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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1952 |
GEORGIA: UNOMIG MANDATE RENEWAL [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-28 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL GG RS UNSC |
| 02AMMAN3813 |
OUTER SPACE ARMS CONTROL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On July 11, A/POLCOUNS conveyed reftel points and Ambassador Javits' remarks on the issue of Outer Space Arms Control to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Jordanian MFA's Department of International Organizations. Aamiri had no substantive comment, but said the Ministry would review th [...] |
2002-07-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL RS CH JO |
| 02HANOI2622 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...] |
2002-10-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 02HANOI2709 |
VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...] |
2002-11-08 04:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM |
| 02ROME1723 |
READOUT OF BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 5, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, TOLD POLMINCOUNS TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE APRIL 2-3 BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RUSSIA-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING EVER HELD. PUTIN MADE CLEAR TO BERLUSCONI HIS DESIRE TO ENHANCE AND [...] |
2002-04-05 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PREL RS NATO MEPP |
| 02ROME1725 |
BERLUSCONI SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BUSH-PUTIN MEETING IN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ACCOMPANIED CODEL YOUNG TO AN APRIL 4 MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI, JUST HOURS AFTER THE PM RETURNED FROM HIS MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW AND SOCHI. FOLLOWING THE MEETING, BERLUSCONI PULLED THE AMBASSADOR ASIDE TO MAKE A ""PERSONAL REQUEST"" TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON NA [...] |
2002-04-08 04:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PREL RS NATO |
| 02ROME4031 |
GOOD ADVICE ON ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS FROM ITALY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GIANCARLO ARAGONA URGED THE U.S. TO EXPLAIN THE EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENTS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT "ROME TREATY" IN TERMS OF THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR ALLOWING CONTINUING USG INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT. "DON'T EMPHASIZE YOUR SEPAR [...] |
2002-08-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM RS IR IT KICC UNGA |
| 02ROME5036 |
ITALY: POINTS FOR PM'S TRIP TO RUSSIA AND [...] (C) ON OCT 15 DCM BRIEFED PM BERLUSCONI DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR CASTELLANETA ON USG CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND IRAN, USING POINTS IN REF A, IN PREPARATION FOR THE PM'S OCT 16 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN IN MOSCOW. (NOTE: CASTELLANETA HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING ON BEHALF OF [...] |
2002-10-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IT IR IZ RS EUN UN |
| 02ROME5961 |
ITALY'S INPUT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING [...] (C) MFA OFFICIALS IN THE DISARMAMENT BUREAU APOLOGIZED FOR THEIR DELAY IN RESPONDING TO REFTEL QUERIES AND HAVE NOW SHARED WITH US THE POINTS BELOW. 2. (C) STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH RUSSIANS: THE GOI MET WITH THE GOR AT THE POLITICAL DIRECTORS LEVEL IN MOSCOW JULY 15-16, HAD AN INFORMAL M [...] |
2002-12-12 12:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RS IT UN |
| 02VATICAN3692 |
EASTERN CHURCHES UNDER STRESS WHERE CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION IS WEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SECRETARY OF THE CONGREGATION FOR EASTERN CHURCHES, ARCHBISHOP ANTONIO VEGLIO, TOLD CHARGE THAT THE EASTERN CHURCHES -- THE 22 CHRISTIAN RITES THAT ARE NOT ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT ARE IN COMMUNION WITH ROME -- FACE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES THAT CAST LONG SHADOWS OVER THEIR FUTURE. BOTH C [...] |
2002-07-26 10:54:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF RS IN IS UP VT VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN3823 |
FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN ON MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA: [...] SUMMARY: (C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN TOLD CHARGE JULY 25 THAT THE HOLY SEE REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF PRIME MINISTER SHARON'S WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT A POLITICAL SOLUTION, AND VIEWS THE JULY 22 ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA AS EVIDENCE OF SHARON'S PREFERENCE FOR A MILITARY SOL [...] |
2002-08-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF RS VT VTIS |
| 02VATICAN4470 |
VATICAN IRE AT NEW RUSSIAN "NYET" TO ITS CLERGY [...] THE VATICAN HAS SHARPLY CRITICIZED THE RECENT EXPULSION OF TWO POLISH PRIESTS FROM RUSSIA. THIS BRINGS TO FIVE THE NUMBER OF CATHOLIC CLERGY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA THIS YEAR, INCLUDING BISHOP JERZY MAZUR OF THE SIBERIAN DIOCESE OF ST. JOSEPH. A TERSE STATEMENT ISSUED SEPTEMBER 9 BY VATICAN S [...] |
2002-09-13 12:42:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT |
| 02VATICAN4742 |
HOLY SEE TO TAKE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONCERNS TO [...] (C) FOLLOWING THE HOLY SEE'S REBUKE OF RUSSIA BEFORE OSCE CHIEFS OF MISSION TO THE HOLY SEE FOR ITS SERIES OF EXPULSIONS AND VISA DENIALS TO CATHOLIC CLERGY (REF A), VATICAN OSCE DESK OFFICER TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE PLANS TO SEEK REDRESS WITHIN THE OSCE FOR THE CANCELLATION [...] |
2002-10-01 11:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PL RS VT |
| 03AMMAN7688 |
POST SECURES IRAQI PASSPORTS FROM IRAQI MISSION; [...] (U) Action request for Department. See paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On November 23, PolOff picked up from the Iraqi mission in Amman more than 3,500 blank Iraqi ordinary, service and diplomatic passports along with passport stickers. Post seeks Department guidance on pr [...] |
2003-11-24 16:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BA CE CH FI RS SW SZ JO |
| 03ANKARA541 |
TURKS IN NO HURRY TO PUSH FOR MESKHETIAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials consider resettlement to Georgia the best long-term solution to the Meskhetian issue. Aware of Georgia's delicate domestic political situation, however, they are reluctant to pressure Tblisi and prefer to work through the Council of Europe. Meanwhile, in t [...] |
2003-01-23 06:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GG RS |
| 03ANKARA6198 |
MFA CAUCASUS OFFICIAL ON ARMENIA, GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary. In a September 23 conversation with poloff, MFA Caucasus Department Head Murat Adali worried about Russian influence in the Caucasus, particularly Georgia, during a period when U.S. attention was turned to Iraq. Adali expressed eagerness for the U.S. and Turkey to work together [...] |
2003-10-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU GG AJ AM RS |
| 03ANKARA6345 |
TURKEY UNHAPPY WITH DECISION TO REVERSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy DG for Energy and Water Haki Akil told EconCouns that Turkey was opposed to the recently announced agreement to reverse the Odessa-Brody pipeline. Akil said the agreement would mean more oil through the Turkish Straits and undermine U.S.-Turkish goals for the East-Wes [...] |
2003-10-09 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL RS TU UK |
| 03BRUSSELS4996 |
PARIS PACT ROUNDTABLE ON IRAN [...] Summary. The second roundtable convened by the "Paris Pact" for countries affected by the Afghanistan Opium Economy was held at the headquarters of the World Customs Organization in Brussels on October 15. This meeting was a considerable improvement over the first roundtable on the Balkans h [...] |
2003-10-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KCRM SNAR IR RS XD EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03KUWAIT666 |
DEMARCHES CONCERNING IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KN KNNP PARM PREL RS IAEA NACB |
| 03OTTAWA556 |
CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...] |
2003-02-27 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE |
| 03RANGOON1390 |
RUSSIA-BURMA NUCLEAR ISSUE [...] (S) Russian Ambassador Oleg Kabanov told EAP/BCLTV Director Judith Strotz and DCM October 22 that Russia's proposal to sell a nuclear research reactor to Burma was "basically frozen," adding that Burmese students are in Russia studying (at Burmese expense) nuclear engineering and technology. [...] |
2003-11-03 02:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL BM RS |
| 03ROME3483 |
PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD CEASED. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED CLOSER EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR PUTIN'S NOVEMBER [...] |
2003-08-01 07:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT MARR PREL RS EUN |
| 03ROME3794 |
BERLUSCONI'S END OF SUMMER MEETINGS WITH SCHROEDER [...] (C) Summary: The agenda for PM Berlusconi's August 22/23 meeting with German Chancellor Schroeder will include the Intergovernmental Conference and transatlantic relations. We told the PM's acting diplomatic advisor that an excellent vehicle for improving US-EU relations would be a commitment [...] |
2003-08-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GM AF EUN |
| 03ROME4187 |
BERLUSCONI AND PUTIN DISCUSS IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (U) GUIDANCE REQUEST. SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR AUGUST 29-31 MEETING IN SARDINIA, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIA IS INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PUTIN SAID THAT HE WAS DETE [...] |
2003-09-12 17:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT IR RS EUN IAEA |
| 03ROME5362 |
ITALY'S RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN EFFORT TO RESOLVE [...] (C) MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI TOLD POLOFF ON NOVEMBER 21 THAT ITALY CONCURRED WITH THE US VIEW (REF A) THAT RECENT EFFORTS BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TO UNILATERALLY NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT OF THE TRANSNISTRIAN CONFLICT WERE CARRIED OUT IN A NON-TRANSPARENT MANNER AND OUTSIDE OF TH [...] |
2003-11-25 17:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN |
| 03ROME5441 |
MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN TERMS KOZAK PLAN [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA DESK OFFICER FOR MOLDOVA LORENZO ORTONA, MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN INFORMED BOTH PRESIDENT CIAMPI AND PM BERLUSCONI THAT HE FOUND THE "KOZAK" DOCUMENT UNACCEPTABLE. VORONIN MADE CLEAR TO HIS ITALIAN INTERLOCUTORS DURING HIS NOVEMBER 27 VISIT TO ROME THAT NEGOTIATIONS TO [...] |
2003-12-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MD RS IT EUN |
| 03SANAA1674 |
YEMEN: IRAQI EDUCATORS IN MOSCOW REQUEST RESIDENCE [...] (S/NF) Abdul Hakim al-Iryani, Advisor to Foreign Minister Qirbi, faxed the Embassy on July 8 (text para 3) to request assistance in determining the intelligence affiliation, if any, of Mr. Musalam Mohamed Lahmood and Mr. Jasim Mohamed Ibrahim. Iryani identified Lahmood as the Director of th [...] |
2003-07-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PREL ASEC IZ RS YM |
| 03THEHAGUE1509 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENE-SETTER [...] (SBU) The First Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference, April 28 - May 9, consumed a great deal of Technical Secretariat and national delegation energy, and the last month has been frankly rather quiet. While the annotated EC-33 agenda (faxed to Washington) is long at this point, many [...] |
