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| 00THEHAGUE1700 | ICTY: READ-OUT ON RS PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: ALLEN S. WEINER, LEGAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5(B), (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA (RS) PRIME MINISTER DODIK'S MAY 29 WITH THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY) WAS USEFUL FROM A SYMBOLIC POINT OF VIEW I [...] |
2000-06-08 09:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1878 | ICTY: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPER DISPOSITION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is an action request; see paragraph five below. The Finance Section of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has recently renewed its 1998 request for advice as to the proper disposition to be made of a refund (in the amount of [...] |
2000-06-23 10:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1896 | ICTY: SFOR APPREHENSION OF DUSKO SIKIRICA [...] EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 25, SFOR FORCES IN BOSNIA DETAINED DUSKO SIKIRICA, A PUBLIC INDICTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA (ICTY). SIKIRICA ARRIVED IN THE HAGUE AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 ON JUNE 25 AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ICTY'S DETENTION FACILITY IN T [...] |
2000-06-26 10:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 00THEHAGUE1940 | DUTCH THOUGHTS ON RS WALKOUT OF SRCC, SERB [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-27 16:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID PREL MARR BK SR HR NL OSCE |
| 01VATICAN2499 | UPDATE - SANT'EGIDIO BOSNIA CONFERENCE [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS A GUIDANCE REQUEST -- PLEASE SEE PARA FIVE. 2. (C) PURSUANT TO REF C, CHARGE AND A/DCM MET IN THE AFTERNOON OF 5/4 WITH SANT'EGIDIO FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR ANDREA RICCARDI TO DISCUSS HOW TO PUSH THE PACE OF THE PROPOSED INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE FOR BOSNIA. RICCARDI' [...] |
2001-05-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK VT |
| 01VATICAN2748 | BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY TO VISIT VATICAN? [...] (C) AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO PROMOTE GREATER INTERNATIONAL VISIBILITY FOR BOSNIA'S CROAT MODERATE POLITICIANS (REF A), POST HAS TRIED TO CONFIRM THAT THE HOLY SEE WILL RESPOND POSITIVELY TO THE REQUEST BY FEDERATION OFFICIALS FOR AN INVITATION TO VISIT THE VATICAN (REF B). AS YET, WE HAVE BE [...] |
2001-05-18 12:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK VT |
| 02AMMAN6514 | BOSNIA TRAIN AND EQUIP PROGRAM: POTUS MESSAGE TO [...] (U) On October 31, Embassy conveyed reftel message from the President to King Abdullah. On November 4, Chief of the Royal Court Fayez Tarawneh called the Ambassador to say that the King had received the letter and wished to convey that Jordan was pleased to be a participant in Bosnia and, if [...] |
2002-10-27 01:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS JO BK |
| 03ANKARA2042 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PIC STEERING BOARD MEETING [...] (C) WE DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MFA BALKANS OFFICER AHMET ERGIN. ERGIN CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD INFORM TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO SARAJEVAO WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE MEETING. ERGIN NOTED THE PIC BOARD WAS INCLINED TO BE CAUTIOUS REGARDING REMOVAL OF PRESIDENT SAROVIC AND ASKED IF THE USG HAD CON [...] |
2003-03-28 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 03BRUSSELS5525 | U.S.-EU COTER CONSULTATIONS ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] The U.S. and EU COTER held their quarterly counterterrorism coordination meeting on December 3. The U.S. was represented by S/CT,s Senior Advisor for Multilateral Affairs, Chris Ensley, DOJ senior counsel Mark Richards, Econoff Kim Gagne and NAS Frank Kerber. The EU COTER delegation was cha [...] |
2003-12-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TS AG MO SR BK AL MK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03OTTAWA144 | CANADA ON ESDI/P AND EU BALKANS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Canada is pleased with the upswing in NATO-EU relations in the wake of the Prague and Copenhagen summits (reftel A), but shares our concern about unity of command issues. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, told us that Canada still had questi [...] |
2003-01-14 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU CA BK NATO |
| 03OTTAWA2451 | CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...] |
2003-08-27 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY |
| 03ROME144 | GOI ON DAYTON ARMS CONTROLS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO MFA OSCE OFFICE DIRECTOR FABIO CRISTIANI, THE GOI CONCURS WITH USG POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE DAYTON ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS AS OUTLINED REFTEL. HE TOLD POLOFF ON DECEMBER 10 THAT HE AGREED WITH THE NEED FOR CONTACT GROUP PRESSURE ON THE PARTIES FOR [...] |
2003-01-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL BK HR SR IT OSCE |
| 03ROME321 | GOI CONCURS WITH USG VIEW FOR JANUARY 29-30 PIC [...] (C) ON JANUARY 27, POLOFF DELIVERED POINTS REFTEL AS NON-PAPER TO FERNANDO GENTILINI, DIRECTOR OF MFA'S BALKANS ISSUES OFFICE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH A NUMBER OF MFA OFFICES AND SUPERIORS, HE INFORMED POLOFF THAT THE GOI WAS "IN LINE" WITH THE U.S. ON THE SUBSTANCE OF ALL AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE [...] |
2003-01-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK IT UN |
| 03ROME4397 | GOVERNMENT OF ITALY INTERESTS AT SEPTEMBER 25-26 [...] (C) AS REPORTED REF B, MFA BALKANS OFFICE DIRECTOR FERNANDO GENTILINI TOLD POLOFF ON SEPTEMBER 24 THAT ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE WITH US VIEWS ON PEACE IMPLEMENTATION COUNCIL STEERING BOARD (PIC SB) POINTS. HE SAID THAT ITALY HAD SOME DIFFERENCES ON TIMING AND THERE WERE SOME AREAS WHERE ITAL [...] |
2003-09-25 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK IT EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE1392 | ICTY: SENIOR OTP OFFICIALS DOWNBEAT ON "NEW ERA" [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reason: 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. According to Chief of Investigations Patrick Lopez-Terres of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), cooperation with Belgrade authorities has not signific [...] |
2003-06-02 15:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1417 | ICTY: IS MILOSEVIC HOLDING UP? [...] (C) Summary: The last two months have dealt blows to Slobodan Milosevic from Belgrade and within the trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). In the ICTY, a series of witnesses have hammered Milosevic with crime-based details of the joint crimina [...] |
2003-06-05 10:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1530 | ICTY: DEL PONTE GREETS SLJIVANCANIN ARREST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor. Reasons 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte reacted to the arrest today of outstanding "Vukovar Three" fugitive Veselin Sljivancanin with [...] |
2003-06-14 08:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1546 | ICTY: CROSS-BORDER PIFWC APPREHENSIONS GET A GREEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) confirmed on June 5 that the Tribunal has jurisdiction over indictee Dragan Nikolic, who has claimed since his arrest in April 2000 to have been detained unlawfully by SFOR (refs A and B). [...] |
2003-06-16 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1674 | ICTY: LILIC'S TESTIMONY AGAINST MILOSEVIC A MIXED [...] (C) Summary. To outside observers, Former Yugoslav President Zoran Lilic's testimony against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last week looked like a mixed bag. Lilic gave a detailed accounting of Milosevic's role in decision-maki [...] |
2003-06-27 11:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1730 | ICTY: UK DRAFT UNSCR ON THE COMPLETION STRATEGY [...] (C) International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron passed to embassy legal counselor the draft of a Security Council resolution developed by the UK that would require the ICTY Prosecutor to implement key elements of the Tribunal's so-called completion [...] |
2003-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1738 | ICTY: PRESIDENT MERON TO VISIT BELGRADE JULY 24-25 [...] (U) Classified by: Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason: 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (SBU) International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) President Theodor Meron has received and accepted a formal invitation to visit Belgrade from Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Foreign Ministe [...] |
2003-07-08 10:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE1858 | ICTY: DEL PONTE PUSHES BACK;SEEKS MEETING WITH SG [...] Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, Reason 1.5(d) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), is seeking an urgent meeting with UN Secretary General Annan, perhaps as early as tomorrow, [...] |
2003-07-23 05:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY ICTR |
| 03THEHAGUE2002 | ICTY: SENIOR PROSECUTORS PUSH FOR PLEA AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) successfully negotiated four plea agreements during the three months that ended with the plea of Darko Mrdja on July 24. According to ICTY Chief of Prosecutions Michael Johnson, the plea agreement [...] |
2003-08-08 11:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2107 | ICTY: CHIEF PROSECUTOR AND PRESIDENT PUSHING IN [...] (U) Classified by Clifton M. Johnson, Legal Counselor, for reasons 1.5(D) and 1.6. 2. (C) Summary. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte and President Meron are pressing for competing changes in the draft ICTY/ICTR Security Council [...] |
2003-08-21 11:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2161 | ICTY: REGISTRAR THANKS USG FOR RULES OF THE ROAD [...] EMBASSY HAS RECEIVED THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS IN PARAGRAPH TWO REGARDING USG CONTRIBUTION TO THE ICTY RULES OF THE ROAD PROJECT. 2. // BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER// Clifton M. Johnson Office of the Legal Counselor Embassy of the United States of America Lange Voorhout 102 2514 EJ The Hague [...] |
2003-08-27 11:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY KAWS |
| 03THEHAGUE2563 | ICTY: PREVIEW OF CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S AND [...] (C) Summary. Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte and President Theodor Meron of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will present the Security Council with a difficult dilemma during their reports to the Council on October 9. Del Ponte will report that she intends to seek [...] |
2003-10-07 05:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2611 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL CHAMBER BALANCES KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) had its hands full this week as it reconvened to hear the Prosecution's case against Slobodan Milosevic. Compressed into the new three-day per week schedule, the proceedings balanced the [...] |
2003-10-10 15:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2715 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE: U.S. DELEGATION TO BOSNIA WAR [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the U.S. Delegation attending the October 30, 2003 donors conference for the Bosnia War Crimes court. This delegation includes Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Pierre-Richar [...] |
2003-10-29 06:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA NL BK |
| 03THEHAGUE2726 | STATUS OF DUTCH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS: LIBERIA, [...] (S) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with the Dutch MFA Security Policy Bureau Operations Chief Rob Gabrielse (protect throughout) on October 29 to review the status of current and planned Dutch participation in international military operations in Liberia, Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia. On Liber [...] |
2003-10-29 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | MOPS MARR KPKO PREL PGOV NL LI AF IZ BK |
| 03THEHAGUE2769 | ICTY: KEY WITNESSES TESTIFY TO MILOSEVIC'S CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from political insiders the week of October 20 as the Prosecution continued to present its case against Slobodan Milosevic. Two key witnesses offered their versions of the [...] |
2003-11-04 11:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2818 | ICTY: AMBASSADOR PROSPER'S MEETINGS WITH ICTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Pierre-Richard Prosper met with the President and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in separate meetings on October 30 in The Hague. Ambassador Prosper, meeting with ICTY officials on the margins o [...] |
2003-11-07 16:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2835 | ICTY: AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MILOSEVIC'S HEALTH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The head of the detention unit of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) provided Embassy legal officers and USG physician with details of Slobodan Milosevic's health status, daily regimen, legal and financial network, frame of mind, and contacts o [...] |
2003-11-12 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2867 | ICTY: LORD OWEN'S TESTIMONY A MIXED BAG FOR [...] (C) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard testimony from Lord David Owen the first week of November. As an international negotiator, Lord Owen insisted that the Trial Chamber call him as a neutral witness rather than being cal [...] |
2003-11-14 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE2898 | ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS ASSISTANCE ON BUDGET [...] Summary: The deputy registrar and chief budget officer of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) requested USG support for the ICTY's proposed budget for the 2004-2005 biennium the face of an ambiguous concluding sentence in the ACABQ's report to the Fifth Committ [...] |
2003-11-18 15:21:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3019 | ICTY: SIEGE OF SARAJEVO TRIAL ENDS WITH CONVICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A trial chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted Stanislav Galic, commanding general of the Republika Sprpska Army's (VRS) Sarajevo Romanija Corps (SRK) during 1992 to 1994, for his responsibility for attacks on the civilian popu [...] |
2003-12-05 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3027 | ICTY: WITH STRUGAR BALKING AT RETURN, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Theodor Meron, told embassy legal officers that he would report to the UN Security Council Belgrade's noncooperation by 0900 EST on Tuesday, December 9, if indictee Pavle Strugar fails to return [...] |
2003-12-09 06:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 03THEHAGUE3043 | ICTY: THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OFFERED FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard from three key witnesses in November offering unique perspectives on the role Milosevic played. During the week of November 10, historian Robert Donia resumed his testimony concer [...] |
2003-12-11 05:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 03ZAGREB1031 | CROATIA DECIDES TO ACCEPT UNFROZEN FUNDS "WITHOUT [...] (C) AT A CLOSED SESSION ON MAY 8, THE CROATIAN CABINET FORMALLY DECIDED TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROZEN IN THE U.S. UNDER MILOSEVIC-ERA SANCTIONS. ON MAY 7 WE MET WITH MFA SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR ANDREJA METELKO- ZGOMBIC AND AMERICA'S DESK DIRECTOR MIROSLAV KOVACIC TO PRESS FOR CROATIAN ACCEPTANCE. THI [...] |
2003-05-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON MK SR BK SI MW HR |
| 03ZAGREB1474 | GOC APPROVES HOUSING MEASURES AIMED AT [...] (C) In what is being viewed as an abrupt change of policy, the Croatian Government on June 12 finally approved measures aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system. In another development, Prime Minister Racan, for the first time [...] |
2003-06-27 07:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK |
| 03ZAGREB1718 | ASHDOWN IN ZAGREB [...] (C) DURING A JULY 30 VISIT TO ZAGREB, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE ASHDOWN PRAISED THE RACAN GOVERNMENT'S PRODUCTIVE POLICY TOWARD BOSNIA OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS AND EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE POLICY WOULD CONTINUE AFTER UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN CROATIA. HE REFUSED TO BE ENGAGED IN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE [...] |
2003-07-31 15:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR |
| 03ZAGREB2144 | GOC RECEIVES POOR GRADES ON RETURNS-RELATED ISSUES [...] (C) Since its declarations this spring and June 12 initiative aimed at providing subsidized housing to refugees who enjoyed "tenancy rights" under the old Yugoslav system, the GOC has made little progress on key return-related issues. The number of refugees returning to Croatia lags behind th [...] |
2003-10-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON HR BK |
| 03ZAGREB450 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: GETTING HOLD HARMLESS LOOKS REMOTE [...] (C) THE RACAN GOVERNMENT IS DIGGING IN ITS HEELS ON THE SUCCESSION AGREEMENT, AND MAY WELL IGNORE OUR REQUEST FOR A HOLD HARMLESS BEFORE THE USG UNBLOCKS DISPUTED NBY ASSETS THIS SPRING. THAT IS THE INDICATION WE RECEIVED IN SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH THE GOC'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FINANCIAL C [...] |
2003-02-28 09:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR HR BK SI MW |
| 03ZAGREB578 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: PICULA SAYS GOC STILL [...] (C) THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED DEMARCHE (REF A) CONCERNING USG PLANS TO UNBLOCK SFRY ASSETS TO FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA MARCH 14. PICULA WAS NON-COMMITTAL, BUT AGAIN POINTED TO THE DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING A HOLD HARMLESS IN THE ABSENCE OF A RATIFIED SUCCESSION AGREEMENT. AS HE HAS IN PREVIOUS [...] |
2003-03-14 16:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR |
| 03ZAGREB755 | UNBLOCKING SFRY ASSETS: CROATIA MAINTAINS HARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: FOR CROATIA, UNRAVELING THE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE SUCCESSOR STATES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES TO HINGE ON SECURING A RATIFIED AGREEMENT ON SUCCESSION ISSUES (ASI). ON APRIL 4, ZDRAVKO ROGIC, SENIOR CROATIAN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUCCESSOR STATES' FINANCE COMMITT [...] |
2003-04-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MK SR BK SI MW HR RU |
| 03ZAGREB866 | CROATIA PROVIDING LIMITED SUPPORT TO CROATS IN BIH [...] (C) BASED ON MEETINGS WITH KEY GOC AND GOBIH OFFICIALS IN CROATIA IN RECENT WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPES AND LEVELS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT THE GOC IS PROVIDING TO ETHNIC CROATS IN BOSNIA -- TARGETED LARGELY TO THREE AREAS: PENSIONS FOR FORMER HVO SOLDIERS, REFUGEE RETURNS, AND [...] |
2003-04-18 14:13:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV ECON MARR MASS HR BK |
| 03ZAGREB950 | CROATIA WILL NOT ACCEPT TRANSFER OF NBY FUNDS [...] (C) ON APRIL 29, WE MET WITH MIROSLAV KOVACIC, HEAD OF THE AMERICAS DEPARTMENT AT THE MFA, AT HIS REQUEST. KOVACIC SAID THE MINISTRY HAD HEARD FROM THE CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK (CNB) THAT IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED TO ACCEPT A TRANSFER OF $54.6 MILLION AS CROATIA'S PART OF UNFROZEN NBY ASSETS IN THE [...] |
2003-04-29 15:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN SI BK MK SR HK |
| 03ZAGREB996 | USG-AMWAY CORPORATION JOIN TO CLEAR MINEFIELD NEAR [...] TO HIGHLIGHT A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE USG AND AMWAY CORPORATION IN CROATIA TO CLEAR A MINEFIELD NEAR A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF ZRNOVNICA NEAR SPLIT, THE AMBASSADOR ATTENDED A CEREMONY AT THE SCHOOL ON MAY 5. SENIOR AMWAY REPRESENTATIVES, THE MAYOR OF SPLIT, AND CROATIAN MINE ACTION [...] |
2003-05-06 15:43:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR PREF |
| 04ANKARA2181 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOT CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AL BK BU GR HR KSEI MD MK PREL RO SR TU EUN |
| 04ANKARA2737 | TERRORIST FINANCE: AQ LINKED BOSNIAN CHARITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-14 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | BK CVIS EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA4590 | SFOR TRANSITION: TURKS CONCERNED THAT EUROPEAN [...] (C) PolMilOff met Aug. 10 with Col. Halit Yilmaz, Chief of TGS's NATO Operations Branch office. Yilmaz reported that Turkey is committed to remain in SFOR at its current (one battalion) level after SFOR becomes an EU operation, and said he believes that the EU wants Turkey to stay. However, h [...] |
2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS TU BK |
| 04ANKARA794 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE III -- TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | BK CY EFIN ETTC GM HR HU MK MOPS PREL SL SZ TU KAWC YI |
| 04BRUSSELS1074 | SOLANA ON BOSNIA: PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES TRUST, TOO [...] (C) This is a joint USEU/USNATO message. Policy recommendation in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In an animated discussion with Ambassadors Schnabel and Burns March 9 on planning for a post-SFOR EU mission in Bosnia, EU HiRep Javier Solana said, "If you want the EU to be your partner in Europe, [...] |
2004-03-12 15:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BK MARR PREL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1543 | EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL APRIL 5-6 [...] (C) The EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Brussels on April 5/6 endorsed and appeared to expand the concept of the EU rapid reaction force, with Hirep Solana identifying as its elements rapid EU institutional decision-making, a planning cell, and battle groups. Solana explained that the purp [...] |
2004-04-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2068 | EU COUNCIL ON NATO-EU RELATIONS [...] (C) EUR/RPM Director Dan Russell visited Brussels May 6-7 to meet with EU Council Secretariat officials responsible for EU European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) formulation. The primary topic of discussion was the transition in Bosnia from SFOR to a EU mission. In all of his meetings, R [...] |
2004-05-13 06:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2381 | EUR/DAS BRADTKE'S SECURITY CONSULTATIONS WITH EU [...] (C) EUR/DAS Bradtke met May 26 in Brussels with EU leaders in the PSC Troika Format including representatives of the EU presidency, Council, and Commission. Bradtke and his EU interlocutors reviewed ESDP/NATO developments, including the BiH SFOR transition, the EU's planning for a civ-mil ce [...] |
2004-06-03 13:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS BK EUN NATO USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3840 | ANTICIPATED RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 13 GAERC [...] (C) We have discussed reftel A points on the EU FMs' General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on Sept. 13 with a variety of EU officials. EU Conclusions on Sudan should dovetail with the main elements of our draft UNSC Resolution. On Iran, we understand the EU will is [...] |
2004-09-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ IR BK SU EAID BU CY EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4144 | EUMS THOUGHTS ON REMAINING SFOR HANDOVER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Some issues related to the end of SFOR and the beginning of Operation Althea remain to be resolved, but planners in HR Solana's secretariat are confident that the transfer will go smoothly. The transfer date has been largely resolved among commanders on the ground, but the EU poli [...] |
2004-09-28 14:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL BK NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4688 | DSACEUR BRIEFS NAC-PSC ON TRANSFER OF SFOR TO [...] (C) Summary: DSACEUR, General Sir John Reith briefed the NAC-PSC Ambassadors on the progress of the December 2 SFOR handover to the EU's Operation Althea. Delineation of tasks has been worked out between commanders on the ground, and Headquarters staffs are more than 80 percent filled. General [...] |
2004-11-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK MOPS NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4758 | DSACEUR'S EU POLAD CLARIFIES DELINEATION OF TASKS [...] (U) This is a retransmission of Brussels 4731. Paragraph 4 has been corrected for clarity. 2. (C) Summary: EU Council Secretariat planners are unhappy with a number of points in the Delineation of Tasks between COMEUFOR and Commander Nato Headquarters (COMNHQ), but they will not raise furt [...] |
2004-11-05 16:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PHUM BK NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5030 | COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LAUNCHES OPERATION [...] (U) Under the provisions of the Treaty of the European Union, the Council of the European Union on November 23 launched Operation Althea in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The EU Operation Commander was authorized to release the activation order (ACTORD) in order to execute the deployment of the forces an [...] |
2004-11-26 15:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BK MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5226 | EU COUNCIL PERSPECTIVE ON BOSNIA REFORMS [...] (C) PolOff has discussed the texts of Secretary Powell's letters (REFS A and B) to High Rep Solana about Bosnia-Herzegovina with Stefan Lehne, Solana's key Balkan policy advisor. Lehne said that Solana's understanding of the situation and way forward in Bosnia-Herzegovina was generally in lin [...] |
