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06VIENTIANE696 | PROBABLE OUTBREAK OF AVIAN FLU IN LAOS [...] Post has received information from FAO regarding a probable outbreak of Avian Influenza in Dong Bang Village, Xaythang District, about 20 kilometers north of Vientiane City, in Vientiane Province. The outbreak was reported to FAO and WHO on July 14, but information was withheld from the wider [...] | 2006-07-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON KFLU PREL SOCI LA |
06VIENTIANE757 | LAOS WEEKLY AVIAN INFLUENZA REPORT [...] Summary: The GoL says it has succeeded in controlling AI - the kind of statement that suggests that they do not fully appreciate the seriousness of the situation. Public reporting on AI has improved somewhat, due to GoL nervousness about recent outbreaks, but the fact is the response was too li [...] | 2006-08-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON SOCI PREL KFLU LA |
06VILNIUS1008 | EU DECISION HELPS REFINERY DEAL BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's PKN Orlen has overcome the main legal obstacle hindering its purchase of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) -- approval of the EU's competition authority -- but other hurdles remain. The investigation into the October 12 fire will not conclude before February 1 [...] | 2006-11-09 13:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL |
06VILNIUS1017 | LITHUANIAN REFINERY BOARD RESIGNS AFTER FAILING TO [...] (C) Nelson English, the Amcit General Director of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN),Lithuania's only oil refinery, called us late on November 9 to say that that MN's board of directors had resigned after failing to oust him at a board meeting earlier that evening. He said that the GOL's three representativ [...] | 2006-11-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE |
06VILNIUS102 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) Senators McCain and Lieberman, a hearty welcome and our sincere thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania! Your visit will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror and bolster int [...] | 2006-02-02 08:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH |
06VILNIUS103 | LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...] | 2006-02-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PREL LH |
06VILNIUS1032 | LITHUANIA LOOKS TOWARDS RIGA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Looking towards the Riga Summit, Lithuania hopes for encouraging words on Baltic air policing and NATO enlargement. The GOL remains committed to success in Afghanistan, where it may redeploy special forces in 2007. End Summary. Lithuania considering sending SOF to Afghanistan [...] | 2006-11-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR LH LT |
06VILNIUS1036 | LITHUANIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) As the Fourth Lithuanian Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) left for Kabul November 14, Lithuania continues to demonstrate its commitment to success in Afghanistan. Lithuania is set to take on the entire military operating expense of its PRT in Ghor Province starting January 2007; is c [...] | 2006-11-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS LH AF |
06VILNIUS1037 | LITHUANIAN FM MEETS WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN, [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian FM Vaitiekunas's discussions November 14 with Russia's Foreign and Transport Ministers in Moscow focused on positive areas of cooperation, like Kaliningrad policy and the EU-Russia PCA, as well as touchier subjects such as energy supply and neighborhood policy. Vaitiek [...] | 2006-11-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ENRG RS LH |
06VILNIUS1038 | LITHUANIAN PM VISITS MOLDOVA, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The GOL strongly supports efforts to develop an EU peace Consolidation Mission for Moldova, but MFA officials do not believe that consensus is possible in the EU. End Summary. Consensus lacking for EU PCM Mission in Moldova --------------------------------------------- --- [...] | 2006-11-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH RS MD |
06VILNIUS1051 | LITHUANIA ON TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's government agrees with us on the importance of keeping Turkey engaged in the EU accession process, but also wants Turkey to fulfill its Ankara commitments. Going into the December European Council, Lithuania is pushing its EU partners to consider a middle way, suspen [...] | 2006-11-22 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU LH |
06VILNIUS1072 | STRANDED TRUCKERS PONDER EU "OPEN MARKET" [...] (SBU) Summary: The long lines of trucks that began appearing November 20 at all four border crossing points where commercial traffic can enter Latvia from Lithuania have now largely disappeared, but the episode has affected Lithuanian-Latvian relations. Lithuania formally complained to the Eu [...] | 2006-12-01 13:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PREL LH LG EUN RS BO |
06VILNIUS1089 | LITHUANIAN FM TO RAISE TURKEY, BELARUS, EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's FM plans to intervene at the December 11 GAERC to support Turkey's EU accession, discourage the repeal of GSP for Belarus, and oppose draft language in the upcoming European Council conclusions about "integration capacity" and "constitutional treaty reform." The Minis [...] | 2006-12-08 12:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN LH |
06VILNIUS11 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SENSENBRENNER [...] Congressman Sensenbrenner, on behalf of Ambassador Stephen Mull and our colleagues at the U.S. Mission in Vilnius, thank you for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War [...] | 2006-01-06 05:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP PL LH |
06VILNIUS110 | GOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT US-EU EFFORTS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 14:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR LH |
06VILNIUS1111 | SALE OF LITHUANIA'S REFINERY NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) Summary: The official closing of the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to Poland's PKN Orlen should occur on December 15. The GOL will receive nearly USD 852 million and Yukos International USD 1.5 billion for its majority stake. MN will also fire six high-level manage [...] | 2006-12-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE NL |
06VILNIUS1113 | LITHUANIA CONSIDERING CLOSER TIES WITH IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para four. 2. (C) MFA Americas and Asia Director Jonas Paslauskas told us December 13 that the GOL was considering an Iranian government request to hold working-level (director level) meetings. The GOL already has diplomatic relations with the GOI. H [...] | 2006-12-15 14:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH IR |
06VILNIUS1114 | LITHUANIA CONSIDERING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para four. 2. (C) MFA Americas Director Jonas Paslauskas told us December 13 that the GOL was mulling the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba. He cited two reasons for the review of its current policy. First, he noted an increasing volume [...] | 2006-12-15 15:13:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH CU |
06VILNIUS1119 | DEFENSE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas told the Ambassador that the GOL is still considering sending Special Operations Forces (SOF) to Afghanistan during their December 13 meeting. He also expressed interest in U.S. plans in Iraq, where Lithuania has troops, emphasized the i [...] | 2006-12-18 10:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL LH AF |
06VILNIUS120 | GOL WON'T LINK TURKEY/CYPRUS AGENDA AND CUSTOMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU LH EUN |
06VILNIUS132 | (C) GOL WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GT VE LH UN UNSC |
06VILNIUS135 | LITHUANIA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT: AN OPPORTUNITY [...] (U) Summary. Lithuania intends to hold a high-profile "Summit of the Communities for Democratic Choice" May 4-5 in Vilnius. GOL conference organizers are aiming high, hoping to build momentum towards democracy among transitional countries in the former Soviet Union. They plan to convene he [...] | 2006-02-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH |
06VILNIUS136 | IRAN PROTESTS LITHUANIA'S REPRINTING OF MUHAMMAD [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a diplomatic note from Iran on February 9 protesting the publication in the Lithuanian press of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. On February 8, Lithuania's infamous daily "Respublika," which has repeatedly printed hateful cartoo [...] | 2006-02-10 16:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM IR LH |
06VILNIUS137 | PDAS VOLKER MEETS WITH LITHUANIA'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) EUR PDAS Kurt Volker and Ambassador discussed regional issues February 8 with MFA Undersecretary Albinas Januska, Lithuania's chief foreign policy strategist. Januska provided a readout of a "difficult conversation" between GOL FM Valionis and Ukrainian FM Tarasyuk in which Valionis urged [...] | 2006-02-10 16:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH |
06VILNIUS147 | PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE: LITHUANIA DISTURBED BY [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Palestinian assistance to Vaclovas Salkauskas, head of the MFA's Middle East Division, February 13. Salkauskas said that Lithuania agrees with the USG stance against assistance to a new Palestinian Authority government unless it renounces terrorism, re [...] | 2006-02-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL RS IS LH |
06VILNIUS148 | LITHUANIA BRIEFED ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP AORC IR LH |
06VILNIUS15 | (C) GOL UNLIKELY TO APPROVE HELICOPTER TRAINING [...] (C) We delivered ref A points regarding the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's license application to broker helicopter training to Iranian pilots in Russia to Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA'S Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division, January 6. Encouraging Lukosevicius to share [...] | 2006-01-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH |
06VILNIUS157 | CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES PROGRESS ON LITHUANIA'S [...] The joint GOL-Embassy Consular Working Group (CWG) met at Embassy request on February 8, 2006. Attendees included the Foreign Ministry's Consular Department Director Vaidotas Verba, Deputy Director Petras Anusas, and Consular Attache Marijus Petrusonis, as well as the Consul, both Vice Consuls [...] | 2006-02-15 08:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS PREL LH |
06VILNIUS164 | GOL SCALES BACK BORDER CEREMONY WITH BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: A senior GOL MFA official told us that the signing of a border demarcation agreement with Belarus will occur without fanfare or press and will only involve sub-cabinet level officials. The MFA officials have proposed a signing date of February 28 to the GOB and await a response. [...] | 2006-02-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BO LH |
06VILNIUS204 | LITHUANIANS LIKE USA BUT GWOT SUPPORT IS TEPID; POLL HELPS [...] SUMMARY: An Embassy-commissioned poll funded by EUR/PPD showed that a strong majority of Lithuanians continue to view the United States favorably. The survey also showed a positive correlation between knowing an American and having a positive image of the United States. Not all the news was [...] | 2006-02-28 12:50:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CVIS PREL LH |
06VILNIUS224 | LITHUANIA'S REFINERY LOOKS TO VENEZUELA TO BALANCE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nelson English, General Manager of the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in the Baltics, told the Charge that his company is considering a supply deal with the Venezuelan state-owned oil [...] | 2006-03-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH VE RS |
06VILNIUS278 | ELECTION EVE DUSTUP IN LITHUANIA-BELARUS RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lithuanian-Belarusian relations are tense on the eve of the March 19 elections. The decision by the Minsk regime to deny visas to six Lithuanian MPs who planned to observe the elections led Parliament to pass a resolution condemning the Lukashenko government. The Lithuanian Fo [...] | 2006-03-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BO LH |
06VILNIUS279 | EUR DAS KRAMER AND EU REPS COORDINATE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS David Kramer participated in an informal meeting on Belarus with EU officials and representatives from EU capitals March 14 in Vilnius. The participants agreed that the USG and the EU will coordinate their statements and actions in the immediate post-election period. EU [...] | 2006-03-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET RS UP BO KZ LH |
06VILNIUS284 | GOL TO FOCUS ON BELARUS DURING MARCH 20 FOREIGN [...] (C) We delivered points in reftel A to Tomas Gulbinas, head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, March 16. Gulbinas, who is traveling with the Foreign Minister to the meeting, said that he would consider our points before the Minister's pre-brief March 17, but that he did [...] | 2006-03-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD LH BL |
06VILNIUS357 | PARLIAMENT OUSTS SPEAKER IN LATEST LITHUANIAN [...] (C) The Lithuanian parliament removed Speaker Arturas Paulauskas April 11 in an overwhelming vote of no confidence that resulted in his New Union party's departure from the ruling coalition. It appears the remaining three coalition partners will succeed in retaining control of the government [...] | 2006-04-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LH |
06VILNIUS36 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP AORC LH |
06VILNIUS367 | LITHUANIA: THREE-PARTY COALITION REGROUPS [...] (C) Summary. Leaders of Lithuania's Social Democrat, Labor, and Farmers parties signed an agreement April 12 to govern as a coalition following Parliament's removal of parliamentary chairman Paulauskas and the withdrawal of his New Union party from the government. Under the agreement, Prime [...] | 2006-04-14 15:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LH |
06VILNIUS42 | CODEL SENSENBRENNER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] Summary: Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, discussed Lithuania's Visa Waiver Program (VWP) prospects and expressed U.S. appreciation for Lithuania's support in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in meetings with President Adamkus and other senior off [...] | 2006-01-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS OVIP LH |
06VILNIUS429 | LITHUANIA: CAN'T YET CONFIRM SUPPORT FOR SMALLPOX [...] (SBU) We spoke with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) on the importance of maintaining the U.S./Russian smallpox repositories in light of the upcoming May 22-27 discussions on the smallpox resolution at the World Health Assembly (WHA). The head of the MOH' [...] | 2006-05-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO LH |
06VILNIUS442 | VILNIUS CDC SUMMIT: DEMOCRACY IS EUROPE'S DESTINY [...] (U) Heads of state from the Baltic, Black Sea and Caucasus regions gathered with EU and U.S. high-level officials May 4 for a regional conference, "Common Vision for a Common Neighborhood," which Lithuania and Poland co-hosted. This second Community of Democratic Choice (CDC) summit enabled f [...] | 2006-05-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO LT LG EN PL GG BO AM AJ UP RO |
06VILNIUS45 | LITHUANIA: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] The following is the response for Lithuania for the 2005 and 2006 Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Unless otherwise stated, average exchange rate used throughout the report is: 1 USD = 2.775 Lita. ------------------ General Assessment ------------------ 2. (U) L [...] | 2006-01-30 09:32:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PREL LH |
06VILNIUS450 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MAINTAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO LH |
06VILNIUS459 | POLISH COMPANY SURGING IN BID TO BUY LITHUANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Polish energy company PKN Orlen has emerged as the frontrunner to secure a controlling interest in Lithuania's oil refinery, according to a reliable government source. Court challenges in the United States and Netherlands continue and may yet derail the sale of the refinery. [...] | 2006-05-18 14:09:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV ETRD NL RS LH |
06VILNIUS470 | LITHUANIA'S RULING COALITION ENCOUNTERS MORE TROUBLE [...] (SBU) Lithuania's three-party governing coalition is defending itself against yet another challenge to its rule, even as a new party is maneuvering to join. New Parliament Speaker Viktoras Muntianas is leading the new Civil Democracy Party bid for coalition membership, demanding a cabinet seat [...] | 2006-05-23 07:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS479 | GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRUST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 12:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ |
06VILNIUS480 | GOL TO ENGAGE KYRGYSTAN ON MANAS AIRFIELD, [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Vytautas Leskevicius, Head of the MFA's NATO Division, May 24, and asked the GOL to urge Kyrgystan to allow continued access to Manas airfield. Leskevicius said that this is an important issue for all ISAF coalition partners, and that Lithuania would try to fin [...] | 2006-05-24 12:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS PREL LH UZ |
06VILNIUS483 | GOL NEGOTIATING UKRAINIAN PARTICIPATION IN PRT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF UP LH |
06VILNIUS499 | GOL CONSIDERING 50,000 EURO CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 09:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS LH IZ |
06VILNIUS502 | LITHUANIA'S GOVERNING COALITION COLLAPSES [...] (C) Lithuania's ruling coalition collapsed on May 31 when its biggest member, the Labor Party, withdrew. PM Brazauskas and President Adamkus met today to discuss next steps. Multiple sources indicate the PM has tendered his resignation, although the PM has not made a public announcement. We [...] | 2006-05-31 13:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS51 | (C) GOL DENIES EXPORT LICENSE FOR IRANIAN HELO [...] (C) Martynas Lukosevicius of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, and Disarmament Division informed us January 19 that the GOL would refuse the Lithuanian firm Avia Baltika's request for a license to broker helicopter training in Russia for Iranian pilots (ref C). The decision of gover [...] | 2006-01-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KSTC PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR RS LH |
06VILNIUS511 | INTERIM GOVERNMENT TAKES POWER IN LITHUANIA [...] (C) Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas handed a letter of resignation to the President Valdas Adamkus on June 1, following the May 31 withdrawal of the Labor Party and its five ministers from the ruling coalition (reftel). Brazauskas's Cabinet remains in place on an interim basis wi [...] | 2006-06-02 13:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS512 | PARLIAMENT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO SELL LITHUANIA'S [...] (C) Lithuania's parliament on June 1 approved the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to the Polish oil company PKN Orlen. Next, the EU's competition authority must approve the deal, a process that could take months. With the question of the next owners now answered, MN will [...] | 2006-06-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LT RS |
06VILNIUS520 | 2006 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered Lithuania's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) narrative and tier ranking to Lina Gubreviciute of the MFA's Americas Section on June 5. Gubreviciute thanked us for the courtesy copy and reiterated Lithuania's commitment to combat trafficking in persons. She said that Lithu [...] | 2006-06-06 12:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL LH |
06VILNIUS522 | GAERC: GOL TO RAISE EURO, ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas, Head of the MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division, June 6. Gulbinas told us that the June 12 GAERC would concentrate less on external affairs and more on "future of Europe" questions. Lithuania plans to intervene, he said, to enc [...] | 2006-06-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | UN KPAL PREL LH |
06VILNIUS526 | LITHUANIA: RAINBOW COALITION PROVES ELUSIVE [...] (C) Lithuania's Social Democratic and Conservative Parties are working to form a ruling coalition, either separately or together, in the wake of the June 1 collapse of the Government of Lithuania (refs a and b). The President, favoring a rainbow coalition government, continues to consult with [...] | 2006-06-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR LH |
06VILNIUS529 | GOL CONSIDERING FUTURE NRF CONTRIBUTIONS; TAPPED [...] (C) We delivered reftel points urging additional pledges to the NATO Response Force (NRF) to Undersecretary of Defense Renatas Norkus on June 6. Norkus told us he appreciates the recently announced U.S. contributions to "rescue" the NRF and agreed that all allies will have to contribute more t [...] | 2006-06-08 13:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO LH |
06VILNIUS53 | WORKING WITH THE BRAZAUSKAS GOVERNMENT: LOOKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: One year ago, we laid out a plan to strategically engage the newly elected coalition government headed by veteran politician Algirdas Brazauskas (reftel). Despite political tumult within the coalition, we succeeded in enlisting the new government to support key U.S. objectives, [...] | 2006-01-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AMGT EINV LH |
06VILNIUS538 | LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...] | 2006-06-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | UN KPAL PREL LH IR |
06VILNIUS540 | LITHUANIA HOLDS SUB-MINISTERIAL LEVEL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Subcabinet-level officials from the Lithuanian and Belarusian Foreign Ministries held annual bilateral meetings June 1-3. Discussions focused on the impending increase in visa fees for Belarusians, the closure of Lithuania's consulate in Grodno, and economic and environmental is [...] | 2006-06-09 14:11:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH BO |
06VILNIUS549 | PRESSURE BUILDS TO CONSTRUCT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-placed source says that a two-year French plan to convince the GOL to build a French-designed nuclear power plant is succeeding. According to this account, the French have persuaded many of Lithuania's political leaders of the need to build a nuclear power plant as soon a [...] | 2006-06-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LH FR |
06VILNIUS562 | LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT PROPOSES SOCIAL DEMOCRAT FOR [...] (SBU) President Valdas Adamkus nominated Social Democrat and acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis for the post of Prime Minister on June 15. Parliament needs to vote on the nomination before June 22, and may vote as early as June 20. The Social Democratic parliamentary bloc has not yet bee [...] | 2006-06-15 13:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LH |
06VILNIUS573 | LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT: EU INCOMPLETE WITHOUT TURKEY [...] (SBU) President Adamkus argued for the eventual accession of Turkey to the European Union in a June 17 interview with Turkish newspaper Miliyet, according to the Lithuanian press. Adamkus plans to make an official visit to Turkey later this week, where he will meet President Sezer, PM Erdogan, [...] | 2006-06-19 13:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LH TU |
06VILNIUS581 | PARLIAMENT REJECTS SOCIAL DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Parliament today rejected Acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis's candidacy for prime minister. Fifty-two MPs supported the Social Democrat's candidacy, 48 voted against, and 32 abstained; his appointment required a simple majority of those present (67 votes). The Pre [...] | 2006-06-20 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR LH |
06VILNIUS591 | LITHUANIA RESPONSIVE TO TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Our interlocutors here positively appraised the 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report and reftel points. The report,s recommendations have already inspired the GOL to implement measures to improve anti-trafficking efforts. The GOL is also working on a comprehensive strateg [...] | 2006-06-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG LH |
06VILNIUS610 | LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT NOMINATES DEFENSE MINISTER AS [...] (SBU) Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus nominated acting Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas for the post of Prime Minister June 28. The parliament held hearings on the nomination June 29 and will vote on Kirkilas's candidacy as early as July 4. The Social Democrats and Conservatives appea [...] | 2006-06-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LH |
06VILNIUS618 | TWO RUSSIAN OIL SUPPLIERS CANCEL JULY CRUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: RosNeft and Vitol have cancelled their crude shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) for July, leaving the refinery with only half of the crude it expected to process this month. The shortfall will affect Latvia and Estonia as well as Lithuania. MN, which curre [...] | 2006-07-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL EPET ECON LH RU VE |
06VILNIUS620 | PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES KIRKILAS AS PRIME [...] (SBU) Lithuania's parliament overwhelmingly approved Acting Defense Minister Gediminas Kirkilas for the post of Prime Minister on July 4. The Social Democrat must submit the government's program and his proposed cabinet to the parliament by July 19, but may do so sooner. Zigmantas Balcytis wi [...] | 2006-07-05 11:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS622 | LITHUANIA ENGAGES ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania has sought in recent months to increasingly engage the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to encourage democratic change and deeper Euro-integration. The Lithuanians view this engagement as a logical progression of the neighborhood policy that they pursue with Ukraine [...] | 2006-07-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | LH PREL AM AZ |
06VILNIUS623 | PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER CONDEMN JEWISH CEMETERY VANDALISM [...] (U) Vandals tore down 22 monuments at a Jewish cemetery in Vilnius on June 24. President Valdas Adamkus, acting Prime Minister Zigmantas Balcytis, and Vilnius City mayor Arturas Zuokas publicly condemned the desecration and urged local law enforcement to find and punish the perpetrators. The [...] | 2006-07-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNAR PHUM PGOV LH |
06VILNIUS637 | LITHUANIA SEEKS TO LINK UP WITH POLISH AND SWEDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans to link Lithuania to the electricity grids of Poland and Sweden are moving forward, according to several well-placed sources. These links would complement the nearly complete Estonia-Finland power bridge and hook the Baltics into Western Europe's electricity grid for the fi [...] | 2006-07-07 11:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LH PL SW |
06VILNIUS645 | LITHUANIAN OIL REFINERY CONTINUES SEARCH FOR CRUDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Well-placed GOL officials told us July 10 that Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) was on the brink of signing a contract with TNK-BP to bring a shipment of crude from Primorsk via tanker to MN's Baltic Sea terminal. MN's general manager (protect) says that MN is still [...] | 2006-07-11 13:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON LH RU |
06VILNIUS663 | LITHUANIA TO RAISE NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES AT JULY 17 [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas, Head of the MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division on July 14. Gulbinas told us that the July 17 GAERC will concentrate on the priorities of the Finnish Presidency as discussed in the EU political Director's July 6 meeting in Helsin [...] | 2006-07-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | UN KPAL PREL LH |
06VILNIUS67 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR [...] Ambassador Mull and Lithuania's new Prosecutor General Algimantas Valantinas agreed January 17 to continue close bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and legal assistance, particularly to surmounting problems that may arise in extradition cases. The Ambassador thanked Valantinas for his [...] | 2006-01-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNEI ASEC LG LH |
06VILNIUS671 | GHOR, AFGHANISTAN: A LITHUANIAN VIEW [...] (C) Lithuania's MFA representative to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor province, Afghanistan, Dainus Baublys, debriefed us on Lithuania's goals and challenges there. He told us that security was stable, as the PRT had good relations with the three local "warlords" who are (hel [...] | 2006-07-18 12:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF LH |
06VILNIUS675 | LITHUANIA'S 14TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE AS [...] (SBU) Lithuania's parliament approved Prime Minister- designate Gediminas Kirkilas's government program and cabinet July 18 by a vote of 59 to 49. Support came from the coalition of 53 MPs with additional support from three Labor members and three Homeland Union (conservative) members in the [...] | 2006-07-18 13:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR LH |
06VILNIUS682 | U.S.-LITHUANIA BILATERAL WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the annual Bilateral Working Group (BWG) meetings between the USG and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Vilnius July 12-13, all three Baltic delegations carried a unified message on Baltic cooperation and Baltic air policing. In both the multilateral and bilateral fora, [...] | 2006-07-19 13:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS AF LH |
06VILNIUS686 | LITHUANIA SUPPORTS MOLDOVA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Lithuania strongly supports the U.S. position on the Transnistrian referendum and will continue to raise Transnistria in its dialogue with Russian on frozen conflicts (reftel). Lithuania considers Moldova one of the primary focuses of its neighborhood policy, and has recently engaged both [...] | 2006-07-20 13:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PREL LH MD |
06VILNIUS698 | RUSSIA DENIES VISAS TO LITHUANIAN STUDENTS WISHING TO HONOR [...] (SBU) The Russian Embassy in Vilnius denied visas on July 21 to members of a local youth organization that planned to visit the Siberian graves of Soviet-era Lithuanian deportees. The Council of Lithuanian Youth Organizations (LiJOT) planned the expedition to the Krasnoyarsk region, where Sovi [...] | 2006-07-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM LH RU |
06VILNIUS705 | LITHUANIAN AND BELARUSIAN AIR FORCE COMMANDERS [...] (C) Lithuanian Air Force Commander Arturas Leita invited Belarus's Air Force Commander Oleg Paferov to Lithuania to discuss an alleged June 19 border incursion by a Belarusian helicopter into Lithuanian territory, an event which Belarus denies. The Lithuanian side was seeking an explanation fo [...] | 2006-07-31 14:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL BO LH |
06VILNIUS711 | REFINERY'S PROBLEMS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The problems Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) is facing in obtaining crude supplies are unlikely to cause a major economic crisis here, according to several public and private sector officials and analysts. Although the refinery is Lithuania's largest economic entity [...] | 2006-08-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL LH RU |
06VILNIUS727 | LITHUANIA'S CHOICE: FIGHT OR SURRENDER ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Lithuania and its Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery need to decide how to proceed, now that an "accident" has resulted in a complete cutoff in the refinery's pipeline-delivered supply of Russian crude. State Department Advisor Steve Hellman framed this issue for the Lithuanians d [...] | 2006-08-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | ENRG ECON PREL LH XG VE LY |
06VILNIUS739 | LITHUANIA SEEKING TO EXPAND SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) The GOL recently sponsored a pair of visits between Afghanistan and Lithuania aimed at shoring up support in both countries for its Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Ghor Province, Afghanistan. Ghor's Governor and a delegation of Afghan parliamentarians came to Vilnius for meetings [...] | 2006-08-09 09:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL LH AF |
06VILNIUS760 | INVESTMENT PROSPECTING IN MAZAR-E-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN: ONE [...] SUMMARY: An executive from one of Lithuania's largest companies visited Afghanistan in July to scout for business and investment opportunities. Part of a larger GOL delegation, he split from the group for a few days to visit a fertilizer factory in Mazar-e-Sharif that his company had assisted [...] | 2006-08-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PREL ETRD LH AF |
06VILNIUS762 | LITHUANIAN PM PUSHES UKRAINE'S YANUKOVICH ON EU, [...] (C) Lithuania's Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas interrupted his holidays August 10 to sell NATO, EU and WTO integration to Ukraine's newly appointed PM Victor Yanukovich. MFA officials present for the meeting called Yanukovich's "open" reaction to their points on EU and, especially, NATO in [...] | 2006-08-11 14:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH UP |
06VILNIUS773 | LITHUANIA WILL MAKE MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL, [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) On the margins of the Ambassador's presentation of credentials ceremony August 17, top Lithuanian foreign policy planners expressed Lithuania's willingness in some way to contribute to UNIFIL. Ambassador delive [...] | 2006-08-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE LH |
06VILNIUS787 | LITHUANIA FOLLOWING KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 08:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI LH |
06VILNIUS789 | PM AND FM UNDECIDED ON LEBANON; SEE OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Kirkilas and FM Vaitiekunas both told the Ambassador in initial courtesy calls that Lithuania's likely contribution to UNIFIL would be small, given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. They said [...] | 2006-08-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM ENRG ECON LE LH |
06VILNIUS793 | LITHUANIA'S FINAL ANSWER: NO TROOPS TO UNIFIL [...] (U) Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Lithuania will not be making troop contributions to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),despite earlier indications of its serious desire to do so. Lithuania's Ministers of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-08-24 13:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LH LE |
06VILNIUS801 | MAZEIKIU NAFTA REFINERY LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery is operating at full capacity, despite the recent cutoff of its most economic source of crude, via pipeline from Russia (refs A and B). MN is currently using its Baltic Sea terminal at Butinge to offload its entire crude supply from t [...] | 2006-08-25 14:16:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL XG VE |
06VILNIUS808 | COURTESY CALL ON NEW DEFENSE MINISTER OLEKAS [...] (U) Classified by: Pol/Econ Chief Rebecca Dunham for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Lithuania's new Defense Minister Juozas Olekas underscored continuity in Lithuania's defense priorities and optimism about future spending during the Ambassador's courtesy call. [...] | 2006-08-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR LT |
06VILNIUS814 | SUBJECT LINE [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...] | 2006-09-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL BO LH |
06VILNIUS815 | (S) GOL WITHHOLDING JUDGEMENT ON DEATH OF [...] (S) Lithuanian officials do not believe that Belarusian authorities were behind the death of Lithuanian diplomat Vytautas Pociunas. Pociunas, who worked as a security advisor to the Lithuanian consulate in Grodno, was found dead following a fall from the ninth-story window of an Inturist hote [...] | 2006-09-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL BO LH |
06VILNIUS818 | LITHUANIAN DEFENSE UNDER SECRETARY ON BALTIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MOD Under Secretary Renatas Norkus gave the Ambassador areadout of the recent Baltic Defense Ministers' meeting and a sketch of his plans for his upcoming visit to Washington during a meeting September 1. The Baltic Defense Ministers agreed they would try to encourage NATO to [...] | 2006-09-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL AF LG EN LH |
06VILNIUS84 | GOL ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-26 13:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF LH |
06VILNIUS850 | EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA: ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During DAS Mark Pekala's September 8 visit to Vilnius, the foreign policy advisors to the President and Prime Minister, the MFA's State Secretary, the leader of the opposition, and the Vice Minister of Economy outlined Lithuania's main foreign policy concerns. Our interlocutors [...] | 2006-09-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG LH BO |
06VILNIUS852 | SEPTEMBER GAERC AND LITHUANIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH [...] (C) We delivered reftel points September 13 to Tomas Gulbinas, head of MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division who is responsible for briefing the FM for the GAERC. Gulbinas said that the Lithuanian FM does not plan any interventions in the September 15 GAERC, which focuses on issue [...] | 2006-09-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH EUN RS UP |
06VILNIUS88 | LITHUANIA: FAVORABLE PRESS FOR RICE-CHERTOFF OPEN [...] SUMMARY: Post actively publicized the January 17 Rice- Chertoff announcement on America's initiatives to welcome tourists, students and business travelers. The Lithuanian media reacted quickly and favorably. Keying off a detailed press release, national radio interviewed the PAO and played [...] | 2006-02-02 07:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO CMGT PREL CVIS LH |
06VILNIUS891 | RUMORS CONTINUE TO SWIRL ABOUT THE FATE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors about the fate of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery continue to circulate. Most of them appear false. A front-page article in Lithuania's largest newspaper proclaiming that MN was "sliding again into Moscow's hands" was a near-total fabrication, according to o [...] | 2006-09-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL KZ VE LH |
06VILNIUS909 | UPDATE ON SNIPISKES CEMETERY [...] (C) Post continues to seek a solution to the controversy over possible new development of the old Jewish cemetery site in the Snipiskes area of Vilnius (ref A). In recent months, a new governing coalition and stepped-up efforts by the city's mayor to develop the site have led the Embassy to l [...] | 2006-10-04 08:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL LH |
06VILNIUS938 | LITHUANIA TO INTERVENE ON GEORGIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas intends to intervene on Georgia-Russia relations and Ukraine-EU relations at the October 16-17 GAERC. With Poland, the GOL may also act to block the new EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement that the Finnish Presidency is negoti [...] | 2006-10-12 12:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PREL PGOV LT |
06VILNIUS939 | LARGE FIRE BLAZES AT LITHUANIA'S OIL REFINERY [...] (U) Local press reported on October 12 that a fire had broken out at Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) at approximately 1430 local time. The report said that the fire was "very big" and that it could be seen from several kilometers away. The report also said, however, that only on [...] | 2006-10-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS |
06VILNIUS944 | PROSECUTORS AND GOL WILL INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL |
06VILNIUS945 | PLANS FOR SNIPISKES CEMETERY - A CHANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOL's working group on the Snipiskes cemetery recently finished its work and submitted its conclusions to the Prime Minister. At the group's recommendation, the Prime Minister issued a decree calling for the establishment of a committee of experts to research the boundaries [...] | 2006-10-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL LH |
06VILNIUS946 | LITHUANIA OUTLINES BELARUS POLICY, ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian activism in support of reform in Belarus continues. In EU structures, Lithuania argues for an exception for Belarus to the anticipated 60-euro Schengen visa fee, encourages smarter spending of Commission money to support democratic forces in Belarus, and will possibly [...] | 2006-10-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH BO |
06VILNIUS952 | LITHUANIAN FM ADVOCATES PATIENCE TO GEORGIA, MAKES [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Vaitiekunas visited Georgia October 12 to pitch the Georgians on a strategy of de-escalation in order to garner international support for their positions in territorial conflicts while easing current tensions with Russia. Vaitiekunas relied on his tr [...] | 2006-10-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LH GG EUN |
06VILNIUS962 | LITHUANIAN REFINERY FIRE LOOKS LIKE ACCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: There is no evidence yet to suggest that the October 12 fire at Lithuania's oil refinery was anything other than an unfortunate accident. Five different investigations into the blaze continue. The fire will delay finalization of the purchase of the refinery by Poland's PKN Orle [...] | 2006-10-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL |
06VILNIUS969 | LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH ENERGY TALK AT LAHTI SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. President Adamkus's silence at the October 20 EU-Putin dinner notwithstanding, Lithuania was pleased that EU leaders reached a stronger consensus on external energy policy. Lithuanian officials believe that Putin's comments on Georgia may help them build sympathy for the Georgia [...] | 2006-10-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN LH RS GG |
06VILNIUS982 | LITHUANIA RECEIVES LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON ENERGY [...] (C) During his October 24 meeting with the Ambassador (reftel),MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis mentioned two recent letters addressing energy issues: an October 19 letter from EC President Barroso to President Adamkus and a September 25 letter from EC Energy Commissioner Piebalgs [...] | 2006-10-31 11:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EUN LH RS |
06WARSAW1098 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - JUNE 8, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW111 | BUDGET IS PASSED; ELECTIONS STILL POSSIBLE [...] Voting well past midnight on January 25, the Polish Parliament passed the budget proposed by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party by a vote of 269 to 180. Voting was protracted owing to 225 proposed amendments, each considered and voted individually. The budget was passed by a party-line v [...] | 2006-01-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW1167 | POLAND: UPDATE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) The Government of Poland continues to pursue its goal of diversifying energy resources. On May 31, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution prioritizing construction of a gas pipeline from Norway, liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, and extension of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline [...] | 2006-06-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET GG PO PREL RS SA SL UR AJ EZ |
06WARSAW1169 | ARE THE KACZYNSKIS WOBBLY ON DEMOCRACY? [...] (C) Summary: One month into the political marriage of convenience which delivered a long-sought parliamentary majority, the Kaczynski brothers are moving forward with their agenda to beat back the last vestiges of Polish Communism by means that their critics charge are anti-democratic. Thei [...] | 2006-06-14 09:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PL PREL |
06WARSAW1172 | POLAND WILL SUPPORT MDA, CONTEMPLATING ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC PL |
06WARSAW1202 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PL |
06WARSAW131 | ASSISTANT SECRETARIES FRIED AND FLORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) State Department Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dan Fried, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Peter Flory, accompanied by Ambassador, EUR DAS Mark Pekala, NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson, and Polcouns, met January 25 with Prime Mi [...] | 2006-01-27 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MASS MARR EINV PL |
06WARSAW134 | CIVIC PLATFORM AND LAW AND JUSTICE INSIDERS SEE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO) leaders and insiders told Ambassador and Poloffs that early elections are increasingly likely, despite the Sejm's passage of the budget January 24. After a late night January 26 Sejm session in which PiS once agai [...] | 2006-01-27 16:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW1445 | POLAND ON MISSILE DEFENSE: NO PRECONDITIONS, NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the CDA on July 17, two senior MFA officials, Americas Director Henryk Szlajfer and International Security Policy Director Robert Kupiecki, reiterated Poland's continuing strategic interest in negotiating a bilateral agreement on Missile Defense (MD) with no prec [...] | 2006-07-17 15:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARS MASS PL |
06WARSAW146 | AMBASSADOR ASHE'S COURTESTY CALL ON NEW MINISTER [...] Ambassador Ashe paid a courtesy call to Poland's Minister of the Environment Jan Szyszko on January 27. Ambassador Ashe began by talking of his admiration of Poland's national parks systems and his dedication to increasing the green spaces of Knoxville during his tenure as Mayor of the city. [...] | 2006-01-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV PREL PL |
06WARSAW148 | U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE II - ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Begin Summary. Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable reports on the Energy [...] | 2006-01-31 18:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL PL UP RS NO AJ TX |
06WARSAW1489 | ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE POLISH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) is stung by criticism that it is anti-Semitic, gutting Holocaust education, and too slow to act on long delayed private property restitution, but does not have a strategy to deal with these problems. PiS points to its heretofore good [...] | 2006-07-20 14:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR PL |
06WARSAW149 | RESPONDING TO POLISH NON-PAPER REQUESTING [...] (C) Summary. Post received January 24 a non-paper apparently prepared personally by DefMin Sikorski, revising the non-paper he had handed to Secretary Rumsfeld December 7 in Washington. Unless otherwise instructed Embassy intends to use talking points at para. 7 in responding to GOP official [...] | 2006-01-31 19:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP MASS PGOV OVIP PL |
06WARSAW1529 | POLAND'S EURO ADOPTION A DISTANT PROSPECT [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Poland has not yet set a target date for Eurozone entry even though it must eventually adopt the Euro. The Euro convergence issue, however, is being actively debated among economists and politicians in Poland. Bankers, as expected, support fast Euro adoption, while most [...] | 2006-07-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
06WARSAW1551 | LEBANON - TAPPING INTO POLAND'S POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to senior officials in the MFA and the presidential chancellery, the Polish government is prepared to contribute to the planned stabilization force in Lebanon. In addition, the GOP wants very much to participate in future meetings of the Lebanon Core Group, particularly [...] | 2006-07-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID LE PL |
06WARSAW1552 | IRAN: DEMARCHE ON P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE DELIVERED [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Director for Middle East/Africa Amb. Maciej Kozlowski on July 25. Kozlowski was grateful for the information, which he said matched internal documents received from the EU-3. He asked, however, if there was any assistance the GOP co [...] | 2006-07-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP IR PL EU |
06WARSAW1553 | POLISH MFA U/S KOMOROWSKI TO LEAD POLISH [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel, Acting PolCouns provided talking points on Lebanon force generation conference to MFA Americas Director Henryk Szlajfer. After consultation with MFA senior leadership, Szlajfer notified Acting PolCouns that MFA U/S Stanislaw Komorowski would lead the Polish delega [...] | 2006-07-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO LE PL |