2003-06-12 15:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE1707 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RUSSIAN [...] In Delegation's view, during these meetings it became clear that Russia does not intend, and perhaps never intended, to abide by the present terms of the CTR MOU dated 14 March and signed by then-Director of the Russian Munitions Agency Zinovy Pak. The Russian delegation expressed its view th [...] |
2003-07-03 06:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE1727 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...] |
2003-07-07 13:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE1740 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In part due to the lack of documents and the slimmed down agenda, the EC-33 Session ended a day earlier than scheduled and left a number of important issues requiring attention at the September EC. Along with the U.S., many delegations highlighted the Technical Secretariat (TS) problem [...] |
2003-07-08 11:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE2338 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR [...] (SBU) There will be one major topic for discussion at EC-34 (budget), a number of key issues of importance to the U.S. on which there may be substantial discussion (U.S. destruction deadline extension, Article VII) and one question that will be difficult to avoid discussing (the ILO decision o [...] |
2003-09-17 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE2567 |
DUTCH RESPONSE TO CHECHNYA ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche points on the Chechnya election (ref A) to Dutch MFA OSCE Task Force Senior Policy Officer Robert-Jan Siegert on October 6, 2003. Siegert said the Dutch agree with U.S. points, but the Dutch position varies slightly. He noted FM de Hoop Scheffer, in his c [...] |
2003-10-07 09:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV RS NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2707 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...] |
2003-10-28 10:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL RS CWC |
| 03THEHAGUE2794 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) The U.S. accomplished all of its primary objectives at the Oct. 20-24 OPCW Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP-8). The Conference approved the U.S. request for an extension of its 45% destruction deadline to December 2007 and extended in principle the U.S. 100% destruction deadline. [...] |
2003-11-06 07:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL RS CWC |
| 03VATICAN3387 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES JULY 17 VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (C) VATICAN ACTING FM MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TOLD A/S BETH JONES JULY 17 THAT THE HOLY SEE WAS FIRMLY BEHIND THE ROAD MAP, AND HAD APPEALED TO ISRAELI FM SHALOM TO REFRAIN FROM RETALIATION. A/S JONES URGED THE HOLY SEE TO HELP STRENGTHEN ABU MAZEN'S POSITION. THE HOLY SEE REITERATED ITS CO [...] |
2003-07-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON TU VT XA RS |
| 04ANKARA1036 |
GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's recent Moscow trip but said Saakashvili had emphasized that Georgia will remain oriented toward the West, will insist on Russian withdrawal from bases in Georgia, and will not agree [...] |
2004-02-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU |
| 04ANKARA4733 |
PM ERDOGAN VISITS GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: According to preliminary readout, Erdogan brought Saakashvili and Zhvania a message of "Turkish support for the GOG" in South Ossetia and Abkhazia but urged restraint, dialogue and, in Abkhazia, easing the CIS economic embargo. In response to Erdogan's emphasis on the importance [...] |
2004-08-20 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET TU GG RS |
| 04ANKARA4887 |
PUTIN VISIT TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 2-3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The highest-level Russian visitor to Turkey since Podgorny in 1972, Putin will arrive amid steadily increasing bilateral economic ties -- particularly in Russian energy sales and interest in energy-sector investments and ar [...] |
2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ENRG TU RS |
| 04ANKARA6558 |
AMBASSADOR EDELMAN DISCUSSES EU ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Edelman met November 18 with Turkish Minister of Environment and Forestry Osman Pepe to discuss Turkey's environmental challenges and to advocate that the Ministry purchase Sikorsky helicopters to fill its need for firefighting helicopters. Minister Pepe noted the [...] |
2004-11-24 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV BEXP RS TU |
| 04ANKARA6867 |
NEW ERA IN TURKISH RUSSIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS? -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 5-6 visit of Russian President Putin to Turkey was portrayed by Turkish politicians and the press as a turning point in Russian-Turkish relations. Putin and Turkish President Sezer asserted that the rapid growth of bilateral trade is leading to an emerging "Multi [...] |
2004-12-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PREL RS TU |
| 04ANKARA6967 |
RUSSIAN DEFMIN IVANOV'S EXTRA DAY IN ANKARA: BLACK [...] (C) Summary: Russian Defense Minister Ivanov, accompanied by Russian Navy Chief ADM Kuroyedov, had wide-ranging discussions with Turkish DefMin Gonul December 7, the day after President Putin departed. According to an MND official, Ivanov (unlike Putin--ref a) professed no problem with Turkey [...] |
2004-12-15 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PINR RS TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA7044 |
DEC. 12 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) In policy discussions with the Turkish General Staff during the Dec. 12 meeting of the Caucasus Working Group, DASD James MacDougall urged Turkey to consider how we might change our approach to the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The TGS representatives believed the Minsk Group had failed [...] |
2004-12-20 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 04BRUSSELS2610 |
EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with visiting Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Pascual. Van Rij gave a readout of EU High Rep Solana's meeting the day before with Georgian [...] |
2004-06-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3066 |
EU ON EXPANDED TRANSNISTRIA VISA BAN: NEED TO [...] (C) On July 19, USEU conveyed reftel non-paper to Council Secretariat Russia watcher Carl Hallergard, who is temporarily covering Moldova. He welcomed the non-paper, and said he would distribute it to member states at that day's COEST Working Group meeting. The Council Secretariat, he said [...] |
2004-07-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PBTS PHUM PGOV RS MD EUN OSCE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3067 |
BRIEF READOUT OF EU-RUSSIA POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. According to an EU official present for the July 16 EU-Russia Political Directors' meeting in Moscow, the EU raised Yukos and Moldova. On Yukos, Deputy FM Chizhov agreed that foreign investment will suffer, but said it was a criminal case and will proceed. On Moldova, Chizhov s [...] |
2004-07-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3881 |
EUR DAS TEFFT REVIEWS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with EU officials on September 10, EUR DAS Tefft discussed recent events in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. EU officials viewed the Beslan attack as a failure of Putin's Chechnya policy, expected him to respond by doing more of the same, and predicted cooler [...] |
2004-09-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4629 |
EU-CIS RELATIONS: GROWING FRUSTRATION WITH MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During October 22 U.S.-EU Troika meeting on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, EU officials told EUR DAS Tefft that diminishing expectations for the EU-Russia summit and disappointment over elections in Belarus were leading the EU to reconsider its policies toward both countri [...] |
2004-10-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETTC RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4915 |
EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: TWO-WEEK DELAY UNLIKELY TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BRUSSELS ECON ETRD EUN PGOV PREL RS USEU |
| 04BRUSSELS5159 |
EU ENLARGEMENT DRIVES GRADUAL HARDENING IN EU [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 EU-Russia summit reflected a shift in the EU,s approach to Russia toward a tougher, more disciplined policy, a process that began following what many Member States viewed as Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi's pandering to Russian President Putin at the 2003 summit. [...] |
2004-12-07 16:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RS PL LH NL UK GM IT FR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS526 |
EU LAUNCHES FAST-TRACK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Frustrated by an increasingly sterile dialogue with Moscow, and deeply embarrassed by Italian PM Berlusconi's fawning defense of Putin at last November's EU-Russia summit in Rome, the EU is conducting an "assessment" of its relations with Russia. The goal is two-fold. First, [...] |
2004-02-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5302 |
EU COMMITTED TO SENDING A POSITIVE MESSAGE TO KIEV [...] (C) The December 13 GAERC endorsed a European Neighborhood Policy "Action Plan" (AP) for EU-Ukraine cooperation, billing it as part of an effort to send a positive signal to Kiev. In fact, the AP's provisions remain unchanged from the draft which existed prior to the recent events, and offer li [...] |
2004-12-16 13:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UP RS PL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS758 |
US-EU COEST CONSULTATIONS PART 2: SOUTH CAUCASUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 9 in Brussels, EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe -- accompanied by EUR/ACE Deputy Dan Rosenblum and EUR/ERA Director Kathy Allegrone -- discussed US-EU cooperation in Central Asia and the South Caucasus with the EU's COEST Troika. This cable covers the South Caucasus portion of the [...] |
2004-02-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM AJ GG RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS898 |
BELGIUM TO ATTEND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-02 13:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PREL RS BE USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04CARACAS3826 |
CHAVEZ'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST MISSIONARY JOURNEY [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "international offensive" to promote the new phase of the Bolivarian Revolution. In Spain, Chavez capitalized on Foreign Minister Moratino's assertion that the [...] |
2004-12-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA |
| 04HELSINKI1407 |
FINLAND AND THE NOVEMBER 2 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) We delivered the demarche points from Ref A-C messages to Leena Alto, deputy European Correspondent in the Finnish MFA, and to Jonna Partanen, Counselor in the Secretariat for EU Affairs in the office of PM Vanhanen. Alto and Partanen briefed us on the positions FM Tuomioja will be taking [...] |
2004-11-01 15:39:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF IZ IR RS SU FI EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1420 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Helsinki, coming just days after the U.S. election, will be an excellent opportunity to review our bilateral and multilateral agenda with Finnish leaders, and to stress the value of our close relationship with Finland and Europe. Finnish President Halonen has sent a telegram [...] |
2004-11-04 17:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP PTER IZ AF RS CH FI EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1603 |