2004-12-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PGOV EAID MARR BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS5393 | ENSURING A COORDINATED U.S.-EU MESSAGE IN BIH [...] (C) Our messages alerting the EU to Operation Balkan Vice measures (REFS B and C) apparently did not penetrate very far into the EU apparatus. Although the EU and Solana's office have been supportive of the measures taken by High Rep Ashdown, and understand the steps taken by the US in support [...] |
2004-12-23 12:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04ROME4793 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE V - ITALY ON BOARD WITH VISA [...] (S) MFA Balkans Office Director Andrea Orizio told Poloff on December 17 that Italy was "on board" with USG view that imposing travel entry/travel bans and freezing assets of PIFWC's and their material supporters are important tools for achieving our shared objective to stabilize the region. I [...] |
2004-12-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK IT ICTY EUN |
| 04ROME860 | AMBASSADOR BURNS REVIEWS NATO ISSUES WITH ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Burns discussed the Istanbul Summit, the Greater Middle East (GME) Initiative, NATO prospects for Iraq and Afghanistan and a successor mission to SFOR during Feb. 26-27 meetings with Italian officials, journalists and academics in Rome. Italy is revising its plans to s [...] |
2004-03-04 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL BK AF IZ IT NATO AFGHANISTAN IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 04THEHAGUE1033 | ICTY: KRSTIC JUDGMENT SETS ASIDE GENOCIDE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) set aside a trial chamber's 2001 judgment that Radislav Krstic, commander of the Drina Corp immediately under Ratko Mladic during the Srebrenica massacres of July 1995, perpetrated genoci [...] |
2004-04-23 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1163 | ICTY: SAM MINISTER OF JUSTICE SEES PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Minister of Justice, Zoran Stojkovic, visited the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, following his appearance at the provisional release hearing for indictees Frenki Simatovic and Jovica Stanisic. Earl [...] |
2004-05-11 16:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE149 | ICTY: DEPUTY PROSECUTOR BLEWITT RESIGNING [...] (C) Summary: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Deputy Prosecutor Graham Blewitt has announced to colleagues in the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) that he will not remain in his position beyond June of this year. Blewitt's resignation, after ten years at the Trib [...] |
2004-01-22 18:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1565 | ICTY: COURT REJECTS ONE THIRD OF ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) crossed two key mileposts last week. On June 16, the Trial Chamber issued its decision on the amici curiae,s (friends of the court) motion seeking the dismissal of num [...] |
2004-06-23 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1592 | ICTY: PREVIEW OF DEL PONTE JUNE 29 ADDRESS TO UN [...] (C) Summary: In her June 29 oral report to the UN Security Council, Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), will highlight several issues from her written report submitted to the Security Council in May. In addition to the e [...] |
2004-06-25 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1599 | ICTY: PREVIEW OF JUNE 29 MERON PRESENTATION TO [...] (C) Summary. In his June 29, 2004 address to the Security Council, the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, will focus on the two competing sides of the completion strategy: on the one, the Tribunal,s heavy workload and his in [...] |
2004-06-25 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1657 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) PolOffs and Deputy Legal Counselor made ref A demarche to MFA Western Balkans Director Klaas van der Tempel on June 30. Van der Tempel said the GONL supported OHR's work against such individuals. Concerning freezing the assets of the individuals named in ref A, van der Tempel said that [...] |
2004-07-01 08:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK |
| 04THEHAGUE1693 | ICTY: TRIBUNAL SEEKS USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief Prosecutor and Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) urged Ambassador for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper to weigh in with UN Headquarters to help solve two emerging budget and personnel crises that were posing a significant [...] |
2004-07-06 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1715 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC'S POOR HEALTH TRIGGER'S "RADICAL" [...] (C) Summary: The trial chamber hearing the case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) postponed the July 5 commencement of the defense case due to the Accused,s poor health. During the hearing, Milosevic accused the Tribunal of [...] |
2004-07-08 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE176 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION HEADING TOWARDS [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on January 13 after a three-week winter break, which had begun just after the high note of General Wesley Clark's testimony. Prosecution witnesses included a Serb [...] |
2004-01-26 14:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1910 | ICTY: REGISTRY SEEKS AGREEMENTS ON SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 28 meeting with Ambassador Sobel, Hans Holthuis, the Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), sought USG assistance with respect to the enforcement of sentences and the relocation of witnesses. Holthuis specifically requested [...] |
2004-07-29 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE1918 | ICTY: A PUNISHING WEEK FOR OTP [...] (SBU) Summary: It was a punishing week for the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). On July 28, a trial chamber ordered the provisional release of two of the highest-ranking members of Slobodan Milosevic's inner circle, Jovica [...] |
2004-07-30 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2196 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC REVISITS HISTORY IN OPENING OF [...] (C) Summary. After a series of health-related delays, Slobodan Milosevic opened his defense on August 31, 2004, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) with a predictable, political, often dull, and highly skewed survey of Balkans history. Milosevic repeatedly [...] |
2004-09-02 11:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2201 | ICTY: COUNSEL IMPOSED ON MILOSEVIC [...] (SBU) Summary: As anticipated, Trial Chamber Three of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) decided on September 2 to assign counsel to assist in the defense of Slobodan Milosevic. The court decided that the counsel should be the amici curiae (friends of the Cou [...] |
2004-09-02 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2494 | ICTY - MILOSEVIC TRIAL ADJOURNS IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Summary. The defense phase of Slobodan Milosevic,s trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) stumbled into a new set of obstacles during the week of September 13. The trial chamber abruptly transformed the defense from one led exclusively by Milosevi [...] |
2004-09-30 12:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2678 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL PICKS UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) resumed on October 12 after a one-month hiatus, the bulk of its time devoted to a status conference in which assigned defense counsel Steven Kay updated the court on his o [...] |
2004-10-15 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE271 | ICTY: NEW STRESSES IN THE MILOSEVIC TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) careens towards an interesting, difficult and potentially explosive final few weeks of the prosecution's case. In terms of testimony, the biggest grenade could come in the [...] |
2004-02-03 16:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2711 | ICTY: DEMARCHE ON BEHALF OF MERON CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 11:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2736 | ICTY: "WHO'S RUNNING THIS COURT?" [...] (C) Summary: A rare appeals chamber hearing in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) case against Slobodan Milosevic heard sharp and well-presented arguments this week on the imposition of counsel on the accused. Defense counsel Steven Kay pleaded with the appea [...] |
2004-10-22 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2792 | ICTY - MILOSEVIC REGAINS SOME CONTROL OVER DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was recessed again because of a lack of witnesses during the week of October 24, but that did not stop the case from making news. In particular, Steven Kay, imposed defense [...] |
2004-11-01 13:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2793 | ICTY - TRIBUNAL OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings on September 28 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), President Meron, Chief Prosecutor Del Ponte, and Registrar Holthuis struck consistent themes with Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper and EUR DAS f [...] |
2004-11-01 17:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2869 | ICTY - APPEALS CHAMBER RETURNS LEAD IN DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 1, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) upheld the Milosevic trial chamber,s decision to impose counsel on the accused but reversed the trial chamber,s decision to give assigned counsel a lead role in the case. [...] |
2004-11-05 15:08:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE2905 | ICTY: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR MERON RE-ELECTION [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. 2. (U) Post received the Diplomatic Note in para three from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming the Netherlands' support for the U.S. Candidate and current ICTY President Judge Theodor Meron at the UN elections on November 18, 2004. The [...] |
2004-11-10 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK HR NL PHUM ICTY USUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2932 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC TRIAL CHAMBER FOCUSES ON APPOINTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial chamber in the case against Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) continued to deal with defense counsel issues during the week of November 8. Its three days of hearings -- a full schedule for this case -- were [...] |
2004-11-12 17:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE3210 | ICTY - PROSPER WARNS THAT TRIBUNAL MAY CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Pierre Prosper met with officials from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). During the meeting, and later with the press, Prosper emphasized that a l [...] |
2004-12-08 16:44:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC PHUM ICTY PREL SR |
| 04THEHAGUE3255 | ICTY - MILOSEVIC WITNESSES ADVANCE POLITICAL CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Having regained control of his defense case before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Slobodan Milosevic questioned a string of Russian witnesses and a former Yugoslav official over the past two weeks, focusing much of their testimony on corrob [...] |
2004-12-14 16:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE3323 | ICTY: TRIBUNAL RESISTS UN/GC EFFORT THAT WOULD [...] (C) Summary: President Theodor Meron of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) told Embassy legal officers on December 21 that the UN Secretariat is resisting his efforts to appoint two ad litem judges to trials in dire need of immediate appointments. Meron shared [...] |
2004-12-22 14:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE347 | ICTY: KRAJISNIK TRIAL OPENS SMOOTHLY [...] (SBU) Summary. The trial of Momcilo Krajisnik before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) opened smoothly for the prosecution on Feb. 3. Krajisnik, who is being tried on eight counts including charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, held many prominen [...] |
2004-02-10 16:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE382 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE III: THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche to Dutch Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively on February 9 and 10. Dutch MFA Western Balkans Chief Klaas van der Tempel expressed support for the action, noting the GONL had been active last year in arguing for EU visa restrictions on [...] |
2004-02-13 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK |
| 04THEHAGUE490 | ICTY: OTP REQUEST 298 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, joined by Deputy Legal Counselor, delivered reftel letter and points February 25 to Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Carla Del Ponte. While arguing that her actions did not amount to a "breach" of the USG's [...] |
2004-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PHUM BK HR SR NL ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE498 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC PROSECUTION LIMPS TO CLOSE ITS CASE [...] (C) Summary. The Milosevic Prosecution team of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closed its case in the anti-climactic form of a motion to Trial Chamber III on February 25. The recent melodrama of the Milosevic prosecution -- the rancorous internal debates [...] |
2004-02-26 17:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE783 | ICTY: MILOSEVIC REFUSES TO GIVE CONSENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Theodor Meron, convened a special hearing on March 25 in order to determine whether Slobodan Milosevic would consent to the continuation of the trial with a new judge, an as-yet appointe [...] |
2004-03-25 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE813 | ICTY: OTP PAPER SAYS BELGRADE FAILING TO COOPERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a paper circulated among key diplomatic representatives in The Hague and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) late on March 26, the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) asserts that Belgrade's cooperation with [...] |
2004-03-30 10:52:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE975 | ICTY: DEL PONTE DEFENDS POSITIVE ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), vigorously defended her positive assessment to EU officials of Croatia,s cooperation with the Tribunal. She based her decision on Croatia,s cooperation in recent weeks wit [...] |
2004-04-19 15:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04THEHAGUE985 | ICTY: SENIOR FORMER USG OFFICIALS ON MILOSEVIC [...] (C) Summary: Slobodan Milosevic -- in one of his first filings before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) -- submitted to the trial chamber on April 13 a confidential document describing the witnesses he may call during his upcoming defense case. While the list [...] |
2004-04-20 15:11:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR KAWC NL PHUM PREL SR ICTY |
| 04VATICAN1231 | OSCE BOSNIA HEAD PRESSES HOLY SEE AND FRANCISCANS [...] (U) This telegram contains a guidance request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) OSCE Bosnia Head of Mission Robert Beecroft emphasized the importance of inter-ethnic reconciliation in Mostar for Bosnia's future stability during March 23-24 meetings with the Hol [...] |
2004-03-26 18:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI VT BK BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA OSCE |
| 04ZAGREB1228 | OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: CROATIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) ON JUNE 30, WE PRESENTED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO ANDREA BEKIC, HEAD OF THE AMERICA'S DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY. BEKIC WELCOMED THE NEWS OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE, AND USG ACTION TO TARGET THE SUPPORT NETWORK OF PIFWCS. BEKIC SAID SHE WOULD IMMEDIATELY FORWARD THE [...] |
2004-07-01 17:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK HR |
| 04ZAGREB456 | ZAGREB AWAITS NEW ICTY INDICTMENTS FOR BOSNIAN [...] (C) Croatia is expecting the imminent arrival of new indictments from ICTY against a series of Bosnian Croats for their actions in BiH in 1993-94. According to the press, Justice Minister Vesna Skare Ozbolt met with likely indictees Milivoj Petkovic and Slobodan Praljak during the evening of [...] |
2004-03-17 15:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC HR BK |
| 04ZAGREB488 | ICTY INDICTMENTS OF BOSNIAN CROATS [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zuzul told the Ambassador on March 22 that the GoC would do everything it could to ensure Croatian citizens indicted by ICTY for crimes in Bosnia were transferred to The Hague, but could not guarantee that the process would go as smoothly as in the cases of Cermak and Mar [...] |
2004-03-22 14:29:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL PGOV BK HR |
| 05ANKARA6073 | BOSNIA: TURKEY ON PRE-DAYTON ANNIVERSARY AGENDA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-07 07:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BK TU |
| 05BRUSSELS2822 | DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH EU OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. According to EU Council and Commission officials, there can be no "shortcut" to EU membership for the countries of the Western Balkans, although their European perspective remains the long-term goal. Kai Eide is "gloomy" and disappointed with what he has seen of the standards impl [...] |
2005-07-26 15:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AL BK MK SR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST748 | SECI CENTER AND BRUSSELS: A VIEW FROM THE OTHER [...] SECI Center DoS Coordinator traveled to Brussels and met with EU officials concerning SECI initiatives and EU plans to become more involved with the Center. Though EU officials were very interested in the current work of SECI, they were reluctant to commit any resources despite the reality th [...] |
2005-03-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU SR HU SL BK MK BU HR RO |
| 05BUCHAREST946 | SECI UPDATE MARCH 2005 [...] SECI Center's governing body, the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC), met on 18 March 2005 in Bucharest for their semi-annual meeting. The agenda of the meeting included the approval of the SECI Center's near-term strategy, election of a General Director, as well as other issues concerning the [...] |
2005-04-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL ECON EU GR TU HU BK MK BU HR RO SECI |
| 05DUBLIN1501 | PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRISH SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On December 5, Post delivered ref A talking points to Siobhan Coyne, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy European Correspondent. Coyne noted that Ireland would strongly support an increased EU presence in Kosovo as part of the final status outcome, and she concurred with U [...] |
2005-12-12 08:53:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EI YI BK IZ AF EUN |
| 05HELSINKI207 | FEBRUARY 21 GAERC: FINLAND RESPONSE [...] (U) We delivered Ref A demarche to the Finnish MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on February 11. In a February 16 follow-up conversation with Kimmo Lahdevirta, Finnish EU Correspondent, Lahdevirta provided GoF views on the GAERC agenda and a preview of the issues the Finns want to raise dur [...] |
2005-02-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP MD SR BK SU HR FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05LJUBLJANA112 | SLOVENIA ON FEBRUARY 21 GAERC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK SI |
| 05MADRID617 | SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 21 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. We discussed Transatlantic Relations, the Middle East Peace Process, Iraq, the Western Balkans, Ukraine/Moldova, Sudan, the Great Lakes, and Iran with Enrique Mora Benavente, MFA Head of EU Planning on February 15. Mora Benavente said that the February 21 GAERC meeting would [...] |
2005-02-15 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU SR BK CGEN |
| 05PARIS1082 | FRENCH ON FEB. 21 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel A) points to MFA DAS-equivalent for Common Foreign and Security Policy Pascal LeDeunff on Feb. 11 and followed up in conversation Feb. 18. LeDeunff emphasized that ministers would spend the bulk of the Feb. 21 GAERC in preparing for the EU summit with President Bus [...] |
2005-02-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK FR |
| 05PARIS547 | FRENCH ON JANUARY 31 GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA CFSP deputy Pascal LeDeunff on Jan. 18 and followed in conversation with LeDeunff Jan 28. LeDeunff noted that the French are awaiting "with enthusiasm" the visits to Europe of both President Bush and Secretary Rice. With regard to the Presid [...] |
2005-01-28 17:56:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH FR EUN |
| 05PARIS6749 | FRENCH SUPPORT PRE-DAYTON ANNIVERSARY AGENDA BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-30 17:22:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK FR |
| 05PRAGUE1247 | CZECH CABINET APPROVES 2006 FOREIGN DEPLOYMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-25 15:17:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ MOPS PREL PGOV AF IZ YI BK |
| 05PRAGUE1590 | CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation Cooperation believes that many international efforts to foster democratic change -- including in particular those of the EU -- suffer because the funding mechanisms chosen impede the chances for success. She believes that donors need to b [...] |
2005-11-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM |
| 05PRAGUE896 | CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KOLAR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech republic is promoting former Czech Ambassador to the US Alexandr Vondra to become the Special EU Representative to Bosnia, and has garnered the support of Slovakia and Poland. The Czechs are presenting a proposal on the EU on dealings with Cuba which includes developmen [...] |
2005-06-13 15:04:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINR EAID IZ BK EZ EUN |
| 05ROME2997 | BOSNIA: ITALY TO PUSH MIRACHIAN CANDIDACY FOR OHR ON MARGINS OF UNGA; BELIEVES DUTCH CANDIDATE UNSUITABLE [...] (C) In DCM's introductory call on Italian MFA Political Director Terzi, Terzi made a strong pitch for the U.S. to support senior Italian diplomat Laura Mirachian to replace Paddy Ashdown as High Rep in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Terzi said the Italians learned on Sept. 8 that The Netherlands was pro [...] |
2005-09-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK IT EUN PREL |
| 05THEHAGUE161 | NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...] |
2005-01-21 15:32:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN |
| 05THEHAGUE164 | NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...] |
2005-01-21 16:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN |
| 05THEHAGUE427 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparing a positive agenda for the President's visit, the EU is actively seeking forward-looking ways to engage with the U.S. on a range of issues while the Luxembourg Presidency struggles to control an agenda where 25 Heads of State/Foreign Ministers want a chance to speak. T [...] |
2005-02-14 16:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK NL |
| 05VATICAN460 | VATICAN OPPOSES COVIC DISMISSAL OR RESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-29 16:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BK HR PREL VT |
| 05VATICAN516 | DEL PONTE MAKES ""UGLY IMPRESSION"" AT THE VATICAN [...] (S/NF) Holy See Balkans Director Maury described to us August 22 the ""undiplomatic behavior"" of ICTY Chief Prosecutor del Ponte on her recent visit to the Vatican foreign ministry (HAGUE 2263). Maury said the Vatican would not respond to the strong letter sent by del Ponte to the pope after [...] |
2005-08-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Vatican | SECRET//NOFORN | KIRF PREL SOCI NL BK HR VT OSCE |
| 05VATICAN534 | BOSNIA: VATICAN BACKING CARDINAL [...] (C) Vatican Director for the Balkans Monsignor Maury expressed support November 11 for Cardinal Vinko Puljic in his current stances on politics and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Maury said he was not surprised that Puljic had refused to participate in a planned inter-religi [...] |
2005-11-17 09:35:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT |
| 05VATICAN535 | HOLY SEE MAKES POINT ON BOSNIA'S CATHOLICS [...] (SBU) On the heels of Poloff's meeting with Vatican Balkans Director Monsignor Miguel Maury (ref a), Holy See FM Giovanni Lajolo called in the Ambassador November 14 to deliver an aide memoire (complete text faxed to EUR/WE, DRL/IRF and EUR/SCE) on the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH). [...] |
2005-11-17 11:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | BK KIRF PREL SOCI HR VT |
| 05VATICAN542 | ANOTHER VOICE IN VATICAN SUPPORTING BIH BISHOPS [...] (C) The Vatican's Monsignor Petar Rajic (protect) gave us yet another indication of Holy See support for the Catholic bishops of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) November 22, expressing his support for their statement calling for constitutional change in the country, and general support for Bishop Pe [...] |
2005-11-29 18:06:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT |
| 05VIENNA1156 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA MIDYEAR REVIEW [...] Midyear review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Mar Apr-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 37,126 16,240 23,300 39, [...] |
2005-04-08 07:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
| 05VIENNA175 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON JANUARY 31 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns met with Foriegn Ministry EU Affaris director Werner Almhofer on January 21 to present reftel points. Almhofer made the following substantive replies: 2. (SBU) Tsunami: Almhofer expressed some frustration with the European public's dissatisfaction with the response of t [...] |