06WARSAW1574 | LEBANON - POLISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF RESCHEDULED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Polish U/S Komorowski's delegation has returned to Warsaw and will not be able to attend the rescheduled Lebanon force meeting on August 3, but senior Polish leaders remain committed to significant participation in the process. The MFA believes that the August 1 GAERC discussion [...] | 2006-08-02 13:07:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE PL |
06WARSAW1580 | CASTRO SUCCESSION: POLAND SUGGESTS A "FRESH START" [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOP has not yet developed a policy on Castro succession, but Henryk Szlajfer, the senior MFA official dealing with Cuba, suggested that the best approach would be to "set aside" the existing record on Cuba and make a fresh start at reaching a trans-Atlantic consensus with the [...] | 2006-08-03 09:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM CU PL EU |
06WARSAW159 | VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT LECH KACZYNSKI TO [...] (C) Polish President Lech Kaczynski's determination to make his second foreign trip (after the Vatican) to Washington, with less than two months in office, is testament to our close partnership and to the deep admiration the new president has for the United States. A longtime activist in the [...] | 2006-02-01 16:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR PL |
06WARSAW1592 | DEPARTMENT ENERGY ADVISER HELLMAN'S ENERGY [...] (C) Economics Ministry State Secretary Piotr Naimski told visiting State Department Energy Advisor Steve Hellman August 1 that Poland is very concerned by the cut-off of Russian oil shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta refinery due to alleged 'accidents and technical difficulties.' The Pole [...] | 2006-08-04 08:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET LH PL PREL |
06WARSAW1595 | U.S. AIR MARSHALS TRAIN POLISH BORDER GUARDS [...] SUMMARY: In July 2006, sixteen Polish Border Guards (BG) attended two weeks of airport/border security training at the Federal Air Marshal Training Facility in Atlantic City, NJ. The Program provided Polish air marshals with the skills and capabilities necessary to provide security aboard Pol [...] | 2006-08-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PARM PREL ECON PTER PL |
06WARSAW160 | A/S FRIED AND FLORY DISCUSSIONS WITH POLISH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried's January 24 and 25 discussions with senior officials of President Kaczynski's staff reviewed issues likely to be on the agenda during President Kaczynski's February 9 meeting with President Bush. A/S Fried and Ambassador Ashe also had a separate breakaway meeting wit [...] | 2006-02-02 11:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG OVIP MASS PL UP RS |
06WARSAW1601 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - AUGUST 4, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW1610 | NEW HEAD OF CHANCELLERY A LOYAL KACZYNSKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. 43-year-old Aleksander Szczyglo is a Lech Kaczynski protege and one of the President's closest confidantes. Szczyglo's appointment as Head of the Presidential Chancellery will assure a loyal staff operation, but may not necessarily affect policy formulation. Though a member of t [...] | 2006-08-07 13:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PL |
06WARSAW1630 | NEW HEAD OF CHANCELLERY A LOYAL KACZYNSKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. 43-year-old Aleksander Szczyglo is a Lech Kaczynski protege and one of the President's closest confidantes. Szczyglo's appointment as Head of the Presidential Chancellery will assure a loyal staff operation, but may not necessarily affect policy formulation. Though a member of t [...] | 2006-08-07 15:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PL |
06WARSAW1632 | Poland: Frank Mermoud's Visit [...] (SBU) Frank Mermoud, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, visited Warsaw July 14 to urge the Polish government to change its position on the 13% reduction in reimbursement prices for imported drugs that became effective July  [...] | 2006-08-08 06:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG PREL PL |
06WARSAW1646 | JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI TAKES CHARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Speaking non-stop for an hour and forty minutes without break, and only rarely looking at his notes, PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski delivered on August 4 an impressive tour d'horizon of Polish government policies, making clear that he is solidly in charge of the gov [...] | 2006-08-09 07:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR PL |
06WARSAW1664 | LEBANON: POLAND OPTIMISTIC ABOUT UNIFIL-PLUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | IS LE MOPS PREL PTER UN PL |
06WARSAW1676 | MISSILE DEFENSE: STRONG POLITICAL WILL IN POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public opposition to hosting a U.S. MD site in Poland is, as the opposition to the Iraq War, thin and not strongly felt. All major political parties on the left and the right continue to support an MD site, and the government leadership is committed to the project. There is no do [...] | 2006-08-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PL |
06WARSAW1679 | POLAND: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO CARVE CHANNEL ON POLISH [...] (U) Summary. Reftel describes the intermittent quarrels between the GOP and the Kaliningrad authorities and Moscow over ship access to the Baltisk Strait, which is the only point of entry into the Vistula Bay, and is located in Russian territory. As a result, the Polish city of Elblag and [...] | 2006-08-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EWWT SENV PREL RS PL |
06WARSAW1683 | Emigration Tightens Poland's Labor Markets: "Will the Last [...] That Poles are leaving Poland in search of jobs and higher wages in other countries is nothing new. For Poland this is merely dj vu, yet another wave of emigration, another generation of young Poles leaving the country in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Past migrations of Poles hav [...] | 2006-08-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ELAB SOCI PREL SMIG PL XG XH |
06WARSAW1684 | UNSCR 1701: POLAND GRATIFIED AT UNIFIED POSITION [...] (U) Charge shared Ref A points on UNSCR 1701 with Acting Foreign Minister Pawel Kowal, who stated that MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski was in the process of drafting a public statement on the resolution. Waszczykowski told Charge separately that the MFA statement would welcome the passage of UNS [...] | 2006-08-12 14:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE |
06WARSAW1687 | LEBANON UPDATE: POLISH PUBLIC STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] (U) As previewed Ref A, The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following public statement on UNSCR 1701 on August 12: BEGIN TEXT The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes with pleasure the unanimous passage by the UN Security Council of the resolution regarding the cessation of [...] | 2006-08-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE |
06WARSAW1721 | WORKING WITH THE KACZYNSKI BROTHERS - GO STRAIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Now that PM Jarek Kaczynski has consolidated power domestically, the Polish government is starting to re-consider its position in the world. Jarek Kaczynski has very little foreign affairs experience, but he has also chosen to take foreign policy decision-making authority on him [...] | 2006-08-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR OVIP PL |
06WARSAW1734 | POLAND - JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OPERATIONAL EXPERTS [...] Poloff delivered reftel points on the Singapore OEG to Lukasz Zielinski, PSI point of contact in the MFA Security Policy Department. Zielinski responded that he had attended the OEG and the GOP had found it very fruitful. He noted with some pride that many delegations had the success of the [...] | 2006-08-19 08:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL LE PL |
06WARSAW174 | POLAND REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UNCHR CANDIDACY [...] The Polish MFA delivered January 30 a diplomatic note containing a message for the Secretary from Foreign Minister Stefan Meller. As anticipated in reftel, the Poles request our support to secure a spot on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) from 2007-2009. Text at paragraph [...] | 2006-02-03 14:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR ADCO PHUM PL UN |
06WARSAW1746 | POLAND: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNIFIL [...] (C) Acting PolCouns delivered reftel points on UNIFIL contributions to MFA Middle East Africa Director and MFA Americas Acting Director on August 17. DCM also raised the issue in a previously scheduled meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Pawel Kowal on August 18. Kowal indicated that Poland [...] | 2006-08-22 06:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PL |
06WARSAW1758 | POLAND: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR ROBUST UNIFIL-PLUS [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered Ref A points August 22 to Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for ME-Africa. Plominski said that FM Fotyga was to meet at 1200 with DefMin Sikorski to review GOP plans for UNIFIL-plus in advance of the August 23 meeting of selected EU foreign ministers in Brussel [...] | 2006-08-22 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PL |
06WARSAW176 | U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE III: EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable covers the SD sessions on East [...] | 2006-02-03 15:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL UP BO RU |
06WARSAW1763 | POLAND: URGING IRAN-SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche August 22 to Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for ME-Africa. Plominski acknowledged the points and agreed that Iran and Syria had to be held to their obligation under UNSCR 1701. He also said that the GOP planned no delegations to either Tehera [...] | 2006-08-22 15:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PL |
06WARSAW177 | POLISH GOVERNING PARTY SIGNS COOPERATION ACCORD [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party concluded a "stabilization pact" February 2 with opposition protest parties Self-Defense (SO) and the League of Polish Families (LPR),committing the parties to cooperate on a detailed legislative agenda but stopping short of a form [...] | 2006-02-03 15:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW1798 | NEW DEPUTY DEFMINS: MACIEREWICZ STIRS UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed MOD U/S Antoni Macierewicz, responsible for transformation of the military intelligence services (REF A),has triggered an uproar by accusing "most former Polish foreign ministers" of being Soviet agents. PM Kaczynski who forced the appointment over DefMin Sikorsk [...] | 2006-08-26 05:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PL |
06WARSAW180 | POLAND'S COMMENTS ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) Poland's Ministry of Economy and MFA expressed support for the U.S. proposal on an approach to Ukraine but seek clarification on several questions. Poland requests fu [...] | 2006-02-03 17:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PINR PREL UP RS PO AU EU CZ |
06WARSAW2008 | POLAND'S PKN ORLEN DISCUSSES MAZEIKIU NAFTA, [...] (C) PKN Orlen's (PKNO) Deputy President Cezary Filipowicz requested information from the USG on whether Yukos International is considering a proposal to put the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) refinery shares into escrow to further protect them from Yukos Finance. Poland is attempting to gain support fr [...] | 2006-09-15 14:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD PL AJ KZ RS ES LG LH PREL |
06WARSAW203 | POLES NOTE DETERIORATION OF ATMOSPHERE IN TEHRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Polish Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, told us that his attitude toward Iran had "completely changed" during his January 30-31 visit to Iran. He now believes Tehran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons. In a separate read-out MFA Director [...] | 2006-02-09 09:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP PL IR AORC |
06WARSAW2057 | (C) MISSILE DEFENSE AND POLAND: REQUEST FOR AN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) As reported reftel, public debate in Poland over Missile Defense is intensifying even as the Polish government prepares itself for an expected U.S. offer on MD. A critical element of both processes is the perceived reaction and/or th [...] | 2006-09-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL |
06WARSAW2063 | SO LEADER LEPPER FORCED OUT OF GOVERNMENT AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski on the evening of September 19 forced out his Agriculture Minister, Andrzej Lepper, in a surprise move that has many speculating that early elections will be called for November. Kaczynski gave as an explanation only that Lepper had been a disrupti [...] | 2006-09-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PROG PL |
06WARSAW207 | POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...] | 2006-02-09 12:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO |
06WARSAW2091 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ARMS TRANSFER POLICY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE PL |
06WARSAW2104 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNSC RACE: POLAND URGES [...] (C) Political Counselor orally delivered paragraph four points of reftel demarche to Beata Baranska, Director of the Political Division in the MFA's UN Department, emphasizing that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's UNGA speech was further evidence of that Venezuela was not an appropriate cand [...] | 2006-09-29 09:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PL |
06WARSAW2106 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - September 29, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 10:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW2111 | MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND OPEN TO SHARING WITH [...] (C) Splitting Missile Defense assets between Poland and the Czech Republic is a good idea according to Robert Kupiecki, Director of MFA Security Policy and Chairman of Poland's interagency working group on Missile Defense. On September 29, he told DCM that he and his counterpart in the Czech [...] | 2006-09-29 13:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL |
06WARSAW2113 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH POLISH PM JAROSLAW [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on September 8, 2006 and discussed Ukraine, Belarus, and energy security, all topics that we expect the PM to raise when he travels to Washington next week. Fried also discussed the chilly state of [...] | 2006-09-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON OVIP |
06WARSAW2115 | TURBULENT POLITICAL SCENE CONTINUES AS PM [...] (C) Summary: Poland's seemingly endless political turbulence continues to follow twists and turns that lead to constant speculation and disagreement about whether there will be early elections, whether Law and Justice (PiS) can form a new majority, and whether the opposition can cobble toget [...] | 2006-09-29 15:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PL |
06WARSAW2152 | POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TESTS [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points on possible North Korean nuclear tests to MFA U/S Witold Wasczykowski on October 5, adding the suggestion that any public statements by the GOP in support of the U.S. position would be welcomed. DCM and U/S Waszczykowski will discuss the issue further in a prev [...] | 2006-10-05 14:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06WARSAW2159 | A/S FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH FM FOTYGA, MFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary: (C) A/S Fried met September 8 with MFA and MOD officials to discuss a range of bilateral issues, and was hosted at dinner later that evening by Foreign Minister Fotyga. An extensive part of both conversations focused on Ukraine, and how to encourage the Ukrainian government to c [...] | 2006-10-05 14:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON OVIP |
06WARSAW2168 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - October 6, 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 14:39:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW2176 | NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT: POLAND [...] (C) In the course of a previously scheduled meeting October 9 with MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski, DCM delivered the substance of Ref A. Waszczykowski indicated that the GOP fully supported the U.S. position on the North Korean announcement of a nuclear test. MFA Director for East Asia & Pacif [...] | 2006-10-11 10:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP PINR PL |
06WARSAW2188 | RUSSIAN FM LAVROV IN POLAND: A SOFT TOUCH, EXCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met October 5 with President Lech Kaczynski, PM Jarek Kaczynski and FM Anna Fotyga during a one-day visit to Warsaw. According to senior officials from the MFA and presidential chancellery, the overall tone of the visit was positive, although little was a [...] | 2006-10-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL RS GG IR |
06WARSAW2197 | DELIVERY OF TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA PL |
06WARSAW2199 | POLAND WAITING FOR ANSWERS ON MAZEIKIU FIRE [...] (C) Cezary Filipowicz, PKN Orlen (PKNO) Deputy President told Deputy Econ Counselor that while he can't say with 100 percent certainty that the PKNO purchase of Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) will proceed following the October 12 fire, it is PKNO's intention to complete the purchase. A tea [...] | 2006-10-13 15:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PO |
06WARSAW2218 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: ANDRZEJ LEPPER RETURNS TO [...] (C) Summary: In a late night meeting October 16, away from the glare of the press, Andrzej Lepper and his Self-Defense (SO) party returned to the coalition government led by Law and Justice (PiS) PM Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who had dumped Lepper a scant four weeks ago. Lepper was restored to his [...] | 2006-10-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW2222 | REQUEST TO POLAND TO SPONSOR AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) DCM met October 19 with MFA Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski to request that Poland sponsor an amendment to the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UN General Assembly. (Note: PolCouns had raised the issue with UN Acting Director Miroslaw Luczka October 13. End Note.) Waszczykows [...] | 2006-10-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA PL |
06WARSAW2224 | NORTH KOREA: POLISH MFA ASKS FOR INTENSIFIED [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA East Asia Pacific Department Director Jacek Najder invited Pol External Chief in for a lengthy discussion of Polish policy on North Korea, which culminated in a request for intensified bilateral consultations. Poloff took advantage of the opportunity to deliver Ref A demarche [...] | 2006-10-18 14:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP PL KN |
06WARSAW2238 | POLAND ON LAHTI DINNER: ENERGY POLICY KEY, "NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland looks forward to both the internal EU meetings and dinner with Russian President Putin October 20 in Lahti, Finland. The GOP considers Lahti an important venue for discussing renewal of the Russian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA),but believes that there is no [...] | 2006-10-20 12:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD PL EUN RS |
06WARSAW2246 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE - PRESERVING LEBANESE PM [...] (S) Pol External Chief delivered reftel talking points on Syrian efforts to destabilize the Lebanese political situation October 20 to MFA Middle East & Africa Department Director Krzysztof Plominski. According to Plominski, MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski (de facto PolDir) was planning to visit [...] | 2006-10-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PLN LE SY |
06WARSAW2259 | POLISH RESPONSE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] (C) PolCouns October 24 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Department officer Agnieszka Wyznikiewicz, urging that Poland oppose Third Committee agenda items on "The Situation of the Lebanese Children," and "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon." On th [...] | 2006-10-24 14:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PHUM PREL PTER PL |
06WARSAW2283 | POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING [...] (C) PolCouns October 24 delivered reftel demarche to Beata Baranska at the MFA's UN Division, stressing the importance of Poland continuing to abstain or possibly vote against three the three resolutions which would continue the mandate of institutions that are biased against Israel, and stre [...] | 2006-10-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PL |
06WARSAW2286 | REVIVAL OF JEWISH LIFE IN POLAND, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Twentieth century Poland's history of Jewish relations has made many Jews see Poland solely as a Jewish cemetery and hotbed of anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism persists, but is no worse than most European countries, and rejection of anti-Semitism is on the rise, notwithstanding th [...] | 2006-10-27 13:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KNAR PGOV PHUM PREL PL |
06WARSAW231 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER MELLER TO RESIGN [...] (SBU) Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller all but confirmed during a February 13 press conference that he intends to resign his post, citing frustration over his diminishing authority over Polish foreign policy. Meller denied press speculation that he might step down for health or family rea [...] | 2006-02-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2312 | MFA DEMORALIZED AND WEAKENED UNDER FM FOTYGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lech Kaczynski's tight grip on foreign policy has squeezed out his own Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) with a corresponding loss of effectiveness in European institutions and overall quality in Polish foreign policy. The politicization of top and mid-level positions, [...] | 2006-11-02 16:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW2333 | CWC: POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF [...] (C) Post provided reftel talking points November 2 to Janusz Wawrzyniuk, CWC action officer in the MFA Security Policy Department. Wawrzyniuk responded on November 6, stating that the MFA was prepared to support fully the U.S. request for an extension to April 29, 2012 of the CWC 100 percent [...] | 2006-11-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PL CWC OPCW |
06WARSAW2339 | GOP AGREES COMPLETELY WITH U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche (as amended by refmail) on November 3 to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, action officer for Security Threats and Eurasian Conflicts in the MFA Security Policy Department. Kuzinski confirmed that GOP fully shares U.S. concerns over the Russian shutdown of [...] | 2006-11-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ELTN RS MD UP |
06WARSAW2354 | AFGHANISTAN: POLISH PRESIDENT FORMALLY APPROVES [...] (C) During a previously scheduled meeting November 7, FM Fotyga informed Ambassador that President Kaczynski had formally approved the deployment of approximately additional Polish troops to Afghanistan in 2007. As reported reftel, DefMin Radek Sikorski announced in Washington that Poland wou [...] | 2006-11-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PL AF |
06WARSAW2359 | BRIEFING THE POLES ON WHY KOSOVO IS NOT A [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche November 3 to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, action officer for Security Threats and Eurasian Conflicts in the MFA Security Policy Department. Kuzinski stated that the GOP agreed wholeheartedly with the U.S. position that the resolution of the status of K [...] | 2006-11-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL AJ AM GG MD SR |
06WARSAW2360 | POLAND STRONGLY SUPPORTS CONTINUING UKRAINE REFORM [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche October 31 to Amb. Andrzej Krawczyk, Foreign Policy Adviser to President Lech Kaczynski. Krawczyk responded that Ukraine was a key bilateral partner of Poland and a high priority in Polish foreign policy to which President Kaczynski attaches great importance. [...] | 2006-11-08 15:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UP PL NATO |
06WARSAW2370 | POLAND WILL FOLLOW EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche November to Mariusz Lewicki of the MFA UN Department. After consulting widely within the MFA and contacting the Polish Mission in New York, Lewicki responded late in the evening that the GOP had decided the "highest priority was to maintain the [...] | 2006-11-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA CU PL |
06WARSAW2372 | POLISH OPPOSITION RUNNING STRONG IN URBAN AREAS [...] In the final days before Poles vote in local and regional elections, opposition candidates are poised to capture a majority of Polish cities and are running ahead of the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) in regional assemblies (sejmiks). With multiple candidates running in most mayoral races [...] | 2006-11-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW2388 | POLAND ON THE GAERC: NO IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK, BUT [...] (C) Pol External Chief provided reftel points November 7 by fax to Pawel Herczynski, Deputy Director of the MFA EU Department. Herczynski responded by phone November 8, indicating that he would not be able to provide feedback before the November 13-14 GAERC. He explained that the internal co [...] | 2006-11-14 14:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU PL |
06WARSAW2389 | INCUMBENTS AND OPPOSITION CLAIM VICTORY IN LOCAL [...] Summary. Poles voted in municipal and regional elections nationwide on November 12, with many incumbents sailing to re-election, and the opposition Civic Platform (PO) running strong in provincial assemblies. The center piece of the election, the race for Warsaw mayor, will see a run off on [...] | 2006-11-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2390 | POLAND BLOCKS GAERC ON LAUNCHING NEW PCA [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Fotyga announced at the November 13 GAERC that Poland would continue its opposition to the EU opening negotiations for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia in advance of the November 24 EU-Russia Summit, absent Russian ratification of the European Energ [...] | 2006-11-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EAGR PL EU |
06WARSAW2399 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarches upon receipt to Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA UN Department. Luczka confirmed that, consistent with the EU common position, Poland would oppose procedural efforts to block consideration of Canadian, EU and U.S.-sponsore [...] | 2006-11-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO |
06WARSAW240 | Poland's Stabilization Pact - What it means for the [...] (SBU) On February 2, the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party signed a stabilization pact with two opposition parties - Self Defense (SO) and the League of Polish Families (LPR). The pact includes a list of bills the parties agree to support, and a shorter list of those they will d [...] | 2006-02-15 10:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
06WARSAW2404 | TRANSNISTRIA: POLAND SUPPORTIVE ON EU PEACE [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel points to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, action officer for global threats and the Eurasian conflicts in the MFA Security Policy Department. Kuzinski noted that Poland continued to support strongly efforts to develop an EU Peace Consolidation Mission (PCM) for Mo [...] | 2006-11-16 15:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE EUN PREL PL |
06WARSAW2405 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 15:58:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL |
06WARSAW2412 | POLAND ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel points November 17 to Beata Baranska, Political Affairs Chief in the MFA UN Department. Baranska responded that she understood from the Polish delegation in New York that, following EU consultations on November 16, the Finnish EU presidency had received [...] | 2006-11-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA EU PL |
06WARSAW2415 | TOUGH TIMES FOR THE LEAGUE OF POLISH FAMILIES [...] (C) Summary. Only six months after joining the ruling Polish government coalition, the ultra-Catholic League of Polish Families (LPR) was the big loser in last weekend's regional elections, and faces an uncertain future. Party leader Roman Giertych has been a lightning rod for criticism, an [...] | 2006-11-17 15:00:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2420 | POLAND: PKN ORLEN PRESIDENT WEATHERS A STORM [...] (C) Summary: PKN Orlen President Igor Chalupec has been under intense scrutiny over the past few months by the Polish government and press. Monthly press reports speculate that he will be replaced. Recent press articles include detailed accounts and biographies on potential replacements. C [...] | 2006-11-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PO LI PREL |
06WARSAW2425 | POLAND STEADFAST ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge and Pol External Chief delivered reftel points November 17 to Robert Kupiecki, Director of MFA Security Policy Department. Charge stressed U.S. appreciation for Poland's exemplary commitment to ISAF and OEF, both through its planned deployment of 1200 troops in early 2007 and for i [...] | 2006-11-20 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PL AF |
06WARSAW2433 | POLAND OPTIMISTIC ON DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] (C) Pol External Chief and British counterpart delivered Ref B points jointly November 20 to Amb. Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of the MFA Middle East Africa Department. PolExtChief also took the opportunity to share Ref A text of Secretary Rice's letter to the UNSC President. SIPDIS [...] | 2006-11-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ |
06WARSAW2459 | POLAND SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH ON [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered reftel points November 22 to Grzegorz Jazowski, Counselor in the MFA Security Policy Department responsible for OSCE Ministerial preparations. After consulting with his Department Director and others, Jazowski confirmed that Poland approaches the Georgia/Moldova conf [...] | 2006-11-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE GG MD RS |
06WARSAW2460 | POLAND: PKN ORLEN WANTS TO BUY CONOCO UNIPETROL [...] (C) PKN Orlen Deputy President told Econoff that PKN Orlen is interested in purchasing the Unipetrol refinery assets Conoco Phillips recently announced it is selling to Lukoil. Filipowicz emphasized that Orlen, as majority owner, has right of first refusal to purchase the assets, and wants [...] | 2006-11-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PO CZ PREL RS |
06WARSAW2470 | OPPOSITION CAPTURES WARSAW MAYORALTY [...] Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz from the opposition Civic Platform (PO) will become Warsaw's first woman mayor on Saturday, December 2. Gronkiewicz-Waltz won a decisive victory against former PM Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, the acting Mayor, in run off elections held on November 26. Gronkiewicz-Waltz ca [...] | 2006-11-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2475 | POLAND: RESPONSE FOR LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Post provides the following in response to reftel questions. 2. (C) According to Jan Przegalinski, Cuba Specialist at the Ministry of Economy, Poland has no investments in Cuba. However, there is a small amount of trade. Poland expoQs approximately USD 14 million worth of goods to C [...] | 2006-11-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON CU ETRD ETTC PREL PL |
06WARSAW2478 | POLAND-IRAQ: GOP PREPARING TO CONFIRM TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials stated privately that the Council of Ministers would shortly forward to President Kaczynski a decision extending the Polish deployment to Iraq through December 31, 2007, consistent with the newly passed UNSCR 1723, while MOD and the General Staff confirmed pl [...] | 2006-11-30 11:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ |
06WARSAW2479 | POLAND-IRAQ: GOP PREPARING TO CONFIRM TROOP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials stated privately that the Council of Ministers would shortly forward to President Kaczynski a decision extending the Polish deployment to Iraq through December 31, 2007, consistent with the newly passed UNSCR 1723, while MOD and the General Staff confirmed pl [...] | 2006-11-30 11:19:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC MOPS MARR PL IZ |
06WARSAW2542 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNGA EMERGENCY [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered reftel points December 1 to Beata Baranska, Political Affairs Chief in the MFA UN Department. Baranska responded that Poland shares the U.S. view that any resolution on a Register of Damages should be entirely consistent with the report of the UNSYG. The GOP concu [...] | 2006-12-08 15:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PL |
06WARSAW2545 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S FLAWED [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered reftel demarche December 1 to Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of MFA Middle East/Africa Department. Plominski acknowledged the U.S. position and expressed similar concerns over the undemocratic candidate selection process for Assembly of Experts and the "circu [...] | 2006-12-08 15:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR PL |
06WARSAW2546 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING THE [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered Ref A demarche December 1 to Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of MFA Middle East Africa Department. Plominski responded that the GOP was watching closely the situation in Lebanon following the assassination of Pierre Gemayel. Poland continued to support the de [...] | 2006-12-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS PL |
06WARSAW2609 | POLISH COALITION FINDS FACE-SAVING EXITS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Poland's ruling coalition continues to lurch along, after two weeks of political distraction spurred by revelations of a sex scandal in Samoobrona (SO) and renewed accusation of neo-Nazi activity by the League of Polish Families (LPR) youth wing. While both junior partners foun [...] | 2006-12-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW2610 | NO RESPONSE YET ON DEMARCHE: WHO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel points December 8 to Jaroslaw Strejczek, officer in the MFA UN Department. Strejczek responded that this was the first he had heard of the issue and would confer with other offices within the GOP, including the Ministry of Interior's (MOI) Narcotics Department. 2. [...] | 2006-12-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR UNCND UNCRIME PREL PL |
06WARSAW2614 | POLAND'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Through various interviews with GOP officials, Post obtained the following responses to reftel questions on databases, watchlists, information sharing and biometrics. In response to reftel question, given the information below, Poland appears to be a valid partner for data shar [...] | 2006-12-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PL |
06WARSAW2653 | SPOT REPORT: SLUBICE, POLISH BORDER TOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloff went to Slubice, which sits on the Polish-German border, to investigate labor disputes and a longstanding issue concerning the town's Jewish cemetery. Despite its location in a special economic zone, unemployment hovers near 30%, higher than the surrounding province. One [...] | 2006-12-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ELAB PL |
06WARSAW2654 | SPOT REPORT: SLUBICE, POLISH BORDER TOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloff went to Slubice, which sits on the Polish-German border, to investigate labor disputes and a longstanding issue concerning the town's Jewish cemetery. Despite its location in a special economic zone, unemployment hovers near 30%, higher than the surrounding province. One [...] | 2006-12-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ELAB PL |
06WARSAW2655 | SPOT REPORT: SLUBICE, POLISH BORDER TOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloff went to Slubice, which sits on the Polish-German border, to investigate labor disputes and a longstanding issue concerning the town's Jewish cemetery. Despite its location in a special economic zone, unemployment hovers near 30%, higher than the surrounding province. One [...] | 2006-12-29 11:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL ELAB PL |
06WARSAW269 | POLISH FM MELLER TO REMAIN UNTIL A SUCCESSOR CAN [...] (C) The Polish president and prime minister declined to act on Foreign Minister Stefan Meller's reported resignation, offering instead some general words of support and indications that Meller's concerns about his position (notably his absence from the National Security Council) will be addres [...] | 2006-02-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW296 | POLES WILL NOT MEET WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Polcouns met February 23 with Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for Africa and the Middle East, to deliver reftel demarche on meetings with Hamas. Plominski said that Hamas had not made a request to send a delegation, and that Poland would not accept such a Hamas delegation even if aske [...] | 2006-02-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW297 | POLES ISSUE STATEMENT CONDEMNING BOMBING OF THE [...] (C) Polcouns met February 23 with Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for Africa and the Middle East, and as per reftel requested that Poland issue a statement condemning the bombing of the al-Askariya Shrine in Samarra. Plominski said that a statement was under preparation that would condemn t [...] | 2006-02-23 15:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ PL |
06WARSAW325 | UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER FAILS TO CLARIFY GAS [...] (C) Energy issues dominated the discussions during the February 16-17 visit to Poland by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov and the separate February 21 visit by Anatolij Kinach, Secretary of the Ukrainian Office of National Security and Defense. According to the MFA, however, the Po [...] | 2006-02-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG PL UP |
06WARSAW329 | YASTRZHEMBSKY VISIT HAILED AS SIGNALING WARMING IN [...] (C) Summary: Polish officials told us they hope the January 20 visit to Poland by Sergei Yastrzhembsky, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will signal the end of the "mini cold war" between Russia and Poland. Yastrzhembsky discussed a potential meeting between Putin and Polish [...] | 2006-02-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL RU |
06WARSAW341 | DEFENDING ODIHR ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) Polish MFA Deputy Director for Security Policy (OSCE Affairs) Marek Ziolkowski assured us February 28 that the Polish government shares our concerns about Belgian FM (and OSCE Chairman-in-Office) De Gucht's proposal to send his own representatives to observe the elections monitoring process [...] | 2006-03-01 10:27:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BE BY PL OSCE |
06WARSAW347 | POLAND AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: CROSS AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoffs recently discussed GOP contingency preparations for an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) with the Polish Ministry of Health. Polish Health Ministry officials believe that AI is still primarily a threat to Polish agriculture, but stressed that the GOP has planned thoro [...] | 2006-03-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW348 | POLAND WILL PROPOSE POSTPONEMENT OF EIB LOAN TO [...] (C) Begin Summary. Poland's MFA reported that it will recommend postponing a final decision on the EIB loan to the Syrian government until after a report on Syria's cooperation on the Rafiq Hariri assasination is provided to the UNSC in late March. Poland is uncertain that the postponement [...] | 2006-03-01 16:19:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV SY PL |
06WARSAW35 | POLISH GOVERNMENT REPLACES FINANCE MINISTER TERESA [...] (C) In a surprise move, Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz has replaced Finance Minister Teresa Lubinska with ex-Civic Platform Party (PO) insider and budget expert Zyta Gilowksa. In addition, Gilowska will hold the rank of Deputy Prime Minister. From September 2001 to May 2005 Gilowska was a membe [...] | 2006-01-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PL PREL |
06WARSAW353 | POLISH PRESIDENT CAUTIONS YUSHCHENKO ON GAS DEAL [...] (C) In the course of his February 28-March 1 visit to Ukraine, Polish President Lech Kaczynski delivered a strong message to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on the January gas deal with Russia, expressing concern about the consequences of the agreement for Ukraine's economy and its abili [...] | 2006-03-02 13:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV UP PL |
06WARSAW36 | POLISH GOVERNMENT REPLACES FINANCE MINISTER TERESA [...] (C) In a surprise move, Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz has replaced Finance Minister Teresa Lubinska with ex-Civic Platform Party (PO) insider and budget expert Zyta Gilowksa. In addition, Gilowska will hold the rank of Deputy Prime Minister. From September 2001 to May 2005 Gilowska was a membe [...] | 2006-01-10 15:11:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PL PREL |
06WARSAW380 | POLAND'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY TREATY [...] (C) Poland continues to consult with EU partners on its proposed European Energy Security Treaty. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski requests a meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns March 20 or 21 to discuss mechanisms in the NATO Treaty that can be transferred to [...] | 2006-03-03 16:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PL |
06WARSAW381 | INFIGHTING CONTINUES AMONG STABILIZATION PACT [...] (SBU) Summary: While the Stabilization Pact signed February 2 between Poland's governing Law and Justice Party (PiS) the League of Polish Families (LPR) and Self Defense (SO) helped stave off early elections, it has not stopped political battling among the partners, nor guaranteed the smooth [...] | 2006-03-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW48 | POLISH PROTEST PARTIES FACE CHALLENGES IN BACKING [...] (SBU) Since coalition talks with Civic Platform (PO) fell apart in late October, the minority Law and Justice (PiS) government has relied on the support of two protest parties in parliament: Andrzej Lepper's populist, agrarian Self Defense (SO) and the extreme right-wing League of Polish Fami [...] | 2006-01-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW487 | POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI'S FIRST VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Polish government and German embassy officials judged Polish President Lech Kaczynski's March 8-9 visit to Berlin (his first-ever visit to Germany, "besides the Frankfurt airport," as he put it) a success, although low expectations and an evident sense of relief that it had not go [...] | 2006-03-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM GM PL |
06WARSAW497 | POLISH DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION AT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its position as a minority government and ongoing domestic political battles, the Marcinkiewicz government is beginning to define the future strategic direction of the Polish military. In the coming months, the parliament will consider bills that would radically reorganiz [...] | 2006-03-17 09:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PREL MARR MASS PL |
06WARSAW50 | POLAND: Scenesetter for CODEL Duncan Visit, January [...] (U) Poland with an area of 313,000 square kilometers is about the size of New Mexico. Poland's population of 38.6 million (2004 est.) is 96 percent ethnically Polish and almost entirely Roman Catholic. However, there are also small German, Belarussian, Roma, Ukrainian, Jewish and Russian min [...] | 2006-01-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN ECON PL CVIS ETRD |
06WARSAW504 | POLAND MOVES TO ACCELERATES MILITARY MODERNIZATION [...] SUMMARY: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and Defense Minister (DefMin) Sikorski announced their shared intention to accelerate modernization of the Polish military at a press conference following the annual meeting of Defense Ministry and Armed Forces leadership on March 13. Their plan include [...] | 2006-03-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MCAP PREL MARR MASS PL |
06WARSAW518 | IN FRUSTRATION, POLISH GOVERNING PARTY CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Declaring "no other way out" of Poland's ongoing political stalemate, governing Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski announced March 18 that his party will seek to dissolve parliament and hold new elections in May, prior to Pope Benedict XVI's scheduled visit to Poland at the [...] | 2006-03-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PL |
06WARSAW525 | POTENTIAL AREAS OF ENERGY SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) The Government of Poland continues to consider energy security a top priority. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski plans to travel to the U.S. in mid-April to discuss energy topics with USG officials. Naimski told us that the GOP is flexible with regard to the content, form and scope of i [...] | 2006-03-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PL PREL |
06WARSAW53 | POLISH BUDGET ROW HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNING PARTY'S [...] (SBU) Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) minority government set off an uproar January 11 among opposition parliamentary groups, including those supporting the government, when it backed off from scheduling a budget vote this weekend, reviving suspicions that PiS plans to use a budget delay to cal [...] | 2006-01-12 15:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW547 | CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL STRIKES DOWN PORTIONS OF [...] (SBU) On March 23 the Constitutional Tribunal of Poland (Supreme Court equivalent) ruled that four articles of the new media law rammed through Parliament in late December last year (Reftels A and B) were unconstitutional. As a result the operations of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) [...] | 2006-03-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL PL |
06WARSAW554 | MISSILE DEFENSE: POLAND EAGER TO RENEW TALKS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Americas Director Henryk Szlajfer told DCM March 23 that the GOP is eager to renew formal discussions on hosting U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) assets and welcomes the visit of ASD Flory's delegation for that purpose. MFA U/S Waszczykowski and MOD U/S Koziej are prepar [...] | 2006-03-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PL |
06WARSAW579 | POLAND: EU INTEGRATION OFFICE LUMBERS ON [...] (C) According to Director for Analyses and Strategies, Piotr Serafin (protect) at the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE),integration of the Office,s functions into the Foreign Ministry is &going nowhere.8 With this third and latest attempt at disbanding UKIE in almost as [...] | 2006-03-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PL |
06WARSAW581 | KACZYNSKI TWINS PRESS FOR ELECTIONS OR COALITION [...] (C) Summary: The political drama in Warsaw continues unabated with President Lech Kaczynski on March 23 joining in calls for early parliamentary elections this spring. Unconvinced, the Polish parliament voted down a proposal by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party intended as a first st [...] | 2006-03-28 14:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW597 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MARCH 31, 2006 [...] Very little has changed this week in the spread of AI throughout Poland. Two additional outbreaks have been detected. One is in Bydgoszcz, where five swans been confirmed for H5N1. This brings the total number of outbreaks for Bydgoszcz to three. The other new outbreak site is at Lake Rza [...] | 2006-03-31 14:43:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW634 | POLAND: GOP PREPARES FOR FATF EVALUATION [...] (SBU) Contacts at Poland's Ministry of Finance reported to Econoff that the Ministry is preparing for a Financial Action Task Force evalution that will occur in May. Ministry of Finance contacts stated that they expect results to be issued within six months of the visit, and that the Ministr [...] | 2006-04-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCRM PTER PREL PL |
06WARSAW7 | Poland's new Treasury Minister Resigns amid [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. On the evening of January 3, Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz accepted the resignation of Treasury Minister Andrzej Mikosz. Mikosz's resignation was forced by an article published in the daily "Rzeczpospolita" detailing a loan worth US $300,000 which Mikosz's wife gave to a [...] | 2006-01-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PL |