FINNS FIND PUTIN "FRUSTRATED, ANXIOUS" [...] (C) Finnish President Tarja Halonen's most recent meeting with Vladimir Putin left the Finns with the clear impression that the Russian president is feeling frustrated and anxious. He complained at length to Halonen that Russia has been misunderstood and mistreated by the West, with an implici [...] |
2004-12-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KNEI RS FI EUN |
| 04HELSINKI1604 |
FINNISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS ESTONIA, [...] (C) On December 22 Jarmo Viinanen, advisor to Finnish President Halonen, gave us a read-out on the December 14 meeting between Halonen and Russian President Putin. Viinanen confirmed that, as reported to Embassy Tallinn (reftel), Halonen had asked when Putin would sign border treaties with Est [...] |
2004-12-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN LG |
| 04LJUBLJANA1128 |
SLOVENIA ON YUKOS AUCTION [...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points to Angelina Trajkovski of the MFA's Office for Eastern Europe on December 20. Trajkovski explained that no official reaction at the minister level had been developed, but that this was clearly a step backward for Russia and of concern to Slovenia. [...] |
2004-12-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON KPAO PREL PHUM RS SI |
| 04MADRID4890 |
SPAIN: YUKOS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-29 17:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL PHUM KPAO RS SP |
| 04MOSCOW14726 |
RUSSIA-YEMEN: RESPONSE TO THERMOBARIC WEAPONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 22 Igor Matveyev, of the MFA's Military and Technology Cooperation Division, provided a response to our demarche (reftels) requesting that the GOR not transfer thermobaric weapons to Yemen. Matveyev would not say whether the GOR had made a decision on the matter or i [...] |
2004-11-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER YM RS |
| 04MOSCOW15782 |
FOLLOW-UP ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS COOPERATION [...] (C) On December 21 we delivered ref A points and U.S. proposed final text for a U.S.-Russia agreement on MANPADS cooperation to Colonel Oleg Skabara of the MOD International Treaties Directorate and Oleg Burmistrov, Political Military Affairs officer of the MFA North America Department. Skaba [...] |
2004-12-27 15:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL PTER NATO RS |
| 04PANAMA213 |
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR NIKOLAY VLADIMIR DEPARTS [...] (SBU) This biographical report details Ambassador and Emboffs' impressions of Nikolay Vladimir during his tenure as Russian Ambassador to Panama as well as the highlights of his Curriculum Vitae. Ambassador Vladimir departed Panama in December 2003, informing Ambassador Watt that he had been [...] |
2004-02-02 22:22:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PM RS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 04RANGOON412 |
BURMESE-RUSSIAN NUCLEAR REACTOR PROJECT [...] (C) In a March 24 conversation, the Russian ambassador in Rangoon, Oleg Kabanov, told the COM that he had met with the Burmese Minister of Science and Technology, U Thaung, on March 23 and discussed the status of the proposed Burmese-Russian nuclear reactor project that has been hanging fire, [...] |
2004-03-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV RS BM |
| 04RANGOON88 |
BURMA: RUMORS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (S/NF) An expatriate businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX recently volunteered to an Embassy Officer that he had heard rumors that a nuclear reactor was being built near Minbu, in central Magway Division on the Irawaddy River. The businessman added that he personally had seen a "massive" barge containing large- [...] |
2004-01-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PARM PREL BM RS KS KNPP |
| 04ROME1425 |
ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...] |
2004-04-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC |
| 04ROME2745 |
ITALY - HIGH-LEVEL CONCERN RE UNSC REFORM [...] (C) This cable contains action requests. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Italy is becoming increasingly concerned about any UN reform that could result in a permanent UNSC seat for Germany and/or Japan. The Italians fear that an increase in the number of peranent U [...] |
2004-07-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC |
| 04ROME2961 |
ITALY'S VIEWS ON NEW AGENDA [...] (C) POLMILOFF on July 29 conveyed reftel points to MFA Nonproliferation/Arms Control Office Director Filippo Formica, Formica's deputy Piero Sardi, and MFA NATO Office Director Giovanni Brauzzi. Brauzzi said he fully agreed with our point that NATO Allies should use the High Level Group (HLG) [...] |
2004-07-30 14:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL RS NATO UNGA |
| 04TELAVIV1353 |
RUSSIAN ENVOY LOOKS TO UPCOMING QUARTET MEETING TO [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin, just back from a trip to Saudi Arabia, told the Ambassador March 3 that the Saudis "made some nice noises" about working with Arab League partners in an effort to recommit to the Beirut Arab League declaration, the roadmap, UNSCR 1515 endorsing the [...] |
2004-03-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04TELAVIV2304 |
RUSSIAN ENVOY FOCUSES ON QUARTET AND DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Russian Special Middle East Envoy Kalugin told the Ambassador April 20 that President Bush's April 14 statement on Sharon's Disengagement Plan "went further than the Road Map" but was "quite balanced." Kalugin emphasized the value Russia placed on the role of negotiations between the part [...] |
2004-04-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL RS XF IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 04THEHAGUE3166 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: FM BOT ON CHINA, TURKEY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a one and one half hour discussion with Ambassador Sobel on December 2, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot laid out his priorities for the last few weeks of the Dutch EU presidency. Bot stated categorically that he will not lift the Chinese Arms Embargo, but predicted (agai [...] |
2004-12-03 16:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CH RS NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE3312 |
ELIMINATION OF WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-21 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TRGY RS SZ NL |
| 04VATICAN1171 |
HOLY SEE TAKING SMALL STEPS IN RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Cardinal Walter Kasper, the Holy See official responsible for relations with the Orthodox Church, judged his February trip to Moscow to meet with Russian Orthodoxy's highest officials "not easy, but helpful." Kasper told the Ambassador that Patriarch Alexei II and Metropolitan Kirill, th [...] |
2004-03-24 08:58:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI VT |
| 04VATICAN3308 |
POPE RETURNS ICON TO ORTHODOX, HOPING FOR THAW IN [...] (SBU) Pope John Paul II is returning a copy of an historic icon of the Virgin Mary to the Russian Orthodox Church, a gesture he hopes will help thaw relations between Rome and Moscow. The Pope had wanted to return the icon to Moscow in person, but continued coolness from Orthodox Patriarch Al [...] |
2004-08-30 04:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI RS VT |
| 04VILNIUS1442 |
FORMER AMBASSADOR'S CSIS PAPER CAUSES A [...] (SBU) Top TV journalist Edmundas Jakilaitis resigned over an incident in which he reported that a "secret" U.S. document warned of the dangers of Russian influence over Lithuanian politicians such as Russian-born Labor Party Leader Viktor Uspaskich. The document turned out to be written by f [...] |
2004-11-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PREL LH RS |
| 04VILNIUS1521 |
MAZEIKIU NAFTA MANAGER EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) General Manager Nelson English told the Ambassador that the Russian-owned Lukoil company is waiting in the wings to acquire the MN oil refinery in the aftermath of Yukos's "impending and almost certain collapse." According to Amcit English, Moscow is already trying to [...] |
2004-12-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG LH RS |
| 04YEREVAN2367 |
RUSSIA OPENS BORDERS TO CAUCASUS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ----------------- BORDER OPEN AGAIN ----------------- 2. (SBU) On Friday October 22, the Russian government reopened the border checkpoint Verkhniy Lars that had been closed September 15, following the Beslan Sch [...] |
2004-10-25 08:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL RS AM |
| 04YEREVAN2686 |
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS: TIME TO SOLVE N-K [...] (C) NEITHER OF THE TWO FINE MOSCOW CABLES UNDER REFERENCE MENTIONS NAGORNO-KARABAKH AS AN ISSUE IN THE CIS THAT MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON (AND PARIS) MIGHT RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO SOLVING IN THE DISTURBING WAKE OF THE CRISIS IN RELATIONS OVER UKRAINE. IN A CHAT EARLIER TODAY, THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADO [...] |
2004-12-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM IZ RS |
| 04YEREVAN2769 |
RUSSIAN POWER GIANT MOVES TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL [...] (C) Russian energy giant RAO-UES is moving to take over Armenia's sole electricity distributor, Electricity Networks of Armenia (ElNetArm), which would consolidate its hold on Armenia's energy infrastructure. The director of ElNetArm and officials in the Government of Armenia have acknowledged [...] |
2004-12-22 10:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG AM RS |
| 04YEREVAN812 |
ARMENIA'S MAIN AIR CARRIER SCOTCHES PLANS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Completely reversing its previous investment policy, Armenia's main flag carrier, Armavia Airlines, is halting its plans to expand towards Europe and move to European standards a [...] |
2004-04-05 10:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON RS AM |
| 04YEREVAN816 |
FORTHCOMING AGREEMENT ON ARMENIA-IRAN PIPELINE [...] (SBU) Post skepticism about the viability of the Iran-Armenia pipeline project notwithstanding, two points should be clear. One, the pipeline is the number one priority for the Ministry of Energy. Two, the Iranian Minister will come to Armenia in April and will sign something: most probably [...] |
2004-04-06 06:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS AM |
| 04ZAGREB2153 |
FM VISIT BOOSTS RUSSIA-CROATIA RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an effort to shore up Moscow's influence in this Brussels-leaning capital, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met with President Stjepan Mesic, PM Ivo Sanader, Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, and FM Miomir Zuzul on his December 10 visit to Zagreb. Significant developm [...] |
2004-12-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS HR |
| 05ALMATY2017 |
KAZAKHSTAN SUBMITS START QUARTERLY COST LIST [...] On 26 May 2005, DTRO-A received the START Quarterly Cost List for the period of 1 January to 31 March 2005 from Lieutenant Colonel A. Aubakirov of the Ministry of Defense Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Support Center. 2. Unofficial Translation follows: BEGIN TEXT U.S [...] |
2005-05-31 08:15:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM US RS UP KZ DTRO |
| 05ALMATY2842 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN FLU INCIDENT: NO HUMAN CASE, USG [...] Summary/Background: Despite serious fears to the contrary, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Health stated on August 2 that the poultry farm worker from the Golubovka farm (Pavlodar oblast) has not/not tested positive by any locally available laboratory means for the strain of avian influenza (AI) [...] |
2005-08-04 06:35:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY2904 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: After additional testing using reagents developed with U.S. assistance, the suspected human avian influenza (AI) patient in Pavlodar oblast (reftel) has not yet indicated the presence of the AI virus. The hospitalization of fifteen people in East Kazakhstan oblast has been confi [...] |