2005-01-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA1895 | AFGHANISTAN: AUSTRIA SENDING UP TO 100 SOLDIERS [...] (SBU) On June 7, the Austrian Council of Ministers (cabinet) unanimously approved the deployment of up to 100 Austrian soldiers to Afghanistan in August - October 2005. Parliament's standing committee will have to give final approval to the deployment mandate, possibly as early as June 10. [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA1966 | AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEPLOYMENT OF [...] (SBU) On June 10, Parliament's standing committee (Hauptausschuss) unanimously approved the cabinet's decision (ref a) to send up to 100 Austrian soldiers to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan for a period of three months, until October 31, 2005. The Austrian soldiers will join the German PRT i [...] |
2005-04-08 12:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA2130 | EUFOR-ALTHEA: AUSTRIA TO ASSUME COMMAND OF "TASK [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-24 14:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL KPKO AU BK NATO EUN |
| 05VIENNA2284 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA THIRD QUARTER REVIEW [...] Third quarter review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Jun Jul-Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 39,540 25,601 9,475 [...] |
2005-07-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
| 05VIENNA2670 | AUSTRIA HOSTS 4TH INFORMAL BALKANS SUMMIT [...] Summary: The Austrian Government and the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe hosted leaders from six southeastern European countries from 2-3 August for the 4th informal "Balkans Summit." Participants discussed the region's expectations for EU membership, establishing a common [...] |
2005-08-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECIN AL BK HR MK RO SR AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA2992 | SARAJEVO FY05 GA/MPCC FINAL REVIEW [...] Final review for Sarajevo follows: 2. General Authorization No. 1215 - Current Oblig. Require Surplus - Auth. Oct-Aug Sep Total (Deficit) Amer Sal. 0 0 0 0 0 FN Sal. 35,076 30,763 3,975 34, [...] |
2005-09-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ABUD BK |
| 05VIENNA3832 | AUSTRIAN MFA ON DECEMBER EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) Pol Unit chief delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Andreas Riecken on December 2. We provided (per reftel) documents on the Dayton anniversary and the President's Iraq policy speech. In particular, we underlined the impo [...] |
2005-12-07 17:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON YI BK AF AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA473 | APPROACHING EU IN ADVANCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor and Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel demarche to MFA Director/Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Werner Almhofer on February 11 and followed up with him on February 16. Almhofer's likely successor, Andreas Riecken, also attended. 2 [...] |
2005-02-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK AU EUN |
| 06ANKARA1057 | TURKEY: APPROACHING POTENTIAL DONORS TO THE MARCH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV BK TU |
| 06ANKARA3686 | TURKISH MFA RESPONDS TO BOSNIA RELATED DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to Hasan Asan, Head of the Turkish MFA's Balkans and Western Europe Department, and First Secretary and Bosnia Desk Officer Kazim Cavusoglu. Asan agreed with U.S. opposition to calls within the Republikla Srpska for an independence referendum and agreed w [...] |
2006-06-22 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06ANKARA5521 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, August 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its bi-monthly meeting on August 21. National security issue and the fight against terrorism topped the agenda of the meeting. Recent developments in the Middle East, humanitarian assistance to Lebanon and Palestine, Turkey's policy on Black Sea s [...] |
2006-09-21 10:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL TU AF BK |
| 06BERLIN3220 | PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE, GOVERNMENT MISSTEPS [...] (C) Summary: Setbacks related to German overseas deployments are reinforcing a tendency toward short-term caution on military issues. Barely one week after the release of a well-received White Paper on security that cast Germany as an increasingly engaged and transformed security partner, Ber [...] |
2006-11-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM GM LE AF BK SR |
| 06BRUSSELS1165 | BOSNIA WAR CRIMES CHAMBER CONFERENCE: 9.25 [...] (SBU) A March 31 conference in Brussels on the Bosnia judicial system raised 9.25 million euros for the War Crimes Chamber (WCC) for 2007-09. BiH PM Terzic and BiH finance and justice ministers presented the case for additional funding needs and noted that the cost of trying cases in BiH's sy [...] |
2006-04-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS716 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION: WILLING TO SUPPORT BIH WAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST1808 | STABILITY PACT MEETINGS IN BUCHAREST FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) The November 15-16 meetings in Bucharest of the Stability Pact for South East Europe saw continued progress toward shifting the Pact's program of regional cooperation initiatives to the responsibility of regional governments under the umbrella of the South East Europe Cooperation Proces [...] |
2006-12-04 13:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ETRD EUN PREL BK BU GR HR MD MI |
| 06BUENOSAIRES411 | TRANSFER OF ITCY WAR CRIMES INDICTEE MILAN LUKIC [...] Bosnian Serb war crimes indictee Milan Lukic was transferred to the ICTY from Argentina on February 20. Lukic had been detained in Buenos Aires on August 8, 2005, by Argentine authorities after meeting with his wife and youngest child in a local restaurant (reftels). Argentine Federal Judge [...] |
2006-02-21 21:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC ICTY KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL BK SR AR |
| 06DUBLIN277 | PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...] |
2006-03-16 17:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR |
| 06HELSINKI1209 | GAERC - FINNISH RESPONSE [...] (U) PolChief delivered December GAERC demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala November 5 and followed up further by phone November 7. Syrjala highlighted the following points: 2. (C) TURKEY/ENLARGEMENT: The Finnish Presidency is greatly encouraged by Turkey's announcement that i [...] |
2006-12-07 13:12:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UN EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR TU |
| 06HELSINKI671 | FINNISH EU PRESIDENCY REITERATES SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-17 13:40:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PDOV BK FI |
| 06LISBON2562 | PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...] |
2006-11-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU |
| 06LISBON2769 | PORTUGAL'S POLICIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Ana Filomena Rocha provided a review of MFA's preparations for the reftel December 11-12 European Union (EU) General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in a December 7 discus [...] |
2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PRM PGOV PHUM PREL PO CH EUN YI SR BK IS |
| 06LONDON8279 | UK VIEWS ON DECEMBER EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (SBU) The UK expects Turkey and the China Arms Embargo to be the most "difficult" issues at the upcoming December GAERC meeting, according to Martin Sherman, head of the FCO's EU Coordination Office. PolCouns discussed the upcoming GAERC with Sherman on December 7, who confirmed Foreign Secre [...] |
2006-12-08 17:24:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR |
| 06MOSCOW6464 | RUSSIAN MFA ON ICTY PIFWC LIKELY IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche June 19 to Andrey Kalinin of the MFA Legal Department. Kalinin and his superior, Department Section Chief Igor Panin (who was traveling at the time), are the only officials in the MFA with a thorough knowledge of the ICTY and the status of PIFWCs. Russia [...] |
2006-06-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KCRM PREL ICTY KAWC PHUM BK SR RS |
| 06NICOSIA265 | CYPRUS AGREES WITH MOST U.S. POSITIONS ON THE [...] (C) On February 23, poloff delivered reftel message to the appropriate action officers in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Elena Rafti, who follows Balkan issues, agreed with most U.S. points on the Balkans, and stressed that a strong EU presence in Kosovo and a successful referendum in [...] |
2006-02-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | BK BO CG CY EUN IR IZ KPAL MW PREL SR YI |
| 06OTTAWA669 | CANADA NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT MARCH 31 WAR CRIMES [...] (U) Post contacted Foreign Affairs Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency regarding reftel demarche. Canadian funding to the Balkans is declining, with the intention of winding up programs there by 2010. 2. (SBU) Though the new government's foreign policy priorities will n [...] |
2006-03-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL BK CA |
| 06OTTAWA796 | CANADA: MORE ON FUNDING FOR STATE COURT WAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-20 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL BK CA |
| 06PARIS1186 | FRENCH ON FEBRUARY 27 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol Deputy delivered points to Pascal LeDeunff, deputy chief of the MFA's CFSP unit, on February 17; poloff followed up with LeDeunff on February 24. According to LeDeunff, the GAERC will issue strong conclusions on Iran, but none on Iraq or the Israeli-Palestinian situation. END [...] |
2006-02-24 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG FR EUN |
| 06PARIS1735 | FRENCH ON MARCH 20 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA officials spent much of March 17 helping plan the EU response to the summons received by EU and US Ambassadors in Minsk late March 16; the Austrian presidency will issue a statement holding Lukashenko alone responsible for any violence surrounding this weekend's presid [...] |
2006-03-17 17:57:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU FR EUN |
| 06PARIS7337 | FRANCE/GAERC: GOF MAD ON LEBANON; SKEPTICAL ON [...] (U) We shared reftel points November 7 with MFA DAS-equivalent for the Middle East Herve Besancenot, DAS-equivalent for Iran Franck Gellet, DAS-equivalent for Nonproliferation (Iran) Philippe Errera and Deputy David Bertolotti, and DAS-equivalent for CFSP Emmanuel Cohet. Separately, we raised [...] |
2006-11-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN PGOV PHUM UNAUS YI SR BK CG IS |
| 06PARIS7731 | FRANCE/GAERC: AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES EXCEPT [...] (U) We shared refs A and B points December 5 with MFA CFSP Unit Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet (all points), DAS-equivalent for industrial questions and sensitive exports Marc Abensour (China embargo), DAS-equivalent for the Levant Herve Besancenot (Israel-Palestinian conflict and Leb [...] |
2006-12-08 16:30:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN PGOV PHUM UN YI SR BK IS LE IR |
| 06PRAGUE1406 | CZECHS ON NOVEMBER 13-14 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the November 13 GAERC the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East (Iran, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon), Russia, and the Balkans. Czech policy closely mirrors U.S. policy in these regions/countries. Specifically, the Czechs support: (1) a strong UNSC resolution with sancti [...] |
2006-11-09 15:48:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN YI SR BK CG IS LE |
| 06PRAGUE1466 | PLANNED CZECH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR 2007 [...] (U) Summary: The Czech Chamber of Deputies will vote in December on a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007. The bill is likely to pass without serious opposition. Increased numbers of troops are planned for Afghanistan and the Balkans, while Iraq troop levels will re [...] |
2006-12-01 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE |
| 06PRAGUE1487 | CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR [...] On November 5th the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007 (Note: Reftel provided full details of the plan. End note). The legislation now goes to the President for signature. 2. The bill approved by the lower chamber, and previo [...] |
2006-12-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE |
| 06PRAGUE1491 | CZECHS ON THE DECEMBER 11-12 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the December 11-12 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Balkans, the Middle East, Afghanistan, China, and Turkey. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these regions/countries. At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs will support (1) ICTY compliance and th [...] |
2006-12-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR |
| 06PRAGUE199 | CZECHS ON FEB 27 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the February 27 GAERC, the top priorities will be the Balkans, the Middle East, and Belarus. The Czechs stress the importance of observing international standards in Kosovo, and of managing the impact in Belgrade of any permanent solution for Kosovo. The Czechs strongly support [...] |
2006-02-24 07:53:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG |
| 06PRAGUE285 | CZECHS ON MARCH 20 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs predict that the Balkans, Palestine, and Belarus will be the top priorities at the March 20 GAERC. On the Balkans, progress is being made, but some EU member states may be losing their appetite for admitting the Balkan states to the EU in the foreseeable future. On Pale [...] |
2006-03-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU |
| 06ROME1992 | ITALIANS PROMISE TO DOWNPLAY PACE RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told Poloff that the PACE resolution calling for the abolishment of qualified majority voting and for a review of the entity structure, while unhelpful, was entirely irrelevant to Italy's Balkan policy. According to De Cardona, the Italian C [...] |
2006-07-12 14:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK IT |
| 06ROME647 | ITALIANS UNABLE TO COMMIT MORE FUNDS TO BIH WAR [...] Summary. GOI budget cutbacks will prevent Italy from pledging additional funds for the BIH War Crimes Chamber. Additionally, the GOI may have difficulty meeting its existing pledge of 1,440,000 Euros for the Chamber. End Summary. 2. Raimondo De Cardona, head of the MFA Balkans Department [...] |
2006-03-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BK IT |
| 06SARAEVO2307 | BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1019 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL [...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...] |
2006-05-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1020 | BOSNIA: RELIGION AND POLITICS APPEALING MIX FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has long been politically involved in issues surrounding Croat returns, specifically the question of who is primarily to blame for the low numbers of Bosnian Croat refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) who returned to [...] |
2006-05-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1022 | BOSNIA: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On May 5 and 9, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and to Dr. Zlatko Puvacic, Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Federation Institute of Public Health. The demarche [...] |
2006-05-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1024 | BOSNIA: TRAFFICKER GETS EIGHT YEARS [...] On April 25, the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Court handed down the second-longest sentence in the history of Bosnia's anti-trafficking statute, which allows for a maximum sentence of ten years. Mostar trafficker Nermin Cupina was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The judge also or [...] |
2006-05-10 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SOCI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1064 | BOSNIA: APPLICATION FOR 2006 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND [...] The following is Post's proposal for the 2006 PRM Ambassador's Fund. This proposal was developed in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the state Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the municipal government of Bratun [...] |
2006-05-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1066 | BOSNIA: THE VIEW FROM THE RS PRIVATIZATION AGENCY [...] (C) Summary: New legislation to review past RS privatizations (reftel) has shone the spotlight on the RS Directorate for Privatization (DfP). However, the intense focus on process misses the broader point: Many entity-owned companies are little more than a pile of liabilities by time they [...] |
2006-05-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1075 | BOSNIA: LITTLE PROGRESS IN POST-SANCTION TREBINJE [...] (C) Summary: One year after Lautenberg sanctions on the municipality were lifted, the eastern Republika Srpska (RS) municipality of Trebinje shows very little progress in a number of critical areas. The working relationship between Mayor Dobroslav Cuk (a member of the opposition Alliance for I [...] |
2006-05-16 14:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1093 | BOSNIA: THREATS AGAINST LABOR UNION PRESIDENT [...] The President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH), Mr. Edhem Biber, recently received an anonymous threatening note along with a bullet at his house. The note warned Mr. Biber to stop his calls for a review of previous privatizations in the Fed [...] |
2006-05-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON AFL CIO BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1096 | BOSNIA: REPUBLIKA SRPSKA PRIME MINISTER RECEPTIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion on May 15 (political issues reported septel), the Ambassador thanked Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik for his quick action on several USG-sponsored economic priorities, including revenue allocation, corporate profit tax legislation, and r [...] |
2006-05-18 05:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1126 | HIGH REP ANNOUNCES MAJOR NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CSS) has decided to make small and medium enterprise (SME) development an OHR priority. To this end, he has instructed that an "SME cell", staffed by both local hires and secondees, be established in OHR with the initial goal of [...] |
2006-05-19 13:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1129 | BOSNIA: DODIK UPS THE ANTE IN ITA GOVERNING BOARD [...] (U) Summary. The ongoing controversy over distributions from the BiH Single Account has resulted in the filing of criminal charges by Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik against Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon (who is seconded by the Europ [...] |
2006-05-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1148 | BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM FOUNDERING ON ROCKY SHORES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 3, the Police Reform Directorate (PRD), by majority vote, approved a plan for a a single police structure consisting of two tiers (state and local) with budget and legislation at the state-level (BiH Parliament). Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik has publicly oppose [...] |
2006-05-22 17:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1149 | AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPURIOUSLY CLAIMS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 10, Amnesty International (AI) issued a report on the global arms trade. In the report, AI erroneously alleges that hundreds of thousands of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and associate ammunition were clandestinely shipped from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to Iraq [...] |
2006-05-22 17:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1165 | BOSNIA - TESLIC MAYOR FIGHTS OFF SDS CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Teslic Mayor Rade Pavlovic retained office May 21 by securing over 60 percent of the vote in a recall election prompted by a nationalist/center-right coalition led by the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) and Serb Radical Party - Dr. Vojislav Seselj. Pavlovic, who heads a multi-ethnic, cen [...] |
2006-05-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1169 | BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC OFFICIALLY ELECTED HEAD OF SBIH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Haris Silajdzic officially returned to the Bosnian political scene on Sunday May 21st, when he succeeded Safet Halilovic as the Chairman of the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH). Silajdzic was unanimously elected by the delegates in attendance at the second SBiH party con [...] |
2006-05-25 08:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1173 | BOSNIA: PLIGHT OF PENSIONERS DIRE [...] Summary: Bosnia's 500,000 pensioners represent its largest special-interest group and will be influential in the October 2006 general elections. They also vote in a higher proportion than younger citizens. Increasingly squeezed by Bosnia's new national value-added tax (VAT) and rising health ca [...] |
2006-05-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1174 | BOSNIA: BREAKAWAY CROAT "HDZ 1990" BUILDS ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Breakaway ethnic Croat "HDZ 1990" made a dramatic entry into BiH politics on April 26, when it co-opted enough key parliamentary votes to block constitutional reform. Since then, it has tried to ride on the momentum as it builds local party structures. Lacking def [...] |
2006-05-25 13:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1194 | BOSNIA: MUTED REACTION TO MONTENEGRO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Initial reactions by BiH politicians to the results of the Montenegrin independence referendum, announced May 23, have been largely positive and calm in both entities. As Montenegro was one of the six quasi-autonomous constituent republics of the former Yugoslavia, virtually al [...] |
2006-05-26 15:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1195 | BOSNIA: HIGH REPRESENTATIVE DELIVERS "100 DAYS" [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an effort to rally the parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to pass significant pre-election reforms, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling delivered his "100 days" speech on May 24. The theme referred to what Schwarz-Schilling has seen during his first 100 da [...] |
2006-05-26 15:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1196 | BOSNIA: ONE UNIFORM,ONE ARMED FORCE- AND ONE FUTURE [...] Defense Minister Radovanovic unveiled the new uniform of the unified Bosnian armed force during a ceremony on May 25. For the first time since the abolishment of the entity armies on December 31, 2005, former combatants stood shoulder to shoulder completely indistinguishable from one other. P [...] |
2006-05-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1197 | BOSNIA: BRCKO DISTRICT AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 25 meeting with Brcko District Mayor Djapo, the staff of the Sarajevo-based Brcko District Office, and representatives of the BiH Council of Ministers (joined by the Supervisor, her legal advisor, and OHR staff), Ambassador pressed for additional concrete progress to br [...] |
2006-05-26 17:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1208 | BOSNIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] Post delivered points in reftel on May 26 to Biljana Gutic in the Office of the UN and International Organizations (UN Office) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gutic thanked us for the information and noted that the MFA would not be able to respond to the substance of the demarche until the [...] |
2006-05-30 16:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1230 | BOSNIA: PM CAVES ON INVESTIGATING FATE OF SERBS IN [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, the BiH Council of Ministers decided to form a state commission to investigate "the truth about the suffering of all citizens of Sarajevo" from 1992-1995. Although Bosnian Serb leaders had long pushed for a commission to investigate the deaths and disappearances of Sara [...] |
2006-06-01 11:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1231 | BOSNIA: AFTER MONTENEGRO, BIH SERBS TAKE UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the Montenegro referendum, Bosnian Serbs have raised the possibility of a vote here that would determine whether the Republika Srpska (RS) remains part of the Bosnian state. Statements May 27 by RS Premier Milorad Dodik speculating on the possibility of a referend [...] |
2006-06-01 14:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1235 | BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) held its 12th and 13th meetings on May 24 and 31 with the Republika Srpska (RS) representative (RS police director Smajlovic) in attendance solely as an observer. RS PM Dodik revoked full RS participation in the PRD, in part because of its Ma [...] |
2006-06-02 09:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1275 | BOSNIA: BIH OFFICIALS UNHAPPY OVER NEWS OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Bosnian leaders, particularly those from Bosniak Muslim parties, were unhappy and apprehensive about the news, delivered per reftel, that the U.S. troop presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) would be diminished in the coming months and the U.S. presence at Eagle Base, Tuzla, [...] |
2006-06-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL BK NATO |
| 06SARAJEVO1276 | SUBJECT: BOSNIA: CAVIC HINTS ON SDS CANDIDATES, [...] (C) Summary: Republika Srpska (RS) President Dragan Cavic told Embassy May 30 that he will likely again be the candidate of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) for the post of RS President in BiH general elections scheduled for October 2006. (The SDS, whose founder was Radovan Karadzic, has been [...] |