06WARSAW760 | CUBA: POLAND LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] (U) As far as post is aware, there is no Polish investment in Cuba, and trade in goods is very small. In 2005 Poland exported $14.1 million in merchandise to and imported $6.5 million from Cuba. There are no government-sponsored exchange programs between Poland and Cuba. 2. (C) Successive [...] | 2006-04-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL |
06WARSAW789 | DUTCH ENERGY CONFERENCE - POLISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Dutch Econ Officer jointly demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America Ambassador Henryk Szlajfer per reftel instructions. Szlajfer stated that Foreign Minister Meller is considering attending the dinner on the evening of May 17 and the first hou [...] | 2006-04-28 09:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL PL EUN |
06WARSAW790 | POLAND: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND POCS REGARDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 09:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR PARM PREL PL CBW UNGA |
06WARSAW793 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - APRIL 28, 2006 [...] There have been no new outbreaks of AI in Poland during the past week. The infected and surveillance zones in Swinoujscie and Torun have been lifted, and the areas have been declared free of AI. 2. Between April 18-22 the Polish Veterinary Service, with the assistance of police, fire, mi [...] | 2006-04-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW795 | POLAND SUPPORTS EU RESOLUTION ON UN MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 12:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PL UNGA UN |
06WARSAW809 | FM MELLER SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] Widely anticipated, Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller submitted his resignation on April 28. Meller said at a press conference that he does not believe that the proposed coalition between the governing Law and Justice party, Self Defense and a break away group from the League of Polish F [...] | 2006-05-02 10:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PL |
06WARSAW819 | INTERNATIONAL TRACING SERVICE: POLAND SUPPORTS [...] As requested reftel, Poloff delivered demarche request to the Polish MFA on April 27. Poland's representative to the upcoming meetings in Luxembourg will be the MFA's Witold Spirydowicz. Given the movement of the Germans on the issue of access to the Bad Arolsen archives, we proceeded with t [...] | 2006-05-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNAR PREL PL MFA |
06WARSAW833 | IRAQ: POLAND CONFIRMS MND-CS CONTINGENT WILL STAY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PL IZ |
06WARSAW862 | MINISTER OF DEFENSE SIKORSKI ON F-16 PROGRAM, IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 08:40:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MCAPS PREL PL IZ |
06WARSAW920 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT GIERTYCH [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador to Poland David Peleg called on President Lech Kaczynski May 17 to express his government's concern over the appointment of Roman Giertych as Minister of Education, given Giertych's anti-Semitic associations and his new responsibility for Holocaust education p [...] | 2006-05-18 15:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PL |
06WARSAW931 | POLAND: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO PL WHO |
06WARSAW943 | POLAND: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - MAY 22, 2006 [...] There have been no new outbreaks of AI in Poland during the past week. The only existing outbreak site is in Warta Village recorded on May 4, 2006 and is still under quarantine. The General Veterinary Inspectorate office stated that bird migration is due to end shortly, reducing risk of new [...] | 2006-05-22 14:47:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL PL |
06WARSAW944 | POLISH STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 14:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ PL |
06WARSAW953 | POLISH PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH UKRAINIAN, GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian and German presidents paid reciprocal visits to Polish President Lech Kaczynski in mid-May, marking the importance of those bilateral relationships and the slow warming of personal contacts between the apprehensive Polish leader and his colleagues next door. With Yu [...] | 2006-05-23 10:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM UP PL |
06WARSAW980 | POLAND'S ORLEN ANXIOUS FOR COURT DECISION IT CAN [...] (C) Summary: PKN Orlen's Wojciech Wroblewski, told us that PKN Orlen is waiting for U.S. court approval of the sale by YUKOS of its controlling stake in the Mazeikiu refinery for the purchase to go through. PKN Orlen aggressively pursued the sale both as a strategic asset and as a way to b [...] | 2006-05-25 15:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV ETRD LH PL RS KZ |
06WELLINGTON10 | PARLIAMENT'S COMMITTEE RESTRUCTURING REDUCES [...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of the National Party's strong showing in New Zealand's September elections, the ruling Labour Party's MPs face far stronger opposition in Parliament's select committees, which review proposed legislation. There are signs that National is trying to make life espe [...] | 2006-01-08 18:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON1005 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 05:13:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNAUS NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON1009 | NEW ZEALAND - PRENOTIFICATION INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 03:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON128 | NATIONAL CONTEMPLATES CHANGE ON NUCLEAR BAN STANCE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition National Party is considering changing its policy regarding New Zealand's anti-nuclear ban, hoping to thereby remove one of Labour's strongest weapons against National. Senior Party officials have explained to us behind the scenes that the modification would only cl [...] | 2006-02-17 05:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON133 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO NEW [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visit on 23-25 January. The Government has just returned from its lengthy Christmas and summer holiday period and has real anxiety that it is vulnerable to opposition attacks in a number of areas, including foreign and defense policies and the Gov [...] | 2006-02-21 21:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON136 | YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Post recommends that New Zealand remain off the Special 301 List. Although the government has been relatively slow in updating its intellectual property laws, it is moving in the right direction. Moreover, New Zealand in general already provides adequate and effective protection of int [...] | 2006-02-22 06:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON148 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAYE LEE, MARCH 9 - 11, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to State Department China Desk Officer Kaye Lee to travel to Queenstown, New Zealand from March 9-11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to accompany EAP Senior Advisor James Keith to Halibut Group meetings. 2. (U) Embassy understands [...] | 2006-02-27 01:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON PREL CH NZ |
06WELLINGTON155 | CDR CENTCOM VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary: General Abizaid's February 23-25 visit to New Zealand came one month after Admiral Fallon's visit amid high media interest in the bilateral relationship. The General met with Prime Minister Clark, Defense Minister Goff and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, as well as with Chief of [...] | 2006-02-28 01:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC NZ |
06WELLINGTON157 | EAP/ANP DIRECTOR KRAWITZ'S FEBRUARY MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary: Discussions during ANP Director Krawitz's February 8-11 visit to New Zealand addressed PRC activities in the Pacific, Pacific Island issues, regional stability, counter-terrorism, Antarctica, U.S.-New Zealand relations, bilateral military ties, and launch of a new U.S.-New Zealan [...] | 2006-02-28 04:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON167 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS U.S. SHOULD RECOGNIZE NZ'S [...] (C) Summary: According to Foreign Minister Winston Peters, his recent public observation that the United States should appreciate New Zealand's contributions in the South Pacific was not meant to be a criticism. Peters assures us that he was calling for both sides to recognize the positive [...] | 2006-03-02 02:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON176 | NEW ZEALAND REPORTS ON DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S/REL NZ) A representative of Maritime Mutual Insurance Association NZ (MMIA) has told a New Zealand official that the company no longer insures North Korean vessels. The representative believes that the North Korean ships that had been insured by MMIA are now being insured by the South of E [...] | 2006-03-05 21:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA KNAR NZ |
06WELLINGTON18 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADM [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visits on January 15-19 (PACAF) and January 16-22 (PACOM). New Zealand officials are also eager to meet with you. You will be arriving in New Zealand towards the end of the summer holiday period. With Parliament out of session until mid-February [...] | 2006-01-10 02:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON182 | NZ WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 04:47:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE NZ |
06WELLINGTON191 | NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION IN PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 03:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON195 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S HILL'S MARCH 18-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) The Embassy welcomes your upcoming visit to New Zealand, which will enable you to meet a broad range of New Zealanders, including academics, journalists, lawyers, and students. Your meetings with GNZ officials will allow for productive discussions about regional/Pacific Island and securi [...] | 2006-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OVIP NZ |
06WELLINGTON218 | NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO IIC FINDINGS [...] The New Zealand government has investigated two companies named in the Independent Inquiry Committee's interim report released October 27, 2005, on allegations of illegal fund transfers to Iraq. The government investigation found no evidence of such transfers by the two companies. In addition, [...] | 2006-03-21 04:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON221 | COOK ISLANDS HIGH COMMISSIONER SACKED FOR PLOTTING [...] (SBU) On March 3, citing involvement in a plot to topple him from Government, Cook Islands Prime Minister Jim Marurai sacked Dr. Robert Woonton as High Commissioner to New Zealand. Marurai succeeded Woonton as Prime Minister in December 2004, and Woonton became High Commissioner as a politica [...] | 2006-03-22 19:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBIO NZ |
06WELLINGTON225 | NZ CANNOT SEND OFFICIAL TO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM [...] (SBU) On March 23, Pol-Econ Counselor received a call from Caroline McDonald, Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. McDonald said that regretfully, after much consideration she had decided that no one from MFAT would be able to attend the Singapore [...] | 2006-03-23 05:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL |
06WELLINGTON230 | GNZ AIMS TO COOL EXPECTATIONS FOR U.S. FTA [...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand government is preparing the public for the likelihood it will not attain free trade negotiations with the United States any time soon. After six years of pressing its case for such a deal, the Labour-led government has turned its attention to agreements in Asia. T [...] | 2006-03-24 04:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON234 | APPROACH TO NEW ZEALAND ON ISRAEL/JUSCANZ [...] (C) Summary: As requested reftel, Ambassador McCormick and the Australian and Canadian High Commissioners called on Foreign Minister Peters to urge that New Zealand support Israeli membership in the Geneva JUSCANZ group. Peters promised to discuss the issue with Prime Minister Clark, and we [...] | 2006-03-27 05:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NZ |
06WELLINGTON247 | PETERS PROVIDES GNZ PERSPECTIVES ON THE PACIFIC [...] (U) In a March 28 speech, Foreign Minister Winston Peters outlined GNZ objectives in the Pacific. Delivered to a group of more than 200 diplomats, bureaucrats, academics, scholars and former politicos, Peters' speech provided a country-by-country review of GNZ strategies for the region. 2. [...] | 2006-03-29 04:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON253 | SAMOA ELECTIONS: AUSTRALIA AND NZ PREDICT MORE OF [...] (C) Summary: Officials of New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian High Commission (Australian HC) in Wellington have been closely watching Samoa's elections. Both anticipate that a high number of election petitions and a large volume of candidates (especi [...] | 2006-04-03 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ WS |
06WELLINGTON260 | THE NUCLEAR BAN AND NEW ZEALAND'S IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: For reasons of history and politics, New Zealand's anti-nuclear legislation has become a core part of the nation's psyche. The ban arose just as the country was forging its post-colonial identity, and has become as integral to many Kiwis as the Constitution is to us. Although w [...] | 2006-04-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON27 | NEW ZEALAND: PLEDGING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 23:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON284 | A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: During his March 19-20 visit to Wellington and Auckland, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with GNZ officials from foreign affairs, defense, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. All agreed that the United States and N [...] | 2006-04-13 02:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV XB NZ |
06WELLINGTON286 | A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH PM CLARK AND FM PETERS [...] (C) Summary: During separate March 20 meetings with Prime Minister Clark and Foreign Minister Peters in Wellington, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill encouraged the United States and New Zealand to work together in areas such as the Pacific Islands and Afghanistan. Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-13 03:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL XB NZ |
06WELLINGTON288 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 PRENOTIFICATION: NEW [...] (S) The New Zealand government has decided to co-sponsor a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee to list four Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders: Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, Gun Gun Rusman Gunawan, Taufik Rifki and Abdullah Anshori (ref C and F). 2. (C) Taha McPherson of the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...] | 2006-04-13 05:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON298 | GNZ REACTION TO SOLOMONS UNREST [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials believe the situation in Honiara has calmed down, especially given the presence of stepped up RAMSI and local police security presence. But GNZ worries about future flashpoints, such as the upcoming inauguration of PM Rini. They also fear a possible spillo [...] | 2006-04-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BP NZ |
06WELLINGTON349 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR DONATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-07 23:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON362 | NEW ZEALAND: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On May 9, Poloff conveyed reftel points to Wendy Edgar, Acting Manager, International Sector Policy Directorate, Ministry of Health; and Rebecca Lineham, Policy Officer, Americas Division, and Charles Kingston, Policy Officer, United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division, Ministr [...] | 2006-05-10 05:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NZ |
06WELLINGTON366 | NEW ZEALAND FACES LONG MARCH TO CHINA FTA [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations on a China-New Zealand free-trade agreement have been slow going since their start 16 months ago, and the road ahead looks long and difficult, with China firmly in the driver's seat. Beijing has pitted New Zealand against Australia, trying to hold New Zealand hostage [...] | 2006-05-11 05:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON369 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On May 9, Poloff conveyed Ref A points to Wendy Edgar, Acting Manager, International Sector Policy Directorate, Ministry of Health (see Ref B). In Edgar's response May 12, she reported that GNZ's "stance on variola virus is largely consistent with the U.S. position. We will be support [...] | 2006-05-12 04:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO NZ |
06WELLINGTON379 | GNZ REMAINS COOL TO ISRAELI JUSCANZ PARTICIPATION [...] (C) As noted Ref A, Ambassador McCormick and his Australian and Canadian counterparts met with Minister Peters in late May to urge that New Zealand support Israeli membership in the Geneva JUSCANZ group. This followed representations by other Embassy officers at lower levels. Minister Peters [...] | 2006-05-16 23:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NZ |
06WELLINGTON380 | FM PETERS CLAIMS BRASH LIED ABOUT U.S. SUPPORT AT [...] (C) Summary: NZ First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, cheered on by the Government, has created a furor by claiming leaked e-mails prove National Party leader Don Brash courted US support for his party's general election campaign. The National Party has countered that Peters and th [...] | 2006-05-16 23:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV |
06WELLINGTON384 | SAMOAN GOVERNMENT: NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA [...] (C) Summary: Officials for New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australia High Commission in Wellington continue to follow closely the implications of Samoa's March 31 general election. Both recognize the potential for improved governance following the announceme [...] | 2006-05-18 05:05:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ WS |
06WELLINGTON389 | MORE ON FM PETER'S E-MAIL OUTBURST: AN ANTI-GOFF [...] (C) Summary: Chris Trotter, New Zealand's leading left-wing political analyst believes the recent attack by New Zealand First leader and Foreign Minister Winston Peters on National Party Leader Don Brash was actually aimed at Trade and Defense Minister Phil Goff. In a recent article in the "I [...] | 2006-05-19 05:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON395 | NEW ZEALAND ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING FORMATION OF NEW [...] New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters issued a statement May 22 hailing the formation of the new Iraqi government. "I congratulate Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and his colleagues on persevering over many months with forming a representative list of Cabinet members," Peters said in his sta [...] | 2006-05-24 04:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV IZ NZ |
06WELLINGTON405 | NEW ZEALAND ON STANDBY FOR EAST TIMOR [...] (C) GNZ officials are deciding what support New Zealand will provide to E. Timor now that the Timorese government has officially asked for help. In the morning of May 25, NZ Defense Force (NZDF) Assistant Chief for Strategic Commitments and Intelligence, Brigadier Warren Whiting, told DATT a [...] | 2006-05-25 04:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC TT NZ AS |
06WELLINGTON406 | NZ UPDATE ON THE SOLOMONS [...] (C) Summary: GNZ officials report that a May 19 meeting between New Zealand Foreign Minister Peters, Australian Foreign Minister Downer, and Solomon Island officials was "difficult." However, the Solomons PM was much more conciliatory during a separate meeting with Peters on May 23. Most Sol [...] | 2006-05-26 00:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON408 | MTCR: U/S JOSEPH'S LETTER PASSED TO NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 04:36:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPA KSCA NZ |
06WELLINGTON41 | LANGE'S LAST LAUGH [...] (C) Former NZ Prime Minister David Lange's private papers included a copy of the highly classified 1985-86 Government Communications Security Bureau annual report detailing its activities, including cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency. According to an article in the January 15 [...] | 2006-01-16 23:41:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | PINR PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON410 | DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] (C) On May 23, Pol-Econ Counselor and DATT shared reftel demarche with Chris Seed, Deputy Secretary of Defence. PE Couns also separately conveyed the demarche to Matthew Paterson, Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. (C) O [...] | 2006-05-26 04:40:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON436 | WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR SEEKS TRADE AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire used an official visit to Auckland on May 12 to invite partnerships with New Zealand in the areas of science, technology, agriculture and energy. In a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce, she also encouraged increased agricultu [...] | 2006-06-07 04:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD EAGR NZ |
06WELLINGTON445 | NEW ZEALAND EXPANDS ITS CHANCERY IN VANUATU FOR [...] (SBU) On June 7, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters opened new, larger offices for the New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila, Vanuatu. On June 8, Poloff spoke with New Zealand's High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Paul Willis, who said the Commission had leased one-and-half floors of n [...] | 2006-06-09 00:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON449 | THINLY STRETCHED NEW ZEALAND MILITARY AIMS HIGH, [...] (C) Summary: The New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) is being rebuilt after decades of neglect. The Labour Government, ideologically drawn to a peace-keeping role for the NZDF, has nonetheless proved willing to deploy small expeditionary forces around the world. Given that the entire military [...] | 2006-06-12 05:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PMIL NZ |
06WELLINGTON451 | INITIATING A DIALOGUE: NEW ZEALAND ACTIONS IN THE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials say New Zealand's main areas of concern in the Pacific are governance, economic stability and security. New Zealand is revising its approach to and strengthening engagement with Pacific Island countries (PICs),and is coordinating more [...] | 2006-06-13 00:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON455 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (C) On June 13, Poloff delivered reftel points to Valerie Meyer, Deputy Director of United Nations, Human Rights & Commonwealth Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On June 14, Meyer responded that GNZ agrees with the U.S. position in general, particulary that the agenda sho [...] | 2006-06-15 03:43:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON459 | NEW ZEALAND TAKING LOOK AT WTO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT [...] (U) Summary: Urged by members of the New Zealand business community, the New Zealand government has agreed to review its decision not to join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. However, government officials expect the review to show that the government's costs of complying with the agre [...] | 2006-06-15 23:54:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON461 | NOMINATING REGIONAL IVP CANDIDATES IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) A recent sub-PCC in Washington explored ways to enhance USG work in the Pacific Islands. U.S. influence in the Pacific is greatly constrained by a lack of public diplomacy resources, including very limited exchange opportunities. U.S. policies on global terrorism, good governance, the d [...] | 2006-06-16 03:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON462 | NZAID: APPROACH TO AID IN THE PACIFIC [...] (C) On June 16, Poloff met with Craig Hawke, Director, Pacific Group, New Zealand's International Aid & Development Agency (NZAID) to discuss GNZ's official development assistance (ODA) and to explore opportunities for U.S.-New Zealand cooperation in the region. Hawke said the Pacific is an " [...] | 2006-06-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON470 | PRESENCE OF 9/11 HIJACKER CRONY IN NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) The New Zealand Government announced on June 11 that it had two weeks earlier deported Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, a Saudi national of Yemeni background. When Ali had lived in the United States some years ago, he studied flying and roomed in Phoenix with 9/11 hijacker Hani Hanjour, wh [...] | 2006-06-20 22:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON480 | MEDIA REPORT OFFICIAL ADVICE ON VIABILITY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: On June 15, 2006, Radio New Zealand aired a report on the viability of nuclear energy in New Zealand after using the Official Information Act to obtain government papers prepared for the Minister of Energy. Two sets of official advice on possible future use of nuclear energy in New [...] | 2006-06-22 21:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC MNUC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON482 | NZ MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PSI "LEADING [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at para 4. 2. (C) On June 22, Pol-Econ Couns was called into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) by Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division, and Nik Green, Policy Officer. Swain explained that GNZ officials [...] | 2006-06-23 05:39:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NZ |
06WELLINGTON486 | FM PETERS' COMMENTS ON THE US-NZ RELATIONSHIP: NZ MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: In recent comments Foreign Minister Peters has made to the NZ media he describes America as a "wonderful country" and says he is "glad that America leads the free world." Minister Peters says he hopes the bilateral relationship can be improved, but he cautions New Zealanders against [...] | 2006-06-26 06:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON488 | NZ UPDATE ON E.TIMOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, Prime Minister Clark and Police Minister Annette King announced that up to 25 New Zealand police officers would be sent to E. Timor for a three-month deployment. The police will join the 167 NZ Defence Force personnel already in the country. Meanwhile, Ministry of [...] | 2006-06-27 04:21:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC KPKO MY AS TT NZ |
06WELLINGTON489 | NZ ON UN REFORM AND THE BUDGET CAP [...] (C) On June 27, the DCM discussed reftel draft reform resolution with Joan Mosley, Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mosley said she had already received and studied carefully the US-Australia-Japan paper. GNZ agrees completely with the paper's intent [...] | 2006-06-28 06:50:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON504 | NZ SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE FMCT NEGOTIATIONS, BUT... [...] (C) New Zealand supports immediate negotiations on a fissile material cut-off treaty (FMCT) and could accept the US-proposed mandate as the basis for talks, according to Caroline McDonald, Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). McDonald told [...] | 2006-07-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON507 | FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS CONDEMNS N.KOREA MISSILE [...] (C) On July 5, Foreign Minister Peters issued a strongly-worded statement condemning North Korea's missile tests. David Taylor, Director of the North Asian Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) says that Peters rang the Ministry from his official travels in Hungary to [...] | 2006-07-06 02:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ KN |
06WELLINGTON508 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONDS TO INVITATION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) On June 26, Pol-Econ Counselor passed reftel invitations to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),and to Chris Seed, New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Defense. 2. (U) On July 5, the Ministry of Defense confirmed that NZ Defense [...] | 2006-07-06 02:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC NATO AFIN XD |
06WELLINGTON512 | PM CLARK'S MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY: NZ MEDIA REPORTS [...] SUMMARY: At the Embassy's July 4 reception, Prime Minister Clark's gave a speech that described the bilateral relationship as "of fundamental importance to our country and one which we greatly value". She stressed our shared values and expressed her desire for the relationship to "continue to [...] | 2006-07-07 03:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON526 | FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During his July visit to Washington, NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters hopes to focus discussion away from the nuclear issue and towards positive areas of bilateral cooperation. Peters, who has from the start of his tenure openly called for improved US-NZ relations, will quiet [...] | 2006-07-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON536 | CHINESE/NEW ZEALAND TALKS ON PACIFIC ISLAND ISSUES [...] (C) As part of a first round of New Zealand-China Pacific Consultations, PRC's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs He Yafei visited New Zealand in June. According to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT),He said China recognizes New Zealand's "very important" role in the Pacific [...] | 2006-07-12 03:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NZ CH XV |
06WELLINGTON539 | COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A FREE CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 00:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CU NZ |
06WELLINGTON547 | NEW ZEALAND: STATUS ON HSPD-6 TERRORIST SCREENING [...] (U) Following is an update on the status of New Zealand's efforts regarding the HSPD-6 initiative: 2. (SBU) The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS),which is the lead agency for the HSPD-6 initiative in New Zealand, is continuing to review the draft agreement. Because the agre [...] | 2006-07-14 01:23:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON55 | NEW ZEALAND NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL [...] Embassy Wellington submits the following nomination for the FSN Staff Political Training Course to be held in Washington from April 3 - 14, 2006. 2. Name: Craig Brian Greaves Grade: 9 Step 2. Length of Service: Start date - May 16, 2005. English language ability: level 4 (native spea [...] | 2006-01-20 01:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON551 | NEW ZEALAND MAY SEE BIGGER HUNT FOR OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Higher oil and gas prices are spurring plans for new exploratory drilling in several hard-to-reach sites in New Zealand. The government - despite a preference for expanding renewable energy sources - has sweetened the pot for prospective drillers through reductions in royalties [...] | 2006-07-14 03:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON575 | COOK ISLANDS: QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE DISSOLVES [...] (U) On July 24, the Queen's Representative dissolved the Cook Islands Parliament and called for a snap election. The move came ahead of a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet. A new election must be held within ninety days. End summary. 2. (SBU) The Queen's Representative, HE Sir Frederic [...] | 2006-07-26 05:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CW NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON599 | GNZ VIEWS ON TONGA'S POLITICAL REFORM FOLLOWING [...] (C) With a vocal domestic population of 40,000 ethnic Tongans, the GNZ has monitored with interest the deaths of Tongan Prince Tu'ipelehake and Princess Kaimana in a July 5 car accident in the United States. GNZ views the death of the Prince as a blow to the political reform process in Tonga. [...] | 2006-08-01 19:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NZ TN |
06WELLINGTON600 | PACIFIC ISLANDS BETRAY NEW ZEALAND OVER WHALES [...] (SBU) GNZ feels betrayed by Pacific Island countries (PICs) that voted in support of the pro-whaling lobby at the 58th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. But New Zealand officials say that rather than entering into an aid battle with the pro-whaling lobby they intend to re [...] | 2006-08-01 19:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EFIS IWC PREL ETRD NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON625 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP DAS GLYN DAVIES, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP DAS Glyn Davies to travel to Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand from August 17 - 19, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy and Consulate staff and New Zealand government officials. 2. (U) Embassy has provided m [...] | 2006-08-11 05:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP OTRA PREL AS NZ |
06WELLINGTON626 | MESSAGE FOR EAP DAS DAVIES FROM AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Kia ora! New Zealand officials are very enthusiastic about your upcoming visit, which they see as the latest sign of our improving bilateral communication and cooperation. The officials plan to update you on New Zealand's activities in the Pacific and beyond. They also wish to contin [...] | 2006-08-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON627 | MESSAGE FOR EAP DAS DAVIES FROM AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Kia ora! New Zealand officials are very enthusiastic about your upcoming visit, which they see as the latest sign of our improving bilateral communication and cooperation. The officials plan to update you on New Zealand's activities in the Pacific and beyond. They also wish to contin [...] | 2006-08-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OTRA NZ |
06WELLINGTON629 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] (U) On August 14, Acting DCM delivered reftel information to Darryl Dunn, Director, Middle East and Africa Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. (SBU) Dunn said that GNZ welcomes the resolution and remains interested in participating in a UN force. Ministry of Defence [...] | 2006-08-14 03:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS NZ |
06WELLINGTON655 | VISIT OF EAP DAS DAVIES TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is eager to continue to identify areas of future US-NZ cooperation, GNZ officials told EAP DAS Glyn Davies during his August 17-19 visit. But PM Clark and other senior officials are wary of riling the Labour party's left, and prefer that we gradually signal our dialo [...] | 2006-08-22 01:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ US |
06WELLINGTON665 | KIWIS OFFER HELP ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C/NF) Summary: New Zealand officials say there is no direct trade between New Zealand and DPRK but they will advise GNZ entities to be on the lookout for trade and financial activities related to North Korea's ballistic missile programs. New Zealand does not have the means to identify susp [...] | 2006-08-24 05:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP KPAO PARM PREL MNUC PTER |
06WELLINGTON669 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANP DIRECTOR C. STEVEN [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to ANP Director C. Steven McGann and Economic Officer Alisa Wong to travel to New Zealand from September 9 - 14, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with embassy and consulate staff and also New Zealand government officials. 2. ( [...] | 2006-08-28 03:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PGOV PREL AS FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON67 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS MOST U.S. GOALS FOR UN REFORM [...] (SBU) New Zealand concurs with most U.S. objectives for UN reform. Charge delivered refs A and B on January 25 to Caroline Forsyth, deputy secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Forsyth said that reforming UN management was a key priority for New Zealand, that al [...] | 2006-01-26 01:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ADCO PHUM KUNR NZ UNGA |
06WELLINGTON680 | EMBASSY WELLINGTON PARTICIPATION IN 2006 USNATO/USEU [...] (U) Embassy Wellington would like to designate Political-Economic Counselor Katherine B. Hadda to participate in the 2006 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil Conference to be held in Brussels from October 4-6, 2006. 2. (SBU) Details requested in reftel are as follows: Name: Katherine B. Hadda Title: Po [...] | 2006-08-30 04:09:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT MARR NATO PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON685 | NZ ASSISTANCE FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-30 05:45:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL LE SW NZ |
06WELLINGTON692 | NZ FONMIN PETERS WILL LIKELY ATTEND 5+5 GROUP AT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-01 05:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON693 | ACTION REQUEST: NZ QUESTION ON PSI PARTICIPANTS [...] (U) On August 30, post provided reftel list of PSI participants to Dell Higgie, Director for Security Policy at the Ministry or Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and New Zealand's Ambassador for Counter-terrorism. On September 1, Ambassador Higgie's office phoned to ask why Papua New Guinea a [...] | 2006-09-01 05:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC NZ |
06WELLINGTON714 | NZ FAVORS USG CONSULTATIONS ON RECAAP PIRACY [...] (C) PE Couns discussed GNZ views on the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Despite reftel observation that [...] | 2006-09-10 21:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EWWT IN KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL SNAR UK |
06WELLINGTON717 | GNZ SHOULD IMPROVE U.S. TIES, SAYS FORMER NZ [...] (C) New Zealand's former Ambassador to the United States, John Wood, told an inflential local international affairs organization that New Zealand should take the initiative to improve US-NZ ties. Wood cited GNZ officials' anti-US election campaign rhetoric as a low point in the relationship. [...] | 2006-09-11 05:23:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON721 | NATIONAL LEADER'S EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR THREATENS [...] (SBU) National Party leader Don Brash has taken a leave of absence following revelations that he has been having an affair for two years with a member of the conservative Business Roundtable. During the fractious 2005 general election campaign, Brash had been accused of taking large contribu [...] | 2006-09-13 06:06:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON727 | NEW ZEALAND'S UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Summary: GNZ plans to announce soon a year-long deployment of a 4-person munitions team to Lebanon for demining and disposal of unexploded ordinances. Defence Minister Goff is also considering sending an additional team to train Lebanese Armed Forces. Pending Cabinet approval, GNZ also [...] | 2006-09-15 05:42:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON NZ |
06WELLINGTON732 | EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S MEETINGS WITH GNZ: [...] (C) Summary: During September 13 meetings in Wellington, GNZ officials told EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann that PM Clark and NZ Ministers support greater US-NZ cooperation. McGann and his counterparts agreed that meetings over the coming months between both sides' leaders and senior officials [...] | 2006-09-19 01:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD NZ US |
06WELLINGTON733 | EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND: [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. officials are interested in participating in a U.S. special session proposed by the Pacific Island Forum (PIF),EAP/ANP Director Steven McGann told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) at a September 12 meeting in Wellington. McGann and MFAT agreed the USG and G [...] | 2006-09-19 01:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ XV US CH TW |
06WELLINGTON736 | GNZ THINKING ON ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS, LOGISTICS [...] (SBU) GNZ officials welcome USG participation in and support for January events hosted by PM Clark to commemorate the International Polar year and the 50th anniversary of US-NZ cooperation in Antarctica. New Zealand may also host events in-country for official USG visitors, including those una [...] | 2006-09-19 19:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV OTRA NZ US |
06WELLINGTON749 | NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER REITERATES HER PRAISE FOR [...] SUMMARY: New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has publicly underscored her appreciation of the US State Department's contribution to fostering people-to-people cultural links. The PM made special mention of a reception at the Ambassador's residence that was a strategic use of Public Affairs g [...] | 2006-09-25 19:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO OPRC PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON760 | MORE ON NEW ZEALAND'S UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On September 27, Matthew Paterson, Senior Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed to PE Couns that GNZ has approved the deployment of a 6-person technical team for UNMAS/UNIFIL, pending UN approval and the identification [...] | 2006-09-27 22:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NZ UN LE |
06WELLINGTON761 | MORE ON NEW ZEALAND'S UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On September 27, Matthew Paterson, Senior Policy Officer in the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed to PE Couns that GNZ has approved the deployment of a 6-person technical team for UNMAS/UNIFIL, pending UN approval and the identification [...] | 2006-09-27 22:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NZ UN LE |
06WELLINGTON762 | COOK ISLANDS: PRELIMINARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: On Tuesday, September 26, the Cooks Islands held general elections. Preliminary results show the Democratic Party (Demos),led by PM Jim Marurai, ahead of the Cook Islands Party (CIP),14 seats to 10 in the 24-seat Parliament. New Zealand's High Commission in Rarotonga believes [...] | 2006-09-28 03:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CW NZ XV |
06WELLINGTON773 | DELAY IN USG APPROVAL OF NEW ZEALAND'S A-4 PLANE SALE A [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request at para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The New Zealand Defence Force is evaluating how the further delay or cancellation of the GNZ's proposed sale of its last air combat planes to a private U.S. buyer could impact defense planning. NZDF will probably [...] | 2006-10-02 03:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MOPS NZ |
06WELLINGTON775 | ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 22:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF NZ |
06WELLINGTON778 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF [...] (C) In response to reftels, CDA Keegan delivered talking points this afternoon to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs SIPDIS and Trade (MFAT) accompanied by Brian Sanders Deputy Director of the North Asia Division at MFAT. McKinnon said he agreed wit [...] | 2006-10-05 18:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNSC KN |
06WELLINGTON798 | RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) In response to reftel, CDA Keegan delivered talking points this afternoon to David Taylor, Director North Asia Division at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) accompanied by Carolyn Schwalger, Senior Policy Officer in the North Asia Division at MFAT. 2. (C) Mr. T [...] | 2006-10-11 05:19:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM NZ KN |
06WELLINGTON8 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Mission New Zealand warmly welcomes your visit on January 12-3. New Zealand officials are also eager to meet with you. You will be arriving in New Zealand towards the end of the summer holiday period. With Parliament out of session until mid-February and many families on holiday, thing [...] | 2006-01-05 23:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON801 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY TIMOTHY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Timothy Adams, Under Secretary for International Affairs, Treasury Department, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 15 - 16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand Government Officials and business leader [...] | 2006-10-12 01:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP OTRA PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON811 | KIWI MUSLIMS: HEADING TOWARD INTEGRATION OR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand's small but active Muslim community points to a member of parliament, regular appearances on national television by community leaders, ready access to the Prime Minister and her cabinet, and joint statements with Jewish organizations as hallmarks of movement into [...] | 2006-10-17 02:34:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS SMIG PGOV PREL PTER NZ KISL |
06WELLINGTON815 | NZ WORRIES FRICTIONS COULD DERAIL PACIFIC ISLAND [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is working behind the scenes to help ensure that frictions over the Solomon Islands and other regional issues do not derail the October 23-26 Pacific Island Forum (PIF) meetings. PMs Clark and Howard are scheduled to discuss their goals for the meeting by telephone [...] | 2006-10-18 04:58:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ XV XU |
06WELLINGTON820 | VISIT OF U.S. TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR [...] Summary: U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Timothy Adams consulted with New Zealand (NZ) government officials, private bank economists, academics and business people in Wellington on October 16 to ascertain the current state of the NZ economy. Consensus among experts was that NZ is relatively st [...] | 2006-10-18 23:31:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON826 | KIWI MUSLIMS: WAHHABIS IN THEIR MIDST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Zealand Muslims are getting increased attention from broader society as the community faces internal divisions, Wahhabi influence from overseas groups, and discrimination. Alleged Wahhabi activities have been at the heart of some publicized schisms involving mosque admin [...] | 2006-10-24 02:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PTER PREL KISL SMIG NZ |
06WELLINGTON832 | VISIT OF U.S. TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: On his recent trip to New Zealand, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary, Timothy Adams consulted with officials, private economists, academics and business people to ascertain the current state of the NZ economy. Consensus among experts was that NZ is relatively stable and in the midst o [...] | 2006-10-25 02:07:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON834 | UNSCR 1718: NEW ZEALAND SEEKS GUIDANCE AS IT [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request, at paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: In 15 recent speeches, NZ leaders have condemned North Korea's nuclear test and urged the DPRK to return to the six-party talks. The leaders are also pushing their ministries to implement UNSCR 1718 as soon as [...] | 2006-10-25 17:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM NZ KN |
06WELLINGTON842 | NZ WILL ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Post provided reftel demarche to Darryl Dunn, Director of the Middle East and Africa Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On October 30, Ondine Godtschalk, Policy Officer in the Division, called Pol-Econ Couns to say that as in the past, New Zealand would absta [...] | 2006-10-30 03:38:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA NZ IS |
06WELLINGTON843 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS AVM CONVENTION [...] (SBU) PE Couns shared reftel demarche on the 2006 Convention on Conventional Weapons Review Conference with Caroline McDonald, Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). McDonald said that New Zealand is supportive of a strong, legally-binding p [...] | 2006-10-30 23:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PARM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON851 | NEW ZEALAND'S REACTION TO POLITICAL TENSIONS IN FIJI [...] (C) In discussions November 1 regarding political tensions in Fiji with Heather Riddell, Director of Pacific Division at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),Post learned that GNZ will shortly be issuing a formal statement declaring that Fiji's military commander Bainimarama is obliged [...] | 2006-11-01 04:11:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON854 | NEW ZEALAND TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) The following information is in response to reftel A. 2. (SBU) Embassy Wellington's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is: David J. Keegan Deputy Chief of Mission Tel: 64-4-462-6101 Unclassified e-mail: KeeganDJ@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: KeeganDJ@state.sgov [...] | 2006-11-02 01:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON86 | PACOM VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon's January 20-21 visit to New Zealand came at a time of media interest in the bilateral relationship, sparked by a TV mini-series on the ANZUS breakup and public release of former Prime Minister David Lange's private papers (reftel). The Admiral met with Prime Mini [...] | 2006-02-01 20:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC NZ |
