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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08WARSAW984 | POLAND ASKING WHAT'S NEXT? RESPONSE TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. In an August 22 meeting with DCM, Polish National Security Advisor Wladyslaw Stasiak commended the creation of the NATO Commission on Georgia as "a good first step," but had little to offer in terms of Polish thinking on follow-up, despite President Kaczynski demonstrated flair for [...] | 2008-08-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL RU GG PL |
08WINDHOEK265 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF S. OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA: [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel talking points on August 27 to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Wilbard Hellao. He underscored our strong concern over Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, noting the move was inconsistent with previous UNSC resolutions (which Russia had voted in fa [...] | 2008-08-28 16:37:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU WA |
08YAOUNDE879 | GEORGIA: REJECTING RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH [...] (C) Poloff met September 11 with Sebastien Foumane, the Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche. Foumane, who had just returned from an official visit to Moscow, said the Government of Russia had not yet approached the Government of Cameroon (GRC) re [...] | 2008-09-12 15:23:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | CM GG PGOV PREL RU |
08YEREVAN1013 | DASHNAK LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Top Dashnaksutyun party leaders called on the Ambassador to broaden their contacts with USG. The Dashnaks fretted about the rights and welfare of Georgia's Armenian minority, which they portrayed as a dangerous crisis with the potential to deteriorate into irredentist conflict. T [...] | 2008-12-17 06:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS CVIS KIRF KDEM TU RU GG |
08YEREVAN159 | ARMENIAN'S WAIT-AND-SEE SUPPORT OF KOSOVO [...] (C) CDA delivered Ref A demarche to FM Oskanian February 21. We had earlier telegraphed the main substance, while awaiting the chance to see the FM during the hectic Armenian election period. CDA emphasized US view that Kosovo was a unique case and that its declaration of independence did no [...] | 2008-02-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS UN UNMIK GG RU SR YI AM |
08YEREVAN364 | ENERGY PRICES - THE TICKING TIME BOMB UNDER THE [...] (C) With the imminent expiration of gas subsidies and a large expected price increase in its upcoming GazProm contract, Armenia faces the likelihood of a doubling of gas prices between now and the start of 2009. This threatens to create a serious crisis for Armenia's new President in a countr [...] | 2008-04-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV SENV SOCI GG RU IR |
08YEREVAN384 | CDA PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) CDA and FM Nalbandian reviewed U.S. relations, Armenia's neighbors, and democratic reforms during an April 29 introductory call. On Turkey he afirmed readiness to talk, but nitpicked FM Babacan's congratulatory letter. On NK, he again expressed firm commitment to negotiate, but complain [...] | 2008-05-09 09:39:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM GG RU TU AJ AM |
08YEREVAN645 | REFUGEES FROM GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT WELL [...] Post has assidiuously followed the situation of refugees who fled Georgia into Armenia as a result of the Russian-Georgian conflict. UNHCR reports that about 5,000 non-Armenian citizens crossed into Armenia as a result of the conflict. UNHCR estimates that about 60 percent of those individu [...] | 2008-08-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PBTS CASC PGOV PREL UNHCR GG RU AM |
08YEREVAN649 | TFGG01: ARMENIAN PM RAISES ALARM ON FUEL, GRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN PREL EWWT ENRG EAGR RU GG AM |
08YEREVAN653 | TFGG01: ARMENIAN FRUSTRATION MOUNTS OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Top Armenian officials are growing increasingly offended by Georgians's non-responsiveness to Armenian efforts to reach out. The most discourteous, perhaps, was the Georgian FM's refusal even to meet FM Nalbandian for a few minutes in Yerevan airport, as she passed through en route ove [...] | 2008-08-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV GG AM |
08YEREVAN660 | TFGG01: ARMENIAN CONCERNS GROW OVER LOOMING [...] (C) FM Nalbandian complained to the Charge on the evening of August 19 that there had been "no improvement" in cargo deliveries from Georgia. Following the destruction of the rail bridge at Kaspi,the GOAM sent 40 heavy trucks to the port at Batumi to load fuel for delivery in Armenia. Accordi [...] | 2008-08-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELTN PREL EWWT ENRG EAGR RU GG TU IR AM |
08YEREVAN671 | TFGG01: GEORGIA SUPPLY LINE INTERUPTION BRINGS [...] (SBU) The disruptions to Georgia's rail and road network created by the Georgia-Russia crisis have begun to create economic problems for Armenia. Armenia ordinarily receives 90 percent of its import freight via Georgia. A critical gasoline shortage has become the first serious symptom for A [...] | 2008-08-25 14:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD ELTN PREL AMGT GG AM |
08YEREVAN676 | ARMENIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (C) CDA delivered Ref A demarche points to Armenian Foreign Minister Nalbandian in a meeting on August 27. Nalbandian responded that Armenia will not recognize Abkhazia or South Ossetia "at this time." He added, however, that Armenia's critical relationship with Russia would preclude a public [...] | 2008-08-28 10:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU AM |
08YEREVAN741 | GEORGIA'S VITAL RAILWAY LINK TO ARMENIA REOPENS [...] (U) The Metekhi-Grakali section of the railway bridge near the Georgian town of Gori, destroyed August 16 in the course of the recent Russia-Georgia conflict, was fully restored and recommissioned on September 10, according to Armenian Transportation Ministry spokeswoman Sona Tonoyan. The brid [...] | 2008-09-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN PREL ECON GG AM |
08YEREVAN887 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ARMENIAN [...] (C) In a November 3 meeting with the Ambassador, His Holiness Karekin II was upbeat about prospects for Armenia achieving peace with its neighbors. On Armenia's domestic political situation, the Catholicos spared no detail in describing the lengths to which he and the Armenian Church had gone [...] | 2008-11-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SCUL TU GG AM |
08YEREVAN907 | PM SEES HIS U.S. TRIP AS FIRST STEP TO BETTER [...] (C) Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian invited Ambassador to lunch on October 31 to share his satisfaction with his trip to the U.S. and his view that the trip served as a first step to building a better bilateral relationship. He particularly looks forward to improving Armenia's trade with the [...] | 2008-11-12 14:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINS KDEM AJ TU RU GG AM |
08ZAGREB602 | TTGG01: CROATIA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO ENGAGE [...] (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered points from reftel to Ambassador Vladimir Matek, the Foreign Minister's advisor for UNSC, on August 14. Matek stated that the points about engaging Russia would be communicated immediately to the appropriate officials in the GOC. He explained that hol [...] | 2008-08-18 05:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OSCE NATO UN GG RS |
08ZAGREB622 | CROATIA WILL SUPPORT US AND EU POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 12:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RU HR |
08ZAGREB668 | CROATIAN RESPONSE TO NO BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE [...] (SBU) PolOff on September 22 discussed reftel points on the potential Preparatory Committee (Prep Com) meeting with Marina Rozic, Head of the NATO Department at the Croatian Foreign Ministry. Rozic said she would pass on to the Croatian Mission to NATO before September 23 our request that c [...] | 2008-09-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL GG RS HR |
08ZAGREB672 | GOC WILL SUPPORT "LIKE-MINDED" IN OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC HR GG |
09ABUJA494 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Adedotun Adepoju, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Europe Division on March 19. Adepoju had no substantive comments at this time. Any further information on GON position will be sent septel. [...] | 2009-03-23 06:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS NI |
09AMMAN705 | DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS JO |
09ANKARA1264 | GOT PROTESTS GEORGIAN SEIZURE OF MERCHANT SHIPS [...] (SBU) The GOT has protested the seizure of two ships, which, it claims, were stopped by the Georgian Coast Guard in international waters in the Black Sea off the coast of Georgia and taken into the port of Poti (see reftel). The Turkish-crewed Panamanian-flagged oil tanker "Buket," which was [...] | 2009-08-26 16:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EWWT TU GG |
09ANKARA137 | DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES SOUTH CAUCASUS WITH GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Unal Cevikoz emphasized to visiting DAS Bryza and the Ambassador January 16 the importance Turkey attaches to the continuation of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Cevikoz said Turkey would support a UNOMIG extensio [...] | 2009-01-27 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV AJ AM GG RU TU XY |
09ANKARA147 | TURKEY: NO AGREEMENT YET ON CSCP MODALITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform (CSCP) parties, meeting in Istanbul January 26, did not reach agreement on how the platform will be institutionalized or how it will engage other countries and relate to other regional mechanisms, according to Russian and Georgian Embas [...] | 2009-01-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM AJ GG RU TU XY |
09ANKARA356 | TURKEY: TRABZON UP FOR GRABS; UNEMPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Black Sea city of Trabzon is a jewel in the opposition Republican People's Party crown that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) hopes to take in March 29 local elections. Black Sea politics are personal, however, and the CHP mayor is a hard-working, well-liked [...] | 2009-03-06 16:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR ECIN ECON ETRD GG TU |
09ANKARA44 | TURKEY'S CIRCASSIANS DEMAND FREEDOM TO TRAVEL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of an estimated six million Circassians living in Turkey are demanding the right to travel to Abkhazia directly, potentially complicating Turkish efforts to maintain restrictions on direct travel and adopt further measures to isolate Abkhaz de facto authorities (re [...] | 2009-01-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS TU |
09ASHGABAT267 | TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...] | 2009-02-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TBIO TX GG |
09ASHGABAT352 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 06:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS TX |
09ASTANA1438 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging, frank, and lively conversation on August 25, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard M. Morningstar discussed regional energy security with a panel of senior government officials, including the Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna, Timu [...] | 2009-08-26 10:32:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV EPET IR RS CH GG |
09ASTANA819 | KAZAKHSTAN: UK ENERGY ENVOY TOURS REGION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Ambassador met with UK Caspian Energy Envoy Angus Miller (protect throughout) to discuss his six-week tour through the Caucasus and Central Asia. Miller said that an investor from the United Arab [...] | 2009-05-08 09:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS GG TX KZ |
09ASTANA982 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINESE AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON KEY FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 5, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Guoping hosted the Ambassador for dinner at the restaurant on the 23rd floor of a striking new hotel built in Astana and owned by the Chinese National Petroleum Company. During a fascinating, wide-ranging, three-hour tour d'horizon, the Chinese Amb [...] | 2009-06-08 10:08:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET AF GG RS IR KN ZK KZ |
09ATHENS1365 | OSCE CiO S/R Discusses Tbilisi Bureau, Seeks Guidance on [...] (C) Summary: OSCE CiO Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts Charalampos Christopoulos met with Ambassador Speckhard July 28 to discuss intentions to open a CiO Special Representative Bureau in Tbilisi, the OSCE's role in Georgia and developments in Moldova. S/R Christopoulos gave Amb [...] | 2009-07-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG |
09ATHENS19 | FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...] | 2009-01-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN |
09ATHENS336 | GREECE AGREES "COMPLETELY" WITH U.S. ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on Russia recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and basing plans with OSCE Special Envoy for Protracted Conflicts Greek Ambassador Charalambos Christopoulos and, separately, with MFA A5 Directorate for CIS Countries Counselor Lambros Kakissis. Both [...] | 2009-03-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GR RS GG BO |
09BAKU408 | AZERBAIJAN: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 11:54:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ AM ECON EFIN EINT GG PINR |
09BAKU457 | AZERBAIJAN: STAFFDEL DISCUSS GEORGIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 28 Congressional Staff Delegation Markovsky and Katz met with Georgian Ambassador Nikoloz Natbiladze. Natbiladze gave a detailed account of the 20 May visit of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to Baku. The recent visit was characterized as a great success with both [...] | 2009-06-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG AJ GG |
09BAKU776 | NAGORNO-KARABAKH STATE OF PLAY VIEWED FROM BAKU [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Baku realistically sees few prospects for a near-term breakthrough, i.e., at Chisinau and immediately thereafter, that would pave the way for a peaceful and favorable resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The fallout from the August 2008 war in Georgia and th [...] | 2009-09-30 03:43:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU AM RU GG AJ |
09BAKU801 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU804 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-08 06:44:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU806 | IRAN'S UNIMPRESSIVE REGIONAL ROLE [...] (S) This cable deals with Iran's political effectiveness as a state player in the Caucasus and Caspian region. Baku observers see Iran's current regional activities as anti-Western, reactive, entirely self-focused, and frequently driven by an opaque and unpredictable decision making process [...] | 2009-10-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ELTN SNAR AM GG AJ RU IR |
09BAKU810 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DOE DEPSEC PONEMAN [...] (C) Summary: President Aliyev, meeting with Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman on October 5, expressed support for the Southern Corridor, but blamed Turkey for delays. Azerbaijan is exploring alternatives, but the President acknowledged the inadequacies of each. Azerbaijan has not mad [...] | 2009-10-09 09:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINT PREL AJ TX TU GG |
09BAKU812 | AZERBAIJAN: DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN, SOCAR DISCUSS GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Poneman met with the head of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR, Rovnag Abdullayev, on 5 October while in Baku. Both concurred on the urgency of resolving issues with Turkey related to gas transit and pricing for Southern Corridor [...] | 2009-10-09 11:14:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET AJ TU TX GG |
09BAKU846 | READOUT OF BAKU BSEC MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Azerbaijan hosted the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Forum October 20-22. This was Azerbaijan's last act as chair of the BSEC, as the baton was then passed to Bulgaria. Highlights included appearances by Turkish FM Davutoglu and Armenian DFM Kirakossian. Both of their appearances [...] | 2009-10-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AJ TU AM GG |
09BANGKOK660 | THAILAND DOES NOT SUPPORT RUSSIA'S RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the European Affairs Department Pachuen Phornmongkol on March 16 and conveyed reftel's points condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. Pachuen stated that Thailand has not recently [...] | 2009-03-16 09:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS PGOV TH |
09BEIJING1597 | PRC: DEMARCHE ON UNOMIG DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 15, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin reftel points urging China to support a resolution extending the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) for two weeks to allow negotiations on a revised mand [...] | 2009-06-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PBTS UNGA CH GG RS |
09BEIJING353 | GEORGIAN DIPLOMAT LAMENTS LACK OF CHINESE SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Georgia has received "practically nothing" from China since the Russia-Georgia conflict began in August 2008, a contact at the Georgian Embassy in Beijing told PolOff February 11. The Georgian diplomat expressed disappointment with China's limited assistance and unwillingness to [...] | 2009-02-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID MARR RS CH GG |
09BEIJING698 | CHINA MAINTAINS "CONSISTENT POSITION"; WILL NOT [...] (C) China maintains its "consistent position" of not recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, MFA European and Central Asian Affairs Department Caucasus Division Deputy Director Zhang Hongjian told PolOff March 18 in response to reftel points urging China to reject and conde [...] | 2009-03-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS UNGA CH GG RS |
09BELGRADE386 | SERBIA PULLS OUT OF NATO EXERCISE IN GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Serbia's government decided on April 30 not to participate in an upcoming NATO/PFP exercise in Georgia. The decision was a direct result of pressure from Russia on Serbia, and was taken despite Serbia's previous intention to participate in the exercise. Serbia's last minute pull-out fro [...] | 2009-05-04 17:59:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV RU GG SR |
09BERLIN1225 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...] | 2009-09-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM |
09BERLIN1228 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GEORGIA-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN;BERLIN [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Resumption of Talks 3. (Georgia-Russia) EU Report 4. (Afghanistan) Future Strategy  [...] | 2009-10-01 11:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IR GG RS AF |
09BERLIN139 | GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION REGARDING ABKHAZ [...] (C) Charge raised reftel points with MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg on February 4, urging Germany to oppose a possible Russian call for Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal UNSC meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Silverberg agreed that now [...] | 2009-02-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG GM |
09BERLIN1414 | GERMANY SUPPORTS MONTENEGRO FOR MAP AT DECEMBER [...] (C) Drawing on ref B, post outlined the U.S. position on NATO enlargement for the December 3-4 NATO foreign ministerial with MFA NATO Office Director Bernhard Schlagheck and Deputy Gunnar Denecke on November 2. Confirming what we had heard earlier from the Chancellery, Schlagheck said that Ge [...] | 2009-11-09 06:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA GM UP GG MW BK |
09BERLIN1442 | GERMAN VIEWS ON RUSSIA AND UKRAINE IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. position laid out in reftel: continued engagement with Russia on difficult issues such as Iran and Georgia remains necessary, and the negative developments in Ukraine reinforce the need for Ukrainian leaders to work together. Despite a negative [...] | 2009-11-13 16:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM EU NATO PREL RU UNSC PGOV IR UP GG |
09BERLIN217 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 7 meeting on the margins on the Munich Security Conference, Deputy Secretary Steinberg and German MFA State Secretary Silberberg discussed a wide range of issues, including Afghanistan, Russia, missile defense, Africa, and Iraq. Also participating in the meeting [...] | 2009-02-20 20:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV NATO AF RU XA IZ UP GG GM |
09BERLIN403 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: March 2009 [...] (SBU) As of March 24, Germany had a total of 7,304 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions, up from 7,200 in December (ref A). More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs of this cable: Mission Personnel [...] | 2009-04-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERLIN412 | GERMAN VIEWS ON REVISED UN MANDATE FOR GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel non-paper on the revised UN mandate for Georgia to MFA Southern Caucasus and Central Asian Director Johannes Regenbrecht on April 3 and followed up with him on April 6 to discuss German views on the way ahead regarding the mandate. 2. (C) Regenbrecht noted that t [...] | 2009-04-07 07:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNC GG GM |
09BERLIN422 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, MOLDOVA, GITMO, COUNTER-PIRACY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Cuba) Congressional Delegation in Cuba 3. (Moldova) Unrest 4. (U.S.) Renditions, ICRC Report 5. (Somalia) Fate of Pirates 6. (Environment) Bonn UNFCCC 7. (Italy) Berlusconi on Earthquake Victims 8. (Eastern Europe) Democracy [...] | 2009-04-09 12:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN443 | MEDIA REACTION: GMOs, Bagram, DPRK, Iran, Cuba, Thailand [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Germany) Ban on GMOs 3. (U.S.) Bagram Prisoners 4. (North Korea) Six-Party Talks 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (U.S.-Cuba) Relaxation of Sanctions 7. (Thailand) Revolution Cancelled  [...] | 2009-04-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN448 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-Mexico, U.S.-Pakistan, Mideast, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Mexico) Obama Trip 3. (U.S.-Pakistan) Criticism of Zardari 4. (Mideast) Mitchell Trip, Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Obama's Disarmament Proposals 6. (Russia) Medvedev Interview 7. (Africa) Anti-Piracy Efforts  [...] | 2009-04-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN576 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...] | 2009-05-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK |
09BERLIN577 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...] | 2009-05-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK |
09BERLIN578 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...] | 2009-05-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK |
09BERLIN579 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE MAY 18 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA completely agrees on the need to tighten EU sanctions against Iran to give credibility to the double-track strategy, but says several EU members are likely to continue to block any such moves until a new (hopefully) Iranian president and government are in place late [...] | 2009-05-18 12:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN IR NATO RU XF SO GG MD BK |
09BERLIN725 | MEDIA REACTION: Iran U.S.-Iran Iran-Internet [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Aftermath of Presidential Elections 3. (U.S.-Iran) Obama Reaction 4. (Iran) Effect of the Internet 5. (U.S.) Guantnamo Prisoners 6. (Georgia) Unomig Mission 7. (Economic) BRIC Countries Meeting  [...] | 2009-06-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN838 | GERMANY SUPPORTS EUMM BUT SEEKS REALISTIC GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany fully expects the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) mandate in Georgia to be extended for a year, despite some EU members' concerns that the mission was never envisioned as the sole international mission in the country. Although Germany supports extending the EUMM, some within [...] | 2009-07-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU |
09BERLIN869 | GERMANY HESITANT ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN EUMM [...] (C) Poloff followed-up with MFA Deputy Head of Division for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse regarding possible U.S. participation in the EUMM (ref a). Although Germany wishes to keep the U.S. "engaged in Georgia," the MFA is hesitant to accept U.S. involvement in the mission. [...] | 2009-07-17 14:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU |
09BERLIN881 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERLIN882 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update: July 2009 [...] (SBU) As of July 7, Germany had approximately 7,100 military personnel deployed in the following out-of-area (OOA) missions. More detailed information about each mission can be found in the indicated paragraphs: ISAF: 4,143 (paras 5-17) KFOR: 2,031 (para 18) OEF: 87 (paras 19-22) UNFIL: 22 [...] | 2009-07-21 20:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
09BERLIN886 | GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...] | 2009-07-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM |
09BERLIN905 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-ISRAEL U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-Israel) Netanyahu-Mitchell Meeting 3. (U.S.-China) Washington Summit 4. (Iran) Western Reaction 5. (Russia) Influence on Central Asian Neighbors 6. (Moldova) Re-Election  [...] | 2009-07-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERLIN909 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, U.S.-IRAQ, IRAQ, NIGERIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Summit in Washington 3. (U.S.-Iraq) Gates on Troop Withdrawal 4. (Iraq) Storming of Camp Ashraf 5. (Nigeria) Islamic Militants 6. (Spain) ETA Bomb Attack  [...] | 2009-07-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CU MD SO IT RS UP GG KG |
09BERN137 | SWISS VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel A message March 20 to Norbert Baerlocher, Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Baerlocher underlined that Switzerland shares USG concerns regarding Russian basing plans and regarding any a [...] | 2009-03-27 17:50:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS SZ |
09BRATISLAVA20 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON GEORGIA [...] (C) In a January 2 farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador foreshadowed reftel points, emphasizing the U.S. desire for a united Georgia, but acknowledging that we were engaged in a long-term process. Kubis welcomed U.S. willingness to solicit European thinking, and [...] | 2009-01-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO GG |
09BRUSSELS1048 | JULY GAERC - SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OUTLINES [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers (FMs),meeting in Brussels July 27 as the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),received an overview of Swedish Presidency priorities for the next six months. The GAERC adopted without discussion numerous decisions, to include U.S.-EU neg [...] | 2009-07-30 17:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF AL BO GG GR HR IC IR |
09BRUSSELS219 | RUSSIA-EU FM TROIKA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNCIL AND [...] (C) Summary: According to European Commission (RELEX) and Council Secretariat participants at the EU-Russia FM Troika meeting in Moscow February 11, Russian FonMin Sergey Lavrov will soon travel to the Middle East in advance of an international conference Moscow is determined to host. Also, [...] | 2009-02-13 19:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS EUN GG AF SO XF XH |
09BRUSSELS356 | EU'S HELGA SCHMID AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: On the margin of the U.S.-EU Ministerial Troika, S/P Anne-Marie Slaughter met March 6 with EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Director Helga Schmid. Schmid asked that the prospect of improved U.S.-Russia relations not lead the U.S. to neglect the unfinished Geneva talks on Georgi [...] | 2009-03-13 09:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN RS GG |
09BRUSSELS418 | BELGIUM SUPPORTS NON-RECOGNITION POLICY ON [...] (C) On March 24, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that he had recently discussed the issue of recognition of the two breakaway reg [...] | 2009-03-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RU BE |
09BUDAPEST216 | HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:38:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MOPS RS GG HU |
09BUDAPEST4 | HUNGARY RECEPTIVE TO WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] (C) On December 30, DCM met with MFA Deputy Head of the 2nd European Department, Ambassador Istvan Ijgyarto, to discuss reftel points. 2. (C) Commenting on the GoH's opening of their embassy in Tbilisi a few weeks ago, Ijgyarto said they are focusing on the southern Caucasus as their vital [...] | 2009-01-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS HU |
09BUJUMBURA162 | BURUNDI SUPPORTS U.S. GEORGIA POLICY [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting with EmbOff to discuss U.S. policy towards Georgia (reftel),Ministry of External Affairs' Director of the Department of International Organizations Adolphe Nahayo said that Burundi, as a small country surrounded by larger states, empathized with Georgia's plight and [...] | 2009-03-27 11:32:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS BY GG |
09CANBERRA264 | AUSTRALIAN REPLY TO RUSSIAN BASING PLANS IN [...] (C) On March 16, Poloff delivered US talking points to Barbara Cooper and Simon Moore, Director and Executive Officer respectively for the Northern, Central and Eastern Europe Section at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) informing the Government of Australia (GOA) o [...] | 2009-03-18 04:33:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS AS |
09CHISINAU120 | FRIED - ANTONOV CFE DISCUSSION [...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Vlad Chirinciuc of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23, 2009. Chirinciuc, Head of the American Desk at the MFA, stated that the fact that Antonov did not reject the idea that Moldova also belonged in the CFE package was a positiv [...] | 2009-02-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS GG MD |
09CHISINAU394 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS MD |
09COPENHAGEN11 | DANISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Denmark welcomes and largely shares our reftel strategy for Georgia and its separatist regions, Danish MFA Director for Russia and Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen and his team assured us January 6. Madsen observed that this is a good time to exchange views on the long-term approach, reporting [...] | 2009-01-06 15:46:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM MARR ECON GG RS DA |
09COPENHAGEN445 | (C) NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ON EU OPT-OUTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: National security advisor Thomas Ahrenkiel told the Ambassador October 9 that the Government still wants to end Denmark's opt-outs from EU common policies but the time is not right for a referendum. He briefed on relations with Russia, notably the Prime Minister's upcoming visi [...] | 2009-10-09 14:09:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DA RU GG |
09COPENHAGEN454 | GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA: MFA EXPLAINS FM MOELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) This message contains an action request regarding Georgia/Abkhazia and NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FM Moeller's October 6 visit to Abkhazia was coordinated with and supported by the Georgian Government. It came at his own initiat [...] | 2009-10-14 11:14:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU UP TU DA |
09DUSHANBE354 | TAJIKISTAN - ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) PolEcon Chief raised reftel matter informally with Khusrav Nosiri, MFA Director of European and North American Affairs on March 20. Nosiri said Tajikistan's position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia had not changed, nor was there much likelihood that the position would change. Tajikistan doe [...] | 2009-03-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS TI |
09FSINFATC1533 | Capturing Recent Crisis Management Experience [...] (U) With the summer transfer and leave season rapidly approaching, FSI asks personnel from posts that have faced significant crises in the last 18 months to consider sharing their experiences when back in Washington. FSI's Crisis Management Training division (CMT),in our Leadership and Manage [...] | 2009-06-17 20:53:00 | DIR FSINFATC | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC YI CD CM YM BM GG BL CU BF |
09GENEVA1038 | GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA ROUND VIII: NO [...] (SBU) Summary. At round VIII of the Geneva talks, held November 11, Georgia noted its serious concerns about recent Russian rhetoric suggesting an increasing threat from Georgia; Russia and the South Ossetian de facto representatives countered that Georgia was preparing for renewed aggression [...] | 2009-11-18 17:48:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG RS |
09GENEVA183 | FEBRUARY 17-18 GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA: READOUT [...] (C) Summary: During the February 17-18 Geneva Talks on Georgia, the Working Group on Security accepted by consensus &Proposals for joint incident prevention and response Mechanisms.8 The mechanisms -- one for Abkhazia and one for South Ossetia -- will consist of &representatives of structure [...] | 2009-03-03 08:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09GENEVA592 | GEORGIA TALKS ROUND 6: MORE CIVIL; MINOR PROGRESS; [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The tone in the sixth round of the Geneva Talks on Georgia was a distinct improvement over round five (reftels),with all participants (except the South Ossetians) being civil and many being constructive. The South Ossetians were the clear exception, sticking to unac [...] | 2009-07-16 16:00:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RS |
09GENEVA822 | GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA: SOME POSITIVE TALK, [...] (C) Summary: At the seventh round of Geneva discussions on Georgia on September 17, all sides were fairly constructive at the outset, with everyone agreeing that the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) were working better than they had been initially. Discussions on the main [...] | 2009-10-01 17:31:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL RS |
09HANOI253 | NO CHANGE IN VIETNAM'S POLICY TOWARD ABKHAZIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 09:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS VM |
09HELSINKI284 | FINLAND: DEMARCHE COMMENTS ON JULY GAERC [...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered demarche to Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Markku Lampinen on July 23. Somalia: The Government of Finland (GoF) would like more concrete political action on Somalia from the EU. The GoF supports the Djibouti Peace Process and the Somali Transitional [...] | 2009-07-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW FI |
09ISTANBUL63 | CONTINUING U.S. ROLE IN ASSISTING BLACK SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the ad hoc working group of experts on electrical networks (AHWGEEN) of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) welcomed U.S. assistance in assessing the capability for BSEC nations to engage in regional electricity transmission. On January 29 USAID Senior Energy Ad [...] | 2009-02-10 08:46:00 | Consulate Istanbul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG AJ AM ENIV GG TU |
09JAKARTA455 | ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA -- URGING INDONESIA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed Department's points related to Georgia with the GOI. Indonesia has no intention of recognizing either Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent countries or lending legitimacy in any way to their self-proclaimed status. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Per reftel in [...] | 2009-03-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ID GG |
09KATHMANDU249 | NEPAL: NO POSITION ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) On March 24, Pradhumna B. Shah, Joint Secretary for Europe and the Americas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Emboff that the Government of Nepal would not formulate a policy regarding Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, or on Russia's in [...] | 2009-03-25 06:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS KV NP |
09KUWAIT313 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RUSSIAN BASES IN ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) PolOff on March 29 delivered reftel demarche informing Kuwait of the U.S.'s continuing rejection of Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and unease over its plans to construct bases there. PolOff's interlocutor, Fadel Al-Hasan, First Secretary in MFA's European department, i [...] | 2009-03-31 12:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG IR KU |
09LJUBLJANA144 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MAY 17-18 JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) On May 16, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with new European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller said the EU Foreign Ministers would prepare for the EU-Russia Summit, where the perception was that the Russians were trying to "steal" the agenda and focus the summit on their Europe [...] | 2009-05-15 15:41:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN GG RS SO IR SI |
09LJUBLJANA197 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY 27-28 GAERC [...] (C) On June 10, Emboff discussed the U.S. nonpaper (ref) with European Correspondent Jernej Muller. Muller was unable to provide Slovenia's views on whether/how the U.S. might best support the EUMM because Slovenia has not yet developed its position. He noted that Slovenia has focused more on [...] | 2009-07-17 12:02:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV GG SI |
09LONDON301 | UK OPPOSES ABKHAZ INVITATION TO FORMAL UNSC [...] (C) HMG concurs with the U.S. position (ref) strongly opposing Abkhaz leadership participation in UN Security Council meetings under Rule 39. According to FCO Director for Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Michael Davenport and Head of Georgia Section Jonathan Dart the UK, like France, [...] | 2009-02-03 17:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG UK |
09LONDON89 | UK VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST REGIONS [...] (C) Summary. The UK seeks a strategy in regard to the separatist regions of Georgia that will maintain EU consensus but will also have substance, Michael Davenport, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Russia, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Directorate, told the Poli [...] | 2009-01-13 15:32:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL MOPS GG RS EZ SW UN UK |
09MADRID13 | SPAIN TO STUDY U.S. PROPOSALS ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On January 7, Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon shared the U.S. position regarding the way forward with Georgia's separatist regions with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe (non-UE) and North America Felipe Fernandez de la Pena. The DCM outlined the proposal, noting that A/S Fried would [...] | 2009-01-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS SP |
09MADRID869 | UPDATES IN SPAIN’S INVESTIGATIONS OF RUSSIAN MAFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable, which should be read in conjunction with Septel analysis, details updates over the past year in Spain's two major operations - codenamed Troika (2008-09) and Avispa (2005-07) - to combat "Russian" organized crime in Spain. In Spain, the term "Russian mafia" usually applies [...] | 2009-08-31 14:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP |
09MADRID870 | ASSESSING SPAIN’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A year after Spanish security services conducted Operation Troika - which supposedly "decapitated" the Russian mafia in Spain - Madrid is still unraveling the extent to which Russian and other Eurasian organized crime (OC) networks have established themselves in Spain and the extent of [...] | 2009-08-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP |
09MANAGUA913 | NICARAGUA AND ABKHAZIA ESTABLISH FORMAL DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, more than a year after Nicaragua was the only country (besides Russia) to recognize the "independence" of the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the two countries have now signed agreements to establish formal diplomatic relations. The agreement also [...] | 2009-09-18 18:26:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU GG NU PBTS |
09MEXICO958 | MEXICO ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 20:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL PBTS GG RS MX |
09MONTEVIDEO166 | URUGUAY: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Emboff made Ref A points to MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca March 25. Malmierca stressed that Uruguay's position has not changed since the issue arose. Uruguay does not plan on recognizing the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, in defense o [...] | 2009-03-26 19:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS UY |
09MOSCOW1003 | RUSSIA BLAMED FOR BLEAK SOUTH OSSETIA CIRCUMSTANCES [...] (C) Summary: In a recent spate of reports on the situation in South Ossetia, the Russian print and internet media painted a bleak picture of post-conflict living conditions and allowed discontent with Russia to shine through. The press noted the lack of aid and ineffectiveness of reconstruct [...] | 2009-04-20 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF RS GG |
09MOSCOW1004 | GOR PROTESTS KUZNETSOV DETENTION BY GEORGIA [...] (SBU) The Russian MFA has sharply protested the detention of Nashi activist Aleksandr Kuznetsov by Georgian authorities on April 16, claiming the Georgian administration was "trying to accuse its external enemy, Russia, of everything" in claiming Kuznetsov had traveled to Georgia to plan prov [...] | 2009-04-20 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW1020 | RUSSIA CONDEMNS NATO-GEORGIA PFP EXERCISES [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev, Foreign Minster Lavrov, and Russian NATO PermRep Rogozin have sharply condemned the upcoming NATO-Georgia Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise, charging it would be "dangerous" to conduct it in an area where "tensions were running high," and threatening conse [...] | 2009-04-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO RS GG |
09MOSCOW1082 | RUSSIA UPBEAT ON INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISM; [...] (C) Russia gave upbeat assessments of the April 23 Incident Prevention Mechanism talks, while showing no flexibility on reaching a compromise over the OSCE mission in Georgia. Tatiana Mazanova from the 4th CIS Georgia Desk told us Russia was "very pleased" with the "successful" outcome of th [...] | 2009-04-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE RS GG |
09MOSCOW1110 | MFA ON OSCE AND UNOMIG MISSIONS, INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting, MFA Fourth CIS Director Kelin showed no signs of flexibility on the OSCE mandate renewal. He downplayed prospects that a UN mandate for Abkhazia could be extended to South Ossetia, but predicted Russia's proposal for the UN mandate would "surprise" the W [...] | 2009-04-29 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG AZ |
09MOSCOW1145 | RUSSIAN MFA SAYS GEORGIAN COUP ATTEMPT A SURPRISE [...] (C) In a 1300 May 5 conversation with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin expressed "surprise" at reports of a coup attempt in Georgia, reiterating that the event was unexpected. Karasin dismissed Georgian MinInt Merabishvili's accusations of Russian special services involvement [...] | 2009-05-05 09:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU GG |