2006-06-05 11:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1279 | BOSNIA: STATE COURT BALANCES 2007 BUDGET, BUT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24 the BiH State Court Registry presented international donors with a realistic plan to balance the 2007 budget and keep the War Crimes Chamber going. This presentation came as a result of collective donor pressure on the Registry to face the fiscal reality that pledges at [...] |
2006-06-05 16:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC EAID PHUM PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1287 | BOSNIA: REPORT ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] On May 26, Poloff met with Jasna Dzumhur, the current head of mission for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Sarajevo, to discuss the mission's field activities and future plans. The OHCHR office in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will close on June 30, 2007; it wil [...] |
2006-06-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1310 | BOSNIA INPUT TO 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES [...] a. Claimant A b. 2001 c. Claimant A submitted a bid in 2000 for four wood-processing companies in a privatization tender by the GRS. The tender required all bids to include a deposit fee as a condition of tender, but none of the bidders submitted the required fee. Despite this failure by t [...] |
2006-06-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1321 | BOSNIA: TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered the 2006 TIP report and demarche (ref A) to Samir Rizvo, the State Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings on June 5. The Coordinator was pleased with comments in the report acknowledging that significant progress has been made in a number of areas. The re [...] |
2006-06-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1329 | BOSNIA: STATE COURT ORDERS WAR CRIMINAL ZELENOVIC [...] (U) On June 9 an international judge at the BiH State Court ruled that accused war criminal Dragan Zelenovic should be transferred immediately to The Hague for trial. The State Court based its ruling on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indictment, the INTERP [...] |
2006-06-09 17:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KWAC PHUM PGOV PREL RS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1367 | BOSNIA: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND DINNERS A SUCCESS FOR [...] On June 10, 2006, the Embassy co-hosted a "Night of 1,000 Dinners" (N1KD) gala dinner with the local American Chamber of Commerce and the Embassy of Canada, the fourth of its kind since 2002. Donors to the event contributed almost 200,000 KM (approximately US $130,000), which will be matched [...] |
2006-06-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KHDP PREF PARM AORC ODIP OFDP KSEP BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1451 | BOSNIA: NEW REPUBLIKA SRPSKA POLICE DIRECTOR - [...] (C) The Republika Srpska (RS) confirmed the appointment of relatively unknown Uros Pena as the new RS Police Director on June 23, replacing controversial former director Dragomir Andan. Andan resigned in April under pressure from ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte, who accused Andan of cr [...] |
2006-06-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PTER PGOV PINR PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1464 | BOSNIA: JUNE PIC AGREES ON OHR CLOSURE TIMELINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the June 22-23 meeting of Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Political Directors in Sarajevo, the Steering Board agreed to begin preparations for the closure of OHR in June, 2007. The Steering Board agreed to "review and confirm" this decision at the Feb/March [...] |
2006-06-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1473 | BOSNIA: HARRIERS HIT POLITICAL TARGET [...] (SBU) Two U.S. AV-8B Harrier jump jets assigned to the USS Iwo Jima visited Sarajevo on June 26 as part of a coordinated Embassy-NATO HQ effort to increase the visibility of U.S. bilateral engagement with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Ambassador and NATO HQ Commander Brigadier General We [...] |
2006-06-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1479 | BOSNIA: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) June 29 resolution on Bosnian Constitutional reform has been topic number one on the minds of BiH politicians, and has dominated the media here. [...] |
2006-06-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1499 | BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP AGREES ON WAY FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 20-21 the Ambassador convened the second meeting of the Brcko District Working Group, aimed at establishing political and legal mechanisms to regularize Brcko's status in relation to the state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Representatives came from the C [...] |
2006-07-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1634 | BOSNIA'S FRACTURED ENERGY LANDSCAPE [...] Summary: The energy market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a reflection of the ethnic politics that have caused damage and hindered progress in the country as a whole. The electricity sector is still separated between the sub-national government "entities," and there is an ethnic identificatio [...] |
2006-07-20 15:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON AID BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1664 | BOSNIA: ORGANIZED CRIME AND CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten years after the war, Bosnia remains in many ways a traumatized, post-Communist, post-war society. Crime and corruption are serious problems and touch nearly every aspect of life. Criminal clans aligned with politicians and political parties are still prospering and are desc [...] |
2006-07-25 10:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR KJUS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER KCRM BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1695 | BIH REACTIONS TO THE CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Israeli-Lebansese crisis, and the broader Middle East conflict are garnerning an increasing amount of public and political attention in BiH. Government statements and media reports are generally factual and correct, but some local public figures have begun to manipulate the [...] |
2006-07-28 17:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV ASEC IS LE SY BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1700 | LEADING SDA FIGURE PLEDGES ASSISTANCE FOR SOFA [...] (C) PolMilOff met the morning of July 28 with Halid Genjac, parliamentarian and member of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) presidency, to discuss continuing delays in the ratification of the U.S.-BiH Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The BiH House of Representatives ratified the agreem [...] |
2006-07-31 06:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1719 | BOSNIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel instructions, the Bosnian government will be represented as follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Sulejman Tihic, Member of the Tri-Presidency -- Arrival and departure dates unknown. -- Spouse will not attend. -- Bosnian interpretation is required. B. Atten [...] |
2006-08-01 09:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNGA BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1747 | BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM AND RS PM DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) held its 16th meeting on July 26 and is close to an agreement on the basic model, but without Republika Srpska (RS) input, because the official RS representative is an observer-only. Prior to the meeting, the Ambassador discussed police reform [...] |
2006-08-03 17:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1751 | RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY COOPERATION TO SWCI [...] (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Both GBiH and RS officials affirmed their commitment to ICTY cooperation, and all agreed with Ambas [...] |
2006-08-04 11:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KWAC PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1762 | BOSNIA: RS POLITICIANS SHARPLY REJECT SANADER [...] (U) In the media August 2 and 3, Serb member of the BiH Tri-Presidency Borislav Paravac and Republika Srpska (RS) President Dragan Cavic sharply and publicly rejected Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's proposal that Croatia host an international conference on the future of BiH. Paravac im [...] |
2006-08-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1772 | BOSNIA: BRCKO'S ITA BATTLE PROMPTS RETURN TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) A previously scheduled July 28 meeting between International Community members of the Brcko District working group was disrupted by the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board's (ITA GB) decision to change the allocation of r [...] |
2006-08-04 17:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1773 | CORRECTED COPY: RS OFFICIALS PLEDGE ICTY [...] (U) This cable replaces Sarajevo 1751 (ref. A). This cable has been cleared by S/WCI Ambassador Williamson's office. 2. (U) Summary and Comment: On July 28 and from August 1-2 Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with GBiH and Republika Serpska (RS) officials in Sa [...] |
2006-08-07 08:03:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ICTY KAWC PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1776 | RS PREMIER DODIK MUSES ON SERBIAN AND BIH [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of July 28 discussions with RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik on ICTY cooperation (REFTEL), Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and CDA Cefkin also raised Kosovo and asked about the upcoming Bosnian elections. According to Dodik, the Serbian pu [...] |
2006-08-07 08:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNMIK ICTY KAWC PGOV PREL AL YI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1784 | BOSNIA: MFA SUPPORTS US EFFORTS TO HALT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 06:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AADP XF BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1822 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On August 10 POLOFF delivered reftel demarche and the attached resume to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs at the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic said Bosnia would support Professor Ruth Wedgwood's candidacy for the Human Rights Committee. [...] |
2006-08-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1826 | BOSNIA: A ROUGH SEMESTER AHEAD AS NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Our tranformational diplomacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina will confront a number of challenges over the next months: -- The Kosovo final status talks, as did the Montenegro referendum, will provide Bosniaks and Serbs, in particular, additional means to radicalize the political [...] |
2006-08-10 18:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1860 | BIH POLITICIANS CHOOSE HIGH-ROAD IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political reaction to the bombing of Former BiH President Alija Izetbegovic's grave, with the exception of one Serb-based party, has been surprisingly measured in this pre-election period. Although the investigation into the attack has yielded few results, some groups, including [...] |
2006-08-14 17:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1891 | BOSNIA: OCTOBER NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) This is the first in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Bosnia will hold national elections on October 1, 2006. Bosnia's major political parties, all ethnically-based, will compete fo [...] |
2006-08-18 07:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1916 | BOSNIAN ELECTIONS - THIS TIME THEY COUNT [...] (U) This is the second in a planned series of election-related telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Since 1996, Bosnia has been generally successful in forging a democratic process under close supervision of the international community. However, this year's elections, in our judgment, the country's [...] |
2006-08-21 11:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO1982 | BOSNIAN PRESS "BREAKS" STORY OF EAGLE BASE CLOSURE [...] (SBU) On August 30, nearly one month after the BiH Council of Ministers publicly announced the U.S. decision to vacate Eagle Base in Tuzla, the daily newspaper Oslobodjenje ran an "exclusive" front page story under the headline "American Army to Leave Bosnia by the End of the Year." Despite th [...] |
2006-08-30 16:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OPDC PREL NATO BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2042 | TUNISIAN DEPORTATION: BOSNIAN AUTHORITIES OVERCOME [...] (C) Summary: On August 30, Bosnian authorities executed their second successful removal of a foreign national deemed to be a security risk. The operation was carried out in full accordance with domestic and international laws, and required virtually no USG hand-holding. During the operation, [...] |
2006-09-05 06:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS SMIG PREL PGOV XI TU BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2060 | BOSNIA: NATIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN CHARACTERIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY: September 1, the first official day of the campaign season in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was characterized by high-profile events emphasizing ethnic interests. Serb and Croat parties are seeking the support of their electorates by courting patrons in Belgrade and Zagreb. The Bosni [...] |
2006-09-06 10:16:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2072 | BOSNIA - EMBASSY WINS TACTICAL VICTORY ON [...] (S) Summary and Comment: The Embassy succeeded in persuading the Parliament Collegium of Bosnia and Herzegovina to keep the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Law, with its problematic provision for reapplication for citizenship, off the House of Representatives' agenda until after the Octo [...] |
2006-09-08 07:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER SMIG PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2097 | NAM RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-11 16:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2111 | BOSNIA: PM DODIK CLAIMS HE'LL MODERATE RHETORIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 11 meeting with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, Ambassador delivered ref A letter from Under Secretary Burns to PM Dodik, and underscored USG concerns over Dodik,s comments on Kosovo during his recent visit to Belgrade. Dodik claimed his me [...] |
2006-09-13 09:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK YI UNMIK |
| 06SARAJEVO2140 | BOSNIA - KEEPING THE OHR HORSE IN THE BARN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling on September 13 at the HighRep's request to discuss constitutional reform, police reform, and the transition from his position as High Representative to the EU Special Representative. On constitutional reform, Sch [...] |
2006-09-14 15:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BK EU |
| 06SARAJEVO2160 | BOSNIA: POLITICIANS PLEDGE TO RESTRUCTURE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the election campaign reached the halfway mark this week, comments on constitutional reform by Bosnian politicians are featuring prominently in the press. Representatives of the Patriotic Block coalition, who helped defeat the April constitutional reform package met with HighR [...] |
2006-09-15 15:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK EU |
| 06SARAJEVO2199 | BOSNIA - SERB PARTIES SET BACK OUR BRCKO AGENDA [...] (SBU) The final pre-election session of the State-level House of Representatives (HoR) took place on September 18. The HoR had been scheduled to take up amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers (CoM) that would provide a permanent legal basis for the Brcko District Office (BDO) in Sar [...] |
2006-09-19 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2259 | AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. To focus public attention on continued U.S. engagement in Bosnia after the announcement of the Eagle Base drawdown, Ambassador and emboffs traveled September 14-21 to headquarters of the BiH Armed Forces' (AFBiH) three new multi-ethnic brigades and the training center for the AFBi [...] |
2006-09-27 06:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2268 | BOSNIA: CROATIAN, SERBIAN ENVOYS DOWNPLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings, the Croatian and Serbian ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina September 22 discussed the upcoming Bosnian elections. On recent activities of Croatian and Serbian politicians with respect to Bosnia, both emphasized their countries' desire to see Bosnia pro [...] |
2006-09-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR YI |
| 06SARAJEVO2281 | BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: NGOS CONTRIBUTE TO LIMITED [...] (U) This is the third in a planned series of elections related telegrams. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina are generally active in the run-up to the October national elections. In particular, a USAID-funded coalition of NGOs called Civic Organ [...] |
2006-09-27 18:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK PGOV PREL |
| 06SARAJEVO2305 | BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE DAY AFTER [...] (U) This is the fourth in a planned series of election-related cables. It provides information on the procedure and timeline for formation of governing coalitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina will go to the polls October 1 to elect t [...] |
2006-09-29 11:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2307 | BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] (U) This is the final in a series of planned pre-election telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Bosnians go to the polls in two days, October 1, to elect their national and entity governments (Ref E). International observers and Bosnian officials expect an orderly and fair election, though lingering c [...] |
2006-09-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2320 | BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (U) This is the fifth in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As Bosnians prepare to head to the polls this weekend, religious leaders have actively encouraged voter turnout, but also sought [...] |
2006-09-29 18:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2329 | BOSNIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SILAJDZIC LOOKS TO BE [...] (U) Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina October 1 went to the polls to elect members of the three-member Presidency, and members of State and local legislatures. CEC preliminary tallies at midnight declared Haris Silajdzic (Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (SBiH)) winner of the Bosniak Preside [...] |
2006-10-02 10:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2361 | BOSNIAN ELECTIONS: PRESIDENCY COUNT FINAL BUT [...] (SBU) Vote counting for the October 1 national elections is continuing. In the evening of October 2, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed Haris Silajdzic, Nebojsa Radmanovic and Zeljko Komsic as the winners of Bosniak, Serb and Croat seats on the Tri-Pres [...] |
2006-10-03 16:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2397 | BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP DRAFTS NATIONAL LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY. In the September 27-28 session of the Brcko District Working Group, participants drafted and nearly reached consensus on the text of a national law on Brcko's status within Bosnia. The law, which addresses Brcko's representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions, wa [...] |
2006-10-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 06SARAJEVO2452 | BOSNIA: PROSECUTOR'S CASE STRONG IN LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The BiH State Prosecutor continues to present a strong evidentiary case in the terrorism trial of Mirsad Bektasevic and Abdulkadir Cesur, particularly the former (reftels). The defense so far has been largely ineffective. The prosecutor is fairly confident he will get a terrorism [...] |
2006-10-10 06:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2569 | BOSNIA - FINAL 2006 ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This afternoon the Central Election Commission (CEC) provided us with an advance copy of the final election results, which they made public at a 1700 press conference in Sarajevo. The results are in line with our earlier assessments based on partial results the CEC had released s [...] |
2006-10-18 17:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2575 | BOSNIA: BOSNIAKS MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT U.S. [...] (S) SUMMARY: In the past, Bosniak (i.e., Muslim) politicians and the Bosniak public have been strong supporters of U.S. counterterrorism policies. This includes the work of the Citizenship Review Commission (CRC), one of our top counterterrorism priorities in Bosnia. Criticism of the CRC gen [...] |
2006-10-19 13:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER PINR PHUM PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2638 | SENIOR EUFOR COMMANDERS QUESTION DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. We met with senior EUFOR commanders October 16 to discuss EUFOR drawdown plans and the future of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia. During the discussions, the Deputy EUFOR commander (DCOM) and EUFOR chief of staff expressed skepticism at the pace of defense reform in Bosnia, and ques [...] |
2006-10-20 18:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2650 | USS RAMAGE VISIT EMPHASIZES U.S.-BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The USS RAMAGE, a guided-missile destroyer attached the 6th Fleet, visited the Bosnian port of Neum October 17-21. The Embassy and ship hosted a reception for senior Bosnian political and military on board the USS Ramage on October 18, which was attended by all three members of Bosnia' [...] |
2006-10-25 06:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2660 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS BALANCED UN APPROACH TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2661 | BOSNIA WILL CONSIDER ATTENDING NOVEMBER 8 UNSCR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 10:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PARM PREL AORC KPAO UNSCR PTER KNNP BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2699 | BOSNIA - DAS DICARLO PROBES NEWLY ELECTED BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 before the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately with the outgoing Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency and leader of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic; Republika Srpska (RS) PM and leader of the Alliance of Indepe [...] |
2006-10-27 15:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2717 | BOSNIA AND NATO: THE CASE FOR PFP MEMBERSHIP [...] (S) Summary. As we approach the NATO Riga Summit, we think that the time is right to consider admittance of Bosnia to the Partnership for Peace (PfP). With the implementation of defense reform legislation, Bosnia has met the technical requirements for PfP membership. Bosnia has made substan [...] |
2006-10-31 14:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2725 | BOSNIA'S STATE COURT CONVICTS MAJOR PIFWC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 27, the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced suspected PIFWC Karadzic financier Momcilo Mandic and former Serb Republic official Milorad Govedarica to prison for abuse of office and banking fraud. The men were acquitted of more serious war crimes-related c [...] |
2006-11-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV ICTY KWAC |
| 06SARAJEVO2744 | 2006-2007 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INSCR REPORT (PART 1) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INSCR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...] |
2006-11-03 15:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2752 | BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS PUSH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board pushed for constitutional and police reform during the October 19-20 meeting. The Board discussed the OHR June 2007 closure and subsequent role of an expanded European Union Special Representative ( [...] |
2006-11-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 06SARAJEVO2782 | BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC VOWS TO DEFEAT U.S.-BROKERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met separately October 30 with outgoing Bosniak Tri-Presidency member and Party of Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic and Bosniak President-elect and Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic. Tihic, despite eroding party discipline, still asserts SDA party [...] |
2006-11-08 12:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2783 | THE AMBASSADOR'S IFTAAR DINNER [...] (U) In celebration of Ramadan, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner on October 11 for members of the Islamic Community as part of a recent series of events involving Bosnia's religious communities. Dinner guests included many of Bosnia and Herzegovina's leading Muslim clerics and academics, [...] |
2006-11-08 15:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06SARAJEVO2831 | CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CLEAR TUZLA [...] (SBU) Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation (BHCA) authorities notified United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) November 10 that they had rejected the formal Notice to Airman (NOTAM) announcing the discontinuation of air operations at Tuzla Airbase, attached to Eagle Base. The NOTAM reads "Ef [...] |
