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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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09USUNNEWYORK58 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S CALL ON RUSSIAN PERMREP VITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and warm introductory meeting, Ambassador Rice and Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin discussed U.S. and Russian priorities for the UN, including Georgia, Zimbabwe, Burma, climate change, and the crisis in the Middle East. On Georgia, Rice conveyed the U.S. prefer [...] | 2009-01-29 02:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA RS |
09USUNNEWYORK580 | GEORGIA: MARGINAL PROGRESS ON UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin acknowledged to France, Germany, U.K., U.S., and Croatia Permreps on June 9 that Russian forces would be subject to any security regime that would serve as the basis for a revised UNOMIG mandate. Churkin also said Russia would n [...] | 2009-06-10 14:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK581 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH THE ICTY'S PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Ambassador DiCarlo met with Judge Patrick Robinson, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on June 3 prior to the ICTY's biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. The ICTY's new Registrar, John Hocking and its Chef de Cabinet, Gabriell [...] | 2009-06-10 16:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY PREL UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK582 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMENDS SIERRA LEONE'S JOINT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 8, UNIPSIL ERSG von der Schulenburg told the Security Council that the April 2 Joint Communiqu, which calls for unity and rejects violence, was a courageous decision by Sierra Leone's leaders. He warned of youth unemployment and explained the UN's "Joint Vision" for coord [...] | 2009-06-10 22:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC XY SL |
09USUNNEWYORK583 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA AND WESTERN FRIENDS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref A and B instructions, USUN has maintained close unity with the Quad in negotiations over extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). At a June 10 negotiating session among Croatia, France, Germany, Russia, U.K., and U.S. Per [...] | 2009-06-11 02:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK587 | UNDERSECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS UNSC ON SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: In his June 11 briefing to the Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator John Holmes reiterated his assessment that the decision of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to expel 13 aid agencies and close 3 national non-governme [...] | 2009-06-12 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU |
09USUNNEWYORK589 | AMBASSADORS DENNIS ROSS AND SUSAN RICE DISCUSS [...] (C) Ambassador Rice and Special Advisor for the Gulf and Southwest Asia Ambassador Dennis Ross on June 9 met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to explain key elements of U.S. diplomatic outreach to Iran and to hear Ban's assessment. Ambassador Ross explained that President Obama in various fora [...] | 2009-06-13 00:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZP IR IS UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK59 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UNRWA [...] (C) Summary: Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),met Ambassador Rice prior to AbuZayd's Jan. 27 appearance before the Security Council and described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as very bad. She stated th [...] | 2009-01-29 14:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS |
09USUNNEWYORK590 | UNSC: IGAD DELEGATION SHOWS CRACKS IN PUSH FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) met with Amb. Rice on June 10 to press for UNSC implementation of sanctions against Eritrea as called for by recent communiques of IGAD and the African Union (AU). The delegation, led by Ethiopian State Minis [...] | 2009-06-13 00:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC XA ER SO |
09USUNNEWYORK591 | FM YODA: BURKINA FASO WILL ABSTAIN FROM BLOCKING A [...] (SBU) Burkinabe Foreign Minister Yoda called Ambassador Rice on June 10 to request U.S. views on the mandate renewal of the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights for Sudan. Ambassador Rice stressed the U.S. wants a robust new mandate for the Rapporteur, noting Sudan need not fear a rapporteur if [...] | 2009-06-13 00:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC XY UV SU |
09USUNNEWYORK592 | DPRK: COUNCIL VOTES TO IMPOSE NEW SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to condemn the May 25 nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and impose new sanctions. All Council members delivered statements that were generally supportive of the text and condemned t [...] | 2009-06-13 02:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK593 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BASIL OTTLEY TO [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Basil Ottley, Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs. Mr. Ottley requests permission to observe sessions of the C-24 Meetings between June 14 and 16, 2009 concerning Puerto Rico's political status. 2. As per normal USG pra [...] | 2009-06-13 02:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS PNAT UNGA AORC |
09USUNNEWYORK594 | P3 MEETING WITH SPECIAL ENVOY GAMBARI ON BURMA [...] (C) UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari told the P3 on June 12 that the Secretary-General is "very conflicted" regarding a potential visit to Burma. The Secretary-General continues to believe that an eventual visit would be useful, although the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi has obviously [...] | 2009-06-13 02:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK595 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VETO FORCES EXPIRATION OF UNOMIG [...] (C) The Russian Federation vetoed a two-week technical rollover of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on June 15, 2009, after several attempts by the Quad to reach compromise with Russia on the terms of a substantive resolution. Per Reftel instructions, USUN had consulted [...] | 2009-06-16 02:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK597 | LIBYA'S TREKI ELECTED UNGA PRESIDENT; QADDAFI TO [...] Summary: The UN General Assembly elected Libyan diplomat Ali Treki to serve as its president in the forthcoming session. Also elected by acclamation were 21 vice presidents. The bureaus of the Assembly,s six Main Committees were elected with a few remaining vacancies to be filled soon. In [...] | 2009-06-16 14:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC LI PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK600 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH THE ICTR,S PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador DiCarlo met with Judge Dennis Byron, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on June 3 prior to the ICTR,s biannual briefing to the UN Security Council. The ICTR,s Special Assistant to the President, Helge Zietler also attended. Br [...] | 2009-06-17 22:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK601 | NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM CENTER DIRECTOR MEETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center,s (NCTC) Director, Michael Leiter, met with Mike Smith, the Executive Director of the UN,s Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) in New York on June 5. Director Leiter conveyed to Smith that the NCTC is currently trying to co [...] | 2009-06-17 22:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF CT |
09USUNNEWYORK602 | DPRK: U.S./JAPAN SHARE THOUGHTS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice told Japanese Perm Rep Takasu that the United States is now focused on implementing the new sanctions imposed on the DPRK in resolution 1874. She explained that in the highly-likely event of a future DPRK provocation, Washington would prefer not to engage in a tit [...] | 2009-06-18 11:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK603 | REPATRIATION OF SIMON TARALALA [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Simon Taralala, the 16 year-old adopted son of Papua New Guinea Deputy PermRep Mathilda Takaku, has been in foster care under the control of New York City's Administration of Children's Services (NYC [...] | 2009-06-18 17:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL PP UN |
09USUNNEWYORK605 | KOSOVO: SRSG ZANNIER UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council on June 17 that UNMIK's nearly completed reconfiguration is "timely and necessary" due to UNMIK's "limited capacity" to perform administrative functions in Kosovo. Zannier, along with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, n [...] | 2009-06-18 23:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNMIK UNSC SR KS |
09USUNNEWYORK607 | POLISH MISSION PROTESTS NYC REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Polish Mission to the UN (PMUN) met June 16 with the NYC Commission for the UN (NYCC) to clarify rules re Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) in NY. USUN/HC was invited to attend. The PMUN is in contr [...] | 2009-06-19 20:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OFDP PL KREC |
09USUNNEWYORK608 | SRSG DE MISTURA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN A [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMI/Iraq. Turkish FM Davutoglu chaired the meeting, which included interventions by all Council members, Iraqi PR Bayati and SRSG Staffan de Mistura in his last address before the Council. De Mistura praised the work [...] | 2009-06-20 01:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC IZ |
09USUNNEWYORK609 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on June 11 and 12 for the second meeting of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform, focusing on the three clustered issues of composition: size, categories of membership and regional r [...] | 2009-06-20 02:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK610 | SRSG JENCA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, Miroslav Jenca - SRSG for Central Asia and head of the UN,s Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy in Central Asia (UNRCCA) - briefed the Council on the activities of the newly constituted center. His priorities are to gain the trust of Central Asian leaders, sup [...] | 2009-06-20 02:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC UNRCCA |
09USUNNEWYORK612 | DPRK: U.S. PROPOSES NEW SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS [...] (SBU) The United States proposed on June 19 a package of new sanctions designations (individuals, entities and goods) to the UN Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee. Resolution 1874, adopted June 12 in response to the May DPRK nuclear test, tasked the Committee with making such designat [...] | 2009-06-22 23:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK613 | SUDAN: COUNCIL CONSIDERS SANCTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days highlighting the Committee's informal consultations to review the Panel of Experts'(POE) m [...] | 2009-06-22 23:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETTC SU UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK617 | UNSC: UNDOF MANDATE RENEWED FOR SIX MONTHS [...] (U) The Security Council adopted resolution 1875 on June 23 extending the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights for another six months until December 30, 2009. The Council also agreed to an accompanying Presidential Statement (S/PRST/2009/18) which was read by the Pre [...] | 2009-06-25 02:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS SY |
09USUNNEWYORK618 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S JUNE 22 MEETING WITH TERJE [...] (C) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen told Ambassador Rice on June 22 that the June 7 Lebanese Parliamentary elections had been "good news" and described three possible regional scenarios going forward in order of probability: (1) business as usual, (2) a regional war started by Hizballah involving [...] | 2009-06-25 02:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KWBG KPAL IS LE SY IR SA VT |
09USUNNEWYORK62 | NEW SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND FIRST [...] This is an action cable, see paragraph 5 below. 2. Summary. New members of the Security Council attended their first CTC meeting January 22. The agenda included a discussion of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) reports on its visits to Niger and Kenya and on the prepar [...] | 2009-01-29 19:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK620 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE FM YANG [...] (C) Summary. During a June 24 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Yang commented on the excellent U.S.-China working relationship including at the UN and praised the smooth transition of the Obama administration. Yang agreed on the need to build positive, cooperative, comprehensive relations for t [...] | 2009-06-25 11:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC IZ KN SU |
09USUNNEWYORK624 | UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council held its monthly meeting on the Middle East on June 23. UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry briefed the Council and highlighted the concerted push to create the conditions for re-launching negotiations for a two state solution. [...] | 2009-06-26 00:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK625 | DPRK: POSSIBLE BURMA-SINGAPORE CONVERSATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese mission may have recently asked the Singaporean mission whether Singapore intends to inspect the Kang Nam, a DPRK vessel suspected of carrying contraband cargo. The Burmese reportedly said they would prefer that a state other than Burma inspect the cargo. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-06-26 00:58:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK626 | LIBERIA SANCTIONS: COUNCIL CONSIDERS EXPERT [...] SUMMARY: On June 25, Uganda Perm Rep, reporting on behalf of chair of the Liberia Sanctions Committee ("1521 Committee") briefed the Committee on the Panel of Expert's (POE) midterm report. Ambassador DiCarlo thanked the POE for recommendations on strengthening the efficacy of the sanctions [...] | 2009-06-26 01:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM USNC LI KCRM |
09USUNNEWYORK63 | UN UPDATE: CNDP JOINING DRC ARMY; DRC AND RWANDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC XA CG RW UG |
09USUNNEWYORK630 | UGANDA SHOPPING FOR HELP ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ugandan Defense Minister Kiyonga told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 24 that Uganda still strongly favors a UNPKO for Somalia and that, in the meantime, AMISOM needs to push the envelope on services provided by a U.S. contractor in Mogadishu to allow more troops, better communication [...] | 2009-06-26 22:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PTER ASEC KPKO UNSC ER SO |
09USUNNEWYORK631 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH NEW HEAD OF CAR MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 23, Ambassador Rice met with the new Secretary-General Special Representative for the Central African Republic Sahle-Work Zewde. Zewde noted that CAR President Bozizie recently told visiting Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe that his primary concern was de [...] | 2009-06-26 22:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CT ZF |
09USUNNEWYORK632 | UNSC CONDEMNS NUCLEAR TEST; BEGINS WORK ON [...] (C) Begin Summary. The Security Council roundly condemned North Korea's nuclear test in brief consultations following a P5 plus South Korea and Japan discussion, in which all delegations but China were prepared to agree to a formal Council press statement. The P5 2 ultimately agreed to eleme [...] | 2009-06-27 00:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN |
09USUNNEWYORK633 | AMB. RICE ADDRESSES UN SMALL STATES FORUM [...] Summary - At the June 23 Forum of Small States (FOSS) held within Singapore's Mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Rice delivered remarks and participated in a discussion on development, security, democracy, climate change, the financial crisis, and the role of the United Nations in helpi [...] | 2009-06-27 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PGOV KUNR UNGA SN |
09USUNNEWYORK635 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...] | 2009-06-27 01:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY PU |
09USUNNEWYORK638 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...] | 2009-06-29 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
09USUNNEWYORK64 | UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES AND UNRWA CHIEF BRIEF COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General Holmes and UNRWA Commissioner-General Abu Zayd briefed the Security Council January 27 on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Holmes said he was shocked by the destruction and suffering he saw in Gaza on his recent trip and highlighted both Hamas' use of [...] | 2009-01-30 00:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EAID SOCI UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK640 | AMB RICE'S JUNE 29 MEETING WITH CHAIR OF NPT [...] (C) Ambassador Rice met with Zimbabwean PermRep Chidyausiku on June 29 to discuss his work as chair of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom). Chidyausiku said the U.S. had been very helpful during last month's PrepCom meeting. In response to the Ambassador's question as to what more the U. [...] | 2009-06-30 20:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA |
09USUNNEWYORK641 | ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS: AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Turkish PermRep Ilkin and Spanish PermRep Yanez-Barnuevo requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge U.S. backing for the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC). They explained that the initiative for the AOC came from their governme [...] | 2009-06-30 20:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU |
09USUNNEWYORK642 | SRSG EIDE MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (C) SRSG Kai Eide met briefly with Ambassador Rice on June 29, in advance of his June 30 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMA/Afghanistan. Eide previewed his intervention. First, he will focus on planning for elections while also rejecting the accusation of "foreign interference." (In [...] | 2009-07-01 00:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
09USUNNEWYORK644 | SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members, senior Secretariat officials, and major troop contributing countries debated the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) in a full-day session on June 29. UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy said in his open [...] | 2009-07-01 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK645 | UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...] | 2009-07-02 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO |
09USUNNEWYORK646 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO'S JUNE 30 MEETING WITH IDF BG [...] (C) Summary: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Brigadier General Yossi Heymann, who leads the IDF delegation to the UNIFIL monthly tripartite meetings, told Ambassador DiCarlo on June 30 that Iran and Hizballah are the major Israeli concerns when discussing the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Israeli [...] | 2009-07-02 00:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO UN IS LE SY IR |
09USUNNEWYORK647 | SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMA/AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary: On June 30, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA/Afghanistan. SRSG Kai Eide briefed on behalf of UNAMA, Ambassador Zahir Tanin briefed for Afghanistan. In addition to interventions by Council members, eleven other countries (ISAF members and Afghanistan,s neighb [...] | 2009-07-02 00:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
09USUNNEWYORK648 | UN CONVEYS INTENTION TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR SOMALI [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph eight below. 2. (U) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo and USUN legal advisers met with the UN Legal Counsel, Patricia O'Brien on June 26. O'Brien presented a UN initiative that is intended to boost the capacity of states near Somalia to prosecute an [...] | 2009-07-02 19:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK649 | UN SECRETARIAT TELLS THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO "STAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN DPKO U/SYG Le Roy told the Security Council on June 25 that UN troops in Liberia should not be withdrawn too quickly, and that 8,000 should remain through the 2011 national elections. He said training for the Liberian National Police needed to be brought back on track, and [...] | 2009-07-02 21:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV |
09USUNNEWYORK65 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members and invited speakers considered in lengthy January 22-23 sessions the state of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Participants agreed that a decade of dramatic expansion in UN peacekeeping efforts leaves the Council overdue for a systematic stockta [...] | 2009-01-30 01:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK650 | DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE FOCUSES ON DESIGNATIONS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") discussed key tasks to implement resolution 1874, including sanctions designations, a draft Program of Work for the Committee and the composition of a Panel of Experts to assist the Committee in monitoring and improving the impleme [...] | 2009-07-02 21:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK651 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION [...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...] | 2009-07-03 00:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI |
09USUNNEWYORK652 | SPECIAL ENVOY OBASANJO SHARES VIEWS ON DRC, SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Obasanjo met with Ambassador Rice on June 29 and the P5 Belgium on June 30. He told Rice that neither Rwanda nor the DRC wanted to shelter former CNDP leader Nkunda. He suggested implementing greater incentives to encourage FDLR combatants [...] | 2009-07-07 02:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC RW SU GC XA |
09USUNNEWYORK653 | INDIAN PR PURI'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) India,s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri, met on June 29 with Ambassador Rice. Puri said the U.S.-India bilateral reQtionship had benefited from a ""paradigm shift,"" and he said his clear instructions from New Delhi regarding his posting in New York were [...] | 2009-07-07 02:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE AF |
09USUNNEWYORK654 | DPRK: COUNCIL RESPONDS TO JULY 4 MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6, the Security Council discussed how best to respond to the July 4 launch of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Most Council members supported a Japanese proposal that the Council President (currently Ugandan [...] | 2009-07-07 11:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK655 | G7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN REGULAR BUDGET SCALES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 17:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
09USUNNEWYORK656 | UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CLOSING STATEMENTS REFLECT [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Concluding several weeks of intense negotiations in New York, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) recommended to the General Assembly a record setting $7.8 billion peacekeeping budget for the coming year. In closing remarks, representatives from the G-77 as a grou [...] | 2009-07-07 18:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK657 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Observer Ambassador Mansour raised with Ambassador Rice on July 6 the possibility of cooperating on the various Israeli-Palestinian-related UNGA resolutions. Ambassador Rice pressed Mansour to set a tone during the upcoming UNGA that is constructive, responsible, and [...] | 2009-07-07 23:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNGA IS |
09USUNNEWYORK658 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: P5 MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: P5 Ambassadors met on July 2 to discuss intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform. The U.S. and Russia encouraged the P5 to coordinate on positions, but the U.S. advocated against a uniform P5 position at this time since the broader membership and not the P5 shou [...] | 2009-07-08 01:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK659 | 1267 BRIEFING:STATISTICAL UPDATE ON KEY TASKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee ("1267 Committee"),Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, held an open briefing for UN Member States to discuss the Committee's activities and "enhance the transparency" of the Committee's work. He focused on two main tasks manda [...] | 2009-07-08 10:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK661 | DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATIONS STALEMATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") continued its work to implement key tasks in Resolution 1874, including making new sanctions designations by July 12, drafting a Program of Work to guide the Committee's work, and helping to establish a Panel of Expert [...] | 2009-07-09 14:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK663 | G-7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET [...] (C) On 2 July 2009, the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S.) to exchange views regarding negotiation of the peacekeeping scale of assessment during the upcoming fall session of the [...] | 2009-07-09 15:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
09USUNNEWYORK664 | EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF YUGOSLAV AND [...] The Security Council on July 7 adopted (15-0-0) two resolutions (1877 and 1878) to authorize the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to extend the terms of some of their permanent judges until 2010. Resolut [...] | 2009-07-09 16:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ICTY PHUM |
09USUNNEWYORK666 | BAN PROVIDES READOUT ON JULY BURMA TRIP [...] (C) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke by telephone with Ambassador Rice on July 6 to report on his July 3-4 trip to Burma. Ban said he delivered a very strong message to Senior General Than Shwe on human rights and release of political prisoners. He said he met with representatives from [...] | 2009-07-09 23:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BM |
09USUNNEWYORK667 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR [...] (U) The UN's Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) Executive Director, Mike Smith, met with Ambassador Rice on July 7. Ambassador Rice thanked Smith for the positive impact he has had as Executive Director. Smith provided an overview of CTED's work and shared some recent initiati [...] | 2009-07-09 23:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CT PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK668 | AMB RICE MEETS WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP QUINLAN [...] (C) During a courtesy call on July 6, recently arrived Australian PR Quinlan told Ambassador Rice that Australia looked forward to continued close cooperation at the UN. He noted that Australia's priorities align closely with those of the U.S., including disarmament and nonproliferation, peac [...] | 2009-07-09 23:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ENRG PARM PGOV PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK669 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS KENYA PR ZACHARY MUBURI-MUITA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting, Kenya Permanent Representative Zachary Muburi-Muita informed Ambassador Rice that Kenya had two main agendas at the UN: socio-economic development including achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),and promoting regional security in Africa. He no [...] | 2009-07-09 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF KE SO SU |
09USUNNEWYORK67 | UN - GA STRENGTHENS THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL [...] Summary: The General Assembly, on December 24, 2008, took action on the SYG's proposal on strengthening the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) by approving 49 of the 101 posts requested by the SYG. USDel, working closely with U-SYG Pascoe's office and like-minded States, succeeded in signi [...] | 2009-01-30 16:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK670 | GAMBARI CONVENES THE NINTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 8, Special Advisor Gambari convened the ninth Group of Friends of Burma meeting on behalf of Secretary-General Ban. Gambari reviewed Ban's schedule of meetings during the trip as well as his brief visit to the Delta and speech to the diplomatic corps and others. Gamba [...] | 2009-07-09 23:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
09USUNNEWYORK671 | DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") considered on July 9 moving forward with new sanctions designations in light of the fact that key delegations -- particularly, Russia and China -- were still without instructions to respond to the U.S./Japan/France/UK designation pro [...] | 2009-07-10 00:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK672 | ACTION REQUEST - UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN [...] (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 3 2. (S/NF) Ambassador Wolff raised with Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General Kim July 9 the status of the Secretary-General's appointment of Jean-Maurice Ripert to the position of senior Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan. (Comment: Ripert is curre [...] | 2009-07-10 01:50:00 | USUN New York | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PREF PK |
09USUNNEWYORK673 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO MISSION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. USUN has been contacted again by Vornado Realty Trust regarding nonpayment of rent and associated charges by the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Nations (DRCMUN) for office space it leased at 866 UN Pla [...] | 2009-07-10 15:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CG |
09USUNNEWYORK675 | GEORGIA: PERMREP LOMAIA SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON GUAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian Permrep Lomaia sought U.S. views on the prospects for Georgia to achieve passage of a General Assembly (GA) Resolution that would keep the Georgia conflict in the minds of Member States. Lomaia told Ambassador DiCarlo on July 9 that all four GUAM states (Georgia, Ukraine [...] | 2009-07-11 00:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC GG |
09USUNNEWYORK676 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON SYG'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In July 8 Security Council consultations on the UNSCR 1701 report, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Williams told the Council that the successful Lebanese parliamentary elections and the calm during the reporting period offers a real opportunity for full implementation of UNS [...] | 2009-07-11 00:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK679 | SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...] | 2009-07-13 10:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
09USUNNEWYORK68 | UN - GA LAUNCHES NEW ICT SYSTEM AND STRATEGY AND [...] Summary: The General Assembly, on December 24, 2008, took action on the proposals contained in several reports from the Secretary-General on the Secretariat,s information and communications technology (ICT) systems. The reform of the Organization's ICT systems was one of the reforms identif [...] | 2009-01-30 16:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK681 | U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and Under Secretary General for the Department of Field Services Susana Malcorra met with Ambassador Rice to brief her on Le Roy's upcoming trip to Sudan. Head of the Darfur Inter-opera [...] | 2009-07-13 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK682 | UN OFFICE FOR WEST AFRICA BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL, [...] (SBU) UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) SRSG Djinnit briefed the Security Council on July 7 on the biggest challenges facing the region, namely unconstitutional changes of government, security sector reform, and drug trafficking. He warned of the slow pace of reform in Guinea. Djinnit said UN [...] | 2009-07-13 16:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY |
09USUNNEWYORK684 | GEORGIA: WESTERN FRIENDS DISCUSS FUTURE OF UN WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps from the expanded Western Friends group (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and EU Council Secretariat) informally discussed the future of UN involvement in Georgia post-UNOMIG in a July 9 meeting with A/SYG Mulet (DPKO),A/SYG Fernan [...] | 2009-07-13 22:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK685 | ACTION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING OPTIONS FOR RESPONDING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5 below. 2. (SBU) Following the Security Council's debate on Somalia July 9, Council members are now considering whether to move forward on the question of sanctioning Eritrea for undermining the Djibouti Peace Process. The Council [...] | 2009-07-14 11:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER |
09USUNNEWYORK687 | MONUC AT THE UN: "ZERO TOLERANCE" FOR SEXUAL [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUESTS: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 11 AND 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. MONUC SRSG Doss on July 10 told the Security Council that significant progress was being made on integrating the DRC army (FARDC) and combating the FDLR and LRA rebel groups. He warned of an ongoing humanitarian cris [...] | 2009-07-14 18:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC CG XA ZF RW |
09USUNNEWYORK689 | BAN BRIEFS THE UNSC ON JULY 3-4 TRAVEL TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. In an open session of the Security Council on July 13, Secretary-General Ban said he was "deeply disappointed" in the regime's refusal to allow a visit with Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). However, he added that he was able to convey key recommendations, including the release of all [...] | 2009-07-14 22:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNSC BM |
09USUNNEWYORK69 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: PGA BRIEFS INFORMAL PLENARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the General Assembly (PGA) presented the results of the Open-ended Working Group's consultations on framework and modalities of Security Council expansion negotiations in an informal session of the General Assembly on January 29, in line with General Assembly D [...] | 2009-01-30 18:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK690 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS A.WUCHTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 22:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA |
09USUNNEWYORK691 | FM ZEBARI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR WOLFF; DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Ambassadors Wolff and DiCarlo met with Iraqi FM Zebari to discuss the upcoming UNSCR 1859 report and Zebari,s visit to New York. The Foreign Minister noted the "clear commitment" of the U.S., as enshrined in the SOFA, to work towards removing Iraq as a pending issue be [...] | 2009-07-15 01:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK692 | AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURES TO ELIMINATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism met from June 29 to July 2 to discuss the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). While all countries publicly expressed the belief that terrorism must be condemned and professed the desir [...] | 2009-07-15 16:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CT |
09USUNNEWYORK694 | DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE APPROVES AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DPRK Sanctions Committee has approved and submitted to the Security Council a Program of Work, as was requested from the Committee in resolution 1874. Modeled on similar documents in other sanctions regimes, the Program of Work provides for increased Committee activities wit [...] | 2009-07-16 10:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK695 | SUDAN/SANCTIONS: EXPERTS BRIEF ON VIOLATIONS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts (POE),a monitoring group charged with monitoring implementation of UN sanctions on Sudan, shared with USUN their thoughts on the changing dynamics of violence in Darfur. The POE also briefed USUN on their ongoing problems due to the lack of cooperatio [...] | 2009-07-16 10:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK696 | PROTECTING U.S. EQUITIES ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 21:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
09USUNNEWYORK697 | UN CONVEYS ITS INTENTION TO PLAY A ROLE IN COUNTER [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5 below. 2. (U) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo and USUN legal advisers and UKUN Deputy Permanent Representative Philip Parham and UKUN's Deputy Legal Adviser met with the UN Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien at her request on July 15 to discuss [...] | 2009-07-17 14:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK698 | SOMALI UN MISSION: WAIVER RECIEVED FOR REPAIRS TO [...] On July 14, USUN/HC Minister Counselor met with Somali Permanent Representative Duale and his deputy re the official residence at 250 Elk Avenue in New Rochelle, New York. He presented AMB Duale with note verbale HC-67-09 (text in para 2),which requested a waiver to enable DOS to oversee repai [...] | 2009-07-17 20:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL SO |
09USUNNEWYORK699 | SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE PRESIDENT WINTER [...] (U) Summary. The President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Justice Renate Winter, and the Prosecutor of the Special Court, Stephen Rapp, briefed the Security Council on the latest developments at the Court on July 16. Members of the Security Council thanked them for their efforts, pra [...] | 2009-07-17 22:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS SC SL |
09USUNNEWYORK7 | CALLS IN NEW YORK FOR SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG |
09USUNNEWYORK70 | GEORGIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. At an informal meeting of Ambassadors of the Georgia Group of Friends on January 29, Russian PermRep Churkin linked Russian cooperation on an extension of the UN Mission in Georgia to an invitation from the Security Council for Abkhaz de facto authorities to par [...] | 2009-01-30 18:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GG RS |
09USUNNEWYORK700 | GREECE: NEW PERMREP DISCUSSES MACEDONIA, CYPRUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis told Ambassador Wolff during a July 14 introductory call, that he thought Greece would be prepared to settle the name dispute with Macedonia with a geographical qualifier such as "North Macedonia", but that Greece would want a Secu [...] | 2009-07-17 23:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR |
09USUNNEWYORK701 | DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE MAKES NEW SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") unanimously approved a package of new sanctions designations, which included five entities, five individuals, and two technical items linked to DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The Committee acted in res [...] | 2009-07-18 00:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK702 | U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Council on the upcoming decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Abyei boundary d [...] | 2009-07-18 00:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK703 | SYG BAN'S CONVERSATION WITH RAUL CASTRO AT NAM [...] (C) Summary. At the request of Secretary-General Ban, Department of Political Affairs Under Secretary-General Pascoe provided Ambassador Wolff with a readout of Ban's conversation with Cuban President Raul Castro on July 17 on the margins of Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh. Th [...] | 2009-07-20 15:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU |
09USUNNEWYORK704 | SYG BAN TALKS TO DPRK KIM YONG-NAM AT NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) On July 17, UN Secretary-General Ban's Chef de Cabinet Kim Won-soo provided Ambassador Wolff a readout of Ban's brief conversation with President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly in North Korea Kim Yong-nam, on the margins of the Non-aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-She [...] | 2009-07-20 15:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL KN |
09USUNNEWYORK708 | LRA ENVOY CHISSANO'S FAREWELL AT UN: OPEN [...] (SBU) During his final briefing to the UN Security Council on July 15, Special Envoy for the LRA-affected region of the Great Lakes Joaquim Chissano suggested the international community create a line of communication for Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. Chissano said Kony mig [...] | 2009-07-21 11:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC CG UG ZF SU CT |
09USUNNEWYORK709 | SOMALIA: MONITORING GROUP PROPOSES 11 TARGETS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") has received a list (see para 4) of eleven possible targets for the first round of targeted sanctions under resolution 1844. This list, which includes three Eritreans, was prepared by the UN Somalia sanctions Monitoring Group (M [...] | 2009-07-21 16:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPKO SO UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK71 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH JAPANESE AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a productive and cordial initial meeting with Japanese Permanent Representative Takasu, Ambassador Rice outlined U.S. priorities and conveyed the Administration's desire to deepen the bilateral relationship. Takasu said Japan shares U.S. objectives and lends its "fullest [...] | 2009-01-30 19:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC JA |
09USUNNEWYORK710 | P3 MEETS WITH DJIBOUTIAN PERMREP ON DJIBOUTI [...] SUMMARY: (C) In a July 20 meeting, the P3 met with Djiboutian Permanent Representative Olhaye to discuss Djibouti's draft resolution calling for sanctioning those who led the drive to invade and occupy Djiboutian territory. Olhaye dismissed the P3's proposal to use the existing Somalia Sanct [...] | 2009-07-21 21:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC ER DJ |
09USUNNEWYORK711 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH LIECHTENSTEIN PERMANENT [...] (U) Summary: Amb. Rice met with Liechtenstein Amb. Wenaweser on July 7 on ICC issues. They discussed the USG review of the ICC, possible future USG engagement with the ICC, the 2010 review conference, the recent AU decision not to comply with the arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan [...] | 2009-07-21 23:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS KAWC UNSC SU |