06WELLINGTON864 | NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 00:01:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU NZ |
06WELLINGTON866 | NEW ZEALAND'S READ-OUT FROM PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM [...] (C) Summary: GNZ reports that initial concerns that the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) would be derailed over tensions between Solomon Island and Australia regarding the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomons (RAMSI) were resolved by private dialogue among Leaders during retreat. The sessions betw [...] | 2006-11-03 01:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ XV XU |
06WELLINGTON883 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR [...] Embassy delivered reftel letter from U/S Joseph to John McKinnon, Deputy Secretary at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on October 30. 2. Post received a response letter from John McKinnon to Under Secretary Joseph, dated November 3. Post faxed the letter to SIPDIS [...] | 2006-11-08 22:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS NZ |
06WELLINGTON886 | NEW ZEALAND - 2nd DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 02:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU NZ |
06WELLINGTON89 | NZ DISARMAMENT MINISTER SUPPORTS DECISION ON IRAN [...] (U) On February 1, New Zealand Disarmament and Arms Control Minister Phil Goff issued a public statement in support of the IAEA extraordinary meeting decision to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council. Goff, who is also New Zealand's Defense Minister, highlighted the concern [...] | 2006-02-02 04:26:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PGOV KNNP IR NZ |
06WELLINGTON892 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Embassy is in receipt of a diplomatic note from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) informing us that they have decided to support the candidature of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission. The text of the note follows. 2. Begin text: "The Minist [...] | 2006-11-14 00:59:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA NZ |
06WELLINGTON899 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 03:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL |
06WELLINGTON90 | NEW ZEALAND'S PM SORTS OUT MINISTERS' PORTFOLIOS [...] (C) New Zealand Prime Minister Clark has decided that Jim Sutton, who on December 31 wrapped up his tenure as trade negotiations minister, will remain a minister of state inside Cabinet. Former Foreign Minister Phil Goff has taken over as trade negotiations minister. The prime minister provid [...] | 2006-02-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON900 | NEW ZEALAND TERRORISM FINANCE: TRO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 03:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON910 | NEW ZEALAND ACTIVE IN TONGA AND FIJI [...] (C) Summary. Alan Williams, Deputy Director at New ZealandQs Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, told the DCM November 20 that the current crisis in Tonga resulted from economic and political problems that have been developing over many months, but appeared to have abated. The Tongan Gover [...] | 2006-11-20 20:52:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PREL NZ TN |
06WELLINGTON911 | DELIVERING ON NATO'S PROMISE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Pol-Econ Couns shared reftel points with Michael Swain, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Swain expressed sympathy with our frustrations over caveats (NZDF force personnel operate without caveats in Afghanistan) and said [...] | 2006-11-21 03:02:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PINS NZ |
06WELLINGTON912 | GNZ CLOSELY MONITORING FIJI, MAY APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: GNZ is aware that Commodore Bainimarama told the U.S. DATT in Suva he will mount a coup in early December if GOF does not meet all his demands. NZ ministries are to review a list of possible GNZ responses if a coup takes place. They will also likely approach Bainimarama during [...] | 2006-11-21 03:04:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV NZ FJ |
06WELLINGTON915 | ANTARCTIC COMMEMORATIONS: GNZ HOLIDAY CLOSURES AND [...] (U) New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has advised us by Diplomatic Note (para. 2) that MFAT will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays from December 23, 2006 to January 2, 2007. This is a good reminder that many NZ officials will soon be taking off for Chr [...] | 2006-11-21 03:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV OTRA AY NZ |
06WELLINGTON917 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING INT'L MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 18:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO NZ |
06WELLINGTON918 | U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 21 New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) shared a draft copy of New Zealand's report to the UN Security Council detailing their implementation plan for UNSCR 1718 (repeated at para 2 below). GNZ lawyers continue to work on sanction regulations an [...] | 2006-11-21 20:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON923 | IS NATIONAL'S LATEST CRISIS BRASH'S TIPPING POINT? [...] (C) Summary: The author of a soon to be published book claims it will prove National Party leaders have mislead their own caucus and the public about the party's fundraising and other contacts with religious and corporate players during the 2005 campaign. Nats leader Don Brash only days ago [...] | 2006-11-23 17:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON924 | GNZ TO DELIVER STRONG POINTS TO FIJI'S BAINIMARAMA [...] (C) The GNZ MFAT has prepared strongly worded points, which it has passed to the British Defence Attache Nigel Lloyd (DA),who will convey them to Commodore Bainimarama at a private lunch with Bainimarama on November 23 at the DA's residence. (The points are repeated below at para 3). Foreign [...] | 2006-11-23 17:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON925 | NEW ZEALAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 00:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO PREL EAID NZ |
06WELLINGTON928 | OPPOSITION LEADER BRASH RESIGNS; KEY TIPPED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Zealand's main opposition party leader, Dr. Don Brash, has resigned after weeks of speculation over his leadership. Dogged by a series of gaffes and missteps that raised questions over his political judgment, Brash announced that the National Party will caucus on Monday to pi [...] | 2006-11-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON930 | TONGANS IN NEW ZEALAND APPALLED BY VIOLENCE BUT [...] (C) Summary. A prominent member of the Tongan community in Auckland reports that, while local Tongans were shocked by last Thursday's violence in Nuku'alofa, it has not dissuaded them of the need for democratic reform. Local Tongans put much of the blame for the violence not on the pro-democ [...] | 2006-11-26 18:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TN NZ |
06WELLINGTON931 | GNZ TOUGH BUT PESSIMISTIC ON FIJI'S BAINIMARAMA [...] (U) This is an action cable, see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: GNZ anticipates that Commodore Bainimarama will execute his plan to remove members of the government of Fiji on December 4 regardless of what he hears from foreign critics. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters will meet with [...] | 2006-11-26 18:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV FJ TN NZ |
06WELLINGTON938 | GNZ HOSTS FIJI'S QARASE AND BAINIMARAMA FOR TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Bainimarama on November 27, New Zealand's Foreign Minister won his agreement to a meeting with Fiji's PM Qarase; PM Clark then called the PM and persuaded him to come for the meeting. The meeting will take place at New Zealand's Government House from 10:00 a.m. [...] | 2006-11-28 05:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON943 | GNZ SAYS FIJI TALKS CONSTRUCTIVE BUT IS TAKING NO [...] (C) Summary: Fiji Prime Minister Qarase and Commodore Bainimarama today met for two and a quarter hours at Government House in Wellington. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) characterized the meeting as a "considered and serious discussion" of Bainimarama's nine demands [...] | 2006-11-29 07:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON951 | NZ OFFICIALS SOMEWHAT PESSIMISTIC ON FIJI [...] (C) Summary: GNZ officials remain positive about yesterday's talks in Wellington between Fiji PM Qarase and Commodore Frank Bainimarama, and say the PM now has a chance to win hearts and minds to his cause. But they say they believe a coup is more likely than a resolution, and think RFMF ma [...] | 2006-11-30 06:27:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON952 | FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER BRASH RESIGNS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Don Brash has resigned from Parliament, barely a week after he resigned his leadership of the main opposition National Party. Brash's five years in office, particularly the three as party leader, were characterized by controversy. As leader he elevated National's status but h [...] | 2006-11-30 07:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON953 | NEW NATIONAL LEADER WANTS CLOSER TIES TO U.S. BUT [...] (C) Summary: The opposition National Party's new leader, John Key, says that although he favors closer relations between the United States and New Zealand, he believes his country should maintain its nuclear-free policy. Key is clearly trying to remove the nuclear issue from the political ag [...] | 2006-11-30 08:25:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NZ |
06WELLINGTON958 | TALKING POINTS REGARDING VISA WAIVER PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 04:35:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL NZ |
06WELLINGTON96 | NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/ANP [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to EAP/ANP Director Howard Krawitz to travel to Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand from February 8-11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy staff and New Zealand government officials. 2. (U) Embassy has provided hot [...] | 2006-02-07 04:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON966 | NEW ZEALAND INCREASES SANCTIONS ON FIJI [...] (U) Summary: At 4:45 pm on December 6 local time, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced stringent new sanctions "in response to the Fijian Military's unlawful seizure of power." In a public statement, Clark and Peters said the Cabinet had approved the measu [...] | 2006-12-06 04:46:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL FJ NZ |
06WELLINGTON967 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (S) On December 6, PE Couns delivered reftel information to David Taylor, Director of the North Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Taylor said that the information will greatly help NZ officials understand the range of proliferation activities to watch for. He also s [...] | 2006-12-07 04:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL PGOV NZ KN |
06WELLINGTON969 | NEW ZEALAND - TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 00:03:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER NZ |
06WELLINGTON970 | NEW ZEALAND AGREES TO FUND HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: GNZ has approved necessary funding needed to implement an HSPD-6 agreement with the United States, and would like NZ's liaison in Washington to meet with CA to go over next steps. End summary. 2. (C) PE Couns and Econoff met on December 1 with Mike XXXXXXXXXXXX manager of the co [...] | 2006-12-08 02:53:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL NZ |
06YAOUNDE1811 | TOUGH LOVE IN CAMEROON'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary. Corruption, specifically the Government's faithfulness to its anti-corruption promises, continues to take center stage in Cameroon. Indeed, this was Anti-corruption Week in Cameroon, as the Prime Minister launched a high-profile seminar on how to implment the UN Anti-Corrupt [...] | 2006-12-08 11:31:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PREL PGOV EFIN CM |
06YEREVAN1000 | ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER VOICES SUPPORT FOR OSCE [...] (SBU) Addressing the extraordinary congress of Republican Party of Armenia (reftel),the chairman of the party, Prime Minister Andranik Markarian, spoke about the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict, reiterating that the most recent proposals put forth by the OSCE Minsk group (name [...] | 2006-07-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN1010 | YOUR VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (C) We look forward to welcoming you on your first trip to the region wearing both your co-chair and DAS hats. The situation on the ground here in Yerevan has changed somewhat since your last visit in March. While your visit will be brief, your meetings with key leaders will offer us an opp [...] | 2006-07-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1019 | A PROSTITUTE'S STORY: SEX AND TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) Poverty and desperation are the largest factors contributing to trafficking in persons in Armenia, according to prostitutes, police and NGOs in Vanadzor, Armenia's third-largest city. We met them during a July 14 trip to the city, where prostitutes gather after dusk in the traffic circle outsid [...] | 2006-07-28 12:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1020 | MERMOUD VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR REGIONAL [...] (C) During his recent visit to Yerevan, State Department Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud targeted Armenia's perennial problems of customs and tax administration and corruption as critical areas in need of reform. In addition to his meetings with the Pr [...] | 2006-07-28 12:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EINV AM |
06YEREVAN103 | MOSCOW-YEREVAN FLIGHT LANDS IN BAKU WITHOUT [...] (SBU) On January 24 the Siberia Airlines plane making Moscow-Yerevan flight 906 diverted to land in Baku due to poor weather conditions in Yerevan. The passengers did not leave the craft and were served hot food. After spending two hours in Baku, the plane flew to Tbilisi and continued to la [...] | 2006-01-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL AJ AM |
06YEREVAN104 | COALITION NOMINATES KOCHARIAN ADVISOR FOR OMBUDSMAN [...] (SBU) Armenia's governing coalition announced January 20 that it would nominate long-time Kocharian confidant Armen Harutyunyan as the country's next Ombudsman. Local NGOs were divided in their reactions to the announcement, but most told us that the nomination would have significant politica [...] | 2006-01-24 13:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1046 | HUNGER-STRIKING CONVICTS ATTEMPT SUICIDE AFTER [...] (U) Four men serving life sentences at Yerevan's Nubarashen detention facility tried to slit their wrists after a failed escape attempt. The escape attempt followed a hunger strike undertaken by the prisoners in protest of the prison conditions. A task force from the human rights ombudsman's [...] | 2006-08-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1072 | OPPOSITION PARTY ACCUSES GOAM OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Armenia's Heritage Party, an opposition party with a popular, outspoken leader but no seats in parliament, was evicted from its downtown offices in March 2006. Party officials told us they believed the government was behind the eviction, as well as other interference with their operations [...] | 2006-08-08 03:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1082 | OPPOSITION DEFECTOR MAKES IT OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Justice Bloc secretary Viktor Dallakian submitted his long-anticipated resignation from the bloc August 5. Dallakian told us earlier this year that he planned to accept business tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan's offer to lead Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia party (reftel). Dallakian has not yet [...] | 2006-08-09 03:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1091 | AMBASSADOR PUSHES PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON TRAFFICKING CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador, DCM and Poloff met with Armenian Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepyan August 8 about allegations of investigative misconduct and abuse in connection with a human trafficking case. The underlying case involves three prostitutes who allege they were trafficked from Armenia to Turk [...] | 2006-08-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KWMN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM HSTC AM TU |
06YEREVAN1097 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] We delivered reftel points to MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10. Baghdasaryan said the ministry did not have a response yet. We will follow up next week. EVANS [...] | 2006-08-10 12:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | IS LE MOPS PHUM PREL PTER AM |
06YEREVAN110 | WITH GAS USAGE ACCELERATING, GOAM PREPARING FOR WORST [...] (C) ArmRosGazprom (ARG) has drawn roughly half of Armenia's useful reserves -- much quicker than initially expected -- since the January 22 cut off of natural gas supplies from Russia (reftel). Consumption accelerated after the GOAM temporarily reopened a 200-megawatt hydroelectric unit in Hraz [...] | 2006-01-26 04:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG IR AM ENGR AZ |
06YEREVAN1101 | APPARENT REPRISAL: TAX POLICE INSPECT ANTI-TIP NGO [...] (C) An anti-trafficking NGO reported a surprise visit from tax inspectors August 10, two days after the Ambassador pushed the Armenian Prosecutor General (PG) Aghvan Hovsepyan to investigate allegations of investigative corruption the "Hope and Help" NGO had raised with the Embassy (reftel). A [...] | 2006-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KCRM KTIP HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1123 | AMBASSADOR SUPPORTS RESOLUTION 1701 IN ARMENIAN MEDIA [...] On August 14, the Ambassador gave an interview to Armenian Public TV to explain UN Security Council Resolution 1701 on Lebanon. The interview was aired without commentary on Public TV's evening news, the most-watched news programs in the country. During the interview, Ambassador Evans emphas [...] | 2006-08-17 05:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN KPAO LE AM |
06YEREVAN1161 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S NEW ANTI-TIP NGO COMMITTEE [...] (C) On August 21, the Prosecutor General (PG) announced the formation of an NGO committee to assist it in its anti- TIP efforts. Anti-TIP NGO leaders generally feel the creation of such a team is a good idea, as long as it is allowed to function fully and does not become a tool for the PG to [...] | 2006-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN118 | OPPOSITION BOYCOTT BREAKING DOWN, NOT OFFICIALLY [...] (C) Members of the opposition Justice Bloc in the National Assembly are poised "to take a more active role in the parliament" but remain unwilling to officially end their boycott. Justice Bloc leader Stepan Demirchian told us he intended to use the spring sessions of the National Assembly (s [...] | 2006-01-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN119 | RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER IN ARMENIA, NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov arrived in Armenia January 26 for meetings with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan, and Chief of General Staff General Mikhael Harutiunyan. Speaking at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport (extreme weather conditions postpone [...] | 2006-01-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1204 | SETTING THE STAGE FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election experts offer mixed views of ongoing efforts to improve key democratic institutions prior to the May 2007 parliamentary election. The challenges -- technical, bureaucratic and political -- are daunting. However there is room for cautious optimism that the GOAM is at lea [...] | 2006-09-05 10:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMCA KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN1237 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PARLIAMENT SPEAKER [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Torosian told the Ambassador at a September 6 meeting that Armenia was committed to holding democratic elections in 2007 and 2008 and that work on revisions to the electoral code had nearly reached consensus, both among drafters and with international community advisers [...] | 2006-09-08 10:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR AM |
06YEREVAN1248 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PM MARGARIAN [...] (C) WARM WISHES: The Ambassador's September 5 farewell call on Prime Minister Andranik Margarian was brief and businesslike. Margarian praised the bilateral cooperation and achievements of the last two years, notably the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact and the ongoing U.S.-Armenia [...] | 2006-09-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1249 | DEFMIN SARGSIAN REVEIWS N-K, IRAN, AND ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sargsian lauded the growing bilateral defense relationship, before complaining about Azerbaijan's approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations. He said that Azerbaijan constantly revises its demands, and called for the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to demand greater consistency from the [...] | 2006-09-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AM IR |
06YEREVAN1254 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S SEPTEMBER 19-20 [...] (S) SUMMARY: We look forward to welcoming you to Armenia. Armenia and the United States have lately enjoyed increasing trust and military cooperation. While Armenia initially lagged behind its fellow South Caucasus republics in developing relationships with Western nations and Euro-Atlantic i [...] | 2006-09-11 12:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1263 | DEMARCHE ON SYRIA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AM |
06YEREVAN1265 | FM OSKANIAN'S FAREWELL SENDOFF TOUCHES ALL THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Oskanian's farewell lunch for the Ambassador offered a review of current issues. Oskanian expressed relief and exasperation about the ability to reach consensus on how the NK/Occupied Territories fires issue would be managed at the UNGA. He worried over the Iranian nuclear [...] | 2006-09-13 07:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETTC EAID SCUL OVIP KNNP UNGA AM IR |
06YEREVAN1268 | GEORGIA ARRESTS ARMENIANS FOR CROSSING SEPARATIST [...] (C) Since early August, numerous Armenian citizens have been arrested in Georgia for transiting the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia without Georgian permission, which is illegal under Georgian law. Armenian media claim that 100 have been arrested. Armenian diplomats have co [...] | 2006-09-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM GG RU |
06YEREVAN127 | RUSSIAN GAS HASN'T REACHED ARMENIA YET [...] (C) On January 29, Armenia cut gas to its thermal power plant in Hrazdan (which converts gas to electricity),reducing the country's average daily consumption to about 3.5 (down from 6.7) million cubic meters (mcm),enough to conserve about one more day of useful gas reserves. Banking on repo [...] | 2006-01-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
06YEREVAN1271 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR AT THE NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV SU AM |
06YEREVAN1272 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 14:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC |
06YEREVAN1278 | IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LURES HIS ARMENIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM IR |
06YEREVAN1280 | VIKTOR DALLAKIAN OUTLINES POLITICAL PREDICTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 12:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN1286 | IRANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER LURES HIS ARMENIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speaking alongside the visiting Iranian Mejlis Speaker, Armenian Parliament Speaker Torosian made remarks suggesting troubling new dimensions to the Armenian-Iran relationship, and implicitly supporting Iran's position in the current debate over Iran's nuclear program. We think T [...] | 2006-09-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM IR |
06YEREVAN129 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA TRYING TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) On January 26, Post delivered reftel points regarding issues of concern during the final negotiations on Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) at the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM). Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations [...] | 2006-01-31 07:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN130 | ENERGY: ARMENIA GEARING UP FOR EXPORTS TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Natural gas from Russia reached Armenia on January 30, just as Armenia depleted its useful reserves. At full capacity (delivering 375 thousand cubic meters per hour) by early morning January 31, the pipeline has now pressurized sufficiently to restart thermal units in Hrazdan, a process A [...] | 2006-01-31 12:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
06YEREVAN1320 | NGO SCORES VICTORY WITH VOLUNTEERISM LAW [...] In an encouraging victory for self-governance, on September 14, the GOAM approved a draft law pushed by a civil society NGO. The law would recognize the concept of a volunteer employee, and put a stop to tax inspectors' insistence that cash-strapped NGOs pay social security and income taxes f [...] | 2006-09-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN1328 | GENERAL WARD TALKS FMF AND N-K WITH DEFMIN [...] (C) EUCOM Deputy Commander General William Ward visited the GOAM's 12th Peacekeeping Battalion and the Ministry of Defense during his visit to Yerevan this week. He thanked Armenia for its contributions to KFOR and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and pushed both the commander of the peacekeeping bat [...] | 2006-09-25 06:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AM |
06YEREVAN1335 | ARMENIAN BRANDY: CHURCHILL'S FAVORITE FACES NEW THREATS [...] (U) Standing on one end of Yerevan's "drunken" bridge, the Yerevan Brandy Company (YBC) is Armenia's leading exporter of brandy/cognac; a signature Armenian product, famous throughout the former-Soviet world. The company exports approximately 90 percent of its product, 75 percent to Russia. W [...] | 2006-09-26 02:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR PREL GG RS AM |
06YEREVAN1347 | UNSC RACE: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 11:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE AM |
06YEREVAN1365 | LOCAL ACTIVISTS SKEPTICAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26, donor organizations presented election assistance plans to a group of local NGO partners. The NGOs were pessimistic that technical assistance and training would make much difference to the conduct of the 2007 elections, believing the GOAM would pre-determine the [...] | 2006-10-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN1371 | DFM KIRAKOSSIAN UNDERWHELMED BY TURKISH JOINT [...] (S) SUMMARY: DFM Kirakossian was unimpressed by Turkey's recent non-paper on joint commissions, viewing it as "a step backward" for Armenia's priorities. He resents Turkey's determination (as he sees it) to postpone any discussion on the broader issues of the current relationship until after [...] | 2006-10-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PREL PGOV AM TU |
06YEREVAN1374 | IRANIAN PROFESSOR DISCUSSES NUKES, UNIVERSITY [...] (C) A Tehran professor who participated in a local thinktank's seminar this week in Yerevan said sanctions and incompetent Iranian foreign policy were to blame for Iran's lack of involvement in the South Caucasus. He also complained that Iran was being punished for its intentions to build a n [...] | 2006-10-04 06:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL MARR IR AM |
06YEREVAN1388 | GUAM ALLIES GANG UP ON RUSSIA DURING THINKTANK [...] (U) A Russian analyst who spouted anti-Western rhetoric at a local thinktank seminar this week in Yerevan found himself outnumbered when panelists from Georgia (including a former foreign minister),Ukraine and Azerbaijan ganged up on him during their speeches and particularly during the quest [...] | 2006-10-05 12:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UK GG RU AZ AM |
06YEREVAN139 | ARMENIA CONVICTS MORE TRAFFICKERS [...] (SBU) On January 12 the first instance court of Kotayk Region sentenced Gayane Mirzoyan and Avetis Kiziriyan to four and a half years of prison under charges of Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The defendants worked for a notorious pimp in Dubai, Anahit Malkhasyan, who died in a car accident on [...] | 2006-01-31 12:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC |
06YEREVAN1390 | ARMENIA SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KN AM |
06YEREVAN1396 | ARMENIANS WORRIED ABOUT EFFECTS OF GEORGIA-RUSSIA [...] (C) Public statements from Armenian officials are generally calm and balanced, but acknowledge the effects on Armenia of the Russian blockade of Georgia. Privately, officials are more concerned, and more of them blame Georgia than Russia. PM Markarian told visiting DAS Matt Bryza on October [...] | 2006-10-06 10:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AM |
06YEREVAN1403 | CHIRAC AVOIDS DEMOCRACY TALK, FOCUSES ON 1915 [...] (SBU) French President Jacques Chirac avoided tough democracy talk during his first visit to Armenia September 29 through October 1, preferring instead to focus on crowd-pleasers like "genocide" recognition. Chirac also told reporters that Nagorno Karabakh settlement talks should remain the p [...] | 2006-10-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR AM |
06YEREVAN1424 | PUSHING ARMENIA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST KONGRA GEL [...] (S) The Government of Armenia has taken little action to respond to USG requests to address concerns about the possible presence and activity of Kongra Gel in Armenia. A recent high-level push by visiting DAS Matt Bryza got a more positive response, but it is too soon to tell if the GOAM will [...] | 2006-10-11 12:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER AM |
06YEREVAN1425 | ARMENIA RECEPTIVE TO DPRK NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN AM |
06YEREVAN1429 | ROMANIAN PRESIDENT PUSHES EURO INTEGRATION DURING [...] (C) Romanian President Traian Basescu played the role of European statesman during his visit to Yerevan last week, using his meetings to push issues high on the agenda of most Western diplomatic missions in Armenia. Basescu's nuanced approach was a marked contrast to that of French President [...] | 2006-10-12 10:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PGOV PREL RO AM |
06YEREVAN145 | ARMENIA STILL NOT WILLING TO JEOPARDIZE RELATIONS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points and P5 plus 2 statement on Iran to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. "We understand Russia's position and we understand your position," Mkrtumyan said, "but Iran is our neighbor and a close trading partner." [...] | 2006-02-01 12:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM |
06YEREVAN1450 | ARMENIA PUBLICY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT DPRK [...] (SBU) In an October 12 meeting with acting MFA press spokesman Vladimir Karapetian, PAO and IO renewed our request (reftel demarche) that the Armenian MFA release an appropriate statement condemning North Korea's nuclear test. The following day, the MFA released a statement to local media, whic [...] | 2006-10-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KPAO KN AM |
06YEREVAN1457 | SETTLING SCORES ON THE STREET IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Oligarchs and thugs have taken to settling scores on the street in greater numbers in the last few months, and high-profile assassinations and murder attempts are on the rise in Armenia. Though the crimes do not appear to be related, and in most cases the motives are unclear, the increase i [...] | 2006-10-18 04:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1475 | WHO WATCHES THE BORDER BETWEEN IRAN AND [...] (C) Armenia's border with Iran extends only some 40 kilometers along the Arax river and is patrolled effectively by Russian border guards with Armenian support. Much more opaque, however, is how the 95 kilometer border between Iran and the territories of Azerbaijan now occupied by Armenian an [...] | 2006-10-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR AM |
06YEREVAN1476 | BRYZA AND PRIME MINISTER DISCUSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) EUR DAS Bryza met with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian on October 4 to encourage Armenia to work towards free and fair elections in 2007 and 2008 and to discuss energy security and other regional issues. Markarian was open and engaged. He welcomed U.S. assistance on elections [...] | 2006-10-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU AM |
06YEREVAN1484 | ASSESSING KURDISH MILITANCY IN ARMENIA -- SO FAR, [...] (S) PKK activities in Armenia seem thus far to be fairly low-level, though Armenia's Yezidi community -- an ethnic minority related to Kurds by blood and language -- may be receptive to PKK outreach. Among other things, we have heard reports that the PKK sends money to some Armenian Yezidi a [...] | 2006-10-24 09:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1492 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Valery Mkrtumian, the head of the Armenian MFA's International Organizations Department. Mkrtumian said "many countries" had approached the GOAM with a request to cosponsor the NAM-sponsored resolutions. "We will not cosponsor, and we will take into consider [...] | 2006-10-25 04:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER AM |
06YEREVAN150 | WITH POWERLINES ENERGIZED, ARMENIAN ELECTRICITY [...] (C) The flow of natural gas from Russia through Georgia has continued at full capacity (9 million cubic meters daily) without interruption since January 31. The GOAM energized two power lines to Georgia (reftel) which have supplied an average of 125 megawatts since the thermal power unit in H [...] | 2006-02-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM |
06YEREVAN1506 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Valery Mkrtumian, head of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Mkrtumian noted that Armenia had abstained from the vote on the resolution on the Division for Palestinian Rights. Regarding our request that Armenia abstain from voting on the other t [...] | 2006-10-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS AM |
06YEREVAN1507 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Valery Mkrtumian, head of the MFA's International Organizations Department, on October 16. Mkrtumian responded October 26, that the GOAM would cooperate with the United States. However, he commented, as he has in the past, that Armenia is very far removed fro [...] | 2006-10-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN AM |
06YEREVAN1508 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSCE UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) We inquired with Valery Mkrtumian, head of the MFA's International Organizations Department, about Armenia's plans to attend the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation workshop. Mkrtumian said it was possible Armenia would send a deputy minister, but that the decision had not yet been finali [...] | 2006-10-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AM |
06YEREVAN1509 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel summary to Karine Afrikian, head of the United States and Canada desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and asked for suggestions on possible projects to promote the empowerment of women. After the meeting and at Afrikian's request, we sent her an electronic versio [...] | 2006-10-27 04:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA |
06YEREVAN1511 | BSEC MINISTERIAL: ARMENIA'S VIEWS [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, the Head of the International Economic Cooperation Department at the MFA told us that Armenia is likely to offer only luke-warm support to any U.S. proposal for a BSEC meeting on the environment. He also expressed concern about Georgia's efforts to include it [...] | 2006-10-27 06:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PREL ECON AM |
06YEREVAN1516 | REVISED ELECTION CODE MOVING FORWARD, FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenia passed its revised election code through its first reading October 26, a small positive step. The draft can still be modified before final passage. OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe Venice Commission (CoE/VC) provided a detailed joint commentary on the draft bill. The [...] | 2006-10-30 04:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE AM |
06YEREVAN1518 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PSI AND UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 13:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS AM |
06YEREVAN1524 | PROSECUTOR-GENERAL'S TIP-MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATION [...] (C) An internal probe of allegations of misconduct with human traffickers by two investigators in the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office is apparently over, and the investigators reportedly cleared of all charges. No results have been released publicly. Sources within the PG's Office and some [...] | 2006-10-31 04:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1529 | CONCERN BUT NOT PANIC: ARMENIAN BUSINESSES COPE WITH CLOSURE OF THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA BORDER [...] (SBU) While Armenian officials have voiced considerable concern about the economic impact of the Georgian-Russian border closing, the Armenian business community's response has been relatively mild and fatalistic. Some local exporters report a 30 percent increase in shipping costs to Russia, [...] | 2006-10-31 12:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAGR AM KFRD |
06YEREVAN1530 | KOCHARIAN COMPLAINS TO EU AMBASSADORS ABOUT N-K [...] (C) In a meeting with EU Heads of Mission on October 27, President Kocharian was deeply pessimistic about chances for a settlement on Nagorno-Karabakh, resigned that Armenia would pay a greater cost for poor Russia-Georgia relations than either of the two parties, and expressed some frustratio [...] | 2006-10-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE AM |
06YEREVAN1537 | GAZPROM MOVING TO TAKE CONTROL OF IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (C) Russian energy giant Gazprom strengthened its hold over the Armenian energy sector yesterday when it purchased all of the additional shares ArmRosGazprom (ARGP) issued to raise capital for the purchase of the Fifth Unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant (Hrazdan 5). With the share purcha [...] | 2006-11-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1548 | POST'S ANTI-TIP FULL-COURT PRESS [...] (C) Post delivered a major push on trafficking in persons this week, meeting a number of senior government officials to discuss the GOAM's anti-trafficking efforts. In each meeting, we delivered a strong message: Armenia risks another year on the Tier 2 Watch List, or worse, if the GOAM doesn' [...] | 2006-11-02 14:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP KWMN KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1565 | USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY PUSHES FAIR ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Julie Finley, US Ambassador to the OSCE, visited Armenia October 17-19, and met a wide range of GOAM officials and non-governmental contacts. While they embraced her strong messages on free and fair elections, media freedom, trafficking in persons (TIP),and anti-corruption, offi [...] | 2006-11-06 04:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AM |
06YEREVAN1566 | ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO PSI AND UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian sent the embassy a reply to Under Secretary Joseph's letter (ref A) on PSI. Kirakossian reaffirmed Armenia's support for the PSI and the Statement of Interdiction Principles. He also commented on Armenia's record of non-proliferation cooperatio [...] | 2006-11-06 07:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS ETTC AM |
06YEREVAN1586 | FM OSKANIAN BLASTS GUL FOR MOSCOW COMMENTS ON [...] (C) FM Oskanian responded November 4 to Turkish FM Gul's remarks to RFE/RL on Turkish-Armenian relations. Oskanian's statement rebuked Turkey for ignoring President Kocharian's April 2005 response to PM Erdogan's historical commission proposal, and for Turkey's renewed insistence on the histo [...] | 2006-11-08 13:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM |
06YEREVAN1587 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING CUBA EMBARGO [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Valery Mkrtumyan, head of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Mkrtumyan said that Armenia has voted in favor of the Cuba Embargo Resolution in the past, and like [...] | 2006-11-08 14:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU AM |
06YEREVAN1597 | ARMENIA'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Armenia has improved its record on four of the five interim assessment indicators provided to post by G/TIP. There have been no positive developments so far this year for the fifth indicator, "vigorously investigating and prosecuting officials for complicity in trafficking." However, we [...] | 2006-11-14 06:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | HSTC KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1602 | FM OSKANIAN PRESENTS FOREIGN POLICY GOALS [...] (C) Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian presented a succinct outline of Armenian foreign and domestic policy priorities during the Wilton Park Conference on the South Caucasus held in Yerevan November 6 - 10. Oskanian elaborated on Armenia's foreign policy of "complementarity," identified economic li [...] | 2006-11-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ TU AM |
06YEREVAN1603 | RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT WARNS ARMENIA AGAINST "ELECTION [...] (C) A Russian diplomat delivered a strong anti-Western message at the Wilton Park Conference in Yerevan November 7. While discussing Russia's foreign policy vis a vis each of the South Caucasus countries, he praised Azerbaijani "independence," blasted Georgian nationalism, and warned Armenia a [...] | 2006-11-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM RU AM |
06YEREVAN1609 | ARMENIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ILC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 07:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ILC UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN1612 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN AM |
06YEREVAN1616 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (S) The following information is provided in response to reftel. (a) TFCO: Anthony Godfrey, Charge d'Affairs Phone: (37410) 464-700 ext. 4599 Tie Line: 996 0000 UNCLASS E-Mail: GodfreyAF@state.gov SIPDIS CLASNET/SIPRNET: Godfreyaf@state.sgov.gov (b) Deputy TFCO: Elizabeth Pelletr [...] | 2006-11-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER AM |
06YEREVAN1626 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP KN AM |
06YEREVAN1634 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS AM |
06YEREVAN1635 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHARING DRAFT IRAQ TEXT WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC IZ AM |
06YEREVAN1645 | JAVAKHETI: AN ARMENIAN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Georgia,s predominantly Armenian Samstkhe-Javakheti (S-J) region periodically makes news in Armenia, colored by the local perception here that Georgians treat their Armenian minority shabbily. Armenian government officials have not generally complained on this theme, but others, including [...] | 2006-11-27 13:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AM |
06YEREVAN1647 | IRAN'S MELLAT BANK MAINTAINING A SMALL PRESENCE IN [...] (C) On November 27, while meeting on other issues, we spoke with Armenian Central Bank Board Member Vache Gabrielyan about banking relations between Armenia and Iran. Gabrielyan said the only Iranian bank in Armenia is Mellat Bank CJSC Armenia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mellat Bank Iran. H [...] | 2006-11-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON IR AM |
06YEREVAN1667 | RESULTS OF POST'S ANTI-TIP FULL-COURT PRESS [...] (C) A November 27 meeting with the Prosecutor General (PG) suggests our series of "straight talk" interventions with GOAM officials in late October and early November (ref B) may be bearing fruit. The PG was more forthcoming than in previous meetings, foreshadowing changes to the PG anti-TIP u [...] | 2006-12-01 11:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1673 | FM OSKANIAN UPBEAT ON N-K NEGOTIATIONS, WARNS [...] (C) In a December 1 briefing to Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan, FM Oskanian said that the November 28 meeting between Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev was "positive and productive." He went into limited detail about new elements which will be the basis of future discussions [...] | 2006-12-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN1674 | DE FACTO N-K AUTHORITIES INVITE U.S. TO OBSERVE [...] (C) The Yerevan representative office of the self-declared "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (NKR) asked post to convey a letter to EUR DAS Matt Bryza, in his capacity as Minsk Group co-chair, advising him of an NKR referendum December 10 and inviting him to observe the proceedings. Full text of the [...] | 2006-12-04 16:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ |
06YEREVAN1677 | REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF IRAQ-WOUNDED ARMENIAN [...] Post strongly urges that the Department of Defense approve the evacuation to Walter Reed Army Medical Center of Armenian First Lieutenant Georgi Nalbandian, who was wounded during his service with coalition forces in Iraq. Providing treatment and rehabilitative care to Nalbandian in Washington [...] | 2006-12-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS AM |
06YEREVAN1679 | PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN CRACKS THE DOOR WIDER FOR NDI; [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kocharian used his meeting with EUR/ACE Tom Adams to complain at length about allegedly anti-government NDI activities, while reiterating appreciation for other NDI programs. He stated that NDI would be registered "after the elections." However, NDI would remain free [...] | 2006-12-06 09:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN1680 | ARMENIA: TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 10:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER KVPR KTFN AM |
06YEREVAN1683 | ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT REAUTHORIZES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] The National Assembly voted December 6 to reauthorize the Armenia's troop deployment to Iraq. The 85-19 vote followed two days of vigorous debate, and the personal appearance of Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian who debated with some skeptical deputies the wisdom of the deployment on the parlia [...] | 2006-12-06 14:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PREL AM IZ |
06YEREVAN1685 | NDI PRESIDENT'S VISIT SPEAKS TO ARMENIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN1686 | AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS IN ARMENIA [...] The GOAM, with support from the USG, has significantly improved its avian flu preparedness, but would still face serious challenges responding to a large-scale outbreak. At a recent meeting, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Levon Rukhkian told us that the Ministry had almost completed a series [...] | 2006-12-07 06:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL TBIO KFLU AM |
06YEREVAN1687 | ARMENIA'S CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR IF-AND-WHEN RUSSIA [...] (C) As winter approaches and tensions continue between Georgia and Russia, Armenians are increasingly concerned that Russian gas, shipped to Armenia through Georgia, will be cut off as happened in January 2006 (ref A). According to a USAID-funded expert, Armen Arzumanyan, if Russian gas is cut [...] | 2006-12-07 10:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS GA AJ AM |
06YEREVAN169 | EMBASSY YEREVAN EMPHASIZES STATE OF THE UNION [...] Embassy Yerevan took advantage of the public diplomacy opportunities provided by the President's State of the Union Address in a variety of events and formats. As a result, the Armenian media extensively covered the major foreign policy themes of the speech. Specifically, the Ambassador's F [...] | 2006-02-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN1705 | ARMENIA'S PRESS REPORTS ON REFERENDUM IN "NKR" [...] (SBU) The Armenian media widely covered the constitutional referendum held December 10 in the "Nagorno Karabakh Republic." According to preliminary results, the constitution passed by 98.6 percent, with an 87 percent voter turnout. Newspapers complained at the international community's refus [...] | 2006-12-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AM AJ |