2005-08-11 09:33:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY2957 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] Summary: Post has obtained confirmation that on August 12, Kazakhstani health authorities released diagnoses of H5N1 AI in birds from parts of North Kazakhstan and Akmolinskaya oblasts. The diagnoses were based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests developed with the assistance of U.S. exp [...] |
2005-08-17 01:55:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY3085 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This telegram supplements Reftels A-C and responds to the directive in para. 5 of Reftel D. On August 18, additional outbreaks of H5N1 AI were confirmed in villages of North Kazakhstan Oblast, which borders on the Russian Federation. Thousands of domesticated birds have been c [...] |
2005-08-24 03:05:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY3147 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE, AUGUST 26 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable supplements Refs A-E and responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Reft F. No/no further reports of bird deaths, suspected AI, or human contraction of AI have been made since August 15. GOK authorities appear optimistic that they have succeeded in containing the c [...] |
2005-08-31 01:47:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY3230 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 6 [...] Summary: This cable responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Ref A. No/no further reports of human or animal cases of AI have been made since Ref B August 26. The GOK lifted the quarantines imposed in three of four affected oblasts. North Kazakhstan Oblast is the only region where prevent [...] |
2005-09-06 11:30:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY3415 |
KAZAKHSTAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 23 [...] Summary: This cable responds to the directive in paragraph 5 of Reftel. No/no further reports of human or animal cases of AI have been made since Ref B. CDC's Central Asia Region representatives are continuing their informal, but fruitful cooperation with Kazakhstani authorities. End Summar [...] |
2005-09-23 10:48:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON RS ETRD PGOV KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY4290 |
DELIVERY OF JCIC-DIP-05-019 TO THE MINISTRY OF [...] On 5 December 2005, DTRO-Almaty delivered JCIC-DIP-05- 019, "Annual START SLCM Declarations," to CPT Radik Zhakirov, Duty Officer, Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center, Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense. CPT Zhakirov had no comments and no reaction. 2. (U) POC [...] |
2005-12-05 03:54:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT KTIA PARM US RS UP BO KZ DTRO |
| 05ANKARA1953 |
USNAVEUR ADM MULLEN DISCUSSES IRAQ, BLACK SEA AND BILATERAL RELATIONS IN ANKARA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-05 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | BU GG IZ MARR MASS PREL RO RS TU UP |
| 05ANKARA2060 |
TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL: "NATO INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] (C) Turkey shares with us the goal of eventual NATO involvement in the Black Sea, an MFA official told us April 7. At BLACKSEAFOR's March 31 senior officials meeting, the members agreed on a common threat assessment and agreed that it would be beneficial to build some ties with outside states [...] |
2005-04-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU NATO |
| 05ANKARA2260 |
TURKISH VIEWS ON OECD ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has not yet determined its position on the U.S. task force proposal or on the Differentiated Engagement Strategy (DES) at the OECD. The MFA Department Head responsible for OECD issues, however, outlined Turkey's general approach to these issues in a way that suggests sig [...] |
2005-04-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD PREL TU RS OECD |
| 05ANKARA3953 |
USNAVEUR ADM ULRICH DISCUSSES BLACK SEA, IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: During introductory calls as USNAVEUR and Joint Forces Command Naples commander, ADM Ulrich won Turkish Navy's agreement to hold consultations on information sharing between the Turks' Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation and Allied Maritime Component Command Naples sometime before [...] |
2005-07-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS IZ |
| 05ANKARA4751 |
TURCO-RUSSIAN RAPPROCHEMENT: SEVEN HOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: In the context of booming trade with Russia (heavily in the latter's favor) and growing emotional understanding between Turks and Russians, PM Erdogan continues to feel that he is building a partnership of equals with Putin. What is lacking in Turkey is any rational analysis of R [...] |
2005-08-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU RS |
| 05ANKARA5845 |
APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH CHOD OZKOK [...] (C) Summary: Despite our occasional differences over Iraq, Turkey remains America's strategic partner, asserted Turkish CHOD GEN Ozkok to APNSA Hadley. Ozkok reviewed Turkish views of the Black Sea, Caucasus, and Central Asia. He outlined the "nuclear chain" stretching from North Korea, Indi [...] |
2005-09-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER KPKO TU IZ AF RS NATO |
| 05ANKARA5953 |
WHAT IS BEHIND TURKEY'S BLACK SEA POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Turkey makes a strong distinction between Black Sea maritime security and broader security challenges in the larger region (such as frozen conflicts). We see Turkish pride of place as a main driver of their approach to the former, though a genuine desire to draw Russia into cooperation [...] |
2005-10-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS |
| 05ANKARA6258 |
REPLY TO PROPOSAL TO ANALYZE LEU SEIZED IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey is willing to support a visit of U.S. experts to review previous tests conducted by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and other evidence seized in a police sting operation in Istanbul. Turkey is also conceptually willing to participate in the joint foren [...] |
2005-10-14 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | AU KNNP PARM RS TU |
| 05ANKARA6751 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY SENIOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch and NEA Iraq Desk Officer Michele Siders to travel to Turkey from December 1-2, 2005 for consultations on Iraq. The point of contact for the visit is Political Offi [...] |
2005-11-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV PREL IZ AU PL RO RS IT FR BE NATO EUN |
| 05ANKARA6768 |
ENGAGING TURKEY ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Senior Advisor for Eurasia Steven Mann discussed the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia during November 8-9 meetings at the Turkish Foreign Ministry. He encouraged Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to declare Turkey's support for Georgia's diplomatic initiative for South Ossetia. In a [...] |
2005-11-17 07:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG ZJ RS TU |
| 05ANKARA6846 |
NOV. 8 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) During Nov. 8 Caucasus Working Group discussions, the U.S. and Turkey shared assessments of the strategic situation in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The U.S. side briefed on the Caspian Guard program, and urged the Turks to participate in the upgrade of Nasosnaya Airbase in Azerbaijan, t [...] |
2005-11-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS |
| 05ANKARA7149 |
TURKEY/RUSSIA: TURKEY SUPPORTS PLANNED [...] (C) Turkey supports U.S. dialog with Russia to promote joint transparency on regional issues. MFA Russia Department Section Chief Meltem Buyukkarakas shared this information with Poloff in response to reftel points on December 1. Buyukkarakas stressed that although Russia's power is less t [...] |
2005-12-06 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU RS |
| 05ANKARA7157 |
UPDATE: U.S. PROPOSAL TO ANALYZE LEU SEIZED IN [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey is still willing to support and is awaiting further information concerning a possible visit by U.S. experts to review previous tests conducted by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and other evidence sei [...] |
2005-12-06 14:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AU KNNP PARM RS TU |
| 05ANKARA802 |
TURKS SEEK TO INCREASE MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (C) Turkish military and civilian officials have told us that Turkey is working to multilateralize its current Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation, which monitors and assesses Black Sea maritime traffic and reports the findings to NATO. This effort would only extend to the other five littoral st [...] |
2005-02-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU |
| 05ANKARA82 |
SCENESETTER FOR JAN. 11 U.S.-TURKEY-IRAQ TALKS ON [...] (C) Embassy appreciates the participation of our colleagues from Washington, Baghdad, and EUCOM in Jan. 11 trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK/Kongra-Gel. On. Jan. 5, Turkish MFA provided us with a rough outline for the talks themselves. In this message we hope to lay out what we believe [...] |
2005-01-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MOPS PTER PREL PREF IZ TU EUN AM CY RS |
| 05ATHENS2841 |
RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON UNAUTHORIZED [...] (SBU) Post and ODC have completed the above referenced investigation into the modification of A.M. General HMMWV's with the Russian Kornet E ATGM missle system. The information collected has indicated that in 2001, AM General Corporation signed contract No 2001-173 with the Greek State owned [...] |
2005-11-04 14:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC RS GR |
| 05ATHENS587 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 28 CALL ON DFM STYLIANIDIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: DFM Evripidis Stylianidis, at a February 28 meeting with Ambassador, pitched the proposed Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline as a cheap and safe way to ship Russian oil to Western Europe and beyond. Ambassador raised the stalled Greece-Albania child repatriation agreement as an i [...] |
2005-03-01 16:05:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG EWWT PHUM GR TU BU RS AMB |
| 05BAGHDAD3037 |
FURTHER ON RUSSIAN COMPANIES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Baghdad read with great interest Embassy Moscow's two excellent cables on Russian companies in Iraq and on how Russia is coming to terms with the new Iraq (REFTELS), and wanted to add that at least one Russian company is reaching out to the U.S. in Baghdad in an attempt to generat [...] |
2005-07-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EPET RS IZ |
| 05BRATISLAVA32 |
SCHEDULE FOR WHITE HOUSE SITE SURVEY TEAM'S TRIP [...] No summary [...] |
2005-01-08 23:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT LO PREL EI RS GM |
| 05BRUSSELS3534 |
EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT OCT 4: READMISSION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The major outcome of the October 4 EU-Russia London summit is likely to be a Readmission Accord committing Russia to take back failed asylum seekers and other irregular migrants. In exchange, the EU will ease visa requirements on diplomats and other categories of Russians. Unli [...] |
2005-09-28 12:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAIR RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS3558 |
EU FOREIGN MINISTERS TO FOCUS ON TURKEY, IRAN, [...] (C) EU FMs will meet in an extraordinary session the evening of October 2 to focus on Turkey. On October 3 EU foreign ministers will hold their scheduled meeting (GAERC) and will focus on strategy regarding Iran, decide whether current Croatian cooperation with the ICTY merits a start of acce [...] |