2006-11-13 18:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2876 | BOSNIA - NEXT STEPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after the October 1 elections, Bosniak (Muslim) opposition to and anxiety about the U.S.-brokered package of constitutional amendments remains a problem. Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic continues his public and private campaign against [...] |
2006-11-15 08:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2907 | DEMINING: ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD AND MALFEASANCE IN [...] (S) In response to the August arrest of Radomir Kojic, a prominent figure in the demining community, we have begun to receive allegations of fraud and abuse in humanitarian demining work in Bosnia. There are reports that demining operations throughout Bosnia may suffer from large and systemic [...] |
2006-11-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI |
| 06SARAJEVO2908 | SILAJDZIC HAS POTENTIAL TO SCUTTLE AFGHAN [...] (C) Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri- Presidency Haris Silajdzic removed the decision on the Bosnian arms and ammo donation to Afghanistan from the presidency agenda for its November 14 session. The move effectively blocks the donation in the near term, and is line with Silajdzic's cri [...] |
2006-11-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2918 | COVIC CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 17, Dragan Covic, ousted Croat member of the Bosnian Tri-Presidency and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) President, was convicted on one count of abuse of office. Covic was taken into custody immediately to serve his sentence of five years. Covic's six [...] |
2006-11-17 17:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2931 | BOSNIA: INAUGURAL SESSION OF BIH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural session of the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) held on November 20, delegates failed to agree on even the most mundane procedural issues, including the organization of the parliament and the election of the three co-speakers. What was thought to be a pre-cook [...] |
2006-11-20 17:19:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2971 | U.S. ORGANIZED DAYTON COMMEMORATION EVENTS FOCUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 21, the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, Embassy Sarajevo sponsored and/or hosted several events in and around Sarajevo. The highlight of the day was an event for more than 500 guests at the National Theater, which featured speeches by the [...] |
2006-11-22 17:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ODIP BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2996 | BOSNIA: POST-ELECTION MOD SHAKE-UP COULD FURTHER [...] (C) Many contacts within and outside the Ministry of Defense tell us that it is unlikely Minister of Defense Nikola Radovanovic will keep his post in a new government. The departure of Radovanovic, a Serb, may also lead to a strong push to replace the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. [...] |
2006-11-27 13:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO2999 | BOSNIAN POLICE REFORM: A TROUBLED PROCESS COMES [...] (C) Summary: The Office of the High Representative (OHR) has proposed a third initiative, in as many months, to salvage the stalled police reform process by facilitating political talks in Banja Luka and on the margins of the December PIC in Brussels. The new OHR strategy seeks to simultaneou [...] |
2006-11-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL EUN |
| 06SARAJEVO3057 | BOSNIAN RESPONSE CONCERNING EXTRADITION OF OSMAN [...] On November 29,2006, Post received an official response concerning the Department's inquiry into whether Osman Sabic would be able to appeal his 1999 conviction in absentia for murder if extradicted to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) Una Sana Canto [...] |
2006-11-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3058 | BOSNIA: PFP DECISION HAILED AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE [...] (SBU) Bosnian leaders and the general public hailed the decision to offer Bosnia an invitation into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit as an historic event, noting Bosnia's clear progress in integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures. The decision could serve as an impetus t [...] |
2006-11-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3060 | CORRECTED COPY: BOSNIAN RESPONSE CONCERNING [...] This message corrects an error in paragraph two of Sarajevo 3057 that incorrectly identified the date of the letter from Velika Kladusa Municipal Court. This message supercedes Sarajevo 3057 (REF. A). 2. On November 29,2006, Post received an official response concerning the Department's inq [...] |
2006-12-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3069 | STATE COURT UPDATES PART ONE: WAR CRIMES CHAMBER [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the first of two cables summarizing cases currently before the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This cable summarizes war crimes cases. Cases underway in the State Court Special Section for Organized Crime, Financial Crime and Corruption will be discussed septel. [...] |
2006-12-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3070 | STATE COURT UPDATES PART ONE: WAR CRIMES CHAMBER [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the first of two cables summarizing cases currently bfore the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina. his cable summarizes war crimes cases. Cases unerway in the State Court Special Section for Organzed Crime, Financial Crime and Corruption will b discussed septel. The [...] |
2006-12-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3071 | BOSNIA AGREES TO TEXT OF NEW 505 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) We received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated November 28 accepting the U.S. proposed language for a new 505 agreement applicable to GPOI. The MFA note acknowledged that the exchange constitutes an agreement between the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...] |
2006-12-04 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR MASS PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3089 | MILORAD DODIK RECONFIRMED AS RS PREMIER [...] (SBU) Milorad Dodik was confirmed for his third term as Republika Srpska (RS) Premier by the RS National Assembly November 30. Both in personnel and policy matters, Dodik,s new RS Government will differ little from his previous cabinet. Eleven of sixteen ministers have retained their posts, [...] |
2006-12-06 10:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3090 | NEW DODIK GOVERNMENT: MOST MINISTERS REMAIN [...] (SBU) The RS National Assembly (RSNA) elected Milorad Dodik for a second consecutive term as Republika Srpska (RS) Premier November 30, by a vote of 60 to 18 with 2 abstentions. Dodik and his government slate received the support of his own Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), Mla [...] |
2006-12-06 10:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3102 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON DEMINING ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. ------------------ SIPA INVESTIGATION ------------------ 2. (C) Due to widespread allegations of irregular practices and possible misuse of USG demining assistance, post seeks Department concurrance with a proposal to request that t [...] |
2006-12-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI |
| 06SARAJEVO3115 | BOSNIA MOVING FORWARD IN JOINING PFP [...] (SBU) Bosnia received its formal invitation from the NATO Secretary-General to join the Partnership for Peace on SIPDIS December 7. Tri-Presidency members plan to travel to Brussels December 14, where Presidency Chairman Radmanovic will sign the Framework Document. With the help of NATO HQ [...] |
2006-12-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3151 | PRESIDENCY APPROVES AFGHAN ARMS DONATION [...] (SBU) In its December 13 session, the Tri-Presidency approved the donation of arms and ammunition from the former Army of Republika Srpska to Afghanistan. President Silajdzic and former President Tihic had blocked the transfer for months, citing political concerns within the Bosniak caucus. T [...] |
2006-12-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3159 | DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS FUTURE, PFP, [...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion, Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic said he did not want to continue in his post in the next Bosnian government. The minister cited his fatigue and general exasperation with the political process as reasons for his wish to the leave the ministry. Despite Rad [...] |
2006-12-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3185 | BOSNIA - FEDERATION POLICE CHIEF FACES OUSTER [...] (C) Longstanding political and personal feuds between Zlatko Miletic, Director of the Federation Police, and members of the Federation government have resulted in procedural attempts to remove Miletic from his position. Miletic has been an effective mission counterpart on security issues and h [...] |
2006-12-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PTER BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3187 | BOSNIA - DELPONTE GIVES RS MINISTER CADJO 30 DAYS [...] (S) SUMMARY: The HighRep on December 15 told the Ambassador that ICTY Chief Prosecutor had delivered an ultimatum to RS Minister of Interior Cadjo demanding action within 30 days against ICTY indictee Stojan Zupljanan. The HighRep indicated that he would be prepared to use his Bonn Powers to [...] |
2006-12-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | ICTY KAWC PHUM PINR BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3188 | BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS STRESS POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: During its December 6-7 meeting in Brussels, the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board emphasized the need for Bosnian leaders to achieve concrete progress on a wide reform agenda including constitutional, and police reform. EUR DAS Rosemary [...] |
2006-12-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3203 | BOSNIA - HIGH REP PRESSES FOR "REAL ASSESSMENT" ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prior to the December 6-7 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Brussels, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Rosemary DiCarlo meeting with High Representative (HighRep) Christian Schwarz-Schilling. Schwarz-Schilling urged the U.S. to support a "real review" about O [...] |
2006-12-20 06:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3209 | BOSNIA - GBIH OPTS FOR UNILATERAL ACTION ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: After several years of lobbying the United Nations to revise its stance on police officers decertified by the United Nations International Police Task Force (UNIPTF), the Bosnian Government has opted for unilateral action. Rather than accept a UN proposed compromise to allow t [...] |
2006-12-20 17:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS EUN BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3254 | SDS MOVES TO THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Serb Democratic Party (SDS) internal elections held December 16 reveal a party divided, with new leadership rethinking the party's support for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladen Bosic, former Deputy President of SDS and the party's failed 2006 state presidency candi [...] |
2006-12-26 14:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO3271 | BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE REPORT COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) issued its final report on December 22, but the process of political approval and implementation remains at an impasse despite US and EU warnings that without agreement Bosnia cannot sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) until poli [...] |
2006-12-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS EUN BK |
| 06SARAJEVO666 | BOSNIA: PRESIDENCY AGREES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After last-minute wrangling among BiH political party leaders, the BiH Tri-Presidency on March 25 endorsed and forwarded to parliament a package of constitutional amendments that will substantially strengthen the Council of Ministers and Parliament and streamline the Presidency, c [...] |
2006-03-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO732 | BOSNIA: TERRORIST SUSPECTS WILL BE INDICTED AT [...] (U) The BiH State Prosecutor's Office plans to submit its first-ever terrorism indictment on or about April 7. Five individuals will be charged with intent to commit terrorism and illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials. Among the defendants, who are all ethnic Bosniaks, Mirsad [...] |
2006-04-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO738 | BOSNIA: TRUTH COMMISSION PROPOSALS CONTROVERSIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. 2. (SBU) Summary: A number of local and international organizations have put forward concepts for the formation of a "truth and reconciliation commission" for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). However, some of the key players suffer from compet [...] |
2006-04-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI BK |
| 06SARAJEVO742 | BOSNIA: VOTES LACKING TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional reform measures agreed on March 18 by Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders are now under consideration by relevant committees in the BiH Parliament. Driven by Bosnia's electoral calendar, amendments must be approved by the end of April in order for t [...] |
2006-04-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO749 | BOSNIA: COURT DECLARES ENTITY SYMBOLS MUST GO [...] Summary: On March 30, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) issued a decision that the Federation flag and coat of arms and the Republika Srpska (RS) coat of arms and anthem are unconstitutional because the ethnically-associated symbols they contain constitute a form of raci [...] |
2006-04-11 08:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BK |
| 06SARAJEVO756 | BOSNIA: DISPUTE IN INDIRECT TAXATION AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-standing dispute over allocation of Single Account revenues between the entities and Brcko came to a head following recent actions of Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon. At the very end of his mandate, Dixon issued a unilateral decision, qu [...] |
2006-04-11 14:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO768 | BOSNIA: CONTROVERSIAL REPUBLIKA SRPSKA POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Controversial Republika Srpska (RS) Police Director Dragomir Andan tendered his resignation April 7th. The immediate catalyst for his resignation was a letter sent to RS PM Milorad Dodik and the High Rep by ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte. The letter alleges lack of coope [...] |
2006-04-12 10:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK |
| 06SARAJEVO769 | BOSNIA GETS SINGLE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION [...] On April 3, Bosnia's state-level Parliament adopted the law establishing a single Ombudsman institution composed of three members (a chairman and two deputies). The members will likely represent BiH's three constituent peoples (Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats), although theoretically members of nati [...] |
2006-04-12 11:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BK |
| 06SARAJEVO813 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE IN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a key parliamentary committee session slated for April 18, critical votes are still lacking to move the constitutional reform package out of committee for decision in the full House of Representatives. In the nine-member committee, only 4 votes are in the bag. Of the rem [...] |
2006-04-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO814 | BOSNIA: HDZ REBELS FOUND BREAKAWAY PARTY -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 8, HDZ rebels -- some formally ousted from HDZ by its leader, Dragan Covic -- founded a new BiH political party: "HDZ 1990." The name is intended to recall (supposed) prewar days of Croat unity in BiH. The approximately 350 attendees at the session were a [...] |
2006-04-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO829 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR HIGH REP VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling's April 19-21 visit to Washington will be an opportunity to review his first three months in office. CSS (his staff's abbreviation, not used in speech) sees himseslf as the antidote to former High Rep Ashdown's activist interventio [...] |
2006-04-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO841 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AMENDMENTS GET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-brokered constitutional reforms faced their first crucial parliamentary hurdle on April 18 when the House Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) considered the package in a marathon day-long session. The result: a temporary stalemate, with the CLAC postponi [...] |
2006-04-18 18:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO858 | BOSNIA PASSES LEGISLATION TO RESTRUCTURE WARTIME [...] (SBU) Summary: After more than two years of efforts (reftel), on April 13 Bosnia's state-level parliament approved legislation to restructure KM 1.9 billion of hard currency bank deposits seized by Belgrade during the war, just in time to meet a court-imposed deadline for a settlement. The [...] |
2006-04-19 10:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO877 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM GETS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-backed constitutional reform package passed its first parliamentary hurdle when a late-night session of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) voted in favor of sending the legislation to the full House for consideration. The vote -- 5 to 2 in favor, wi [...] |
2006-04-20 18:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO937 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM REJECTED BY TWO [...] (C) On April 26, the constitutional reform package failed by two votes to win approval in the BiH House of Representatives. Although a majority voted in favor, the measures did not gain the two-thirds needed to pass constitutional amendments. The package's rejection was the direct result o [...] |
2006-04-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO944 | BOSNIA: DODIK RELEASES THE PRIVATIZATION HOUNDS. [...] (C) Summary. Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has launched a sweeping review of past privatizations as his first major economic policy initiative. A new law will establish a government-appointed commission to hunt for "illegalities" in the privatization process, assign re [...] |
2006-04-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO945 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING AFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary: On April 19, the Vital National Interest (VNI) panel of the Federation Constitutional Court issued a formal decision upholding the USG-backed Law on Revenue Allocation (Ref B). With a resounding majority, the panel dismissed HDZ claims that objective and transparent revenue al [...] |
2006-04-28 11:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ECIN BK |
| 06SARAJEVO946 | BOSNIA: TEMPORARY AGREEMENT REACHED ON SINGLE [...] Summary: Intervention by the State and entity Prime Ministers has temporarily resolved the dispute over the Single Account that has frozen any distribution of revenues to the entities and Brcko since the beginning of April. After the Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board (ITA GB) was un [...] |
2006-04-28 13:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL BK |
| 06SARAJEVO966 | BOSNIA: WHY THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM VOTE FAILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late-night vote April 26, the constitutional reform package agreed on by the leaders of Bosnia's major political parties failed to obtain the 2/3 majority it needed in the House of Representatives, falling short by only two votes. Of the 42 delegates, a majority -- 26 -- [...] |
2006-05-03 15:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06SARAJEVO994 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: STRATEGY FOR THE [...] (C) With the heat abating somewhat from last week's failure by the BiH parliament to pass constitutional amendments, we are looking ahead to next steps. Bosnia's political parties are now in full electoral battle mode; yesterday the BiH Electoral Commission announced national elections will [...] |
2006-05-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06STATE93016 | (U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...] |
2006-06-07 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA |
| 06STOCKHOLM1921 | SWEDES ON 11/12 DECEMBER GAERC [...] (c) Polcouns discussed 12/7 with MFA deputy European Correspondent Niclas Kvarnstrom the 12/11-12 GAERC topics (reftels). Responses are keyed to the agenda items. Turkey/EU Accession ------------------- 2. (c) Sweden considers itself to be one of the most enlargement-friendly countries; [...] |
2006-12-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN VY SR BK IS LE IR |
| 06THEHAGUE2431 | NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH POSITIONS AHEAD OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch expect the GAERC to focus largely on Turkey and enlargement, with limited discussion on a range of other issues. They do not expect the Turks to fulfill their Ankara protocol commitments, but seem unlikely to press for wholesale suspension of negotiations. The Dutch exp [...] |
2006-11-09 21:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR PGOV PHUM EUN UN BK CG CU IR |
| 06THEHAGUE396 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: APPROACHING THE DUTCH AHEAD OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 17, to Bahia Tahzib-Lie, Deputy European Correspondent, Political Affairs Department, Dutch MFA. Tahzib-Lie apologized for being unable to provide immediate responses, as her office has been hit by the flu and is desperately short-staffed. 2. The D [...] |
2006-02-22 12:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG NL |
| 06THEHAGUE570 | NETHERLANDS: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 15 to MFA Political Affairs Department Director Pim Dumore. He had no immediate response. 2. (C) On Sudan, the GONL is concerned that China will attempt to scupper UNSC action. They would be interested in hearing our ideas on how to avoid this. [...] |
2006-03-17 15:02:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU |
| 06THEHAGUE763 | NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 7 to MFA European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels and Deputy Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie. The Dutch do not expect the Balkans to be on the GAERC agenda and are content to let UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari set the pace for future status talks. [...] |
2006-04-07 16:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR UP SY |
| 06TOKYO3432 | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PEACE IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-20 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BK JA |
| 06USUNNEWYORK1148 | ICTY PRESIDENT POCAR PREVIEWS JUNE 7 ADDRESS FOR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. Appealing for continuing U.S. support, Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), previewed his June 7 address to the Security Council for Ambassador Wolff on June 5. Pocar said he would focus on the ICTY's work [...] |
2006-06-06 20:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC NL BK |
| 06USUNNEWYORK2168 | HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARTZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 8 Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), High Representative Christian Schwartz-Schilling told members that the state of affairs regarding progress on reform in the country had become a "complex reality." The High Representative stated that we [...] |
2006-11-17 16:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK |
| 06USUNNEWYORK842 | HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (C) Summary: In a UNSC meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 18, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said it was time for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) to fulfill the vision outlined in the Dayton Agreement of 1995. As a consequence of this progress, Schwarz-Schilling will [...] |
2006-04-24 15:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG UNSC BK |
| 06VIENNA2088 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SUPPORTING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel points on July 12 to Thomas Schnoell, the Austrian MFA's acting assistant secretary-level director for Central and Eastern Europe. 2. (C) Schnoell agreed with our points, and undertook to seek opportunities for Austrian officials to make public expressions of [...] |
2006-07-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
| 06VIENNA506 | AUSTRIAN, DANISH FMS MEET WITH MUSLIM [...] (U) Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, in her capacity as EU Council President, and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller held an informal meeting with leading Muslim Representatives in Vienna on February 16. Participants included the leader of the Islamic Faith Community in Bosni [...] |
2006-02-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM EUN SY DA BK TU SP AU |
| 06VIENNA715 | REPORT ON EU INFORMAL DEFENSE MINISTERIAL IN [...] (SBU) Discussions of a possible EU mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) dominated the EU Informal Defense Ministerial in Innsbruck on March 6-7. Despite press speculation that countries would offer up forces for such a mission while in Innsbruck, the ministers agreed only to dis [...] |
2006-03-09 11:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR CG BK SR EUN AU |
| 06ZAGREB1199 | MUTED ZAGREB REACTION TO BIH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-03 13:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL HR BK |