06YEREVAN1706 | ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (U) Members of parliament debated the country's first-ever draft National Security Strategy December 1. Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian presented the draft and moderated a remarkably civil and constructive discussion. Heads of foreign missions, representatives of NGOs and journalists were in [...] | 2006-12-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR EAID KDEM AM |
06YEREVAN171 | RUSSIAN G-8 CTAG LEADERSHIP "JUST LIKE YOU" [...] (SBU) Russia kicked off its G-8 presidency year following instructions to head up local Counter-terrorism Action Group (CTAG) meetings in the pattern of earlier French and U.S. local leadership. Representatives of local G-8 embassies were invited to participate and, with the exception of the [...] | 2006-02-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS AM |
06YEREVAN1711 | NK WAR VETERAN ARRESTED FOR SEDITION, FACES [...] (C) On December 10, Armenian authorities detained Nagorno-Karabakh war hero Zhirair Sefilian on charges of plotting to overthrow the government by force. The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) arrested Sefilian and alleged co-conspirator Vardan Malkhasian while the offices and apartment [...] | 2006-12-12 13:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1715 | RESULTS OF PG'S TIP INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Although we believe the Prosecutor General's (PG) Office's internal probe into allegations of investigatorial misconduct was less than thorough, we were pleased to learn December 11 that the PG's order to restructure his Anti-TIP Unit includes the reduction in status and transfer of the ac [...] | 2006-12-13 13:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | HSTC PHUM PREL PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN1716 | ARMENIA PROSECUTES FIRST LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (SBU) On December 12, a court in Gyumri ruled on the first-ever labor trafficking case in Armenia, sentencing the trafficker to five years of imprisonment and financial compensation for the victims. According to testimony, the victims had been trafficked to Russia to work construction near Alme [...] | 2006-12-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HSTC AM |
06YEREVAN1726 | ARMENIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2006. Per reftel instruction, the following is an update of Armenia's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. With substantial U.S. assistance, Armenia continues to strengthen its capacity to counter th [...] | 2006-12-18 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AM |
06YEREVAN174 | "WHO'S WHO" IN ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO ARMENIA [...] International assistance has been the primary driver of development in Armenia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the early 1990s, Armenia suffered devastating losses in its industrial sector and severe deterioration of its public infrastructure. Initial [...] | 2006-02-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN EAID PREL AM |
06YEREVAN1742 | AZERBAIJANI SOLDIER CAPTURED BY ARMENIAN TROOPS [...] (U) The Armenian press reports that an Azerbaijani soldier was captured by ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno Karabakh (N-K) on the line of contact December 7, after he reportedly crossed into Armenian-controlled territory east of N-K, in the Aghdam District. It is unclear whether 19-year-old V [...] | 2006-12-20 11:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AJ AM |
06YEREVAN1750 | CDA HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS LUNCH [...] (C) Lively discussion at a Human Rights Day lunch hosted by the Charge d'Affaires December 20 demonstrated that, while Armenia's most vocal human rights advocates agree that the upcoming parliamentary elections will not be free and fair, they do not fear airing their most damning complaints in [...] | 2006-12-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV APER KPAO AM |
06YEREVAN1757 | THREE LIFE PRISONERS FREED BY ARMENIA'S HIGHEST COURT [...] (U) In a very surprising move, Armenia's highest court overturned the conviction and sentences of three defendants in a controversial murder case December 22. Soldiers Razmik Sargsian, Musa Serobian and Araik Zalian had been serving life sentences for the 2003 murder of two fellow servicemen i [...] | 2006-12-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN1765 | ARMENIA: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Per ref A request, the following are the titles and contact information for the women we identified in ref C: - Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Hasmik Poghosyan, tel. (374-10) 529-349, 566-065; address: Government Building #3, Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia. - Labor and Social [...] | 2006-12-27 10:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL |
06YEREVAN1776 | REQUEST FOR LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING [...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para. 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's timely assistance in performing human rights vetting for the following proposed participants in two George C. Marshall Center programs. Ruben Anany [...] | 2006-12-29 10:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN188 | ARMENIA CONSIDERING POSITION ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE AM |
06YEREVAN189 | ARMENIAN BODY POLITIC: FEARING A DEAL ON N-K [...] (C) Despite the fact that only a handful of people in the GOAM have any concrete information about the state of the discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K),the Armenian political class is clearly concerned that a deal might well be in the works. In contrast to senior government officials' publi [...] | 2006-02-08 13:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN190 | ARMENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 13:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC AM |
06YEREVAN191 | ARMENIA SET TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 00:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM MARR AM |
06YEREVAN192 | ARMENIA'S COMPETITION COMMISSION: GROWING [...] (SBU) Founded in 2001 to regulate monopolies and combat anti-competitive behavior, the Armenian Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (the Commission) plays a limited role in managing the Armenian marketplace. The Commission's caseload and enforcement action increased signific [...] | 2006-02-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL EAID ETRD AM |
06YEREVAN193 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PREL IS AM |
06YEREVAN200 | ARMENIA TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 05:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE AM |
06YEREVAN208 | AVIAN FLU UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST [...] (SBU) An eleven-member Avian Influenza (AI) Interagency Team including representatives from USAID, USDA, HHS/CDC, DoD and State, traveled in Yerevan from January 24-26. The team, or elements thereof, met with the Ministers of Agriculture, Health and Education, with representatives from interna [...] | 2006-02-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON PREL AM EAGR |
06YEREVAN213 | NUCLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD: ARMENIA SEEKING US GUIDANCE [...] (C) This is an action request. Member states of the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors are tentatively scheduled to meet June 2006 in Yerevan. Armenia is the current chair of the association. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian [...] | 2006-02-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG KNNP PREL AORC IR EU RS AM |
06YEREVAN214 | USG'S TIP REPORT: DRIVING ARMENIA'S ANTI-TIP [...] (SBU) On February 9 the State Inter-Agency Anti- Trafficking Commission met to discuss GOAM efforts on combating trafficking in persons (TIP) throughout 2005 in advance of the submission of the USG annual TIP Report. Members of the Commission representing state bodies (Ministry of Justice, Mi [...] | 2006-02-13 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC |
06YEREVAN215 | ARMENIA NOT PREPARED TO DONATE TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN [...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A points regarding GOAM support for Iraqi and Afghan Security Forces to Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation Department Head General-Major Misha Melkonyan February 13. Melkonyan told us that he would forward our request "to military leadership" but that Armenia, [...] | 2006-02-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ AM |
06YEREVAN223 | ARMENIA NONCOMMITTAL ON SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AM |
06YEREVAN227 | FULL TEXT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REPORT ON N-K [...] (SBU) The National Assembly's Committee on Foreign Relations released its report on the March 29-30, 2005 hearings on the "Nagorno Karabakh Problem: Settlement Ways" (original in English). Although at this late date the report itself is not likely to inform Armenian public opinion, its relea [...] | 2006-02-14 12:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN231 | IRANIAN FM LAUDS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, CALLS [...] (C) "We do not need permission to pursue a peaceful nuclear program," Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki told reporters during a press conference at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 14 in Yerevan. Mottaki arrived in Yerevan February 14 for a series of official meetings at Forei [...] | 2006-02-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG KNNP PREL MARR RS AJ IR AM |
06YEREVAN237 | IS AN N-K SETTLEMENT DEAD? EVERYONE POINTING [...] (C) Official Yerevan remains careful not to close the door on the possibility of a settlement in the long-running Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, while opposition politicians and thinktankers appear almost gleeful in what is being widely reported as a breakdown in the talks at Rambouillet. Most im [...] | 2006-02-15 14:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN238 | ARMENIAN FM OSKANIAN REFLECTS ON RAMBOUILLET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Oskanian was not as pessimistic about the results of Rambouillet as we had anticipated when we heard him reflect on the event and on his views of the way ahead February 15. Although agreement eluded the two presidents at Paris, it was Oskanian's view that many is [...] | 2006-02-16 04:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM AJ OSCE |
06YEREVAN244 | DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE: PM ON BOARD, WITH CAVEATS [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed USG plans for democracy assistance leading up to the 2007-2008 elections and designed to bolster Armenia's record on ruling justly during a recent meeting with Prime Minister Andranik Markarian. Noting the failures in the constitutional referendum in 2005, the Amb [...] | 2006-02-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN246 | NA ELECTS HARUTYUNYAN OMBUDSMAN [...] (SBU) The National Assembly elected Armen Harutyunyan as Armenia's new Human Rights Ombudsman on February 17. As the president's candidate, his election was not in doubt, but the governing coalition and the president found they needed to expend more political capital than they had intended un [...] | 2006-02-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN249 | ARMENIA SUPPORTS CREATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PHUM ADCO AM |
06YEREVAN257 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN258 | ORPHANED RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES IN ARMENIA: SEARCH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian nuclear regulatory authorities are preparing to ship two high-intensity, orphaned radiological sources to Russia for secure storage. According to the director of the quasi-govermenta [...] | 2006-02-23 03:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP AM |
06YEREVAN264 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARMENIA TO CONDEMN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER IZ AM |
06YEREVAN267 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION OF [...] (SBU) On February 17, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan created a commission to investigate allegations against his employees including the investigator of his Anti-Trafficking Unit, Aristakes Yeremyan (see paragraph 6). In a meeting with the DCM, Hovsepyan was notably upset about Armenia's [...] | 2006-02-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PREL AM KTIP HSTC |
06YEREVAN274 | GHUKASIAN CALLS FOR ARMENIA TO LEAVE THE [...] (C) Nagorno-Karabakh "president" Arkady Ghukasian called on Armenia to pursue negotiations with Azerbaijan only if N-K representatives were a part of the process. Although Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian quickly moved to issue a clarification of Ghukasian's comments, the GOAM was clearly [...] | 2006-02-24 11:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN280 | ARMENIA'S NEW POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) Although parliamentary and presidential elections are still more than a year away, Yerevan's political season is well and truly underway. Several well-known political and business figures have announced the formation of new political parties in early 2006, in effect revealing their ambiti [...] | 2006-02-24 13:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN281 | KEEPING ARMENIA'S LIGHTS ON: PIPE DREAMS AND [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian is, by most accounts, Armenia's negotiator-in-chief on energy. He has personally formulated and, through a tight network of close advisors, controlled the implementation of the GOAM's strategically important and financially significant energy deals with Russia a [...] | 2006-02-27 10:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP GG AJ AM |
06YEREVAN282 | TUMANYAN OUT, GEVORKIAN IN -- PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) President Kocharian accepted Chief of Staff Artashes Tumanyan's resignation on February 24, then immediately named his long-time senior assistant, Armen Gevorkian, in Tumanyan's place. Although Gevorkian had been the de-facto head of Kocharian's administration for a number of years, Tuman [...] | 2006-02-27 13:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AM |
06YEREVAN294 | MORE ON RAMBOUILLET FROM KOCHARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private discussion February 28 with the Ambassador, President Kocharian did not rule out further talks on Nagorno-Karabakh, but dilated at some length on why he believed Rambouillet had been doomed to failure from the outset, and why he did not believe that Azeri President Al [...] | 2006-03-01 11:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ AM PGOV PREL OSCE |
06YEREVAN295 | ARMENIA: ANXIOUS NOT TO CONFRONT IRAN ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding Iran's application for membership in the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors during separate calls on Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian February 28. Si [...] | 2006-03-01 12:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN312 | ENERGY MINISTER POINTS TO IRAN'S ROLE IN BALANCING [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan discussed Armenia's ongoing disagreement with Russia over anticipated price hikes in gas supplies, the GOAM's ambitions to diversify its sources of energy, Iran's role in the Armenian energy market, and [...] | 2006-03-02 11:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN315 | N-K: KOCHARIAN'S PRIME-TIME INTERVIEW [...] (SBU) In a rare, 45-minute television interview aired live on March 2, President Kocharian addressed Nagorno-Karabakh and OSCE-Minsk Group-led negotiations at Rambouillet in February. Looking fully at ease and in complete control of the scene, Kocharian answered questions from a carefully se [...] | 2006-03-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN323 | CONTRASTING INDIA AND IRAN FOR THE ARMENIANS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered points contained refs A and B to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian March 6, editorializing that, whereas India, though not a signatory of the NPT, had now agreed with the United States to enter the non-proliferation mainstream, Iran, an NPT signatory, was stil [...] | 2006-03-05 13:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AM IR IN KSCA PARM PREL |
06YEREVAN33 | FORMER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER GRANDSTANDING, [...] (SBU) Larisa Alaverdyan's tenure as Armenian Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) concluded January 5, under the terms of Armenia's newly amended constitution (reftel). On January 4, President Robert Kocharian created an ad hoc commission to oversee the HRD's administrative activities until Parl [...] | 2006-01-10 11:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN344 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 10:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS AM |
06YEREVAN350 | ACTION ALONG THE ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN BORDER [...] (C) Cease-fire violations along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan have intensified over the last several weeks, according to news reports confirmed by Deputy Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Artur Aghabekyan and Ministry of Foreign Affairs OSCE Desk Officer Head Varuzhan Nersissia [...] | 2006-03-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PBTS PGOV PREL MARR AJ AM |
06YEREVAN353 | ARMENIA: DIFFICULT TO EXCLUDE IRAN FROM NUCLEAR [...] (C) Armenia seeks a face-saving way to support our request to exclude Iran from an upcoming Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors. Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) Chairman Ashot Martirosyan told us the MFA will convene a meeting t [...] | 2006-03-09 13:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN366 | RATHER THAN DISINVITE IRAN, ARMENIA SET TO CANCEL [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian has ordered Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors to "find technical reasons" to withdraw as host of the conference, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian told t [...] | 2006-03-13 13:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN389 | SHIPMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES: CORRECTING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP RS AM |
06YEREVAN393 | DAS BRYZA: BALANCING ENERGY INTERESTS IN THE [...] (C) During March 7-8 meetings in Yerevan, DAS Bryza found broad consensus for the need to diversify Armenia's sources of energy and general concern about GazProm's overwhelming influence in the sector. Bryza urged support for regional solutions to energy issues, including increased electricity [...] | 2006-03-20 04:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN406 | FM OSKANIAN "HOPES" TO DELIVER GOAM ENDORSEMENT OF [...] (C) We delivered points and draft diplomatic note contained ref A to MFA Arms Control and International Security Department Head Arman Hakobyan, Arms Control and International Security Advisor Vartuhi Asaturian, and Americas Desk Head Lilit Toutkhalian March 22. We noted that, despite numerou [...] | 2006-03-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC AM |
06YEREVAN423 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH NA SPEAKER BAGHDASARIAN [...] (C) During his March 7-8 visit to Yerevan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza pressed National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian to take a leadership role in developing Armenia's democratic institutions and urged Armenia to work with neighbors toward g [...] | 2006-03-26 10:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN424 | ARMENIANS TRYING TO BARGAIN ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) March 27. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan told us that the GOAM would actively support Ambass [...] | 2006-03-26 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC PREL UN AM |
06YEREVAN432 | EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES N-K, ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) During an informal dinner March 15 with a group of Armenian political leaders, visiting EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried underlined the USG's policy that strong democracies were better equipped to solve the region's most pressing problems, especially the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and [...] | 2006-03-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IR AM RU |
06YEREVAN438 | ARMENIA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ELECTION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On March 28, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian convoked CDA to request U.S. support for Armenia's candidacy as a member of the UN's new Human Rights Council. In addition to presenting a formal note (text at para 4 below),DFM Baiburtian said that Armenia's strong performance for [...] | 2006-03-28 09:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AM UNGA |
06YEREVAN458 | SHOOTING DISRUPTS MARCH 29 OSCE MONITORING MISSION [...] (C) OSCE Special Representative Andrzej Kasprzyk told CDA on March 31 that he called off a March 29 cease fire monitoring event because shots were fired in the vicinity and neither the "N-K" nor the Azeri side could account for their origin. A report signed by OSCE Special Representatives And [...] | 2006-03-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS OSCE AJ AM |
06YEREVAN468 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTBT AM |
06YEREVAN484 | JUDGES CONTINUE TO DEMONIZE TIP VICTIMS AND [...] (SBU) Armenian courts continue to stigmatize trafficking victims and hinder the efforts of law-enforcement bodies to punish traffickers. On March 2 the Court of Appeals downgraded a trafficking conviction into pimping and reduced the key defendant's sentence. Hope and Help NGO, which provide [...] | 2006-04-05 08:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP HSTC PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN489 | ARMENIA'S NORTHWEST PROVINCE: DEAD END? [...] (C) Armenia's northwest Shirak province is bound by a closed border with Turkey to the west and the Samstkhe-Javakheti region of Georgia to the north. A 1988 earthquake centered in Shirak killed tens of thousands of people and leveled a significant portion of the region's infrastructure. Alm [...] | 2006-04-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN492 | ARMENIA, RUSSIA REACH TENTATIVE DEAL ON ENERGY [...] (C) A tentative agreement reached April 5 between Armenia and Russia, would transfer ownership of key components of Armenia's dwindling energy infrastructure to Russia in exchange for Russian natural gas subsidies. Under terms of the agreement, Russia appears set to assume immediate control, [...] | 2006-04-06 03:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR AM |
06YEREVAN501 | ABANDONED AZERI GRAVEYARD SUFFERS NEGLECT, [...] (SBU) Beyond common neglect, which, for the most part has led to the deterioration of an abandoned Azeri cemetery in Armenia's northern Lori province, we noted during a March 26 visit that vandals had intentionally damaged several of the cemetery's Muslim grave markers. The destruction did not [...] | 2006-04-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD UNESCO SCUL AJ AM |
06YEREVAN508 | ARMENIA RUNNING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--U.S. NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-10 08:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN523 | ARMENIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 11:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN531 | ARMENIA: URGING SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 10:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT AM |
06YEREVAN557 | ARMENIAN KATHOLIKOS PLANS OUTREACH TO TURKEY, [...] (C) The Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Karekin II, told Ambassador April 18 that he planned to visit Istanbul June 20-26 at the invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarch, but would not be venturing further into Turkey on this, his first visit there. Instead, he hoped to make a second [...] | 2006-04-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM AJ TU |
06YEREVAN56 | TRAFFICKER SENTENCED IN FIRST CASE OF ARMENIA [...] (SBU) On January 8, the first instance court of Artashat sentenced Sos Meliksetyan, charged under the trafficking statute (Article 132) with aggravating circumstances (reftels),to two years of corrective labor. Under this verdict Meliksetyan, who exploited three women and a minor girl from U [...] | 2006-01-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KCRM AM KTIP HSTC |
06YEREVAN560 | CODEL KOLBE: KOCHARIAN REQUESTS BENCHMARKS TO [...] (C) During their April 10-12 visit to Yerevan (ref A),Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Subcommittee for Foreign Operations Jim Kolbe, Congressman Scott Garrett and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Amb. John Danilovich discussed developments related to im [...] | 2006-04-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV EAID AM |
06YEREVAN58 | ARMENIA: NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AM UN |
06YEREVAN59 | ARMENIA TO FOLLOW CONSENSUS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-13 12:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC AM UNCND UN |
06YEREVAN599 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL AM IR |
06YEREVAN6 | KOCHARIAN MENTIONS MCA, IRAN DURING ANNUAL NEW [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian's New Year's address, which is traditionally broadcast via all local television stations in Armenia on January 31, included a specific reference to the Millennium Challenge Account program. Kocharian said that thanks to the MCA program, Armenia would "see a brea [...] | 2006-01-04 12:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN602 | ICRC: ARMENIA TO SUPPORT THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions to DFM Armen Baiburtian and MFA International Organizations Department Head Valery Mkrtumyan. Mkrtumyan told us that Armenia planned to sign the Protocol and to support changing the statutes of [...] | 2006-04-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREF PREL AM SZ ICRC |
06YEREVAN617 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 1 and 2, the Ambassador and DCM raised demarche points on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian (May 1) and Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian (May 2). Kirakossian told the Ambassador that Armenia [...] | 2006-05-03 12:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR AM |
06YEREVAN623 | TURKISH FM GUL EXPRESSES HIS CONDOLENCES TO FM [...] (U) The MFA Press Service announced May 4 that FM Oskanian had received a letter of condolences from Turkish FM Abdullah Gul. While the information did not yet make the Armenian papers, wire services carried a brief notice about the letter, quoting FM Gul as having written, "It was with deep [...] | 2006-05-05 06:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AM TU |
06YEREVAN629 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 12:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TBIO WHO AM |
06YEREVAN631 | ARMENIA'S ENERGY SITUATION: DEALING WITH DEVILS [...] (C) While official Armenia insists that the incomplete Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was not included in the recent Hrazdan 5 energy-for-infrastructure agreement with Russia (reftel),the specific details of the midnight deal remain unclear. In response to the Ambassador's inquiries during May 2 [...] | 2006-05-05 13:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN632 | ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 05:27:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL PHUM IR AM |
06YEREVAN64 | ARMENIA CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS IN VIEW OF U.S. [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on reporting Iran to the UNSC to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian January 13. Although officially on leave, Kirakossian was well aware of recent developments, had seen the EU-3 FMs' statement already and undertook to consider how Arm [...] | 2006-01-13 13:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EU IR KNNP PARM PREL |
06YEREVAN647 | BAGHDASARIAN LEADING HIS PARTY INTO THE COLD? [...] (C) In a series of recent setbacks for National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian and his Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law, OY) party, it is becoming apparent that Baghdasarian is being marginalized well before the 2007 parliamentary elections (ref A). Baghdasarian's penchant for playing to a We [...] | 2006-05-10 13:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN662 | "A CIVILIZED DIVORCE"--BAGHDASARIAN LEAVES [...] (C) National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasarian formally announced his party's withdrawal from the governing coalition and his intention to step down as Speaker during a press conference May 12. His formal announcement ended intense speculation about his falling out with President Kocharian [...] | 2006-05-12 10:28:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN665 | UN IN ARMENIA SAYS IT IS FREE OF TIES TO TERROR [...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Consuelo Vidal told us May 11 that she had complete confidence that UN agencies in Armenia had no terrorist organizations among their partners. Asked whether UN agencies in Armenia were vetting existing and potential partners against the U.S. Treasury Department's [...] | 2006-05-12 13:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN UNDP AM |
06YEREVAN666 | ARMENIA'S ECONOMY INSULATED FROM PLANE CRASH, [...] (C) On May 3, an Armavia flight to Sochi crashed into the Black Sea, killing all 113 aboard. Two days later, a fire in a Brussels maintenance hangar destroyed another Armavia aircraft as well as a second plane owned by another Armenian company. Investigations into both the crash and the fire [...] | 2006-05-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID PREL RS BE AM |
06YEREVAN688 | GOOD POLITICAL CLIMATE IN ARMENIA FOR A DEAL ON N-K [...] (C) We look forward to welcoming you to Yerevan again. Given your familiarity with the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations, we would like to take this opportunity to update you on domestic political developments, some of which may influence Armenian decision-making with respect to N-K. 2. (C) Des [...] | 2006-05-18 12:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OTRA OSCE AJ AM |
06YEREVAN691 | DASHNAKS PICK UP MINISTER OF EDUCATION SLOT [...] (SBU) Nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF, Dashnaktsutyun) party received a new cabinet portfolio after Speaker of the National Assembly Artur Baghdasaryan pulled his Orinats Yerkir (OY) party and its cabinet members from the ruling coalition on May 12 (reftel). On May 17, Pres [...] | 2006-05-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN692 | ARMENIA'S SYUNIK MARZ: NOT MUCH GROWTH AND LITTLE [...] (C) Armenia's southern Syunik region feels very little of the economic growth that is now so obvious in the capital. Separated from the rest of Armenia by mountains and connected by a two-lane road occasionally washed out by landslides, Syunik borders the Azerbaijani exclave Nakhichevan on the [...] | 2006-05-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL AM IR |
06YEREVAN693 | GOAM PAVES WAY FOR IRAN TO JOIN NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (C) Despite high-level assurances to the contrary (ref A),Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors have acknowledged that they will not withdraw from hosting the nuclear reactor conference (ref B). The GOAM' [...] | 2006-05-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM |
06YEREVAN696 | NA SPEAKER BAGDASARIAN FORMALLY RESIGNS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 12:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN701 | SHAKING OUT THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE [...] (C) Armenia's governing coalition, now down to two official members, will be strengthened with the (informal) addition of the United Labor Party and the continued support of the People's Deputy Group. Current Deputy Speaker Tigran Torosyan (Republican) is looking ever more likely to fill the [...] | 2006-05-24 03:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN710 | NA RATIFIES MCC COMPACT; AMBASSADOR DELIVERS [...] (U) On May 24, the Armenian National Assembly ratified the GOAM's Compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for USD 235.6 million. The vote was 77 to 0 in favor with 4 abstentions. The Compact was signed in Washington on March 27 by MCC Chief Executive Officer Ambassador John D [...] | 2006-05-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN714 | FORMER ORINATS YERKIR DEPUTIES ESTABLISH NEW [...] (SBU) On May 25, ten (of eleven) National Assembly members who left outgoing Speaker Artur Baghdasarian's Orinats Yerkir (OY) Party Faction, created a new deputy group called Gortsarar (Entrepreneur). The members of Gortsarar elected Grigor Margaryan, the owner of "Bellagio" restaurants netwo [...] | 2006-05-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN715 | ARMENIA AND IRAN: KOCHARIAN WISHES HE HAD A [...] (C) With U.S. concerns about Iran peaking, so are Armenia's concerns about how the U.S. and the international community will respond to Armenia's attempts to maintain a vestige of neighborly relations with its southern neighbor. As Armenia had only two open international borders, President Koc [...] | 2006-05-25 13:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP IR AM |
06YEREVAN721 | A1-PLUS FAILS YET AGAIN TO WIN FREQUENCY [...] (SBU) The independent television and media company A1-Plus failed to win a radio frequency in the latest of its recurrent attempts to resume broadcasts. The National Commission on Television and Radio (NCTR, a regulatory body appointed by President Robert Kocharian) rejected the A1-Plus appli [...] | 2006-05-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN74 | KOCHARIAN WON'T CONDEMN REFERENDUM, STILL HOPES [...] (C) In a January 17 meeting with President Kocharian, the Ambassador pressed for a clearer GOAM acknowledgement of shortcomings in the November 27 constitutional referendum. The January 12 response to Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Danilovich from FM Oskanian was a principled statement, [...] | 2006-01-18 11:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN743 | ARMENIA: OPINION POLL ON N-K SETTLEMENT, POLITICS [...] (C) The vast majority of Armenians believe it is important to solve the problems related to Nagorno-Karabakh (N-K) in the "near future," according to the results of a May 2006 Gallup poll commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI). The poll results also demonstrated that, wh [...] | 2006-05-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AM |
06YEREVAN751 | ARMENIANS CAUGHT IN HEADLIGHTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with President Kocharian late June 1 to deliver ref A points on Iran, and with Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian the following day. Kocharian had no immediate reaction except to repeat his concerns about the heightening tensions over Iran's nuclear program, to la [...] | 2006-06-02 10:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM |
06YEREVAN761 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) DCM presented reftel points and the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report summary for Armenia to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Valery Mkrtumyan, head of Armenia's interagency Anti-TIP Commission, during a June 5 meeting. Mkrtumyan said the Anti-TIP Commission would take ou [...] | 2006-06-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN784 | ARMENIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) GOAM Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian publicly declared Armenia's support for the U.S. statement on Iran during a June 8 press conference (see text in paragraph 3 below). Oskanian's statement came after the Ambassador's push to President Robert Kocharian, Oskanian and Deputy Foreign Minis [...] | 2006-06-09 10:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM |
06YEREVAN807 | RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA SUPPORTS CHANGES [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian. Samvelian said the GOAM's position on the change to the statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is "very much in line" with [...] | 2006-06-14 09:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF PREL ICRC IS AM |
06YEREVAN819 | TURKISH MP'S VISIT TO ARMENIA MARRED BY HEATED [...] (C) A member of the Turkish parliament made Armenian news June 13 when he got into a verbal scuffle with Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosyan during a rare visit to Armenia. Twenty parliamentarians visited Armenia June 12-14 on an information-gathering trip managed by the NATO i [...] | 2006-06-15 12:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PGOV PREL TU AM |
06YEREVAN827 | RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Post contacted the MFA International Organizations Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Division Chief Tigran Samvelian per ref A. Samvelian reaffirmed that the Armenian representatives who would attend the June 20-21 meeting did not plan to vote to adjourn (ref B). EVANS [...] | 2006-06-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ AM |
06YEREVAN831 | ARMENIAN PRESIDENT GOING TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Armenian President Robert Kocharian will accept a long-standing invitation to visit Tehran for a working visit that has been tentatively set for July 5-6, according to Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, who told the Ambassador this June 20 in the course of a meeting on ano [...] | 2006-06-20 10:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM |
06YEREVAN836 | TIP RATING CATCHES KOCHARIAN'S ATTENTION [...] (C) Armenia's second consecutive ranking on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watchlist seems to have touched a nerve in the highest levels of Armenian government. During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian confirmed news reports that Preside [...] | 2006-06-21 09:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN838 | YEREVAN-BATUMI TRAIN DEPARTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN [...] A train departed Yerevan for the Georgian Black Sea resort town of Batumi on June 17, marking the first train service between the Armenian capital and the autonomous region of Adjara in 14 years. According to press reports quoting Georgian Minister of Economic Development Irakli Chogovadze, A [...] | 2006-06-21 12:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG AM |
06YEREVAN840 | TOP ADVISER CLAIMS KOCHARIAN ORDERED TOUGHER [...] (C) Presidential National Security Adviser Garnik Isaghulyan told us June 21 that President Kocharian ordered law enforcement officials to toughen court verdicts for human traffickers and ensure that criminals are sentenced to the fullest extent of the law. This instruction was delivered at a [...] | 2006-06-22 03:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG TU AE AM |
06YEREVAN850 | ARMENIA: UN OPTIONAL ANTI-TORTURE CONVENTION [...] The United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into force June 22 in Armenia. The Parliament unanimously ratified the Protocol on May 31. The Protocol, which the UN General Assembly adopted in December [...] | 2006-06-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN851 | N-K DFM BLAMES FIRES ON AZERI TRACER BULLETS AS [...] (SBU) A top "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (NKR) official has refuted Azeri allegations that the Armenian military is starting fires in Azerbaijani settlements bordering N-K. NKR "Deputy Foreign Minister" Masis Mayilian told the press some of the fires were natural occurrences, but that Azeri tra [...] | 2006-06-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN858 | ARMENIAN PRESS BLASTS TURKISH RECEPTION OF [...] Armenian cultural and political leaders blasted the GOT in the press following an incident during which a group of about 50 protesters reportedly egged cars carrying Armenian religious dignitaries on their way to meet the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Istanbul airport. Accordi [...] | 2006-06-26 10:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM TU AM |
06YEREVAN875 | GOAM INVESTIGATES CLAIMS OF MENTAL HOME ABUSE, [...] (C) Armenia's sensationalist press has reported allegations of human organ sales from a state-run mental facility in a western province of Armenia. While the prosecutor's investigation has not turned up evidence of organ sales, it did uncover widespread malnutrition, abuse and medical malprac [...] | 2006-06-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN895 | ARMENIA RELEASES ANTI-TIP MANUALS FOR ITS OVERSEAS [...] At the release of a USG-funded anti-trafficking in persons manual for Armenian consular officials overseas, GOAM officials pledged to improve their track record in identifying and protecting trafficking victims and to strengthen Armenia's interagency Anti-TiP Commission. End Summary. 2. [...] | 2006-07-03 06:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP KWMN KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG AM |
06YEREVAN905 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA Department for Arms Control and International Security Counselor Vartuhi Asaturian on July 6. Asaturian said the GOAM also was concerned about the July 4-5 North Korean missile tests, and hoped for a peaceful solution to the situation. She said the GOA [...] | 2006-07-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KN PARM KNNP AM |
06YEREVAN910 | ARMENIA'S "LEAST COST" ENERGY FUTURE INCLUDES [...] (SBU) At a June 30 conference to plot out how Armenia's energy generation capability needs to change to match its projected demand, GOAM energy policy leaders and top USAID consultants presented persuasive arguments that Armenia must replace its aging nuclear power plant by 2015 with a new nuc [...] | 2006-07-06 12:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL KNNP AM |
06YEREVAN914 | KOCHARIAN'S JULY 5-6 "WORKING VISIT" TO IRAN [...] (C) From July 5-6, during a "working visit" to Iran, President Kocharian met twice with President Ahmadi-Najad and presided over the signing of several agreements to further economic and cultural cooperation. Most significant of these dealt with increasing energy integration, including the c [...] | 2006-07-07 11:38:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP IR AM |
06YEREVAN920 | GOAM OFFICIALS WORRY GEORGIA-RUSSIA BORDER [...] (U) The July 7 closing of the Kazbegi-Verkhniy Lars checkpoint (reftel) between Russia and Georgia is worrying GOAM officials. GOAM Prime Minister Andranik Margarian told reporters the closure will become a serious problem for Yerevan, particularly in the agricultural sector. End Summary. [...] | 2006-07-11 03:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN922 | OSCE: "NOTHING TO" AZERI CLAIMS OF ARMENIAN ARSON [...] (C) There is "nothing to" the claim that Armenians had set fires to destroy Azeri property in the occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, according to Andrzej Kasprzyk, special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office (CiO) on the Minsk Conference. The OSCE sent a monitoring gr [...] | 2006-07-11 06:14:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ AM |
06YEREVAN933 | ARMENIAN MEDIA CONCERNED ABOUT TABLOID EDITOR'S [...] (C) The Armenian media is concerned about the arrest and pre-trial detention of the editor of Zhamanak Yerevan, Arman Babajanyan, on charges of document fraud and the evasion of military service. Babajanyan reportedly confessed to the charges that he forged documents between 1996 and 2002 to g [...] | 2006-07-12 12:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN938 | MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES GOAM-GOG BORDER [...] (C) The Georgian and Armenian governments have delimited between 100 and 110 kilometers of the border between the two countries, and the entire project should be completed by year's end, according to the director of the MFA's Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Department. Though the sta [...] | 2006-07-13 11:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AM |
06YEREVAN946 | NDI HOLDS WOMEN'S FORUM IN YEREVAN [...] (U) The National Democratic Institute (NDI) put on a well-attended forum about women and elections earlier this month. The event was the latest in a series that is part of NDI's Women's Leadership Forum of Armenia (WLFA),established in March, part of the Mission's USAID Democracy Promotion S [...] | 2006-07-17 08:50:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWMN AM |
06YEREVAN948 | TFLE01. ARMENIA DENOUNCES [...] On July 14, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the situation in Lebanon which condemns the use of "disproportionate force intended solely to collectively punish civilians..." Full text of the statement below: 2. Begin text of Armenian Foreign Ministry Statement [...] | 2006-07-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL LE AM |
06YEREVAN952 | KOCHARIAN'S NEW COMMISSION ON ARMENIAN- [...] (U) Armenian President Robert Kocharian recently established a new Commission to better coordinate Armenia's collaboration with Europe. The high-ranking commission has been given two months to develop a timeline of "concrete activities" to fulfill Armenia's commitments to the Council of Europ [...] | 2006-07-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN959 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan July 17. Mkrtumyan said Armenia stands behind the USG in its efforts. "Our voting pattern has changed drastically in favor of the U.S. on this issue," he sai [...] | 2006-07-18 12:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CU PGOV PHUM PREL AM |
06YEREVAN960 | ARMENIA DRAMATICALLY INCREASES PENALTIES FOR [...] (SBU) Recent changes in Armenia's Criminal Code significantly increase penalties for trafficking in persons (TIP),making them commensurate with penalties for crimes such as rape. The Prosecutor General initiated the amendments, which took effect July 16. The changes attempt to distinguish be [...] | 2006-07-19 06:48:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM HTSC AM |
06YEREVAN970 | ARMENIAN REFUGEE POPULATION DWINDLES AS PEOPLE [...] (C) Armenia's refugee population has dwindled enormously since hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled across the border from Azerbaijan, according to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) statistics. UNHCR Representative Peter Nicolaus told us preliminary results from the Armeni [...] | 2006-07-19 11:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM AJ AM |
06YEREVAN98 | ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF [...] (C) Russian gas via Azerbaijan will not flow to Armenia according to Deputy Minister of Energy Iosef Isayan. As a result, Armenia will deplete its reserves by January 31 if Russian supplies through Georgia are not restored. Armenian authorities halted exports of power to Georgia, and began t [...] | 2006-01-23 14:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL RS GG IR AM AZ |
06YEREVAN982 | ARMENIAN DFM SAYS HE'LL ASK ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian July 21, stressing that Armenia should use its influence with Iran to encourage the government to accept the P5 1 package and suspend nuclear enrichment-related activities. Kirakossian said he would discus [...] | 2006-07-21 12:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AM |
06YEREVAN983 | ARMENIAN JOURNALISM REMAINS A DANGEROUS PROFESSION [...] (SBU) Two recent incidents, although they are unrelated, highlight the fact that journalists in Armenia are subject to intimidation. Journalist Edik Baghdasaryan reported receiving e-mail threats following the publication of an article on his web site about oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan's new poli [...] | 2006-07-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM AM |
06YEREVAN985 | DEFENSE MINISTER SARGSIAN OFFICIALLY ENTERS THE [...] (C) Although parliamentary elections are still nearly a year away and presidential elections are almost two years off, Armenia's political scene has begun to coalesce. Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian has long been tipped as the likely successor to President Kocharian, and on July 14, he declar [...] | 2006-07-21 13:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN991 | DEFENSE MINISTER JOINS RULING REPUBLICAN, [...] (SBU) As expected (reftel) the leadership of the governing Republican Party finally secured the long-awaited membership of Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian, electing him to the post of chairman of the party's governing council during its extraordinary congress July 22. The party also e [...] | 2006-07-25 05:30:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AM |
06YEREVAN995 | PRAGUE EL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL AM |
06YEREVAN998 | GOAM HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UNGA [...] (SBU) Post submits the following list of high-level GOAM attendees for the 61st UNGA per reftel instructions. MFA International Organizations Department Director Valery Mkrtumyan told us schedules remain tentative but that Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian will head the GOAM delegation. Post [...] | 2006-07-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA AM |
06YEREVAN999 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH EU SPECIAL [...] (C) During a July 25 meeting with the Ambassador, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby seemed most concerned with determining what "flanking measures" he could take to assist the Minsk Group in getting Nagorno Karabakh (NK) negotiations back on track. The Ambassador [...] | 2006-07-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ AM |