2005-09-29 16:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR RS TU IZ IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BRUSSELS807 |
MOLDOVAN ELECTIONS: PM TARLEV ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Moldovan PM Tarlev and FM Stratan met with EUR A/S Beth Jones February 21 in Brussels on the margins of the President's visit. Tarlev sought the meeting to convey concerns about Russian interference in the upcoming legislative elections in Moldova. He said recent U.S. critici [...] |
2005-02-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MD RS USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST1063 |
BLACK SEA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. An April 20 conference on strategic opportunities in the Black Sea region permitted Romanian President Basescu to highlight his view that democratic stability, security, and prosperity in the region depended on Euro-Atlantic cooperation. He also emphasized that Romanian strategi [...] |
2005-04-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PINS ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST1270 |
ROMANIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT RESURGENT BLACK [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the State Department. See Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. GOR interlocutors who handle Black Sea issues express appreciation for U.S. views on Romania's possible contributions to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the Romania-organized Black [...] |
2005-05-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST212 |
ROMANIA PROPOSES "INTEGRATED APPROACH" FOR BLACK [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry officials met with Embassy officers January 19 to discuss the GOR's proposals for an "integrated approach for security cooperation in the Black Sea region." Romania envisages an expanded NATO role in the region and mirrors its proposed stra [...] |
2005-01-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RS RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST229 |
TEXT OF ROMANIA'S "INTEGRATED APPROACH" PROPOSAL [...] (C) The Foreign Ministry delivered to Embassy officers January 19 an outline classified by the Romanians as "confidential" and titled "A Basis for an Integrated Approach for Security Cooperation in the Black Sea Region. Building Synergy Among Various Initiatives." Post reproduces below the t [...] |
2005-01-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RS RO NATO |
| 05BUCHAREST476 |
ROMANIA'S EMERGING FOREIGN POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM [...] (C) Summary. Romanian President Traian Basescu will likely seek to focus on solid support in Iraq and the Global War on Terror, Black Sea Security, and Moldova during his March 8-9 trip to Washington. He has defined a strong strategic relationship with the U.S. as the central component of hi [...] |
2005-02-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS MD RO |
| 05BUCHAREST477 |
ROMANIAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PSI OPERATIONAL SUPPORT - AND CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT BLACKSEAFOR EXPANSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-25 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | BU GG MARR MASS MNUC NATO PARM PGOV PINS PREL RO RS TU UP |
| 05BUCHAREST548 |
SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MARCH 8-9 TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During the first few months of his mandate, President Traian Basescu has pledged to vigorously battle corruption, supported implementation of free market economic reforms and promised to steer Romania to EU accession in 2007. Basescu is intellectually and emotionally pro-American- a st [...] |
2005-03-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON RS MD RO |
| 05BUCHAREST938 |
ROMANIA SATISFIED WITH BLACKSEAFOR OUTCOME [...] (C) Summary. Romania is satisfied with the results of the recent BLACKSEAFOR meeting, which includes an agreement allowing Black Sea states to work with non-BLACKSEAFOR states and organizations in the region, and activates the BLACKSEAFOR mission control structure for a period of one year, al [...] |
2005-04-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG IP RO NATO RU |
| 05CAIRO3239 |
TERRORISM STRIKES CAIRO AGAIN; MUBARAK'S [...] (U) Summary: TV and print media devoted extensive coverage to the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo, quoting GOE officials' statements and noting that several eyewitnesses had given conflicting versions of how the attacks unfolded. Statements of condemnation from leading Egyptian figures [...] |
2005-05-04 06:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO IS RS EG |
| 05CAIRO4125 |
EGYPT CONVOKES CHARGE ON IRAQ PREPCOM PARTICIPATION [...] (C) The Charge was convoked late in the afternoon of June 1 by MFA Chief of Cabinet Sameh Shukry (acting for the Foreign Minister, who is overseas). Shukry said he was "disturbed" to have just heard from the Russian ambassador that the U.S. had invited the Russian Federation to participate [...] |
2005-06-01 15:56:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC IZ RS EG EUN |
| 05CAIRO4309 |
IRAQ CONFERENCE CORE-GROUP PLANNING MEETING IN [...] (C) Steering Group members (U.S., EU, Iraq, Japan, UN, Egypt, and Russia) met in Cairo June 2 to coordinate planning for a June 22 Ministerial meeting on Iraq to be held in Brussels (ref A). The USG delegation, led by Iraq Policy Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones, held bilateral meetings [...] |
2005-06-08 07:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ RS EUN |
| 05DUBLIN1453 |
IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS OVER RUSSIAN DRAFT LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS EI |
| 05DUSHANBE1702 |
TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR ZARIPOV COUNSELS NO SHARP RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-20 09:42:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1741 |
RUSSIANS RESCIND INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR [...] (U) The Tajik and Russian governments officially announced that beginning November 1, citizens of both countries may travel between Russia and Tajikistan on their internal passports. A spokesman for the Tajik MFA stressed the understanding was not an "international agreement" nor would it cre [...] |
2005-10-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SMIG RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1786 |
TAJIK AIR MONOPOLY HARMS TAJIKISTAN'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite 30% annual growth, Tajikistan State Airlines (TSA) presents a mismanaged, bloated organization unable and unwilling to reform itself or respond to market forces. Turkish Air is still negotiating to fly between Istanbul and Dushanbe, but threatens the very lucrative [...] |
2005-11-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR ECON TI TU RS |
| 05DUSHANBE1812 |
DESPITE RUSSIAN PRESSURE, THE UNITED STATES CAN PROMOTE ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Although we now de-emphasize its previous Cold-War primacy in U.S. foreign policy, Russia still requires clear-eyed scrutiny for the havoc it can play with the President's democracy agenda and larger goals for transformational diplomacy in the former Soviet republics. We believe Ru [...] |
2005-11-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PROP ECON EAID KDEM KPAO RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1814 |
TAJIKISTAN: IMAGINED REPORT TO MOSCOW BY THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) The following is an Embassy Dushanbe exercise to imagine a report that Russian Ambassador Ramazan Abdulatipov might submit to the Kremlin. It draws on Post's observations of the last 18 months, Russian and regional media reports, and other reporting. This cable should be read as a compan [...] |
2005-11-14 08:13:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1828 |
TAJIKISTAN: SERIOUS POLITICIAN ZOYIROV CHARGES RAHMONOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan Chairman Zoyirov continues to be a voice in the Tajik political wilderness logically and intelligently demanding that the Government of Tajikistan conform to the laws in its constitution - at least in part because he was one of the key drafte [...] |
2005-11-21 04:04:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1839 |
TAJIKISTAN NOT OVERLY PLEASED BY NEW RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Nazarov did not hide his unease about the November 14 Russia-Uzbekistan Alliance. Tajikistan is concerned that Tashkent will use it's "new best friend" status with Moscow to harm Dushanbe's interests. He judged it would be unth [...] |
2005-11-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR EU RS UZ TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1870 |
MODERATE TAJIK ISLAMIC LEADER KABIRI WAL... [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-28 07:02:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1921 |
MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMONOV: HIS VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with President Emomali Rahmonov on December 1 for two and a half hours. We report the meeting in three cables. This is two of three. The other two cover Rahmonov's views on (1) the U.S.-Tajikistan bilateral relationship and Tajik politics, and (2) Uzbekistan. 2. (S) SUM [...] |
2005-12-02 10:29:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MARR RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE1947 |
TAJIK GOVERNMENT-WESTERN NGO ROUNDTABLE: ATTENDANCE HIGH, [...] (SBU) What looked like a routine meeting was a small breakthrough for Tajikistan's development community. The December 2 roundtable discussion of donors, NGOs and government was the first time all three groups came together on any subject, let alone the sensitive issues of NGO intentions, re [...] |
2005-12-06 09:18:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2004 |
TAJIKISTAN: THE GRINCH WHO STOLE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To celebrate Human Rights Day 2005, Post planned for a roundtable discussion with Tajik students on the Department's annual Human Rights Report. Initially, the selected venue was Dushanbe's premier university, the Russia-funded Russian-Tajik Slavonic University. After compli [...] |
2005-12-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2005 |
THE GRINCH CHANGES HIS MIND: U.S. EMBASSY'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) After the close of business on December 9, Ismat Nasredinov, Post's MFA contact and Chief of the North America Desk, contacted PAS to inform that the previously canceled Human Rights roundtable discussion at Tajik Technical University, planned for December 12, was back on track (septel). [...] |
2005-12-09 13:34:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2012 |
COUNTERING DISINFORMATION IN DUSHANBE [...] SUMMARY: Is the United States responsible for the "Color Revolutions" in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan? Are Americans employed in such organizations as CARE and the National Democratic Institute spies fomenting revolution? Are U.S.-funded legal assistance programs designed to turn childr [...] |
2005-12-12 11:45:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PROP KDEM KPAO RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2014 |
ENGAGING HUMAN RIGHTS DAY DISCUSSION AT TAJIK TECHNOLOGICAL [...] The Russian Embassy and Tajik Embassy didn't want it to happen. But CdA and EmbOffs held a broad-ranging and energetic discussion with students and faculty members of the Tajik Technological University for Human Rights Day 2005 (NOTE: Not Tajik Technical University as stated in reftels A and [...] |
2005-12-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO RS TI |
| 05DUSHANBE2094 |
"WITHOUT THE US, ROGUN WILL NOT BE BUILT": TAJIK ENERGY [...] (C) The United States and AES still have significant roles to play in Tajikistan's hydropower sector. Tajik Minister of Energy Jurabek Nurmamatov told PolOff rumors of RusAl dominating the Rogun project did not reflect the Ministry's position or the Tajik government's. RusAl had taken only a [...] |