| 06ZAGREB1247 | CROATS WELCOME DIALOGUE WITH US ON BOSNIAN ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an October 9-10 visit to Zagreb, US Ambassador to BiH McElhaney updated top officials on USG views regarding BiH's future. He also called on Croatian political leaders to help encourage Bosnian Croats to support future constitutional reform efforts. The GoC, t [...] |
2006-10-16 08:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
| 06ZAGREB1392 | CROATIAN PM SANADER SAYS HE CANNOT SUPPORT THE [...] (C) Summary: It would not be possible for him to support the Bosnian constitutional reform package from last spring, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador November 20. Doing so would pit him against half the BiH Croatian community as well as the Catholic church, and would damage him both at ho [...] |
2006-11-20 16:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK |
| 06ZAGREB1400 | CROATIA FIRM ON CEFTA POSITION [...] (C) Summary: Croatian officials have expressed regret at the inability to reach agreement with Serbia and BiH over CEFTA, but are firm in their view that any departure from the terms of existing bilateral agreements in the CEFTA context that does not result in greater trade liberalization is u [...] |
2006-11-22 11:33:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL BK SR HR |
| 06ZAGREB1423 | GOC PRESENTS BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSAL FOR BIH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic briefed Charge d'Affaires November 30 on a two-option proposal from Bosnian Croat leaders for modifications that would enable them to support the BiH constitutional reform plan. Charge cautioned against calls to reopen the reform [...] |
2006-11-30 14:58:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
| 06ZAGREB1435 | GOC SUPPORTS PFP FOR SERBIA, BIH, AND MONTENEGRO [...] In briefing for NATO Ambassadors December 01, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic said the GoC warmly welcomes accession of Serbia, BiH, and Montenegro into the Partnership for Peace (PfP). According to Simunovic, this will enable Croatia to raise regional cooperation to a ne [...] |
2006-12-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO SR BK MW HR |
| 06ZAGREB1439 | MORE ON BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSALS FOR BIH [...] (SBU) Ambassador met December 4 with MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic to follow up on Bosnian Croat proposals for amending the BiH constitutional reform package that Biscevic had given DCM November 30 (reftel). 2. (SBU) Parliamentary Houses: Biscevic confirmed that in the proposal th [...] |
2006-12-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
| 06ZAGREB1467 | CROATIA ON CEFTA: SIGN AND KEEP TALKING [...] (SBU) In a December 11 meeting with Croatian MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic, Ambassador urged the GOC to show SIPDIS flexibility in working to find a solution to the current disagreement with Bosnia over CEFTA, stressing Croatia's role in the region and the fact that a CEFTA without Bosni [...] |
2006-12-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY |
| 06ZAGREB1483 | U/S BURNS' LETTER TO PM SANADER ON BOSNIA [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered U/S Burns' letter to PM Sanader on the Bosnian constitutional reform package (reftel A) to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14. He noted that while there was as yet no official reaction to the proposals conveyed by State Secretary Biscevic (reftel B), it was his [...] |
2006-12-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OPDC HR BK |
| 06ZAGREB1484 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) The Ambassador told FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14 that there is a lot of concern in Washington about the negotiations between Croatia and Bosnia on the Central European Free Trade Area. The USG hopes the GOC will find some way to reach a compromise that will allow BiH to sign CE [...] |
2006-12-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY |
| 06ZAGREB366 | ICJ CASES WEAVE DANGEROUS WEB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In light of recent local media reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina's case against Serbia and Montenegro before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and speculation regarding a possible future BiH case against Croatia, PolOff met March 15 with Professor Ivan Simonovi [...] |
2006-03-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC PREL PGOV BK SR HR |
| 06ZAGREB690 | CROATIA SUPPORTS STABILITY PACT TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Ambassador June 1 that Croatia supports the transformation of the Stability Pact into a regionally-owned organization and believes the U.S. will need to play an active role in the process. The GOC anticipates that a [...] |
2006-06-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HR BK SR |
| 06ZAGREB820 | CROATIA ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN NATO TRUST [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic briefed members of the diplomatic corps July 4 about Croatia's participation in the NATO trust fund for Bosnia and Herzegovina. She noted that Croatia had benefited from such assistance in the past and could now offer financial a [...] |
2006-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS NATO ZL HR BK REGIONAL ISSUES |
| 06ZAGREB950 | CROATIAN PM SANADER'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Croatian PM Sanader's call for a conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily an effort to keep the attention of the international community on the needs of BiH in light of other high-profile concerns such as Kosovo and Lebanon, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Charge August [...] |
2006-08-10 11:34:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HR BK |
| 07ANKARA1111 | UNHRC ELECTION: TURKISH MFA SIGNALS INTENT TO VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
| 07ANKARA1181 | UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY [...] (C) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan. Ambassador noted that the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia should simplify Turkey's decision on whom to vote for and reitera [...] |
2007-05-17 07:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI |
| 07ANKARA1620 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, May 2007 [...] The 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494 companies (333 foreign and 161 Turkish firms) from 48 countries participated in the fair, including 42 American companies. Many high level officials from different count [...] |
2007-06-25 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL GG MK BK AF GR EG AJ QA BA SA LE |
| 07ANKARA2685 | TURKEY SUPPORTS USG POLICY IN BOSNIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK TU NATO |
| 07ARAJEVO753 | BOSNIA - BOSNIAK POLITICAL LEADERS WARY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 29 and April 2, we met separately with Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic, and President of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Zlatko Lagumdzija to discuss the situation in Srebrenica and [...] |
2007-04-06 07:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK |
| 07ATHENS2236 | GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...] |
2007-11-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE |
| 07ATHENS458 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-02 15:18:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU |
| 07BELGRADE1392 | Violence within Serbia's Muslim Community in Sandzak [...] (SBU) Serbia's non-Albanian Islamic community in the Sandzak, split along political and party lines, dramatically and repeatedly clashed in Novi Pazar, the week of October 1. The series of disturbances began with Belgrade's attempt to oust Serbia's chief Islamic religious leader, followed with [...] |
2007-10-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1495 | SERBIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICERS [...] (U) Embassy Belgrade grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of INR/B officers Amanda Timko and Katherine Kaminksi for the period of November 6 to 8, for consultations with embassy officers. Embassy control officer for this visit will be POL officer Bianca Menendez: (381-11) 306-4654 ( [...] |
2007-11-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR OTRA BK MW SR |
| 07BELGRADE1551 | (S) SERBIA: SANDZAK SIMMERS WHILE FIGHTING MUFTIS VIE FOR [...] (C) Serbia's Islamic community in the Sandzak region continues to feud over financial and political control of the local community while the opposing religious leaders try to enlist U.S. support. What started as a power grab by one faction of imams supported by Belgrade apparently has spun out [...] |
2007-11-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1627 | The Sandzak: Ugljanin's Fiefdom [...] (SBU) Sandzak is one of the last vestiges of Milosevic-era rule in Serbia where a local politician holds on to his power base through manipulation, coercion, and intimidation. However, this Muslim-populated area appears primed for a political opening, as Novi Pazar Mayor Ugljanin's tactics ar [...] |
2007-12-10 06:38:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1641 | South Serbia Fears "Neglect" by Belgrade and the [...] (SBU) According to Serb and Albanian leaders in Southern Serbia, the central government is neglecting the region's economic and political needs, and is only focused on the immediate security issues stemming from a decision on Kosovo. In meetings with international representatives, at an OSCE [...] |
2007-12-10 17:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BERLIN1539 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,597 military personnel (compared to 7,438 in mid-May) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliamentar [...] |
2007-08-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1716 | BOSNIA: GERMANY ON LAJCAK'S SEPT. 11 PSC ADDRESS [...] (C) Post raised reftel points with the MFA Western Balkans office September 10. The MFA shares the U.S. assessment that the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina is deteriorating, as evidenced by the actions of Presidency Member Silajdzic and RS Prime Minister Dodik. The reputation of the interna [...] |
2007-09-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EU GM |
| 07BERLIN1822 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,149 military personnel (compared to 7,597 in early August) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliam [...] |
2007-09-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1994 | Resumption of German training of Iraqi forces in the UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: After a two-year disruption, Germany will resume training of the Iraqi armed forces in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in early 2008. From January through April, the Bundeswehr will train an Iraqi logistics and support battalion of 800 soldiers in the UAE and provide e [...] |
2007-11-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1995 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of late October, Germany had 6,737 military personnel in out-of-area deployments, plus an additional 600 dedicated for SACEUR's Balkans Operational Reserve Force (ORF) and 3,100 for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those [...] |
2007-11-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN2080 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...] |
2007-11-16 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07BERLIN2172 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 2, Germany had 7,173 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,737 in late October), plus 3,100 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, req [...] |
2007-12-05 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BRUSSELS1253 | SERBIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY GENERAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The transition of the Stability Pact (SP) regional cooperation agenda to regional ownership (refs) hit a bump with the April 11 Serbian withdrawal of the nomination of Goran Svilanovic, former Serbia-Montenegro Foreign Minister and Stability Pact Working Table I (Democracy) chai [...] |
2007-04-13 16:21:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU |
| 07BRUSSELS3465 | FRIED AND EU POLDIR ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, IRAN, OTHER [...] (C) EUR A/S Dan Fried briefed EU Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper December 6 on his talks with leaders in BiH, noting that we must continue to support HR Lajcak, and build on the recent progress (the Mostar Agreement and SAA initialing), but also prepa [...] |
2007-12-06 18:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK IR KV SR EP EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3466 | FRIED TO PSC: TIME TO MOVE ON KOSOVO AND [...] (C) EUR A/S Fried told the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors December 6 that the EU must move forward on Kosovo and not be subject to Serbian electoral manipulation. He briefed on his talks in BiH, noted the recent avoidance of a "train-wreck," and emphasized the need t [...] |
2007-12-06 18:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK GG KV SR EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS373 | CREATING THE REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNCIL: FIRST [...] (SBU) Representatives of key donor governments and of SEECP countries met in Brussels on January 23 and 24 to begin the process of establishing a Regional Cooperation Council and secretariat as a regional cooperation vehicle to replace the Stability Pact by early 2008. Discussions were produ [...] |
2007-02-02 16:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW |
| 07BRUSSELS594 | BOSNIA PIC MEETING: EU GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF US [...] (C) The EU Council Secretariat is in full agreement with reftel U.S. priorities for the upcoming PIC meeting, according to Bosnia officer Rasa Ostrauskaite. European Commission political officer for Bosnia, Jose Sanchez Alegre, voiced some skepticism regarding the value and necessity of OHR ex [...] |
2007-02-23 09:29:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS91 | EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-11 18:03:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
| 07HELSINKI86 | FINLAND: REACTION TO GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Finnish officials at the MFA and in the Prime Minister's Office on February 6 and obtained the following reaction to certain issues likely to arise at next week's GAERC meeting. Iran ---- 2. (SBU) The GoF agrees that following the conclusions of the last GAERC, t [...] |
2007-02-09 11:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN SR BK IR AF FI |
| 07JAKARTA1330 | DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR [...] (C) Summary. Indonesia and Belarus have agreed to vote for each other in the first round of the May 17 UN Human Rights Council elections, according to a well-placed Department of Foreign Affairs contact. The GOI has already instructed its Mission in New York accordingly, despite demarches fr [...] |
2007-05-11 08:07:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO BK ID |
| 07KATHMANDU956 | NEPAL TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-15 09:03:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC SI BK NP |
| 07KUWAIT753 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC ELECTION ASSESSMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche May 12 to Dr. Hamad Bou Rahamah, the Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations Department. Bou Rahamah agreed that Belarus' human rights record was an obstacle to its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a [...] |
2007-05-13 12:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC BO BK SI KU |
| 07LAGOS239 | IMPROVING U.S. DIPLOMACY ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] This is a response to an action request or details on Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) in Nigeria. A septel will be sent assessing the GON's awareness of and commitment to reduce IAP. According to Ministry of Petroleum Resources, household kerosene is used 99 percent of the time as an energy sourc [...] |
2007-03-30 14:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EPA SENV TBIO AL AM BK CB CD CM CS CV |
| 07LISBON2959 | PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...] |
2007-11-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
| 07LJUBLJANA178 | SLOVENIA: ITF ADVISORY BOARD HEARS USG POINTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. DCM Maryruth Coleman delivered talking points on allegations of impropriety in the Bosnian demining sector during the International Trust Fund for Demining (ITF) spring Advisory Board Meeting March 20. After an initial stumble in responding, ITF Director Goran Gacnik told the A [...] |
2007-03-26 15:27:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PREL KCRM BK SI |
| 07LJUBLJANA717 | SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...] |
2007-11-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07LONDON249 | UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...] |
2007-01-22 17:40:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR |
| 07LONDON809 | UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...] |
2007-03-02 15:26:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK |
| 07MADRID227 | SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...] |
2007-02-12 08:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF |
| 07MOSCOW5224 | BOSNIA: MOSCOW EVALUATES THE SITUATION DIFFERENTLY [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 29 meeting to MFA Third European Department Counselor Ivan Gorbunov, who told us that the U.S. and GOR evaluated the situation differently in Bosnia, but had the same overall goal -- peace and stability for the region (septel reports on the Ambassado [...] |
2007-10-31 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK RU |
| 07MOSCOW5225 | RUSSIAN DFM TITOV ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, AND POLAND [...] (C) Comment: In an October 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Titov reiterated Russian complaints over High Representative Lajcak's invocation of Bosnia powers, which ran counter to assurances given during his Moscow consultations, but stressed Russian support for the D [...] |
2007-10-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
| 07MOSCOW5266 | PUTIN'S EU SPECIAL ADVISOR ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Putin's EU Special Advisor Sergey Yastrzhembskiy characterized the Mafra EU-Russia Summit in generally positive terms. Yastrzhembskiy argued that the summit was a step forward and that EU-Russia relations are "evolving," citing the tw [...] |
2007-11-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
| 07MOSCOW5780 | RUSSIA: OHR DECISIONS AND ALLEGATIONS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on Russian allegations about the U.S. Deputy High Representative to MFA Counselor for Bosnia Ivan Gorbunov on December 10. Gorbunov undertook to pass the points to his superiors, and suffered no further comment on the matter. The Ambassador will reinforce U.S [...] |
2007-12-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK SRS RS |
| 07MOSCOW777 | BOSNIA: RUSSIANS NOT KEEN ON EXTENDING OFFICE OF [...] (C) Vadim Gorelov, Chief of the MFA's Bosnia and Herzegovina Affairs Section, told us February 21 that the GOR would not be able agree to extend the mandate of the Office of the High Commissioner (OHC) at the February 26-27 Peace Implementations Council's Steering Committee meeting. Gorelov s [...] |
2007-02-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
| 07PARIS223 | FRANCE/GAERC: AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES, BUT [...] (U) Poloff shared reftel points January 19 with MFA CFSP Unit Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet. 2. (C) Kosovo: Cohet said France and the U.S. are in complete agreement on the need for unity between the U.S. and EU, particularly in supporting UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari. 3. (C) Serbi [...] |
2007-01-19 16:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR |
| 07PARIS4516 | GAERC DEMARCHE: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the November 19-20 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. EU-CHINA SUMMIT: The GOF agrees with the USG position on worki [...] |
2007-11-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07PARIS648 | BOSNIA PIC MEETING: FRENCH AGREE WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) French MFA Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) desk officer, Michel Clerx, told us on February 20 that France fully supported all of the points in the U.S. non-paper provided in reftel, including an extension of the Office of the High Representative's (OHR) mandate, and the reform agenda. He n [...] |
2007-02-21 07:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BK FR |
| 07PARIS812 | FRENCH ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points Feb 28 to MFA CFSP Unit Deputy (DAS- equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet (all points) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs European Affairs Director Natacha Rimbon (Energy Issues). 2. (C) Energy: Rimbon told us that France would push for a target of 20 percent renewable [...] |
2007-03-02 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN PGOV PHUM UNAUS YI SR BK IS LE |
| 07PRAGUE131 | CZECHS ON THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff met with MFA CFSP Director Vaclav Balek on February 9 to discuss the February 12-13 GAERC. The discussion was focused on Kosovo/Serbia and the Middle East. Czech policy remains unchanged. 2. (SBU) On Kosovo/Serbia, the Czechs will press for EU unity in support of Ahtisaari's prop [...] |
2007-02-09 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN YI SR BK AL IS IR AF SO |
| 07PRAGUE213 | CZECHS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The official Czech position on the Balkans remains unchanged (Ref B). The Czechs are taking a "wait and see" position on the new National Unity government in Palestine, and continue to require compliance with the Quartet Principles. On Iran, the Czechs will call for additional san [...] |
2007-03-02 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ EZ |
| 07PRAGUE51 | CZECHS ON JANUARY 22-23 GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary. At the January 22-23 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Kosovo, Iran, Sudan, and Somalia. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these countries. The foreign ministers will also discuss the EU neighborhood policy (the Czechs welcome a renewed focus on Ea [...] |
2007-01-19 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR |
| 07PRAGUE557 | CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BALKANS [...] Summary. This is the second in a series of cables summarizing significant Czech contributions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. The Czech Republic strongly supports U.S. policy in the Balkans, and views the region as the country's highest security priority. Thus, in recent years the Czech [...] |
2007-05-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID MASS XH BK MW YI EZ |
| 07PRISTINA122 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KYLE CUNNINGHAM - COCHRAN [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Kyle Cunningham to visit Pristina February 28 - March 1, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to interview Cochran candidates. Control Officer for this visit will be Commercial Assistant, Fatmir Morina, who can be reached at: office 381 [...] |
2007-02-20 10:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | AL BK BU EAGR HR MK OTRA RO SR TU |
| 07PRISTINA65 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SAMUEL LAEUCHLI [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to USOSCE Political Counselor Samuel Laeuchli to visit Pristina on January 30 and 31, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to consult with U.S. Office and visits to OSCE field missions. Control officer will be Political Officer AJ Rei-Per [...] |
2007-01-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA APER ASEC OSCE AMGT BK MK SR |
| 07PRISTINA71 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO NANCY IRIS AND ROLF OLSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to PRM/ECA Deputy Director Nancy Iris and PRM/ECA Program Officer Rolf Olson to visit Pristina January 28 to January 31, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to examine the state of UNHCR contingency planning in Kosovo and the environment [...] |
2007-01-26 09:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC BK MW MONTENEGRO OTRA PREF SR UP ZL |
| 07RIGA873 | E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The fall meeting of the e-PINE Political Directors was held October 26 in Riga, Latvia. Political Directors from seven Nordic and Baltic nations met with EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried to compare notes on the countries that make up e-PINE,s core focus: Georgia, Moldova, B [...] |
2007-11-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS GG MD BO BK LG |
| 07ROME1315 | BOSNIA: NEW HIGH REPRESENTATIVE LAJCAK TELLS [...] (C) Miroslav Lajcak, the next High Representative for Bosnia, visited Rome on May 28 to meet with the PM's senior diplomatic advisor Stefano Sannino, MFA Director General for Political Affairs Giulio Terzi, MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian and MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De [...] |
2007-06-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK IT |
| 07ROME1930 | ITALY SUPPORTS LAJCAK'S USE OF BONN POWERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, on September 10. De Cardona agreed with the USG assessment that the international community needed to reassert its authority in Bosnia in order to maintain stability and move forward on Dayton implement [...] |
2007-09-11 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EU IT |
| 07SARAJEVO100 | BOSNIA - OBSTACLES AND OPENINGS FOR TRANSNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 11, the Charge and State Court President Meddzida Kreso discussed the possibility of Bosnia making judicial cooperation agreements with neighboring countries. The discussion was a continuation of the dialogue USG officials are encouraging among the Balkan countries ab [...] |
2007-01-16 17:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PREL PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1028 | ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENCE STOKE BOSNIAK FEARS [...] (C) Allegations of a violent attack by "masked gunmen" on Esad Buljubasic, a Bosniak resident of Srebrenica municipality, have been widely circulated in the Federation-based press along with inflammatory graphics and commentary rasing links to the events of 1995. According to press reports, [...] |
2007-05-11 17:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1042 | BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC SIGNALS WILLINGNESS TO MAKE [...] (C) President Haris Silajdzic says that he views his trip to Washington the week of May 21 as a good opportunity to reach basic agreements on police and constitutional reform. Silajdzic said that the concurrent visit of Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik to Washington would allo [...] |
2007-05-14 15:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1058 | BOSNIA: DODIK CHALLENGES STATE COMPETENCIES [...] (C) On May 4, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik publicly announced his intention to reverse past transfers of RS competencies to the Bosnian state. Dodik's announcement was followed closely by a lawsuit, filed by SNSD parliamentarian Milorad Zivkovic, challenging the constitutionality of [...] |
2007-05-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1059 | BOSNIA - DODIK INDICATES WILLINGNESS TO TALK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, we met with Republika Srpska PM and President of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) Milorad Dodik to discuss making progress on constitutional and police reform before he and Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic visit Washington next wee [...] |
2007-05-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1068 | BOSNIA - THE STATE PROSECUTOR AND STATE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica from July 11, 1995 has placed the issue of war crimes prsecutions near the top of the Bosnian political genda. The current political environment has highlghted criti [...] |
2007-05-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KAWC KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1071 | BOSNIA: SADOVIC POLITICIZES MINISTRY OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Since his January appointment, Tarik Sadovic has adopted a highly political approach to his role as Minister of Security and worked almost exclusively to advance Bosniak ethnic interests. Sadovic has excluded non-Bosniak Ministry officials, including the Deputy Minister, from pol [...] |
2007-05-17 11:37:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM PTER BK |
| 07SARAJEVO109 | BOSNIA: EUFOR MOVING AHEAD WITH DRAWDOWN PLANS [...] (C) The European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR Operation Althea) continues planning to approximately halve its forces in Bosnia this spring. A decision to drawdown was taken "in principle" in December, and is expected to be confirmed in Brussels by the PSC on February 27 or 28, [...] |
2007-01-17 15:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1127 | BOSNIA: MILETIC IN JEOPARDY AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Attempts to oust Federation Police Chief Zlatko Miletic continue. On May 29 the Federation Parliament plans to vote on the legality of the last-minute mandate extension of the current Independent Supervisory Review Board (ISRB) and its decision to re-appoint Federation Police Dir [...] |
2007-05-24 11:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KJUS PINR KCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1157 | NEW SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES EARLY OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: During his first official visit to Bosnia May 28, new Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic stressed his government's commitment to improving relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and ICTY cooperation. Alkalaj provided post a generally positive readout of his meeting with Jeremic. [...] |
2007-05-29 12:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KJUS SR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1163 | BOSNIA - 2007 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the seventh year (ref), we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 07. Last year PRM provided funding for the e [...] |
2007-05-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK PHUM PREF PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO117 | BOSNIA: MEASURED REACTIONS TO KOSTUNICA AND [...] (C) Recent comments attributed to Serbian officials, including Premier Vojislav Kostunica and Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, linking Kosovo with the status of the Republika Srpska add fuel to the constant drumbeat of statements from Srpska PM Dodik about a referedum for Srpska independence. T [...] |
2007-01-18 09:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BK PREL UNMIK YI SR |
| 07SARAJEVO1177 | BOSNIA - INSIDE THE MIND OF KOMSIC'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6, Zeljko Komsic, the Croat member of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency, will take over the rotating chairmanship of the Presidency from the Serb member, Nebojsa Radmanovic. Radmanovic has, in our estimation, turned in a solid performance. Komsic's chairmanship comes at a particul [...] |
2007-05-30 11:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1191 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP SET TO BEGIN CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling met with the Ambassador as well as the German and EC Delegation Ambassadors to discuss plans for consulting with Bosnian political leaders about the proposal to create a Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC). Schilling ex [...] |
2007-05-31 16:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO12 | BOSNIA - NUDGING PARTIES TOWARD RESPONSIBILITY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Bosnia's October 1 election, negotiations to form a coalition government remain stalled. In an effort to facilitate conversation among the key political players, the Ambassador hosted a series of meetings over the last ten days. The aim was to provide forum wh [...] |
2007-01-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1209 | BOSNIA: DEFENSE PROPERTY RESOLUTION LAGS, SETS [...] (C) Summary. Over a year behind schedule, the Bosnian Ministry of Defense (MOD) submitted a plan to the Council of Ministers for the resolution of defense property issues between the entities and the state. The plan, required by the 2005 Law on Defense, loosely dictates a transfer arrangement [...] |
2007-06-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO121 | MILETIC MANDATE RENEWED [...] (C) On January 18 an independent personnel board reconfirmed its decision to appoint Zlatko Miletic as Federation Police Chief. The Federation parliamentary committee charged with administrative oversight upheld the legality of the decision thus overruling the opposition of Miletic opponents i [...] |
2007-01-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BK KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PTER |
| 07SARAJEVO1211 | BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC SUGGESTS RAISING SREBRENICA AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Srebrenica Initiative Board announced plans to hold a public demonstration in front of parliament on June 11 in support if its demand for secession from Republika Srpska. Spokesmen for all three major Bosniak parties endorsed the demonstration. Earlier in the week, the Party [...] |
2007-06-01 15:16:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KAWC KJUS UN BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1212 | BOSNIA: GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS ON WAR CRIMINALS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the past seven days two distinct but significant events connected to bringing war criminals to justice occurred in the Republika Srpska (RS). The first, a major success, happened on May 31, when police from the Republika Srpska (RS) apprehended ICTY-indicted Zdravko Tolimir [...] |
2007-06-01 17:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL ICTY BK |
| 07SARAJEVO13 | PARTIES REACH COALITION AGREEMENT [...] (C) On January 3 seven Bosnian political parties reached a coalition agreement breaking the deadlock on government formation and the seating of Parliament that has existed since the October 1, 2006 national elections. Coalition parties endorsed an agreement confirming Nikola Spiric (SNSD) as [...] |
2007-01-04 17:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1317 | YOUR JUNE 13-14 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) Your visit comes at a particularly troubled time in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a reemergence of nationalism and inflammatory rhetoric has elevated the political temperature to levels some say has not been seen since before the war. With Radovan Karadzic, Ratko Mladic and Stojan Zupljanin re [...] |
2007-06-12 05:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAWC KJUS PREL ICTY BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1352 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 18-19 PIC [...] (C) The June 18-19 PIC will take place against a political climate that has not been as difficult in many years, possibly since the outbreak of the war. The February 26 verdict of the International Court of Justice, ruling that genocide occurred in Bosnia during the war, has refocused Bosniak [...] |
2007-06-15 16:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO136 | GUIDANCE REQUEST - BOSNIA'S MULTINATIONAL FORCE IN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Following our initial presentation of the President's Iraq strategy last week (Ref A), the Ambassador met with the all three members of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency to discuss the deployment in Iraq of Bosnia's Expl [...] |
2007-01-22 13:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1375 | SILAJDZIC AND THE "LEGAL OPTION" [...] (C) For several months, Bosniak Presidency member Haris Silajdzic has alluded to legal avenues by which to "annul the legacy of genocide in Bosnia" and compel the international community to "implement" the February 26 verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Silajdzic's legal visi [...] |
2007-06-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1401 | BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER POSITIVE ON WIDER [...] (S) Summary. Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic told the Ambassador that he remains committed to exploring options for expanded Bosnian coalition deployments in the coming year. Cikotic said that he would focus the ministry and military on developing further niche capable units, with an eye tow [...] |
2007-06-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ |
| 07SARAJEVO1403 | AMB. WILLIAMSON DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON PIFWCS, [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues J. Clint Williamson met with top Bosnian politicians, justice officials and members of international organizations to discuss improving Bosnia's justice system in advance of the ICTY's planned 2009 clos [...] |
2007-06-25 05:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC ICTY KJUS PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1405 | TERRORISM CONVICTIONS UPHELD BUT SENTENCES [...] (U) On June 15, the State Court appellate panel affirmed the terrorism convictions of Mirsad Bektasevic and three others (REF A). While rejecting all of the defense's claims for acquittal, the court significantly reduced the sentences, ruling that the original sentences were disproportionate t [...] |
2007-06-25 08:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KJUS PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1429 | OHR IMPOSED LEGISLATION ROILS RSNA [...] (C) On June 25, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling invoked the Bonn Powers to impose legislation placing the Potocari Memorial Foundation and its property under state government control. The legislation had been introduced on June 13 in parliament and had been rejected by the Ser [...] |
2007-06-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1437 | BOSNIA: COVIC ON CROAT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) President Dragan Covic recently discussed Croat party politics and the chances for a renewed round of talks on constitutional reform. Covic highlighted that recent rumors of a merger between HDZ and the breakaway HDZ-1990 were unfounded because of [...] |
2007-06-28 13:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1461 | BOSNIA: PIC CONFRONTS DETERIORATING POLITICAL [...] (C) During the June 18-19 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo, Bosnian political leaders demonstrated little willingness toabandon the nationalist rhetoric and confrontatinal positions that have stalled the reform proces and resulted in government paralysis. PM Spiri [...] |
2007-07-02 14:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL EUN |
| 07SARAJEVO1471 | BOSNIA: EAGLE BASE TRANSFER CEREMONY MARKS NEW ERA [...] (SBU) Summary. The return of Eagle Base in Tuzla to the authority of Bosnia-Herzegovina was marked in a poignant ceremony at the facility on June 30. The ceremony focused on the essential contributions to peace and security of the approximately 100,000 U.S. servicemen and women who served in [...] |
2007-07-03 16:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1503 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP USES BONN POWERS TO STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only the second week into his tenure as High Representative, Miroslav Lajcak will use the Bonn Powers on July 10 to amend state-level legislation in order to strengthen Bosnia,s ability to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Lajca [...] |
2007-07-09 18:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1519 | BOSNIA CANTON 7 GOVERNMENT REMAINS IN LIMBO [...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 6 meeting Canton 7/Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK) Prime Minister designate Marin Raspudic, of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BH), claimed that near-term prospects for forming a government in the canton are bleak. The cantonal governmen [...] |
2007-07-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1529 | VISA INELIGIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY GROUNDS - [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On July 10, the High Representative Miroslav Lajcak dismissed Mr. Dragomir Andan from office for activities deemed to obstruct implementation of the Dayton Agreement. Andan is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the former Director of th [...] |
2007-07-13 05:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | CIVS KAWC ICTY PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1545 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 19-20 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your visit comes at a time of high political polarization in Bosnia. Increased tensions have resulted in the near total paralysis of government and the reform process. Nationalism has even begun to impact the defense reform agenda, where we have seen some recent slippage in the so far suc [...] |
2007-07-13 15:11:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1547 | BOSNIA - SREBRENICA: AN ISSUE DEFLATED, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and representatives from the international community July 11 participated in events to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the 1995 genocide that took place in Srebrenica. The commemoration followed a politically tense four months in Bosnia after the International Cour [...] |
2007-07-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KAWC KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1563 | BOSNIA - A GLIMMER OF HOPE ON DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 12, the State and two Entity Prime Ministers reached an "Agreement on Basic Principles" on defense property, which holds out the prospect of finally resolving a vexing issue that has hampered Bosnia's defense reform efforts over the last several months. The principles pro [...] |
2007-07-17 15:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PARM MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1564 | BOSNIAN CROATS TO CHALLENGE PBS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Bosnian Croat political parties have reacted negatively to the Federation government,s July 13 endorsement of a Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) law, a key precondition for Bosnia to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Bosnian Croat ministers in t [...] |
2007-07-17 17:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1570 | STATE COURT ACQUITS SERB WARTIME MINISTER OF WAR [...] (U) On July 18 the BiH State Court acquitted Momcilo Mandic on charges of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians during the 1992-95 conflict. The war crimes case against Mandic cited his role as Assistant Minister of Interior in the "Serb Republic of Bosnia" in 199 [...] |
2007-07-19 16:21:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KAWC KCRM KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1577 | BOSNIA - IT IS TIME TO PUT BRCKO BACK ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the Peace Implementation Council's December 2007 decision not to close OHR, our central concern regarding Brcko has been the District's disput%&QJkQQ! of Brcko's relationship with the State (Ref A). With the ITA dispute behind us, it is time to refocus our energies on put [...] |
2007-07-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO158 | BOSNIA: SERBIAN PM KOSTUNICA IN BANJA LUKA; [...] (SBU) Serbian Premier Vojislav Kostunica visited Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina January 19 to attend the signing of a 646 million EUR contract to sell Republika Srpska,s (RS) telecommunications operator to Telekom Srbija. In addition to the Telekom deal, Serbian and RS officials also sign [...] |
2007-01-23 12:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PREL YI SR |
| 07SARAJEVO1584 | EXPANDING BOSNIA,S IRAQ MISSION [...] Summary: (C) On 18 July, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq Lawrence Butler and OSD Director of Coalition Operations Peter McVety had constructive meetings with Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic, Chief of Defense LTG Sifet Podzic, and Council of Ministers Chairman Nikola Spiric to d [...] |
2007-07-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO161 | BOSNIA - CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over recent months RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has adopted an increasingly confrontational stance with the international community. Although he has steered clear of redlines, Dodik has repeatedly linked Kosovo independence with the status of the Republika Srpska (RS). In this [...] |
2007-01-23 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI SR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO162 | BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC RAISES ALGERIAN 6 GUANTANAMO [...] (S) SUMMARY: At a January 18 meeting, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency raised the Algerian 6 with the Ambassador. Silajdzic said that his impression was that the U.S. planned to release the six men and posed several questions about how their citizenship might impact that decision. We foll [...] |
2007-01-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1624 | VISA INELIGIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY [...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On July 16 the Office of the High Representative supplied Embassy with a list of 90 individuals who are currently under investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for suspected involvement in war crimes in conne [...] |
2007-07-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | CIVS KAWC ICTY PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1625 | BOSNIA: DONOR CONSENSUS GROWS FOR BUILDING A STATE [...] (C) Summary: Radovan Stankovic's escape from Foca Prison in the Republika Srpska dramatically demonstrated the legal and physical shortcomings of housing convicted war criminals and other dangerous convicts in entity prisons. Stankovic's case has galvanized the international community to reex [...] |
2007-07-27 09:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ICTY KAWC KCRM KJUS PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO163 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP CONTEMPLATES ACTION AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said he could no longer allow Dodik's irresponsible rhetoric to go unpunished. With this in mind, he planned to summon Dodik to Sarajevo and implement one "targeted measure" against Repub [...] |
2007-01-23 15:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1663 | BOSNIA - THE NEW HIGHREP: A NEW STYLE, NEW HOPE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In his first few weeks on the job, new High Representative Miroslav Lajcak has moved quickly to take charge of OHR and improve its operations. He has also sent a clear signal to Bosnian political leaders and the Bosnian public that he will be a different kind of HighRep than hi [...] |
2007-08-01 14:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1671 | BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...] |
2007-08-03 07:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1672 | BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...] |
2007-08-03 07:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1673 | BOSNIA - SNSD CALLS FOR RIGHT TO REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY:In an interview with Republika Srpska (RS) wire service SRNA, RS PM Milorad Dodik on August 1 stated that the RS would condition its future participation in constitutional reform talks to the inclusion of a specific provision in the constitution granting the RS the right to hold [...] |
2007-08-03 07:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1678 | BOSNIA-CROATS MAKE RUCKUS IN THE CALM OF SUMMER [...] Summary: (C) Croat issues have taken center stage in an otherwise calm political environment, as most other politicians appear to be gearing up for a lazy August. Croats finally managed to resolve the nagging issue of forming a government in the Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK), but the ideol [...] |
2007-08-03 11:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1700 | BOSNIA: ADMIRAL ULRICH URGES OFFICIALS TO MEET PFP [...] (C) During a July 19-20 visit to Sarajevo, Admiral Harry Ulrich, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and NATO Forces South, met separately with Presidency members Zeljko Komsic and Haris Silajdzic, Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Sifet Podzic and Hi [...] |
2007-08-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK MARR PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1738 | BOSNIA: GEORGIAN ARMS DEAL REVIVED? [...] (S) In recent weeks, several high-ranking government officials have raised the possibility of reviving a Bosnia-Georgia arms deal that was scuttled in 2006 over strenuous Russian objections. President Komsic and his senior advisors seem to be the main proponents of reviving the sale, which i [...] |
2007-08-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM MASS MARR BK GG RS SR |
| 07SARAJEVO1766 | BOSNIA-THE TREBINJE WILDFIRES, A STUDY IN BAD [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed the recent series of fires with local officials in Trebinje where a large number of blazes and outdated equipment had hindered firefighting. The problem was compounded by the failure of State-level institutions, including the Presidency, to provide guidance and addr [...] |
2007-08-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV HR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1806 | CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS BOSNIA [...] (C) Washington Archbishop Emeritus Cardinal Theodore McCarrick visited Bosnia August 14 to 16. While in Sarajevo Cardinal McCarrick met with Croat member and Chairman of the Tri-Presidency Zeljko Komsic, Islamic Community leader Reisu-l-Ulema Mustafa effendi Ceric and Jewish Community Preside [...] |
2007-08-21 05:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1815 | BOSNIA - BOSNIAN CROATS PARTIES AND THE CROATIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: When Zagreb holds national elections in November, Bosnian Croat voters will also go to the polls to select representatives for the "Croat Diaspora" electoral unit in the Croatian Sabor. In the past, HDZ-BiH, Bosnia's largest Croat political party, has backed the candidate list pu [...] |
2007-08-23 08:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1822 | BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR PRESSES USG LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador August 22 raised the issues of civil protection, our upcoming law enforcement agenda, defense reform, and the increase in nationalist rhetoric during an August 22 meeting with Council of Ministers (CoM) Chair Nikola Spiric. Using recent fires as an example, Ambassador [...] |
2007-08-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SENV HR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1849 | BOSNIA: PROMOTING DISCUSSIONS OF THE COMPLEMENTARY [...] (C) Per reftel, post recommends the following individuals as possible Bosnian interlocutors on the complementary nature of Islam and Democracy: Government Officials and Political Leaders: - Sulejman Tihic, former Bosniak member of the Presidency and current president of the Party for Democ [...] |
2007-08-30 05:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO186 | BOSNIA - DODIK RECEIVES CLEAR U.S. WARNING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 and delivered a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status. He told Dodik that if such rhetoric did not cease, the USG would be forced to [...] |