06ZAGREB1 | TWO YEARS IN POWER: RESILIENCE AND STABILITY OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his second year in office, PM Ivo Sanader led his Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) through domestic difficulties and over critical Euro-Atlantic integration hurdles. At the same time, he sustained a government coalition whose unquestionable stability defies th [...] | 2006-01-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC KCRM PHUM PREF HR |
06ZAGREB1017 | CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DEFENDS NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) Ambassador Bradtke reiterated strong U.S. disappointment with President Mesic's planned attendance at the Havana NAM Summit in an August 28 meeting with presidential advisor Jakic. The Ambassador also expressed concerns with Mesic's recent public claim that the U.S. had not objected to th [...] | 2006-08-28 21:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NAM HR CU HUMAN RIGHTS |
06ZAGREB1026 | SLOVENE BORDER: GOC PUSHING FOR ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While the annual summer political rhetoric about Croatia-Slovenia border disputes is as predictable as the flood of tourists to the coast, this year GoC officials have increasingly indicated that international arbitration is the only solution they will accept. A mid [...] | 2006-08-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SI HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB103 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met 23 January with Budimir Loncar, President Mesic's foreign policy advisor and a long-time Mesic advisor and confidant. Loncar delivered a letter from Mesic to President Bush (to be pouched to EUR/SCE) seeking public support and joint "sponsorship" of efforts to com [...] | 2006-01-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CASC HR |
06ZAGREB1035 | AMBASSADOR AND CROATIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador urged President Mesic to consider a gesture in support of democratic change in Cuba during his September visit to Havana for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit. Mesic emphasized his purpose was a visit to the NAM meeting, not to Cuba itself. He will make gener [...] | 2006-08-31 06:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM NAMSA HR CU HUMAN RIGHTS |
06ZAGREB1039 | ARTICLE 98: MESIC'S COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (C) Presidential foreign policy advisor Tomislav Jakic wrote former Ambassador Frank in late June (reftel) stating that President Mesic's office had examined the US draft "security cooperation agreement" which incorporated non-extradition language without specific mention of the ICC or Article [...] | 2006-08-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1050 | CROATIAN PM ON DEFENSIVE OVER TAKEOVER BID FOR [...] (C) Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader called Ambassador on September 4 to express his concern over an article on the Croatian on-line news site index.hr alleging that Sanader was colluding with Chairman of Pliva Pharmaceuticals Zeljko Covic and former FM Miomir Zuzul to tip the sale of Pliva in f [...] | 2006-09-05 12:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1072 | AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES NAM POINTS WITH [...] (C) Following up on his meeting last week with President Mesic (reftel),the Ambassador met September 7 with Mesic Foreign Policy Advisor Loncar to discuss U.S. concerns over the President's attendance at the Non-Aligned Summit in Havana. The Ambassador told Loncar that reaction in Washington [...] | 2006-09-08 09:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM HR CU |
06ZAGREB1079 | ANNUAL SUMMER BORDER SPAT ENDS AMICABLY [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Croatian PM Sanader and Slovenian PM Jansa agreed September 2 to cooperate in a flood-control project on the banks of the Mura river, where uncertainty about precise border demarcation recently led to controversy. With both capitals returning to work after the summe [...] | 2006-09-08 12:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HR SI REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1109 | CROATIA HOSTS SEMINAR ON MULTINATIONAL UNITS [...] (U) Fourteen NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations are attending a 12-15 September seminar on multinational police units in international peacekeeping operations. The Croatian Armed Forces' Military Police Department is hosting the event, held in the coastal city of Split, to expan [...] | 2006-09-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1110 | KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS - CROATIAN VIEW [...] (U) Post briefed MFA contacts on reftel points on August 22 and 28. Asst MFA for EU and NATO Member States Neven Pelicaric told Charge at time that the GoC appreciated the USG's continued engagement on this sensitive issue. 2. (C) COMMENT: While PM Sanader has made repeated media comments [...] | 2006-09-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1126 | BORDER POLITICS TEST GOOD NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador raised the recent flare-up in Croatia's ongoing border dispute with Slovenia (reftels) on September 15 with MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic, urging continued high-level communication with Ljubljana and a measured and non-confrontational approach to the [...] | 2006-09-15 13:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SI HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB113 | CROATIA ACCELERATING ON NATO-READINESS [...] (C/REL NATO) The political and military elite of Croatia believe they are ready to join NATO today. However, government efforts to educate the general public about why NATO is important to Croatia have been slow to get started. The GoC has developed a NATO-membership driven strategic defense [...] | 2006-01-27 14:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1158 | CROATIA SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON ARMS TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 12:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM VE PREL OTRA HR |
06ZAGREB1168 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HSP ADVISOR MATE GRANIC [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 22 with former foreign minister and "strategic advisor" to the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) Mate Granic at the latter's request. Granic described the recent evolution of the HSP's world view as it sought to shed its nationalistic image and become a main [...] | 2006-09-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1178 | BARROSO, THE EU'S "PAUSE" AND AVOIDING A "DOUBLE [...] (C) Despite EU and Croatian Government efforts to downplay Commission President Barroso's comments about a "pause" in the EU's enlargement process, the damage has been done. For many Croatians, Barroso has turned on its head the EU's assurance that "When you are ready to join us, we will be r [...] | 2006-09-28 10:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EU HR |
06ZAGREB1182 | CROATIA TO SIGN TRADE PACT WITH KOSOVO [...] Summary and Comment: Croatian Minister of Economy Branko Vukelic will sign a recently-concluded trade deal with Kosovo in Zagreb on September 28. Although Kosovo represents a relatively minor market for Croatia, trade between the two has been growing steadily in recent years. The deal comes a [...] | 2006-09-28 13:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL UNMIK YI HR |
06ZAGREB1199 | MUTED ZAGREB REACTION TO BIH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 13:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HR BK |
06ZAGREB1205 | CROATIA EXPRESSES PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT NORTH [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel points with MFA Assistant Minister Neven Pelicaric on October 4. Drawing from reftel guidance, Ambassador also noted that this was not just a U.S. problem, but a problem for the entire world. Pelicaric agreed that the threat needed to be dealt with on a global b [...] | 2006-10-05 10:07:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KN HR |
06ZAGREB1227 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ALSO "VERY CONCERNED" ABOUT [...] (SBU) The GOC is also "outraged" by the North Korean nuclear test announcement, MFA Assistant Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ivica Tomic told DCM October 10. Croatia will work closely with the U.S., European Union, and the rest of the international community as it determines any future respon [...] | 2006-10-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP NK HR |
06ZAGREB1231 | SCENESETTER - PM SANADER’S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Fifteen years after the death of Yugoslavia and eleven years after a horrible civil war, Croatia is poised to become that rarity ) a Balkans success story. With EU entry negotiations underway, tourism arrivals breaking records, and new construction on every corner, Croatia is rebranding itself [...] | 2006-10-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR EUN NATO |
06ZAGREB1232 | CROATIA RESOLVES BILATERAL ISSUE WITH ITALY; STILL [...] (U) Removing a bilateral irritant and potential obstacle to EU membership, the GOC announced October 9 that it would acknowledge by exchange of diplomatic notes with Italy that Croatian citizens face no obstacles buying real estate in Italy, and it will extend the principle of reciprocity to I [...] | 2006-10-11 12:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HR IT REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1233 | MEETING WITH CROATIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader will travel to Washington to meet with President Bush on October 17. Sanader's meeting with the President comes at an important time for Croatia as it seeks to bind itself firmly to Euro-Atlantic institutions. Securing continued economic growth is a c [...] | 2006-10-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV HR EUN |
06ZAGREB1241 | CROATIA MAINTAINS VIGILENCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] Scientists at the Croatian Veterinary Institute's Poultry Center plan to begin active monitoring of wild, migratory birds this month, beginning October 21 and continuing through December. Dr. Vladimir Savic, center director, told Econoff the center is collaborating with the State Veterinary Off [...] | 2006-10-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1247 | CROATS WELCOME DIALOGUE WITH US ON BOSNIAN ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an October 9-10 visit to Zagreb, US Ambassador to BiH McElhaney updated top officials on USG views regarding BiH's future. He also called on Croatian political leaders to help encourage Bosnian Croats to support future constitutional reform efforts. The GoC, t [...] | 2006-10-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1251 | CROATIA AND SERBIA TO EXCHANGE WAR CRIMES EVIDENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic and Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic signed a bilateral agreement in Zagreb October 13 on cooperation in war crimes prosecutions. Like the document Bajic signed with his Montenegrin counterpart in July (reftel),the a [...] | 2006-10-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PGOV SR HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB1260 | FAR RIGHT POSITIONS ITSELF FOR 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary and comment: The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) has consolidated its status as a major right-wing political party and gained greater acceptability as a democratic political entity, although some statements made by its leaders occasionally echo its extreme nationalist past. Domestica [...] | 2006-10-18 07:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES ELECTIONS |
06ZAGREB1261 | GOC CONTINUES ENERGETIC FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: GOC officials and Croatian NGOs presented a coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly in late September. Although NGOs praised the government's anti-trafficking laws, pol [...] | 2006-10-18 07:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING |
06ZAGREB1293 | CROATIAN MUFTI SHARES PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID MESSAGE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL KISL KPAO HR |
06ZAGREB1306 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - ISRAEL AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 10:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS HR |
06ZAGREB1307 | AMB WISNER IN ZAGREB -- ENGAGING CROATIANS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Wisner's first visit to Zagreb is well timed, coming just days after President Bush's White House acknowledgement of Croatia's leadership role in regional stability during his meeting with PM Ivo Sanader. In addition, MP Milorad Pupovac, a leading represe [...] | 2006-10-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1314 | CROATIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF PRIME MINISTER SANADER'S VISIT [...] Summary. Reporting on Croatian Prime Minister Sanader's visit to Washington was mainly positive in tone and grew more enthusiastic as the visit drew to an end, though a few commentaries wondered what concessions Croatia might have made to earn the top-level treatment that Sanader received in t [...] | 2006-10-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PGOV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1315 | CROATIAN BORDER POLICE NAB 53 ALBANIANS AT SLOVENE [...] On October 24, Croatian border police discovered a group of 53 Albanian citizens, including 25 minors, trying to cross the Croatian-Slovene border hidden in a truck with Croatian license plates allegedly driven by a 27-year-old Croatian citizen. The Croatian and Slovenian press reported on the [...] | 2006-10-30 12:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HR KCRM TRAFFICKING |
06ZAGREB1320 | CROATIAN-SERBIAN BORDER DEMILITARIZED [...] Over ten years after the Dayton Agreement ended armed conflict between Croatia and Serbia, Serbian troops have withdrawn from the Croatian-Serbian state border and handed control over to the police at a ceremony attended by Croatian and Serbian military and diplomatic officials. The Chief of th [...] | 2006-10-31 14:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR SR |
06ZAGREB1322 | CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO KOSOVO OUTREACH DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his October 29-30 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador Wisner secured the GoC's commitment to actively assist in the region in promoting acceptance of Kosovo's future final status package. In meetings with Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar Kita [...] | 2006-11-02 08:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1331 | NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NATO UNITES TOP LEADERSHIP [...] (U) President Mesic, PM Sanader and Parliament Speaker Seks agreed November 2 to co-chair a "National Committee for NATO Membership" to coordinate government, political party and state institutional activities in pursuit of NATO membership. Among other things, the committee will help relevant [...] | 2006-11-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO HR |
06ZAGREB1332 | CROATIA TAKES REGIONAL ROLE IN AVIAN INFLUENZA, BEGINS [...] SUMMARY: Although there have been no new incidents of the H5N1 virus in Croatia, the country's designated avian influenza lab has begun active monitoring of wild birds as well as testing poultry suppliers on request. The director of the Poultry Center at the Croatian Veterinary Institute said h [...] | 2006-11-03 14:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1333 | MINORITIES MAKE PROGRESS; MORE WORK TO BE DONE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A survey of minority legal and cultural rights conducted by a Croatian Serb NGO shows that Croatia has a good legal framework in place but that implementation, especially on the local level and in "war affected areas" lags behind the legal ideal. Presenting the findings o [...] | 2006-11-06 06:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM HR |
06ZAGREB1334 | MAINTAINING BILATERAL MOMENTUM AFTER PM'S WHITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As discussed at PM Sanader's October 18 lunch with the Vice-President, the Ambassador and FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic began a series of regular reviews of outstanding bilateral issues October 27. State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic and DCM also attended. Embassy provides this overv [...] | 2006-11-06 11:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAIR ETRD PHUM KJUS HR |
06ZAGREB1338 | CROATIA INCSR 2006 - PART ONE [...] (U) Below please find per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling, particularly heroi [...] | 2006-11-06 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR |
06ZAGREB1347 | DELIVERED COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC HR |
06ZAGREB1350 | DELIVERED OPPOSING CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU HR |
06ZAGREB1351 | DELIVERED COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA HR |
06ZAGREB1361 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----05 October, Met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Head of Department for International Cooperation and staff, at their request, to provide advice over a range of export control topics to include procedures for conducting licensing end user v [...] | 2006-11-13 15:11:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB1364 | IRAQ: CROATIA OFFERS WEAPONS AND TRAINING TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic provided PolOff November 9 with a list of weapons and training courses the GoC has offered to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Weapons range from 500 x 7.62mm assault rifles to 10 x 82mm recoilless guns, w [...] | 2006-11-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1377 | CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTS NATO'S PROMISE TO [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points tailored for NATO partners to Neven Mikec, Head of MFA's NATO department, on November 14. Mikec expressed the GoC's complete support for NATO's call for additional forces in Afghanistan. He noted that Croatia's nearly 150 troops in Afghanistan, including thos [...] | 2006-11-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1385 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO): [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Zagreb is Econ Section Chief Nicholas Berliner, tel: 385-1-661-2229, email: berlinernr@state.gov. TFCO Deputy is Marlene Nice, Economic Officer, tel: 385-1-661-2225, email: nicemm@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Small countries wit [...] | 2006-11-20 12:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER HR |
06ZAGREB1391 | CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER SANADER READY TO ENGAGE [...] (C) PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador November 20 that he was ready to engage with the Kosovar Serbs and other minority group members in Kosovo, as promised to Special Envoy Frank Wisner October 30 (reftel). Sanader said he would talk about the status of national minorities in Croatia and how [...] | 2006-11-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR YI |
06ZAGREB1392 | CROATIAN PM SANADER SAYS HE CANNOT SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Summary: It would not be possible for him to support the Bosnian constitutional reform package from last spring, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador November 20. Doing so would pit him against half the BiH Croatian community as well as the Catholic church, and would damage him both at ho [...] | 2006-11-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK |
06ZAGREB140 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE ALLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Croatian Minister of Justice confirmed reports that the GOC will propose amending the 1996 Restitution Act, as already amended in 2002, to allow foreigners to file claims under the Act's provisions without the need for a bilateral [...] | 2006-02-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KIDE KTIA PHUM PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1400 | CROATIA FIRM ON CEFTA POSITION [...] (C) Summary: Croatian officials have expressed regret at the inability to reach agreement with Serbia and BiH over CEFTA, but are firm in their view that any departure from the terms of existing bilateral agreements in the CEFTA context that does not result in greater trade liberalization is u [...] | 2006-11-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL BK SR HR |
06ZAGREB1414 | GOC PROPOSES PSI EXERCISE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas Juraga presented PolOff and EXBS advisor with a non-paper on November 16 describing a GoC offer to host a regional WMD-response exercise under the Prolife [...] | 2006-11-28 05:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT PBTS HR |
06ZAGREB1419 | CROATIAN MFA TRAINING DIPLOMATS FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) The Croatian MFA announced November 28 that one diplomat from Afghanistan and two from Iraq have begun a one-year course on economic diplomacy at the MFA's Academy of Diplomatic Sciences in Zagreb. Zeljko Vukosav, Head of the Diplomatic Training and Publishing Department at the Diplomatic [...] | 2006-11-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1423 | GOC PRESENTS BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSAL FOR BIH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic briefed Charge d'Affaires November 30 on a two-option proposal from Bosnian Croat leaders for modifications that would enable them to support the BiH constitutional reform plan. Charge cautioned against calls to reopen the reform [...] | 2006-11-30 14:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1424 | GOC WELCOMES RIGA LANGUAGE, PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 30, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic expressed to Charge d'Affaires the SIPDIS GoC's appreciation of the positive assessment of Croatia in both the Riga communique and President Bush's speech. "We think Riga was a joint step forward," he said, stress [...] | 2006-11-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1428 | CROATIA ASKED TO EXTEND POLICE TRAINERS IN JORDAN THROUGH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1435 | GOC SUPPORTS PFP FOR SERBIA, BIH, AND MONTENEGRO [...] In briefing for NATO Ambassadors December 01, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic said the GoC warmly welcomes accession of Serbia, BiH, and Montenegro into the Partnership for Peace (PfP). According to Simunovic, this will enable Croatia to raise regional cooperation to a ne [...] | 2006-12-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO SR BK MW HR |
06ZAGREB1438 | CROATIA HAS EXTENDED POLICE TRAINERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM HR IZ |
06ZAGREB1439 | MORE ON BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSALS FOR BIH [...] (SBU) Ambassador met December 4 with MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic to follow up on Bosnian Croat proposals for amending the BiH constitutional reform package that Biscevic had given DCM November 30 (reftel). 2. (SBU) Parliamentary Houses: Biscevic confirmed that in the proposal th [...] | 2006-12-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB1451 | CROATIAN LEADERS WELCOME KOSOVO PM CEKU, STRESS [...] (C) Following up on his October commitment to President Bush to promote regional stability in the run-up to the Kosovo final status determination, PM Sanader met Kosovo PM Ceku in Zagreb December 1. MFA State Secretary Biscevic told Ambassador December 4 that the GOC and President Mesic empha [...] | 2006-12-07 14:07:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR YI |
06ZAGREB1457 | GOC TO IMPLEMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP HR KN |
06ZAGREB1460 | ELECTIONS DUE IN 2007 ALREADY SHAPING CROATIAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Early elections remain unlikely as the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) holds on to enough coalition partners to pass a budget and approve (with additional opposition support) continued overseas troop deployments. Nevertheless, general elections are due by Nove [...] | 2006-12-08 14:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1461 | ISAF: PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP INCREASE, TWO-YEAR [...] (U) On December 8, Parliament approved a two-year extension of the Croatian troop deployment to NATO's International Stabilization and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan by a vote of 102 to 1. The extension also authorizes expanding the force from the current 147 to 200 soldiers in 2007 a [...] | 2006-12-08 14:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC AF HR |
06ZAGREB1462 | NATIONAL NATO COMMITTEE APPOINTS HEAD OF PUBLIC [...] The National Committee on NATO Membership (reftel),under the chairmanship by President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, met on December 7 to review conclusions of the Riga Summit. In its second meeting since its formation in November, the committee expre [...] | 2006-12-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB1465 | CROATIAN STORKS TURN UP DEAD IN SOMALIA [...] SUMMARY. Some 50 Croatian-tagged white storks were found dead in Somalia in November, causing a brief panic over the possibility they brought avian influenza (AI) to the village of Elbaraf. The director of the Poultry Center in Zagreb said it is unlikely the birds died of avian influenza, after [...] | 2006-12-11 14:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB1467 | CROATIA ON CEFTA: SIGN AND KEEP TALKING [...] (SBU) In a December 11 meeting with Croatian MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic, Ambassador urged the GOC to show SIPDIS flexibility in working to find a solution to the current disagreement with Bosnia over CEFTA, stressing Croatia's role in the region and the fact that a CEFTA without Bosni [...] | 2006-12-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY |
06ZAGREB1468 | GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST [...] (U) The following is post's reply to REFTEL. 2. (SBU) Immigration Databases: -- Croatia uses the National Border Management Information System (NBMIS). This is a regional integrated system being provided through EU CARDS which incorporates data from EUROPOL, INTERPOL, Schengen and Nation [...] | 2006-12-13 09:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER KHLS |
06ZAGREB147 | POST RECOMMENDS HIGH LEVEL USG REPS TO DUBROVNIK [...] (SBU) The GoC will host a high level conference July 9-10 in Dubrovnik. Titled "Completing Europe's Southern Dimension: The Values that Bind Us Together," the GoC will invite Prime Minister-level participation from NATO and EU member-states and candidates. Prime Minister Sanader used his Jan [...] | 2006-02-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1477 | CROATIA CONDEMNS TEHRAN HOLOCAUST-DENIAL MEETING [...] As a member of the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Croatia was associated with the Task Force statement on the Tehran conference. In addition, the GOC showed how seriously it takes the issue by issuing a separate December 13 statement. 2. Text of statement: The Ministry of [...] | 2006-12-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1480 | RIGHT WING WINS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS IN EASTERN CITY OF [...] Summary and comment: The regional Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB, a party led by war-crimes suspect and local strongman Branimir Glavas) and the right-wing Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) won over half the seats in the Osijek city neighborhood councils (the lowest [...] | 2006-12-14 11:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1482 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----09 November, Met with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Customs Directorate, Operational and Customs Academy Department Heads at their request to tour the facility located on the grounds of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Police Directorate Training compl [...] | 2006-12-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB1483 | U/S BURNS' LETTER TO PM SANADER ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered U/S Burns' letter to PM Sanader on the Bosnian constitutional reform package (reftel A) to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14. He noted that while there was as yet no official reaction to the proposals conveyed by State Secretary Biscevic (reftel B),it was his [...] | 2006-12-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC HR BK |
06ZAGREB1484 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador told FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14 that there is a lot of concern in Washington about the negotiations between Croatia and Bosnia on the Central European Free Trade Area. The USG hopes the GOC will find some way to reach a compromise that will allow BiH to sign CE [...] | 2006-12-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY |
06ZAGREB1485 | CONVICTED ARMS SMUGGLER RENEWS ATTEMPTS TO SELL [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy State Prosecutor Josip Cule informed PolOff December 7 that Croatian intelligence service reports indicate Stjepan (aka Sinisa) Adrenik (reftels) has resumed his efforts to sell missile fire control software to Iran. Adrenik was convicted in September in the mu [...] | 2006-12-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR HR ORGANIZED CRIME CORRUPTION |
06ZAGREB1486 | PAKISTAN NUCLEAR FACILITY: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff December 15 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian nuclear scientists to offer technical training in "Sym [...] | 2006-12-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC PREL PK HR ARMS CONTROL |
06ZAGREB1490 | MAINTAINING MOMENTUM AFTER THE CROATIAN PRIME [...] (U) Summary: Following up on their October 27 meeting, Ambassador and DCM met with Croatian FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14 to review progress on outstanding issues and areas of cooperation. Discussions on CEFTA and BiH have been reported separately. Kosovo 2. (C) The Ambassado [...] | 2006-12-15 14:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIPR CASC CJAN EFIN EAIR EUN NATO |
06ZAGREB1499 | CROATIA VIEWS CEFTA AS POSITIVE FOR REGION [...] Summary: The Government of Croatia is satisfied with the outcome of the CEFTA negotiations and the signing of the agreement in Bucharest on December 19. Despite negotiations that dragged until the eleventh hour with Bosnia, Zagreb believes that the inclusive outcome is positive both for Croati [...] | 2006-12-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN PREL HR |
06ZAGREB1507 | SCANDALS SHAKE THE MFA [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been rocked recently by a diplomatic scandal and possible cover-up. The case involves the arrest of the husband of an officer assigned to the consulate in Los Angeles for heroin possession in January 2005. The information alleged [...] | 2006-12-21 14:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB1514 | HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS TRAINING FOR NGO COMMUNITY [...] SUMMARY: Through a joint POL-PA project aimed at sharing with the Croatian human rights community concrete planning strategies for combating, reducing, and eliminating human rights violations, Embassy Zagreb brought New Tactics in Human Rights Project Training Manager Nancy L. Pearson to Croati [...] | 2006-12-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HR |
06ZAGREB159 | OPPOSITION ALIVE AND KICKING, BUT POWER CAN WAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 10:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB176 | Croatian B1-B2 Visa Reciprocity Embassy Zagreb [...] See action request, paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Zagreb proposes increasing the current B1/B2 reciprocity of 60 months to 120 months for Croatian citizens. Post bases its recommendation on the steadily improving economy, post's low refusal rate (just over four percent) for [...] | 2006-02-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PREL ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB180 | NATO MEMBER AMBASSADORS IN CROATIA AGREE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) At a gathering of Ambassadors and military attaches from twenty NATO-member countries on February 9 hosted by Ambassador Frank, the assembled Ambassadors agreed to take a more active, public role in supporting the GoC's public education efforts in support of NATO membership. Hungary - a [...] | 2006-02-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO KPOA HR |
06ZAGREB183 | NEW JUSTICE MINISTER INHERITS SOLID JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-10 16:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KAWC PGOV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB205 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ---- During the two week period between 4 - 13 Jan, several meetings were held with the Deputy Head of MoI Border Police to discuss and coordinate scheduling of the Feb 2006 Coast Guard Assessment visit and discuss participation in both the DTRA [...] | 2006-02-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO |
06ZAGREB215 | CROATIA PROSECUTES ARMS SMUGGLER [...] (S) Croatian authorities finally brought suspected arms proliferator Sinisa Adrinek to trial on February 16 for attempting to sell software for a weapons guidance system to Iran. Although interagency cooperation improved somewhat (ref A),Croatian authorities appear to have temporarily lost A [...] | 2006-02-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR HR |
06ZAGREB222 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR |
06ZAGREB232 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCG TEAM, BEAM, KENNEY, MORGAN, HENIGHAN, JACOBS AND EXBS PROGRAM MANAGER MAGOULAS VISITING ZAGREB FEBRUARY 20-MARCH 1, 2006 [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb and Export Control and Border Security Program, welcome and grant country clearance to the following US Coast Guard Team and Program Managers for EXBS Program: A. Clare Wilson Beam, GS-12/13, USCG International Affairs B. CAPT Frederick Kenney, O-6, USCG [...] | 2006-02-22 11:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PARM ETTC PREL KSTS HR |
06ZAGREB236 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found on the island of Ciovo tested positive for H5N1. The lab continues to operate without a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) machine but a replacement machine is [...] | 2006-02-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB240 | CROATIA CONSIDERING DONATIONS TO IRAQI [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the International Security Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bujas-Juraga said that they would look for suitable equipment to donate. 2. (SBU) In parallel, ODC Chief has been working wit [...] | 2006-02-23 12:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ HR |
06ZAGREB243 | CROATIA RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to North America Desk Deputy Director Ankica Vlasic on February 23. Later that same day, the MFA GOC issued the following statement as reported by the Croatian news agency HINA. Begin Quote: It is with regret that (the Ministry) has received news of a bomb at [...] | 2006-02-24 12:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ HR |
06ZAGREB248 | CROATIA PITCHES CANDIDACY FOR UN PEACEBUILDING [...] (C) Poloff was called into the Ministry of Foreign affairs on February 24 by Branko Zebic, Deputy Director for UN Affairs, to receive the GoC campaign pitch for a seat on the UN Peacebuilding Commission Organizational Committee. Zebic told poloff that the MFA is following up on initial solici [...] | 2006-02-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR |
06ZAGREB25 | Croatia Scene Setter for Lt. General Hanlon [...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared the major political obst [...] | 2006-01-09 07:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MARR HR |
06ZAGREB252 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY [...] On February 27, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found at the Pantan nature park near the coastal town of Trogir tested positive for H5N1. The GOC has initiated bio-safety measures and the culling of approximately 500 fowl within three kil [...] | 2006-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB266 | Croatia considering its geo-strategic [...] Summary: Before Gazprom threw the switch on gas supplies to Ukraine on New Year's Day 2006, Croatia was already considering diversification of supply and its position in the regional energy sector. Croatia is a net importer of both oil and gas, with domestic production steadily declining. Th [...] | 2006-03-01 10:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PREL EINV HR |
06ZAGREB278 | SIX-MONTH DELAY OF JUDICIARY SCREENING [...] (SBU) EC representatives confirmed 28 February that "screening" of Croatian legislation and practice in preparation for adopting the Acquis chapters dealing with human rights and the judiciary would be postponed for six months to September 2006. Local press put an inflammatory spin on the new [...] | 2006-03-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM HR |
06ZAGREB281 | CROATIA SCENE SETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND AND THE [...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared major political obstacle [...] | 2006-03-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP PGOV MARR HR |
06ZAGREB284 | Declaration of European Muslims Well-Received in Croatia [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. On 24 February, Bosnian and Herzegovinian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric presented in Zagreb a Declaration of European Muslims. Hosted by the Zagreb Islamic Community, the presentation received widespread public attention as a message of tolerance, peace, and moderation. [...] | 2006-03-02 15:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PTER PREL HR |
06ZAGREB294 | LORA RE-TRIAL VERDICT: CROATIAN JUDGES FIND [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Split County Court on March 2 found eight Croatian soldiers guilty of the torture and murder of ethnic Serb civilians at Lora Prison in 1992. Sentences ranged from six to eight years in prison. This decision reverses a notoriously biased 2002 acquittal thrown out by [...] | 2006-03-03 15:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB295 | CROATIA-SLOVENIA BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Croatia and Slovenia enjoy generally good bilateral relations. Nevertheless, unresolved issues concerning maritime boundaries and the land border, the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear power plant and Croatian deposits in the former Ljubljanska Banka are persistent irrita [...] | 2006-03-03 16:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON HR SI |
06ZAGREB296 | CROATIA WELCOMES PSI PAPERS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel papers on March 3 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director for International Security Programs, MFA. Bujas-Juraga welcomed receiving the input prior to the Warsaw meeting and said she would review them carefully. 2. (SBU) Bujas-Juraga said that she would brief intereste [...] | 2006-03-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMFO MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL HR |
06ZAGREB311 | CROATIA DETERMINED TO RESOLVE LINGERING ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic briefed Ambassador March 1 on PM Sanader,s February 28 meetings in Tirana with Albanian and Macedonian officials, and laid out the GOC,s plans to resolve a number of lingering bilateral issues with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) and Se [...] | 2006-03-08 10:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR |
06ZAGREB321 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----6 Feb, met with the General Director and Department Head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS). The main focus of the meeting was to review responsibilities of the office (est. June 2005 per Art. 22 of the Nuclear Safety Act) and [...] | 2006-03-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO |
06ZAGREB337 | CROATIA SCENE SETTER FOR SENATOR VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader have enjoyed several important successes since your last visit in May 2005. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and Hague indictee Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared majo [...] | 2006-03-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB348 | NEW JUSTICE MINISTER PUSHES FOR REFORM RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In a March 2 introductory call on new Justice Minister Ana Lovrin, Ambassador Frank urged the continuation of Croatia,s ambitious judicial reform program. Lovrin said that the judicial reforms started by her predecessor would be continued, and that she expected to see [...] | 2006-03-14 15:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS CASC CJAN HR |
06ZAGREB356 | NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...] | 2006-03-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR HR |
06ZAGREB358 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MARCH 15 [...] SUMMARY: Several more wild birds have been confirmed as positive for H5N1 in Croatia. These discoveries have not activated any of Embassy Zagreb's tripwires but Post has sent a warden message with an update on the situation in Croatia and general information on avian flu. Dr. Gjenero- Marga [...] | 2006-03-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR |
06ZAGREB366 | ICJ CASES WEAVE DANGEROUS WEB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In light of recent local media reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina's case against Serbia and Montenegro before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and speculation regarding a possible future BiH case against Croatia, PolOff met March 15 with Professor Ivan Simonovi [...] | 2006-03-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC PREL PGOV BK SR HR |
06ZAGREB382 | PRESIDENT MESIC TRAVEL TO U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 13:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OVIP HR US |
06ZAGREB388 | (C) EMBASSY ZAGREB FORESTALLS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Presidential advisor Budimir Loncar raised with the Ambassador March 14 the possibility of an April visit by President Mesic to Cuba. Croatian companies apparently hope to get new contracts servicing and replacing technical equipment sold to Cuba during the days of Yugoslavia, and the Pr [...] | 2006-03-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR CU |
06ZAGREB39 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JANUARY 12 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-12 10:56:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR |
06ZAGREB396 | SUBJECT: CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, although in accordance with what Mesic's aides hav [...] | 2006-03-24 14:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR HR |
06ZAGREB398 | CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, in accordance with what Mesic's aides have told th [...] | 2006-03-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR HR |
06ZAGREB417 | SENATOR VOINOVICH PROMOTES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Senator Voinovich met March 23 with President Stjepan Mesic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, and Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to discuss NATO accession, Article 98 (ref A),and Croatia's potential role in resolving Kosovo's [...] | 2006-03-28 15:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV SR YI HR |
06ZAGREB435 | HDZ: PARTY CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS EURO CREDENTIALS [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) used its 10th biennial party convention on April 1 in Vukovar to highlight its progress in bringing the country closer to Europe and EU membership. With leadership elections not due for another two years, this "reporting" congres [...] | 2006-04-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB459 | CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: APRIL 1 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 12:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB46 | CROATIA SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Charge delivered reftels demarch to MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic on January 11. Biscevic responded SIPDIS that the GoC supported the U.S. approach to UN reform and that he would instruct the Croatian mission in New York to work with the U.S. mission to coordinate its postion. On [...] | 2006-01-13 14:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ADCO HR |
06ZAGREB461 | VPOTUS SCENESETTER: PUSHING CROATIA'S INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vice President Cheney will visit Croatia at a time of political optimism following the opening of accession negotiations with the European Union in October 2005, the arrest of war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina in December 2005, and the prospect of NATO membership growing [...] | 2006-04-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR |
06ZAGREB469 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----15 Mar, met with the MoF, Customs Directorate, Assistant Director General (anti-smuggling) and International Liaison Analyst to discuss interest in Port Security Training sponsored by DTRA. It was agreed to provide 20 Customs personnel for t [...] | 2006-04-12 14:31:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB474 | NO CROATIAN RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered talking points from reftels to Darija Dretar, MFA Department of Human Rights. Ms. Dretar received the points with little comment and said she would share them with the UN Department. Post will report any substantive response. FRANK [...] | 2006-04-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR HR |
06ZAGREB475 | CROATIA,S ANTI-TIP AND POLICE REFORM EFFORTS GET [...] (U) Ambassador Frank and Minister of Interior Ivica Kirin gave Croatia,s anti-TIP efforts a strong push on April 11 with a public ceremony to mark the handover of FBI-funded computer equipment to the Croatian police (MUP). Most of the major print media covered the donation, and several local [...] | 2006-04-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL ETTC HR |
06ZAGREB526 | CROATIA SEEKS POLICE COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request for EUR/SCE. SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) In an April 11 meeting, Minister of Interior Ivica Kirin asked the Ambassador to support the signing of a bilateral police cooperation agreement. As per ref A which provided the Depar [...] | 2006-04-26 11:16:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KCRM PTER PREL ASEC HR |
06ZAGREB527 | MESIC DECLINES IRANIAN INVITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: President Stjepan Mesic declined an invitation last week from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to visit Tehran, special presidential advisor for international relations Budimir Loncar told Ambassador Frank on April 21. When the Iranian Ambassador to Croatia pres [...] | 2006-04-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XF IR HR |
06ZAGREB537 | Opposition Takes All In Early Local Elections [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) has managed to enter governing coalitions in all three major places where early local elections were held on April 9 (reftels),pushing the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from local power in two counties and hanging on t [...] | 2006-04-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR |
06ZAGREB538 | CROATIA AGREES TO SEEK SERBIAN ENDORSEMENT OF PSI [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the Department for International Security, MFA on April 26. Bujas-Juraga agreed that Croatia could best approach Serbia for interest in endorsing the PSI principles. She said that she had received little traction in previous [...] | 2006-04-27 11:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HR |
06ZAGREB539 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Director, North Americas Desk and to Romana Olujic, Deputy Head of the Human Rights Department, MFA on April 26. Olujic responded that she expected the GoC to continue to support the Third Additional Protocol in June. She said that she was actively pus [...] | 2006-04-27 11:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC HR SZ |
06ZAGREB542 | CROATIA PROACTIVE ON ARMS CONTROL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Over the past year (refs) the Government of Croatia has quietly but steadily built a track record of proactive cooperation and coordination with the USG on concrete arms control cases. Croatian industry has a long history of business ties to problematic Middle Eastern [...] | 2006-04-27 14:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM ETTC PREL HR |
06ZAGREB543 | TRANSLATION OF COUNTRY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Per reftel, the 2005 Human Rights Report has been translated and posted on the Embassy Zagreb website. FRANK [...] | 2006-04-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ODIP PREL ELAB KDEM KPAO KSPR HR HUMAN |