2005-12-27 10:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG TI RS AF |
| 05DUSHANBE2129 |
TAJIK MEDIA NAMES RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR "DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR" [...] A New Year's tradition, Tajikistan's electronic news agency "Asia Plus" and Russian-language independent paper "Kurier Tajikistana" published best of the year lists, sourced from editors' personal opinions and popularity polls, and the diplomatic community wasn't left out of their end of the y [...] |
2005-12-30 06:47:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO RS TI |
| 05GENEVA1326 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI AND RUSSIAN [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani and Russian Delegations, respectively, for Part I of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-06-01 11:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1339 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON GROUND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005, to discuss the U.S.-proposed exchange of l [...] |
2005-06-02 05:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1342 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RSM-56 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005. The U.S. Delegation ask [...] |
2005-06-02 06:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1361 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss the problems encountered d [...] |
2005-06-03 09:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1363 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:07 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, at which all Parties were repr [...] |
2005-06-03 10:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1365 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, to discuss the results of the Trident [...] |
2005-06-03 11:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1387 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 1, 2005, to discuss SS-25, SS-27, and [...] |
2005-06-07 04:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1388 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss Russian-proposed S-Series Joi [...] |
2005-06-07 04:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1391 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 5:10 - 5:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to discuss inspection procedures to address [...] |
2005-06-07 06:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1394 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019. 2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the U.S. Mission, Delegation members engaged the other participating Delegations' members from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine on various topics under discussion in the JCIC. Those conversations are [...] |
2005-06-07 10:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1401 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, at which Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the [...] |
2005-06-07 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1403 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A second Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to d [...] |
2005-06-08 04:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1404 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-021. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JC [...] |
2005-06-08 05:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1411 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Ukraine-initiated bilateral meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005, to discuss Ukrainian proposal [...] |
2005-06-08 06:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1415 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7, [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-024. 2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Numbers 37 and 38, respectively, that were signed or initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed at the U.S. Mission in [...] |
2005-06-08 08:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1417 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED ON REPLACEMENT OF [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Agreement 54, "Replacement of Radiation Detection Equipment," that was signed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. 3. Begin text [...] |
2005-06-08 08:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1418 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED "ON CHANGES TO THE [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-026. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Joint Statement Number S-21, that was initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. This document does not include the classified [...] |
2005-06-08 10:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1419 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) FINAL MEETING OF PART ONE OF [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-023. 2. (U) The Parties met, with all delegation members of each Party present, at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005 for the final meeting of this part of the session. At the meeting, all Parties expressed their satisfaction for the work of the session. It had been [...] |
2005-06-08 10:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2616 |
BIC-IV: (U) LOOK-UL'YANOV MEETINGS, OCTOBER 26 [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-001. 2. (U) Meeting: U.S.-Hosted Dinner Date: October 25, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Place: Auberge des Trois Coqs, Chambesy Participants: U.S. Russia DAS Look Mr. Ul'yanov [...] |
2005-10-28 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2618 |
BIC-IV: (U) U.S. AND RUSSIAN BRIEFINGS ON STATUS [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-002. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 26, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations each provided briefings on the status of implementation of the Tre [...] |
2005-10-28 09:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2619 |
BIC-IV: (U) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE MOSCOW [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-003. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:20 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) The U.S. and Russian Delegations met the morning of October 27, 2005, to provide answers to que [...] |
2005-10-28 09:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2620 |
BIC-IV: (U) MEETING ON ISSUES RELATED TO [...] (U) This is BIC-IV-004. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 3:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) As a measure to improve transparency and confidence-building, Russia repackaged its proposal (orig [...] |
2005-10-28 10:58:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KACT US RS BIC SORT |
| 05GENEVA2636 |
JCIC-XXVII: RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-029. 2. The Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) resumed operations on October 31, 2005. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as INF implementation and compliance [...] |
2005-10-31 09:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2669 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-031. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the delegation lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for Part II of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2682 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on October 31, 2005, to discuss a [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2683 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) TAYLOR-BORYAK DINNER, OCTOBER 30, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-032. 2. Meeting Date: October 30, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Boryak ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representa [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2685 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, to dis [...] |
2005-11-03 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2690 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-035. 2. (S) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-04 06:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2712 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a heads of delegation (HOD) meeting, held at the U.S. Mission on November 2 at which all [...] |
2005-11-08 06:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2719 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 2, 2005, to discuss the Ukrainian [...] |
2005-11-08 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2726 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss the U.S [...] |
2005-11-09 05:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2734 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...] |
2005-11-09 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2735 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-049. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. statement that was made at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mission on November 9, 200 [...] |
2005-11-09 08:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2738 |
JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S. [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-047. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment to the U.S. closing plenary statement -- Coordinated Plenary Statement on Reentry Vehicle Inspections of Trident II SLBMs -- that was made at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of t [...] |
2005-11-09 09:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2739 |
JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39 [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-048. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39 "On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned Without Nozzles Attached" that was initialed by all Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2005. 3. Begin text: [...] |
2005-11-09 10:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2741 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-052. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the R [...] |
2005-11-09 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2748 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 7, 2005, to further [...] |
2005-11-09 13:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2749 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ukraine took the opportunity, during a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-10 03:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2750 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Event: Russian-Hosted Reception Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva AND Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 [...] |
2005-11-10 04:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2751 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting, followed by a Working Group meeting, were held at the Russ [...] |
2005-11-10 05:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2753 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 10:15 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A working group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, to discuss Russian con [...] |
2005-11-10 06:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2755 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-050. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at th [...] |
2005-11-10 07:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2756 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-051. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Start Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at t [...] |
2005-11-10 08:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2757 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mi [...] |
2005-11-10 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2760 |