09USUNNEWYORK712 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON UNMIN/NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Karin Lundgren, Representative of the Secretary-General to Nepal and head of UNMIN, briefed the Council July 20 on latest developments. As noted in the Secretary-General,s recent report on Nepal/UNMIN, Lundgren reiterated disappointment with the slow pace of the peace process [...] | 2009-07-22 00:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC NE |
09USUNNEWYORK713 | U/SYG PASCOE UPDATES SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] Summary: (SBU) In July 21 consultations on the Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute, U/SYG Pascoe told the Security Council that Eritrea has failed to comply with UNSC Resolution 1862, which calls on Eritrea to recognize the dispute, accept mediation and withdraw its forces. Council members unan [...] | 2009-07-22 11:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC DJ |
09USUNNEWYORK716 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 1540 COMMITTEE COMPREHENSIVE [...] (C) Ambassador Wolff on July 21 delivered demarche points (reftel) to Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Deputy Permanent Representative. Dolgov said the position of the Russian mission in New York remained unchanged, i.e. Russia could not accept the addition of the G8 Global Partnership, Austral [...] | 2009-07-23 14:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC RU |
09USUNNEWYORK717 | MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS FOR LIBYANS IN INTERNATIONAL [...] USUN has received a note verbale from the African Union Observer Mission to the UN requesting a Libyan employee of that office be granted a multiple entry visa instead of the single entry visa given to Libyan G-4 applicants as mandated by the reciprocity schedule. (Text of AU note appears in [...] | 2009-07-23 21:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP CVIS PREL AU UN |
09USUNNEWYORK718 | DPRK: EXPERT PANEL DELAYED BY SQUABBLE OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A squabble over geographical representation has delayed the establishment of a seven-member UN Panel of Experts (POE) to help monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions imposed on the DPRK. Costa Rica and Mexico appear likely to block the POE's approval in the DPRK Sanct [...] | 2009-07-24 00:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK720 | UNOCI SRSG SAYS "NON-POLITICAL" REASONS COULD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNOCI SRSG Choi told the Security Council on July 23 that elections could be delayed for "non-political" reasons, and that Cote d'Ivoire faced "formidable obstacles" to hold them on November 29, 2009. French and Cote d'Ivoire's UN representatives exchanged words in the public po [...] | 2009-07-24 15:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY IV |
09USUNNEWYORK721 | CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION LEAVES LITTLE DOUBT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 23 Alain LeRoy, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, briefed Security Council members in consultations on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movements and initial investigation. LeRoy said the cache rep [...] | 2009-07-24 16:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK722 | SOMALIA: INCHING CLOSER TO SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 21, the Somalia Sanctions Monitoring Group (MG),a UN team mandated to monitor and report on compliance with the Somalia arms embargo and resolution 1844, briefed the Somalia Sanctions Committee ("751 Committee") on a proposed list of nine individuals, including three rank [...] | 2009-07-24 16:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK723 | SOMALI FOREIGN MINISTER OMAAR POSITIVE ON THE TFG, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 16:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER |
09USUNNEWYORK724 | MEETING WITH JEAN PAUL LABORDE, NEW HEAD OF THE [...] Summary: USUN Legal Adviser met with incoming CCITF (spell our name) head Jean Paul Laborde July 22 for an introductory meeting. Laborde explained that his vision of CCITF was as a coordinator, not an implementer, and politely pressed his case for money to support a modest staff. Laborde, f [...] | 2009-07-24 22:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CT |
09USUNNEWYORK725 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI [...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer, Shaun Coughlin on July 27 to hold meetings with UN officials regarding the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and Sri Lankan issues. 2. POC is Le [...] | 2009-07-24 23:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA KJUS EAP UN |
09USUNNEWYORK726 | INSCRIPTION OF ADDITION ITEM IN AGENDA OF [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 3. 2. (U) The General Committee met today on a proposal by Tanzania to add an additional item in the agenda of the sixty-third session entitled &The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction.8 This represents a compromise [...] | 2009-07-28 00:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS KAWC UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK727 | U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMID [...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 24 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy announced expected increases in UNAMID troop deployments to 92% of authorized levels by year,s end. Le Roy said that the mission thus would be able to shift focus from deployment to operations. Despite a red [...] | 2009-07-28 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK728 | SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING [...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...] | 2009-07-28 19:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO |
09USUNNEWYORK729 | DENIAL OF A VISA TO A MEMBER OF THE IRANIAN [...] (S) Upon receipt of reftel, USUN called the Iranian Mission to inform them that the Department decided to deny a visa to Alireza Salari Sharifabadi, who has planned to attend the meetings on the World Financial and Economic Crisis from June 24-26 at UNHQ. The Mission made no comment. USUN a [...] | 2009-07-29 14:28:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | OFDP PREL CVIS IR UN |
09USUNNEWYORK73 | AMB. RICE'S CALL ON AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice discussed international humanitarian law, peacekeeping and sanctions with Austrian PermRep Thomas Mayr-Harting during an introductory call on January 28. Mayr-Harting said he was eager to work with the United States, and pledged that when our positions differed, [...] | 2009-01-30 20:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC AU |
09USUNNEWYORK730 | SRSG ANGELO BRIEFS COUNCIL ON MINURCAT [...] Summary. On July 28, MINURCAT SRSG Angelo reported that the security and humanitarian situation in Eastern Chad and Northeastern CAR had further deteriorated, largely as a result of increased tensions between Chad and Sudan. Despite this deterioration, Angelo also pointed to positive develop [...] | 2009-07-29 17:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PREF UNSC CD CT SU |
09USUNNEWYORK736 | UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on July 27. He focused his briefing on continuing Israeli settlement activity, the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and th [...] | 2009-07-31 00:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL KPO UNSC IS LE SY |
09USUNNEWYORK737 | SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 00:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KJUS SC SL |
09USUNNEWYORK738 | SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY RENEWS UNAMID MANDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1881 to extend the mandate of the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until July 31, 2010. Unanimity on the UK-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at a compromi [...] | 2009-07-31 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK739 | SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNOCI MANDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1880, extending the mandate of the UN Operation in Cote d,Ivoire (UNOCI) until January 31, 2010. Negotiations on the French-drafted resolution were non-contentious. The resolution expresses support for the ongoing e [...] | 2009-07-31 23:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY IV |
09USUNNEWYORK74 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Head of the Palestinian Observer Mission Riyad Mansour used his January 28 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice to urge renewed USG engagement with the UN. He said the Palestinian Mission is interested in building consensus for UN actions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and enco [...] | 2009-01-30 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PGOV UN IS |
09USUNNEWYORK740 | IRAQ/KUWAIT INITIATIVE MEETINGS IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: In meetings at the UN on July 29, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon presented the initiative on Iraq/Kuwait (reftel) to the Kuwaiti FM. Separately, ex-SRSG Staffan de Mistura and other UN officials presented the same initiative to Iraqi PR Bayati, and the P3 presented the initiative [...] | 2009-08-01 00:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK741 | SOMALIA: SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH URGES INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 28, SRSG for Somalia Ould-Abdallah called for the international community to continue its support for the TFG and AMISOM, reporting that while insurgent attempts to overthrow the Somali government have failed, the security situation remains fragile. African Union Commi [...] | 2009-08-03 11:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
09USUNNEWYORK742 | DPRK: U.S. COORDINATOR PRESSES 1874 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 30, Ambassador Philip Goldberg, U.S. Coordinator for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874 briefed the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") about U.S. efforts to implement sanctions on North Korea. He urged the Commi [...] | 2009-08-04 11:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK743 | AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA STRATEGIZES ON SOMALIA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 11:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO ER |
09USUNNEWYORK744 | RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...] | 2009-08-04 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA |
09USUNNEWYORK746 | G-7 PLUS EU MEETING ON THE UN BUDGET SCALES OF [...] On 30 July 2009, the UK mission hosted a meeting of the G-7 working group on the scales of assessment, which consists of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 and, for the first time, Sweden, the incumbent EU president. Attendees included Chris Plunkett for Canada, Gregory Cazalet for Fra [...] | 2009-08-04 22:53:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
09USUNNEWYORK748 | AMBASSADOR RICE PREPS P5 ON U.S. PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Rice on August 4 briefed the P5 delegations on U.S. plans to convene a Security Council summit on nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament during the U.S. Presidency of the Council in September. Ambassador Rice listed a number of possible topics that could be [...] | 2009-08-06 02:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL NPT UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK749 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FARDC-5 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG Le Roy told the Security Council on August 4 that all five senior FARDC officers implicated by the Council itself as involved in sexual violence had been removed from their command positions and two had also been taken into custody by DRC authorities. He said the other t [...] | 2009-08-06 02:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC CG |
09USUNNEWYORK750 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S AUGUST 5 MEETING WITH UNIFIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with UNIFIL Force Commander General Graziano on August 5 to discuss UNIFIL's needs, its mandate renewal before the Security Council, and the July 14-18 incidents in Khirbat Silim. General Graziano underscored that the real problem facing UNIFIL is the lack of [...] | 2009-08-06 02:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPKO KBIO UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK751 | U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON JONGLEI VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 4, at the request of the United States, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on inter-tribal violence in Jonglei state that occurred on August 2 and resulted in 185 people, primarily women and children, being killed. Members unanimously condemned the violence [...] | 2009-08-06 02:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK753 | BAN CONVENES THE TENTH BURMA GROUP OF FRIENDS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 5, Secretary-General Ban convened the tenth meeting of the Group of Friends of Burma to report on his meeting with Burmese Permanent Representative Swe and to seek support for a unified public message from the group on the need for Burmese authorities to respond to th [...] | 2009-08-07 18:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
09USUNNEWYORK755 | NEW SRSG AD MELKERT ADRESSES THE COUNCIL ON [...] (U) Summary: In his first address August 5 to the Security Council as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to Iraq, Ad Melkert emphasized the optimism and energy in Iraq and drawing upon his UNDP background, emphasized the importance of economic and social reforms in Iraq. [...] | 2009-08-07 21:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK756 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH PERM REPS OF PACIFIC [...] (SBU - NO FORN) Ambassador Rice met August 5 at USUN with Perm Reps of Nauru (coordinator of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York),Fiji and Tonga to discuss several issues, including the security implications of climate change. The delegation expressed disappointment tha [...] | 2009-08-07 21:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV |
09USUNNEWYORK758 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI [...] (SBU) Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and Foreign Affairs Officer Shaun Coughlin on August 11 and 12. The purpose is to hold meetings with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen as well as NGOs including Open Society Justice Initiative an [...] | 2009-08-10 21:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KJUS EAP UN |
09USUNNEWYORK759 | DPRK: COMMITTEE BLESSES PANEL OF EXPERTS SLATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7, the DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") blessed a seven-person slate for the Panel of Experts (POE),a newly-established body under UNSCR 1874 charged with helping the Committee monitor and improve the implementation of sanctions on the DPRK. The Secretary-Ge [...] | 2009-08-10 23:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC MCAP PGOV PHUM PREL KNNP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK76 | GEORGIA PERMREP DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH AMBASSADORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice told newly arrived Georgian PermRep Lomaia that Russia was tying extension of UNOMIG's mandate to Abkhaz formal participation in a UNSC meeting under Rule 39. Participation in an Arria-format meeting might be a compromise option to preclude their formal attendance [...] | 2009-02-02 19:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK762 | STATE OF PLAY ON UN BURMA STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In Security Council consultations on August 11, most Council members broadly condemned the conviction and sentencing of Aung Sun Suu Kyi (ASSK). A clear majority supported the P-3 drafted statement introduced by the U.S., with the [...] | 2009-08-12 23:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
09USUNNEWYORK764 | SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...] | 2009-08-12 21:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK765 | SC DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE [...] Summary: The members of the Security Council, plus over two dozen other delegations, discussed the Secretary-General's report on sexual violence in armed conflict (SCR 1820) August 7, condemning such crimes and urging continued international attention to this issue. Ambassador Rice began the [...] | 2009-08-12 21:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN UNSC CG KPKO SOCI |
09USUNNEWYORK768 | UNIFIL TCC MEETING: DPKO AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 13, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed Security Council members and troop contributing countries (TCCs) in a private meeting on the July 14 explosion of an arms cache in southern Lebanon and obstruction of UNIFIL's movement and initi [...] | 2009-08-14 20:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK769 | AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSSES DISARMAMENT AND [...] (C) Summary. During a substantive introductory meeting on August 12, Ambassador Rice and Sergio Duarte, UN Undersecretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, discussed active U.S. engagement on disarmament, especially the planned summit-level UNSC meeting during September, the UN 1540 Committee, [...] | 2009-08-14 22:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KACT UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK77 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Croatian PermRep Neven Jurica told Ambassador Rice during a January 29 introductory meeting, that Croatia considered the United States to be a strong ally and friend, and that he would continue his practice of closely coordinating Croatia's Security Council positions with the Un [...] | 2009-02-03 02:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC HR |
09USUNNEWYORK770 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...] | 2009-08-14 22:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN |
09USUNNEWYORK771 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS PAKISTAN'S US AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 13, Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, met with Ambassador Rice. Haqqani discussed the positive transition of the US-Pakistan bilateral relationship and emphasized his desire to lessen US-Pakistan tensions in the UN General Assembly by seeking to [...] | 2009-08-14 22:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECON UNGA PK |
09USUNNEWYORK772 | ETHIOPIAN CHARGE EAGER TO SANCTION ERITREA; AGREES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 09:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO |
09USUNNEWYORK773 | ISRAELI MISSION VOICES CONCERN OVER [...] (U) This contains an action request (see paragraph 6). 2. (C) Daniel Carmon, the Deputy PermRep of the Israeli Mission in New York, on August 11 informed Ambassador Wolff that the representative office of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) had rej [...] | 2009-08-17 18:51:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNSC KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK775 | DPRK: UAE REPORTS SANCTIONS VIOLATION TO 1718 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reported to the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") a possible violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The UAE reports having stopped a vessel loaded with containers of arms being shipped from North Korea to [...] | 2009-08-17 21:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK777 | AMBASSADOR WOLFF MEETS WITH HONDURAN PR REINA [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, August 17, Honduran PermRep Reina Idiaquez said the OAS must set a firm, September 1 deadline to reinstate Zelaya and ensure a legitimate election process, otherwise the GOH would request UN Security Council involvement. Reina said the U.S. sen [...] | 2009-08-18 20:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA HO |
09USUNNEWYORK778 | DPRK: AUSTRALIA "EXCITED" ABOUT OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian mission approached USUN to discuss Australia's role in an apparent violation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea involving an Australian-based shipping firm. The Australians noted that Canberra authorities were aware that the UAE had discovered arms apparently [...] | 2009-08-19 22:18:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK779 | AMBASSADOR CHURKIN SAYS RUSSIA BACKS U.S. NUCLEAR [...] (C) During a series of calls to Ambassador Rice on August 13, Russian Perm Rep Vitaly Churkin said that Moscow, "after some hesitation" wants to work closely and cooperatively with the United States to prepare for the U.S. planned summit on nuclear disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation in S [...] | 2009-08-20 12:45:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK78 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary: In an initial January 29 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Mexican PermRep Heller said that modest Security Council reform is the most feasible option. He commented that Mexico supported Security Council resolution 1860 on the ceasefire in Gaza and highlighted the importance of the [...] | 2009-02-03 02:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MX |
09USUNNEWYORK780 | DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged v [...] | 2009-08-20 19:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK781 | DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged vess [...] | 2009-08-20 19:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK784 | A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON SUDAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In his August 20 briefing to the Council on Sudan elections, A/SYG Mulet discussed remaining challenges towards holding credible elections in April 2010: ensuring freedom of press, speech and assembly; reaching an agreement on census results; developing an operational plan and [...] | 2009-08-24 22:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK786 | DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ACTIVE WORK PERIOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The acting chair of the Security Council's Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council about the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, emphasizing its work to implement tasks contained in resolution 1874: new sanctions des [...] | 2009-08-24 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK788 | UNSC: COUNCIL CALLS FOR UNIFIL RENEWAL; MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 20, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Mulet briefed the Security Council in consultations on UNIFIL. He highlighted the Hizballah arms cache explosion at Khirbet Selim, as he and other DPKO officials have to the Council on previous occasions (r [...] | 2009-08-24 23:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK789 | MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS AU-UN PANEL FOLLOW-UP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Field Support Susanna Malcorra told U.S., France, Germany, Japan, and U.K. Deputy Permreps/Political Counselors (major donors) on August 21 that a forthcoming Secretary-General's report on support for African Union-United Nations (AU-UN) peacekeeping operations would [...] | 2009-08-25 19:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC AU KPKO |
09USUNNEWYORK791 | RWANDA'S UN PERMREP ASKS FOR HELP IN ARRESTING [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice on August 13, new Rwandan PermRep Gasana asked for assistance in holding accountable FDLR rebel leaders who continue to support the FDLR from Europe and North America. Ambassador Rice stressed the need for Rwanda to supply solid evidence so [...] | 2009-08-25 22:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC ZF RW CG |
09USUNNEWYORK794 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR UN WORKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 20:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KRVC TPHY UN |
09USUNNEWYORK797 | UNSC ADOPTS RESOLUTION EXTENDING UNFIL'S MANDATE [...] (U) The Council adopted unanimously UNSCR 1884 on August 27, thereby renewing UNIFIL's mandate until August 31, 2010. Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US co-sponsored the resolution. There were no explanations of vote by Council members. (Note: Text of UNSCR 1884 will [...] | 2009-08-27 23:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK798 | ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN UNRWA AT 60 EVENT - USUN [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Observer Mission to the UN has taken a very hard-line position against the Israeli request for a speaking role at the high level segment of the UNRWA 60th anniversary commemorative event. The Arab members of the steering committee are likely to follow the Palestin [...] | 2009-08-28 13:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNGA IS KPAL |
09USUNNEWYORK799 | UNSC : MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs (A/SYG) Oscar Fernandez-Taranco briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on August 19. He focused on evictions of Palestinians from East Jerusalem homes, the continuing difficulties at the borde [...] | 2009-08-28 14:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KBIO UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK8 | ELECTIONS FOR NEW UN APPEALS AND DISPUTE TRIBUNALS [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: On December 24, the General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/63/253) establishing a new administration of justice system for the United Nations, adopting statutes that govern a new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and a new UN Appeals T [...] | 2009-01-06 17:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK802 | UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: In Security Council consultations on August 27, the UN Controller briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made in strengthening the financial and administrative oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI). The Controller highlighted the Int [...] | 2009-08-28 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK803 | HONDURAN PERM REP INQUIRES IF USG CAN HOST [...] This is an action request. See paras 3 and 6. ZELAYA MAY TRAVEL TO NEW YORK AFTER WASHINGTON --------------------------------------------- - 2. (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff, August 28, Honduran PermRep Reina Idiaquez reported that President Zelaya would be coming to Washington [...] | 2009-08-31 12:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA HO |
09USUNNEWYORK809 | GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...] | 2009-09-01 22:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK81 | MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA [...] (U) Summary. On January 29, the President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),Justice Renate Winter, met with the Management Committee to discuss the completion of the Charles Taylor case, residual issues such as location of the archives, future use of the Freetown facility, and othe [...] | 2009-02-03 14:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC NL PGOV PREL SL |
09USUNNEWYORK811 | GREEK PERMREP FORSEES NO NEAR-TERM PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an introductory call, newly arrived Greek Permrep Anastassis Mitsialis sought Ambassador Rice's concurrence to schedule a Security Council briefing by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis as Chairwoman-in-Office of the OSCE during the UNGA Ministerial Week. Mitsialis exp [...] | 2009-09-02 14:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP MK TU CY GR |
09USUNNEWYORK812 | DPRK: PANEL OF EXPERTS ALMOST UP AND RUNNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The newly-created UN Panel of Experts (POE) for North Korea is on track to be operational by mid- to late-September, somewhat later than planned. As a result of various delays -- namely political wrangling and logistics snags -- none of the seven experts has yet arrived in New Yo [...] | 2009-09-02 16:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK813 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PR VIOTTI [...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Brazilian PermRep Viotti listed peacekeeping and peacebuilding as priorities for Brazil, in particular the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and peacebuilding activities in Guinea-Bissau. Viotti noted the importance of [...] | 2009-09-02 20:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PHUM PREL BM |
09USUNNEWYORK815 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO [...] Mission Clearance is granted for the U.S. Delegation below in para 2 to attend the 64th UNGA Informal Consultations on Sustainable Fisheries Resolution to be held at UN Headquarters on September 15 - 19 and November 16 - 23. 2. BEGIN LIST: DEPARTMENT OF STATE: WILLIAM H. GIBBONS-F [...] | 2009-09-03 17:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA PHSA EFIS |
09USUNNEWYORK816 | SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN ROLE ON [...] (U) USUN Poloffs and USUN Deputy Legal Advisor delivered reftel points on June 3 to Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Somalia Chief Walid Musa Abdelkarim and UN Political Affairs Officers G. Justin Jepson and Kiyoshi Matsukawa. 2. (SBU) DPA Somalia Chief Abdelkarim was extremely [...] | 2009-09-03 22:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SO XA KCRM UNSC PHUM PHSA EWWT |
09USUNNEWYORK817 | AMBASSADOR RICE AND INDIAN PR PURI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and a team from USUN met on August 26 with Indian Mission counterparts as the first step to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. The new Indian ambassador arrived with instructions to strengthen the U.S.-India relationship at th [...] | 2009-09-04 12:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER |
09USUNNEWYORK818 | 1267: SAVING THE AL-QAEDA/TALIBAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bold action is needed to salvage the UN's 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban targeted sanctions regime. This effective multilateral tool has been seriously undermined by criticisms -- and adverse European court rulings -- asserting that procedures for listing and delisting names are not adequ [...] | 2009-09-04 13:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK82 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 introductory call on Australian PermRep Hill, Ambassador Rice reviewed her top priorities and solicited close partnership with the Australian Mission. Ambassador Hill shared views on candidates to replace the UNDP Administrator, worried that the ultimate decision [...] | 2009-02-03 15:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNDP KGHG PARM PHUM KDEM AS XV |
09USUNNEWYORK822 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA @ 60 Steering Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 8 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of contact w [...] | 2009-09-08 12:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF |
09USUNNEWYORK825 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI [...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp, and Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty to attend on September 10 - 11 the Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice and to meet with UN Legal Advisor Patricia O'Brien and Deputy Pe [...] | 2009-09-09 17:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU |
09USUNNEWYORK827 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 1 and 2 for the first two of three meetings in the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 38 delegations spoke on September 1 during the discussion on all of the five key iss [...] | 2009-09-09 22:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK828 | UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 3 for the third meeting of the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 43 delegations, including all of the P-5, spoke on the intermediate model. The UK and France did not of [...] | 2009-09-09 22:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN |
09USUNNEWYORK83 | SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary. On January 30, the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) met to discuss the run-up to the STL's March 1 commencement date, including how the opening ceremony should be conducted. Afterwards, France pulled aside the UK, US and Lebanon to discuss future re [...] | 2009-02-03 15:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK832 | UNGA: GEORGIAN IDP RESOLUTION PASSES AFTER RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After rejecting a Russian Federation "no-action" motion by a vote of 29 in favor, 64 opposed, and 50 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Georgia-sponsored resolution calling for the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia by a vote of 47 in fa [...] | 2009-09-11 15:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KPRM UNGA RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK833 | DPRK: COUNCIL REFERS LETTER TO 1718 COMMITTEEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 9, the Security Council agreed to refer a letter recently received from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee"). Ambassador Rice pointed to the letter's contents -- including its rejection of res [...] | 2009-09-14 11:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK835 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MONIQUE RAMGOOLIE [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Monique Ramgoolie, Senior Program Officer for Palestinian Refugees, (PRM/ANE). Ms. Ramgoolie will be attending the UNRWA at 60 Steering Committee meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2009 with USUN Adviser Barbara Masilko. Her point of [...] | 2009-09-15 14:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PREF |
09USUNNEWYORK836 | THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDORSES SECURITY COUNCIL [...] On September 9, the General Assembly (GA),by two oral decisions, endorsed the recommendations of the Secretary-General that were previously endorsed by the Security Council in its resolutions 1877 and 1878 (reported in reference B). The GA's decisions endorsing the Security Council resoluti [...] | 2009-09-15 14:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY PHUM PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK837 | S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN MEETS WITH UN [...] Summary: In an August 25 visit to the UN, S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with Richard Barrett, Coordinator, Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team (UNSCR 1267),Mike Smith, Executive Director, Counter-terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED),and the acting Chair of the Security Council Counte [...] | 2009-09-15 16:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CT PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK838 | UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON SYG'S REPORT ON HAITI [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 9 the Security Council held an open debate on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Former President Bill Clinton, addressing the Council in his capacity as UN Special Envoy to Haiti, called for projecting a "more posi [...] | 2009-09-15 23:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC HA |
09USUNNEWYORK840 | MOVING FORWARD AT UNGA 64 ON THE COMPREHENSIVE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Sixth Committee will address the CCIT on October 6, 7 and 23. Negotiations on the CCIT have foundered for nine years on two issues: (1) the scope of an exemption for military activities and (2) exemption of national lib [...] | 2009-09-16 14:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CT PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK841 | DPRK: COUNCIL EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR PANEL REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the UN Secretariat briefed the Council on the establishment of the DPRK Panel of Experts (POE),a body mandated in UNSCR 1874 to help monitor and improve the implementation of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. The Secretariat explained that only two POE membe [...] | 2009-09-16 15:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK842 | AMBASSADOR RICE’S SEPTEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon on September 16, the day after the release of the Goldstone report on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during the Gaza conflict. Ayalon termed the report "outrageous" and said it gave Hamas [...] | 2009-09-17 00:45:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS IR RS |
09USUNNEWYORK843 | G7 AND EU MEETING ON THE SCALES OF ASSESSMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2009 the Canadian Mission, hosted a meeting to discuss the next steps in the joint strategy for the scales debate this fall. The attendees were: Wasim Mir for the UK, Gregory Cazelet for France, Masatoshi Sugiura and Akihiro Okochi for Japan, Thomas Mangartz for Ge [...] | 2009-09-17 21:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT AORC UN |
09USUNNEWYORK845 | MUCH ADO ABOUT PAGE LIMITS IN UN COMMITTEE ON [...] Summary: From 8-14 September 2009, the Committee on Conferences convened in New York to review the draft calendar of conferences and to discuss the administrative and logistical considerations pertaining to conference servicing. Of particular contention were issues relating to the scheduling o [...] | 2009-09-18 17:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UN UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK846 | 64TH UNGA GENERAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Committee (GC) met September 16 to inscribe items on the agenda of the 64th UNGA, which opened September 15, and to allocate them to the Main Committees or Plenary. The meeting went smoothly. Taiwan was not an issue this year, and there were no other major issues. [...] | 2009-09-18 20:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PHUM CN |
09USUNNEWYORK847 | TEXT OF UNSC NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT AND [...] (U) On September 18, USUN asked the UN Secretariat put into blue the text of the draft resolution on nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament, to be adopted at the Security Council Summit on September 24 convened by the U.S. The full text is in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text of d [...] | 2009-09-19 02:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM |
09USUNNEWYORK848 | ONE YEAR RENEWAL FOR UNIPSIL; DRUGS, YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Security Council discussed the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) on September 14 and on September 15 unanimously renewed UNIPSIL's mandate for an additional year. Ambassador Rice highlighted drug trafficking and youth unemployment as risks to sub-r [...] | 2009-09-21 20:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY SL |
09USUNNEWYORK849 | SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNMIL; LIBERIA REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Security Council met on September 9 to discuss the renewal of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL),and unanimously adopted UNMIL's resolution on September 15. UNMIL's Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Loj told the Council on September 9 that the Libe [...] | 2009-09-21 20:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV |
09USUNNEWYORK85 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND PERMREP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory call by Ambassador Rice, New Zealand PermRep Rosemary Banks lobbied for U.S. support for former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's candidacy to become Administrator of the UN Development Program. Banks also urged the U.S. to join the UN Human Rights Counc [...] | 2009-02-03 15:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KGHG KUNR PHUM PREL NZ |
09USUNNEWYORK850 | THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SEPTEMBER 16 LUNCH WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion during the monthly Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, hosted by Ambassador Rice in her capacity as Security Council President, Ban updated Permreps on UN activities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and [...] | 2009-09-21 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM |
09USUNNEWYORK851 | SUDAN SANCTIONS: CHAIR BRIEFS A QUIET COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: On September 15, Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting, chair of the Sudan Sanctions Committee ("1591 Committee") updated the UN Security Council on the Committee's activities over the previous ninety days, including the Committee's informal consultations with the Panel of Experts. Ambassador [...] | 2009-09-21 20:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PGOV PREL SU UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK853 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA SEEKS U.S. VISAS FOR ABKHAZ, S. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Russian Mission to the UN has informed USUN that it plans to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto authorities to visit the United Nations in October 2009 to discuss the "humanitarian situation" in the separatist entities. The Russian Missio [...] | 2009-09-23 19:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK854 | UNSC: MONTHLY MEETING ON THE MIDDLE EAST SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process Robert Serry briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on 17 September. He focused on the prospects for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Serry noted efforts aimed at the deve [...] | 2009-09-23 21:14:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KHUM KBIO UN IS LE IV SO |
09USUNNEWYORK856 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PGA TREKI WHO RAISES [...] (C) On September 21, in a hastily scheduled meeting at the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) request, PGA Ali Abdussalam Treki asked Ambassador Rice, in her capacity as Security Council President for the month of September, for her views on what kind of cooperation and consultation the [...] | 2009-09-24 15:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK857 | (U) AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME [...] Classified by Ambassador Susan Rice. Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 21, 2009; 2:30 p.m.; New York, NY. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Charge d,Affairs Negash Kebret Bortora 4 [...] | 2009-09-28 09:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO |
09USUNNEWYORK859 | CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS TELLS P-5 HE IS NOT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. At an annual lunch with P-5 missions to the UN, Cyprus President Demitris Christofias said he was not optimistic about the possible outcome of Cyprus reunification talks. He cited Turkish PM Erdogan as being responsible for Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's hard position o [...] | 2009-09-28 16:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNFICYP CU CY |