06ZAGREB604 | CROATIA SERIOUS ON AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) Poloff met with Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head of the MFA NATO Department Section for International Security Operations, on May 15 to follow up on Foreign Minister Grabar-Kitarovic's visit to Afghanistan in April (Nakic-Vojnovic was also on the Croatian delegation). Nakic-Vojnovic said that th [...] | 2006-05-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB634 | CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following statement on May 22 (informal Embassy translation): -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia expresses its satisfaction regarding the establishment of a new Iraqi government led by Nou [...] | 2006-05-23 08:59:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM HR IZ REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB637 | CROATIAN NAVY SEEKS ROLE IN OPERATION ACTIVE [...] (SBU) On May 18, during the port call in Split of the USS Enterprise, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Admiral Henry Ulrich met with Croatian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Zdravko Kardum. Admiral Ulrich urged Admiral Kardum to accelerate connection of Croatian radar data to the NATO networ [...] | 2006-05-23 11:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB665 | CROATIA WELCOMES MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM RESULT [...] (U) The initial reaction of GOC officials toward the Montenegrin independence referendum, as reported by the press, has been generally positive. In a May 25 Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader issued a statement in support of the outcome of Montenegro's Referendum on Independence. Th [...] | 2006-05-30 07:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB676 | CROATIAN'S ARE POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] 1. (C) Ambassador demarched MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic the evening of May 31 drawing on reftel talking points. Biscevic said that the GOC supported the US move on Iran, a point he reemphasized in a June 1 meeting. He hoped that the Iranians would show maturity and act responsibly to [...] | 2006-06-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR IR |
06ZAGREB680 | INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE QUESTIONS LOCAL LEADER [...] Summary and comment: MP and local leader Branimir Glavas was interviewed June 1 by an investigative judge about 1991 war crimes in the city of Osijek. When Glavas and another suspect complete their statements, the investigative judge will decide on their criminal prosecution. Neither Glavas n [...] | 2006-06-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB690 | CROATIA SUPPORTS STABILITY PACT TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Ambassador June 1 that Croatia supports the transformation of the Stability Pact into a regionally-owned organization and believes the U.S. will need to play an active role in the process. The GOC anticipates that a [...] | 2006-06-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK SR |
06ZAGREB697 | (C) EU TRIOKA DEMARCHES CROATIAN MFA REGARDING [...] (C) European Union troika ambassadors told the MFA last week that signing an article 98 agreement with the United States would jeopardize Croatia's accession to the EU, an MFA official (protect) told the DCM June 7. The EU ambassadors told Assistant Minister for the European Union and Europea [...] | 2006-06-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR HR EUN REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB709 | CROATIA ASKS USG TO RECONSIDER POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC asks that the USG reconsider its position declining to support Croatia for membership in the Australia Group at the upcoming Paris plenary (reftel). 2. (SBU) DCM discussed Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership with MFA Assistant Minister for In [...] | 2006-06-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW HR |
06ZAGREB721 | Croatia recognizes Montenegro [...] The Government of Croatia (GOC) convened an extraordinary session on June 12 to recognize Montenegro as an independent and sovereign state. The decision was preceded by a meeting between President Mesic and Prime Minister Sanader where the pair agreed that the GOC should go ahead and recogn [...] | 2006-06-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB740 | CROATIA AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JUNE 14 [...] (SUMMARY) WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW REPORTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) IN CROATIA, SCIENTISTS AT THE CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE'S POULTRY CENTER ARE USING A NEWLY PURCHASED REAL-TIME PCR MACHINE FOR ROUTINE TESTING OF WILD BIRDS. THE CENTER DIRECTOR SAID NOW CROATIA IS BETTER PREPARED IN CA [...] | 2006-06-14 13:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR |
06ZAGREB741 | CROATIA CONTINUES TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR EMBASSY [...] (C) A small Croatian delegation led by Ambassador to Iraq-designate Jerko Vukas and MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Pjer Simunovic will travel to Baghdad in early summer to explore options for a Croatian presence in Iraq, Simunovic told DCM June 9. The Polish embassy in Bagh [...] | 2006-06-16 05:22:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR IZ |
06ZAGREB753 | (C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT LIKELY TO ATTEND [...] (C) Croatian President Stjepan Mesic is likely to attend the September summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana as an "observer," Presidential Advisor Budimir Loncar (protect) told the Ambassador June 16. Loncar noted that there was an internal struggle among the President's advisors [...] | 2006-06-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NAM HR CU |
06ZAGREB754 | (C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT,S ADVISOR PROMISES FURTHER [...] (C) PM Senior Advisor Loftis, in Zagreb June 16 for a round of negotiations on a Supplemental SOFA, met with President Mesic's advisor for intelligence matters Sasa Perkovic to discuss the possibility of incorporating Article 98 language in a bilateral "Security Cooperation Agreement" with Cro [...] | 2006-06-20 12:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB780 | SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC'S VISIT TO CROATIA: A [...] (U) Serbian President Boris Tadic visited Croatia on June 27, meeting with President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and traveling with President Mesic to the town of Knin, where the two statesmen met with ethnic Serb returnees. While the visit was held in a highly positive atmosph [...] | 2006-06-30 13:19:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB799 | CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR POSITIVE ON VISIT OF [...] (C) The June 27 visit by Serbian President Tadic to Croatia was excellent, Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar told DCM June 28. Tadic was very open and forthcoming with Croatian President Mesic. 2. (C) Tadic indicated that the Montenegro question is now completely settled, [...] | 2006-07-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR SR |
06ZAGREB800 | (C) CROATIAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Ambassador-designate Jerko Vukas, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Pjer Simunovic, and another MFA official will travel to Baghdad for three days sometime between July 23 and August 1, Simunovic told DCM June 29. The GOC has been working with the Polish government, which has [...] | 2006-07-03 12:02:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR IZ |
06ZAGREB805 | (C) IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES CROATIAN [...] (C) The atmosphere in Iran is much more positive following the P5 1 nuclear offer, Iranian Ambassador Shamsian told Croatian Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar the week of June 19. Loncar briefed the DCM on the content of his meeting with Shamsian June 28. 2. (C) The GOI [...] | 2006-07-03 12:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC HR IR IZ |
06ZAGREB807 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER - [...] (C) Summary: A Croatian public uncertain about the benefits of NATO membership, and as a &proud people8 sensitive to a potential snub, will not warm overwhelmingly to NATO membership until an invitation is clearly in the offing, PM Ivo Sanader told Ambassador Frank during a June 28 farewell [...] | 2006-07-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR EINV HR |
06ZAGREB808 | VISAS VIPER: JUNE 2006 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PREL HR |
06ZAGREB809 | (C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, NATO [...] (C) Summary: The President's office and the Croatian Government are working on a "counterproposal" regarding the US desire to conclude a Bilateral Security Cooperation (Article 98) Agreement with the US, President Stjepan Mesic told Ambassador Frank during a June 29 farewell call. The two al [...] | 2006-07-03 12:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MARR HR |
06ZAGREB813 | CROATIA DOUBLES TROOP LEVELS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Seventy-five Croatian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan on three U.S. military flights between June 23 and July 2. The deployment expanded this NATO aspirant's troop contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 69 to 144. It also marked the Croatian Armed Forces' [...] | 2006-07-05 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB820 | CROATIA ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN NATO TRUST [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic briefed members of the diplomatic corps July 4 about Croatia's participation in the NATO trust fund for Bosnia and Herzegovina. She noted that Croatia had benefited from such assistance in the past and could now offer financial a [...] | 2006-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS NATO ZL HR BK REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB821 | NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...] | 2006-07-07 09:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
06ZAGREB823 | CROATIA SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During your July 9-10 stop in Dubrovnik for the conference "Completing Europe's Southern Dimension: The Values that Bind Us," you will witness firsthand the GoC's unshakable enthusiasm for promoting Euro-Atlantic integration. Still paddling on the wave of political op [...] | 2006-07-07 11:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR |
06ZAGREB83 | GOC CONSIDERING POINTS ON BELARUS ELECTIONS [...] Polcouns delivered points to North America department director January 18, who undertook to discuss them within the MFA and inform us of possible supportive GOC activities. DELAWIE [...] | 2006-01-20 10:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KDEM PREL BO HR |
06ZAGREB836 | CROATIAN AND SERB PRESIDENTS STRIKE A NOTE OF [...] Summary. In a dramatic July 10 ceremony symbolic of post-war reconciliation, the Serbian and Croatian presidents, together with the Croatian Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, honored the 150th birthday of Nikola Tesla, the late scientist and American citizen born in Croatia of Ser [...] | 2006-07-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL HR SR |
06ZAGREB837 | "CROATIA SUMMIT 2006" REAFFIRMS REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Ministers of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania and Albania and the President of Georgia, plus representatives of NATO, the EU, the USG and leaders of international organizations attended the Croatia Summit 2006, devoted to "Completing Europe's Southern Dimens [...] | 2006-07-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB846 | JUSTICE MINISTER - PROPERTY RESTITUTION ONE STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 12 introductory call on Justice Minister Ana Lovrin, Ambassador Bradtke stressed the importance the USG places on Croatia's continued judicial reforms and on creation of a fair and transparent process in dealing with property restitution claims from the time of the for [...] | 2006-07-14 13:41:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS CASC CJAN HR HUMAN RIGHTS |
06ZAGREB847 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SANADER [...] (C) Croatia is committed to promoting ever stronger Transatlantic cooperation, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador during a July 13 introductory call. Europe and the United States can only succeed when they work together; Sanader emphasized that now, as well as when Croatia is a member of the [...] | 2006-07-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV HR EU UP |
06ZAGREB861 | MFA CONDEMNS HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS, SYRIAN COMPLICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The MFA condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel from Lebanese territory in a July 17 statement and called on the international community to facilitate a quick calming of the crisis. The MFA's director of middle eastern affairs told PolOff that the GoC fears the confli [...] | 2006-07-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HR |
06ZAGREB867 | DEFENSE MINISTER RENEWS ISAF COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a July 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Bradtke, Minister of Defense Berislav Roncevic reiterated the GoC's long-term commitment to keep troops in Afghanistan. He said he will ask Parliament this fall for authorization to increase Croatia's force contributi [...] | 2006-07-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR AF HR |
06ZAGREB871 | A/S FRIED MEETING WITH CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic exchanged views on the failure of Serbian PM Kostunica to acknowledge that independence was Kosovo's ultimate destiny. Grabar-Kitarovic suggested slowing down the Kosovo status process to avoid destabilizing the Kostun [...] | 2006-07-21 08:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC NATO HR SR YI |
06ZAGREB872 | CROATIAN PM SANADER HAS POSITIVE UK VISIT [...] (U) PM Ivo Sanader's July 18 meeting with British PM Tony Blair during his first official visit to London received wide coverage in the Croatian press. The media focused on Blair's strong support of Croatia's EU accession and his statement that "there is no sense that Croatia has to wait for o [...] | 2006-07-21 10:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EU HR UK |
06ZAGREB897 | CROATIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO PRESENT CREDENTIALS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) Newly-appointed Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas will travel to Baghdad August 01-03 in order to present his credentials and open direct diplomatic contact with the Iraqi Government. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-07-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB898 | NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS WITH SERBIA? [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Ivo Sanader capped a recent surge in bilateral contact between Serbia and Croatia by opening the new Bajakovo-Batrovci border crossing with Serbian PM Kostunica on July 21 and traveling to Belgrade for meetings with both Kostunica and Serbian President Tadic. While [...] | 2006-07-27 09:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KAWC SR HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB901 | ZAGREB PARTICIPANT IN 2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] In response to reftel, Zagreb designates the following to attend the subject conference and provides the requested information: Name - Tom Selinger Title - Pol/Mil Officer DOB - 5 October 1964 Security Clearance - Top Secret Contact Details - (O) 385-1-661-2260, (F) 385-1-661- 2178, selin [...] | 2006-07-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR PREL NATO HR |
06ZAGREB904 | CROATIAN DELEGATION TO IRAQ - AGENDA [...] (C) Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic advised PolOff July 28 that the delegation he will lead to Baghdad August 1-3 (reftel) has secured all necessary appointments through the Polish Embassy in Baghdad to enable Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas to present his credenti [...] | 2006-07-28 09:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
06ZAGREB907 | GOC LEADERS CONDEMN ETHNIC ATTACK [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOC swiftly responded to an ethnic attack in Biljane Donje in the Zadar region on 25 July in which four men stoned and set alight ethnic Serb returnee homes. The President and Deputy PM, along with ethnic Serb MPs, visited the families following the incident and [...] | 2006-07-28 10:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KAWC PREL HR |
06ZAGREB919 | CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES LEBANON AID [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE HR |
06ZAGREB92 | GOTOVINA - SHIFTING FROM MANHUNT TO DEFENSE FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With the manhunt over, GoC attention has shifted to managing public expectations regarding the defense of ICTY indictee Ante Gotovina. While still unofficial, the GoC clearly intends to fund at least a portion of Gotovina's defense team, as he was acting in his capaci [...] | 2006-01-25 07:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL RGOV HR |
06ZAGREB920 | CROATIA CONCERNED PROTECTIONISM COMPROMISES CEFTA [...] (C) Summary: Croatian MFA and Ministry of Economy contacts have expressed concern with the direction of talks on the enlargement of CEFTA. Min Econ Assistant Minister Igor Lucic told EconOff on July 27 that both Serbia and Bosnia were taking positions that the Croatian side views as incompat [...] | 2006-08-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL HR |
06ZAGREB93 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points and background information on Jan 18 to Marina Vasilj, Director for Relations with Multilateral Organizations. Vasilj welcomed the briefing but had no immediate comment. FRANK [...] | 2006-01-25 09:25:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA MTCRE HR |
06ZAGREB940 | Croatia on top of flag state performance for [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 10:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD PREL PTER AFSI |
06ZAGREB941 | AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON: CROATIA MODEL FOR REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: During a July 31 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson welcomed Croatia's assistance on Serbia's Action Plan on ICTY cooperation and called on officials to continue their efforts to promote regional cooperation in addressing domestic war crim [...] | 2006-08-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC ICTY SR HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB948 | OPERATION STORM VIDEO - PROSECUTOR LAUNCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has forwarded the war-time video recently aired on Belgrade's B-92 television to the Ministry of Interior and requested a full investigation of the crimes shown. After watching the video and reviewing an extensive analysis done by C [...] | 2006-08-10 08:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL PGOV HR WAR CRIMES |
06ZAGREB949 | EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS ----17-18 JULY, CONDUCTED CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH NP/ECC TO COORDINATE PLANNING OF 2006/2007, ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR CROATIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA AND PERIMETERS OF REQUESTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HUNGARY. Croatia ----21 July, met wi [...] | 2006-08-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI |
06ZAGREB950 | CROATIAN PM SANADER'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Croatian PM Sanader's call for a conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily an effort to keep the attention of the international community on the needs of BiH in light of other high-profile concerns such as Kosovo and Lebanon, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Charge August [...] | 2006-08-10 11:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR BK |
06ZAGREB983 | IRAQ: CROATIA AIMING FOR PERMANENT PRESENCE AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT : Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic thanked Charge August 8 for Embassy Baghdad's assistance to his delegation during an August 1-3 visit to Iraq (reftels). Simunovic characterized the visit as extremely positive and noted that Zagreb's new Ambassador [...] | 2006-08-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR |
06ZAGREB990 | CHARGE EXPRESSES DISMAY AT CROATIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Charge called August 21 on Josko Klisovic, new chief of cabinet to FM Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, to express dismay with President Mesic's planned trip to Cuba for the Non-Aligned Movement Summit (reftel) as well as the President's characterization in the press August 18 that the U [...] | 2006-08-22 11:49:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NAM UNSC HR CU |
07ABIDJAN1006 | COTE D'IVOIRE: COMPAORE'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Boureima Badini, Special Representative of Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) Facilitator Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, told Charge on September 27 that both President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro are committed to OPA implementation, but that there is a lack of trust [...] | 2007-09-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV UV |
07ABIDJAN1019 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PM SPOKESMAN OPTIMISTIC, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Alain Lobognon, Spokesman for the Prime Minister, told Emboffs on October 2 that Interior Minister Desire Tagro is trying to stall the "audiences foraines" (tribunals that will issue birth certificates to those who never had them) process. According to Lobognon, the delay in the [...] | 2007-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN1033 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACK ON PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A four-member UN team is visiting Cote d,Ivoire in response to President Gbagbo,s request to the Secretary General for an independent investigation into the SIPDIS June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro,s plane in Bouake. The team, headed by Terseli Loial, is spending a week in [...] | 2007-10-05 17:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN IV |
07ABIDJAN1036 | IFIS, DONORS DISCUSS FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND [...] (C) Summary. International Financial Institutions (IFIs) staff convened top bilateral donors September 28 to discuss their negotiations with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) on fiscal controls and next steps. Cote d'Ivoire is staying current with the July 2007 arrears financing packa [...] | 2007-10-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IMF ECON PGOV PREL EMIN EAGR ENRG EPET |
07ABIDJAN108 | AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS AND GOVERNANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1084 | COTE D'IVOIRE ROLLS OUT PRELIMINARY COCOA-CHILD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister's interministerial taskforce rolled out preliminary results of its industry-funded survey of child labor in the cocoa sector on Oct. 12. It found that 22 percent of children in the region are involved in cocoa production, and a majority of them are involved [...] | 2007-10-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
07ABIDJAN1094 | THE COUNTERFEIT DOLLAR AFFAIR - GBAGBO ENTOURAGE [...] (C) Summary. On October 11, police and prosecutors made public allegations that a counterfeit US dollar ring had been broken up in Abidjan. Three high-level officials close to the President were implicated by the accused owner of the premises in which the evidence had been found. The next [...] | 2007-10-26 07:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KCRM IV |
07ABIDJAN1110 | COTE D' IVOIRE SCENESETTER FOR D VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d,Ivoire. You will be the highest ranking USG official to visit Abidjan since 2005 when AF Assistant Secretary Connie Newman visited to discuss the peace process. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG interest i [...] | 2007-10-31 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1111 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) On October 25, Embassy Abidjan notified the government of Cote d'Ivoire that three Saudi individuals have been added to the UNSC 1267 Santions List (reftel) by diplomatic note. NESBITT [...] | 2007-11-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA IV |
07ABIDJAN1112 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 07:07:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1113 | TERRORISM FINANCE: GOVERNMENT OF COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated October 24 acknowledging receipt of Embassy Abidjan's diplomatic note of September 5 conveying the USG's decision to name the Al-Salah Society as a supporter of terrorism (reftel). The Ivorian diplom [...] | 2007-11-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER IV |
07ABIDJAN1116 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 15:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1132 | EMBASSY ABIDJAN DELIVERS POINTS ON FAFT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered translated talking points drawn from reftel para three to the MFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations Affairs on November 8. MFA had no comments, but post will report any follow-on substantive host government reactions. NESBITT [...] | 2007-11-08 18:48:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ECON IV |
07ABIDJAN114 | COTE D'IVOIRE APPARENTLY SPENT WORLD BANK ARREARS [...] (C) World Bank Chief of Mission Peter N'Gomba and Senior Economist Richard Donffonso told EconChief January 26 that an ongoing IMF audit of Ivorian governmental finances is pointing strongly to the conclusion that Cote d'Ivoire has spent the USD 160 million it had borrowed to cover part of it [...] | 2007-01-31 11:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN1157 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S TRIP TO COTE D'IVOIRE [...] ( C ) Summary: The Deputy Secretary and AF Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer were well-received by government and SIPDIS opposition leaders as well as UN officials during their November 10-11 visit to Abidjan. In all of his meetings, the Deputy explained that the purpose of his visit was t [...] | 2007-11-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP IV |
07ABIDJAN1176 | DOES LACK OF DONOR ASSISTANCE EXPLAIN SLOW [...] (C) Summary: During a number of recent public events, President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Soro have blamed slow implementation of the Ougadougou Peace Agrement (OPA) on a lack of international donor assistance. The Prime Minister and President both made this assertion in meetings with the [...] | 2007-11-26 16:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IBRD IMF IV |
07ABIDJAN1181 | AUDIENCES FORAINES PROCEEDING CLUMSILY, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The audiences foraines process is proceeding clumsily but without violence. Less than a quarter of the planned tribunals have been deployed since the process was launched on September 25 and public awareness remains low. Political parties are closely monitoring the proceedings [...] | 2007-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN1183 | PARTIES HAMMERING OUT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political parties participated in a forum November 13-14 during which they finalized the language on a code of conduct for elections. The text calls upon signatories to take steps to ensure democratic, free, open and transparent elections. Ruling FPI party leaders declined to [...] | 2007-11-28 09:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN1186 | DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations Deputy Director Etienne Kindia told Pol/Econ Chief November 28 that he foresees no reason why Cote d'Ivoire will not be able to support the reelection of Pierre-Richard Prosper to the United Nations Committee on [...] | 2007-11-28 17:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN1187 | COTE D'IVOIRE: OPA IMPLEMENTATION AT CRITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. Modalities to carry out the identification process were the main subject of the November 18-22 meeting of the OPA Evaluation and Monitoring Committee (CEA). The parties' positions were so irreconcilable that Interior Minister Tagro reportedly abandoned the meeting along with his d [...] | 2007-11-28 18:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
07ABIDJAN1209 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MEETING 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary. A Joint International Monetary Fund, World Bank and African Development Bank team briefed the donor community on its initial findings on November 26. The assessment team was broadly complimentary of the government's efforts to remain within budget targets and to adopt more tra [...] | 2007-12-07 17:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV IMF IBRD IV |
07ABIDJAN1227 | SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit to Cote d'Ivoire. Yours will be the second recent visit of high-level U.S. government officials, following the November visit of Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. We believe your visit will be viewed as a sign of increased USG intere [...] | 2007-12-14 17:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
07ABIDJAN1236 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO VISITS NEW FORCES STRONGHOLD; [...] (SBU) Summary: From November 28-30, President Gbagbo visited the north of Cote d'Ivoire for the first time since becoming head of state. Press reports were favorable and key Gbagbo aides noted that large crowds welcomed the President. The visit demonstrated that the general public is anxious f [...] | 2007-12-18 16:44:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON UN IV |
07ABIDJAN1238 | SCENESETTER FOR HARKIN CODEL JANUARY 7-9 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan warmly welcomes your visit. Yours will be the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Cote d'Ivoire in many years. Senator Harkin and Representative Engle's roles in developing and implementing the international public/private accord (the "Harkin-Engle Protocol" [...] | 2007-12-18 18:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV EAID ELAB EIND IV |
07ABIDJAN1241 | SPECIAL REP BADINI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OPA; FOCUS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed recent developments with the Ouagadougou Political Accord with the Facilitator,s special representative, Boureima Badini, on December 14. Badini confirmed that the complementary accords were meant to keep pressure on the parties, but said he was satisfied tha [...] | 2007-12-20 07:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR IV |
07ABIDJAN1245 | OPPOSITION LEADER OUATTARA STILL DOUBTS GBAGBO'S COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a December 20, conversation with Ambassador, RDR par leader Ouattara expressed concern about ongoing delays in the deploymen audiences foraines teams, the lack of precision about the identificatio process and the role of technical operator SAGEM. The RDR will be prepa a presiden [...] | 2007-12-21 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV |
07ABIDJAN1265 | EFFORTS TO COMBAT WEST AFRICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire has the will to combat drug trafficking, but lacks the capacity. Also, as it concentrates on steering the country out of its five-year political crisis, its attention is focused on other priorities. The Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Drug Traffick [...] | 2007-12-31 16:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KCRM PREL SOCI SNAR IV |
07ABIDJAN128 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE EFFORTS CONTINUE BUT REAL [...] (C) Summary. Peace efforts here continue but it is far from clear whether they will bear fruit. Burkina Faso President Compaore, as new Chairman of ECOWAS, has moved quickly to take on a central mediating role in the upcoming direct dialogue between President Gbagbo and rebel New Forces (FN) [...] | 2007-02-05 15:13:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN141 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S DIRECT DIALOGUE UNFOLDS; [...] Summary. Direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces counterparts kicked off in Ouagadougou on February 5. No substantive negotiations were held, but despite this, participants and observers were upbeat. Apparently an agenda for the much-anticipated direct Gba [...] | 2007-02-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN147 | ABIDJAN'S STRUGGLE TO CONTROL GARBAGE SITUATION [...] (U) After more than four weeks, on January 25th, Prime Minister Banny brokered an agreement with community groups located near Abidjan's municipal dump at Akouedo, permitting the resumption of discharge of the city's waste stream. Prior to this breakthrough, the city had become increasingly f [...] | 2007-02-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENIV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN162 | DIRECT DIALOGUE WRESTLING WITH IDENTIFICATION ISSUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following last week's widely publicized kick off of direct talks between the President's representatives and their New Forces (FN) counterparts, this week the cracks are beginning to surface as the talks wrestle with the issue of identification. Although there have been some press [...] | 2007-02-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN168 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO PROMISES TO INTEGRATE [...] (C) In a controversial but not entirely unexpected move, President Gbagbo announced February 13 that the 4000 "New Recruits" would be hired into the military. This move came after on February 1-2, New Recruits fired automatic weapons in the air in several towns in government-held territory to [...] | 2007-02-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN169 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S GOVERNMENT ON PALESTINIAN NATIONAL [...] (C) EmbOff spoke to Ambassador Boutchoue, Director of the Office of International Organizations and United Nations, as well as a frequent Embassy interlocutor on a wide range of international relations concerns regarding points in reftel. Although he expressed some uncertainty as to whether th [...] | 2007-02-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN175 | COTE D'IVOIRE MINISTRY OF FINANCE DISCUSSES [...] EconOff spoke with the Ministry of Finance's Director of Cabinet Ahoutou about points raised in reftel. Ahoutou said the government of Cote d'Ivoire takes the matter seriously, and government agencies charged with enforcing limits on international cash transfers are well trained and vigilant. [...] | 2007-02-16 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
07ABIDJAN187 | TFGV01: UNHCR CONFIRMS REFUGEES IN GUINEA CAMPS [...] (SBU) Prior to the current crisis in Guinea, UNHCR had predicted that large-scale population displacements would not result from civil disturbances in Guinea. However, the dynamics of the crisis have UNHCR officials on edge and they remain vigilant should the situation change. UNHCR offices [...] | 2007-02-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL USAID GV LI CI |
07ABIDJAN200 | COTE D'IVOIRE: IDENTIFICATION PROCEEDING SLOWLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The identification process continues to proceed at a snail's pace. Two courts in Abidjan are issuing both birth certificates and certificates of nationality despite the lack of political agreement on Prime Minister Banny's revised procedures which call for issuing these two docum [...] | 2007-02-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN226 | COTE D'IVOIRE: NO VISIBLE PROGRESS IN OUAGADOUGOU [...] (C) Summary. There are no signs of significant progress in the Gbagbo-proposed "direct talks" with rebel New Forces (FN) leader Soro that President Compaore of Burkina Faso is trying to mediate. There has been no face-to-face meeting between the two principals and even their representatives a [...] | 2007-03-01 15:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN234 | CHINESE INFLUENCE IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. China plays a passive role in the political scene in Cote d'Ivoire, and typically proffers the rhetoric of non-interference in national affairs with regards to the Ivorian political crisis. China is not a supplier of military hardware or training to either faction. China is [...] | 2007-03-02 19:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN XA IV |
07ABIDJAN240 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the talking points in reftel to Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko confirmed that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, particularly the Presidency, had made a number of demarches to President Conte urging him to find a peaceful solution to the [...] | 2007-03-05 16:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | GV PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN242 | PEACE ACCORD IN OUAGADOUGOU - OBSERVERS, POLITICAL [...] (C) Confounding the expectations of many, (reftel b),President Compaore brokered an ambitious peace accord over the evening of Saturday, March 3rd. Signed by both President Gbagbo and Forces Nouvelles leader Soro in Ouaga, the agreement is both detailed and vague: attempting to overcome the [...] | 2007-03-06 10:57:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON IV |
07ABIDJAN247 | COTE D'IVOIRE - WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, FOLLOW UP TO [...] On February 21, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs responding to Post's September 23, 2006 diplomatic note outlining questions presented in reftel. 2. Minister Jeanne Peuhmond indicated that the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is in the process of d [...] | 2007-03-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN256 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNEVENTFUL THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held its 13th meeting in Abidjan March 2. Perhaps the most dramatic moment came when the Communications Minister Delegate briefed the group on the growing pro-Gbagbo bias in the state-owned media since Gbagbo replaced the leadership of both [...] | 2007-03-08 16:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN281 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO ON THE OUAGA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 14, President Gbagbo made the following points concerning the Ouaga Peace Agreement (OPA): -- Gbagbo and Soro signed the Ouaga Peace Agreement and therefore all those associated with Gbagbo and Soro are committed to its implementation. -- [...] | 2007-03-15 16:16:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN290 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON SUDAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) EmbOff delivered demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue on March 16, and left text of key points for further MFA consideration. Tanoh-Boutchoue promised the MFA would review U.S. concerns related to President Bashir's rejection of key Heavy Support Package elements prior to the [...] | 2007-03-16 18:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CD CT UNSC KPKO IV |
07ABIDJAN297 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM, INTERNAL [...] EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, concerning the U.S. position opposing certain elements of the UN General Assembly Fifth and Sixth Committees' recommendations on reform measures for the UN's internal system [...] | 2007-03-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC PREL UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN298 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the MFA Office of UN and International Organizations, on U.S. concerns related to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as described in reftel. Ambassador Boutchoue and the Ivorian government were well aware of the situat [...] | 2007-03-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI IV |
07ABIDJAN304 | COTE D'IVOIRE PEACE AGREEMENT: ALL EYES STILL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political actors in Abidjan are still looking ahead to what round two of the Ouagadougou Peace Accord (OPA) will bring as NF leader Guillaume Soro and President Gbagbo negotiate the powers of the Prime Minister. In the meantime, Soro is under pressure to accept the Premiership. [...] | 2007-03-22 07:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN305 | COTE D'IVOIRE - MFA TO MOVE CAUTIOUSLY AGAINST [...] (C) Ivorian Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director of the Office of UN and International Organizations, called EmbOff March 21 to inform that the Minister of Foreign Affairs had agreed that the situations in both Sudan and Zimbabwe were shocking, and that Africa collectively must act. [...] | 2007-03-22 10:46:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO PHUM ZI CT CD IV |
07ABIDJAN312 | AUTHORITIES EXPEL LEBANESE-IVORIAN IN VAT TAX [...] (C) Summary. Lebanese-Ivorian trader Ibrahim Reda was expelled from Cote d'Ivoire for inciting other traders to violate the VAT tax laws, prompting an ongoing shutdown of a part of the important Lebanese-owned commercial sector. Senior ONUCI officials have been approached by Reda's wife for [...] | 2007-03-23 13:49:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IV PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER |
07ABIDJAN318 | ENGAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ouaga Accords have forced international and private financial institutions to react. World Bank staff is anxious to find a mechanism to disburse USD 104 million in DDR funds. The IMF is equally anxious to pry open government oil, gas and cocoa accounts as a precursor to a [...] | 2007-03-23 18:40:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN333 | NEW FORCES LEADER SORO TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26 the ex-rebel movement New Forces (NF) announced that it has reached a deal with President Gbagbo's representatives in which NF leader Guillaume Soro will become Prime Minister. Some press reports and NF sources indicate that Gbagbo will issue a decree to this effect t [...] | 2007-03-28 07:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IV |
07ABIDJAN340 | GBAGBO ISSUES DECREE NAMING SORO PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated move, late evening March 29 President Gbagbo signed the decree naming ex-rebel New Forces (NF) leader Guillaume Soro the third Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire since the September 19, 2002 failed NF rebellion. The announcement has some renewed hope that [...] | 2007-03-30 13:52:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN361 | COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO OFFICIALLY PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ex-rebel leader Guillaume Soro officially took over the Premiership Wednesday, April 4 at a ceremony at the Prime Minister's compound that included outgoing Prime Minister Banny and most of his cabinet. Soro, who had been named Prime Minister on March 29 by presidential decree, said th [...] | 2007-04-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN379 | GOVERNMENT, REBELS AND IMPARTIAL FORCES DISMANTLE [...] (SBU) Representatives of the Ivorian army, the New Forces and ONUCI and Licorne peacekeepers signed an agreement on April 11 to dismantle the zone of confidence (ZOC) starting Monday, April 16. The drawdown of the ZOC will begin at midnight in a concrete step to implement the Ouagadougou Peac [...] | 2007-04-12 17:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN387 | COTE D'IVOIRE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 17:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM IR IV |
07ABIDJAN402 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REPORT CARD FOR WEEK 2 OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY After using week one to get his cabinet installed, the respectful and friendly ceremony marking the beginning of the dissolution of the Zone of Confidence (ZOC) and the opening of the Joint Integrated Command Center (ICC) has been the highlight of week two of the Soro government. [...] | 2007-04-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN403 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 17:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC UN IV |
07ABIDJAN43 | COTE D'IVOIRE: U.S. POLICY FOR BREAKING THE [...] (C) Summary. The continuing political stalemate in Cote d,Ivoire, as the clock winds down on any chance of elections this year, poses the question: what can the United States do to re-energize the peace process? We do not believe the United States should try to take the lead -- among other [...] | 2007-01-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN433 | IRAQ: NO COTE D'IVOIRE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 17:00:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ IV |
07ABIDJAN465 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FY-2007 TIP PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two proposals to strengthen and expand Cote d'Ivoire's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in response to reftel. The proposed projects, listed in order of funding priority, will address key areas of concern in the fight to end trafficking in Co [...] | 2007-05-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG IV |
07ABIDJAN466 | SORO PRESIDES OVER GOV'T SEMINAR OUTLINING [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 2nd, following a week-long "pre-seminar" dominated by technocrats, new Prime Minister Guillaume Soro presided over a "governmental seminar in Yamoussoukro to define the way forward regarding each of the elements laid out in the Ouaga Accord of March 4. This included i [...] | 2007-05-04 19:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN489 | SORO-GBAGBO ALLIANCE UNHINGES THE OPPOSITION, [...] (C) Summary: Opposition RHDP parties, particularly the PDCI and RDR, led by former President Bedie and Alassane Ouattara respectively, have been widely critical in recent weeks of key New Forces leaders and by extension the Soro Prime Ministership. While the increasing rancor illustrates the [...] | 2007-05-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN490 | COTE D'IVOIRE GOV'T, UNHCR LAUNCH SURPRISE REQUEST [...] (SBU) On May 4, Foreign Minister Bakayoko, along with UNHCR country representative Saber Azam, convened a hastily planned meeting of principal UNHCR donor countries (including the European Union's country representative) to request additional funding to keep the Guiglo region's Nicla refugee [...] | 2007-05-11 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN503 | WORLD BANK, IMF, AFDB PUSH COTE D'IVOIRE, DONORS [...] (C) Summary. The IFIs are pressing a coordinated effort to address Cote d'Ivoire's $450 million in arrears to the World Bank in order to allow reengagement by the Bretton Woods institutions. The outlines of the deal were put forth in the recent aide memoire signed in Washington between Ivo [...] | 2007-05-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN54 | TWELFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING [...] (C) Summary. At an unexpectedly short twelfth meeting of the International Working group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to convince the group that the political situation here is not at a total impasse, but he had almost no progress to show. Rebel FN (New Forces) leader Soro stressed the [...] | 2007-01-18 11:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN544 | COTE D'IVOIRE: REASSESSING THE UNOCI MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The evolving political and security climate in Cote d'Ivoire in light of the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) and the increasing demands on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) mission pose the question: what should UNOCI's role be in this fragile security env [...] | 2007-05-23 11:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN560 | COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FALTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Privately-owned national electricity distribution company CIE and the Ministry of Energy and Mines continue to squabble over who is to blame for shortfalls in investments needed to boost natural gas production to meet national and regional energy needs. CIE, owned by French f [...] | 2007-05-29 13:19:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN580 | PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISERS SAY OUAGA PEACE ACCORD [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Tourism and Prime Minister Soro confidant Sidiki Konate and the PM,s Political Counselor, Adama Bictogo, told selected Ambassadors on June 1 that the implementation of the Ouaga Peace Accord roadmap will move into high gear starting next week with the redeployment of [...] | 2007-06-01 19:06:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
07ABIDJAN593 | COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON DARFUR [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche points to Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Office Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on June 3. The MFA will relay any official reaction from the GOCI. 2. (C) Speaking informally, Boutchoue said the situation in Darfur was "intolerable [...] | 2007-06-06 10:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UNSC SU IV |
07ABIDJAN600 | THE ROCKY ROAD TO UNHCR'S JUNE 30 RETURN DEADLINE [...] (U) Summary: The Abijan-based Refugee Coordinator for West Africa (RefCoord),traveled by road from Monrovia to Abidjan from May 1 to May 17. RefCoord passed through Gbarnga, Voinjama, Macenta, Nzerekore, Danane, Duekoue/Guiglo, and Tabou during the trip. RefCoord visited a number of villa [...] | 2007-06-07 09:35:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM IV LI GU |
07ABIDJAN606 | COTE D'IVOIRE: ASECNA AVIATION FEES [...] (U) This cable answers questions 1, 2 and 4 of reftel, and provides a partial answer to question 3. Septel will provide the balance of the responses once they are received from host government officials. 2. (U) Questions and Answers: Question 1) Are the airports (DIAP in Abidjan, DIYO [...] | 2007-06-08 13:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | KREC MARR MOPS PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN615 | OUAGA ACCORD AT 90 DAYS - ASSESSING ITS [...] (C) Summary. Since the signature of the Ouaga Accord on March 4, Cote d'Ivoire has seen both successes and shortcomings in its implementation. At the 90 day mark, several key tasks remain undone, while a number of others have been accomplished (even if incompletely). The overall report ca [...] | 2007-06-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN633 | COMPAORE CHAIRS OUAGA ACCORD'S FIRST "PERMANENT [...] (C) Summary. OPA facilitator Compaore hosted the first Permanent Consultative Mechanism (CPC) on June 12, bringing together Gbagbo, Soro, Ouattara and Bedie. Members issued a brief, harmonious press statement that touched on key questions of DDR and dismantlement of the militias, as well a [...] | 2007-06-18 18:59:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IV |
07ABIDJAN666 | COTE D'IVOIRE SUPPORT FOR UNITAID [...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire's Ministry of Finance confirms that Cote d'Ivoire is funding its commitments to UNITAD via the levy of a "solidarity tax" on airline tickets. Taxes are USD 4 (CFA 2000) per ticket for short and medium distance flights (generally flights remaining on the African continent),an [...] | 2007-06-25 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV TBIO PREL |
07ABIDJAN683 | COTE D'IVOIRE NOMINATION FOR ATTENDEE OF USDA GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 10:04:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV TBIO PREL |
07ABIDJAN689 | COTE D'IVOIRE, WB AND IMF STAFF CONCLUDE [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank and IMF, working in tandem, finalized a deal on June 27 that would provide financing packages for the post-conflict transition (WB) and emergency budget support (IMF) in exchange for the GoCI paying 50 percent of its WB arrears and adoption of strict fiscal contr [...] | 2007-06-28 13:29:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IMF IBRD IV |
07ABIDJAN691 | END OF JUNE ASSESSMENT OF OUAGA ACCORD [...] (C) Summary. Implementation of the Ouaga Accord has not moved substantially since the Yamoussoukro CPC (reftel B). The Integrated Command Center is not functioning, the question of military ranks continues to bedevil efforts to begin integrating the militaries and the process of DDR, while [...] | 2007-06-29 09:17:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN705 | THREE KILLED BUT PRIME MINISTER SORO UNHURT AFTER [...] (C) Multiple sources confirm Prime Minister and New Forces leader Guillaume Soro is alive and well after an RPG attack on an airplane in which he was traveling at Bouake airport on the morning of June 29. ONUCI Acting SRSG Abu Moussa told us that, according to UN Air Ops personnel who witnesse [...] | 2007-06-29 16:39:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL KPKO IV |
07ABIDJAN719 | WHO TRIED TO KILL SORO? THE SPECULATION IS WELL [...] (C) Summary. Since the June 29 attack on Prime Minister Soro, the rumor mill has gone into overdrive. The facts remain scarce, adding fuel to the unending speculation. The suspects are numerous, ranging from the most obvious (disaffected members of the Forces Nouvelles) to the absurd (ONU [...] | 2007-07-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO IV |
07ABIDJAN732 | PM SORO CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF [...] Several Ambassadors accompanied acting SRSG Abou Moussa to Bouake to visit Prime Minister Soro on July 3. The meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, devoted more time to formal expressions of sympathy and Soro's detailed account of what happened than to substantive political discussions. [...] | 2007-07-06 07:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN745 | EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Emboff met with UN Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) Human Rights Affairs and Code of Conduct Affairs Offices to discuss implementation of policies to combat sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and trafficking in persons (TIP). ONUCI officers indicated that ONUCI has a rigorous, wri [...] | 2007-07-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN753 | COTE D'IVOIRE ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Emboff met with Presidential diplomatic advisor Ambassador Ottra Toure on July 10 to follow up a June 19 delivery of reftel letter and points to President Gbagbo by the U.K.'s DFID. During the conversation, Ambassador Ottra Toure appeared siezed with the issue, although she said that ne [...] | 2007-07-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL ECON IBRD IV |
07ABIDJAN755 | PRESIDENT GBAGBO AGREES TO INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 11, President Gbagbo stated that he had agreed to an international investigation of the attempt on PM Soro's life "in order to make the Prime Minister happy." To have objected to the investigation would have encouraged unnecessary suspicion in th [...] | 2007-07-12 11:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | IV PGOV PREL |
07ABIDJAN764 | COTE D'IVOIRE'S GOVERNMENT DRIFTS AFTER ATTACK ON [...] (C) Summary. Since the March 29 attack on the aircraft carrying Prime Minister Soro, the peace process implementation has been at a near-standstill. Soro and his small team appear knocked off stride (although he could be "playing possum" and proceeding cautiously while recovering his footi [...] | 2007-07-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN765 | IMF PRESSURES COTE D'IVOIRE TO ABANDON JP MORGAN [...] (C) In a somewhat abrupt denouement to the monthlong negotiations around the debt securitization deal between JP Morgan and the Ivorian pension fund CNPS (reftel),the local IMF representative convinced the Minister of Finance Charles Diby during a July 10 videoconference to abandon the proje [...] | 2007-07-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IMF PGOV PREL IBRD IV |
07ABIDJAN781 | MOROCCAN CONTINGENT IN ONUCI ACCUSED OF SEXUAL [...] (C) The United Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) made a surprise announcement on Friday, July 20 that the entire 732-strong Moroccan battalion would be confined to barracks due to a number of allegations of sexual misconduct with minors by Moroccan troops. The announcement did not [...] | 2007-07-24 16:22:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC IV |
07ABIDJAN802 | MOROCCO BATTALION APPEARS TO REMAIN ON DUTY; SORO [...] (C) Emboff's security detail during a recent trip to Bouake (septel) was from the Moroccan battalion, recently the subject of controversy relating to allegations of sexual misconduct (reftel A). The security detail was professional, courteous, and well-disciplined. Emboff traveled around th [...] | 2007-07-31 17:51:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO UNSC PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN803 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHT-LIPPED ON [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] | 2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN804 | SORO, FORCES NOUVELLES STAY TIGHTLIPPED ON AUTHORS [...] (C) Summary. Emboff traveled to Forces Nouvelles stronghold Bouake to meet with key aides to Prime Minister Soro concerning the investigation into who attacked Soro on June 29 (reftel D, C). Soro aide Cisse Sindou said the PM will not comment on who the authors of the attack were until an [...] | 2007-08-01 07:47:00 | Embassy Abidjan | SECRET | PGOV PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN809 | DEMARCHE ON COTE D'IVOIRE'S POTENTIAL ADOPTION OF [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of the Office of International Organizations and UN Affairs, on July 26 on reftel points. Emboff left relevant points with Boutchoue and will inform Department in septel of any substantive response. HOOKS [...] | 2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN810 | DEMARCHE TO COTE D'IVOIRE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Emboff demarched Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue, MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs on July 26 on action points in reftel. As Ambassador Swing and his work with MONUC are well-known in African diplomatic circles, Boutchoue was immediately personally disposed toward [...] | 2007-08-01 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG |
07ABIDJAN832 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNOCI A/SRSG ANALYZES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Acting United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Abou Moussa underscored to Charge d'Affaires and Poloff August 9 the importance of the "balance" that the U.S. provides on the Ivorian political scene. Moussa said UNOC [...] | 2007-08-09 17:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IV |
07ABIDJAN856 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UPDATE ON DEMOBILIZATION, [...] (C) Summary. Alain Michel Lobognon, Communications Director at the Prime Minister's Office, and Jean-Luc Stalon, Chief of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Unit, told Poloff that agreement on the ranks of the Forces Nouv [...] | 2007-08-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS IV |
07ABIDJAN863 | COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT OF STAFFDELS SMITH AND CLACK [...] (C) Summary. Shannon Smith, Majority Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Mark Clack, Foreign Relations Staff Member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Cote d'Ivoire August 10-15. Smith and Clack conducted a review of programs under the Presi [...] | 2007-08-17 09:33:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KDEM IV |
07ABIDJAN865 | COTE D'IVOIRE: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE'S OVERVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-17 16:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF IV LI |
07ABIDJAN88 | COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN [...] (U) On January 22 President Gbagbo met with the diplomatic corps to receive their New Year,s greetings. In his speech for the occasion, Gbagbo reiterated the proposals for resolving Cote d,Ivoire,s crisis that he had first put forward December 19 (reftel). Once again, he called for direct di [...] | 2007-01-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IV |
07ABIDJAN880 | ASSESSING THE STRENGTH OF THE FORCES NOUVELLES, [...] (C) Summary. An Embassy team composed of Charge Vicki Huddleston and Econ Chief Ervin Massinga to the Bouake and Korhogo regions, both under Forces Nouvelles (FN) control, and spoke to United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI),non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and Rassamblement [...] | 2007-08-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO IV |
07ABIDJAN892 | COTE D'IVOIRE: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SEEKS U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Henri Ettien Amoikon, Director of the Minister of Defense's Cabinet, told Poloff August 21 that President Gbagbo told members of the Armed Forces (FANCI - Forces Armees Nationales de Cote d'Ivoire) August 14 that the Ivorian state will pay its year-long arrears of soldiers' bonus [...] | 2007-08-23 15:02:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS IV |
07ABIDJAN895 | ASSESSING THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE ONGOING [...] (C) Summary. World Food Program, UNited Nations Operations in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and private business leaders in the "Greater West" region, which straddles the "Green Line" and encompasses the extreme western portion of the former "Zone of Confidence," concur that the situation remains v [...] | 2007-08-24 12:01:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF EAID PREL PHUM IV |
07ABIDJAN901 | DEPARTURE OF TDY CHARGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-27 08:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL IV |
07ABIDJAN904 | COTE D'IVOIRE DELEGATION TO UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) United Nations and International Organizations Department, told Poloff August 27 that Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssouf Bakayoko will head Cote d'Ivoire's delegation to the United Nations General As [...] | 2007-08-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNGA IV |
07ABIDJAN909 | COTE D'IVOIRE: EXPRESSED HOPE, ANXIETY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 18 ceremony in his honor in the far northern city of Ferkessedougou, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro announced that the audiences foraines (tribunals that will issue replacement birth certificates) will resume the beginning of September after the government's recess. [...] | 2007-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN913 | WORLD BANK, EU LEAD DONORS' POST CONFLICT EFFORTS; [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank, European Union (EU) and the United National Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) held two closely-related meetings in the past 10 days on post-crisis coordination, where participants were unanimous in their frustration at the slow pace of progress. Identification [...] | 2007-08-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IDB IV PREL |
07ABIDJAN95 | INCREASING U.S. SUPPORT FOR COTE D'IVOIRE'S [...] (U) Post strongly supports the IFES proposal for a two-year project to expand U.S. support for the electoral process in Cote d,Ivoire. 2. (U) IFES has done excellent work in the first phase of this project. In particular, the Prime Minister,s Secretary General wrote to us that the roundtab [...] | 2007-01-26 14:34:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PREL PGOV IV |
07ABIDJAN962 | COTE D'IVOIRE: FRANCE'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. French Deputy Chief of Mission Sebastien Minot told Poloff September 11 that the differences in the positions of the Ivorian government and the Forces Nouvelles on disarmament and identification may be difficult to reconcile and could derail the Ouagadougou Political Accord (OPA) [...] | 2007-09-13 16:41:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IV FR |
07ABIDJAN995 | COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BY OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Robert Mambe announced September 13 that Cote d'Ivoire will be ready for presidential elections by October 2008. Mambe has always asserted that it would take 10-12 months to complete the identification and voter registration pro [...] | 2007-09-25 15:28:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN IV |
07ABIDJAN997 | STATELESSNESS IN COTE D'IVOIRE [...] (SBU) Summary. Refugee Office Program Assistant participated in a September 13 trip organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Ministry of Justice to the towns of Meagui and Soube in western Cote d'Ivoire. The purpose of the trip was to exami [...] | 2007-09-25 17:11:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SOCI IV |
07ABUDHABI1007 | FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE REGARDING CONTINUED ARABSAT [...] (C) On June 18, Econchief expressed the USG's serious concern about the continued operation of Iraqi insurgent television "Al Zawraa" on ArabSat to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al-Haidan. Econchief stressed the need for immediate action to remove it from the air in Iraq. Econchief also underscored U [...] | 2007-06-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPAO ETTC PREL PTER AE |
07ABUDHABI1015 | JUNE 11 U.S.-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] (S) Summary: Department of State International Security and Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Initiatives (ISN/CPI) Director Tony Foley led an interagency delegation to the June 11 US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) working groups meetings in Abu Dhabi to discuss questions relate [...] | 2007-06-19 08:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR |
07ABUDHABI1021 | WILL UAE ENERGY NEEDS PROMPT IRAN-UAE GAS DEAL? [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iran has expressed interest in improving energy cooperation with the UAE and has had "on again off again" discussions with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi about gas purchase agreements. However, Abu Dhabi authorities are skeptical about the reliability of the Iranians [...] | 2007-06-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL ECON IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1104 | UAE CENTRAL BANK STILL WILLING TO TRAIN IRAQ FIU [...] (U) On June 21, 2007 OFAC Attache and Treasury Representative Erin English met with Abdulrahim Al Awadi, Head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU),the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of the UAE Central Bank. Mr. English, who was recently stationed in Baghdad, rep [...] | 2007-07-01 12:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC PREL ECON IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI1123 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE FOR DELAY OR WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) On July 4, Ambassador contacted UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Shaali to inform him of USG concerns related to the UAEG's notification to the UNSC 1737 Sanctions committee to unfreeze certain Sepah-related funds. Ambassador asked that the UAEG delay or with [...] | 2007-07-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM AADP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1145 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON ABBAS VISIT; GCC MINISTERIALS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke via telephone with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) Sunday afternoon, July 8, regarding the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who had arrived the day before. AbZ reported that Abu Mazen was still in Abu Dhabi, and would be meeting with UAE Presi [...] | 2007-07-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPAL KNUC IQ IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1159 | UAEG TO STUDY U.S., GERMAN TEMPORARY WORKER PROGRAMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 4, Econoff met with Alex Zalamy, Advisor to the UAE Minister of Labor, to discuss guest workers and the changes being made to the current labor law to help protect foreign workers. Zalamy explained that foreign workers are "temporary" workers, not "immigrant" workers and [...] | 2007-07-12 07:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE |
07ABUDHABI1161 | U.S.-UAE GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Summary: Since the May 2007 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),and earlier meetings of the Joint Military Committee (JMC) working groups and Air and Missile Defense working group, we have seen progress in our bilateral mil-to-mil and security relationship in the areas of defense cooperation and [...] | 2007-07-12 09:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1177 | FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON GCC +2, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 14 evening to discuss the planned GCC 2 meeting (Ref A),his upcoming trip to Syria with UAE President Khalifa, and Pakistan. END SUMMARY. GCC 2; Israeli-Palestinian Issue ----------------------- [...] | 2007-07-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ IS SY PK AE |
07ABUDHABI1180 | DUBAI RULER/UAE PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON IRAQ, [...] (S) Summary: On July 15, Ambassador met with UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR). MbR complained about the Iranian influence in Iraq and voiced his belief that the current situation in Iraq is a civil war which w [...] | 2007-07-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PARM EAID IR IZ LE AF PK SY |
07ABUDHABI1191 | UAE REACTION TO POTUS 7/16 REMARKS [...] (C) Reactions from UAE political contacts on President Bush's July 16 call for an international coference on the Middle East have been generally positive, although UAE media reaction has been skeptical. Ambassador spoke with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed twice on 7/17 evening v [...] | 2007-07-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL AE |
07ABUDHABI1206 | SATELLITE COOPERATION AGREEMENT - INFORMAL UAE [...] (S/NF) DATT met with UAE Air Force Intelligence Chief Colonel Mahash Al-Hameli on July 16 to follow-up on our previous approaches on the draft U.S. - KSA, UAE, and Qatar Satellite Cooperation Agreement (SCA). Col Mahash said he preferred a bilateral agreement with the USG on this subject. T [...] | 2007-07-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL SA QA AE |
07ABUDHABI1207 | UAE STATEMENT ON POTUS 7/16 REMARKS; POTUS CALL TO [...] On July 18, the UAE's official news agency, WAM, released the following statement: Begin text. Khalifa Received Telephone Call From President Bush President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received here (Paris) Wednesday a telephone call from US President George W. Bush. Dur [...] | 2007-07-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAL AE |
07ABUDHABI1214 | SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...] | 2007-07-19 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1238 | ABZ ON GCC+2, UNGA, IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ambassador previewed the themes to be discussed at the upcoming July 31 GCC 2 Sharm el-Sheikh meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 23 (ref A). AbZ asked for additional information on the issue of increased assistance for Iraq, wondering if the Iraq C [...] | 2007-07-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV UNGA IZ IR LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1256 | EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING PROPOSAL FOR UAE [...] (S) Summary. On July 17, 2007, Emboff met with MFA Americas Desk Officer to discuss USG proposals to strengthen UAE export controls, and delivered non paper containing the USG proposal for export control engagement with the UAE (ref A). MFA officer confirmed UAE interest in holding a working- [...] | 2007-07-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP ETTC AE |
07ABUDHABI1257 | PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...] | 2007-07-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1292 | SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S [...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...] | 2007-08-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1293 | UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRANIAN BANK SEPAH, [...] (U) This contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: On August 1, Ambassador, accompanied by OFAC Attach and Econchief, met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi. Al-Suwaidi confirmed that Iranian Bank Sepah's trade finance accounts with UAE banks remained [...] | 2007-08-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER KTFN PREL IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1306 | OMV AND THE UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE |
07ABUDHABI1323 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] | 2007-08-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
07ABUDHABI1324 | ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On August 9, CDA conveyed points on UAE financial assistance to the PA to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation, Mohammad Abdul Rahim Abdul Jalil, temporarily the ranking official present at the Ministry. After first remonstrating that the UAE has "already done a lot [...] | 2007-08-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL XF AE |
07ABUDHABI1335 | THIRD LATIN AMERICAN EMBASSY TO OPEN IN ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Charge was recently introduced by diplomatic colleagues to a new Charge representing Venezuela in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). MFA tells us that the Venezuelan mission is still being set up and that the current Charge (Asdrubal Pulido Leon) would likely be replaced by (or assume the [...] | 2007-08-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VE AE |
07ABUDHABI1338 | ABU DHABI GOVERNMENT UNVEILS ITS "POLICY AGENDA 2007-2008" [...] (U) Ambassadors and Charges of foreign embassies in Abu Dhabi were called to a meeting on August 6 at the Emirates Palace Hotel for a roll-out on its new "Emirate of Abu Dhabi Policy Agenda 2007-2008." Diplomats were given a half-hour powerpoint presentation followed by brief Q&A on the Abu Dha [...] | 2007-08-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI AE |
07ABUDHABI1388 | U/S LEVEY TALKS IRAN WITH UAEG [...] (S/NF) Summary: On August 13, UAE Central Bank Governor Al-Suwaidi told U/S Levey the Central Bank had seen an increase in outflows from Iran in April and May and then a drop. He stated that this movement appeared to reflect capital flight from ordinary business people and not government fun [...] | 2007-08-19 12:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KTFN PARM PREL ECON PTER AE IR |
07ABUDHABI1389 | (S//NF) IN TOUR OF THE HORIZON WITH U/S LEVEY, UAE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-19 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PARM AE IR |
07ABUDHABI141 | UAE RED CRESCENT ON AID TO LEBANON AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On January 30, Econoff spoke with Dr. Saleh Al Ta,ie, head of the Relief and Emergency Department at the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) regarding the UAE,s recent aid to Lebanon and Afghanistan. Dr. Al Ta,ie said that the UAE,s $300 million pledge to Lebanon, announced at the Paris Co [...] | 2007-01-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PHUM PREL AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1436 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] As requested reftel, Post delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi diplomatic note no. 687 (dated August 21) requesting support for U.S. re-election to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 2. Previously, FAA Rep met with H.E. Mohamed Al Gha [...] | 2007-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1445 | BLOGGER JAILED FOR DEFAMATION OF LOCAL OFFICIAL [...] (U) An AFP story dated August 22 noted that an Arab human rights group (Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information -- HRInfo) was decrying the one-year sentence against a website owner in the UAE, Mohammed Rashed al-Shehhi, on defamation charges, adding that al-Shehhi was also fin [...] | 2007-08-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI145 | GENERAL ABIZAID TALKS IRAN, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. On the evening of January 21, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid for dinner. They discussed regional security issues, but Iraq was clearly the focus o [...] | 2007-01-31 12:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM IZ IR AF AE |
07ABUDHABI1453 | UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT [...] (C) Charge urged a supportive UAE public statement on the Iraqi Leaders Agreement with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan on August 28, 29 and again on August 30. Al Haidan initially offered his frank opinion that it would be difficult ("Do we always have to make public statements?"),but after C [...] | 2007-08-30 12:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF AE |
07ABUDHABI1454 | IPIC SHARES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN [...] (C) Summary: International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) Managing Director told Econchief that he shared USG concerns about Iranian nuclear ambitions and the problems with oil and gas deals with Iran. He said that he had raised these concerns with the board of the Austrian company OMV a [...] | 2007-08-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE |
07ABUDHABI1458 | FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...] | 2007-08-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE |
07ABUDHABI1479 | SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...] | 2007-09-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE |
07ABUDHABI1482 | CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- UAE NATIONALS IN UNOPS [...] An MoU signed in Dubai August 22 between the Executive Director of UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services) and the UAE Minister of Labor (and Chairman of the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority) provides for 10 positions to be created for UAE nationals to se [...] | 2007-09-06 07:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1498 | UAE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO [...] The Embassy delivered ref A demarche to the United Arab Emirates on August 21, 2007 (ref B). On August 26 the Embassy received the following response via Diplomatic Note 2489 from the United Arab Emirates. 2. Begin informal Embassy translation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents [...] | 2007-09-09 07:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI1508 | UAE RESPONSE TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07ABUDHABI1512 | CODEL JACKSON-LEE HEARS OF DUBAI'S AMBITIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) reviewed Dubai priorities with Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Mohammed al-Gergawi (Chairman of para-statal Dubai Holdings and key aide to Dubai Ruler and UAE VP and PM Mohammed bin Rashid) on September 3. T [...] | 2007-09-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR SCUL OVIP MO SU TS AE |
07ABUDHABI1517 | PUTIN PAYS A CALL ON UAE LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Russian President Vladimir Putin made a six-hour stop in Abu Dhabi September 10, on his return from the APEC Summit in Australia. The visit was the first by a Russian head of state since the UAE gained independence in 1971. Putin lunched with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and [...] | 2007-09-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD RS AE |
07ABUDHABI1539 | MIXED PICTURE FROM ACTIVISTS ON UAE ANTI-TIP [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with Ansar Burney (head of a Pakistani trust who focuses on the camel jockey issue in the UAE) and Sharla Musabih (who runs a shelter for abused women in Dubai),highlight the complex nature of the TIP problem in the UAE, as well as positive yet limited offi [...] | 2007-09-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1542 | UAE TIP ACTION PLAN SHARED WITH MFA [...] (SBU) PolChief discussed the TIP action plan with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani September 11, having shared ref A points earlier in the week. Al-Hosani, who represents MFA on the new Committee for Combating Human Trafficking (ref B),said the Committee was prep [...] | 2007-09-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB AE |
07ABUDHABI1555 | UAE PRESS WELCOMES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] (U) On September 17, most local English and Arabic dailies in the UAE cited the release of the 2007 U.S. International Religious Freedom (IRF) report prominently and in positive terms. Coverage generally highlighted the report's validation of UAE efforts to promote religious tolerance. The p [...] | 2007-09-17 14:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF AE |
07ABUDHABI1567 | UAE DISMISSES ACADEMICS WITH PRESUMED ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Reports of educators removed from the classroom for alleged "Islamist" tendencies are circulating in the UAE, with estimates of the number of those dismissed reaching as high as 92. One English teacher well known to the PA Section was told not to report to work when the new sem [...] | 2007-09-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SCUL AE |
07ABUDHABI1568 | UNICEF FOCUSED ON "PHASE TWO" OF CAMEL JOCKEY [...] (C) Summary: UNICEF's new Chief of Child Protection in Abu Dhabi has ambitious goals regarding the implementation of "phase two" of the camel jockey repatriation program, which he hopes will involve mapping of the camel farms and better tracking of victims. He commended the UAEG for the suc [...] | 2007-09-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI157 | SEEKING ARAB SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA - UAE [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel demarche with Acting MFA Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan, urging the UAE to provide SIPDIS immediate financial assistance via the African Union to support the AU Mission in Somalia. Al-Haidan replied that the UAE has received a number of requests for assistance to [...] | 2007-02-01 13:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PREL SO AE |
07ABUDHABI158 | SCENE-SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF U/S FORE TO THE UAE [...] (SBU) U/S Fore, Mission UAE warmly welcomes you and looks forward to your February 13-14 visit to Dubai. Your meeting with Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR) will allow us to make progress on our new consulate compound (NCC) project and request [...] | 2007-02-01 13:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETTC IR MASS AE |
07ABUDHABI1595 | IRAQ AND IRAN KEY TOPICS IN MBZ MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a lengthy September 17 conversation, Admiral William J. Fallon, USCENTCOM Commander, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces discussed the Iraq security situation and the necessity for Government of Iraq [...] | 2007-09-25 05:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1629 | G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SUBMINISTERIAL - UAE [...] Econchief discussed the G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Berlin meeting with Senior MFA America's desk officer Rowda Al-Otaiba on September 30. Econchief encouraged the UAEG to attend at a senior level and explained that the USdel would be headed by A/S Fried. After checking with the MFA's Germ [...] | 2007-09-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMPI KDEM AE |
07ABUDHABI1639 | SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN - YM ENERGY [...] (S/NF) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Saturday, September 29 (over the UAE's weekend). She thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board t [...] | 2007-10-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1656 | SHEIKH KHALIFA EXPRESSES "KEEN SUPPORT" FOR LEBANESE [...] (SBU) On October 1 Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora met with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss UAE support for Lebanon's stabilization, reconstruction, and security. Siniora's visit is part of a regional tour with a first stop in the UAE. Among topics discussed w [...] | 2007-10-02 14:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAD LE AE |
07ABUDHABI168 | PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered non-paper with container numbers to MFA on Sunday, February 3, DCM raising subject with Asst U/S for International Cooperation. Econchief followed up with the Ministry of Interior's coordinator for combating trafficking in WMD Major Mohamed Al-Kitbi and the MFA represent [...] | 2007-02-04 13:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE |
07ABUDHABI1687 | AMABASSADOR LAGON'S VISIT TO UAE KEEPS SHARP FOCUS [...] (C) During a September 24 through 25 visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),addressed USG concerns regarding UAEG's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) with both Federal and Emirate level [...] | 2007-10-10 05:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1688 | PACING THE UAE'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Minister of State for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs Anwar Gargash told a USG delegation (including Ambassador-at-large for Trafficking-in-Persons Lagon, NEA/ARP Director Steinfeld, Ambassador Sison, and Dubai Consul General Sutphin) that political development naturally lagged beh [...] | 2007-10-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI AE |
07ABUDHABI1695 | SUCCESSFUL US - UAE LEGAL/REGULATORY WORKSHOP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 15. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 24-25, the U.S. held a legal and regulatory workshop for the UAEG legal team responsible for the UAE's export control law. The UAE's team members clarified ambiguous aspects of the law and stated that the U [...] | 2007-10-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
07ABUDHABI1699 | SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...] | 2007-10-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1700 | UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB [...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...] | 2007-10-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE |
07ABUDHABI1726 | DEMARCHE ON UAE FIRMS SUPPLYING MATERIALS TO IRAQI [...] (S/NF) Econchief met with MFA Director of Organizations and International Conferences and Counterproliferation Task Force Member Yacub Al Hosani on October 18 to inform him that Iraqi insurgents have received components for explosively formed penetrators from the UAE firm Modern Plastics Indust [...] | 2007-10-18 12:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI1732 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (C/NF) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss the host country agreement negotiations and to propose a meeting during the CWC Conference of the States Parties (November 5-9). Al-Hosani confirmed that the UAE would send a delegation [...] | 2007-10-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KTIA CWC AE |
07ABUDHABI1734 | ADIA OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO CONTINUE OUTREACH TO [...] (S//NF) Summary. On 18 October 2007, Treasury Attache Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) officials Mohammed bin Rouda Al Ameri and Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi. Epstein and John passed an updated list of banks believed to maintain financial r [...] | 2007-10-21 04:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON AE IR PREL PTER KTFN |
07ABUDHABI1749 | (U)ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - UAE [...] (SBU) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss USG priorities for UNGA Third Committee resolutions (ref a). Econchief also took the opportunity to follow up with Al-Hosani about the U.S. draft UN resolution condemning the use of rape [...] | 2007-10-22 09:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA AE |
07ABUDHABI1776 | UAE CENTRAL BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MENA-FATF [...] (S//NF) Summary. On 23 October 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with UAE Central Bank official Abdulrahim al Awadi, head of the Anti-money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit. Treasury Attach and Econ Chief inquired about the ongoing MENA-FATF review of the [...] | 2007-10-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
07ABUDHABI178 | UAE DELEGATION TO THE 38TH SESSION OF THE UN [...] The Embassy received via diplomatic note February 4 the names of the UAE delegation to the 38th Session of the UN Statistical Commission and the Commission's 60th anniversary on February 22-March 2, 2007. 2. Begin list of delegation. Rashid Khamis Al Suwaidi Assistant Under Secretary f [...] | 2007-02-05 14:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IO AE |
07ABUDHABI1801 | CANDIDANCY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT AUDI [...] Embassy Abu Dhabi presented reftel A demarche to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 21. Embassy officer followed up with reftel B demarche on October 30 with Yacoub Al Hosani, the MFA's Director of International Organizations. 2. The UAE formerly notified post of its support f [...] | 2007-10-30 07:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA |
07ABUDHABI1803 | UAE MFA ON PROLIFERATION SHIPMENTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: On October 28, MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani provided Econchief with information on four containers (two from the Iran Tabatabaei, one from the YM Energy and one from the M/V Sinotrans Qingdao [...] | 2007-10-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI1811 | UAE RESPONSE TO HIGH-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON UNGA RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA AE |
07ABUDHABI1820 | UAE TIP COMMITTEE ISSUES REPORT AMID REQUESTS FOR TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The UAEG provided Post a previously-promised report on its anti-TIP efforts, which emphasizes UAEG intent to combat trafficking while also acknowledging the long term challenges and trining needs of an effective program. Separately, he UAE has requested G/TIP training support [...] | 2007-11-01 11:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1822 | UAE RECEIVES ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 1, Econchief raised the issue of the Arab League Boycott with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdullah Al-Salah and stressed the USG view that the Arab League Boycott was an obstacle to peace and a barrier to participating in the global economy. Al-Salah reiterated the UAE [...] | 2007-11-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KBCT AE |
07ABUDHABI1823 | U/S Treasury McCormick Delivers Message on Iran [...] (SBU) On October 29, Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed both the Financial Action Task Force's guidance on Iran and the U.S. designations of Iranian entities and individuals with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al- [...] | 2007-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ECON KNAP EFIN IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1824 | Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red [...] (S) On November 1, DCM spoke with UAE's designated representative at November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Ministry of Interior Director of Interpol, Lt. Col. Ali Salem Al Khayal, strongly supporting message conveyed on October 28 by Argentinian ambassador to the UAE, Ruben Edwa [...] | 2007-11-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1838 | UAE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH [...] (C) Summary: Post has worked with the UAEG to have it focus on the issue of bulk cash smuggling. DHS/ICE has twice provided training to customs officials and DOJ/OPDAT will be providing money laundering prosecutorial training this December (which will have a bulk cash smuggling component). The USG [...] | 2007-11-05 10:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KCRM PREL AE |
07ABUDHABI185 | UAE DRAFT EXPORT CONTROL LAW WITH MOJ [...] (C/NF) On February 5, Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the number two to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi) told econchief that the draft export control law had been passed from the Ministry of Economy to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice reviews [...] | 2007-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL KSTC AE |
07ABUDHABI1852 | FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH,S VISIT TO UAE SCORES PUBLIC [...] (U) In an historic October 21-23 visit to the United Arab Emirates, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush scored a public diplomacy victory while helping to launch the first nation-wide UAE campaign for breast cancer awareness. Mrs. Bush was hosted for a gala luncheon by the "Mother of t [...] | 2007-11-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL KMPI KDEM AE |
07ABUDHABI1854 | UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...] | 2007-11-06 15:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE |
07ABUDHABI1869 | KEEPING THE FOCUS ON FREEDOM -- UAE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: This message reflects priorities in the U.S. Mission to the UAE's Democracy Strategy, originally designed in 2005 (ref J) and substantially updated in July, 2007 (ref F). It is designed to guide the practical application of resources, both programmatic and diplomatic, in pursui [...] | 2007-11-08 13:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE |
07ABUDHABI187 | ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN CONCERNS WITH [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted Chief of Staff USAF General T. Michael Moseley on February 1, 2007. MbZ warned Moseley of the growing threat from Iran, stating that they (Iran) "can't be [...] | 2007-02-07 06:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1881 | ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK REDUCING IRAN EXPOSURE; [...] (C) Summary. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank sees dirham revaluation as inevitable. Subprime fallout starting to affect regional banks. CEO announces "no new Iran activity -- zero." End Summary. 2. (C) On 13 November 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein met with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) [...] | 2007-11-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
07ABUDHABI1883 | JUSTICE MINISTRY REQUESTS SPECIFIC TIP TRAINING [...] This is an action request cable. 2. Summary: The UAE Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has requested specific training for judges and prosecutors in implementing of its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) law. For a training workshop in February, 2008, MoJ is looking for advice from practitioners with [...] | 2007-11-14 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ELAB KCRM PGOV AE |
07ABUDHABI1886 | (S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN M/V SEVENTH [...] (S/NF) DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Under Secretary Tareq Al-Haidan on Wednesday November 14. He SIPDIS thanked Al-Haidan for the UAE's continued support for enforcing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and requested that the UAE investigate the shipment on board the M/V Seventh Ocean and [...] | 2007-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1889 | M/V SEVENTH OCEAN - CUSTOMS SEARCHING [...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pr [...] | 2007-11-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1890 | M/V Seventh Ocean - Customs Searching [...] (S/NF) On November 15, DHS/ICE Senior representative in Dubai contacted Dubai Customs, which confirmed that it had received instructions from Dubai's General Directorate of State Security to locate and offload the container noted reftel. Dubai Customs officials have told us they are in the pro [...] | 2007-11-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1891 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT: ABU DHABI [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable responds to ref A request for interim assessment of UAEG efforts toward advancement of TIP goals. As confirmed by Ambassador Lagon's September visit (ref D),the UAE seeks to gain respect for its compassionate treatment of foreign workers and build institutions to s [...] | 2007-11-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB UN AE |
07ABUDHABI1898 | UAE SKEPTICISM ON SOVEREIGN WEALTH INITIATIVES; [...] (C) Summary. UAE government and finance officials remain skeptical over U.S. and international sovereign wealth fund initiatives, but eagerly await additional details to further evaluate. UAE-based investment firms cite increased political risk surrounding foreign investment in the U.S., and ar [...] | 2007-11-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AE ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER EINV |
07ABUDHABI190 | UAE FOLLOW-UP ACTION: URGING SUPPORT FOR LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 07:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI AE |
07ABUDHABI1919 | UAE DELEGATION TO ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE [...] Principal plus two for dinner and conference, in order of protocol: A) Principal: His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahayan Title: Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates Passport Number: 18666 DOB: 04/30/1972 POB: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Date of Issue: 07 [...] | 2007-11-25 10:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL KWBG PGOV CVIS AMGT AE |
07ABUDHABI1939 | MBZ LOOKS TO U.S. MARINE CORPS FOR TACTICAL TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: Over lunch in Abu Dhabi November 21, Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) discussed the dynamics of terrorism, the need to root extremism out of education, and the proper role of the mosque. MbZ said the UAE w [...] | 2007-11-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR AF PK AE |
07ABUDHABI1942 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV AE |
07ABUDHABI195 | ABU DHABI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT: PROJECTS IN LEBANON, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID PHUM LE AF YM AE |
07ABUDHABI1954 | UAE REVIEW OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (SBU) The UAE maintains diplomatic relations with Cuba, but neither country has an embassy present in the other country. The Cuban Embassy in Cairo handles diplomatic communications and -- according to the UAE MFA -- the UAE Ambassador in Brazil is accredited to Cuba. 2. (C) Embassy respon [...] | 2007-11-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU AE |
07ABUDHABI196 | UAE - FOLLOWING UP WITH THE UAE ON ELMSTONE [...] (S) On February 7, Econchief talked to MFA Director of International Cooperation (and the MFA's representative to the UAE's counter proliferation committee) Yacoub Al-Hosani to follow-up on the status of the investigation into Elmstone Trading. Al-Hosani told Econchief that he had been in touc [...] | 2007-02-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE IR AE |
07ABUDHABI1966 | BANK SEPAH PROVIDES FINANCIAL SERVICES TO TANCHON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | ETTC PARM PGOV PREL IR AE |
07ABUDHABI197 | ABU DHABI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT: PROJECTS IN LEBANON, [...] (C) On February 6, Econoff met with Ahmed Hussain Al Baker, Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (Fund) to discuss the Fund's assistance to Lebanon and Afghanistan. The UAEG pledged $300 million in soft loans to Lebanon during the Paris Donors' conference. Al Baker sa [...] | 2007-02-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID PHUM LE AF YM AE |
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