JCIC-XXVII: CLOSE-OUT OF PART TWO OF JCIC-XXVII [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-056. 2. This is the end of operations for the second part of JCIC-XXVII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" o [...] |
2005-11-10 08:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2761 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-055. 2. (S) Following is the listing of Geneva cables from Part II of JCIC-XXVII reporting activity during the period October 31 - November 9, 2005. JCIC-XXVII-029 (GENEVA 2636) JCIC-XXVII: (U) RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) OPERATIONS JCIC-XXVII-030 (GENE [...] |
2005-11-10 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05HANOI719 |
Pragmatic Diplomacy: Vietnam's Relations with [...] (SBU) Vietnam's relations with post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe and Mongolia have shown the GVN's willingness to move beyond ideology and politics to satisfy practical foreign policy, economic and security needs. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the demise of C [...] |
2005-03-24 10:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PGOV SOCI RS EZ PL HU MG VM |
| 05HELSINKI1116 |
FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S TRAVELS TO RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In late Sept. and early Oct., President Halonen has made official visits to Russia and to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Russia, the GOF sees bilateral progress on environmental issues and border security, in part thanks to the good relations between the two presidents. Howe [...] |
2005-10-19 06:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV FI AJ EU RS LG UK EN AM |
| 05HELSINKI186 |
AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) In a meeting over lunch February 11, Finnish President Tarja Halonen reinforced in person what we have already heard from her staff: that she would appreciate an opportunity to meet with the President. Halonen told the Ambassador that she wants to take a leading role in promoting the norma [...] |
2005-02-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF CH IZ RS FI EUN |
| 05HELSINKI300 |
AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW EU REP KEMPPINEN [...] (C) Reijo Kemppinen, who until recently was European Commission spokesman, has been appointed the Commission's new Head of Representation in Finland. In his introductory conversation with the Ambassador, discussion covered a wide range of topics, from the President's and Secretary's February [...] |
2005-03-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF RS FI EUN |
| 05HELSINKI321 |
FINLAND: VIEWS ON MARCH GAERC ISSUES [...] (U) On March 15 we met with Finnish MFA Acting European Correspondent Leena Aalto to review issues on the agenda for the March 16 GAERC, and to reinforce USG concern over the future of the EU's China arms embargo. Following are Finnish views, by subject: 2. (C) Croatia: Aalto said that "fr [...] |
2005-03-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM XF CH HR LE RS FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI475 |
APRIL 25-26 GAERC: FINLAND'S RESPONSE [...] (C) On April 22 we met with Jarno Syrjala, Finnish MFA's new European Correspondent, to review the agenda for the April GAERC meeting (Reftel). Finnish views follow, by subject. See below for bio information on Syrjala, who has just taken over this position. 2. (C) Iraq: Syrjala said he e [...] |
2005-04-25 14:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAIR XF IZ SU LE CG ZI RS FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI873 |
PUTIN VISITS FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Earle I. Mack met privately with Jarmo Viinanen, Chief of Staff to Finland's President Tarja Halonen, on August 3. Viinanen briefed the Ambassador about Russian President Putin's 2 day visit to Finland for meetings with Halonen. Viinanen said that both sides emphas [...] |
2005-08-04 05:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM RS EN FI |
| 05KABUL5076 |
THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 13, 2006, a diplomatic delegation lead by Canadian Ambassador David Sproule delivered a demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Abdullah addressing the arrest, trial proceedings, and jail sentence of Afghan journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab. The delegation included Amb [...] |
2005-12-15 04:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 05KIEV5150 |
UKRAINE: PRESS COVERAGE OF THE GAS DISPUTE WITH RUSSIA [...] Summary: Most Ukrainian media have described Russia's intention to hike Ukraine's gas prices as politically motivated. Many press reports also highlighted the assertion from Ukrainian leaders that this is a step in Ukraine's transition from patriarchal to pragmatic relations with Russia. Depen [...] |
2005-12-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EPET ENRG PREL PGOV RS UP |
| 05LJUBLJANA164 |
SLOVENIA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ZJ RS GG SI OSCE EUN |
| 05MADRID1000 |
SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 16 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff discussed the China arms embargo, Croatia, Human Rights in Belarus and Cuba, the Middle East Peace Process, Hamas, Lebanon, Sudan, Moldova, and Georgia with the MFA's Head of EU Policy Planning Enrique Mora Benavente on March 10 and March 14. Spain's position regarding [...] |
2005-03-15 17:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG SP EUN |
| 05MADRID1619 |
SPAIN: DOE LETTER ON ITER NEGOTIATIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY TNGD ENRG KSCA CH KSAC RS JA SP EUN |
| 05MADRID1688 |
SPAIN SUPPORTS EVENTUAL RUSSIAN OECD MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Econoff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Multilateral Economic Relations Pablo Montesino-Espartero on April 27. SubDG Montesino discussed Spain's position with Spanish Ambassador to the OECD Fernando Ballestero Diaz prior to the discussion w [...] |
2005-04-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT EFIN ECON ETRD RS SP OECD NATO |
| 05MADRID980 |
SPAIN SUPPORTS CONSENSUS EFFORTS ON MDA MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Poloff discussed Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the Red Cross / Red Crescent movement ("the Movement") on March 14 with Manuel Pombo, Ambassador at Large for Humanitarian and Social Affairs. Spain strongly supports the work of the Swiss government in trying to reach a consensus on [...] |
2005-03-15 07:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IS RS CASC ASCH XG SP ICRC |
| 05MADRID992 |
SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S BORDER MONITORING [...] (C) Charge raised the issue of a Georgia Border Monitoring Organization (BMO) in a March 14 discussion with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, and Josep Pons, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy for Europe and North America. Dezcallar professed little knowledge of [...] |
2005-03-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS EUN OSCE |
| 05MOSCOW11807 |
MORE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE TO DEMARCHE ON MILITARY [...] (S) Following up our earlier demarche (refs), Political Minister Counselor reiterated U.S. concerns regarding arms sales to Venezuela in a September 13 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Focusing on MANPADS, Antonov replied that the Venezuelan governme [...] |
2005-09-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PGOV PTER PREL MASS VE RS |
| 05MOSCOW15735 |
KREMLIN AGGRESSIVELY SEEKS TO DISRUPT KASYANOV'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, the only declared candidate for the 2008 presidential election, has faced a tough and thus far frustrating slog in his bid to unite the democratic opposition behind him. During several recent visits to the country's regions, Kasyanov has b [...] |
2005-12-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
| 05MOSCOW8915 |
RUSSIA UNCONCERNED ABOUT DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR shares none of the concerns outlined in reftel regarding current political trends in Venezuela. Unless events in Caracas take a major turn for the worse, the GOR is unlikely to do anything that might jeopardize this incipient -- if still marginal -- relationship. END S [...] |
2005-07-21 06:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE RS |
| 05NEWDELHI3810 |
PUTIN: "MANY GUESTS IN MOSCOW, BUT ONLY ONE INDIA" [...] (C) Summary: According to our Indian contacts, President Putin offered India a range of defense and energy cooperation proposals during PM Manmohan Singh's May 8-10 visit to Moscow, renewing top-level bonhomie after his scratchy visit to New Delhi last December. Commenting on Putin's offer to [...] |
2005-05-20 12:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD KNNP TSPA RS CH IN |
| 05NEWDELHI4996 |
INDIA TESTS TRILATERAL TALKS WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's June 2 meeting with the Foreign Ministers of China and Russia in Vladivostok reflects India's desire for greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest such as energy, terrorism, and business, but Delhi-based analysts contend that any results for [...] |
2005-06-30 12:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RS CH IN |
| 05NEWDELHI5208 |
SONIA GANDHI CAPS INDIA'S MONTH IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Sonia Gandhi's trip to Russia from June 13-16 (Ref A) on her first bilateral visit abroad since taking over as the United Progressive Alliance Chairperson has stirred debate about the symbolism of her trip and provoked a front-page controversy over questions of ethics and protoco [...] |
2005-07-07 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET PGOV RS IN |
| 05NEWDELHI922 |
INDIA SUSPENDS MILITARY PIPELINE TO NEPAL, WORRIES [...] (C) With NSA Narayanan unavailable until February 7, the Ambassador used a February 4 meeting with Foreign Secretary Saran to convey reftel points detailing our goals and strategy in Nepal. He also addressed these issues in broad brush during a pull aside with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh. [...] |
2005-02-04 13:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS NP IN RS |
| 05NEWDELHI9592 |
GOI'S TAKE ON CHINA'S ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting on India's relationship with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), MEA J/S Jaimini Bhagwati (Eurasia) suggested that India and the US should look for opportunities to advance our shared interests in the region. Bhagwati speculated [...] |
2005-12-20 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL KDEM MOPS CH IN PK RS |
| 05OTTAWA3540 |
CANADA ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT RUSSIAN DRAFT NGO LAW [...] (U) Polcons and Poloff delivered reftEl on 28 November to Tom MacDonald, Director General of the Central, East and South Europe Bureau and Gilles Breton, Deputy Director, Eastern European Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). . 2. (C) According to MacDonald, the GoC shares many of t [...] |
2005-11-30 17:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL CA RS |
| 05OTTAWA3650 |
RUSSIAN NGO LAW - THE ART IS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Gilles Breton, Deputy Director of the Eastern Europe and Balkans Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). 2. (C) Breton emphasized that, since our last discussion (reftel B), Vladimir Lukin, the Russian Parliament's ombudsman for human rights issues, has [...] |
2005-12-13 17:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CA RS |
| 05OTTAWA3741 |
CANADA'S CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER RUSSIAN NGO LAW [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Gilles Breton, Deputy Director of the Eastern Europe and Balkans Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) on 22 December 2005 and shared the USG talking points prepared for delivery in Moscow. --------------------------------------- Transparency Limits Corrup [...] |
2005-12-22 21:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS CA |