09USUNNEWYORK86 | SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING ON THE RESPECT FOR [...] Summary. France, President of the Security Council, held a Security Council meeting January 29 to discuss: "Respect for International Humanitarian Law". The French circulated a concept paper prior to the meeting describing their objectives which included an assessment by the Council of meas [...] | 2009-02-03 16:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK860 | POTUS CHAIRS UNSC SUMMIT, PASSES UNANIMOUS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Obama on September 24 convened a heads-of-state summit of the UN Security Council at which resolution 1887 on nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation was adopted unanimously and with full Council co-sponsorship. In addition to the 15 Security Council members [...] | 2009-09-29 12:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM |
09USUNNEWYORK861 | UGANDA TO CONSIDER ERITREA SANCTIONS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: During a September 20 bilateral meeting with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, USUN Ambassador Rice underlined that the U.S. supports a sanctions resolution on Eritrea that includes a condemnation and action in response to Eritrea,s destabilizing activities in both Somalia and D [...] | 2009-09-29 15:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ER ETRD MARR PNAT PREL PTER SO SU UG |
09USUNNEWYORK862 | USUN REITERATES REQUEST TO JOIN UK EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On July 31 of this year, USUN recommended that the Department support the United Kingdom's effort to shift the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone's residual mechanism to the UN Security Council and to [...] | 2009-09-29 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS UN SL |
09USUNNEWYORK863 | SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON SITUATION IN BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) The Security Council met in consultations on September 25 in response to a September 22 letter from the Brazilian PermRep expressing concern about threats to the inviolability of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, in which Honduran President Zelaya has taken refuge. During consultati [...] | 2009-09-30 14:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC BR HO |
09USUNNEWYORK864 | UN COMMEMORATION OF 60 YEARS OF UNRWA [...] (SBU) Summary: The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of United National Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) special high-level meeting of the General Assembly took place at UN headquarters September 24, 2009. The event was an opportunity [...] | 2009-09-30 14:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF UNRWA KPAL IS |
09USUNNEWYORK866 | PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...] | 2009-10-01 09:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO |
09USUNNEWYORK868 | IRAQI FM ZEBARI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Rice's September 28 meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, he reiterated the Iraqi government request for U.S. support for a UN investigation into the August 19 Baghdad bombings and to move out of Chapter VII obligations. Zebari confirmed that Ir [...] | 2009-10-01 17:30:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY |
09USUNNEWYORK869 | HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Wolff on September 28 met with Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas in which she provided an update on the status of Honduran President Zelaya and recent events in Tegucigalpa. Rodas said additional pressure from the international community, including the UN Securi [...] | 2009-10-01 18:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XK HO OAS |
09USUNNEWYORK871 | COTE D,IVOIRE: EXPERTS DOCUMENT SANCTIONS [...] SUMMARY: The UN Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, a UN team established to monitor sanctions imposed on that country, submitted a final report documenting impediments to full implementation of these measures, particularly the UN ban on the export of diamonds. While the Group found that the [...] | 2009-10-02 09:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK872 | S/CT AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DISCUSSES [...] (U) Summary: S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin met with representatives from Algeria, Burundi, India, Pakistan, and Uganda on the margins of the opening session of the UN General Assembly in New York September 24 and 25 to discuss counterterrorism issues. In general, Benjamin conveyed his inte [...] | 2009-10-05 20:20:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | CT PARM PREF PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK873 | MADAGASCAR DELEGATION EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL DEBATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar's unconstitutional president, Andry Rojoelina, was scheduled to speak in the General Debate in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25th. He was blocked by a vote, following a point of order raised by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting in their role of president of [...] | 2009-10-05 22:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF |
09USUNNEWYORK875 | LIBYA REQUESTS URGENT UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) On October 6, Libyan PermRep Shalgham sent a letter to the UN Security Council President (Vietnam) requesting, under Rule 2 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, an urgent meeting of the Security Council "to discuss the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the G [...] | 2009-10-06 23:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK878 | UNGA 63 CLOSES WITH PARTING SHOTS; UNGA 64 OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Outgoing President of the 63rd General Assembly (PGA) Miguel D'Escoto's lengthy farewell address continued his year long theme of criticizing the USG and supporting actions by Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. In contrast, the brief opening statement of the incoming 64th PGA, Dr [...] | 2009-10-07 17:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK880 | UNSC DECIDES TO HANDLE LIBYAN REQUEST FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Security Council met on October 7 in closed consultations to discuss the Libyan mission's request for an urgent Council meeting on the Goldstone report. Prior to consultations, USUN had surveyed the Council and knew that there was little support for a stand alon [...] | 2009-10-08 01:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK881 | 1267: U.S./UK BRAINSTORM OPTIONS FOR NEW RESOLUTION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wolff and UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham informally discussed the challenges facing the 1267 al-Qaeda/Taliban sanctions regime and weighed the merits of the UK's proposal to establish an "independent review" panel to advise the 1267 Committee how to decide on requests from indiv [...] | 2009-10-08 09:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL EFIN PTER KTFN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK882 | GOLDSTONE REPORT POST-PARTUM: IT'S ONLY JUST BEGUN [...] (C) Repercussions from successful efforts in Geneva to postpone the HRC's discussion of the Goldstone report have resulted in the movement of the report to New York. While the Security Council did not accede to Libya's October 6 request for a stand-alone Council meeting on the Goldstone repo [...] | 2009-10-08 23:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL UNSC IS |
09USUNNEWYORK884 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Michael Scott Davis, Deputy Director, (ISN/MNSA). They will participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings on the Nuclear Non-prolifera [...] | 2009-10-09 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK886 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 PM) [...] SUMMARY: During the eighth plenary meeting of the general debate of the General Assembly, the last of the presidents of countries spoke and governmental representatives began to represent their countries. The representative from Madagascar was unable to speak after an objection by Southern Af [...] | 2009-10-09 18:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO YI FM CF WZ |
09USUNNEWYORK887 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM) [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...] | 2009-10-09 21:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS |
09USUNNEWYORK888 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 23 PM): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The September 23rd afternoon session of the General debate saw the U.S. delegation walk out of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's fiery diatribe against the U.S. and Israel. The Iranian President derided capitalist economic systems, defended recent election results, and condemned bo [...] | 2009-10-09 21:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO SW UK IT AR |
09USUNNEWYORK889 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: NETHERLANDS, EGYPT [...] SUMMARY: The ninth plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 26. The themes of the economic crisis, climate change and UN reform, specifically the expansion of permanent members of the Security Council continued. Iran's nuclear program was addressed [...] | 2009-10-10 01:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA BY TH NL KG TV TD |
09USUNNEWYORK89 | FIFTH COMMITTEE ACTION ON THE 2008/2009 BUDGET [...] Summary: The main session of the 63rd General Assembly concluded early morning on December 24, 2008. The Fifth Committee considered an extraordinary number of proposals most of which were deferred from the Main session of the 62nd General Assembly (GA). At the outset of the session, the Orga [...] | 2009-02-03 22:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK890 | GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: CUBA AND MYANMAR SPEAK [...] SUMMARY: The eleventh plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 28. The following countries spoke: San Marino, Namibia, Peru, Myanmar, Mexico, Bahrain, Cuba, Tunisia, Eritrea; Syria; Niger; Sudan; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Oman; Belize; Sin [...] | 2009-10-10 02:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA AORC SM WA PE BM |
09USUNNEWYORK891 | UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-11 14:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ECON PGOV AORC KPKO US LY UG QA |
09USUNNEWYORK892 | SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...] | 2009-10-12 15:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG |
09USUNNEWYORK893 | SECRETARY CLINTON CHAIRS UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of State Clinton chaired the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1888 on conflict-related sexual violence which was co-sponsored by 68 UN member states including 10 members of the Security Council. Russia, China, Libya, Uganda and Vietnam did not co- [...] | 2009-10-13 20:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG |
09USUNNEWYORK894 | UNSC BRIEFED ON SITUATION IN SOMALIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Under Secretary-General Pascoe and UNSOA Director of Field Support Boyd reported to the Security Council on October 8 that the TFG has persevered in spite of the challenging security situation, and urged the international community to continue its political and financial suppor [...] | 2009-10-13 20:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPKO MARR PHUM SO |
09USUNNEWYORK895 | ERITREA PRESSES FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS, FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 28 meeting with Ambassador Rice and AF DAS Fitzgerald, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Advisor Yemane Ghebreab underscored their desire to improve relations with the United States, while denying that Eritrea is fueling the insurgency in So [...] | 2009-10-13 20:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UNP PGOV PTER KPKO ET SO |
09USUNNEWYORK896 | GUINEA FM ASKS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO LET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During Security Council consultations on the situation in Guinea held at France's request, the U.S., as President of the Council, briefed on its September 29 meeting with Guinean Foreign Minister Loua, during which he claimed that the violence on September 28 was due to protest [...] | 2009-10-13 21:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY GV AU |
09USUNNEWYORK90 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S RICE MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian PermRep Vitaly Churkin met with Ambassador Rice and Ambassador DiCarlo on February 3 to sound out the U.S. position on an extension of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia. Churkin said Russia wanted to see a new resolution emphasize the terms of the "Medvedev-Sarkozy" agr [...] | 2009-02-04 01:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GG RS |
09USUNNEWYORK903 | 243RD MEETING OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS [...] The UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country held its 243rd meeting on October 2, 2009. Cypriot PermRep Hadjimichael chaired the meeting in which the following issues were raised: NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS 2. The Cuban delegate reported that a mission driver was unable to park in [...] | 2009-10-13 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CU ML RS |
09USUNNEWYORK905 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON UN COMMISSION ON [...] Summary: On October 12, the Sixth Committee discussed the Report on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Soo-Geun Oh, Chairman of UNCITRAL, summarized the activities of the 42nd session of UNCITRAL on June 29-July 17. Following the opening remarks, twenty-one [...] | 2009-10-13 21:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK907 | UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE [...] SUMMARY: Over 100 heads of state and government participated in this year's United Nations General Debate, which opened on September 23, including President Obama for his first Assembly appearance. Most interventions addressed the economic impact of the financial crisis, nuclear disarmament an [...] | 2009-10-13 23:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US LY UG QA |
09USUNNEWYORK909 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BY SRSG KAI EIDE AND [...] (U) Summary: On September 29, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA. SRSG Kai Eide briefed the Council on behalf of UNAMA concentrating on elections, new government formation, reconciliation, security and international coordination. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta's remarks f [...] | 2009-10-14 11:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO AF |
09USUNNEWYORK910 | BURMA, BURUNDI, COLOMBIA AND UGANDA ADDRESS SC [...] (SBU) The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (WGCAAC) held a formal meeting chaired by Mexican Permanent Representative Claude Heller on October 12 to adopt the group's conclusions on Burma and to discuss the Secretary General's reports on children and armed conflict [...] | 2009-10-14 19:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI UNSC BM CO BY UG |
09USUNNEWYORK911 | COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTIONS TO BE DELAYED; COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) SRSG Choi told the Security Council on October 13 that elections would be delayed for political and technical reasons, and said the priority must be approving the provisional voters list as soon as possible. Choi said the 2.7 million names [...] | 2009-10-14 19:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY IV LI |
09USUNNEWYORK912 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARY SAMORE, [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Gary Samore, Coordinator for Arms Control and Non-proliferation for the National Security Council. He will attend meetings on the margins of the UNGA First Committee, October 15-16, 2009. 2. His point of contact will be Michael Gord [...] | 2009-10-14 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KNNP |
09USUNNEWYORK913 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES ON [...] Summary: General Debate on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism began on October 6 and concluded on October 9 with over 70 Member States (including the United States) expressing their views on the subject. Debate focused mostly on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Convention on Int [...] | 2009-10-14 22:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK914 | RESOLVED DEBT: PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC [...] USUN received a request from the New York City Commission for the UN to assist company Connections Unlimited in recovering $82,299.78 for services it provided the Republic of the Congo (GOC) for an ecotourism event on September 1, 2006. NYCC's legal counsel has worked since October 2007 to fa [...] | 2009-10-15 14:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CF |
09USUNNEWYORK915 | DEBT RESOLVED- COMOROS MISSION TO THE UN [...] Vornado Realty Trust has informed USUN/HC that it has received a check for the payment of $43,242.54 from the Permanent Mission of the Union of the Comoros to the UN. This amount paid for the overdue rental arrears owed since September 2008 for the office space at 866 United Nations Plaza, Su [...] | 2009-10-15 20:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL CN |
09USUNNEWYORK916 | THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE [...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...] | 2009-10-15 21:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU |
09USUNNEWYORK917 | G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES [...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...] | 2009-10-15 21:32:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK919 | AMBASSADOR DICARLO MEETS WITH ICTR PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph three below. 2. (U) Judge Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and his special assistant Helge Zietler met with Ambassador DiCarlo on October 6 to provide their views on the issue of whether the ICTR [...] | 2009-10-16 19:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC PARM PREF RW |
09USUNNEWYORK92 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON BURKINA [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice shared U.S. priorities with Burkinabe PermRep Kafando in an initial call and asked for his views on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Cote d'Ivoire. Rice pressed for support against deferring Sudanese President Ba [...] | 2009-02-04 21:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC UV XV XA |
09USUNNEWYORK923 | U.N.'S GENERAL DEBATE WRAP-UP: HITTING THE HIGH [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. member states focused on four main topics and touched on others during the opening of the 64th General Assembly. Climate change dominated the speeches, with calls for United Nations reform, particularly pertaining to the Security Council, coming in second. Other central iss [...] | 2009-10-19 14:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN |
09USUNNEWYORK925 | U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM): [...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...] | 2009-10-19 15:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD |
09USUNNEWYORK926 | SUBJECT: U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONCLUDES SEPT 29: [...] SUMMARY: The final session of the 64th General Assembly general debate focused on non-proliferation, climate change, multilateralism, Security Council reform, the financial crisis, and sustainable development. Several countries reflected on the importantance of preventing piracy on the high s [...] | 2009-10-19 16:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO ER GJ NU NO |
09USUNNEWYORK928 | UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...] | 2009-10-19 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE |
09USUNNEWYORK93 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH COSTA RICAN PERMREP [...] (C) Summary: During an initial meeting with Costa Rican PermRep Urbina, Ambassador Rice outlined U.S. priorities and agreed to work with Costa Rica on important issues such as human rights. Urbina emphasized the need to increase the Council's legitimacy by updating its working methods and pr [...] | 2009-02-04 22:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CS |
09USUNNEWYORK930 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KENNETH HODGKINS, [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Ken Hodgkins, Director, OES/SAT. He will be attending UNGA Fourth Committee meetings on "international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space."at the United Nations between October 19 and October 23. 2. His point of contact [...] | 2009-10-20 17:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNPUOS UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK932 | (U) U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, [...] (U) Summary: Speeches in the afternoon session of the second day of the UNGA General Debate (September 24) continued with some familiar topics. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Paraguay all condemned the coup in Honduras. Most of the speakers called for reform of the Un [...] | 2009-10-20 23:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ECON GA GY IZ LG MI PA PGOV PREL SI TZ |
09USUNNEWYORK933 | U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT MAGGI, [...] U.S. Mission grants clearance for the following individuals to attend informal consultations on Maritime Security Sector Reform in New York on Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October 28, 2009, in New York: Robert Maggi (Coordinator for Counter Piracy, PM/PPA); Christina Rosati (Foreign Af [...] | 2009-10-21 18:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK934 | U.S. MISSION GRANTS CLEARANCE TO CHARLENE WANG TO [...] U.S. Mission grants clearance to Charlene Wang, Multilateral Affairs Officer, IO/UNP, to attend informal consultations on East Asia and Pacific issues in New York on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2009. 2. U.S. Mission POC is Political Section Officer Jeffrey Reneau, 212-415 [...] | 2009-10-21 18:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK936 | MOMENTUM BUILDING TO BOLSTER MONUC'S MANDATE AND STREAMLINE ITS TASKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MONUC SRSG Doss told the Security Council on October 16 that progress continued on integrating the DRC army (FARDC),but noted that the FDLR had not been neutralized and LRA remnants were still active. In closed consultations with Council members, Doss said that LRA elements h [...] | 2009-10-22 16:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC CG ZXA ZF RW |
09USUNNEWYORK937 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee debated Agenda Item 82, Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization on October 19. Twenty-three Member States, including the United States, delivered statements on the subject with [...] | 2009-10-22 16:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK938 | GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...] | 2009-10-22 17:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC XY GV |
09USUNNEWYORK94 | AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...] | 2009-02-04 22:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK |
09USUNNEWYORK941 | DEBT RESOLVED: MISSION OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 21:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL GB |
09USUNNEWYORK942 | IRAQ-KUWAIT TARASOV REPORT SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: In Security Council consultations on October 22, the UN high-level coordinator Gennady Tarasov briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made on missing persons and archives issues during the last six-month "confidence and cooperation building peri [...] | 2009-10-23 22:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ KU |
09USUNNEWYORK944 | ARABS REQUEST U.S. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff met Friday October 23 with the representatives of Arab states and organizations that have joined together as a follow-up group to lobby for action on the Goldstone Report in New York. The Palestinian Permanent Observer suggested the establishment of a "monitoring [...] | 2009-10-24 00:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY |
09USUNNEWYORK947 | TURKISH PERMREP APAKAN PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 15 courtesy meeting, Turkish Permrep Ertugul Apakan invited Ambassador Rice to visit Turkey. He said a workshop/retreat on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, which Turkey was considering hosting during the summer of 2010, might be a good opportunity. Apakan thoug [...] | 2009-10-26 20:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC TU |
09USUNNEWYORK948 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:53:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK949 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK95 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF US CANDIDATE TO SPECIAL [...] (U) On February 4, Deputy Permanent Representative Alejandro Wolff spoke to U.N. Under Secretary General Patricia O'Brien in support of the candidacy of Justice Shireen Fisher for the judicial vacancy in the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, drawing from the points in Ref [...] | 2009-02-04 22:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KAWC KJUS NL PREL SL |
09USUNNEWYORK950 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 22:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK951 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN TAECKER, [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Kevin Taecker, Senior Advisor for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) in NEA/Iraq-Economic and Assistance Affairs. 2. Mr. Taecker will participate in a briefing on the ICI by Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the ICI [...] | 2009-10-26 23:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN OTRA PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK953 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 22:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK957 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH IRAQI UN PERM REP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, immediately following her return from Iraq and the day after two major suicide bombs in Baghdad, Ambassador Rice met with Iraqi UN Permanent Representative Bayati. The discussion focused on the UN response to and U.S. support for Iraq's request for a UN envoy to b [...] | 2009-10-28 09:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY TU |
09USUNNEWYORK959 | COTE D,IVOIRE: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Security Council's Cote d'Ivoire (1572) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council on findings contained in a September 15 report of the Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the Committee's activities since his last briefing on April 28, 2009. The United [...] | 2009-10-29 09:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CDI ETTC PGOV UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK962 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...] | 2009-10-29 21:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS |
09USUNNEWYORK963 | FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE PRESIDENT BRIEFS CTC [...] Summary: Paul Vlaanderen, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the Security Council on October 26. Vlaanderen recounted the history of the FATF and explained the FATF standards, which consist of forty recommendations for combati [...] | 2009-10-29 22:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN |
09USUNNEWYORK964 | THE 1540 COMMITTEE DEBATES IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The 1540 Committee met on October 20 and 23 to begin consultations on how to prepare a final document based on the 1540 Comprehensive Review, which took place on September 30 and October 1-2, and how to present the conclusions of substantive papers prepared by the 1540 Committe [...] | 2009-10-29 23:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK968 | SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON USSCR 1559, [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for Implementation of UNSCR 1559 Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council in consultation on October 27, 2009. The positive part of his presentation centered on the restoration of full diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and th [...] | 2009-10-30 17:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY |
09USUNNEWYORK969 | NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...] | 2009-10-30 18:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER SC |
09USUNNEWYORK970 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: NUCLEAR [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 13 to 15. This summary comprises statements from all three days. The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the Secretary General of the Conference [...] | 2009-10-30 19:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK971 | COTE D'IVOIRE: COUNCIL RENEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1893, which renewed the arms embargo, asset freeze, travel ban, and diamond embargo in Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the mandate of the Group of Experts, for an additional twelve months. Cote d'Ivoire's Perm Rep, Al [...] | 2009-10-30 23:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC CDI |
09USUNNEWYORK975 | THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] SUMMARY: Addressing the Committee for the first time as Special Rapporteur on human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya said the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),adopted by the General Assembly two years ago, provided a clear normative framew [...] | 2009-11-02 14:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA BH MY WS VE CO |
09USUNNEWYORK976 | SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...] | 2009-11-02 21:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP |
09USUNNEWYORK977 | ALBANIA CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS WITH U.S.; URGES [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 27 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, Albanian Permanent Representative Hoxha underscored Albania's strong relationship with the U.S. and praised the Obama administration's philosophy of greater UN engagement. Hoxha stressed that increasing the number of [...] | 2009-11-02 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AL KO SR |
09USUNNEWYORK979 | AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED [...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...] | 2009-11-02 21:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO AU |
09USUNNEWYORK98 | UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...] | 2009-02-10 01:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK980 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UK FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice on October 27 met with 14 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament. The Parliamentarians, who represented the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour, raised Iran, the Middle East, U.S. relations with Russia, Afghanistan, and concern ove [...] | 2009-11-02 22:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UK IR |
09USUNNEWYORK981 | AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ICC PRESIDENT SONG [...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice met with the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Sang-Hyun Song on Thursday, October 29. Song hoped that the United States would participate in the ICC Review Process in Kampala in May of 2010, and raised concer [...] | 2009-11-03 00:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KJUS |
09USUNNEWYORK982 | UNGA: UN PASSES 18TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 18th annual resolution condemning the United States economic and commercial embargo on Cuba. The Foreign Minister of Cuba delivered a hostile, cold-war style intervention, blaming the United States for pr [...] | 2009-11-03 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ECON UNGA CA |
09USUNNEWYORK983 | FUNDING THE UNGA'S TASK FORCE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (U) The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (Strategy),GA resolution 60/288, welcomed the intention of the Secretary-General to institutionalize, within existing resources, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task For [...] | 2009-11-03 19:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREF PREL CT |
09USUNNEWYORK984 | QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS [...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...] | 2009-11-03 20:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
09USUNNEWYORK985 | SYG BAN BRIEFS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a briefing to the UN General Assembly on October 30, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afgha [...] | 2009-11-03 21:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP |
09USUNNEWYORK986 | SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...] | 2009-11-03 22:26:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK987 | REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR [...] Summary: On October 8 the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on the progress of their respective courts. Interventions followed from ten Member St [...] | 2009-11-03 22:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK988 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: GENERAL DEBATE ON RULE OF LAW [...] Summary: On October 14, General Debate began on Sixth Committee Agenda Item 83: Rule of Law at the National and International Levels. Over fifty delegations (including the United States) and two Observer Missions addressed the Sixth Committee with most delegations making similar points on the [...] | 2009-11-03 22:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK989 | GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: On October 29, Judge Sang-Hyun Song updated the General Assembly on the activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Twenty-eight Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue. Most countries pledged support for the ICC and commended Chile and the Czech Republic [...] | 2009-11-03 22:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK99 | PALESTINIANS PRESSING SYG TO BROADEN SCOPE OF [...] (C) Palestinian Permanent Observer Ambassador Mansour told Ambassador Wolff February 6 that he was exploring ways for the UN to investigate the conduct of the Gaza conflict. He cited as precedent UNSCR 1405 (2002) which "welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate inf [...] | 2009-02-10 01:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL KWBG IS |
09USUNNEWYORK990 | DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PANEL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") met on October 30 with the newly-established Panel of Experts (POE),a team of UN contractors mandated with helping monitor and improve UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. POE members introduced themselves and [...] | 2009-11-03 23:52:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC |
09USUNNEWYORK991 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK994 | UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM) [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...] | 2009-11-05 23:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS |
09USUNNEWYORK995 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OUTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 23:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK996 | 64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER [...] (U) Summary: The UN Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) conducted its thematic debate on other disarmament measures and international security on October 21. 2. Netherlands (U) The Netherlands presented updated versions of its draft resolutions on transpare [...] | 2009-11-05 23:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA |
09USUNNEWYORK997 | U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, PM): [...] (U) SUMMARY: The afternoon session of the 2nd day of the UNGA General Debate on September 24 opened with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticizing the United States, dissecting the intentions of President Obama, and extolling the merits of socialism. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, C [...] | 2009-11-05 23:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO UNGA VE SI GY CS PA TZ LG |
09USUNNEWYORK999 | GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...] | 2009-11-06 20:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA |
09VALLETTA113 | MALTA PROPOSES TO HOST EU ASYLUM AGENCY [...] (U) Malta has formally offered to host the European Union,s Asylum Agency, which will be established within the next year to coordinate the EU asylum policy, increase cooperation between member states, lend assistance to states facing the greatest pressure and harmonize national practices. Ma [...] | 2009-03-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MT |
09VALLETTA152 | MALTA: MFSA SAYS FIM BANK REMAINS COMMITTED TO [...] (S) Following reports (see Refs A,B) that individuals associated with the Iran Investment Company (IIC) had recently been involved in financial activity involving Malta-based FIM Bank, Charge' several weeks ago asked Joseph Bannister, head of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) wheth [...] | 2009-04-06 11:20:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
09VALLETTA159 | MALTA: GEORGE ABELA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Laborite George Abela, appointed by Nationalist PM Gonzi and unanimously approved by Parliament, was sworn in as President on Saturday, April 4. He will serve a five year term in the largely ceremonial position, replacing President Eddie Fenech Adami. 2. (SBU) Prior to his appointment [...] | 2009-04-07 15:58:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MT |
09VALLETTA169 | MALTA: IMMIGRATION DEBATE ROILS POLITICAL SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 2008 and early 2009 bringing a record influx of African migrants to Malta from Libya, the issue of migration has risen to the top of the political agenda locally. The GOM has been criticized by NGOs, UNHCR, and even the Catholic Church for its detention policy, and Medecin [...] | 2009-04-09 19:10:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MT |
09VALLETTA221 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 15:21:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MT |
09VALLETTA222 | MALTA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 15:26:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU MT |
09VALLETTA240 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL CONTINUING [...] (S) On May 26 Charge' met Alan Caruana, Chief of Staff to Malta's Minister of Finance, to discuss reftel request related to IRISL's continuing evasive activities in Malta. 2. (S) Caruana was already familiar with the materials provided reftel, having received them in a meeting last month wi [...] | 2009-05-29 08:05:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR UK GM MT |
09VALLETTA251 | MALTESE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO INFORMAL MOSQUES CLOSED [...] (C) In a May 20 meeting with Charge' and acting DCM, Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Chairman Austin Walker gave his perspective on the closure last month of two informal mosques in the seaside towns of Sliema and Bugibba. Walker explained that in both instances, Maltese citizen [...] | 2009-06-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MT |
09VALLETTA256 | MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER HOPEFUL THAT COOPERATION [...] (C) In a June 8 meeting, Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg told Charge he was leaving later in the day to meet with his Libyan and Italian counterparts in Rome, with "illegal immigration" on the agenda. Borg said he was feeling cautiously optimistic, particularly because of the sharp reducti [...] | 2009-06-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MT |
09VALLETTA316 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. REVIEW OF FIRST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC MT |
09VALLETTA367 | MALTA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS MT |
09VALLETTA388 | MALTA: GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EU PGOV PREL MT |
09VALLETTA419 | MALTA: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BM MT |
09VALLETTA456 | UPDATE: STATUS OF CONTAINERS SEIZED BY FROM M/V [...] (S) This cable provides addtional information in response to Ref A and amplifies Refs B and C. During Ambassador's initial courtesy call on Maltese PM Lawrence Gonzi October 13, Gonzi stated that the decision to seize and sequester the Hansa India cargo was a "burdensome" decision for Malta to [...] | 2009-10-14 16:04:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT |
09VALLETTA466 | MALTA: OCTOBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | EU PGOV PREL MT |
09VALLETTA467 | MALTA SUBMITS REPORT OF IRAN SANCTIONS VIOLATION [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional response to reftel A. On October 16, the office of Malta's Permanent Representative to the UN submitted to the Chairman of the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee a report of Malta's actions described in reftels through D to the Chairman. The report was address [...] | 2009-10-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT |
09VALLETTA476 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF [...] (SBU) On October 23 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. priorities of the 64th UN General Assembly Third Committee to Malta's Minster of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. FM Borg listened closely to the points but was non-committal. 2. (SBU) On October 27, U [...] | 2009-10-27 17:27:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA MT |
09VALLETTA488 | MALTA: BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 17:18:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO PREL EUN PHUM |
09VALLETTA496 | QUESTION RE NATURE OF M/V HANSA INDIA CARGO [...] (SBU) PolEcon chief delivered reftel talking points on November 10 to acting DEFMIN and NSC Director Vannessa Frazier, MFA Sanctions Committee legal advisor Dr. Sharon Scicluna and MFA Director for European Affairs Joseph Cole. All expressed understanding of the issue involved and appreciatio [...] | 2009-11-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC IR MT LY GM |
09VALLETTA498 | PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG [...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...] | 2009-11-16 19:12:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS MT |
09VALLETTA503 | MALTA: DEMARCHE ON USG SUPPORT FOR EUFOR IN BOSNIA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to MFA Americas' desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale, who indicated she would forward to FM Tonio Borg's party, in Brussels. There was no immediate substantive response. Post will report any further information received septel. K [...] | 2009-11-17 16:57:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU BK MT |
09VALLETTA504 | MALTA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF MT |
09VALLETTA507 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 19 to MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech, and Americas' Desk Officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale. Acting Director Grech expressed appreciation for the information, but had no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) DCM and PolO [...] | 2009-11-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09VALLETTA511 | MALTA WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS EXTENDING [...] (C) Following deliver of reftel a demarche November 19, DCM and PolOff met November 20 with MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech. Grech thanked DCM and PolOff for providing U.S. views and expressed an understanding of the unhelpful nature of one-sided resolutions in eroding c [...] | 2009-11-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT |
09VALLETTA525 | MALTA'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Cecelia Attard-Pirotta on December 1 concerning the substance of the President's Afghan policy speech to be delivered later that day. She expressed the GOM's interest in the new strategy but had no comment concerning GOM commitments for [...] | 2009-12-04 16:22:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF |
09VALLETTA537 | SECURITY COOPERATION DILEMMA: WITH LABOR PARTY IT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec, Labor Party leader Joseph Muscat and former Labor government FM George Vella declared that the country's reactivated membership in PfP was invalid, as it failed to comply with Malta's Treaties Act. Though exp [...] | 2009-12-15 16:31:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP PARM MT |
09VALLETTA75 | IRAN INTERESTED IN "INVESTING" BILLIONS OF EUROS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Valletta | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR |
09VALLETTA95 | MALTA: VISIT OF CHINESE VP UNDERSCORES CLOSE TIES [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Malta February 21 for an official two day visit during which he met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and announced a grant of 580,000 euros for Malta to purchase Chinese products and services. Paul Sant, MFA Desk Officer for China, told PolOf [...] | 2009-02-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CH MT PGOV PM PREL |
09VANCOUVER196 | PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF [...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...] | 2009-08-01 00:08:00 | Consulate Vancouver | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC |
09VATICAN100 | SMALL STEPS, NOT GIANT LEAPS, IN CATHOLIC-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a high-ranking Russian Orthodox leader to Rome last week signaled some improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations, and more progress is likely at a conference between leaders of both faiths in Cyprus in October. Nevertheless, Cardinal Kasper predicts that a meeting b [...] | 2009-09-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RS VT |
09VATICAN101 | PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...] | 2009-10-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT |
09VATICAN106 | (C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL VT IS |
09VATICAN109 | VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8 [...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...] | 2009-11-03 19:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN11 | CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO [...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...] | 2009-01-27 16:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT |
09VATICAN110 | NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE POPE [...] (U) On October 29, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the credentials of Mr. Ali Akbar Naseri as the new Ambassador of Iran to the Holy See. As is customary, the Pope and the ambassador presenting credentials exchanged remarks (in writing) highlighting their respective priorities for the relation. A [...] | 2009-11-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM IR IS VT |
09VATICAN111 | VATICAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 5 post shared with the Vatican's point person on UNGA matters, Monsignor Osvaldo Neves, ref. demarche points. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...] | 2009-11-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN112 | (C) CATHOLIC INTERMEDIARY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HOSTAGE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8 for action. S/A Wolpe and AF staff contributed to and cleared this cable. End Comment. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe met with officials from Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic organization with experience [...] | 2009-11-05 17:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC ZF CG VT |
09VATICAN113 | THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM? [...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...] | 2009-11-09 12:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT |
09VATICAN117 | VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...] | 2009-11-17 17:32:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT |
09VATICAN118 | VATICAN: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCH DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 18 post shared demarche points with Vatican point officials on UNGA and Middle East matters, Monsignor Alberto Ortega and Monsignor Osvaldo Neves. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...] | 2009-11-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF IS VT |
09VATICAN119 | POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...] | 2009-11-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF |
09VATICAN122 | AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT |
09VATICAN123 | AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT |
09VATICAN125 | COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...] | 2009-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT |
09VATICAN126 | RUSSIA AND THE VATICAN ESTABLISH FORMAL RELATIONS, FOR [...] (C) On December 3, Russian President Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI upgraded Russian-Holy See ties to "full" diplomatic relations. The announcement coincides with a period of warmer relations between the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (reftel) and the Holy See hopes the move wi [...] | 2009-12-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL KIRF RS VT |
09VATICAN127 | (S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT [...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...] | 2009-12-04 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT |
09VATICAN128 | (C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN [...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...] | 2009-12-07 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | EAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT |
09VATICAN13 | POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 21:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
09VATICAN130 | OUTREACH TO VATICAN ON UGANDA BILL CRIMINALIZING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VT UG |
09VATICAN131 | POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO [...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...] | 2009-12-15 15:59:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ETRD CU VT |
09VATICAN132 | POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE [...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...] | 2009-12-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PREL PHUM EAID VT |
09VATICAN133 | (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN, [...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...] | 2009-12-16 15:49:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA |
09VATICAN134 | AN INVENTORY OF THE VATICAN'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican is a leader or partner in many inter-religious dialogues, primarily with the "Abrahamic" religions - Islam, Judaism, and of course, other Christians. Vatican leaders are also beginning to reach out to Asian faiths. This cable describes the Vatican's primary, organized dia [...] | 2009-12-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT |
09VATICAN135 | INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A VIEW FROM THE VATICAN [...] (U) In an era of growing contacts and conflicts between faith communities, interfaith dialogue -- to increase understanding and in pursuit of concrete objectives -- is increasingly important. The Holy See is an active proponent and participant in a wide range of these dialogues, in order to [...] | 2009-12-18 11:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT |
09VATICAN136 | VATICAN ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) The Holy See's legal attachi to the United Nations issued a statement December 10 putting the Holy See on record as opposed to "grave violations of human rights against homosexual persons," in particular the use of the death penalty. Father Philip Bene made his remarks following a pane [...] | 2009-12-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL VT UG |
09VATICAN137 | PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATING WITH THE VATICAN ON INTERFAITH [...] (U) Catholics and the organized Catholic Church are present in virtually every country of the world, and the Holy See is second only to the United States in terms of relations with other states. Given this near-universal presence and the Vatican's critical role in interfaith dialogues, Embassy [...] | 2009-12-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN14 | POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 21:24:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF VT |
09VATICAN16 | EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL [...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...] | 2009-01-29 10:16:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT |
09VATICAN23 | VATICAN DISAPPOINTED WITH NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican is disturbed by the Frente Sandinista use of religious symbols for political purposes (reftel) and supports the Nicaraguan bishops' position on the issue. Vatican officials are also concerned about deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, and hop [...] | 2009-02-09 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF NI VT |
09VATICAN26 | SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22 [...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...] | 2009-02-13 17:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT |
09VATICAN27 | POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...] | 2009-02-18 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT |
09VATICAN28 | THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE [...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...] | 2009-02-20 16:00:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT |
09VATICAN29 | CORRECTED COPY: POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...] | 2009-02-25 13:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT |
09VATICAN31 | PAPAL STATEMENTS AND NORTHERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and poloff met on February 27 with the Vatican's point person on Sri Lanka, Monsignor Joseph Murphy, to discuss the situation in that country and ongoing efforts to press the LTTE to allow the departure of civilians from conflict zones. Murphy strongly supports the efforts [...] | 2009-02-27 18:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PTER KIRF CE VT |
09VATICAN38 | HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...] | 2009-03-13 17:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT |
09VATICAN41 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...] | 2009-03-17 18:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT |
09VATICAN42 | VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...] | 2009-03-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL KIRF PHUM VT SA |
09VATICAN43 | VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS [...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...] | 2009-03-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT |
09VATICAN47 | (C) VATICAN WILL APPEAL TO IRAN TO RELEASE SABERI [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, on March 31. Coppola, who had not previously heard of the case, listened attentively. He asked several questions about the USG interest in the case, including whether the USG m [...] | 2009-03-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC KJUS PREL PHUM KIRF IR VT |
09VATICAN5 | VATICAN OFFICIAL ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT AND INDIAN APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 17:29:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF IN PK VT |
09VATICAN54 | HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS [...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...] | 2009-04-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT |
09VATICAN55 | POPE ADDRESSES GLOBAL ISSUES IN EASTER MESSAGE [...] Pope Benedict XVI called for a rediscovery of the grounds for hope during his Easter day message to "the city of Rome and the world" (urbi et orbi). Reflecting on his recent visit to Cameroon and Angola, the pontiff - who turns 82 on April 16 - said Africa suffers disproportionately for war, [...] | 2009-04-15 10:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT |
09VATICAN57 | (C) RECENT TAX AND PROPERTY TALKS WITH ISRAEL A FAILURE, [...] (S) Summary: The Holy See chief negotiator says the latest talks on implementation of the Vatican-Israel Fundamental Agreement (reftel) were a complete "failure." In an unusually frank move, the Holy See official shared his negotiating diary with the Embassy to detail how the talks broke down. [...] | 2009-04-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET | PREL PGOV KIRF IS VT |
09VATICAN58 | HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S. [...] (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, a [...] | 2009-04-17 17:23:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN59 | (C) VATICAN HOPES FOR BETTER U.S.-CUBA TIES, IN PART TO REIN [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See welcomes President Obama's new outreach to Cuba and hopes for further steps soon, perhaps to include prison visits for the wives of the Cuban Five. Better U.S.-Cuba ties would deprive Hugo Chavez of one of his favorite screeds and could help restrain him in the region, acc [...] | 2009-04-22 16:27:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF VT CU VE BL |
09VATICAN60 | VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND [...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...] | 2009-04-24 17:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT |
09VATICAN61 | (C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...] | 2009-04-24 19:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT |
09VATICAN62 | LUKASHENKA MEETS POPE IN ROME [...] (U) President Lukashenka of Belarus met the Pope on Monday, April 27. Lukashenka had requested the meeting. Other than confirming the meeting took place, the Holy See has not issued yet any other information about it. 2. (C) In anticipation of the Papal private audience, ADCM reached ou [...] | 2009-04-27 11:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
09VATICAN64 | VATICAN ADDRESSED HUMAN RIGHTS WITH LUKASHENKA [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on relations with Belarus, Monsignor Julio Murat, told ADCM on April 29 that human rights were discussed during the meetings that President Lukashenka had with the Pope and Secretary of State Bertone on April 27 (reftel). Murat added that most of the conversatio [...] | 2009-04-30 20:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT |
09VATICAN74 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...] | 2009-06-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN78 | HOLY SEE: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S JULY 10 VISIT [...] (C/NF) Holy See officials also are pleased you are visiting. Your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI will be an opportunity to discuss our shared commitments to overarching goals such as peace, justice, development, human dignity, and inter-faith understanding. From the Vatican's perspective, it will a [...] | 2009-06-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VT |
09VATICAN83 | (C) VATICAN: ZELAYA A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T PENALIZE HONDURANS [...] (C) Summary: In dealing with the recent constitutional crisis in Honduras (ref. A),the Vatican wants above all to avoid hurting the Honduran people. The Holy See wants international support for development programs there and contacts with Honduran institutions and Embassies to continue. The [...] | 2009-07-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM ECON HO VT |
09VATICAN84 | HOLY SEE ATTENDENCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 10:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA VT |
09VATICAN86 | VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...] | 2009-08-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT |
09VATICAN9 | NEW MEDIA, ETERNAL MESSAGE: THE HOLY SEE AND THE WEB [...] (U) Summary: Pope Benedict XVI is now on YouTube. This new channel, the result of collaboration between the Vatican and Google, is the Holy See's latest foray into the world of new media. Concerns persist at the Holy See over the digital divide and web content, but the Vatican's commitment [...] | 2009-01-26 17:43:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECPS PHUM VT PGOV KPAO |
09VATICAN94 | TONY BLAIR AND OTHERS SPEAK ON FAITH TO HUGE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) More than one hundred thousand Catholics attended the thirtieth annual meeting of the "Communion and Liberation" (CL) Catholic lay movement from August 23-28 in Rimini (northern Italy),and heard messages from a wide range of international figures. Indeed, according to organizers, the comb [...] | 2009-09-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
09VATICAN95 | INTERFAITH DIATRIBES TURN TO DIALOGUE IN KRAKOW AT ANNUAL [...] (U) Summary: At the 22nd edition of an annual interfaith dialogue to promote peace, held this year in Krakow with thousands of observers, hundreds of senior religious and political leaders expressed great agreement on themes like food security. They also engaged in some interfaith sniping, un [...] | 2009-09-14 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VT PL |
09VATICAN97 | SYNAGOGUE AND LEFEBVRITES IN THE VATICAN'S FALL AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed September 15 that talks between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See will resume in October. Roughly at the same time, Pope Benedict will visit Rome's main synagogue. If managed properly, these two sepa [...] | 2009-09-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF VT |
09VIENNA1029 | GOA LEADERS CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 11:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL BM AU |
09VIENNA1032 | GICNT: AUSTRIA INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC AU |
09VIENNA1035 | CODEL ROHRABACHER ON CONTACTS WITH PKK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 06:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PREL PTER TU AU |
09VIENNA1051 | UPDATE TO AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 06:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU |
09VIENNA1058 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN DOLDRUMS, BUT [...] (C) For many reasons, the present Austrian Government has largely ignored foreign policy since its formation in December 2008. Some of the reasons -- economic crisis, budget cuts, lack of ministerial interest -- are specific to the new government. Others, however -- lack of a long-term goal, popula [...] | 2009-08-20 11:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU |
09VIENNA1082 | GOA SUPPORTS U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL CO AU |
09VIENNA1084 | AUSTRIA: UNSC SUMMIT INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel invitation August 27 to Juergen Meindl, foreign policy advisor to Chancellor Faymann, who was out of town. Ambassador emphasized that President Obama's decision to hold the September 24 UNSC summit on nuclear nonproliferation reflects the high priority he places [...] | 2009-08-27 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP AU |
09VIENNA1089 | GOA BELIEVES FERRERO-WALDNER COULD WIN UNESCO RACE [...] (SBU) MFA SecGen Kyrle told the Ambassador August 27 that he does not believe Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will draw enough votes to win the race for the UNESCO Director General position on the first ballot. Kyrle said he expects Austria's Benita Ferrero-Waldner to finish second to [...] | 2009-08-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO EG AU |
09VIENNA1096 | BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA [...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...] | 2009-08-28 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM HR AU |
09VIENNA1117 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GYMNICH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 08:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1125 | AUSTRIA AND THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Nunez-Neto's Aug. 27 meetings with Data Protection Office personnel revealed some positive movement in Austrian thinking about the data protection provisions of the PCSC agreement; however, serious concerns remain about the HSPD-6. With the Foreign and Interior Ministri [...] | 2009-09-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU |
09VIENNA1127 | AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT UNSC NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 06:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP UN AU |
09VIENNA115 | GEORGIA/UNOMIG: AUSTRIA OPPOSES RULE 39 ABKHAZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG AU |
09VIENNA1152 | AUSTRIA UNDECIDED ON ORAL STATEMENT BEFORE ICJ ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 12:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KV AU |
09VIENNA1154 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 08:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1170 | AUSTRIA ON MIDDLE EAST AT IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 14:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP IAEA AORC AU |
09VIENNA1172 | AUSTRIA: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 15:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU |
09VIENNA118 | AUSTRIA: POCS FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] In response to reftel, Embassy points of contact for NPT issues are as follows: -- Dean Yap, Econ/Pol Counselor; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2201; email: YapJD@state.gov. -- Phil Kaplan, Political Unit Chief; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2114; email: KaplanPW@state.gov. 2. Government [...] | 2009-02-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09VIENNA1188 | AUSTRIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON FERRERO-WALDNER'S [...] (U) In a Sept. 14 meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor and Poloff, Austrian MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber expressed "some optimism" about Austrian candidate Benita Ferrero-Waldner's chances. Given that she was the last to declare, Huber thought the GOA had done reasonabl [...] | 2009-09-16 09:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO EG AU |
09VIENNA1189 | GOA SUPPORTS MANY U.S. PRIORITIES, SHARES ITS [...] (U) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with Econ/pol Couns and Poloff, MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber gave the GOA's response to Ref A demarche on the upcoming UNGA. Austria supported the non-proliferation initiative but would seek to changes to the draft UNSC resol [...] | 2009-09-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AU |
09VIENNA119 | AUSTRIANS INFORMED OF FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 07:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC AU |
09VIENNA1197 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 06:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO KWMN PHUM PREL CG AU |
09VIENNA1201 | RESULTS OF AUSTRIAN APPROACH TO IRAN ON SIX AMCITS [...] (C) Further to reftels, on Sept. 18 MFA Middle East Director Friedrich Stift reported to Econ/Pol Counselor on the results of an approach by Austrian Ambassador to Iran, Michael Postl, to unidentified contacts in the Iranian Foreign Ministry. 2. (C) Postl reported the following: -- Kian [...] | 2009-09-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU |
09VIENNA1217 | AUSTRIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel message to Austrian MFA Deputy UN Affairs Director Georg Diwald (Director Peter Huber was en route to New York) and Middle East Deputy Director Christoph Meran on Sept. 21. Diwald noted that, sharing U.S. concerns, Austria supported the development of [...] | 2009-09-21 14:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA AU |
09VIENNA1219 | FURTHER INFORMATION FROM AUSTRIA ON AMCITS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU |
09VIENNA1220 | UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS COULD [...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) is widely expected to retain first place in Upper Austria's September 27 elections, fueled by the popularity of Governor Josef Puehringer. The Social Democrats (SPO) will remain in second place, but polls show the party's support dropping 3-8 [...] | 2009-09-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1230 | H1N1: Inside Scoop from Baxter on Vaccination [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baxter BioSciences (a large U.S. pharma firm, active in central Europe) characterizes Austria as one of the best prepared countries in Europe to deal with a pandemic flu. With only 361 mostly mild cases of H1N1 and no deaths to date, Austria has not put its plan into action. The [...] | 2009-09-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU KFLO CASC PREL AU EZ |
09VIENNA124 | GOA ADDRESSES CONTROVERSY OVER ISLAMIC INSTRUCTORS [...] (C) Summary: The GOA and Austria's official Islamic Faith Community (IFC) announced on February 2 a program designed to improve Islamic education in public schools and end the controversy sparked by a recent study indicating that many Islamic instructors hold views inconsistent with democracy [...] | 2009-02-05 12:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1241 | AUSTRIA: PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH ABBAS, NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS AU |
09VIENNA1243 | AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON DETAINED/IMPRISONED AMCITS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR CASC PREL PROP PTER IR AU |
09VIENNA1245 | AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON AMCIT HIKERS DETAINED IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 09:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR AU |
09VIENNA1252 | UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LOSE BIG [...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) finished a strong first in the September 27 Upper Austrian elections with a better-than-expected showing, while the Social Democrats (SPO) suffered an historic setback and placed a distant second. The rightwing, populist Freedom Party (FPO) c [...] | 2009-09-29 08:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1259 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 13:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BM AU |
09VIENNA1271 | AUSTRIA ON PARTICIPATION IN KOSOVO ICJ ORAL [...] (C) Per Ref A, Amb. Eacho pursued Austrian participation in the Kosovo ICJ oral hearing in an Oct. 2 conversation with Austrian PolDir Stefan Lehne. Lehne reported that, though Austria had signed up to participate, divisions remained within the Ministry and that a final decision had not yet b [...] | 2009-10-02 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINT KV AU |
09VIENNA1333 | AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 06:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU |
09VIENNA1337 | AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING BZO PARTY STRUGGLING AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO) is in disarray one year after the death of charismatic founder and leader Joerg Haider, a controversial figure known for his nationalistic and anti-immigrant views. Though the party remains dominant in its traditional stronghold of Car [...] | 2009-10-16 07:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1361 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO FIGHT GLOBAL H1N1 [...] Econpoloff delivered reftel demarche requesting assistance to Hubert Hrabcik, Director of Public Health. Hrabcik's office had no substantive response. However, Clemens-Martin Auer for the Ministry of Health told Austrian national television on October 12 that, in the event Austria does not u [...] | 2009-10-19 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO AU |
09VIENNA1366 | FAYMANN FORAY INTO FOREIGN AFFAIRS: FALLS FLAT [...] (C) Summary. An attempt by Austrian Chancellor Faymann to assert a role in Austrian EU policy failed within 72 hours and has become another bone of contention between his Social Democrats (SPO) and the People's Party (OVP). On October 16 Faymann unexpectedly announced his support for retainin [...] | 2009-10-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AU |
09VIENNA1378 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met October 21 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent, to deliver ref email points and discuss the October 26-27 GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Afghanistan: GAERC participants will discuss the post-election political environmental and how the EU can [...] | 2009-10-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1384 | GOA Nominates Science Minister Hahn as EU Commissioner [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1389 | Austria Halfhearted on H1N1 Vaccination [...] Austria begins vaccinating its healthcare personnel (around 280,000 persons) this week on a voluntary basis. Vaccine developer Baxter has delivered 500,000 doses of "Celvapan" to the health authorities for a 2-shot immunization. According to a Health Ministry (MOH) survey, 30-35% of register [...] | 2009-10-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENNA139 | GOA DEBATING POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the MFA, Interior Ministry, and Defense Ministry are discussing options for supporting the Afghanistan mission. No decisions have been made, but support for the UNODC and a contribution to election security are among the options under discussion. An MFA contac [...] | 2009-02-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
09VIENNA1390 | BACKGROUND TO NOMINATION OF JOHANNES HAHN AS [...] (U) Summary. Johannes Hahn, Austria's EU Commissioner-designate, is a compromise candidate chosen by the Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) to end a damaging political fight. Hahn has had a mixed reputation as Science and Research Minister (since 2007). He has been willing to t [...] | 2009-10-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN AU |
09VIENNA1401 | AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR WILL TRAVEL TO MOSCOW TO [...] Chancellor Faymann will travel to Moscow November 10-11 for meetings with PM Putin and President Medvedev, the first Moscow visit by an Austrian Chancellor since 2005. Juergen Meindl, diplomatic advisor to the Chancellor, told us November 2 that the Putin meeting will focus on economic issues [...] | 2009-11-03 06:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RU AU |
09VIENNA141 | AUSTRIA: MFA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 11:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KGIC AU |
09VIENNA1413 | GOA SHARES USG CONCERNS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL AU |
09VIENNA1419 | AUSTRIA: ASYLUM REFORMS DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE DEPORTATION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Parliament on October 21 adopted a set of reforms designed to facilitate the detention and deportation of unsuccessful asylum applicants. Many asylum seekers apply in Austria after passing through another EU country, and the reforms are designed in large part to exped [...] | 2009-11-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1421 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. ICSC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU |
09VIENNA1426 | AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION STUDY SHOWS TURKS LAGGING [...] (U) Summary: A recent study by the Interior Ministry indicates that Turks in Austria are lagging behind other immigrants in terms of integration. According to the study, Turks feel less integrated than other immigrants, believe they face more discrimination, and tend to identify themselves as [...] | 2009-11-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1427 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO PREL EUN PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1431 | VWP: AUSTRIANS SEEK FURTHER DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Amb. Helmut Tichy, MFA Deputy Legal Advisor, reported to Econ/Pol Counselor October 22 that an inter-ministerial meeting on Oct. 22 had not agreed to seek a negotiating mandate for conclusion of PCSC or HSPD-6 agreements. The Austrian Data Protection Office (DPO) continues to have concern [...] | 2009-11-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU |
09VIENNA1442 | AUSTRIA INCSR PART I [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 12:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU |
09VIENNA1447 | Faymann In Moscow: Austria Reaffirms South Stream Interest; [...] (U) Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann discussed energy and transportation issues with Russian President Medvedev and PM Putin during a November 10-11 trip to Moscow. According to press reports, the Medvedev meeting was a brief courtesy visit while the Putin meeting was a three-hour discussi [...] | 2009-11-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PREL AU RS |
09VIENNA1448 | AUSTRIA 2009-2010 INCSR PART I [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU |
09VIENNA1450 | STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Richard Kessler, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA),and David Fite, HCFA Staff Member, discussed the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna November 9 with GOA officials and MPs from key political parties. The Staffdel emphasized that the U.S. seeks to en [...] | 2009-11-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS EUN IR AU |
09VIENNA1451 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1464 | OFID, Austrian Government Undecided On IDLO Director [...] Post conveyed ref A talking points to Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) through the office of Director General Suleiman Al-Herbish. 2. An Austrian MFA rep (Mr. Georg Diwald) told us the GoA has not made a decision on the IDLO di [...] | 2009-11-18 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL AU |
09VIENNA1470 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Polchief discussed reftel points November 18 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Zimburg said the GOA supports the USG's priorities for the new Afghan Government. The GOA agrees on the need to work with President Karzai, despit [...] | 2009-11-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AU |
09VIENNA1478 | New Leadership in Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) As a result of the dispute between the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute (VWI) and the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG) over access to the IKG's archives, which had triggered the resignation of the VWI leadership in August (reftel),the VWI elected a new board in early November. Law historian Georg [...] | 2009-11-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1480 | AUSTRIA TO MAKE ORAL PRESENTATION AT KOSOVO ICJ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KV AU |
09VIENNA1491 | AUSTRIA: SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EU GR MK PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1492 | AUSTRIA TO STAY THE COURSE ON EUFOR, OHR [...] (U) Polchief met November 20 with Thomas Schnoell, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe, and Karl Prummer, MFA Unit Chief for European Security Policy, to discuss reftel points on EUFOR and seek GOA views on the transition from the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to the EU Special Repre [...] | 2009-11-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EU BK AU |
09VIENNA15 | Gas Dispute -- OMV Sees No Short-Term Solution; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austrian energy company OMV announced early January 7 that Russian natural gas deliveries to Austria have come to a standstill. For the medium term (about three months),OMV's subsidiary EconGas -- which supplies customers -- can compensate from its storage (1.7 bcm),domestic pr [...] | 2009-01-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EPET PREL AU |
09VIENNA1511 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN, STILL [...] (C) In place of the Ambassador, who was traveling in country, the DCM met November 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, to discuss reftel points. The DCM emphasized that the U.S. is looking for allies and partners to make strong public statements of support following the announcemen [...] | 2009-11-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
09VIENNA1514 | AUSTRIAN MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor, MFA Middle East Deputy Director Meran called into question the utility of sanctions as a next step in dealing with Iran's nuclear program. Without contesting the lack of a positive Iranian response to U.S./P-5 1 initiatives over the last yea [...] | 2009-11-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR |
09VIENNA1520 | VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP): AUSTRIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Austrian Interior Ministry has suggested that Austrian experts could put forward specific ideas on the text of the draft PCSC agreement during their proposed Washington visit. Although this would be outside a formal negotiating process, it would move the substantive discussio [...] | 2009-11-27 14:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU |
09VIENNA1524 | AUSTRIA: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following nominees for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: 2. Yavuz Kuscu. Kuscu is the current owner of TVG Consulting GmbH & TVG European Air Alliance. He is also the President of the Austro-Turkish Trade Association. TVG was established in [...] | 2009-11-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO AU |
09VIENNA153 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE [...] Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually re [...] | 2009-02-11 16:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09VIENNA1533 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE MAIDEN VISIT [...] (C) The German Embassy describes FonMin Westerwelle's Nov. 25 maiden visit to Austria as partly designed to strengthen the new Minster's standing and image vis-a-vis Chancellor Merkel and as part of a larger Westerwelle effort to improve Germany's standing with smaller EU member states. His d [...] | 2009-12-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG IR GM AU |
09VIENNA1534 | Previewing Austria's Johannes Hahn as EU Regional Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers political background on Johannes Hahn, the 51-year-old Vienna native slated to become European Commissioner for Regional Policy in the second Barroso cabinet. Hahn, who has served as GoA science/higher education minister since 2007, was a surprise candidate fo [...] | 2009-12-02 14:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AU EUN |
09VIENNA1539 | AUSTRIAN FOREIGN AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES [...] (C) Summary. MFA contacts reported to Econ/Pol Counselor Dec. 2 that after the proposed next round of informal discussions the MFA and Interior Ministry were determined to push the already drafted negotiating mandate for the VWP-related agreements to the cabinet for a decision. They have al [...] | 2009-12-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU |
09VIENNA1541 | GOA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA; EU SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BM AU |
09VIENNA1543 | AUSTRIA'S OMV SAYS NO INVESTMENTS IN IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMV says it does not currently have investments or activities in Iran's oil/gas sector anywhere approaching ISA (Iran Sanctions Act) thresholds. The Austrian government has publicly reaffirmed its line against new investments in Iranian energy. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November [...] | 2009-12-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU |
09VIENNA1547 | MISPLACED HOPES FOR NEW U.S. OFFER AT COPENHAGEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU |
09VIENNA1549 | AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN: MODEST, BUT REAL, PROGRESS [...] (C) Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger publicly affirmed Dec. 2 that Austria would make a contribution to the civilian effort in Afghanistan. To consider Austria's specific contribution, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, and Defense met that same day. Readouts of that [...] | 2009-12-04 14:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
09VIENNA1551 | AUSTRIAN MINISTER WELCOMES USG SHIFTS ON CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador reinforced USG climate positions with Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovich in advance of Copenhagen. While agreeing that Europe and U.S. need to present a positive, united front and keep pressure on developing countries, he expressed hope for a significantly highe [...] | 2009-12-04 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU |
09VIENNA1552 | BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...] | 2009-12-07 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU |
09VIENNA1556 | AUSTRIA: BURGENLANDERS REMAIN EU-SKEPTICS, DESPITE BENEFITS [...] Summary: Burgenland, Austria's smallest and poorest province, has benefitted enormously from EU membership and the opening of the Hungarian border at the end of the Cold War. Local members of Austria's two governing parties - the Social Democrats (SPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) - a [...] | 2009-12-10 07:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN AU |
09VIENNA156 | AUSTRIA: CONSULTATIONS ON COMPLIANCE WITH 9/11 ACT [...] Econ/Pol Counselor met Feb. 13 with MFA Director for Justice and Home Affairs, Dr. Johann Brieger, to relay the information/requests in Reftels A and B. 2. 9/11 Requirements Consultations: Brieger said that, based on preliminary consultations within the GoA, the proposed dates (March 23-24) [...] | 2009-02-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PBTS KCRM CVIS CMGT PREL AU |
09VIENNA1570 | AUSTRIA MOVES FURTHER TOWARD EUPOL SUPPORT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
09VIENNA1577 | EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH [...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...] | 2009-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU |
09VIENNA1588 | ISRAELI DEFMIN DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (U) Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy PM Barak met with Chancellor Faymann, President Fischer, DefMin Darabos, and FM Spindelegger during a low-key December 14-15 visit to Vienna. During a joint press conference after their meeting, Barak and Darabos emphasized their support for a two-state [...] | 2009-12-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS IS IR AU |
09VIENNA1593 | AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN WOULD RAISE GERMAN LANGUAGE [...] (U) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),on December 15 officially released a summary of a national integration plan primarily designed to strengthen German language requirements for immigrants. Fekter said the plan would be submitted for cabinet approva [...] | 2009-12-21 06:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1594 | AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING PARTIES JOIN FORCES [...] (U) Summary: The rightwing Freedom Party (FPO) and the Carinthia branch of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO - an FPO splinter party) announced December 16 that they had agreed to join forces. The move will bolster the FPO, which has been attracting a growing number of voters with it [...] | 2009-12-21 06:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA1602 | Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions [...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...] | 2009-12-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU |
09VIENNA1604 | Agreement on Financing of Jewish Cemetery Renovation and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA1606 | Austria H1N1 Update: New Cases Down; Unused Vaccine [...] The number of new H1N1 infections appears to be slowing in Austria. In the week prior to December 16, health authorities estimated approximately 24,000 new infections, a decline from 45,000 infections the previous week. The total number of infections is now approximately 250,000. The number [...] | 2009-12-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENNA1620 | AUSTRIA RECEIVES 1267 PRE-NOTIFICATION LISTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 08:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN |
09VIENNA168 | AUSTRIAN MFA SECURITY POLICY DIRECTOR ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Newly appointed Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (former Amb. to Belgrade) told Econ/Pol Counselor March 13 that Austria has considerable skepticism toward Russia's proposals for a new European security structure. Acknowledging that Moscow had offered few details, Jand [...] | 2009-02-17 11:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS AU |
09VIENNA182 | MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...] | 2009-02-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV |
09VIENNA189 | AUSTRIA: VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 23-24 [...] (U) Poloff discussed GAERC points on February 18 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira offered the following views: 2. (C) Afghanistan: Famira said the European Commission would wait to hear the brief of the EU's Special Representative to Afghanistan and would discuss their [...] | 2009-02-20 10:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA190 | AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS ON MAURITANIA, BUT SUPPORTS THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 11:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENNA193 | AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT [...] Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald, MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity, Austria would respect the independence of the Internationa [...] | 2009-02-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU |
09VIENNA216 | AUSTRIA: CHARISMATIC GOVERNOR DOMINATES SALZBURG [...] (U) Summary: Gabi Burgstaller, the charismatic governor of Salzburg Province, is expected to lead the Social Democrats (SPO) to a first place finish in the March 1 provincial elections. After the vote, Burgstaller is likely to renew the SPO's alliance with the conservative People's Party (OVP [...] | 2009-02-25 14:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA238 | AUSTRIA CONSIDERING OFFERING AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel A points on the USG Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review February 25 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA director for East Asia and the Pacific. Polchief noted that Austrian FM Spindelegger had stated publicly at the GAERC in Brussels February 23 and again in Vienna the f [...] | 2009-02-27 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
09VIENNA241 | AUSTRIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 16:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09VIENNA243 | STATE ELECTIONS BLOW TO SOCIAL DEMOCRATS; BOOST TO [...] (U) The right populist BZOE in Carinthia and FPO in Salzburg scored significant gains in elections March 1 at the expense of the Social Democrats. The BZOE's surprise success will strengthen that party in the near term. Immediate national implications are likely to be minimal, but the positi [...] | 2009-03-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA251 | GOA CONTINUES TO OPPOSE ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 13:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW AU |
09VIENNA270 | Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...] | 2009-03-10 06:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL IR AU |
09VIENNA295 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] Polchief met with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, March 11 to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC and GYMNICH. Famira offered the following views: -- Montenegro: The GOA is in favor of submitting Montenegro's EU application to the European Commission for its formal op [...] | 2009-03-12 13:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL SU MW BO AU |
09VIENNA297 | SYRIAN EXILE POLITICIAN ON PLANS FOR NEW PARTY, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. A Syrian exile politician resident in Vienna, Marwan Hammoud, briefed Econ/Pol Counselor March 10 on plans to establish a new, democratic Syrian opposition party that would operate both in Syria and abroad and on plans by a coalition of parties to establish a c [...] | 2009-03-13 06:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY AU |
09VIENNA306 | AUSTRIA: MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Polchief met March 13 with Ralph Scheide, MFA Middle East Director, to discuss Middle East policy and Scheide's planned visit to Washington and New York March 20 to April 3. Scheide expressed views that could be contrary to USG Middle East policy, suggesting that a Palest [...] | 2009-03-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU SY AF AU |
09VIENNA307 | AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...] | 2009-03-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU |
09VIENNA314 | MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 09:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN AU |
09VIENNA317 | 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Name: Walter Feichtinger DOB: November 13, [...] | 2009-03-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA326 | AUSTRIA WILL ISSUE UNSC STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 20 to Peter Huber, MFA Head of International Organizations. Huber replied that the GOA would make a statement in support of AMISOM at the March 20 UNSC meeting on Somalia, as well as endorse the EU statement on the issue. 2. Huber said the GOA support [...] | 2009-03-20 15:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO AU SO |
09VIENNA345 | AUSTRIA SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT KFOR FORCE LEVELS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AU |
09VIENNA346 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 07:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU |
09VIENNA359 | AUSTRIAN MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Charge' called on Austrian MFA Political Director Stefan Lehne March 26 to review reftel points, stressing that given its role in the Security Council, Austrian action would draw particular attention. 2. (C) On Afghanistan, Lehne reported that internal GoA discussions were moving ahead [...] | 2009-03-27 06:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AFDB AU |
09VIENNA361 | S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP [...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...] | 2009-03-27 07:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU |
09VIENNA362 | RIGHT WING PARTY RUNNING ANTI-MUSLIM VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: Austria's right wing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is utilizing an anti-Muslim message to fuel its campaign to unseat Vienna's Social Democratic (SPO) Mayor Michael Haupl. The FPO has posted placards around town associating Haupl with "mosques and minarets" and asserting that F [...] | 2009-03-27 10:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
09VIENNA37 | AUSTRIAN VIEW ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS AU |
09VIENNA379 | ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...] | 2009-03-30 14:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU |
09VIENNA381 | TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA AVOIDS [...] (C) Summary: The international movement of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen is represented in Austria by a cultural foundation, a high school, and a newspaper. While Gulenists in Austria are openly critical of the Turkish secular state, they avoid controversies over Muslim integration [...] | 2009-03-30 15:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM TU AU |
09VIENNA383 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (U) In response to reftel A, and following up on reftel B conversation between Charge and Austrian PolDir Lehne, Econ/Pol Counselor and Polchief met March 30 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. E/P Couns stressed that while the media had been focusing on the in [...] | 2009-03-31 07:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU |
09VIENNA401 | SERBIAN FM TELLS AUSTRIANS BELGRADE MUST [...] (C) Summary: Serbian FM Jeremic said during a March 30 visit to Vienna that the Serbian government had to "recalibrate" its European perspective, as the economic crisis had sapped the EU's enthusiasm for enlargement. According to an MFA contact, Jeremic claimed in his meeting with Austrian FM [...] | 2009-04-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV SR AU |
09VIENNA403 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Probst First name: Christian D [...] | 2009-04-02 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA404 | AUSTRIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 06:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN AU |
09VIENNA428 | AUSTRIA WOULD SUPPORT UNSCR ON NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN AU |
09VIENNA437 | AUSTRIA'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Polchief discussed Ref A request on April 6 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Acting Director for East Asia and the Pacific (which includes Afghanistan under the MFA's schema). Bilek noted that, as reported reftels B-D, the GOA is considering providing training for Afghan police and judges outside of [...] | 2009-04-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
09VIENNA44 | AUSTRIAN FORMIN RULES OUT IRAN ENERGY CONTRACTS [...] SUMMARY: Austria's new foreign minister has made the clearest public statement yet of GOA opposition to energy contracts with Iran under the present diplomatic situation. He also reaffirmed GOA support for the Nabucco pipeline and expressed confidence the consortium will secure gas from the Ca [...] | 2009-01-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL AU IR |
09VIENNA449 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: MEDICAL [...] 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 names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Schachner First name: Stefan Fr [...] | 2009-04-15 13:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA483 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met April 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Iran: There will be no debate on Iran. The EU will adopt a set of conclusions supporting the new U.S. approach to Iran an [...] | 2009-04-23 10:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA496 | TURKISH FM RAISES EU ACCESSION, PKK IN VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 16 visit to Vienna, Turkish FM Babacan urged GOA leaders to avoid speaking out against Turkey's EU accession bid and told reporters that Turkey would be a very different country by the time it was ready to join the EU. Babacan, who met with Austrian President Fisc [...] | 2009-04-24 15:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EUN TU AM AJ CY AU |
09VIENNA503 | CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA [...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...] | 2009-04-28 06:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU |
09VIENNA507 | AUSTRIAN PLANS FOR GICNT 2009 PLENARY MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC AU |
09VIENNA516 | NIAG 9041: ALLEGED TRANSFER OF AUSTRIAN-ORIGIN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS TO IRANIAN ENTITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC AU IR |
09VIENNA519 | MGSF01: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM ONE CASE OF H1N1 [...] On April 29, Austrian authorities announced that a 28-year old female, traveling from Guatemala through Mexico City with a three-day stopover in Miami, reported a fever on arrival at Vienna International Airport and was hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. She has apparently recovered and c [...] | 2009-04-30 15:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VIENNA53 | AUSTRIA DOES NOT FORESEE APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY AU |
09VIENNA530 | ASAD DISCUSSES U.S. RELATIONS, MEPP AND WINS GOA [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President al-Asad told GOA leaders during an April 27-28 visit to Vienna that he is optimistic about the new U.S. Administration, but maintained that President Obama has one year to turn around U.S.-Syrian relations. He said the new Israeli government must demonstrate a wi [...] | 2009-05-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM SY IS AU |
09VIENNA553 | Gas Regulators On Lessons Learned From Russia-Ukraine [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post recently attended a closed-door workshop for European regulators on "Experiences from the January 2009 gas crisis" hosted by Austrian energy regulator E-Control. The workshop's central findings (as summarized by E-Control head Walter Boltz): -- Europe suffered more from poor [...] | 2009-05-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL AU EUN |
09VIENNA558 | Austria's Strategic Repositioning of Embassies/Consulates [...] Austria will open a new embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, with construction beginning by the end of 2009, as part of a strategic decision to support Austria's growing energy business and other activities in the Caucasus/Caspian region. Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said the new embassy wo [...] | 2009-05-08 12:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT ODIP AU |
09VIENNA577 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 07:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA584 | AUSTRIAN PLANNING FOR AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (protect) told E/P Counselor May 14 that the Ministry's efforts to arrange an Austria contribution to Afghanistan stabilization and development efforts were moving slowly, facing both domestic and external obstacles. Jandl noted that def [...] | 2009-05-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
09VIENNA592 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ALOIS DOHR [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of [...] | 2009-05-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA603 | AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES "ANTI-SEMITISM" IN [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Faymann on May 18 denounced Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) as a "hatemonger" and said the FPO was trying to stir up anti-Semitism with a campaign ad promising to veto EU membership for Israel (and Turkey). Leaders from [...] | 2009-05-20 07:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AU |
09VIENNA606 | AUSTRIA HAS LOW-KEY INVOLVEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) The Austrian government participates in the EU's "broad dialogue" with Cuba, which was officially revived in June 2008 after a period of suspension. Human rights and democracy are part of this dialogue. According to Austria's MFA, GoA officials also raise human rights issues "when approp [...] | 2009-05-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL AU |
09VIENNA631 | DOMESTIC AND EU POLICY COMPLICATIONS DELAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 12:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNESCO AU |
09VIENNA638 | AUSTRIA: MI-17 HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 08:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL SMIG PK AU |
09VIENNA650 | AUSTRIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points June 2 with Thomas Schnoll, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe. Schnoll said the GOA strongly agrees that Kosovo should attend the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),noting that Kosovo has participated in meetings between EU members and regional states. [...] | 2009-06-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV MD AU |
09VIENNA653 | AUSTRIAN ARMS CONTROL PLANS: CTBT, IAEA SAL LAB; [...] (C) Summary. Austrian MFA Disarmament Chief Alexander Marschik provided an overview of MFA arms control priorities. He reported FonMin Spindelegger's keen interest in meeting Secretary Clinton to discuss strategies for advancing CTBT entry-into-force (EIF),stressing GoA flexibility and ope [...] | 2009-06-04 06:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR KNNP AU |
09VIENNA655 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ERNST ALBRECHT [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Albrecht First name: Ernst Date [...] | 2009-06-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA659 | AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING PARTY EXPECTED TO GAIN IN EU [...] (U) Summary: The rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is expected to place third in the June 7 elections for the European Parliament with about 17 percent of the vote, nearly three times the share it drew in the 2004 elections. The governing Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP [...] | 2009-06-05 08:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN EP AU |
09VIENNA66 | AUSTRIA: US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (SBU) On January 16, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche in separate farewell calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger and MFA Secretary General Kyrle. 2. (SBU) FM Spindelegger and SG Kyrle listened carefully to reftel points and expressed appreciation for the information. Both st [...] | 2009-01-16 17:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS |
09VIENNA671 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: SCHUCK, THIEL, [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Schuck First name: Thomas Date [...] | 2009-06-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA688 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: COMBINED [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Gabmayer First name: Peter Date [...] | 2009-06-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA689 | ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON THE CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE EU NATO AU |
09VIENNA690 | AUSTRIA PLANS DANUBE/BLACK SEA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has made a Danube-Black Sea (to include the Caucasus) initiative a centerpiece of his foreign policy agenda, but has said little in public about the initiative's content. Conversations with numerous MFA officials and Austrian academics suggest that Sp [...] | 2009-06-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU |
09VIENNA691 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. RICE [...] (U) Embassy Vienna looks forward to your visit, Amb. Rice, which will give us the opportunity to review significant UNSC issues with the Austrian government and to take a broad look at the bilateral relationship. After a quick survey of Austria's political scene, this cable takes a closer look [...] | 2009-06-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA RICE SUSAN AU |
09VIENNA693 | AUSTRIA NONCOMITTAL ON CANDIDACY FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 10:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU |
09VIENNA697 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PGOV PREL AU |
09VIENNA70 | Austrian Muslim and Jewish Responses to Israeli Military [...] The Israeli military action in Gaza has triggered a controversy between the Austrian Jewish and Islamic communities due to their support for Israel and the Palestinians, respectively. In recent weeks, the Jewish Community (IKG) publicly lobbied for support of the Israeli military action, whil [...] | 2009-01-21 07:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA712 | AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION IN GICNT 2009 PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 06:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC AU |
09VIENNA733 | AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: SEVENTH CASE CONFIRMED, BUT NO [...] Austrian authorities report seven total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. Director for Public Health Hubert Hrabcik confirmed the seventh case, a woman from Salzburg who had returned from a visit to the U.S. Health authorities said that her case is "mild" and she is responding w [...] | 2009-06-18 11:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO PREL MG AU |
09VIENNA735 | Food Security: Austria Supportive But Unable To Increase [...] (SBU) Embassy reps shared ref A points with relevant stakeholders in Austria's MFA (Ministry of European and International Affairs) and Ministry of Agriculture / Environment. We followed up with Manfred Schnitzer from of MFA Development Assistance/Program Planning Department, who expressed str [...] | 2009-06-19 06:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON PREL AU |
09VIENNA748 | AUSTRIA: STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF AU |
09VIENNA75 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...] | 2009-01-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF |
09VIENNA755 | UN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ASUTRIAN [...] (C) Summary. UN Ambassador Susan Rice met separately with Austrian President Fischer and Foreign Minister Spindelegger on June 15. Charge accompanied Amb. Rice to both meetings. Fischer and Spindelegger were both joined by aides, as well as Austrian Ambassador to the UN Mayr-Harting. Both [...] | 2009-06-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | USUN PREL AU |
09VIENNA763 | Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies [...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...] | 2009-06-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC |
09VIENNA77 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIANS TO ATTEND AFB [...] 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 names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last Name: KLUG First Name: Sebastian [...] | 2009-01-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
09VIENNA78 | AUSTRIA: GAZA TO DOMINATE JANUARY 26-27 GAERC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL PGOV AU |
09VIENNA782 | US EMBASSY AUSTRIA RESCINDS JULY 4TH INVITATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 12:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP PREL IR |
09VIENNA783 | RUSSIAN FONMIN LAVROV: BILATERAL TALKS IN VIENNA [...] (C) Summary. Russian FonMin Lavrov's bilateral discussions with the GoA on June 23 focused on European security structures, energy, and Iran, with the Russians taking a generally critical line on western/U.S. initiatives. Lavrov's visit also included the symbolic return of some Austrian arch [...] | 2009-06-29 09:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU AU |
09VIENNA787 | OSCE: AUSTRIAN FONMIN UNDERLINES NEED TO RETAIN [...] (U) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has stressed the need to include the U.S. in an European security architecture and to retain the OSCE as the "central forum for the European security dialogue." Speaking on the margins of the of the informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu June 27-28, Spin [...] | 2009-06-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AU |
09VIENNA807 | Austria Supportive on DPRK/1874 Implementation [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche (on implementing DPRK sanctions contained in UNSCR 1874) to Sabine Staffelmayr, coordinator for North Korea policy at the Austrian MFA (Ministry for European and International Affairs). We delivered ref B demarche (on financial safeguards / sanctions) to Eli [...] | 2009-07-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ECON EFIN PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN AU |
09VIENNA825 | GOA INPUT ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AGENDA, RUSSIAN [...] (U) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and Austria-only points to Dr. Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Austrian Economic Ministry's Export Control Division, who will lead Austria's delegation to the Australia Group (AG) 2009 plenary session in Paris. Krehlik welcomed USG coordination on [...] | 2009-07-06 14:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW AU |
09VIENNA836 | AUSTRIA PROVIDES LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS NOTE [...] (U) Austrian MFA delivered an electronic copy of a Diplomatic Note, dated 3 July 2009, on lost and stolen passports to the Embassy on July 7. Operative text follows: Begin text (Complimentary opening) The Ministry has noted the U.S. statutory requirements set forth in the implementing [...] | 2009-07-08 08:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PTER PGOV PBTS AU |
09VIENNA840 | AUSTRIA RECONSIDERS REJECTION OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Two sources in recent weeks have reported that the GoA is reconsidering its rejection of Guantanamo detainees for resettlement. In a July 2 meeting with Charge, Bernhard Wrabetz Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, reported that the GoA was taking another look at its position. He pl [...] | 2009-07-09 10:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV AU |
09VIENNA845 | AUSTRIA WORRIED ABOUT IRAN SANCTIONS DEBATE [...] (C) In an introductory call July 9, incoming Diplomatic Advisor to the Chancellor Juergen Meindl (protect) told Charge that the GoA is concerned about what it expects to be a contentious discussion in both the UNSC and the EU about further sanctions on Iran, should Tehran fail to respond to re [...] | 2009-07-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR AU |
09VIENNA854 | AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL RS AU |
09VIENNA863 | AUSTRIA / UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) RESULTS OF USG REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to -- Elisabeth Ottawa, Austria's terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) -- Alfred Lejsek, Head of the MoF's Financial Markets Unit; and -- MFA International Security Co [...] | 2009-07-14 15:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC AU |
09VIENNA868 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-14-09 [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Raab First name: Helmut Date of [...] | 2009-07-15 10:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA878 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-16-09 [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Furtner First name: David Date [...] | 2009-07-17 07:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA89 | AUSTRIA ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary. In a Jan. 21 meeting with senior Embassy staff, Austrian MFA and Interior Ministry officials proposed that a U.S. delegation visit Vienna in either the second week of February or the first or second week of March for consultations focused on Austrian concerns about U.S. data prot [...] | 2009-01-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PBTS PTER KCRM PREL AU |
09VIENNA891 | AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: 54 CONFIRMED CASES, STILL NO SPECIAL [...] As of July 29, Austrian authorities report 54 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of infected persons has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Most cases have been discovered after Austrians returned home from tourist destinations all over the world (t [...] | 2009-07-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KFLU PREL MG AU |
09VIENNA895 | AUSTRIANS WARY OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GG AU |
09VIENNA912 | AUSTRIA: EU TO DISCUSS AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATION AT [...] (C) Polchief discussed agenda items for the July 27-28 GAERC on July 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira said GAERC participants will discuss EU-Iran relations in light of the latest election and the crackdown on protesters. They will consider options for handling the in [...] | 2009-07-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN IR IC AU |
09VIENNA917 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-23-09 [...] 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. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Worgotter First name: Caroline [...] | 2009-07-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU |
09VIENNA923 | AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED [...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...] | 2009-07-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
09VIENNA926 | AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 14:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU |
09VIENNA950 | AUSTRIA OPPOSES LIBYAN UNAMID PROPOSAL; SEES NO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 09:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO SU AU |
09VIENNA97 | AUSTRIA REITERATES FIRM "NO" ON GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER PREL AU |
09VIENNA974 | AUSTRIAN MPs TO INVESTIGATE ESPIONAGE CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Austrian Parliament on July 14 decided to establish an investigative committee to look into a series of espionage allegations implicating MPs, Austrian intelligence officials, and Kazakh authorities. The committee will begin deliberations August 26 and is expecte [...] | 2009-08-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU |
09VIENNA987 | Dispute Threatens Future of Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) Summary: The entire seven-member board of the Vienna Simon Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI) resigned in late July in a dispute over access to the archives of Vienna's official Jewish Community. VWI board members assert that the Jewish Community reneged on an earlier promise [...] | 2009-08-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AU |
09VIENNA989 | Austria H1N1 Update: 169 Confirmed Cases; Health [...] As of August 4, Austrian authorities report 169 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. 154 of these cases have been reported since July. Only around five infections are in-country transmissions of the virus; most persons brought the virus back from vacation. So far, all patien [...] | 2009-08-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU |
09VIENNA998 | AUSTRIA UNLIKELY TO MAKE PRESENTATION AT MTCR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 13:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU |
09VIENTIANE112 | CHINA'S DOMINANT INVESTMENT PRESENCE IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investment, and often demographic presence, in the northern Lao provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo dominates visitors' impressions and still appears to be growing rapidly. While many local government officials are clearly sensitive to the appearance of being [...] | 2009-03-06 09:32:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | CN ECON ETRD LA PREL EINV |
09VIENTIANE113 | CORRECTED COPY - COKE PREPARING RETURN TO LAOS [...] (SBU) On March 3 econoff met with Bjorn Jensen, Director of Strategic Planning for Coca Cola in Southeast and West Asia and Ernest Bower, founder and previous head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, who is currently a partner in a Washington-based consulting firm. According to Mr. Jensen, C [...] | 2009-03-11 06:30:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE120 | LAOS AND U.S. DISCUSS BASIC PROCEDDURES FOR LAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 07:36:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KCRM LA PREL |
09VIENTIANE138 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 07:24:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM LA BM |
09VIENTIANE168 | INFORMING LAO MFA: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE170 | 2009 LAO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] Information below is in response to reftel questions: --Yes, the Lao central government is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance funded using fiscal year 2009 (FY09) funds. --The Lao Government (GOL) budget, a summary of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal year, and a proj [...] | 2009-04-07 03:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL |
09VIENTIANE179 | IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5% [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...] | 2009-04-10 06:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE184 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 08:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE202 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: ADB CAPITAL INCREASE [...] Econoff delivered points in ref A to MFA Department of Economic Affairs Director General Latsamy Keomany. Mr. Latsamy agreed the planned 200% general capital increase was a good idea, and also agreed anti-corruption measures were useful, although hard to implement. Mr. Latsamy promised to s [...] | 2009-04-29 07:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB LA |
09VIENTIANE227 | DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: URGING AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (SBU) A/DCM met with MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth May 14 to deliver subject demarche. Neither DDG Kham-Inh nor his Director General had been available earlier in the week. By the time the meeting took place, media reports had begun to circulate that Aung [...] | 2009-05-13 09:47:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | BM LA PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE251 | LAOS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] On May 22 the Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Director General of External Finance, Dr. Bounleua Sinxayvoravong. He confirmed that Laos had completed the necessary paperwork and would submit a yes vote for Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. HUSO [...] | 2009-05-27 05:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL KV LA |
09VIENTIANE263 | LAOS:WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Per reftel request, on June 3 econoff met with the MFA's UN Division Director Viengsavanh Sipraseuth. Ms. Viengsavanh indicated that she would be in touch with the Lao UN mission to discuss the election and that the Government of Laos was interested in supporting its friends and partners. Al [...] | 2009-06-02 10:43:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA LA |
09VIENTIANE264 | LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...] | 2009-06-02 10:44:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE268 | LAO DEFENSE ATTACHE TO ARRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Lao Defense Attache COL Kenekeo Pholsena is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2009, to take up his post as the first Lao Defense Attache in the United States since the 1975 change of government in Laos. COL Kenekeo is an important choice: he is a [...] | 2009-06-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA MARR MASS PINR PREL |
09VIENTIANE289 | MGSF01: FIRST LAO H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) Lao PDR's first case of H1N1 influenza was confirmed on June 16 by the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). The patient is an adult male Australian citizen who developed influenza-like symptoms two days after returning to Lao PDR, where he works, from Australia. The [...] | 2009-06-17 10:37:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VIENTIANE29 | CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA IN LAOS FOR APPF MEETS LAO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. House Asia Subcommittee Chairman Faleomavaega, in Vientiane to attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) reviewed the U.S.-Laos bilateral relationship with the Lao Prime Minister, Acting Foreign Minister, and Deputy National Assembly Speaker. In each of his thr [...] | 2009-01-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD LA OREP PARM PREL |
09VIENTIANE291 | Lao Government Issues Long-Awaited Decree on Associations [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister's Office has officially released the text of the new decree on the formation of non-profit associations in Laos, opening the door for Lao-run civil society organizations to register legally. Issued on April 29th, the decree will permit the formation of non-pro [...] | 2009-06-18 09:39:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL LA |
09VIENTIANE293 | IRF VISITS PROVINCIAL LAOS TO GAUGE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In May, DRL Office of International Religious Freedom (DRL/IRF) officer traveled with PolOff through three northern provinces - Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, and Luang Namtha - to assess religious freedom conditions. Predictably, the further away the officers traveled from Vientiane [...] | 2009-06-19 05:07:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI LA |
09VIENTIANE295 | LAOS: FOOD SECURITY TIED TO IMPROVING NUTRITION [...] Summary: Per reftel, DCM discussed U.S. food security goals with acting Director General Tieng Boupha of the MFA. Mr. Boupha noted that achieving food security is critical for Laos to achieve its own development goals and anticipates the Government will support the new U.S. initiative. A Sen [...] | 2009-06-22 02:35:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE303 | LAOS H1N1 INFLUENZA UPDATE: THREE CASES CONFIRMED [...] Laos' second and third cases of H1N1 influenza were confirmed this week. The two new cases are members of an American family that had just arrived from the U.S. for a visit. The elevated body temperature of the young Amcit son was picked up by an airport thermal scanner on arrival in Vientia [...] | 2009-06-24 07:58:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09VIENTIANE306 | LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL [...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...] | 2009-06-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE312 | GOL TO CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) On June 29, Assistant Foreign Minister (and ASEAN Senior Official for Laos) Alounkeo Kittikhoun told Ambassador that Laos will, of course, carry out its obligations under UNSCR 1874, including a report to the Security Council on what actions Laos has taken. Ambassador delivered the points [...] | 2009-06-30 10:40:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE PHUM KN BM LA |
09VIENTIANE335 | STAFFDEL LEE: GOL SHOWS OFF HMONG RESETTLEMENT SITE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials accompanied House Foreign Affairs Committee professional staff member Jessica Lee and Ambassador to the Phalak village Hmong resettlement site. Phalak is used to settle Lao Hmong who return from detainment in Thailand but d [...] | 2009-07-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | LA PHUM PREF PREL SOCI TH |
09VIENTIANE389 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...] | 2009-08-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA |
09VIENTIANE399 | LAOS REACTION TO ASSK VERDICT [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs ASEAN Department's Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth told Poloff that the ASEAN Charter's principle of non-interference in internal affairs of member countries precluded ASEAN from engaging Burma on the outcome of the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). [...] | 2009-08-17 10:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE406 | SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...] | 2009-08-20 10:58:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | BM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL |
09VIENTIANE419 | GOL PLEDGES REINFORCED COOPERATION RE AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting, Minister to the President's Office Soubanh Srithirath, who is also Chairman of the Lao National Commission on Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC),told Ambassador that LCDC has been directed to reinforce its cooperation with U.S. DEA and the U.S. Embassy [...] | 2009-08-28 08:42:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM LA PREL SNAR |
09VIENTIANE458 | LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA" [...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...] | 2009-09-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL |
09VIENTIANE469 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...] | 2009-10-01 09:56:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA |
09VIENTIANE495 | POSSIBLE URANIUM SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) 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 materials. This report came to post's attention via a conversation with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) represent [...] | 2009-10-19 10:28:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC BM KCRM KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL PTER |
09VIENTIANE509 | LAOS TAKES NOTE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UNGA THIRD [...] (C) On October 26, Poloff briefed Saleumxay Kommasith, Director General, Department of International Organizations, MFA, on USG priorities for UNGA's Third Committee session, per reftel. 2. (C) Saleumxay explained that the GOL generally does not favor country-specific resolutions on human r [...] | 2009-10-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL LA |
09VIENTIANE594 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...] | 2009-12-30 11:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA |
09VIENTIANE66 | LAOS: STILL SEEKING GOL INTERAGENCY CONCURRENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport and Public Works Sommad Pholsena, who emphasized his commitment to securing Government of Laos (GOL) approval for a bilateral civil aviation agreement negotiated in October 2008. The Minister confessed the still unsat [...] | 2009-02-10 06:55:00 | Embassy Vientiane | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR PREL LA |
09VILNIUS12 | LITHUANIA THANKS POST FOR INFO ON PHASE II REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 09:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUC PREL LH |
09VILNIUS120 | UN JUDICIAL POSITIONS: LITHUANIAN, U.S. CANDIDATES [...] (C) We delivered Reftel B information to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's United Nations and Global Policy Division on February 23. She told us February 25 that the GOL would support the U.S. candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) if the USG would commit to supporting Lithuania's candi [...] | 2009-02-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KUNR UNGA PREL LH |
09VILNIUS121 | LITHUANIA APPLAUDS U.S. DECISION ON UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL LH |
09VILNIUS139 | GAERC: SPOTLIGHT ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on the Eastern Partnership (EaP),Belarus and European Council Conclusions at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL continues to support Belarus' participation in the Eastern Partnership. The GOL supports extending sanctions against Belarus fo [...] | 2009-03-16 09:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS15 | LITHUANIA WANTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS U.S. ON [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points January 5 and 6 with MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa and Acting Director of the Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus. Both were happy to hear of our strategic policy on Georgia and emphasized that Lithuania "wants to be on the same page" as us on this [...] | 2009-01-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG LH |
09VILNIUS152 | LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...] | 2009-03-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN NATO RU LH |
09VILNIUS155 | BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? [...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...] | 2009-03-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG |
09VILNIUS160 | NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT, [...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...] | 2009-03-25 10:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH |
09VILNIUS172 | LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE [...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...] | 2009-03-31 13:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH |
09VILNIUS174 | RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...] | 2009-04-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
09VILNIUS180 | LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH |
09VILNIUS187 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 09:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LH |
09VILNIUS188 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...] | 2009-04-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL MOPS LH AF |
09VILNIUS189 | LIBERTAS RECRUITS RESPECTED EUROPARLIAMENT [...] Declan Ganley, founder of the Pan-European party Libertas, on March 31 visited Vilnius for the second time in four weeks and announced the first Lithuanian candidates to run for European Parliament seats under the party's banner. Those candidates included the top domestic-policy advisor to Pr [...] | 2009-04-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EUN LH |
09VILNIUS194 | LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...] | 2009-04-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH |
09VILNIUS2 | THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER LH |
09VILNIUS22 | MEETING BETWEEN EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and FM Usackas discussed the continuing negotiations to resolve the gas cut-off to Ukraine. They agreed that Russia had shown itself to be an unreliable supplier, and the current crisis may build support for greater diversification of supplies. A/S Fried stressed to [...] | 2009-01-13 10:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL MOPS |
09VILNIUS228 | LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...] | 2009-04-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH |
09VILNIUS231 | LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF BALTIC ENERGY [...] (C) Prime Minister Kubilius was happy with the results of the April 26-27 meeting of Baltic prime ministers on energy, according to his advisor Loreta Zakareviciene, who spoke with us April 28. She acknowledged that the declaration, signed by Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian PMs (e-mailed to [...] | 2009-04-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL LH |
09VILNIUS241 | CODEL TANNER VISITS VILNIUS [...] Summary. Representatives John Tanner and Jo Ann Emerson visited Vilnius April 4-6. The delegation attended NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) meetings and met with the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Arunas Valinskas and several MPs. Tanner and Emerson thanked MPs for Lithuania's contribut [...] | 2009-05-04 06:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP NATO PREL PGOV LH |
09VILNIUS26 | LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...] | 2009-01-14 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SY LH |
09VILNIUS262 | (S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH |
09VILNIUS264 | OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...] | 2009-05-13 06:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH |
09VILNIUS266 | LITHUANIA IS NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL LH |
09VILNIUS269 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON GEORGIA AND MOLDOVA IN GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Georgia and Moldova at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL is in favor of visa liberalization discussions with both countries. We encouraged the GOL to rethink a possible EUFOR drawdown in Bosnia. We also discussed GOL priorities for the [...] | 2009-05-14 13:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN |
09VILNIUS34 | LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 07:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH |
09VILNIUS340 | LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...] | 2009-06-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH |
09VILNIUS343 | LITHUANIA OFFERS TO HOST CONSULTATIONS ON PRTS IN [...] Lithuanian MFA Senior Counselor for Afghanistan Valdemaras Sarapinas presented DCM June 22 with a proposal for Lithuania to host consultations for countries with PRTs in RC(W) as a follow-up to the Rome meeting March 2008. Serapinas said Lithuania found the Rome meetings very useful and are i [...] | 2009-06-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR AF LH |
09VILNIUS380 | LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH |
09VILNIUS393 | GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING EU [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is confident that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia will be renewed for another year at the upcoming GAERC meeting. Lithuania would welcome U.S. involvement with the EUMM. Although Lithuania expressed less interest in other topics to be addressed at the Jul [...] | 2009-07-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS397 | LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH |
09VILNIUS404 | INTERIM RESPONSE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to reftel, per instructions. Updates will be provided when information becomes available: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival and departure dates unknown, though the MFA expects her to be in New York on September 24. President Gryba [...] | 2009-07-30 06:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH |
09VILNIUS419 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lithuania provides an opportunity to reinforce the United States' commitment to an already strong bilateral relationship, to address Lithuanian concerns about security, Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainees, and to remind Lithuanian officials that important post-Holo [...] | 2009-08-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON LH |
09VILNIUS43 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER [...] The Ambassador received a copy of the following letter January 22 from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas for Secretary Clinton. Usackas said the original would be forwarded to the Department via the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton: P [...] | 2009-01-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL LH |
09VILNIUS434 | LITHUANIA AGREES WITH EU STANCE ON AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 05:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL LH |
09VILNIUS435 | GICNT: LITHUANIA INFORMED OF UNODC OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER LH |
09VILNIUS442 | LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL LH |
09VILNIUS446 | LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH |
09VILNIUS45 | GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS A COMMON EU ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on energy security and the importance of the Eastern Partnership at the upcoming GAERC (ref A). The GOL is open to the idea of inviting President Lukashenka to the Czech-hosted EU Summit in May, though they agree on the need for demonstrable r [...] | 2009-01-22 14:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XG SY LH |
09VILNIUS455 | H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...] | 2009-08-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH |
09VILNIUS456 | GOVERNMENT, JEWISH GROUPS SIGN PACT TO PROTECT [...] (U) Summary: The GOL and local and international Jewish groups on August 26 signed an agreement approving conditions for the protection of a historic Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius and for the development of land adjacent to it. They had been negotiating those conditions ever since the G [...] | 2009-08-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL LH |
09VILNIUS457 | LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...] | 2009-08-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
09VILNIUS459 | LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S TENUOUS HOLD COULD [...] SUMMARY: Less than a year after television showman and novice politician Arunas Valinskas secured a spot in Lithuania's coalition government for his brand-new National Revival Party (NRP) and won the Seimas (parliament) Speaker's post for himself, his party has split. Moreover, President Gr [...] | 2009-08-27 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LH |
09VILNIUS462 | AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...] | 2009-08-31 13:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
09VILNIUS464 | UPDATE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to Ref B, per instructions: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival date September 22, departure date afternoon or evening September 24. President Grybauskaite has no spouse. No interpreter would be needed. B. Attendance of the He [...] | 2009-09-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH |
09VILNIUS466 | GIMNICH DISCUSSION WILL REFINE EU POLICIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting and will use the GIMNICH discussion to refine policies. He shared a white paper (sent [...] | 2009-09-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS47 | BALTIC STATES PRESENT THEIR CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO [...] Summary: Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas on January 21 presented Lithuania's UNESCO Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte as the three Baltic states' common choice to become UNESCO's next Director General, and sought support for her candidacy from foreign ambassadors resident in Vilnius. End summary. [...] | 2009-01-23 13:29:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNESCO LH |
09VILNIUS474 | LITHUANIA WILL MAKE AN ICJ STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) After delivering on September 4 ref A demarche to MFA's Head of the EU Enlargement Division (and Kosovo point man) Nerijus Aleksiejunas, we learned that the GOL was shifting its previous position and would most likely present an oral statement in support of Kosovo at the International Cou [...] | 2009-09-10 06:01:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL LH |
09VILNIUS479 | GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC [...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...] | 2009-09-11 13:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI |
09VILNIUS489 | LITHUANIAN FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 22 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 13:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PGOV PREL LH |
09VILNIUS490 | LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PHASED, [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Head of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Director Gediminas Varvuolis and Strategic and Transatlantic Relations Division Head Jonas Daniliauskas on September 17, shortly before the President's announcement (we later follo [...] | 2009-09-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM LH |
09VILNIUS492 | LITHUANIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH |
09VILNIUS495 | LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) ... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 VILNIUS 000495 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO SUBJECT: LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS Classified By: CDA Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). Â [...] | 2009-09-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
09VILNIUS503 | LITHUANIA: DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 08:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM LH |
09VILNIUS505 | BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS [...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...] | 2009-09-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON LH |
09VILNIUS53 | LITHUANIA WANTS MTCR MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 12:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM MNUC PREL ETTC LH |
09VILNIUS549 | LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENT REIGNITES ALLEGED CIA PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a period in which the story had largely disappeared, Lithuanian media again began writing articles and editorials about the alleged existence of a CIA prison in Lithuania after President Grybauskaite addressed the issue in a press conference October 20 and said she suspec [...] | 2009-10-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH |
09VILNIUS552 | GAERC: LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES ARE AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting. He shared a draft working paper on Strengthening EU Action in Afghanistan and Pakista [...] | 2009-10-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS555 | LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...] | 2009-10-26 13:53:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM PREL LH |
09VILNIUS564 | LITHUANIAN MEDIA CONTINUE TO PROBE ALLEGATION OF [...] SUMMARY: In the aftermath of an October 20 presidential press conference that reopened the question of whether Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison for terrorist suspects, Lithuanian media continue to report on and investigate the topic. GOL officials have by and large claimed ignorance of [...] | 2009-10-28 15:02:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR LH |
09VILNIUS571 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...] | 2009-10-30 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH |
09VILNIUS577 | LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL NATO LH |
09VILNIUS580 | LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...] | 2009-11-03 15:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH |
09VILNIUS593 | PM'S CHANCELLOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister's Chancellor Deividas Matulionis said November 5 that Lithuania remains committed to leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, puts a high priority on NATO contingency planning for defense of the Baltic states, and has seen positiv [...] | 2009-11-06 15:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MOPS LH |
09VILNIUS594 | LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...] | 2009-11-06 16:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID |
09VILNIUS596 | LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SEES H1N1 THREAT AS [...] SUMMARY: After H1N1 flu sickened dozens of cadets at a Lithuanian military academy, GOL officials have urged the public not to panic. At the same time, they have decided to stop testing flu victims to determine whether they have the H1N1 virus, and have yet to decide whether to purchase any [...] | 2009-11-09 11:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS601 | LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis, the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO mem [...] | 2009-11-10 15:02:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH |
09VILNIUS602 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS DOUBLE ROLLOVER FOR BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 15:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LH BY |
09VILNIUS605 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine at the next GAERC meeting. Usackas will stress that the EU should monitor and assign target dates for Belarus to implement ben [...] | 2009-11-13 13:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS608 | PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SETS SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS [...] The National Security and Defense Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) has decided to meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to conduct its investigation into the alleged existence in Lithuania several years ago of a CIA prison for terrorist suspects. The committee has not finalized [...] | 2009-11-13 14:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KMDR LH |
09VILNIUS618 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES AFGHANISTAN MANDATE THROUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO LH |
09VILNIUS619 | LITHUANIA REPORTS FIRST FLU DEATH AS EPIDEMIC IS [...] SUMMARY: A 14-year-old boy died in Kaunas of complications from H1N1 flu on November 17, giving Lithuania its first flu death of the season. Health officials also announced that cases of flu and respiratory diseases have risen dramatically in the past week. New cases have reached epidemic [...] | 2009-11-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS620 | LITHUANIAN MEDIA REPEAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS' [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian media on November 19 widely repeated reports published online by ABC News and the Washington Post providing further information about a CIA prison that was said to exist in Lithuania from March 2004 to November 2005. The reports said that the likely site of the alleged pri [...] | 2009-11-19 15:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR LH |
09VILNIUS622 | IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...] | 2009-11-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR LH |
09VILNIUS630 | LITHUANIA DECLARES NATIONWIDE FLU PANDEMIC; TWO [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania declared a nationwide flu pandemic on November 24 after flu cases reached epidemic levels in nearly two-thirds of the country's 60 municipalities. Lithuania has reported two deaths, both within the past week, from H1N1 flu. The Embassy community recorded its first confirm [...] | 2009-11-25 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS634 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN-AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs told Ambassador Derse that Lithuania remains committed to development efforts and its PRT leadership in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, despite financial straitQd difficulties in attracting foreign donors. He also obl [...] | 2009-11-25 15:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS LH |
09VILNIUS635 | RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...] | 2009-11-27 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID |
09VILNIUS649 | LITHUANIA: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 15:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LH BM |
09VILNIUS655 | LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...] | 2009-12-07 06:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL LH |
09VILNIUS656 | LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING [...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...] | 2009-12-07 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LH |
09VILNIUS660 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Derse's introductory meeting with him, Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense Chairman Arvydas Anusauskas said his committee's members unanimously agreed that they would not allow their investigation into an alleged CIA prison in Lithuania to harm r [...] | 2009-12-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LH |
09VILNIUS662 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas, Ambassador Derse said that the USG is committed to reaching a legally binding agreement on climate change and heard that Lithuania, while largely in sync with the EU position in Copenhagen, does not want an [...] | 2009-12-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV LH |
09VILNIUS668 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch with the Ambassador on December 4, 15 members of the American caucus of the Seimas (parliament) expressed concerns about the level of U.S. and NATO commitment to the Baltic states, NATO defense planning, Afghanistan, missile defense, and relations with Russia. Th [...] | 2009-12-10 08:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH |
09VILNIUS676 | EX-PREMIER'S NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS RUSSIA TIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskiene, whose popularity with voters has tumbled in recent years, has founded a new political party that has drawn attention because of its open ties with Russian politicians. The meeting to establish the party was attended by the [...] | 2009-12-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH |
09VILNIUS679 | FLU PANDEMIC ABATING IN LITHUANIA [...] The wave of flu and flu-like illnesses in Lithuania is receding. In the first week of December, infection rates were at 104 cases per 10,000 people, a decrease of 40 percent from the 175 cases per 10,000 people reported a week earlier. As of December 11, the GOL had attributed nine deaths to [...] | 2009-12-11 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO PREL LH |
09VILNIUS68 | (S) LITHUANIA POISED TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania is ready to move expeditiously to approve resettlement of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and has asked that we put our request into a formal letter from the Secretary. The Foreign Minister also asked that a team from Washington be prepared to come and brief senior GO [...] | 2009-01-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PTER PREL LH |
09VILNIUS698 | AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...] | 2009-12-21 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH |
09VILNIUS699 | LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...] | 2009-12-21 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH |
09VILNIUS706 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON SOCIAL-SECURITY [...] (C) In her first meeting with Minister of Social Security and Labor Donatas Jankauskas, Ambassador Derse heard that emigration is a problem for Lithuania as workers seek better opportunities elsewhere in the EU and usually do not return, that the GOL is moving forward with overhauling its de [...] | 2009-12-23 09:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI ELAB LH |
09VILNIUS709 | LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY [...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...] | 2009-12-23 13:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH |
09VILNIUS716 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first meeting with Zygimantis Pavilionis, the MFA's Coordinator for Lithuania's Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD),Ambassador Derse heard that the current recalibration of Lithuania's foreign policy provided an opportunity for the United States, and that Li [...] | 2009-12-29 14:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH |
09VILNIUS84 | AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER PLAN FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJE [...] | 2009-02-10 09:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LH |
09VILNIUS88 | (S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...] | 2009-02-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH |
09VILNIUS92 | Media Coverage of Lithuania Accepting Guantanamo Detainees [...] All major Lithuanian media outlets carried accounts of the GOL's interest in accepting some detainees from Guantanamo, with some stories saying that talks with U.S. representatives have already started. 2. On February 11-12, both major newswires, ELTA and BNS, (mostly factual, but used by [...] | 2009-02-12 13:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL KDRG LH |
09VILNIUS99 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...] | 2009-02-19 13:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC LH |
09VLADIVOSTOK106 | KHASAN, RUSSIA: ON NORTH KOREA'S DOORSTEP [...] (U) Summary: After months of meetings and diplomatic notes, the Consulate received permission for a day trip to Khasan, Russia's only border crossing point with North Korea. Khasan is a small settlement where North Korea, Russia, and China meet. The permission for the October 22 trip did ext [...] | 2009-10-23 04:18:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON RS KN KS CH |
09VLADIVOSTOK110 | SAVE THE TIGER NEXT SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. Declining habitat, increased international awareness, and a star studded film festival create the "perfect storm" for a State Department program to help save the endangered Siberian tiger. Tigers were recovering in the Russian Far East for a [...] | 2009-11-16 02:22:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL SCUL RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK111 | KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING [...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...] | 2009-11-24 05:37:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK114 | ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...] | 2009-12-02 03:07:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US |
09VLADIVOSTOK30 | CAPTAIN OF SUNK CHINESE VESSEL IN HOSPITAL, AWAITING [...] Russian Border Guard Patrol boats on February 19 fired upon a Chinese cargo vessel making an unauthorized departure from the Far East Russian port of Nakhodka. The ship, which was involved in a trade dispute with a local company, was damaged and sank when caught in rough weather. Border Guard [...] | 2009-03-02 05:37:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK38 | CHINESE STILL SMOLDERING OVER FREIGHTER SINKING IN RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with the new Chinese representative to Vladivostok, Lu Jingo told CG that the sinking of a freighter with Chinese crew by Russian Border Guards that resulted in the deaths of eight Chinese merchant sailors was an excessive use of Russian force. Jingo would not [...] | 2009-03-20 04:54:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON SENV RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK39 | WHO IS FEEDING THE TIGER OPPOSITION GROUP? [...] (U) On March 18, State Duma Deputies Sergey Belokonev (Yedinaya Rossia) and Sergey Ivanov (LDPR) called upon colleagues to pay closer attention to the activities of "TIGR," the Community of Initiative Groups of Russia. This loosely organized opposition group continues to organize rallies in th [...] | 2009-03-20 06:05:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK41 | KAMCHATKA-ALASKA FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR 2009 [...] Russian air carrier Vladivostok Avia has announced that it will not fly direct trans-Pacific flight service between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Anchorage, Alaska this summer. The carrier operated the route for over two months in 2008 with 13 flights between July 7 and September 15, apparently [...] | 2009-03-25 05:15:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN PREL PGOV RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK5 | FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...] | 2009-01-29 08:34:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK57 | SLAM DUNK IN YAKUTIA [...] (U) Former NBA Coach Tom Newell brought his basketball diplomacy to Yakutia April 22-29 for a week of seminars for coaches, practice sessions for boys and girls, and exhibition games. CG joined Newell for a game with local public officials dedicated to WWII veterans. CG also visited a Yakuti [...] | 2009-04-28 06:46:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK89 | FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BLAMED U.S. FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 500 people from 13 countries and 16 Russian regions attended the Fourth Far Eastern International Economic Forum. Few high-ranking GOR officials attended. The low turnout was blamed on the financial crisis. Much of the forum, entitled, "Russian Far East Development Strat [...] | 2009-09-11 05:32:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL TSPA RS CH |
09VLADIVOSTOK91 | INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...] | 2009-09-14 02:20:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK93 | DBS FERRY TO ATTRACT TOURISM TO PRIMORYE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A new, South Korean-owned cruise ferry connecting Vladivostok, Donghae, South Koreia, and Sakaiminato, Japan began operating on July 7. Local officials hope it will help boost tourism to Primorye Region, as it offers an affordable, comfortable, and convenient way to travel betw [...] | 2009-09-17 05:10:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EIND ECIN EINV PGOV PREL PHSA RS JA KS |
09VLADIVOSTOK94 | CONSULATE VLADIVOSTOK HOSTS 2009 SYMPOSIUM ON NORTHEAST ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Vladivostok, in collaboration with the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES),hosted the 2009 Symposium on Northeast Asia Security (SNEAS) on 14-16 September 2009 in Vladivostok, Russia. Participants from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, India, China, S [...] | 2009-09-18 05:49:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OCII OPRC MARR MCAP OIIP SCUL PREL KR RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK98 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...] | 2009-09-22 03:00:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN |
09WARSAW1004 | POLISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with the approach outlined in reftel, according to MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski. Poland continues to support full, comprehensive, and transparent negotiations between P5 plus 1 members and Iran. In bilateral exchanges with Iranian officials, the GoP will stre [...] | 2009-09-29 15:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PL |
09WARSAW1005 | POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING [...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...] | 2009-09-29 15:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS PL |
09WARSAW1006 | POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM PL |
09WARSAW1018 | IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...] | 2009-09-30 16:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL |
09WARSAW1027 | POLAND APPROVES INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU KZ KG UA PL |
09WARSAW1028 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Warsaw is an opportunity to reset relations with Poland, a loyal ally. Poles have long aspired to building a special relationship with the U.S., on par with what we have with the UK, but they believe the U.S. has not always shown the same enthusiasm. To an extent, many Poles [...] | 2009-10-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON PL |
09WARSAW1039 | PM TUSK RESHUFFLES CABINET IN WAKE OF CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to "ensure public trust" in his government and in the ruling Civic Platform (PO),PM Tusk announced October 7 the resignations of Deputy PM / Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Justice Minister Andrzej Czuma, and Deputy Economy Minister Adam Szejnfeld. Tusk said he [...] | 2009-10-07 16:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS PL |
09WARSAW105 | LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] Embassy Warsaw has received a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Janusz Sniadek, President of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarnosc". 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union [...] | 2009-01-30 14:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP |
09WARSAW1065 | PM TUSK PLACES SAFE BETS IN VACANT CABINET POSTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Tusk's appointees to replace cabinet ministers dismissed in the wake of Poland's "Gambling-gate" scandal (ref A) reflect a preference for continuity, stability, and expertise over big names or Civic Platform (PO) party insiders. On October 14, Tusk tapped Malopolska Governor [...] | 2009-10-19 06:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS KCRM PTER PL |
09WARSAW1066 | GICNT: POLAND LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN COBALT AND [...] (C) Poland is likely to participate in the Global Initiative's November COBALT exercise and the January 2010 Exercise Planning Group meeting, according to the Polish MFA. Poloff and a Russian Embassy official delivered reftel demarche to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's security policy departmen [...] | 2009-10-19 09:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER KGIC PL |
09WARSAW1068 | PM TUSK REMAINS MAN TO BEAT DESPITE SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly two years in office and in the midst of a corruption scandal and the global economic crisis, PM Tusk's public approval has held steady at around 50 percent, a feat unprecedented since 1989. By dismissing ministers implicated in the "Gamble-gate" scandal, even absent [...] | 2009-10-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR PL |
09WARSAW1069 | FM SIKORSKI PITCHES U.S.-POLISH TEAMWORK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Sikorski told visiting DRL A/S Posner that it is in the U.S. and Polish "national DNA" to share the benefits of liberty with the world. He said that together, U.S. resources and Poland's transformational experience could reinvigorate the Community of Democracies (CD). Sikorsk [...] | 2009-10-19 12:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV PL |
09WARSAW107 | POLAND'S DIVIDED LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is strong consensus among Poland's left-wing parties that they could garner as much as 25 percent of the vote in June 2009 European Parliament elections by running a unified list. Although the left pays dearly for its division, its leaders cannot decide how, and under whos [...] | 2009-01-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW1071 | HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Stanislaw Komorowski led the Polish dele [...] | 2009-10-20 08:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PL |
09WARSAW1087 | POLISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland largely shares U.S. views on the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan and the Middle East. Poland supports a sustained EU operational presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as visa liberalization regimes for both Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poland appreciates [...] | 2009-10-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PL |
09WARSAW1091 | BALTIC ENERGY BRIDGE: POLAND CHEERS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Polish government (GoP) views Baltic energy security as important to its regional diplomatic efforts, particularly to building EU energy solidarity and managing EU-Russian relations. However, the GoP does not believe that connecting Baltic energy markets to Poland or other [...] | 2009-10-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL |
09WARSAW1093 | POLISH FM SIKORSKI'S MISSION TO MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official characterized FM Sikorski's October 19-20 trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as an "information gathering" mission to help Poland prepare for its EU presidency in the second half of 2011. Although Poland will continue to engage Israelis and Pal [...] | 2009-10-28 06:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR IS PL PREL |
09WARSAW1096 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES, OFFERS A FEW [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Poland will support UNGA Third Committee country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Although some states argue that the resolutions cross into the domain of the UN Human Rights Council, MFA UN and Huma [...] | 2009-10-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PL |
09WARSAW1100 | POLES ON BOARD FOR COORDINATED APPROACH ON [...] (C) MFA officials welcomed reftel suggestion to engage in a coordinated approach to the Afghan Government on gubernatorial appointments. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, Chief of the MFA's South Asia Division, said he would encourage the Polish Embassy to reach out to the U.S. mission in Kabul to b [...] | 2009-10-30 13:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PL AF |
09WARSAW1112 | POLES FATALISTIC ABOUT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares our desire to integrate Ukraine into Western institutions, but many in the GoP view the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election in zero-sum terms: a likely victory for Russia and loss for Poland -- no matter which candidate wins. Many Poles believe that for five ye [...] | 2009-11-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL UP RS |
09WARSAW1120 | POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...] | 2009-11-04 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL |
09WARSAW1121 | POLAND: UNGA ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL |
09WARSAW1135 | H1N1 IN POLAND: QUIET FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports no deaths related to H1N1 and no major outbreaks. While Polish officials are watching the situation closely, they do not plan to implement extraordinary measures absent a dramatic change in the disease's behavior, despite substantial [...] | 2009-11-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ECON GM PREL SOCI TBIO |
09WARSAW1137 | POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...] | 2009-11-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL |
09WARSAW1138 | POLES ACCEPT U.S. RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA PL |
09WARSAW1139 | HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND [...] This corrected cable replaces WARSAW 01071. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first-ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [...] | 2009-11-12 07:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PL |
09WARSAW1140 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) The controversy sparked by FM Sikorski's reported call for U.S. troops in Poland "as a shield against Russian aggression," although subsequently retracted by Interfax, was widely covered in the media and distracted from an otherwise disciplined and positive trip for the FM to Washington. [...] | 2009-11-12 07:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PL PREL RS |
09WARSAW1150 | POLAND SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF EUFOR MISSION IN [...] (C) Poland favors UN Security Council renewal of the EUFOR mandate in Bosnia. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Department, said he did not expect any major obstacles to renewal when UNSC considers the issue November 18. However, he described the EU's position on E [...] | 2009-11-17 17:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU BK PL |
09WARSAW1153 | NO DAYLIGHT BETWEEN POLISH, U.S. POSITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland agrees that Afghanistan's partners need to urge the GoA to tackle a few top priorities, such as improving good governance, fighting corruption, and bolstering Afghan security forces. MFA officials told us the West should make clear to President Karzai that continued sup [...] | 2009-11-19 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF PL |
09WARSAW1163 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...] | 2009-11-24 17:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL |
09WARSAW1164 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...] | 2009-11-25 07:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL |
09WARSAW1170 | AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...] | 2009-11-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL |
09WARSAW1185 | POLISH MFA: MIXED PROGRESS WITH EASTERN NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's engagement with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus is yielding mixed results, according to Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz, Director of the MFA's Eastern Department. What Bratkiewicx described as a "pragmatic approach" toward Russia has led to some movement on historical issues and broug [...] | 2009-12-02 16:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PL PREL |
09WARSAW1187 | POLAND'S POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland will respond positively to a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan and, after interministerial consultations, hopes to announce its own increase soon, according to MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow. Poland prides itself on being a pro-Israel voice within the EU, Sobkow sa [...] | 2009-12-02 16:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR PL |
09WARSAW1188 | POLAND SUPPORTS US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial Polish reactions to the newly announced Afghanistan strategy have been supportive nearly across the board. In a morning interview, Prime Minister Tusk said Poland should respond to the U.S. call as a manifestation of "Allied solidarity". Previewing the December 1 call [...] | 2009-12-02 16:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP NATO KPAO PL |
09WARSAW1195 | POLES AGREE WITH U.S. POSITION ON BURMA [...] (C) Poland fully agrees with the U.S. position on Burma, as outlined in Ref A, and will press the EU to support democratic reform in Burma. Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, said Poland had limited influence bilaterally, but she thought U.S. re-engageme [...] | 2009-12-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM PL |
09WARSAW1197 | POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 7-8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points December 3 to MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, who responded with a summary of Poland's positions for this first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). With a view to establishing the EU as a global actor, Poland endorses all activities aimed at strengtheni [...] | 2009-12-07 18:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EUN PL |
09WARSAW1200 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 10-11 [...] (C) Welcome. Since your visit to Warsaw in mid-September, much has changed for the better in the bilateral relationship, although clean-up may be needed in light of Polish government statements on Patriot missiles following the December 4 meeting between the Secretary and Foreign Minister Sik [...] | 2009-12-08 18:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV RS PL |
09WARSAW1204 | POLAND SEEKS TO BUILD CSDP AS CREDIBLE PARTNER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As one of the goals of its 2011 EU Presidency, Poland aims to give life to the European Union Common Security and Defense Policy. To that end, Polish PM Tusk and French President Sarkozy issued a Declaration on Security and Defense on November 5 in Paris. Polish MFA officials [...] | 2009-12-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR NATO EU PL |
09WARSAW121 | POLISH SENATORS TO AMBASSADOR: POLAND DESERVES DUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, members of the Polish Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee urged that progress on building a Polish-U.S. strategic partnership not slow or stop, regardless of the current U.S. Administration's decision on the Ballistic Missile Defense Ag [...] | 2009-02-03 16:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS PL |
09WARSAW122 | UKRAINE, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC SUMMIT ON GAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lech Kaczynski's January 28 meeting in Wroclaw with Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Czech Prime Minister Topolanek, representing the EU presidency, produced only an inconclusive assessment of the Ukraine-Russia gas agreement. Officials from President Lech Kaczynski' [...] | 2009-02-04 06:19:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS CZ BO UP PL |
09WARSAW1220 | U.S.-POLISH COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Polish Counterterrorism Working Group met December 11 to review ongoing bilateral counterterrorism cooperation, primarily between U.S. and Polish law enforcement, homeland security, and crisis management agencies. Visiting S/CT officials provided a briefing on the Obama [...] | 2009-12-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KCRM PL |
09WARSAW1228 | POLAND COULD ACCEPT "COMPLEMENTARY" CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POLAND AND BALTIC STATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | NATO MCAP MARR PREL PL |
09WARSAW1231 | POLAND: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following narrative for Poland's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Amy Walla, Political Officer, WallaAC@state.gov. 2. Begin Text: Poland The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration assesses the terrorist threat lev [...] | 2009-12-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PL |
09WARSAW125 | POLAND'S SZCZYGLO: TROOP INCREASES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-appointed Chief of Poland's National Security Bureau, Aleksander Szczyglo said that in light of the military's increasingly dire funding picture, he no longer knew if it would be possible to add to Poland's 1,600 troops in Afgh [...] | 2009-02-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF IS LE PL |
09WARSAW1250 | SEJM SPEAKER KOMOROWSKI ON U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS [...] (C) In his first meeting with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski (Civic Platform - PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker sought U.S. help building public support for Poland's troop increase in Afghanistan. Komorowski also agreed that NATO contingency planning was a positive developm [...] | 2009-12-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | NATO MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PL |
09WARSAW136 | KACZYNSKI'S NEW CLOTHES: LAW AND JUSTICE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) stands to benefit from growing Polish economic anxieties, and party chair Jaroslaw Kaczynski has criticized the government's unwillingness to undertake deficit spending to provide an economic stimulus. Otherwise, PiS's "new" anti-crisis [...] | 2009-02-06 16:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW14 | STATUTORY AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Statutory limitations and a general political culture that straightjackets large-scale military acquisition projects are impeding the GoP,s ability to advance its defense modernization program. The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoD) was obligated to return approximately USD 350 m [...] | 2009-01-07 12:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PMAT PL |
09WARSAW146 | POLAND/RUSSIA: MOVING FORWARD IN CHOPPY WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vladimir Putin's proposed spring visit to Warsaw has not yet been scheduled, but Polish officials tell us that energy security will likely top the agenda. Prime Minister Tusk's staff said the media accurately described Tusk's January 29 meeting with Putin in Davos as a discussion [...] | 2009-02-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PL RS |
09WARSAW15 | POLAND APPRECIATES ADVANCE NOTICE OF NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 16:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PL |
09WARSAW16 | POLISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON SEPARATIST REGIONS [...] (C) Polish Deputy FM Andrzej Kremer told DCM that the GoP fully agrees with U.S. strategic objectives, but is concerned about the tactics outlined in reftel. For instance, the EU could find itself in a legal bind (and it's legal commitment to defend Georgian territorial integrity called into [...] | 2009-01-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PL PREL RS |
09WARSAW166 | MINISTER HAILS POLISH FOREIGN POLICY PRAGMATISM, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sikorski's annual report to parliament highlighted improved relations with Germany, a pragmatic conversation with Russia, new influence within the EU, and expectations of strategic cooperation with the U.S. Poland's EU initiatives over the last year produced [...] | 2009-02-13 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR RS PL |
09WARSAW170 | POLAND WANTS LIVE PATRIOTS, “NOT POTTED PLANTS†[...] (S) SUMMARY. GOP officials are not privy to the full range of U.S. planning and thinking with regard to the prospective Patriot battery rotation here, but they do have expectations -- some naive, some tactical -- that they are making increasingly clear. For example, when told last autumn that the P [...] | 2009-02-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MAPP PL |
09WARSAW181 | POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST [...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...] | 2009-02-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL |
09WARSAW182 | POLAND MONITORING U.S. IMPACT ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) The Polish government was surprised by the USG decision to participate in the Durban Review working group in Geneva. Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of United Nations and Human Rights, asked whether the U.S. has a plan coordinated with some of the key countries, a [...] | 2009-02-18 16:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PL PREL |
09WARSAW185 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) At the top of Foreign Minister Radoslaw "Radek" Sikorski's agenda when you meet next week will be securing an symbolically important early White House meeting for Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The Poles want an early summit -- preferably by April -- to signal that the new administration [...] | 2009-02-19 06:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP MARR US PL |
09WARSAW186 | POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 06:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL |
09WARSAW192 | ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: AN UP-CLOSE LOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Poland's Jewish community, as well as Jewish and Catholic religious leaders and community activists, question the utility of two recent attitude surveys suggesting a rise in anti-Semitism in Poland. More accurate indicators are the low incidence of anti-Semitic violen [...] | 2009-02-19 16:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW2 | POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO [...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...] | 2009-01-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU PL |
09WARSAW20 | POLES SKEPTICAL OF RUSSIAN INTENTIONS ON CFE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS PL |
09WARSAW205 | POLISH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Charge to discuss reftels, Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder suggested that the U.S. strategic review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy should seek ways to empower Afghanistan's governors, the key to building stability outside the major cities. Najd [...] | 2009-02-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL |
09WARSAW210 | POLAND WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09WARSAW212 | POLAND: CANNOT TAKE LEAD IN NTM-I BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) In response to retel demarche, Lucyna Golc-Kozak, the Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland will not take the lead as the Principal Coordinating Nation for a border security program within the NATO training mission in Iraq. Golc-Kozak s [...] | 2009-02-25 15:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ PL |
09WARSAW22 | CODEL TAUSCHER VISIT TO POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Tauscher emphasized to Polish interlocutors December 17 that the U.S. remained committed to missile defense (MD),but insisted that the long-range component must be realistically tested and certified effective before deployment. In the meantime, Tauscher said Congress woul [...] | 2009-01-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL MARR MCAP NATO PL CZ RS |
09WARSAW227 | POLAND: GET NPT BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel questions, Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Policy Department told us February 19 that Warsaw's top priority for the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle was to strengthen unity among NPT participants and bolster the treaty [...] | 2009-03-02 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09WARSAW23 | CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH POLISH FM SIKORSKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 16 conversation visiting CODEL Tauscher and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski discussed Missile Defense, including Russian views of MD in Europe, Georgia and Afghanistan. On Missile Defense, Congresswoman Tauscher described Congressional plans to seek a strategic pa [...] | 2009-01-08 15:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PL PREL |
09WARSAW231 | POLAND - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, DURBAN REVIEW, HRR [...] (C) Summary. The GoP is pleased with the USG decision to be an active observer at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Poland intends to run for a seat on the HRC in 2010. The GoP will remain part of the Durban Review process despite having little hope for the draft text. The Country Report on Hum [...] | 2009-03-03 09:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW257 | POLAND AND ODIHR - NEW MATERIAL TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, the Polish Ministry of Education and the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a set of teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The materials are specifically aimed at middle-school age (gymnazium) students. Discussions are underw [...] | 2009-03-10 14:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW258 | POLAND/GERMANY - WHO'S AFRAID OF ERIKA STEINBACH, [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Tusk and PM-Advisor Bartoszewski have been criticized by the opposition and media commentators for failing to communicate the extent of Polish opposition to the establishment of a German documentation center for expellees. In the view of these critics, the withdrawal of German [...] | 2009-03-10 15:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GM PL |
09WARSAW26 | POLAND AND RUSSIA TO HOLD REGULAR SECURITY MEETINGS [...] (C) Poland and Russia have agreed to a regular dialogue to discuss a wide range of security issues, including the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, NATO-Russia relations, non-proliferation, and missile defense (MD). The decision occurred in the context of a December 19 meeting between Po [...] | 2009-01-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PREL MARR RS PL |
09WARSAW260 | POLISH VIEWS ON MARCH 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland believes the EU will reach a general consensus on extending -- for another six months -- suspension of the EU's travel ban on Belarusian officials. Poland views as a positive initiative the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister's March 6 visit to Warsaw to address Polish conc [...] | 2009-03-10 16:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL |
09WARSAW261 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S MARCH 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Minister Grzegorz Schetyna is interested in expanding cooperation with the new Obama administration. Your meeting with Schetyna is an opportunity to extend already strong U.S.-Polish security cooperation to other spheres, including countert [...] | 2009-03-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KJUS KCRM PL |
09WARSAW279 | POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IR UN PL |
09WARSAW294 | POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO PL |
09WARSAW296 | POLAND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE ATTENDANCE UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Accompanied by Russian and South Korean diplomats, we jointly delivered Ref A invitation on March 17 to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's Security Policy Department, who said there was a 50/50 chance that a Polish police representative would attend the April 14-16 Global Initiative Exercise [...] | 2009-03-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS MCAP PINR PINS PL |
09WARSAW297 | POLES INTEND TO REMAIN IN KFOR FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) Warsaw has no plans to reduce or withdraw its forces from NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo. Jan Szopozniak of the MFA's Security Policy Department told us March 19 that NATO missions had the highest priority among all military operations requiring the deployment of Polish troops abroad. He [...] | 2009-03-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KV PL |
09WARSAW298 | POLAND: ARE WE SINCERE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Polish political leaders have largely recovered from initial misgivings about recent U.S. overtures to Russia. The President's public clarification of his letter to President Medvedev, as well as the meeting between FM Sikorski and Secretary Clinton, have set aside for now Poli [...] | 2009-03-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM PL |
09WARSAW3 | POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO [...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...] | 2009-01-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU PL |
09WARSAW301 | POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The March 17 dismissal of Agnieszka Rozmaszewska-Guzy as the director of Polonia TV and U.S.-funded Belsat appears to reflect an internal political battle over financial resources and control of the Polish media rather than a shift in GoP policy towards Belarus. Our contacts say [...] | 2009-03-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO PL |
09WARSAW309 | POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 08:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF PK PL |
09WARSAW314 | POLAND SUPPORTS US ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA is encouraged by the new U.S. administration's firm stance on Georgia's territorial integrity. Tomasz Orlowski, Head of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland and the U.S. appear to be "on the same page." Orlowski said Po [...] | 2009-03-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS RS BO GG PL |
09WARSAW32 | LECH WALESA CALLS FOR NEW ERA OF U.S. LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Nobel Laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa told the Ambassador January 10 that the United States -- while still a military and economic power -- is no longer the moral or political leader it once was. After the fall of communism, Walesa said, the world needs to be "rearranged." [...] | 2009-01-12 16:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PL |
09WARSAW323 | POLISH MFA: ENGAGE BELARUS BUT PROTECT MINORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA continues to push for EU and U.S. engagement with Belarus to keep it out of Russia's clench, but insists that such engagement should not be at the expense of the Polish minority in Belarus. An MFA official told us the Union of Poles in Belarus held a successful ele [...] | 2009-03-26 13:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO PL |
09WARSAW328 | POLAND: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador David Peleg lamented Polish disengagement from Mideast peacekeeping missions due to the focus on Afghanistan and suggested that the Poles should keep a more open mind about the incoming Israeli government. In his view, Prime Minister Tusk may have l [...] | 2009-03-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS XF PL |
09WARSAW33 | FORMER POLISH PM KACZYNSKI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, a subdued and reflective Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- former Prime Minister and current chair of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party -- characterized the U.S.-Georgia charter as an important development given Georgia's precarious politic [...] | 2009-01-12 16:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PL |
09WARSAW339 | YOUR MEETING WITH POLAND'S LEADERSHIP IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Your April 5 meeting with Poland's leadership (which is likely to be both President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk) is much anticipated in Warsaw. If you meet with them together, which I expect to be the case, it will be the first time these two political rivals have met jo [...] | 2009-03-31 08:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PHUM MARR ECON ENRG CVIS PGOV PL |
09WARSAW345 | POLAND'S "TRUTH-TELLER" CANDIDATE FOR COE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's candidate for Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General has done it all. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz has served as prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, and parliamentary speaker; he has also run twice for president. A moderate social democrat, he is one of t [...] | 2009-04-01 07:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM COE PL |
09WARSAW351 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROGERS VISIT TO WARSAW, [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your meetings will occur one day after President Obama meets with the Polish leadership on the margins of the U.S.-EU Summit in Prague, which will likely be with both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski. [...] | 2009-04-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR OREP ENRG MARR RS PL |
09WARSAW360 | POLAND IN NATO: LOOKING FOR RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing about us without us" has become the clarion call of Poland's security strategy in the post-communist era. Poles are determined to have a say in security arrangements that affect them, having suffered all too often as the pawn of larger powers. Because Poles see NATO a [...] | 2009-04-03 16:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL |
09WARSAW361 | POLISH VIEWS ON U.S. HRC CANDIDACY, DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) As reported ref B, the Polish MFA positively assesses U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). When discussing the U.S.-announced candidacy for the HRC (ref A),the acting deputy director of the MFA's Department for United Nations and Human Rights, Jerzy Baurski, said the GO [...] | 2009-04-03 16:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PL |
09WARSAW368 | POLAND TO FILE ICJ BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has given the political-level green light to the MFA Legal Department to proceed with a "written statement" to the International Court of Justice supporting independence for Kosovo. According to the MFA's Marek Madej, who was involved in drafting the do [...] | 2009-04-07 13:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ KV PL |
09WARSAW371 | NATO SUMMIT A MIXED BAG FOR POLAND [...] (C) Former Polish Ambassador to NATO Jerzy Nowak told the Ambassador April 6 that the results of the recently concluded NATO Summit meeting were mixed for Warsaw. Poland welcomed decisions on beefing up the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, cooperation with Russia, and agreement to begin work on [...] | 2009-04-07 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR NATO PINR PL |
09WARSAW377 | POLAND: SNAPSHOT OF BIALYSTOK, NEAR THE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local and regional officials in Poland's northeastern Podlaskie Province -- located along the Belarusian border -- told us April 1-3 that residents still viewed the U.S. as Poland's main security guarantor but have been shifting their focus towards the EU over the past five years. [...] | 2009-04-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON SOCI PL BO |
09WARSAW378 | POLAND OUTRAGED OVER NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN PL |
09WARSAW385 | DISAFFECTED CIVIC PLATFORM LEADERS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's ruling political party Civic Platform (PO) has lost the drive for change that brought it to power and has become increasingly focused on political goals (namely, capturing the Presidency for Tusk),at least according to two Krakow-based PO EU Parliamentarians who found t [...] | 2009-04-10 13:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW388 | POLAND STEPS UP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder April 9 confirmed GoP plans to increase Poland's contribution to ISAF and noted: -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski had good meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior leaders during a visit to Afghanistan April 8. -- K [...] | 2009-04-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL |
09WARSAW389 | POLES FACE EC DELAY, DIVISION ON EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We reviewed developments in Poland's Eastern neighborhood in separate meetings with Witold Sobkow, MFA Acting Political Director, and Jacek Cichocki, Secretary of State in the Polish Prime Minister's Chancellery. They noted that: -- The EU is still divided on the issue of invit [...] | 2009-04-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PL GG AJ AM UP BO |
09WARSAW39 | NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PL |
09WARSAW393 | POLISH BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL |
09WARSAW394 | POLAND/BELARUS - IS DIALOGUE WORKING? [...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 2 conference on EU-Belarus relations, panel participants representing the GOP, parliament, and think-tanks agreed that the EU's earlier policy of isolation failed, but disagreed on the extent to which the EU and Poland should "conditionalize" dialogue with Belarus. MP [...] | 2009-04-14 09:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM BY PL |
09WARSAW405 | POLAND: SUPPORTS US ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Benedykt Pasik, a counselor in the MFA's Department of Africa and the Middle East, told us that Poland generally backs U.S. policy on Madagascar. While refraining from officially labeling Andry Rajoelina's actions a coup, Pasik said the GOP supports halting all EU assistance to the curren [...] | 2009-04-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV AORC SZ FR NO MA PREL PL |
09WARSAW418 | POLAND: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP BID [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PL |
09WARSAW420 | POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...] | 2009-04-17 14:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL |
09WARSAW424 | POLAND: BURMA SANCTIONS SHOULD BE BETTER TARGETED [...] (C) The Polish MFA supports the concept of "better-targeted" U.S. and EU sanctions against Burma and strengthening diplomatic engagement with the regime. On April 17, Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor at the MFA's Africa-Pacific Department, told us that she was encouraged by the U.S. review [...] | 2009-04-20 14:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM PL |
09WARSAW427 | BACK FROM EXILE, POLAND'S PISKORSKI HAS A PLAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three years after being dismissed by the center-right Civic Platform's (PO) governing council for responding ambiguously to conflict of interest allegations, now-independent MEP and former mayor of Warsaw Pawel Piskorski has re-surfaced in Poland and taken the reins of the Democr [...] | 2009-04-23 12:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW428 | BELARUSIAN VISA APPLICANTS SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) As the post responsible for processing IVs for Belarusians, and one of the posts designated for Belarusian NIV interviews, Embassy Warsaw regularly interacts with Belarusians of all walks of life. We took the opportunity to ask several Belarusian IV and NIV applicants about their views on [...] | 2009-04-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | BY CVIS ECON PHUM PL PREL SOCI |
09WARSAW431 | POLISH VIEWS ON APRIL EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA's EU Correspondent defended the Czech Presidency's decision to invite Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 Eastern Partnership, and predicted that Lukashenka would indeed attend. Poland will use the release of the Commission's report on the European Neighb [...] | 2009-04-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PL |
09WARSAW433 | SIXTH SOFA PLENARY MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The parties achieved significant progress in round six of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw April 21-23. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Dominik led the Polish delegation. Ambassador Jac [...] | 2009-04-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM MAPP PL |
09WARSAW438 | SEJM FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF HERALDS FURTHER POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Krzysztof Lisek, Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC),told the Ambassador that he and other Civic Platform (PO) candidates would do well in the June Euro Parliamentary elections, leading to a consolidation of Polish Euro deputies among fewer parties. That cons [...] | 2009-04-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS PL |
09WARSAW442 | POLAND WILL PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 08:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC PL |
09WARSAW443 | RIGHT-WING RADICALS CONTROL POLISH PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piotr Farfal, a former skinhead affiliated with the nationalistic League of Polish Families (LPR) , remains in control of Polish Public Television (TVP) -- opinions remain divided on just how long he will manage to stay in office. Barring a serious Farfal misstep, the only mecha [...] | 2009-04-29 14:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PL |
09WARSAW456 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Post received the following Diplomatic Note response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to ref A diplomatic note announcing United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland presents [...] | 2009-04-30 15:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PL |
09WARSAW466 | POLISH DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Poland,s Deputy Defense Minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, said the decision to host the Missile Defense (MD) site was not an easy one and they hoped it would be fulfilled. Poland is counting on the Patriot deployment and he did not consider it a replacement for MD. He expressed [...] | 2009-05-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ORP RS PL CZ NATO |
09WARSAW467 | POLAND - CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with CODEL Levin, the Polish Prime Minister's chief of staff, the President's deputy national security advisor, and the speaker of the Polish parliament expressed unanimous support for a large U.S. military footprint in Poland to bolster Article 5 guarantees. PM chief of s [...] | 2009-05-07 05:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL |
09WARSAW468 | POLISH FM SIKORSKI TO CODEL LEVIN: WE WANT "REAL" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish FM Sikorski told CODEL Levin that Poland "would not suffer" but "would look silly" if the U.S. decided not to pursue Missile Defense and is open to alternatives that would ease Russian concerns. Sikorski stressed that Poland's ultimate aim is to have an increased U.S. and [...] | 2009-05-07 05:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL |
09WARSAW477 | RUSSIAN, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERS KEEP FOCUS NARROW [...] (C) Despite the tense regional dynamics surrounding the visit (NATO explusions, Georgian coups and the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership) the May 6 meeting in Moscow between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski focused mainly on bilateral issues, according to the MFA's [...] | 2009-05-11 05:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PL RS GG MD |
09WARSAW490 | DAVID LIPTON IN WARSAW: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director David Lipton and Treasury,s Eric Meyer were in Warsaw April 28-29. They met with government and private sector finance officials to discuss the crisis, as well as with Finance Minister Rostowski and Foreign Minister Sikorski regarding the situation in Ukrain [...] | 2009-05-12 07:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PL |
09WARSAW500 | POLISH VIEWS ON MAY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares U.S. views on Russia with respect to both concerns and opportunities. Although differences remain, the improved tone of Polish-Russian relations bodes well for U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations. Poland will press for more EU-U.S. coordination on Georgia, Moldo [...] | 2009-05-14 16:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL |
09WARSAW507 | KOSOVO/WORLD BANK: POLAND WILL SEND NOTICE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 11:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PL |
09WARSAW521 | CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...] | 2009-05-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL |
09WARSAW522 | EURO ELECTIONS: POLES SEEK MORE OF A GOOD THING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's love affair with the European Union colors the message of its European Parliament (EP) candidates, who largely focus on maintaining EU largesse and maximizing Polish influence within the EU. The expected post-election consolidation of Polish deputies inside only three [...] | 2009-05-22 14:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PL |
09WARSAW538 | LETTER OF THANKS AND MEETING REQUEST FOR SECRETARY [...] Embassy Warsaw received a letter from Stanislaw Stankiewicz, President of the International Romani Union in Poland, addressed to Secretary Clinton expressing thanks for her Roma Day statement and requesting a meeting. The original letter will be sent by pouch to S/ES-CR. 2. Post received t [...] | 2009-05-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PHUM PL |
09WARSAW54 | KACZYNSKI AND YUSHCHENKO DISCUSS UKRAINE-RUSSIA [...] (C) During his January 14 meeting with President Kaczynski in Wisla, Poland, Ukrainian President Yushchenko was reportedly agitated and adamant about the need for EU support. According to advisors in the Presidential Chancellery, the most important outcome was Czech FM Topolanek and European [...] | 2009-01-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET UP PL |
09WARSAW550 | POLAND'S RESPONSE: KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN RCC [...] (C) On June 1, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. On June 2, Kosovo desk officer Grzegorz Szopinski responded to EconOff that the Poles had considered the U.S. position, and decided that they would be represented at the Regional Coopera [...] | 2009-06-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON PL KV |
09WARSAW552 | JERZY BUZEK: POLAND'S KINDER, GENTLER FACE IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Soft-spoken and respected in Strasbourg and Brussels, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek is a leading candidate to become European Parliament president after the June 7 elections. Buzek's conciliatory, intellectual approach -- widely considered his greatest liability during four years [...] | 2009-06-02 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN PL |
09WARSAW562 | POLAND CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR MI-17 HELICOPTERS [...] (C) Poland will consider the request for additional air support for Pakistan and get back to us within a few days. Maciej Falkowski of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Warsaw understood the urgent need but pointed out that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) had the lead on such o [...] | 2009-06-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PARM PHUM PL PK |
09WARSAW563 | POLES HOST DALAI LAMA, RILE CHINESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jie Chi warned Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski on May 26 that Polish support for the Dalai Lama could impede the improvement of bilateral ties. The Chinese appear to be holding off on senior visits to Poland this year. The Polish government beli [...] | 2009-06-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PL CH |
09WARSAW564 | POLISH EXPECTATIONS: FROM PATRIOT TO SOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 2 meeting with DCM, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski reiterated his government's belief (articulated in writing for the first time in reftel A) that it had been promised an operational U.S. Patriot battery. Referring to the public back and forth on the Pat [...] | 2009-06-04 06:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PL |
09WARSAW574 | EURO ELECTIONS: CIVIC PLATFORM HEADED FOR BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY. As expected when the campaign began, the ruling Civic Platform (PO) should win around half the votes in June 7 elections for European Parliament, according to opinion polls issued in the campaign's final days. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) will finish a distant second, wi [...] | 2009-06-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN PL |
09WARSAW579 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL |
09WARSAW584 | POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...] | 2009-06-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL |
09WARSAW586 | POLES TO CONSIDER NATO COUNTER-PIRACY SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 15:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL PL |
09WARSAW594 | POLAND BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO MEDVEDEV SECURITY [...] (C) The U.S. and Polish positions on Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's European security initiative are virtually identical. Iwona Pawlikowska of the MFA Security Policy Department told us that the GoP fully supported the proposed U.S. approach (Ref A) for the OSCE informal ministerial on [...] | 2009-06-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE EU NATO PL |
09WARSAW596 | POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...] | 2009-06-12 10:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL |
09WARSAW597 | POLAND: MOVING FORWARD ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. A month after the formal launching of the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP),Polish officials are determined to maintain the initiative's momentum in the face of upcoming Union leadership changes, a lukewarm reception by beneficiary countries, and possible Russian hostility. The MFA [...] | 2009-06-12 13:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO GC UP AJ AM MD PL |
09WARSAW603 | POLISH RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN STILL STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is a leading troop contributor in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and senior Polish officials voice strong support for the effort. But Poland, like many other NATO allies, is not immune to the effects of a long campaign that has not enj [...] | 2009-06-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF |
09WARSAW604 | SEVENTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES MODEST [...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made some progress in round seven of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw June 8-10, but fell short of the ambitious agenda articulated by the Polish side. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Dep [...] | 2009-06-12 16:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM MAPP PL |
09WARSAW62 | POLAND/GAERC - JANUARY 26-27 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GAERC would focus on the situation in Gaza and implications for the Middle East Peace Process. EU ministers will discuss possible EU monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border and humanitarian assistance. [...] | 2009-01-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BO UP SU EG IS PL |
09WARSAW626 | WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...] | 2009-06-17 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP |
09WARSAW638 | POLAND AGREES CCIT SHOULD NOT WEAKEN EXISTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PL |
09WARSAW643 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEN NELSON TO WARSAW, JUNE [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your focus, Missile Defense, is front and center in our on-going conversation with the Poles, along with the rotation of a Patriot battery to Poland and on-going Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Supplemental negotiations. Pre [...] | 2009-06-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR OREP PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW648 | PROPERTY RESTITUTION AND REAL PROPERTY MARKET IN [...] (U) Summary: "Clouds" on title associated with property confiscations related to the Holocaust and post-war Communist upheavals have several effects on the Polish real estate market. Property may be kept off the market by unclear title or a pending restitution claim, sometimes driving up the [...] | 2009-06-25 05:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON GM ODIP PREL XG XH XT PL |
09WARSAW660 | POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...] | 2009-06-26 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL |
09WARSAW662 | POLAND WELCOMES U.S. APPROACH TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Poland appreciates the U.S. approach to the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, as outlined in President Obama's June 16 statement (reftel). Dominik Malek of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department told us that U.S. views were similar to Poland's approach and paralleled the po [...] | 2009-06-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF PL |
09WARSAW684 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON PATRIOTS [...] DCM Pam Quanrud delivered reftel letter to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder. Najder promised to deliver the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, whom he was to see immediately after. Najder declined comment on the letter. ASHE [...] | 2009-07-01 15:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW688 | POLAND STILL WORKING OUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) GoP authorities will do their best to implement fully the inspection provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 but are unsure how to proceed on some of the financial implications of the new measures. Urszula Raznowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department told us that legal exper [...] | 2009-07-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MTCR KN PL |
09WARSAW694 | POLAND-CODEL NELSON WITH MINISTER KOMOROWSKI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 14:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OREP PGOV PL PREL RS |
09WARSAW695 | CODEL NELSON: POLAND EXPECTS THE U.S. TO HONOR ITS [...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poland expects the United States to honor commitments made in August 2008 agreements on Missile Defense (MD) and security cooperation. Foreign policy advisors to President Kaczysnki and PM Tu [...] | 2009-07-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL |
09WARSAW701 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: POLAND PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Lukasz Zielinski, head of the MFA's WMD Non-Proliferation Section, told us that Poland plans to participate in the September 21-25 Australia Group plenary meeting in Paris. He added that it is unclear which agencies will participate because the government has tightened its budget. Typica [...] | 2009-07-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW PL |
09WARSAW702 | POLAND LIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED [...] (C) Warsaw will support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) and will likely support the U.S. position on the Dynamic Christian World Mission Foundation (DCWMF). Elzbieta Gryzio of the MFA's UN and Human Rights Department told us Poland generally supported the [...] | 2009-07-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PL |
09WARSAW704 | CODEL NELSON: POLISH FM PRESSES FOR RESPONSE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sikorski told Senator Nelson the GoP still hoped the Missile Defense (MD) agreement would be implemented, and said he was awaiting clarity regarding Patriot missiles. He said the Patriots should be deployed as originally intended -- not as a "sales promotion" [...] | 2009-07-08 13:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL |
09WARSAW710 | POLISH JUDICIARY BRACES FOR NEEDED REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Amid growing criticism of Poland's judicial system, Justice Minister Czuma has focused on the inefficiency of the EU's most expensive court system, on a per capita basis. Czuma has also sought to take on the perceived lack of integrity among Polish prosecutors and judges -- tho [...] | 2009-07-09 11:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PREL PINR PHUM KCRM PL |
09WARSAW718 | POLES WELCOME U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS [...] (C) GoP officials welcomed the results of the U.S.-Russia Summit and were cautiously optimistic that it would lead to a substantial improvement in U.S.-Russian relations. Marek Szczygiel of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Poland appreciated, in particular, that the U.S. had not sacr [...] | 2009-07-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCAP MARR NATO RS PL |
09WARSAW720 | POLAND: INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH SITUATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials told us that Warsaw remained committed to Ukraine's rapid Euro-Atlantic integration, but programs like the Eastern Partnership (ref C) can only do so much given the disruptive political infighting in Kyiv. The infighting had led to disappointing results during the " [...] | 2009-07-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PL UP |
09WARSAW73 | POLAND/GAERC: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR JAN 26-27 EU FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A points, MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow told the DCM January 22 that the GAERC would focus heavily on the EU role in resolving the Gaza conflict and on energy security issues. Sobkow accused Germany of undermining efforts to develop a common EU energy [...] | 2009-01-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP |
09WARSAW76 | PM TUSK'S NEW SHERIFF - JUSTICE MINISTER ANDRZEJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unlike his bookish predecessor, Poland's new Justice Minister, Andrzej Czuma -- one of the fathers of Poland's early anti-Communist movements and a former U.S. resident (1986-2005) -- is expected to take on the Polish judiciary,s daunting challenges in a more visible, determined a [...] | 2009-01-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PREL PINR PL |
09WARSAW763 | POLISH VIEWS ON 27-28 JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of this month's meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland intended to: -- Advocate for the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia; -- Support tougher sanctions agai [...] | 2009-07-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM IR GG PL |
09WARSAW768 | POLES CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF RIGGED [...] (C) Poland is prepared to consider increased assistance for Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, but the GoP is worried that the 20 August contest might already be rigged in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Roman Strzemiecki of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department s [...] | 2009-07-24 12:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF |
09WARSAW78 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON SEJM SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting, Sejm (lower house of parliament) Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski asked about the possible timing of an Administration decision on Missile Defense and expressed confidence that the U.S.-Polish relationship would continue to flourish. Komorowski expressed regr [...] | 2009-01-23 16:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PL |
09WARSAW782 | POLISH PARLIAMENTARY LEADER: "COMMUNICATION" KEY [...] (C) Newly elected Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Andrzej Halicki (Civic Platform, PO) told the Ambassador July 28 that communication between the U.S. and Poland was key to maintaining excellent bilateral relations. His remark came in the context of prospective ratification of [...] | 2009-07-29 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR PL |
09WARSAW788 | POLAND'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Polish government and non-governmental organizations actively engage in activities which aim at preventing torture and protecting victims both in country and abroad. The GOP's initiative on counter-torture activities notwithstanding, allegations about the existence of CIA secret [...] | 2009-07-31 12:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PL |
09WARSAW79 | POLISH DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling government revenues and GDP projections, overdue payments to defense contractors, and uncertainty over the effects of the global economic situation have combined to put Poland's defense budget under considerable pressure. Although defense funding for 2009 represents si [...] | 2009-01-23 16:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL |
09WARSAW798 | POLAND: MTCR PLENARY PARTICIPATION UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Monika Lipert, First Secretary in the MFA's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division told us it was uncertain whether the GOP would send a representative from Warsaw to participate in the November 9-13 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) plenary in Rio. Due to increasingly tight bud [...] | 2009-08-05 12:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR PL |
09WARSAW803 | POLISH ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA PL |
09WARSAW81 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S KYIV "BUSINESS" VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The media mischaracterized FM Radoslaw Sikorski's January 15-16 trip to Ukraine as an effort to resolve the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, according to an MFA read-out. It was instead a long-planned trip to resolve "thorny" bilateral issues, particularly in the economic area. The [...] | 2009-01-26 11:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON RS UK PL |
09WARSAW82 | LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS) TO PRESENT "NEW FACE" AT [...] SUMMARY: With a new media strategy and a new platform designed to present a "complete party" to Polish voters, members of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) are increasingly confident about their prospects for success in June 2009 elections to the European Parliament -- widely advertised a [...] | 2009-01-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
09WARSAW833 | POLAND TO CONSIDER NATIONAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (C) The Polish government will consider issuing a national statement condemning this week's conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Danuta Bolimowska of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said Poland had strongly endorsed the EU's statement but thought a separate statement would convey more fu [...] | 2009-08-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BM PL |
09WARSAW854 | POLISH PROPERTY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoP is unlikely to introduce promised private property compensation -- including to Holocaust survivors -- any time soon. Ambassador Maciej Kozlowski, the MFA's liaison to the Jewish community, continues to repeat the surprising argument that Polish compensation legislation [...] | 2009-08-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PL |
09WARSAW855 | NINTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made good progress during Round Nine of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw August 18-20, and addressed in-depth core differences in areas of taxation, criminal jurisdiction, claims, and burden-sharing. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski a [...] | 2009-08-21 06:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM MAPP MARR PL |
09WARSAW873 | POLES APPRECIATE BRIEFING ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE [...] (C) Ewa Kinast, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department, appreciated reftel clarification of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement, but otherwise had no comment. 2. (C) In general, Kinast said Warsaw was impressed with the "evident" progress that Colombia had made under [...] | 2009-08-27 16:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL CO PL |
09WARSAW875 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO POLAND [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Poland to commemorate the outbreak of World War II 70 years ago. Your trip comes at a key moment as Poland, Germany, Russia, and their neighbors work to put behind them controversial historical memories that have mired their relations [...] | 2009-08-28 11:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS UP GM PL |
09WARSAW876 | RETHINKING U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw believes there would be a strong, negative Polish reaction to major U.S. force reductions in Europe. From Poland,s perspective, a big drawdown would be seen as evidence that the U.S. is less committed to European security at a time of heightened concern over the int [...] | 2009-08-28 12:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER PL |
09WARSAW879 | POLISH MFA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PUTIN VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite controversy sparked by a recent Russian documentary about Poland's alleged alliance with Nazi Germany in the run-up to World War II, the Polish MFA appears to be upbeat about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's scheduled visit to Poland for the September 1 commemoration in Gda [...] | 2009-08-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PL PREL RS |
09WARSAW881 | POLAND WELCOMES EFFORTS TO ENHANCE GICNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC PL |
09WARSAW894 | POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER PLACES CONDITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. While at the International Defense Trade Show in Kielce August 31, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich pointedly told U.S. vendors that Poland and the United States needed to improve their political relationship, or Poland would look to Europe and other suppliers su [...] | 2009-09-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MAPP MARR PL |
09WARSAW896 | POLAND UNDECIDED ON WHETHER TO FILE ORAL ICJ BRIEF [...] (C) Polish MFA is divided on the issue of filing an oral ICJ brief in support of Kosovo. Legal Department advisors are arguing in favor of the U.S. position, while the Central and South Europe and Eastern Departments want to take relations with regional partners such as Serbia and Russia int [...] | 2009-09-02 19:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ KVIR PL |
09WARSAW897 | POLAND: CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE EAST AND IAEA [...] (C) Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Department told us on August 25 that Poland shares U.S. concerns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) is becoming mired in an overly politicized Arab-Israeli debate on the Middle East issue which is distrac [...] | 2009-09-02 19:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS |
09WARSAW912 | POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...] | 2009-09-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR |
09WARSAW916 | PUTIN-TUSK MEETING CONCILIATORY BUT AWKWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official described Russian Prime Minister Putin's September 1 visit to Gdansk as generally positive, but added that there were occasional "cumbersome moments," particularly during Tusk's bilateral meeting with Polish PM Tusk. Although Putin told Tusk that the killin [...] | 2009-09-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS PL |
09WARSAW930 | POLES INTENT ON SHAPING NATO'S REVISED STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland has high expectations for the upcoming revision of NATO's Strategic Concept (SC). Since joining NATO ten years ago, Poles believe they have paid their expeditionary dues in the Balkans and Afghanistan, and will insist that the Alliance now focus more attention on its tra [...] | 2009-09-10 13:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL |
09WARSAW931 | POLAND INTERESTED IN COORDINATED APPROACH TO SRI [...] (C) Anna Krzak-Danel, Sri Lanka desk officer in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, welcomed reftel points on IDP freedom of movement and said they would be helpful in developing Poland's position for the upcoming EU debate. To this end, Krzak-Danel said Sri Lanka had fallen off next week's G [...] | 2009-09-10 15:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE PL |
09WARSAW932 | POLISH APPROACH TO CFE SIMILAR TO U.S. [...] (C) Officials at the MFA Security Policy Department appreciated reftel debriefing on bilateral U.S.-Russia CFE discussions and look forward to a more detailed discussion at next week's High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting. GOP views on resolving the current impasse with Russia parallel U.S. [...] | 2009-09-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO PL |
09WARSAW934 | POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...] | 2009-09-11 10:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL |
09WARSAW938 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...] | 2009-09-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09WARSAW940 | POLISH FORMIN OUTLINES EVOLVING RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent remarks to the media, FM Sikorski suggested that Poland is a regional partner of the U.S., but only the EU has the scale and resources to be America's strategic partner. Sikorski argued that Poland should support deeper EU integration, Lisbon Treaty ratification, and a [...] | 2009-09-12 07:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM NATO PL |
09WARSAW950 | SCENESETTER FOR JUSTICE SCALIA'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 [...] (SBU) Mr. Justice, Mission Poland warmly welcomes your September 23-25 visit to Warsaw. Your trip comes on the heels of ceremonies in Gdansk marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II -- one of many important commemorations this year, including the 20th anniversary of 1989 e [...] | 2009-09-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PL |
09WARSAW966 | POLAND READY TO EXPAND THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with reftel views and believes that Iranian authorities are running out of time to engage in a substantive, comprehensive dialogue with the West. MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski told us Poland would do what it could to persuade Iran to be more forthcoming rega [...] | 2009-09-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR PL |
09WARSAW971 | POLAND: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PL |
09WARSAW983 | POLES CAUTIOUS BUT OPEN-MINDED ON U.S. MD PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of overwhelmingly negative press coverage, Polish officials' initial skepticism regarding the new U.S. offer on Missile Defense (MD) has evolved slightly to a posture of wait-and-see (but not too long). Both FM Sikorski and PM Tusk have issued guardedly encouraging p [...] | 2009-09-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PL |
09WARSAW985 | REPAIRING U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS [...] (C) As I conclude my five years as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, I offer some final thoughts on how to put U.S.-Polish relations back on an upward trajectory after several weeks of bumps. It is worth the effort. The Poles are like family - not shy about pointing out perceived sl [...] | 2009-09-24 08:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS PL |
09WASHDC872 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...] | 2009-12-21 18:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09WASHDC873 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...] | 2009-12-22 04:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09WELLINGTON105 | HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...] | 2009-04-28 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON106 | MGSF01 - SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 20:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR AMGT TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO KSAF |
09WELLINGTON107 | NEW ZEALAND: PIF TO SUSPEND FIJI ON MAY 2 [...] (U) On May 1, Australian media reported that Fijian military leader Bainimarama offered to hold a summit with Australia and New Zealand to persuade both countries that Bainimarama's proposed timetable for a return to democracy in Fiji is necessary. Bainimarama further predicted that other P [...] | 2009-05-01 04:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV NZ |
09WELLINGTON108 | UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...] | 2009-05-01 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON112 | NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AID [...] (SBU) Summary. In a stinging May 1 speech, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signaled a course correction in New Zealand's aid program. Chief among the National Government's intended changes is a shift away from poverty alleviation to developing economic sustainability. McCully al [...] | 2009-05-05 05:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID SOCI KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON113 | NEW ZEALAND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AMANO FOR [...] (C) On May 8, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster said that New Zealand will support Japanese candidate Ambassador Yukiya Aman [...] | 2009-05-11 02:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON117 | TONGA PM SAYS APPROACH TO FIJI NEEDS REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 18, Tongan Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Seveli gave a public address in Wellington where he stated that critics need not worry about political reform in his country as it was continuing apace and is fully supported by the Tongan King. On Fiji, Dr. Seveli offered a nuanced [...] | 2009-05-19 05:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON121 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Econoff delivered demarche to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Asia Division and New Zealand's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). At MFAT, Econoff spoke with Patrick Rata, Deputy Director for Japan/Korea Unit and to Brody Sinclair, Po [...] | 2009-05-21 23:28:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NZ |
09WELLINGTON122 | NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES US DAIRY [...] (SBU) In a lunch today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Charge, the former opened the conversation by noting the New Zealand Government,s strong negative reaction to the recent dairy subsidy announcement by the USG. McCully remarked that the decision by the EU and US to [...] | 2009-05-27 06:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON126 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AIR ASSETS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 05:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL SMIG NZ |
09WELLINGTON128 | NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE ASSESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser categorized all his meetings in Washington as extremely successful; he also expressed decidedly negative reactions to recent dairy export subsidy measures by the U.S. and EU. Groser outlined his plans to revamp NZ development assistance [...] | 2009-06-04 23:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON129 | NEW ZEALAND UNDECIDED ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Mr. Tom Kennedy, Policy Officer, United Nation and Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) in New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affaris and Trade (MFAT). Biographic information on Ms. Myers and background information were also delivered. 2. [...] | 2009-06-07 22:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09WELLINGTON157 | NEW ZEALAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On Tuesday June 16 (New Zealand time),Charge' and Econoff delivered the pre-release copy of the 2009 TIP Report to Peter Rider, Director for UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth (UNHRC) and Paul Roberts, Policy Officer UNHRC at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The [...] | 2009-06-16 04:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NZ |
09WELLINGTON169 | New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 19, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18, the New Zealand Government announced a shift of its H1N1 strategy from one of "containment" to one of "management" of the virus. This move was prompted by increased volumes of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus received by the country's regional health authori [...] | 2009-06-19 05:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09WELLINGTON177 | New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 25, 2009 [...] (U) Updating Post's last sitrep, (see reftel),New Zealand's H1N1 flu strategy has shifted from a program of containment for confirmed and suspected cases to management of the pandemic's impact throughout major population centers. The management strategy of the pandemic now abandons distributi [...] | 2009-06-25 01:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR KFLU TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT NZ |
09WELLINGTON18 | PM JOHN KEY OFFERS ECONOMIC ASSURANCES AND GENERALITIES [...] (U) Summary: On January 15, Prime Minister John Key held his first high-level meeting of the New Year to address growing negative economic news. Major financial research firms recently forecast significant contraction in the New Zealand economy resulting in a projected fifth quarter of no gro [...] | 2009-01-20 02:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON207 | WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...] | 2009-07-09 01:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON209 | New Zealand Releases Documents on US Afghan Troop Request [...] (SBU) Radio New Zealand (RNZ) reported July 8 that it had obtained New Zealand Government documents that showed that the U.S. Government had put "constant pressure" on the GNZ to increase its military commitment to Afghanistan. Embassy contacted NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) w [...] | 2009-07-09 06:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OPRC NZ US |
09WELLINGTON211 | NEW ZEALAND DEMARCHE RESPONSE - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 03:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN NZ |
09WELLINGTON213 | New Zealand H1N1 SitRep July 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealanders are becoming increasingly concerned over H1N1 Influenza A (swine flu) as the virus spreads throughout the general population, causing serious illness and several deaths since the end of June. The public health sector has reported increased activity related to H1 [...] | 2009-07-13 03:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AEMR CW NZ PREL KSAF KPAO KFLU |
09WELLINGTON217 | NEW ZEALAND ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] In response to reftel following are details from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division on the Government's representation at UNGA. Details are still being confirmed and post will send updated information as soon as [...] | 2009-07-17 01:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA NZ |
09WELLINGTON221 | NEW ZEALAND'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 [...] (SBU) Post received more detailed information regarding reftels from Brody Sinclair, Policy Officer, Asia Division, South Korea (Trade),North Korea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GNZ has begun the process of giving effect to UNSCR 1874 and will report on the progress by Ju [...] | 2009-07-17 01:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP NZ |
09WELLINGTON223 | ENGAGING AN MP CRITIC OF AFGHAN COMBAT OPS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, Charge lunched with freshman Green Party MP Dr. Kennedy Graham, a former NZ and UN diplomat who recently questioned the legitimacy of Operation Enduring Freedom in the New Zealand Parliament. At lunch, Graham eloquently displayed his extensive knowledge and underst [...] | 2009-07-20 05:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ |
09WELLINGTON229 | DATA COLLECTION OF NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS RE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 04:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AR AS BC BL BR CI EC FJ ID NZ PA PE PGOV PREL SF |
09WELLINGTON241 | NZ GOVT BRIEF DIPLOMATS AHEAD OF PIF MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Officers attended a July 27 briefing to diplomats by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on the August 5-6 Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meeting in Cairns, Australia. It was announced at the briefing that Prime Minister John Key will lead the N [...] | 2009-07-30 05:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON255 | NEW ZEALAND CONSIDERS PRESENTING AT RIO MTCR PLENARY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's International Security and Disarmament Division and urged GNZ to participate in the Information Exchange during the upcoming MTCR Plenary in Rio. 2. (C) Dempster [...] | 2009-08-11 03:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA |
09WELLINGTON259 | MIXED REACTION TO NZ SAS DEPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Political criticism of the GNZ's August 10 announcement to re-deploy the SAS to Afghanistan has been largely limited to the opposition Labour Party's criticism of the decision. This discord broke a long-held political convention in NZ of bipartisan support for foreign policy, es [...] | 2009-08-17 02:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF |
09WELLINGTON260 | NEW ZEALAND SAS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 10, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that his country's elite SAS will be re-deployed to Afghanistan. He also stated that the New Zealand-led PRT will, over the next three to five years, draw down its military component and increase its civilian contribut [...] | 2009-08-10 20:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
09WELLINGTON266 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 266 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
09WELLINGTON268 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 268 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
09WELLINGTON27 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESERVE BANK SLASHES INTEREST WHILE FONTERRA [...] (U) Summary: In a week of poor economic news, the Reserve Bank has reduced the Official Cash Rate to record lows while New Zealand's largest company Fonterra registered sharp losses that will translate into a 1 percent GDP reduction this year. Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party held its [...] | 2009-01-30 05:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON270 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 270 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
09WELLINGTON275 | Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...] | 2009-09-18 02:49:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR |
09WELLINGTON287 | Foreign Minister on U.S. Relationship, Trade, Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 26 introductory call, Foreign Minister Murray McCully warmly welcomed the Charge and emphasized that his door is always open for future meetings. McCully said the New Zealand Government puts a "huge priority" on building the relationship with the U.S., and he [...] | 2009-09-30 02:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID |
09WELLINGTON299 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) PolOff delivered Reftel demarche to Michael McBryde, MFAT's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division Deputy Director and encouraged GNZ to support USG's position during the November 4 UNGA Goldstone Report debate. Mr. McBryde met separately with MFAT's Middle East Division [...] | 2009-11-04 07:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
09WELLINGTON307 | REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW [...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...] | 2009-11-27 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
09WELLINGTON313 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-06 22:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU |
09WELLINGTON317 | Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...] | 2009-12-07 02:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV SENV EAGR NZ AS CH OVIP |
09WELLINGTON49 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FIFTH [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on February 24 Poloff met with Nik Kiddle, Deputy Director of the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),to discuss the candidacy of Judge Coral Shaw of New Zealand for [...] | 2009-02-26 22:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA NZ |
09WELLINGTON53 | NEW ZEALAND INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REVIEW [...] (U) Reftel request was forwarded to the Government of New Zealand. Post received the following response from Michael Green, the Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),handling Afghanistan among other responsibilities. Begin GNZ response. (C) Thanks f [...] | 2009-02-27 03:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF NZ |
09WELLINGTON54 | NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED KINGDOM COLLABORATE ON RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary. In February, the British High Commission (BHC) in New Zealand and the NZ Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MoRST),organized a visit to New Zealand by a party of UK energy specialists. The purpose of the visit, funded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),was [...] | 2009-02-27 03:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY KGHG PREL NZ UK |
09WELLINGTON55 | NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER INSISTS COMMONWEALTH [...] (C) Charge met with Foreign Minister Murray McCully February 26 at his request. McCully said that he is departing over the weekend for London to participate in the Commonwealth Meeting on Fiji. He explained that Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Samuel Abal and himself would be the two Pacific [...] | 2009-02-27 04:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FJ NZ |
09WELLINGTON65 | NEW ZEALAND "ACCEPTS" COMMONWEALTH DECISION ON FIJI [...] (C) Charge met with March 5 with Chris Seed, Deputy Secretary in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) March 5, 2009 who reviewed NZ's assessment of Fiji developments. 2. (C) Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) meeting in London decided not to suspend Fiji a [...] | 2009-03-06 04:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FJ NZ |
09WELLINGTON68 | NEW ZEALAND'S PRIME MINISTER HOSTS JOB SUMMIT IN HOPES OF [...] (SBU) Summary. With New Zealand's unemployment rate expected to exceed 6 percent by 2010 and to remain around this level until mid-2012, Prime Minister John Key opened a Job Summit in Auckland on February 27. Key invited some 200 participants from business, labor, government and NGOs to deve [...] | 2009-03-09 01:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
09WELLINGTON86 | IS NEW ZEALAND OPEN OR OPPOSED TO ADDED AFGHAN [...] (U) March 25, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully gave his first public speech on the bilateral relationship with the United States (full text emailed to EAP/ANP). He started with his overall assessment: "Relations are, in my judgment, in better shape than we have seen in 25 years. T [...] | 2009-03-26 19:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF NZ |
09WELLINGTON94 | NEW ZEALAND WEIGHS AFGHANISTAN ASKS REQUEST [...] (C) On April 8, Acting DCM and DATT met with Ministry of Defense and Ministry (MOD) of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials to present the overview of requested needs and specific asks for New Zealand. (Note: The Charge d'Affaires had earlier presented the list to MFAT Deputy Secreta [...] | 2009-04-14 05:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF NZ |
09WELLINGTON95 | NEW ZEALAND MFAT BRIEFS ON FIJI'S "BLEAK" SITUATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Chris Seed invited resident chiefs of mission to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) for an update on developments in Fiji. After reviewing recent developments, Seed concluded that "these actions demonstrate that Commodore Bainimarama has no intenti [...] | 2009-04-15 04:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL FJ NZ |
09WINDHOEK118 | UPDATE ON CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN NAMIBIA [...] (C) China provided significant financial support to the ruling SWAPO party during the liberation struggle, and today it continues to maintain close political, financial, and commercial ties to SWAPO. The Chinese government has given the GRN over 1 billion Namibian dollars since independence ( [...] | 2009-04-09 12:15:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR WA CH |
09WINDHOEK120 | NAMIBIA: ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY BREACHES OF GOVERNMENT COMPU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 12:36:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KCIP PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK121 | NAMIBIA: ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY BREACHES OF [...] (C) On April 4, Rainer Ritter (protect),suspended CEO of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA),informed Ambassador Mathieu that he had discovered irregularities with regard to NAMFISAQs computer system. He further stated that he had reported those irregularities [...] | 2009-04-09 13:01:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KCIP PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK135 | NAMIBIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) The Namibian government makes its annual budget publicly available on an annual basis. Responses to specific questions about the budget are keyed to the questions in paragraph three of reftel. Question 1. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. forei [...] | 2009-04-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK162 | NAMIBIA: DEMARCHE ON HCOC DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) to the Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julius Zaya Shiweva, at the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 6. The deputy director was unfamiliar with the HCOC. Asked i [...] | 2009-05-12 14:22:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA WA |
09WINDHOEK167 | NAMIBIA VISA RECIPROCITY SCHEDULE: IMMIGRATION POLICIES [...] Action requests - please see paras. 11 and 12. 2. (SBU) Although American citizens generally clear Namibian immigration without incident, Americans traveling on business sometimes find themselves caught in the middle of unclear, contradictory Namibian immigration policies. In two separate [...] | 2009-05-15 10:21:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK176 | DEMARCHE ON BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPON CONVENTION [...] On May 14, Ambassador Mathieu joined her counterparts from Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as the DCM from France, to deliver a demarche to MFA Permanent Secretary Veiccoh Nghiwete regarding the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC). Deputy Permanent Secretary Asheeke and Mul [...] | 2009-05-19 17:35:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK18 | FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ZIMBABWE, IRAN [...] (C) On January 21, Ambassador met with Namibian Foreign Minister Marco Hausiku to convey a New Year's greeting and discuss the situation in Zimbabwe. Hausiku also briefly mentioned Namibia's overtures to Iran. -------- Zimbabwe -------- 2. (C) Ambassador began by urging the Government [...] | 2009-01-21 15:57:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA ZI IR WA |
09WINDHOEK213 | SADC TRIBUNAL RULES AGAIN IN FAVOR OF ZIMBABWEAN FARMERS [...] (U) This report was coordinated with Embassy Harare. 2. (U) On June 6, the SADC Tribunal again sided with the Zimbabwean farmers who are seeking an order to stop the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) from expropriating their farms. The court ruled unanimously that the GOZ was in contempt of th [...] | 2009-06-09 15:10:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL WA ZI |
09WINDHOEK280 | RAUL CASTRO VISITS NAMIBIA [...] (SBU) Following on the heels of a much-publicized visit by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev (reftel),the Government of Namibia welcomed Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz on July 19 to Windhoek. The day-and-a-half-long visit, Castro's first to the southern African country, included a meeting wit [...] | 2009-08-03 08:55:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CU WA |
09WINDHOEK285 | NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT IN STAND-OFF WITH CONGOLESE [...] On July 8, 41 Congolese refugees fled the Osire Refugee Camp, 220km northwest of Windhoek, where many had been living for the past decade. The group, which includes 23 children, cited security issues and "death threats" from the Government of Namibia (GRN) after they complained about living co [...] | 2009-08-03 15:50:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PREL WA CG |
09WINDHOEK296 | NAMIBIA'S URANIUM: THE TRADE MINISTER'S VIEWS [...] (C) Namibia's Minister of Trade and Industry Hage Geingob recently shared his views on his country's rapidly growing uranium mining industry with Ambassador Mathieu. The Ambassador emphasized the need for the Namibian Government (GRN) to be watchful of Iran that might attempt to employ variou [...] | 2009-08-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK30 | NAMIBIA: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/DRILL [...] (C) At the request of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies -- per reftel -- that it has received a report indicating an unannounced (and as yet unconfirmed) drill designed to simulate the discovery of illicit radiological material [...] | 2009-02-02 16:36:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC WA |
09WINDHOEK304 | BIO NOTE: ZACKEY NUJOMA [...] (SBU) Sakaria "Zackey" Nefungo Nujoma was born in 1957 to Sam Nujoma and Kovombo Theopoldine Katjimune. He is the youngest surviving son of Namibia's former president and founding father as well as the brother to Deputy Justice Minister Uutoni Nujoma, the only other surviving child of Sam Nujo [...] | 2009-08-21 11:05:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL MNUC EINV KNNP IR CA WA |
09WINDHOEK315 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KP CHAIR EXPLAINS HIS ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Ambassador Mathieu delivered demarche (reftel A) to Kimberley Process Chair Bernhard Esau September 2. Esau, who is also Namibia's Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, characterized his mid August trip to Zimbabwe as a bilateral mission, not as an official KP Chair visit. The trip result [...] | 2009-09-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PHUM ASEC ZI WA |
09WINDHOEK324 | NAMIBIA REEVALUATES CHINESE EXIM LOANS [...] (SBU) Summary: During President Hu Jintao's state visit to Namibia in 2007, the two governments signed an agreement for a concessionary loan, and a credit line - each valued at approximately USD 130 million. In July, the Namibian government (GRN) announced the suspension of its line of credi [...] | 2009-09-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL PGOV CH WA |
09WINDHOEK326 | REFUGEES IN NAMIBIA: IMPENDING FOOD CRISIS AMIDST DURABLE [...] (U) The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GRN's Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration (MHAI) made a joint presentation to representatives from the diplomatic community in Windhoek on September 4 concerning durable solutions for the integration or resettlement of 800 [...] | 2009-09-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM WA |
09WINDHOEK327 | NAMIBIA WILL NOT ATTEND POTUS LUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 08:51:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA WA |
09WINDHOEK328 | POLITICAL STARS WAX AND WANE: SWAPO HOLDS ITS [...] (SBU) On September 5 and 6, Namibia's ruling party, the Southwest African People's Organization (SWAPO),held its electoral college. Delegates from around the country threw their hats into the ring in hopes of becoming one of 72 on the party list, contenders for a seat in the National Assembly [...] | 2009-09-11 09:30:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK348 | NAMIBIA: URANIUM THEFT PROMPTS ROSSING RESPONSE [...] Action request - please see para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The recent theft of 170 kilograms of uranium oxide from Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium facility has forced the company to strengthen its security posture, Rossing Uranium's Managing Director Mike Leech told Ambassador Ma [...] | 2009-09-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK350 | JOINT WFP/UNHCR FOOD APPEAL FOR OSIRE REFUGESS [...] (U) Post has received a joint letter from WFP and UNHCR, dated September 23, 2009, making a formal appeal for food assistance for refugees in the Osire settlement. Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: 23 September 2009 H.E. Ms. G.D.T. Mathieu Ambassad [...] | 2009-09-25 09:39:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK354 | Work Permits and AMCIT travel in Namibia: Continuing [...] Action Requests - see paras 15 and 16. 2. (U) Post has experienced extensive delays in the initial issuance and renewal of work permits for some USG employees and contractors. Also, as reported reftel, Americans traveling for tourism and business have experienced difficulties at ports of ent [...] | 2009-09-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK37 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NUJOMA [...] (C) On February 2, Ambassador met with former Namibian President and founding father, Sam Nujoma. Nujoma was in good spirits and spoke enthusiastically about the new U.S. administration and its potential impact on U.S. foreign policy. He also briefly commented on the state of democracy in Na [...] | 2009-02-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK375 | ROSSING ACCEPTS DOE OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA conveyed to Rossing MD Michael Leech on October 15 reftel offer from DOE's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to meet with Rossing officials to discuss the company's security needs. Leech said the first half of December would be good timing for a visit, as Rossing would have [...] | 2009-10-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK424 | SWAPO DODGES CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary. For weeks, the Namibian government has been under pressure by the public, the media, and the political opposition to explain how the children of ten prominent government officials, including the president, were awarded coveted scholarships to study in China. Many Namibians, inclu [...] | 2009-11-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM WA CH PA |
09WINDHOEK432 | NAMIBIA ASKS DOE TO REVIEW SALE OF URANIUM TO USEC [...] Action request - please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Veston Malango, General Manger of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia (CMN),called on Ambassador Mathieu to convey his organization's concern over the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to sell excess USG uranium to [...] | 2009-11-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK433 | NAMIBIAN ELECTION PRIMER [...] Summary. Namibia will hold its fourth National Assembly and Presidential elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties are contesting 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates will contest the presidency. The ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) p [...] | 2009-11-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM WA |
09WINDHOEK440 | NAMIBIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Namibia enjoys a low terrorism threat. No acts of international or domestic terrorism took place in Namibia in 2009. 2. (U) In 2009, the Government of Namibia (GRN) passed (but has not yet enacted) the Communications Bill, which allows intelligence services to monitor emails and Intern [...] | 2009-12-03 10:05:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR WA |
09WINDHOEK45 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE: EXPORT PERMITS FOR CHEETAHS [...] This cable includes two action requests. Please see paras 6 and 7. EXPORT OF CHEETAHS ------------------ 2. Ambassador Mathieu delivered reftel demarche to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism, on February 4. The Ambassador explained that the U.S. cons [...] | 2009-02-09 08:52:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV WA |
09WINDHOEK461 | Namibian Opposition Parties Plan Court Appeal of Election [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: On December 11, opposition party youth leagues marched and submitted a petition demanding nullification of the election results to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). Opposition parties also announced their intenti [...] | 2009-12-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK6 | PRESIDENT HIFIKEPUNYE POHAMBA'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 15:19:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK85 | NAMIBIA: KP CHAIR ON ZIMBABWE'S ILLICIT DIAMONDS [...] (C) On March 6, econoff delivered reftel A demarche to Vicky Dan, assistant to the Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Bernhardt Esau. The KP Chair's visit to Zimbabwe from March 14-18 will go forward with a mainly Namibian contingent, without members from civil society, but perhaps representatives [...] | 2009-03-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EMIN ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL ECON WA |
09YAOUNDE1007 | PRESIDENT BIYA'S DEMARCHE TO AMBASSADOR: FRIENDS [...] (C) Summary: On November 25, Cameroonian Foreign Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi summoned Ambassador to his office to read her a message which he said was from President Paul Biya. The statement, written in French, affirmed that diplomats should not interfere with Cameroon's internal affairs, e [...] | 2009-11-25 15:32:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM PGOV PINR PREL |
09YAOUNDE1041 | CAMEROON'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Yaounde submits the following nominees in rank order of preference for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: Alamine Ousmane Mey ------------------- Mr. Alamine Ousmane Mey is the General Manager of the Afriland First Bank, one of the largest banks in C [...] | 2009-12-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI KE |
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