09MOSCOW1153 | RUSSIA DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN FAILED GEORGIAN COUP [...] (C) Summary. The MFA, MOD, and Duma members all rejected Georgia's claims of Russian special service involvement in the failed Georgian coup attempt May 5, saying the accusations were meant to distract from internal instability that was the true cause of the uprising. The MFA stated Moscow [...] | 2009-05-06 03:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW1240 | MFA ON POSSIBILITY OF REGIME CHANGE IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. MFA Georgia section head Dmitriy Shtodin told us that the GOR would use the prospect of renewed diplomatic relations as a means of encouraging the Georgian people to replace Georgian President Saakashvili, but denied that Russia supported the Georgian opposition's protests or th [...] | 2009-05-18 07:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS GG |
09MOSCOW1355 | MFA ON RUSSIAN TROOPS IN ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA; [...] (C) Summary. In a May 26 meeting, MFA IVth CIS Ambassador-at-large Dmitriy Tarabrin and Deputy Alexey Dvinyanin denied any Russian interference in Georgia's internal situation, and rejected reports of recent troop increases due to the ongoing demonstrations in Georgia. MFA I/O Head of Divis [...] | 2009-05-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN RS GG |
09MOSCOW1363 | RUSSIAN MFA ON OSCE IN GEORGIA AND GENEVA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. MFA IVth CIS Ambassador-at-large Dmitriy Tarabrin and Deputy Alexey Dvinyanin in a May 26 meeting reiterated that a continued OSCE presence in Georgia was contingent on approval of Russia's OSCE proposal for separate monitoring missions in South Ossetia and Georgia proper. Dviny [...] | 2009-05-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE RS GG |
09MOSCOW1403 | Russia following South Ossetia elections [...] (SBU) Summary: The Russian press has been closely following the South Ossetian election campaign over the past several months. Reports cover the election mechanics and Russian assistance, which includes polling stations on Russian soil, election observers, and "methodological" aid. Pressure b [...] | 2009-05-29 13:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG RS |
09MOSCOW1479 | CLINTON-KOUCHNER LETTER AND UNOMIG DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, Ambassador delivered Ref B talking points on UNOMIG to DFM Karasin, while post delivered ref A and B demarche and letter to MFA Fourth CIS Director Kelin the same day, jointly with French Embassy DCM Philippe Lefort. Karasin said Russia would engage and negotiate on [...] | 2009-06-05 08:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW148 | RUSSIA TO SANCTION ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA? [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev signed a decree January 19 prohibiting the supply of military and dual-use items to Georgia, and threatening economic sanctions and the termination of military-economic and military-technical cooperation for foreign countries and entities engaged in such arms [...] | 2009-01-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS GG RS |
09MOSCOW1488 | ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Israeli FM Lieberman's June 2-3 visit to Russia appears not to have broken new ground diplomatically, but cemented Moscow's impression that the Russian-speaking Lieberman is one of their own. The trip included meetings with Medvedev and Putin, as well as a lengthy discussion with [...] | 2009-06-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IS SY GG RS |
09MOSCOW1490 | ALEKSANDR EBRALIDZE--RUSSIA'S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. While press reports describe St. Petersburg businessman Aleksandr Ebralidze as "the Kremlin's favorite" to become the next President in Georgia, South Caucasus watchers had not heard of Ebralidze before he announced his aspirations at a Georgian diaspora conference in Sochi in M [...] | 2009-06-05 13:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW1591 | IMPLICATIONS OF REARMING GEORGIA FOR U.S.-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: A decision to move towards a more robust military relationship with Georgia will imperil our efforts to re-start relations with Russia, if it is not carefully calibrated and deployed. While Medvedev understands the strategic and personal benefits of crafting a productive partnersh [...] | 2009-06-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW1621 | MFA ON UNOMIG FAILURE, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: MFA IVth CIS Deputy Director Dvinyanin told us UNOMIG renewal talks failed in part due to the West's rigid response to Russia's earlier OSCE proposals, which caused Moscow to "tighten" its position on UNOMIG. Dvinyanin described Russia's concurrence with UNSCR 1866, which refer [...] | 2009-06-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN RS GG |
09MOSCOW1873 | U/S BURNS JULY 7 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN: [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with U/S Burns July 7, on the margins of the President's visit to Moscow, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin said he was optimistic about the chances of a settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He urged the U.S. and Russia to be transparent on dealings in [...] | 2009-07-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG GG AZ AR RS |
09MOSCOW1936 | DFM KARASIN WARNS AGAINST US PARTICIPATION IN EU [...] (C) Summary. In a discussion July 28 that covered Georgia, Central Asia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, and VP Biden's WSJ interview, DFM Grigoriy Karasin expressed strong opposition to the idea of U.S. forces participating in the renewed EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia, calling the idea "surpri [...] | 2009-07-29 11:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG UK RS |
09MOSCOW196 | RUSSIAN SOLDIER FLEES TO GEORGIA [...] (U) On January 27 Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Colonel Aleksandr Drobyshevskiy announced that Georgian special services had captured Junior Sergeant Aleksandr Glukhov of the Russian army the previous night (reftel). Drobyshevskiy said that Glukhov's statements that he fled his post in th [...] | 2009-01-28 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS PBTS RU GG |
09MOSCOW198 | GEORGIA: MFA'S HARDLINE VIEW ON OSCE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) The MFA told us January 28 that Russia had rejected the Greek proposal on "legal" grounds but stated that Russia would be ready to accept two equal-ranked mission offices (one in Georgia and one in South Ossetia) that reported to a "chapeau" organization in Vienna, but not one that reports [...] | 2009-01-28 16:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GG RS |
09MOSCOW1995 | TENSIONS WITH GEORGIA: NATO ALLIES PONDER [...] (C) Summary. On August 4, NATO Quad Allies proposed a joint demarche to the GOR regarding the rising tensions with Georgia, accompanied by a similar approach to the GOG. On August 2 and 3, the MFA told us it had no information why Russian forces did not respond to Georgian attempts to contac [...] | 2009-08-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG GM UK FR SW OSCE |
09MOSCOW2001 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: NATO ALLIES DEMARCHE MFA [...] (C) Summary. On August 5, in response to a NATO Quad Allies' demarche on Georgia, MFA IVth CIS director Kelin insisted that Russia had not been invited to the 31 July Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting, but conceded that the Russian-Georgian hotline was not functioning July 30 [...] | 2009-08-05 16:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG GM UK FR |
09MOSCOW2067 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. MARINES TO TRAIN GEORGIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG AF |
09MOSCOW2106 | RUSSIA IN DENIAL OVER GEORGIA'S CIS EXIT [...] (SBU) Summary: While Moscow officials speculate that Georgia under a new leadership might choose to reapply for CIS membership, analysts take Georgia's departure from that organization as an indication that the CIS only has "symbolic" importance, as former Soviet Union countries increasingly d [...] | 2009-08-18 12:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG RS |
09MOSCOW224 | ANALYSTS QUESTION PAVEL FELGENHAUER'S CREDIBILITY [...] (C) Summary: While Russian analyst Pavel Felgenhauer's prediction of an August war with Georgia has been seized upon by Georgian decisionmakers as proof of Russian responsibility for the war (reftels),he is held in low regard by other respected Russian military analysts. Felgenhauer enjoys [...] | 2009-01-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2321 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA HAS LOW HOPES FOR SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (C) MFA 4th CIS Department Deputy Director Alexei Dvinyanin told us September 8 that he had just finished all the papers for DFM Karasin to use at the Georgia-South Ossetia/Abkhazia talks in Geneva September 17. He reported that the Russian side expected no breakthroughs, no progress, but ho [...] | 2009-09-09 09:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2330 | VENEZUELA TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a meeting with Russian President Medvedev in Moscow September 10. The decision was possibly sweetened by the conclusion of a number of agreements to develop energy resources [...] | 2009-09-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG RS VZ |
09MOSCOW2360 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to MFA 4th CIS Department Deputy Director Alexei Dvinyanin September 14 -- Quad partners had been instructed to deliver the points separately. Dvinyanin welcomed the U.S. engagement with Georgian authorities, and confirmed that the GOR had been weighing on th [...] | 2009-09-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG GM FR UK |
09MOSCOW2371 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS TELL A/S GORDON ANTI-AMERICANISM [...] (C) On September 10, prominent Russian analysts and commentators questioned whether Russia's leadership had changed its approach to the U.S. and removed anti-Americanism as a "pillar" of its foreign policy. One analyst expressed her concern that the "reset" in relations would end up like the [...] | 2009-09-16 06:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG UP IR AJ AM RS |
09MOSCOW240 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN JANUARY 30: [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin told Ambassador January 30 that the GOR hoped for more flexibility and a move away from "unilateralism" by the new Administration. He said, while the international community could discuss the status and future of the region, Georgia neede [...] | 2009-02-02 10:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG AF KG UP RS |
09MOSCOW2446 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VIEW OF SEPTEMBER 17 GENEVA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. MFA 4th CIS Deputy Director Dvinyanin told us that the status question was the biggest obstacle for progress in the September 17 Geneva talks. Russia rejected the co-chairs' drafts in the security working group, as they did not proceed from the starting point of Russian troops a [...] | 2009-09-25 11:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2504 | BELARUSIAN EMBASSY: NO GOR PRESSURE TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) In a September 25 meeting, Counselor for Political Affairs of the Embassy of Belarus in Moscow Olga Dolgopolova told Poloff that Russia was not pressuring Belarus to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. She insisted that a decision either way on the issue would not a [...] | 2009-10-02 10:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS GG |
09MOSCOW2518 | Did Russia and Georgia both lose the war? [...] (SBU) Summary: Official Russia hailed the EU's report on the August 2008 Georgia war, considering the core conclusion to be that Georgia started the armed hostilities. Duma and Federation Council officials reacted similarly, claiming the report called Russia's actions "legitimate." Analysts [...] | 2009-10-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU GG RS |
09MOSCOW2529 | ASD/ISA VERSHBOW'S SEPTEMBER 30 VISIT TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations with GOR officials on September 30, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed ways to implement bilateral cooperation in a number of key areas of mutual interest. Both sides praised progress since t [...] | 2009-10-06 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS IR AF UP GG |
09MOSCOW2550 | MFA CONTENT WITH EU REPORT ON AUGUST 2008 CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. MFA 4th CIS Deputy Director Dvinyanin told visiting EUR/RUS desk officer that Russia was content with the EU's Report on the Conflict in Georgia. Major takeaways included that the August 7-8 aggression had been undertaken by Georgia, and that, in attacking peaceful South Ossetia [...] | 2009-10-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EU GG |
09MOSCOW2551 | MFA ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. MFA 4th CIS Deputy Director Dvinyanin told visiting EUR/RUS desk officer that the Geneva talks on South Ossetia and Abkhazia need to become more productive and produce recommendations that the UN or OSCE could approve. Georgia needs to sign non-use of force agreements with the b [...] | 2009-10-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2567 | DAS RUSSELL'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin told visiting DAS Dan Russell September 28 that the U.S. decision on missile defense created trust in the U.S.' "reset" intentions with Russia, although U.S.-Russia cooperation in some areas of the post-Soviet space would not be easy. The Russian [...] | 2009-10-13 06:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG UP MD AM AJ BO |
09MOSCOW2611 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 12 MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin told Under Secretary Burns October 12 that Presidents Sargsian and Aliyev had made little progress in their recent talks on Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia does not consider a joint statement on the recent Turkey-Armenia protocol necessary. The Minsk G [...] | 2009-10-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG UP MD AM AJ TU AF TI KG KZ |
09MOSCOW2737 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: FAILED BORDER CROSSING TALKS, [...] (C) Summary. Georgian Charge Shugarov said the Russia-Georgia talks on opening the Qazbegi-Larsi border post between Russia and Georgia failed because Russia insisted all legal documents governing Georgian border traffic had to be redone because Georgia had departed the CIS. Shugarov could [...] | 2009-11-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS AM |
09MOSCOW2843 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN MFA ON GENEVA TALKS [...] (C) Summary. MFA 4th CIS Department Deputy Director Dvinyanin said there would be no more progress in the Geneva Talks on Georgia until Georgia agreed to sign non-use of force agreements with its breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In variance with DFM Karasin's public characteriza [...] | 2009-11-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2888 | PUTIN'S OFFER TO HELP GEORGIA: LESS THAN MEETS THE [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to some media reports about a statement from Prime Minister Putin that Russia would be willing to help Georgia out of its "dead end," we consider the comments to be merely a gesture to try to turn Georgian elites away from Saakashvili and that they do not represent a [...] | 2009-11-27 10:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2902 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DETENTION OF GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel demarche, the MFA told us that Russia was pressing for the release of the four Georgian minors in South Ossetian custody. Russia expects them to be released within the next few days. The GOR supports a South Ossetian proposal to exchange all detainees, no [...] | 2009-11-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RS GG |
09MOSCOW2918 | DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA, N-K, MOLDOVA AND UKRAINE: [...] (C) In a November 26 meeting with Ambassador Beyrle, DFM Karasin sounded alarm bells about Saakashvili's "irresponsible" escalation of Russia-Georgia tensions, warning the situation could lead to renewed conflict, partly because the U.S. is sending signals of support -- and, he claimed, weapon [...] | 2009-12-01 13:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW2957 | RUSSIAN VIEWS OF ELECTIONS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary: Experts do not see a strong Russian influence in the election campaign in the Georgian region of Abkhazia. This is due to Russia's negative experience from getting too involved in the 2005 elections, the dominance of domestic issues in the campaign, and a virtual agreement among [...] | 2009-12-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS GG |
09MOSCOW3032 | RUSSIA ACCUSES GEORGIA OF MILITARY PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary. DFM Karasin expressed to Ambassador Beyrle concern over Georgian "military preparations" near Bazaleti, southeast of Akhalgori. Ambassador Beyrle responded that the U.S. did not see any reason for concern, as these were routine redeployments, which were observed and verified by [...] | 2009-12-17 15:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW323 | ICRC Maintains No Humanitarian Crisis in South Ossetia [...] (SBU) Summary: In Moscow February 5, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Russian Delegation officials stated that there is no humanitarian emergency in South Ossetia, despite reports of potential food shortages. Although there are some needs that continue to demand attention, such [...] | 2009-02-11 07:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PINR ICRC RS GG |
09MOSCOW328 | OSCE FROZEN CONFLICTS ENVOY ON TALKS WITH GOR [...] (C) Summary: Reporting on his earlier meeting with DFM Karasin, OSCE Special Representative Christopoulos told Ambassador Beyrle February 10 that Russia supported the presence of OSCE military monitors inside South Ossetia, and was even considering adding language about such observers to the [...] | 2009-02-11 12:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG OSCE |
09MOSCOW355 | DFM GRUSHKO ON GEORGIA, ENERGY SECURITY, AND [...] (C) In a wide-ranging meeting February 10, Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko told the Ambassador the GOR had concluded that the only way to guarantee security in Georgia was through the presence of Russian troops. He said a renewed OSCE mandate would have to take into account South Ossetian vi [...] | 2009-02-13 08:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PINS PREL ENRG EU GG RS |
09MOSCOW488 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GENEVA TALKS ABOUT GEORGIA CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: MFA CIS Fourth Department Conflicts Division Chief Aleksey Dvinyanin February 26 characterized the incident response and prevention mechanism as the first concrete result of the February 17-18 Geneva process. He expressed disappointment that the humanitarian working group did no [...] | 2009-02-27 11:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG OSCE UN |
09MOSCOW635 | GOR PREOCCUPIED BY TENSIONS WITH SOUTH OSSETIA, [...] (C) Summary: At a time when tensions near the administrative borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are on the rise, Duma officials and well-connected Russian experts do not see signs of a spring offensive between Russia and Georgia. What has generated greater interest are the public signs of [...] | 2009-03-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON RS GG |
09MOSCOW645 | GEORGIAN REPRESENTATION IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Georgian Charge d'Affaires Givi Shugarov told us March 13 that the new Georgian interest section in the Swiss embassy opened March 5 was running smoothly (see also ref A.) Echoing DFM Karasin's March 6 statement in Izvestia that the GOR hoped the interest sections in Moscow and Tbilisi wo [...] | 2009-03-17 10:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW SZ RS GG |
09MOSCOW72 | RUSSIA RECEPTIVE TO OSCE/UNOMIG COMPROMISE; [...] (C) Summary: In a January 14 meeting to brief on the U.S.-Georgia Charter, MFA Fourth CIS Director Kelin welcomed the recent compromise formula proposed by Greece to establish branch OSCE offices in Tskhinvali and Tbilisi, with the mission headquartered in Vienna, although he flagged Russian [...] | 2009-01-14 16:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS GG |
09MOSCOW778 | EU MOREL, HABER DISCUSS GEORGIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: In separate meetings in Moscow March 26, EU special envoy Pierre Morel met with DFM Karasin, while head of the EU Observer Mission Hans-Joerg Haber met with General Proshkin of the General Staff to discuss the Geneva Process, EU Monitoring Mission, and other Georgia-related is [...] | 2009-03-27 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09MOSCOW926 | GEORGIA: DFM KARASIN ON RUSSIAN FORCE BUILD-UP, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador called DFM Karasin April 8 to express concern about the build-up of Russian forces in Akhalgori, Gori, and Gali in advance of the planned April 9 demonstrations in Tbilisi (ref A). Karasin responded that Russia's force buildup was "purely defensive/deterrent in c [...] | 2009-04-13 03:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE RS GG |
09MUNICH48 | MUNICH TIP SEMINAR HIGHLIGHTS ONGOING CHALLENGES IN [...] Summary: The annual Munich TIP (Trafficking in Persons) seminar sponsored by the Hanns Seidel Stiftung focused on the treatment by German media of the TIP phenomena, public views on the issue, and the need to improve assistance to victims. Some non-governmental participants believed that Germ [...] | 2009-03-10 15:38:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB GG |
09NAIROBI582 | DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) On March 19, A/Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, head of the Americas division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While not overly familiar with the dynamics of the recognition issue, Chepsongol did ask how the situation was different from Kos [...] | 2009-03-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS KE |
09NEWDELHI541 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Director Negma Malik of the Eurasia division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 17. Director Malik relayed to Poloff that she had delivered the nonpaper to the concerned individuals within MEA and that they are fully aware of the United St [...] | 2009-03-23 10:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS IN |
09NICOSIA196 | CYPRUS FIRM ON NON-RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS RS GG CY |
09NICOSIA2 | CYPRUS TO CONSIDER U.S. THOUGHTS ON GEORGIA WAY [...] (C) In response to Reftel, DCM on January 5 called on Cypriot MFA Political Director Rhea Yiordamlis. He stressed to Yiordamlis the imperative that the U.S. and Europe cooperate long-term to support Georgian sovereignty and restore its territorial integrity. Such a strategy would incorporat [...] | 2009-01-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY GG RS |
09NICOSIA469 | CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL ON POSSIBLE U.S. ROLE IN EUMM [...] (C) On July 17, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Cyprus MFA Georgia Desk Officer, Salina Shambos. Shambos stated that both the GOC and EU strongly support the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia and would almost certainly vote to renew its mandate in September. Shambos avoided comment o [...] | 2009-07-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS EU CY |
09NICOSIA479 | CYPRIOT POSITIONS FOR JULY GAERC [...] (C) On July 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with Iran, Panayioutou said that the EU is presenting a unified stance concerning the detention of UK Embassy employees and one French citizen during the post-election turmoil. While [...] | 2009-07-24 08:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SO GG EUN CY |
09OSLO9 | NORWAY REACTS TO GEORGIA AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Shari... C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000009 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/07/2019 TAGS: PREL GG [...] | 2009-01-07 13:43:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
09OTTAWA278 | CANADA'S "CALIBRATED" RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Russia is seeking strong re-engagement with Canada following the chilling of relations after the Russian invasion of Georgia and "Russian provocations in the Arctic." Canada nonetheless recognizes the need to work with Russia, given the many intersecting areas of mutual concern [...] | 2009-04-07 21:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD RS GG CA |
09OTTAWA8 | CANADA ON SEPARATIST REGIONS OF GEORGIA [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on January 7 to discuss our way forward on the separatist regions of Georgia (reftel),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Europe Robert Hage confirmed that Canada remains concerned about Abkhazia and South Ossetia and [...] | 2009-01-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID GG RS CA |
09OTTAWA827 | Canada Broadly Support U.S. Strategy for NATO Enlargement [...] (C) Summary. Canada broadly supports U.S. goals with respect to NATO enlargement, including strong support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, although Canada wants to see more evidence of reform. Bosnia represents the one area of divergence, as Canada supports the Membership Action Plan (MAP) p [...] | 2009-11-06 16:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP CA |
09PARIS102 | RECENT FRENCH THINKING ABOUT RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: French presidency and MFA officials shared a unified view that amplified current French thinking on dealing with Russia, whether with respect to Georgia or in terms of the ongoing gas crisis involving the Ukraine. Bottom line: Sustaining the Geneva process on Georgia will be a [...] | 2009-01-22 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET FR RS UP GG |
09PARIS1243 | FRENCH EXPECTATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) On September 11, Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the September 14-15 GAERC meeting of EU Foreign Ministers: ------------------------------ AFGHANISTAN ------------------------------ 2. (C) Carmona e [...] | 2009-09-11 16:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IR GG SL FR |
09PARIS1529 | FRENCH MAY SELL MISTRAL CLASS SHIPS TO RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a series of meetings November 9-12, French MFA officials described the possible sale of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier ship to Russia, and the licensing of the production of several other such ships in Russia, as a pragmatic economic deal--far from sealed--that [...] | 2009-11-17 17:36:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MASS RU GG PL FR |
09PARIS1563 | FRANCE GROWS CLOSER TO RUSSIA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Franco-Russian relations are growing closer and more stable, driven by France's increasingly pragmatic approach toward Moscow and desire to take the lead in shaping European relations with Russia. Bilateral exchanges have grown more intense, "dense," and frequent, [...] | 2009-11-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MASS GG PL RU FR |
09PARIS1609 | FRANCE-RUSSIA MISTRAL CLASS SHIP SALE: VIEW FROM THE SHIPYARD [...] (SBU) This message is based on reporting by American Presence Post Rennes. 2. (C) Summary. Observers in the French shipbuilding industry (strictly protect) provided background information on prospects for the sale of Mistral-class helicopter carrier/amphibious assault ships to Russia. They [...] | 2009-12-01 17:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD RU MASS PARM PREL FR GG |
09PARIS1653 | FRENCH PREVIEW OF DECEMBER FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On December 7, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the December 7-8 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----------------------- DINNER WITH LADY ASHTON ----------------------- 2. (S [...] | 2009-12-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN SO BK MK IS WE IR UP BO MD GG AM |
09PARIS664 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: GEORGIA, BOSNIA, SOMALIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 15, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Mathieu Carmona previewed the May General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Overall, this General Affairs Council will be largely devoted to preparation of the June European Counc [...] | 2009-05-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN BK BM MD SO CE IR RS GG FR |
09PARIS786 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...] | 2009-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG |
09PARIS971 | EUMM: FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT, SPECIFICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Patrick Maisonnave, office director-equivalent for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' European Community External Relations, said France is strongly in favor of U.S. involvement in the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, but he did not specify how the United States could best p [...] | 2009-07-17 16:13:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GG RS EU FR |
09PRAGUE418 | CZECHS POSITIVE ON U.S. EUMM PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Embassy Prague Political-Economic Counselor delivered ref e-mail points on the Georgia EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Simgolova and Deputy Director Petr Chalupecky on July 17. They said the Czech Republic would welcome and [...] | 2009-07-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EU GG EZ |
09PRETORIA529 | SOUTH AFRICA VIEWS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABHAZIA [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel message at a March 19 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine Maria de Freitas and DFA Deputy Director for Security Counsel issues Ilia Du Buisso [...] | 2009-03-20 12:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS |
09QUITO206 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Bilateral Affairs Director General for Europe Pablo Villagomez on March 23, 2009. Villagomez reiterated the position previously expressed by the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs (Ref B),that the GOE was sensitive to issues of sovereignt [...] | 2009-03-24 22:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KPKO GG RS EC |
09QUITO963 | GOE Defensive on Benefits of Correa's Trip to UK and Russia [...] (SBU) Summary: President Rafael Correa's visits to the UK and Russia on October 26-30 have elicited media carping on the large delegation, Correa's statement about considering recognition of Ossetia and Abkhazia, and what were seen as meager outcomes. Correa's backers and the MFA defended the [...] | 2009-11-17 21:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR KPKO KHDP EC RS GG UK |
09RIGA9 | LATVIA RECEPTIVE TO IDEAS ON GEORGIAN CONFLICTS; [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is open to our thoughts on using carrots and sticks to reintegrate South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Georgia, but wonders if Tbilisi will play the right role when it comes to carrots. To that end, they would like to know more about Georgian reaction to our ideas and what com [...] | 2009-01-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID CVIS GG EUN LG |
09ROME1275 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) While the U.S. and GOI positions on NATO enlargement and objectives for the December 3-4 NATO Foreign Ministerial(ref A) are similar, the Italians want to be cautious about setting the bar too high for obtaining Membership Action Plan (MAP) status. Italy is keenly interested in Euro-Atla [...] | 2009-11-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP |
09ROME35 | ITALY AWAITING FORMATION OF EU POLICY TOWARD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on January 5 to FM Frattini and indicated US interest in working with Europeans to develop a strategy to encourage the reintegration of separatist areas in Georgia. The Foreign Minister stated that was unaware of any existing strategy and would pass the [...] | 2009-01-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS IT |
09ROME427 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK |
09ROME687 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN |
09SANJOSE195 | COSTA RICA SUPPORTS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY [...] (SBU) On March 17 we delivered Ref A demarche to Adriana Murillo of the MFA's UNSC team, and on March 16 to Antonio Alarcon, COS to FonMin Bruno Stagno, regarding Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and plans to base Russian military forces in those areas. Alarcon offered no im [...] | 2009-03-18 17:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS |
09SANJOSE973 | Georgia seeks Latin American allies on territorial integrity [...] (SBU) As part of its campaign to prevent additional Latin American countries from recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a delegation from Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited Costa Rica November 16-18. MFA Head of the Americas Department Otar Berdzenishvili told us that Georgia was [...] | 2009-11-27 20:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CS GG |
09SANSALVADOR249 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIA RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 15:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS ES MOPS PBTS |
09SARAJEVO364 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS BK |
09SEOUL477 | SEOUL UNDERSCORES CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 04:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS KS |
09SINGAPORE314 | SINGAPORE DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA OR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe Director Lawrence Anderson. Anderson noted that Georgia is a long way from Singapore and said Singapore has no plans to recognize Abkhazia or South Ossetia as independent states. Anderson noted that Singapore's ambassa [...] | 2009-04-03 10:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS SN |
09STATE10088 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 5, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States has noted with concern press reports that Russia plans to open three military bases in the Abkhaz reg [...] | 2009-02-04 14:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE RU GG |
09STATE106834 | CHANGING THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In his April 5 Prague speech, President Obama called for a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation, including an international fuel bank, so that countries can access peaceful nuclear power with [...] | 2009-10-14 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA AR BR EG MX NL VM SZ KU GG AG EZ |
09STATE111464 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 29, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and tho [...] | 2009-10-28 22:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS KV MK KZ HU LO GG |
09STATE113525 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050197949 for the export of ammunition to Georgia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern c [...] | 2009-11-03 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GG IS |
09STATE114032 | DEMARCHE ON UN ENGAGEMENT IN GEORGIA AND SRSG [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Department requests that Post, in close coordination with Quad missions in New York, approach UN officials at the appropriate level regarding the continuation of high-level UN leadership on Georgia with the objectives below in mind. Overall, we want to preserve [...] | 2009-11-05 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG |
09STATE116083 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1951 ) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend "Courtroom Testimony and Demeanor" training course at the MOIA Police Academy. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possess [...] | 2009-11-10 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
09STATE116787 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA TALKS [...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 12, 2009 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States appreciates the joint coordination of the November 11 Geneva discussions on security and stability arrangements in G [...] | 2009-11-12 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE118681 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1955) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend SECI training at Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB,San Antonio; and at the Armor School, Fort Knox, KY. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individ [...] | 2009-11-17 20:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE11916 | GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR FEBRUARY 10 SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council consultations on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia scheduled for February 10, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the Secretary General for his [...] | 2009-02-10 00:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE119213 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1956) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio; and at the Infantry and Ranger School, Fort Benning, GE. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the indiv [...] | 2009-11-18 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE121081 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1958) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend training at Defense Language Institute. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as [...] | 2009-11-24 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE121215 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2023 [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend TRAINING AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; AVIATION SCHOOL, FORT RUCKER, AL; DECEMBER 9, 2009 - MAY 7, 2010. 2. (U) The Department of [...] | 2009-11-24 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE121854 | GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON SUCCESSOR TO [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel A, the Department authorizes Post to convey U.S. positions below regarding suggested replacements for the current UN Representative for Georgia, Johan Verbeke, notwithstanding prior guidance in reftel B. A Department instruction with add [...] | 2009-11-25 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE12250 | FOR AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT TO SIGN AN ADDENDUM [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On February 2, 2007, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John F. Tefft signed the Joint Document of U.S. and Georgian Delegations on Georgia's Priority Needs to Improve its Capabilities to Combat Nuclear [...] | 2009-02-10 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PGOV PREL GG |
09STATE12327 | OSCE JOINT FSC/PC MEETING: RESPONSE TO EUMM HEAD [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 11, 2009, joint FSC/PC meeting in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today,s meeting, Ambassador Haber and Ambassador Salber. The United States fully supports the EU mo [...] | 2009-02-10 23:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE GG RU |
09STATE124052 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2003) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend training at Defense Language Institute. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as [...] | 2009-12-03 19:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE125930 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2003) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend training at Defense Language Institute. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as [...] | 2009-12-09 16:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE126570 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2055) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the COMBATING TERRORISM LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM ON TERRORISM AND SECURITY STUDIES, JANUARY 12 THROUGH MARCH 19 2010, THE MARSHALL CENTER, GARMISCH-PARTERKIRCHEN, G [...] | 2009-12-10 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE127812 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON GEORGIAN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN THE VIEWS OF GEORGIAN LEADERSHIP AND ITS POTENTIAL RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN SEPARATIST REGIONS, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA. PARTICULARLY OF INTEREST IS ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLANS OF PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S ADMINISTRATI [...] | 2009-12-14 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL GG RS |
09STATE12857 | OSCE GUIDANCE: PERMANENT COUNCIL DECISION TO [...] Post is authorized to join consensus on permanent council draft decision 5 of 2009 (PC DD/5/09) which extends the Permanent Council's decision number 861 of 19 August 2008. The text of the draft decision should read substantively along the lines of the following: "Decides to extend until 30 J [...] | 2009-02-11 22:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL GG |
09STATE128746 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON "ELECTIONS" [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 17, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States regrets the decision to hold "elections" in the Abkhazia region of Georgia on December 12, and recognizes neither their [...] | 2009-12-16 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
09STATE130196 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2074) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the TRAINING AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; INFANTRY SCHOOL AND US AIR TRANPORTATION CORPS, FORT BENNING, GA; FEBRUARY 3, 2010 - DECE [...] | 2009-12-22 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE130244 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2129) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the TRAINING AT BASIC WMD INVESTIGATIVE ANALYSIS IN TBILISI, GEORGIA. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no cr [...] | 2009-12-22 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE130521 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 1957) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the at Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio; and at the Air Defense Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the [...] | 2009-12-23 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE131695 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2237) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the study tour sponsored by Project Harmony in Burlington and Montpelier, VT and Washington DC. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in [...] | 2009-12-29 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
09STATE132579 | IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA'S HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ref A states that the Iran Export Bank would provide financing for a proposed hydropower electricity project with the Georgian Investment Group (GIG). Post alerted the GOG (ref D) that the Iran Export Bank may be a [...] | 2009-12-31 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD GG IR PREL |
09STATE13453 | GEORGIA - VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNOMIG MANDATE [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG),to be considered by the Council on Friday, February 13, 2009. The United States will co-sponsor the resolution [...] | 2009-02-13 03:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE13989 | UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES. [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: As outlined in Ref A, the Government of Georgia (GOG) sought from Embassy Tbilisi additional information concerning the removal of highly radioactive sources in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. The GOG asked f [...] | 2009-02-13 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS |
09STATE17212 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137 SOURCE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 8 February 2009 Georgian customs officers discovered a radioactive source buried near the Kopitnari airport, approximately 50 meters from the side of the Kutaisi-Samtredia [...] | 2009-02-24 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ |
09STATE17751 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA AND [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 26, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends OSCE, EU, and UN coordination of the February 17-18 round of Geneva talks, and welcomes the [...] | 2009-02-25 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL GG |
09STATE18259 | GUIDANCE FOR OSCE BRIEFING TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the OSCE briefing to the UN Security Council scheduled for February 27, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: I would like to welcome the Chairwoman-in-Office and thank her for her comprehensive overview of the p [...] | 2009-02-27 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE18882 | (U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12, [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...] | 2009-02-28 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP |
09STATE19781 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIA HEAD [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the March 5 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you as well, Ambassador Urstad, for your comprehensive and balanced report. We agree that Serbia continues to take positive steps along t [...] | 2009-03-03 22:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS |
09STATE24186 | RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR ALL POSTS EXCEPT NATO/EU POSTS, AND EMBASSIES CARACAS, LA PAZ, MANAGUA AND MOSCOW -- SEE PARA 4. THE POINTS ARE OPTIONAL FOR NATO/EU POSTS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL POINTS FOR EU POSTS AT PARA 5. 2. (C) SINCE ITS AUGUST 26 RECOGNITION OF THE GEORGIAN RE [...] | 2009-03-13 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS |
09STATE3032 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050129249 for the export of carbines to Georgia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2009-01-12 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GG |
09STATE31650 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON IED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GG RU OSCE |
09STATE31658 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 3 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On April 8, we will celebrate International Roma Day, an opportunity to call attention to the history, experiences, and human rights of Europe's [...] | 2009-04-01 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PBTS GG RS |
09STATE32134 | NONPAPER ON REVISED UN MANDATE FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftels and meetings in Tbilisi, Washington and New York with UN officials, the Department requests that action addressees share the ideas below with MFA officials at the appropriate level to solicit their input. With input from Quad allies and t [...] | 2009-04-02 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PHUM PREL UNC |
09STATE3291 | (U) THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 9, 2009 COURTESY [...] (U) FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009; 11:00 A.M.; SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- THE SECRETARY PA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SEAN MCCORMICK EUR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATT BRYZA EUR/CARC DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT EUR/CARC ANYA YAKHEDTS (N [...] | 2009-01-13 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS MARR GG |
09STATE32944 | ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CESIUM-137 [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tbilisi. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Georgian government has successfully recovered the four cesium-137 sources found near Kopitnari Airport. We are pleased that the Georgians recovered the sources, but ar [...] | 2009-04-03 21:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR GG ZJ |
09STATE33583 | GEORGIA - GUIDANCE ON U.S. RESPONSE TO UN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel A, the Department has reviewed the March 26, 2009 UN-drafted paper on the future presence of the UN in Georgia. While interagency discussions regarding U.S. policy towards the UN's presence in Georgia have not concluded, Post should inform [...] | 2009-04-07 00:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE35020 | UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING-GEORGIA [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This Travel Warning replaces the one dated December 12, 2008 to note the possibility of violent demonstrations. 2. American citizens are urged not to travel to the separatist regions of South Osseti [...] | 2009-04-09 19:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC GG |
09STATE38943 | ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING [...] (S) This is an action request for Embassy Moscow regarding the delivery by FBI Director Mueller of a requested sample of seized highly-enriched uranium (HEU) to appropriate Russian authorities. Please see para 3. Embassy Tbilisi see para 5. 2. (S) Background: Over two years ago Russia r [...] | 2009-04-20 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC GG RS |
09STATE3902 | RUSSIAN UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Tbilisi and Moscow. See para 6. 2. (C) In response to Ref A request for GOR update on the status of radiation sources that had been located in Sukhumi, working-level Russian MFA contacts were unable to provide definitive information about these s [...] | 2009-01-14 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS |
09STATE39134 | GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON REVISED UN [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Department requests USUN share the attached non-paper (see para 3) outlining language for a new mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) with UN SRSG Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Secretary-General [...] | 2009-04-20 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE3936 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE CIO [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council in Vienna on January 15. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Bakoyannis to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2009. The United States supports the ob [...] | 2009-01-14 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS GG OSCE |
09STATE40115 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the April 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States would like to call attention to the April 14 statement of the High Commissioner on National Minorities in which he expres [...] | 2009-04-22 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE40403 | GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN Security Council thematic debate on Children and Armed Conflict scheduled for April 29, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- Secretary Espinosa, Mr. President, thank you for hosting today,s debate on [...] | 2009-04-22 20:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GG PHUM PREL |
09STATE41027 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS. TO THIS END, ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS AFFECTED THE SOUTH CAUCASUS--IN PARTICULAR, THE GOVERNMENTS OF ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, AND GEORGI [...] | 2009-04-23 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN EINT AJ AM GG |
09STATE43165 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the April 30 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today,s meeting, Ambassador Christopoulos. We appreciate your ongoing efforts to facilitate long-term, pea [...] | 2009-04-29 12:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | GG MO OSCE PGOV PREL |
09STATE43262 | CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT - GUIDANCE ON PRST [...] (U) This is an action request. The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on Children and Armed Conflict scheduled to be adopted by the Security Council on April 29, 2009. 2. (U) Begin text: Â [...] | 2009-04-29 14:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GG PHUM PREL |
09STATE45889 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 7, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Last week I declared "wholly unwelcome" the April 30 agreement allowing the stationing of Russian border guards along the administrativ [...] | 2009-05-06 12:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE49027 | GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON SECRETARY [...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel, the Department requests USUN to continue to engage the UN at the appropriate levels (UN Secretary-General Deputy Chief of Staff, Kim Won-soo, UN SRSG Johan Verbeke, UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy, and UN Under Sec [...] | 2009-05-13 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE49096 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OSCE [...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 14, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We commend the Chairmanship,s intensive efforts over the last four months to ensure a continued OSCE presence in Georgia, which we and [...] | 2009-05-13 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE49124 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OSCE [...] Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the May 14, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We commend the Chairmanship,s intensive efforts over the last four months to ensure a continued OSCE presence in Georgia, which we and [...] | 2009-05-14 01:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE50848 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 1: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050051029 and 050050791 for the export of firearms to Georgia. Post is requested to [...] | 2009-05-18 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GG GT |
09STATE51204 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FM VASHADZE'S [...] (U) Please deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Vashadze. The Department does not plan to release the text of the letter but has no objections if the GoG wishes to do so. No signed original will follow. 2. (SBU/REL GG) Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your l [...] | 2009-05-19 17:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | GG PREL OSCE |
09STATE52985 | GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR MAY 27 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on Georgia scheduled for May 27, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: -- The United States takes note of the Secretary General,s latest report on the situation in Georgia. -- T [...] | 2009-05-22 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE54048 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO EU SPECIAL [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the May 28, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today's meeting, Ambassador Semneby. We appreciate your valuable work in the South Caucasus, and than [...] | 2009-05-27 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
09STATE54049 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 14:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE GG PGOV |
09STATE5565 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the January 22, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes Special Representative Christopoulos to the Permanent Council. We appreciate the Greek Chai [...] | 2009-01-22 00:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE GG |
09STATE56222 | GEORGIA - GUIDANCE FOR UNOMIG RESOLUTION [...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the Quad,Croatia, Austria and Turkey as necessary to reach and maintain consensus on a draft resolution to revise the current security regime and mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) according to the objectives, goals, and [...] | 2009-06-01 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE5642 | GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM [...] (C) The Department supports the Georgian MOD's plan to sign an MOU with the EU Monitoring Mission regarding voluntary restraints on deployment of Georgian troops and equipment in areas ajacent to South Ossetia and Abkhazia (reftel). We concur with Embassy Tbilisi that the restraints would no [...] | 2009-01-22 13:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL KBTS GG RS |
09STATE57309 | DEMARCHE ON UNOMIG FOR DFM KARASIN [...] (C) This is an action request. Post is requested to demarche Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Grigoriy Karasin, or in his absence, a suitably high-level Russian official, to seek Russian engagement in New York on the draft resolution agreed by the Quad to extend the United Nations Observ [...] | 2009-06-03 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL RS GG |
09STATE57312 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 4 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We welcome Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin to today's meeting. We thank him for the broad overview he has provided us on Russia's perspe [...] | 2009-06-03 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE59096 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050132864 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to Georgia. Post is requested to compl [...] | 2009-06-09 13:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KMOC GG |
09STATE59424 | JUNE 3 U.S.-RUSSIA CFE MEETING: NO BREAKTHROUGHS, [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and Russian CFE Teams led by VCI A/S Gottemoeller and Russian MFA Director for Disarmament Antonov met in Geneva in the afternoon of June 3 to review ideas for moving forward on CFE. The meeting had an introductory character, as it was the first time U.S. and Russian inte [...] | 2009-06-09 22:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GG KCFE MD NATO PARM PREL RS |
09STATE59534 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 11, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States warmly welcomes to the Permanent Council the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, Ambassador Terhi Hakala. We than [...] | 2009-06-10 12:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE59890 | GEORGIA - ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON UNOMIG [...] (C) This is an action request. In response to reftel B, the Department provides this additional guidance to USUN for use during negotiations on the resolution to renew the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). This instruction does not supersede the guidance previously provided in reftel [...] | 2009-06-10 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE60591 | GEORGIA--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...] | 2009-06-11 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP GG |
09STATE60825 | GEORGIA: INSTRUCTION ON UNOMIG [...] (C) This is an action request: In light of the lack of progress on negotiations in New York on the German draft resolution reported in reftel B and Quad discussions reported in reftel D, the Department requests that USUN, in close coordination with the Quad, pursue the course of action below, [...] | 2009-06-12 13:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE61762 | GEORGIA - UNOMIG ROLLOVER RESOLUTION VOTING [...] (U) This is an action request. On June 15, 2009, the UN Security Council will vote on a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). We understand that Russia will likely veto this resolution. USUN is requested to vote in support of the resolution, include [...] | 2009-06-15 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE62408 | OSCE JOINT FSC/PC MEETING: RESPONSE TO GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 17, 2009, joint FSC/PC meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. It is a pleasure to welcome our distinguished guests to today's meeting. The United States greatly appreciates the leadership of Ambassad [...] | 2009-06-16 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE62679 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the June 18, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States warmly welcomes Ambassador Vollebaek back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his thorough and t [...] | 2009-06-17 17:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UP RS MK ZK GG |
09STATE6467 | GEORGIA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This is an action request: USUN should work with the P-3, Germany, and Russia to quickly adopt a resolution renewing UNOMIG's mandate for four months. USUN is authorized to support France's revised version of Germany's original draft resolution in paragraph 6 below, the United States- draf [...] | 2009-01-24 00:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSCR PREL GG |
09STATE68586 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 2, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends OSCE, EU, and UN coordination of the July 1 Geneva discussions on security and stability arrangeme [...] | 2009-07-01 23:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE70201 | RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Department appreciates reftel report of a pending Georgian deal to accept Iranian investment in Georgia's hydropower sector. Such business deals with Iran or Iranian entities, particularly in the energy sector, under [...] | 2009-07-07 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG GG IR |
09STATE73789 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ABKHAZIA JIPRM MEETING [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 16, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes the July 14 meeting of the joint incident prevention and response mechanism for the Abkhazia reg [...] | 2009-07-15 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE74989 | DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009 [...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...] | 2009-07-17 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | GG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE |
09STATE75947 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on licenses 050139003 and 050168499 for the export of firearms and ammunition to Georgia. Po [...] | 2009-07-21 16:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GG |
09STATE7832 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO EU PRESIDENT, [...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 29 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Permanent Council, Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg. The United States and the Czech Republic have a close bilateral relationship, [...] | 2009-01-29 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PHUM GG EU |
09STATE79317 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON EU [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the July 30, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States welcomes the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia for another year. We believe the EUMM is [...] | 2009-07-29 22:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE79325 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON ANNIVERSARY [...] Should Russia make a statement on the Georgia conflict at the July 30, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Post is authorized to make the following statement: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. We listened carefully to today,s statement by the Russian Ambassador [...] | 2009-07-29 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE79547 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050180371 for the export of rifles and grenade launchers to Georgia. Posts are requested to [...] | 2009-07-30 16:02:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC KOMC GG SE UP BU |
09STATE80742 | CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT: VOTING GUIDANCE ON [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department requests USUN to co-sponsor and vote in favor of the UN Security Council resolution in paragraph 2 regarding Children and Armed Conflict and scheduled for Council adoption on August 4, 2009. Post should seek additional guidance from the Departmen [...] | 2009-08-03 21:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GG PHUM PREL |
09STATE82651 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of Claymore fragmentation weapons, detonation cord, and safety fuse to Georgia. Pos [...] | 2009-08-09 18:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ETTC GG IS KOMC |
09STATE8311 | AMB VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (U) This action request provides guidance requested reftel. Please see paragraphs 2-4. 2. (C) Ambassador Volker's meeting with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin comes on the heels of several positive exchanges between the United States and Russia on the future of our relations, including p [...] | 2009-01-30 00:24:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09STATE85588 | ALERTING GOR OF DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU DURING [...] (SBU) This is an action request: Embassy Moscow please see para 6 and 7; and Embassy Tbilisi please see para 8. 2. (S/NF) Background: Over two years ago Russia requested a ten-gram sample of highly enriched uranium (HEU) seized in early 2006 in Georgia during a nuclear smuggling sting ope [...] | 2009-08-17 19:56:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MNUC RS GG |
09STATE86606 | BELARUS: ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with Assistant Secretary Gordon on August 14, Belarus' Presidential Administration Chief (White House Chief of Staff equivalent) Vladimir Makey conveyed Belarus' interest in improving relations with the U.S. Makey did not offer any concrete proposals, [...] | 2009-08-19 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PREL PGOV BO RS GG |
09STATE88035 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4 - 5. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on licenses 050171347 and 050172400 for the export of rifles and night vision to Georgia. Po [...] | 2009-08-24 17:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IS GG |
09STATE88038 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050178881 for the export of grenades to Georgia. Post is requested to complet [...] | 2009-08-24 17:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC GG IS |
09STATE91703 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 3, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Today, a year after the August 2008 war, the situation in Georgia remains a matter of grave concern. A little over a y [...] | 2009-09-02 22:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09STATE93378 | GEORGIA - VOTING INSTRUCTION ON UNGA IDP [...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN General Assembly resolution regarding internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia scheduled for vote on September 9, 2009. The U.S. will not make a statement during the session. USUN should [...] | 2009-09-09 02:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE9400 | GEORGIA - URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST REGARDING [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. On January 29, 2009, during a meeting with USUN, Russian Permrep Churkin explained that Russia will likely call for an invitation by the Security Council to Abkhaz separatist leaders to participate in a formal Council meeting regarding the UN Observer Mission in [...] | 2009-02-03 01:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG |
09STATE94922 | QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Recent ship seizures by Georgian authorities in international waters off the coast of Abkhazia have provoked strong rhetoric from both Russian and Abkhaz de-facto officials. Quad members (U.S., Fran [...] | 2009-09-11 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV PREL GG RS |
09STATE99056 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...] | 2009-09-23 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STATE99068 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GENEVA [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the September 24, 2009, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. The United States commends the coordination by the OSCE, EU, and UN of the September 17 Geneva discussions on security [...] | 2009-09-24 00:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL PGOV GG |
09STOCKHOLM212 | BELARUS, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AND WESTERN BALKANS: [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers meeting informally in the "Gymnich" format March 27-28 will reach a decision on the question of Belarus' participation at the May 7 European Summit, according to Sweden's senior MFA official dealing with EU matters. A "Burma solution" that has the Belarus for [...] | 2009-03-27 07:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO GG MW ZL SW |
09STOCKHOLM287 | SWEDEN ON MAY 18-19 "SUPER GAERC" [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, poloff met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the GAERC agenda for May 18-19. Wendel said it will be a "Super GAERC," to include a special meeting between the Foreign and Defense Ministers. The overall agenda would therefore be brief. Highlights o [...] | 2009-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM32 | SWEDISH POLDIR ON GEORGIA AND EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Lyrvall told us on January 15: -- Sweden sees "eye-to-eye" with the USG on Georgia and the separatist regions, but had been frustrated that a "harder line" was being resisted by other EU members who wanted to "move on"; -- Within the EU, Sweden would co [...] | 2009-01-16 07:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG SW |
09STOCKHOLM362 | SWEDEN ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the June 15-16 GAERC, Emboffs met June 11 with European Correspondent Magnus Scholdtz just prior to his meeting with Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt to review the GAERC. We also spoke earlier with Deputy Correspondent Jonas Wendel and other officials. They told [...] | 2009-06-12 16:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IS GR GG RU EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM428 | GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...] | 2009-07-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM444 | MOVING FORWARD WITH UKRAINE, BELARUS, AND GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, Poloffs and EUR/ACE Larry Silverman met with Malena Mard, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asian Department, and Johan Frisell, Head of the Eastern Europe Desk. Mard gave a rundown on the challenges Sweden expects during its EU Presidency between the EU and [...] | 2009-07-21 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UK BO GG EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM445 | JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...] | 2009-07-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW |
09STRASBOURG17 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND GEORGIA: LITTLE TO SHOW AFTER AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) has had a very limited effect on post-conflict relations between Russia and Georgia. The "quiet diplomacy" of the COE Commissioner of Human Rights has achieved only modest results. While Georgia may seek the suspension of the Russian COE parliamenta [...] | 2009-07-29 09:54:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU |
09STRASBOURG19 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE: STRUGGLING OVER ACCESS IN GEORGIA'S [...] (U) Summary: The Council of Europe (COE) discussed Russia-Georgia September 9. Russia called for direct dialogue between the international community and authorities from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia noted that Russia continues to violate its ceasefire commitments, including by denying [...] | 2009-09-11 09:26:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM FR GG RS |
09STRASBOURG21 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE NEW SECGEN; [...] (C) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is expected to elect the next Secretary General of the COE (REF A) September 29 or 30; a ranking Department official should consider reviewing our human rights agenda with the new SecGen soon - please see para two. The Georgians are pu [...] | 2009-09-24 09:06:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM COE FR GG KV RS |
09STRASBOURG23 | COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE [...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...] | 2009-10-02 13:44:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS |
09STRASBOURG24 | COE: TAGLIAVINI REPORT ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA; DEATH PENALTY [...] (U) Russia and Georgia traded barbs at the COE October 7 over the Tagliavini Report, with the Russian Ambassador calling on the COE to end debate on the consequences of the war. In light of the "European Day Against the Death Penalty" -- October 10 -- the COE Chair (Slovenia),the Swedish EU [...] | 2009-10-08 14:57:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM COE FR GG RS |
09STRASBOURG3 | COE: GEORGIA TOUGHENS STANCE; RUSSIA DOES NOT GIVE AN INCH [...] (C) The Council of Europe continued February 4 to discuss the consequences of the war between Russia and Georgia. Georgia toughened its rhetoric and called for the COE to issue a statement should Moscow veto UNOMIG's extension. Russia continued to refuse monitoring of its COE commitments. [...] | 2009-02-04 17:16:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORG FR GG RU |
09STRASBOURG9 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE: RANCOR IN THE RANKS [...] C) SUMMARY: The Council of Europe´s (COE) election for its next secretary general has produced internecine warfare between resident ambassadors and the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE),with the former having short-listed only Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz of Poland fo [...] | 2009-05-04 10:11:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU |
09TALLINN114 | ESTONIA'S PESSIMISTIC APPROACH TO RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 14:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
09TALLINN255 | Estonia Still Committed to Georgia [...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...] | 2009-08-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EN GG |
09TASHKENT345 | Uzbekistan: Timing is Not Conducive for Demarche on [...] (C) Post determined that it would be counterproductive to deliver ref A demarche to the Government of Uzbekistan encouraging it to resist signs of de facto recognition for Abkhazia or South Ossetia. Uzbekistan has to date consistently resisted strong Russian pressure to recognize both breakawa [...] | 2009-03-23 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG UZ |
09TBILISI10 | ABKHAZ GANG LEADER MURDERED;FIRE-FIGHT AT [...] (C) Begin Summary: On January 3, Emzar Tchkadua, head of an Abkhaz separatist gang, was murdered. Tchkadua himself killed one of his own relatives and fellow gang members, Daur Ladikovich Tchkadua, on December 30. The Georgian Foreign Ministry (Ref A) and Georgian media reported that Russi [...] | 2009-01-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1000 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION SPLINTERING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition has long consisted of a disparate group of individuals with divergent and often contradictory aims. Despite their obvious tactical disagreements and often mutual disdain among the leaders, they were able to remain united for nearly two [...] | 2009-06-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1005 | GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIAN REGIME CLAIMS 50,000 VOTE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Elections for the de facto South Ossetia parliament were held in South Ossetia on May 31 without any official internationally-recognized monitoring organizations taking part. De facto officials claimed to the Russian press that about 50,000 people voted, with 46 perce [...] | 2009-06-01 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG |
09TBILISI1006 | EMBASSY TBILISI'S 2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post is pleased to propose a project for the FY09 Taft Fund for Refugees in support of the registration of Georgia's Roma population, focusing initially on the majority of Georgia's Roma population who live in Tbilisi. The project aims to provide the international and local communit [...] | 2009-06-02 05:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1010 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING [...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...] | 2009-06-02 12:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1024 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS MEAGER - MOIA CONFIRMS FIRING [...] (C) Summary: A few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 2; prior to that a joint statement was read at the Ministry of Defense condemning Saakashvili for what it called a "purposeful destruction" of the Georgian military. The statement called upon diplomats to monitor t [...] | 2009-06-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1029 | GEORGIA: POST PURSURING AVAILABILITY OF AIR ASSETS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG PARM PK GG |
09TBILISI1033 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: OBLIGATIONS CHARTER SIGNED - [...] (C) Summary: Protests were again small on June 3. A group of several hundred protesters gathered at the Supreme Court to watch 16 members of the non-parliamentary opposition sign an "Obligations Charter." The eight page document outlines the GoG's failures, the non-parliamentary oppositio [...] | 2009-06-04 12:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1034 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \ [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...] | 2009-06-05 09:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG |
09TBILISI1035 | GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...] | 2009-06-05 09:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1037 | GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...] | 2009-06-05 09:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RU GG |
09TBILISI1041 | GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - GACHECHILADZE TALKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Protests again were meager on June 4 and appear to be losing more momentum. The Ambassador met with Irakli Alasania (Alliance) at his request. Alasania confirmed that Levan Gachechiladze is speaking with the GoG. Alasania said that according to Gachechiladze, Saakashvi [...] | 2009-06-05 12:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1045 | GEORGIA: 2ND INCIDENT MECHANISM BETTER, OR MAYBE [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 29 the EUMM and OSCE co-facilitated the second session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) at Dvani on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line. The participants engaged on such substantive issues as security for locals livin [...] | 2009-06-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1055 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO [...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...] | 2009-06-08 15:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1056 | GEORGIA: MOIA RESPONDS TO INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post continues to closely monitor claims of beatings, crime and other incidents surrounding the ongoing street protests in Tbilisi. In response to our inquiries about 22 reported incidents, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) sent a detailed list of all reported inc [...] | 2009-06-08 15:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1057 | GEORGIA: PEREVI -- STILL COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian forces still occupy the small village of Perevi, which is located in undisputed Georgian territory and outside South Ossetia -- a fact even the Russians do not dispute in private. The EUMM reports the Russians may be preparing finally to withdraw, thereby res [...] | 2009-06-08 15:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1058 | GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...] | 2009-06-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1069 | GEORGIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCED [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Speaker David Bakradze announced the creation of a Commission of Constitutional Reforms (Commission) June 3. As announced, the Commission will have a diverse composition, including representatives from the government, all willing political parties, representatives from [...] | 2009-06-10 12:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1073 | GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH A/S [...] (C) Summary. In a June 10 meeting focused almost exclusively on the UN negotiations, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made clear that Georgia would stick to its redlines, even if it meant ultimately killing a UN mission in Georgia. EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon pushed back h [...] | 2009-06-11 09:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09TBILISI1078 | GEORGIA: DIPLOMATIC PARTNERS DISCUSS UNOMIG WITH [...] (C) Summary. In a June 11 meeting with European ambassadors and heads of the three monitoring missions, EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon reviewed the state of UNOMIG renewal negotiations and possible ways forward. Everyone agreed that losing UNOMIG had potentially serious disadvantages f [...] | 2009-06-11 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09TBILISI1080 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2009 [...] May 11-12: EXBS arranged the second of four implementing phases of the Tracker licensing system in Georgia. The main goals of this session were to review and revise the Tracker equipment request; collect all the local documents that Tracker needs to generate (licenses, permits, certificat [...] | 2009-06-12 05:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI1089 | GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...] | 2009-06-12 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1090 | GEORGIA: SECURITY INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Three separate security incidents within the last week could indicate that the Russians, Abkhaz or South Ossetians may wish to bump up instability in the midst of the UNOMIG negotiations. South Ossetians set up a new checkpoint near Perevi on June 8 and continue to h [...] | 2009-06-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1095 | GEORGIA: PARLIAMENT OPENS, VIOLENCE ENSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Parliament convened for the first time since the protests started on April 9. The day was marked by violence as protesters attacked MP Gia Tortladze and threw rocks, eggs, and other objects at Speaker Bakradze. Five protesters were arrested in connection with the [...] | 2009-06-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1096 | GEORGIA: UNOMIG MONITORS IN SUKHUMI AND ZUGDIDI ON [...] (C) Summary. UNOMIG military monitoring officers (MMOs) in Zugdidi and Sukhumi are frustrated with the application of the current UNOMIG mandate and strongly feel that another full technical rollover would be futile. The two main problems they face, according to the MMOs themselves, are lack [...] | 2009-06-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG GG |
09TBILISI1097 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS MOVE TO DIGHOMI; MOIA ADMITS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 15, after a demoralizing weekend for protest leaders in which the USG and other members of the diplomatic community condemned June 12 attacks by protesters against members of parliament, protesters who had taken part in the attacks dared police to come and g [...] | 2009-06-15 15:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1100 | GEORGIA: ARMENIAN BISHOP DISCUSSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF AM GG |
09TBILISI1101 | GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...] | 2009-06-16 13:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1104 | GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...] | 2009-06-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1108 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 09:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GG |
09TBILISI112 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA-RUSSIA -- THE HONEYMOON IS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent stories from inside Abkhazia suggest that the initial euphoria following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has faded, with the reality of Russia's all encompassing influence sinking in. Russia already wields tremendous influence on the political, [...] | 2009-01-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1120 | GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER SIKHARULIDIZE MEETS A/S [...] (C) Summary. On June 10, Defense Minister Sikharulidze and EUR Assistant Secretary Gordon discussed the state of the Georgian military, progress on reform, NATO prospects, bilateral cooperation, the Geneva process, and UNOMIG negotiations. Sikharulidze made clear that Russia poses a bigger t [...] | 2009-06-18 08:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1123 | IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...] | 2009-06-18 12:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI113 | GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...] | 2009-01-21 14:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1131 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...] | 2009-06-19 13:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1132 | GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...] | 2009-06-19 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1134 | GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 14:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09TBILISI1136 | GEORGIA: EXPLOSIONS DAMAGE TWO EUMM VEHICLES; [...] (C) On June 21st at approximately 1105 am, explosions damaged an EUMM armored patrol vehicle and accompanying private ambulance near Eristskali, located west of the Enguri River near the Abkhazian administrative boundary line in undisputed Georgian territory. The Georgian ambulance driver di [...] | 2009-06-22 12:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1140 | GEORGIA: CIVIL SOCIETY MEETS WITH A/S GORDON [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian academics, analysts and civil society leaders discussed domestic politics, the necessity of developing more robust civil institutions, and relations with Russia at a June 11 lunch with EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon. While participants' opinions varied, in gen [...] | 2009-06-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09TBILISI1147 | GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: NEW OFFER, SAME OLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, several politicians, including President Saakashvili, appeared in the media to discuss ongoing protests and political stalemate in Georgia. Saakashvili offered to allow twelve opposition leaders to reclaim their abandoned seats in Parliament and offered to am [...] | 2009-06-23 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1149 | GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH ISSUES CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On April 14, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report entitled "A Dying Practice" on the use of cluster munitions by Russia and Georgia in the August 2008 conflict. NGOs involved in explosive remnants of war (ERW) clearance in Georgia generally agree with the report [...] | 2009-06-23 14:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI GG |
09TBILISI1150 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN [...] (C) Summary. There are conflicting reports on the extent of humanitarian-related problems in Gali among UNOMIG officials, NGOs in Zugdidi and Sukhumi, the Abkhazia Government in-exile and Abkhaz de facto authorities. The main issues affecting Georgian residents in Gali today include the lack [...] | 2009-06-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1158 | GEORGIAN THOUGHTS ON ARMENIAN/TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Representatives of the Georgian government, parliament, and academia have a wide range of opinions about recent improvements in the bilateral relationship between Armenia and Turkey. Even within the Georgian government, an incomplete and contradictory picture arises, [...] | 2009-06-24 11:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AZ TU GG |
09TBILISI1161 | GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES [...] (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to participate. [...] | 2009-06-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1165 | GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...] | 2009-06-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI117 | GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...] | 2009-01-23 13:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU |
09TBILISI118 | GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...] | 2009-01-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR |
09TBILISI1184 | GEORGIA: DISABILITIES FAIR HELPS RAISE AWARENESS [...] Summary: The first Disability Fair-Forum took place in Georgia June 14 and 15, bringing together 40 different international, non-governmental, governmental and business organizations to present their work and achievements in the disability sphere. Ambassador Tefft opened the awards ceremony [...] | 2009-06-29 06:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1188 | GEORGIA: SHARING INFORMATION WITH OMBUDSMAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In addition to the Embassy-Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) tracking system (see reftel),post has established a working-level channel with the Ombudsman's Office to exchange information regarding incidents of protest-related violence. Post will continue to update it [...] | 2009-06-29 13:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI121 | GEORGIA: FOLLOW ON QUESTIONS ON REMOVAL OF SUKHUMI [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department's assistance in providing responses to the questions in paragraph 3. End action request. 2. (C) Poloffs delivered ref A demarche to Giorgi Dolidze, MFA's Deputy Director of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department [...] | 2009-01-23 13:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI1212 | GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: PROTEST RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders announced plans to hold a large-scale rally during Vice President Biden's visit to Georgia in July to demonstrate the opposition's strength and Georgia's "democratic aspirations." The non-parliamentary opposition's credibility suffered this [...] | 2009-07-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1213 | GEORGIA: GOG PROPOSES CANDIDATE FOR WHO REGIONAL [...] (SBU) On July 1, Ambassador Tefft met with Aleksandre Kvitashvili, Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare and Dr. Nata Menabde, Deputy Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO),Regional Office for Europe. Kvitashvili introduced Dr. Menabde and asked that the U.S. suppor [...] | 2009-07-01 14:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV WHO GG |
09TBILISI122 | GEORGIA OKAYS GAS TO SOUTH OSSETIA, ITERA ONLY [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, the Georgian Government issued an exception to the Law on Occupied Territories to Itera-Georgia in order to provide gas to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia General Director David Beradze confirmed that Itera concluded a commercial contract with South Ossetia on Januar [...] | 2009-01-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV RU GG |
09TBILISI1221 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...] | 2009-07-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1222 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...] | 2009-07-02 13:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1233 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ITSO ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) On 02 July 2009, Post provided reftel points to Georgian MFA officials including Khatuna Salukvadze, Director of the Department of the Americas. Poloff reinforced reftel points with MFA officials and requested consideration of the request in the near term. MFA promised to pass the info [...] | 2009-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA GG |
09TBILISI1234 | GEORGIA: FORMER PM GRIGOL MGALOBISHVILI NAMED NATO [...] (C) Summary. Grigol Mgalobishvili, former Prime Minister and career diplomat, was approved by the Georgian Parliament as Georgia's Permanent Representative to NATO on June 26, succeeding Revaz Beshidze. Mgalobishvili's tenure as Prime Minister, though short, was relatively well received(re [...] | 2009-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1235 | GEORGIA: MAESTRO TV GETS NATIONAL BROADCAST LICENSE [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On July 3, the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) granted pro-opposition Maestro TV's request for a ten-year satellite broadcasting license. This license will allow Maestro to broadcast nationwide. The decision was delayed for roughly a month by the GN [...] | 2009-07-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1236 | GEORGIA: ACTION REQUEST ON UN RESOLUTION 62/249 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph . 2. (SBU) Shalva Tsiskarashvili, Deputy Director of the MFA Office of International Organizations, asked poloff about UNGA resolution 62/249, Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, dated May 29 2008 [...] | 2009-07-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1237 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON DEFECTION OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER [...] (C) Summary. The Russian soldier who requested asylum from Georgia met with his family in Tbilisi on July 4 and 5. EUMM, UNHCR, along with the Swiss (as the protective power for Russia in Georgia),Georgians and Russians, coordinated these meetings between Artemiev and his family. Artemiev's [...] | 2009-07-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1243 | GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RULE OF LAW WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zurab Adeishvili on July 6 to discuss USG assistance in apprehending a wanted former advisor to President Shevardnadze, Temur Basilia. Basilia is believed to be in the U.S. The Ambassador took the opportunity to raise a number of is [...] | 2009-07-07 12:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1248 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION REQUEST [...] (U) Summary and comment. In response to reftel A, post suggests raising human rights concerns in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. With recent Russian vetoes of the OSCE and UN observer missions, outside access to vulnerable populations in both regions is nearly non-exist [...] | 2009-07-08 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM GG RU |
09TBILISI1250 | GEORGIA: PROPOSED PROTEST LAW FURY - MORE SHOW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A proposed draft law to clarify the existing law on protests has been subject to extensive criticism by the non-parliamentary opposition. A preliminary assessment by Post and our Tbilisi-based European diplomatic colleagues reveals the law to be well within the European [...] | 2009-07-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1283 | GEORGIA: IFC EVALUATES GEORGIA'S SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: On June 29, the International Finance Committee (IFC) released the results of its Sector Competitiveness Overview of Georgia. The Georgian Government requested the IFC conduct the competitiveness survey to help them identify strategic areas to focus investment in hope [...] | 2009-07-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PREL GG |
09TBILISI1285 | GEORGIA DENIES FLYING DRONES IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) De facto Abkhaz authorities have publicly accused Georgia of flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over Abkhazia on July 7. The de facto foreign ministry claims that two Georgian UAVs flew over the village of Saberio in Gali district and Khukhun in Tkvarcheli district. The Georgian MFA i [...] | 2009-07-09 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1289 | GEORGIA: PATRIARCH DISCUSSES CHURCH DELEGATION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC),Ilia II discussed relations between Russia and Georgia, including relations between the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and GOC over dinner with the Ambassador on July 7. Former Georgian Ambassador to Moscow Zurab Abashidze an [...] | 2009-07-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF RU GG |
09TBILISI1291 | GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS SAAKASHVILI MORE POPULAR, [...] (C) Summary/Comment: An International Republican Institute (IRI) poll was carried out from June 16th to June 25th, 2009 and polled 1500 Georgians aged 18 years and older in face-to-face interviews. The International Republican Institute found few surprises in its June polling data. The stat [...] | 2009-07-10 14:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1292 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2009 [...] The Georgian Coast Guard (GCG) anniversary ceremony will be held at the GCG base in Poti on July 25. A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) delegation has been invited to attend. 2. The newly assigned Maritime Advisor (MA),USCG LT Daniel Owen will report to Tbilisi on July 13th for a two year assignment [...] | 2009-07-13 11:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI1293 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT UPDATED MODEL [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA's Second Secretary of New Threats and Arms Control Division Vasil Rubashvili on July 6. He agreed to review the document and provide comments. Post will forward any comments received to POC Zac Palmer. TEFFT [...] | 2009-07-13 11:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER GG |
09TBILISI1303 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE [...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...] | 2009-07-14 14:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1304 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION - STUCK IN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the second cable in a series analyzing opposition protests this spring against the Saakashvili government. This cable focuses on the non-parliamentary opposition which appears to have achieved little if anything positive from four months of street protests. Po [...] | 2009-07-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1305 | GEORGIA: PROTEST FALLOUT: LOTS OF LOSERS, BUT WILL [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the third in a series of three cables reviewing the longer term implications of the protests in Tbilisi this spring. The ultimate fallout from the protests which began in April is still to be determined. Some political actors among the non-parliamentary oppositi [...] | 2009-07-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1309 | GEORGIA: FAITH AND LANGUAGE NOT ENOUGH; GEORGIAN [...] (U) Summary. Georgian academics, artists and journalists gathered on June 18th at the Ambassador's residence to discuss the question of Georgian identity. Though specifically not intended to be a discussion of the current political situation, contemporary and historical politics were conside [...] | 2009-07-15 12:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI131 | GEORGIA: GAS RETURNS TO SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Itera-Georgia confirmed on Saturday, January 24 that it received approval from the Russian Government (reftel) to import gas from GazProm to sell to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia repressurized the line and began supplying natural gas to South Ossetia early on January 24. This resumes [...] | 2009-01-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI132 | GEORGIA: POLITICIANS HIT THE AIRWAVES [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In a televised first, President Saakashvili answered four hours of call-in questioning from the general public on January 23. Opposition figures called the session a "Putin-like" stunt. In our view, the event actually resembled more of a "town-hall" political event and [...] | 2009-01-26 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1327 | GEORGIA: PROTEST LAW PASSED - RAKLES OPPONENTS [...] (C) Summary: The revision to the Law on Protests (reftel),which strengthens the Government's authorities, was passed July 17. Critics have questioned the need to enact the law so quickly and raised concerns about the provision that extended the maximum term of administrative detention fro [...] | 2009-07-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1339 | GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI OUTLINES NEXT STEPS ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a nationally televised speech to Parliament July 20, President Saakashvili outlined his vision for next steps on reform and invited all elements of society to enter renewed dialogue. Key themes included the election code and local elections, constitutional and jud [...] | 2009-07-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP OTRA RS GG |
09TBILISI1355 | GEORGIA: INFORMING ISAF OF FUTURE OF MANAS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on 17 July Post delivered talking points informing NATO allies and non-NATO contributors to ISAF about the operation of a transit center at Manas Airport to MFA Department of the Americas First Secretary Nana Shonia. Shonia expressed interest in the details and p [...] | 2009-07-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG |
09TBILISI1357 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF QASMANI, [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel terrorist finance designation of Qasmani, Mujahid, and al-Peshawari on 17 July to MFA Department of the Americas First Secretary Nana Shonia. Shonia assured Emboff that the details would be passed to the proper ministries for follow on action and review. TEFFT [...] | 2009-07-24 13:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK GG |
09TBILISI1358 | GEORGIA: RUSSIANS TIGHTEN CONTROL IN GALI [...] (C) Summary and comment. In recent weeks Russian Border Guards have tightened control over Abkhaz administrative boundary line crossing points. In a July 22 incident, they detained over 20 ethnic Georgians attempting to depart Abkhazia, confiscated Georgian passports from nine of them, and p [...] | 2009-07-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1359 | GEORGIA: VP BIDEN'S VISIT/SPEECH PLEASES EVERYBODY [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment. The Vice President's two-day trip to Tbilisi received extensive coverage by the Georgian press and elicited an overwhelmingly positive response from ruling party and opposition politicians, the media, and Georgian political analysts alike. VP Biden's speech at the Ge [...] | 2009-07-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREF PREL GG |
09TBILISI1379 | GEORGIA: TAFT GRANT CLOSEOUT FOR WOMEN'S WELLNESS [...] Summary: On July 7, Poloff visited the NGO Women's Wellness Care Alliance - HERA (HERA),and several beneficiaries of the Julia Taft Grant funding for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). One of the activities conducted by HERA, the Mobile Clinics Project, received USG $14,225.00 from the Taf [...] | 2009-07-30 11:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID GG |
09TBILISI1382 | GEORGIA: HEAD OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Levan Kubaneishvili's July 20 resignation from his position as Georgia's public broadcasting (GPB) general director appears to be a tacit recognition of the continuing political battles that have swirled around the station for months. He has not publicly explained his resig [...] | 2009-07-30 15:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1408 | GEORGIA: MAJORITY NAMES LIKELY SUCCESSOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The United National Movement (UNM) has nominated Giorgi Tugushi to replace Sozar Subari as ombudsman. As the ruling party's candidate, Tugushi's confirmation by Parliament is all but guaranteed with a vote expected on July 31 (although it had not taken place by COB). Althoug [...] | 2009-07-31 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1409 | GEORGIA: INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS, MECHANISMS MEET [...] (C) Summary and comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov told the Ambassador the government is concerned about a spate of recent incidents, especially as the August 7 first anniversary of Georgia's 2008 war with Russia approaches. An explosive device killed the father of a family of IDPs t [...] | 2009-07-31 14:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1426 | GEORGIA: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KSEP GG |
09TBILISI1427 | GEORGIA: ADDITIONAL PROVOCATIONS HEIGHTEN TENSION [...] (C) Summary and comment. On August 2 Russian Border Guards set up poles in the village of Kveshi, 200 meters outside of the South Ossetian administrative boundary, as an apparent first step to establish a checkpoint; on August 3, the Russians and the poles were gone. On August 1 South Osseti [...] | 2009-08-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI148 | RUSSIAN SOLDIER DESERTS, SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On January 26 a Russian soldier based in the Akhalgori Valley inside South Ossetia deserted his post, crossed the administrative boundary at Odzisi, flagged down a Georgian Interior Ministry car, and requested asylum, based on his difficult living conditions. The Min [...] | 2009-01-28 13:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI1505 | GEORGIA: U.S. TRAINING STARTS SEPTEMBER 1 FOR [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary: Members of the Georgian ISAF Deployment Training Program (GIDTP),led by the United States Marine Corps (USMC),will begin training a Georgian infantry battalion on September 1. The training will continue through Feb [...] | 2009-08-07 11:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER GG |
09TBILISI1508 | GEORGIA AND U.S. SIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] On August 6, the U.S. and Georgia signed the "Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Georgia on Science and Technology Cooperation." The Ambassador signed for the United States and Minister of Education and Science Nika Gvaramia signed for Geor [...] | 2009-08-07 13:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TSPL GG |
09TBILISI1510 | GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...] | 2009-08-07 13:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1511 | GEORGIA: PRESENTATION ON CRIMINAL SYSTEM REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Representatives of the interagency council to reform Georgia's criminal justice system, established by Presidential decree in 2008, gave a presentation to diplomats and civil society representatives on a broad range of ongoing reforms in areas of juvenile justice, p [...] | 2009-08-07 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KUS GG |
09TBILISI1512 | GEORGIA: DEAL STRUCK TO PUSH BACK BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary minority faction Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) convinced the ruling United National Movement party (UNM) to postpone until 2010 by-elections in three single-mandate, majoritarian constituencies set for September 27. The by-elections will now be scheduled [...] | 2009-08-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1513 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON ALLEGED ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: For the past week, Post has urged the Government to provide more details and investigate alleged beatings of opposition activists. On August 2, former Parliamentary Speaker and opposition leader Nino Burjanadze from the Democratic Movement-United Georgia (DMUG) party in [...] | 2009-08-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1514 | GEORGIA: MARKING THE AUGUST 7 ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: Georgians commemorated the one-year anniversary of the August 2008 conflict with numerous events around the country, including a mid-day visit by President Saakashvili to a cemetery containing the bodies of soldiers killed in the war, a nationwide moment of silence at 3 pm, an [...] | 2009-08-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PBTS GG |
09TBILISI1517 | GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...] | 2009-08-10 08:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG |
09TBILISI1519 | GEORGIA: UNEASY CALM AS WAR ANNIVERSARY COMES AND [...] (C) Summary. August 5 and 6 were uneasily calm after several days of incidents and allegations, followed by five Georgians being kidnapped and returned unharmed on August 7. On August 3, Georgian and South Ossetian forces traded allegations of an attack near Plavismani and Otrevi, and on Augu [...] | 2009-08-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1524 | GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his August 5-6 visit to Tbilisi, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried discussed with a wide-range of Senior Georgian officials the details of how Georgia planned to implement its offer to accept a number of detainees currently detained at Guantanamo B [...] | 2009-08-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI1525 | GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tbilisi on August 5 and 6, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried met with a range of senior Georgian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze, Secretary of the National Security Council Eka Tkeshelashvili, Minister [...] | 2009-08-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RR GG |
09TBILISI1526 | GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In the wake of three months of protests, the National Forum seems to have found a message that resonates with the Georgian public. More importantly, National Forum leaders have shown a willingness to do the hard work necessary to build a grass-roots party despite limit [...] | 2009-08-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1528 | GEORGIA: NO SURPRISES IN SELECTION OF PUBLIC TV'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On August 10 Georgia Public Broadcasting's (GPB) Board of Trustees elected Gia Chanturia as the new GPB General Director. Perceived as the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) candidate, Chanturia was widely expected to be selected for the position (ref A). Chanturia i [...] | 2009-08-12 07:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1541 | GEORGIAN REACTIONS TO THE MEDVEDEV-YUSHCHENKO [...] (U) Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's August 11, 2009, letter and accompanying video address (available widely on the internet) to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has dominated Georgian headlines and raised questions about Moscow's intentions. In the letter, Medvedev specif [...] | 2009-08-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV RU UK GG |
09TBILISI1543 | MR. PUTIN COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia August 12, renewing Russia's commitment to Abkhaz "independence" and promising nearly USD 500 million in spending on military infrastructure. Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh called the visit an example of the "dynamic [...] | 2009-08-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1551 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLEASED WITH RECENT MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: The August 7 National Security Council Meeting attended by several opposition leaders, both parliamentary and non-parliamentary, and an August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the Minister of Internal Affairs to discuss alleged political repression of opposition activi [...] | 2009-08-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1553 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT JULY 2009 [...] The Maritime Advisor (MA),U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) LT Daniel Owen, reported to Tbilisi on July 13th. EXBS Advisor (EA) Charles Hiscock left Tbilisi for annual leave in the States on July 16 with a return to Tbilisi projected for August 3. 2. $200,000 will be allocated during the first week [...] | 2009-08-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI1559 | GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (S) In response to reftel questions, Post provides the following answers. A. Can the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) confirm the order of the rifles and grenade launchers listed on this license application? MOD's Letter of Intent and End-Use Certificate date back to 2007 and 2008, resp [...] | 2009-08-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | ETTC KOMC SE UP BU GG |
09TBILISI1560 | GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post provides the following answers. Unfortunately, per reftel para four, copies of the acquisition contracts are not attainable as they are classified in the Georgian system as "GEORGIAN CONFIDENTIAL." We have no agreement on sharing classified documents between t [...] | 2009-08-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | CA ETTC IS KOMC GG |
09TBILISI1568 | GEORGIA: COURT RULES THAT BURJANADZE MUST PAY [...] (C) Summary: Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has been ordered by a Tbilisi court to pay 1.2 million lari (approximately USD 715,000) for her tax bill for her dacha in Tkneti, just outside of Tbilisi. The court upheld the assessment of the Ministry of Finance which Bu [...] | 2009-08-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1574 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: [...] Post has completed the post-license/pre-shipment check on licenses 050139003 and 050168499 for export of firearms and ammunition to Georgia per reftel. Post confirms that Kula LTD is in compliance with Georgian law; the licenses are still valid; and that the end user is a legitimate commercia [...] | 2009-08-20 14:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GG |
09TBILISI1575 | GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary. Matthew Bryza paid his farewell visit as Deputy Assistant Secretary to Georgia August 9-11, meeting with senior officials and receiving a Golden Fleece award from President Saakashvili for his contributions to Georgian-American relations. After the ceremony, Bryza and Saakashvil [...] | 2009-08-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1580 | GEORGIA: MOIA FOLLOWS THROUGH, NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of the August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the MoIA (ref A),a dozen detainees have been released on bond. The MoIA continues to review the 44 cases that Irakli Alasania (Our Georgia - Free Democrats) provided during the meeting as well as other cases [...] | 2009-08-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1581 | GEORGIA: ENDING MEMBERSHIP IN CIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, 2009, Georgia's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) organization officially expired, following the one year mandatory wait period after officially informing the organization f its intentions on August 14, 2008 in the aftermath of the war wi [...] | 2009-08-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
09TBILISI1582 | GEORGIA: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH ABKHAZIA AND UN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In recent meetings, UN Special Representative Johann Verbeke and other European diplomats have proposed various ideas on the future of the international community's engagement with the breakaway regions, and a possible new role for the UN. Expressing satisfaction th [...] | 2009-08-24 04:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1588 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SACKED [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nika Gilauri fired Minister of Economic Development Lasha Zhvania on August 21, ostensibly for poor performance. Zhvania held a near simultaneous press conference in which he announced he was resigning from the Ministry due in part to interference by others in th [...] | 2009-08-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1589 | GEORGIA: STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The reform of Georgia's police forces has been one of Georgia's most significant successes since the Rose Revolution, resulting in a decrease in corruption and improved public image for the police. However, because of the many agencies and branches with overlapping jurisdiction [...] | 2009-08-25 05:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR KBTS KCRM GG |
09TBILISI1599 | OPIC FINANCING FOR JSC BASISBANK PROJECT [...] Summary: Per reftel, Post's inquiries did reveal any derogatory information about JSC BasisBank that would inhibit OPIC financing to the project. End Summary. 2. JSC BasisBank has a strong, credible reputation among Georgian banks. Former Prime Minister of Georgia Lado Gurgenidze, while [...] | 2009-08-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI1602 | GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP [...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...] | 2009-08-25 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF UNGA RS GG |
09TBILISI1625 | GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS - ROSNER POLL INDICATE [...] (C) Summary: Recent IRI focus groups along with a United National Movement (UNM) poll indicate that President Saakashvili enjoys solid support and a large majority view that it is likely he will serve out his presidential term which ends in 2013. According to the August 8-12 UNM poll condu [...] | 2009-08-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1627 | GEORGIA: LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING OCCUPIED AREAS [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (C) Summary. Recent seizures by the Georgian Coast Guard of Black Sea vessels suspected of violating various Georgian laws, including the Law on Occupied Territories, have raised questions about the legal basis for Georgia's enf [...] | 2009-08-27 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA ETRD ETTC EWWT RS GG |
09TBILISI1628 | GEORGIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE REPLACED [...] (U) On August 27, President Saakashvili removed Defense Minister Davit Sikharulidze from his position. Saakashvili named Deputy Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia the new Minister of Defense. Sikharulidze, also the former Georgian Ambassador to the U.S., reportedly will remain in the governmen [...] | 2009-08-27 14:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1634 | GEORGIA: READING MISHA'S MIND: WHY A NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Since President Saakashvili tapped Bacho Akhalaia to replace Dato Sikharulidze as Minster of Defense on August 27, speculation on Saakashvili's motivations have swept through Tbilisi. Senior Georgian officials have repeated to the Ambassador on multiple occasions in the last s [...] | 2009-08-31 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PTER RS GG |
09TBILISI164 | GEORGIA: UNOMIG OBSERVES SNIPER PATROL IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. On January 22 a UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) patrol in Abkhazia saw seven individuals in unmarked camouflage patrolling near the village of Gvashigverdi, just inside the administrative boundary. Among other weapons, the group carried three SVD sniper ri [...] | 2009-01-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1643 | GEORGIA: CONCERNS OVER RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze called in the U.S. and UK ambassadors August 31 to request urgent assistance on two matters. First, the Georgians learned that four African countries -- Burundi, Central African Republ [...] | 2009-09-01 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT UNGA BY CT ML PU RS GG |
09TBILISI1644 | GEORGIA: TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The departure of UNOMIG and arrival of Russian Border Guards have not yet caused a new exodus of ethnic Georgian Gali residents from Abkhazia, according to local observers. Conditions, however, have deteriorated, and the local population is more nervous than ever. Problems incl [...] | 2009-09-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI165 | GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...] | 2009-01-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1652 | GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER AKHALAIA SEEKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia met NATO resident Ambassadors September 2 in a "getting-to-know" you meeting. Akhalaia stressed that there would be no change in MOD priorities -- NATO integration, modernization of the armed forces and "preserving the peace" wer [...] | 2009-09-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL GG |
09TBILISI1653 | GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISMS HIT STRIDE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent meetings of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) for both Abkhazia and South Ossetia have showed progress toward the original concept: a forum enabling regular exchange of information and the pragmatic discussion of incidents and the security e [...] | 2009-09-02 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1665 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA STEPS UP RHETORIC ON BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On September 2 Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh ordered his naval forces to attack any Georgian vessel entering what he considers Abkhaz territorial waters. Following Georgian seizures of ships traveling to Abkhazia for violations of Georgian law and Russian prom [...] | 2009-09-04 15:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1669 | GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...] | 2009-09-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG |
09TBILISI1674 | GEORGIA: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NINO BURJANADZE? [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Despite her almost complete lack of political support, Burjanadze, likely because of her past international role as Georgia's acting President (twice) and well-known Speaker as well as the on-going activities of her husband, still commands the GoG's attention. A growing [...] | 2009-09-08 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI168 | GEORGIA: NON PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition announced and distributed its Declaration of Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations of Georgia (Declaration) which calls for President Saakashvili's resignation; early presidential and parliamentary elections; and the establish [...] | 2009-01-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI169 | GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...] | 2009-01-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI17 | GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...] | 2009-01-06 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG |
09TBILISI170 | GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) After a prolonged illness over the past few months, including extensive treatment in Europe, Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili submitted his resignation to the President on January 30. Although only 35 years old, Mgaloblishvili is suffering from kidney disease and as reported reftel, is visi [...] | 2009-01-30 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI171 | GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...] | 2009-01-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI1713 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZ POLITICS HEAT UP AS ELECTIONS DRAW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Several recent incidents in Abkhazia point to heightened political tension in the area, including de facto "president" Bagapsh's order to his naval forces to attack Georgian ships entering Abkhaz water (reftel),the passage and repeal of the law on "citizenship" for e [...] | 2009-09-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF RU GG |
09TBILISI1714 | GEORGIA: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary and comment. The latest round of the incident prevention and response mechanism (IPRM) meetings took place on September 3 in Ergneti for the South Ossetian side and September 8 in Gali for the Abkhaz side. The atmosphere during the South Ossetian IPRM was tense and a considerable [...] | 2009-09-11 13:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1721 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI1729 | GEORGIA: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) As requested, Charge joined the German, French and UK Ambassadors in a September 16 meeting to deliver the points contained ref a to Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The Quad group reviewed the points and stressed that the decision to deliver this demarche jointly was intended [...] | 2009-09-16 14:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GG RS |
09TBILISI1730 | GEORGIA: PREPARED TO SUPPORT USG ON IRAN, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM IAEA IR AORC GG |
09TBILISI1733 | GEORGIA: LABOR CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC),met with Econoff to discuss ongoing talks between the GOG, GTUC, and employer association representatives regarding the ongoing review of Georgia's labor code. Petriashvili sad that his initiativ [...] | 2009-09-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV GG |
09TBILISI1735 | GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S TO-DO LIST AT UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be looking closely for evidence of any change in U.S. policy toward Georgia when he meets with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA. According to several key presidential advisors, Saakashvili will seek reassurance at the highest [...] | 2009-09-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA GG |
09TBILISI1738 | GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...] | 2009-09-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG |
09TBILISI1739 | GEORGIA WORRIES ABOUT BELARUSAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) Summary. Since Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgian policymakers have warned of a "cascade of recognitions" that could occur should Belarus follow suit. Belarusan President Lukashenko's September 15 statement that the Parliament would consider recognition when [...] | 2009-09-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI1742 | Georgia: Visit of Senate Foreign Relations Staff [...] (U) Summary: Staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Steven Feldstein, Jason Bruder, and Dillon Guthrie, visited Georgia from August 27 to August 30 and met with a variety of government, civil society, development and international representatives. Themes discussed inclu [...] | 2009-09-21 07:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1745 | GEORGIA: LIFE ON THE BRINK IN GALI [...] (C) Summary. A September 11 trip into Abkhazia confirmed many concerns about the marginal existence facing ethnic Georgian residents of Gali. Emboffs observed decrepit housing, execrable roads, collapsing schools, insufficient health care facilities, horse-drawn carts, and insect-threatene [...] | 2009-09-21 13:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR RS GG |
09TBILISI1755 | GEORGIA: SOME NON-PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES COME OFF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Members of the Irakli Alasania-led Alliance for Georgia, Republican (represented by David Berznenishvili) and New Rights (represented by Mamuka Katsitadze) Parties followed political ally Irakli Alasania's earlier lead and joined the National Democratic Institute (NDI) [...] | 2009-09-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1756 | GEORGIA: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TBILISI [...] (C) Summary. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid an official visit to Tbilisi September 7-8 and was joined by his Deputy Under Secretary for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Ambassador Unal Cevikoz; Cevikoz later visited Sukhumi on September 10. Davutoglu met with President Saakashvi [...] | 2009-09-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU GG |
09TBILISI1757 | GEORGIA: RADICAL ORTHODOX GROUP STOPS MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, representative of two radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups, the "Society of Saint David the Builder" and "Union of Orthodox Parents" stopped construction on a mosque in the village of Talaveri. The groups demanded to see the villagers' construction perm [...] | 2009-09-23 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL AZ GG |
09TBILISI1760 | GEORGIA: MINISTER EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. [...] Summary. USG agencies and programs provide significant assistance to the Government of Georgia in the fields of nonproliferation, as well as nuclear and radiation safety. This assistance is provided by several different programs of the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administr [...] | 2009-09-24 12:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KNNP PARM GG |
09TBILISI1765 | GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO DAS [...] (C) Summary. During her September 15 introductory call on President Saakashvili, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow urged him to make progress on democratic reforms as a way to increase support for Georgia within the international community and shore up domestic stability, echoing earlier comments from VP [...] | 2009-09-25 08:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL BR RU AM AZ GG |
09TBILISI1766 | GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW URGES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a wide range of GoG officials, non-parliamentary opposition leaders, opposition and majority MPs, and members of civil society, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow stressed to all of her interlocutors the importance of political engagement and the need for progress on demo [...] | 2009-09-25 08:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1772 | GEORGIA: VISAS FOR DE FACTOS - THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. According to ref A, Russia has indicated it intends to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto officials to travel to New York for discussions at the UN. In post's view, the issuance of such visas could undermine U.S. policy on the status of the regions; legitim [...] | 2009-09-25 14:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG |
09TBILISI1773 | GEORGIA: NATO ASSESSMENT TEAM OUTBRIEF ON HEELS OF [...] (C) Summary. Frank Boland, Head of Force Planning Department of NATO Defense Policy and Planning Division, and lead for the NATO Planning and Review Process (PARP) and Annual National Program (ANP) assessment team, briefed NATO Ambassadors and defense attaches on their most recent review, giv [...] | 2009-09-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI1781 | GEORGIA: A TALE OF TWO ETHNIC MINORITY CITIES [...] (C) Summary: City government officials and NGOs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) cities of Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki were upbeat about their future in Georgia, but worried about protecting their cultural and linguistic heritage. The majority of the estimated 300,000 ethnic Armenians in Georg [...] | 2009-09-29 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1784 | GEORGIA: BURJANADZE'S TAX SAGA CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament, Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has indicated that she may challenge President Saakashvili to arrest her on what she believes are trumped up tax penalties in connection with a property she received for one lari (60 cents) in [...] | 2009-09-30 05:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1786 | GEORGIA: TAGLIAVINI REPORT FINDS PLENTY OF BLAME [...] (C) Summary. The EU-sponsored Tagliavini Commission on the August 2008 war, released in Brussels on September 30, points fingers at many parties, including Georgia, Russia, the de facto authorities, the United States, and the international community writ large. It expressly refuses to iden [...] | 2009-09-30 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1787 | GEORGIA: JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTORES SYNAGOGUE THEY [...] (U) With great fanfare, a 150-year-old Ashkenazi synagogue reopened in the "Old Tbilisi" district on September 15. The synagogue was badly damaged by a 1991 earthquake and was closed in 2005. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC),who held their annual conference in Georgia last year, primari [...] | 2009-10-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1790 | GEORGIA: PREDICTABLE POLITICAL PARTY COMMENTARY ON [...] (U) Summary: Domestic political reaction to the Tagliavini report (reftel) predictably corresponded to long-held political perceptions. Various non-parliamentary opposition leaders took the opportunity, citing a finding in the report criticizing Georgia for a disproportionate use of force [...] | 2009-10-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RR GG |
09TBILISI1791 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVEVED: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 14:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP MNUC PAR GG |
09TBILISI1792 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK ON [...] Per reftel, Emboff made inquiries to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) to verify the purpose of the transaction on license 050178881. Emboff first approached the head of the Border Police, Zaza Gogava, who did not have any knowledge of the transaction, despite the li [...] | 2009-10-05 05:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IS GG |
09TBILISI1793 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 05:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IS GG |
09TBILISI1797 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FLIRTS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. BRIEF REGISTRATION FOR THE CCIA 2. (SBU) The World Chambers Federation (WCF),part of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),accepted the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia (CCIA) as a member on September 8. This [...] | 2009-10-05 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC PREL GG |
09TBILISI18 | GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...] | 2009-01-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1809 | GEORGIA: MR. LAVROV COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Abkhazia during the first week of October, reportedly to sign an agreement on visa-free travel, discuss bilateral relations and confer about the results of the latest Geneva talks. Lavrov's schedule, as publicly released, included meetings [...] | 2009-10-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI1810 | GEORGIA: MISSTEPS ON NEW OSCE PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary and comment. OSCE Chairman-in-Office Special Representative Christopoulos visited Tbilisi and Tskhinvali September 30 - October 2, hoping to reach agreement on modalities for a new roving OSCE presence. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Bokeria protested some process fouls, but a [...] | 2009-10-06 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1823 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASD VERSHBOW [...] (C) Summary. During your visit to Tbilisi, Saakashvili and his team will be watching closely for clues to any adjustments in U.S. policy toward Georgia. They will be anxious to discuss developments at the MOD, to clarify the new Minister's role and to reassure us of Georgia's commitment to [...] | 2009-10-08 08:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS GG |