2007-01-25 19:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1862 | BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STERN MESSAGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Bosnian Serb member of the Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic August 29 to deliver a strong message that the USG was growing increasingly concerned by recent comments from Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, radmanovic himself, and other senior Allian [...] |
2007-08-30 14:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1872 | BOSNIA - BOSNIAKS TORPEDO PROSPECTS FOR POLICE [...] (C) Since assuming office in July, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak has stated publicly that his first major task would be concluding an agreement on Police Reform in September, allowing Bosnia to initial an SAA with the EU. Lajcak circulated a draft of the proposal in private talks this we [...] |
2007-08-31 15:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1914 | BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC [...] (C) During separate meetings with Milorad Dodik and Haris Silajdzic, Ambassador urged both leaders to consider the consequences of a police reform collapse on Bosnia's Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) prospects. Ambassador warned Dodik that his rhetoric over recent weeks has cros [...] |
2007-09-06 15:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1915 | BOSNIA: DODIK AND SILAJDZIC REBUFF HIGH [...] (C) High Representative Lajcak delivered his first major policy address to a joint session of Parliament and the state and entity governments. Lajcak warned that there will be "certain consequences" for continued provocation and the stalemate could soon prompt the international community to c [...] |
2007-09-06 16:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO1929 | BOSNIA: DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES COALITION [...] (C) Ambassador paid a farewell call on Bosnian Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic September 5, highlighting the importance of Bosnia's continued support for coalition operations, and the necessity to finish the defense reform agenda in order to make the country a credible candidate for NATO mem [...] |
2007-09-07 15:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1980 | CONTINUED NECESSITY TO MAINTAIN US MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Replacing the US military commander of NATO HQ Sarajevo with a European is premature and would adversely affect US interests in Bosnia. Turning over NATO HQ to the Europeans would make the organization virtually indistinguishable from EUFOR, and undermine its standing and influe [...] |
2007-09-14 14:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1986 | BOSNIAN SECURITY AGENCY HEADS PLEDGE COOPERATION [...] (C) DCM, September 10, hosted heads of security and law enforcement agencies to lunch to discuss maximizing interagency cooperation. Agency heads stressed their commitment to interagency cooperation but complained that political leaders make effective police and intelligence work difficult. [...] |
2007-09-19 06:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK KCRM PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
| 07SARAJEVO1987 | BOSNIA - LAJCAK DELIVERS POLICE REFORM STRATEGY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak presented to Quint Ambassadors on September 18 his strategy for securing a deal on police reform. OHR will continue with technical talks on police reform while maintaining political pressure on party leaders to compromise. After a two-hour mee [...] |
2007-09-19 08:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN UN RS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO199 | BOSNIA: NEW PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKERS PLEDGE SUPPORT [...] (C) DCM, along with Political and Economic section representatives, met January 25 with new co-speakers of the BiH House of Representatives Niko Lozancic (HDZ-BiH) and Milorad Zivkovic (SNSD) to discuss legislative priorities in the months ahead; a key focus of the discussion was the need for [...] |
2007-01-26 16:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PTER BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1990 | BOSNIA - YOUTUBE, FORMER BOSNIAN COMMANDER DELIC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, a video clip of Rasim Delic, the highest ranking Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY), addressing mujahedeen surfaced. Delic is accused of not preventing war crimes committed by mujahedeen during the 1992-1995 war. [...] |
2007-09-19 10:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KAWC KCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO1999 | BOSNIA - DEFENSE REFORM PROGRESSES BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the past six months, Bosnia has made important progress in defense reform. Defense Minister Selmo Cikotic and his senior deputies have demonstrated that they are committed to reforms and moved quickly to fill the leadership vacuum that existed at the Ministry of Defense (Mo [...] |
2007-09-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2018 | BOSNIA: EMBASSY TO PROVIDE A MILLION EUROS FOR [...] (U) After carefully reviewing our priorities and SEED funding plans, we have decided to allocate the USD equivalent of one (approximately 1.394) million euros in 2007 bilateral SEED funding to support the Bosnian government,s planned construction of a state prison. The entire project is expec [...] |
2007-09-21 07:42:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2031 | BOSNIA - ADMONISHING TIHIC TO SPLIT WITH SILAJDZIC [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered a strong message to SDA President Sulejman Tihic to compromise on police reform so that Bosnia-Herzegovina could initial a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU. Tihic related his negative views of the current OHR police reform protocol (reftel) an [...] |
2007-09-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PINR EUN BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2046 | BOSNIA - BUGOJNO WAR CRIMES AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, the State Prosecutor,s Office confirmed indictments of two individuals in its ongoing investigation of war crimes committed by the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH) in and around Bugojno during the 1992-1995 war. Bugojno was the scene of heavy fighting betwee [...] |
2007-09-25 17:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS KCRM MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2047 | SCENESETTER FOR DASD CAGAN VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (S) Summary. Bosnia has provided valuable assistance to coalition operations in Iraq over the past two years with the deployment of its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit. After the visit of DAS Butler (Reftel A), we secured approval from civilian and military officials at the Ministry of [...] |
2007-09-26 07:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2057 | BOSNIA - CROATS SIGN CONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 21, the leaders of six Croat political parties finally signed the Croat &Declaration on Principles of Constitutional Reform.8 The final text is notably more nationalistic than previous drafts we had seen. Most notably, the final document includes language on &territo [...] |
2007-09-26 18:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2062 | BOSNIA: COVIC CASE GOES TO RETRIAL [...] (C) Summary. A State Court appeals panel on September 26 invalidated on a technicality the corruption conviction of Dragan Covic, president of Bosnia,s Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), and directed that the case be retried. In November 2006, Covic was convicted of abuse of office while ser [...] |
2007-09-27 18:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2073 | BOSNIA - INITIAL MEETING OF WAR CRIMES RECOVERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Strategy for War Crimes Recovery Working Group met for the first time on September 19. The Working Group was established by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the wake of the February International Court Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide took place in and around Sreb [...] |
2007-09-28 16:43:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS MCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2080 | BOSNIA - DODIK-SILAJDZIC PROTOCOL ON POLICE REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on Friday, September 28, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and Bosniak Member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic signed a 3-page "Protocol on Police Reform." The consensus among Bosnian political leaders, OHR and other international community representatives is that [...] |
2007-10-01 16:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2082 | YOUTUBE THREATS TO BOSNIAK LEADERS [...] (U) On September 29, a user identified as Hattab 72 posted a nine-minute video clip on YouTube threatening President Haris Silajdzic, Islamic Community President Reis Ceric, and SDA President Sulejman Tihic with &political, moral, and religious assassination8 if they continue to support the [...] |
2007-10-01 18:25:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KAWC KCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2086 | BOSNIA- KOMSIC APOLOGIZES FOR WARTIME ATROCITIES [...] (SBU) On October 1, Presidency Chairman Zeljko Komsic acknowledged that individuals in the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABiH), the Bosniak dominated force during the war, committed atrocities that must be punished. Speaking at a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of founding of the 1st [...] |
2007-10-02 11:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO210 | BOSNIA CONSIDERS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (SBU) On January 29, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anton Rill, Deputy Foreign Minister, inquiring whether Bosnia would consider running for an Eastern Europe Group seat in the UN Human Rights Commission. Deputy Minister Rill replied that a Bosnian UNHRC candidacy would be an "excellent i [...] |
2007-01-29 17:34:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC BK |
| 07SARAJEVO211 | BOSNIA - DODIK HEARS CLEAR U.S. MESSAGE TO DESIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 to deliver a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status, as well as with press statements like the recent article in Croatia,s &Globus8 which strike at [...] |
2007-01-30 06:33:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PINR PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2142 | BOSNIAN DEFENSE LEADERSHIP TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL [...] (S) DASD Debra Cagan visited Sarajevo September 28 to encourage the senior Bosnian defense leadership to augment their military deployments in support of coalition operations Iraq. DASD Cagan urged Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic and Chief of the Joint Staff LTG Sifet Podzic to deploy an in [...] |
2007-10-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL MARR BK IZ |
| 07SARAJEVO2143 | BOSNIA - HIREP REJECTS SILAJDZIC-DODIK PROTOCOL [...] (C) High Representative Miroslav Lajcak issued a statement October 4 formally rejecting the Police Reform Protocol signed by Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic and Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) President Milorad Dodik (Ref A). The HighRep made the announcement af [...] |
2007-10-05 06:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2160 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (U) Ambassador Charles English presented his credentials yesterday to the BiH government. After first meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Protocol, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Zejlko Komsic, Chairman and Croat member of the Tri Presidency, during a formal [...] |
2007-10-05 17:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2174 | BOSNIA--HIREP ON MOSCOW TRIP, POLICE REFORM, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 dinner for Quint Ambassadors and previewed in an earlier courtesy call with the Ambassador that day, OHR High Representative Miroslav Lajcak shared a read-out from his visit to Moscow, his plans for police reform, and ideas to promote Dayton-implementation . L [...] |
2007-10-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2179 | BOSNIA: AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON POLITICAL SITUATION, [...] (C) Ambassador made his initial call on the Bosnian Tri-Presidency October 9, stressing US support for Bosnia's Euro-Atlantic integration, the need for constructive leadership from the Presidency, and the importance of consensus in moving the reform agenda forward. All three Presidents affirme [...] |
2007-10-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2180 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SPIRIC [...] (C) Ambassador English paid an introductory call on Prime Minister Nikola Spiric on October 9. Ambassador emphasized abiding U.S. interests in developments in Bosnia and a commitment to work with forward-looking Bosnian leaders who are focused on the future to realize the goal of Euro-Atlanti [...] |
2007-10-10 12:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2195 | BOSNIA - POLICE REFORM TALKS FINALLY COLLAPSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak conducted a series of bilateral meetings with political party leaders warning them that they had one "last chance" to reach a deal on police reform; Croat party leaders distributed an alternative protocol that met the three EU principles and was designed [...] |
2007-10-11 18:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO22 | RS ORGANIZED CRIME PROSECUTIONS CHALLENGE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since returning to office in February 2006, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has taken concrete steps to fulfill specific campaign promises, including his pledge to combat crimes that impair the local investment climate. As part of this effort, in April Dodik created the RS Special [...] |
2007-01-05 16:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS EINV PGOV BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2201 | BOSNIA - WAR CRIMES AND JURISPRUDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict earlier this year and the deteriorating political situation have stirred renewed interest in the country,s fragmented judicial system and its ability to manage war crimes cases. The State Court,s potential war crimes workload has e [...] |
2007-10-16 08:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ICTY KAWC PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2229 | BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA [...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...] |
2007-10-19 07:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2236 | BOSNIA - HIGHREP IMPOSES FIRST MEASURES; DODIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, High Representative Lajcak publicly announced three measures designed to improve decision-making in and the functionality of state-level government. After Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik was briefed by OHR in advance of the actions, he called the Ambassador [...] |
2007-10-19 17:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2237 | BOSNIA - SERBS CONTINUE PLANS TO CONFRONT HIGHREP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite intensive public and private diplomacy over the October 19-21 period, Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik and other leaders of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) still appear determined to force a confrontation over the HighRep,s October 19 use of the B [...] |
2007-10-22 11:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO224 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [...] In response to reftel action request, the following is Embassy Sarajevo's list of five extremely influential women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These women represent a variety of professional and ethnic backgrounds and were chosen for their national influence. Name: Lidija Korac Title: Co-C [...] |
2007-01-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2252 | BOSNIA - DODIK DECIDES ON CONFRONTATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: It appears that Republika Srpska PM Milorad Dodik has again reversed course and decided to confront head on the authority of the High Representative. Despite a three hour meeting with the HighRep on October 22, at which Do [...] |
2007-10-23 19:40:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2253 | BOSNIA-BOSNIAK PARTIES VIE FOR CONTROL OF PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Since taking office in April in the Federation, the leadership of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and Party for BiH (SBiH), the two largest Bosniak affiliated parties, have jockeyed for control of two large Federation-run enterprises, BiH Telecom and Elektropriveda BiH. Both [...] |
2007-10-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2261 | BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO RADMANOVIC ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador spoke with Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebosja Radmanovic October 24 to make clear that recent rhetoric and actions by RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik were leading the RS into a direct and serious confrontation with the international community and the U [...] |
2007-10-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2266 | BOSNIA - DODIK SEEKS AMBASSADOR'S HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik called the Ambassador on October 24 to ask for help finding a positive resolution to the confrontation between the RS and the international community over the measures announced by the HighRep on October 19. Dodik outlined his concerns about [...] |
2007-10-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2270 | BOSNIA - STALEMATE OVER CATHOLIC CHURCH PERMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Sarajevo, prominent Catholic Church (hereinafter "Church") officials have highlighted their concerns over a seven-year wait for permission to build a new church in the Sarajevo neighborhood of Grbavica. Although the Church has made several requests for a b [...] |
2007-10-25 08:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2277 | BOSNIA- RS LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS HIGH REP'S LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. On October 25, Bosnian Serb Member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic told the Ambassador that the RS leadership still had reservations about the constitutionality of the recent High Representative measures to facilitate decision-making in state-level institutions. Radmano [...] |
2007-10-25 16:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2278 | BOSINA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 25, 2007 [...] (C) In a telephone call with the Ambassador, SDA President Sulejman Tihic expressed concern over situation in the RS and asserted Dodik,s behavior was part of coordinated plot with Belgrade to destabilize Bosnia and link Kosovo to the RS. Tihic explained he had met today with SDA RSNA delega [...] |
2007-10-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2279 | BOSNIA: RS PUBLIC OPINION SOLIDLY BEHIND DODIK [...] (C) RS media outlets overwhelmingly support PM Milorad Dodik and echo his opposition to the announced OHR Bonn Powers impositions. Predictably, under these circumstances, RS public opinion increasingly echoes now familiar SNSD assertions that the High Representative has put Serbs at risk and [...] |
2007-10-25 19:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2293 | BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE OCTOBER 30-31 PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska Premier Milorad Dodik's ongoing challenge to the authority of the High Representative represents a serious challenge to U.S. interests and is the most fundamental challenge to the integrity of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of Dayton. Kosov [...] |
2007-10-26 16:14:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2294 | BOSNIA - GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) Early in his tenure, High Representative Miroslav Lajcak indicated that he would focus greater OHR attention on the justice sector. His preoccuption with police reform and now the current poltiical crisis with Republika Srpska (RS) meant that he has not devoted as much time to the issue [...] |
2007-10-26 17:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KJUS BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2295 | BOSNIA - BOSNIAN-SERB GENERALS MEET WITH DODIK [...] (S) Summary. Chief of the Joint Staff Lieutenant General Sifet Podzic informed us that Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik met with Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak and all the Bosnian-Serb general officers October 26 in Banja Luka. Podzic said such a meeting was highly unusu [...] |
2007-10-26 18:54:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2296 | BOSNIA- DEFENSE MINISTER ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] Minister of Defense Selmo Cikotic requested to meet with the Ambassador on October 27 to discuss developments in the security situation in Bosnia. Though clear threats to the stability of the country were present, Cikotic told the Ambassador that he believed that he had control over the secu [...] |
2007-10-27 17:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO230 | BOSNIA - PROSECUTOR TO OPEN INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 31, we formally requested that the State Prosecutor and State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) open a full investigation of USG-funded humanitarian demining programs (Ref A). Both organizations pledged to conduct a thorough investigation separate from the [...] |
2007-01-31 17:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PREL MOPS PGOV KCRM BK SI |
| 07SARAJEVO2309 | BOSNIA - EUR/SCE DIRECTOR CHRIS HOH'S OCTOBER [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his October 16-20 visit to the Brcko District, Banja Luka, and Sarajevo, visiting EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh expressed concern about the current political stalemate, but pledged continued US support to help Bosnia move forward. While the economy has visibly improved [...] |
2007-10-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2313 | BOSNIA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 29, 2007 [...] (U) The RS government met before today's session of the RS National Assembly Speaker (RSNA) and concluded that the High Representative's measures are anti-Dayton and endorsed PM Milorad Dodik's view that they must be overturned. The RS government decision was passed to the RSNA as the basis fo [...] |
2007-10-29 18:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2315 | BOSNIA POLITICAL UPDATE - OCTOBER 30, 2007 [...] (C) Yesterday's special session of the RS National Assembly resumed this morning in order to approve the text of a resolution negotiated over the evening. The resolution which consisted of language agreed by SNSD, SDS, the Serb Radical Party and PDP passed with 71 votes in favor and 6 votes, [...] |
2007-10-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2316 | BOSNIA - RS MEDIA FOCUSING ON WARTIME PAST, NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last year, there has been a steady stream of reporting from Republika Srpska (RS) media about the 1992-1995 war. Almost all of it has focused on alleged crimes and perceived injustices committed against the Serbs, including the post-war "failure" of international and stat [...] |
2007-10-31 07:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2327 | 2007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...] |
2007-10-31 11:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2369 | BOSNIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-02 17:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK IZ MARR MOPS PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2370 | BOSNIA: PM SPIRIC RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric submitted his written resignation on Thursday, November 1. It remains unclear whether the Presidency must formally accept or reject the resignation and Presidency members met today without taking a decision. OHR lawyers believe that the resignation took eff [...] |
2007-11-02 18:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BK PGOV PREL |
| 07SARAJEVO2371 | PIC EXPRESSES PROFOUND CONCERN; RUSSIA BREAKS [...] (C) During the October 30-31 meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, representatives expressed deep concerns over the increased political tensions precipitated by Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik's moves to challenge the authority of the High Representative. With the notabl [...] |
2007-11-02 18:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2372 | BOSNIA: DAS DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) EUR DAS DiCarlo held bilateral meetings with political leaders on the margins of the October 30-31 PIC to discuss the current political crisis in Bosnia. She reviewed USG concerns with Haris Silajdzic (SBiH), Dragan Covic (HDZ), and Sulejman Tihic. Silajdzic complained about the high bar [...] |
2007-11-02 19:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EU BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2373 | BOSNIA: DODIK MEETS DAS DICARLO; REJECTS LAJCAK [...] (C) On the margins of the October 31 session of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC), the Ambassador and EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik to register U.S. concerns with his reactions to High Representative Lajcak's October 19 measures and [...] |
2007-11-02 19:05:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
| 07SARAJEVO2392 | BOSNIA - RSNA SPECIAL SESSION CONCLUSIONS [...] (SBU) On the evening of November 5 the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) resumed the special session previously adjourned on October 29. The session, which had been postponed several times throughout the day while talks between OHR lawyers and RS officials continued, met for approxim [...] |
2007-11-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |