBERS OF CDG-1 CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. Several EU states shared with USUN on February 13 concern that the EU may have difficulties producing a "common platform" enabling member states to bilaterally recognize Kosovo's sovereignty following Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI). All appreciate that delay between DI [...] | 2008-02-14 12:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC KOSOVO |
08USUNNEWYORK139 | U.S. AND JAPAN DISCUSS IRAN, EAST TIMOR, BURMA, [...] (C) Summary. During a regular U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting on February 8, Amb Khalilzad and Japanese PermRep Takasu discussed Iran, Burma, Afghanistan, DPRK, and a range of other issues (UN Reform discussion covered septel). On Iran, Takasu reiterated Japanese support for the draft UNSCR, bu [...] | 2008-02-14 13:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KUNR IR BM AF KS SU |
08USUNNEWYORK141 | UN/DRC SANCTIONS: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN seeks Department position on developing a list of names for targeted sanctions in the DRC Sanctions Committee. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST: The Security Council met on February 13 to review the sanctions regime concerning the Democratic Republic of the Con [...] | 2008-02-14 16:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK142 | UN/RWANDA SANCTIONS: UK, FRANCE, SOUTH AFRICA, [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUEST: USUN seeks Department guidance on ending the mandate of the Rwanda Sanctions Committee. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: During an informal lunch of experts of the DRC and Rwanda Sanctions Committees hosted by the Indonesian Mission on February 6, several delegations indicated an in [...] | 2008-02-14 16:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | RW PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK147 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) informed USUN that the Egyptian Contingency Owned Equipment for the heavy transport unit was released from the Port of Sudan on February. The UN will convene a bidders conference February 16-22 for companies to replace PA&E. DPKO [...] | 2008-02-14 21:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK148 | KUWAIT DELEGATION REINFORCES IRAQ COMPENSATION [...] (SBU) A Kuwaiti delegation headed by Khalid al-Mudhaf, the Chairman of the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation related to Iraq,s 1990 invasion (PAAC),visited New York February 6-8 and met with key Security Council delegations, as well as the UN Comptroller. The Kuwaiti message in [...] | 2008-02-15 16:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN KU IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK149 | COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1779 [...] (SBU) The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1779 renewing the sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until March 31. This resolution was a technical extension of the sanctions regime designed to allow time for the French to amend the regime as a whole to improv [...] | 2008-02-15 16:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK150 | SYG BAN CONVENES SECOND GROUP OF FRIENDS MEETING [...] (SBU) UN Secretary-General Ban convened a second meeting of the Group of Friends on Burma February 13 attended by Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe, UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari, and all 14 members of the Group of Friends. Ban said that he had received "positive [...] | 2008-02-15 18:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK152 | UNAMI EXPANSION PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the January visit to Baghdad of UN Under Secretary for Safety and Security David Veness, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has been given permission to raise its international staff ceiling to 140, which means an increase of 19 professional staff. [...] | 2008-02-15 21:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK153 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SYG ESTABLISHES MANAGEMENT [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN marked another milestone in its efforts to bring the Special Tribunal for Lebanon into operation February 13, with the Secretary-General's February 13 statement confirming his "belief in the irreversibility of the establishment of the Tribunal." He also announced th [...] | 2008-02-15 23:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK154 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED TO ATTEND [...] In response to Reftel, USUN grants country clearance to Andrew Keller, Attorney Adviser, L/LEI to participate in meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee Established by UNGA Resolution 51/210 of 17 December, 1996 (Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism) which will meet on February 25-26 at UN [...] | 2008-02-15 23:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER |
08USUNNEWYORK155 | FM JEREMIC ARGUES BEFORE 76 UN MEMBER STATES THAT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council met in a private session on February 14 at the request of Russia and Serbia to discuss Kosovo. Sixty-one non-Council members attended as observers. Serbian FM Jeremic, after failing in a last-minute attempt to convince the U.S. to agree to televise the sess [...] | 2008-02-16 00:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC UNMIK |
08USUNNEWYORK16 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR HUMANITARIAN ADVISOR FIONA [...] (U) In response to reftel request, USUN grants clearance for Fiona Shanks to travel to New York beginning January 13 to assist in Mission's coverage of humanitarian affairs. 2. (U) USUN POC is Ted Maly (ECOSOC) at 212-415-4398 (cell 917-385-8472). Wolcott [...] | 2008-01-07 20:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK162 | PRESIDENT TADIC PROTESTS "HISTORIC INJUSTICE" OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a public meeting of the Security Council on February 18, SYG Ban said the situation on the ground in Kosovo remained calm following of the February 17 declaration of independence. Ban said he would continue to view UNSCR 1244 as the basis for UNMIK's operations, but may be re [...] | 2008-02-20 22:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK163 | BAN TO USUN ON KOSOVO: HELP ME TO HELP EU [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting on February 20 with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon compared the UN's remaining tenure in Kosovo to a movie fade-out, but complained that EU leadership is complicating UNMIK's transition strategy. Ban cited in particular comments -- attributed i [...] | 2008-02-20 23:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK YI |
08USUNNEWYORK164 | UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...] | 2008-02-21 17:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK165 | GAMBARI UPDATES AMB WOLFF ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) UN Special Adviser Gambari suggested to Ambassador Wolff in a conversation on February 21 that if the Security Council discusses Burma before he visits Burma, the United States could underscore that Burma's referendum is not credible unless it is inclusive and transparent. Given the regim [...] | 2008-02-21 18:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK166 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) reported that the Egyptian heavy transport unit is scheduled to arrive in Darfur by March 31. The advance party of the Ethiopian infantry battalion will deploy between March 24 and April 4. In anticipation of the April 1 termination of [...] | 2008-02-21 21:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK167 | ERITREAN PERMREP: WHAT FUEL PROBLEM? [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN D/POL Counselor met with Eritrean PermRep Desta February 21 in advance of Security Council session consultations on UNMEE to discuss Eritrea's rationale for blocking UNMEE's access to fuel (UNSC session reported septel). Desta described the fuel crisis as a technical issue a [...] | 2008-02-22 13:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK169 | SLOVAKS PLAN COUNTER-TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN [...] Ambassador Khalilzad met on February 22 with the Slovak Permanent Representative Peter Burian and Swiss Deputy Permanent Representative Andreas Baum to discuss their project, "the International Process on Global Counter-Terrorism Co-operation" (Process). Burian said that the purpose of the P [...] | 2008-02-22 19:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER XH |
08USUNNEWYORK17 | P3 AGREE TO PRESSURE CHINA ON UNAMID COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMB Wolcott and USUN poloffs convened a P3 meeting on January 4 to discuss next steps on Darfur. AMB Wolcott delivered the U.S. message on the need to persuade China to intervene with Khartoum regarding cooperation with UNAMID deployment. UKUN AMB John Sawers said that the P3 s [...] | 2008-01-07 23:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK170 | CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND [...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...] | 2008-02-22 20:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR |
08USUNNEWYORK171 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] BEGIN SUMMARY AND COMMENT: UN Office of Legal Affairs consultant Robin Vincent briefed the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on February 19 and 21 concerning proposals for refurbishing the future Tribunal building and for compensating Tribunal staff. Describing measu [...] | 2008-02-22 21:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK173 | P-3 PUSHES DPKO TO FIELD A MORE ROBUST UNMIK [...] (C) SUMMARY. P-3 deputy permanent representatives told U/SYG Guehenno on February 22 that UNMIK and KFOR need to robustly deter violence and Serbian efforts to establish de facto partition of Kosovo during the transition period. DPKO agreed to bar Serbian minister Samardzic from entering Koso [...] | 2008-02-22 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIKI YI |
08USUNNEWYORK175 | UNSC CONDEMNS ERITREA, UNCERTAIN ON NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On February 21 A/SYG Mulet told the Security Council that UNMEE was well along in its staging of personnel near Asmara for departure and urged Council members to consider next steps for the mission. Mulet implied that restructuring would be unwarranted because UNMEE had become [...] | 2008-02-25 21:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK176 | ICELANDIC PRESIDENT GRIMSSON PITCHES CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) On February 22, Icelandic President Grimsson told Ambassador Khalilzad that he had been "personally engaged" since last year in Iceland's race against Austria and Turkey for a seat on the Security Council in 2009-2010. Grimsson said Iceland had been offering potential supporters coopera [...] | 2008-02-25 22:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC IC |
08USUNNEWYORK178 | ARMENIAN PERMEP WILLING TO WORK WITH AZERBAIJAN ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad told Armenian Permrep Martirosyan on February 25 that the U.S. would not support the text tabled by Azerbaijan on February 20 under its General Assembly agenda item on "the Situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan." Martirosyan expressed willingn [...] | 2008-02-25 22:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AJ AM |
08USUNNEWYORK180 | UNSC: GAZA SITUATION UNDERMINING ANNAPOLIS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recently appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry and UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Holmes provided SIPDIS the Security Council on February 26 with a detailed description of the situation in the Palestinian territories, a [...] | 2008-02-27 00:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IS LE KPAL KWBG |
08USUNNEWYORK184 | WIESENTHAL CENTER APPEALS FOR UNGA ACTION AGAINST [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Representatives of the Simon Wiesenthal Center appealed for Amb. Khalilzad's help in pushing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to convene a special session devoted to condemning the scourge of suicide bombing. In a meeting at USUN February 26, they also expressed concern about th [...] | 2008-02-28 15:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER |
08USUNNEWYORK185 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUSTICE PRESENTATION [...] In response to Reftel, Country Clearance is granted for U.S. Department of Justice personnel to give a presentation to the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) to explain how the U.S. prosecutes terrorism cases and to engage CTED in discussions regarding USG and CTED coordination in [...] | 2008-02-28 16:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK188 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) reported that the Egyptian infantry battalion advance party will complete deployment into Darfur by March 15. The main body of the Ethiopian infantry battalion is scheduled to arrive at the Port of Sudan on March 29. DPKO will recon [...] | 2008-02-28 21:07:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK190 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNAMID SUPPORT FOR U.S. FIELD [...] (SBU) USUN Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 20 to UN DPKO officials, Max Kerley and Fouzia Abass, requesting UNAMID formalize arrangements for medical assistance and emergency evacuation assistance to the American field officers deployed to Darfur. 2. (SBU) On February 28, USUN [...] | 2008-02-29 00:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK193 | USUN: STRATEGY FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PEACEKEEPING [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. This is an Action Cable; please see paragraphs 9 and 11. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: UN peacekeeping effectiveness has diminished in the wake of proliferating deployments into increasingly challenging geographic, security and political environments. [...] | 2008-02-29 20:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS UNSC KPKO |
08USUNNEWYORK198 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ADOPTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. UN Legal Counsel Michel advised the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on February 29 that the UN has not received any new contributions to the Tribunal since Saudi Arabia provided $5 million earlier in the month. Although the UN has not received [...] | 2008-03-04 18:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK199 | CANADIAN PERMREP URGES MORE UN INVOLVEMENT ON [...] (C) The Canadian Mission to the UN hosted a select meeting of PermReps from key coalition countries active in Afghanistan on March 3 to consider how to improve the effectiveness of the UN role in Afghanistan and to ensure UN leadership in New York dedicates more attention and resources to its [...] | 2008-03-04 22:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK2 | UN - GA DECIDES ON FINANCING OF 26 SPMS - [...] (U) Summary: On December 21, 2007, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2008 budgets for 26 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding in the amount of $386.6 million. Consideration of the SYG's proposal to bui [...] | 2008-01-02 20:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK209 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: BELGIANS REQUEST U.S. [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see Para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff met with Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke, who sought the meeting, on March 3 to discuss the U.S. hold on Belgium's 2005 request to delist two Belgian citizens, Nabil Sayadi and Patricia Vinck. Verbeke highlig [...] | 2008-03-06 22:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK210 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 6 [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Darfur Integrated Operations Team (IOT) informed USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) rep that at least one TCC is refusing to deploy to alternate locations directed by the UNAMID Force Commander LtGen Agwai. UNAMID plans an air movement exercise to test the GOS-approved pr [...] | 2008-03-06 22:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK211 | TIME TO EUTHANIZE UNMEE [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Undersecretaries Pascoe and Guehenno separately told Ambassador Wolff on March 4 that UNMEE will complete the relocation home of most personnel by mid-March, leaving in place a residual force to watch over the mission's heavy equipment until it can be redeployed. A [...] | 2008-03-07 13:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ER ET KPAL MOPS PREL UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK212 | SYG BAN AND U/SYG GUEHENNO DISCUSS SUDAN WITH SE [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Williamson met with Secretary-General Ban and U/SYG Guehenno at the United SIPDIS Nations on March 5. SE Williamson underscored President Bush's commitment to help to alleviate the suffering in Sudan, and emphasized the importance of more rapid UNAMID deployme [...] | 2008-03-07 16:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK217 | GUEHENNO REPORTS HE WAS TOUGH WITH JEREMIC ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 6 USUN joined several EU missions in telling U/SYG Guehenno that the UN must take a firm stance in Kosovo in the face of Serb provocations. Guehenno said customs points in northern Kosovo will be re-opened soon and staffed for the time being by international civil servant [...] | 2008-03-07 22:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK218 | AZERBAIJAN ADAMANT ON PUSHING RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 6, Ambassador Wolff joined by Minsk Group co-chairs France and Russia gave Azerbaijani Permrep Mehdiyev our views on Azerbaijan's draft General Assembly resolution on "The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaij [...] | 2008-03-07 22:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA AJ AM |
08USUNNEWYORK220 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TACKLES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN's efforts to make the Special Tribunal for Lebanon operational continue to move forward, with the Management Committee's adoption of terms and conditions of service for the judges of the Tribunal and decision in principle on the terms and conditions of service for [...] | 2008-03-07 23:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK222 | LEBANON: COUNCIL DIVISIONS HARDEN ON UNSCR 1701 [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on March 10, senior UN Secretariat officials reported that the continuing Lebanese political crisis had blocked meaningful progress on UNSCR 1701 implementation. They praised continued UNIFIL-LAF cooperation; noted the significant increase in I [...] | 2008-03-11 15:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE |
08USUNNEWYORK224 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: APPOINTING AND PROTECTING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: As the UN continues to prepare for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to begin functioning, a series of issues remain concerning the appointment of the 11 judges who will serve on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The Secretary-General selected the judges last fall but, to p [...] | 2008-03-11 19:14:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK226 | G-77 AND NAM SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO BAN'S DPA [...] Summary: Mission has received an advance copy of a letter dated March 6, 2008 from the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) (of the G-77 and China (chaired by Antigua and Barbuda) and the NAM (chaired by Cuba)) to Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, calling on the Secre [...] | 2008-03-12 20:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK227 | UN DPKO A/SYG MULET: UNAMID NOT MAKING PROGRESS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary General Edmond Mulet told the Security Council in a March 11 briefing that the UN has not been able to make significant progress on any of the three tracks of the Darfur peace process. Mulet reported that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had launched a large-sc [...] | 2008-03-12 22:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK228 | CUBA QUERIES DELAY IN VISA ISSUANCE FOR FORMER [...] (SBU/NOFORN) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa issuance to diplomat and former Cuban represenative on the UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country--a/k/a the Host Country Committee),Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez [...] | 2008-03-13 18:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL CVISU CU |
08USUNNEWYORK231 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S FEB. 27 MEETING WITH UNGA [...] (C) Summary: Kerim told Ambassador Khalilzad he hoped the First Lady could attend the General Assembly's June 10-11 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS and said he hoped U.S. immigration restrictions on HIV-positive visitors would not prevent several invited speakers from attending. On UN managem [...] | 2008-03-14 00:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL ECON CVIS AJ KV AIDS |
08USUNNEWYORK234 | THIS JUST IN: SERBIA OPPOSES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 11 Security Council public meeting, Serbian FM Jeremic criticized Kosovo's declaration of independence (DI) as an assault on the international system, asking countries who had recognized Kosovo to reconsider and encouraging those who had not to hold off. He condemned [...] | 2008-03-14 18:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK236 | UN OFFICE IN BELGRADE FEARS NATO WILL BE MIA IN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with Ambassador Wolff, the UN Office in Belgrade's Acting Director Richard Wilcox said that Belgrade believes it will control northern Kosovo and is looking for a deal with the EU on Serb enclaves in the rest of Kosovo. Ambassador Wolff responded that Belgrad [...] | 2008-03-14 20:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK KV YI UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK238 | SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES AFGHANISTAN; UNAMA [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On March 12, the Security Council held an open debate on Afghanistan, with newly appointed Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Kai Eide in attendance. All 32 countries that spoke during the debate (including thel 15 members of the Security Council [...] | 2008-03-14 23:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK239 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: On March 13 the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon discussed: the appointment of the Registrar, plans to transfer contributions from the UN Trust Fund to a separate Tribunal account, the building that will house the Tribunal, proposals for providing [...] | 2008-03-15 01:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK240 | INDIA AGREES TO BILATERAL TALKS ON PROPERTY TAX [...] As instructed reftel, Ambassador Wolff met with Indian DepPermRep Ajai Malhotra March 14 to deliver reftel talking points and ask that the Indian Mission consider engaging in bilateral talks on the issue of New York property tax rather than bringing the issue before the UN Committee on Relatio [...] | 2008-03-17 18:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL IN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK241 | ACTION REQUEST ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: EMERGENCY [...] (S) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: Dutch Mission Legal Adviser Brechje Schwachofer convened UK, French, and USUN counterparts on March 14 to discuss options under consideration for ensuring the security of the Lebanese judges on the Special Tribun [...] | 2008-03-17 19:23:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK242 | UNSC QUALIFIED ANGER AT ERITREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 13 U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council that UNMEE has completed the relocation of personnel and equipment from the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) to Asmara. Guehenno listed several incidents that he described as Eritrean attempts to "humiliate" UNMEE during the ev [...] | 2008-03-17 19:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK243 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN and the Canadian Permanent Mission co-chaired the first working-level meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" on March 13. Discussion focused on how members of the group can work in partnership with the UN to help identify and remove impediments to UNAMID deployment. On the marg [...] | 2008-03-18 15:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK244 | SYG BAN MAKES FURTHER CONCESSIONS TO BASHIR ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the March 17 monthly luncheon of Security Council PermReps, SYG Ban Ki-Moon reported on his meeting with Sudanese President Hassan al-Bashir on the margins of the Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting hosted in Dakar. According to Ban, Bashir continues to push bac [...] | 2008-03-18 17:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK246 | UN - FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S [...] Summary: The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, on March 17th, began its consideration of Secretary-General Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (A/62/521 and Corr.1). U-SYG Barcena of the Department of Management introduced the report (see paragraph [...] | 2008-03-18 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK248 | UNHQ UPDATES ON UNAMI ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a regularly scheduled trilateral with the U.S. and UK on March 13, the UN,s Iraq team provided updates on UNAMI,s revised proposal for a long-term compound, a request for MNF-I protection during construction of support facilities for UNAMI at the Baghdad International air [...] | 2008-03-18 21:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK250 | GAMBARI BRIEFS USUN ON RECENT TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (C) In a meeting on March 17 to discuss his recent trip to Burma, UN Special Adviser Gambari told Ambassador Wolff that he met with eight ministers, including the Minister of Information, the Minister of Planning and the Foreign Minister. He also met with the Referendum Convening Committee an [...] | 2008-03-19 01:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK251 | CAMEROON PROPERTY TAX CASE: JUDGE WANTS PERMREP TO [...] This is an action request for the Department - please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN has received an advance faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Cameroon Mission expressing its concern at what it believes is the District Court's demand that the Permanent Representative or his designee appear [...] | 2008-03-19 18:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CM UN |
08USUNNEWYORK253 | NEXT STEPS ON LEBANON TRIBUNAL: TRANSITIONING FROM [...] (C) Summary. During meetings in New York the week of March 10-14, UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare argued that UNIIIC's mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended until [...] | 2008-03-19 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PARM PINR PREF MASS SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK257 | 1540: NEGOTIATIONS ON MANDATE RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Russian and Chinese experts provided initial reactions to the consolidated P-3 comments on Russia's draft resolution to renew the 1540 Committee's mandate (ref A) at a P-5 experts' meeting on March 19. Both emphasized their preference for a simple, technical resolution [...] | 2008-03-20 22:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK258 | UNSC REFORM: GERMAN-LED GROUP TABLES PROPOSAL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 18 meeting of the German-led Over-Arching Process on UNSC reform, Cyprus presented a proposal on behalf of a small drafting group that it hoped could serve as a basis for the inter-governmental negotiations on Council expansion set to take place in 2008. The prop [...] | 2008-03-20 23:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK |
08USUNNEWYORK26 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMID force generation problems continue with no TCC for helicopters or transportation units. Jordan, Norway and Sweden withdrew their offers of troops for UNAMID. DPKO rejected Pakistan's offer of an aerial reconnaissance and Gambia's offer of a sector reconnaissance company du [...] | 2008-01-10 22:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK261 | UN - FIFTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF [...] The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, following formal introduction on March 17th of Secretary-General Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (A/62/521 and Corr.1) and the related report of the ACABQ (A/62/7/Add.32),continued its consideration of the pr [...] | 2008-03-21 17:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK265 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SYG BAN PREVIEWS REQUEST FOR [...] (C) During a luncheon between P-5 PermReps and SYG Ban on March 19, Council President Russian PermRep Churkin raised the issue of the transition between the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Noting that the setup of the S [...] | 2008-03-24 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK268 | GAMBARI ADMITS NO PROGRESS IN BURMA BUT CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In both the Group of Friends meeting and during his briefing to the Security Council on March 18, UN Special Adviser Gambari admitted that his recent visit to Burma did not result in "an immediate, tangible outcome" but reported that the Burmese regime, Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK),[...] | 2008-03-25 14:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK269 | 63RD UNGA - ICJ ELECTION - FRENCH CANDIDATE RONNY [...] USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of France requesting member states' support for the re-election of Ronny Abraham, French candidate to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at elections to be held during the 63rd UNGA. 2. USUN has forwarded copy of French [...] | 2008-03-26 00:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICJ PREL PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK27 | DPKO LIST OF SUDANESE IMPEDIMENTS TO UNAMID DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 23:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
08USUNNEWYORK271 | P-3 AMBASSADORS DISCUSS SUDAN, KOSOVO, BURMA AND [...] (C) Summary. P-3 PermReps met on March 20 to discuss Sudan, Kosovo, Burma, and Tibet. On Sudan, the three agreed that specific benchmarks are essential to UNAMID deployment progress and tasked mission experts with drafting them. On Kosovo, AMB Khalilzad suggested a P-3 strategy review. The [...] | 2008-03-26 18:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNMIK KV YI BM SU |
08USUNNEWYORK278 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: UAE CONTRIBUTION RECEIVED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 00:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE AE |
08USUNNEWYORK279 | UNSC DIVIDED AND CONFUSED ON SOMALIA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20 SRSG Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah and A/SYG Edmond Mulet briefed the Security Council on the recently published UN reports on Somalia, the Integrated UN Task Force Strategic Assessment and the Department of Peace [...] | 2008-03-28 00:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK280 | RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES [...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...] | 2008-03-28 15:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE |
08USUNNEWYORK282 | U/SYG PASCOE TELLS P-5 CYPRUS SPECIAL ENVOY WILL [...] (SBU) On March 27, U/SYG For Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the P-5 in advance of a mission he will lead next week to Cyprus. Pascoe said that because the successful meeting of two leaders on Cyprus last Friday provided new hope, next week's mission is aimed at helping the parties instead o [...] | 2008-03-28 18:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CY UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK285 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BROAD SUPPORT IN COUNCIL BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel delivered a largely technical briefing to the Security Council on March 28 about the SYG's efforts to set up the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) per UNSCR 1757. Recalling all the steps that have been taken since the SYG's last report in Septem [...] | 2008-03-28 23:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK288 | 63RD UNGA/C-6: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON STATUS [...] The Secretary-General has written a diplomatic note to USUN (para 3),referring to the request in General Assembly resolution 61/30 of 4 December 2006 (&Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts8) for th [...] | 2008-03-31 21:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK289 | UNGA COUNTER-TERRORISM (CT) STRATEGY - [...] Summary. The Working Group on Radicalization, one of eight CT Task Force Working Groups set up to implement the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/60/288),has started work on an in depth study of radicalization and its relation to terrorist activity. The working group is led by represe [...] | 2008-04-01 11:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNGA PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK292 | WFUNA COMPLAINT RE DENIAL OF VISA FOR CUBAN [...] Action Request: Department's guidance is requested in replying to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)'s MarQ 27, 2008, letter to the U.S. Representative to the UN, Ambassador Khalilzad (text in paragraph 3 below). 2. WFUNA has complained to Ambassador Khalilzad conce [...] | 2008-04-02 17:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CVIS CU |
08USUNNEWYORK295 | CUBAN MISSION QUERIES VISA RENEWAL DELAYS RE [...] (SBU) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in responding to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa renewals for Cuban Permanent Representative, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca and Cuban Mission officials referred to below.. 2. (SBU) Amb. Malmierca (10 October 1956, Cuba) ha [...] | 2008-04-02 21:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDPQIS PREL CU |
08USUNNEWYORK296 | UN/DRC SANCTIONS: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS [...] The Security Council adopted resolution 1807 on March 31 by a vote of 15-0. Resolution 1807 terminates all restrictions on the ability of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to import arms and expands the criteria for individual sanctions to those targeting women in conflic [...] | 2008-04-02 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK297 | UNAMID: PRESSURE BUILDING AT UN FOR KARAKE DECISION [...] (C) SUMMARY. United Nations senior leadership reportedly believes they must decide soon whether to remove Rwandan General Karake as UNAMID deputy force commander in the aftermath of his indictment by a Spanish court and the issuance of a related Interpol notice. Our contacts with the UN Depar [...] | 2008-04-02 23:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RW |
08USUNNEWYORK298 | GUEHENNO SAYS DPKO WILL LIMIT SAMARDZIC TRAVEL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Quint mission representatives delivered to UN U/SYG Guehenno demarche points (ref) on Kosovo transition issues. Guehenno said any dialogue UNMIK conducts needs to include key stakeholders and that DPKO takes preventing violence seriously, but called for practical engagement in [...] | 2008-04-03 16:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNMIK YI UNSC KV |
08USUNNEWYORK3 | UN - GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS BUDGET FOR HYBRID [...] (U) After five weeks of often acrimonious, politicized debate, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee, on December 21, 2007, adopted the first budget for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08 in the amount of $1.276 bi [...] | 2008-01-02 20:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KPKO PREL SU UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK30 | SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON MEETS WITH SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch January 10 with Security Council Ambassadors, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed Sudan, Burma, Kosovo, and several other issues. On the margins of the meeting, Ban,s deputy chief of staff Kim Won Soon said South Korea is willing to provide helicopter pilots to [...] | 2008-01-11 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK300 | CONDEMNING SUICIDE BOMBING [...] Condemns, strongly and unequivocally, terrorist attacks by suicide bombers committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes; 2. Calls upon states to act in accordance with their international obligations to deny safe haven and to bring to justice any person who supports, facilita [...] | 2008-04-03 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK301 | UPDATE ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ; UN REQUESTS U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: USUN and UKUN met April 3 with the UN,s Iraq team to discuss substantive and logistical issues involving the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI). The UN pressed for USG approval to assign a U.S. military advisor to the UNAMI team; the UN is actively looking to expand its pres [...] | 2008-04-04 16:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK302 | UN WESTERN SAHARAH REPORT WILL INCLUDE ENVOY'S [...] (C) Summary: The UN has confirmed that the Secretary-General's upcoming report on the Western Sahara SIPDIS will include a realistic assessment of the state of play by Personal Envoy Peter Van Walsum, including his determination that neither a referendum with independence as an option nor [...] | 2008-04-04 20:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PBTS UNSC MO WI |
08USUNNEWYORK303 | 1540: RUSSIANS SHOW NO FLEXIBILITY ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) Amb. Wolff raised U.S. objectives (consistent with ref A) for the resolution to renew the mandate of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004) with Russian Deputy PermRep Constantin Dolgov on April 3. Dolgov responded that he has firm instructions from "high l [...] | 2008-04-04 21:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK304 | LETTER FROM UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON [...] Action requested: On April 3, 2008, Ambassador Khalilzad received the following letter dated March 24, 2008 from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Please provide guidance in SIPDIS responding no later than April 14, 2008. Begin Text: 2. Excellency, As you know, the post of United Na [...] | 2008-04-04 21:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK31 | GUEHENNO ON DARFUR: UNAMID SO FAR IS REHATTED AMIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN U/SYG Guehenno presented a previously scheduled briefing on Darfur to the Security Council on January 9 and used the occasion to strongly criticize Sudanese military forces for the ambush of a UNAMID convoy on January 7 that left one driver seriously injured and damaged several [...] | 2008-01-12 00:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU |
08USUNNEWYORK310 | PGA KERIM REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS ON INTERMEDIARY [...] (U) This is an action request for Department guidance before the April 10 OEWG session. Please see para 6. 2. (U) Summary. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on April 4 to discuss UNSC reform. Noting that he had received several p [...] | 2008-04-07 14:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK |
08USUNNEWYORK311 | UN/LIBERIA SANCTIONS: LIBERIA SEEKS END TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: USUN PolOff met with Liberian PermRep Milton Barnes on March 12 at his request to discuss Liberia's view of the way forward on the Liberia sanctions regime. Barnes said Liberia is seeking to remove individuals from the sanctions list and to terminate the mandate [...] | 2008-04-07 22:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC UNSC PREL PGOV LI |
08USUNNEWYORK313 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: ARAB AND PAKISTANI SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials representing the intelligence and security services of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen have complained to the UN that the Security Council has thus far failed to impose sanctions on alleged al-Qaida terrorists that these governments [...] | 2008-04-07 23:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK314 | 1540: RUSSIANS QUESTION U.S. PROPOSALS FOR [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: On the margins of the Security Council 1540 Committee's meeting on April 4, Russia's 1540 expert, Dmitry Feoktistov, advised USUN that Moscow has reviewed the UK, French, and U.S. amendments to Russia's draft resolution to renew the Committee's mandate for two years. Reit [...] | 2008-04-07 23:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK316 | LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE APPEALS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare told Amb. Khalilzad privately on April 4 that the UNIIIC mandate, which is scheduled to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council, should be extended at least until [...] | 2008-04-08 17:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK317 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: CANADA TO CONTRIBUTE 1 MILLION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 19:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK319 | LEBANON: FRENCH THREATEN TO CIRCULATE SHORT 1701 [...] (C) The French held expert-level consultations on April 7 on their draft UNSC Presidential Statement (PRST) on resolution 1701 (reftel). Libya, South Africa, China, and Panama objected to the draft statement but expressed a willingness to consider a shortened version that simply reiterates su [...] | 2008-04-09 00:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS |
08USUNNEWYORK32 | DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, USUN met with the UK, French, German, Canadian and Italian delegations to discuss the proposal that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appoint Lord Paddy Ashdown as the new Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Senior Envoy for Afghanistan. SIPDIS Up [...] | 2008-01-12 00:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK320 | U.S. CITIZEN SPOUSE OF AFGHAN DIPLOMAT REPORTS [...] This message is unclassified but sensitive - please treat accordingly. 2. USUN Host Country Law Enforcement Coordinator was recently contacted by NYPD regarding a report of domestic violence it received from Lalla Khan-Amin, the U.S. citizen wife of Afghan Mission Second Secretary Wahidulla [...] | 2008-04-09 19:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP UN AF PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK322 | 1540: JOINT P-3 DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 20:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK323 | 1540: INDONESIA EXPRESSES RESERVATIONS ABOUT U.S. [...] (SBU) Indonesia's representative to the Security Council's 1540 Committee told USUN on April 8 that Indonesia will support Russia's technical resolution to renew the 1540 Committee's mandate, arguing that the Council should not seek to expand the Committee's mandate or introduce "controversia [...] | 2008-04-09 20:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK326 | 1540: COMMITTEE AT LOGGERHEADS OVER REPORT [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The 1540 Committee met again on April 4 to seek to complete negotiations on its draft report to the Security Council, which resolution 1673 requires the Committee to submit by no later than April 27. Despite multiple Committee meetings, extensive changes requested by Ru [...] | 2008-04-10 00:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK327 | ICTY CHIEF PROSECUTOR SERGE BRAMMERTZ MEETS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Serge Brammertz, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) met with Ambassador Khalilzad on April 1 in New York. The visit was Brammertz' first in his current capacity after heading the UN Independent International Investigatory [...] | 2008-04-10 00:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK328 | SWITCHING TACTICS ON BURMA PRST [...] (C) During a one on one meeting with UN Special Advisor Gambari on April 9, Ambassador Khalilzad conveyed reftel points and reminded Gambari that his mission will be judged by how consistently he pushes for change and how honestly and realistically he assesses its efforts and results. Gambari [...] | 2008-04-10 00:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK329 | LEBANON: MOST UNSC MEMBERS BACK UNIIIC EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Summary. During a public briefing and then closed consultations of the Security Council on April 8, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Commissioner and Prosecutor-designate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Daniel Bellemare asked for a six-month exten [...] | 2008-04-10 00:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK330 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY JOHN YATES [...] Mission clearance is granted for U.S. Special Envoy John Yates, Counselor for Somali Affairs, Nairobi, to attend meetings at the UN from April 15 through April 19. Special Envoy Yates has been invited to participate at the UNSC session on Somalia. 2. USUN Control Officer is Jesse Levinson [...] | 2008-04-10 16:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA UNSC PREL SO |
08USUNNEWYORK337 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 11 [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a 3 April Friends of UNAMID meeting, Max Kerley, Director of Logistics for Force Generation Service, addressed self-sustainment issues previously raised by Special Envoy Williamson. Kerley outlined a plan that would allow for TCCs to deploy without achieving the level of self-s [...] | 2008-04-11 21:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK339 | 63RD UNGA - ICJ ELECTION - SOMALI REPUBLIC [...] USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Somali Republic requesting support for Dr. Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, candidate from the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at elections to be held during the 63rd UNGA. 2. [...] | 2008-04-11 21:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | SO ICJ PREL PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK34 | 63RD UNGA PRESIDENCY: GRULAC INACTION WOULD LIKELY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Although many in the GRULAC remain uncomfortable with the prospect of Nicaraguan Miguel D'Escoto as their candidate (and defacto winner) for the presidency of the 63rd General Assembly (PGA),no one within the group, at least [...] | 2008-01-14 21:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK340 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN Legal Adviser Willson and USUN/MR participated in an April 9 meeting of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Management Committee to discuss how best to provide retirement, death and disability benefits to Tribunal employees, as required under Dutch law, including the poss [...] | 2008-04-11 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK341 | CHILD OF TIMOR LESTE PERMREP REPORTS ABUSE [...] On April 8, 2008, the school teacher of the six year-old son of Timor Leste's PermRep, HE Ambassador Nelson Santos, noticed marks indicating abuse. In response to the teacher's inquiries about the marks, the child stated his father had hit him with a belt. The teacher reported this to the Ne [...] | 2008-04-11 22:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP UN TT PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK342 | KHMER ROUGE TRIALS EXPERT BEGINS WORK [...] USUN Legal Adviser met on April 9 with David Tolbert (US),newly appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General and Expert on United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT),his assistant Michael Pan (U.S.) and Giovanni Basra (Italy) an attorney assigned to the Tribunal in Cambodia. T [...] | 2008-04-11 22:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CB KJUS PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK343 | UNSC REFORM: MOSTLY PROCESS AND LITTLE SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on April 10 to discuss the four proposals he received as a basis for inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform -- the Cypriot paper, Italian letter, African [...] | 2008-04-11 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC BR IN JA GR |
08USUNNEWYORK344 | UNGA/C-6 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL [...] (U) Begin Summary: The second session of the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly on criminal accountability of UN officials and experts on mission was held April 7-9,11, 2008, in accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly Resolution 62/63 of December 6, 2007. The Ad Hoc Committee [...] | 2008-04-11 23:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK345 | 1540: NAM SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) USUN has learned that the PermReps of Non-Aligned Movement states on the Security Council (Indonesia, Panama, South Africa, Libya, Burkina Faso, and Vietnam) have agreed to support only a two-year renewal of the mandate of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004 [...] | 2008-04-12 00:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK346 | UNSC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE CONCERNING RWANDA [...] (C) Summary: During informal consultations of the UNSC Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda, delegations agreed to the Indonesian Chair's proposal to recommend termination of the committee, which has been largely inactive for the past decade. The UK, China [...] | 2008-04-14 17:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | RW PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK347 | UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUP [...] (U) Summary. A call for more information on implementation of the General Assembly Counter-Terrorism Strategy dominated a meeting hosted by the Egyptian Mission at which UN Assistant Secretary-General Robert Orr briefed on the activities of the Counter-Terrorism Task Force Working Groups. [...] | 2008-04-14 23:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER UN PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK353 | GAMBARI UPDATES P-3 ON BURMA [...] (C) The P-3 sought an update April 14 from Special Advisor Gambari on his effort to return to Burma to press for a free and fair referendum (reftel). In a meeting with P-3 Deputy PermReps, Gambari said that as of April 14, the Burmese had not responded to his proposal to travel to Burma or to [...] | 2008-04-16 19:18:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK355 | PASCOE DELIVERS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 15, UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council on his March 30 to April 2 assessment mission to Cyprus. Pascoe said that both parties had expressed willingness to reach a comprehensive settlement and engage in good faith with th [...] | 2008-04-17 00:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC CY |
08USUNNEWYORK356 | RUSSIAN UN PERMREP CHURKIN CRITICIZES GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In April 14 Security Council consultations on the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG),A/SYG Edmund Mulet reported that the situation in UNOMIG's area of responsibility has remained generally calm with the exception of recent incid [...] | 2008-04-17 00:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
08USUNNEWYORK357 | CAMEROON COUNSELOR'S FAMILY: VISA AND STATUS [...] (U) Entire text is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) USUN seeks Department's views in this complicated case. 3.(SBU) USUN met April 15 with Cameroon Mission Counselor Nganje Kinge Monono and his wife, Priscilla Jemea Misodi Nganje Kinge, who seek USUN assistance. Reftel describes in deta [...] | 2008-04-17 14:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OFDP PREL KREC CM |
08USUNNEWYORK360 | UNITED NATIONS JUDICIAL YEARBOOK [...] Action Request para 2. 2. USUN received the following (para 3) letter from the UN requesting information for inclusion in the UN 2007 Juridical Yearbook. Action Request. Please send response to USUN for transmittal to the UN by July 1, 2008. 3. Begin Text. The Secretary-Gener [...] | 2008-04-17 17:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK361 | MBEKI WANTS PRESIDENT BUSH TO KNOW HE IS TRYING ON [...] (C) On the margins of the April 16 High Level Meeting of the UN Security Council on Africa (reported septel),South African (SAG) President Thabo Mbeki pulled aside Ambassador Khalilzad and asked him to convey a message to President Bush. Mbeki said he was concerned the President might think [...] | 2008-04-17 19:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC SF ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK362 | SUPPORT FOR INCENTIVES TO STRENGTHEN UNAMA [...] This is a guidance request - see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: SYG Ban is seeking U.S. support for a special allowance for UN staff serving at the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to address ongoing compensation disparities in order to reduce UNAMA's current vacan [...] | 2008-04-17 20:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA KPKO AF |
08USUNNEWYORK365 | FRANCE TO PROPOSE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Benoit Guidee, the expert on Afghanistan issues for the French Mission to the UN, told Poloff April 16 that France would like to adopt a Security Council resolution on the trafficking of chemical precursors in Afghanistan. France will push to adopt such a resolution before the June 12 conf [...] | 2008-04-18 17:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK366 | COSTA RICA PLACES HOLD ON OIL FOR FOOD LETTER [...] (SBU) On March 28, the Russian Presidency of the Security Council circulated a draft response to the Secretary-General on closing down the Oil for Food program (OFF). The draft was derived from a Department-drafted nonpaper, and enjoyed the support of the P5. On April 1, Costa Rica placed a h [...] | 2008-04-18 21:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ CS |
08USUNNEWYORK370 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR INL/I BILL BRENCICK [...] Mission clearance is granted for INL/I Director Bill Brencick and INL/I Police Unit Chief Amy Kirshner to meet with DPKO and DPA on April 24 to explore the UN,s views on police reform and development in Iraq. 2. USUN POC is Peter Kujawinski, at 212-415-4373. Khalilzad [...] | 2008-04-22 22:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK371 | UNSC HOLDS FIRST POST-INDEPENDENCE KOSOVO MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Joachim Rucker told Ambassador SIPDIS Khalilzad on April 21 he hopes for deployment of EULEX and the International Civilian Office (ICO) by June. Rucker later told the full Security Council that UNMIK will continue to op [...] | 2008-04-23 18:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI |
08USUNNEWYORK372 | SUDAN ENVOY INSISTS KHARTOUM READY TO MAKE DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sudanese Special Envoy Ismail told Ambassador Khalilzad on April 18 that Sudanese President Bashir is interested in reaching a package settlement of outstanding issues with the USG and international community that would include a roadmap for resolving Darfur-related issues, mediat [...] | 2008-04-23 23:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR SU |
08USUNNEWYORK373 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: LEGACY PROJECT [...] SUMMARY: Former U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone Joe Melrose (Ret.),currently serving as a consultant to the Sierra Leone Special Court on legacy issues, briefed members of the Special Court Management Committee on April 22 regarding possible uses of the Court facilities in Freetown once the [...] | 2008-04-24 15:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
08USUNNEWYORK379 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MONTHLY DISCUSSION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Japanese PermRep Takasu on April 17 to discuss a range of issues, including Burma, Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, UN Security Council Reform and UN Budget and Management. Takasu said Japan was "very worried" about the situation in Burma, and was d [...] | 2008-04-28 20:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC JP |
08USUNNEWYORK38 | MANHASSET III: ALGERIAN READOUT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting, the Algerian delegation to Manhasset III told NEA/DAS Gordon Gray and NEA/I Chris Ross that the Moroccans had arrived with and had maintained a negative attitude, that positions of both sides had hardened and yet Personal Envoy van Walsum, asserting his au [...] | 2008-01-15 21:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI |
08USUNNEWYORK380 | RANGE OF ISSUES RAISED AT UN HOST COUNTRY [...] SUMMARY: At the April 22 Host Country Committee meeting, member states discussed chronic visa delays that negatively affect their representation at official UN meetings, NYC taxing UN Mission staff residences, unauthorized blocking of Ecuadorian Mission diplomats' bank accounts, problems of UN [...] | 2008-04-28 23:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CVIS PREL CU IN MG EC SY |
08USUNNEWYORK381 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: DUTCH SHARE NEW IDEA FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is considering when the judges should hold their first meeting to begin preparing the rules of procedure and evidence. Committee members acknowled [...] | 2008-04-29 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC LE |
08USUNNEWYORK382 | BULGARIAN MISSION DEMANDS CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST [...] This message in unclassified but sensitive - please protect accordingly. 2. This is an action message for the Department - please see paragraph 3. 3. USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Bulgarian Mission regarding an incident during which Tsvetan Vasilev, the Mission's Chef, [...] | 2008-04-29 15:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL BU UN |
08USUNNEWYORK383 | CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENT: HAITI [...] (U) U.S. Mission, New York transmits this letter dated 22 April 2008 from UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon to President Bush regarding assistance for Haiti. BEGIN TEXT: Excellency: I am writing to seek your urgent assistance to address the situation in Haiti, where a rapid deterioration in socio-econ [...] | 2008-04-29 20:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON HA PREL UN |
08USUNNEWYORK384 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BUILDING PROPOSAL APPROVED [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: On April 29, the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) approved the proposal for building a courtroom and holding cells and otherwise refurbishing and equipping the AIVD Building, which the Dutch government is providing to house the STL. The Comm [...] | 2008-04-30 14:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK385 | (SBU) DPKO PROPOSES NEW KOSOVO GAME PLAN [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Europe and America's Director David Harland told USUN on April 28 that DPKO is about to table a Kosovo game plan under which the UN will unilaterally withdraw partially [...] | 2008-04-30 15:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK YI |
08USUNNEWYORK388 | CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENT: MILLENNIUM [...] USUN received via fax on April 30 a letter dated 25 April 2008 from UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon and President of the General Asembly Dr. Srgjan Kerim to President Bush. The letter invites the President to a September 25, 2008 high-level event on the Millenium Development Goals. Text of letter follows [...] | 2008-05-01 19:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON PREL UN |
08USUNNEWYORK389 | SUPPORT FOR U.S. SPONSORED SOMALIA PIRACY SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 3,4 and 5. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (C) USUN presented a draft resolution on acts of piracy off the Somali coast to the Security Council on April 28. France, UK, and Panama have already agreed to co-sponsor the text. In p [...] | 2008-05-01 22:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM SO |
08USUNNEWYORK39 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED UN [...] (S) Per ref A instructions, USUN PolOff informed Russian and Iraqi counterparts separately that the USG will submit the names of Badran Turki Hishan Al Mazidih and four members of his network for sanctions in the 1267 (Taliban/Al-Qaeda) Committee. USUN PolOff also requested that Iraq co-sponso [...] | 2008-01-15 23:42:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK390 | UNDPKO UNVEILS PLAN TO SPEED DARFUR DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation's Enhanced Integrated Deployment Plan (EIDP) seeks to populate Darfur with badly-needed engineering assets from all available sources, to include borrowing from the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS),hiring through local contractors and requesting [...] | 2008-05-01 23:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU |
08USUNNEWYORK392 | SIERRA LEONE: ENSURING UNIOSIL CLOSES THE RIGHT WAY [...] This is an action request. See paras 2-3. 2. (U) The United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) was extended until September 30, 2008 by UNSCR 1793 (2007). UNSCR 1793 required that a completion strategy for UNIOSIL be set out by January 31, 2008, and that the Secretary Gen [...] | 2008-05-02 15:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SL |
08USUNNEWYORK393 | ETHIOPIA PM WANTS HELP GETTING OUT OF SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told A/S Frazer on April 17 that a lack of qualified TFG and AMISOM troops was putting in jeopardy his hopes of redeploying Ethiopian troops this summer. He downplayed reports that Somalia President Yusef was intent on removing Prime Minister Nur Ad [...] | 2008-05-02 18:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL MOPS PREL UNSC SO ET ER |
08USUNNEWYORK394 | MIDDLE EAST: USUN LEADS WALK-OUT AFTER LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary. The UNSC held its monthly discussion on the Middle East on April 23. Following last month's rancorous debate (reftel),SC members agreed to a public briefing by the UN Secretariat, followed by closed consultations. DPA A/SYG Angela Kane briefed on recent attacks in Gaza and s [...] | 2008-05-02 20:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG KPKO UNSC SY IS LE LY |
08USUNNEWYORK396 | UNAMI AND MNF-I BRIEFING TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: As mandated by resolution, the Security Council held a debate April 28 to discuss the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),as well as the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe briefed for the UN, and painted a [...] | 2008-05-02 21:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK397 | SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS BURMA PRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) May 2, in advance of Burma's upcoming constitutional referendum, calling on the regime to permit the participation of all political actors and demonstrate respect for fundamental political freedoms. This action follo [...] | 2008-05-02 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK4 | PAKISTAN OPPOSES UN INVOLVEMENT IN BHUTTO [...] (C) Farukh Amil, Pakistan,s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, met on January 2 with Ambassador Wolcott to convey his government's opposition to a UN role in investigating the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Amil said he had been instructed to meet with P-5 members as well as the res [...] | 2008-01-02 20:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK |
08USUNNEWYORK403 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: UN CALLS FOR RELOCATION PLAN FOR [...] (S) Summary. United Nations U/SYG for Safety and Security David Veness briefed Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Management Committee members May 1 on risks facing STL judges. Noting recent al-Qaeda threats against the UN, the assassination of a Lebanese official working with UN Internation [...] | 2008-05-05 21:17:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE NL |
08USUNNEWYORK404 | SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...] | 2008-05-05 21:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ZM |
08USUNNEWYORK407 | DPKO'S UNMIK PLAN: STATE RECONFIGURATION INTENT, [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the EU Council, and NATO had an extensive exchange with UN U/SYG Guehenno and his team on May 1 about the future international community role in Kosovo. Guehenno said the UN wants to leave Kosovo as quickly [...] | 2008-05-07 20:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK UNSC YI KV |
08USUNNEWYORK408 | CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540 [...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on May 6, 2008, in the ninth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Verbeke of Belgium (12 [...] | 2008-05-08 00:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PTER KNNP EFIN KTFN |
08USUNNEWYORK411 | RWANDANS READY TO REINFORCE UNDERSTRENGHT UNAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN/Government of Rwanda (GOR) negotiations for the participation of three Rwandan troop battalions in Darfur went smoothly Monday, May 5th, paving the way for the deployment of new Rwandan soldiers and equipment to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in 2008. The negotiated Memora [...] | 2008-05-08 21:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU |
08USUNNEWYORK412 | UN REQUESTS INFORMATION ON COUNTERING THE USE OF [...] Action Request: Please see para 2. 2. USUN has received the following (para 3) letter from the UN which requests information concerning terrorist use of the internet and measures being taken by the U.S. to combat this problem. Action Request. Response to UN requested by June 16. 2 [...] | 2008-05-08 21:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNSC PREL AA |
08USUNNEWYORK413 | UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - AD [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: An Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly, made up of Sixth (Legal) Committee experts, met April 10-18, 21, and 24 to consider the legal aspects of the reform of the system of justice. The Committee focused on draft statutes for the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appe [...] | 2008-05-09 00:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK414 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 13 and 14 below. SUMMARY 2. (C) During the U.S. presidency of the Security Council in June 2008, USUN will focus attention on the role of women in conflict, with an emphasis on the escalating problem of sexual and gender-based violence [...] | 2008-05-09 00:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR KWMN UNSC CG |
08USUNNEWYORK416 | UN/IRAQ SANCTIONS: SEEKING DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE ON [...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) USUN PolOff was approached on May 6 by Iraqi Counselor Jwan Tawfiq for an update on the status of Iraq's request, first relayed in June 2007, to remove three individuals--Nabil Victor Karam, Tarek Nasser al-Obaidi, and Hikmat Jar [...] | 2008-05-10 00:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK419 | HELPING ZIMBABWE NO EASY TASK [...] (C) SUMMARY. USUN's soundings of the UN Secretariat and UKUN show a common frustration about how best to assist Zimbabwe. The UN's elections division is prepared to immediately deploy eminent persons to help calm fears and to deploy a full team of elections observers within weeks on Zimbabwe [...] | 2008-05-12 16:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZM |
08USUNNEWYORK42 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES [...] (S) USUN PolOff met with counterparts from France, UK, Canada, and Pakistan to deliver reftel demarche and seek co-sponsorship on the upcoming USG designation for sanctions of four Lashkar e-Tayyiba senior operatives in the UN 1267 (Taliban/Al-Qaeda) Sanctions Committee. Both France and Canad [...] | 2008-01-17 00:04:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK421 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DELISTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Council representatives to the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee met May 5 with representatives of Denmark, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Switzerland, at their request, to discuss the Committee's procedures for lifting sanctions against individuals (or, delisting pr [...] | 2008-05-12 18:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK422 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: UNODC BRIEFS COMMITTEE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Paul Laborde, Chief of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee in a formal session on April 21 on cooperation between the UNODC and the Committee. When visiting countries to provide [...] | 2008-05-12 18:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK423 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COUNCIL CONSIDERS NON-COMPLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep and Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee Johan Verbeke briefed the Council on April 24 on issues related to non-compliance with the 1267 sanctions regime. The Committee's discussions of specific instances of possible non-compliance were incon [...] | 2008-05-12 18:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK424 | UN/COTE D'IVOIRE: BRIEFINGS BY SRSG CHOI AND [...] (C) Summary: SRSG for Cote d'Ivoire Choi briefed the Security Council on April 28 on political developments in Cote d'Ivoire since January, noting that the Ivorian parties and the international community were making a serious commitment to facilitate upcoming elections on November 30, which ha [...] | 2008-05-12 18:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CDI ETTC PGOV PREL UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK435 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its meeting on May 9, the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continued to make progress on issues relating to staffing and funding, as well as the management of construction needed to prepare the building that will house the STL. The UN [...] | 2008-05-14 23:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK436 | DEMARCHE TO UNFPA ON 6TH CHINA COUNTRY PROGRAM [...] ECON Minister-Counselor Hagen met May 14 with UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid, her deputy Mari Simonen, and Asia-Pacific Deputy Director Neelakanthi Jayaratnam. In response to the demarche in reftel, Obaid said UNFPA's Executive Board would discuss the issue of access to audits at its [...] | 2008-05-14 23:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN KUNR PREF SOCI PHUM |
08USUNNEWYORK437 | SLOVAK FM KUBIS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (SBU) In a May 13 meeting, Slovak FM Jan Kubis told Ambassador Khalilzad that he had just returned from a joint trip to Afghanistan with Dutch FM Verboken. Kubis said he had found the situation in Afghanistan "unclear and unresolved." Kubis speculated that the local Afghan population is unha [...] | 2008-05-15 16:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC AF UNMIK IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK438 | NEED FOR SECURITY FOR UN IN IRAQ AFTER MNF-I [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Conscious of the upcoming expiration of the Security Council's MNF-I mandate at the end of calendar year 2008, the UN is looking to the United States and the Government of Iraq to initiate discussions about follow-on security [...] | 2008-05-15 22:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK44 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: USUN and other members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee met January 15 to discuss ongoing challenges facing the Court, including uncertainties over the source of adequate voluntary contributions to sustain Court activity throughout 2008 and continued tensions b [...] | 2008-01-17 15:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
08USUNNEWYORK442 | P-3 DISCUSSION ON NEXT STEPS IN BURMA [...] (C) UK DPR Pierce convened the P-3 on May 16 on instructions from London to discuss informally possible contingencies for Burma, including the prospects for a regionally led air and sea operation combined with Western assistance. She also proposed arranging some type of meeting on the Burma e [...] | 2008-05-16 22:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK447 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH UN SYG ON BURMA [...] (S) On May 19, Ambassador Khalilzad met with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the latest developments concerning international assistance to Burma. The Secretary General is scheduled to depart for Burma on May 20. He will be accompanied by UN staffers and journalists from seve [...] | 2008-05-20 00:11:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | BM PHUM PREL UNSC UN |
08USUNNEWYORK45 | UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD MEETING [...] (U) On December 14, 2007, the Advisory Board of the United Nations Democracy Fund held its sixth meeting. The Advisory Board heard a briefing on the response to and modalities for the second round, discussed the proposed evaluation strategy, the preliminary calendar for 2007-2008, the administ [...] | 2008-01-17 20:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK450 | DPKO HOPES CLARIFICATION OF KOSOVO PLAN WILL EARN [...] (C) SUMMARY. DPKO's European Chief Harland told DepPolCouns and Poloff on May 16 that Secretary-General Ban has asked him to clarify his proposed way forward on Kosovo in the aftermath of what Under Secretary-General Guehenno reported as a very difficult May 9 conference call with Quint politi [...] | 2008-05-20 16:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK YI |
08USUNNEWYORK451 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: SEEKING GUIDANCE ON ALGERIAN [...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Algerian PolOff El Hadj Lamine informed USUN on May 14 of Algeria's intention to request the designation four individuals associated with al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) for sanctions in the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Committ [...] | 2008-05-20 21:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC AG |
08USUNNEWYORK452 | HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...] | 2008-05-21 01:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BK UNSC KV YI |
08USUNNEWYORK453 | HIGH REP LAJCAK BRIEFS UNSC ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 19, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Miroslav Lajcak told the Security Council that the situation in BiH had improved significantly since his November 2007 briefing, pointing to BiH's imminent signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) [...] | 2008-05-21 12:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BK UNSC KV YI |
08USUNNEWYORK456 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] USUN RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM JORGE SAMPAIO, UN HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS, IN RESPONSE TO THE LETTER FROM EUR A/S VOLKER (REFTEL). BEGIN TEXT Dear Assistant Secretary Volker Thank you for your letter dated 22 April regarding Sec [...] | 2008-05-21 19:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL SP TU OIIP |
08USUNNEWYORK459 | LEBANON: SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on May 22 welcoming the agreement between Lebanese leaders reached in Doha, Qatar one day earlier. The text of the PRST is contained in paragraph 2. Although USUN pushed hard for language calling for full implementation of [...] | 2008-05-23 16:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK460 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, USUN notified Security Council members of the USG intention to request in the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee the designation for sanctions of three individuals. USUN also invited Council members to co-sponsor our request. USUN will report any subst [...] | 2008-05-23 19:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK461 | TERRORISM FINANCE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND [...] (SBU) USUN has notified all UN Security Council members of the USG's intention to request reftel designation for sanctions pursuant to UNSCR 1267, and has invited Council members to cosponsor the request. USUN will report septel any substantive reactions to our request. Khalilzad [...] | 2008-05-23 20:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK465 | UN WANTS USG GREEN LIGHT ON ITS KOSOVO PLAN [...] (C) Summary: In the past two days, DPKO's David Harland has indicated to USUN that DPKO is recommending to SYG Ban Ki-Moon that he reconfigure UNMIK to allow deployment of EULEX even if this must be done in the face of strong Russian and Serbian opposition. Harland and UNMIK's Belgrade Office [...] | 2008-05-23 22:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNMIK UNSC KV YI PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK467 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCT AMB DAILEY AND [...] In response to Reftel, USUN welcomes the visit of Ambassador Dell Dailey, U.S. Coordinator for Counter-terrorism and Darcy Anderson, Acting Office Director, Office of Trans-Regional Affairs, Office of the Coordinator for Counter-terrorism for discussion of U.S. counter-terrorism policy on May [...] | 2008-05-27 23:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK468 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Robin Vincent, Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),told members of the STL Management Committee on May 22 that he is finalizing the initial budget for the STL's first year and hopes the Committee can approve it by July 11. Vincent estimated the budget [...] | 2008-05-27 23:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK469 | UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUPS [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Calls for the UN Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTITF) Working Groups to involve Member States in their activities and statements of support for the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) dominated comments at a briefing on the CTITF's activities on May 21. Mem [...] | 2008-05-27 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER USUN PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK471 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: DUTCH PRESS FOR DECISION ON [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: Dutch Mission Legal Adviser Brechje Schwachofer pressed members of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on May 22 to make a decision as soon as possible on how the judges' long-term accommodations in The Hague should be selected since the Dut [...] | 2008-05-27 23:36:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK477 | U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...] | 2008-05-29 23:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK478 | MIDDLE EAST: UNSC MEMBERS WELCOME REGIONAL PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on May 28. UNSCO Robert Serry briefed in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed the issue in closed consultations. Serry welcomed "fragile" progress on the Israeli-Syrian, Lebanese, and Israeli [...] | 2008-05-29 23:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL SY LE IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK48 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 17 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The UK Permanent Mission to the UN (UKUN) hosted a donors meeting on January 16 to solicit TCCs for the UNAMID shortfalls of helicopters and transportation assets. The Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to obstruct [...] | 2008-01-17 21:56:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK482 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 30 the UN Security Council held a special session on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia's (UNOMIG) report on the shootdown of a Georgian UAV on April 20. Georgian Permrep Alasania stated that he had come to discuss a direct threat to the sovereignty and territorial inte [...] | 2008-05-30 23:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL GG UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK484 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its tenth meeting on May 29, the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) agreed to adopt a phased approach to approving the STL's first-year budget, briefly considered staffing for the STL, heard more about STL Registrar Robin Vincent's plan to [...] | 2008-06-02 23:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK485 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES JUDGES' [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its tenth meeting on May 29, the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) agreed in principle that a working group of the Committee would select apartments in The Hague for the Lebanese judges, based on preliminary recommendations that Dutch secur [...] | 2008-06-02 23:13:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK486 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: FRENCH REACTION TO [...] (C) USUN met with UK and French counterparts on June 1 to discuss their positions on reftel US proposal to seek sanctions in the Sudan Sanctions Committee on Khalil Ibrahim, Daoussa Deby Itno, Ahmad Muhammed Harun, and Awad Ibn Auf. According to UK PolOff David Whineray, London will support ou [...] | 2008-06-03 01:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU EFIN KTFN PTER |
08USUNNEWYORK487 | UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, NYC MAYOR [...] SUMMARY: New York City Mayor Bloomberg hosted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and USUN Ambassador Khalilzad on May 19th at Gracie Mansion to discuss security issues related to the $1.9 billion UN renovation project known as the Capital Master Plan (CMP). During the meeting Mayor Bloomberg ind [...] | 2008-06-03 16:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK498 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEPHEN TOWNLEY TO [...] In response to Reftel, USUN grants country clearance to Stephen Townley of the Office of the Legal Adviser (L/EMP) to attend informal consultations on the outstanding issues relating to the draft statues of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal. 2. POC [...] | 2008-06-05 21:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK499 | UNSC CONCERNED ABOUT ZIMBABWE'S DETENTION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: USUN convened emergency Security Council consultations on June 5 to discuss the illegal detention and harassment of U.S. and British diplomatic personnel in Zimbabwe. Security Council delegations agreed to elements of an oral press statement expressing concern about the incident [...] | 2008-06-06 00:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC ZI KDEM |
08USUNNEWYORK500 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON REQUEST TO FACILITATE GOS AND [...] (C) USUN Poloffs delivered reftel points to Spanish First Secretary Ana Maria Mora and Rwandan First Secretary Alfred Ndabarasa on June 3. 2. (C) The Spanish Permanent Mission indicated that they were willing to do the meeting and promised to follow up with the Rwandan Mission independently [...] | 2008-06-06 00:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK507 | PAKISTAN MISSION DELIVERS REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan PermRep Akram told Ambassador Khalilzad on June 6 that he met with the Secretary-General on the same day, and had given him a letter (included below) asking the UN to establish an "international commission" to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir [...] | 2008-06-09 23:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PK |
08USUNNEWYORK510 | SRSG ZERIHOUN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNFICYP [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) SRSG Taye-Brook Zerihoun reported to the Security Council on June 9 on recent developments on Cyprus. He said that since the election of President Christofias in February there is a new spirit of cooperation on the island and Christofia [...] | 2008-06-10 21:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CY UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK511 | LEBANON: IDF GENERALS BRIEF UNSC MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) IDF Generals Yossi Baidatz and Yossi Heymann briefed UNSC delegations June 5 on Israel's assessment of the situation in south Lebanon and the performance of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers. They said Hizballah had fully re-armed in south Lebanon since summe [...] | 2008-06-10 22:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS |
08USUNNEWYORK519 | MIDDLE EAST: ARABS PUSHING UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) USUN has learned that the Arab Group at the UN met at the expert-level on June 11 to discuss a Saudi proposal to table a draft resolution in the UN Security Council criticizing recent Israeli settlement activity. According to friendly delegations in the Arab Group, the Palestinian Obser [...] | 2008-06-11 21:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK523 | PALESTINIAN NY REP URGES USG SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (C) Palestinian Amb Riyadh Mansour met at his request June 13 with Council President Amb Khalilzad to express Palestinian support for a Saudi draft of an UNSC resolution calling on Israel to freeze settlement activity. Mansour argued that there is an international consensus on the substance [...] | 2008-06-13 22:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK524 | ZEBARI BELIEVES MALIKI HAS TURNED AGAINST SOFA, [...] (S) Following the mid-year Security Council review of the MNF-I and DFI mandates June 13, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari spoke privately to Amb Khalilzad on the margins of a lunch with Security Council PermReps. Zebari shared his assessment that Prime Minister Maliki no longer seeks [...] | 2008-06-13 22:52:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK525 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: PROGRESS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Work to set up the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continues to progress, with the Management Committee's adoption of financial regulations and rules for the STL and the conclusion of the lease agreement for the building in The Hague that will house the STL. With new [...] | 2008-06-16 14:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK526 | UN SECURITY CHIEF DISCUSSES SECURITY FOR IOM, UNAMI [...] (SBU) Per ref A demarche, D/Political Counselor met with Under Secretary-General for Safety and Security David Veness June 11 to request UN approval of a plan to provide IOM caseworkers with housing, office space and security coverage by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Veness said he had only rec [...] | 2008-06-16 15:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK527 | UNSC AGREES TO ZEBARI REQUEST TO CONTINUE MNF-I [...] (SBU) As mandated by UNSCR 1790, the Security Council discussed June 13 the mandate of MNF-I and arrangements regarding DFI and the IAMB, and agreed to their continuation for the remainder of the calendar year. Amb Khalilzad reported on behalf of MNF-I, highlighting the decrease in security [...] | 2008-06-16 19:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ECON UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK528 | GAMBARI PLANS JULY TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari asked to meet P-3 Deputy PermReps June 13 to report that he is currently in discussions with the Burmese, Indians and Chinese on the timing and substance of his next trip to Burma, although he does not yet have a concrete date. Gambari speculated the earlie [...] | 2008-06-16 19:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK530 | UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS JUNE 4 - 10, 2008. [...] On June 13, Security Council President Khalilzad (United States) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of June 4-10, 2008. 2. Begin text of briefing note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 9 June, Government and FNL delega [...] | 2008-06-16 20:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC MOPS KPKO |
08USUNNEWYORK531 | SETTLEMENTS: ARAB GROUP SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT OR [...] (C) Summary. An Arab Group delegation consisting of representatives from Mauritania, Iraq, the Palestinian Observer Mission, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the Arab League requested a meeting with Amb Khalilzad on June 16 to formally present a draft resolution -- initiated by Saudi Arabia an [...] | 2008-06-16 23:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK532 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its eleventh meeting on May 29, the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) briefly discussed, but did not decide upon, a proposal to pay the Lebanese judges a stipend during the period after they are relocated from Lebanon but before they begin w [...] | 2008-06-17 14:06:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK535 | LAKHDAR BRAHIMI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lakhdar Brahimi, Chairman of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel and Premises, briefed Ambassador Khalilzad June 9 on the major findings of the Panel's just-completed report that was prepared in the aftermath of the December 2007 bombing of a U [...] | 2008-06-17 17:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK536 | BURKINABE PRESIDENT COMPAORE ON CURRENT UNSC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMB Khalilzed met Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore June 10 to discuss current issues facing the UN Security Council. Khalilzad asked Burkina Faso to support the U.S. initiative on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. Khalilzad told Compaore that Burkina Faso could [...] | 2008-06-18 00:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI SU KDEM UNSC IV |
08USUNNEWYORK537 | LIBERIA SANCTIONS: SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS [...] On June 18, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted U.S.-drafted UNSC resolution 1819 (see text in para 2),which extends the mandate of the Liberia Panel of Experts for six months. 2. BEGIN RESOLUTION: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions and statements by its [...] | 2008-06-18 19:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC UNSC PGOV LI |
08USUNNEWYORK541 | ARRIA FORMULA MEETING ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: As part of a US-led initiative to bring more attention to the problem of sexual violence in armed conflict, the UK hosted a meeting on June 11 to bring together members of the Security Council, NGO representatives and UN officials to discuss the role of peacekeepers in protecting [...] | 2008-06-19 16:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI UNSC KWMN |
08USUNNEWYORK545 | UNSC REFORM: MEMBER STATES SPLIT ON BEGINNING [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) Srgjan Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on June 17 to discuss the report prepared by his four-person Task Force with suggestions on moving forward towards inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform. Major p [...] | 2008-06-20 20:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JA GM AR SP KS |
08USUNNEWYORK547 | UPDATE ON SETTLEMENTS UNSCR [...] (C) This is an Action Request. USUN requests authorization to engage the Arab Group in New York, in response to a Saudi initiative to seek an UNSCR on Israeli settlements, on a discussion of elements for such a resolution. Proposed elements are in para 3. The primary objective of such eng [...] | 2008-06-20 23:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL UNSC IS |
08USUNNEWYORK549 | UNSCR 1540: EU MEMBERS BRAINSTORM ON COOPERATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN Legal Officer met with UK and French representatives to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee") on June 18 to share information concerning U.S.-European Union coordination to promote implementation of resolution [...] | 2008-06-23 14:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNSC KNNP UK FR |
08USUNNEWYORK551 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: BELLEMARE JUSTIFIES STAFFING [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: STL Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare, who heads the UN International Independent Investigative Commission (UNIIIC),briefed the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on June 19 on his request for 114 staff for the Office of the Prosecutor (OT [...] | 2008-06-24 16:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK553 | UN VIEWS ON SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) UN DPKO U/SYG Guehenno shared a downbeat report on his recent trip to Afghanistan and the UN perspective on the outcome of the recent Paris Conference in a June 19 meeting with PermReps from key coalition countries. In comparison to his last visit in 2005, Guehenno described a sense of [...] | 2008-06-24 17:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK555 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH PROPOSES UNGA SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) In a June 20 meeting with Amb Khalilzad, UN SYG Ban raised his recent visit to Saudi Arabia (June 14-15). Ban said Saudi King Abdullah asked for the SYG's help in arranging a special session of the upcoming UN General Assembly (fall 200 [...] | 2008-06-24 21:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK557 | AU COMMISSIONER PROPOSES INTERIM MNF FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMB Khalilzad met African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra, June 18 to discuss AU/UN cooperation in Sudan and Somalia. Khalilzad asked Lamamra to use AU influence with Sudan to expedite the deployment of UNAMID forces and increase the effectivenes [...] | 2008-06-24 21:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU KDEM UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK558 | UN PLANS TO LET GO WESTERN SAHARA ENVOY VAN WALSUM [...] (C) UN DPA U/SYG Lynn Pascoe provided Amb Wolff June 24 with an update on the UN approach to the Western Sahara. Pascoe said he had collaborated with the SYG's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Peter Van Walsum, on a memo of options now before SYG Ban. Pascoe said the memo proposed three al [...] | 2008-06-24 21:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AG MO WS |
08USUNNEWYORK559 | SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...] | 2008-06-24 23:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF |
08USUNNEWYORK56 | TADIC: "WE ARE NOT GIVING UP ON KOSOVO" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Serbian President Tadic warned Ambassador Khalilzad on January 16 that independence for Kosovo could turn Serbia against integration with Europe. Tadic said he is trying to reach a compromise with Kosovo Albanians on final status within a context of substantial autonomy and sug [...] | 2008-01-18 20:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV TV YI |
08USUNNEWYORK560 | STRATEGIC/OPERATIONAL PLANNER FOR USUN MILITARY [...] USUN requests LtCol. Glenn J. Sadowski, USMCR xxx-xx-xxxx, be activated to serve as the strategic/operational planner on the USUN Military Staff Committee (MSC) from 1 October, 2008 to 30 September 2010, per DJSM 0393-07 dated 4 MAY 2007 (REF A). 2. LtCol. Sadowski is the lead strategic/op [...] | 2008-06-25 18:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU |
08USUNNEWYORK562 | UNITED NATIONS - SIXTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee experts continued to consider the draft statutes for the new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) at two rounds of informal consultations held on May 12-16 and June 9-11. Delegations remained divided on num [...] | 2008-06-25 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK565 | UN HIGH LEVEL COORDINATOR ON IRAQ-KUWAIT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Gennady Tarasov, the recently appointed UN High Level Coordinator (replacing deceased Russian diplomat Vorontsov) for the repatriation or return of Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their remains and the return of all Kuwaiti property seized by Iraq, met privately with the Security [...] | 2008-06-25 22:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KU IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK567 | UNSC ICTR/ICTY WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES EXTENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: The UN Security Council Working Group (WG) on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met June 25 to discuss draft elements of a UNSC resolution on residual issues and the extensions for sever [...] | 2008-06-27 14:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK569 | UNSCR 1540: COMMITTEE NEARS AGREEMENT ON REPORT [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 ("1540 Committee") agreed ad referendum on June 25 on revisions to the Committee's draft report to the Security Council on States' compliance with resolution 1540 (2004). Per ref (C),USUN also proposed th [...] | 2008-06-27 17:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK571 | ACTION REQUEST: SYG BAN PROPOSES SOUTH AFRICAN [...] (C) SYG Ban Ki-Moon told Amb Khalilzad on June 26 that he intends to appoint South African judge Navanethem Pillay to be the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Pillay, who is of Indian origin, has served as a judge on both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the [...] | 2008-06-27 23:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK572 | SPECIAL AFGHANISTAN ALLOWANCE APPROVED [...] THE UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (ACABQ) TODAY APPROVED THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S (SYG) REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL STAFF SERVING IN THE UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN (UNAMA). THIS WAS THE SYG'S SECOND REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL UNAMA ALL [...] | 2008-06-28 00:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PGOV UNGA UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK573 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: LIBYA TABLES DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council held its monthly Middle East meeting on June 27. Lisa Buttenheim, Director of the Asia and Pacific Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs, briefed the Council in a public session, and Council members subsequently discussed regional events i [...] | 2008-06-28 00:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK577 | USUN/UKUN/UN TRILATERAL MEETING ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) On June 26, UN Team Leader for Iraq Darko Mocibob met with USUN and UKUN for a regularly scheduled trilateral meeting on Iraq. Mocibob provided updates on UNAMI security, logistics and mandate issues. On the UN's long-term compound, Mocibob confirmed that Iraq had formally approved the [...] | 2008-06-30 20:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREM UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK578 | U.S.-UN HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON IRAQ - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The UN has proposed holding the next session of the UN-U.S. high level strategic dialogue on Iraq July 11 at UN headquarters in New York. The UN presented a draft agenda to USUN June 26, proposing for the first time to treat both political and security subjec [...] | 2008-06-30 20:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK58 | COUNCIL ADOPTS STATEMENT REGRETTING LITTLE [...] (SBU) After a heated Security Council debate January 17 on the question of whether Burma had responded to the demands of the international community, Council members adopted a press statement reiterating support for UN Special Advisor Gambari, including a call for his early return to Burma, [...] | 2008-01-18 23:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK580 | ALGERIA COMPLAINS TO UN COMMITTEE OVER AIRPORT [...] This is an action request for the Department - please see paragraph 2. 2. Youcef Yousfi, Algeria's Ambassador to the UN, has written the Chairman of the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country to complain that Algerian diplomats accredited to the UN are singled out for additiona [...] | 2008-06-30 21:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL AG UN |
08USUNNEWYORK581 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continued to discuss the draft staffing proposal for the STL at its fourteenth meeting on June 26. While agreeing that the Committee should approve the staffing proposal as soon as possible, many members s [...] | 2008-07-01 00:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK583 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION [...] (U) Secretary Rice presided over the Security Council Thematic Debate on "Women and peace and security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict" on June 19. Recurrent themes of the debate included that sexual violence may be considered a tactic of war, that it may impede the restoratio [...] | 2008-07-01 19:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI UNSC KWMN |
08USUNNEWYORK584 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEPHEN TOWNLEY TO [...] Mission clearance is granted for Mr. Stephen Townley, Attorney Adviser L/EMP to attend the third session of the consultations on the Administration of Justice for the Sixth (Legal) Committee on July 2, 2008. 2. POC at USUN is Elizabeth Wilcox 212-415-4220. Khalilzad [...] | 2008-07-01 19:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK585 | UN HEADQUARTERS SUPPORTIVE OF SRSG EIDE'S REQUESTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador Khalilzad spoke with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno regarding UN Headquarters support for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and SRSG Kai Eide. Guehenno said DPKO supported Eide,s reque [...] | 2008-07-01 21:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK588 | 63RD UNGA - ICJ ELECTION - REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON [...] USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon requesting support for Professor Maurice Kamto, candidate for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Election will take place in the Security Council and General Assembly in October [...] | 2008-07-02 15:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICJ PREL PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK589 | UN/SOMALIA SANCTIONS: NEW SANCTIONS MONITORING [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: The newly reestablished Monitoring Group on Somalia briefed the Somalia Committee on how they plan to implement their mandate. Matt Bryden, coordinator of the group, spoke about recent trends, the ongoing peace process, and t [...] | 2008-07-02 22:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ETTC DTFN UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK59 | UNSC CONSIDERS UNMIK: DRAMA BUT NO DIRECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a January 16 Security Council session on UNMIK, Serbian President Tadic said before the media that Serbia would never recognize Kosovo sovereignty but would not resort to violence under any circumstances. In a much longer non-public session: SRSG Rucker lauded the recent [...] | 2008-01-21 19:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI |
08USUNNEWYORK590 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS TO CONSIDER BROADENING [...] (SBU) Libya convened a second UNSC experts meeting on July 2 to discuss its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion. (Note: During the first experts meeting on June 30, several delegations expressed support for the draft text, but others including USUN and UKUN said they had [...] | 2008-07-02 23:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC PA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK592 | 1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIANS SEEK TO REPLACE RUSSIAN [...] (C) Russian Deputy Permanent Representative Shcherbak approached USUN on June 25 to request U.S. support for a Russian candidate to replace the Russian national currently serving on the 1540 Committee's Group of Experts, Viktor Slipchenko. Shcherbak said the Russian Federation wants to handl [...] | 2008-07-03 18:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK593 | USUN INTRODUCES ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN presented the draft resolution on Zimbabwe sanctions during Security Council consultations on July 3. The UK, France, Belgium, Italy, and Croatia voiced strong support for the draft resolution. Burkina Faso voiced support for the idea of a sanctions resolution but said they [...] | 2008-07-03 21:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK594 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PR [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad on July 1, Pakistani PR Akram made several requests. Akram asked for U.S. assistance to ensure that SYG Ban tells FM Quereshi when he visits New York on July 9 that the UN will proceed with a commission of inquiry into Bhutto's death. Secondly, Akram [...] | 2008-07-03 21:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PK PREL UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK595 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS PUT TEXT IN BLUE FOR VOTE [...] (SBU) Following the July 2 UNSC experts meeting on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements (reftel),the Arab Group decided on July 3 to put their draft text in blue on July 7 and call for a vote latest on July 11. The Arabs also decided to keep the focus of the resolution on [...] | 2008-07-03 23:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC PA IS |
08USUNNEWYORK596 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH PAKISTANI PR [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad on July 1, Pakistani PR Akram made several requests. Akram asked for U.S. assistance to ensure that SYG Ban tells FM Quereshi when he visits New York on July 9 that the UN will proceed with a commission of inquiry into Bhutto's death. Secondly, Akram [...] | 2008-07-03 23:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK PREL UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK598 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN PLANS TO INTRODUCE [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad met with the Arab Group on July 7 about the draft resolution on Israeli settlements. He urged the group to delay putting the text in blue for 48 hours so that the Arabs could consider U.S. elements for a comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and UNSC e [...] | 2008-07-08 15:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK599 | NY PROPERTY TAX: LIBERIA NEAR FINAL SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 19:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | LI OFDP PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK6 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 3 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The scheduled Transfer of Authority (TOA) from AMIS command to UNAMID command took place as scheduled on December 31. On December 27, Acting UN Military Advisor Major General Five briefed the P-5 on the results of the High Ranking Operational and Technical Advisory Team (HROTAT) [...] | 2008-01-03 20:10:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK601 | 1540 COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 22:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK602 | UNSC: D/SYG MIGIRO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK603 | SOUTH AFRICA OPPOSED TO TIMING AND CONTENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: South African PermRep Dumisani Kumalo met with AMB Khalilzad July 7 to request that the U.S. consider an "intermediate option" before moving forward with sanctions on Zimbabwe. Kumalo said the content and timing of the U.S. draft resolution will not meet its intended objective o [...] | 2008-07-08 23:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ZI UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK605 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: USUN REQUESTS DEMARCHE TO PARIS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) The Arab Group decided on July 8 to put their revised draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements in blue, "so that it can be voted on soon," according to the press release they put out after their meeting. (Note: The text of the [...] | 2008-07-09 01:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK610 | RUSSIA THREATENS ZIMBABWE VETO, P-3 DISCUSS [...] (C) Amb Khalilzad discussed the Arab settlements UNSCR with British and French PermReps on July 9. After previously saying they would offer only weak amendments to the preambular Arab text, the French said they now had clearance from Paris to present additional operative paragraphs as well th [...] | 2008-07-09 17:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC ZI RS IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK611 | SOMALIA UN AMB RESIDENCE - REQUEST TO REMOVE [...] The City of New Rochelle, NY, has contacted USUN/HC and sent a letter to both OFM/NY and USUN/HC requesting assistance to remove the diplomatic immunity from the Somalia UN Mission official residence at 250 Elk Avenue (see text of letter in para 2 and action request in para 5, below). [...] | 2008-07-09 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO |
08USUNNEWYORK613 | SRSG KAI EIDE'S REQUESTS TO UN HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) Summary: In advance of SRSG Kai Eide,s meetings in Washington, below is a summary of what he needs from UN Headquarters, what USUN has done to support him, and what we plan to do in the future. End summary. WHAT EIDE NEEDS 2. (C) Eide has requested UN Headquarters action on two broad [...] | 2008-07-10 00:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF |
08USUNNEWYORK614 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS NOW UNSURE IF THEY HAVE [...] (SBU) Libya convened a UNSC experts meeting on July 9 to solicit comments on its draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. France spoke first, emphasizing that the Council has a unique opportunity to adopt a comprehensive resolution on the Middle East peace process, and that experts sh [...] | 2008-07-10 02:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK616 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON 1701 REPORT: MEMBER STATES [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed consultations on July 9, UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, briefed the Council on the June 27 SYG report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701. U/SYG Pasco [...] | 2008-07-11 00:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC SY IS LE |
08USUNNEWYORK617 | DPKO BRACES FOR ICC INDICTMENTS; CHINA THREATENS [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a series of P5 and P3 meetings on July 10, UN Secretariat officials expressed concern for the implications of pending ICC indictments, which reportedly included Sudanese President Bashir, for peacekeeping operations ( [...] | 2008-07-11 00:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK618 | UN/SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB 1267 LISTING; MONITORING [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (S) Per ref A, USUN raised with Somali UN Deputy PermRep Idd Mohamed the possiblity of Somali co-sponsorship of a request to the Security Council's 1267 Committee to add the al-Shabaab organization to the Committee's list of individua [...] | 2008-07-11 01:21:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC ETTC PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK619 | UNSC-ZIMBABWE: RUSSIA PROMISES VETO, CHINA CLAIMS [...] (C) In a meeting convened by the UK on July 11, Russian PermRep Churkin announced to the P5 that Russia had finally received instructions on the U.S.-backed Zimbabwe sanctions resolution. Russia was prepared to engage in negotiations on the basis of the "former South African text" reported in [...] | 2008-07-11 18:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK62 | REQUEST FOR MISSION CLEARANCE: UNSC EXPERT [...] Mission clearance is granted for Erin Crowe (IO/PSC),Steve Bondy (EEB/ESC/TFS),Roopa Rangaswamy (S/CT),Maegan Conklin (L/UNA),Paul Lurie (Treasury/OFAC),and Brian Wilson (Treasury/OFAC) to travel to New York on 1/23 to meet with USUN sanctions officers and working-level experts from the d [...] | 2008-01-22 23:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK620 | UNSC TERMINATES REMAINING RWANDA SANCTIONS [...] On July 10, the UN Security Council adopted unanimously resolution 1823 (2008),which terminates all remaining sanctions on Rwanda and dissolves the Rwanda Sanctions Committee (text at para 2). No delegation delivered a statement at the session. 2. BEGIN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1823 [...] | 2008-07-11 22:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK621 | UN: RUSSIA, CHINA VETO ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] (U) On July 11 Russia and China vetoed the adoption of the U.S.-authored draft Security Council resolution that would have imposed a comprehensive arms embargo on Zimbabwe and subjected fourteen senior members of the Zimbabwean government most responsible for the campaign of violence against t [...] | 2008-07-12 02:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK623 | SRSG EIDE AND U/SYG HOLMES BRIEF SC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Security Council met to discuss Afghanistan, following the Secretary-General's special report on the outcome of the June 2008 Paris Conference. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitari [...] | 2008-07-14 21:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK625 | SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 22:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK626 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRENCH MAY GO WOBBLY [...] (C) French PR Ripert called Amb Khalilzad on July 14 to discuss the way ahead on the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion. Having successfully delayed action on the resolution until after the Euro-Med summit, which concluded on July 14, Ripert said he now had to give [...] | 2008-07-14 23:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK629 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: As part of its work to finalize the first-year budget for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),the STL Management Committee continued to discuss staffing levels for the STL on July 3 and 8. STL Registrar Robin Vincent has requested 315 staff, at an estimated cost of USD [...] | 2008-07-15 21:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK630 | CHINA, RUSSIA OUTLINE THINKING ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese PermRep Wang told P-5 counterparts this morning that Beijing had instructed him to veto last weekend's Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe after South African President Mbeki called Chinese President Hu to complain that the U.S. and UK were actively discouraging the Zi [...] | 2008-07-16 01:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO SU ZM |
08USUNNEWYORK631 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRANCE AND UK TO PROPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) P-3 Ambassadors met in the evening of July 15 to discuss a response to the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. French Amb Ripert reported that earlier in the day Qatari Amb Nasser had agreed, on behalf of the Arab [...] | 2008-07-16 01:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK633 | U.S.- U.N. HIGH-LEVEL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 the U.S. and the U.N. conducted a High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Iraq, comprised of a political component chaired by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and a security component chaired by Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Sir [...] | 2008-07-16 16:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREM IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK634 | UN SECRETARIAT ON DARFUR: VERY BAD, GETTING WORSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council on July 16 that the security situation in Darfur is dire. He described widespread and generalized violence, disregard of the Darfur Peace Agreement, 200,000 additional civilians displaced this year, fragmentation and proliferation of rebe [...] | 2008-07-17 00:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK635 | DPM/FM KHIEM OFFERS "FAVORABLE CONDITIONS" ON [...] (C) During a meeting on July 16, Vietnamese DPM/FM Pham Gia Khiem requested that Khalilzad "work with the State Department" to grant Vietnam permission to buy property in New York for their permanent mission to the United Nations. According to Khiem, the USG was delaying the purchase until the [...] | 2008-07-17 16:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | OFDP PREL KREC VM UN |
08USUNNEWYORK64 | GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Security Council held a public debate January 22 on the situation in Gaza. Public statements were delivered by UN U/SYG Lynn Pascoe, all Security Council members, Israel, the Palestinians, neighboring states, the Arab League, OIC, and NAM. Amb Khalilad's intervention exp [...] | 2008-01-23 00:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS |
08USUNNEWYORK640 | UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION 1822 [...] (U) The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1822 on June 30 (see full text in paragraph 5),setting out the Council's strategic vision for the sanctions regime concerning al-Qaida and the Taliban, established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999),and extending the mandate of the 1267 [...] | 2008-07-18 14:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK641 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH JAPANESE PERMREP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Japanese PermRep Takasu on July 16 as part of regularly scheduled consultations. Takasu began with a review of the G8 Summit and said Japan wanted to continue to discuss the issues raised there in New York. He touted a September 24 high-level event [...] | 2008-07-18 17:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK646 | SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: ARABS LIKELY TO CONCEDE DEFEAT [...] (C) Arab Group Ambassadors met on July 18 to discuss the revised comprehensive resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that USUN shared with them on July 16 (ref B). (Note: This revised draft contained more language on settlements than USUN's original elements but retained strong langua [...] | 2008-07-19 00:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK647 | LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER BELLEMARE EXPRESSES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: UNIIIC Commissioner and Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare asked Amb. Khalilzad in a July 16 private meeting for the United States to provide the UNIIIC with experienced analysts to assist in the investigation. Bellemare also called f [...] | 2008-07-21 16:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE |
08USUNNEWYORK648 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: PENSION FUND APPLICATION [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN LegalOff represented the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in a videoteleconference with the Board of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund on July 17. The Board was considering the Management Committee's application for the STL to join the F [...] | 2008-07-21 17:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK649 | UNIFIL: DPKO EMPHASIZES DIMINISHING LAF [...] (SBU) POL officers met with Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber, DPKO Asia and Middle East division director, on July 21 to discuss issues related to the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Weisbrod-Weber said he wanted to reiterate the "very strong statements" he made during the July 9 Security Council consu [...] | 2008-07-21 23:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPKO UNSC LE |
08USUNNEWYORK650 | UN/SOMALIA: FRANCE OPPOSES AL-SHABAAB LISTING [...] (C) On July 16, the French UN mission conveyed to USUN that France is not in favor of listing the Somali organization "al-Shabaab" under UNSCR 1267 (Terrorism/Al-Qaeda sanctions) (ref A and B). Acting on instructions from Paris, the mission explained that France's opposition is based on its [...] | 2008-07-22 16:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK654 | UNSC REFORM: PGA KERIM PLANS TO LAUNCH [...] (U) Please see the action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) President of the General Assembly (PGA) Srgan Kerim told the Ambassador in a July 21 meeting that he planned to submit a report to the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) recommending that the General Assembly adopt a resolution that th [...] | 2008-07-22 23:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IN PK BR |
08USUNNEWYORK656 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SECURE HOUSING ARRANGED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 18:17:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK657 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: DEPUTY PROSECUTOR SELECTED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 18:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK660 | ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...] | 2008-07-24 01:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA |
08USUNNEWYORK662 | FRIENDS GROUP EXPRESSES BROAD SUPPORT FOR UN'S [...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted a meeting of the Friends of Burma on July 23, in advance of a July 24 briefing on Burma in the Security Council, and in advance of Special Envoy Gambari's planned mid-August visit to Burma. The SYG urged broad support for Gambari's mission as [...] | 2008-07-24 18:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK664 | SOMALIA: BROAD SUPPORT FOR NEW TARGETED SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a July 24 meeting of the UN Sanctions Committee for Somalia, members voiced broad support for imposing new targeted sanctions against individuals and entities who undermine the peace process in Somalia. Visiting SRSG Ahmedou Ould-Abdullah told the committee such targeted measur [...] | 2008-07-25 14:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK666 | GAMBARI BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON BURMA; [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari briefed the Security Council in advance of his mid-August trip to Burma. Gambari reviewed the same message and themes as during his July 23 meeting with the Friends of Burma (reftel). Among P5 members, the U.S., UK and France said Gambar [...] | 2008-07-25 20:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK668 | SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS TO GET ACTIVE ON SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In consultations on July 23, several Security Council members echoed the U.S.'s call for a more detailed briefing from DPKO on peacekeeping scenarios by August 15. Council members voiced concern over the size, mandate and composition of a potential force, and the options presen [...] | 2008-07-25 22:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK670 | FOCUSING THE UN ON THE SAFE HAVEN TERRORISM PROBLEM [...] (C) Begin Summary. Ambassador Dell Dailey (S/CT) met with UN Counter-Terrorism and Sanctions representatives July 15 and 16. The exchanges included a discussion of using the UN to focus on the "safe haven" terrorism problem in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northwest Paki [...] | 2008-07-25 23:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREF PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK671 | BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...] | 2008-07-28 16:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF AA |
08USUNNEWYORK676 | SUDAN: AU COMMISSIONER PROPOSES AD HOC LEGAL [...] This is an action request -- sees paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. African Union Commissioner Lamamra suggested to Ambassador Khalilzad on July 25 that the Security Council should suspend International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against Sudanese President Bashir before the ICC rules on a [...] | 2008-07-29 22:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU |
08USUNNEWYORK682 | A/S FRIED'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH UN [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried told Under-Secretary General Pascoe July 29 that the Russians have slowed negotiations to stabilize the Abkhazia situation on basis of the German-drafted Friends of Georgia paper and there is a real possibility of an outbreak of hostilities. Pascoe sa [...] | 2008-07-30 23:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK UNOMIG CY GG MK |
08USUNNEWYORK683 | SERBIA FM JEREMIC ON ICJ: "I HAVE NO DISCRETION" [...] (C) In a July 25 meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuc Jeremic insisted that Serbia has no choice but to activate a request through the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Koso [...] | 2008-07-30 23:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KOC SE |
08USUNNEWYORK684 | 1540 COMMITTEE - REPORT, LETTER TO G8 [...] (U) Per reftel A, USUN has advised the Costa Rican delegation that the U.S. would like to see the UN issue a press release and hold a press event in connection with the release of the 1540 Committee's report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1810 (2008). The Costa Ricans respond [...] | 2008-07-30 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK685 | A/S FRIED'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH UN [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried told Under-Secretary General Pascoe July 29 that the Russians have slowed negotiations to stabilize the Abkhazia situation on basis of the German-drafted Friends of Georgia paper and there is a real possibility of an outbreak of hostilities. Pascoe sa [...] | 2008-07-31 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK UNOMIG CY GG MK |
08USUNNEWYORK686 | UNITED NATIONS - LEGAL EXPERTS COMPLETE FINAL [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee experts considered the draft statutes for the new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) from June 30-July 3. While delegations made progress, they did not reach agreement on all provisions of the statutes. T [...] | 2008-07-31 18:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK689 | SOMALIS PUSH STABILIZATION FORCE, UN RESISTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: In meetings during the week of July 21-25, Somali representatives and UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials offered sharply different perspectives on prospects for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) [...] | 2008-07-31 21:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK692 | UN - UNAMI COMPOUND TO BE CONSIDERED BY GENERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) As reported REFTELS B-E, despite several demarches, we have not been successful in obtaining a firm commitment from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding the size of the contribution they will provide to build the proposed new [...] | 2008-08-01 22:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ PGOV PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK693 | SUDAN "VERY HAPPY" WITH UNAMID EXTENSION; U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Security Council renewed the mandate for the UN/AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for an additional 12 months by a vote of 14-0 with the U.S. abstaining. Intense consultations preceded the 9:45 PM vote, ending when the UK rejected the possibility of a 5-da [...] | 2008-08-01 22:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS KPKO SU |
08USUNNEWYORK696 | DEMARCHE ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND NICARAGUA PROJECT [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff made reftel demarche to the SG's deputy chief of staff, Kim Won-soo, on July 30. Kim said he had given no instructions to UNDEF to cancel the MpN project in Nicaragua. He agreed the Nicaraguan complaint needs to be resolved in a way that preserves UNDEF's ability to fund [...] | 2008-08-01 22:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK697 | UN BRIEFS ON UNAMA'S STRUCTURE, EXPANSION, AND [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY: On 30 July, the UN briefed members of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) on the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA),specifically with regard to UNAMA's budget proposal, UNAMA's expansion, and aid coordination and effective [...] | 2008-08-04 15:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK7 | UN - GA ADOPTS STRATEGY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] A working group of the General Assembly concluded its week-long session on December 7, 2007 by adopting the UN Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by UN Staff and Related Personnel (including members of peacekeeping contingents) ( [...] | 2008-01-03 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA KPKO |
08USUNNEWYORK70 | UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: PROSECUTOR RAPP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone Special Court Chief Prosecutor Stephen Rapp (American),in New York for press briefings, meetings with UN officials, and non-Court business, met January 22 with members of the Special Court Management Committee, including USUN. Rapp reported that the prosecution w [...] | 2008-01-23 15:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA |
08USUNNEWYORK700 | UN: ENGAGE MOZAMBIQUE, ANGOLA ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 22:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK701 | UN OFFICIAL SUGGESTS U.S. ENGAGE ANGOLA, [...] (C) Joao Honwana, Director of the Africa Division in the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) told poloffs on August 4 that Zimbabwe talks had restarted on August 3 but lamented that resident DPA representative Vladimir Zhagora was not being allowed to interact closely with the meetings' S [...] | 2008-08-05 16:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK704 | UN/IRAQ: RUSSIA'S BLOCK ON LISTINGS IN 1518 [...] (SBU) On August 4, Amb. Wolff delivered reftel demarche to Russian Deputy Perm Rep Igor Shcherbak regarding Russia's opposition to listing six new individuals in the 1518 (Iraq) Sanctions Committee. 2. (SBU) Shcherbak replied that there had been no change in Russia's position and that the [...] | 2008-08-06 20:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC ETTC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK706 | DPKO ON UNMIK TRANSITION: WE ARE LEAVING, WHERE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Senior UN officials insist to USUN that UNMIK is on track for a minimum 70 percent drawdown by October, 2008. They say further drawdown this year or next depends on EULEX willingness to deploy because the UN and EU have agreed that UNMIK will not withdraw from [...] | 2008-08-06 22:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK |
08USUNNEWYORK71 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: DIFFERENCES AMONG PRINCIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) Under Secretary-General Michel convened major donors to the Special SIPDIS Tribunal for Lebanon (U.S., UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Lebanon) to discuss the steps that need to be taken in order to establish a Management Committee to ov [...] | 2008-01-23 15:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK711 | ARE THE "FRIENDS OF UNAMID" TRUE FRIENDS? [...] (C) This is an action request see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The July 24th meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" (FoU) was a follow up to the July 2nd meeting of the FoU at which UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) of the Department of Field Support (DFS),Malcorra asked the FoU for sp [...] | 2008-08-07 23:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU |
08USUNNEWYORK713 | SOMALI PERMREP'S RESIDENCE: OBTAINING TFG APPROVAL [...] Action request - See Paragraph 3. 2. During U.S. Deputy Permrep Wolff's meeting August 7 to discuss political developments (septel) with Somali UN Mission Deputy Permrep Idd Beddel Mohamed, Ambassador Wolff raised the long-standing problem of serious health and safety hazards at the unoccup [...] | 2008-08-07 23:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO |
08USUNNEWYORK716 | UNSC REFORM: PGA KERIM ASKS FOR USG HELP REIGNING [...] (C) Summary: General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim described to Ambassador Khalilzad August 7 a growing divide on UN Security Council reform between the G4 and the Uniting For Consensus (UFC) blocs, with the Brazilians threatening to join the Indians in tabling a resolution if inter-governme [...] | 2008-08-08 20:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IN PK BR |
08USUNNEWYORK717 | UN OPPOSES RENEWAL OF VAN WALSUM CONTRACT [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff on August 7 met with Undersecretary for UN Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to deliver points in ref A. He urged Pascoe to recommend extension of Peter Van Walsum's term as the SYG's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara or at a minimum to allow Van Walsum to remain in his post [...] | 2008-08-09 00:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS UNSC MO WI |
08USUNNEWYORK718 | DARFUR: NEW JOINT MEDIATOR BASSOLE BRIEFS USUN [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) On August 8, UN-AU Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur Djibril Bassole briefed Amb. Wolff on his strategy to revitalize the political process in Darfur. Bassole said that ICC prosecutor Ocampo's move against President Bashir had " [...] | 2008-08-09 00:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK720 | GEORGIA CHALLENGES RUSSIA, SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UN Security Council failed on August 8 to reach a consensus on a press statement in reaction to the developing conflict in South-Ossetia, Georgia. In a dramatic public session, the Georgian PermRep asked the Russian PermRep whether Russia was prepared to call off the bomber [...] | 2008-08-09 03:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG PGOV PREL RS |
08USUNNEWYORK721 | TOUGH DAY FOR RUSSIA IN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 00:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RU GG UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK723 | U/SYG PASCOE BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMI REPORT, SC [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6 the Security Council met to discuss the Secretary-General's quarterly report on the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multi-National Force in Iraq (MNF-I). Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe noted UNAMI's expanded role [...] | 2008-08-12 21:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREM IZ UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK724 | 1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIANS INSIST ON ADDING NINTH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Security Council's 1540 Committee remains divided over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts. Many members support Russia's initiative, the unstated goal of which is to guarantee that a new Russian expert (Antonin Litavrin) [...] | 2008-08-12 23:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK726 | SOMALI MISSION WAIVES INVIOLABILITY OF RESIDENCE [...] USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Somali Mission to the UN waiving the inviolability of the PermRep's residence in New Rochelle so that the City can enter to make necessary repairs to mitigate the existing health and safety hazards. Text of the Somali note appears in paragraph 2 b [...] | 2008-08-13 16:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO UN |
08USUNNEWYORK728 | SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI ON UPCOMING VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad met with United Nations Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari one-on-one August 12 to discuss Gambari's upcoming visit to Burma and Singapore. Gambari hopes to jump-start the political process in Burma and assist in the development of the country's election commission. Th [...] | 2008-08-13 21:56:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK729 | 1540 COMMITTEE REMAINS BLOCKED OVER EXPERTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its August 12 meeting, the Security Council's Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004) remained deadlocked over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts (ref A),with the P-3 opposing the proposal. A representative of the UN Office of Di [...] | 2008-08-13 21:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK732 | UNIFIL: USUN RAISES EMBASSY BEIRUT SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 20:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE |
08USUNNEWYORK733 | UN DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT IN NICARAGUA [...] (C) Ambassador McMahan delivered ref A demarche to UNDEF director Roland Rich on August 8, and UN Office of Partnerships (UNOP) head Amir Dossal and Indian DPR Ajai Malhotra on August 12. All agreed with US position that host countries should not have the power to veto proposed UNDEF project [...] | 2008-08-14 22:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM |
08USUNNEWYORK734 | HOW GAMBARI SEES HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) During a meeting on August 13, UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari (protect) provided Ambassador Wolff with a copy of the confidential letter from Secretary-General Ban to Indian Prime Minister Singh. In the letter, SYG Ban expressed his intention to return to Burma later in the year "prov [...] | 2008-08-14 23:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK735 | 2008 MEETING OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee"),a sub-Committee of the General Assembly Legal Committee, held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from February 27-March 7, 2008. Th [...] | 2008-08-15 00:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PTER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK736 | MAXIMIZING U.S. LEVERAGE IN THE 63RD UNGA [...] (C) Summary. The 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) offers an opportunity to maximize U.S. influence within the UN by promoting targeted initiatives and reducing, without compromising U.S. policies or principles, the number of resolutions where we vote in or nearly in isolation. This [...] | 2008-08-15 18:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON UN |
08USUNNEWYORK737 | LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BRIEFS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UK Chair of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon briefed Member States August 13 on progress relating to the STL. The Chair discussed the Management Committee, its functions, and composition, as well as developments concerning the building t [...] | 2008-08-15 21:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC SY LE |
08USUNNEWYORK738 | UNIFIL: GENERAL GRAZIANO CONCERNED ABOUT RECENT [...] (C) Summary: UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Graziano told Ambassador Khalilzad August 14 that he prefers a simple, technical roll-over of UNIFIL's mandate since it will take a few months to assess how Lebanon's new political realities may impact UNIFIL's mandate. He expressed concern o [...] | 2008-08-15 22:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MCAP KPKO LE IS |
08USUNNEWYORK74 | P5 DISCUSSION SHOWS CONTINUED DIVISIONS ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: P5 Permanent Representatives met on January 22 to discuss next steps on UNAMID deployment. The P5 PermReps agreed to request a briefing from SYG Ban upon his return from the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa and to begin discussion in the Sanctions Committee on responses to th [...] | 2008-01-23 22:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS UNSC IR |
08USUNNEWYORK741 | SERBIA REQUESTS AN ICJ RULING ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Quint Missions in New York have made informal soundings among Member States to gauge interest in fighting Serbia's request for an advisory opinion (AO) from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. We have found little interest among [...] | 2008-08-19 00:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA SR |
08USUNNEWYORK745 | SUDAN: UNMIS SRSG DEFLECTS CRITICISM ON ABYEI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18 Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi briefed the Security Council on the situation in Sudan. He maintained that CPA implementation remained on track and that cooperation between the parties "shows signs of improvement" despite recent f [...] | 2008-08-19 23:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK75 | GAZA: UNSC DEFERS PRST DISCUSSION UNTIL THURSDAY [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met on January 23 to continue discussions on the draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza prepared by the Arab group in New York and tabled by Libya. Following a meeting of UNSC political coordinators the morning of January 23, in which USUN a [...] | 2008-01-23 22:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS |
08USUNNEWYORK753 | UN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS SAYS SAUDIS [...] (SBU) UN Department of Political Affairs Asia and Pacific Division Director Lisa Buttenheim told Poloff August 18 that Saudi Arabia has not formally requested an UNGA Special Session on the political and religious components of interfaith dialogue. Poloff delivered the points contained in r [...] | 2008-08-20 18:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SP SA |
08USUNNEWYORK754 | TFGGO1: RUSSIA INTRODUCES COMPETING RESOLUTION ON [...] Endorses the following plan agreed in Moscow on August 12, 2008: President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and President of the Republic of France Nicolas Sarkozy support the following principles of resolving the conflicts and call on the parties concerned to adhere to these princi [...] | 2008-08-21 00:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RS |
08USUNNEWYORK755 | DESPITE SOME SUPPORT, UNSC MEMBERS MOSTLY IN [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, France showed an enthusiastic commitment for the Secretary General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter Van Walsum and a fifth round of negotiations--as did non-UNSC member Spain, which proactively told Poloff of Spain's support. Most UNSC memb [...] | 2008-08-21 00:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL UNSC WI MO |
08USUNNEWYORK757 | ABKHAZ/OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION IN UNSC MEETING ON [...] (C) Russian Ambassador Churkin has proposed holding a Security Council session in Europe, as was done years ago by the General Assembly for Yassar Arafat, if the United States refuses to provide visas to representatives of Abkhaz and South Ossetian separatists to appear at a future meeting of [...] | 2008-08-21 20:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RU GG |
08USUNNEWYORK76 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 24 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This week saw limited progress in UNAMID deployment planning by a number of TCCs including China, Egypt and Bangladesh, and one potentially significant development with the provision of helos coming out of A [...] | 2008-01-24 20:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK760 | TFGG01: RUSSIA TESTS UNSC WATERS ON GEORGIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian PermRep Churkin hastily called for Security Council consultations on Georgia this afternoon during which he announced that he was formally putting Russia's draft resolution before the Council "into blue," a procedural move that would allow but not require a vote on the res [...] | 2008-08-22 03:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK764 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS TAME THIS MONTH, [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on August 20. He stressed that the benefits of the cease-fire have not translated into an improvement of everyday living conditions in Gaza. He welcomed the planned release of 200 Palesti [...] | 2008-08-22 22:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE |
08USUNNEWYORK766 | UNSC: FRENCH RESIST ADDING PREAMBULAR LANGUAGE TO [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador Wolff spoke August 22 with French Charge Jean-Pierre Lacroix to emphasize the U.S. request (contained in ref) to add a preambular paragraph to the current draft French text that would reiterate the 12th preambular paragraph in UNSCR 177 [...] | 2008-08-25 20:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE FR |
08USUNNEWYORK768 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM: PGA STILL TRYING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 22, General Assembly President Kerim gathered together Perm Reps from Japan, the UK, Pakistan, Egypt, Djibouti, and the U.S. for a discussion of compromise language for the report of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council expansion to the General Asse [...] | 2008-08-26 14:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK77 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON GAZA [...] (SBU) Following a U.S. decision to engage, the Security Council continued consulations January 24 on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The meetings concluded without agreement on a text. All delegations requested the United States to convey its bo [...] | 2008-01-25 01:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL UNSC IS |
08USUNNEWYORK777 | DPKO RESPONDS ON UNIFIL SALUTE OF HIZBALLAH [...] (SBU) PolOff and SMCOff met August 21 with UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Asia and Middle East Division Officer-in-Charge Mary Eliza Kimball and Middle East Team Leader Susan Allee to raise the points from ref A on the UNIFIL contingent's July 17 salute of Hizballah and Palest [...] | 2008-08-27 14:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC LE SY IS |
08USUNNEWYORK779 | UNSC UNANIMOUSLY EXTENDS UNIFIL'S MANDATE [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council unanimously approved resolution 1832 on August 27 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until August 31, 2009. (Note: The full text of the resolution is contained in reftel and can be found on the UN website. End note.) [...] | 2008-08-27 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC LE SY IS |
08USUNNEWYORK780 | MOROCCAN PERM REP EMPHASIZES WESTERN SAHARA RED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moroccan Permanent Representative Ambassador Mostafa Sahel met with Poloff on August 26 to discuss regional issues and the future of negotiations on Western Sahara. Sahel emphasized Rabat's persistence in trying to broaden diplomatic and economic ties with Algiers, which according [...] | 2008-08-28 01:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL UNSC WI MO |
08USUNNEWYORK781 | UN ON KALMA VIOLENCE: "WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Assistant Secretary-General Mulet told the Security Council on August 26 that early reports from Kalma IDP camp in Darfur confirm that dozens of civilians were killed or wounded in a cross-fire on August 25 between Sudanese security forces and some well-armed camp elements. [...] | 2008-08-28 16:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SU |
08USUNNEWYORK791 | SOMALIA: DPKO BRIEFING NARROWS OPTIONS ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In Security Council consultations on Somalia on August 26, the U.S. push for accelerated planning for a UN peacekeeping operation (PKO) by rehatting AMISOM units was supported by Italy and African members but explici [...] | 2008-09-02 22:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
08USUNNEWYORK794 | RE-ENERGIZING THE FRIENDS OF UNAMID [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Recent meetings of the &Friends of UNAMID8 (FoU),co-chaired by the United States and Canada have focused on: 1) following up on UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) Susanna Malcorra's July 2 list of requests, especially for air [...] | 2008-09-03 21:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU |
08USUNNEWYORK795 | GAMBARI REPORTS "SOME PROGRESS" IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador Khalilzad on September 3 that despite negative press reports, his recent visit to Burma delivered some progress on process. Though he was unable to explain Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) unwillingness to meet with him, Gambari pointe [...] | 2008-09-04 20:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK796 | UNSC REFORM: OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP DEEPLY [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council reform met September 2 to discuss the draft report and decision that must be sent to the General Assembly for adoption before the end of the 62nd session (Sept. 12). The debate illustrated the continuing divide between the Group of [...] | 2008-09-04 22:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK801 | RUSSIA REGROUPING ON ABKHAZ/OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: In closed consultations on August 28, the Security Council decided to hold a public meeting as requested by Georgia and decided not to invite South Ossetian and Abkhaz representatives to participate in it as requested by Russia. Several Council members said inviting the separatis [...] | 2008-09-05 16:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG RS |
08USUNNEWYORK802 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 19:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GG RS |
08USUNNEWYORK805 | UN LOWERING SIGHTS ON UNAMID DEPLOYMENT TIMELINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General (U/SYG) for Field Support Malcorra acknowledged to Ambassador DiCarlo that the UN will not be able to meet its goal of 80 percent deployment of UNAMID by December. Malcorra agreed that the UN should consider going public with this information. She [...] | 2008-09-08 19:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU |
08USUNNEWYORK807 | GEORGIA:UN PLANNING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 23:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK808 | UN/DRC SANCTIONS: SLOWLY MOVING ON FDLR NAMES [...] (C) As instructed reftel, USUN shared with the UK, France and Belgium UN missions on September 2 information from Washington on individuals affiliated with the FDLR rebel group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The UK, France and Belgium reiterated their desire to [...] | 2008-09-08 23:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK809 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: U.S. ISOLATED ON NEW NAMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN convened a P3 meeting on September 4 to discuss the U.S. proposal to submit to the Sudan Sanctions Committee four new names for targeted sanctions. France remains opposed to the entire U.S. approach, believing that new sanctions would undermine ongoing dialogue processes an [...] | 2008-09-08 23:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK810 | QUINT CONFERS ON KOSOVO ICJ REFERRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-09 23:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA ZL |
08USUNNEWYORK813 | LIBERIA: UNMIL DRAWDOWN - GETTING THE PACE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In consultations on September 9, a majority of Security Council members favored the Secretary-General's recommendation for a modestly accelerated drawdown of the military component of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the additional deployment of two formed police units (FPUs [...] | 2008-09-10 22:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC LI |
08USUNNEWYORK814 | 9/24 ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MINISTERIAL MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) Ambassador Khalilzad has been invited to attend the ministerial level meeting on September 24 of the Alliance of Civilizations Group of Friends. Details about the September 24 meeting, its agenda and objections, can be fo [...] | 2008-09-10 22:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
08USUNNEWYORK819 | GEORGIA: SRSG DESIGNATE VERBEKE ALARMED AT NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 16:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK82 | UN PROPOSALS TO SHUT DOWN OFF [...] (SBU) On January 23, Security Council members received a letter from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following up on Ban's December 7 letter detailing "arrangements for terminating the operations relating to the letters of credit raised against the United Nations Iraq Account under Security Coun [...] | 2008-01-28 15:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK820 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REVIEWS ITS GLOBAL [...] Summary. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) reviewed its Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (UNGA Resolution 60/288) on September 4 and 5. The debate went smoothly and was without controversy. The Secretariat and many delegations mentioned that they support the reorganization and insti [...] | 2008-09-12 23:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER UNGA PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK821 | GEORGIA, KOSOVO: UN P3 PERMREPS CONSIDER NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 13:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNGA GG RS SR KV |
08USUNNEWYORK826 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW PAKISTAN [...] (C) Incoming Pakistan Permanent Representative to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon met September 10 with Ambassador Khalilzad for a brief courtesy call. During the meeting Haroon largely focused on Pakistan,s internal issues, and spoke about trips he made to the tribal regions, especially Swat. [...] | 2008-09-16 23:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK |
08USUNNEWYORK827 | DJIBOUTI-ERITREA: UNSC WANTS GOOD OFFICES MISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSC members backed the Secretary-General's proposal to renew his offer of a good offices mission in order to encourage a negotiated solution to the Djibouti-Eritrea border impasse. Many members joined the U.S. in criticizing Eritrean actions but all agreed on the need for dial [...] | 2008-09-17 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS UNSC DJ ER |
08USUNNEWYORK830 | UN 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES AFTER ADDRESSING [...] On September 15, outgoing UN General Assembly (GA) President Srgjan Kerim brought the sixty-second session to a close in a meeting pushed back four hours by an extended final meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Security Council Expansion (deciding to begin informal plenary negotiations [...] | 2008-09-18 00:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK831 | AT THE UN, RAISING EYEBROWS: A NONTRADITIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN General Assembly (GA) President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann opened the 63rd Session of the GA on September 16. Despite the tradition of a short, pro forma opening speech and calls for cooperation and solidarity, d'Escoto used his fifty-minute speech to level a series of direct a [...] | 2008-09-18 00:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK832 | IRAN MISSION COMPLAINS OF ANTI-GOI "TERRORIST" [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. USUN has received a diplomatic note from the Iranian Mission to the UN complaining that demonstrators linked to a terrorist group have been allowed to demonstrate in New York, The note requests the USG prevent further demonstrat [...] | 2008-09-18 13:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL IR UN |
08USUNNEWYORK833 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND P-3 MEET WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 14:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK834 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH CHINESE PERMREP [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Chinese PermRep Guangya Wang on September 16. On Kosovo, Wang said the Serbian request to seek an ICJ advisory opinion was a clever idea, and one that the U.S. should support. On Burma, Wang agreed that nothing concrete had been achieved by the UN,s [...] | 2008-09-18 17:18:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV CH BM |
08USUNNEWYORK835 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: RUSSIA OFFERS UNOMIG EXTENSION FOR [...] Decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIG for a new period terminating on 15 April 2009; 2. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter. End Text. Khalilzad [...] | 2008-09-18 17:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS |
08USUNNEWYORK837 | SYG BAN WILL SIGN NATO AGREEMENT; CONCERNED WITH [...] (C) During a September 18 call with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General Ban said he had spoken with NATO SYG Hoop Scheffer (ref B),and had decided to sign the Draft Declaration on UN-NATO Cooperation in New York on Monday, September 22. Ban said he wants minimal pQicity and will not post [...] | 2008-09-18 20:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK84 | SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING ON UNAMI, MNF-I [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council held its quarterly meeting January 21 on the situation in Iraq. Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Staffan de Mistura briefed for the first time in his new capacity as the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI),and [...] | 2008-01-29 21:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK840 | UNSC REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The final, acrimonious negotiations September 15 over the end-of-session report and draft decision by the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council expansion were only resolved with a last minute negotiation on the floor of the General Assembly, prior to closing the [...] | 2008-09-18 21:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK841 | SOMALIA: URGENT UN REQUEST FOR FORCE GENERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a hastily called September 18 meeting with UNSC Milads and Political officers, DPKO Military Chief of Staff Col. Ian Sinclair (UK) requested recommendations from capitals concerning which miltarily capable nations the Sec [...] | 2008-09-18 23:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PHUM PREL SO UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK842 | UNGA: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VOICES CONCERN TO PGA [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad met September 18 with UN General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to express concern with the PGA's opening session speech that included direct and mildly-veiled jabs at the United States (reftel). Ambassador Khalilzad said the PGA's speech looked bac [...] | 2008-09-19 15:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK845 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN PERMREP LINKS ARRIA VISAS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-19 18:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK85 | GAZA: SECURITY COUNCIL DROPS PRST AFTER LIBYA [...] (SBU) After four days of negotiation on a draft Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza, in which USUN was initially isolated 14-1 but eventually persuaded all other delegations except Libya to support the U.S. position, Security Council Ambassadors met on January 29 and decided [...] | 2008-01-29 22:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS |
08USUNNEWYORK851 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN [...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...] | 2008-09-20 00:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE |
08USUNNEWYORK853 | SUMMARY OF SECRETARY GENERAL'S LUNCH WITH SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 18 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, during his monthly luncheon with Security Council Ambassadors, discussed the Georgia/UNOMIG mandate renewal (ref),Bolivia, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Although not part of the agenda, France raised the issue of Somalia and [...] | 2008-09-22 15:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC RS GG SO |
08USUNNEWYORK856 | UN/COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE RESPONDS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 19, the 1572 (Cote d'Ivoire) Sanctions Committee reviewed recent reports submitted to the committee by the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). The Committee agreed to write to UNOCI to follow-up on specific concerns related to compliance with the arm [...] | 2008-09-22 20:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IV PGOV UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK857 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. MISSION TO THE [...] Country Clearance is requested for James B. Donovan of the United States Mission New York to travel to The Hague the Netherlands; Brussels, Belgium and to Arusha, Tanzania. The UN Security Council Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, which deals with issues related to the Inter [...] | 2008-09-22 22:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ICTY ICTR PREL PGOV BE NL TZ |
08USUNNEWYORK858 | ZIMBABWE AGREEMENT: DIVIDED UNSC REACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a September 19 briefing to the Security Council, A/SYG Menkerios called the Zimbabwe power-sharing agreement a "delicate compromise." He hoped that an ongoing dispute about division of portfolios between the Mugabe and Tsvangirai camps would prove a short-lived "snag." He r [...] | 2008-09-22 23:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM UNSC ZI |
08USUNNEWYORK859 | SHARP DEBATE ON UKRAINE MARKS UN GENERAL COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Committee (GC) met September 17 to inscribe items on the agenda of the 63rd UNGA, which opened September 16, and to allocate them to the Main Committees or Plenary. There were no votes in the General Committee, but several controversial items were deferred for fut [...] | 2008-09-22 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PHUM CH TW |
08USUNNEWYORK86 | RUSSIA CRITICIZES GEORGIA IN UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations on January 29, UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Jean Arnault reported to Council members that there had been few developments since the release of the SYG's latest quarterly report. Arna [...] | 2008-01-30 00:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC GG |
08USUNNEWYORK860 | SECRETARY GENERAL ON SAUDI SESSION ON INTER-FAITH [...] (C) The Secretary General told Ambassador Khalilzad September 15 that the Saudi government continues to seek a UN session on interfaith dialogue. He said that he had sent Terje Larsen with the Saudi Foreign Minister to a meeting at the Vatican to discuss next steps, given Vatican concerns ab [...] | 2008-09-24 15:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK863 | UNGA PRESIDENT D'ESCOTO OPENS GENERAL DEBATE WITH [...] (U) UN General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto spoke upon the September 23 opening of the United Nations General Debate. Consistent with his September 16 speech opening the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session (Ref A),he called for cooperation and solidarity, criticized the [...] | 2008-09-25 22:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK864 | AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned the global food crisis, and many spoke on peace-building, energy issues, global warming, the financial crisis, and human rights. UN reform was another commo [...] | 2008-09-25 22:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA |
08USUNNEWYORK865 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) On September 25, Ambassador Khalilzad met with Turkmenistan Permanent Representative to the UN Aksoltan Ataeva on the margins of the UN General Assembly general debate. Ataeva solicited USG input on a Turkmenistan draft General Ass [...] | 2008-09-26 21:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK866 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: CUBA, AFGHANISTAN,ISRAEL, [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the United Nations General Debate entered its second day, national leaders called for resolution of the food, energy, and financial crises, as well as implementation of UN reform (expanding the Security Council). Israel called for Israelis and Palestinians to live "side-by-side [...] | 2008-09-26 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK869 | AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT NEEDS KEY THEME OF SEPTEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Plenary meetings of the UN General Assembly book-ended September 22's high-level meeting on Africa's development needs. General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto called upon Member States to fully live up to their commitments to African nations. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insis [...] | 2008-09-29 14:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK87 | NEW YORK CONSULTATIONS ON UN EFFORT IN IRAQ [...] (C) Following recent consultations on UNAMI with senior UN officials, including U/SYG Pascoe, Special Representative de Mistura, and UNHCR New York Director Bertrand USUN has confirmed the following. On staffing, UNHCR has placed a senior professional staff member full-time in Baghdad, assig [...] | 2008-01-30 00:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK870 | AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS [...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...] | 2008-09-29 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE |
08USUNNEWYORK871 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: FOOD CRISIS, [...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon meeting of the 63rd UN General Assembly on September 24, the General Debate focused on the food crisis, climate change and the increasing price of energy, with many noting a need for a more modern, efficient United Nations. The leaders of developing countries ca [...] | 2008-09-29 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON UNGA HO EN MI CY CO LG NR |
08USUNNEWYORK872 | CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS DOMINATE KHMER ROUGE TRIALS [...] (C) Summary. On September 24, USUN attended a meeting of the steering committee of the UN Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT). While all participants praised the progress made by the UN special expert David Tolbert and the recently appointed Deputy Director (UNAKRT Administration [...] | 2008-09-29 14:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PREL PHUM CB |
08USUNNEWYORK873 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: UK, PALESTINE AND [...] SUMMARY: On the morning of September 26, the UNGA General Debate continued to address the global financial crisis, climate change, natural disasters, and restarting the Doha round of trade talks. The following heads of state spoke: Montenegro, Haiti, Vanuatu. Heads of Government and high-lev [...] | 2008-09-29 16:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON UNGA AORL MW HA NH BY BG NP |
08USUNNEWYORK874 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: PAKISTAN, ZIMBABWE, SUDAN AND [...] SUMMARY: During the afternoon of September 25, the UN General Assembly General Debate continued with its tenth plenary meeting. In an afternoon featuring Pakistan and Zimbabwe's Heads of State and Sudan's Vice-President, security issues were a primary focus. Participants called for peace in [...] | 2008-09-29 16:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UNGA PK ZI SU AS JA KS |
08USUNNEWYORK875 | UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...] | 2008-09-29 17:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR |
08USUNNEWYORK876 | EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF YUGOSLAV TRIBUNAL [...] Security Council on September 29 adopted resolution 1837 which extended the terms of office of judges and ad litem of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The extensions will facilitate the effective implementation of the completion strategy for the Tribunal. 2. As instr [...] | 2008-09-29 20:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY PHUM PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK877 | FIFTH COMMITTEE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S [...] Summary: The Fifth Committee (C5) is scheduled, on October 17th, to resume its consideration of SYG Ban's proposal to strengthen the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the related report of the ACABQ. DPA is led by Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. C [...] | 2008-09-29 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK882 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND [...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...] | 2008-09-30 16:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB |
08USUNNEWYORK883 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 27 continued discussing the food, energy and financial crises; United Nations democratization; terrorism; and regional conflict resolution. Russia defended its actions in Georgia with a criticism of the anti-terrorism coal [...] | 2008-09-30 16:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA RS SW TS HU ZA LT ID |
08USUNNEWYORK887 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: FOCUS ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE, [...] SUMMARY: During the September 27 morning plenary meeting of the UNGA General Debate, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Egypt, Mali, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Syria, Oman, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),Gambia, Niger and Romania spoke. Saudi Arabia distributed its Fore [...] | 2008-09-30 20:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS AORC UNGA VM PP PE EG SA ML |
08USUNNEWYORK890 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: VENEZUELA, ERITREA AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: In the final plenary session of the 63rd UNGA General Debate on September 29, speakers included: Ireland, Ethiopia, Belize, Nigeria, South Africa, Eritrea, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Venezuela, New Zealand, Belarus, Switzerland, Mauritius, Maldives, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of [...] | 2008-09-30 22:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AORC UNGA EI ET BH NI SF ER |
08USUNNEWYORK891 | HUMAM HAMUDI DISCUSSES SOFA PROSPECTS [...] (S) Humam Hamudi, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in Iraq,s Council of Representatives, told Ambassador Khalilzad on the margins of the UN General Assembly that even if an agreement was reached between the Iraqi Government and the U.S. on a status of forces agreement (SOFA),it wou [...] | 2008-09-30 22:08:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK892 | BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Secretary-General Ban convened a high-level meeting of the Burma Group of Friends on September 27 attended by Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda, Japanese Foreign Minister Nakasone, EU High Representative Solana, Vietnamese DPM and Foreign Minister Khiem, UK Foreign Secretary Miliband, [...] | 2008-09-30 22:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
08USUNNEWYORK894 | KOSOVO: DPKO RECONFIGURATION PLAN FOR UNMIK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 17:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK SR KV |
08USUNNEWYORK895 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: BURMA, LIBYA, AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: During the morning UN General Assembly General Debate on September 29, Lao, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Singapore, Yemen, Jordan, Burma, Botswana, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville),Cote D'Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Ecuador, and Denmark spoke. Speakers continued discussing the en [...] | 2008-10-01 19:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS UNGA LA TX MD LS SN YM JO |
08USUNNEWYORK898 | HIGH-LEVEL MEETING PLANNED WITH PGA ON INTER-FAITH [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad in a September 30 phone conversation that the Saudis have agreed with General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to hold a high level session on inter-faith dialogue November 12 or 13, which the Secretary [...] | 2008-10-02 17:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA USUN KIRF KISL SA |
08USUNNEWYORK899 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND SYG DISCUSS GEORGIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-02 18:58:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL UNSC RS GG |
08USUNNEWYORK900 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH NEW UN SPECIAL [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad, in an October 2 meeting with new Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon Michael Williams, noted the USG's significant concerns with Lebanese border security and continuing arms smuggling and suggested that if the Lebanese security forces are over-st [...] | 2008-10-02 21:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER UNSC IS LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK902 | KOREAN VIEWS ON 63RD UNGA PRIORITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad and Korean Permanent Representative Ambassador Park In-kook led first-time bilateral consultations between the U.S. and Korean missions on October 1. The consultations, which focused on priority issues in the 63rd UNGA, are a part of a Mission initiative to [...] | 2008-10-03 16:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNGA ECON BM KN |
08USUNNEWYORK908 | UN/DRC SANCTIONS: MOVING ON SECOND GROUP OF FDLR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On October 1, representatives from the U.S., France, UK and Belgium UN missions reviewed progress on designating members of the FDLR rebel group for targeted sanctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions Commi [...] | 2008-10-03 20:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | DRC PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC |
08USUNNEWYORK911 | 63RD UNGA GENERAL DEBATE MARKED BY CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate took place September 23-29, with 111 Member States addressing the Assembly. The overarching theme was a call for collective action to address the global financial, food, environment and energy crises and reinvigorate efforts to [...] | 2008-10-06 23:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS ECON AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK912 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. PARTICIPANTS TO [...] In response to reftel, country clearance request is granted for the individuals listed in para 2 below to attend a meeting on Wednesday, October 8 at the United Nations hosted by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and the 1540 Panel of Experts regarding the upcoming 1540 trip t [...] | 2008-10-07 19:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA |
08USUNNEWYORK913 | SUBJECT: BAN PROPOSES NEW ICT STRATEGY AND [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: SYG Ban has circulated several proposals on the Secretariat,s information and communications technology (ICT) activities and capabilities that if adopted in full would result in increased expenditures through 2012, under the [...] | 2008-10-07 21:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK915 | SUDAN: UN EXPERTS DOCUMENT SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS [...] This is an action request -- please see paras 2 and 15. 2. SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts (POE),a UN-mandated group charged with monitoring implementation of Sudan-related UN sanctions, has issued a report documenting extensive violations in Sudan. The report criticizes Khartoum for [...] | 2008-10-07 23:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK92 | UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 31 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3, 6, and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Integrated Operational Team (IOT) updated USUN MSC on UNAMID deployments, SOFA negotiations, UK Chief of Staff (COS) Persona Non Grata situation, Canadian APCs, and Government of Sudan (GOS) attempt to den [...] | 2008-01-31 22:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS |
08USUNNEWYORK920 | INCOMING AUSTRIAN UN PERMREP ON PLANS FOR A [...] (C) Summary: Incoming Austrian PermRep Mayr-Harting made his case to Ambassador Wolff for Austria to win one of the Security Council seats up for vote October 17. Mayr-Harting's arguments ranged from Austria's recent successful EU Presidency to being perceived as "harmless" by the internatio [...] | 2008-10-09 22:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA USUN UNSC UNMIK SR KV AU |
08USUNNEWYORK921 | DRUGS AND ELECTION CONCERNS IN GUINEA-BISSAU FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 23:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BR SG XY UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK926 | SHEBA'A POINTS PASSED TO UN DEPARTMENT OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered October 10 points contained in ref e-mail on Sheba'a to UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Senior Political Affairs Officer Lee O'Brien. O'Brien agreed that delineation could be done on paper through a tabletop exercise, while demarcation could only be done on the g [...] | 2008-10-10 23:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS UNSC USUN LE IS SY |
08USUNNEWYORK927 | UNSC REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SCHEDULES [...] (SBU) In an October 10 letter addressed to all missions, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann announced: (1) a meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on November 11, 2008; and (2) an informal plenary of the General Assembly on November 21, 2008, to com [...] | 2008-10-10 23:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK93 | UNSCR 1540: DEMARCHES ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Per reftel, Mission delivered the demarche providing U.S. objectives for the renewal of the 1540 Committee's mandate to the UK and French representatives to the Committee. While emphasizing that they did not have reactions from Paris or London, both welcomed the U.S. in [...] | 2008-01-31 23:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO UNSC OAS KNNP UK FR |
08USUNNEWYORK931 | UN/COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS: GROUP OF EXPERTS BRIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Cote d'Ivoire Group of Experts (GOE),a UN-mandated group charged with monitoring implementation of UN sanctions in Cote d'Ivoire, on 8 October delivered to members of the UN Security Council Cote d'Ivoire Sanctions Committee a report documenting continued deficiencies and v [...] | 2008-10-14 14:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC PGOV IV |
08USUNNEWYORK937 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCT 13 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide outlined to Ambassador Khalilzad a complex tapestry of opportunities and solutions for Afghanistan's tenuous situation, emphasizing the need to act now to shift the balance in our favor. He said that the October 11 cabinet re-shuffling by Afghanista [...] | 2008-10-14 23:01:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
08USUNNEWYORK940 | UN SECURITY WORKING GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council Working Group (WG) on International Tribunals visited the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) September 29 to October 2. The WG, comprised of the Security Council's legal experts, made t [...] | 2008-10-15 23:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK941 | SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] (U) Summary: SRSG and head of the UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) Kai Eide briefed the Security Council on October 14, leading off a nearly four-hour meeting on Afghanistan. Eide cautioned against "doom and gloom" statements and said there were promising trends in the conflict. [...] | 2008-10-15 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK942 | UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...] | 2008-10-16 12:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK943 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARLSON AND STURLEY [...] In response to reftel, mission clearance request is granted to the two individuals listed in para 2 below to attend the October 20, 2008 session of the UNGA's sixth committee regarding the discussion of the UN Commission on International Trade Law Report. 2. Begin list. Mary Helen Carl [...] | 2008-10-16 15:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK946 | UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: EXPERTS BRIEF COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts, a UN-contracted group charged with monitoring the implementation of the Darfur arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on Sudan, reported to the Sudan Sanctions Committee on October 10 numerous and serious violations of the sanctions regime. The p [...] | 2008-10-17 16:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK947 | BRIEFING ON UNAMA'S PROPOSED BUDGET - SPECIAL [...] (S) In a briefing on October 9th to Fifth Committee experts of the Friends of Afghanistan on the soon-to-be-issued proposed 2009 budget of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),Scott Smith of DPKO confirmed many of the facts and figures he conveyed in a briefing on July 30th (Ref [...] | 2008-10-17 17:42:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | AF PGOV PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK949 | UNGA: DEBATE ON THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] On October 9 and 13 the General Assembly (GA) considered the Peacebuilding Commission's Report (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General's Report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218),which covered July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 2. In his opening statement, GA President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto no [...] | 2008-10-17 22:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPKO BY PU SL CT |
08USUNNEWYORK95 | JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...] | 2008-02-01 22:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK950 | UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE DISCUSSES BRETTON WOODS [...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee's October 16 meeting to discuss Financing for Development, UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DESA) briefed committee members on plans for the upcoming Doha Financing for Development Review Conference, with the United S [...] | 2008-10-17 22:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL EAID EAGR IBRD IMF |
08USUNNEWYORK955 | IRAN LOSES RESOUNDINGLY IN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Iran polled a mere 32 votes from the 192-member UN General Assembly in its failed bid for a Security Council seat over Japan. Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda were elected in first round balloting. End Summary. 2. (U) In one round of balloting October 17, the UN Ge [...] | 2008-10-20 16:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA UNSC PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK956 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCTOBER 10 MEETING WITH KRG [...] (C) In a meeting October 10 with Ambassador Khalilzad, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Head of Foreign Relations Falah Bakir pressed the oft-heard Kurdish line that the Iraqi constitution must be respected as Iraq faces upcoming elections, decisions on disputed boundaries, and pressure to [...] | 2008-10-20 22:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV IZ |
08USUNNEWYORK957 | SYG BAN ON DRC, BURMA, SUDAN, SOMALIA, FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-20 23:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KPKO SU SO BM |
08USUNNEWYORK960 | UNGA: PRESIDENT AGREES NOT TO ACCELERATE TIMELINE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad told the President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) October 20 that the PGA's decision to accelerate intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council expansion had alienated a number of significant countries including the U.S., which had helped facilitat [...] | 2008-10-22 17:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KUNR UNSC UNGA IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK961 | UNGA DELEGATES DISCUSS NEPAD AND MALARIA [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary General's reports on progress toward fulfillment of UNGA Resolution 62/180: 2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (A/63/206, A/63/212 and A/63/219). UNGA su [...] | 2008-10-22 19:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON XA |
08USUNNEWYORK962 | UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...] | 2008-10-22 19:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK965 | 63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE AND TWO [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on International Security and Nuclear Disarmament conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 1 and 2 (October 6 and 7) of the debate. The following spoke on Day 1: Sergio Duarte, High Representativ [...] | 2008-10-22 22:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD |
08USUNNEWYORK966 | SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO ATTEND UN INTERFAITH [...] (C) Summary: Saudi ambassador Al-Jubeir told Ambassador Khalilzad that King Abdullah will attend the Saudi-backed UNGA high-level meeting scheduled for November 12 and 13 in New York, and requested US support for the interfaith meeting. Al-Jubeir noted that misunderstandings in the "draft" [...] | 2008-10-22 22:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT |
08USUNNEWYORK967 | UNSC: MULTIPLE DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING UK, CALL FOR [...] (SBU) In his monthly briefing to the Security Council on the Middle East, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe reviewed October 22 the series of meetings held in late September on the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. In terms of the West Bank, he noted the start of the [...] | 2008-10-23 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
08USUNNEWYORK97 | NICARAGUA AND FRIENDS MOVING EXPEDITIOUSLY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Peruvian PermRep Voto-Bernales told Ambassador Wolff on February 1 that GRULAC inertia and passivity, complemented by a proactive Cuban/Venezuelan strategy, could result in the NAM endorsing Nicaraguan Miguel D'Escoto for pre [...] | 2008-02-04 19:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK971 | SYG BAN ON DRC, KOSOVO, PAKISTAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (S) Ambassador Khalilzad met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon one-on-one early evening October 22 to discuss DRC, Kosovo, Pakistan, the November 15 Financial Crisis Summit and the upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha. 2. (S) DRC: The S [...] | 2008-10-24 15:30:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK972 | DJIBOUTI ASKS UNSC TO GIVE ERITREA AN ULTIMATUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told the Security Council on October 23 that continued inaction by the international community in the face of Eritrea's occupation of Djiboutian territory would leave his country with no option but to use force to protect its "natural integ [...] | 2008-10-24 18:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS ER DJ SO |
08USUNNEWYORK973 | 63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...] | 2008-10-27 19:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG PARM PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK976 | UKRAINE: GENERAL COMMITTEE CONSULTATIONS POSTPONED [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. (See paras 1 and 10). Per Reftel instructions, Ambassador Wolff encouraged the Ukrainian Mission to defer a request to inscribe an agenda item for the 63rd General Assembly commemorating the Great Famine of 1932-1933 ("Holodomor"),when it became clear that Ukra [...] | 2008-10-27 21:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA RS UP |
08USUNNEWYORK978 | UNGA: SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP ON POSSIBLE NEW SC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Park told Ambassador Khalilzad October 24 that the Indian Perm Rep may send a letter to the UN General Assembly President (PGA) pressing for a compromise start date of mid-December for UN Security Council reform intergovernmental negotiations. Park and Khalilzad agreed [...] | 2008-10-27 22:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN SENV UNSC UNGA IN BR PK IT JP GM |
08USUNNEWYORK981 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CRIME PREVENTION, [...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly Third Committee's formal discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control, speakers agreed that trafficking in drugs, weapons, and persons, and money laundering were cyclical and linked to terrorism, requiring coordinated [...] | 2008-10-28 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCOR KCRIM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK984 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SCALES OF [...] On October 6 and 7, the Fifth Committee held formal discussions on agenda item 122: "Scale of Assessments for the Apportionment of the Expenses of the United Nations." Member States considered the annual Report of the Committee on Contributions (A/63/11),which reflects the Committee,s broad [...] | 2008-10-29 22:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ORCA |
08USUNNEWYORK985 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ICT GOVERNANCE, [...] Summary: In a formal session on October 22 of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary),Secretariat officials and delegations discussed a number of reports on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) reform, ICT governance and disaster preparedness. [...] | 2008-10-29 22:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OARC |
08USUNNEWYORK986 | MAURITANIAN PERMREP WANTS DIALOGUE WITH U.S., SAYS [...] (C) Mauritanian PermRep Ambassador Ould Hadrami met with PermRep Ambassador Khalilzad on October 28. Ould Hadrami requested the U.S. ambassador in Nouakchott engage in dialogue with the Mauritanian government during this "transitional segment of the democratic process," noting the EU and the [...] | 2008-10-29 22:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MR |
08USUNNEWYORK992 | UN SAYS SITUATION IN DRC IS DIRE, ASKS FOR HELP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping U/SYG Le Roy said in two recent meetings an immediate political solution was needed to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and that MONUC required additional resources to protect civilians. Le Roy believed if Goma fell MONUC would be at ri [...] | 2008-10-31 14:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW |
08USUNNEWYORK993 | UN REPORTS MIXED FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] On October 28, Under Secretary-General Angela Kane outlined the UN's financial situation the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). UN financial indicators show a mixed picture for 2008. The United States owes USD 711 million towards the regular budget, U [...] | 2008-10-31 19:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK994 | 63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC):DAY FIVE, SIX AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 5, 6 and 7 (October 10, 13 and 14) of the debate. The following states spoke on Day 5: Belarus, Philippines, Israel [...] | 2008-10-31 21:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK996 | 63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...] | 2008-10-31 21:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK997 | UNGA: UN PASSES 17TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] Summary: In plenary session on October 29, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 17th annual resolution condemning the United States embargo on Cuba with near unanimity, slightly more one-sided than last year. The usual diatribes were accompanied by more measured language from the EU an [...] | 2008-10-31 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ECON CU |
08USUNNEWYORK998 | UNGA: WHAT NEXT FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS? [...] Summary: At the annual reports of the International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs),Western delegations praised the courts' principles and practices, while the Russians called for ending the ICTs turning their jurisdiction back over to national governments. All parties were concerned with the im [...] | 2008-10-31 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWCI RW YI XG RS NO |
08VALLETTA101 | MALTA'S RESHUFFLED CABINET INCLUDES NEW FM [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, newly re-elected Prime Minister Gonzi announced his new cabinet. The new cabinet consolidates twelve ministries into eight, with the aim being a leaner and more efficient government. Of particular interest to the US is the fact that the new Foreign Minister is Tonio [...] | 2008-03-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MT |
08VALLETTA107 | UPDATE ON FMS CASE FOR MALTA; FUNDING REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Armed Forces of Malta has an urgent requirement to acquire modern helicopters capable of safely operating over water at long distances from its shores for Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Narcotics, Border Control, and Maritime Law Enforcement missions. In 2004, a Senate Delegatio [...] | 2008-03-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL PGOV MT |
08VALLETTA129 | MALTA: SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR TRAFFICKING IN [...] Embassy Valletta received one proposal for funding from FY 2008 INCLE and ESC appropriation. Per reftel instructions the full proposal was forwarded via separate email. Post believes the submitted proposal will help Malta move towards Tier One status by addressing key components of Malta's TI [...] | 2008-03-28 15:23:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG MT |
08VALLETTA134 | MALTA'S DECISION TO REJOIN NATO'S PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (SBU) In the first foreign policy decision of his newly elected government, Malta,s Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi opted to rejoin Malta's membership in NATO,s Partnership for Peace (PfP). Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to the NATO Secretary G [...] | 2008-04-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MT NATO PGOV PREL |
08VALLETTA135 | MALTA'S NEW FM GRATEFUL FOR PROGRESS ON DTA, PFP, [...] (SBU) Summary. March 25, Ambassador Bordonaro met with the Malta,s new Foreign Minister Tonio Borg. As this was the first time the Ambassador met with Borg since his appointment as Foreign Minister, she updated Borg on the progress achieved on key issues on our bilateral agenda, such as the [...] | 2008-04-07 05:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MT NATO PREF PREL PGOV |
08VALLETTA167 | MALTA: TURKEY CHANGE OF STATUS AT THE EBRD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 14:49:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL |
08VALLETTA185 | MALTA ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] In a note verbale dated April 14, Malta's Ministry of Foreign Affairs endorsed the Statement of Principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, and announced its desire to become a partner nation in the Global Initiative. 2. Text of note verbale: The Ministry of Foreign [...] | 2008-05-07 11:35:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP MT |
08VALLETTA213 | EMBASSY VALLETTA MARKS DAY OF SOLIDATIRY WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MT CU |
08VALLETTA227 | MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER PUNTS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In a May 30 meeting, Ambassador asked new Minister of Foreign Affairs Tonio Borg for an update regarding GoM recognition of Kosovo. The Ambassador reminded the FM that he had earlier (Ref A) told us Malta could recognize Kosovo only after the FM had had a chance to brief Parliament,s Eur [...] | 2008-06-02 14:29:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK MT |
08VALLETTA244 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 14:11:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR MT |
08VALLETTA245 | MALTA: REGRETS USG WITHDRAWAL FROM UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 14:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MT |
08VALLETTA247 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 14:29:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | EFIN PTER PINR PREL MT |
08VALLETTA265 | MALTA: "CHANGE" CANDIDATE ELECTED AS LEADER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The opposition Malta Labor Party (MLP) has a new leader: Joseph Muscat, who for the past several years has represented Malta in the European Parliament. At 34 Muscat is the youngest candidate to contest the post, and ran on a campaign of change and a promise to strengthen and uni [...] | 2008-06-27 17:49:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MT |
08VALLETTA270 | MALTA: LATEST ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (U) In a July 1 working unch with Foreign Minister Tonio Borg and the mebers of the Maltese Parliament's European and Foeign Affairs Committee, Ambassador Bordonaro drew n Ref A talking points to urge that Malta recognze Kosovo at the earliest opportunity. 2. (C) M Borg responded that Kosov [...] | 2008-07-03 13:12:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK KPKO MT |
08VALLETTA273 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL SHIPMENTS [...] (C) On July 2 Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech and his chief of staff Alan Caruana to convey the IRISL-related points contained reftel. Ambassador emphasized that all UN member states had a responsibility under UNSCR 1803 to exercise vigilance over IRISL cargoes tr [...] | 2008-07-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER ETTC UNSC MT PREL |
08VALLETTA294 | MALTA'S FM: KOSOVO RECOGNITION BY END OF JULY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK KPKO MT |
08VALLETTA304 | MALTESE FIRM REPORTS BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH IRAN [...] (C) As reported reftel, Mark Camilleri, a Maltese businessman who represents private business interests based in Iran, met with Embassy officials as part of his due diligence in concluding a deal with the Iranian entity "Iranian Investment Company" (IIC). Subsequent to this conversation, Cami [...] | 2008-07-21 13:19:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | FIN KTFN PTER ETTC UNSC MT PREL |
08VALLETTA314 | MALTA'S FM: KOSOVO RECOGNITION ON AUGUST 15 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 14:56:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MT |
08VALLETTA350 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED DEMANDING RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) On the afternoon of August 13, Ambassador Bordonaro raised reftel points with Maltese FM Tonio Borg, urging Malta to engage the Russian government about continued reports of Russian military activity around Gori, and to urge Russia to investigate and end any possible ongoing atrocities in [...] | 2008-08-18 05:31:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG MOPS NATO OSCE PHUM PREL RS UN MT |
08VALLETTA354 | MALTA SUPPORTIVE OF NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 11:01:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC MT |
08VALLETTA358 | MALTA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] August 21, Malta announced its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state. The GoM sent a letter to the President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci effectively announcing their recognition of Kosovo's independence. 2. Deputy Prime Minister and Minist [...] | 2008-08-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MT |
08VALLETTA420 | MALTA STUDYING USG REQUEST TO TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On October 2, Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Finance Tonio Fenech and MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to deliver reftel demarche. Emphasizing that action would be consistent with UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803, the Ambassador told the Finance Minister that the U.S. was urging [...] | 2008-10-03 14:28:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL MT IR |
08VALLETTA44 | MALTA TO HOLD GENERAL ELECTIONS MARCH 8 [...] (C) Summary. Maltese Prime Minister Gonzi today (February 4) dissolved Parliament, and President Fenech-Adami called for national elections to be held on March 8. With elections required by August and expected by Easter, the two dominant parties -- the ruling Nationalist Party (NP) and opposi [...] | 2008-02-04 16:13:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | MT NATO PGOV PREL PSI |
08VALLETTA467 | MALTA'S PRIME MINISTER SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO [...] On Thursday, November 6, U.S. Embassy Valletta, Malta received a copy of a congratulatory message from the Honorable Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta, addressed to President-elect Barack Obama. Begin Text: 5 November 2008 Excellency, On behalf of the Government and the People o [...] | 2008-11-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MT |
08VALLETTA485 | MALTA MOVES QUICKLY ON FATF RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Charge D'Affaires conveyed points contained in Reftel A demarche on November 19 to Charles Inguanez, MFA Director-General for Economic Affairs and Chairman of the Sanctions Monitoring Board, and Alan Caruana, Head of Secretariat at the Ministry of Finance. 2. Inguanez informed Charge that o [...] | 2008-11-21 15:06:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN MT |
08VALLETTA517 | MALTA AGREES TO DENY REQUESTS BY IRANIAN BANKS TO [...] (U) On December 11, DCM called on MinFin Head of Secretariat Alan Caruana to get the GoM's formal response to Ref A demarche, which asked that Malta agree to adopt "at least one" of several proposed "preventative measures to address the specific risks posed by Iran." 2. (C) The text of the [...] | 2008-12-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
08VALLETTA523 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL MT |
08VALLETTA530 | MALTA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Bordonaro met with Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, on December 9, to discuss Malta,s progress on implementing the Trafficking in Persons Action Plan in the hopes of attaining Tier 1 status in 2009. Malta has recently taken a number of p [...] | 2008-12-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN MT PHUM PREL SMIG KTIP |
08VALLETTA89 | MALTA: FINANCE MINISTRY CONCERNED AT ATTEMPTS BY [...] (S) Alan Caruana, Head of Secretariat at the Maltese Ministry of Finance, contacted DCM late March 5 to express concern at attempts by two Iranian banks, which he thought had branches in London and Germany, to "use Malta's payment system, via London." These were banks that did not have a branc [...] | 2008-03-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL MT |
08VALLETTA95 | MALTA: SANCTIONS MONITORING BOARD ACTS ON US [...] (U) On March 7, 2008, PolOff communicated details of US Treasury Department domestic designations of four Syrian individuals per reftel to Charles Inguanez, MFA Director-General for Economic Affairs and Chairman of Malta's Sanctions Monitoring Board (SMB). 2. (C) Inguanez got back to us lat [...] | 2008-03-07 14:49:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC UNSC MT PREL |
08VALLETTA96 | MALTA: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] Malta joined the European Union in May 2004 and complies with all European Union directives on fiscal transparency and accountability. In January 2008, Malta joined the European Monetary Union (EMU) and adopted the Euro as its currency. 2. The draft GOM budget documents are available to the [...] | 2008-03-07 14:55:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON PREL MT |
08VALLETTA97 | MALTA: RULING NATIONALIST PARTY WINS A NARROW [...] (U) The ruling Nationalist Party (NP),led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, won the March 8 general elections with a slim margin of 1,200 votes, which amounted to just 0.4 percent of the votes cast, over the Malta Labor Party (MLP). Though it,s clear that the Nationalists will remain in power [...] | 2008-03-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | MT NATO PGOV PREL PSI |
08VANCOUVER198 | ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Gunmen rumored to be connected to a Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) Special Group attempted to assassinate independent Shia cleric Sayid Aqiel Fadil Abbass Jamal al-Deen on July 16. The attack is one of a series of recent assassination attempts that underscore the fragile nature of Basrah [...] | 2008-07-27 07:07:00 | Consulate Vancouver | SECRET | PGOV PINR PBTS PINS PREL PTER IR IZ |
08VANCOUVER199 | BORDER ISSUES FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN REGIONAL SUMMIT [...] Summary: The flow of people and goods across the U.S.-Canada border became the primary topic of discussion at the annual Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit, July 20-24. Several keynote speakers, including U.S. Ambassador Wilkins, BC Premier Campbell, and Canadian Public Safety Min [...] | 2008-07-29 18:55:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL ECON AORC CA |
08VANCOUVER78 | MANAGING 2010 OLYMPICS BORDER TRAFFIC [...] This is the second of two cables looking at preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Issues related to economics, commerce and logistics are covered in ref. This cable addresses the travel of tourists and participants to the Games and potential issues for border management. 2. [...] | 2008-04-04 17:49:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | CA KOLY PREL ASEC CMGT |
08VATICAN1 | HOLY SEE-ISRAEL: NO PROGRESS ON FUNDAMENTAL AGREEMENT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Holy See officials report that the December 12-13 talks with Israel did not result in any further progress towards the conclusion of agreements on taxation of Church property in Israel and other outstanding bilateral issues. Some Church officials characterized the meeting as a [...] | 2008-01-04 10:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF IS VT |
08VATICAN10 | HOLY SEE: SECRETARY OF STATE BERTONE DISCUSSES CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Secretary of State Bertone previewed his February trip to Cuba with Ambassador, and also discussed Israel and the Pope's spring visit to the United States. Bertone hopes to see Fidel and Raul Castro, to deliver a speech at a Cuban university, to inaugurate a monument to Po [...] | 2008-01-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SOCI OVIP CU IS VT |
08VATICAN14 | POST ANALYSIS OF PAPAL ADDRESS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary: In his annual address on January 7 to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI provided an overview of the Vatican's concerns on a broad range of issues and hot spots. As revealing as his actual words are the Pope's omissions and nuances. Among the cou [...] | 2008-01-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM CU CH VE LE IS IR IZ VT |
08VATICAN15 | HOLY SEE: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with a visiting White House official, Holy See Deputy FM Parolin called for dialogue to resolve the Lebanese political impasse and address concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Parolin confirmed that negotiations with Israel on taxation of Church proper [...] | 2008-01-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF LE IS SY IR VT |
08VATICAN17 | HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...] | 2008-01-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIFR VT |
08VATICAN18 | CHINA: CARDINAL ZEN ON HOLY SEE'S CHINA DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: According to Cardinal Zen, the Holy See's lack of China expertise within its top ranks has resulted in an ineffective relation with the Government of China (GoC) that fails to take advantage of the window of opportunity afforded by Beijing's preoccupation with its international im [...] | 2008-01-31 07:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SOCI CH VT |
08VATICAN19 | HOLY SEE/CUBA: FREEING OSCAR BISCET [...] (C) Charge d'affaires called on Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecretary for Relations With States (i.e., deputy foreign minister) January 31 to urge (per reftel) that Elsa Morejon be granted an audience with Pope Benedict XVI regarding her appeal for her husband, Dr. Oscar Elias [...] | 2008-01-31 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU VT |
08VATICAN2 | HOLY SEE AND ANNAPOLIS: VATICAN HOPES TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) During a December 21 meeting with DCM and poloff, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, expressed the Holy See's appreciation at being invited to participate in the post-Annapolis December 17 donors' meeting in Paris. The Holy See was represented by its Nuncio i [...] | 2008-01-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS VT |
08VATICAN20 | HOLY SEE/VIETNAM: CHURCH LAND DISPUTE [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting on another subject, Holy See deputy FM Parolin raised Vietnam land dispute (reftel) with charge d'affaires. Parolin expressed great interest in the situation and asked us to keep him informed of any news we might receive about it. He confirmed that the Holy Se [...] | 2008-01-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM VT |
08VATICAN23 | HOLY SEE OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ORIENTAL CHURCHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The institutional arrangements that the Holy See has with "Oriental Churches" can serve as a model for further rapprochement between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. In communion with the Pope, Oriental Churches conduct masses following the Byzantine rite and administer the [...] | 2008-02-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KIRF IS UP VT |
08VATICAN26 | UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SEE: ECCLESIAL (LAY) MOVEMENTS, PART [...] (U) This is the second in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel A). In this cable, we provide an overview of ecclesial movemen [...] | 2008-02-21 17:31:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN28 | LAY MOVEMENTS, PART II: SANT'EGIDIO, COMUNION AND LIBERATION, AND OPUS DEI [...] (U) This is the third in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel B). In this cable, we continue our discussion of ecclesial movements [...] | 2008-02-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN29 | HOLY SEE RECEIVES CUBA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU VT |
08VATICAN3 | MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE: ITALIAN IMAM COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: A meeting with Imam Yahya Pallavicini offered fresh perspectives on the nascent dialogue between 138 Muslim scholars and Christian leaders, including the Pope (reftels). The Pope, according to Pallavicini, was a key "target" of "A Common Word." The Holy See's recent response (ref [...] | 2008-01-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL PHUM VT |
08VATICAN31 | HOLY SEE SECRETARY OF STATE TALKS ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Cardinal Bertone told the Ambassador that Raul Castro is a practical man, and asked the US to consider dropping sanctions against Cuba to encourage change at this crucial political time on the island. The Ambassador underlined the need for the Cuban government to free political [...] | 2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KIRF CU VT |
08VATICAN32 | HUMAN RIGHTS AT CENTER OF HOLY SEE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) Summary: The belief that all people are created by God with equal dignity and worth is at the core of the Holy See's promotion of human rights. The Holy See's human rights foreign policy aims to assure that the inherent dignity of the human person is guaranteed by law. The UN and other [...] | 2008-03-26 10:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN33 | SCENESETTER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI'S APRIL 15-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Pope is likely to highlight faith and reason, natural law, human rights, and inter-religious dialogue during his upcoming trip to the US. He is also likely to address environmental issues and express concern for the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The Pope appreciat [...] | 2008-03-31 17:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF OVIP VT |
08VATICAN34 | CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador Glendon delivered reftel demarche -- regarding the recent trip to Cuba of the Holy See's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarciso Bertone, and his reference to Raul Castro's comments on the five Cuban spies imprisoned in the US -- to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Undersecr [...] | 2008-04-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KJUS CU VT |
08VATICAN38 | HOLY SEE HAS RECOGNIZED KOSOVO "DE FACTO", SAYS VATICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See is not ready to formally recognize Kosovo but will continue to promote dialogue in a way that implicitly acknowledges and respects Kosovo's de facto independence. The Holy See's diplomatic objectives are to balance relations with Serbia and the Serbian Orthodox Churc [...] | 2008-04-30 10:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF KIRF KJUS UN UNMIK YI EU VT |
08VATICAN40 | CUBA SOLIDARITY - EMBASSY VATICAN ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Vatican reports that Ambassador Glendon hosted an important and well-attended conference this month commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the crucial role of Latin American countries in creating that document. W [...] | 2008-05-16 16:21:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU VT |
08VATICAN42 | WHA A/S SHANNON DISCUSSES CUBA, PARAGUAY, BOLIVIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Holy See wants a peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba and will continue to raise the issue of political prisoners with Havana, but believes that change will be slow. For the Holy See, social justice and addressing inequality are key to the success of democracy in the hem [...] | 2008-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF UN CU PA NU VT |
08VATICAN43 | VATICAN: NO TO AHMADINEJAD PAPAL AUDIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin told Ambassador that Pope Benedict would not receive Iranian President Ahmadinejad during his visit to Rome. The reason given for denying Ahmadinejad's request were related to the large number of visiting he [...] | 2008-06-06 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IR VT |
08VATICAN44 | CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM TO MEET IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See will host in November the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum established in response to the dialogue proposal included in the October 13, 2007 "A Common Word" letter from Muslim scholars to the Pope and other Christian leaders. An original signatory of the [...] | 2008-06-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN47 | EMBASSY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC [...] Summary. Ambassador Glendon recently hosted a substantive and well-attended conference commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the critical contributions of Latin American countries and Catholic social teachings to the creation of that documen [...] | 2008-07-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI XM XL CU VT |
08VATICAN5 | HOLY SEE: BUILDING ON "A COMMON WORD", VATICAN WILL HOST [...] (C) Summary. The Holy See has announced that a delegation of Muslim scholars representing the 138 signatories of "A Common Word" will meet Vatican representatives in Rome this spring for a "historic" dialogue between the two faiths. This is a dramatic development. The Catholics and Muslims inv [...] | 2008-01-04 15:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIFR VT |
08VATICAN52 | HOLY SEE VIEWS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See is cautiously optimistic about the possibilities for opening new spaces for the Catholic Church in Belarus, following the June 18 to 22 visit to the country by Cardinal Bertone, the Holy See's Secretary of State. The Holy See values the recognition of Catholicism in [...] | 2008-07-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
08VATICAN55 | HOLY SEE ON TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See has expressed verbally and in writing its wishes that Tariq Aziz, who as Saddam Hussein's Deputy Prime Minister was the highest ranking Christian in the Iraqi government, be tried fairly. The Holy See opposes the death penalty in Iraq, and would appreciate Aziz be giv [...] | 2008-07-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN57 | SANT'EGIDIO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The Community of Sant'Egidio point person on mediation and international relations, Dr. Claudio Betti, confirmed that --if asked-- Sant'Egidio is available to promote peaceful change in Zimbabwe. End summary. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with poloff on July 25, Betti reiterated an offer [...] | 2008-07-30 14:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ZI VT |
08VATICAN58 | LEVINSON CASE UPDATE [...] (SBU) As reported in ref. A, Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, informed A/DCM on July 4 that the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran, Archbishop Jean Paul Gobel, has sent a diplomatic note to the Government of Iran requesting a meeting to discus [...] | 2008-07-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN60 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON MALIKI'S MEETING WITH THE POPE [...] (C) Summary: During his recent meeting with the Pope and with Holy See Secretary of State Bertone, Maliki both recognized the need and committed to protect and assist Christians in Iraq. The Pope also asked Maliki to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons. In a separate meeting [...] | 2008-08-04 13:46:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN61 | HOLY SEE ON MADRID INTER-RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the Holy See, the most important aspect of the July 16 to 18 Madrid inter-religious conference (reftel A) is the fact that the Saudi King was firmly behind it. The Madrid conference was disappointing in its failure to address religious freedom and, to a lesser extent, to set u [...] | 2008-08-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA SP VT |
08VATICAN62 | THE POPE'S MEGAPHONE: A SURVEY OF HOLY SEE MEDIA [...] (U) Media coverage of the Holy See is as global as the Catholic Church itself. The international dimension of the Holy See's own communication efforts, as well as that of the media covering it, provides Embassy Vatican with a unique platform to reach linguistically and geographically diverse [...] | 2008-08-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF VT |
08VATICAN63 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: HOLY SEE FOCUSED ON CIVILIANS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See is very concerned about the conflict in Georgia, and in particular about the needs of civilians affected by the fighting. The Pope has publicly addressed these concerns in recent statements. The Holy See has not been asked to mediate in the conflict. End summary [...] | 2008-08-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RU GG VT |
08VATICAN64 | (SBU) HOLY SEE NOT CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel A demarche to Monsignor Julio Murat, Director for the Caucasus at the Holy See Secretariat of State Second Section (MFA equivalent),on August 29. Murat stated that the Holy See is not considering recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 2. (SBU) Comme [...] | 2008-08-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF RU GG VT |
08VATICAN65 | CATHOLIC MOVEMENT WARY OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE [...] Summary: A panel discussion on justice and human rights -- which included a presentation by Ambassador Glendon -- and conversations with members of the Catholic lay movement indicate that an important segment of European Catholics are wary of some of the continent's institutions' and governme [...] | 2008-09-05 14:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN66 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED, UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] DCM delivered reftel demarche on US human rights priorities for the Third Committee meetings of the 2008 UN General Assembly to Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's deputy foreign minister, on September 9. 2. Additionally, Pol Chief discussed reftel points with Monsignor Christophe El [...] | 2008-09-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UN VT |
08VATICAN67 | BELIEVERS, NOT RELIGIONS, HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Believers, not religions, have human rights, according to the Holy See's point person on human rights. The Holy See opposes the Defamation of Religions resolution and is skeptical about a UN special session on religion. End summary. 2. (U) Pol Chief met on September 11 with [...] | 2008-09-17 08:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
08VATICAN68 | VATICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GEORGIA CRISIS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, Vice Presidential Advisor Joseph Wood, accompanied by the DCM , held separate meetings with two senior Vatican officials to seek views from the Holy See on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Vatican officials raised humanitarian issues as the primary conc [...] | 2008-09-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF GG RS UP IR KZ VT |
08VATICAN72 | (SBU) IRANIANS CHASTISE HOLY SEE ON LEVINSON [...] (SBU) According to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Director for the Middle East at the Holy See Secretariat of State, the Government of Iran recently informed the Holy See Nuncio in Teheran that it does not have any information about the whereabouts of U.S. citizen Robert Levinson. The GOI informed [...] | 2008-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM PTER KIRF IR VT |
08VATICAN73 | HOLY SEE ON IRAQI PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS LAW [...] (C) Summary: At a Holy See-requested urgent meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monsignor Pietro Parolin, asked USG assistance in ensuring minority quotas for Iraqi provincial councils. Parolin said that the Article 50 deletion from the Provincial Elections Law (PEL) sends a "most n [...] | 2008-10-06 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT |
08VATICAN77 | HOLY SEE ON SAUDI PROPOSAL FOR UNGA INTERFAITH HIGH LEVEL [...] (S) Summary: The Vatican and the Saudi government apparently have reached agreement on revisions to the Madrid Declaration, the ostensible outcome document for the first round of their inter-religious dialogue. This could pave the way for Vatican concurrence to a high-level discussion at the [...] | 2008-10-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA KISL KIRF SA VT |
08VATICAN84 | VATICAN TO HOST MUSLIM SCHOLARS [...] (U) The Holy See will host the first formal meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum November 4 to 6. The forum is the result of the dialogue appeal letter that 138 Muslim scholars sent to Pope Benedict XVI following his controversial September 2006 Regensburg address. That letter, entitled "A Co [...] | 2008-11-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT |
08VATICAN85 | POPE BENEDICT XVI SENDS HIS CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT [...] Vatican City Secretary of State, His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, requested the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to transmit the following message from Pope Benedict XVI to President Obama. Start Quote: The Honorable Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America On [...] | 2008-11-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF VT |
08VATICAN86 | CORRECTED COPY: POPE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] The Holy See Secretary of State, His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, requested the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See to transmit the following message from Pope Benedict XVI to President-elect Obama. Begin text: The Honorable Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America [...] | 2008-11-06 09:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP KIRF VT |
08VATICAN87 | FIRST CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM MEETING SUCCESFUL [...] (C) Participants of the first substantial meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum held in Rome November 4 to 6 (ref. A) were satisfied with the event and their audience with the Pope. The Forum agreed to meet again in two years, possibly in a Muslim-majority country. The meeting's final declara [...] | 2008-11-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SA JO VT |
08VATICAN90 | SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER ASKS VATICAN TO BROADEN [...] (C) Summary: During a November 19 visit to Rome, US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber urged the Holy See to broaden Catholic-Muslim dialogue to include all schools of Islam, in order to reduce Saudi Arabia's and Iran's ability to claim they speak for [...] | 2008-12-05 18:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SA IR VT |
08VATICAN91 | (C) NEA DAS DAVID HALE DISCUSSES LEBANON WITH THE VATICAN [...] (C) The Holy See shares the USG goal of a peaceful, free and sovereign Lebanon. The Vatican advocates a cautious approach that focuses on consensus and restraint to achieve this goal. The Vatican's point person for Lebanon urged the U.S. and the West to support March 14, but to discourage "unr [...] | 2008-12-05 18:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF LE VT |
08VIENNA1007 | AUSTRIA ON THE UNSC: POTENTIAL RESISTANCE TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: If Austria is successful in its bid for a 2009-10 rotating UNSC seat, its positions on most urgent Security Council issues would reflect the EU consensus, MFA contacts convincingly tell us. On Iran, however, successive Austrian governments have shown a deep-seated philosophical b [...] | 2008-07-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC PARM PINR KNNP ENRG MNUC |
08VIENNA1018 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE JULY 22-23 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN IR SO CD ZI AU |
08VIENNA1037 | AUSTRIA: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel message to Austrian MFA Americas Director Isabel Rauscher July 22. Rauscher reported that Austria's July 3 statement welcoming the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and the other hostages had included the following call for the FARC to release all hostage [...] | 2008-07-23 08:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF AU |
08VIENNA1057 | AUSTRIAN MFA ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA: "CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austria acknowledges the problems of dealing with Syria and the lack of concrete progress in the European dialogue with Damascus thus far. Nonetheless, Vienna sees multiple potential dangers to the broader Middle East should Syria be isolated. Austria does and will continue to m [...] | 2008-07-25 14:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SY LE EUN AU |
08VIENNA1058 | U/S BURNS DISCUSSES INDIAN NUCLEAR DEAL AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian FM Plassnik and State Secretary Winkler told U/S Burns in Vienna July 18 that they were encouraged that Burns would attend the July 19 meeting in Geneva with Javier Solana, other members of the P-5 1, and Iran. They also said they were pleased by press reports indicating [...] | 2008-07-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETTC PARM PINR KNNP PHUM IR AU |
08VIENNA1059 | AUSTRIA: CYBERCRIME CONVENTION RATIFICATION; [...] (U) Summary. Austrian plans to seek ratification of the Cybercrime Convention in the second half of 2008 have been delayed by the collapse of the government and call for early election. Ratification is now likely in the first half of 2009. Austria would welcome bilateral consultations on th [...] | 2008-07-25 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1106 | AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTER OPPOSES BILATERAL AGREEMENTS [...] Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter (OVP) has reiterated her skeptical views on agreements that would involve bilateral data sharing between the U.S. and Austria. In an interview with the provincial daily "Salzburger Nachrichten" published August 1, Fekter stressed that Austria would not ne [...] | 2008-08-01 13:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PTER AU |
08VIENNA1133 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] (C) Acting Econ/Pol Couns discussed reftel points August 6 with Thomas Schnoll, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe. Acting Econ/Pol Couns stressed that it would be unwise to lift the travel restrictions on the Karadzic family until more is known about the family's possible links to the suppor [...] | 2008-08-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU AU |
08VIENNA1145 | AUSTRIA: SPO ELECTS FAYMANN AS PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary: SPO delegates on July 8 elected Infrastructure Minister Werner Faymann as their new party leader during a convention in Linz. Faymann, who was named acting party chairman in June, will be the SPO's top candidate in the September 28 national elections. In his convention speech, F [...] | 2008-08-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1146 | AUSTRIAN YOUTUBE GENERATION VIEWS NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Young voters will provide a critical boost for smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Forum, and, to a lesser extent, the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) in Austria's September 28 national elections. The two governing parties, the Social Democrats (SPO) and the conservative People's Par [...] | 2008-08-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENNA1162 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIANS PRIOR TO EU GAERC ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Charge and Polchief discussed reftel points August 12 with Ralph Scheide, Acting MFA Poldir. Charge emphasized that the U.S. and EU should deliver a strong, consistent message regarding the Georgia conflict. The U.S. and EU needed to make it clear that they support Georgia's sovereignty [...] | 2008-08-12 16:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU GG AU |
08VIENNA1176 | AUSTRIANS REMAIN UNDECIDED ON NSG DRAFT EXCEPTION [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel A points August 13 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen. He emphasized that the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative is of vital importance to the USG, and to the global non-proliferation regime. He stressed that the NSG needs to act quickly in order for the Ini [...] | 2008-08-14 06:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC AU |
08VIENNA1216 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT: AUSTRIA SHARPLY CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Plassnik has delivered a sharply worded statement on Russia's invasion of Georgia, concluding that "business as usual" was not an option. The MFA official responsible for the Caucasus, however, was unsure of what that meant in practice and indicated that the MFA [...] | 2008-08-22 08:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RU GG EUN AU |
08VIENNA1225 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed ref A points August 25 with MFA State Secretary Winkler, just minutes after the Duma vote in favor of recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Speaking on the margins of the Alpbach Forum in Tirol Province, the Ambassador urged the GOA to express its objections t [...] | 2008-08-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG AU |
08VIENNA1229 | FM PLASSNIK'S ATTENDANCE AT SECRETARY'S WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 09:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMM UNGA AU |
08VIENNA1240 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH [...] (C) Acting Econ/Pol Couns discussed reftel A points August 28 with Franz-Josef Kuglitsch, MFA director for the South Caucasus and Southeast Europe. Kuglitsch acknowledged that he was "shocked" by the Russian decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. MFA officials had been convinced th [...] | 2008-08-28 10:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AU |
08VIENNA1242 | AUSTRIA TO SEEK EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] (C) Acting Econ/Pol Couns discussed reftel points August 28 with Franz-Josef Kuglitsch, MFA director for Southeast Europe. Kuglitsch said the GOA holds conflicting views regarding Serbia's proposal to refer the lawfulness of Kosovo's independence declaration to the International Court of Just [...] | 2008-08-28 14:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV AU |
08VIENNA1247 | EMBASSY ACTION TO BLOCK AUSTRIA-RUSSIA GAS [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Embassy has learned that an Austrian Economics Ministry delegation is likely to travel to Moscow on Sept. 8 for negotiations on an inter-governmental agreement (IGA) on Austrian participation in the South Stream gas pipeline project. Embassy believes this step [...] | 2008-08-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RU GG AU |
08VIENNA1259 | AUSTRIA UNLIKELY TO CANCEL SOUTH STREAM PIPELINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Austrian government representatives admit the timing is poor but appear unlikely to cancel or postpone official talks in Moscow next week on participation in the South Stream gas pipeline. Only the addition of significant pressure from EU partners is likely to move the GOA from i [...] | 2008-09-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG AU RU GG |
08VIENNA1260 | AUSTRIA: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on USG designations of an additional 5 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Post also sent reftel information to [...] | 2008-09-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR AU |
08VIENNA1263 | AUSTRIA POSTPONES SOUTH STREAM TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG AU RU GG |
08VIENNA1264 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU AU |
08VIENNA1272 | GEORGIA: AUSTRIA TO SEND FIRST OF UP TO 5 OSCE MILITARY [...] (u) Austria plans to send "up to five" military observers to Georgia within the framework of the OSCE mission, Austrian officials said in Vienna September 2. According to Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPO),Austria will dispatch one military observer as soon as possible to Georgia. Darabos [...] | 2008-09-05 07:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE GG AU |
08VIENNA1304 | AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND, [...] Hubert Hrabcik, General Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Family and Youth Affairs (Assistant Secretary level) told Emboff he had registered for the Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in October in Egypt and intended to represent the GoA in Sharm el Sheik [...] | 2008-09-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL AU |
08VIENNA1337 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THEGAERC [...] (SBU) Polchief disussed reftel points September 10 with Klaus Famia, MFA European correspondent. Famira offered the following views on the agenda items for the September 15-16 GAERC: -- Georgia: EU members hope to approve the deployment of an ESDP mission to Georgia at the GAERC. The missi [...] | 2008-09-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL PGOV SO ZI GG |
08VIENNA1346 | AUSTRIAN FM DISCUSSES GEORGIA IN MOSCOW [...] (U) Summary: The Georgia crisis dominated FM Plassnik's September 8-9 official visit to Moscow. Plassnik emphasized to Russian FM Lavrov that the GOA and EU view the mediation process as a step toward the goal of restoring Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and would continue to [...] | 2008-09-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG AU |
08VIENNA1348 | AUSTRIA TO MISS KYOTO CLIMATE TARGETS, PROMPTING CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY: Austria will miss its Kyoto Protocol greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions reduction goal by a wide margin again this year -- about a third -- according to a recent study. Austria stabilized emissions at 91.1 million tons CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2006, but committed to emit only 68.8 mil [...] | 2008-09-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL EIND ECON AU |
08VIENNA1351 | IRAN URGES OMV TO CONCLUDE GAS DEALS [...] (U) On the margins of a recent OPEC meeting, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari publicly urged Austrian oil/gas company OMV to finalize an energy deal. In an exclusive interview September 12 with Austrian daily Wiener Zeitung (note: an Austrian government-owned newspaper),Nozari urged O [...] | 2008-09-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG ETRD EINV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA1359 | AUSTRIAN COURT ACTS TO UNFREEZE ABU NIDAL ASSETS [...] In late August, a Vienna court ruled that the GOA should unfreeze about USD 8 million from a bank account belonging to the Palestinian Abu Nidal terrorist group. The public prosecutor has appealed the verdict and the case is now pending at the Supreme Court for a final judgment. The case ill [...] | 2008-09-17 06:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER AU |
08VIENNA1361 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 07:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN AU |
08VIENNA1362 | AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY RECOMMENDS DELAY IN [...] (C) Summary. The Austrian MoI believes for several reasons that U.S.-Austrian talks on the VWP MOU HSPD-6 and a Preum-like agreement should be postponed until after the formation of a new Austrian government -- unlikely before January 2009. U.S.-Austrian talks could be held in February, but [...] | 2008-09-17 08:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS PREL AU |
08VIENNA1373 | DEMARCHE ON SNIPER RIFLES DELIVERED [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export/Import Control division at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Krehlik replied that he heard of the concerns weeks earlier through intel channels but viewed it as -- impossible that Austrian authorities would have appro [...] | 2008-09-18 14:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MASS ETTC FGM AU IR |
08VIENNA1392 | AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SPO SEIZES AGENDA WITH NEW SPENDING, [...] Summary: In the run-up to the September 28 national elections, the SPO has seized the agenda by moving forward with a package of inflation relief measures. The SPO managed to form a series of ad hoc alliances in order to schedule the measures for a vote. The effort has sparked speculation abo [...] | 2008-09-22 11:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1416 | AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points September 25 with Stefan Weidinger, MFA unit chief for Development Cooperation in Southeastern and Eastern Europe. Weidinger noted that the Southern Caucasus, including Georgia, is one of the MFA's seven priority regions for assistance worldwide. He said [...] | 2008-09-25 12:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA EUMEM PREL GG RS AU |
08VIENNA1418 | AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: A NEW GRAND COALITION, RETURN [...] (C) Summary: The outcome of Austria's September 28 election for a new parliament will only set the framework for coalition talks, possibly lasting months, from which a range of outcomes are possible. Foreign policy has received scant attention during the campaign. The result of the vote is u [...] | 2008-09-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA142 | NABUCCO: OMV STILL CONFIDENT DESPITE SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco, told Emboffs on January 25 that the project remains on track despite the Russian campaign to present South Stream as an alternative. One of the reasons Russia is flouting South Stream, according to Mitschek, is to improve Gazprom's negotia [...] | 2008-01-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA1455 | AUSTRIAN ELECTION: FAR RIGHT SEES STRONG GAINS; SPO PLACES [...] (SBU) Summary: Austria's ruling coalition parties -- the Social Democrats (SPO) and the conservative People's Party (OVP) - suffered historic losses while still finishing first and second in the September 28 parliamentary election. The big winners were the far right, the populist Freedom Party [...] | 2008-09-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1466 | SOLICITING POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO KOSOVO DEBT RELIEF [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on USG request for financial assistance for the Kosovo Debt Relief Trust Fund to Johann Kinast, Head of the Export Guarantees and Debt Rescheduling Unit in the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Post also sent reftel information to Thomas Schnoell, MFA Unit [...] | 2008-10-01 13:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV PREL EU KV AU |
08VIENNA1501 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-08 06:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV AU |
08VIENNA1506 | AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMED OF KUMPF REMOVAL; [...] (U) Summary. State and DHS/ICE representatives from Embassy met 10/7 with Austrian Foreign, Justice and Interior Ministry officials to request Austria accept the return of Josias Kumpf under the terms of the 1988 U.S.-Austria Joint Statement. The Austrians agreed on the applicability of the [...] | 2008-10-08 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS PREL AU |
08VIENNA1507 | AUSTRIA EXPECTS TO SUPPORT U.S. COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 09:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM CDG PREL UNGA AU |
08VIENNA1508 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 13 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PGOV PHUM PREL BO GG RS UZ ZI AU |
08VIENNA1519 | AUSTRIA BEGINS POST-ELECTION COALITION TALKS [...] (U) Summary: President Fischer on October 8 authorized SPO Chairman Werner Faymann to try to form a government, in recognition of the SPO's first-place finish in the September 28 parliamentary elections. Faymann, and Fischer, continue to favor a renewed SPO-OVP "grand coalition." OVP Chairman [...] | 2008-10-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1521 | AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMED OF KUMPF REMOVAL; [...] (U) Summary. State and DHS/ICE representatives from Embassy met 10/7 with Austrian Foreign, Justice and Interior Ministry officials to request Austria accept the return of Josias Kumpf under the terms of the 1988 U.S.-Austria Joint Statement. The Austrians agreed on the applicability of the [...] | 2008-10-14 09:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS PREL AU |
08VIENNA1522 | IMPACT OF HAIDER DEATH ON AUSTRIAN POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: The death of Joerg Haider, charismatic leader of Austria's far-right "Future Alliance" (BZO) appears, to most commentators, to have clarified the political landscape and made a grand coalition of Social Democrats (SPO) and Conservatives even more probable and perhaps inevitable. C [...] | 2008-10-14 13:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1523 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO NPT TECHNICAL WORKSHOP FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA AU |
08VIENNA1544 | AUSTRIA: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 10:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATEU MOPS MARR AF AU |
08VIENNA1545 | AUSTRIA: PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE DISCUSSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AU |
08VIENNA1550 | Weak Competition Fuels High Energy Prices In [...] SUMMARY: Energy prices in Austria Q as in most EU countries Q have soared even more than food prices. As of August 31, energy prices for households were up 14% year-on-year and gasoline cost 15% more (diesel almost 30% more) while the overall inflation rate in this period was 3.7%. Natural [...] | 2008-10-20 10:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1557 | Assaults against Turkish institutions [...] Summary. Over the past days, Turkish institutions in Austria have been the subject of several assaults which are suspected to have been committed by Kurds protesting alleged mistreatment of former PKK leader Abdullah Oecalan who is imprisoned in Turkey. End Summary. 2. In the city of Salz [...] | 2008-10-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV TU AU |
08VIENNA157 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIA OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AU |
08VIENNA1580 | CITIBANK AUSTRIA INDICATES INTEREST IN NABUCCO [...] (C) Two Vienna-based officers of Citibank called on Econ/Pol Counselor, FCS Counselor, and Economic Unit chief October 21 to discuss USG attitudes toward the Nabucco project. The two reported that Citibank had been approached over a year before by representatives of the Nabucco consortium abo [...] | 2008-10-28 10:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD ECIN PREL AU |
08VIENNA1593 | UPDATE ON GOA REVIEW OF CASE OF JOSIAS KUMPF [...] (U) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered points provided in Ref B on the status of Josias Kumpf to Austrian MFA Deputy Political Director Helmut Tichy on 10/29. Tichy welcomed the information, and confirmed that, while not germane to the GoA's decision on Kumpf's return under the terms of the 1988 U. [...] | 2008-10-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS PREL AU |
08VIENNA1614 | IRANIAN EX-PRESIDENT KHATAMI DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Former Iranian President Khatami discussed Iran's nuclear program, the upcoming Iranian elections, and human rights in Iran with GOA leaders during an October 25-27 visit to Vienna. Khatami told President Fischer that Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology for civilian [...] | 2008-11-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM IAEA ENRG MNUC PARM IR AU |
08VIENNA1615 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON GAERC, GYMNICH AGENDAS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS IS AF SY IR AU |
08VIENNA1620 | GOA UNWILLING TO ACCEPT PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO AU |
08VIENNA1643 | IRAN/AUSTRIA: LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT [...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Girard-diCarlo, accompanied by DCM, delivered Ref A demarche on November 4 to Ministry of Finance State Secretary Christoph Matznetter, and on November 5 to MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle. The demarche captured our interlocutors, attention. Matznetter committed [...] | 2008-11-06 16:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL AU |
08VIENNA1648 | AUSTRIA ON BOSNIA [...] (C) Summary. Austria recognizes the deteriorating political situation in Bosnia, but believes that to redress the situation, Bosnian leaders must take on real political responsibility, which requires terminating the OHR and a transition to the EUSR. The 2010 elections appear to set the outer [...] | 2008-11-10 15:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU BK AU |
08VIENNA165 | EMBASSY REQUESTS FM PLASSNIK CANCEL SYRIA VISIT [...] (C) In response to REF request, Econ/Pol Counselor and PolChief called 2/1 on Austrian MFA Deputy Director for ME Affairs, Christoph Meran, to raise USG concerns about FM Plassnik,s planned Feb. 7-9 visit to Damascus. The visit is prt of a larger ME tour, including Lebanon, Israel,and Palesti [...] | 2008-02-01 17:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MEPP SY AU |
08VIENNA1658 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. They have been selected to participate in the "Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference" on November 17-20 [...] | 2008-11-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08VIENNA1663 | GOA DENIES RANSOM PAID FOR HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] (U) Summary: Top GOA officials have denied media speculation that Austria had paid up to 5 million euros for the release of two hostages held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Mali since February 2008. According to some reports, a charity fund run by a son of Libyan leader Gaddafi paid the ransom. [...] | 2008-11-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AU |
08VIENNA1670 | AUSTRIA: COALITION TALKS PROGRESS, NEW GRAND [...] (U) Summary: Negotiators for the Social Democratic Party (SPO) and PeopleQs Party (OVP) have made substantial progress in talks aimed at forming a new QGrand CoalitionQ government. The two parties, which also share power in the outgoing government, have reached agreement on issues including t [...] | 2008-11-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENNA1673 | OMV SHOWS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO, UNDERSTANDING ON [...] (C) In a brief aside at a November 12 event, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer told the Ambassador the company has become guardedly optimistic on Nabucco and that it understands the USG position on energy deals with Iran in the current environment. 2. (C) Regarding the planned Nabucco gas pipe [...] | 2008-11-14 16:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL ETTC EPET AU |
08VIENNA1674 | AMBASSADOR'S OPEN LETTER TO ORF-TV PROTESTING [...] This afternoon, Embassy delivered the following letter to the head of Austria's public broadcaster, ORF. After delivery, we released the text publicly. The letter protests ORF-TV's failure to condemn racist statements made against President-elect Obama and American society during a nation-w [...] | 2008-11-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO AU |
08VIENNA1696 | AUSTRIA: EXPULSION OF DEA FROM BOLIVIA [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points November 20 with Andreas Melan, MFA Unit Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. Melan said he had just received notice that the French EU Presidency has decided to instruct EU troika ambassadors in La Paz to demarche the Bolivian Government on their co [...] | 2008-11-21 07:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL AU |
08VIENNA1697 | AUSTRIAN VIEW OF NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points November 20 with Andreas Melan, MFA Unit Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. Melan agreed that the Nicaraguan municipal elections did not meet international standards. He said the declining democratic standards in Nicaragua have been an increasing [...] | 2008-11-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NU AU |
08VIENNA170 | SUPPORT LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A demarche to Austrian MFA Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting on the margins of a previously-scheduled February 4 luncheon at the DCM Residence. Mayr-Harting had no immediate response on most elements of the USG approach. In the context of FonMin Plassnik's ongoi [...] | 2008-02-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LE SY AU |
08VIENNA1721 | AUSTRIA: SPO, OVP AGREE ON NEW GRAND COALITION [...] (U) The Social Democrat Party (SPO) and the conservative People's Party (OVP) reached agreement November 23 on a new "grand coalition," two months after parliamentary elections that marked the end of the outgoing SPO-OVP government. The new government should be sworn in next week; December 2 i [...] | 2008-11-24 15:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1731 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: FM SPINDELEGGER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Michael Spindelegger, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Foreign Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Spindelegger was born in the city of Moedling south of Vienna on December 21, 1959. He obtained a la [...] | 2008-11-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1733 | Austria-Russia Economic Ties Deepening [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's commercial ties with Russia, which date to the Soviet era, have grown significantly since 2000. Despite a brief dip in 2007, imports from Russia (dominated by energy) are rising again. In recent years, Austrian firms (especially banks) have expanded aggressively into [...] | 2008-11-26 07:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON ENRG PREL RS AU |
08VIENNA1735 | FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW [...] (U) The November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's Social Democrats and Conservatives includes brief (less than 10 percent of the total text) sections on foreign and defense policy. These for the most part affirm in broad terms existing policy -- specifics are given only in areas where [...] | 2008-11-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1743 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-26 16:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY AT |
08VIENNA1749 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIAN TO ATTEND ILE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD name for HR vetting. He has been selected to participate in the Intermediate Level Education (ILE) training given in Leavenworth [...] | 2008-12-01 11:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
08VIENNA175 | AUSTRIA ON IRAN SANCTIONS; OMV; INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) Summary. At a Feb. 4 lunch with USUNVIE Amb. Schulte and Embassy Vienna Charge Kilner, MFA PolDir Thomas Mayr-Harting and Chancellery Foreign Policy Advisor Bernhard Wrabetz detailed GoA objections to sanctions against Iran outside the UNSC framework. Austria's concerns rest on a commitm [...] | 2008-02-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG IR EPET AU ETTC |
08VIENNA1752 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: INTERIOR MINISTER FEKTER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Maria Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Interior Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience 2. (U) Fekter is a hold-over from the previous SPO-OVP cabinet, which she joined only a few months before its demise. She was bo [...] | 2008-12-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
08VIENNA1766 | Austria Suspends Investigations Against Palestinian [...] In late November, the Vienna public prosecutor suspended criminal investigations against representatives of the Palestinian Association in Austria, an organization on OFAC's SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list. The public prosecutor was unable to establish proof of terrorism financing o [...] | 2008-12-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER AU |
08VIENNA1772 | NEW AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE; PROSPECTS [...] (U) Austria's new "Grand Coalition" government of Social Democrats (SPO) and Conservatives (OVP) took office the morning of Dec. 2. While opinion polls show broad public support for the new government, media commentary is divided and includes much criticism of the lack of substance in the coa [...] | 2008-12-02 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA1781 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: CHANCELLOR FAYMANN [...] (U) The following is a profile of Werner Faymann, leader of Austria's Social Democratic Party (SPO),who has been named Chancellor in the new GOA government. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Faymann, who served as Minister for Transportation and Technology in the short-lived Gusenbauer cabin [...] | 2008-12-03 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
08VIENNA1784 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points December 3 with Ulrike Butschek, Counselor at the Austrian mission to the OSCE. Butschek said the GOA shares the USG's goals concerning a ministerial declaration, and agrees that a weak declaration would be worse than none. She said she is not optimistic [...] | 2008-12-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU AU |
08VIENNA1786 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 07:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN CG TU AU |
08VIENNA1788 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: JUSTICE MINISTER BANDION-ORTNER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Claudia Bandion-Ortner, who has been named Justice Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Bandion-Ortner was born November 30, 1966 in Graz/Styria. She grew up in the town of Tamsweg in Salzburg Province, where she was an honors st [...] | 2008-12-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU |
08VIENNA1789 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: VICE CHANCELLOR/FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Josef Proell, head of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Proell, who served as Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Environment in the Guse [...] | 2008-12-04 13:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN AU |
08VIENNA1793 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: LABOR MINISTER RUDOLF HUNDSTORFER [...] (U) The following is a profile of Rudolf Hundstorfer, of the Social Democratic Party (SPO),who has been named Labor Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Hundstorfer was born September 19, 1951 in Vienna. He began his working life as a clerk with the City of Vienn [...] | 2008-12-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EFIN AU |
08VIENNA1796 | FRENCH CONSIDERING RENEWED APPROACH TO AUSTRIA ON [...] (C) Summary. Incoming French Embassy DCM reported Dec. 5 that France is considering a joint approach together with the UK, Germany, and perhaps the U.S., to Austria on several aspects of Austrian-Iranian relations: possible gas activities, to include the Nabucco pipeline, lack of support for [...] | 2008-12-05 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR FR AU |
08VIENNA1799 | AUSTRIAN VIEW OF BURMA SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points December 5 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Polchief also provided a copy of reftel OFAC paper. Zimburg and Bilek said they were not aware of the latest efforts to revise the EU targets list fo [...] | 2008-12-09 09:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU AU |
08VIENNA1832 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE [...] (U) The following is a profile of Nikolaus ("Niki") Berlakovich of the conservative People's Party (OVP),who has been named Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management (also termed the "Life Ministry") in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Ber [...] | 2008-12-12 16:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SENV AU |
08VIENNA1833 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: ECONOMICS MINISTER [...] (U) The following is a profile of new GoA Economics Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner, a member of the conservative People's Party (OVP). Experience ---------- 2. (U) This is the first ministerial appointment for Mitterlehner, sworn in December 2 as Austria's new Economics Minister (his [...] | 2008-12-12 16:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU |
08VIENNA1835 | AUSTRIAN INTERIOR MINISTER OUTLINES IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter outlined her views on immigration and integration in a December 4 speech in which she proposed that Austria develop a balanced policy avoiding the extremes of assimilation and multiculturalism. She said Austria would participate in an EU-wid [...] | 2008-12-15 07:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
08VIENNA1844 | OMV says TGI, Not Turkey, Is Chief Worry For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The head of OMV's gas business, Werner Auli, told us December 11 that TGI, not Turkey, has become the main obstacle to moving ahead with the Nabucco gas pipeline. Expressing confidence that a deal with Turkey would be forthcoming, Auli fretted that "if Azerbaijan sells its gas [...] | 2008-12-16 08:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PREL AU RU IR TU IT |
08VIENNA1845 | AUSTRIA: EU "BLUE CARD" FACES HURDLES [...] (U) Summary: The EU in October passed the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, which would establish a "Blue Card" allowing skilled workers to fill jobs in the EU states, while also requiring EU members to provide development assistance to source countries of illegal migration to Europe. T [...] | 2008-12-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
08VIENNA1849 | DEMARCHE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 07:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08VIENNA1861 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: DEFENSE MINISTER DARABOS [...] (U) The following is a profile of Norbert Darabos, of the Social Democratic Party (SPO),who has been named Defense Minister in the new GOA cabinet. Experience ---------- 2. (U) Darabos is a holdover from the short-lived cabinet of former Chancellor Gusenbauer. He was sworn in December [...] | 2008-12-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AU |
08VIENNA1866 | DOMESTIC SECURITY POLICY OUTLINE OF THE NEW [...] Following is a summary of the key elements from the November 23 coalition agreement between Austria's governing parties -- the Social Democrats and the conservative People's Party -- on domestic security and counterterrorism: Organized Crime --------------- 2. The agreement calls for an [...] | 2008-12-18 13:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AU |
08VIENNA1869 | AUSTRIA'S NEW CABINET: MINISTER FOR [...] The following is a profile of new Minister for Transportation, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures, A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPO). Experience ---------- 2. This is the second ministerial appointment for Bures, sworn in December 2 as Austria's new transport/technology [...] | 2008-12-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EAIR ELTN AU |
08VIENNA1890 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA [...] Polchief discussed reftel points December 23 with Andreas Melan, MFA Unit Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean. Melan agreed that the Nicaraguan elections had fallen far short of international standards. He said EU states have agreed to re-orient aid, both EU and bilateral, for Nicaragua [...] | 2008-12-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL NU AU |
08VIENNA1893 | AUSTRIA: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, Econ/Pol Counselor, DATT and Polchief discussed reftel demarche with GOA officials across the government, as well as with the German Ambassador to Austria during a series of meetings December 17 to 23. Austrian officials said the MFA and Defense Ministry would rev [...] | 2008-12-24 12:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
08VIENNA20 | NIAG 209: EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 16:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL AU PK |
08VIENNA207 | AUSTRIA: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS AU |
08VIENNA21 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 16:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SHUM AU PK |
08VIENNA210 | AUSTRIA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION, STEERING GROUP, OSCE [...] (U) Econ/Pol Couns met 2/12 with MFA Acting Southeast Europe Department Director Thomas Schnoell to review Austrian plans for recognition of Kosovo membership in the Kosovo ISG, and related issues. Austrian Recognition -------------------- 2. (C) Schnoell reported that recognition involv [...] | 2008-02-12 15:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK YI AU EU OSCE |
08VIENNA212 | AUSTRIA: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS AU |
08VIENNA22 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 17:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY AU |
08VIENNA220 | CORRUPTION CHARGES STRAIN AUSTRIA'S VOLATILE COALITION [...] (SBU) Austria's volatile coalition of Social Democrats (SPO) and Conservatives (OVP) has plunged into another crisis of confidence following corruption charges by a fired top police official against senior aides of former OVP interior ministers. While the public prosecutor is looking into alle [...] | 2008-02-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA228 | AUSTRIA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION, EU DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) Charge delivered reftel message to MFA Deputy PolDir Ralph Scheide on 2/19. Scheide, noting that FonMin Plassnik had already announced Austria's intention to recognize Kosovo, reported that the formal process of recognition would begin with the Feb. 20 cabinet meeting and be concluded wit [...] | 2008-02-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EU AU KV UNMIK |
08VIENNA268 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on February 25 to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' Import and Export Control Division. Krehlik agreed to take an active part in both the discussion on Russia's export control regime and on Iranian efforts to procure technology and [...] | 2008-02-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR RS AU |
08VIENNA269 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: EFFORT BY AUSTRIAN FIRM TO SELL [...] (S) EconUnit Chief delivered ref A points on February 25 to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE) Import and Export Control Division. Krehlik said that following up on ref C information, Austria's domestic intelligence agency (BVT) had launched an investigation into effort [...] | 2008-02-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL |
08VIENNA296 | TAIWAN IN THE OECD: AUSTRIA FAVORS U.S. POSITION [...] (C) Econ/Pol Couns met 2/29 with MFA Asia Department Director Zimburg to deliver reftel demarche. Zimburg reported that Austria's basic position on Taiwanese participation in international organizations was in favor of "pragmatic" engagement. Thus, Austria would tend to oppose proposals that [...] | 2008-02-29 15:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OECD ECON CMGT TW AU |
08VIENNA304 | AUSTRIA ON COMMISSIONER'S CUBA VISIT [...] (C) MFA America's Department Director Isabel Rauscher confirmed to E/P Counselor 3/3 that EU Development Commissioner Michel's visit to Cuba March 6-7 will go ahead. She said that all member states had supported proceeding with the visit. 2. (C) E/P Counselor expressed concern at the decisi [...] | 2008-03-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PU AU |
08VIENNA316 | AUSTRIA: GOA VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief discussed reftel points March 5 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent. Famira said he did not believe Lebanon, Syria, or Afghanistan would be discussed at the March 10-11 GAERC, unless one of the participants wants to report on a recent visit to the region. Discussion on [...] | 2008-03-05 16:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR GG IS SY LE AU |
08VIENNA340 | OVP TRIUMPHS, SPO FALTERS IN LOWER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS [...] In Lower Austria's March 9 provincial elections (reftel),the center-right OVP, led by the popular Governor Erwin Proell, marginally enhanced its absolute majority in the province, while the center-left SPO, OVP's coalition partner at the national level, suffered major losses. The far-right FP [...] | 2008-03-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA367 | Prison Sentences for Two Islamists [...] The Vienna criminal court on March 12 sentenced Egyptian-born Mohamed Mahmoud to four years in prison and his wife, Mona S., to 22 months on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and coercion of the government. The couple had produced an internet video threatening the Austrian and [...] | 2008-03-13 10:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER AU |
08VIENNA383 | Austria Confronts its Nazi Past [...] The Austrian government, media, and cultural institutions, as well as the general public, commemorated the 70th anniversary of Austria's "Anschluss" with Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938 with various events, ranging from a special session of parliament to a "night of silence" on Vienna's Heldenp [...] | 2008-03-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
08VIENNA404 | AUSTRIA: EARLY ELECTIONS COULD BE HELD IN FALL AT THE [...] Summary: Chancellor Gusenbauer (SPO) and Vice Chancellor Molterer (OVP) met March 19 in an effort to resolve the political stalemate between the two governing coalition partners. The party leaders agreed to continue the talks after Easter. The meeting came amid speculation on the possibility [...] | 2008-03-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA411 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO VIENNA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Vienna comes as Russia presses ahead with a regional campaign to promote the South Stream pipeline as a rival to the OMV-led Nabucco project. While some analysts claim that Nabucco is now "dead," OMV remains committed to starting operations by 2012. Your meetings with OM [...] | 2008-03-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL EPET ECON AU |
08VIENNA455 | AUSTRIAN INTEREST IN THE MANPADS THREAT REDUCTION [...] EconPoloff delivered reftel demarch March 26 to Alexander Marschik, MFA director for Disarmament, Arms Control, and non-Proliferation, regarding the MANPADS Threat Reduction Initiative. 2. Marschik thanked us for informing the MFA of the appointment of Ambassador Bloomfield as Special Env [...] | 2008-04-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM AU |
08VIENNA463 | AUSTRIA NOT INCLINED TO BE HELPFUL ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. In a disappointing meeting, MFA Director for the East and Southeast Europe indicated that Austria was not inclined to engage directly or through Brussels in active diplomacy in support of the U.S. in Belarus. Noting that Austria had no Embassy in Minsk and arguing that U.S. polic [...] | 2008-04-04 07:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO AU |
08VIENNA469 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING THE FINANCIAL [...] (U) This cable includes a request for guidance from Treasury. Please see paragraph 5-6. 2. (S) On April 3, EconPol Counselor and Economic Unit Chief presented reftel non-papers to Thomas Wieser, Director General of the Ministry of Finance's Economic Policy and Financial Markets Directora [...] | 2008-04-04 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KNNP MNUC |
08VIENNA493 | VIENNA COURT SEES NO TERRORISM PLOT AGAINST US EMBASSY [...] (U) Summary: A Vienna court on April 8 cleared a 42-year-old Bosnian defendant of charges of plotting a bomb attack against the U.S. Embassy in Vienna in October 2007. The court sentenced him to 15 months in jail for illegal possession of explosives, document forgery, and slander. Explaining [...] | 2008-04-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER AU |
08VIENNA502 | AUSTRIA RATIFIES EU REFORM TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 16:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EU AU |
08VIENNA518 | U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY WITH OMV AND [...] (C) During a March 27 meeting with U/S Jeffery, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer pointed to Turkey as the critical piece for the Nabucco pipeline's success. Ruttenstorfer hopes that Turkey will sign an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA),which EU Nabucco Coordinator is negotiating, by September [...] | 2008-04-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET SENV PGOV AU |
08VIENNA531 | AUSTRIA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Austrian exports to Iran declined by 7.2% in 2007, following a drop of 21.7% in 2006. However, Iranian exports to Austria - 80% of which was energy -- Austria jumped 57.1% in 2007. Overall trade remained a very small part (.24%) of Austria's total trade, although Iran is still an import [...] | 2008-04-17 09:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV PREL IR AU |
08VIENNA548 | AUSTRIAN SECURITY POLICY: MINISTER [...] (C) Driven by a desire to win domestic political standing and to keep Austria engaged in the development of European security structures (other than NATO proper),Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos has both supported and compelled a re-orientation of his Ministry's mission, according to [...] | 2008-04-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM PGOV AU |
08VIENNA568 | AUSTRIA: NEXT STEPS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Austrian MFA Disarmament Director Alexander Marschik outlined the status and next steps in the Oslo Process to ban cluster munitions in a conversation with Econ/Pol Counselor April 24. Marschik averred that the outlook for the Oslo process was good. He noted that 39 African states had sig [...] | 2008-04-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS PREL AU |
08VIENNA589 | U.S.-AUSTRIAN AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION OF [...] This message contains action requests in paras 9 and 10. 2. Summary. Incidents of unauthorized Austrian release of USG classified information over the past year point to the need for U.S.-Austrian agreement on measures to protect such information. Austria's Information Security Law, passed [...] | 2008-05-05 07:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENNA612 | AUSTRIA: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 10:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AU |
08VIENNA621 | AUSTRIA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] Austrian consumers have been hard hit by surging food prices, which rose by 8.4% in March 2008 over the previous year. For 2008, food prices are predicted to increase by 7%. Economists do not expect significant changes in the structure of Austria's agricultural sector, nor in the demand and [...] | 2008-05-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA635 | AUSTRIA FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON WIPO DG ELECTION [...] On May 7, emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Robert Ullrich, Head of the Patent Office's Legal Department, a part of the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology. Ullrich will represent Austria at the WIPO Coordination Committee May 13-14. We also conveyed the USG positi [...] | 2008-05-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL AU |
08VIENNA640 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL AU |
08VIENNA667 | TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 15:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PTER PINR EFIN PREL AU |
08VIENNA67 | AUSTRIA-AFRICA COOPERATION: FOREIGN MINISTER SKETCHES [...] (SBU) Speaking to African Ambassadors in Vienna January 14, FM Plassnik introduced her country as "Africa's European Partner," signaling that Austria was strongly committed to the EU's effort to develop "close and fair cooperation with Africa." Building on the new EU-Africa strategy introduced [...] | 2008-01-16 12:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PGOV AU |
08VIENNA676 | AUSTRIA ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS: POLITICAL DRIVE FOR [...] (C) Summary. Despite serious concerns about interoperability in the armed services, Austria's Defense and Foreign Ministers are pushing for a robust, though not absolute, ban on cluster munitions. To achieve this, the MFA is prepared to discuss compromise definitions of CW and clarification [...] | 2008-05-16 16:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS PREL NATO UN AU |
08VIENNA698 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY KNNP PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC AU IR |
08VIENNA70 | AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR CHAD MISSION SOLID [...] (C) A series of conversations with Austrian Foreign Ministry and Social Democratic party leaders have confirmed solid Austrian support for the EU's Chad Mission, despite a continuing campaign by opposition parties and Austria's most prominent newspaper against the deployment. MFA Security Pol [...] | 2008-01-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN MARR PREF CD AU |
08VIENNA708 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV AU |
08VIENNA713 | AUSTRIA: REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT SUSPENSION [...] (U) To date, the only known Austrian foreign investment in Cuba is a Havana brewery (Salm Brau),established in 2003. Any investment of 100,000 Euros or more must be included in the statistics of the Austrian National Bank; the bank's records to not indicate any new investments in Cuba. Since [...] | 2008-05-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AU |
08VIENNA73 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION TO AUSTRIA OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 15:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC AU |
08VIENNA752 | SARKOZY IN VIENNA: IRAN, SYRIA, ENERGY, AND [...] (C) Summary. French President Sarkozy made little progress in efforts to persuade Austria to accept autonomous EU sanctions on Iran; was briefed on Austrian plans for their June 23 conference on reconstruction of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, discussed European energy strategy in gene [...] | 2008-06-02 14:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU AU |
08VIENNA76 | Bomb Incident at Embassy: Trial on February 21 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-17 11:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENNA763 | TERRORISM FINANCE: AUSTRIA PRE-NOTIFIED FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 15:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL AU |
08VIENNA764 | AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES NABUCCO, ILISU, [...] (C) Summary: Austrian President Fischer discussed the Nabucco pipeline, the Ilisu dam project, counterterrorism, and Turkey's EU candidacy during a May 19-22 visit to Turkey, according to Turkish Embassy and Austrian MFA readouts. Fischer pressed Turkish President Gul and PM Erdogan on the nee [...] | 2008-06-05 07:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EU ENRG EPET AU |
08VIENNA797 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA798 | CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN INTERIOR MINISTERS [...] (U) Classified by: Dean Yap, Econ/Pol Counselor, Department of State. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This message contains an Embassy recommendation and action request in para 8. 3. (C) Summary. Interior Ministers of 14 central and southeastern European states will gather in Vienna Ju [...] | 2008-06-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENNA799 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA800 | OMV UNDER PRESSURE TO CONCLUDE SOUTH PARS DEAL [...] (C) Thomas Mayr-Harting, the MFA's Political Director, told EUR DAS Bryza and Charge on June 2 that OMV is under intense pressure from Iran to conclude its South Pars deal "in the next 4-5 months." Mayr-Harting said that the GoA would continue to advise OMV to go slow, but, if other European [...] | 2008-06-10 10:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR |
08VIENNA802 | OMV WILL LIKELY SIGN UP TO SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein has confirmed Russian press reports that OMV is considering joining the South Stream project. Russian media is speculating that an intergovernmental agreement could be concluded "before the end of the European Cup soccer championships" on June 29. [...] | 2008-06-10 12:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL AU |
08VIENNA810 | NABUCCO: MOVING FORWARD ON VARIOUS FRONTS DESPITE [...] (C) In a June 2 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza and Charge, OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli and Nabucco Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek sounded optimistic about the project's progress despite a number of major issues that needed to be solved. Nabucco hopes an end-of-June meeting in Den Haag will prod [...] | 2008-06-11 08:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET EINV AU |
08VIENNA83 | SENATOR SPECTER CHALLENGES AUSTRIA ON IRAN [...] (C)Summary: In a sometimes confrontational meeting with Senator Arlen Specter, senior Austrian MFA officials emphasized that the UN must remain the focal point of diplomacy vis-a-vis Iran and that an international consensus involving both Russia and China was imperative. Maintaining ties with [...] | 2008-01-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP PARM ETRD OREP AU IR |
08VIENNA843 | Austria: SPO Re-Structures in Response Internal Troubles [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA87 | FRENCH EMBASSY ON EU-3 SANCTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. According to the French Embassy in Vienna, the EU-3 expect some progress on adding names of Iranian entities and individuals to existing sanctions lists. The French willl enlist German help in persuading the Austrians to accept the addition of Bank Melli to the existing sanction [...] | 2008-01-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EU AU |
08VIENNA879 | AUSTRIA SEEKS U.S. SPEAKER FOR CONFERENCE ON [...] Summary: The Austrian Red Cross (OeRK) and the Austrian MFA (BMeiA) are presenting a conference about human rights issues called "A legal black hole? The War on Terror, human rights, and international humanitarian law." This one-day conference will take place on Sept. 15th, 2008, and includes [...] | 2008-06-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AU |
08VIENNA926 | Austria: Interior Minister-Designate Maria Fekter [...] The conservative OVP Executive Board decided June 27 to replace outgoing Interior Minister Guenter Platter with Federal Ombudswoman Maria Fekter. Platter will become governor of Tyrol province. Fekter will be sworn in July 8. Fekter Bio ---------- 2. Maria Fekter was born in February 1956 [...] | 2008-06-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
08VIENNA939 | AUSTRIA: IAEA INSPECTION IN SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AU |
08VIENNA942 | AUSTRIA'S LEADING PARTY FAVORS EU REFERENDA, PUTS [...] (U) Summary: The SPO, beset by declining public support and internal squabbles, shocked the Austrian political world June 26 when Chancellor Gusenbauer and acting SPO Chairman Werner Faymann sent a letter to the mass tabloid Kronen Zeitung announcing that henceforth the party will favor nation [...] | 2008-07-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU AU |
08VIENNA953 | AUSTRIAN INTERIOR AND FOREIGN MINISTRIES ON VISA [...] (C) Summary. Emboffs met June 26 and July 3 with Austrian Interior and Foreign Ministry officials to discuss the proposed U.S.-Austria VWP MoU and related agreements. The Interior Ministry welcomed the idea of a MoU as clarifying the extent of U.S.-Austria cooperation and facilitating their [...] | 2008-07-03 14:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER KCRM PREL EUN AU |
08VIENNA965 | Government Collapses; Austria to Vote in September [...] The Social Democrat Party (SPO) and the Conservative People's Party (OVP) decided July 7 to terminate their coalition and schedule early elections in September. 2. OVP chairman Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer announced at a press conference at 10:00 the morning of July 7 that the OVP could [...] | 2008-07-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA969 | FOOD PRICES - BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR AUSTRIAN CONSUMER [...] Food prices are a continued concern in Austria and will remain high on the agenda of Austria's new government, to be elected in September 2008. The May 2008 inflation rate of 3.7% was the highest monthly rate in fifteen years, food price inflation was 7.2%. Food prices (excluding VAT) in Aus [...] | 2008-07-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AU |
08VIENNA982 | VWP MOU AND RELATED AGREEMENTS: AUSTRIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. In a July 9 meeting with Emboffs, MoI Bi- and Multilateral Affairs Director Kurt Hager (protect) indicated he will seek Minister Fekter's approval for interagency consultations on negotiation of the HSPD-6 and Pruem-like agreements between the U.S. and Austria. However, the conc [...] | 2008-07-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER KCRM PREL EUN AU |
08VIENNA984 | SPO LETTER ON EU POLICY SHIFT SPOTLIGHTS TABLOID'S [...] (U) Summary: When Austrian Chancellor Gusenbauer and SPO party leader Werner Faymann chose to announce their party's new policy on EU referenda in a June 26 letter to the mass tabloid Kronen Zeitung, setting in motion a chain of events that led to the collapse of the government, the move highli [...] | 2008-07-10 07:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AU |
08VIENTIANE114 | MINISTER OF COMMERCE WELCOMES U.S. INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid his initial official calls on Minister of Industry and Commerce Nam Viyaketh, whose father, Samane Viyaketh, is #2 in the Politburo, and Governor of the Lao Central Bank Phouphet Khamphounvong on February 11. Minister Nam welcomed U.S. investment in Laos and [...] | 2008-02-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV EMIN ENRG PINR LA |
08VIENTIANE116 | DEMARCHE TO LAOS: HAGUE ADOPTION CONVENTION [...] The DCM called on MFA's Acting Director General for International Organizations Saleumxay Kommasith on February 14 regarding the Hague Adoption Convention. She informed Mr. Saleumxay that the U.S. has become a party to the convention and is encouraging the government of Laos (GOL) to consider [...] | 2008-02-19 00:29:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KOCI CASC PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE143 | SOMALIA AND PIRACY, SEEKING VIEWS ON POSSIBLE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 03:14:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM LA PBTS PREL SO |
08VIENTIANE145 | EIGHTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a receiving country, with some domestic trafficking victims in the commercial sex trade. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victims of trafficking, go to Thai [...] | 2008-02-29 05:44:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KFRD PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE157 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HMONG ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lao MFA Pres Department Director General Yong Chanthalangsy told the Ambassador that the 11 Hmong "voluntarily" returned from Thailand at the end of February are being held for "screening" preparatory to being allowed to return home or being resettled domestically. All are fine, [...] | 2008-03-11 03:21:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | LA PINR PREF PREL |
08VIENTIANE164 | 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT FOR LAOS [...] Following is the 2008 fiscal transparency report for Laos, as instructed in reftel. The Lao Government (GOL) budget, a summary of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal year, and a projection for the following fiscal year are generally published by the Ministry of Finance (MOF [...] | 2008-03-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE183 | BURMA REFERENDUM: DEMARCHE TO LAO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered Reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific Viroth Soundara on March 19. Mr. Viroth said that the GOL supports the roadmap process and will assess its success in creating a more representative system once it concludes. The Charge urged [...] | 2008-03-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LA BM |
08VIENTIANE202 | PLANNED CHINESE DEVELOPMENT IN VIENTIANE GENERATES [...] (C) Summary: A public controversy -- a rare thing in Laos -- is brewing over government plans to give a Chinese firm a large 1600-hectare concession near the revered That Luang monument close to the Vientiane city center. Although originally described as a location for 2,000-3,000 workers ( [...] | 2008-03-31 10:03:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV SOCI LA CH |
08VIENTIANE225 | HMONG PROTECTION ISSUES: CONVERSATION WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with MFA DG Yong Chanthalangsy (strictly protect) to raise the case of three missing Hmong Americans and to discuss the first group of 11 Hmong returned from Thailand at the end of February -- ten of whom are now resettled within Laos. The Ambassador pressed Yo [...] | 2008-04-10 10:34:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC FR LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08VIENTIANE226 | GMS SUMMIT CELEBRATES IMPROVED REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The third Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit March 30-31 featured the meeting of all six GMS heads of state in Laos. The GMS leaders agreed to the "Vientiane Plan of Action for GMS Development," an ambitious 5-year plan with a reported $20 billion price tag. During the two h [...] | 2008-04-11 04:37:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL ETRD PGOV LA CH CM VN BM TH |
08VIENTIANE227 | REPATRIATION OF 67 HMONG FROM THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 06:12:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA PHUM PREF PREL TH |
08VIENTIANE230 | HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 04:51:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KSCA LA MNUC PREL TSPA |
08VIENTIANE240 | FOOD PRICES IN LAOS: STICKY RICE PRICES REMAIN [...] Summary: Despite rising world prices for white rice, sticky (glutinous) rice, the primary rice variety eaten in Laos, has seen only moderate price rises this year. One notable aspect of Lao sticky rice prices has been their stability over the past several years despite inflation averaging 7 [...] | 2008-04-24 04:53:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EPET LA |
08VIENTIANE241 | AMBASSADOR RAISES FOOD SECURITY; CHINESE DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Topics at an April 10 Informal Quarterly Donors Meeting co-chaired by the Ambassador included food security in Laos, focusing on poor governmental policy choices in the often rice-deficient uplands areas, and the Chinese-financed development project at That Luang marsh (ref A). [...] | 2008-04-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EINV UN LA CN |
08VIENTIANE244 | NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 09:05:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL |
08VIENTIANE255 | U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 09:27:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL |
08VIENTIANE265 | DEMARCHE TO LAOS: BURMA REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: In response to delivery of Reftel demarche, a MFA official said that the GOL sees the referendum process in Burma as an internal affair, adding that the GOL hopes that the referendum and new constitution are successful. Asked whether the GOL has encouraged a more transparent p [...] | 2008-05-05 10:13:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LA BM |
08VIENTIANE266 | FOLLOWING UP ON THE ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 01:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE272 | DEMARCHE TO LAOS: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: According to an MFA official who traveled to Rangoon on May 7 with the Lao Vice Foreign Minister, Burmese officials expressed appreciation for Lao material assistance ($20,000 and three tons of food) and said that they would welcome more, but declined the GOL's offer to send an [...] | 2008-05-09 10:25:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BM LA |
08VIENTIANE291 | LAO GOVERNMENT ALLOWS BLANKET OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Reversing a 33-year-old policy, Lao officials notified the Embassy on May 19 that they would grant blanket overflight clearances for U.S. planes providing humanitarian support for Burma. This is another in a series of positive developments in U.S.-Lao military-to-military ties [...] | 2008-05-21 09:23:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL EAID PGOV LA US BM |
08VIENTIANE320 | UPDATE ON HMONG RETURNEES AND PHA LAK RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Spokesman Yong told Emboffs June 4 the 56 recent Hmong voluntary returnees from Thailand should finish processing and be sent to their home provinces soon. He said his video showing earlier returnees living peacefully in Laos was helping convince Huay Nam Khao camp residents [...] | 2008-06-05 09:02:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA PHUM PREF PREL TH |
08VIENTIANE360 | LAO OFFICIAL ANTICIPATES RAPID RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: The senior Lao official responsible for Hmong resettlement told the Ambassador that the 837 Hmong returned from Thailand on June 22 had proper shelter and food available at their temporary processing site and would begin returning to their villages next week. He claimed that the [...] | 2008-06-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC FR LA PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TH |
08VIENTIANE385 | DEMARCHE TO LAOS: SHAPING POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM delivered reftel demarche on July 2. In response, an official at the foreign ministry's Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Department noted that many of the principles set forth in the demarche were consistent with the conclusions of the UN-ASEAN-Burmese T [...] | 2008-07-07 09:11:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM EAID LA PREL |
08VIENTIANE4 | Avian Influenza Update [...] Summary: There have been no new cases of avian influenza in humans or birds since the February-March 2007 outbreak. Progress in enhancing the GOL's laboratory diagnostic capacity continues. The GOL has reiterated its commitment to sharing viral isolates. A PACOM-supported training exercise [...] | 2008-01-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KPAO SOCI ECON SCUL PREL AMED AMGT CASC |
08VIENTIANE410 | MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONS WITH LAOS STEADILY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the past two years, military-to-military relations with Laos have progressed quickly, including a long-sought agreement to exchange defense attaches (DATTs) and the implementation of an International Military Education and Training (IMET) program. The IMET program began with a [...] | 2008-07-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE415 | NATURAL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL TO LEAVE LAOS BY [...] (C) Summary: Natural Products International (NPI),a small American-owned company that has invested over $1.4 million since coming to Laos in 1997, and that in May secured a contract to produce all of the Corn-Soy Blend (CSB) for the World Food Program's (WFP) school feeding program in Laos [...] | 2008-07-28 09:22:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON KIDE PREL EAGR LA |
08VIENTIANE458 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Vientiane and various provinces in Laos and in response to the August 18, 2008, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Charge d'Affaires has determined that a [...] | 2008-08-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE465 | LAO OFFICIALS PREPARE TO ISSUE DECREE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lao Public Administration and Civil Service Authority (PACSA) is currently drafting a new decree on non-profit association (NPA) registration. The decree is expected to be submitted to the Prime Minister,s Office by the end of August. The creation of a standardized legal [...] | 2008-08-26 03:30:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL LA SOCI SCUL |
08VIENTIANE468 | LAOS AND U.S. HOLD INITIAL DISCUSSIONS ON REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-member joint State/DHS(ICE) delegation traveled to Vientiane for "preliminary discussions" about the repatriation to Laos of Lao nationals and former Lao nationals. The Government of Laos (GOL) representatives agreed that they are obligated under international law to [...] | 2008-08-26 09:33:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC KCRM LA |
08VIENTIANE485 | U.S. AND LAOS CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THIRD BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bilateral military talks held at historic Lockwood Hall on Pearl Harbor August 14-15 confirmed progress in U.S.-Lao military relations and widened the range of activities the Lao will consider during the coming year. One key focus for both sides was the upcoming exchange of Defe [...] | 2008-09-04 03:03:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE508 | LAOS DEMARCHE: KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) Embassy Vientiane approached the French and German missions September 11 regarding reftel. Neither was aware of the Serbian proposal nor had they received any instructions to approach the Government of Laos (GOL) on the issue. On September 12 Econoff spoke with Deputy Director General of [...] | 2008-09-12 06:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KVIR UN LA |
08VIENTIANE519 | Rear Admiral Burkhard Explores Initiating PACOM HIV/AIDS [...] SUMMARY: Rear Admiral (RADM) Thomas Burkhard, the Pacific Command (PACOM) Surgeon, visited Laos August 26-28 to discuss initiating U.S.-Laos military-to- military HIV/AIDS cooperation via PACOM endorsed PEPFAR (US Presidential Emergency Program for AIDS Relief) funding. Admiral Burkhard's visi [...] | 2008-09-22 06:02:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL TBIO KHIV LA |
08VIENTIANE525 | AMBASSADOR MARCIEL'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS WARMER [...] (C) Summary: Senior Lao foreign affairs, defense and law enforcement officials confirmed to EAP DAS Ambassador Scot Marciel their interest in expanding bilateral cooperation. Lao Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC) Chairman Soubanh Srithirath hailed a new spirit of results-ori [...] | 2008-09-23 09:44:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR SENV MARR LA |
08VIENTIANE562 | DASD CLAD VISIT TO LAOS CONTINUES MIL-MIL PROGRESS; LAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OSD's DASD James Clad may be the highest-ranking Pentagon policy official to have visited Vientiane since 1975. While senior DPMO officials involved in the MIA accounting process have visited regularly, Dr. Clad's visit sends another positive signal about the improving and broad [...] | 2008-10-16 08:04:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS EAID PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE569 | RADIOACTIVE SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT VIENTIANE, LAOS [...] Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to the Embassy's attention via a phone call from the Australian owner of a lo [...] | 2008-10-20 05:10:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC LA |
08VIENTIANE579 | LAOS TO HOST REGIONAL RELIGIOUS CONFERENCE; NGO, DRL VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parallel visits by the Department's first Ambassador for Religious Freedom and a key DRL staff member helped promote the issue of religious freedom in Laos this past week. AMB (ret.) Robert Seiple brought an invitation from an NGO now headed by his son for Laos to host an intern [...] | 2008-10-27 10:30:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI LA VM |
08VIENTIANE593 | OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] Embassy Vientiane has received a congratulatory letter to President-Elect Obama from Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. We will pouch the original to S/ES-CR. Text of the letter with original capitalization follows. Begin text. His Excellency Barack Ob [...] | 2008-11-07 05:38:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP PREL LA |
08VIENTIANE61 | PACAF AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP FOR LAO MILITARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Pacific Air Force (PACAF) medical specialists helped organize and funded a five-day "train the trainers" workshop on avian influenza (AI) rapid response for Lao medical personnel. More than seventy specialists -- including 35 from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) -- at [...] | 2008-01-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU LA MOPS PREL TBIO MASS |
08VIENTIANE611 | LAO MINIMALIST RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth. He acknowledged the longstanding problems presented by Burma but pointed out that the "ASEAN approach" to dealing with problems -- including the principle of non-interference -- [...] | 2008-11-21 00:45:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | BM LA PGOV PHUM PREL |
08VIENTIANE612 | THE LAO SAPPHIRE INDUSTRY IN A NUTSHELL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Laos has significant gem resources, its sapphire industry remains paralyzed by a lack of capital and the technological expertise needed to develop it. A cumbersome bureaucracy and worries about corruption cause many foreign companies to avoid investing in long-term pr [...] | 2008-11-21 09:58:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ETRD PHUM PREL BM LA |
08VIENTIANE632 | BABY STEPS: U.S. SPEAKER BLONG XIONG OPENS SOME DOORS IN LAOS [...] SUMMARY. Blong Xiong, President of the Fresno City Council, participated in a U.S. Speaker program in Laos from November 17-21 that Post had planned to focus on local governance and constituent services in the United States for roundtables of smaller audiences from academic and administrative [...] | 2008-12-04 10:34:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | LA KPAO PREL |
08VIENTIANE645 | U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE OFFICE OPENS IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new U.S. Defense Attache (DATT) to Laos, LTC Jamie McAden, was warmly welcomed by senior Lao military and Foreign Affairs officials December 5 to mark the opening of the U.S. Defense Attache Office in Vientiane. This restores the bilateral defense relationship with Laos broken [...] | 2008-12-15 03:31:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | LA MARR MOPS PINR PREL MASS |
08VIENTIANE658 | FIRST DIPLOMATIC ACCESS TO HMONG RECENTLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pressure from the U.S. and like-minded members of the international community on the GOL to allow independent access to Hmong repatriated from Thailand has finally resulted in a significant step forward. On December 10, the MFA arranged for the Ambassador and other diplomats and [...] | 2008-12-18 10:36:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | LA PHUM PREF PREL SOCI TH |
08VIENTIANE68 | CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SOUTHERN LAOS ABATING [...] (U) Summary: The cholera outbreak in southern Laos that began in mid-December (reftel) appears to be abating. The director of the World Heath Organization's (WHO) office in Laos expressed appreciation for USG interest in assisting but said that no additional resources are necessary at this [...] | 2008-01-30 07:18:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS SOCI PREL AMED EAID LA |
08VIENTIANE94 | SERIES OF BREAKTHROUGHS WITH LAO MILITARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on Ministry of National Defense (MND) Chief of Cabinet (Permanent Secretary) Brigadier General Sisophonh Bang-one-seng-det February 8 to deliver recently-received materials from the PACOM Chiefs of Defense Conference which BG Sisophonh had attended. At the [...] | 2008-02-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA MARR MASS MOPS PREL |
08VIENTIANE97 | LAOS: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS GRANT PROPOSALS FOR FY2008 [...] Embassy Vientiane recommends funding of the four proposals (two ESF and two INCLE) summarized in paragraph three, all of which address deficiencies identified in the Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Laos and the Interim Assessment. Only four proposals were submitted for this gran [...] | 2008-02-12 07:46:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG LA |
08VILNIUS100 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL PUSH ON OPENINGS TO GEORGIA, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Head of Common Foreign and Security Policy Division (EU Department) Egidijus Navikas February 15. Navikas re-confirmed GOL's intent to issue a statement in support of Kosovo independence immediately after the EU and the United States. Navikas said he th [...] | 2008-02-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL KVIR IS IR CD BM LH |
08VILNIUS1007 | BELARUS: REGIME DITHERING AS ECONOMIC CRISIS GROWS AND [...] (SBU) Showing precious little understanding of the situation in which Europe's last dictatorship finds itself, the Belarusian regime is making only limited positive political gestures and is in denial regarding the depth of the financial crisis. While the fundamental stability of the Belarusi [...] | 2008-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PREL CASC BO |
08VILNIUS1019 | LITHUANIA TO SIGN CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MOPS NATO LH |
08VILNIUS1026 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS EASTERN PARTNERSHIP LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania hopes the EU, following the GAERC and the subsequent European Council meetings next week, will endorse the launch of the Eastern Partnership, a multilateral "platform" for EU 27 consultation and assistance with six former Soviet states. The Lithuanians will also look fo [...] | 2008-12-05 09:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH |
08VILNIUS1030 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 5, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Youth Leader Denied Readmission (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Briefly Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Rallies Banned (para. 4) - Brest Opposition Activists Fi [...] | 2008-12-08 05:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS1040 | LITHUANIAN ACTIVITY TOWARD CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 06:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU LH |
08VILNIUS1046 | LITHUANIA WILL CONSIDER FUNDING SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 11:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC EUN LE LH |
08VILNIUS1047 | YUSHCHENKO VISITS LITHUANIA, REBUFFED ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: President Adamkus and Ukrainian President Yushchenko met December 9 in Vilnius to sign a "roadmap" for the Joint Declaration of Strategic Partnership, previously announced in May. They also discussed Ukraine's membership in the new EU Eastern Partnership initiative, and the NATO- [...] | 2008-12-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG UP LH |
08VILNIUS118 | LITHUANIA EVALUATING SITUATION IN CUBA; NO HINT OF [...] (SBU) We shared reftel points with Lina Antanaviciene, acting Director of the MFA's Americas, Africa, Asia, and Pacific Department. Antanaviciene thanked us for the information, and confirmed that events in Cuba had begun a discussion within the MFA about how to respond. She assured us that [...] | 2008-02-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CU LH |
08VILNIUS146 | LITHUANIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOL priority for the March 10-11 GAERC is increased EU engagement with Georgia. The Lithuanians are supportive of our positions on Kosovo and Pakistan, and we urged them to adopt a strong policy toward limited engagement with Syria and advocate it within the EU. The GOL doubt [...] | 2008-03-07 14:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE |
08VILNIUS193 | JUDGE ORDERS CONTINUANCE IN KIM CASE, TRIAL TO BE [...] (C) After opening formalities, Andrey Kim's trial for an alleged assault against a police officer during a January entrepreneurs' demonstration was halted April 1. The presiding judge ordered both a continuance in the case and the joining of this trial with another trial of Kim and numerous [...] | 2008-04-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR BO LH |
08VILNIUS198 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 04, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Vandals Attack Opposition Party Headquarters (para. 3) - Milinkevich Holds Meetings in Gomel Region (para. 4) [...] | 2008-04-05 08:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS203 | MFA PUSHES FOR ANSWER ON TALKS [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 7 to underscore the urgency of receipt of an answer to Belarus' willingness for talks between our Ambassadors in a third country. Lazerko stated that Belarus' decision to cut diplomatic staff in the U.S., and to demand [...] | 2008-04-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO |
08VILNIUS209 | MFA ENCOURAGED BY USG INTEREST IN AMBASSADORS' MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge relayed April 8 to MFA Americas Directorate Chief Vadim Lazerko USG willingness to participate in discussions at the level of Ambassadors in Brussels on or after April 10 (ref). Lazerko stated that this was "very good news" and an encouraging step, and he agreed to be in contact r [...] | 2008-04-09 07:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR CASC CVIS BO |
08VILNIUS226 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 11, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Official: Opposition Recommendations Constructive (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Banned From Traveling to Poland (para. 3) - Former Prisoner to Found Radiation Safety Cen [...] | 2008-04-11 10:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MCAP ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS235 | Bloggers, Officials React to Sanctions, Diplomatic Row [...] (SBU) Post has monitored the Belarusian public's reaction to recent events in the country including Belneftekhim sanctions, Belarus' recall of its Ambassador to the U.S., GOB demands for American Embassy staff reductions and the resulting suspension of some consular operations, and a spurious [...] | 2008-04-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI ASEC CMGT BO |
08VILNIUS261 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 18, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Vitebsk Opposition Activists Fined and Detained (para. 2) - Independent Journalist Jailed (para. 3) - Internet Child Porn Ring Members Arrested (para. 4) - Activists P [...] | 2008-04-21 07:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO |
08VILNIUS262 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES BAHRAIN AS NEW MEMBER OF GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PTER BA LH |
08VILNIUS277 | REGIME RENEWS DEMAND FOR EMBASSY STAFF CUT [...] (SBU) MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko called in Charge April 23 to renew previous calls for mutual cuts in diplomatic staff to six -- the Ambassador and and one slot reserved for ambassadors currently on consultations. He said that the reason for such a move was the lack of readin [...] | 2008-04-23 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC OFDP ASEC BO |
08VILNIUS290 | LITHUANIA INTERESTED IN FUTURE OF TURKEY'S ROLE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 11:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL TU LH |
08VILNIUS313 | REGIME PNG'S TEN U.S. DIPLOMATS [...] (SBU) When Charge delivered Washington's refusal to submit to diplomatic staff cuts demanded by Belarus (refs A, B),MFA Americas Department Chief Vadim Lazerko delivered him with a list of ten U.S. diplomats declared "persona non grata" and ordered to depart the country by 1500 local time May [...] | 2008-05-02 04:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC OFDP BO |
08VILNIUS318 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 02, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Prominent Protestant Pastor Fined (para. 2) - Police Confiscate Independent Newspaper Print Run (para. 3) - BKGB Drops Case against Opposition Youth (para. 4) - Opposi [...] | 2008-05-05 04:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS325 | EMBASSY VILNIUS ON DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM LH BO CU |
08VILNIUS341 | U.S. EMBASSY MINSK -- THE POWER OF ONE [...] (SBU) On April 30, together with nine colleagues, I was declared "persona non grata" and given seventy-two hours to depart Belarus (reftel). The days since my departure have afforded me an opportunity to reflect on my tour and on some policy and management decisions that proved critical to o [...] | 2008-05-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
08VILNIUS345 | LITHUANIA: CONCERNED ABOUT CRISIS IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LH BM |
08VILNIUS353 | BELARUS: VICTORY DAY "IN THE FACE OF TODAY'S THREATS" [...] (SBU) Charge attended the official May 9 ceremony marking the 63rd anniversary of Allied victory in Europe. Participating in a wreath-laying ceremony with the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the Ambassadors of Russia, Serbia, and Vietnam, Charge was able to closely observe Lukashenko and his [...] | 2008-05-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
08VILNIUS358 | BELARUS: REGIME BLOCKING FREEDOM OF TRAVEL [...] (SBU) As reported previously, the GOB introduced a new database at the beginning of 2008 to track its citizens as they travel abroad. Entered into the database are an estimated 100,000 names (over one percent of the population) of persons who are not allowed to leave Belarus, ostensibly due t [...] | 2008-05-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
08VILNIUS373 | EMBASSY MINSK BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 16, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Belarusian Helsinki Committee Elects New Chairman (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 3) - Outlawed Small Business Association Registered i [...] | 2008-05-16 16:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS388 | BELARUS: BLOGGERS REACT TO DIPLOMATIC CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Post has been monitoring the Belarusian public's reaction to the recent escalation in diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and the GOB. As the series of threatening public statements by the GOB culminated in the May 3 departure of eleven U.S. diplomats declared personae non gratae, ther [...] | 2008-05-20 12:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR PHUM SOCI BO |
08VILNIUS398 | BELARUS: EU MEETS POLITICAL PRISONER'S DAUGHTER [...] (SBU) Charge hosted a meeting May 20 to introduce Olga Kozulina, daughter and lead representative of political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin, to French Ambassador Mireille Musso -- currently representing the EU Presidency -- and recently-arrived European Commission Delegation Charge Jean-Eric Hol [...] | 2008-05-22 14:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO |
08VILNIUS401 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 23, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Activists Fined And Sentenced To Jail Terms (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Three Russian Channels (para. 3) - Police Disperse Opposition Rally (para. [...] | 2008-05-23 08:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS407 | BELARUS: BANKING SECTOR OPEN FOR INVESTMENT [...] (U) According to various news agencies in Georgia and Belarus, Georgia's largest private bank "Bank of Georgia" announced May 13 that it had signed an agreement to purchase a 70 percent stake in the private Belarusian Popular Bank. Reportedly, the USD 34.2 million deal also allows the purchas [...] | 2008-05-28 14:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL BO |
08VILNIUS408 | BELARUS: OFFICIALS DOWNPLAY SANCTIONS IMPACT [...] (U) A number of GOB officials commented in the media on the May 15 designation of three Belarusian firms by the U.S. Treasury Department, dismissing any significant impact. They claimed that subsidiaries of the Belarusian energy conglomerate "Belneftekhim" had already converted financial tran [...] | 2008-05-28 14:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
08VILNIUS418 | BELARUS: WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - May 30, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Grodno Opposition Leader Warned Over A Concert (para. 2) - Radio Racyja Journalist Denied Accreditation (para. 3) - Human Rights Activist Fined and Jailed (para. 4) - [...] | 2008-05-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS422 | BELARUS: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH LUKASHENKO'S SON [...] (S/NF) Charge met May 21 with Viktor Lukashenko, President Aleksandr Lukashenko's oldest son and national security advisor. The meeting was a simple exchange of views; Viktor did not offer any concessions or speak of prospects that the current situation -- either the violations of Belarusian [...] | 2008-05-30 14:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR BO |
08VILNIUS425 | EMBASSY VISITS AILING IMPRISONED AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Conoff met June 2 with ailing American citizen Emanuel Zeltser who has been held in Belarusian KGB pretrial confinement since March 12. Since the last visit on April 25 Zeltser's health had significantly worsened; he had lost even more weight, had trouble standing and walking, supportin [...] | 2008-06-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CACS PREL PHUM BO |
08VILNIUS428 | LITHUANIA ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] Irena Skardziuviene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy division, told us on June 2 that the GOL has not decided which candidate to support for IOM Director General. She noted that the GOL supports the idea of a two term limit and therefore does not support the incumbent. 2. Skardziuv [...] | 2008-06-03 08:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC |
08VILNIUS429 | BELARUS: EMBASSY SEIZES MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) In recent months of escalating tension with the GOB, post has engaged the local independent and state-run press on numerous occasions, ensuring that the USG perspective is heard by as wide a Belarusian audience as possible. A series of attacks by the state-dominated media on the Embassy [...] | 2008-06-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO BO |
08VILNIUS444 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 6, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Gomel Opposition Activist Obliged to Pay Income Tax (para. 2) - Prominent Opposition Activist Jailed (para. 3) - Opposition Leader Denied Travel Ban Appeal (para. 4) - [...] | 2008-06-06 13:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS459 | LITHUANIA WILL NOT PLEDGE AT LEBANON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM XG LE LH |
08VILNIUS469 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 13, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Union Of Poles' Leader Fined (para. 2) - Opposition Concerned by Low Nuclear Energy Awareness (para. 3) - Nesvizh Malady Front Leader Fined (para. 4) - Five Malady Fro [...] | 2008-06-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS472 | EMBASSY VILNIUS: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] Summary: Anti-Semitism and general intolerance are areas of concern in Lithuania. There are three specific issues that could warrant an expression of concern at the HDIM meetings: (1) lack of consistent condemnation by GOL officials of intolerant acts; (2) lack of protection of an old Jewi [...] | 2008-06-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OSCE PREL KDEM LH |
08VILNIUS473 | LITHUANIA IN IRAQ: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Advisor to the Prime Minister Mindaugas Jurkynas told Ambassador June 10 that President Adamkus and PM Kirkilas are both committed to Lithuanian troops remaining in Iraq past July, despite DefMin Olekas's almost daily, public statements to the contrary. Jurkynas said the State Defense Coun [...] | 2008-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO IZ LH |
08VILNIUS475 | LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN: WHERE THEY ARE NOW [...] (C) Summary: The GOL secured conditional funding from UAE and Saudi officials for reconstruction projects in Ghor province in a meeting facilitated and attended by USAID Administrator Fore on the margins of the June 12 Paris Conference. MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa intends to combine a trip to Ghor i [...] | 2008-06-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LH |
08VILNIUS476 | LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH U.S.-EU COOPERATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LH |
08VILNIUS479 | JEWISH ISSUES UPDATE: RESTITUTION STALLED, SLOW [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania continues to struggle with the legacy of the Holocaust and how to honor its once vibrant Jewish heritage. More than four years after joining NATO, Lithuania has yet to restitute Jewish communal property in any meaningful way and there are no signs of moving forward. A [...] | 2008-06-18 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL PREL LH |
08VILNIUS486 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 20, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Slonim Civil Society Activist Fined (para. 2) - Opposition Leader Warned Over Inquiry (para. 3) - Police Raid Opposition Activist's Residence (para. 4) - Autocephalous [...] | 2008-06-20 11:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS492 | SCENESETTER FOR PM KIRKILAS'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas comes to Washington at a time of change for Lithuania. In less than a generation, the country has gone from the yoke of Soviet authoritarianism to being an EU and NATO member, punching above its weight in out of area missions. However, having achieved it [...] | 2008-06-25 13:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM LH |
08VILNIUS501 | VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY CHRISTIAN KENNEDY: GOL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Lithuania June 19-20 and met with members of the Jewish community and GOL officials. He found that, despite the upcoming visit of PM Kirkilas to Washington and resolutions pending in the U.S. Congress cri [...] | 2008-06-27 10:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL PREL LH |
08VILNIUS502 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 27, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Christian Democratic Activist Expelled (para. 2) - Christian Democracy Party Denied Registration (para. 3) - National Bolshevist Party Activist Fined (para. 4) - BKGB [...] | 2008-06-27 11:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS536 | CONVICTED NAZI COLLABORATOR DAILIDE ESCAPES PRISON [...] On July 4, the Lithuanian Court of Appeals upheld the Vilnius District Court ruling of March 2006 that convicted but did not punish Algimantas Mykolas Dailide. Dailide had been found guilty of unlawful treatment of civilians during wartime but the judge ruled that he did not have to serve ti [...] | 2008-07-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KAWC LH |
08VILNIUS542 | LITHUANIA WISHES US LUCK FOR PRISONERS OF [...] (U) Irena Skardziuviene, Head of the MFA's UN and Council of Europe Division, told us on July 2 that the GOL was pleased with the EU-U.S. cooperation on the prisoners of conscience declaration. She said that, although she was not clear on the details, she thought it was unfortunate that ther [...] | 2008-07-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM LH |
08VILNIUS551 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS PREL MARR PARM LH |
08VILNIUS552 | LITHUANIA WILL MAINTAIN CURRENT NTM-I TRAINERS; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO LH UP |
08VILNIUS556 | BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 11, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled from Schools (para. 2) - Minsk Authorities Ban Opposition Demonstrations (para. 3) - Independent Newspaper Evicted (para. 4) - Parliamentary [...] | 2008-07-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS564 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 18, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled (para. 2) - Demonstration Dispersed and Opposition Leader Beaten (para. 3) - United Civic Party Youths Jailed (para. 4) - Human Rights Adv [...] | 2008-07-18 07:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS570 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BRING UKRAINE INTO [...] (C) On July 17, MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas discussed July GAERC points with Post, stressing that Ukraine is front and center on the agenda for the Lithuanians. They will lobby for consensus on a title to a future EU-Ukraine agreement (the Lithuanians want 'Enh [...] | 2008-07-18 12:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV XG LH |
08VILNIUS571 | LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC IAEA LH |
08VILNIUS576 | LITHUANIA WILL RAISE FARC CONCERNS IN EU TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EUN VE LH |
08VILNIUS586 | LITHUANIA: ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 12:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP LH |
08VILNIUS594 | LITHUANIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN NAM MEETINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 11:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER NATO LH |
08VILNIUS599 | ALSO WANTS TO SEE SARG ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IR IZ LH |
08VILNIUS600 | LITHUANIA FAVORS TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION DESPITE AKP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 13:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU EUN LH |
08VILNIUS603 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 25, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Denied Appeal (para. 2) - United Civic Party Members Detained and Warned (para. 3) - Prisoners' Rights Advocates Detained, Searched (para. 4) - Christian De [...] | 2008-07-28 03:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS610 | LITHUANIA OK ON NEW GI MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP LH |
08VILNIUS622 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 1, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Militia Disbands Youth Tent Camp (para. 2) - Nomination of Representatives to Precinct Election Commissions Continues (para. 3) - Opposition Parliamentary Hopeful Take [...] | 2008-08-01 05:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS637 | GOL NOT CONCERNED BY EC INQUIRY INTO LEO FORMATION [...] (C) Following an inadequate first response from the Ministry of the Economy, the EC recently made a second request to the GOL to explain how the non-transparent formation of the national power holding company, LEO LT, did not violate EU directives on public procurement, according to Deividas [...] | 2008-08-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL LH |
08VILNIUS657 | TFGG01: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS NAC LANGUAGE ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Post shared reftel language August 11 with MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius, who predicted that Lithuania will agree to the statement language at the August 12 NAC. 2. (C) Leskevicius told us that FM Vaitiekunas, having just returned from Tbi [...] | 2008-08-11 15:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG GG LH |
08VILNIUS663 | BELARUS: REGIME NEUTRAL ON GEORGIA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Utterly dependent on Russia for energy supplies and with close societal and military links, Belarusian relations with Moscow range from obeisant to defiant. At the same time, the GOB has maintained cordial relations with Georgia throughout that country's difficulties with Russia. Conta [...] | 2008-08-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINR BO GG |
08VILNIUS666 | TFGG01: LITHUANIA TO PUSH EU VISA FACILITATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG GG LH |
08VILNIUS667 | LITHUANIA WILL NOT OPPOSE INDIA EXCEPTION AT NSG [...] Robertas Rosinas, head of the MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division, told us on August 12 that the GOL will not oppose the exception for India at the NSG meetings August 21-22. He noted GOL concerns that India is not part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty -- concern shared by mo [...] | 2008-08-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC LH IN |
08VILNIUS668 | BELARUS: SPAT WITH RUSSIA OVER GEORGIA [...] (SBU) The neutrality of the Belarusian regime with regard to the conflict in Georgia (reftel) has now become the topic of a public bilateral dispute between Minsk and Moscow. Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Surikov, in remarks to the media August 12, decried the GOB's "timid silence" and complai [...] | 2008-08-13 10:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINR BO GG |
08VILNIUS688 | LITHUANIA WILL CONSULT BEFORE EU CHANGES KARADZIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-21 08:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU LH |
08VILNIUS689 | TFGG01: LITHUANIA IMPRESSED WITH NATO SOLIDARITY; [...] (C) Lithuania remains very forward leaning in its reaction to the situation in Georgia. President Adamkus told Charge August 20 that he was pressing EU heads of state to take a more supportive stand on Georgia, and was pleased with the August 19 NAC statement. MFA Director of Transatlantic C [...] | 2008-08-21 11:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG GG LH |
08VILNIUS696 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 22, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Fewer Parliamentary Hopefuls Apply For Registration (para. 2) - Opposition Hopefuls Banned From Registration (para. 3) - Solidarity Demonstration Participants Detained [...] | 2008-08-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS697 | LITHUANIAN CITIES REJECT EC'S TOLERANCE TRUCK [...] Summary. The mayors of Lithuania's two largest cities, Vilnius and Kaunas, denied permission for the European Commission's "For Diversity, Against Discrimination" truck to set up its event in public squares. Instead, the pro-diversity campaign was relegated to a supermarket parking lot in V [...] | 2008-08-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI LH |
08VILNIUS708 | RUSSIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, LITHUANIA AND THE EU: [...] (C) Summary: The Russian Ambassador told the GOL August 27 that it would pay a price, including being subject to "not ordinary measures," for its outspoken support for Georgia, according to Lithuanian MFA U/S Zygimantas Pavilionis. He also reported that FRG Chancellor Merkel, in her visit to [...] | 2008-08-27 15:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XG GG RU LH |
08VILNIUS715 | ADAMKUS WILL RAISE SUSPENSION OF POST-PCA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 14:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GG LH |
08VILNIUS716 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON NATO-MED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO LH |
08VILNIUS721 | GOL PM AND FM CAUTION BELARUSIAN COUNTERPARTS ON [...] (C) In separate conversations September 2, Lithuanian Prime Minister Kirkilas and Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas each cautioned their Belarusian counterparts on recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Acting Director of the MFA's Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus told [...] | 2008-09-03 15:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO LH |
08VILNIUS724 | GYMNICH: LITHUANIA FAVORS ESDP MISSION FOR [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 4 that GOL Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 5 Gymnich (refs a and b) in favor of sending an ESDP Mission to Georgia (and contributing Lithuanian personnel),making a political de [...] | 2008-09-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN RU GG LH |
08VILNIUS727 | LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SEND HEALTH MINISTER TO API [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 11:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL KFLU AORC |
08VILNIUS728 | LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT UNFC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL LH |
08VILNIUS731 | LITHUANIA WILL NOT SUPPORT SERBIA'S ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN LH |
08VILNIUS732 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS STRONG U.S. ACTIONS ON HUMAN [...] Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN Division, told us on September 4 that the GOL was glad to see the USG take an active role on human rights at UNGA, particularly since the USG limited its involvement with the HRC. She said that the GOL is likely to support all the USG's human rights init [...] | 2008-09-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN LH |
08VILNIUS735 | SNIPISKES CEMETERY UPDATE: GPR STUDY RESULTS AND [...] (U) Arieh Klein, Israeli geotechnical consultant, and Amit Ronen, representative of the Israeli firm Geotech, presented the results of their Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) study to the GOL's Geological Service on September 3. The study revealed dozens of "anomalies" in the ground that are co [...] | 2008-09-05 15:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL LH |
08VILNIUS759 | IRAQ COALITION CHANGES: LITHUANIAN MNF-I AND NTM-I [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL IZ LH |
08VILNIUS760 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 12, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Expelled From University (para. 2) - Central Election Commission Challenges Eight Registration Denials (para. 3) - Supreme Court Overturns Two Registr [...] | 2008-09-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS761 | GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS ESDP ACCESS TO ALL OF [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post September 11 that GOL FM Petras Vaitiekunas will speak at the September 15-16 GAERC mainly on Georgia and Belarus. Navikas said Vaitiekunas favors conclusion language calling for Russia to decrease forces in Georgia to [...] | 2008-09-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN XG GG BO LH |
08VILNIUS784 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 19, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Brest Opposition Activists Arrested (para. 2) - Police Violently Disperse Solidarity Demonstration (para. 3) - Soligorsk Malady Front Activist Detained (para. 4) - Cen [...] | 2008-09-19 14:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS786 | BELARUS: REGIME AVOIDING RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (SBU) As discussed in reftels, the GOB has occasionally chosen a distinct approach to Georgia. Despite ridiculously elaborate praise of Russian aggression, Minsk has so far avoided calls from Moscow for the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. For now, the regime continues to play for [...] | 2008-09-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR BO GG |
08VILNIUS807 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 26, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Belarusian Christian Democrat Detained at Border (para. 2) - Opposition Activist Banned from Foreign Travel (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful Assaulted (para. 4) - Malady [...] | 2008-09-29 05:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS828 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 3, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Dismissed from Workplace (para. 2) - Embattled Protestant Community Offered Land (para. 3) - Opposition Protests Election Results (para. 4) - No Op [...] | 2008-10-07 05:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS834 | BELARUS TO TABLE UNGA RESOLUTION ON WMD, REQUESTS USG [...] (U) Ihar Uhorych, Deputy Head of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control, requested a meeting with Charge October 7 to present a non-paper on the subject of a resolution the GOB intends to bring to the UNGA October 17. 2. (U) The draft resolution -- text not provide [...] | 2008-10-07 15:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP UNGA BO |
08VILNIUS841 | BELARUS: LOOKING FORWARD [...] (S) Belarus' failed parliamentary elections are behind us and the democratic forces are working to consolidate and strengthen themselves. We are following their efforts closely, and advocate continued support and engagement with them by U.S. and other NGOs, focused primarily on the existing [...] | 2008-10-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM ETRD BO |
08VILNIUS843 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WORRIED DRAFT LANGUAGE NOT STRONG [...] (C) MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Head Egidijus Navikas told Post October 8 that Lithuania is concerned that current GAERC draft language "welcoming the progress of withdrawal" by the Russians in Georgia implies Russia is close to completing the commitments it made August 12 and Septe [...] | 2008-10-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PHUM GG BO UZ ZI LH |
08VILNIUS853 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG: NO PROBLEM ON AGENDA BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PREL PINS PINR PTER KGIC LH |
08VILNIUS854 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 10, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Convictions for Assault against Opposition Activist (para. 2) - Foreign Students Protest Racist Attacks (para. 3) - Malady Front Splits (para. 4) - Independent Weekly [...] | 2008-10-10 15:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS865 | LITHUANIA WILL PLEDGE ONE MILLION EUROS AT GEORGIA [...] MFA's Director of Development Cooperation and Democracy Promotion Renatas Juska told Post October 15 that the GOL plans to make a pledge of one million euros, to be spread over two years, at the Georgia Donors Conference October 22. Juska said that the Lithuanians intend their pledge to go tow [...] | 2008-10-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID EFIN GG LH |
08VILNIUS868 | LITHUANIA WANTS INCREASED USG ATTENTION VIA [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian political leaders have recently called in Vilnius and Washington for the U.S. to revive the 1998 Baltic Charter as a mechanism to get a more "muscular" USG presence in the Baltic region, and also have the U.S. help resolve Lithuania's security related issues. The Lithu [...] | 2008-10-17 09:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTIA NATO XG ZB LH |
08VILNIUS880 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 17, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Central Election Commission Dismisses Appeals (para. 2) - Lukashenka Places Restrictions on Respite Programs for Children (para. 3) - EU Suspends Travel Ban for Six Mo [...] | 2008-10-21 05:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS898 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Secretary Chertoff, welcome to Lithuania! We and the Government of Lithuania are very much looking forward to your visit on October 30. The announcement by President Bush of Lithuania's entry into the Visa Waiver Program October 17 was the fulfillment of a long standing (and much discus [...] | 2008-10-22 15:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DHS KHLS KCSY EUN LH |
08VILNIUS899 | LITHUANIA TO PURSUE REDUCTION IN SCHENGEN VISA FEE [...] (C) MFA Head of Belarus Division Marijus Gudynas told Post October 17 that Lithuania is pleased with the recent European Council declaration temporarily suspending the travel ban on Belarusian President Lukashenka. He said current Lithuanian policy toward Belarus will follow parallel tracks -- [...] | 2008-10-22 15:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU BO LH |
08VILNIUS903 | LITHUANIA, THE EU, AND RUSSIA: POSSIBLE VETO ON [...] (C) Lithuanian MFA U/S Zygimantas Pavilionis told Charge October 23 that he is very concerned that the EU is going to cave on normalizing relations with Russia in the coming weeks. Given pressure from France and Germany (along with southern tier countries),the November 10 GAERC will likely d [...] | 2008-10-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GG LH |
08VILNIUS905 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 24, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Popular Front Celebrates 20th Anniversary (para. 2) - Democratic Seniors Denied Registration (para. 3) - Independent Election Observer Fined (para. 4) - Opposition You [...] | 2008-10-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS912 | CONSERVATIVES WIN SECOND ROUND; CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: With preliminary results in, the Conservative Party appears to have won a significant plurality in the new Seimas (parliament) with 44 (of a total 171) seats. The Conservatives are moving quickly with probable coalition partners National Revival, Liberal Movement, and Liberal an [...] | 2008-10-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LH |
08VILNIUS92 | PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...] | 2008-02-14 07:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH |
08VILNIUS923 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS TO BUILD CONSENSUS TO DELAY [...] (C) Post discussed ref a points October 30 with MFA Head of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Division Egidijus Navikas in anticipation of the November 3 Gymnich and the November 10-11 GAERC. The most pressing issues to the Lithuanians for these two meetings are the resolution of the Geo [...] | 2008-10-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN RS GG AF LH |
08VILNIUS924 | LITHUANIA, EU ADVOCATE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TO BOSNIAN [...] (C) The MFA's Acting Head of EU Enlargement Nerijus Aleksiejunas told Post October 28 that Lithuania is concerned by the deteriorating situation in Bosnia (ref a) -- all the more disturbing, he pointed out, given that the Bosnians just signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the E [...] | 2008-10-31 14:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XG BK EU LH |
08VILNIUS928 | BELARUS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: FEELING THE [...] (U) Until recently, the GOB voiced no concern regarding the global financial situation. However, as the crisis deepens and expands, and its negative effects become more visible in Belarus, the regime is looking for ways to limit the consequences while fundamentally maintaining its command eco [...] | 2008-10-31 17:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BO |
08VILNIUS93 | LITHUANIA: PURSUING THE U.S. AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: One year ago, we laid out a plan to engage the Lithuanian government strategically to support key U.S. objectives, especially in mobilizing the government to support the Global War on Terror and to promote democracy in the former Soviet Union. With PM Gediminas Kirk [...] | 2008-02-14 08:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV OIIP LH |
08VILNIUS931 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...] | 2008-11-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS932 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 31, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested (para. 2) - Election Authorities Deny Final Appeals (para. 3) - Opposition Hopeful's Supporters Heavily Fined (para. 4) - Pro-Regime NGO Hold [...] | 2008-11-04 06:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS940 | BELARUS: STATUS OF EMBASSY OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) All but four of Embassy Minsk's 35 State and other agency Americans departed post in two phases -- March 27 and May 3, 2008 -- as a result of demands by the GOB, lashing out in response to expanded USG economic sanctions. One of our highest priorities is maintaining the employment of ou [...] | 2008-11-04 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT APER CMGT PREL ABUD BO |
08VILNIUS941 | BELARUS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: IMF MISSION DOWN [...] (SBU) As discussed refs, the global financial crisis is beginning to be seen in various ways in Belarus, and GOB economists realize the necessity of economic reforms. However, there are no solid indications that the country's political leadership is prepared to junk its failed obsession with [...] | 2008-11-04 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BO |
08VILNIUS944 | LITHUANIA AWARE OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN LH |
08VILNIUS950 | LITHUANIA IMPLEMENTING LATEST FATF REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 10:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN LH |
08VILNIUS951 | BELARUS: PROSPECTS FOR REGIME APPROVAL OF INCREASE [...] (U) This message builds on ref A, which provides a report on the current status of operations at Embassy Minsk. 2. (C) Post anticipates that Lukashenka -- who is under increasing economic pressure and is now seeking a USD 2 billion loan for the IMF as reported ref B -- may soon make some [...] | 2008-11-06 10:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT APER CMGT PREL ABUD BO |
08VILNIUS953 | LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP |
08VILNIUS956 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WILL NOT JOIN CONSENSUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RS XG LH |
08VILNIUS957 | (C) LITHUANIA WANTS NATO CONSENSUS ON MEDVEDEV [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius discussed with Post November 5 Lithuanian views on both the Medvedev Proposals and the recent Russian announcement of plans to deploy the short-range "Iskander" missile system in neighboring Kaliningrad. Le [...] | 2008-11-06 15:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO XG LH |
08VILNIUS958 | (U) PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW TO EQUATE NAZI AND [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania,s outgoing parliament on November 6 failed to outlaw praise or denial of Soviet aggression against Lithuania, but backers of the measure expect to try again next year. They said their bill was the first step in an effort to have the European Union legally equate the Sovi [...] | 2008-11-06 15:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | LH PGOV PREL EUN |
08VILNIUS960 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 7, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Travel Ban (para. 2) - Opposition Activist Fined (para. 3) - Opposition Commemorates Ancestors, Stalin Terror Victims (para. 4) - Kurapaty Vandals [...] | 2008-11-07 10:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS962 | NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE, SEEKS TO DEAL WITH [...] (U) Summary: Lithuania's new government is taking shape as the four parties in the ruling coalition divide up ministerial posts and draft the government program. The parties agree that their most pressing task is to deal with economic challenges. While most of these result from Lithuanian po [...] | 2008-11-10 16:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LH |
08VILNIUS968 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 14, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Kurapaty Vandals Face Criminal Charges (para. 2) - Malady Front Members Sentenced to Jail (para. 3) - Catholics Continue Fasting to Return Former Monastery (para. 4) - [...] | 2008-11-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS972 | ESTA OUTREACH IN LITHUANIA [...] (U) Summary. Post has an aggressive outreach program underway for the Electronic System of Travel Authorization (ESTA). Post introduced the concept of ESTA in spring 2008, in anticipation of Lithuania's admission to the Visa Waiver Program. Post intensified outreach efforts in fall 2008, wh [...] | 2008-11-18 12:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO KHLS EN LH |
08VILNIUS974 | LITHUANIA TAKES PREVENTING IRANIAN PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 06:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP LH |
08VILNIUS981 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 21, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - MFA Says Lukashenka's Comment on Iskander Missiles Misinterpreted (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Lawyer Unable to See Hunger-Striking [...] | 2008-11-21 15:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VILNIUS984 | LITHUANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 14:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY LH |
08VILNIUS986 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS COMPLIANCE ON NON-PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA LH |
08VILNIUS995 | RUSSIAN LOBBYING LITHUANIA FOR MEDVEDEV PROPOSALS [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius told Post November 21 that the Russians are not lobbying the Lithuanians in Vilnius for the Medvedev proposals (ref). He said it would be a waste of time looking for support from the Lithuanians and the Rus [...] | 2008-11-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO RU LH |
08VILNIUS997 | BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 28, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Lukashenka Notes Positive Changes in EU-Belarus Relations (para. 2) - Lukashenko Signed Two Edicts in Support of Cooperation with the European Comm [...] | 2008-11-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
08VLADIVOSTOK102 | ADDICTION, SMUGGLING, AND CRIME IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] Summary. Speakers at a drug prevention conference discussed the challenges involved in fighting drug use and trafficking in the Russian Far East, an area with higher-than-average drug use and drug-related crime, and that is rife with smuggling. A predominant theme throughout the conference w [...] | 2008-09-18 10:20:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM RS |
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