09TBILISI1840 | GEORGIA: BIG SELL ON ECONOMIC REFORM UNDERMINED BY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1853 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition has spent much of the last three months since July when the final "cells" were taken off of Rustaveli Avenue prior to the Vice President's visit staying out of the spotlight. Behind the scenes, leaders have been engaged in largely fruitless dis [...] | 2009-10-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI1876 | OPIC FINANCING FOR OPEN REVOLUTION - GEORGIA JSC AND [...] Summary: Per reftel, Post's inquiries revealed that Open Revolution-Georgia JSC and MobiGeorgia-GSC are businesses in good standing, although some contacts expressed reservations about the Georgian partner of Open Revolution. End Summary. 2. Post has no negative information regarding Open [...] | 2009-10-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI1877 | GEORGIA: GINCT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GG |
09TBILISI1880 | GEORGIA: UN REP VERBEKE RAISES QUESTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. In an October 7 meeting with the Charge, UN Representative Johan Verbeke asked about the U.S. commitment to the Geneva talks -- in particular whether A/S Gordon would be attending the November 11 round. He said Russia was looking for an excuse to downgrade the pro [...] | 2009-10-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09TBILISI1881 | GEORGIA: ROUGH RECEPTION FOR DANISH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 6 visit to Abkhazia, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller met with de facto "foreign minister" Shamba and "president" Bagapsh. In meetings described by the Danish Honorary Consul, who accompanied the FM, as "disastrous," "poorly timed," and "awkward," Moell [...] | 2009-10-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV DA RS GG |
09TBILISI1884 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 09:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI19 | GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Begin summary and comment. New Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, discussed nonproliferation issues with the Ambassador on December 23, focusing on a new donation from the U.S. of specialized equipment to handle radioactive materials at Georgi [...] | 2009-01-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL KNNP GG |
09TBILISI1915 | GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI ACKNOWLEDGES HIS IMAGE [...] (C) Summary. During a lunch following the Ambassador's credentials ceremony, President Saakashvili acknowledged the international community's questions about the Georgian Government's reform program. However, he insisted that he was committed to using the remaining four years of his term i [...] | 2009-10-19 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI1919 | GEORGIA: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL CROSSES THE BORDER [...] (C) Summary. On August 26, a car carrying three Armenian citizens entered Georgia from Armenia at the Sadakhlo border crossing. The car set off a gamma alarm on the radiation detection portal monitor. The driver provided a cursory explanation for the alarm, and the patrol police did not detain the [...] | 2009-10-21 12:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL KNNP DOE GG |
09TBILISI1920 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT SUBMITS NOTIONAL BUDGET TO [...] (C) The Government's notional draft of the 2010 budget submitted to Parliament shows the economic difficulties facing the country and contains cuts across the board (except in key social spending areas). While the draft meets the Government's technical and legal requirements, it does not prov [...] | 2009-10-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI1931 | GEORGIA IDENTIFIES SHERPA FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA GG |
09TBILISI1932 | GEORGIA: PUBLIC MORE OPTIMISTIC, BENEFITTING [...] (C) Summary: Georgians are more optimistic about their futures even as they struggle economically, according to the International Republican Institute's (IRI) latest poll. The shift in mood and economic stabilization have benefited the President and his party; Saakashvili received a 10 point [...] | 2009-10-23 16:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1935 | GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION - LOTS OF MEETINGS, [...] (C) Comment. The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) have become more routine and therefore there is less "breaking news" to report out of them. This has led to more regular contact and a general reduction of tension among the participants. However, the same themes are discus [...] | 2009-10-27 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1949 | GEORGIA: ASD VERSHBOW LEADS SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow, Ambassador Bass, and an extended USG team jump-started the U.S.-Georgia Charter Working Groups. The meeting on October 20 with Georgian Deputy Defense Minis [...] | 2009-10-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI1962 | GEORGIA:COUNTERING RUSSIAN CLAIMS OF TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A visit to Pankisi revealed no evidence of Russian claims of increased terrorist activity in the region. Stopping in each village after reaching the gorge, CDM leader Giorgi Targamadze facilitated discussion among locals, police officials, and community leaders on the situation [...] | 2009-10-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1965 | GEORGIA: MISHA TELLS ASD VERSHBOW GEORGIA IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Saakashvili assured visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow that Georgia understands there will be no military solution to the conflicts -- only Georgia's further progress on democratic and economic reform could re-at [...] | 2009-11-02 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL RS UP BO GG |
09TBILISI1972 | GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA GG |
09TBILISI1973 | GEORGIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA GG |
09TBILISI1989 | GEORGIA: LONDON HOSTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Participants at the October 14 meeting hosted by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office featured an open and candid exchange of views among Georgian officials, Quad and EU counterparts, and outside experts on other countries that have faced protracted political di [...] | 2009-11-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG |
09TBILISI1990 | GEORGIA: ALL RELATIVELY QUITE ON THE NOVEMBER 7 [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The second anniversary of the November 7, 2007, GoG crackdown on protesters were marked by low-key, sparsely attended and relatively uneventful demonstrations. The mile-long protest march from the Georgian Public Broadcaster's station to Parliament proceeded peacefully wi [...] | 2009-11-09 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI1991 | GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION VISIT TO ABKHAZIA - NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a meeting in Sukhumi with Department and Embassy visitors, mid-level de facto officials expressed openness to additional visits from U.S. officials, but were non-committal on waiving the requirement for a "visa" for more senior visitors. They also expressed s [...] | 2009-11-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS EAID RS GG |
09TBILISI1998 | GEORGIA: DESERVING OF A SECOND MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary Since its Millennium Challenge compact came into effect in April 2006, Georgia has consistently performed well in implementation and has strived to maintain and improve upon MCC indicators. Georgia's strong performance in implementing the current compact underscores that the M [...] | 2009-11-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2002 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The holding of this first Democracy Working Group as envisioned by the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter is greatly anticipated and will be closely followed by the Georgian Government, opposition leaders, and civil society. The Georgian delegation will be anxious to dis [...] | 2009-11-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2004 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE ON 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (C) On November 13 embassy officer delivered points on country-specific resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee session from ref A, as well as more general Third Committee points from ref B, to Alexander Chelidze, MFA International Organizations Department. We focused in particular on the Tbi [...] | 2009-11-13 13:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IR GG |
09TBILISI2005 | GEORGIA: PROGRESS ON ELECTION CODE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition parties and the ruling United National Movement (UNM) have announced agreement on a number of key issues regarding the new electoral code, paving the way for a Venice Commission review. Behind the scenes negotiations within the UNM, amongst the opposition, and betwe [...] | 2009-11-13 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2009 | GEORGIA: PROGRESS ON ELECTION CODE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition parties and the ruling United National Movement (UNM) have announced agreement on a number of key issues regarding the new electoral code, paving the way for a Venice Commission review. Behind the scenes negotiations within the UNM, amongst the opposition, and betwe [...] | 2009-11-16 05:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG PREL |
09TBILISI201 | GEORGIA: BLUE LANTERN CHECK LICENSE NUMBER [...] (SBU) Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) officials made reftel inquiries to the Ministry of Defense for the Blue Lantern check for license number 050129249. The check did reveal some irregularities. Neither the Georgian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Colonel Chachibaia, nor his deputy, Brigad [...] | 2009-02-04 10:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC GG |
09TBILISI2012 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT OCTOBER 2009 [...] EXBS Georgia has recently learned that the Operation and Maintenance manual for the Caterpillar 3412 diesel engine is available on CD in the Russian language. The model 3412 engine powers the former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 82' Point Class patrol boats donated to Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmeni [...] | 2009-11-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI2013 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US STRATEGY FOR ENLARGEMENT GOALS FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 13:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | GG NATO PGOV PREL |
09TBILISI2024 | GEORGIA: RISKY SITUATION IN THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: Georgian officials confirm that they are neither interdicting vessels outside their territorial waters nor patrolling the waters north of the Enguri River in the Black Sea, and they continue to seek a way forward on shipping with Turkey. There have been no additional maritime in [...] | 2009-11-19 12:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI2025 | GEORGIA: MISTRAL SALE COULD DESTABILIZE BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On November 13 and 16 Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze voiced serious concerns about the potentially destabilizing influence of France's possible sale of Mistral-class helicopter carrier ships to Russia (reftel) to DAS Tina Kaidanow and the Ambassador. As the broker of t [...] | 2009-11-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI2026 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GG |
09TBILISI2027 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF GG |
09TBILISI2028 | GEORGIA: ELECTION LAW WORKING GROUP STALLS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The United National Movement (UNM) announced that it would pull out of the Election Law Working Group (ELWG) on November 18 after consensus could not be reached, but informal talks among the parties continue. A wide-ranging package had been agreed to by all parties except for [...] | 2009-11-19 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI203 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VCJCS [...] (SBU) Your visit to Georgia follows the visit of USAREUR Commanding General Ham, which was well-received by the Georgians, but focused mainly on military-to-military discussions. Your itinerary will be broader - we have requested meetings with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, an [...] | 2009-02-04 10:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2053 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Deputy Head of MOIA's International Relations Main Division, Eka Machavariani, confirmed that the MOIA did order the exact quantity of ammunition listed on the application. She also confirmed that Mamuka Kakabadze is an employee of MOIA and is authorized and assigned to imple [...] | 2009-11-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IS GG |
09TBILISI2056 | GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE WORKING TO SALVAGE THE [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze told the Ambassador on November 20 that he was working to find consensus that would allow all parties who participated in the Electoral Law Working Group (ELWG) to sign on to a package of reforms. Bakradze said that he hoped to develop a ve [...] | 2009-11-24 14:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2063 | GEORGIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On November 25, we delivered the points detailed in reftel on the U.S. posture towards the Iranian nuclear program to Levan Nizharadze of the Americas division in MFA. We also noted that this information would likely be the first step as we continued to work with our international partne [...] | 2009-11-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR GG |
09TBILISI2066 | GEORGIA: UN SEES ABKHAZ INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary. UN officials see the Abkhaz Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism as a useful mechanism to defuse tensions that provides a constructive vehicle for engaging all sides. The UN reported that most IPRM procedural issues were resolved within the first meeting. They also noted t [...] | 2009-11-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI207 | GEORGIA: BORDER CONTROL CHANGES WORRY [...] (C) Summary and comment. Organizational changes within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) effective January 1, specifically in the Border Police and Patrol Police, have changed operations at Georgia's ports of entry. Previously, the Border Police controlled operations and passenger proc [...] | 2009-02-05 07:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV DOE KNNP GG |
09TBILISI2083 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZ ELECTION CAMPAIGN HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN team member Hailu Mamo, a long-time Abkhazia observer, believes Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh now faces a tough battle for re-election. Given past elections in Abkhazia, it is possible that this could be a real contest. No single opposition candidate has em [...] | 2009-12-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI2084 | GEORGIA: BELARUSIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS VISIT GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Belarusian Parliamentarians paid a visit to Georgia in late November, with part of the delegation stopping in Tbilisi to meet with Georgian government officials, and two smaller groups traveling into Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgian press broadly covered the visit, and spec [...] | 2009-12-01 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO GG |
09TBILISI2092 | GEORGIA: US-GUAM MEETING MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ODIP PREL GG |
09TBILISI2102 | GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW TALKS DEMOCRACY, CONFLICTS, [...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Kaidanow met with Georgian officials to urge further progress on democratic reforms and review the current situation around Georgia's conflict zones. She urged the government to avoid provocations in the Black Sea and discussed the increasingly heated tone of rhetoric f [...] | 2009-12-03 11:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI2103 | GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER PROMOTES PROGRESS ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary and comment. On the margins of the U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC),DASD Wallander spoke with senior government and parliamentary counterparts about next steps on reform, NATO membership, the National Security Review, the government's engagement strategy with t [...] | 2009-12-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI2105 | GEORGIA: UPCOMING LOCAL ELECTIONS REVEAL SIGNS OF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The ruling United National Movement (UNM) has maintained its hold on political power in no small part due to its party discipline (ref B). Although it is premature to declare any sort of lame duck status or impending breakup of the UNM, it has become increasingly obvio [...] | 2009-12-03 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2106 | GEORGIA: CHURCH AND STATE, MAINTAINING A DELICATE [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Government officials are privately expressing frustration over the expansive role the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) plays in society. The long-hidden conflict between the GOC and GOG may be beginning to play out publicly in subtle ways. Internet videos mocking GOC Patr [...] | 2009-12-03 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG KIRF |
09TBILISI2109 | Georgia: Supportive Reaction to President Obama's Speech [...] (U) Summary: In line with Georgia's strong support of the mission in Afghanistan, senior Georgian officials and the MFA have publicly endorsed the plan laid out by President Obama on December 1st. Georgia's support is backed up by contributions: in November, Georgia sent 170 troops under the [...] | 2009-12-04 05:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI212 | GEORGIA: OFFICIALS AND PRESS DISMISS UNION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The reaction in Georgia to the February 3 meeting of the "Union of Georgians" in Russia, despite heavy coverage on Georgian television, has been mostly dismissive, with significant skepticism regarding its utility in improving relations between the neighbors. Following the meeti [...] | 2009-02-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI2131 | GEORGIA: DETENTIONS RAISE TENSIONS AROUND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. A series of detentions over the past month has increased tension between Georgia and the South Ossetian de facto authorities. These recent incidents are not the only such cases, and older outstanding cases, some dating even from before the August 2008 war, have complicated reso [...] | 2009-12-04 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI2134 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT NOVEMBER 2009 [...] The Georgian Coast Guard (GCG) Head of Resources, Commander Vepkhvia Bibileishvili, has been dismissed and a successor has yet to be named. Commander Bibileishvili was the main point of contact for several EXBS initiatives at the Georgian Coast Guard base including the restoration of a vessel r [...] | 2009-12-07 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
09TBILISI2137 | GEORGIA: A/S POSNER LEADS DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: In the first full meeting of the Democracy Working Group under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, DRL A/S Posner and EUR DAS Kaidanow both challenged the GoG to continue its democratic evolution noting the crucial link between establishing a plur [...] | 2009-12-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2138 | GEORGIA: DRL A/S POSNER AND EUR DAS KADINOW HEAR [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Democracy Working Group, under the auspices of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, members of the U.S. delegation met with leading civil society representatives and opposition political leaders who expressed concerns in several areas, includ [...] | 2009-12-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2168 | GEORGIA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Tbilisi would like to put forth one primary and one alternate name for consideration to attend the 11-12 February 2010 OSCE counterterrorism workshop in Vienna. Either candidate would strongly contribute to an effective environment for discussion on the p [...] | 2009-12-09 14:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL PTER GG |
09TBILISI2170 | GEORGIA: ELECTORAL CODE PASSES FIRST READING, [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Parliament passed draft amendments to the electoral code on the first reading and is expected to adopt the law after a second and third reading scheduled for later this month. The draft consists of the general consensus as agreed to in the framework of the NDI spo [...] | 2009-12-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2171 | GEORGIA: 2010 BUDGET - CUTS CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary: The Parliament of Georgia approved the 2010 state budget on December 4, setting estimated revenues at GEL 5.17 billion (USD 3.1 billion, 1 USD = 1.68 GEL),a 20 percent decrease from 2009, and estimated expenditures at GEL 5.46 billion (USD 3.25 billion),a 21 percent decrease f [...] | 2009-12-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI2179 | GEORGIA: TOLERANCE REIGNS AT THE OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE [...] Summary: For the first time, the Public Defender's Office (PDO) commemorated an "International Day of Tolerance," honoring several Georgian NGOs and individuals for their contribution toward advancing tolerance in Georgian society. This event brought together representatives from all the maj [...] | 2009-12-11 14:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI2180 | GEORGIA: LATVIAN PRESIDENT OFFERS MISHA MORAL [...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, accompanied by his wife and 65 Latvian businessmen, paid an official visit to Georgia in early December. With the economies of both Latvia and Georgia struggling, the visit centered on shared possibilities for enhanced business relationships. G [...] | 2009-12-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LV GG |
09TBILISI2181 | GEORGIA: BAGAPSH WINS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) According to the "central election commission" of Abkhazia, incumbent "president" Sergey Bagapsh won the "presidential elections" in Abkhazia on December 12 with 59.4 percent of the vote, avoiding the need for a run-off. There was a striking dichotomy in official Georgian reaction tothe [...] | 2009-12-14 15:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI2203 | GEORGIA: GOVERNOR OF SHIDA KARTLI LOOKS TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Shida Kartli regional governor Vladimer (Lado) Vardzelashvili told us he is concentrating on looking past last year's conflict with Russia, helping the region's residents resume their daily lives and move forward instead of remaining bound to the war. In his view, the path to rei [...] | 2009-12-15 12:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS GG |
09TBILISI2204 | GEORGIA: CONSTRUCTIVE EXCHANGE ON THE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On December 11 Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili led a discussion with international partners of a draft strategy on engagement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Characterizing it as a "human-centric" engagement (not de-occupation) plan, Yakobashvili called it the government's [...] | 2009-12-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS TU GG |
09TBILISI222 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MUST CHOOSE [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Parliament is renewing its efforts to create a working group to reform Georgia's Election Code (ref A) in 2009. Speaker Bakradze has invited significant political parties (inside and outside of Parliament),five local NGOs, the Central Election Commission (CEC),and [...] | 2009-02-05 14:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI223 | GEORGIA: SKEPTICAL VIEW ON CAUCASUS STABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT. In a frank discussion, MFA International Organizations Director Sergi Kapanadze made it clear that the Georgians have no hope that anything substantive will come out of the Turkish proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, now or in the future, but were unwill [...] | 2009-02-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG TK |
09TBILISI2239 | GEORGIA: TRAINING OF GEORGIAN BATTALION FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Both the U.S. and Georgia assess the ongoing training by U.S. Marines of the Georgian 31st battalion in preparation for deployment in Afghanistan as going well. The training is intended to increase Georgian forces' ability to operate in a counter-insurgency environme [...] | 2009-12-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF GG |
09TBILISI2240 | GEORGIA DOWNPLAYS NAURU'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgian officials downplayed the significance of Nauru's apparent December 14 recognition of Abkhazia's "independence," which Russia reportedly encouraged with an offer of $50 million to the island nation. Although officials are discussing with Australian counterpa [...] | 2009-12-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS XM AS NR RS GG |
09TBILISI2241 | GEORGIA: FIRST H1N1 DEATHS REPORTED; PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. Georgia reported its first confirmed deaths due to H1N1 the week of December 14. As of December 16, there are five confirmed deaths. The reported number of confirmed and unconfirmed H1N1 cases vary widely among the different sources. The reported confirmed cases range from 5 [...] | 2009-12-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID AMED SOCI GG |
09TBILISI2254 | GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS UGULAVA AS FRONT RUNNER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A recent International Republican Institute (IRI) poll of Tbilisi residents showed likely United National Movement (UNM) candidate and current mayor Gigi Ugulava with a significant lead on the field of probable Tbilisi mayoral candidates in upcoming local elections sche [...] | 2009-12-21 11:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON GG |
09TBILISI2255 | GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIANS SPURN OSCE WHILE [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a December 11 trip Tskhinvali, South Ossetian de facto representatives made clear to outgoing Greek OSCE Chairman Special Representative Christopoulos and his incoming Kazakh successor Bolat Nurgaliyev their lack of interest in an OSCE roving team, their tough [...] | 2009-12-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS EPET RS KZ GG |
09TBILISI2257 | GEORGIA: TWO TEENAGERS HELD SINCE NOVEMBER 4 [...] (C) Three Georgians youths were released by the South Ossetian de facto authorities on Saturday December 19th, including two teenagers detained on November 4th and one 16 year old boy detained in July (ref A). Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg met on December 17 [...] | 2009-12-21 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2276 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN SERVICEMAN SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. According to Ministry of Refugee Affairs (MRA) officials, a Russian contract soldier, Vitaliy Khripun, crossed the administrative border line (ABL) from the breakaway region of South Ossetia into undisputed Georgia December 20. The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and [...] | 2009-12-22 14:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG PHUM |
09TBILISI2277 | GEORGIA: WWII MEMORIAL RELOCATION IN KUTAISI ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The planned relocation of a bronze Soviet-era memorial and destruction of its backdrop took a tragic turn when the explosion designed to demolish the backdrop killed two and injured others. The memorial was removed to make way for the construction of a new parliament [...] | 2009-12-23 05:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM RS GG |
09TBILISI2280 | GEORGIANS PREPARED TO COMPROMISE WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (C) Summary. The Governments of Georgia and Russia are continuing quiet talks regarding the opening of the land border crossing at Kazbegi-Larsi. Georgian FM Vashadze told the Ambassador that Georgia, Russia and Armenia will meet December 23-24 to continue the discussions begun in Yerevan in [...] | 2009-12-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS AM RS GG |
09TBILISI2283 | GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER MEETING WITH MINDEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander laid out the results of the Bilateral Defense Consulations (BDC),reaffirming U.S. support for Georgia's defense reform and modernization along Euro-Atlantic lines in her meeting with Georgian Minister of Defense Bacho Akh [...] | 2009-12-24 10:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2291 | GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On 19-20 November, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste A. Wallander co-chaired with First Deputy Minister of Defense Nikoloz Vashakidze the 2009 U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The BDC established the strategic direct [...] | 2009-12-29 12:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS |
09TBILISI23 | GEORGIA: NDI POLL SHOWS PUBLIC OPINION REMAINS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A new NDI poll taken in November 2008 shows that Georgian public opinion remains largely unchanged from earlier post-war polling by IRI and Greenberg, Quinlan, and Rosner Associates. The NDI poll shows some potential softening of support for President Saakashvili and th [...] | 2009-01-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI2307 | GEORGIA: ELECTORAL CODE PASSES THIRD READING WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Electoral Code (ref A) passed its third reading after a three day delay due to opposition Christian Democrats' objections about voter lists and voter registration procedures. The only notable change to the code on the third reading was the adoption of an amendment that bar [...] | 2009-12-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI24 | GEORGIA: RUMORS, MANEUVERING, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Well informed International Republican Institute Country Director, Dimitry Shashkin (strictly protect) has passed on several far fetched but widely circulated rumors in Tbilisi alleging a US or EU engineered plot to oust President Saakashvili in the spring. While the lik [...] | 2009-01-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI241 | Georgia: Poti Seaport Management Positive About the [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE-based Rakeen Group Managing Director of Poti Seaport Rony Saab briefed the DCM January 28 about the Group's vision for the port's development and received an update on the free industrial zone project. Saab sees huge potential in the seaport's development, particularly as [...] | 2009-02-06 08:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI255 | GEORGIA: NEW CABINET CONFIRMED, GOG STRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, Parliament confirmed Nika Gilauri as Prime Minister, Kakha Baindurashvili as Finance Minister, Dimitri Shashkin as Minister for Penitentiary, Probation and Legal Assistance, and Davit Tkeshelashvili as Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure on Februa [...] | 2009-02-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI271 | GEORGIA: VP'S MUNICH SPEECH WELL RECEIVED, [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Vice President Biden's speech in Munich was very well received in Georgia making front page news in Georgian papers. The Vice President's firm remarks that the United States would never recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia garnered most of the headlines. The meeting [...] | 2009-02-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI272 | GEORGIA: KIDNAPPED FOOTBALL REFEREE FREED, [...] (SBU) Summary: A Georgian soccer referee, reportedly kidnapped on February 7 on Georgia's main east-west highway by armed South Ossetians, was released to Georgian police on February 8. South Ossetian de-facto authorities, and Russian officials, claim the referee was found and freed by Ossetia [...] | 2009-02-09 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI275 | GEORGIA: NUCLEAR SMUGGLING UPS AND DOWNS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Despite making great strides in combating nuclear smuggling, Georgia lacks a reliable system for effectively responding to incidents of nuclear and radioactive material detection. The Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration/Office of Second Line [...] | 2009-02-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL KNNP DOE GG |
09TBILISI276 | GEORGIA: SPEAKER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On February 6, 2009 Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze called in the diplomatic corps and representatives of implementing organizations such as NDI and IRI to discuss recent political developments and Parliament's progress and plans on democratic reforms. Bakradze [...] | 2009-02-10 12:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI292 | GEORGIA: NEW PM EXPRESSES CONCERN RE ECONOMY, REITERATES [...] (SBU) In his first official meeting since being confirmed as Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri told the Charge and AID Mission Director February 9 that he was very concerned about the state of the Georgian economy and outlined a series of initiatives aimed at garnering more budget and balance of p [...] | 2009-02-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI294 | GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE NON-PAPER [...] (SBU) Poloffs met with representatives of the Georgian MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on 4 February to pass reftel non-paper as well as discussed talking points. Deputy Director of the Department Giorgi Dolidze expressed his appreciation for the information, no [...] | 2009-02-11 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID GG |
09TBILISI313 | GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI WARNS OF EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On February 12 President Saakashvili delivered his fifth annual state of the union address to the Parliament, which was attended by Members of Parliament, regional governors and the Mayor of Tbilisi, members of the Cabinet, the diplomatic corps including the Charge and a group of [...] | 2009-02-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI314 | GEORGIA: DISCOVERY OF ORPHAN RADIOACTIVE SOURCE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On Sunday, February 8, customs officers discovered by chance an orphan radioactive source buried near Kopitnari airport, which is fourteen kilometers west of Kutaisi in western Georgia. Officials from the Nuclear and Radioactive Safety Service (NRSS) determined that [...] | 2009-02-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV PREL KNNP DOE GG |
09TBILISI32 | GEORGIA: FUNDING RESTORED TO OPPOSITION AND [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Parliament recently passed a law to restore funding to six opposition parties who refused to enter Parliament. The law envisages special foundation funding based on the German stiftung model that Secretary Rice suggested during an earlier visit to Tbilisi to aid part [...] | 2009-01-08 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI321 | GEORGIA: ABKHAZ, PROUD BUT NERVOUS -- AND READY TO [...] (C) Summary and comment. During the first official USG trip to Abkhazia since the August 2008 war, Abkhaz de facto officials and civil society representatives showed new confidence in their so-called independence, but also unease with Russia's increasing influence. They believe Russia's reco [...] | 2009-02-17 12:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI322 | GEORGIA: SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN GALI [...] (C) Summary. During the first official USG trip to Abkhazia since the August 2008 war, representatives of civil society in Gali provided information about several serious human rights concerns facing ethnic Georgians in Gali. They face extortion from well-organized criminal gangs; pressure t [...] | 2009-02-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI324 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA INTRODUCES POLITICAL TEAM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Alasania introduced his political "team" on February 16 at a widely attended presentation event that attracted representatives of most of parties that make up the non-parliamentary opposition and garnered major press attention. The notable names joining Alasania's effo [...] | 2009-02-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI332 | GEORGIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 11:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GG |
09TBILISI333 | GEORGIA: REQUESTING IAEA INSPECTION OF SUKHUMI [...] (S) Poloff delivered Reftel A demarche to Nestan Bejanishvili, MFA's Second Secretary of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on February 17. Bejanishvili thanked poloff for the information. In response to poloff's point that representatives from the Russian Mission in [...] | 2009-02-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI339 | GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON BLACK SEA DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Deputy Minister of Defense Giorgi Muchaidze called in Embassy Tbilisi's Defense Attache and Pol-Econ Chief to consult on Georgia's response to an invitation from the Turks for Georgia's Minister of Defense to participate in a Black [...] | 2009-02-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI345 | GEORGIA'S KAKHETI REGION: UNM DOMINATES, JOBS THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February visit to the eastern province of Kakheti, Georgia's version of the Napa Valley, both the Deputy Governor and Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) opposition members stressed that the region's primary political concern was the local economy, specifically the cr [...] | 2009-02-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI346 | GEORGIA SUBJECT: JSC PROCREDIT BANK GEORGIA [...] Summary: In response to the reftel, Post's inquiry into JSC ProCredit Bank Georgia from both an international financial institution and a competitor revealed no negative information. End Summary. 2. Post has no reports questioning the credibility or positive image of JSC ProCredit Bank Geo [...] | 2009-02-20 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI356 | GEORGIA: BUDGET OUTLOOK GRIM [...] (C) Summary: Georgia faces a grim budgetary picture in 2009, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Dimitri Gvindadze. In a meeting with USAID Mission Director and Econoff, Gvindadze inquired about the possibility of additional direct budget support, a long-term currency swap, and possibl [...] | 2009-02-23 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI357 | GEORGIA: REFERENDUM PROCESS AN UPHILL CLIMB [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition leaders outside of Parliament, led by Irakli Alasania, have begun discussing publicly the idea of a public vote either calling for new presidential elections or a referendum to change existing constitutional procedures for calling new elections. Current Georgian law [...] | 2009-02-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI358 | GEORGIA: MONITORS FIND NO BUILD-UP OF GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: According to recent briefings by the EU and UN in Tbilisi, European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and United Nations Observation Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) monitors conducted no-notice inspections of Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) police stations and checkpoints [...] | 2009-02-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI365 | GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...] | 2009-02-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG |
09TBILISI373 | GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE DESIGNATION OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Per reftel action request, Emboffs delivered the terrorism designation of the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze expressed his appreciation for the informatio [...] | 2009-02-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI374 | GEORGIA: DURBAN CONFERENCE ON RACISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 10:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM GG |
09TBILISI376 | GEORGIA: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze had no substantive response, but promised to convey the points to appropriate Georgian authorities for review. Poloff will [...] | 2009-02-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO GG |
09TBILISI377 | GEORGIA: ENGAGING ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) As requested in reftels, Ambassador raised our views on Afghanistan's future with Foreign Minister Vashadze on February 25. FM Vashadze said that Georgia was eager to support our efforts, and was committed to providing a 150-man company by year's end to support the French contingent. Va [...] | 2009-02-25 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF GG |
09TBILISI378 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE, CALL FOR [...] (C) Summary: Just a week after presenting his new political team and with much fanfare, former Georgian Ambassador to the UN Irakli Alasania announced February 23 that his political team would join forces with the Republican party, led by David Usupashvili, and the New Rights party, led by [...] | 2009-02-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI379 | GEORGIA: PENDING CHANGE AT NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Embassy Summary/Comment: Acting head of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG),David Amaglobeli told us that he will be replaced by the current head of the Financial Sector Authority, Giorgi Kadagidze. Amaglobeli believes the decision is in connection with his view that the National Bank o [...] | 2009-02-25 14:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI389 | GEORGIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO JOINING NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Georgian officials continue to express through both public and private channels their continued commitment to NATO membership. On February 17, the Minister of Defense released his "Minister's Vision 2009," a public document that identifies NATO membership as one of [...] | 2009-02-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MOPS GG |
09TBILISI391 | SANTE GMT PRODUCT PROJECT [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiry into Sante GMT Products (Sante) revealed no negative information that would impede issuance of OPIC credit to the company. End Summary. 2. Sante is the largest dairy manufacturer in Georgia. Its juices enjoy a good reputation among Georgia's c [...] | 2009-02-27 05:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI392 | INFORMATION ON IBERIA REAL ESTATE [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiries into Iberia Real Estate (Iberia) and its umbrella company JSC Iberia Group revealed no negative information that would preclude OPIC financing. End Summary. 2. Iberia enjoys a strong reputation in Georgia's business arena. Iberia is a divers [...] | 2009-02-27 05:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI395 | GEORGIA: PARTIES SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT PAVING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a low-profile working meeting on February 26, Georgian political party leaders met to sign a "code of conduct" which represents the first step in forming a working group of party leaders from inside and outside of Parliament to develop an Election Legislation Wor [...] | 2009-02-27 11:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI398 | GEORGIA: ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE - [...] (C) Summary: Mark Hauf, attorney for Ina Gudavadze, widow of Badri Patarkatsishvili, has repeatedly approached the Ambassador and other Embassy officials and requested that Post advocate on behalf of Gudavadze with the Government of Georgia. Specifically, Hauf requests that Post demand that [...] | 2009-02-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI40 | GEORGIA: VERBEKE ON WAY FORWARD FOR UN [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative for Georgia Johan Verbeke offered the Ambassador initial thoughts on the prospects for renewal of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He believes Russia would prefer to see the mission closed, but might not want to risk internationa [...] | 2009-01-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI407 | GEORGIA: DOZENS BLOCKED FROM HOMES IN OTOBAIA, [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Although conflicting reports make it difficult to establish a precise chain of events,dozens of individuals were blocked from their homes in Otobaia after a resident of the village was detained and then fled from Abkhazia. The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs c [...] | 2009-02-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI408 | GEORGIA: RUMORS OF A SPRING OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent weeks, we have detected a marked increase in comments, both public and private, that the Russians plan to invade Georgia in the spring. These rumors have started to percolate into the press, assisted by Georgian parliamentarians such as Chairman David Bakradze who expr [...] | 2009-02-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI409 | GEORGIA: U.S. AND GEORGIA SIGN JOINT DOCUMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 27, U.S. and Georgian representatives signed the "Addendum to the Joint Document of Georgian and U.S. Delegations on Georgia's Priority Needs to Improve Its Capabilities to Combat Nuclear Smuggling." This document addresses both the degradation of Georgia's anti-nuc [...] | 2009-02-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI417 | GEORGIA: THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM VASHADZE [...] (C) Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze is looking forward to his first opportunity to meet with you on the margins of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) meeting in Brussels on March 5. Your meeting with him, no matter how brief, will be an important signal of U.S. support at a time when some leaders [...] | 2009-03-04 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI42 | GEORGIA: REACTION TO U.S.-GEORGIA CHARTER [...] (SBU) Comment/Summary: The January 9 signing of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership ("Charter") and its significance dominated weekend news coverage in Tbilisi. The GOG hailed the agreement as a positive step forward in the bilateral relationship, although noted that it should n [...] | 2009-01-12 13:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI432 | GEORGIA: POSSIBILITIES FOR A NEW UNOMIG MANDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative Verbeke has twice convened the British, French, German and U.S. chiefs of mission to brainstorm ideas for a new UN mission in Georgia. Taking for granted the eventual closure of the OSCE mission, Verbeke argued that the UN and EUMM will ne [...] | 2009-03-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RU GG |
09TBILISI447 | GEORGIA: MAJOR MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. International monitors continue to report to us their observations of significant military assets and movements inside the Abkhaz and South Ossetian administrative boundaries, including tanks, artillery, and personnel. The assets observed exceed the limits the Georgi [...] | 2009-03-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI448 | GEORGIA: FINANCE MINISTER LAYS OUT AID PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Kakha Baindurashvili met the Ambassador February 27 to discuss options for the remaining tranche of pledged USG post-conflict assistance. Baindurashvili repeated that the GOG would prefer direct budget assistance; however, in lieu of budget assistance, Baindu [...] | 2009-03-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI449 | GEORGIA: CESIUM-137 SOURCES RECOVERED NEAR [...] (S) Summary. On Thursday, February 26, the recovery of four Cesium-137 sources, discovered near the Kutaisi-Samtredia central highway (ref B),was successfully accomplished by a joint MOIA and Nuclear and Radiation Safety Service (NRSS) team. Officials from NRSS had assumed that there was jus [...] | 2009-03-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | MNUC ASEC PARM PINR KNNP KCRM ZJ GG |
09TBILISI450 | GEORGIA: MAJOR MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. International monitors continue to report to us their observations of significant military assets and movements inside the Abkhaz and South Ossetian administrative boundaries, including tanks, artillery, and personnel. The assets observed exceed the limits the Georgi [...] | 2009-03-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI451 | GEORGIA: ESTABLISHMENT OF RUSSIAN INTERESTS [...] (SBU) On March 5, Georgia and Russia established interests sections in the Swiss embassies in Moscow and Tbilisi, respectively. In Tbilisi, Russian diplomats will continue to operate in the Russian Embassy building they occupied before the war; however, the building will be under a Swiss fla [...] | 2009-03-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI453 | GEORGIA: NEW CORRECTIONS MINISTER FACES MANY [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, Dimitri Shashkin told the Ambassador that he faces significant challenges regarding Georgia's current penal system. He said he will focus first on creating a probationary system for the country, noting that the current system is [...] | 2009-03-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI463 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA CALLS FOR PLEBISCITE [...] (U) Summary: Former UN Ambassador Irakli Alasania announced that he and his political team would initiate the process of holding a non-binding plebiscite on the question of the removal of President Saakashvili from office. The announcement follows the March 5 expiration of the ten day peri [...] | 2009-03-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI468 | GEORGIA: DESPITE CONCERNS, GEORGIA WILL COOPERATE [...] (C) Summary. Senior Georgian officials have raised questions about the objectivity of two members of the EU's independent investigation of the causes of the August 2008 war. They have nevertheless pledged their continued support for and full cooperation with the commission's work. Swiss dip [...] | 2009-03-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI469 | GEORGIA: FORMER AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Georgian Ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, who famously told the ad hoc parliamentary committee on the war that the U.S. gave Georgia the green light, discussed with the Ambassador his future plans which include setting up an independent news channel; an econom [...] | 2009-03-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI470 | GEORGIA: NEW CORRECTIONS MINISTER TO TACKLE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, Dimitri Shashkin, who oversees Georgia's penitentiary, probation, and legal aid programs (septel),is also charged with coordinating the President's democratic reform agenda with actors inside and outside the government. During a Mar [...] | 2009-03-10 15:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI478 | GEORGIA: SEEKING JUSTICE AT THE ICJ [...] (C) Summary. On March 5, Poloff meet with Deputy Minister of Justice Tina Burjaliani to discuss the status Georgia's response to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other pending legal cases in international courts. The Deputy Minister noted that Georgia is a state party to the ICC [...] | 2009-03-12 07:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI484 | GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISM STALLED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Despite efforts by the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM),OSCE and UNOMIG to facilitate implementation of the incident prevention mechanism agreed in Geneva, Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto authorities have publicly announced their unwillingness tocooperate for now. The [...] | 2009-03-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI488 | GEORGIA: READOUT OF DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Nalbandov told the Ambassador that his March 1-3 visit to Tehran concentrated on issues of bilateral cooperation. In Tehran, Nalbandov, together with Minister for Reintegration Temur Yakobashvili, met with Chair of the Parliamentary [...] | 2009-03-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU GG IR |
09TBILISI502 | GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE -- WHAT'S THE GAMEPLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze, who has a long-cultivated and well-deserved image of moderation both domestically and internationally, has expressed her intentions to play a prominent role in the planned April 9 protests calling for President Saakashvili's resigna [...] | 2009-03-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI503 | GEORGIA: FORMER PM NOGHAIDELI PREPARING FOR A [...] (C) Summary. Former prime minister and opposition politician Zurab Noghaideli told the Ambassador March 9 that many of Georgia's opposition politicians are incorrectly reading the will of the people. He argued that the time was not right for changing Georgia's government and predicted that [...] | 2009-03-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI511 | GEORGIA: UNOMIG BEGINS EVALUATING RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment. UNOMIG personnel have begun evaluating the degree to which the various sides respect UNSCR 1866. UNOMIG's position is that 1866 re-imposes on all sides the conditions of paragraph 2a of the 1994 Moscow Agreement, which defines a security zone that excludes all milita [...] | 2009-03-17 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09TBILISI512 | GEORGIA: IDPS: NEW AND OLD THEMES [...] (C) Summary: Recent trips to the west Georgian cities of Kutaisi and Zugdidi reinforce the impression that many of the problems for IDPs from the 1990's remain unaddressed, and the GoG's plan to target their needs directly has not yet yielded visible results. While the GoG has been criticiz [...] | 2009-03-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF RR GG |
09TBILISI522 | GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS THE ECONOMY IS PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: The much anticipated poll from the USAID funded International Republican Institute (IRI) presented to the Ambassador on March 18, showed polling numbers for President Saakashvili and the United National Movement (UNM) have dropped somewhat from their post-war high in September [...] | 2009-03-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI523 | GEORGIA: ELECTION LEGISLATION WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) On March 17, 2008, seven political party representatives gathered at the offices of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for the inaugural meeting of the Election Legislation Working Group (ELWG). Poloff, USAID, the EU/EC, Council of Europe (COE),IFES, and the OSCE observed the meet [...] | 2009-03-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI525 | GEORGIA: INFORMATION ON GICNT EXERCISE PLANNING [...] Poloff delivered reftel A demarche to Nestan Bejanishvili and Vasil Rubashvili of the MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on March 16. They thanked poloff for the information and stated that Georgia was unlikely to participate in the meeting due to financial constra [...] | 2009-03-20 06:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GG |
09TBILISI526 | GEORGIAN PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED FOR NUCLEAR [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nestan Bejanishvili and Vasil Rubashvili of the MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on March 16. They thanked poloff for the information and were appreciative of U.S. offer to fund travel expenses and per diem for two participants [...] | 2009-03-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PINS ENRG KCRM PARM GG |
09TBILISI528 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON DUTCH OFFER TO HOST A [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI529 | GEORGIA: GOG TAKES OVER KAZTRANSGAZ, OVERWHELMING [...] (C) Summary. On March 16, the Georgian National Electricity Regulatory Commission (GNERC) announced it had appointed a &special administrator8 to manage KazTransGaz-Tbilisi, the Kazakhstani company that owns the Tbilisi natural gas distribution system. KazTransGaz is owned by the Kazakhstani [...] | 2009-03-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI535 | GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI SEEKS UNAMBIGUOUS SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging discussion, President Saakashvili and EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed regional developments, U.S. assistance for Georgia and next steps on the Geneva process. The President shared his views on opposition politicians and the planned April 9 protests. President Sa [...] | 2009-03-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AM GG |
09TBILISI537 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS INFORMS DIPCORP [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) Dimitry Shashkin briefed the diplomatic corps March 18 on his ministry's current status and future plans. Shashkin addressed both corrections and democratic reforms, as he did with the Ambassador during a previous meeting (re [...] | 2009-03-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI538 | GEORGIA: GOG TO RECOGNIZE OTHER FAITHS, COULD LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili told the Ambassador on March 18 that the GoG is working on a change to the Civil Code to recognize additional churches, namely, the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. Currently, only the Georgian Orth [...] | 2009-03-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF AR RU GG |
09TBILISI55 | GEORGIA: RUMOR MILL CHURNING FEEDING A RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post is closely following what has the markings of a possible Russian disinformation campaign to create distrust and speculation with the United States and President Saakashvili in the Georgian public. Rumors of impending U.S. or other outside action to remove Saakashvil [...] | 2009-01-13 14:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI559 | GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: At roughly 5am on March 23, a number (roughly six to eight but exact numbers are still unclear) of Nino Burjanadze's supporters were arrested on charges of buying automatic weapons. Burjanadze called the Ambassador to register her outrage and to express concern that sh [...] | 2009-03-23 12:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI56 | GEORGIA: HALO TRUST'S CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. A $4 million, USG-funded project being implemented by HALO Trust, a British demining NGO, for training, risk education, surveying and clearance operations in the Gori-Tskhinvali corridor and Abkhazia is back on track after a Georgian regulation threatened to derail [...] | 2009-01-13 14:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREF SOCI GG |
09TBILISI560 | GEORGIA: IRAN FEELING INSECURE IN CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a readout to the Ambassador of his recent visit to Iran, Reintegration Minister Temuri Yakobashvili suggested that the Iranians seemed paranoid about potential threats and rivals for regional influence. Russia had effectively fueled that paranoia with allegations o [...] | 2009-03-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS IR IS GG |
09TBILISI57 | GEORGIA SIGNS MOU ON ENGURI WITH RUSSIAN FIRM RAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Deputy Minister of Energy Marika Valishvili confirmed that the Georgian Ministry of Energy and Russian electricity trader InterRAO signed on December 31 a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint management of the Enguri Hydropower Plant, located on both sides o [...] | 2009-01-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI584 | GEORGIA: FRENCH AMBASSADOR'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: France's local Ambassador in Tbilisi Eric Fournier was remarkably blunt in his opening remarks at a local conference March 20 about current European Union policy towards Russia, as well as his own difficulties in getting his ministry in Paris to put Georgia on its pr [...] | 2009-03-24 12:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09TBILISI585 | GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED - UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Secretary Eka Tkeshelashvili called in the Ambassador to further elaborate the government's position on the arrests of Former Speaker Burjanadze's supporters. At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs released a portion of the video evidence they c [...] | 2009-03-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GG |
09TBILISI593 | GEORGIA: OSCE CIO BAKOYANNIS BRINGS LITTLE TO [...] (C) Summary. In a March 23 visit to Tbilisi, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Bakoyannis reviewed progress in negotiating a new OSCE mandate for Georgia with Foreign Minister Vashadze. According to Georgian MFA and OSCE staff, Bakoyannis praised Georgia for its flexibility both privately and publicly [...] | 2009-03-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS GR RS GG |
09TBILISI594 | GEORGIA: PARLIAMENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: At a March 17 meeting, Parliament's Human Rights Committee Chairman Gia Arsenishvili told Emboffs that the priorities of his committee are passage of the criminal procedure code (CPC),reforms in the penitentiary/parole systems, and concerns about the lack of Georgi [...] | 2009-03-24 14:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV GG |
09TBILISI604 | GEORGIA: EUR DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH PM BAKRADZE, [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze and discussed the future of the UNOMIG, OSCE, and EUMM monitoring missions as well as domestic politics. Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Dimitri Shashkin explained his vision for revamping the penal [...] | 2009-03-26 07:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI618 | GEORGIA: APRIL 9 PROTEST MACHINATIONS IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: Both the GOG and non-parliamentary opposition groups are formulating their plans to handle the upcoming April 9 protests at which the opposition will demand the resignation of President Saakashvili and holding new presidential elections. The GOG intends to take a low key appro [...] | 2009-03-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI621 | GEORGIA: ENCOURAGING GEORGIA TO SUBMIT ANNUAL [...] (SBU) On 27 March, Poloff met with Vasil Rubashvili of the Georgian MFA Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department to discuss ref points regarding the submission of Georgia's Annual Declaration on its space and ballistic missile policies as required by the Hague Code of Conduct [...] | 2009-03-27 12:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GG |
09TBILISI625 | GEORGIA: TIME TO MOBILIZE ON NEW UN MISSION [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative Johan Verbeke offered the U.S., French and German ambassadors additional details on his ideas for a new UN mission in Georgia, as well as a readout of recent trips to Washington, London, Moscow and Prague. He urged western countries to weigh [...] | 2009-03-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS UNSC UNOMIG KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI626 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION MEMBERS IN KIRBALI ALLEGE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Residents of the village of Kirbali associated with the oppostion told OSCE that sometime during the week of March 15-21, local police officers approached them at their homes in the evening and asked questions for no apparent reason. Details of the report are sketchy [...] | 2009-03-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
09TBILISI638 | GEORGIA: IEDS KILL ONE, WOUND SEVERAL; TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary. On March 29, two roadside IEDs killed one and wounded six Georgian police officers outside the village of Dvani, in undisputed Georgian territory just outside the South Ossetian administrative boundary. This was the first fatal incident along the South Ossetian and Abkhaz admini [...] | 2009-03-30 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI640 | GEORGIA IMPROVES ITS SCORES IN FORBES RATING [...] Summary: Despite the August war with Russia and the global credit Crisis, Georgia's ranking in Forbes' annual rating of the best countries in which to do business improved from 68 in 2008 to 64 in 2009, out of 127 countries ranked. The ranking makes Georgia one of the leaders in the region an [...] | 2009-03-31 05:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI644 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA STILL BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD [...] (C) Summary: Head of the opposition Alliance for Georgia ("Alliance") Irakli Alasania requested a meeting with the Ambassador on March 30 to discuss plans for the April 9 protest. Alasania has been in discussions with the UNM ruling party regarding a possible dialogue to overcome the curre [...] | 2009-03-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI645 | Highlighting World TB day in Georgia [...] Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy officials joined the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of Georgia to acknowledge World TB day at the recently opened National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Tbilisi on March 24. At the event, the Ambassador congratulated those working in th [...] | 2009-04-01 06:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI652 | PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] Per guidance and request we have reviewed and updated our Pandemic Influenza Tripwires. They have been submitted to our EAP via the Crisis and Emergency Planning Application system. They are now pending DS/SPP/EP review prior to inclusion in the published online version. Tefft [...] | 2009-04-01 11:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO GG |
09TBILISI656 | GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S NEW HEALTH INSURANCE [...] Summary/Comment: On March 1, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's new government initiative to provide inexpensive health insurance to a wider circle of the population was officially launched. Registration for the program will remain open until July  [...] | 2009-04-02 07:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GG |
09TBILISI657 | GEORGIA: PATRIARCH CALLS FOR CALM AHEAD OF APRIL 9 [...] (C) Summary. In an April 1 meeting, Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II expressed concern to the Ambassador that the approaching April 9 opposition protests could escalate into violence. The Patriarch said that President Saakashvili and nearly all the opposition leaders, including Alasania, [...] | 2009-04-02 09:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KIRF RU GG |
09TBILISI658 | GEORGIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTION IN [...] (C) DCM relayed ref A requests for contributions to Afghanistan to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on April 2, noting that Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze had attended the March 31 conference in The Hague and was likely already aware of these requests. Nalbandov reconfirmed Georg [...] | 2009-04-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG |
09TBILISI660 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT OFFERS OPPOSITION STRUCTURED [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 1, Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Dimitry Shashkin presented a GOG proposal for dialogue and cooperation on the "second wave of democratic reforms" to the diplomatic community. Shashkin invited all political parties to discuss the government proposal on [...] | 2009-04-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI670 | GEORGIA OFFERS NON-PAPER ON NEW UN MISSION [...] (C) On April 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov called in the DCM to provide a non-paper with Georgia's thoughts on a new UN mission in Abkhazia, Georgia (as promised in ref A; see paragraph 2 for text) and asked for U.S. support. He indicated he would also pass it to UN Special R [...] | 2009-04-06 11:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI674 | GEORGIA: GOOD AND BAD NEWS FROM EUMM [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a recent trip to Moscow, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) representatives heard that Russia and South Ossetia have taken steps toward establishing an Incident Prevention Mechanism (Abkhazia still awaits a new UN mandate). According to the EUMM, Russia expressed interes [...] | 2009-04-06 15:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI676 | GEORGIA CALLS NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH "CRAZY" [...] (C) On April 6, DCM delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov the points and statement contained in reftel. Excusing himself for the undiplomatic language, Nalbandov called the North Koreans "crazy" for going forward with the launch and expressed full support for the U.S. posit [...] | 2009-04-07 08:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG |
09TBILISI679 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLANS FOR APRIL 9 PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Barring unforeseen circumstances, planned protests on April 9 will proceed as scheduled. We expect turnout to be substantial, probably numbering in the tens of thousands, but likely less than the 150,000-200,000 some non-parliamentary opposition figures have estimated. [...] | 2009-04-07 09:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI681 | GEORGIA WELCOMES NATO SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian press gave positive media coverage to the NATO Summit, focusing in particular on the detailed and lengthy portions of the communique that dealt with Georgia and its relationship with NATO. In numerous conversations, senior Georgian officials have reached out to inf [...] | 2009-04-07 13:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI682 | GEORGIA SEIZED WITH NON-PAPER ON NEW UN MANDATE [...] (C) On April 6, DCM delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov the non-paper on a new UN mandate for Georgia contained in ref A. Although DCM explained that this did not represent a cleared USG interagency, Nalbandov expressed great appreciation for and interest in the document, [...] | 2009-04-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG |
09TBILISI683 | GEORGIAN BUSINESS WORRIES ABOUT APRIL 9 INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Business leaders, both international and Georgian, are increasingly nervous about the upcoming April 9 protest. Nearly to a one, they highlight that opposition leaders, in their single-mindedness to oust Saakashvili, are slowly destroying the economy and Georgia's a [...] | 2009-04-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI684 | OPIC FINANCING FOR LOYAL ESTATE LLC PROJECT [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiry into Loyal Estate LLC (Hyatt) project revealed no negative information that would impede issuance of OPIC credit. End Summary. 2. Kakha Sharabidze, CEO of the Loyal Estate told Econoff that financing remains in place to construct the hotel alt [...] | 2009-04-08 05:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
09TBILISI690 | Georgia: INL-funded Legal Socialization Program Launched [...] Summary: The Georgia Legal Socialization Project (GLSP),funded by INL and implemented by Project Harmony, has successfully sent Ministry of Internal Affairs neighborhood and patrol police to ninth grade classes in order to work with teachers in implementing Project Harmony's "Lawful Culture" [...] | 2009-04-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV GG |
09TBILISI693 | GEORGIA: NON PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION REJECTS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While public calls for dialogue increase, the non-parliamentary opposition remains adamant that they will only discuss the terms of President Saakashvili's resignation. The Patriarch, the Ambassador, the EU, President Saakashvili, Christian Democrats and business leade [...] | 2009-04-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI694 | GEORGIA: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) On 06 April poloff passed reftel talking points regarding the USG candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council to Nana Shonia, First Secretary of the North America Division in the Department of Americas of MFA. Shonia expressed her understanding of the issue and promised to pass [...] | 2009-04-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI697 | GEORGIA: OSCE AND EUMM REPORT RUSSIAN TROOP [...] (C) Summary and Comment. While Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov keeps warning of potential Georgian belligerence on April 9, the view from Tbilsi looks exactly the opposite. OSCE, UNOMIG and EUMM monitors are reporting to us that they do not see a Georgian threat, but they do see a substantial [...] | 2009-04-08 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI711 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS PEACEFUL, OPPOSITION TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The much anticipated April 9 protests proceeded peacefully, lasting about 6 hours from 2pm to 8pm. Non-parliamentary opposition leaders gave President Saakashvili twenty-four hours to resign or they will engage in further actions. The bulk of the protest took place in front [...] | 2009-04-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI715 | GEORGIA: PREVIEW OF FM VASHADZE'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) The Secretary's April 14 meeting with Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze will help reassure Tbilisi that efforts to improve relations with Russia will not come at the expense of the U.S.-Georgia relationship. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize the restraint and flexibility Georgia has s [...] | 2009-04-13 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI716 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE DESPITE WANING INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: Protests waned April 10-12 despite the expiration of the non-parliamentary opposition demand that President Saakashvili resign within 24 hours. On Friday, 5,000-8,000 protesters gathered in front of Parliament and then broke into three groups to block traffic and continue rall [...] | 2009-04-13 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI717 | GEORGIA: DIP CORPS TOURS TBILISI PRISON [...] (U) Summary and comment: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) Dimitry Shashkin invited the diplomatic corps to visit Tbilisi's Gldani prison in order to assess the state of Georgia's prison system. The Ambassador, along with multiple ambassadors, diplomats, and NGO representati [...] | 2009-04-13 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI719 | GEORGIA: INCREASED RUSSIAN MILITARY ACTIVITY IN [...] (C) A non-paper passed to the Ambassador on April 11 from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates movements of Russian Black Sea naval forces from Sevastopol into the Black Sea. We believe that this information was passed to the Georgians by the Ukrainians. An April 11 report from [...] | 2009-04-13 14:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RU GG |
09TBILISI723 | GEORGIA: FOREIGN MINISTRY TO FILE A BRIEF WITH ICJ [...] (SBU) Georgian MFA Legal Department Director Irakli Giviashvili called in the DCM April 13 to inform us that Georgia planned to submit a brief to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) arguig against the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Giviashvili said First Deputy Minis [...] | 2009-04-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EFIN GG PREL ICJ |
09TBILISI728 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TACTICS CHANGE SLIGHTLY, CROWDS [...] (C) Summary: A crowd of roughly 5,000-9,000 gathered in front of Parliament at about 3 pm Monday, April 13 to listen to another round of speeches and take further direction from non-parliamentary opposition leaders. At roughly 5:30 pm, the majority of the crowd (Embassy Observers estimate [...] | 2009-04-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI735 | GEORGIA: PROTESTERS BLOCK MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on April 14 again drew a modest crowd of 4000 - 6000 protesters. About 500 protesters blocked a major avenue in the heavily trafficked Vake district near Tbilisi State University. At the direction of Levan Gachechiladze (former presidential candidate) and David Gamkr [...] | 2009-04-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI747 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE THOUGH CROWD PALTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The protests waned further on Wednesday, April 15 with only an estimated 1500-2000 protesters in front of Parliament. A small number of protesters (20-30) remained at the Presidential Residence. Approximately 30-40 protesters gathered at the Public Broadcasters building but [...] | 2009-04-16 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI748 | GEORGIA: PUBLIC DEFENDER AND LAWYERS NGO WORK TO [...] (SBU) Summary: As protests drag on in front of Parliament in Tbilisi (ref A),two local organizations continue to monitor the situation. The government's Public Defender's Office (PDO) has maintained its monitoring teams (Ref B) with 24-hour coverage since April 9. The PDO uses uniformd four [...] | 2009-04-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI749 | GEORGIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (SBU) On 16 April Emboff delivered reftel diplomatic note stating officially the intent of the United States to seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, as well as a copy of the United States Human Rights Commitments and Pledges, to First Secretary Nana Shonia of the U.S. and North America [...] | 2009-04-16 12:54:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI750 | GEORGIA: ECONOMY 2003 TO 2008 - A CASE STUDY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. Although often overshadowed by political crisis and conflict over the separatist territories, the Georgian economy has been reformed and developed since the 2003 Rose Revolution. While the August 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing financial crisis continue to pres [...] | 2009-04-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI751 | GEORGIA: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, 2009, Embassy Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met with Minister of Justice, Zurab Adeishvili, who stated emphatically that the draft Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) will move forward to second and third readings in the Parliament. Adeishvili stated that despite recent op [...] | 2009-04-16 13:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI752 | GEORGIA REVERSES DECISION TO FILE ICJ CASE AGAINST [...] (SBU) Following up the discussion on 14 April between the Secretary and Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigol Vashadze in Washington, the Ambassador was informed on 16 April by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov of Georgia's decision not to submit a brief to the International Court of Jus [...] | 2009-04-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON EFIN PREL ICJ GG |
09TBILISI759 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION NIXES [...] (C) Summary: Protests were largely halted over the April 17-20 orthodox Easter holiday weekend with only a symbolic number of protesters in the streets. Despite government and EU representative Peter Semneby's efforts to try to engage the non-parliamentary opposition in talks, on Saturday, [...] | 2009-04-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI760 | GEORGIA SEEKS HELP ON TWO POINTS IN UN NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov called in the Ambassador April 21 to request U.S. assistance in encouraging the UN Secretary General (UNSYG) to focus on two particular points as he prepares for discussions on Georgia. First, Nalbandov noted the importance of maintaining a reference to G [...] | 2009-04-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS KPKO GG |
09TBILISI769 | GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION VOWS TO MAKE [...] (C) Summary: As the non-parliamentary opposition promised, rallies resumed on Tuesday, April 22 with roughly 5,000 protesters staging in front of Parliament. Levan Gachechiladze vowed to make Tbilisi a "cell" city and the non-parliamentary opposition brought 50-60 fake jail cells and place [...] | 2009-04-22 11:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI77 | TBILISI OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: There are regular reports of crimes against Americans and other westerners in Tbilisi and Georgia as a whole, although the level of violent crime has decreased due to improvements in the standard of living and more visible law enforcement presence in th [...] | 2009-01-14 12:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC GG |
09TBILISI770 | TWO VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN - [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Armenian Georgians living in Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) generally want their province to remain as part of Georgia, albeit with tacit recognition by Tbilisi of Armenian as a regional language. For Ethnic Armenian Georgians (or Javakhsi),the grass is indeed not greener on [...] | 2009-04-22 11:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SCUL KIRF AM GG |
09TBILISI786 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROTESTERS INFLATE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: April 22 press reports that the radical opposition mustered 600-plus vehicles from the regions to join 30,000 protesters in front of Parliament were exaggerated and incorrect. Embassy observers and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) officials estimated no more than 5,000 prote [...] | 2009-04-23 13:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI787 | GEORGIA: DEFINING THE ROOTS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Beyond the constantly changing parties which define Georgia's opposition inside and outside of parliament, there are four core groups that have fundamentally opposed President Saakashvili since the early days of his tenure in 2004. In large part, these are the [...] | 2009-04-23 13:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI792 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ENCOURAGES WOMEN PRISON RIOT [...] (C) Summary: Over Orthodox Easter night, April 18-19, approximately 600 women prisoners rioted in Tbilisi's Women's Prison Number Five. They reportedly were upset that they were not granted pardons as part of a general Government pardon of 400 other prisoners throughout the country. Minister [...] | 2009-04-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI793 | GEORGIA INFORMED ON PENDING TRANSFER OF SEIZED HEU [...] (S) Per ref B, on April 24, poloff informed Shalva Burduli, Head of Division for New Threats and Arms Control of the Georgian MFA, of the pending transfer to Russia of a ten-gram sample of the HEU seized in a 2006 nuclear smuggling sting operation in Georgia. Poloff explained that he transfer [...] | 2009-04-24 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC RS GG |
09TBILISI795 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ERECTS MORE "CELLS," PROTESTS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical opposition protests continued on April 23 and leaders called upon their dwindling supporters to maintain their presence throughout the weekend. Despite cold rain and meager numbers, the opposition continued to erect more "cells" in the areas surrounding Parliament, the [...] | 2009-04-24 13:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI799 | GEORGIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 11:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI800 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE BUT STRAINS ARE [...] (C) Summary: Modest numbers of protesters turned out both on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 with crowds numbering around 2-3000 and 500-1000 respectively. "Cells" continued to block traffic in front of the Georgia Public Broadcaster (GPB) Building, Freedom Square, the Ministry of [...] | 2009-04-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI807 | GEORGIA: UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 12:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER GG |
09TBILISI808 | GEORGIA: FIRST MEETING OF INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary and comment. The first meeting of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) was held on April 23 on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line at Ergneti. The fact the meeting occurred was a minor victory itself, and the parties agreed to hold a subsequent [...] | 2009-04-28 13:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI809 | GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - NO IDEAS, NO PROTESTERS, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on Monday, April 27 which were supposed to include announcement of a new action plan consisted of no more than 1000 protesters in front of Parliament and a few more scattered at the Presidential Residence, Public Broadcasters Building, State Chancellery, and Freedom Sq [...] | 2009-04-28 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI81 | GEORGIA: A LOOK INSIDE THE INFLUENTIAL GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church wields a great deal of influence in Georgian society and ON the Georgian Government. Much of the credit goes to the very popular Patriarch Ilia II, who recently II celebrated his 76th birthday and 31 years as Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch. [...] | 2009-01-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KRF PHUM PGOV RU GG |
09TBILISI816 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE DESPITE HANDSHAKE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests were largely abandoned on Tuesday, April 28 as non-parliamentary leaders attended church services for the day of reconciliation. Crowds in front of Parliament were estimated at 500 or less. At a church service led by the Patriarch, that only Irakli Alasani (Allianc [...] | 2009-04-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI819 | The Roma in Georgia [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel marking International Roma Day, the Embassy posted the Secretary's message on its website and took the opportunity to meet with the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center in Georgia and a representative of the Civil Registry of the Ministry of Justi [...] | 2009-04-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO GG |
09TBILISI82 | GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and comment. On January 14, Deputy Defense Minister Giorgi Muchaidze summoned PolOff and Acting DATT to explain the government's position on a draft agreement with the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and seek U.S. comment. T [...] | 2009-01-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI821 | GEORGIA: GREEK AMBASSADOR SEEKS HELP ON OSCE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Greek Ambassador Georgios Chatzimichelakis, as a representative of the sitting OSCE Chairman-in-Office, came to see the Ambassador April 29 to relay a request for assistance. He explained that the Greek government is in the p [...] | 2009-04-29 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE GR RS GG |
09TBILISI827 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS STAGNANT - SIGNS OF DESPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued on Wednesday, April 29 although only about 2000-3000 attended, a number of who appeared to be onlookers enjoying a nice day rather than dedicated supporters. Protest leaders have vowed to continue, but have not articulated a concrete plan. GOG representativ [...] | 2009-04-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI83 | GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY AND NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The comments of both Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition leaders indicate that their interests and visions for the near and longer term future continue to diverge. Cooperation between the Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition camps is limited at best. [...] | 2009-01-15 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI836 | GEORGIA: JOINT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 10:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC GG |
09TBILISI841 | GEORGIA: EUMM CONFIRMS COMPLIANCE WITH MOU ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) released a public statement April 28 announcing the automatic renewal of its MOU with the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Georgia's continued compliance with its provisions. The statement notes that the EUMM has not been able to [...] | 2009-05-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI842 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINE TO DWINDLE, BUT NO END [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders addressed a crowd of about 1500 in front of Parliament on Thursday, April 30 and announced their plan to picket the Public Broadcasters Building starting at 9:00 am on May 1. Nino Burjanadze stated that the opposition needed to take more e [...] | 2009-05-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI843 | GEORGIA: DFM NALBANDOV ON UN, OSCE [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov summoned the Ambassador April 29 to request further U.S. help in encouraging the UN Secretary General to title his report "Situation in Abkhazia, Georgia." He also identified particular redlines for Georgia in the negotiations for a new [...] | 2009-05-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE GR RS KZ GG |
09TBILISI847 | GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGES CONTINUED RESTRAINT ON [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili and Deputy FM Giga Bokeria both assured the Ambassador during separate meetings May 1 that the Government would be patient with the demonstrators and that no force would be used against them. Merabishvili also agreed that there wo [...] | 2009-05-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI849 | GEORGIAN PM SAYS TURKMEN INTERESTED IN WESTERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RU AZ GG |
09TBILISI850 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE - NO NEGOTIATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend although crowds only numbered around 500-1500. Roads remained blocked by "cells" and the opposition announced that more disruptions are being planned. A May 2 concert featuring Levan Gachechiladze's brother, Utsnobi ("Unknown" or "Anonym [...] | 2009-05-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI858 | GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...] | 2009-05-05 13:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI865 | GEORGIA: MUTINY DISRUPTS PROTESTS - FALLOUT UNCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The mutiny of a tank battalion at Mukhrovani base forced the non-parliamentary opposition to scratch plans for a temporary blockade of major roads leading in and out of Tbilisi from 4pm - 5pm May 5. The non-parliamentary opposition, including Irakli Alasania, responded to the m [...] | 2009-05-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI866 | GEORGIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON MUTINY [...] (C) Summary. On May 5, Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze briefed the diplomatic corps on the attempted mutiny earlier in the day, which ended peacefully. He offered additional details on the event itself, which he described as designed to disrupt the NATO Partnership for Peace exercise; he and [...] | 2009-05-07 04:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI875 | GEORGIA: PROTESTERS TRY TO ENTER POLICE STATION, [...] (C) Summary: Georgian non-parliamentary opposition protests turned violent, May 6 when Giorgi Gachechiladze (a pop singer known as "Utsnobi" - "Anonymous"),his brother Levan Gachechiladze and other radical opposition leaders lead a group of protesters from Parliament to Digomi police stati [...] | 2009-05-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI876 | GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Summary: The International Republican Institute (IRI) ran a series of focus groups May 4-5 in Tbilisi to gauge political opinion on the ongoing opposition-led protests and domestic political environment. The groups consisted of eight people each with one group being pro-government ("pr [...] | 2009-05-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI89 | GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The transition from being Speaker of Parliament and interim President to being one of many in a marginalized non-Parliamentary opposition has been a difficult one for Nino Burjanadze. Burjanadze has been unable to garner much more than a meager level of public support s [...] | 2009-01-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI894 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - OPPOSITION APPEARS TO STEP [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, a day after violence erupted when opposition protesters charged a police station, non-parliamentary opposition leaders indicated a new willingness to engage in dialogue, although they did not present a united message. Irakli Alasania (Alliance) called for dialogue wi [...] | 2009-05-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI899 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend, bu with no major incidents. The one month anniversary of the start of the protests on Saturday, May 9 drew what might have been as many as 15,000 protesters on a beautiful sunny day. On Friday, May 8, Speaker Bakradze met with a group of [...] | 2009-05-11 12:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI9 | GEORGIA: THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL [...] (U) Dutch Ambassador Onno Elderenbosch and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on December 31 per reftel instructions. Given the lack of diplomatic relations with Russia following the August conflict, the Russian Embassy did not participate in the de [...] | 2009-01-05 11:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC RS NL GG |
09TBILISI90 | GEORGIA: PRIME MINISTER ILL, AND RUMORED TO BE [...] (C) Summary: After undergoing several weeks of medical treatment in Germany, Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili returned to Tbilisi following the Georgian Orthodox Christmas holiday. Throughout his absence, rumors circulated in the capitol, despite denials by President Saakashvili, that Mg [...] | 2009-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GG |
09TBILISI906 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SAAKASHVILI MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Saakashvili met separately with both the non-parliamentary and parliamentary opposition May 11. The non-parliamentary meeting reached no public agreement other than a commitment by some in the non-parliamentary opposition to continue to talk. Nonetheless, privately [...] | 2009-05-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI907 | GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...] | 2009-05-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI908 | GEORGIA: EU DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EUMM'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Head of Mission Haber, EU member states do not have a clear vision of the EUMM in the future. The mission will almost surely be extended for a year, but some elements in the EU would prefer to see it end at that point. Assumi [...] | 2009-05-12 15:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI909 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SOME BLUSTER, LITTLE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A small crowd of 2000-2500 appeared in front of Parliament Tuesday May, 12 for what was scheduled to be a major announcement on the non-parliamentary opposition's new action plan in response to their meeting with Saakashvili. No announcement of blocking roads or other near ter [...] | 2009-05-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI91 | CODEL SCHWARTZ (HDAC) VISITS GEORGIA [...] (U) Summary and Comment: In support of its ongoing partnership with Georgia's Parliament on democratic and institutional reform (reftel),CODEL Schwartz and the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited the Republic of Georgia from December 17-19, 2008. CODEL Schwartz met with Parli [...] | 2009-01-20 04:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI910 | GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE EXPLAINS POSITION ON PROTESTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze met May 8 with the members of Codel Davis to discuss the current political situation in Georgia. Bakradze explained the GoG's plans to handle the ongoing protests and to implement political reforms. End Summary. GoG Wants to Break Cycle [...] | 2009-05-14 11:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI911 | GEORGIA: ALASANIA LEANS TOWARDS DIALOGUE; [...] (C) Summary: Only about 500 protesters attended the meeting in front of Parliament on May 13. Irakli Alasania (Alliance),who did not attend the meeting at Parliament on Wednesday, announced separately that his supporters would not continue to block the road in front of the Georgian Public [...] | 2009-05-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI912 | GEORGIA: FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS ON CS-137 DISCOVERY [...] (S) As requested in ref A, poloff obtained additional information from the Government of Georgia regarding its response to the discovery of four Cs-137 sources buried near Kopitnari Airport. While not completely ruling out the possibility that the material was abandoned by smugglers, the gove [...] | 2009-05-14 12:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL GG |
09TBILISI920 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition's pledge to unblock the road in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was rescinded, then reinstated and finally implemented early May 14. The back and forth highlighted the now open and obvious rift within the leadership of the non-par [...] | 2009-05-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI923 | GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA SNUBS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. South Ossetian de facto authorities' willingness to cooperate with the international community -- meager as it was -- took several steps backward in recent days. On May 7, they blocked the second meeting of the Incident Prevention Mechanism; on May 5, they blocked a [...] | 2009-05-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI924 | GEORGIA: ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two agreements signed April 30 by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto "presidents" Sergey Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity on "joint efforts for protection of state borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia," has further reinforced Russian c [...] | 2009-05-15 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PBTS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS RS GG |
09TBILISI925 | GEORGIA: CODEL DAVIS DISCUSSES BILATERAL TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 8-9 visit to Tbilisi, CODEL Davis met with President Saakashvili, Minister of Defense Vasil Sikharulidze, women leaders in the GOG and Parliament, and the Speaker of the Parliament (reported septel). Sikharulidze covered Georgia's ongoing defense reforms and the re [...] | 2009-05-18 04:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
09TBILISI93 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on January 13. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2009-01-20 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE GG |
09TBILISI932 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS QUIET OVER THE WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: Only about 1000 protesters showed up on Saturday and Sunday in front of Parliament. The non-parliamentary opposition announced its plans to hold rallies in all of Georgia to prove to President Saakashvili that the whole country demanded his resignation. The non-parliamentary [...] | 2009-05-18 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI937 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NOT MUCH NEW IN OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition responded to the GoG's offer of dialogue on six concrete points with six proposals of its own, with a deadline of May 26 for implementation. The non-parliamentary offer is still calling for new presidential and parliamentary elections this year, [...] | 2009-05-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI94 | GEORGIA: MFA REQUESTS INFO RE U.S. APPROACH TO [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) DFM Nalbandov called in DCM January 20, 2009, to request an update on the USG's approach to the upcoming UNOMIG renewal discussion in New York. Joined by former NSC Secretary (and Georgia's next Ambassador to the UN) Lomaia, Nalba [...] | 2009-01-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN GG RU |
09TBILISI940 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS - FURTHER SIGNS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters blocked the main road to the Tbilisi International Airport in front of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs building for about 45 minutes on May 19. Other protest leaders addressed a small crowd in front of Parliament. Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia [...] | 2009-05-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI942 | GEORGIA: SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT UN REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Georgian Government has made clear, both publicly and privately, its discontent with the UN Secretary General (UNSYG)'s report on Abkhazia, Georgia. It perceives both the title and key elements of the report's substance as a capitulation to Russian pressure, as evi [...] | 2009-05-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG |
09TBILISI945 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS GEARING UP FOR MAY 26 [...] (C) Summary: Protests remained small on May 20. Utsnobi (Giorgi Gachechiladze) performed a rally concert in Batumi to kick off the non-parliamentary opposition's plan to bring "all of Georgia" to Tbilisi for a May 26 rally (independence day parade). Post heard payments to protesters have r [...] | 2009-05-21 11:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI95 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on January 13. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2009-01-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN GG |
09TBILISI951 | GEORGIA: SHOOT OUT WITH AT-LARGE MUTINY SUSPECTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI952 | GEORGIA: SECURITY SITUATION AT THE MTSKHETA [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. The radioactive storage facility in Mtskheta, the permanent storage facility in Georgia for disused radioactive sources, is in need of a strengthened security guard presence, according to local experts and pol [...] | 2009-05-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC KCRM PARM PINR GG |
09TBILISI956 | GEORGIA: DASD WARLICK'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mary Warlick, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria to discuss bilateral issues and review military assistance programs. The meeting provided an opportunity for Bokeria to discuss the ongoing polit [...] | 2009-05-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
09TBILISI957 | GEORGIA PROTESTS: QUIET TALKS ONGOING - WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters locked the major roads on both sides of the river that flows through downtown Tbilisi for roughly 40 minutes May 21 prompting an angry response from motorists that was widely covered in the press. Non-parliamentary opposition rallies in Zugdidi and [...] | 2009-05-22 11:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI96 | GEORGIA: WINTER LULL IN INCIDENTS ABRUPTLY ENDS [...] (C) Summary and comment. After a few weeks of relative calm over the holidays -- which saw several attacks, but no injuries -- a number of serious incidents occurred along the administrative boundaries with South Ossetia and Abkhazia in recent days. On January 16 a Georgan police officer was [...] | 2009-01-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG |
09TBILISI961 | GEORGIA: INJURED MUTINY ORGANIZERS STABLE, [...] (C) Summary. The two mutiny suspects detained following a firefight yesterday, Levan Amiridze and Koba Otanadze, remain in stable condition in a government-controlled hospital, according to the press. According to the Ombudsman,s Office, Otanadze,s brother Nugzar Otanadze was arrested two w [...] | 2009-05-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI968 | GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROMISED SURPRISES - PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: On Georgian Independence Day, May 26, the non-parliamentary opposition drew its largest crowd since beginning protests on April 9. Between 45,000-50,000 rallied at Dynamo Stadium, where various non-parliamentary opposition leaders spoke to a largely subdued audience. Only sing [...] | 2009-05-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI97 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON ENGURI AO DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri provided the Ambassador with more details and his private thoughts on the recent deal to enter into a joint management agreement for the Enguri power facility with Russian firm InterRAO-UES (ref A). Despite the negative press the Minister [...] | 2009-01-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI972 | GEORGIA: PROTESTS SMALL - QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On May 27, a day after large scale demonstrations, only a small group of protesters numbering roughly 1000-1500 gathered in front of Parliament. The crowd listened to largely subdued speeches by non-parliamentary leaders who have decided to continue protests in sp [...] | 2009-05-28 11:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI979 | GEORGIA: PATRIARCHATE BACKTRACKS - VIOLENCE ERUPTS [...] (C) Summary: A group of about 500 protesters picketed the Mayor's office on May 28 from about noon until 3pm. The rally with about 1000-2000 protesters reconvened for a concert in front of Parliament later that evening. Violence erupted around 9pm local time when protesters allegedly atta [...] | 2009-05-29 12:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TBILISI980 | GEORGIA: UK FCO DIRECTOR ON ABKHAZIA TRIP, NEED [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Tbilisi, Michael Davenport, Director of the Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Directorate at the British FCO, urged the United States to set a clear example for the international community on how to move forward on Georgia, in particular with regard to Rus [...] | 2009-05-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09TBILISI982 | GEORGIA: CONTROVERSY OVER MAY 31 ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. On the eve of May 31 parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, controversy has erupted over the electoral system and establishment of political parties by the "de facto" administration. While Russian officials and South Ossetian "de facto" administration officials cl [...] | 2009-05-29 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG |
09TBILISI984 | GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE UNDERLINES REDLINES ON UN [...] (C/NF) On May 29, Georgian Foreign Minister Vashadze called in the Ambassador to ensure the United States understood Georgia's redlines regarding a new UN mandate. Referring to his May 22 letter to the Secretary, Vashadze emphasized Georgia's absolute commitment to the following minimum requir [...] | 2009-05-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09TBILISI999 | GEORGIA: WEEKEND PROTESTS QUIET - CELLS REMOVED AS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small crowd of 1500 rallied on May 29 the day after scuffles along Rustaveli Avenue turned violent injuring 14, including eight policemen. A similarly small crowd rallied May 30; only a crowd of about 400-500 rallied May 31. Cells were cleared from Freedom Square overnight [...] | 2009-06-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TELAVIV2456 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 [...] (SBU) Summary: RPA Port Aviation represents foreign airlines cargo services in Israel, including Uzbekistan Airways and Georgian Airlines. According to RPA Port Aviation Airport Office Manager Refael Dayan, the company has had a long-standing relationship with the Government of Georgia. Howe [...] | 2009-11-09 14:51:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GG IS |
09THEHAGUE33 | NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. "WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are inclined to support the U.S. proposal of "carrots and sticks" to encourage separatist regions in Georgia to give up their aspirations of independence. However, the West's first goal should be restoring international access to the regions and addressing any humanit [...] | 2009-01-14 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RU NL |
09TILISI1526 | GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
09TOKYO214 | JAPANESE REPORT GEORGIA CONCERNED UNOMIG MAY LAPSE [...] (C) Georgian officials are worried about the prospect of maintaining an international presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia if UNOMIG's mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to MOFA's Central Asia and Caucasus Division Director Hiroshi Tajima. Tajima met with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister [...] | 2009-01-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN JA GG RS |
09USEUBRUSSELS88 | DEMARCHE ON GEORGIA'S SEPARATIST REGIONS: EU [...] (C) Mission delegation, led by Charg, delivered Ref A points January 21 to Helga Schmid, Director of the EU Council Secretariat's Policy Unit. She responded that the EU was very much on board with respect to using "carrots" with Georgia to lure especially Abkhazia away from a Russian embrac [...] | 2009-01-23 18:35:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS EUN |
09USNATO156 | NATO EXERCISES IN GEORGIA - THE FACTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 16:53:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU |
09USNATO157 | TAKING THE NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL FORWARD IN STORMY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Alliance has made great strides in overcoming internal divisions over Russia and Europes East leading to an emerging consensus on how to take NATO-Russia relations forward. USNATO is working with Germany and the Czech Republic on non-papers that provide a roadmap for re-engageme [...] | 2009-04-21 17:56:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO158 | COOPERATIVE AIRSPACE INITIATIVE: THE MODEL FOR NRC [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Russia and a wide cross-section of participating/financing Allies, including Poland, strongly support the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI). Based on pledges of 75 percent of total NATO costs for [...] | 2009-04-22 16:09:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO161 | LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: While Mission continues to support the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) counter-narcotics (CN) project, technical and logistical problems have prevented us from carrying out all required Leahy vetting. Already twice this year, UNODC [...] | 2009-04-23 13:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO165 | ROGOZIN RAMBLES SOVIET-STYLE IN RESTART OF THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On April 29, the first formal NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ambassadorial meeting was held since the August 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Russian Ambassador Rogozin used the meeting to dissect and criticize the communiqu from NATO's recent 60th Anniversary Summit. Paying particular att [...] | 2009-05-04 17:45:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO166 | AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT ALIYEV BRIEFS ENERGY, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Appearing before the North Atlantic Council (NAC) for the first time in two and a half years, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (joined by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov) briefed the Allies on Azerbaijan's role as a regional energy supplier, his commitment to resolve the Na [...] | 2009-05-05 08:25:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL AJ AM GG TU RS |
09USNATO191 | ROGOZIN "SHOCKED" BY NATO EXPULSIONS OF RUSSIAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador Volker, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin spoke positively about resuming concrete work in the NATO-Russia Council even while complaining that the recent NATO expulsion of two Russian diplomats was unjustified. Ambassador Volker di [...] | 2009-05-14 14:24:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS RS GG |
09USNATO199 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN CONTINUES HIS ATTEMPTS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Responding to presentations on Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at the May 13 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin criticized NATO's efforts in Afghanistan as both repeating the Soviet Union's earlier mistakes and inve [...] | 2009-05-19 11:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL PGOV RS GG TU GM |
09USNATO216 | NATO-RUSSIA: CONSENSUS EMERGING FOR NRC [...] (C/NF) In the May 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Russian Ambassador Rogozin chided Allies for playing political games with the proposed date of the NRC Foreign Ministerial meeting. Rogozin groused that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to NATO's proposed May 19 date for the Minis [...] | 2009-05-28 18:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP |
09USNATO217 | NATO-RUSSIA: CONSENSUS EMERGING FOR NRC [...] (C/NF) In the May 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, Russian Ambassador Rogozin chided Allies for playing political games with the proposed date of the NRC Foreign Ministerial meeting. Rogozin groused that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov agreed to NATO's proposed May 19 date for the Minis [...] | 2009-05-28 18:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP |
09USNATO222 | NATO SECRETARY GENERAL'S CRITICISM OF SOUTH [...] On June 2 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer issued the following statement: BEGIN TEXT: NATO does not recognize the elections held on May 31 in South Ossetia. The holding of such elections does not contribute to a peaceful and lasting settlement of the situation in Georgia. Th [...] | 2009-06-02 16:12:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL RS GG |
09USNATO253 | NATO-RUSSIA MINISTERIAL: RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C/NF) SUMMERY: In a dramatic change in tone, the Russian Mission to NATO fully engaged in the June 9-10 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Preparatory Committee (Prep Com) negotiations on deliverables for the NRC June 27 Foreign Ministerial in Corfu. Prior to this week, the Russian Mission had insis [...] | 2009-06-12 04:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS UP |
09USNATO269 | SECRETARY CLINTON: YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (C) This is the first high-level NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting since the August 2008 Georgia crisis, when NATO suspended meetings of the Council. During the Foreign Ministerial last March, you succeeded in convincing your NATO colleagues to resume NRC deliberations - a decision subsequently rea [...] | 2009-06-22 14:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS RS GG |
09USNATO27 | RUSSIA SEEKS TO RENEW ENGAGEMENT IN THE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies met with Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin on January 26 for the first time since the Georgia crisis in August 2008. Welcoming the Ministerial decision to re-engage Russia in a phased approach, Allies emphasized that the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) is a tool for fair as w [...] | 2009-01-28 16:11:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO272 | JUNE 19 NRC AMBASSADORIAL: MINISTERIAL PREP, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On June 19, NATO-Russia Council Ambassadors prepared for the June 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Ministerial in Corfu. They focused on three possible deliverables: a "way forward" paper for the NRC; a political mandate to restart military-to-military cooperation; and, Russian p [...] | 2009-06-23 16:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO RS GG |
09USNATO28 | ACTION REQUEST: AMB. VOLKER'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Russian Ambassador Dmitri Rogozin has requested a meeting with Ambassador Volker on January 30. The Russian mission to NATO tells us that Rogozin wants to quickly build upon the positive spirit of the January 26 NATO-Russia C [...] | 2009-01-28 16:42:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS GG RS |
09USNATO303 | NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES DIFFER ON RE-ENGAGEMENT, BUT [...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies are united that PermReps should use the July 22 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC)to indicate to Russia that NATO is willing to engage across the entire spectrum of issues, but that Russia must also specify in what areas it would like to cooperate. Regardless of [...] | 2009-07-15 17:18:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL RS GG UP |
09USNATO317 | NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL MEETING SHOWS COOPERATION WILL [...] (C) Summary: The first NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting since the June 27 Corfu Foreign Ministerial descended into a bitter exchange on issues across the board including Afghanistan, NATO enlargement, Georgia and Kosovo. The three-hour meeting began constructively, with Russia answering th [...] | 2009-07-23 17:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL RS GG UP |
09USNATO410 | RFG: STAFFING THE NATO LIAISON OFFICE IN TBILISI [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. The Problem ----------- 2. (C/NF) Allies will discuss at the September 29 PermReps' lunch the inability of NATO to staff -- via Voluntary National Contributions (VNC) -- the NATO Liaison Office in Tbilisi, which Foreign Ministers agreed [...] | 2009-09-25 15:11:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MCAP GG |
09USNATO448 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - U.S.-GEORGIA EXERCISE [...] (C/NF) PolOff delivered reftel points at the October 12 meeting of NATO's Political Committee. Allies appreciated the information, but offered no substantive response to these points. DAALDER [...] | 2009-10-13 15:16:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RS GG |
09USNATO449 | MONTENEGRO AND BOSNIA MAP: A SNAPSHOT OF ALLIED [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: With the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministerial quickly approaching, Allies are beginning to seriously discuss whether and how to respond to the applications of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to join the Membership Action Plan process. While most Allies do not beli [...] | 2009-10-13 18:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL BK MW GG UP |
09USNATO465 | MARCHING TOWARDS DECEMBER: NATO DISCUSSES THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided over an informal session of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on October 20 to discuss views on the Western Balkans in preparation for decisions to be taken at the December Foreign Ministerial, a discussion informed by a n [...] | 2009-10-21 17:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL MW BK YI GG UP |
09USNATO495 | SYG'S PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN [...] (SBU) At the November 3 informal PermReps' lunch, NATO Secretary General (SG) Rasmussen distributed his proposed schedule for the December 3-4 meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. 2. (SBU) The text of the Secretary General's proposed schedule follows: BEGIN TEXT 2009 Autumn Foreign Min [...] | 2009-11-03 15:25:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
09USNATO539 | RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 16:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
09USNATO541 | RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Attached is the initial draft of the statement for the NATO Foreign Ministerial to be held in Brussels December 3 and 4, 2009. Reflecting the Secretary General's desire to have much shorter, "punchier" document that only raises is [...] | 2009-11-20 17:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
09USNATO564 | CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OF THE NATO-GEORGIA COMMISSION [...] (U) Following the December 3 meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at the level of Foreign Ministers, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen -- in his role as Chairman of the NGC -- issued the following Chairman's Statement: BEGIN TEXT: 03 Dec. 2009 Chairman's Statement Meeting of t [...] | 2009-12-04 07:53:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO PBTS MOPS PINS GG AF |
09USNATO575 | (U) DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S DECEMBER 3, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) December 4, 2009; 5:00 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder Brian Greaney (Notetaker) Georgia Foreig [...] | 2009-12-08 13:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL NATO GG RS |
09USNATO61 | NATO-GEORGIA COMMISSION EXAMINES NEXT STEPS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the February 4 NATO-Georgia Commission Meeting, Allies were united in support of Georgia's territorial integrity. Allies also stressed their desire to see Tbilisi advance its domestic reforms and to make maximum use of the recently agreed Annual National Program process. G [...] | 2009-02-13 10:06:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS |
09USOSCE1 | NEXT STEPS ON AN OSCE FIELD MISSION MANDATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Whether it was their full intention, Russian obstructionism at the OSCE in Vienna over the last few weeks has resulted in a planned closure of the OSCE Mission to Georgia starting o January 1. Despite a series of creative approahes by the outgoing Finnish Chairmanship to reset he [...] | 2009-01-01 10:24:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE GG PREL |
09USOSCE13 | FSC JANUARY 28: RUSSIA CALLS OUT GEORGIA FOR VD99 [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia sharply criticized Georgia for its refusal of Russian requests for Vienna Document inspection and evaluation. Dismissing Georgia's defense of force majeure as insubstantial, Russia said Georgia had only itself to blame for the conditions it cited in refusing the inspect [...] | 2009-01-29 15:21:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE GG RS XG |
09USOSCE184 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JULY 27 - 31, 2009 [...] (U) A team of election experts from the OSCE/ODIHR Mission arrived in Kabul July 26 to support conduct of the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. The 20 experts from the mission will assist election stakeholders in Afghanistan, including election administra [...] | 2009-08-06 15:21:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL RU KZ GG KG MK BK |
09USOSCE199 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 1 - 3, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 1, Greek PermRep Marinaki reaffirmed the ChairmanshipQ,s intent to delay its decision on opening the proposed two-person Office of the Special Representative in Tbilisi until after the September 17 round of Geneva discussions. Marinaki said Athe [...] | 2009-09-10 13:55:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU |
09USOSCE206 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 8 - 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 8, Greek PermRep Marinaki said she intends during the Greek Chairmanship to complete the process for replacing OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Miklos Haraszti whose term expires in March 2009. Marinaki said the announcement fo [...] | 2009-09-22 06:32:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU |
09USOSCE207 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 8 - 11, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 8, Greek PermRep Marinaki said she intends during the Greek Chairmanship to complete the process for replacing OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM) Miklos Haraszti whose term expires in March 2009. Marinaki said the announcement fo [...] | 2009-09-22 06:32:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL KZ GG RU |
09USOSCE210 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 14 - 18, 2009 [...] (U) In her video greeting to the September 14 opening session of the 9th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Secretary Clinton spoke of the personal, societal, and economic harm caused by human trafficking. She emphasized the "three Ps" of the anti-trafficking fight - prosecu [...] | 2009-09-28 07:24:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU KZ |
09USOSCE211 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 21 - 25, 2009 [...] (SBU) At the weekly U.S.-CiO meeting September 22, Greek PermRep Marinaki said High Commissioner for National Minorities Vollebaek intended to visit South Ossetia in the near future, and had agreed to travel from Vladikavkaz, reversing his long-standing demand for access from the south. Vol [...] | 2009-09-28 07:36:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE225 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 9,2009 [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge Fuller at NATO HQ October 2, NATO international staff led by Deputy A/SYG Bob Simmons advised that NATO allies have agreed to postpone discussion of the Medvedev proposal of European Security Architecture until the conclusion of initial OSCE Corfu Process (CP) dis [...] | 2009-10-19 12:54:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE234 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 13 - 16, 2009 [...] (SBU) During the October 9-12, 2009, Fall Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA),more than 200 parliamentarians from the OSCE participating States (pS) met in Athens to examine challenges to achieving energy security in the region. The United States was represented by Helsinki Commi [...] | 2009-10-22 06:44:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE242 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 19 - 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) In an October 20 meeting, the Russian delegation reportedly told the senior policy officer on the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center's Caucasus Desk that Moscow wanted a written proposal for the Chairmanship's "support team" and preferred a modified chain of command. The delegation sugges [...] | 2009-10-29 12:18:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE247 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 26 - 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) A draft Ministerial Council decision on "Women,s Participation in Political and Public Life" was tabled at the October 28 Human Dimension Committee meeting. While Russia, Belarus, and a handful of other participating States said they lacked formal guidance, all expressed general support [...] | 2009-11-02 17:31:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE259 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 2 - 13, 2009 [...] (SBU) At our weekly meeting with the CiO Nov 3, Greek Ambassador Marinaki told us the CiO's Special Representative for Protracted Conflicts, Christopoulus, would meet with his Kazakh-proposed successor, Nurgaliev, in Vienna on Nov 5 and they would participate in the informal "Five plus Two" m [...] | 2009-11-20 08:39:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE264 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: NOVEMBER 16 - 20, 2009 [...] (C) At the weekly CiO meeting November 17, which included for the first time Kazakh Ambassador and future PC Chair Abdrakhmanov, Greek Ambassador Marinaki emphasized the Chair's desire to adopt a Political Declaration at the December 1-2 Athens Ministerial. She acknowledged the Kazakh inter [...] | 2009-11-26 11:05:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU |
09USOSCE34 | FEBRUARY 11 JOINT FSC-PC: EU AND OSCE MISSIONS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Monitoring Mission head Haber told the joint Forum for Security Cooperation-Permanent Council that the EU was make reasonable progress on its goals of stabilization, normalization, and confidence building in the conflict zones of Georgia. Both Haber and OSCE Conflict Prevent [...] | 2009-02-12 11:39:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG |
09USOSCE36 | CORRECTED COPY FSC-PC FEBRUARY 11: EU AND OSCE [...] (SBU) This corrected copy changes only the format. SUMMARY: EU Monitoring Mission head Haber told the joint Forum for Security Cooperation-Permanent Council that the EU was make reasonable progress on its goals of stabilization, normalization, and confidence building in the conflict zones of [...] | 2009-02-13 10:17:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG |
09USUNNEWYORK1012 | GEORGIA: U/SYG LEROY TELLS QUAD RUSSIA AND UN [...] (C) A high level Quad delegation underlined with UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy the need to preserve a strong and effective high-level UN envoy to replace Johan Verbeke when he steps down from the position of UN Representative to the Geneva Talks and the [...] | 2009-11-12 01:44:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RU |
09USUNNEWYORK102 | ACTION REQUEST: DRAFT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Per Reftel instructions, Ambassador Rice along with Ambassadors of Croatia, France, Germany, and Russia ("Group of Friends") have achieved "ad referendum" agreement on the text of a Security Council resolution that would extend the mandate of the UN mission f [...] | 2009-02-10 02:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK1058 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA READY TO ACCEPT CONTINUING UN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Following Ref A discussion with Undersecretary-General (U/SYG) LeRoy and Assistant Secretary-General (A/SYG) Mulet, Quad Ambassadors have sounded out Russian views on a replacement for UN Representative to the Geneva Talks an [...] | 2009-11-19 23:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK117 | GEORGIA: SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In closed consultations on February 10, all Security Council members except the Russian Federation identified a continuing need for a UN presence in Georgia, at least on an interim basis, which would ensure security and stability pending consultations on a comprehensive security [...] | 2009-02-11 01:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK123 | GEORGIA ACTION REQUEST: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Subsequent to USUN's Ref A Action Request, USUN has engaged in further negotiations with the Russian Federation, United Kingdom, France, Croatia and Germany ("Group of Friends") on the text of a Security Council resolution that would extend the UN Observer Mi [...] | 2009-02-12 14:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK127 | GEORGIA: AMBASSADORS RICE AND DICARLO URGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian PermRep Alexander Lomaia expressed appreciation for the extension of UNOMIG, but warned that Georgia might not view another UNOMIG extension as worthwhile in June 2009. He complained that Russia had already begun to spin the draft resolution as a victory. Ambassadors Ric [...] | 2009-02-12 19:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK140 | GEORGIA: SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNOMIG MANDATE [...] The Security Council unanimously adopted an extension of the UNOMIG mandate until June 15, 2009 in a short meeting on February 13, 2009 (Res. 1866, see reftel for resolution text). Prior to the adoption, the Council held brief consultations and agreed that the resolution would be a presidenti [...] | 2009-02-14 00:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK18 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: GERMANS PROMOTE REVISED UNOMIG [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German Mission to the UN is advocating a beefed-up mandate for the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) when the current mandate expires on February 15, 2009. Germany hopes Security Council members will corner Russia into agreeing to extend authorization for a military ob [...] | 2009-01-12 23:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK206 | GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON [...] SUMMARY. (C) Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis told Ambassador Rice and Ambassador Wolff on February 26, that her current priorities as Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE were to find a consensus approach for engaging on Russia's proposals for a new European security architecture and to get [...] | 2009-03-04 22:08:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UNSC RS GG TU CY GR |
09USUNNEWYORK257 | GEORGIA: PERMREP SEEKS US VIEWS ON FUTURE OF UNOMIG [...] (C) Summary. Georgian Permrep Alexander Lomaia told Ambassador DiCarlo on March 12 that Georgia would like to see the UN presence in Georgia/Abkhazia continue. It should include a peacekeeping force to patrol a demilitarized zone, an executive policing component, and a concrete mechanism for [...] | 2009-03-13 18:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK266 | GEORGIA ACTION REQUEST: SRSG VERBEKE NON-PAPER ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has circulated a Non-Paper to the U.S. and other key stakeholders, which outlines basic principles for a security regime for Abkhazia, Georgia. The Non-Paper also outlines elements of a future UN role in Geo [...] | 2009-03-16 22:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK326 | UN REVISES GEORGIA PROPOSAL, WANTS USG REACTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. David Harland, chief of the UN Department of Peacekeeping (DPKO) Europe Office, passed to dpolcouns on March 26 a paper entitled "NON-PAPER: Elements for a Security Regime and UN Role." The paper is a revised version of the nonpaper reported reftel. This dra [...] | 2009-03-27 21:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK384 | GEORGIA: USUN DELIVERS USG PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Per Ref A instructions, Deputy PolCouns and Poloff shared the USG preliminary response to the UN Non-Paper on the future UN presence in Georgia (Ref B) with DPKO Director for Europe and Latin America, David Harland. Harland acknowledged U.S. views on the dimensions of the propose [...] | 2009-04-10 12:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK385 | GEORGIA: EUSR PIERRE MOREL BRIEFS USUN ON GENEVA [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUSR for Georgia Pierre Morel told Ambassador DiCarlo on April 3 he thought the UN needed a "substantial" mandate in Abkhazia, with symmetrical security zones on both sides of the administrative boundary of Abkhazia. Morel thought Georgia SRSG Verbeke would complete his report by [...] | 2009-04-10 13:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK423 | GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian Foreign Minister Vashadze outlined for Ambassadors Rice and DiCarlo the elements Georgia would like to see in a new UN mandate. He acknowledged that the eventual mandate would be something less robust that the Georgian proposed elements, but suggested that it was import [...] | 2009-04-23 22:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK435 | GEORGIA: QUAD AMBASSADORS DELIVER NON-PAPER TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps of the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom (Quad) delivered Ref A non-paper to U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and SRSG for Georgia Johan Verbeke on April 24. The Ambassadors argued for robust and ambitious recommendation [...] | 2009-04-27 14:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC GG |
09USUNNEWYORK491 | GEORGIA: USUN PRESSES SECRETARIAT ON UNOMIG REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Ambassador DiCarlo reinforced with U/SYG for Political Affairs Pascoe on May 8 and May 11, and U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy on May 11, that the U.S. strongly opposes any change to the name of the SYG's Report on the Situation in Abkhazia, Georgia a [...] | 2009-05-12 23:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK51 | GEORGIA: UN DPKO SHARES DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As reported Reftel, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) favors a revised interim monitoring mission in Georgia to replace the existing UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). DPKO shared with USUN a draft of the Secretary-General's (SYG) "observations" to be incl [...] | 2009-01-27 01:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK535 | REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF IMMUNITY [...] USUN Host Country MinCouns called in Georgian Mission Deputy PermRep Irakli Chikovani March 26 to hand over note verbale requesting that the Government of Georgia waive the immunity from criminal jurisdiction enjoyed by Georgian Mission Counselor Alexander Chelizde so that he could face charg [...] | 2009-05-27 16:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL GG UN CHELIDZE ALEXANDER |
09USUNNEWYORK538 | GEORGIA: MAY 27 UNSC CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Georgia SRSG Johan Verbeke told the Security Council on May 27 that a credible security regime, adhered to by all sides, needs to be the core of any future UN presence in Abkhazia, Georgia. Verbeke said that the Council's call in Res. 1866 for paragraph 2(a) of the former Mosco [...] | 2009-05-28 22:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK554 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN MISSION REFUSES TO ENGAGE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. At a meeting of French, German, U.K., U.S., Russian and Croatian PRs/DPRs on June 2, Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin refused to engage on a German draft resolution to extend the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Churkin said he had received emphatic i [...] | 2009-06-02 22:09:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK559 | NO WAIVER FOR CHELIDZE [...] The Permanent Mission of Georgia's note 6/85-02 of June 1, 2009 (text follows in paragraph 2 below) informs USUN that the Government has decided not to waive the immunity of Alexander Chelizde from criminal jurisdiction so that he could face the third degree assault charges that the Queens Co [...] | 2009-06-03 20:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL GG UN |
09USUNNEWYORK570 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA INSISTS ON NEW 'POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian Permrep Churkin continued to resist substantive negotiations, on June 5, on a draft resolution to extend UNOMIG beyond June 15. Churkin insisted that Western partners needed to present a draft resolution within Moscow's preferred "political framework" before he would engag [...] | 2009-06-06 01:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK580 | GEORGIA: MARGINAL PROGRESS ON UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. Russian Permrep Vitaly Churkin acknowledged to France, Germany, U.K., U.S., and Croatia Permreps on June 9 that Russian forces would be subject to any security regime that would serve as the basis for a revised UNOMIG mandate. Churkin also said Russia would n [...] | 2009-06-10 14:06:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK583 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA AND WESTERN FRIENDS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per Ref A and B instructions, USUN has maintained close unity with the Quad in negotiations over extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). At a June 10 negotiating session among Croatia, France, Germany, Russia, U.K., and U.S. Per [...] | 2009-06-11 02:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK595 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN VETO FORCES EXPIRATION OF UNOMIG [...] (C) The Russian Federation vetoed a two-week technical rollover of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) on June 15, 2009, after several attempts by the Quad to reach compromise with Russia on the terms of a substantive resolution. Per Reftel instructions, USUN had consulted [...] | 2009-06-16 02:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UNOMIG RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK675 | GEORGIA: PERMREP LOMAIA SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON GUAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Georgian Permrep Lomaia sought U.S. views on the prospects for Georgia to achieve passage of a General Assembly (GA) Resolution that would keep the Georgia conflict in the minds of Member States. Lomaia told Ambassador DiCarlo on July 9 that all four GUAM states (Georgia, Ukraine [...] | 2009-07-11 00:31:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC GG |
09USUNNEWYORK684 | GEORGIA: WESTERN FRIENDS DISCUSS FUTURE OF UN WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Permreps/Deputy Permreps from the expanded Western Friends group (U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and EU Council Secretariat) informally discussed the future of UN involvement in Georgia post-UNOMIG in a July 9 meeting with A/SYG Mulet (DPKO),A/SYG Fernan [...] | 2009-07-13 22:28:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNOMIG UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK70 | GEORGIA: GROUP OF FRIENDS INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. At an informal meeting of Ambassadors of the Georgia Group of Friends on January 29, Russian PermRep Churkin linked Russian cooperation on an extension of the UN Mission in Georgia to an invitation from the Security Council for Abkhaz de facto authorities to par [...] | 2009-01-30 18:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GG RS |
09USUNNEWYORK76 | GEORGIA PERMREP DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH AMBASSADORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice told newly arrived Georgian PermRep Lomaia that Russia was tying extension of UNOMIG's mandate to Abkhaz formal participation in a UNSC meeting under Rule 39. Participation in an Arria-format meeting might be a compromise option to preclude their formal attendance [...] | 2009-02-02 19:05:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK809 | GEORGIA: DPKO OUTLINES PLANS TO SUPPORT GENEVA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on a July 13 meeting (reported Reftel),A/SYG for Peacekeeping Edmund Mulet told Deputy Permreps from the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Croatia on August 31 that the UN would continue to support the Geneva talks and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism ( [...] | 2009-09-01 22:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC KPKO RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK832 | UNGA: GEORGIAN IDP RESOLUTION PASSES AFTER RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After rejecting a Russian Federation "no-action" motion by a vote of 29 in favor, 64 opposed, and 50 abstentions, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a Georgia-sponsored resolution calling for the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia by a vote of 47 in fa [...] | 2009-09-11 15:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KPRM UNGA RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK853 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA SEEKS U.S. VISAS FOR ABKHAZ, S. [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Russian Mission to the UN has informed USUN that it plans to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto authorities to visit the United Nations in October 2009 to discuss the "humanitarian situation" in the separatist entities. The Russian Missio [...] | 2009-09-23 19:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG |
09USUNNEWYORK90 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S RICE MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian PermRep Vitaly Churkin met with Ambassador Rice and Ambassador DiCarlo on February 3 to sound out the U.S. position on an extension of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia. Churkin said Russia wanted to see a new resolution emphasize the terms of the "Medvedev-Sarkozy" agr [...] | 2009-02-04 01:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC GG RS |
09VIENNA115 | GEORGIA/UNOMIG: AUSTRIA OPPOSES RULE 39 ABKHAZ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG AU |
09VIENNA37 | AUSTRIAN VIEW ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS AU |
09VIENNA895 | AUSTRIANS WARY OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN GG AU |
09VILNIUS15 | LITHUANIA WANTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS U.S. ON [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points January 5 and 6 with MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa and Acting Director of the Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus. Both were happy to hear of our strategic policy on Georgia and emphasized that Lithuania "wants to be on the same page" as us on this [...] | 2009-01-08 14:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG LH |
09VILNIUS155 | BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? [...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...] | 2009-03-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG |
09WARSAW16 | POLISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON SEPARATIST REGIONS [...] (C) Polish Deputy FM Andrzej Kremer told DCM that the GoP fully agrees with U.S. strategic objectives, but is concerned about the tactics outlined in reftel. For instance, the EU could find itself in a legal bind (and it's legal commitment to defend Georgian territorial integrity called into [...] | 2009-01-08 08:06:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | GG PL PREL RS |
09WARSAW314 | POLAND SUPPORTS US ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA is encouraged by the new U.S. administration's firm stance on Georgia's territorial integrity. Tomasz Orlowski, Head of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland and the U.S. appear to be "on the same page." Orlowski said Po [...] | 2009-03-24 12:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS RS BO GG PL |
09WARSAW389 | POLES FACE EC DELAY, DIVISION ON EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We reviewed developments in Poland's Eastern neighborhood in separate meetings with Witold Sobkow, MFA Acting Political Director, and Jacek Cichocki, Secretary of State in the Polish Prime Minister's Chancellery. They noted that: -- The EU is still divided on the issue of invit [...] | 2009-04-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PL GG AJ AM UP BO |
09WARSAW477 | RUSSIAN, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERS KEEP FOCUS NARROW [...] (C) Despite the tense regional dynamics surrounding the visit (NATO explusions, Georgian coups and the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership) the May 6 meeting in Moscow between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski focused mainly on bilateral issues, according to the MFA's [...] | 2009-05-11 05:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PL RS GG MD |
09WARSAW73 | POLAND/GAERC: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR JAN 26-27 EU FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A points, MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow told the DCM January 22 that the GAERC would focus heavily on the EU role in resolving the Gaza conflict and on energy security issues. Sobkow accused Germany of undermining efforts to develop a common EU energy [...] | 2009-01-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP |
09WARSAW763 | POLISH VIEWS ON 27-28 JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of this month's meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland intended to: -- Advocate for the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia; -- Support tougher sanctions agai [...] | 2009-07-23 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM IR GG PL |
09YEREVAN168 | DAS MATTHEW BRYZA DISCUSSES GEORGIA AND NK WITH [...] (C) During his meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, expressed hope for a resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. He was less optimistic about a resolution of the growing dispute with the Georgian Church regarding the legal status of the Armen [...] | 2009-03-09 14:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL KIRF GG AM |
09YEREVAN201 | SPEAKER LEANS FORWARD ON MARCH 1 DETAINEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Without revealing specifics, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian seemed to signal dramatic new moves on releasing March 1 (and election-related) detainees in the upcoming weeks, now that the parliament has enacted the criminal code revisions negotiated with PACE. He indica [...] | 2009-03-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM COE GG TU AJ RU AM |
09YEREVAN218 | ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS RU GG AM |
09YEREVAN314 | ARMENIANS CONVEY GEORGIA CONCERNS TO VISITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Tefft met with the Armenian MFA and Armenia's top religious leader during a visit April 27 to discuss regional issues. Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian emphasized Armenia's desire for good relations with Georgia, but also relayed Armeni [...] | 2009-05-12 14:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF GG AM |
09YEREVAN444 | A/S GORDON TALKS TURKEY, N-K, DEMOCRACY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Gordon met Armenia's former Foreign Minister, Vartan Oskanian, on June 9 to discuss Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, prospects for a resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Armenia's rocky road to democracy. Oskanian was frank in his views that Turkish- [...] | 2009-06-24 05:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU GG AJ AM |
09YEREVAN465 | YEREVAN'S RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON POLITICAL [...] (U) Following are post's responses to Ref A questions: 2. (C) WHICH NATIONAL LEADER AND/OR CABINET FIGURES ARE MOST ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ECONOMIC DECISIONMAKING? ARE THERE DIFFERING OPINIONS WITHIN THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP REGARDING APPROPRIATE ACTIONS IN LIGHT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS? The [...] | 2009-07-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EFIN EINT AJ AM GG |
09YEREVAN515 | PROMISES AND PROTESTS MARK SAAKASHVILI'S ARMENIA [...] (C) Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's June 24-25 visit to Armenia produced lots of smiles, but little apparentaction. Saakashvili's talks with President Sargsian focused on energy, transportation, border issues, tourism, communication and regional security. Two protests over the ethnic [...] | 2009-07-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL GG AM |
09YEREVAN83 | ARMENIAN CHURCH COMPLAINS OF NO MOVEMENT ON ITS [...] (C) Poloff met with Armenian Apostolic Bishop Arshak Khachatrian, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Ejmiatsin, on February 3, to follow up on the Armenian view of the conflict over the Norashen Church in Tbilisi and to find out if the Armenian Church had received any notification from its G [...] | 2009-02-12 11:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL KIRF GG AM |
09YEREVAN882 | ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] The Ambassador received a letter from His Holiness, Karekin II, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church addressed to President Obama regarding the outstanding issues concerning ethnic and religious minorities in the Republic of Georgia. Text of the letter follows below. The Ambassador will [...] | 2009-12-22 09:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC KIRF GG AM |
09ZAGREB62 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REQUEST REGARDING UNOMIG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 15:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PGOV GG HR |
10ASTANA260 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRANSCRIPT OF S/SRAP HOLBROOKE'S FEBRUARY 21 [...] Following his meeting with State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met briefly with the media. Transcript follows. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holbrooke: We've just completed some excellent [...] | 2010-02-23 06:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR KPAO GG UZ KG AF KZ |
10BAKU15 | AZERBAIJAN: MOED READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON NEXT ROUND [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. - Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission last met in November 2008; prior to that, meetings took place roughly annually, alternating between Baku and Washington. These meetings were successful in sending a message about U.S. commitment to a more transparent business [...] | 2010-01-08 08:20:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD BTIO EFIN KCOR KIPR AJ TU GG |
10BUENOSAIRES104 | Argentina Will Consider Approach to Ecuador on Breakaway [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-29 17:32:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PNAT PREL GG AR |
10GENEVA45 | GENEVA DISCUSSIONS ON GEORGIA: ROUND IX [...] (C) SUMMARY: The de facto authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia continued to clamor for "bilateral" non-use of force agreements with Georgia. The Georgians continued to insist Russia be part of such agreements and to link them with international security arrangements. While the Abkhazia [...] | 2010-02-17 09:40:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM GG RS |
10LIMA77 | Peru Response to Georgia Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PNAT PREL GG RS XG PE |
10MOSCOW150 | RUSSIA: "NEW" IDEAS, LOW HOPES FOR GEORGIA GENEVA [...] (C) Deputy Director of the MFA's Fourth European Department Aleksey Dvinyanin, who serves as assistant and advisor to DFM Karasin for Geneva-based talks to resolve Abkhazia/South Ossetia issues, told us January 15 that it is quite possible that Russia will table a new proposal at the next sess [...] | 2010-01-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
10MOSCOW327 | KARASIN ON GEORGIA, NAGORNO-KARABAKH, [...] (C) Summary. DFM Karasin, in a meeting with the Ambassador February 9, praised the Geneva Talks for contributing to the relative calm in Georgia, while criticizing the Georgians for seeking scandal, the South Ossetians for boycotting the Incident Response Mechanism, and the co-chairs for hin [...] | 2010-02-16 07:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG UP AZ MD RS |
10PARIS207 | FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BALKANS, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During separate discussions with OSD Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow and EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Spencer Boyer in early February, Roland Galharague, MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, adopted a defensive posture about the pot [...] | 2010-02-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RS GG SR BK AF IR AM FR |
10QUITO93 | Ecuador Response - Discouraging Recognition of Abkhazia and [...] (C) PolCouns raised recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (Ref A) with MFA Multilateral Affairs Under Secretary Arturo Cabrera on February 11, noting that by chance an embassy poloff had met Abkhazia Vice Foreign Minister at a conference in Quito in December 2009. Cabrera said that the MF [...] | 2010-02-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PNAT PREL GG RS EC XG |
10SANTIAGO86 | CHILE RESPONSE TO GEORGIA DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Eduardo Schott, Deputy Director for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Schott was unaware of Ecuador's potential decision to recognize the independence of the Georgian separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He will consul [...] | 2010-01-26 19:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PNAT PREL GG RS XG PE |
10STATE11035 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 40) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the National War College, Washington DC, VA. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the indivi [...] | 2010-02-03 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE11036 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 38) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the training at Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the NCO Academy, Fort Benning, GA. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the indi [...] | 2010-02-03 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE11044 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 15) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the NCO Academy, Fort Benning, GA. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed [...] | 2010-02-03 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE11177 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE GENEVA [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 4, 2010 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mister Chairman, The United States was pleased to participate in the January 28 round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability arrange [...] | 2010-02-03 23:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OSCE GG PREL |
10STATE11920 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 81) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; FEBRUARY 15, 2010 - FEBRUARY 28, 2011. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and [...] | 2010-02-05 15:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE13593 | (U) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS FOR REPORTING [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFS PERTAINING TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. WE WILL USE THIS REPORTING IN FUTURE ASSESSMENTS TO KEEP POLICYMAKERS INFORMED ON ANY KEY DEVELOPMENTS. WE WELCOME ANY FURTHER INFORMATIO [...] | 2010-02-16 19:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL SCUL GG |
10STATE14764 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 46) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Firearms Instructor and Range Master development training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, Georgia from 1 - 19 Mar [...] | 2010-02-18 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
10STATE14815 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 130) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the TOUR OF POLICE OPERATION IN GEORGIA AND NEW MEXICO; FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 13, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and [...] | 2010-02-18 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
10STATE15273 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 161) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the SECURITY STUDIES LANGUAGE PROGRAM (SSLP) AND THE PROGRAM IN ADVANCED SECURITY STUDIES (PASS 10-5) HELD FROM FEBRUARY 23 - JUNE 18, 2010 AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GA [...] | 2010-02-19 18:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE17131 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 167) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA MARCH 6-19, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and possesses no credible [...] | 2010-02-24 19:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE17282 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON "BILATERAL [...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 25, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States strongly regrets the February 17 signing of so-called "bilateral agreements" between the Russian Federation and the Abkha [...] | 2010-02-24 22:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL GG RF |
10STATE17760 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 165) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ADVANCED SECURITY STUDIES HELD FROM MARCH 26 - JUNE 18, 2010, AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GARMISCH- PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has v [...] | 2010-02-25 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE18299 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 127) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the INTERNATIONAL MILITARY OFFICER COURSE ON MARCH 15 - MAY 25, 2010 IN YORKTOWN, VA. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in reftel and [...] | 2010-02-26 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE4029 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 2301) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Defense Language Institute, Lackland AFB, San Antonio and at the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual [...] | 2010-01-14 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE4039 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 4) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Advanced Management training course at the ILEA Roswell. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible d [...] | 2010-01-14 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
10STATE5597 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00021) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SERGEANT MAJOR ACADEMY, FORT BLISS, TX; JANUARY 27, 2010 - JUNE 17, 2011. 2. (U) The Department of Sta [...] | 2010-01-20 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE5604 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00025) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the EFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SERGEANT MAJOR ACADEMY, FORT BLISS, TX; JANUARY 27, 2010 - JUNE 17, 2011. 2. (U) The Department of St [...] | 2010-01-20 18:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE6190 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 00027) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the EFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; SF QUALIFICATION COURSE AT JFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER, FT BRAGG,NC; MARCH 10, 2010 - FEBRUARY 25, 2011. [...] | 2010-01-21 20:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE6529 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 0041) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, QUANTICO, VA; FEBRUARY 2, 2010 - JANUARY 28, 2011. 2. (SBU) The Department of [...] | 2010-01-22 14:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE6550 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 0049) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY PROGRAM HELD FROM FEBRUARY 2-24, 2010 AT THE MARSHALL CENTER IN GARMISCH-PARTERKIRCHEN, GERMANY. 2. (SBU) The Department of State ha [...] | 2010-01-22 15:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE7403 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( TBILISI 0077) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend the DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, LACKLAND AFB, SAN ANTONIO, TX; INFANTRY BASIC OFFICER AND RANGER COURSES, FT BENNING, GA; FEBRUARY 9, 2010 - FEBRUARY 28, 2011. 2. ( [...] | 2010-01-25 20:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM GG |
10STATE8207 | LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (TBILISI 0042) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Financial Investigative Training (FIT) course at MOIA Police Academy on the dates of January 25-February 5, 2010. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted th [...] | 2010-01-27 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SNAR GG |
10STRASBOURG3 | COUNCIL OF EUROPE: APPLAUDING GEORGIA; CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) The Council of Europe (COE) welcomed Georgia's transparency and efforts at political and human rights reforms, although it noted that Tblisi should increase efforts to involve the opposition in the parliamentary process. There is, however, increasing fatigue among member-states when disc [...] | 2010-02-26 15:34:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL COE BO FR GG RS |
10TBILISI103 | GEORGIA: NEW DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS IN PEREVI AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. The EUMM reported new Russian requirements that local residents of Akhalgori (an ethnic Georgian city on the South Ossetian side of the administrative boundary line) and Perevi (in undisputed Georgia, but occupied by Russian forces) must have documents in Russian or [...] | 2010-01-27 14:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS RS GG |
10TBILISI125 | GEORGIA APPROVES STATE STRATEGY ON OCCUPIED [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Georgia approved the "State Strategy on Occupied Territories: Engagement Through Collaboration" on January 27. The strategy presents the government's vision for engaging the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and preventing their isolation. Stat [...] | 2010-01-29 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS GG |
10TBILISI126 | GEORGIA: FM EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER ARMENIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. 2. (C) FM Grigol Vashadze called the Ambassador in to underscore the GoG's deepening concern over Armenian military cooperation with Russia. He reiterated past notice of concern that the Armenians have requested more than 500 ove [...] | 2010-01-29 15:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AR GG |
10TBILISI146 | GEORGIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] (S/NF) In response to ref A the following is further information regarding the Northern Distribution Network in Georgia. A. (C) PLEASE DESCRIBE THE HOST COUNTRY LEADER VIEWS ON THE US MILITARY LOCAL PURCHASE PLAN'S PROGRESS AND ANY BENEFIT TO THE HOST COUNTRY'S ECONOMY. HOW SATISFIED AR [...] | 2010-02-02 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KG KZ TI TX UZ GG |
10TBILISI147 | GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador discussed the summary of next steps on Iran (ref A) with FM Vashadze on January 31, noting that the new demarche echoed our discussions prior to Vashadze's January 18-19 visit to Tehran (ref B). The Ambassador outlined that the West was prepared to move forward on the steps pr [...] | 2010-02-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV PGOV IR GG |
10TBILISI148 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Georgia is calmer and more stable than it was when you visited last summer, but those improvements are far from durable and a palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mounta [...] | 2010-02-02 15:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP RS GG |
10TBILISI155 | GEORGIA WELCOMES THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON [...] (SBU) Government and non-governmental figures alike welcomed the Secretary's 29 January speech on European security. President Saakashvili's spokeswoman on 30 January noted that the remarks demonstrated Washington's support for Georgia. He welcomed the "unambiguous position and support" from [...] | 2010-02-03 15:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GG |
10TBILISI176 | GEORGIA: UPDATE ON KAZBEGI/LARSI CHECKPOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgia's lead negotiator for the talks with Russia on opening the Kazbegi/Larsi checkpoint told us that Georgia is waiting for Russia to respond to the most recent Georgia proposal that would open the border point between Russia and Georgia in early March. The agreement would all [...] | 2010-02-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
10TBILISI177 | GEORGIAN OFFICIALS HOPE FOR CONTINUED FRIENDSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. Georgian government responses to the apparent election of Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine has been generally positive, with all following President Saakashvili's lead in congratulating the Ukrainian people for their well-run election. Additionally, officials from Saakashvili to t [...] | 2010-02-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UP GG |
10TBILISI195 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2010 [...] EXBS Tbilisi welcomes Ms. Eka Parghalava who has been selected as our new Assistant Program Coordinator. Eka will assume her duties on March 1, 2010. 2. A NATO contingent visited Poti, Georgia, January 27-28 to meet with Georgian Coast Guard (GCG) leadership to discuss NATO partnership goal [...] | 2010-02-16 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
10TBILISI196 | GEORGIA: CHALLENGES FACING ETHNIC ARMENIANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. New and expanding economic opportunities should serve to lessen the isolation of many of the 250,000 ethnic Armenians resident in Georgia, enabling them to branch out of their traditional region of Samtskhe-Javakheti and allowing younger ethnic Armenians to pursue their goals of h [...] | 2010-02-16 07:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM AM GG |
10TBILISI199 | GEORGIA: SENATORS MCCAIN, THUNE AND BARRASSO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY) met January 10-11 in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi with President Saakashvili and other members of the GoG as well as opposition representatives. They also traveled to Zugdidi near the administrative [...] | 2010-02-17 08:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG |
10TBILISI20 | GEORGIA: CHARTER FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA SET TO RESUME JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Private airline Georgian Airways (formerly Airzena) is scheduled to initiate charter flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg on January 8, 9, and 10. Russia ended direct flights as a part of its embargo against Georgia in October 2006. The new temporary routes will be the first [...] | 2010-01-06 05:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI203 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (S) Summary. Georgia is calmer and more stable than at any time since the war, but those improvements are far from durable. A palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mountains - could [...] | 2010-02-18 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG |
10TBILISI205 | GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR EWG AND VISIT OF EEB A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Once infamous for its rampant corruption and organized crime, Georgia is now a model of reform among post-Soviet economies. The economy and Georgia's pro-business orientation are top priorities for President Saakashvili and he is quick to highlight his government's successes. [...] | 2010-02-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET | ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG |
10TBILISI206 | OPIC FINANCING: BETSY'S HOTEL PROJECT [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiry into Betsy's Hotel revealed no negative information that would impede issuance of OPIC credit to the company. End Summary. 2. Betsy's is a boutique hotel overlooking the center of Tbilisi. The hotel has been functioning successfully for about [...] | 2010-02-18 14:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN GG |
10TBILISI222 | GEORGIA: THREE MONTHS BEFORE LOCAL ELECTIONS - [...] (C) Summary: Recent internal United National Movement (UNM) polling shows officially-undeclared mayoral candidate Gigi Ugulava with a commanding lead over opposition rivals. The trend lines indicate that Ugulava's active grassroots outreach has paid significant dividends while opposition in [...] | 2010-02-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI32 | GEORGIA: MFA UNSURE OF ROLE OF IRAN EXPORT BANK IN [...] (C) Charge d'affaires delivered ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on January 6 noting that the USG was concerned about any possible energy deals with Iran, and urged that Georgia not seek Iran or Iranian businesses as partners. The Charge also expressed conce [...] | 2010-01-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD PREL IR GG |
10TBILISI43 | EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009 [...] The EXBS Advisor (EA) is in the U.S. for consultation and leave from December 14th through January 22nd. 2. Information regarding nominations for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy class of 2014 was provided to the Public Affairs Office, Office of Defense Cooperation and the Georgian Coast Guard ( [...] | 2010-01-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG |
10TBILISI50 | GEORGIANS OFFER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR IRAQI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post received the below letter addressed to the Ambassador from Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili offering law enforcement training assistance for Iraqi and Afghan police. The Embassy received identical letters addressed [...] | 2010-01-13 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR GG AF IZ |
10TBILISI55 | GEORGIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) BEGIN TEXT. GEORGIA In 2009, Georgia continued to support U.S. efforts in the fight against terrorism, increasing its role by providing a battalion of Georgian soldiers, approximately 750 troops, to be trained by the U.S. in preparation for a spring 2010 deployment as part of the I [...] | 2010-01-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC GG |
10TBILISI56 | GEORGIA: GBLT LEADER EXPLAINS CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND [...] (C) Summary: Charge D'affaires met with Paata Sabelashvili, head of Inclusive Foundation (a gay and lesbian rights organization),regarding his arrest on December 15 and his subsequent imprisonment. Sabelashvili admitted to possessing a small amount of marijuana but said the police tampere [...] | 2010-01-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI57 | GEORGIA: MISHA'S CEC PICKS -- AN UNIMPRESSIVE [...] (C) Summary: As required by law, President Saakashvili has chosen three candidates to fill the job of Chairman of the Central Election Commission from a list of 14 presented to him by an NGO advisory group. Saakashvili's picks included outgoing CEC Chairman Levan Tarknishvili, Zurab Kharat [...] | 2010-01-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
10TBILISI59 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 08:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG GG |
10TBILISI65 | GEORGIA: OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 11:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR AMGT GG |
10TBILISI66 | GEORGIA: CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GG |
10TBILISI67 | GEORGIA: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | GG KTFN PREL PTER |
10TBILISI68 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON GICNT TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 13:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GG |
10TBILISI70 | GEORGIA: CONSIDERING ENERGY COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Vashadze told the Charge that during an upcoming trip to Iran he intends to discuss Iran's non-recognition of the separatist territories and economic ties. He has promised a full readout upon his re [...] | 2010-01-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR GG |
10TBILISI71 | GEORGIA: VERDICT ANNOUNCED IN MUKHROVANI ATTEMPTED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Verdicts in the trials of 20 people accused of participating in the attempted mutiny at Mukhrovani military base in May 2009 were announced on January 11. One defendant, retired General Koba Kobaladze, was cleared of coup charges but found guilty of possession of i [...] | 2010-01-15 15:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG |
10TBILISI72 | GEORGIA: TRYING TO WORK WITH TURKEY ON SHIP ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgia is willing to negotiate with Turkey to find a way forward on Turkish commercial vessel travel to Sukhumi, but is looking for cooperation from the Government of Turkey to resolve technical issues. The only Georgian redline is that all vessels stop at a port in [...] | 2010-01-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS TK GG |
10TBILISI82 | EMBASSY TBILISI BFIF PROPOSAL FOR 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAIR ECIN RR GG |
10TBILISI98 | GEORGIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to officials in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America Department on January 25, 2010. We also inquired about whether Georgia expected to make any announcements at the London conference. MFA officials were not aware of any planned announceme [...] | 2010-01-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG |
10TBILISI99 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DISTRACTED DRIVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on 25 January 2010 to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Americas Department, and noted our request for additional information on the status of Georgian laws and experiences related to text messaging while driving. MFA officials assured us that they wo [...] | 2010-01-27 12:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ACTION ECON EU SOCI UNDP UNGA GG |
10USNATO60 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON NATO, EUROPEAN SECURITY, AND [...] Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin presented his views on NATO's Strategic Concept, the European Security Treaty, and the status of Georgia's borders during a January 29 discussion hosted by the EastWest Institute. Rogozin pondered NATO's past and future, arguing that enlarge [...] | 2010-02-09 09:16:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NATO GG RS |
10USOSCE14 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 - [...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...] | 2010-01-21 07:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI |
10USOSCE36 | OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 1 - 5, 2010 [...] (SBU) In a January 27 meeting with CDA Fuller, Albanian Deputy Foreign Minister Edith Harxhi sounded hopeful the SP would return to parliament before March and said the GoA was waiting to see what SP Leader Rama's next move would be upon his return from a trip to the United States. On the Balk [...] | 2010-02-10 14:59:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ KV RS GG AL |
10YEREVAN102 | ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS OPEN TO DIALOGUE ON CHURCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),told the Ambassador that the AAC is willing to participate in a joint commission with the Georgian Orthodox Church and others to discuss the historical ownership of a number of disputed churches in Georgia, as [...] | 2010-02-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF SCUL GG AM |
10YEREVAN103 | GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA GIVES HIS VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Georgian Ambassador to Armenia believes the Government of Armenia (GOAM) is ratcheting up demands on the Government of Georgia (GOG) on the issues of border demarcation and the disputed churches to take advantage of Georgia's perceived weakness and delicate psychological st [...] | 2010-02-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PBTS KIRF SOCI GG AM |
10YEREVAN71 | ARMENIA-GEORGIA RELATIONSHIP POSITIVE DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS SOCI PHUM GG AM |