| 05OTTAWA747 |
MDA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON CONFERENCE ON MDA [...] (C) Poloff followed up on reftel demarche with Peter McRae, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Canada, on March 10. McRae said that in principle Canada supports the convening of a conference for Magan Adom David membership in the Red Cross/Red Crescen [...] |
2005-03-10 17:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | IS RS CA AS PHUM PREL PREF ICRC |
| 05PARIS1611 |
FRANCE "CAUTIOUS" ON EU-LED BMO MISSION, RECEIVE [...] (C) Pierre Cochard, DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet states, told Poloff March 10 that France was not firmly opposed to a EU-led BMO in Georgia, but that it was being "cautious" based on the swirl of other options available and ESDP funding constraints. Cochard bemoaned the lac [...] |
2005-03-10 17:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG MD FR OSCE |
| 05PARIS1727 |
FRENCH RESPONSE ON MARCH 16 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL RS GG FR SY EUN |
| 05PARIS1733 |
FRANCE "CAUTIOUS" ON EU-LED BMO MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 17:44:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS GG PBTS FR EUN OSCE |
| 05PARIS1883 |
GOF SAYS RUSSIA-FRANCE-GERMANY-SPAIN MARCH 18 [...] (C) Summary: Laurent Bili, President Chirac's technical advisor on pol/mil and Russia issues, told POL M/C March 21 that the meeting between the Russian, French, German and Spanish leaders on March 18 focused primarily on EU-Russia relations, with the goal of concluding negotiations on the "Fo [...] |
2005-03-21 17:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS FR EUN |
| 05PARIS2475 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MOVLADI UDUGOV [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-12 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL KTFN EFIN ECON PTER ETTC RS FR |
| 05PARIS2967 |
MFA DISCUSSES VISIT OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AND [...] No summary [...] |
2005-05-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | FR PGOV PREL RS |
| 05PARIS3013 |
FRANCE RECEIVES GUIDANCE ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS [...] (C) Poloff delivered points on U.S.-Russia MANPADS arrangement (reftel A) to French MFA Office for Disarmament's Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) action officer, Jean-Francois Guillaume on April 15 and again on April 22. Guillaume told poloff the MFA appreciated being informed on the matter ad [...] |
2005-05-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | RS KHDP MARR PARM PREL PTER FR |
| 05PARIS3521 |
POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR KRASNER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: Visiting Policy Planning Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Deputy Barry Lowenkron met in Paris April 19 with French MFA Center for Analysis and Prediction (CAP) Director Pierre Levy and his deputy, Philippe Errera for discussions of Russia's drift towards authoritarian rule; democ [...] |
2005-05-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS XF XI FR |
| 05PARIS6534 |
UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD PX (PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL [...] Summary. The final vote was 54-1 in the UNESCO Executive Board PX Committee for the Canadian-sponsored resolution that paves the way for adoption of the current preliminary draft Cultural Diversity Convention at the October 2005 UNESCO General Conference. In discussions leading up to the [...] |
2005-09-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL CJAN ETRD UNESCO CA AF AS ID JA RS EG AG CV |
| 05PARIS6741 |
FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Caroline Ferrari, and followed up in conversation September 30. 2. (C) Both LeDeunff and Ferrari echoed comments in reftel B that [...] |
2005-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | BO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN |
| 05PARIS8075 |
FRANCE TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON NGO DRAFT LAW DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 22, Poloff delivered ref A demarche regarding a new Russian draft law on NGOs to Aurelia Bouchez, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet space. On November 29, Charles Denier, senior desk officer for Russia, told Poloff that France was, like the U.S., very c [...] |
2005-11-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS PHUM PINR |
| 05PARIS8457 |
FRANCE TO DELIVER DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS FR |
| 05PARIS8684 |
FRANCE CONTENT TO OBSERVE RUSSIAN-UKRAINE GAS [...] (C) Summary. French officials agree that the Russia- Ukraine gas dispute bears watching, but do not believe that intervention by European officials recommending gradual market solutions is warranted at this time. They suspect that commenting now might even be counterproductive. Dismissing co [...] |
2005-12-29 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL UP RS FR |
| 05PRAGUE1349 |
CZECH ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA: PRACTICAL STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG EZ PREL RS |
| 05PRAGUE1589 |
CZECHS ON CHINA, RUSSIA, AND BEING HEARD IN THE EU [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase, the Czech MFA's Political Director offered the following: -- The Czech Republic played a leading role within the EU to prevent lifting of the China arms embargo, but in the context of PM Paroubek's growing closeness with [...] |
2005-11-09 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CH RS CU LE SY ENRG ECON EFIN |
| 05PRAGUE1687 |
CZECHS ALSO CONCEREND ABOUT RUSSIAN NGO LAW [...] (C) The Czech Republic shares USG concerns about the draft Russian NGO law, and is interested in coordinating with the U.S. on practical measures that will result in changes to the legislation. Embassy discussed reftel points in recent weeks with MFA Director General for European Bilateral Rel [...] |
2005-12-06 16:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ RS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL |
| 05PRAGUE1716 |
CZECH FM WILL RAISE RUSSIAN NGO LAW WITH PUTIN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points December 9 to Czech MFA Russia Desk Officer, Josef Broz, and also delivered courtesy copies to Jaromir Plisek, MFA Director General of Territorial Section 1 (including Russia and Eastern Europe), and MFA Human Rights Director, Veronika Stromsikova. [...] |
2005-12-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1753 |
RUSSIAN FM TURNS DOWN REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE CZECH [...] (U) The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has, for the time being, refused a request from his Czech counterpart, Cyril Svoboda, to renew the registration of the Czech NGO, People in Need (PIN). PIN had been operating in Chechnya since 2000. But In April, 2005, PIN was told, without any [...] |
2005-12-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EZ PREL RS |
| 05PRAGUE337 |
(C) RUSSIAN MISSILES FOR US NAVY COMING FROM [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. The US Navy has for some time been planning an open commercial purchase of 23 KH-31 (or MA-31) Russian sea-skimming missiles from a Czech arms dealer. It has come to our attention that the missiles are coming from Belarus, via a series of complicated [...] |
2005-03-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ UP BO RS |
| 05PRAGUE356 |
(C) US NAVY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILES [...] (C) Poloff was shown March 10 the request for an export license filed by the Czech firm that is working to provide an initial shipment of 23 Russian-made sea-skimming missiles (KH-31) to the US Navy. The application showed the name and address of the firm in Minsk that was supplying the missiles, b [...] |
2005-03-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ BO RS UP |
| 05PRAGUE376 |
CZECHS ON GAERC, CHINA ARMS EMBARGO, HIZBALLAH AND [...] (C) Summary. On March 14, we met with Mr. Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department in the Czech MFA, to discuss the GAERC (ref a), China Arms Embargo (ref b), and visit of Syrian FM to Europe (ref c). We also delivered the statement on U.S. support of t [...] |
2005-03-15 14:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG EZ IR EUN |
| 05PRAGUE470 |
(C) CZECH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SAYS NO TO SALE OF [...] (C) The Czech government has formally denied the license request of a Czech arms dealer to broker the sale of Russian KH-31 missiles, now in the possession of a state-run firm in Belarus, to the U.S. Navy. Poloff was told April 1st that the MFA licensing office had on March 31 sent a formal letter [...] |
2005-04-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BO EZ RS |
| 05PRAGUE548 |
CZECH REPUBLIC SEES TIME AS NOT RIPE FOR RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-15 16:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL RS EZ OECD |
| 05RANGOON1128 |
RUSSIAN ARMS TRADER TO OPEN BURMA OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: A Russian diplomat in Rangoon says that a major state-owned Russian arms dealer, Rosoboronexport State Corporation, will open an office in Burma as "a natural presence to support Russia's growing commercial military relationship" with the SPDC military regime. The diplomat also [...] |
2005-10-05 10:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS PREL BM RS |
| 05RANGOON1129 |
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SEES A DIFFERENT BURMA [...] (C) Summary: the Charge,s initial courtesy call on Russian Ambassador Oleg Kabanov on September 27 revealed that U.S. policy and Russian policy toward Burma remain poles apart. Amb. Kabanov echoed the Burmese regime,s assertions that only the military can maintain order in the country and th [...] |
2005-10-06 00:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM RS |
| 05ROME2991 |
ITALY: CODESHARING ON FLIGHTS TO THE RUSSIAN [...] Summary and comment. In response to reftel request, Econoffs met September 2 with GOI chief aviation negotiator Aldo Sansone, who described the Italy-Russia Air Services Agreement as "liberal." The Agreement includes a key third-country code-share provision; Sansone believed American carrier [...] |
2005-09-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD IT RS AVIATION |
| 05ROME921 |
ITALY SUPPORTS ENHANCED EU PRESENCE ON [...] (C) As reported ref b, MFA EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff March 11 that the EU strategy at the moment would be to reinforce the office of the recently created EU Special Representative for the Caucuses, to include the 6 trainers mentioned in ref a. He underlined that this was an [...] |
2005-03-17 17:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZJ RS CG PBTS IT EUN OSCE |
| 05TELAVIV5903 |
NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Jacob Keidar told Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI hopes, SIPDIS in the aftermath of disengagement from the Gaza Strip, to improve its relations with Arab states in the Gulf and North Africa [...] |
2005-09-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS MO SENV TS LE BU MU RS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
| 05THEHAGUE1926 |
U.S.-NETHERLANDS EWGPP MOU SIGNED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-07 14:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM OTRA RS KNNP TRGY NL NRG |
| 05THEHAGUE2942 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: FIRST STATE VISIT SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Described as the first Russian state visit to the Netherlands since Czar Nicholas II, the Dutch plan to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 1-2 with full "pomp and circumstance." The MFA expects a positive visit with "good atmospherics" but little progress on su [...] |
2005-10-28 12:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NL RS |
| 05THEHAGUE3055 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...] |
2005-11-09 19:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS |